[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 8, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1362-1363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00109]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-905]


Certain Polyester Staple Fiber From the People's Republic of 
China: Partial Rescission of the Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review; 2012-2013

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, formerly Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is partially 
rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
certain polyester staple fiber from the People's Republic of China 
(``PRC'') for the period June 1, 2012 through May 31, 2013, based on 
the withdrawal of a certain request for review.

DATES: Effective Date: January 8, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Hampton, AD/CVD Operations,

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Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0116.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On June 3, 2013, the Department published a notice of opportunity 
to request an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
certain polyester staple fiber from the PRC.\1\ Pursuant to requests 
from interested parties, the Department initiated an administrative 
review with respect to two exporters\2\ for the period June 1, 2012 
through May 31, 2013.\3\ The deadline for a party to withdraw a request 
for review was October 30, 2013.\4\ As explained in the memorandum from 
the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, the Department 
exercised its discretion to toll deadlines for the duration of the 
closure of the Federal Government from October 1, through October 16, 
2013.\5\ Thus, all of the deadlines in this segment of the proceeding 
were extended by 16 days. Therefore, the revised deadline for a party 
to withdraw a request for review was November 15, 2013.
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative 
Review, 78 FR 33061 (June 3, 2013).
    \2\ The Department initiated a review of Takayasu Industrial 
(Jiangyin) Co., Ltd. (``Takayasu'') and Zhaoqing Tifo New Fibre Co., 
Ltd. (``Zhaoqing Tifo'').
    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part, 78 FR 
46566 (August 1, 2013)
    \4\ Id., 78 FR at 46566-46567.
    \5\ See Memorandum for the Record from Paul Piquado, Assistant 
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, ``Deadlines Affected by 
the Shutdown of the Federal Government'' (October 18, 2013).
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Withdrawal of Review Request

    On November 14, 2013, Zhaoqing Tifo New Fiber Co., Ltd. (``Zhaoqing 
Tifo'') \6\ withdrew its review request. No other party requested an 
administrative review of Zhaoqing Tifo.
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    \6\ Zhaoqing Tifo New Fiber Co., Ltd. is also known as Zhaoqing 
Tifo New Fibre Co., Ltd. See, e.g., Letter from Zhaoqing Tifo 
regarding Certain Polyester Staple Fiber from the People's Republic 
of China Request for Annual Administrative Review, dated June 28, 
2013 (Throughout this proceeding, Zhaoqing Tifo has used the 
different spellings of ``Fiber'' and ``Fibre'' interchangeably.)
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Partial Rescission of the 2012-2013 Administrative Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Department will rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or in part, if the parties that 
requested a review withdraw the request within 90 days of the date of 
publication of the notice of initiation. Zhaoqing Tifo's withdrawal of 
its review request was submitted within the deadline set forth under 19 
CFR 351.213(d)(1). Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1) 
and consistent with our practice,\7\ the Department is rescinding this 
review on the antidumping duty order on certain polyester staple fiber 
from the PRC with respect to Zhaoqing Tifo. The review will continue 
with respect to the other firm for which a review was requested and 
initiated, Takayasu.
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    \7\ See, e.g., Certain Lined Paper Products From India: Notice 
of Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and 
Extension of Time Limit for the Preliminary Results of Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review, 74 FR 21781 (May 11, 2009); and Aluminum 
Extrusions From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Partial 
Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, 77 FR 65671 
(October 30, 2012).
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Assessment

    The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(``CBP'') to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. For 
Zhaoqing Tifo, antidumping duties shall be assessed at rates equal to 
the cash deposit of estimated antidumping duties required at the time 
of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, during the 
period June 1, 2012, through May 31, 2013, in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.212(c)(1)(i). The Department intends to issue appropriate 
assessment instruction directly to CBP 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 presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.
    This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to 
the administrative protective order (``APO'') of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
an 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 terms of an APO is a violation which 
is subject to sanction.

    Dated: January 2, 2014.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2014-00109 Filed 1-7-14; 8:45 am]
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