[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 205 (Tuesday, October 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 53451]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23051]
[[Page 53451]]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-428-844]
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate From Germany: Partial
Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2018
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is partially rescinding
its administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on carbon
and alloy steel cut-to-length plate (CTL plate) from Germany for the
period of review (POR) November 14, 2016, through April 30, 2018.
DATES: Applicable October 23, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross Belliveau, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482-4952.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 1, 2018, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice
of ``Opportunity to Request Administrative Review'' of the antidumping
duty order on CTL plate from Germany for the POR.\1\ In May 2018,
Commerce received multiple timely requests to conduct an administrative
review of the antidumping duty order on CTL plate from Germany.
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\1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative
Review, 83 FR 19047 (May 1, 2018).
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On July 12, 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 of the AD
order.\2\ The administrative review was initiated with respect to 15
companies and covers the period November 14, 2016, through April 30,
2018. Subsequent to the initiation of the administrative review, VDM
Metals GmbH and VDM Metals International GmbH (collectively, VDM), an
interested party, timely withdrew its request for review, as discussed
below.
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\2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 32270 (July 12, 2018) (Initiation
Notice); see also Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 39688, 39690 (August 10, 2018).
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Partial Rescission of Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in part, if a party that requested a
review withdraws its request within 90 days of the date of publication
of notice of initiation of the requested review. VDM withdrew its
requests for an administrative review within 90 days of the date of
publication of the Initiation Notice.\3\ Accordingly, Commerce is
rescinding this review, in part, with respect to VDM Metals GmbH and
VDM Metals International GmbH, in accordance with 19 CFR 353.213(d)(1).
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\3\ See Letter from VDM, ``Re: Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-
Length Plate from Germany: Withdrawal of Review Request for VDM,''
dated August 8, 2018.
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The instant review will continue with respect to the following
companies: AG der Dillinger H[uuml]ttenwerke; Perficon Steel GmbH;
Reiner Brach GmbH & Co. KG; Rudolf Rafflenbeul Stahlwarenfabrik GmbH &
Co; Ilsenburger Grobblech GmbH, Salzgitter Mannesmann Grobblech GmbH,
Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH, and Salzgitter Mannesmann International
GmbH (collectively, Salzgitter); Tenova (TAKRAF GmbH Lauchhammer);
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG; ThyssenKrupp Schulte GmbH; UPC Universal
Piping GmbH; and VETTER Umformtechnik GmbH.
Assessment
Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to
assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. For the companies
for which this review is rescinded, 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, during the period November 14, 2016, through April 30,
2018, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends to
issue appropriate assessment instructions directly to CBP 15 days after
the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as the only reminder to importers whose entries
will be liquidated as a result of this rescission notice, of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties and/or countervailing
duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this review
period. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in the
presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties and/or
countervailing duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double
antidumping duties.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order
This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written
notification of return/destruction of APO materials or conversion to
judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with
the regulations and the 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 Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).
Dated: October 17, 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.
[FR Doc. 2018-23051 Filed 10-22-18; 8:45 am]
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