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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 order (‘‘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 issued and published in 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4). 

Dated: March 14, 2011. 

Christian Marsh, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2011–6455 Filed 3–17–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–912] 

Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road 

Tires From the People’s Republic of 

China: Notice of Partial Rescission of 

Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Effective Date: March 18, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Raquel Silva or Frances Veith, AD/CVD 

Operations, Office 8, Import 

Administration, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; 

telephone: (202) 482–6475 or (202) 482– 

4295, respectively. 

Background 

On September 1, 2010, the 

Department of Commerce (‘‘the 

Department’’) published a notice of 

opportunity to request an administrative 

review of the antidumping duty order 

on certain new pneumatic off-the-road 

tires (‘‘OTR tires’’) from the People’s 

Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’) for the period 

of review (‘‘POR’’) September 1, 2009, 

through August 31, 2010. See 

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty 

Order, Finding, or Suspended 

Investigation; Opportunity to Request 

Administrative Review, 75 FR 53635 

(September 1, 2010). On September 17, 

2010, Mai Shandong Radial Tyre Co., 

Ltd. (‘‘Mai Shandong’’) an exporter of 

subject merchandise, requested that the 

Department conduct an administrative 

review of its exports to the United States 

during the POR. On September 27, 2010, 

Qingdao Free Trade Zone Full World 

International Trading Co., Ltd. (‘‘Full 

World’’), an exporter of subject 

merchandise, also requested a review of 

its own exports. On September 30, 2010, 

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. and 

Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, 

LLC (collectively ‘‘Bridgestone’’), a 

domestic interested party to the 

proceeding, requested that the 

Department conduct an administrative 

review of OTR tire exports from the 

following entities: (1) Hangzhou 

Zhongce Rubber Co., Ltd. (‘‘Hangzhou 

Zhongce’’), (2) Hebei Starbright Tire Co., 

Ltd. (‘‘Starbright’’), (3) KS Holding 

Limited/KS Resources Limited (‘‘KS 

Holding’’), (4) Laizhou Xiongying 

Rubber Industry Co., Ltd. (‘‘Laizhou 

Xiongying’’), (5) Qingdao Taifa Group 

Co., Ltd. (‘‘Qingdao Taifa’’), (6) Tianjin 

United Tire & Rubber International Co., 

Ltd. (‘‘TUTRIC’’), and (7) Weihai 

Zhongwei Rubber Co., Ltd. (‘‘Weihai 

Zhongwei’’). On September 30, 2011, 

Guizhou Tyre Co., Ltd., Guizhou 

Advance Rubber Co., Ltd. and Guizhou 

Tyre Import and Export Corporation 

(collectively, ‘‘GTC’’) requested an 

administrative review of its own OTR 

tire exports. The Department then 

published in the Federal Register the 

initiation notice for the antidumping 

duty administrative review of OTR tires 

from the PRC for the 2009–2010 POR. 

See Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative 

Reviews, 75 FR 66349 (October 28, 

2010). 

Partial 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. The Secretary may 

also extend this time limit if the 

Secretary decides that it is reasonable to 

do so. On November 15, 2010, GTC 

timely withdrew its request for a review 

of its exports. On January 24, 2011, Full 

World timely withdrew its request for a 

review of its exports. On January 26, 

2011, Bridgestone timely withdrew its 

request for review of Starbright, 

Hangzhou Zhongce, KS Holding, 

Laizhou Xiongying, and Qingdao Taifa. 

On February 17, 2011, Mai Shandong 

withdrew its request for a review of its 

exports. Although the deadline to 

withdraw requests for review was 

January 26, 2011, the Department notes 

that this administrative review remains 

in its early stages, and significant 

resources have not yet been expended 

on this review as a whole. Therefore, the 

Department is accepting Mai 

Shandong’s withdrawal. 

Because no additional party requested 

a review of GTC, Starbright, Hangzhou 

Zhongce, KS Holding, Laizhou 

Xiongying, Qingdao Taifa, Full World, 

and Mai Shandong, the Department 

hereby rescinds the administrative 

review of OTR tires with respect to 

these entities in accordance with 19 

CFR 351.213(d)(1). This administrative 

review will continue with respect to 

TUTRIC and Weihai Zhongwei because 

requests for review of these companies 

remain. 

Assessment Rates 

The Department will instruct U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’) 

to assess antidumping duties on all 

appropriate entries. For GTC, Starbright, 

KS Holding, Laizhou Xiongying, and 

Full World, which each had previously 

established eligibility for a separate rate, 

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)(2). 

The Department intends to issue 

appropriate assessment instructions 

directly to CBP 15 days after publication 

of this notice. 

Because Hangzhou Zhongce, Qingdao 

Taifa, and Mai Shandong remain part of 

the PRC entity, their respective entries 

may be under review in the ongoing 

administrative review. Accordingly, the 

Department will not order liquidation of 

entries for Hangzhou Zhongce, Qingdao 

Taifa, or Mai Shandong. The 

Department intends to issue assessment 

instructions for the PRC entity, which 

will cover any entries by Hangzhou 

Zhongce, Qingdao Taifa, and Mai 

Shandong, 15 days after publication of 

the final results of the ongoing 

administrative review. 

Notification to Importers 

This notice serves as a final reminder 

to importers of their responsibility 

under section 351.402(f) of the 

Department’s regulations to file a 

certificate regarding the reimbursement 

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liquidation of the relevant entries 

during this review period. Failure to 

comply with this requirement could 

result in the Secretary’s assumption that 

reimbursement of antidumping duties 

occurred and subsequent assessment of 

double antidumping duties. 

This notice is issued and published in 

accordance with section 777(i) of the 

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 

CFR 351.213(d)(4). 

Dated: March 14, 2011. 

Christian Marsh, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Operations. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Trade Mission to South Africa 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Mission Description 

The United States Department of 

Commerce, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. and Foreign 

Commercial Service is organizing a 

Trade Mission to South Africa 

September 19–23, 2011, to help U.S. 

firms find business partners and help 

export equipment and services in 

Johannesburg and Cape Town, South 

Africa. 

Targeted sectors are: 

• Sustainable and Efficient Energy 

Technologies, Equipment and Products. 

• Electrical generating equipment. 

• Renewable energy technologies. 

• Clean coal technology. 

• Transmission and distribution 

equipment and technology. 

• Energy efficiency building 

technologies and products. 

• Productivity Enhancing 

Agricultural Technologies and 

Equipment. 

• Crop production equipment and 

machinery. 

• Irrigation equipment and 

technology. 

• Crop storage and handling. 

• Precision farming technologies. 

• Educational Services and Skills 

Development. 

• Training and education services 

and systems. 

• Educational and training franchises. 

• Educational materials. 

Although focused on the sectors 

above, the mission also will consider 

participation from companies in other 

appropriate sectors as space permits. 

This mission will be led by a senior 

Department of Commerce Official and 

will include business-to-business 

matchmaking with local companies, 

market briefings, and meetings with key 

government officials. 

Commercial Setting 

South Africa represents the largest 

economy and most sophisticated and 

diversified industrial and services 

sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa. Recent 

reports show the economy recovering 

well from the recent global recession. 

Projections are for economic growth in 

gross domestic product (GDP) to average 

five percent for the next decades as the 

country continues to develop. Sectors 

such as energy, health care, agriculture, 

vehicles, processed foods, and others 

are poised for solid growth in South 

Africa. The country also stands to 

benefit from rapid growth anticipated in 

many of its Sub-Saharan African trading 

partners, where South African-based 

companies have strong market 

prospects. In 2009, total U.S.-South 

Africa trade was $10.3 billion, a 

significant decrease from 2008 levels of 

$16.4 billion. However, 2010 trade 

figures for January to September show 

growth in trade of over 40 percent above 

corresponding 2009 levels and indicate 

a strong recovery in U.S. exports to the 

country. Leading U.S. exports are 

machinery, vehicles, aircraft, chemicals, 

IT equipment and services. 

Best Prospects in Mission Targeted 

Sectors 

Energy 

State-owned utility Eskom produces 

about 95 percent of the electricity used 

in South Africa and about 60 percent of 

the electricity generated on the African 

continent. Its operations incorporate 

power generation, transmission and 

distribution. Although Eskom has a total 

of 24 power stations in commission, 

with a total generating capacity of 

42,011 MW, this has proved inadequate 

for the current electricity demand. 

Eskom is building additional power 

stations and power lines on a massive 

scale to meet rising electricity demand 

in South Africa. Eskom’s capacity 

expansion budget is $56 billion (R385 

billion) up to 2013 and is expected to 

grow to more than R1 trillion ($144 

billion) by 2026. It plans to double 

capacity to 80,000 MW by 2026. Since 

2005 Eskom commissioned projects 

totaling an additional 4,454 MW and 

plans to deliver an additional 16,304 

MW in power station capacity by 2017. 

This creates opportunities for U.S. firms 

to provide products, services and the 

latest clean coal technologies to the 

South African energy market. 

According to the South African 

Government, 30 percent of all new 

power generation will be the 

responsibility of independent power 

producers (IPPs). In response to South 

Africa’s plans to limit its CO2 emissions 

to below 275 million tons by 2025, 

Eskom, still the single buyer of all 

privately produced generation capacity, 

is studying the integration of solar 

generation from the Northern Cape 

Province, including its own World Bank 

supported Concentrating Solar Power 

(CSP) project, into the grid. The focus is 

to connect the first 1,000 MW, which 

could be introduced by 2016. Eskom is 

already rolling out plans for a 400-kV 

transmission system in the area. 

The country’s power supply shortfall 

has accelerated the need to diversify 

Eskom’s energy mix and its move 

towards alternative energy sources, 

including various forms of renewable 

energy. The South African Department 

of Energy (DoE) recently released the 

Integrated Resource Plan (IRP 2010) for 

public comment. The IRP calls for 

diversifying sources of power and will 

call for renewable energy sources to 

supply 16 percent and nuclear sources 

to supply 14 percent of power by 2030. 

In addition, detailed work is currently 

under way to determine a range of nearterm electricity demand-reduction 

options that could yield the equivalent 

of some 5,000 MW and help stabilize 

the South African system between now 

and 2016. Specific opportunities 

include renewable-energy generation, 

cogeneration, own generation, 

municipal generation and other 

independent power producer programs. 

As part of its financial restructuring 

and capital expansion program, Eskom 

has received authorization to increase 

electricity prices to consumers by an 

average of 25 percent per year for the 

next three years, and will seek 

additional increases for the following 

several years. The effect of steadily 

rising energy costs for industry and 

consumers will be to create market 

opportunities for a wide range of energy 

saving technologies ranging from energy 

efficient building products, lighting, 

heating and air conditioning, metering, 

and similar products and technologies. 

Agricultural Equipment 

South Africa has by far the most 

modern, productive and diverse 

agricultural economy in Sub-Saharan 

Africa. It is a net exporter of agricultural 

and food products and is self sufficient 

in food products. South Africa offers 

U.S. exporters of agricultural equipment 


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