Malleable Cast Iron Pipe Fittings From the People's Republic of China: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018, 22809 [2019-10436]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• International Trade Administration

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 97 (Monday, May 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 22809]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10436]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-881]


Malleable Cast Iron Pipe Fittings From the People's Republic of 
China: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on malleable cast 
iron pipe fittings from the People's Republic of China (China) for the 
period December 1, 2017, through November 30, 2018.

DATES: Applicable May 20, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean Valdez, AD/CVD Operations, Office 
III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3855.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 3, 2018, Commerce published a notice of opportunity to 
request an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
malleable cast iron pipe fittings from China.\1\ On December 31, 2018, 
Commerce received a timely request to conduct an administrative review 
of the antidumping order from Anvil International (Anvil), in 
accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(the Act), and 19 CFR 351.213(b).\2\ Based upon this request, on March 
14, 2019, in accordance with section 751(a) of the Act, Commerce 
published in the Federal Register a notice of initiation of 
administrative review covering the period December 1, 2017, through 
November 30, 2018.\3\ On April 17, 2019, Anvil timely withdrew its 
request for an administrative review with respect to all companies 
identified in the request.\4\ No other party requested an 
administrative review of this order.
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 83 FR 62293 (December 3, 2018).
    \2\ See letter from Anvil, ``Malleable Cast Iron Pipe Fittings 
from the People's Republic of China: Request for Administrative 
Review,'' dated December 31, 2018.
    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 9297 (March 14, 2019) (Initiation 
Notice). Due to the partial federal government closure from December 
22, 2018, through the resumption of operations on January 29, 2019, 
the publication of the initiation notice for orders with December 
anniversary months was delayed until March 14, 2019.
    \4\ See letter from Anvil, ``Malleable Cast Iron Pipe Fittings 
from the People's Republic of China: Withdrawal of Request for 
Administrative Review,'' dated April 17, 2019.
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Rescission of Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Secretary will rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or in part, if a party who requested 
the review withdraws the request within 90 days of the date of 
publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review. As 
noted above, Anvil timely withdrew its request for an administrative 
review in its entirety and with respect to all companies identified in 
the Initiation Notice by the 90-day deadline. Because no other party 
requested a review of these companies, we are rescinding a review of 
the order in its entirety, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).

Assessment

    Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 
assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of malleable cast 
iron pipe fittings from China at rates equal to the cash deposit of 
estimated antidumping duties required at the time of entry, or 
withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, during the period December 
1, 2017, to November 30, 2018, in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce 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 the only 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 presumption that 
reimbursement of the antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under an APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). 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 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 8, 2019.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2019-10436 Filed 5-17-19; 8:45 am]
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