[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 1, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39523-39524]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14190]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-964]


Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube 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 order on seamless refined 
copper pipe and tube (copper pipe and tube) from the People's Republic 
of China (China) for the period November 1, 2018 through October 31, 
2019.

DATES: Applicable June 30, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maisha Cryor, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5831.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On November 1, 2019, Commerce published a notice of opportunity to 
request an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
copper pipe and tube from China \1\ for the period of review (POR) 
November 1, 2018 through October 31, 2019.\2\
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    \1\ See Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube from Mexico and 
the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Orders and Amended 
Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value From Mexico, 75 
FR 71070 (November 22, 2010) (Order).
    \2\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 84 FR 58690, 58691 (November 1, 2019).
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    On November 29, 2019, Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube Group, 
Inc.; Hong Kong GD Trading Co., Ltd., and Golden Dragon Holding (Hong 
Kong) International, Ltd. (collectively, Golden Dragon), Chinese 
producers and exporters of copper pipe and tube, timely requested an 
administrative review of the Order with respect to their entries of 
subject merchandise during

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the POR.\3\ No other party requested an administrative review of the 
Order. On January 17, 2020, in accordance with section 751(a) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act) and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), 
Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of initiation of an 
administrative review.\4\ On March 5, 2020, Commerce issued its initial 
antidumping questionnaire to Golden Dragon.\5\ On April 8, 2020, Golden 
Dragon timely withdrew its request for an administrative review.\6\ On 
April 24, 2020, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative reviews 
by 50 days, due to COVID-19.\7\
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    \3\ See Golden Dragon's Letter, ``Seamless Refined Copper Pipe 
and Tube from China: Request for Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review,'' dated November 29, 2019.
    \4\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 85 FR 3014, 3021 (January 17, 2020).
    \5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``2018-2019 Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review of Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube from 
the People's Republic of China,'' dated March 5, 2020.
    \6\ See Golden Dragon's Letter, ``Withdrawal of Request for 
Review, Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube from China'' dated 
April 8, 2020.
    \7\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews in Response to 
Operational Adjustments Due to COVID-19,'' dated April 24, 2020.
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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 that requested 
the review withdraws its request within 90 days of the date of 
publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review. In 
this case, Golden Dragon withdrew its request by the 90-day deadline, 
and no other party requested an administrative review of the Order with 
respect to Golden Dragon. Therefore, we are rescinding the 
administrative review of the Order for the period November 1, 2018 
through October 31, 2019, in its entirety.

Assessment

    Commerce intends to instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP) to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of copper 
pipe and tube from China during the POR 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 final 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 could result in Commerce's presumption that 
reimbursement of the antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as a 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 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: June 25, 2020.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2020-14190 Filed 6-30-20; 8:45 am]
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