[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 210 (Wednesday, October 30, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58128-58129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23683]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-911]


Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe 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

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administrative review of the countervailing duty order on circular 
welded carbon-quality steel pipe (CWP) from the People's Republic of 
China (China) for the period January 1, 2018, through December 31, 
2018, based on the timely withdrawal of the request for review.

DATES: Applicable October 30, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Darla Brown, AD/CVD Operations, Office 
II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1791.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 1, 2019, Commerce published in the Federal Register a 
notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the 
countervailing duty order on CWP from China for the period January 1, 
2018, through December 31, 2018.\1\ In July 2019, Commerce received a 
timely request, in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the Act), to conduct an administrative review of this 
countervailing duty order from Independence Tube Corporation, a Nucor 
Company, and Southland Tube, Incorporated, a Nucor Company 
(collectively, the petitioner).\2\ We received no other requests for 
review. Based upon the petitioner's request, on September 9, 2019, in 
accordance with section 751(a) of the Act, Commerce published in the 
Federal Register a notice of initiation listing 147 companies for which 
Commerce received a timely request for review.\3\
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 84 FR 31295 (July 1, 2019).
    \2\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Circular Welded Carbon Quality 
Steel Pipe from The People's Republic of China: Request for 
Administrative Review,'' dated July 31, 2019.
    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 47242 (September 9, 2019).
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    In October 2019, the petitioner timely withdrew its request for an 
administrative review for all 147 companies.\4\
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    \4\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Circular Welded Carbon Quality 
Steel Pipe from The People's Republic of China: Withdrawal of 
Request for Administrative Review,'' dated October 17, 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 notice of initiation of the requested review. As noted 
above, the petitioner withdrew its request for review by the 90-day 
deadline, and we received no other requests for review. Accordingly, we 
are rescinding the administrative review of the countervailing duty 
order on CWP from China covering the period January 1, 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. 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 publication of this notice in the 
Federal Register.

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), which continues to govern 
business proprietary information. 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 a sanctionable 
violation.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice is issued and published in accordance with section 
751(a)(1) and 751(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: October 24, 2019.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2019-23683 Filed 10-29-19; 8:45 am]
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