[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 207 (Friday, October 25, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 57392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23342]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-065]


Stainless Steel Flanges From the People's Republic of China: 
Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2019

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 
stainless steel flanges from the People's Republic of China (China) for 
the period January 23, 2018, through December 31, 2018.

DATES: Applicable October 25, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nathan James, 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) 482-5305.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On May 3, 2019, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice 
of opportunity to request an administrative review of the CVD order on 
stainless steel flanges from China for the period January 23, 2018, 
through December 31, 2018.\1\ On July 1, 2019, Coalition of American 
Flange Producers, a domestic interested party, filed a timely request 
for review with respect to 46 companies, in accordance with section 
751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 
351.213(b).\2\ 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 these companies.\3\ On September 9, 2019, 
Coalition of American Flange Producers filed a timely withdrawal of 
request for the administrative review of all 46 companies.\4\
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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 Coalition of American Flange Producers, 
``Stainless Steel Flanges from the People's Republic of China: 
Request for Administrative Review,'' dated July 1, 2019.
    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 36572 (July 29, 2019).
    \4\ See Letter from Coalition of American Flange Producers, 
``Stainless Steel Flanges from the People's Republic of China: 
Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review,'' dated September 
9, 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, Coalition of American Flange Producers, the only party to 
file a request for review, withdrew its request by the 90-day deadline. 
Accordingly, we are rescinding the administrative review of the CVD 
order on stainless steel flanges from China for the period January 23, 
2018, through December 31, 2018, in its entirety.

Assessment

    Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 
assess countervailing duties on all appropriate entries of stainless 
steel flanges from China. 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 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 countervailing 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 countervailing duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of doubled countervailing 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: October 21, 2019.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary
    for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations.

[FR Doc. 2019-23342 Filed 10-24-19; 8:45 am]
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