Utility Scale Wind Towers From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017, 48982 [2017-22932]

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• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• International Trade Administration

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 203 (Monday, October 23, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 48982]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22932]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-981]


Utility Scale Wind Towers From the People's Republic of China: 
Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-
2017

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is rescinding its 
administrative review of utility scale wind towers (wind towers) from 
the People's Republic of China (PRC) for the period or review (POR) 
February 1, 2016, through January 31, 2017, based on the withdrawal of 
request for review.

DATES: Applicable October 23, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Trisha Tran, AD/CVD Operations, Office 
IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4852.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On February 8, 2017, the Department published the notice of 
opportunity to request an administrative review of the antidumping duty 
order on wind towers from the PRC for the above POR.\1\ On February 28, 
2017, in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.213(b), the Department received a 
timely request from the Wind Tower Coalition (the petitioner) to 
conduct an administrative review of this antidumping duty order.\2\
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty, Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 82 FR 9709 (February 8, 2017).
    \2\ See Letter from the petitioner, ``Utility Scale Wind Towers 
from the People's Republic of China: Request for Administrative 
Review,'' dated February 28, 2017.
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    Pursuant to this request, and in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.225(c)(1)(i), on April 10, 2017, the Department published a notice 
of initiation of an administrative review of the antidumping duty order 
on wind towers from the PRC.\3\ On May 31, 2017, the petitioner timely 
withdrew its request for an administrative review of all 56 companies 
for which it had requested a review.\4\
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    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 17188 (April 10, 2017).
    \4\ See Letter from the petitioner, ``Utility Scale Wind Towers 
from the People's Republic of China: Withdrawal of Request for 
Administrative Review,'' dated May 31, 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 the party that requested 
a review withdraws the request within 90 days of the publication date 
of the notice of initiation of the requested review. As noted above, 
the petitioner withdrew its request for review within 90 days of the 
publication date of the Initiation Notice. No other parties requested 
an administrative review of the order. Therefore, in accordance with 19 
CFR 351.213(d)(1), we are rescinding this review on wind towers from 
the PRC in its entirety.

Assessment

    The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP) to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of wind 
towers from the PRC. Antidumping duties shall be assessed at rates 
equal to the cash deposit 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 the date 
of publication of this notice of rescission of administrative review in 
the Federal Register.

Notification to Importers

    This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers for whom 
this review is being rescinded 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 Secretary's presumption that reimbursement of the 
antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double 
antidumping duties.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective orders (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/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.
    This notice is published in accordance with section 777(i)(1) of 
the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: October 17, 2017.
James Maeder,
Senior Director performing the duties of Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2017-22932 Filed 10-20-17; 8:45 am]
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