[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 63 (Friday, April 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16753-16754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7521]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-822]


Certain Helical Spring Lock Washers From the People's Republic of 
China: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 2, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia M. Tran, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office 1, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1503.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On October 1, 2009, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') 
published a notice announcing the opportunity to request an 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain helical 
spring lock washers from the People's Republic of China for the period 
October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009. See Antidumping or 
Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; 
Opportunity To Request Administrative Review, 74 FR 50772 (October 1, 
2009). On November 2, 2009, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b), the 
Department received a timely request from Shakeproof Assembly 
Components Division of Illinois Tool Works Inc., the petitioner, to 
conduct an administrative review of Hangzhou Spring Washer Co., Ltd., 
also known as Zheijang Wanxin Group Co., Ltd (``Hangzhou''). No other 
party requested an administrative review.
    On November 25, 2009, the Department published a notice of 
initiation of an antidumping duty administrative review of Hangzhou. 
See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Reviews, 74 FR 61658 (November 25, 2009).

Rescission of Administrative Review

    If a party that requested an administrative review withdraws the 
request within 90 days of the date of publication of notice of 
initiation of the requested administrative review, the Secretary will 
rescind the administrative review pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1). On 
March 16, 2010, the petitioner withdrew its request with

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respect to Hangzhou. Although the 90-day deadline to withdraw an 
administrative review request in the instant administrative review was 
March 2, 2010, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Secretary may 
extend the 90-day time limit if it is reasonable to do so.\1\ The 
Department determines it is reasonable to do so in this case because it 
has not expended significant resources conducting this administrative 
review with respect to Hangzhou. Specifically, the Department has not 
completed its full analysis of Hangzhou's sales or factors of 
production data for the period of review nor has it calculated a 
preliminary margin for Hangzhou. Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.213(d)(1), and consistent with our practice, the Department is 
rescinding this administrative review.
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    \1\ As explained in the memorandum from the Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Import Administration, the Department has exercised 
its discretion to toll deadlines for the duration of the closure of 
the Federal Government from February 5, through February 12, 2010. 
Thus, all deadlines in this segment of the proceeding have been 
extended by seven days. The revised deadline to withdraw an 
administrative review request is March 2, 2010. See Memorandum to 
the Record from Ronald Lorentzen, DAS for Import Administration, 
regarding ``Tolling of Administrative Deadlines As a Result of the 
Government Closure During the Recent Snowstorm,'' dated February 12, 
2010.
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Assessment

    The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(``CBP'') to assess antidumping duties at the cash deposit rate in 
effect on the date of entry, for entries during the period October 1, 
2008 through September 30, 2009. The Department intends to issue 
appropriate assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after publication of 
this notice of rescission of administrative review.

Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding 
the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the 
relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply with this 
requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and subsequent assessment 
of double antidumping duties.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as a final reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective orders (``APO'') of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written 
notification of the return/destruction of APO materials or conversion 
to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply 
with the regulations and terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: March 26, 2010.
John M. Andersen,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2010-7521 Filed 4-1-10; 8:45 am]
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