[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 189 (Monday, September 30, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51513-51514]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-21152]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-042]


Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip 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 the 
administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on stainless 
steel sheet and strip from the People's Republic of China for the 
period April 1, 2018, through March 31, 2019.

DATES: Applicable September 30, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Dunne, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2328.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Background

    On April 1, 2019, Commerce published a notice of opportunity to 
request an administrative review of the AD order on stainless steel 
sheet and strip (SSSS) from the People's Republic of China (China) for 
the period April 1, 2018, through March 31, 2019.\1\ On April 30, 2019, 
the petitioners \2\ filed a timely request for review with respect to 
specific companies and affiliates from China, in accordance with 
section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 
CFR 351.213(b).\3\ Pursuant to this request, and in accordance with 
section 751(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an 
administrative review of the order.\4\ On June 19, 2019, the 
petitioners filed a timely withdrawal of request for the administrative 
review with respect to all entities for which it had requested a 
review.\5\
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 84 FR 12207 (April 1, 2019).
    \2\ The petitioners are AK Steel Corporation, Allegheny Ludlum, 
LLC d/b/a ATI Flat Rolled Products, North American Stainless, and 
Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC.
    \3\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Antidumping Duty Order on 
Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip from the People's Republic of 
China--Petitioners' Request for Initiation of Second Administrative 
Review,'' dated April 30, 2019.
    \4\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 27587 (June 13, 2019).
    \5\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Antidumping Duty Order on 
Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip from the People's Republic of China-
Petitioners' Withdrawal of Requests for Second Administrative 
Review'' dated June 19, 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 that 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, the petitioners, who were the only party to file a request 
for review, withdrew their request by the 90-day deadline. Accordingly, 
we are rescinding the administrative review of the AD order on SSSS 
from China for the period April 1, 2018, through March 31, 2019, in its 
entirety.

Assessment

    Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 
assess AD duties on all appropriate entries of SSSS from China. AD 
duties shall be assessed at rates equal to the cash deposit 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 the date of publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register.

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 AD 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 AD duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of doubled AD 
duties.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice also serves as a reminder to all 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. 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: September 24, 2019.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2019-21152 Filed 9-27-19; 8:45 am]
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