[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 142 (Monday, July 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 48384]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17562]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-982]


Utility Scale Wind Towers from the People's Republic of China: 
Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2015

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is rescinding its 
administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on utility 
scale wind towers (wind towers) from the People's Republic of China 
(PRC) for the period January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015.

DATES: Effective July 25, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Johnson, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
4793.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    The Department initiated an administrative review of the CVD order 
on wind towers from the PRC with respect to 50 companies for the period 
January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015, based on a request by the 
petitioner, the Wind Tower Trade Coalition (WTTC).\1\ On July 6, 2016, 
WTTC timely withdrew its request for an administrative review of all 50 
companies.\2\ No other party requested a review.
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    \1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 81 FR 20324 (April 7, 2016) (Initiation 
Notice). In the Initiation Notice, we inadvertently listed only 45 
companies; however, WTTC requested a review of 50 companies. See 
Letter from WTTC regarding ``Request for Administrative Review'' 
(February 23, 2016).
    \2\ See Letter from the WTTC regarding ``Withdrawal of Request 
for Administrative Review'' (July 6, 2016).
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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 that requested 
a review withdraws its request within 90 days of the date of 
publication of notice of initiation of the requested review. In this 
case, WTTC withdrew its request for review within the 90-day deadline, 
and no other party requested an administrative review of the CVD 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 entries of wind towers from the PRC during 
the period January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015, 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 publication of this 
notice.

Notifications

    This notice 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 the terms of an APO is a violation 
which 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: July 18, 2016.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2016-17562 Filed 7-22-16; 8:45 am]
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