The U.S. DOC Rescinds AD Duty Review on Chinese Steel Gratings

The Department of Commerce (DOC) is rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain steel grating from the People Republic of China for the period of review of January 6, 2010, through June 30, 2011 with respect to Ningbo Haitian International Co., Ltd., Shanghai Minmetals Materials & Products Co., Ltd., Yantai Xinke Steel Structure Co., Ltd., Sinosteel Yantai Steel Grating Co., Ltd., Ningbo Jiulong Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Accurate Screen Ltd, Wuxi Juhua Import/Export Co., Ltd. and Well Forge Industries. This rescission is based on the timely withdrawal of the requests for review by the only interested party that requested the review of these companies.

Date of effective December 7, 2011

On July 1, 2011 the Department published in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain steel grating from the PRC. See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding or Suspended Investigation, Opportunity To Request Administrative Review, 76 FR 38609, 38610.

In response, on August 1, 2011, Fisher & Ludlow and Alabama Metal Industries Corporation timely requested an administrative review of entries of the subject merchandise during the POR from Ningbo Haitian, Shanghai Minmetals, Yantai Xinke, Sinosteel Yantai, Ningbo Jiulong, Accurate Screen, Wuxi Juhua, and Well Forge. On August 26, 2011, the Department initiated a review of these companies. See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Requests for Revocation in Part, 76 FR 53404 (August 26, 2011).

In a letter dated September 21, 2011, Petitioners withdrew their request for review of the aforementioned companies and requested that the Department rescind the review with respect to these companies. No other parties requested a review.