[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 114 (Friday, June 12, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35905-35906]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12751]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-905]


Certain Polyester Staple Fiber From the People's Republic of 
China: Rescission of 2017-2018 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain 
polyester staple fiber (PSF) from the People's Republic of China 
(China) for the period of review (POR) June 1, 2017 through May 31, 
2018.

DATES: Applicable June 12, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Annathea Cook, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-0413.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On June 1, 2018, Commerce published a notice of opportunity to 
request an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on PSF 
from China for the period of June 1, 2017 through May 31, 2018.\1\ On 
June 29, 2018, Commerce received a timely request for review from 
Yangzhou Tinfulong New Technology Fiber Co., Ltd. (Tinfulong).\2\ On 
August 10, 2018, based on Tinfulong's request, Commerce published in 
the Federal Register a notice of initiation of an administrative 
review.\3\ On September 10, 2018, Tinfulong submitted a timely 
withdrawal of its request for an administrative review.\4\
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 83 FR 25429 (June 1, 2018).
    \2\ See Tinfulong's Letter, ``Polyester Staple Fiber from the 
People's Republic of China: Request for Administrative Review,'' 
dated June 29, 2018.
    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 39688 (August 10, 2018) (Initiation 
Notice).
    \4\ See Tinfulong's Letter, ``Polyester Staple Fiber from the 
People's Republic of China: Withdrawal of Review Request,'' dated 
September 10, 2018.
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Rescission of Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or in part, if the party that requested 
the review withdraws its request within 90 days of the publication of 
the notice of initiation of the requested review. Tinfulong withdrew 
its request for review within 90 days of the date of publication of the 
Initiation Notice. As such, Commerce received a timely request for 
withdrawal of the instant administrative review with respect to the 
single company listed in the Initiation Notice. Accordingly, we are 
rescinding the administrative review of PSF from China for the period 
of June 1, 2017 through May 31, 2018, in its entirety.

Assessment

    Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 
assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of PSF from China 
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 the publication of this notice in the Federal Register.

Notification to Importers

    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 antidumping 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 the antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.

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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to 
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.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 
CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: June 9, 2020.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2020-12751 Filed 6-11-20; 8:45 am]
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