[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 21, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 43585]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-18014]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-588-875]
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Japan: Rescission
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-2019
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 carbon and alloy
steel cut-to-length plate from Japan for the period May 1, 2018,
through April 30, 2019, based on the timely withdrawal of the request
for review.
DATES: Applicable August 21, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hannah Falvey, 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) 482-4889.
Background
On May 1, 2019, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice
of opportunity to request an administrative review of the antidumping
duty (AD) order on carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate (CTL
plate) from Japan for the period May 1, 2018, through April 30,
2019.\1\ On May 31, 2019, Commerce received a timely request to conduct
an administrative review of the AD order on CTL plate from Japan from
Hitachi Metals, Ltd. (Hitachi Metals).\2\ On July 15, 2019, in
accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act), and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce initiated an
administrative review of the AD order on CTL plate from Japan with
respect to Hitachi Metals.\3\ On August 6, 2019, Hitachi Metals 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, 84 FR 18479 (May 1, 2019).
\2\ See Hitachi Metals' Letter, ``Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-
Length Plate from Japan--Hitachi Metals' Request for Administrative
Review,'' dated May 31, 2019.
\3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 33739 (July 15, 2019).
\4\ See Hitachi Metals' Letter, ``Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-
Length Plate from Japan--Hitachi Metals' Withdrawal of Request for
Administrative Review,'' dated August 6, 2019.
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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 date
of the notice of initiation of the requested review. Hitachi Metals
withdrew its request for review within the 90-day deadline. Because
Commerce received no other requests for review of Hitachi Metals, and
no other requests were made for a review of the AD order on CTL plate
from Japan with respect to other companies, we are rescinding the
administrative review covering the period May 1, 2018, through April
30, 2019, in full, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).
Assessment
Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to
assess AD duties on all appropriate entries of CTL plate from Japan
during the period of review. For the company for which this review is
rescinded, AD duties shall be assessed at rates equal to the cash
deposit rate of estimated AD 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 publication of this notice in the
Federal Register.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as the only reminder to importers whose entries
will be liquidated as a result of this rescission notice, of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of AD 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
AD duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double AD 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 disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). 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 sanctionable
violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 751
and 777(i)(l) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).
Dated: August 15, 2019.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2019-18014 Filed 8-20-19; 8:45 am]
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