[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 1, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4996-4997]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-2217]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-913]


Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires From the People's 
Republic of China: Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Review

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is rescinding the 
administrative review of the countervailing duty order on certain new 
pneumatic off-the-road tires (OTR Tires) from the People's Republic of 
China (PRC) for the period January 1, 2010, through December 31, 2010, 
with respect to all companies. This rescission is based on the timely 
withdrawal requests by all the parties that requested a review.

DATES: Effective Date: February 1, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jun Jack Zhao, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office 6, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1396.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On September 2, 2011, the Department published a notice of 
opportunity to request an administrative review of the countervailing 
duty order on OTR Tires from the PRC. See Antidumping or Countervailing 
Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request 
Administrative Review, 76 FR 54735 (September 2, 2011). Guizhou Tyre 
Co., Ltd., Guizhou Advance Rubber Co., Ltd. and Guizhou Tyre Import and 
Export Corporation (collectively, GTC), and Tianjin United Tire & 
Rubber International Co., Ltd. (TUTRIC), timely requested an 
administrative review of the countervailing duty order on September 27 
and 30, 2011, respectively. Also on September 30, 2011, Bridgestone 
Americas, Inc. and Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC. 
(collectively, Bridgestone), a domestic producer of subject merchandise 
and interested party in the original investigation, timely requested a 
review of seventy-three OTR Tires producers/exporters from the PRC, 
including GTC and TUTRIC. In accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act) and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), 
the Department initiated an administrative review of the countervailing 
duty order. See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part, 76 FR 67133 
(October 31, 2011).
    Due to the large number of OTR Tires producers/exporters for which 
we received a request for review, the Department selected, in 
accordance with section 777A(e)(2) of the Act, the two companies that 
exported the largest volume of subject merchandise during the POR, GTC 
and Xuzhou Xugong Tyres Co., Ltd. (Xugong), as mandatory respondents. 
See Memorandum to Barbara E. Tillman, Director, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office 6, ``Administrative Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on 
Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-road Tires from the People's Republic of 
China: Respondent Selection,'' dated December 13, 2011. The Department 
issued a countervailing duty questionnaire to the government of the PRC 
and the two mandatory respondents on December 13, 2011.

Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review

    On January 6, 2011, Bridgestone timely withdrew its review request 
with regard to all companies identified in its review request. 
Subsequently, on January 13, 2011, both GTC and TUTRIC timely withdrew 
their requests for review. The Department's regulations provide that 
the Department will rescind an administrative review if the party that 
requested the review withdraws its request for review within 90 days of 
the date of publication of the notice of initiation. See 19 CFR 
351.213(d)(1). Since all parties timely withdrew their requests for 
review within the 90-day deadline, in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.213(d)(1), the Department is fully rescinding this administrative 
review of the countervailing duty order.

Assessment

    The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP) to assess countervailing duties on all appropriate entries. For 
all companies identified in the requests for review, liquidation was 
suspended following the initiation of the administrative review. As 
appropriate, countervailing duties will be assessed at rates equal to 
the cash deposit or bonding rate of the 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 directly to CBP 15 
days after publication of this notice.

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), which continues to govern 
business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding. 
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

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and terms of an APO is a violation which is subject to sanction.
    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: January 25, 2012.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
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