[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 12 (Friday, January 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3179-3180]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00907]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-886]


Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags From the People's Republic of 
China: Rescission of 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 rescinding its 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on polyethylene 
retail carrier bags (PRCBs) from the People's Republic of China (PRC) 
for the period of review (POR) August 1, 2012, through July 31, 2013.

DATES: Effective Date: January 17, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerrold Freeman at 202-482-0180 or 
Minoo Hatten at 202-482-1690, 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On August 1, 2013, the Department published a notice of opportunity 
to request an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
PRCBs from the PRC for the POR August 1, 2012, through July 31, 
2013.\1\ On August 30, 2013, the Department received a timely request 
from the petitioners, the Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bag Committee and 
its individual members, Hilex Poly Co., LLC and Superbag Corporation, 
to conduct an administrative review with respect to Dongguan Nozawa 
Plastics Products Co., Ltd. and United Power Packaging, Ltd. 
(collectively, Nozawa) in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b).\2\ On 
October 2, 2013, in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (Act) and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), the Department 
initiated an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
PRCBs from the PRC with respect to Nozawa.\3\
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative 
Review, 78 FR 46573 (August 1, 2013).
    \2\ See letter from the petitioners to the Department, 
``Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from the People's Republic of 
China: Request for Administrative Review'' (August 30, 2013).
    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part, 78 FR 
60834 (October 2, 2013).
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    On December 18, 2013, the petitioners timely withdrew their request 
for an administrative review of Nozawa.\4\
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    \4\ See letter from the petitioners to the Department, 
``Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from the People's Republic of 
China: Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review'' (December 
18, 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.'' The 
petitioners withdrew their request for review within the 90-day time 
limit. Because no other party requested a review, the Department is 
rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
PRCBs from the PRC in full, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).

Assessment

    The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP) to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of PRCBs 
from the PRC during the POR at rates equal to the cash deposit or 
bonding rate of

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estimated antidumping 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 publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register.

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: January 13, 2014.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2014-00907 Filed 1-16-14; 8:45 am]
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