Truck and Bus Tires From the People's Republic of China: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2019-2020

James Maeder
Department of Commerce
1 July 2020

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 1, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39530-39531]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14193]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-040]


Truck and Bus Tires From the People's Republic of China: 
Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2019-2020

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 truck and bus 
tires from the People's Republic of China (China) for the period 
February 15, 2019 through January 31, 2020, based on the timely 
withdrawal of the requests for review.

DATES: Applicable July 1, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Schauer, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0410.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On February 3, 2020, Commerce published a notice of opportunity to 
request an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on truck 
and bus tires from China for the period of review (POR) February 15, 
2019 through January 31, 2020.\1\ In February 2020, various producers 
and exporters timely requested an administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order with respect to truck and bus tires from 
China.\2\ On April 8, 2020, in accordance with section 751(a) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act) and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), 
we initiated an administrative review of the order on truck and bus 
tires from China with respect to the 22 respondents listed in the 
Initiation Notice.\3\ During April through June 2020, the respondents 
timely withdrew their requests for an administrative review.\4\ 
Commerce

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received no other requests for an administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order.
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 85 FR 5938 (February 3, 2020).
    \2\ See Triangle Tyre Co., Ltd.'s (Triangle Tyre) Letter, ``Re: 
Truck and Bus Tires from the People's Republic of China: Request for 
Administrative Review,'' dated March 2, 2020; see also Shanghai 
Huayi Group Corporation Limited's (Huayi Group) Letter, ``CMA's and 
Shanghai Huayi's Request for AD Administrative Review Truck and Bus 
Tires from China,'' dated February 28, 2020; Guangrao Kaichi Trading 
Co., Ltd.'s (Guangrao Kaichi Trading) Letter, ``Truck and Bus Tires 
from the People's Republic of China--Request for Review,'' dated 
February 26, 2020; Shandong Huasheng Rubber Co., Ltd.'s (Shandong 
Huasheng) Letter, ``Truck and Bus Tires from the People's Republic 
of China--Request for Review,'' dated February 26, 2020; Giti Tire 
Global Trading Pte. Ltd.'s (Giti Tire) Letter, ``Truck and Bus Tires 
from the People's Republic of China Request for Administrative 
Review,'' dated February 28, 2020; Sailun Group Co., Ltd., Sailun 
(Shenyang) Tire Co., Ltd., Sailun Group (Hong Kong) Co., Limited 
(previously known as Sailun Jinyu Group (Hong Kong) Co., Limited) 
(collectively, Sailun Group), Tongli Tyre Co., Ltd.'s (Tongli Tyre) 
Letter, ``Request for Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty 
Order on Truck and Bus Tires from the People's Republic of China,'' 
dated March 2, 2020; and Jiangsu General Science Technology Co., 
Ltd., Maxon Int'l Co., Limited, Megalith Industrial Group Co., 
Limited, Qingdao Keter International Co., Limited, Qingdao Powerich 
Tyre Co., Ltd., Qingdao Shinego Tire Tech Co., Limited (also known 
as Qingdao Shinego Tyre Tech Co., Ltd.), Qingdao Sunfulcess Tyre 
Co., Ltd., Shandong Hugerubber Co., Ltd., Shandong Yongsheng Rubber 
Group Co., Ltd., Shengtai Tyre Co., Ltd., Weifang Shunfuchang Rubber 
And Plastic Products Co., Ltd.'s (collectively, Gaopeng Respondents) 
Letter, ``Truck and Bus Tires from the People's Republic of China--
Request for Administrative Review,'' dated February 28, 2020.
    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 85 FR 19730 (April 8, 2020) (Initiation 
Notice).
    \4\ See Huayi Group's Letter, ``CMA and Shanghai Huayi's 
Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review Truck and Bus Tires 
from China,'' dated April 9, 2020; see also Sailun Group's Letter, 
``Sailun Withdrawal of Review Request in POR 1 of the Antidumping 
Duty Review of Truck and Bus Tires from the People's Republic of 
China (A-570-040),'' dated April 14, 2020; Guangrao Kaichi Trading's 
Letter, ``Truck and Bus Tires from the People's Republic of China--
Withdrawal of Request for Antidumping Administrative Review,'' dated 
April 30, 2020; Shandong Huasheng's Letter, ``Truck and Bus Tires 
from the People's Republic of China--Withdrawal of Request for 
Antidumping Administrative Review,'' dated April 30, 2020; Triangle 
Tyre's Letter, ``Truck and Bus Tires from the People's Republic of 
China-Withdrawal of Triangle Tyre Request for the First 
Administrative Review,'' dated April 30, 2020; Gaopeng Respondents's 
Letter, ``Truck and Bus Tires from the People's Republic of China--
Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review,'' dated May 6, 
2020; Tongli Tyre's Letter, ``Tongli Withdrawal of Review Request in 
POR 1 of the Antidumping Duty Review of Truck and Bus Tires from the 
People's Republic of China (A-570-040),'' dated May 14, 2020; Giti 
Tire's Letter, ``Truck and Bus Tires from the People's Republic of 
China: Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review,'' dated May 
28, 2020; and see Giti Tire's Letter, ``Re: Truck and Bus Tires from 
the People's Republic of China: Withdrawal of Request for 
Administrative Review--Clarification,'' dated June 22, 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 a party that requested 
a review withdraws the request within 90 days of the date of 
publication of notice of initiation of the requested review.'' All 
respondents withdrew their requests for review within 90-days of the 
publication date of the Initiation Notice. Because we received no other 
requests for review of the respondents, and no other requests for the 
review of the order on truck and bus tires from China with respect to 
other companies subject to the order, we are rescinding the 
administrative review of the order in its entirety, in accordance with 
19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).

Assessment

    Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 
assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of truck and bus 
tires from China during the POR at rates equal to the cash deposit rate 
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 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 antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as a 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). 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 the terms of an APO is a sanctionable 
violation.
    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: June 25, 2020.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2020-14193 Filed 6-30-20; 8:45 am]
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