[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 164 (Friday, August 23, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44280-44281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-18191]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-533-874]


Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel 
From India: Partial Rescission of the Countervailing 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 countervailing duty (CVD) order 
on certain cold-drawn mechanical tubing of carbon and alloy steel 
(cold-drawn mechanical tubing) from India covering the September 25, 
2017, through December 31, 2018 period of review (POR).

DATES: Applicable August 23, 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 February 8, 2019, Commerce published a notice of opportunity to 
request an administrative review of the CVD order on cold-drawn 
mechanical tubing from India covering the September 25, 2017, through 
December

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31, 2018 POR.\1\ On February 28, 2019, Commerce received a timely 
request from ArcelorMittal Tubular Products LLC and Webco Industries, 
Inc. (collectively, the petitioners) to conduct a CVD administrative 
review of 13 companies.\2\ On February 28, 2019, Commerce received 
timely requests from Goodluck India Limited (Goodluck) and Tube 
Investments of India Ltd. (TII) to conduct an administrative review of 
the CVD order on cold-drawn mechanical tubing from India.\3\ Based upon 
these requests, on May 2, 2019, in accordance with section 751(a) of 
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), Commerce published a 
notice of initiation of an administrative review covering the POR, with 
respect to the 14 companies for which a review was requested.\4\ On 
June 18, 2019, we selected Goodluck and TII as mandatory respondents in 
this administrative review.\5\ The deadline for a party to withdraw a 
request for review was July 31, 2019.\6\
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 84 FR 2816 (February 8, 2019).
    \2\ See the petitioners' Letter, ``Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing 
from India--Domestic Industry's Request for 2017-2018 First 
Administrative Review,'' dated February 28, 2019 (Petitioners' 
Request for Review).
    \3\ See Goodluck's Letter, ``Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical 
Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel from India: Request for 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,'' dated February 28, 2019 
(Goodluck's Request for Review), see also, TII's Letter, ``Cold-
Drawn Mechanical Tubing from India: Request for Administrative 
Review,'' dated February 28, 2019 (TII's Request for Review).
    \4\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 18777 (May 2, 2019) (Initiation 
Notice).
    \5\ See Memorandum, ``Countervailing Duty Administrative Review 
of Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel 
from India: Respondent Selection,'' dated June 18, 2019, see also, 
Initiation Notice (we initiated a review of Good Luck India Limited 
(based on Goodluck's request) and Good Luck Industries (based on the 
petitioner's request). In the Respondent Selection Memorandum, we 
noted that we combined the names of companies with minor variations 
in the spelling. Based on the U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
data, the largest exporters were TII and ``Good Luck Industries.'' 
For respondent selection purposes, we combined Good Luck India 
Limited and Good Luck Industries together as the same company, and 
we selected Good Luck India Limited as a mandatory respondent. We 
further note that these companies have the same address. See 
Petitioners' Request for Review; see also Goodluck's Request for 
Review. Therefore, we are continuing our review of Good Luck India 
Limited and Good Luck Industries).
    \6\ See Initiation Notice.
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Withdrawal of Review Requests

    On June 27, 2019, the petitioners timely withdrew their request for 
an administrative review of 11 companies: Automotive Steel Pipe; 
Bhushan Steel Ltd.; Hyundai Steel Pipe India Pvt., Ltd.; Innoventive 
Industries; ISMT Limited; Jindal (India) Ltd.; Jindal Saw Ltd.; Pennar 
Industries, Inc.; Sandvik Asia Pvt., Ltd.; Tata Steel BSL Limited; and 
Tube Products of India.\7\ No other parties requested a review of these 
companies.
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    \7\ See the petitioners' Letter, ``Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing 
from India--Petitioners' Partial Withdrawal of Review Request,'' 
dated June 27, 2019.
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Rescission in Part

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an 
administrative review, ``in whole or in part, if a party that requested 
the review withdraws the request within 90 days of the date of 
publication of notice of initiation of the requested review.'' The 
petitioners timely withdrew their request for review of the 11 
companies. Because we received no other requests for review of the 11 
companies, we are rescinding the administrative review, in part, with 
respect to these 11 companies, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1). 
This administrative review will continue with respect to Goodluck and 
TII.\8\
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    \8\ As noted supra, our review of Goodluck covers entities Good 
Luck India Limited and Good Luck Industries.
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Assessment

    Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 
assess countervailing duties on all appropriate entries. For the 
companies for which this review is rescinded, 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 publication of this notice.

Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as a reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement of countervailing 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 countervailing duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of doubled countervailing duties.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders

    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/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.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice is issued and published in accordance with section 
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 
CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: August 19, 2019.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
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