[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 14, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2109-2110]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-00414]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-029]


Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products From the People's 
Republic of China; 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 
cold-rolled steel flat products (cold-rolled steel) from the People's 
Republic of China (China) for the period of review (POR) July 1, 2018 
through June 30, 2019, based on the timely withdrawal of the requests 
for review.

DATES: Applicable January 14, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Baker, 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) 482-2924.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 1, 2019, Commerce published a notice of opportunity to 
request an administrative review of the AD order on cold-rolled steel 
from China for the POR of July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.\1\ On 
July 31, 2019, Commerce received a timely filed request from 
ArcelorMittal USA LLC, California Steel Industries, Inc., Nucor 
Corporation, Steel Dynamics, Inc., and United States Steel Corporation 
(the petitioners) \2\ for an administrative review of China Steel 
Sumikin JSC, Dai Thien Loc Corp., Hoa Phat Steel Pipe, Hoa Sen Group, 
Maruichi Sun Steel Corporation, Nam Kim Steel, NS BlueScope, POSCO 
Vietnam, Southern Steel Sheet Co., Ton Dong A Corp., Vina One, and 
VNSteel--Phu My Flat Steel. On July 31, 2019, Commerce also received a 
request from Mitsui & Co., (U.S.A.) Inc. (Mitsui), for an 
administrative review of Hoa Sen Group and Ton Dong A Corporation.\3\ 
These requests were in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act 
of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.213(b). Commerce received 
no other requests for administrative review.
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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 Petitioners' Letter, ``Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products 
from the People's Republic of China: Request for Administrative 
Review of Antidumping Duty Order,'' dated July 31, 2019.
    \3\ See Mitsui Letter, ``Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products 
from China: Request for Administrative Review,'' dated July 31, 
2019.
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    On September 9, 2019, pursuant to these requests, and in accordance 
with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce published a notice initiating an 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on cold-rolled 
steel from China.\4\ On December 4, 2019, the petitioners withdrew 
their request for an administrative review of all companies on which 
they had requested a review.\5\ On December 6, 2019, Mitsui withdrew 
its request for an administrative review of the two companies on which 
they had requested a review.\6\
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    \4\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 47242 (September 9, 2019).
    \5\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat 
Products from the People's Republic of China: Withdrawal of Request 
for Administrative Review of Antidumping Duty Order,'' dated 
December 4, 2019.
    \6\ See Mitsui's Letter, ``Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat 
Products from the People's Republic of China; Withdrawal of Request 
of Antidumping Duty Order,'' dated December 6, 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 a party that requested a 
review withdraws the request within 90 days of the publication date of 
the notice of initiation of the requested review. The petitioners and 
Mitsui withdrew their requests 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 intends to instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP) to assess antidumping duties on all

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appropriate entries of cold-rolled steel from China. 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 the only reminder to importers of their 
responsibility, under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2), to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation 
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply 
with this requirement may result in the presumption that reimbursement 
of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double 
antidumping 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, 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 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: January 8, 2020.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2020-00414 Filed 1-13-20; 8:45 am]
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