Certain New Pneumatic Off-The-Road Tires From the People's Republic of China: Rescission of the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2013

Christian Marsh
Department of Commerce
June 9, 2015

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 110 (Tuesday, June 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32532-32533]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-13830]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-913]


Certain New Pneumatic Off-The-Road Tires From the People's 
Republic of China: Rescission of the Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Review; 2013

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is rescinding the 
administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain 
new pneumatic off-the-road (OTR) tires from the People's Republic of 
China (PRC) covering the period of review (POR) January 1, 2013, 
through December 31, 2013.

DATES: Effective Date: June 9, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicholas Czajkowski, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20120; telephone (202) 482-
1395.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On September 2, 2014, the Department published a notice of

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opportunity to request an administrative review of the CVD order of OTR 
Tires from the PRC.\1\ On September 30, 2014, Guizhou Tyre Co., Ltd. 
(GTC) and its affiliate, Guizhou Tyre Import and Export Co., Ltd. 
(GTCIE), requested a review covering their exports of subject 
merchandise during the POR.\2\ Pursuant to this request, on October 30, 
2014, the Department initiated a review for GTC and GTCIE.\3\ On 
December 17, 2014, GTC and GTCIE timely withdrew their review 
request.\4\
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative 
Review, 79 FR 51958 (September 2, 2014).
    \2\ See Letter to the Department, ``Request for Administrative 
Review: Countervailing Duty Order on Certain New Pneumatic Off-The-
Road Tires from the People's Republic of China (Case No: C-570-913) 
(POR: January 1, 2013-December 31, 2013),'' dated September 30, 
2014.
    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 79 FR 64565 (October 30, 2014).
    \4\ See Letter to the Department, ``GTC Withdrawal of Request 
for Administrative Review: Sixth Administrative Review of 
Countervailing Duty Order on Certain New Pneumatic Off-The-Road 
Tires from the People's Republic of China (Case No: C-570-913) (POR: 
January 1, 2013-December 31, 2013),'' dated December 17, 2014.
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Rescission of Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Secretary will rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or in part, if a party who requested 
the review withdraws its request within 90 days of the day of 
publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review. The 
aforementioned request for review was timely withdrawn and because no 
other party requested a review of GTC and GTCIE, or any other producer/
exporter of subject merchandise, in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.213(d)(1), we are rescinding this review in its entirety.

Assessment Rates

    The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP) to assess CVD duties on all entries of OTR Tires from the PRC 
made during the POR at rates equal to the cash deposit of estimated CVD 
duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from the warehouse, 
for consumption, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). The 
Department intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions to CBP 
15 days after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register.

Notifications

    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 CVD duties prior to liquidation of the 
relevant entries during this POR. Failure to comply with this 
requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that 
reimbursement of the CVD duties occurred and the subsequent assessment 
of double CVD duties.
    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to an 
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 this segment of the 
proceeding. 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.
    This notice is issued and published in accordance with section 
777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 
351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: May 29, 2015.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2015-13830 Filed 6-8-15; 8:45 am]
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