[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 6 (Monday, January 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 1404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-276]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-864]


Pure Magnesium in Granular Form From the People's Republic of 
China: Rescission of Changed Circumstances Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On August 18, 2010, the Department of Commerce 
(``Department'') initiated a changed circumstances review (``CCR'') of 
the antidumping duty order \1\ on pure magnesium in granular form from 
the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') to determine whether China 
Minmetals Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. (``CMN'') is the successor-in-
interest to Minmetals Precious and Rare Minerals Import and Export/
China National Nonferrous Metals Industry Trading Group Corp. 
(``Minmetals/CNNMIT'').\2\ On September 21, 2010, CMN withdrew its 
request for a changed circumstances review. The Department is now 
rescinding this CCR.
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    \1\ See Antidumping Duty Order: Pure Magnesium in Granular Form 
From the People's Republic of China, 66 FR 57936 (November 19, 2001) 
(``Pure Magnesium in Granular Form Order'').
    \2\ See Pure Magnesium In Granular Form from the People's 
Republic of China: Initiation of Changed Circumstances Review, 75 FR 
51002, (August 18, 2010) (``Initiation of CCR'').

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DATES: Effective Date: January 10, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eve Wang, AD/CVD Operations, Office 8, 
Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 
20230; telephone: 202-482-6231.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On November 19, 2001, the Department published in the Federal 
Register an antidumping duty order on pure magnesium in granular form 
from the PRC.\3\ On June 28, 2010, CMN requested that the Department 
conduct an expedited CCR of the antidumping duty order on pure 
magnesium in granular form from the PRC to determine whether CMN is the 
successor-in-interest to Minmetals/CNNMIT. On August 18, 2010, the 
Department initiated a CCR but did not expedite the review, as 
requested by CMN, because CMN did not provide complete supporting 
documentation or conclusive evidence for the Department to evaluate the 
relevant factors.\4\
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    \3\ See Pure Magnesium in Granular Form Order, 66 FR 57936.
    \4\ See Initiation of CCR, 75 FR at 51003.
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    On August 23, 2010, we requested further information and 
documentation from CMN to substantiate its claims to be the successor-
in-interest to Minmetals/CNNMIT. On September 1, 2010, CMN requested an 
extension of time to submit CMN's response. On September 2, 2010, the 
Department granted CMN's request. On September 21, 2010, 34 days after 
the publication of the initiation of the CCR, CMN withdrew its request 
for the CCR. No other party has commented on this review or the 
withdrawal request.

Rescission of Changed Circumstances Review

    The Department's regulations do not address withdrawal of requests 
for CCRs. Under 19 CFR 351.213(d), however, the Department will rescind 
an administrative review in whole ``if a party that requested a review 
withdraws the request within 90 days of the date of the publication of 
notice of initiation of the requested review.'' Notwithstanding that 
this provision pertains to administrative reviews under section 751(a) 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''), the provision 
provides useful guidance for purposes of determining an appropriate 
time frame for requesters to withdraw their requests for changed 
circumstance reviews.\5\ Thus, we find that CMN's withdrawal of its 
request for the CCR is timely. Further, we have not expended 
significant resources in conducting this review, and no party has 
objected to the request for rescission. Therefore, we are rescinding 
the CCR requested by CMN. U.S. Customs and Border Protection will 
continue to suspend entries of subject merchandise at the appropriate 
cash deposit rate for all entries of pure magnesium in granular form 
from the PRC.
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    \5\ See, e.g., Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From India: 
Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances 
Review, 75 FR 51756 (August 23, 2010).
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    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (``APO'') of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
the APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written 
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or 
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to 
comply with regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable 
violation.
    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
751(b) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: January 4, 2011.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2011-276 Filed 1-7-11; 8:45 am]
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