Oil Country Tubular Goods From the People's Republic of China: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2019-2020, 64122 [2020-22434]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• International Trade Administration

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 197 (Friday, October 9, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 64122]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-22434]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-943]


Oil Country Tubular Goods From the People's Republic of China: 
Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2019-2020

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 oil country 
tubular goods from the People's Republic of China (China) for the 
period May 1, 2019, through April 30, 2020, based on the timely 
withdrawal of the request for review.

DATES: Applicable October 9, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Glenn T. Bass Jr., AD/CVD Operations, 
Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-8338.

Background

    On May 1, 2020, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice 
of opportunity to request an administrative review of the antidumping 
duty order on oil country tubular goods from China for the period May 
1, 2019, through April 30, 2020.\1\ On May 29, 2020, United States 
Steel Corporation, Maverick Tube Corporation, Tenaris Bay City, Inc., 
IPSCO Tubulars Inc., Vallourec Star, L.P., and Welded Tube USA, Inc 
(the petitioners), filed a timely request for review, in accordance 
with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 
and 19 CFR 351.213(b).\2\ Pursuant to this request and in accordance 
with section 751(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we 
initiated an administrative review of 159 companies named by the 
petitioners in their request for review.\3\ On August 11, 2020, the 
petitioners timely withdrew their request for an administrative review 
with respect to all companies.\4\
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 85 FR 25394 (May 1, 2020).
    \2\ See Letter from the petitioners, ``Oil Country Tubular Goods 
from the People's Republic of China: Request for Administrative 
Review of Antidumping Duty Order,'' dated May 29, 2020.
    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 85 FR 41540 (July 10, 2020).
    \4\ See Letter from the petitioners, ``Oil Country Tubular Goods 
from the People's Republic of China: Withdrawal of Request for 
Administrative Review,'' dated August 11, 2020.
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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 the party that 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, the petitioners, the only party to file a request for 
review, withdrew this request by the 90-day deadline. Accordingly, we 
are rescinding, in its entirety, the administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on oil country tubular goods from China covering 
the period May 1, 2019, through April 30, 2020.

Assessment

    Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 
assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of oil country 
tubular goods from China. 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). Commerce intends to issue 
appropriate assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the date of 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register.

Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as a 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 Orders

    This notice also serves as a reminder to all 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. 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: October 5, 2020.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2020-22434 Filed 10-8-20; 8:45 am]
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