[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 172 (Thursday, September 5, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 46712]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19192]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-045]


1-Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Diphosphonic Acid From the People's 
Republic of China: 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 its 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 1-
hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-diphosphonic acid (HEDP) from the People's 
Republic of China (China) for the period May 1, 2018, through April 30, 
2019.

DATES: Applicable September 5, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Genevieve Coen, Enforcement and 
Compliance, Office V, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20230; telephone: (202) 482-3251.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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 HEDP from China for the period of review (POR) 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 
HEDP from China from Compass Chemical International LLC (the 
petitioner) for three companies: Henan Qingshuiyuan Technology Co., 
Ltd. (Qingshuiyuan); Nantong Uniphos Chemicals Co., Ltd. (Nantong 
Uniphos); and Nanjing University of Chemical Technology Changzhou Wujin 
Water Quality Stabilizer Factory (Changzhou Wujin).\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 HEDP from China with respect 
to Qingshuiyuan, Nantong Uniphos, and Changzhou Wujin.\3\
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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 the petitioner's letter, ``Request for Administrative 
Review: 1-Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Diphosphonic Acid from the People's 
Republic of China,'' dated May 31, 2019.
    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 33739 (July 15, 2019).
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    On July 22, 2019, Commerce placed on the record information from 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) indicating that there were no 
reviewable entries of subject merchandise exported by the companies 
subject to this administrative review during the POR.\4\ No parties 
submitted comments on the CBP data.
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    \4\ See Memorandum, ``Release of Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP) Data Query,'' dated July 22, 2019.
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    On August 26, 2019, the petitioner timely withdrew its request for 
an administrative review of the AD order on HEDP from China.\5\
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    \5\ See the petitioner's letter, ``1-Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-
Diphosphonic Acid from the People's Republic of China,'' dated 
August 26, 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. The petitioner 
withdrew its request for review within the 90-day deadline. Because 
Commerce received no other requests for review of Qingshuiyuan, Nantong 
Uniphos, and Changzhou Wujin, and no other requests were made for a 
review of the AD order on HEDP from China with respect to other 
companies, we are rescinding the administrative review covering the 
period May 1, 2018, through April 30, 2019, in its entirety, in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).

Assessment

    Commerce will instruct CBP to assess AD duties on all appropriate 
entries of HEDP from China during the POR. For the companies 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 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 return/destruction of APO materials or conversion to 
judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with 
the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice is published in accordance with section 751 and 
777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: August 29, 2019.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
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