[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49148-49149]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12742]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-954]


Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks From the People's Republic of 
China: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022-2023

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain magnesia 
carbon bricks (bricks) from the People's Republic of China (China) for 
the period of review (POR) September 1, 2022, through August 31, 2023.

DATES: Applicable June 11, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nathan James, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5305.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On September 20, 2010, Commerce published in the Federal Register 
the antidumping duty order on bricks from China.\1\ On September 28, 
2023, the Magnesia Carbon Bricks Fair Trade Committee (the petitioner) 
submitted a timely request that Commerce conduct an administrative 
review.\2\
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    \1\ See Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks from Mexico and the 
People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Orders, 75 FR 57257 
(September 20, 2010) (Order).
    \2\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Request for Administrative 
Review,'' dated September 28, 2023.
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    On November 15, 2023, Commerce published in the Federal Register a 
notice of initiation of administrative review with respect to imports 
of bricks from China in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff 
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act) and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i).\3\ This 
review covers subject merchandise exported by 42 exporters.\4\ On 
December 20, 2023, we placed on the record U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) data for entries of bricks from China during the POR, 
showing no reviewable POR entries and invited interested parties to 
comment.\5\ No party filed comments with respect to the CBP data.
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    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 88 FR 78298 (November 15, 2023).
    \4\ Id.
    \5\ See Memorandum, ``Release of Customs and Border Protection 
Data Query,'' dated December 20, 2023.
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    On February 7, 2024, Commerce notified all interested parties of 
its intent to rescind the instant review because there were no 
reviewable, suspended entries of subject merchandise by any of the 
companies subject to this review during the POR and invited interested 
parties to comment.\6\ Commerce did not receive any comments.
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    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Notice of Intent to Rescind Review,'' 
dated February 7, 2024.
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Rescission of Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), it is Commerce's practice to 
rescind an administrative review of an antidumping duty order when 
there are no reviewable entries of subject merchandise during the POR 
for which liquidation is suspended.\7\ Normally, upon completion of an 
administrative review, the suspended entries are liquidated at the 
antidumping duty assessment rate calculated for the review period.\8\ 
Therefore, for an administrative review to be conducted, there must be 
a reviewable, suspended entry that Commerce can instruct CBP to 
liquidate at the antidumping duty assessment rate calculated for the 
review period.\9\ As noted above, there were no entries of subject 
merchandise for the companies subject to this review during the POR. 
Accordingly, in the absence of suspended entries of subject merchandise 
during the POR, we are hereby rescinding this administrative review, in 
its entirety, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).
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    \7\ See, e.g., Dioctyl Terephthalate from the Republic of Korea: 
Rescission of Antidumping Administrative Review; 2021-2022, 88 FR 
24758 (April 24, 2023); see also Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-
to-Length Plate from the Federal Republic of Germany: Recission of 
Antidumping Administrative Review; 2020-2021, 88 FR 4154 (January 
24, 2023).
    \8\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
    \9\ See 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).
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Assessment

    Commerce will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all 
appropriate entries. Antidumping duties shall be assessed at rates 
equal to the cash deposit of estimated antidumping duties required at 
the time of entry, or

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withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption in the United States, in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends to issue 
assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date 
of publication of this rescission notice in the Federal Register.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an 
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 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: May 29, 2024.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2024-12742 Filed 6-10-24; 8:45 am]
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