Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From Taiwan: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2015-2016, 12197 [2017-03960]

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• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• International Trade Administration

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 39 (Wednesday, March 1, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 12197]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-03960]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-583-850]


Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From Taiwan: Rescission of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2015-2016

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 certain oil 
country tubular goods from Taiwan for the period September 1, 2015, 
through August 31, 2016.

DATES: Effective March 1, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael A. Romani or Minoo Hatten, AD/
CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0198 or (202) 
482-1690, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On September 8, 2016, the Department published a notice of 
opportunity to request an administrative review of the antidumping duty 
order on certain oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from Taiwan for the 
period of review (POR) September 1, 2015, through August 31, 2016.\1\
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 81 FR 62096 (September 8, 2016).
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    On September 27, 2016, Tension Steel Industries Co., Ltd. (Tension 
Steel), requested an administrative review of the order with respect to 
its entries of subject merchandise during the POR.\2\ On November 9, 
2016, in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act) and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an 
administrative review of the order on OCTG from Taiwan with respect to 
Tension Steel.\3\ On January 9, 2017, Tension Steel timely withdrew its 
request for an administrative review.\4\ No other party requested an 
administrative review.
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    \2\ See Letter from Tension Steel to the Secretary of Commerce 
entitled, ``Oil Country Tubular Goods from Taiwan; Administrative 
Review Request,'' dated September 27, 2016.
    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 81 FR 78778 (November 9, 2016).
    \4\ See Letter from the petitioners to the Secretary entitled, 
``Oil Country Tubular Goods from Taiwan; Withdrawal of 
Administrative Review Request,'' dated January 9, 2017.
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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 a party that requested 
a review withdraws the request within 90 days of the date of 
publication of notice of initiation of the requested review.'' Tension 
Steel withdrew its request for review within the 90-day time limit. 
Because we received no other requests for an administrative review of 
Tension Steel and no other requests for administrative review of the 
order on OCTG from Taiwan with respect to other companies subject to 
the order, we are rescinding the administrative review of the order in 
full, 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 of OCTG 
from Taiwan during the POR at rates equal to the cash deposit rate 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 15 days after publication of this notice 
in the Federal Register.

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 antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    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 the terms of an APO is a sanctionable 
violation.
    We intend to issue and publish this notice in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: February 21, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2017-03960 Filed 2-28-17; 8:45 am]
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