[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 29 (Friday, February 11, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7816-7817]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-3132]
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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 Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is rescinding 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 the one remaining respondent company: Tianjin United
Tire & Rubber International Co., Ltd. (TUTRIC). This rescission is
based on the timely withdrawal by TUTRIC on January 25, 2011, of its
request for a review. Since TUTRIC was the only remaining respondent
company subject to review, this notice also serves to rescind the
entire administrative review.
DATES: Effective Date: February 11, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Halle or Andrew Huston, 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 or (202)
482-4261, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
On September 1, 2010, 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). TUTRIC 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 parties: 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.; Wengdeng Sanfeng Tyre Co., Ltd.; and Guizhou Tyre Co.,
Ltd., along with its affiliates, Guizhou Advanced Rubber Co., Ltd., and
Guizhou Tyre Import and Export Corporation (collectively, Guizhou
Tyre). No other party requested a review of these parties. 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, 66351 (October 28, 2010).
On November 30, 2010, the Department rescinded the review with
respect to Guizhou Tyre, pursuant to a timely withdrawal of its request
for review. See Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires From the
People's Republic of China: Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review, 75 FR 74003 (November 30, 2010). On December 10,
2010, the Department rescinded the review with respect to: 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., pursuant to timely withdrawals of their
requests for review. See Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires From
the People's Republic of China: Rescission, in Part, of Countervailing
Duty Administrative Review, 75 FR 76956 (December 10, 2010).
Rescission 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).
TUTRIC timely withdrew its request on January 25, 2011, within the 90-
day deadline. Therefore, as no other party requested a review of
TUTRIC, and as we have already rescinded the review of all other
parties initially subject to this segment of the proceeding, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Department is fully
rescinding this administrative review of the countervailing duty order.
Assessment
Entries exported by TUTRIC are subject to the injunction issued by
the U.S. Court of International Trade pursuant to ongoing litigation.
Once the injunction is lifted, the Department will instruct U.S.
Customs and Border Protection to assess countervailing duties on all
appropriate entries. For TUTRIC, 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).
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: February 7, 2011.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2011-3132 Filed 2-10-11; 8:45 am]
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