[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 22 (Friday, February 1, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1060-1061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-00750]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-046]


1-Hydroxyethylidene-1,1-Diphoshonic Acid From the People's 
Republic of China: Rescission of 2016-2018 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 duty (CVD) order on 1-
Hydroxyethylidene-1,1-Diphoshonic Acid (HEDP) from the People's 
Republic of China (China) for the period of review (POR), November 14, 
2016, through April 30, 2018.

DATES: Applicable February 1, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Annathea Cook, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone 202.482.0250

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On May 1, 2018, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice 
of opportunity to request an administrative review of the CVD order on 
HEDP from China for the POR.\1\ On April 2, 2018, Commerce received a 
timely request for review by Compass Chemical International LLC (the 
petitioner), in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the Act) and 19 CFR 351.213(b), to conduct an 
administrative review of this CVD order.\2\ On July 12, 2018, Commerce 
published in the Federal Register a notice of initiation of an 
administrative review of the countervailing duty order on HEDP from 
China, covering the POR.\3\ On October 19, 2018, the petitioner timely 
withdrew its request for an 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 19047 (May 1, 2018).
    \2\ See letter from the petitioner regarding, ``Request for 
Administrative Review: 1-Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Diphosphonic Acid 
from the People's Republic of China,'' dated May 30, 2018.
    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 32270 (July 12, 2018).
    \4\ See letter from the petitioner regarding, ``1-
Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Diphosphonic Acid from the People's Republic 
of China,'' dated October 19, 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 a party who requested 
the review withdraws the request within 90 days of the date of 
publication of notice of initiation of the requested review. As noted 
above, the petitioner withdrew its request for review by the 90-day 
deadline, and no other party requested an administrative review of this 
order. Therefore, we are rescinding the administrative review of the 
CVD order on HEDP from China covering the period November 14, 2016, 
through April 30, 2018.

Assessment

    Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 
assess countervailing duties on all appropriate entries. Countervailing 
duties shall be assessed at rates equal to the cash deposit 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 directly to CBP 15 days after the date of publication of 
this notice in the Federal Register.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice 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(a)(3). 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 sanctionable 
violation. This notice is issued and published in accordance with 
section 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).


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    Dated: December 20, 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. 2019-00750 Filed 1-31-19; 8:45 am]
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