[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 242 (Thursday, December 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 78710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-31799]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-475-819]


Certain Pasta From Italy: Rescission of Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Review; 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 countervailing duty (CVD) order on pasta 
from Italy for the period of review (POR) January 1, 2014, through 
December 31, 2014, based on the timely withdrawal of requests for 
review.

DATES: Effective date: December 17, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Kennedy, 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-
7883.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On July 1, 2015, the Department published the notice of opportunity 
to request an administrative review of the CVD order on pasta from 
Italy for the POR January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2014.\1\ On 
July 29, 2015, Ritrovo, LLC (Ritrovo) requested that the Department 
conduct an administrative review of La Romagna S.r.l., I Sapori 
dell'Arca S.r.l., Vero Lucano S.r.I., Azienda Agricola Casina Rossa di 
De Laurentiis Nicola, Pastificio Bolognese of Angelo R. Dicuonzo, and 
Ser.com.snc. On the same date, La Fabbrica della Pasta do Gragnano 
S.a.s. di Antonino Moccia (La Fabbrica) requested an administrative 
review of its POR sales and of its affiliated producer, Pastificio 
C.A.M.S. srl. On the same date, La Molisana, SpA (La Molisana) 
requested an administrative review of itself for this POR.\2\ On July 
30, 2015, Gruppo PTGC Oleificio USA Corp. (Gruppo Fooding) requested an 
administrative review of Poiatti, S.p.A.\3\ Pursuant to the requests 
and in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b), the Department published a 
notice initiating an administrative review of Azienda Agricola Casina 
Rossa di De Laurentiis Nicola, I Sapori dell'Arca S.r.l., La Fabbrica, 
La Molisana, La Romagna S.r.l., Pastificio Bolognese of Angelo R. 
Dicuonzo, Ser.com.snc, Vero Lucano S. r. I., Pastificio C.A.M.S. srl, 
and Poiatti, S.p.A.\4\ On November 30, 2015, La Molisana and Gruppo 
Fooding timely withdrew their requests for administrative review.\5\ On 
December 1, 2015, La Fabbrica and Ritrovo timely withdrew their 
requests for an administrative review.\6\
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 80 FR 37583 (July 1, 2015).
    \2\ See Letter from Ritrovo, ``Request for Administrative Review 
Certain Pasta from Italy,'' dated July 29, 2015; Letter from La 
Molisana, ``Certain Pasta From Italy: Request for Review by La 
Molisana, S.p.A.,'' dated July 29, 2015; Letter from La Fabbrica, 
``Certain Pasta From Italy: Request for Review by La Fabbrica della 
Pasta do Gragnano S.a.s. di Antonino Moccia and Pastificio C.A.M.S. 
srl,'' dated July 29, 2015.
    \3\ See Letter from Gruppo Fooding, ``Certain Pasta From Italy: 
Request for Administrative Review by Gruppo PTGC Oleificio USA 
Corp., Importer of Pasta Produced by Poiatti, S.p.A.,'' dated July 
30, 2015.
    \4\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 80 FR 53106 (September 2, 2015).
    \5\ See Letter from La Molisana, ``Certain Pasta From Italy: 
Withdraw Request for Review,'' dated November 30, 2015; Letter from 
Gruppo Fooding, ``Certain Pasta From Italy: Withdraw Request for 
Review,'' dated November 30, 2015.
    \6\ See Letter from La Fabbrica, ``Certain Pasta From Italy: 
Withdraw Request for Review,'' dated December 1, 2015; Letter from 
Ritrovo, ``Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review Certain 
Pasta from Italy,'' dated December 1, 2015.
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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 the party or parties 
that requested a review withdraws the request within 90 days of the 
publication date of the notice of initiation of the requested review. 
As noted above, all requests for review were withdrawn, and all parties 
withdrew their requests within 90 days of the publication date of the 
notice of initiation. No other parties requested an administrative 
review of the order. Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.213(d)(1), we are rescinding this review in its entirety.

Assessment

    The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP) to assess CVDs on all appropriate entries of certain pasta from 
Italy. CYDs shall be assessed at rates equal to the cash deposit of 
estimated CYDs 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 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 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 sanctionable 
violation.
    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: December 11, 2015.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
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