2019-23684. Certain Steel Nails From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-2019

AGENCY:

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

SUMMARY:

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain steel nails from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) for the period of review (POR) July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019.

DATES:

Applicable October 30, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mark Flessner, AD/CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On July 1, 2019, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the antidumping duty order ^[1] on certain steel nails from Vietnam for the POR.^[2] Commerce received a timely request from Mid Continent Steel & Wire, Inc. (the petitioner), in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.213(b), to conduct an administrative review of this antidumping duty order for 16 companies.^[3] No other party requested an administrative review.

On September 9, 2019, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of initiation with respect to the 16 companies: (1) Atlantic Manufacure ^[4] Inc.; (2) Chia Pao Metal Co., Ltd.; (3) CS Song Thuy; (4) Easylink Industrial Co., Ltd.; (5) Expeditors Vietnam Company Limited; (6) lnmax Industries SDN. BHD; (7) Jinhai Hardware Co., Ltd.; (8) Le Phuong Trading Import Export; (9) Long Nguyen Trading & Service Co., Ltd.; (10) Region Industries Co., Ltd.; (11) Rich State Inc.; (12) Sam Hwan Vina Co., Ltd.; (13) Thai Bao Im-Ex Corporation Company; (14) Truong Vinh Ltd.; (15) United Nail Products Co. Ltd.; and (16) Vinalink O B Lu Yen Linh.^[5] On September 26, 2019, the petitioner timely withdrew its request for an administrative review for all 16 companies.^[6]

Rescission of Administrative Review

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an administrative review, in whole or in part, if the parties that requested a review withdraw the request within 90 days of the date of publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review. The petitioner withdrew its request for review for all companies by the 90-day deadline, and no other party requested an administrative review of this order. Therefore, we are rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain steel nails from the Vietnam covering the period July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019, in its entirety.

Assessment

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

Notification to Importers

This notice serves as the only 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 may result in the presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders

This notice serves as the only 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 published in accordance with section 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

Dated: October 24, 2019.

James Maeder,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations.

Footnotes

1.  See Certain Steel Nails from the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, the Sultinate of Oman, Taiwan, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Antidumping Duty Orders, 80 FR 39994 (July 13, 2015).

2.  See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative Review, 84 FR 31295 (July 1, 2019).

3.  See Petitioner's Letter, “Certain Steel Nails from Vietnam: Request for Administrative Reviews,” dated July 31, 2019.

4.  Sic.

5.  See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 47242 (September 9, 2019).

6.  See Petitioner's Letter, “Certain Steel Nails from Vietnam: Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Reviews,” dated November 5, 2018.