[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 197 (Friday, October 9, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64120-64121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-22430]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-357-820]


Biodiesel From Argentina: 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 biodiesel 
from Argentina 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 October 9, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Hoadley, 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) 482-3148.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On April 1, 2020, Commerce published a notice of opportunity to 
request an administrative review of the AD order on biodiesel from 
Argentina for the POR.\1\ On April 30, 2020, Commerce received a 
timely-filed request from the National Biodiesel Board Fair Trade 
Coalition (the petitioner) \2\ for an administrative review of 18 
Argentine 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).\3\
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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\ The National Biodiesel Board Fair Trade Coalition is an 
association, composed of domestic producers of biodiesel. Coalition 
members include the National Biodiesel Board (NBB); American 
GreenFuels, LLC, Archer Daniels Midland Company; Ag Processing Inc.; 
Crimson Renewable Energy LP; High Plains Bioenergy; Integrity 
Biofuels, LLC; Iowa Renewable Energy, LLC; Lake Erie Biofuels dba 
HERO BX; Minnesota Soybean Processors; New Leaf Biofuel, LLC; 
Newport Biodiesel, L.L.C.; Renewable Biofuels, LLC; Renewable Energy 
Group, Inc.; Western Dubuque Biodiesel, LLC; Western Iowa Energy, 
LLC; and World Management Group LLC dba World Energy.
    \3\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Biodiesel from Argentina: Request 
for Administrative Review of Antidumping Duty Order,'' dated April 
30, 2020.
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    On June 8, 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 biodiesel from Argentina for 18 Argentine 
producers and/or exporters.\4\ On September 1, 2020, the petitioner 
timely withdrew its request for an administrative review for all 18 
producers and/or exporters.\5\
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    \4\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 85 FR 35068 (June 8, 2020).
    \5\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Biodiesel from Argentina: 
Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review of Antidumping Duty 
Order,'' dated September 1, 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 petitioner withdrew its 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 biodiesel from 
Argentina 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 biodiesel from 
Argentina. Antidumping duties shall be assessed at

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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 and/or countervailing 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 antidumping and/or countervailing duties occurred 
and the subsequent assessment of doubled antidumping 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: September 18, 2020.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2020-22430 Filed 10-8-20; 8:45 am]
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