[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 202 (Friday, October 20, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48797-48798]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22807]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-875]


Non-Malleable Cast Iron Pipe Fittings From the People's Republic 
of China: Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review; 2016-2017

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is rescinding its 
administrative review of non-malleable cast iron pipe fittings from the 
People's Republic of China (PRC) for the period or review (POR) April 
1, 2016, through March 31, 2017.

DATES: Applicable October 20, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maliha Khan or Karine Gziryan, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0895 and (202) 482-
4081, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On April 3, 2017, the Department published in the Federal Register 
a notice of ``Opportunity to Request Administrative Review'' of the 
antidumping duty order on non-malleable cast iron pipe fittings from 
the PRC for the above POR.\1\ On May 1, 2017, in accordance with 
section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 
CFR 351.213(b), the

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Department received timely requests from Tianjin Port Free Trade Zone 
Star Pipe International Trade Co., Ltd. (Tianjin Star) and Dalian 
Reliable Industrial Co., Ltd. (Dalian Reliable) to conduct an 
administrative review.\2\
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 62 FR 16163 (April 3, 2017).
    \2\ See Letter from Tianjin Star, ``Request for Administrative 
Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Non-Malleable Cast Iron Pipe 
Fittings from the People's Republic of China,'' dated May 1, 2017; 
see also Letter from Dalian Reliable, ``Request for Administrative 
Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Non-Malleable Cast Iron Pipe 
Fittings from the People's Republic of China,'' dated May 1, 2017.
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    Pursuant to these requests and in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.221(c)(1)(i), on June 7, 2017, the Department published a notice of 
initiation of an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
non-malleable cast iron pipe fittings from the PRC.\3\ This 
administrative review covers Tianjin Star and Dalian Reliable during 
the period April 1, 2016, through March 31, 2017. On July 6, 2017, 
Tianjin Star and Dalian Reliable withdrew their requests for an 
administrative review.\4\
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    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 26444 (June 7, 2017) (Initiation 
Notice).
    \4\ See Letter from Tianjin Star and Dalian Reliable, 
``Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review of the Antidumping 
Duty Order on Non-Malleable Cast Iron Pipe Fittings from the 
People's Republic of China,'' dated July 6, 2017.
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Rescission of Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Department will rescind an 
administrative review if the party that requested the review withdraws 
its request within 90 days of the publication date of the notice of 
initiation of the requested review. Tianjin Star and Dalian Reliable 
withdrew their requests before the 90-day deadline, and no other party 
requested an administrative review of the antidumping duty order. 
Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), we are rescinding 
this administrative review in its entirety.

Assessment

    The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP) to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of non-
malleable cast iron pipe fittings from the PRC. 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 to 
CBP 15 days after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register.

Notification to Importers

    This notice also 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.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective orders (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. 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 published in accordance with section 751(a)(1) and 
777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: October 17, 2017.
James Maeder,
Senior Director performing the duties of Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2017-22807 Filed 10-19-17; 8:45 am]
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