[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 176 (Tuesday, September 11, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 45883]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19568]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-044]
1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (R-134A) From the People's Republic of
China: Notice of Rescission of the Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2016-2018
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the
administrative review of the antidumping order on 1,1,1,2-
tetrafluoroethane (R-134A) from the People's Republic of China (China)
covering the October 7, 2016, through March 31, 2018, period of review
(POR).
DATES: Applicable September 11, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Stolz, AD/CVD Operations, Office
III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4474.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On April 2, 2018, Commerce published a notice of opportunity to
request an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on R-
134A from China.\1\ On April 27, and April 30, 2018, Commerce received
timely requests for review from two producers and/or exporters of the
subject merchandise: T.T. International Co., Ltd. (TTI) and Zhejiang
Sanmei Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd. (also known as Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical
Industry Co., Ltd. or ``Zhejiang Sanmei'') (Sanmei).\2\ Based on these
requests, on June 6, 2018, in accordance with section 751(a) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), Commerce published in the
Federal Register a notice of initiation of an administrative review
covering the October 7, 2016, through March 31, 2018 POR, with respect
to TTI and Sanmei.\3\ On August 7 and 21, 2018, TTI and Sanmei,
respectively, timely withdrew their requests for an antidumping duty
administrative review, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).\4\ No other
party requested a review of this order.
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\1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative
Review, 83 FR 13949 (April 2, 2018).
\2\ See the letter from TTI, ``1,1,1,3-Tetrafluoroethane (R-
134A) from the People's Republic of China: Request for Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review,'' dated April 27, 2018 and the letter
from Sanmei, ``1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (R-134A) from the People's
Republic of China: Request for Administrative Review,'' dated April
30, 2018.
\3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 26258 (June 6, 2018) (Initiation
Notice).
\4\ See letter from TTI, ``Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review of 1,1,1,2 Tetrafluoroethane (R134a) from the People's
Republic of China; Withdrawal of Request for Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review,'' dated August 7, 2018, and letter from
Sanmei, ``1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (R-134A) from China: Withdrawal
of Request for Antidumping Duty Administrative,'' dated August 21,
2018.
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Rescission
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in part, if a party who requested a
review withdraws the request within 90 days of the date of publication
of the notice of initiation of the requested review. TTI and Sanmei
both timely withdrew their requests for an administrative review within
the 90-day deadline, and no other party requested an administrative
review of this order. Therefore, we are rescinding the administrative
review of antidumping duty order on R-134A from China covering the
period October 7, 2016 through March 31, 2018, in its entirety.
Assessment
Because Commerce is rescinding this administrative review in its
entirety, Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of R-134A
from China. The entries to which this administrative review pertains
shall be assessed antidumping duties at rates equal to the cash
deposits 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). Commerce intends to issue appropriate assessment
instructions to CBP 15 days after the publication of this notice in the
Federal Register.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a reminder to importers 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 Department's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order
This notice serves as a final reminder to parties subject to an
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, which
continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of
the proceeding. 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.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).
Dated: August 31, 2018.
James Maeder,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Operations performing the duties of the Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations.
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