[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 185 (Friday, September 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65626-65627]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-22878]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-984]


Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks From the People's Republic of China: 
Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2016

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is rescinding the administrative 
review of the countervailing duty order on drawn stainless steel sinks 
from the People's Republic of China for the period of review January 1, 
2015, through December 31, 2015, based on the timely withdrawal of 
requests for review.

DATES: Effective September 23, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sergio Balbontin, AD/CVD Operations,

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Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-6478.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On April 1, 2016, the Department (the Department) published the 
notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the 
countervailing duty order on drawn stainless steel sinks (sinks) from 
the People's Republic of China (PRC) for the period of review (POR) 
January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015.\1\ On April 28, 2016, 
Zhongshan Superte Kitchenware Co., Ltd. (Superte) requested an 
administrative review of its POR sales.\2\ On April 29, 2016, Guangdong 
Yingao Utensils Co., Ltd. (Yingao), Guangdong Dongyuan Kitchenware 
Industrial Co., Ltd. (Dongyuan), and Jiangmen New Star Hi-Tech 
Enterprise Ltd. (New Star) requested an administrative review of their 
POR sales.\3\ On June 6, 2016, in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.221(c)(1)(i), the Department published a notice initiating an 
administrative review of Superte, Yingao, Dongyuan, and New Star.\4\ 
New Star and Yingao withdrew their requests for an administrative 
review on June 16, 2016.\5\ Dongyuan and Superte withdrew their 
requests for an administrative review on August 22, 2016, and August 
25, 2016, respectively.\6\
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 81 FR 18826 (April 1, 2016).
    \2\ See Letter from Superte, ``Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from 
China; Administrative Review Request,'' dated April 28, 2016.
    \3\ See Letters from Yingao, ``Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from 
the People's Republic of China Request for Administrative Review,'' 
Dongyuan, ``Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from the People's Republic 
of China Request for Administrative Review,'' and New Star, ``Drawn 
Stainless Steel Sinks from the People's Republic of China Request 
for Administrative Review,'' dated April 29, 2016.
    \4\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 81 FR 36268 (June 6, 2016).
    \5\ See Letters from New Star, ``Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks 
from the People's Republic of China: Withdrawal of Request for 
Annual Administrative Review,'' and Yingao, ``Drawn Stainless Steel 
Sinks from the People's Republic of China: Withdrawal of Request for 
Annual Administrative Review,'' dated June 16, 2016.
    \6\ See Letters from Dongyuan, ``Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks 
from the People's Republic of China: Withdrawal of Request for 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,'' dated August 22, 2016, 
and Superte, ``Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from China; Withdrawal of 
Administrative Review Request,'' dated August 25, 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, 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 parties withdrew their requests for review 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.

Assessment

    The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP) to assess countervailing duties on all appropriate entries of 
sinks from the PRC during the POR. Countervailing duties shall be 
assessed at rates equal to the cash deposit of estimated countervailing 
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 publication of this notice in the Federal Register.

Notifications to Importers

    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 countervailing duties prior to 
liquidation of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure 
to comply with this requirement could result in the presumption that 
reimbursement of countervailing duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double countervailing duties.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    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: September 16, 2016.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2016-22878 Filed 9-22-16; 8:45 am]
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