[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 21 (Friday, January 31, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 5377]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-02081]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-911]


Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe From the People's 
Republic of China: Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Review; 2012

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, formerly Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Department) is rescinding the 
administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on 
circular welded carbon quality steel pipe (circular welded pipe) from 
the People's Republic of China (PRC) for the period January 1, 2012, 
through December 31, 2012.

DATES: Effective Date: January 31, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Kolberg; 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-
1785.

Background

    On August 28, 2013, the Department initiated an administrative 
review of the CVD order on circular welded pipe from the PRC with 
respect to 19 companies for the period January 1, 2012, through 
December 31, 2012, based on a request from Wheatland Tube Company 
(Wheatland).\1\ On December 9, 2013, Wheatland withdrew its request for 
an administrative review. No other party requested a review.
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    \1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews and Requests for Revocation in Part, 78 FR 
53128 (August 28, 2013).
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Rescission of Administrative Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(l), the Department will rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or in part, if the party that requested 
a review withdraws the request within 90 days of the publication of the 
notice of initiation of the requested review. In this case, Wheatland 
withdrew its request within the 90-day deadline as extended,\2\ and no 
other parties requested an administrative review of the CVD order. 
Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), we are rescinding 
the administrative review of circular welded pipe from the PRC covering 
the period January 1, 2012, through December 31, 2012.
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    \2\ The 90-day deadline for withdrawal would have been November 
26, 2013. However, 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. 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). Therefore, the revised 
deadline for withdrawal was December 12, 2013.
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Assessment

    The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP) to assess CVDs on all appropriate entries of circular welded pipe 
from the PRC during the period of review at rates equal to the cash 
deposit of estimated CVDs 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 of rescission of administrative review.

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 CVDs prior to liquidation of the 
relevant entries during this review period.
    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 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 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: January 27, 2014.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2014-02081 Filed 1-30-14; 8:45 am]
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