[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 246 (Monday, December 23, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 70496]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27642]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-351-844]


Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products From Brazil: 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 its 
administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on cold-
rolled steel flat products (CRS flat products) from Brazil for the 
period of review (POR) January 1, 2018, through December 31, 2018.

DATES: Applicable December 23, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Miller, 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) 482-3906.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On September 3, 2019, Commerce published in the Federal Register a 
notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the CVD 
order on CRS flat products from Brazil for the POR.\1\ Commerce 
received a timely request from the petitioner, United States Steel 
Corporation, in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.213(b), to conduct an 
administrative review of this CVD order for seven companies.\2\
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative 
Review, 84 FR 45949 (September 3, 2019).
    \2\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products 
from Brazil: Request for Administrative Review of Countervailing 
Duty Order,'' dated September 30, 2019 (request for review of: 
Aperam Inox America do Sul S.A.; Armco do Brasil S.A.; Arvedi 
Metalfer do Brasil; Companhia Siderurgica Nacional; NVent do Brasil 
Eletrometalurgica; Signode Brasileira Ltda.; and Usinas Siderurgicas 
de Minas Gerais (Usiminas)).
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    On November 12, 2019, Commerce published in the Federal Register a 
notice of initiation with respect to these companies.\3\ On November 
19, 2019, the petitioner timely withdrew its request for an 
administrative review for all seven companies.\4\
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    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 61011 (November 12, 2019).
    \4\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products 
from Brazil: Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review of 
Countervailing Duty Order,'' dated November 19, 2019.
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Rescission of Administrative Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or in part, if the parties that 
requested a review withdraw the request within 90 days of the date of 
publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review. The 
petitioner withdrew its request for review before the 90-day deadline, 
and no other party requested an administrative review of this order. 
Therefore, we are rescinding the administrative review of the CVD order 
on CRS flat products from Brazil 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. Because 
Commerce is rescinding this administrative review in its entirety, the 
entries to which this administrative review pertained 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 directly to CBP 15 
days after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders

    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). Timely written 
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or 
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to 
comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable 
violation.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice is published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 
777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

     Dated: December 17, 2019.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2019-27642 Filed 12-20-19; 8:45 am]
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