[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 105 (Friday, May 31, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25236-25237]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-11399]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-533-867]
Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe From India: Rescission of the
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 welded stainless
pressure pipe from India for the period November 1, 2017, through
October 31, 2018.
DATES: Applicable May 31, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Berger, 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) 482-2483.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 1, 2018, Commerce published a notice of opportunity to
request an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on
welded stainless pressure pipe from India.\1\ On November 30, 2018,
Commerce received timely requests to conduct an administrative review
of the antidumping duty order on welded stainless pressure pipe from
India from
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the following firms: Hindustan Inox Limited (Hindustan) and Bhandari
Foils & Tubes Ltd (Bhandari).\2\ Based on these requests, on February
6, 2019, 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 covering the period
November 1, 2017, through October 31, 2018.\3\ On February 7, 2019,
Hindustan submitted a timely request to withdraw its request for
administrative review.\4\ On February 12, 2019, Bhandari submitted a
timely request to withdraw its request for administrative review.\5\
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\1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative
Review, 83 FR 54912 (November 1, 2018).
\2\ See Hindustan's letter, ``Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe
from India: Request for Administrative Review of Anti-Dumping Duty
of Hindustan Inox Limited,'' dated November 30, 2018; and Bhandari's
letter, ``Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe from India: Request for
Administrative Review of Anti-Dumping Duty of Bhandari Foils & Tubes
Ltd.,'' dated November 30, 2018.
\3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 2159 (February 6, 2019) (Initiation
Notice). 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. See
memorandum to the Record from Gary Taverman, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations,
performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, ``Deadlines Affected by
the Partial Shutdown of the Federal Government,'' dated January 28,
2019. Accordingly, the Initiation Notice was issued once operations
resumed.
\4\ See Hindustan's letter, ``Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe
from India: Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review of Anti-
Dumping Duty of Hindustan Inox Limited.,'' dated February 7, 2019.
\5\ See Bhandari's letter, ``Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe from
India: Withdrawal of Request for Antidumping Duty Admin Review of
Bhandari Foils & Tubes Ltd.,'' dated February 12, 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 the party or parties who
requested the review withdraw(s) the request within 90 days of the date
of publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review.
Hindustan and Bhandari timely withdrew their requests for an
administrative review, and no other party requested a review of these
companies. As Hindustan and Bhandari are the only two firms upon which
Commerce initiated the instant review, we are rescinding this review in
its entirety, pursuant to 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 welded
stainless pressure pipe 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, 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 and/or 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 antidumping and/or countervailing
duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of doubled antidumping
duties.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order
This notice serves as a final reminder to parties subject to an
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, 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: April 16, 2019.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
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