Certain Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires From India: Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017

James Maeder
Department of Commerce
21 August 2018

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 21, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42260-42261]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17786]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-533-870]


Certain Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires From India: Rescission of 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the 
administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain 
pneumatic off-the-road tires (OTR tires) from India for the period June 
20, 2016, through December 31, 2017.

DATES: Applicable August 21, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gene H. Calvert, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3586.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On March 5, 2018, Commerce published a notice of opportunity to 
request an administrative review of the CVD order on OTR tires from 
India for the period of review (POR) June 20, 2016, through December 
31, 2017.\1\ Commerce received timely-filed requests to conduct an 
administrative review of the CVD order from ATC Tires Private Limited 
(ATC) and Balkrishna Industries Limited (Balkrishna).\2\ Based on these 
requests, and in accordance with section 751(A) of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the Act), on May 2, 2018, Commerce initiated an 
administrative review of the CVD order on OTR tires from India.\3\ On 
May 24, 2018, and June 12, 2018, Balkrishna and ATC, respectively, each 
timely withdrew its request for an administrative review.\4\ No other 
party requested an administrative review.
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative 
Review, 83 FR 9284 (March 5, 2018).
    \2\ See Letter from ATC, ``Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road 
Tires from India: ATC Tires Private Limited's Request for 
Administrative Review,'' dated March 30, 2018, and Letter from 
Balkrishna, ``Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires from India; 
Request for Administrative Review of Balkrishna Industries 
Limited,'' dated April 2, 2018.
    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 19215 (May 2, 2018).
    \4\ See Letter from Balkrishna, ``Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-
Road Tires from India; Withdrawal of Request for Review for 
Balkrishna Industries Limited,'' dated May 24, 2018, and Letter from 
ATC, ``Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires from India: ATC 
Tires Private Limited's Withdrawal of Request for Administrative 
Review,'' dated June 12, 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, or parties, 
that requested the review withdraw(s) its request(s) for review within 
90 days of the date of publication of the notice of initiation of the 
requested review. In this case, both Balkrishna and ATC each timely 
withdrew its request for review within the 90-day deadline, and no 
other party requested an administrative review of the CVD order. 
Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce is 
rescinding this administrative review in its entirety.

Assessment

    Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 
assess countervailing duties on all appropriate entries. Because 
Commerce is rescinding this administrative review in its entirety, 
entries of OTR tires from India during the period June 20, 2016, 
through December 31, 2017, shall be assessed countervailing duties at 
rates equal to the cash deposit of estimated countervailing duties 
required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for 
consumption, in

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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 Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice 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(a)(3). Timely 
written notification of the return or 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: August 13, 2018.
James Maeder,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations performing the duties of Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2018-17786 Filed 8-20-18; 8:45 am]
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