Automatic liquidation instruction for sodium nitrite from the People s Republic of China for the period 01/01/2017 through 12/31/2017 (C-570-926)

1. Commerce does not automatically conduct administrative reviews of countervailing duty orders. Instead, reviews must be requested pursuant to section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213. 2. Commerce has not received a request for an administrative review of the countervailing duty order for the period and on the merchandise identified below. Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c), you are to assess countervailing duties on merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption at the cash deposit rate in effect on the date of entry. Liquidate all entries for all firms. Product: Sodium Nitrite Country: People's Republic of China (China) Case number: C-570-926 Period: 01/01/2017 through 12/31/2017 3. There are no injunctions applicable to the entries covered by this instruction. 4. Notice of the lifting of suspension of liquidation of entries of subject merchandise covered by paragraph 2 occurred with the publication of the notice of initiation of administrative review for the 08/2018 anniversary month (83 FR 50077, 10/04/2018). Unless instructed otherwise, for all other shipments of sodium nitrite from China you shall continue to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties for the merchandise at the current rates. 5. The assessment of countervailing duties by CBP on shipments or entries of this merchandise is subject to the provisions of section 778 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended. Section 778 requires that CBP pay interest on overpayments or assess interest on underpayments of the required amounts deposited as estimated countervailing duties. The interest provisions are not applicable to cash or bonds posted as estimated countervailing duties before the date of publication of the countervailing duty order. Interest shall be calculated from the date payment of estimated countervailing duties is required through the date of liquidation. The rate at which such interest is payable is the rate in effect under section 6621 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 for such period. 6. If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, at (202) 482-0984. CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only. (This message was generated by OVII:GHC.) 7. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Alexander Amdur