[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 97 (Monday, May 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 22809]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10436]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-881]
Malleable Cast Iron Pipe Fittings From the People's Republic of
China: 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 of the antidumping duty order on malleable cast
iron pipe fittings from the People's Republic of China (China) for the
period December 1, 2017, through November 30, 2018.
DATES: Applicable May 20, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean Valdez, 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) 482-3855.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 3, 2018, Commerce published a notice of opportunity to
request an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on
malleable cast iron pipe fittings from China.\1\ On December 31, 2018,
Commerce received a timely request to conduct an administrative review
of the antidumping order from Anvil International (Anvil), in
accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act), and 19 CFR 351.213(b).\2\ Based upon this request, on March
14, 2019, in accordance with section 751(a) of the Act, Commerce
published in the Federal Register a notice of initiation of
administrative review covering the period December 1, 2017, through
November 30, 2018.\3\ On April 17, 2019, Anvil timely withdrew its
request for an administrative review with respect to all companies
identified in the request.\4\ No other party requested an
administrative 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 62293 (December 3, 2018).
\2\ See letter from Anvil, ``Malleable Cast Iron Pipe Fittings
from the People's Republic of China: Request for Administrative
Review,'' dated December 31, 2018.
\3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 9297 (March 14, 2019) (Initiation
Notice). Due to the partial federal government closure from December
22, 2018, through the resumption of operations on January 29, 2019,
the publication of the initiation notice for orders with December
anniversary months was delayed until March 14, 2019.
\4\ See letter from Anvil, ``Malleable Cast Iron Pipe Fittings
from the People's Republic of China: Withdrawal of Request for
Administrative Review,'' dated April 17, 2019.
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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 the notice of initiation of the requested review. As
noted above, Anvil timely withdrew its request for an administrative
review in its entirety and with respect to all companies identified in
the Initiation Notice by the 90-day deadline. Because no other party
requested a review of these companies, we are rescinding a review of
the order in its entirety, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).
Assessment
Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to
assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of malleable cast
iron pipe fittings from China 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 December
1, 2017, to November 30, 2018, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends to issue appropriate assessment
instructions to CBP 15 days after publication of this notice in the
Federal Register.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as the only 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 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 the only reminder to parties subject to
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(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 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: May 8, 2019.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2019-10436 Filed 5-17-19; 8:45 am]
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