[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 1, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39523-39524]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14190]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-964]
Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube From the People's Republic
of China: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-
2019
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on seamless refined
copper pipe and tube (copper pipe and tube) from the People's Republic
of China (China) for the period November 1, 2018 through October 31,
2019.
DATES: Applicable June 30, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maisha Cryor, AD/CVD Operations,
Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5831.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 1, 2019, Commerce published a notice of opportunity to
request an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on
copper pipe and tube from China \1\ for the period of review (POR)
November 1, 2018 through October 31, 2019.\2\
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\1\ See Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube from Mexico and
the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Orders and Amended
Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value From Mexico, 75
FR 71070 (November 22, 2010) (Order).
\2\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative
Review, 84 FR 58690, 58691 (November 1, 2019).
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On November 29, 2019, Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube Group,
Inc.; Hong Kong GD Trading Co., Ltd., and Golden Dragon Holding (Hong
Kong) International, Ltd. (collectively, Golden Dragon), Chinese
producers and exporters of copper pipe and tube, timely requested an
administrative review of the Order with respect to their entries of
subject merchandise during
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the POR.\3\ No other party requested an administrative review of the
Order. On January 17, 2020, in accordance with section 751(a) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act) and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i),
Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of initiation of an
administrative review.\4\ On March 5, 2020, Commerce issued its initial
antidumping questionnaire to Golden Dragon.\5\ On April 8, 2020, Golden
Dragon timely withdrew its request for an administrative review.\6\ On
April 24, 2020, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative reviews
by 50 days, due to COVID-19.\7\
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\3\ See Golden Dragon's Letter, ``Seamless Refined Copper Pipe
and Tube from China: Request for Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review,'' dated November 29, 2019.
\4\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 85 FR 3014, 3021 (January 17, 2020).
\5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``2018-2019 Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review of Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube from
the People's Republic of China,'' dated March 5, 2020.
\6\ See Golden Dragon's Letter, ``Withdrawal of Request for
Review, Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube from China'' dated
April 8, 2020.
\7\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews in Response to
Operational Adjustments Due to COVID-19,'' dated April 24, 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 that requested
the review withdraws its request within 90 days of the date of
publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review. In
this case, Golden Dragon withdrew its request by the 90-day deadline,
and no other party requested an administrative review of the Order with
respect to Golden Dragon. Therefore, we are rescinding the
administrative review of the Order for the period November 1, 2018
through October 31, 2019, in its entirety.
Assessment
Commerce intends to instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of copper
pipe and tube from China during the POR 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)(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 To Importers
This notice 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 antidumping 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 the antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a reminder to 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 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: June 25, 2020.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2020-14190 Filed 6-30-20; 8:45 am]
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