[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 82 (Wednesday, April 29, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 23058]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-08283]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-122-868]
Utility Scale Wind Towers From Canada: Rescission of
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2024
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 countervailing duty (CVD) order on utility
scale wind towers from Canada. The period of review (POR) is January 1,
2024, through December 31, 2024.
DATES: Applicable April 29, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Davis, AD/CVD Operations, Office
VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-7924.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 1, 2025, Commerce published in the Federal Register a
notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the CVD
order on utility scale wind towers from Canada.\1\ Commerce received a
timely request for review of the Order from the Wind Tower Trade
Coalition (the Coalition), a domestic interested party.\2\
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\1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative
Review and Joint Annual Inquiry Service List, 90 FR 36141 (August 1,
2025).
\2\ See the Coalition's Letter, ``Request for Administrative
Review,'' dated September 2, 2025.
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On September 25, 2025, Commerce published in the Federal Register a
notice of initiation, 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\ On
November 26, 2025,Commerce released a memorandum indicating that there
were no reviewable entries of subject merchandise during the POR based
on a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) entry data query.\4\
Further, we notified interested parties of our intent to rescind this
administrative review due to a lack of suspended entries.\5\ The
Coalition submitted comments on Commerce's notice of intent to rescind
this review, agreeing that Commerce should rescind this review.\6\
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\3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 90 FR 46173 (September 25, 2025).
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Release of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Import Data and Intent to Rescind the Administrative
Review,'' dated November 26, 2025.
\5\ Id.
\6\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Comments on CBP Data and Intent
to Rescind Administrative Review,'' dated December 4, 2025.
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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 a CVD order where Commerce
concludes that there were no reviewable entries of subject merchandise
during the POR.\7\ Normally, upon completion of an administrative
review, the suspended entries are liquidated at the CVD assessment rate
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 calculated CVD assessment rate for
the review period.\9\ As noted above, CBP data showed that there were
no entries of subject merchandise for Marmen Inc., Marmen Energie Inc.,
and Marmen Energy Co. during the POR. Accordingly, in the absence of
reviewable, suspended entries of subject merchandise during the POR, we
are rescinding this administrative review, in its entirety, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).
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\7\ See, e.g., Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada:
Final Results and Final Rescission, in Part, of the Countervailing
Duty Administrative Review, 2020, 87 FR 48455 (August 9, 2022); see
also Certain Non-Refillable Steel Cylinders from the People's
Republic of China: Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review; 2020-2021, 87 FR 64008 (October 21, 2022).
\8\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2).
\9\ See 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).
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Cash Deposit Requirements
As Commerce has proceeded to a final rescission of this
administrative review, no cash deposit rates will change. Accordingly,
the current cash deposit requirements shall remain in effect until
further notice.
Assessment Rates
Commerce will instruct CBP to assess countervailing duties on all
appropriate entries. Countervailing duties shall be assessed at rates
equal to the cash deposit of estimated countervailing 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
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 Order (APO)
This notice serves as a final reminder to parties subject to an APO
of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of
proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR
351.305(a)(3), which continues to govern business proprietary
information in this segment of the proceeding. Timely written
notification of the return or destruction of the APO materials, or
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to
comply with 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 24, 2026.
Scot Fullerton,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2026-08283 Filed 4-28-26; 8:45 am]
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