[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 245 (Wednesday, December 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 93666]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-30727]


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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; 2015

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 circular welded carbon 
quality steel pipe (CWP) from the People's Republic of China (PRC) for 
the period January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015, based on the 
timely withdrawal of the request for review.

DATES: Effective December 21, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca M. Janz, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2972.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 5, 2016, the Department published in the Federal Register a 
notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the 
countervailing duty order on CWP from the PRC for the period January 1, 
2015, through December 31, 2015.\1\ The Department received a timely-
filed request from Wheatland Tube Company (the petitioner), in 
accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(the Act), and 19 CFR 351.213(b), for an administrative review of this 
countervailing duty order.\2\ Pursuant to this request and in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), on September 12, 2016, the 
Department published in the Federal Register a notice of initiation 
with respect to 20 individually-named companies or company groups.\3\ 
On December 12, 2016, the petitioner timely withdrew its request for an 
administrative review.\4\
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 81 FR 43584 (July 5, 2016).
    \2\ See letter from the petitioner, ``Circular Welded Carbon 
Quality Steel Pipe From the People's Republic of China: Request for 
Administrative Review,'' dated July 29, 2016.
    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 81 FR 62720 (September 12, 2016).
    \4\ See letter from the petitioner, ``Circular Welded Carbon 
Quality Steel Pipe From the People's Republic of China: Withdrawal 
of Request for Administrative Review,'' dated December 12, 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 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. The petitioner 
withdrew its request for review by the 90-day deadline. No other 
parties requested an administrative review of the order. Therefore, in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), we are rescinding the 
administrative review of the countervailing duty order on CWP from the 
PRC covering the period January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015.

Assessment

    The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP) to assess countervailing duties on all appropriate entries. 
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 the date of 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
    This notice is published in accordance with section 751 of the Act 
and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

     Dated: December 15, 2016.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2016-30727 Filed 12-20-16; 8:45 am]
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