Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Partial Rescission of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017

James Maeder
Department of Commerce
16 March 2018

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 52 (Friday, March 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11682-11683]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05374]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-912]


Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires From the People's 
Republic of China: Notice of Partial Rescission of the Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review; 2016-2017

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

SUMMARY: On November 13, 2017, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
initiated an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
certain new pneumatic off-the-road tires (OTR Tires) from the People's 
Republic of China (China) for three companies. Based on timely 
withdrawal of requests for review, we are now rescinding this 
administrative review with respect to two of these companies: Maxon 
Int'l Co., Limited (Maxon); and Tianjin Leviathan International Trade 
Co., Ltd. (Leviathan).

DATES: Applicable March 16, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alex Rosen, AD/CVD Operations, Office 
III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-7814.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On September 1, 2017, Commerce published a notice of opportunity to 
request an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on OTR 
Tires from China.\1\ In September and October of 2017, Commerce 
received timely requests to conduct an administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on OTR Tires from China.\2\ Based on these 
requests, on November 13, 2017, in accordance with section 751(a) of 
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), Commerce published in the 
Federal Register a notice of initiation of an administrative review 
covering the period September 1, 2016, through August 31, 2017, with 
respect to three companies: Zhongwei, Maxon, and Leviathan.\3\ On 
January 12, 2018, and January 19, 2018, respectively, Leviathan \4\ and 
Maxon \5\ timely withdrew their requests for an administrative review.
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 82 FR 41595 (September 1, 2017).
    \2\ See Maxon's letter, ``Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road 
Tires from the People's Republic of China Request for Administrative 
Review,'' dated September 25, 2017; Leviathan's letter, ``New 
Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires from the PRC: Request for Antidumping 
Administrative Review,'' dated September 26, 2017; Zhongwei Rubber 
Co, Ltd.'s (Zhongwei), ``New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires from the 
People s Republic of China: Request for Administrative Review,'' 
dated October 2, 2017; and a letter from Super Grip Corporation, a 
U.S. importer of Zhongwei's subject merchandise, ``New Pneumatic 
Off-The-Road Tires People s Republic of China Request for 
Administrative Review,'' dated October 2, 2017, in which it 
requested an administrative review of Zhongwei.
    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 52272 (November 13, 2017).
    \4\ See Letter from Leviathan, ``New Pneumatic Off-the-Road 
Tires from the PRC: Withdrawal of Request for Review for Tianjin 
Leviathan International Trade Co., Ltd.'' dated January 12, 2018.
    \5\ See Letter from Maxon, ``Certain New Pneumatic Off-The-Road 
Tires from the People's Republic of China: Withdrawal of Request for 
Administrative Review'' dated January 19, 2018.
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Partial Rescission

    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 the request within 90 days of the date of 
publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review. 
Leviathan and Maxon timely withdrew their respective requests for an 
administrative review; no other party requested a review of

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these companies. Accordingly, we are rescinding this review, in part, 
with respect to these companies, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).

Assessment

    Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 
assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. For Leviathan and 
Maxon, the companies for which this review is rescinded, antidumping 
duties shall be assessed 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 publication of this notice.

Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as a reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing 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 and/or countervailing 
duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of doubled antidumping 
duties.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as a final reminder to parties subject to an 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under an 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 sections 
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: March 12, 2018.
James Maeder,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations performing the duties of Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations.
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