[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 5, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 39071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-16752]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-944]


Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From the People's Republic of 
China: Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review

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


DATES: Effective Date: July 5, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Kolberg at (202) 482-1785; AD/CVD 
Operations, Office 1, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.

Background

    On January 3, 2011, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') 
published a notice announcing the opportunity to request an 
administrative review of the countervailing duty order on certain oil 
country tubular goods (``OCTG'') from the People's Republic of China 
(``PRC''). See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative Review, 
76 FR 90 (January 3, 2011). On January 31, 2011, United States Steel 
Corporation and Maverick Tube Corporation (collectively, 
``Petitioners''), domestic producers of OCTG, timely requested that the 
Department conduct an administrative review of 243 producers and/or 
exporters of the subject merchandise covering the period of January 20, 
2010, through December 31, 2010. In accordance with 19 CFR 
351.221(c)(1)(i), the Department published a notice initiating this 
administrative review. See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part, 76 FR 
10329 (February 24, 2011).

Rescission of Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(l), the Secretary will rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or in part, if the party that requested 
a review withdraws the request within 90 days of the date of 
publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review. On May 
25, 2011, Petitioners withdrew their request for review of all 243 
exporters and producers within the 90-day period. Therefore, in 
response to Petitioners' timely withdrawal request, and as no other 
party requested a review, the Department is rescinding this 
administrative review.

Assessment

    The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(``CBP'') to assess countervailing duties on all appropriate entries. 
For the companies for which this review is rescinded, the 
countervailing duties shall be assessed at rates equal to the cash 
deposit of estimated countervailing duties required at the time of 
entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, in accordance 
with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). The Department intends to issue 
appropriate assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the date of 
publication of this notice of rescission of administrative review.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as a final reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (``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 of rescission is issued and published in accordance 
with sections 751(a)(l) and 777(i)(l) of the Tariff Act, as amended, 
and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: June 27, 2011.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
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