[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 241 (Monday, December 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64526-64527]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27241]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-043]


Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip From the People's Republic of 
China: Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2016-
2017

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 
stainless steel sheet and strip (SSSS) from the People's Republic of 
China (China) for the period July 18, 2016, through December 31, 2017.

DATES: Applicable December 17, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charlotte Baskin-Gerwitz, Enforcement 
and Compliance, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4880.

Background

    On April 2, 2018, Commerce published a notice of opportunity to 
request an administrative review of the CVD order on SSSS from China 
for the period July 18, 2016, through December 31, 2017.\1\ On April 
30, 2018, Hans-Mill Corporation and C.Y. Housewares (Dongguan) Co., 
Ltd. (collectively, C.Y. Housewares), requested an administrative 
review of its exports of subject merchandise to the United States.\2\ 
On June 6, 2018, in accordance with section 751(a) the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated 
an administrative review of the order on SSSS from China.\3\ On June 
22, 2018, C.Y. Housewares timely withdrew its request for an 
administrative review.\4\
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 83 FR 13949 (April 2, 2018).
    \2\ See C.Y. Houseware's letter, ``Stainless Steel Sheet and 
Strip from the People's Republic of China: Request for 
Administrative Review,'' dated April 30, 2018.
    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 26258 (June 6, 2018) (Initiation 
Notice).
    \4\ See C.Y. Houseware's letter, ``Stainless Steel Sheet and 
Strip from the People's Republic of China: Withdrawal of Request for 
Administrative Review,'' dated June 22, 2018.
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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 a 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.'' C.Y. 
Housewares withdrew its request within the 90-day time limit. Because 
we received no other requests for review of the order on SSSS from 
China, we are rescinding the administrative review of the order in 
full, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).

Assessment

    Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 
assess countervailing duties on all appropriate entries of SSSS from 
China during the period of review at rates equal to the

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cash deposit rate 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 instructions to CBP 15 days after publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register.

Notification to Importers

    This notice also 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 countervailing 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 countervailing duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of doubled countervailing duties.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to the 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
an 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 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: December 11, 2018
James Maeder
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations performing the duties of Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2018-27241 Filed 12-14-18; 8:45 am]
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