[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7258-7259]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-01798]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-016]
Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From the People's
Republic of China: Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2019-2020
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On October 6, 2020, the Department of Commerce (Commerce)
initiated an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on
passenger vehicle and light truck tires (passenger tires) from the
People's Republic of China (China) for 28 companies. Based on the
timely withdrawal of requests for review, we are now rescinding this
administrative review with respect to 21 of these companies.
DATES: Applicable January 27, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Shaw or Toni Page, 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) 482-0697 or (202) 482-1398,
respectively.
Background
In August 2020, Commerce received multiple timely requests to
conduct an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on
passenger tires from China. Based upon these requests, on October 6,
2020, in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act), Commerce published a notice of initiation of an
administrative review covering the period August 1, 2019 through July
31, 2020, with respect to 28 companies.\1\ In October and December,
2020, the following companies withdrew their requests for an
administrative review: Giti Radial Tire (Anhui) Company Ltd. (Giti
Radial Anhui); Giti Tire (Fujian) Company Ltd.
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(Giti Fujian); Giti Tire (Hualin) Company Ltd. (Giti Hualin); Giti Tire
Global Trading Pte. Ltd. (GTT); Haohua Orient International Trade Ltd.
(Haohua Orient); Prinx Chengshan (Shandong) Tire Company Ltd. (PCT);
Qingdao Lakesea Tyre Co., Ltd. (Lakesea); Qingdao Sentury Tire Co. Ltd.
(Sentury); Riversun Industry Limited (Riversun); Safe & Well (HK)
International Trading Limited (Safe & Well); Sailun Group (HongKong)
Co., Limited (Sailun HK), formerly known as Sailun Jinyu Group (Hong
Kong) Co., Limited (Sailun Jinyu HK); Sailun Group Co., Ltd. (Sailun
Group), formerly known as Sailun Jinyu Group Co., Ltd. (Sailun Jinyu);
Sailun Tire Americas Inc., formerly known as SJI North America Inc.
(Sailun Americas); Sailun Tire International Corp. (Sailun
International); Shandong Guofeng Rubber Plastics Co., Ltd. (Guofeng);
Shandong Linglong Tyre Co., Ltd. (Linglong); Shandong New Continent
Tire Co., Ltd. (New Continent); Shandong Province Sanli Tire
Manufactured Co., Ltd. (Sanli); \2\ Shandong Wanda Boto Tyre Co., Ltd.
(Boto); Shouguang Firemax Tyre Co., Ltd. (Firemax); and Windforce Tyre
Co., Limited (Windforce).\3\
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\1\ Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 85 FR 63081 (October 6, 2020) (Initiation
Notice).
\2\ In the Initiation Notice this company was listed as Shandong
Province Sanli Tire Manufacture Co., Ltd. Commerce later confirmed
with counsel the correct spelling of the company's name. See
Memorandum, ``Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Passenger
Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the People's Republic of China:
Ex-parte Phone Call/Email with Shandong Sanli Tire Manufactured Co.,
Ltd.'s Counsel,'' dated October 20, 2020.
\3\ See GTT's Letter, ``Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires
from the People's Republic of China: Withdrawal of Request for
Administrative Review,'' dated October 20, 2020; see also Grunfeld,
Desiderio, Lebowitz, Silverman & Klestadt LLP's Letter, ``Withdrawal
of Request for the Administrative Review of Antidumping Duty Order
on Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires (``PVLT'') from the
People's Republic of China (A-570-016),'' dated October 21, 2020;
DeKieffer & Horgan, PLLC's Letter, ``Passenger Vehicle and Light
Truck Tires from the People's Republic of China: Partial Withdrawal
of Request for Administrative Review,'' dated December 9, 2020;
Boto's Letter, ``Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the
People's Republic of China: Withdrawal of Request for Administrative
Review,'' dated December 14, 2020; Guofeng's Letter, ``Passenger
Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from People's Republic of China:
Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review,'' dated December
14, 2020; Firemax's Letter, ``Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light
Truck Tires from the People's Republic of China--Withdrawal of
Request for Administrative Review,'' dated December 21, 2020; and
PCT's Letter, ``Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from
the People's Republic of China--Withdrawal of Request for
Administrative Review,'' dated December 22, 2020.
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Partial Rescission
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in part, if a party who requested
the review withdraws the request within 90 days of the date of
publication of notice of initiation of the requested review. Giti
Radial Anhui; Giti Fujian; Giti Hualin; GTT; Haohua Orient; PCT;
Lakesea; Sentury; Riversun; Safe & Well; Sailun HK; Sailun Group;
Sailun Americas; Sailun International; Linglong; New Continent; Sanli;
Boto; Firemax; and Windforce timely withdrew their requests for an
administrative review. No other party requested a review of these 20
companies. On August 31, 2020, ITG Voma Corporation (ITG Voma), a U.S.
importer of passenger tires, requested a review of Guofeng.\4\ On
December 14, 2020, ITG Voma withdrew their request for an
administrative review on Guofeng.\5\ Accordingly, we are rescinding
this review, in part, with respect to these 21 companies, pursuant to
19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).
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\4\ See ITG Voma's Letter, ``Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck
Tires from the People's Republic of China: Request for Review--2019-
2020 Review Period,'' dated August 31, 2020.
\5\ See ITG Voma's Letter, ``Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck
Tires from the People's Republic of China: Withdrawal of Request for
Administrative Review,'' dated December 14, 2020.
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The instant review will continue with respect to the following
companies: Qingdao Fullrun Tyre Tech Corp., Ltd.; Qingdao Landwinner
Tyre Co., Ltd.; Qingdao Nexen Tire Corporation; Shandong Qilun Rubber
Co., Ltd., Sumitomo Rubber (Changshu) Co., Ltd.; Sumitomo Rubber
(Hunan) Co., Ltd.; and Zhaoqing Junhong Co., Ltd.
Assessment
Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to
assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. For the companies
for which this review is rescinded, 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 no earlier
than 35 days after the publication of this notice in the Federal
Register.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a 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.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as a reminder to 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, which continues
to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the
proceeding. 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
and 777(i)(l) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).
Dated: January 21, 2021.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2021-01798 Filed 1-26-21; 8:45 am]
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