Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From the People's Republic of China: Rescission of Antidumping Administrative Review; 2014-2015, 46046-46047 [2016-16807]

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[FR Doc. 2016–16758 Filed 7–14–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–07–P PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–570–924] Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From the People’s Republic of China: Rescission of Antidumping Administrative Review; 2014–2015 Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (‘‘the Department’’) is rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet, and strip (‘‘PET film’’) from the People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’) for the period November 1, 2014, through October 31, 2015. DATES: Effective Date: July 15, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Hill, Office IV, Enforcement & Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3518. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: Background On January 7, 2016, based on a timely request for review by Mitsubishi Polyester Film, Inc. and SKC, Inc. (collectively, ‘‘Petitioners’’), the Department published in the Federal Register a notice of initiation of an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on PET film from the PRC with respect to four companies covering the period November 1, 2014 through October 31, 2015.1 On February 29, 2016, Petitioners withdrew their request for an administrative review of all of the companies for which the Department initiated a review.2 Rescission of Review Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Department 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 of the notice of initiation of the requested review. In this case, Petitioners timely withdrew 1 See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 81 FR 736 (January 7, 2016) (‘‘Initiation Notice’’). 2 See Letter from Petitioners to the Secretary of Commerce ‘‘Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Film, Sheet, and Strip from the People’s Republic of China: Withdrawal of Request for Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated February 29, 2016. E:\FR\FM\15JYN1.SGM 15JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 136 / Friday, July 15, 2016 / Notices their review request by the 90-day deadline, and no other party requested an administrative review of the antidumping duty order. As a result, we are rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on PET film from the PRC for the period November 1, 2014, through October 31, 2015, in its entirety. Dated: July 11, 2016. Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations. Assessment International Trade Administration The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’) to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. Because the Department is rescinding this administrative review in its entirety, the entries to which this administrative review pertained shall be assessed antidumping duties that are equal to the cash deposits 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). The Department intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions to CBP within 15 days after the publication of this notice. [A–552–802] Notification to Importers This notice serves as a final reminder to importers 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 Department’s presumption that reimbursement of the antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of doubled antidumping duties. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Administrative Protective Orders This notice also serves as a final 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 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 Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4). VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:03 Jul 14, 2016 Jkt 238001 [FR Doc. 2016–16807 Filed 7–14–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2015–2016 Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (‘‘the Department’’) is rescinding the administrative review, in part, of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen warmwater shrimp from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (‘‘Vietnam’’) for the period February 1, 2015 through January 31, 2016. DATES: Effective July 15, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Irene Gorelik, AD/CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–6905. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: Background On April 7, 2016, based on timely requests for review for 62 companies by Ad Hoc Shrimp Trade Action Committee (‘‘Petitioner’’),1 193 companies by the American Shrimp Processors Association (‘‘ASPA’’),2 and various Vietnamese companies,3 the Department published in the Federal Register a notice of initiation of an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen warmwater shrimp from Vietnam covering the period February 1, 2015, through January 31, 2016.4 1 See Petitioner’s Request for Administrative Review, dated February 29, 2016. 2 See ASPA’s Request for Administrative Review, dated February 29, 2016. 3 See VASEP’s submission, ‘‘Request for Administrative Review (02/01/15–01/31/16),’’ dated February 29, 2016. See also Quoc Viet Seaproducts Processing Trading and Import-Export Co., Ltd.’s (‘‘Quoc Viet’’) and Thong Thuan Company Limited’s (‘‘Thong Thuan’’) combined submission dated February 29, 2016. 4 See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 81 FR 20324 (April 7, 2016) (‘‘Initiation Notice’’). PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 46047 On June 30, 2016, Quoc Viet and Thong Thuan withdrew their respective requests for administrative review.5 On July 1, 2016, Petitioner withdrew its request for an administrative review for 20 companies, and their various name iterations, as listed in the Initiation Notice.6 On July 1, 2016, ASPA withdrew its request for an administrative review for 22 companies and their various name iterations, as listed in the Initiation Notice.7 On July 1, 2016, VASEP withdrew its request for an administrative review of 17 companies and their various name iterations, as listed in the Initiation Notice.8 No other party requested a review of these exporters. On July 6, 2016, Petitioner, ASPA, and the Minh Phu Group withdrew their respective requests for administrative review of the Minh Phu Group, which the Department intends to rescind in a separate notice. Partial Rescission of Review Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Department 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 of the notice of initiation of the requested review. Because Petitioner, ASPA, and the individual companies all withdrew their requests for administrative review within 90 days of the date of publication of the Initiation Notice, and no other interested party requested a review of these companies,9 the Department is rescinding this review with respect to the companies with no remaining review requests identified in Appendix 1, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1). Assessment The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’) to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries at a rate equal to the cash deposit of estimated antidumping duties required at the time of entry, or 5 See Quoc Viet and Thong Thuan’s Submission re; ‘‘Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review,’’ dated June 30, 2016. 6 See Petitioners’ Submissions re; ‘‘Domestic Producers’ Partial Withdrawal of Review Requests,’’ dated July 1, 2016. 7 See ASPA’s Submissions re; ‘‘Domestic Producers’ Partial Withdrawal of Review Requests,’’ dated July 1, 2016. 8 See VASEP’s Submission re; ‘‘Partial Withdrawal of Review Requests,’’ dated July 1, 2016. 9 While Petitioner and ASPA withdrew their respective review requests of Tan Phong Phu Seafood Co., Ltd., VASEP did not withdraw its review request on behalf of this company; thus, we are not rescinding the review with respect to Tan Phong Phu Seafood Co., Ltd., as there remains an active review request for it on the record. 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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-924]


Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From the 
People's Republic of China: Rescission of Antidumping Administrative 
Review; 2014-2015

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is rescinding 
the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on polyethylene 
terephthalate film, sheet, and strip (``PET film'') from the People's 
Republic of China (``PRC'') for the period November 1, 2014, through 
October 31, 2015.

DATES: Effective Date: July 15, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Hill, Office IV, Enforcement 
& Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20230; telephone: (202) 482-3518.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On January 7, 2016, based on a timely request for review by 
Mitsubishi Polyester Film, Inc. and SKC, Inc. (collectively, 
``Petitioners''), the Department published in the Federal Register a 
notice of initiation of an administrative review of the antidumping 
duty order on PET film from the PRC with respect to four companies 
covering the period November 1, 2014 through October 31, 2015.\1\ On 
February 29, 2016, Petitioners withdrew their request for an 
administrative review of all of the companies for which the Department 
initiated a review.\2\
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    \1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 81 FR 736 (January 7, 2016) (``Initiation 
Notice'').
    \2\ See Letter from Petitioners to the Secretary of Commerce 
``Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Film, Sheet, and Strip from the 
People's Republic of China: Withdrawal of Request for Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review,'' dated February 29, 2016.
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Rescission of Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Department 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 of 
the notice of initiation of the requested review. In this case, 
Petitioners timely withdrew

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their review request by the 90-day deadline, and no other party 
requested an administrative review of the antidumping duty order. As a 
result, we are rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping 
duty order on PET film from the PRC for the period November 1, 2014, 
through October 31, 2015, in its entirety.

Assessment

    The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(``CBP'') to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. 
Because the Department is rescinding this administrative review in its 
entirety, the entries to which this administrative review pertained 
shall be assessed antidumping duties that are equal to the cash 
deposits 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). The Department intends to issue appropriate 
assessment instructions to CBP within 15 days after the publication of 
this notice.

Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as a final reminder to importers 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 Department's presumption that 
reimbursement of the antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.

Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice also serves as a final 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 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 Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 
CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: July 11, 2016.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
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