Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags From the People's Republic of China: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-2019, 4636 [2020-01315]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• International Trade Administration

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 17 (Monday, January 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 4636]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01315]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-886]


Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags From the People's Republic of 
China: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-2019

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 polyethylene 
retail carrier bags (PRCBs) from the People's Republic of China (China) 
for the period August 1, 2018, through July 31, 2019, based on the 
timely withdrawal of the request for review.

DATES: Applicable January 27, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lochard Philozin, 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) 482-4260.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On August 2, 2019, Commerce published a notice of opportunity to 
request an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on PRCBs 
from China for the period of review (POR) August 1, 2018, through July 
31, 2019.\1\ On August 30, 2019, the petitioners \2\ timely requested 
an administrative review of the antidumping duty order with respect to 
Dongguan Nozawa Plastics Products Co., Ltd. and United Power Packaging, 
Ltd. (collectively, Nozawa), and Crown Polyethylene Products 
(International) Ltd. (Crown).\3\ Commerce received no other requests 
for an administrative review of the antidumping duty order. On October 
7, 2019, pursuant to section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we published in the 
Federal Register a notice of initiation of an administrative review of 
the antidumping duty order on PRCBs from China with respect to Nozawa 
and Crown (the respondents).\4\ On January 2, 2020, the petitioners 
timely withdrew their administrative review request for Nozawa and 
Crown.\5\
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 84 FR 37834 (August 2, 2019).
    \2\ The petitioners are the Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bag 
Committee and its individual members, Hilex Poly Co., LLC and 
Superbag Corporation.
    \3\ See the petitioners' Letter, ``Polyethylene Retail Carrier 
Bags from the People's Republic of China: Request for Administrative 
Review,'' dated August 30, 2019.
    \4\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 53411 (October 7, 2019) (Initiation 
Notice).
    \5\ See the petitioners' Letter, ``Polyethylene Retail Carrier 
Bags from the People's Republic of China: Withdrawal of Request for 
Administrative Review,'' dated January 2, 2020.
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Rescission of Administrative Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce 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. The petitioners 
withdrew their request for review within 90 days of the publication 
date of the Initiation Notice. No other parties requested an 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order. Therefore, in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), we are rescinding the 
administrative review of the antidumping order on PRCBs from China for 
the period August 1, 2018, through July 31, 2019, in its entirety.

Assessment

    Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 
assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of PRCBs from 
China 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). 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 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 Commerce'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.
    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: January 17, 2020.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2020-01315 Filed 1-24-20; 8:45 am]
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