Certain New Pneumatic Off-The-Road Tires From India: Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review: 2019

James Maeder
Department of Commerce
1 September 2020

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 1, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54352-54353]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-19210]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-533-870]


Certain New Pneumatic Off-The-Road Tires From India: Rescission 
of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review: 2019

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 
new pneumatic off-the-road tires (OTR tires) from India for the period 
of review (POR) January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019, based on the 
timely withdrawal of the request for review.

DATES: Applicable September 1, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gene 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 2, 2020, Commerce published a notice of opportunity to 
request an administrative review of the CVD order on OTR tires from 
India for the POR of January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019.\1\ On 
March 30, 2020, Commerce received a timely-filed request from 
Balkrishna Industries Limited (BKT) for an administrative review of 
BKT, in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.213(b).\2\
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative 
Review, 85 FR 12267 (March 2, 2020).
    \2\ See BKT's Letter, ``Certain New Pneumatic Off-The-Road Tires 
from India: Balkrishna Industries Limited's Request for 
Administrative Review,'' dated March 30, 2020.
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    On May 6, 2020, pursuant to this request, and in accordance with 19 
CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce published a notice initiating an 
administrative review of the countervailing duty order on OTR tires 
from India for BKT.\3\ On May 7, 2020, BKT timely withdrew its request 
for an administrative review.\4\
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    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 85 FR 26931 (May 6, 2020).
    \4\ See BKT's Letter, ``Certain New Pneumatic Off-The-Road Tires 
from India: Balkrishna Industries Limited's Withdrawal of Request 
for Administrative Review,'' dated May 7, 2020.
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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 a review withdraws the request within 90 days of the 
publication date of the notice of initiation of the requested review. 
BKT withdrew its request for review within the requisite 90 days. No 
other parties requested an administrative review of the order. 
Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), we are rescinding 
this review in its entirety.

Assessment

    Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 
assess countervailing duties on all appropriate entries of OTR tires 
from India. Countervailing duties shall be assessed

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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 appropriate assessment instructions to CBP 15 days 
after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register.

Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice also serves as a reminder to all 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. 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 Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: August 26, 2020.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2020-19210 Filed 8-31-20; 8:45 am]
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