[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 239 (Thursday, December 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64105-64106]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-26972]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-533-864]


Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From India: Rescission 
of 2017 Countervailing Duty Administrative Review

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the 
administrative review of the countervailing order on certain corrosion-
resistant steel from India for the period of review (POR), January 1, 
2017, through December 31, 2017, based on the timely withdrawal of the 
request for review.

DATES: Applicable December 13, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Omar Qureshi, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-5307

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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Background

    On July 3, 2018, Commerce published in the Federal Register a 
notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the 
countervailing duty order on corrosion-resistant steel products from 
India for the period January 1, 2017, to December 31, 2017 (POR).\1\ On 
July 31, 2018, Uttam Galva Steels Limited (Uttam Galva) filed a timely 
request for review in accordance with 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, 
as amended (the Act).\2\ On September 10, 2018, based on this request 
and in accordance with section 751(a) of the Act, Commerce published in 
the Federal Register a notice of initiation of an administrative review 
of the countervailing duty order on certain corrosion-resistant steel 
products from India, covering the POR.\3\ On October 26, 2018, Uttam 
Galva timely withdrew its request for administrative review.\4\
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 83 FR 31,121 (July 3, 2018).
    \2\ See Letter from Uttam Galva Steels Limited: Request for 
Administrative Review, dated July 31, 2018.
    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 45596 (September 10, 2018).
    \4\ See Letter from Uttam Galva: Withdrawal of Request for 
Review, dated October 26, 2018.
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Rescission of Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Secretary will rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or in part, if the party that requested 
the review withdraws its request within 90 days of the date of 
publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review. Uttam 
Galva was the only interested party that requested a review of itself. 
Additionally, Uttam Galva is the only respondent party to this review. 
As noted above, Uttam Galva withdrew its request for review by the 90-
day deadline. As a result, Commerce is rescinding the administrative 
review of the countervailing duty order on certain corrosion-resistant 
steel products from India covering the period January 1, 2017, to 
December 31, 2017.

Assessment

    We 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 pertained shall be assessed 
countervailing duties 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). 
Commerce intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions to CBP 15 
days after the publication of this notice in the Federal Register.

Notifications

    This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement of countervailing duties prior to 
liquidation of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure 
to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption 
that reimbursement of the countervailing duties occurred and the 
subsequent assessment of doubled antidumping duties.
    This notice also serves as a final 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(a)(3), 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.
    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: December 7, 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. 2018-26972 Filed 12-12-18; 8:45 am]
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