[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 172 (Thursday, September 3, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 54993]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-19500]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-042]


Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip from the People's Republic of 
China: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: 2019-2020

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 stainless 
steel sheet and strip (SS sheet and strip) from the People's Republic 
of China (China) for the period of review (POR) April 1, 2019 through 
March 31, 2020, based on the timely withdrawal of the request for 
review.

DATES: Applicable September 3, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leo Ayala, AD/CVD Operations, Office 
VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3945.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On April 1, 2020, Commerce published a notice of opportunity to 
request an administrative review of the AD order on SS sheet and strip 
from China for the POR.\1\ On April 30, 2020, Commerce received a 
timely-filed request from AK Steel Corporation; Allegheny Ludlum, LLC 
d/b/a ATI Flat Rolled Products; North American Stainless; and Outokumpu 
Stainless USA, LLC (collectively, the petitioners) for an 
administrative review of 152 Chinese producers and/or exporters, in 
accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(the Act), and 19 CFR 351.213(b).\2\
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative 
Review, 85 FR 18191 (April 1, 2020).
    \2\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Antidumping Duty Order on 
Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip from the People's Republic of 
China--Petitioners' Request for Initiation of Third Administrative 
Review,'' dated April 30, 2020.
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    On May 6, 2020, pursuant to this request, and in accordance with 
section 751(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce 
published a notice initiating an administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on SS sheet and strip from China for 152 Chinese 
producers and/or exporters.\3\ On June 10, 2020, the petitioners timely 
withdrew their request for an administrative review for all 152 
producers and/or exporters.\4\
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    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 85 FR 26931 (May 6, 2020).
    \4\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Antidumping Duty Order on 
Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip from the People's Republic of 
China--Petitioners' Withdrawal of Requests for Third Administrative 
Review,'' dated June 10, 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 or parties 
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 withdrew their request for review within the 90-day 
deadline. Because Commerce received no other requests for review, we 
are rescinding the administrative review of the order on SS sheet and 
strip from China covering the April 1, 2019 through March 31, 2020 POR, 
in its entirety, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).

Assessment

    Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 
assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of SS sheet and 
strip 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 AD duties prior to liquidation of the 
relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply with this 
requirement could result in the presumption that reimbursement of AD 
duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of doubled AD duties.

Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice also serves as a reminder to all parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction 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.

Notification to Interested Parties

    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: August 28, 2020.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2020-19500 Filed 9-2-20; 8:45 am]
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