[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 63 (Friday, April 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16753-16754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7521]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-822]
Certain Helical Spring Lock Washers From the People's Republic of
China: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 2, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia M. Tran, AD/CVD Operations,
Office 1, Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1503.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On October 1, 2009, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'')
published a notice announcing the opportunity to request an
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain helical
spring lock washers from the People's Republic of China for the period
October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009. See Antidumping or
Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation;
Opportunity To Request Administrative Review, 74 FR 50772 (October 1,
2009). On November 2, 2009, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b), the
Department received a timely request from Shakeproof Assembly
Components Division of Illinois Tool Works Inc., the petitioner, to
conduct an administrative review of Hangzhou Spring Washer Co., Ltd.,
also known as Zheijang Wanxin Group Co., Ltd (``Hangzhou''). No other
party requested an administrative review.
On November 25, 2009, the Department published a notice of
initiation of an antidumping duty administrative review of Hangzhou.
See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative
Reviews, 74 FR 61658 (November 25, 2009).
Rescission of Administrative Review
If a party that requested an administrative review withdraws the
request within 90 days of the date of publication of notice of
initiation of the requested administrative review, the Secretary will
rescind the administrative review pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1). On
March 16, 2010, the petitioner withdrew its request with
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respect to Hangzhou. Although the 90-day deadline to withdraw an
administrative review request in the instant administrative review was
March 2, 2010, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Secretary may
extend the 90-day time limit if it is reasonable to do so.\1\ The
Department determines it is reasonable to do so in this case because it
has not expended significant resources conducting this administrative
review with respect to Hangzhou. Specifically, the Department has not
completed its full analysis of Hangzhou's sales or factors of
production data for the period of review nor has it calculated a
preliminary margin for Hangzhou. Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.213(d)(1), and consistent with our practice, the Department is
rescinding this administrative review.
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\1\ As explained in the memorandum from the Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Import Administration, the Department has exercised
its discretion to toll deadlines for the duration of the closure of
the Federal Government from February 5, through February 12, 2010.
Thus, all deadlines in this segment of the proceeding have been
extended by seven days. The revised deadline to withdraw an
administrative review request is March 2, 2010. See Memorandum to
the Record from Ronald Lorentzen, DAS for Import Administration,
regarding ``Tolling of Administrative Deadlines As a Result of the
Government Closure During the Recent Snowstorm,'' dated February 12,
2010.
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Assessment
The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(``CBP'') to assess antidumping duties at the cash deposit rate in
effect on the date of entry, for entries during the period October 1,
2008 through September 30, 2009. The Department intends to issue
appropriate assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after publication of
this notice of rescission of administrative review.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) 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 the Secretary's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and subsequent assessment
of double antidumping duties.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order
This notice serves as a final reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective orders (``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/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.
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 26, 2010.
John M. Andersen,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2010-7521 Filed 4-1-10; 8:45 am]
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