[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 42 (Monday, March 4, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7345-7346]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-03817]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-485-805]
Carbon and Alloy Seamless Standard, Line and Pressure Pipe (Under
4.5 Inches) From Romania: Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2017-2018
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the
administrative review, in part, of the antidumping duty order on carbon
and alloy seamless standard, line and pressure pipe (under 4.5 inches)
(small diameter seamless pipe) from Romania for the period August 1,
2017 through July 31, 2018.
DATES: Applicable March 4, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine Johnson or Samantha Kinney,
AD/CVD Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4929
or 202-482-2285 respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On October 4, 2018, based on a timely request for review of four
companies by United States Steel Corporation (the petitioner),\1\
Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of initiation of an
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on small diameter
seamless pipe from Romania covering the period August 1, 2017, through
July 31, 2018.\2\
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\1\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Carbon and Alloy Seamless
Standard Line, and Pressure Pipe (Under 4.5 Inches) from Romania:
Request for Administrative Review of Antidumping Duty Order,'' dated
August 30, 2018.
\2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 50077 (October 4, 2018) (Initiation
Notice).
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On February 13, 2019, the petitioner withdrew its request for
administrative review of SC TMK-Artrom S.A. (TMK-Artrom).\3\ No other
interested parties requested an administrative review of this company.
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\3\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Carbon and Alloy Seamless
Standard Line, and Pressure Pipe (Under 4.5 Inches) from Romania:
Partial Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review of
Antidumping Duty Order,'' dated February 13, 2019.
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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 the party that requested
the review withdraws its request within 90 days of the publication of
the notice of initiation of the requested review. Commerce exercised
its discretion to toll all deadlines affected by the partial Federal
Government closure from December 22, 2018, through the resumption of
operations on January 29, 2019.\4\ If the new deadline falls on a non-
business day, in accordance with Commerce's practice, the deadline will
become the next business day. In this case, the original deadline for
parties to withdraw requests for administrative review of January 2,
2019, was extended prior to the partial Federal Government closure to
January 9, 2019.\5\ Therefore, the revised deadline to withdraw a
review request was February 19, 2019.
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\4\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Partial Shutdown
of the Federal Government,'' dated January 28, 2019. All deadlines
in this segment of the proceeding have been extended by 40 days.
\5\ See Commerce Letter re: Request for Extension, dated
December 21, 2018.
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Because the petitioner's request for administrative review of TMK-
Artrom was withdrawn within 90 days of the date of publication of the
Initiation Notice (as extended and tolled, per the discussion above),
and no other interested party requested a review of this company,
Commerce is rescinding this review with respect to TMK-Artrom, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1). The administrative review remains
active with respect to all other companies initiated for review, i.e.,
ArcelorMittal Tubular Products Roman S.A.; SC Tubinox S.A.; and
Silcotub S.A.
Assessment
Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to
assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries at a rate equal to
the cash deposit of estimated antidumping duties required at the time
of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, during the
period August 1, 2017, through July 31, 2018, 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, if appropriate.
Notification to Importers
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 antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries
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during this review period. Failure to comply with this requirement
could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement of the
antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of doubled
antidumping duties.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a 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 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.
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: February 26, 2019.
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. 2019-03817 Filed 3-1-19; 8:45 am]
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