Notice2024-30592
Ceramic Tile From the People's Republic of China: Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2023
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Published
December 23, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on ceramic tile from the People's Republic of China (China) covering the period of review (POR) January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023, because, as explained below, there are no reviewable suspended entries for the one company subject to this review.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 246 (Monday, December 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 104516-104517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30592]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-109]
Ceramic Tile From the People's Republic of China: Rescission of
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2023
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the
administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on ceramic
tile from the People's Republic of China (China) covering the period of
review (POR) January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023, because, as
explained below, there are no reviewable suspended entries for the one
company subject to this review.
DATES: Applicable December 23, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Harrison Tanchuck, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-7421.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 3, 2024, Commerce published in the Federal Register a
notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the CVD
order on ceramic tile from China.\1\ Commerce received a timely request
for review of the Order from a U.S. importer of subject merchandise,
Akua BPAC, LLC (Akua), requesting a review of exporter Cayenne
Corporation Ltd. (Cayenne).\2\ We received no other requests of review.
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\1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative
Review and Joint Annual Inquiry Service List, 89 FR 47518, 47520
(June 3, 2024); see also Ceramic Tile from the People's Republic of
China: Countervailing Duty Order, 85 FR 33119 (June 1, 2020)
(Order).
\2\ See Akua's Letter, ``Request for Administrative Review,''
dated June 28, 2024.
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On July 29, 2024, Commerce published in the Federal Register a
notice of initiation of an administrative review with respect to
Cayenne, in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (the Act).\3\ On August 6, 2024, Commerce released a
memorandum indicating that there were no reviewable entries of subject
merchandise during the POR based on a U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) entry data query.\4\ Commerce provided parties an
opportunity to submit comments on the data query results.\5\ No party
submitted comments to Commerce.
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\3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 89 FR 60871, 60877 (July 29, 2024).
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Release of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Import Data,'' dated August 6, 2024.
\5\ Id.
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On August 7, 2024, Commerce notified all interested parties of its
intent to rescind this review in full because there were no suspended
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entries of subject merchandise by any company subject to this review
during the POR and invited interested parties to comment.\6\ The
petitioner \7\ submitted comments on Commerce's notice of intent to
rescind this review, agreeing that Commerce should rescind this
review.\8\
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\6\ See Memorandum, ``Notice of Intent to Rescind Review,''
dated August 7, 2024.
\7\ The petitioner in this proceeding is Coalition for Fair
Trade in Ceramic Tile.
\8\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Comments on Notice of Intent to
Rescind Review,'' dated August 21, 2024.
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Rescission of Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), it is Commerce's practice to
rescind an administrative review of a CVD order where Commerce
concludes that there were no reviewable entries of subject merchandise
during the POR.\9\ Normally, upon completion of an administrative
review, the suspended entries are liquidated at the CVD assessment rate
for the review period.\10\ Therefore, for an administrative review to
be conducted, there must be a reviewable, suspended entry that Commerce
can instruct CBP to liquidate at the calculated CVD assessment rate for
the review period.\11\ As noted above, CBP data showed that there were
no entries of subject merchandise from Cayenne during the POR.
Accordingly, in the absence of reviewable, suspended entries of subject
merchandise during the POR, we are rescinding this administrative
review, in its entirety, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).
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\9\ See, e.g., Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada:
Final Results and Final Rescission, in Part, of the Countervailing
Duty Administrative Review, 2020, 87 FR 48455 (August 9, 2022); see
also Certain Non-Refillable Steel Cylinders from the People's
Republic of China: Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review; 2020-2021, 87 FR 64008 (October 21, 2022).
\10\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2).
\11\ See 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).
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Cash Deposit Requirements
As Commerce has proceeded to a final rescission of this
administrative review, no cash deposit rates will change. Accordingly,
the current cash deposit requirements shall remain in effect until
further notice.
Assessment Rates
Commerce will instruct CBP to assess countervailing duties on all
appropriate entries. Countervailing duties shall be assessed at rates
equal to the cash deposit of 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). Commerce intends to issue
assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date
of publication of this rescission notice in the Federal Register.
Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice serves as a final reminder to parties subject to an APO
of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction 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 or destruction of the APO materials, or
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to
comply with 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 Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).
Dated: December 18, 2024.
Scot Fullerton,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2024-30592 Filed 12-20-24; 8:45 am]
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