[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 174 (Monday, September 9, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55059-55060]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21894]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-978]


High Pressure Steel Cylinders from the People's Republic of 
China: Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2011-
2012

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Department) is rescinding the 
administrative review of the countervailing duty order on high pressure 
steel cylinders (cylinders) from the People's Republic of China (PRC) 
for the period October 18, 2011, through December 31, 2012.

DATES: Effective Date: September 9, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Shuler, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office 1, Import Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 
(202) 482-1293.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On August 1, 2013, the Department initiated an administrative 
review of the countervailing duty order on cylinders from the PRC for 
the period October 18, 2011, through December 31, 2012,\1\ based on a 
request by Beijing Tianhai Industry Co., Ltd. (BTIC) for a review of 
itself.\2\ BTIC withdrew its request for an administrative review on 
August 23, 2013, and no other party requested a review of BTIC.\3\
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    \1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part, 78 FR 
46566, 46568 (August 1, 2013).
    \2\ See BTIC's July 1, 2013 letter, ``Request for the First 
Administrative Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on High 
Pressure Steel Cylinders from the People's Republic of China.''
    \3\ See BTIC's August 23, 2013 letter, ``Withdrawal of Review 
Request in the Administrative Review of Countervailing Duty Order on 
High Pressure Steel Cylinders from the People's Republic of China.''
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Rescission of Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Department will rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or in part, if the party that requested 
the review withdraws its request within 90 days of the publication of 
the notice of initiation of the requested review. In this case, BTIC 
withdrew its request within the 90-day deadline, and no other parties 
requested an administrative review of the

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countervailing duty order. Therefore, we are rescinding the 
administrative review of cylinders from the PRC covering the period 
October 18, 2011, through December 31, 2012, in its entirety, in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).

Assessment

    The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP) to assess countervailing duties on all entries of cylinders from 
the PRC. 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 in the Federal Register, if appropriate.

Notifications

    This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction 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 violation that is 
subject to sanction.
    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 
CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: September 3, 2013.
Gary Taverman,
Senior Advisor for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2013-21894 Filed 9-6-13; 8:45 am]
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