[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 217 (Monday, November 9, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71317-71318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-24832]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-583-863]
Forged Steel Fittings From Taiwan: Rescission of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2018-2019
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Both-
Well Steel Fittings, Co., Ltd. (Bothwell), the sole company under
review, did not have any entries during the period of review (POR) May
17, 2018 through August 31, 2019 that are subject to review. Therefore,
we are rescinding this administrative review.
DATES: Applicable November 9, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George Ayache or Samuel Glickstein,
AD/CVD Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2623
or (202) 482-5307, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 23, 2020, Commerce published its Preliminary Results
stating its intent to preliminarily rescind this administrative review
in the Federal Register and invited parties to comment.\1\ For a
discussion of events subsequent to the Preliminary Results, see the
Issues and Decision Memorandum.\2\ On April 24, 2020, Commerce tolled
all deadlines in administrative reviews by 50 days.\3\ On July 21,
2020, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative reviews by an
additional 60 days.\4\ The deadline for the final results of this
review is now January 19, 2021.
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\1\ See Forged Steel Fittings from Taiwan: Preliminary Intent to
Rescind the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-2019, 85 FR
44503 (July 23, 2020) (Preliminary Results).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Rescission of
the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Forged Steel Fittings
from Taiwan; 2018-2019,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
\3\ 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.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews,'' dated July 21, 2020.
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Scope of the Order
The products covered by the scope of this order are carbon and
alloy forged steel fittings, whether unfinished (commonly known as
blanks or rough forgings) or finished. Such fittings are made in a
variety of shapes including, but not limited to, elbows, tees, crosses,
laterals, couplings, reducers, caps, plugs, bushings, unions, and
outlets. Forged steel fittings are covered regardless of end finish,
whether threaded, socket-weld or other end connections. The subject
merchandise is currently classifiable under item numbers 7307.99.1000,
7307.99.3000, 7307.99.5045, and 7307.99.5060 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheadings
are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written
description of the merchandise is dispositive.\5\
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\5\ For a complete description of the scope of the order, see
Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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Analysis of the Comments Received
The sole issue raised in the case and rebuttal brief submitted in
this review is addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list
of the topics raised is attached as an appendix to this notice. The
Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file
electronically via Enforcement
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and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered
users at http://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of
the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed and electronic
versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in
content.
Rescission of Administrative Review
It is Commerce's practice to rescind an administrative review
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3) when there are no reviewable entries
of subject merchandise during the POR subject to the antidumping duty
order and for which liquidation is suspended.\6\ At the end of the
administrative review, the suspended entries are liquidated at the
assessment rate computed for the review period.\7\ Therefore, for an
administrative review to be conducted, there must be a reviewable,
suspended entry to be liquidated at the newly calculated assessment
rate. As discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, we find that,
because all of the entries associated with Bothwell's reported sales of
subject merchandise during the POR were liquidated by U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP), Bothwell had no reviewable entries during this
POR.\8\ Accordingly, we are rescinding this review pursuant to 19 CFR
351.213(d)(3).
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\6\ See, e.g., Solid Fertilizer Grade Ammonium Nitrate from the
Russian Federation: Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review, 77 FR 65532 (October 29, 2012).
\7\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(l).
\8\ To the extent that record evidence suggests that additional
Bothwell-produced merchandise imported into the United States from
unaffiliated parties in third countries might have been sold during
the POR, Bothwell's statements on the record indicate that it had no
knowledge of those sales. Commerce therefore will not review those
sales.
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Assessment
Because Commerce is rescinding this administrative review, we have
not calculated a company-specific dumping margin for Bothwell.
Cash Deposit Requirements
As noted above, Commerce is rescinding this administrative review.
Thus, we have not calculated a company-specific dumping margin for
Bothwell. Therefore, entries of Bothwell's subject merchandise continue
to be subject to its company-specific cash deposit rate of 116.17
percent. This cash deposit requirement shall remain in effect until
further notice.
Administrative Protective Order
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 these segments of the
proceeding. 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 sanctionable violation.
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 antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended,
and 19 CFR 351.213(h) and 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: November 3, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Issue
Comment: Whether Commerce Should Rescind the Administrative
Review
V. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2020-24832 Filed 11-6-20; 8:45 am]
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