[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 28, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13251-13252]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06150]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-533-868]


Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe From India: Rescission of 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2016

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the 
administrative review of the countervailing duty order on welded 
stainless pressure pipe (WSPP) from India covering the period March 11, 
2016, through December 31, 2016.

DATES: Applicable March 28, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keith A. Haynes or Laurel LaCivita at 
AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement & Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5139 or (202) 482-4243, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On January 11, 2018, based on a timely request by Sunrise Stainless 
Private Limited, Sun Mark Stainless Pvt. Ltd., and Shah Foils Ltd. 
(collectively, Sunrise Group), and Hindustan Inox Ltd., Commerce 
published in the Federal Register a notice of initiation of an 
administrative review of the countervailing duty order on WSPP from 
India with respect to two companies, Sunrise Group and Hindustan Inox 
Ltd.\1\ On January 19, 2018, and February 3, 2018, pursuant to 19 CFR 
351.213(d)(1), Sunrise Group and Hindustan Inox Ltd., respectively, 
timely withdrew their requests for an

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administrative review.\2\ No other party requested a review of this 
order.
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    \1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 1329 (January 11, 2018); see also 
amendment to the initiation published in Initiation of Antidumping 
and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 11685 (March 
16, 2018).
    \2\ See Sunrise Group's Letter, ``Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe 
from India from India: Withdrawal of Request for Administrative 
Review of Countervailing Duty of Sunrise Stainless Private Limited, 
Sun Mark Stainless Pvt. Ltd., and Shah Foils Ltd.,'' dated January 
19, 2018; see also Hindustan Inox Ltd.'s Letter, ``Welded Stainless 
Pressure Pipe from India: Withdrawal of Request for Administrative 
Review of Countervailing Duty of Hindustan Inox Ltd.,'' dated 
February 3, 2018.
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    Commerce exercised its discretion to toll all deadlines affected by 
the closure of the Federal Government from January 20 through 22, 2018. 
If the new deadline falls on a non-business day, in accordance with 
Commerce's practice, the deadline will become the next business day.\3\
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    \3\ See Memorandum for The Record from Christian Marsh, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, performing the 
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of 
the Federal Government'' (Tolling Memorandum), dated January 23, 
2018. All deadlines in this segment of the proceeding have been 
extended by 3 days.
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Rescission of Administrative Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or in part, if the party that requested 
the review withdraws the request within 90 days of the date of 
publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review. 
Sunrise Group and Hindustan Inox Ltd. withdrew their respective review 
requests by the 90-day deadline, and no other parties requested an 
administrative review of this order. Therefore, we are rescinding the 
administrative review of the countervailing duty order on WSPP from 
India covering the period March 11, 2016, to December 31, 2016, in its 
entirety.

Assessment

    Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 
assess countervailing duties on all appropriate entries. Because 
Commerce is rescinding this administrative review in its entirety, the 
entries to which this administrative review pertains shall be assessed 
countervailing duties that are equal to the cash deposits 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). 
Commerce intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions to CBP 
within 15 days after the publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register.

Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice also serves as the only 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, which continues 
to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the 
proceeding. 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 violation which is subject to sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

    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: March 22, 2018.
James Maeder,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations performing the duties of Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations.
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