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###### Department of Commerce

###### International Trade Administration

          - [C-570-109]

# AGENCY:

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

# SUMMARY:

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on ceramic tile from the People's Republic of China (China) covering the period of review (POR) January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023, because, as explained below, there are no reviewable suspended entries for the one company subject to this review.

# DATES:

Applicable December 23, 2024.

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Harrison Tanchuck, 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) 482-7421.

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

## Background

                    On June 3, 2024, Commerce published in the                     **Federal Register**                     a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the CVD order on ceramic tile from China.[1]                                          Commerce received a timely request for review of the                     *Order*                     from a U.S. importer of subject merchandise, Akua BPAC, LLC (Akua), requesting a review of exporter Cayenne Corporation Ltd. (Cayenne).[2]                                          We received no other requests of review.                

                    On July 29, 2024, Commerce published in the                     **Federal Register**                     a notice of initiation of an administrative review with respect to Cayenne, in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).[3]                                          On August 6, 2024, Commerce released a memorandum indicating that there were no reviewable entries of subject merchandise during the POR based on a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) entry data query.[4]                                          Commerce provided parties an opportunity to submit comments on the data query results.[5]                                          No party submitted comments to Commerce.                

                    On August 7, 2024, Commerce notified all interested parties of its intent to rescind this review in full because there were no suspended                           ( print page 104517)                        entries of subject merchandise by any company subject to this review during the POR and invited interested parties to comment.[6]                                          The petitioner [7]                                          submitted comments on Commerce's notice of intent to rescind this review, agreeing that Commerce should rescind this review.[8] 

## Rescission of Review

                    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), it is Commerce's practice to rescind an administrative review of a CVD order where Commerce concludes that there were no reviewable entries of subject merchandise during the POR.[9]                                          Normally, upon completion of an administrative review, the suspended entries are liquidated at the CVD assessment rate for the review period.[10]                                          Therefore, for an administrative review to be conducted, there must be a reviewable, suspended entry that Commerce can instruct CBP to liquidate at the calculated CVD assessment rate for the review period.[11]                                          As noted above, CBP data showed that there were no entries of subject merchandise from Cayenne during the POR. Accordingly, in the absence of reviewable, suspended entries of subject merchandise during the POR, we are rescinding this administrative review, in its entirety, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).                

## Cash Deposit Requirements

As Commerce has proceeded to a final rescission of this administrative review, no cash deposit rates will change. Accordingly, the current cash deposit requirements shall remain in effect until further notice.

## Assessment Rates

                    Commerce will instruct CBP to assess countervailing duties on all appropriate entries. 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 rescission notice in the                     **Federal Register**                    .                

## Administrative Protective Order (APO)

This notice serves as a final reminder to parties subject to an APO of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding. Timely written notification of the return or destruction of the APO materials, or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with 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: December 18, 2024.

Scot Fullerton,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations.

# Footnotes

1.                                                     *See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative Review and Joint Annual Inquiry Service List,*89 FR 47518, 47520 (June 3, 2024);                         *see also Ceramic Tile from the People's Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order,*85 FR 33119 (June 1, 2020) (                        *Order*).                    
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2.                                                     *See*                         Akua's Letter, “Request for Administrative Review,” dated June 28, 2024.                    
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3.                                                     *See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews,*89 FR 60871, 60877 (July 29, 2024).                    
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4.                                                     *See*                         Memorandum, “Release of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Import Data,” dated August 6, 2024.                    
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5.                                                     *Id.*
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6.                                                     *See*                         Memorandum, “Notice of Intent to Rescind Review,” dated August 7, 2024.                    
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7.                             The petitioner in this proceeding is Coalition for Fair Trade in Ceramic Tile.                    
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8.                                                     *See*                         Petitioner's Letter, “Comments on Notice of Intent to Rescind Review,” dated August 21, 2024.                    
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9.                                                     *See, e.g., Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada: Final Results and Final Rescission, in Part, of the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, 2020,*87 FR 48455 (August 9, 2022);                         *see also Certain Non-Refillable Steel Cylinders from the People's Republic of China: Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2020-2021,*87 FR 64008 (October 21, 2022).                    
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10.                                                     *See*19 CFR 351.212(b)(2).                    
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11.                                                     *See*19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).                    
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[FR Doc. 2024-30592 Filed 12-20-24; 8:45 am]

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