[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 206 (Thursday, October 24, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57012-57013]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23213]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-039]


Certain Amorphous Silica Fabric From the People's Republic of 
China: Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2018

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the 
administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain 
amorphous silica fabric (silica fabric) from the People's Republic of 
China (China) for the period January 1, 2018, through December 31, 
2018, based on timely withdrawal of the request for review.

DATES: Applicable October 24, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tyler Weinhold, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1121.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On March 5, 2019, Commerce published a notice of opportunity to 
request an administrative review of the CVD order on silica fabric from 
China for the period January 1, 2018, through

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December 31, 2018 \1\ On April 1, 2019, Commerce received a timely 
request, in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, 
as amended (the Act), from Auburn Manufacturing, Inc. (the petitioner), 
to conduct an administrative review of this CVD order with respect to 
81 companies.\2\ Based upon this request, on May 29, 2019, in 
accordance with section 751(a) of the Act, Commerce published in the 
Federal Register a notice of initiation of administrative review for 
this CVD order.\3\ On June 3, 2019, the petitioner submitted a letter 
correcting the spelling of certain companies in its review request.\4\ 
Based upon this clarification, on July 15, 2019, Commerce published in 
the Federal Register a notice of initiation of administrative review 
including the corrected names of the affected companies.\5\ On July 8, 
2019 the petitioner timely withdrew its request for an administrative 
review for each of the 81 companies.\6\
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative 
Review; Opportunity To Request Administrative Review, 84 FR 7877 
(March 5, 2019).
    \2\ See Letter from the petitioner re: ``Certain Amorphous 
Silica Fabric from the People's Republic of China,'' dated April 1, 
2019.
    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 24743 (May 29, 2019) (Initiation 
Notice).
    \4\ See Letter from the petitioner re: ``Certain Amorphous 
Silica Fabric from the People's Republic of China--Errata to April 
1, 2019 Request for Administrative Review,'' dated June 3, 2019.
    \5\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 33739, 33753 and n.8 (July 15, 2019) 
(Initiation Correction Notice).
    \6\ See Letter from the petitioner re: ``Certain Amorphous 
Silica Fabric from the People's Republic of China: Withdrawal of 
Petitioners' Request for Administrative Review of the Countervailing 
Duty Order,'' dated July 8, 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 a party who 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 petitioner timely withdrew its request for review by 
the 90-day deadline. No other party requested an administrative review. 
Accordingly, we are rescinding the administrative review of the CVD 
order on silica fabric from China covering the period January 1, 2018, 
to December 31, 2018, in its entirety.

Assessment

    Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 
assess CVDs on all appropriate entries at a rate equal to the cash 
deposit of estimated CVDs required at the time of entry, or withdrawal 
from warehouse, for consumption, during the period January 1, 2018, to 
December 31, 2018, 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 in the Federal Register.

Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as the only 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 the countervailing duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of doubled countervailing 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 return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under an APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). 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 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: October 17, 2019.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2019-23213 Filed 10-23-19; 8:45 am]
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