High Pressure Steel Cylinders From the People's Republic of China; Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2019, 69579-69580 [2020-24319]

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• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• International Trade Administration

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 213 (Tuesday, November 3, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69579-69580]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-24319]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-978]


High Pressure Steel Cylinders From the People's Republic of 
China; Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2019

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the 
administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on high 
pressure steel cylinders from the People's Republic of China for the 
period of review (POR) January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019, based 
on the timely withdrawal of the requests for review.

DATES: Applicable November 3, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Theodore Pearson, 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) 482-2631.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On June 2, 2020, Commerce published a notice of opportunity to 
request an administrative review of the CVD order on high pressure 
steel cylinders from Italy for the POR January 1, 2019 through December 
31, 2019.\1\ Commerce received timely-filed requests for an 
administrative review from Norris Cylinder Company (the petitioner) \2\ 
and Beijing Tianhai Industry Co. Ltd., Tianjin Tianhai High Pressure 
Container Co., Ltd., and Langfang Tianhai High Pressure Container Co., 
Ltd. (collectively, BTIC),\3\ in accordance with section 751(a) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.213(b). 
Commerce received no other requests for administrative review.
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 85 FR 33628 (July 1, 2019).
    \2\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``High Pressure Steel Cylinders 
from the People's Republic of China; Request for Administrative 
Review,'' dated June 24, 2020.
    \3\ See BTIC's Letter, ``Request for the Eighth Administrative 
Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on High Pressure Steel 
Cylinders from the People's Republic of China, C-570-978 (POR: 01/
01/19-12/31/19),'' dated June 30, 2020.
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    On August 6, 2020, pursuant to these requests and in accordance 
with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce published a notice initiating an 
administrative review of the CVD order on high pressure steel cylinders 
from China.\4\ On October 19, 2020, the petitioner and BTIC withdrew 
their requests for an administrative review of all companies for which 
they had requested a review.\5\
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    \4\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 85 FR 47731 (August 6, 2020).
    \5\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``High Pressure Steel Cylinders 
from the People's Republic of China; Withdrawal of Request for 
Administrative Review,'' dated October 19, 2020; see also BTIC's 
Letter, ``Withdrawal of Review Request in the Eighth Administrative 
Review of Countervailing Duty Order on High Pressure Steel Cylinders 
from the People's Republic of China,'' dated October 19, 2020.
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Rescission of Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or in part, if the party or parties 
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 and BTIC withdrew their requests for 
review of all

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companies within 90 days of the publication date of the notice of 
initiation. No other parties requested an administrative review of the 
order. Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), we are 
rescinding the administrative review of the CVD order on high pressure 
steel cylinders from China covering January 1, 2019 through December 
31, 2019, in its entirety.

Assessment

    Commerce intends to instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP) to assess countervailing duties on all appropriate entries of 
high pressure steel cylinders from China during the POR. Countervailing 
duties shall be assessed at rates equal to the cash deposit of 
estimated countervailing 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 Regarding Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice 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(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.

Notification to Interested Parties

    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 28, 2020.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
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