[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 86 (Thursday, May 6, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24383-24384]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-09548]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-357-821]
Biodiesel From Argentina: Rescission of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review; 2020
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
United States Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the
administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on
biodiesel from Argentina for the period of review, (POR) January 1,
2020, through December 31, 2020, based on the timely withdrawal of the
request for review.
DATES: Applicable May 6, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elfi Blum, 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) 482-0197.
Background: On January 5, 2021, Commerce published a notice of
opportunity to request an administrative review of the CVD duty order
on biodiesel from Argentina for the POR.\1\
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On January 29, 2021, the National Biodiesel Board Fair Trade Coalition
(the petitioner) timely requested an administrative review of the CVD
order with respect to 18 companies.\2\ On March 4, 2021, 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 CVD order for the POR with respect to these 18
companies.\3\ On March 23, 2021, Commerce placed U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) entry data for U.S. imports of biodiesel from
Argentina for the POR on the record of this review.\4\ On April 22,
2021, based on a lack of suspended entries from the companies subject
to the review, Commerce placed its notice of intent to rescind this
review on the record and invited interested parties to comment.\5\
Then, on April 23, 2021, the petitioner timely withdrew its request for
review for all 18 companies.\6\
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\1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative
Review, 86 FR 291 (January 5, 2021).
\2\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Biodiesel from Argentina: Request
for Administrative Review of countervailing Duty Order,'' dated
January 29, 2021. The requested companies are: (1) Aceitera General
Deheza S.A.; (2) Bio Nogoya S.A.; (3) Bunge Argentina S.A.; (4)
Cargill S.A.C.I.; (5) COFCO Argentina S.A.; (6) C[aacute]mara
Argentina de Biocombustibles; (7) Explora; (8) GEFCO Argentina; (9)
LDC Argentina S.A.; (10) Molinos Agro S.A.; (11) Noble Argentina;
(12) Oleaginosa Moreno Hermanos S.A.; (13) Patagonia Bioenergia;
(14) Renova S.A.; (15) T6 Industrial SA (EcoFuel); (16) Unitec Bio
S.A.; (17) Vicentin S.A.I.C.; and (18) Viluco S.A.
\3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 86 FR 12599, 12606 (March 2, 2021)
(Initiation Notice).
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Administrative Review of the
Countervailing Duty Order on Biodiesel from Argentina: Release of
U.S. Customs entry Data for Respondent Selection; 2020,'' dated
March 23, 2021.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Administrative Review of Countervailing
Duty Order on Biodiesel from Argentina; 2020: Notice of Intent to
Rescind Review,'' dated April 22, 2021.
\6\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Biodiesel from Argentina:
Response to Notice of Intent to Rescind Reviews and Withdrawal of
Request for Administrative Review of Countervailing Duty Order,''
dated April 23, 2021.
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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
parties that requested the review withdraw their requests within 90
days of the publication date of the notice of initiation of the
requested review. The petitioner withdrew its request for review for
all 18 companies within 90 days of the publication of the Initiation
Notice, and no other party requested an administrative review of the
CVD order for the POR. Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.213(d)(1), Commerce is rescinding the administrative review of the
CVD order on biodiesel from Argentina for the POR, in its entirety.
Assessment: Commerce will instruct CBP to assess countervailing
duties on all appropriate entries of biodiesel from Argentina during
the POR at rates equal to the cash deposit rates for estimated
countervailing duties that were 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 date of
publication of this rescission notice in the Federal Register.
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
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.
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: April 30, 2021.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
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