[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 3, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72629-72630]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-28943]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-583-848]


Certain Stilbenic Optical Brightening Agents From Taiwan: 
Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2011-2013

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, formerly Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is rescinding its 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain 
stilbenic optical brightening agents (OBAs) from Taiwan for the period 
November 3, 2011, through April 30, 2013.

DATES: Effective Date: December 3, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hermes Pinilla or Minoo Hatten, AD/CVD 
Operations Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
3477 and (202) 482-1690 respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On May 1, 2013, we published a notice of opportunity to request an 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on OBAs from Taiwan 
for the period of review November 3, 2011, through April 30, 2013.\1\ 
On June 28, 2013, in response to a May 31, 2013, request for review 
from the petitioner, Clariant Corporation (Clariant), and in accordance 
with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act) and 
19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an administrative review of the 
order on OBAs from Taiwan with respect to Teh

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Fong Min International Co., Ltd. (Teh Fong Min).\2\
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative 
Review, 78 FR 25423 (May 1, 2013).
    \2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part, 78 FR 
38924 (June 28, 2013).
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    On September 25, 2013, Clariant withdrew its request for an 
administrative review of Teh Fong Min.\3\
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    \3\ See letter from Clariant to the Department, ``Certain 
Stilbenic Optical Brightening Agents from Taiwan: Withdrawal of 
Petitioner's Request for Administrative Review'' (September 25, 
2013).
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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 a party that requested 
a review withdraws the request within 90 days of the date of 
publication of notice of initiation of the requested review.'' Clariant 
withdrew its request for review within the 90-day time limit. Further, 
because we rejected Teh Fong Min's June 3, 2013 request for the 
Department to conduct an administrative review, as untimely,\4\ and 
received no other requests for review of Teh Fong Min or with respect 
to other companies subject to the order, we are rescinding the 
administrative review of the order in full. This rescission is in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).
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    \4\ See letter from Teh Fong Min, ``Certain Stilbenic Optical 
Brightening Agents (CSOBA)'' (June 3, 2013); see also letter from 
the Department to Teh Fong Min (June 5, 2013).
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    Accordingly, the Department intends to issue appropriate assessment 
instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection 15 days after 
publication of this notice.

Notifications

    This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) 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 Department's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.
    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 
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 the regulations and the 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: November 26, 2013.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2013-28943 Filed 12-2-13; 8:45 am]
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