[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 154 (Monday, August 11, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46772-46773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18956]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-427-602]


Brass Sheet and Strip From France: Notice of Rescission of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2013-2014

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is rescinding the 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on brass sheet and 
strip from France. The period of review is March 1, 2013, through 
February 28, 2014.

DATES: Effective Date: August 11, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Bezirganian, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
1131.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On March 3, 2014, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published in the Federal Register a notice of ``Opportunity to Request 
Administrative Review'' of the antidumping duty order on brass sheet 
and strip from France for the period of review (POR) of March 1, 2013, 
through February 28, 2014.\1\ The Department received a timely request 
from GBC Metals, LLC, of Global Brass and Copper, Inc., dba Olin Brass, 
Heyco Metals, Inc., Aurubis Buffalo, Inc., PMX Industries, Inc., and 
Revere Copper Products, Inc. (the Petitioners) for an administrative 
review of the antidumping duty order on brass sheet and strip from 
France with respect to two companies, Griset SA and KME France.\2\ On 
April 30, 2014, the Department published a notice of initiation of an 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on brass sheet and 
strip from France with respect to Griset SA and KME France.\3\
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 79 FR 11757 (March 3, 2014).
    \2\ See letter from the Petitioners' to the Secretary of 
Commerce entitled ``Brass Sheet and Strip from France,'' dated March 
31, 2014.
    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part, 79 FR 
24398 (April 30, 2014).
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    The Department stated in its initiation of this review that it 
intended to rely on U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data to 
select respondents.\4\ However, our review of the CBP database, with 
respect to the companies for which this review was requested, showed no 
entries of subject merchandise during the POR. On May 20, 2014, we 
released the results of our CBP data query, and invited interested 
parties to comment on the results of that query.\5\ We received no 
comments on the results of that query. On July 14, 2014, the 
Petitioners submitted a letter withdrawing their request for review of 
the aforementioned companies.\6\
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    \4\ Id.
    \5\ See Memorandum from Mark Flessner to the File entitled, 
``Brass Sheet and Strip from France: Placement on the Record of 
Results of Inquiry to U.S. Customs and Border Protection for 2013-
2014 Period of Review,'' dated May 20, 2014.
    \6\ See letter from the Petitioners to the Secretary of Commerce 
entitled, ``Brass Sheet and Strip from France,'' dated July 14, 
2014.
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Rescission of Review

    Section 351.213(d)(1) of the Department's regulations stipulates 
that the Secretary will rescind an administrative review under this 
section, 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. As the only parties that 
requested a review (the Petitioners) withdrew the request within 90 
days of the date of publication of notice of initiation of the 
requested review, we are rescinding this review of the antidumping duty 
order on brass sheet

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and strip from France 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. 
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, in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.212(c)(1)(i). The Department intends to issue appropriate 
assessment instructions directly to CBP 15 days after publication of 
this notice.

Notifications

    This notice serves as a final reminder to importers for whom this 
review is being rescinded 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 Secretary's presumption that reimbursement of the 
antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double 
antidumping duties.
    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective orders (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues 
to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the 
proceeding. 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 which is subject to sanction.
    This notice is issued and published in accordance with section 
751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 
351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: August 1, 2014.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2014-18956 Filed 8-8-14; 8:45 am]
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