[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 207 (Friday, October 25, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57400-57401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23339]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-588-851]
Certain Small Diameter Carbon and Alloy Seamless Standard, Line,
and Pressure Pipe (Under 4\1/2\ Inches) 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 (AD) order on certain
small diameter carbon and alloy seamless standard, line, and pressure
pipe (under 4\1/2\ inches) from Japan for the period of review (POR)
June 1, 2018 through May 31, 2019, based on the timely withdrawal of
the request for review.
DATES: Applicable October 25, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dusten Hom, AD/CVD Operations, Office
1, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20230; telephone: (202) 482-5075.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 3, 2019, Commerce published a notice of opportunity to
request an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on
certain small diameter carbon and alloy seamless standard, line, and
pressure pipe (under 4\1/2\ inches) from Japan for the POR of June 1,
2018 through May 31, 2019.\1\ United States Steel Corporation (U.S.
Steel) timely filed requests for an administrative review of Denka
Company Limited (Denka), Ebara Corporation (Ebara), JFE Steel
Corporation (JFE Steel), Kaneka Corporation (Kaneka), Kawasaki Steel
Corporation (Kawasaki Steel), Maruichi Kohan Limited (Maruichi), Metal
One Tubular Products Incorporated (Metal One), Nippon Steel & Sumitomo
Metal Corporation (N&S), Nippon Steel Corporation (Nippon Steel), NKK
Tubes (NKK), Okaya & Company Limited (Okaya), Sumitomo Corporation
(Sumitomo Corp.), Sumitomo Metal Industries Limited (Sumitomo Metal),
Taiheiyo Cement Corporation (Taiheiyo), Vallourec & Sumitomo Tubos do
Brasil Limitada (V&C), Vallourec Solucoes Tubulares do Brasil
(Vallourec Solucoes), and Yamashin Industry Company (Yamashin), in
accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act), and 19 CFR 351.213(b).\2\
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\1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order. Finding, or
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative
Review, 84 FR 25521 (June 3, 2019).
\2\ See letter from U.S. Steel, ``Carbon and Alloy Seamless
Standard line, and Pressure Pipe (Under 4\1/2\ Inches) from Japan:
Request for Administrative Review of Antidumping Duty Order,'' dated
June 28, 2019.
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On July 29, 2019, pursuant to these requests, and in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce published a notice initiating an
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administrative review of the antidumping duty order on small diameter
carbon and alloy seamless standard, line, and pressure pipe (under 4\1/
2\ inches) from Japan with respect to Denka, Ebara, JFE Steel, Kaneka,
Kawasaki Steel, Maruichi, Metal One, N&S, Nippon Steel, NKK, Okaya,
Sumitomo Corp., Sumitomo Metal, Taiheiyo, V&C, Vallourec Solucoes, and
Yamashin.\3\ On September 4, 2019, U.S. Steel withdrew its request for
an administrative review with respect to all of the companies for which
it had requested a review.\4\
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\3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 36572 (July 29, 2019).
\4\ See letter from U.S. Steel, ``Carbon and Alloy Seamless
Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe (Under 4.5 Inches) from Japan:
Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review of Antidumping Duty
Order,'' dated September 24, 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 or parties
that requested a review withdraws the request within 90 days of the
publication date of the notice of initiation of the requested review.
U.S. Steel withdrew its request for review of Denka, Ebara, JFE Steel,
Kaneka, Kawasaki Steel, Maruichi, Metal One, N&S, Nippon Steel, NKK,
Okaya, Sumitomo Corp., Sumitomo Metal, Taiheiyo, V&C, Vallourec
Solucoes, and Yamashin. U.S. Steel withdrew its request within 90 days
of the publication date of the notice of initiation. No other parties
requested an administrative review of the order. Therefore, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), we are rescinding this review in
its entirety.
Assessment
Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to
assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of small diameter
carbon and alloy seamless standard, line, and pressure pipe (under 4\1/
2\ inches) from Japan. Antidumping duties shall be assessed at rates
equal to the cash deposit of estimated antidumping 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 351.42(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 issues and published in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).
Dated: October 21, 2019.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2019-23339 Filed 10-24-19; 8:45 am]
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