[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 28 (Friday, February 12, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9324-9325]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-02883]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-533-858]


Oil Country Tubular Goods From India: 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 oil 
country tubular goods (OCTG) from India, based on the timely withdrawal 
of the requests for review. The period of review (POR) is January 1, 
2019, through December 31, 2019.

DATES: Applicable February 12, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacqueline Arrowsmith, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On September 1, 2020, Commerce published a notice of opportunity to 
request an administrative review of the CVD order on OCTG from India 
for the period January 1, 2019, through December 31, 2019.\1\ On 
September 30, 2020, the domestic interested parties \2\ filed a request 
for administrative review of the 45 Indian exporters/producers of, in 
accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(the Act), and 19 CFR 351.213(b).\3\ On October 30, 2020, pursuant to 
this request, and in accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce 
published a notice initiating an administrative review of the CVD order 
on OCTG from India with respect to all 45 companies for which a review 
was requested.\4\ Between November 27, 2020, through December 9, 2020, 
six companies submitted no-shipment letters.\5\ On January 11, 2021, 
Commerce released entry data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP) for respondent selection and provided parties an opportunity to 
comment on this CBP data.\6\ On January 14, 2021, the domestic 
interested parties filed a letter withdrawing their request for an 
administrative review of all 45 companies upon which this 
administrative review was initiated.\7\
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation, Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 85 FR 54349 (September 1, 2020).
    \2\ The domestic interested parties are: United States Steel 
Corporation, Maverick Tube Corporation, Tenaris Bay City, Inc., and 
IPSCO Tubulars Inc.
    \3\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Oil Country 
Tubular Goods from India: Request for Administrative Review of 
Countervailing Duty Order,'' dated September 20, 2020.
    \4\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 85 FR 68840 (October 30, 2020).
    \5\ See Garg Tube Export LLP's Letter, ``Oil Country Tubular 
Goods from India: Statement of no sales, entries, or shipment of 
subject merchandise during the Period of Review,'' dated November 
27, 2020; Rakshita Overseas' Letter, ``Oil Country Tubular Good from 
India: Statement of no sales, entries, or shipment of subject 
merchandise during the Period of Review,'' dated November 27, 2020; 
Jindal Saw Ltd.'s Letter, ``Oil Country Tubular Goods from India: 
Statement of no sales, entries or shipment of subject merchandise 
during the Period of Review,'' dated November 27, 2020; GVN Fuels 
Limited, Maharashtra Seamless Limited, and Jindal Pipe Limited's 
Letter, ``Oil Country Tubular Goods from India: Statement of no 
sales, entries or shipment of subject merchandise during the Period 
of Review,'' dated November 27, 2020; Goodluck India Limited's 
Letter, ``Oil Country Tubular Goods from India: Statement of no 
sales, entries or shipment of subject merchandise during the Period 
of Review,'' dated November 28, 2020; and Pennar Industries 
Limited's Letter, ``Oil Country Tubular Goods from India: Statement 
of no sales, entries or shipment of subject merchandise during the 
Period of Review,'' dated November 27, 2020 (filed on December 9, 
2020).
    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Administrative Review of the 
Countervailing Duty Order on Oil Country Tubular Goods from India: 
Release of U.S. Customs Entry Data for Respondent Selection,'' dated 
January 11, 2021.
    \7\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Oil Country 
Tubular Goods from India: Withdrawal of Request for Administrative 
Review of Countervailing Duty Order,'' dated January 14, 2021.
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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

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part, if a party or parties that requested a review withdraws the 
request within 90 days of the publication of the notice of the 
initiation of the requested review. The domestic interested parties 
timely withdrew their request for all 45 companies identified in their 
review request. No other parties requested an administrative review of 
the order. Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), we are 
rescinding this review in its entirety.

Assessment

    Commerce will instruct CBP to assess countervailing duties on all 
appropriate entries of OCTG from India. 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 assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days 
after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    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(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: February 8, 2021.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2021-02883 Filed 2-11-21; 8:45 am]
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