Biodiesel From Argentina: Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2020

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [C-357-821] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, United States Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on biodiesel from Argentina for the period of review, (POR) January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020, based on the timely withdrawal of the request for review. DATES: Applicable May 6, 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elfi Blum, 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) 482-0197. Background: On January 5, 2021, Commerce published a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the CVD duty order on biodiesel from Argentina for the POR. [ 1 ] ( printed page 24384) On January 29, 2021, the National Biodiesel Board Fair Trade Coalition (the petitioner) timely requested an administrative review of the CVD order with respect to 18 companies. [ 2 ] On March 4, 2021, in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i) , Commerce initiated an administrative review of the CVD order for the POR with respect to these 18 companies. [ 3 ] On March 23, 2021, Commerce placed U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) entry data for U.S. imports of biodiesel from Ar…