[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 74003]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-30147]
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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: Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is rescinding, in
part, the administrative review of the countervailing duty order on
certain new pneumatic off-the-road tires (OTR Tires) from the People's
Republic of China (PRC) for the period January 1, 2009, through
December 31, 2009, with respect to Guizhou Tyre Co., Ltd., Guizhou
Advanced Rubber Co., Ltd., and Guizhou Tyre Import and Export
Corporation (collectively, Guizhou Tyre). This partial rescission is
based on the withdrawal by Guizhou Tyre of its request for a review.
DATES: Effective Date: November 30, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Halle, AD/CVD Operations, Office
6, Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0176.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Department published a notice of opportunity to request an
administrative review of the countervailing duty order on OTR Tires
from the PRC. See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative Review,
75 FR 53635 (September 1, 2010). Guizhou Tyre timely requested an
administrative review of the countervailing duty order on OTR Tires
from the PRC for the period January 1, 2009, through December 31, 2009.
In addition, the Department received timely requests from eight other
companies: Tianjin United Tire and Rubber International Co., Ltd.
(TUTRIC); Shandong Huitong Tyre Co., Ltd.; Qingdao Hengda Tyres Co.,
Ltd.; Qingdao Sinorient International Ltd.; Qingdao Qizhou Rubber Co.,
Ltd.; Techking Tires Limited; Qingda Etyre International Trade Co.,
Ltd.; and Wengdeng Sanfeng Tyre Co., Ltd. These eight companies only
requested reviews of themselves. In accordance with section 751(a)(1)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act) and 19 CFR
351.221(c)(1)(i), the Department published a notice initiating an
administrative review of the countervailing duty order. See Initiation
of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 75 FR
66349 (October 28, 2010).
Rescission, in Part, of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review
The Department's regulations provide that the Department will
rescind an administrative review if the party that requested the review
withdraws its request for review within 90 days of the date of
publication of the notice of initiation. See 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).
Guizhou Tyre timely withdrew its request within the 90-day deadline.
Therefore, as no other party requested a review of Guizhou Tyre, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Department is rescinding this
administrative review of the countervailing duty order with respect to
Guizhou Tyre. The Department will choose mandatory respondents from the
remaining eight companies for which a review was requested: TUTRIC;
Shandong Huitong Tyre Co., Ltd.; Qingdao Hengda Tyres Co., Ltd.;
Qingdao Sinorient International Ltd.; Qingdao Qizhou Rubber Co., Ltd.;
Techking Tires Limited; Qingda Etyre International Trade Co., Ltd.; and
Wengdeng Sanfeng Tyre Co., Ltd.
Assessment
The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) to assess countervailing duties on all appropriate entries. For
Guizhou Tyre, countervailing duties shall be assessed at rates equal to
the cash deposit or bonding rate of the 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). The Department
intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions directly to CBP 15
days after publication of this notice.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order
This notice serves as a final 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), 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: November 23, 2010.
Susan H. Kuhbach,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2010-30147 Filed 11-29-10; 8:45 am]
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