[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 215 (Thursday, November 5, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 70586]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-24567]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-428-845]


Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel 
From the Federal Republic of Germany: 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 certain 
cold-drawn mechanical tubing of carbon and alloy steel (cold-drawn 
mechanical tubing) from the Federal Republic of Germany (Germany) for 
the period of review (POR) June 1, 2019, through May 31, 2020, based on 
the timely withdrawal of the request for review.

DATES: Applicable November 5, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Berger, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2483.

Background

    On June 2, 2020, Commerce published a notice of opportunity to 
request an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on cold-
drawn mechanical tubing from Germany for the POR.\1\ Pursuant to a 
timely request from ArcelorMittal Tubular Products LLC, Michigan 
Seamless Tube, LLC, Plymouth Tube Co., PTC Alliance Corp., Webco 
Industries, Inc., and Zekelman Industries (the petitioners),\2\ 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 initiated an 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on cold-drawn 
mechanical tubing from Germany on August 6, 2020, with respect to five 
companies: BENTELER Steel/Tube GmbH (Benteler); BENTELER Distribution 
International GmbH (BDI); Mubea Fahrwerksfedern GmbH (Mubea 
Fahrwerksfedern); Salzgitter Mannesmann Line Pipe GmbH (Salzgitter 
Mannesmann Line Pipe); and Salzgitter Mannesmann Precision GmbH 
(Salzgitter Mannesmann Precision).\3\ On October 9, 2020, the 
petitioners timely withdrew their request for an administrative review 
of all of the companies named in their June 30, 2020, request for 
review.\4\
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 85 FR 33628 (June 2, 2020).
    \2\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing from 
Germany--Domestic Industry's Request for Second Administrative 
Review of the Antidumping Duty Order,'' dated June 30, 2020.
    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 85 FR 47731 (August 6, 2020).
    \4\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing from 
Germany--Domestic Industry's Withdrawal of Request for Second 
Administrative Review,'' dated October 9, 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 publication date 
of the notice of initiation of the requested review. The petitioners, 
who were the only parties to request a review, withdrew their request 
within the 90-day deadline. Accordingly, we are rescinding the 
administrative review of cold-drawn mechanical tubing from Germany for 
the period June 1, 2019, through May 31, 2020, in its entirety.

Assessment

    Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 
assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of cold-drawn 
mechanical tubing from Germany. Antidumping duties shall be assessed at 
rates equal to the cash deposit rate 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 publication of this notice in the Federal Register.

Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as the only reminder to importers whose entries 
will be liquidated as a result of this rescission notice, 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 the presumption that 
reimbursement of the antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as the only 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. 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 sanctionable violation.

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: November 2, 2020.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2020-24567 Filed 11-4-20; 8:45 am]
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