[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 88 (Monday, May 8, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26736-26745]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-6988]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-846]


Brake Rotors From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary 
Results and Partial Rescission of the 2004/2005 Administrative Review 
and Preliminary Notice of Intent To Rescind the 2004/2005 New Shipper 
Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is currently 
conducting the 2004/2005 administrative review and the 2004/2005 new 
shipper review of the antidumping duty order on brake rotors from the 
People's Republic of China (``PRC''). We preliminarily determine that 
sales have been made below normal value (``NV'') with respect to 
certain exporters who participated fully and are entitled to a separate 
rate in the administrative review. We also have preliminarily 
determined that the single sale made by the new shipper, Shanxi 
Zhongding Auto Parts Co., Ltd.(``SZAP''), was not bona fide. If these 
preliminary results are adopted in our final results of these reviews, 
we will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') to assess 
antidumping duties on entries of subject merchandise during the period 
of review (``POR'') for which the importer-specific assessment rates 
are above de minimis.
    Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary 
results. We will issue the final results no later than 120 days from 
the date of publication of this notice.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 8, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin C. Begnal or Christopher D. 
Riker, AD/CVD Operations, Office 9, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 
(202) 482-1442 or (202) 482-3441, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On February 19, 1999, the Department published in the Federal 
Register the antidumping duty order on brake rotors from the PRC. See 
Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: Brake Rotors from the People's 
Republic of China, 62 FR 18740 (April 17, 1997).
    On March 23, 2005, SZAP, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(c), 
requested a new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on brake 
rotors from the PRC, which has an April anniversary month. In response 
to the Department's April 14, 2005, request for information, SZAP 
provided supplemental information on April 29, 2005. Furthermore, on 
April 29, 2005, SZAP agreed to waive the time limits of its new shipper 
review of brake rotors from the PRC, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(j)(3), 
and agreed to have its review conducted concurrently with the 2004/2005 
administrative review. On May 27, 2005, the Department initiated a new 
shipper review of SZAP covering the period April 1, 2004, through March 
31, 2005. See Brake Rotors From the People's Republic of China: 
Initiation of New Shipper Antidumping Duty Review, 70 FR 30696 (May 27, 
2005).
    On April 1, 2005, the Department published a notice of opportunity 
to request an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
brake rotors from the PRC. See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty 
Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request 
Administrative Review, 70 FR 16799 (April 1, 2005).
    The Department received timely requests from Laizhou Auto Brake 
Equipment Company (``LABEC''); Yantai Winhere Auto-Part Manufacturing 
Co., Ltd. (``Winhere''); Longkou Haimeng Machinery Co., Ltd. 
(``Haimeng''); Laizhou Hongda Auto Replacement Parts Co., Ltd. 
(``Hongda''); Hongfa Machinery (Dalian) Co., Ltd. (``Hongfa''); Qingdao 
Meita Automotive Industry Co., Ltd. (``Meita''); and Shandong Huanri 
Group General Co., Laizhou Huanri Automobile Parts Co., Ltd., and 
Shandong Huanri Group Co., Ltd. (Collectively, ``Huanri''), on April 
27, 2005, for an administrative review of this antidumping duty order 
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213. The Department also received a 
timely request for an administrative review of 26 companies (or 
producer/exporter combinations),\1\ from the Coalition for the 
Preservation of American Brake Drum and Rotor Aftermarket Manufacturers 
(``petitioners''), on April 28, 2005.
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    \1\ The names of these exporters are as follows: (1) China 
National Industrial Machinery Import & Export Corporation 
(``CNIM''); (2) Laizhou Automobile Brake Equipment Factory; (3) 
Qingdao Gren Co. (``Gren''); (4) Winhere; (5) Haimeng; (6) Zibo 
Luzhou Automobile Parts Co., Ltd. (``ZLAP''); (7) Hongda; (8) 
Hongfa; (9) Meita; (10) Shandong Huanri (Group) General Company; 
(11) Longkou TLC Machinery Co., Ltd. (``LKTLC''); (12) Zibo Golden 
Harvest Machinery Limited Company (``ZGOLD''); (13) Shanxi Fengkun 
Metallurgical Limited Company (``Fengkun''); (14) Xianghe Xumingyuan 
Auto Parts Co. (``Xumingyuan''); (15) Xiangfen Hengtai Brake System 
Co., Ltd. (``Hengtai''); (16) Laizhou City Luqi Machinery Co., Ltd. 
(``Luqi''); (17) Qingdao Rotec Auto Parts Co., Ltd. (``Rotec''); 
(18) Shenyang Yinghao Machinery Co. (``Yinghao''); (19) Longkou 
Jinzheng Maxhinery (sic) Co. (``Jinzheng''); (20) Dixion Brake 
System (Longkou) Ltd. (``Dixion''); (21) Laizhou Wally Automobile 
Co., Ltd. (``Wally''); (22) China National Machinery & Equipment 
Import & Export (Xianjiang) Corporation and manufactured by any 
company other than Zibo Botai Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (``Xianjiang/
Other than Zibo''); (23) National Automotive Industry Import & 
Export Corporation or China National Automotive Industry Import & 
Export Corporation, and manufactured by any company other than 
Shandong Laizhou Capco Industry (``CNAIIEC/other than Capco''); (24) 
Shandong Laizhou Capco Industry, and manufactured by any company 
other than Shandong Laizhou Capco Industry (``Capco/other than 
Capco''); (25) Laizhou Luyuan Automobile Fittings Co., and 
manufactured by any company other than Laizhou Luyuan Automobile 
Fittings Co., or Shenyang Honbase Machinery Co., Ltd. (``LLAFC/other 
than LLAFC or Honbase''); and (26) Shenyang Honbase Machinery Co., 
Ltd., and manufactured by any company other than Laizhou Luyuan 
Automobile Fittings Co., or Shenyang Honbase Machinery Co., Ltda. 
(sic) (``Honbase/other than Honbase or LLAFC'').
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    On May 16, 2005, the Department received from CBP copies of customs 
documents pertaining to the entry of brake rotors from the PRC exported 
by SZAP during the POR. See Memorandum to the File through John 
Conniff, Acting Program Manager, AD/CVD Operations, Office 9, Import 
Administration, from Edward Jacobson, Analyst, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office 9, Import Administration, regarding 13\th\ Antidumping New 
Shipper Review of Brake Rotors from the People's Republic of China 
(July 13, 2005).
    On May 23, 2005, the Department initiated an administrative review 
of the antidumping duty order on brake rotors from the PRC. See Notice 
of Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part, 70 FR 30694 (May 27, 2005) 
(``Initiation Notice''). The review was initiated for 27 individually 
named firms, with a POR of April 1, 2004, through March 31, 2005.\2\
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    \2\ Note: the Department inadvertently separately initiated on 
Laizhou Huanri Automobile Parts Co., Ltd. and Shangdong Huanri Group 
General Co.

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    Of the 27 named firms for which the Department initiated an 
administrative review, 18 firms indicated they had shipments of subject 
merchandise during the POR that were subject to review.\3\ Two firms, 
Rotec and Xianjiang/Other than Zibo, did not respond to the 
Department's request for information relating to whether or not the 
firm had shipments subject to the review. See Memorandum to the File 
from Edward Jacobson, Analyst, AD/CVD Operations, Office 9, Import 
Adminisitration, regarding confirmation of delivery of Department 
questionnaire to Qingdao Rotec Auto Parts Co. Ltd. (June 30, 2005); see 
also Letter to China National Industrial Machinery Import & Export 
Corporation from Carrie Blozy, Program Manager, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office 9, Import Administration, regarding Quantity and Value Response 
(July 13, 2004). Furthermore, two of the 18 firms, Dixion and Wally, 
were also participating in ongoing new shipper reviews. See Brake 
Rotors From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the 
Twelfth New Shipper Review, 71 FR 4112 (January 25, 2006). After 
consultations, these two companies agreed to a rescission of their 
administrative reviews in accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(j). See 
Memorandum to the File from Carrie Blozy, Program Manager, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office 9, Import Administration, regarding the 8th 
Administrative Review of Brake Rotors from the People's Republic of 
China, (July 28, 2005). As a result, this administrative review covers 
16 participating firms.
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    \3\ The firms which indicated they did not have shipments 
subject to the review were: Jinzheng (June 21, 2005), Xumingyuan 
(June 24, 2005), CNAIIEC/other than Capco (July 6, 2005), Capco/
other than Capco (July 6, 2005), LLAFC/other than LLAFC or Honbase 
(July 6, 2005), and Honbase/other than Honbase or LLAFC (July 6, 
2005).
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    Due to the large number of participating firms subject to this 
administrative review, and the Department's experience regarding the 
administrative burden to review each company for which a request was 
made, the Department exercised its authority to limit the number of 
respondents selected for individual review by sampling. On June 7, 
2005, the Department issued letters to all firms named in the 
Initiation Notice requesting information on the quantity and value of 
sales of subject merchandise to the United States (Q&V) during the POR. 
See letter to ``All Interested Parties'' from James C. Doyle, Director, 
AD/CVD Operations, Office 9, Import Administration (June 7, 2005). 
Subsequent letters were sent to potential respondents and the 
petitioners to clarify Q&V information covered by this administrative 
review on July 7, July 8, July 11, and September 15, 2005.
    On October 14, 2005, the Department determined that a 
``probability-proportional-to-size'' sampling methodology was the most 
appropriate approach to limit the selection of respondents in this 
review. See Letter to ``All Interested Parties'' from James C. Doyle, 
Director, AD/CVD Operations, Office 9, Import Administration (October 
14, 2005). Further, the Department invited comments on the economic, 
legal, and administrative considerations of the proposed sampling 
method, pursuant to section 777A(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (``the Act''). On October 24, 2005, the Department received 
comments on the proposed sampling methodology from the petitioners and 
from LABEC, Winhere, Haimeng, Hongda, Hongfa, Meita, Luqi and Huanri.
    The Department conducted the sampling on November 16, 2005. See 
Section 777A(c)(2) of the Act; see also Memorandum to the File through 
Christopher Riker, Program Manager, AD/CVD Operations, Office 9, Import 
Administration, from Erin Begnal, Analyst, AD/CVD Operations, Office 9, 
Import Administration, regarding sampling procedure results in the 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Brake Rotors from the People's 
Republic of China (November 16, 2005) (``Sampling Procedure Results 
Memo''). The following respondents were selected for individual review 
pursuant to the sampling procedure: Meita, Winhere, Hengtai, Hongfa, 
and Haimeng. See Sampling Procedure Results Memo; see also Memorandum 
to the File through Christopher Riker, Program Manager, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office 9, Import Administration, from Erin Begnal, Analyst, 
AD/CVD Operations, Office 9, Import Administration, regarding sampling 
procedure disclosure for the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: 
Brake Rotors from the People's Republic of China (November 16, 2005); 
Memorandum to Stephen J. Claeys, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import 
Administration, from James C. Doyle, Director, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office 9, Import Administration, regarding Selection of Respondents for 
the 2004/2005 Antidumping Administrative Review of Brake Rotors from 
the People's Republic of China (December 19, 2005) (where the 
Department also addressed certain comments received on the Department's 
sampling methodology).
    On December 20, 2005, the Department published in the Federal 
Register a notice of postponement of the preliminary results until no 
later than May 1, 2006. See Brake Rotors from the People's Republic of 
China: Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review and New Shipper Review, 70 FR 75448 
(December 20, 2005).

Respondents

    On November 23, 2005, we issued antidumping duty questionnaires to 
Haimeng, Hengtai, Hongfa, Meita, and Winhere. On November 28, 2005, the 
Department sent a description of the products under review to the five 
aforementioned companies. See letters to Haimeng, Hengtai, Hongfa, 
Meita, and Winhere from Christopher Riker, Program Manager, China/NME 
Group, Office 9, Import Administration, regarding Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review: Brake Rotors from the People's Republic of China 
(04/01/04-03/31/05), (November 28, 2005).
    On December 16, 2005, the Department invited parties to submit 
comments on the selection of a surrogate country and to submit publicly 
available information for purposes of calculating normal value. See 
letter to ``All Interested Parties'' from Christopher D. Riker, Program 
Manager, AD/CVD Operations 9, Import Administration, regarding 
Administrative Review and New Shipper Review of Brake Rotors from the 
People's Republic of China: Office of Policy list of Economically 
Comparable Countries and Schedule for Comments on Surrogate Country 
(December 16, 2005).
    On December 21, 2005, we received section A responses from Haimeng, 
Hengtai, Hongfa, Meita, and Winhere. On December 30, 2005, the 
Department issued supplemental section A questionnaires to Haimeng, 
Hengtai, Hongfa, Meita, and Winhere. On January 6, 2006, we received 
sections C and D responses from Haimeng, Hongfa, Meita, and Winhere, 
and on January 10, 2006, we received the sections C and D responses 
from Hengtai. On January 11, 2006, we received comments from 
petitioners on the reconciliation responses submitted by Winhere, Meita 
and Haimeng.
    On January 17, 2006, Hengtai submitted its response to the 
Department's supplemental section A questionnaire. On January 19, 2006, 
the Department issued a supplemental sections C and D questionnaire to 
Hongfa, and issued supplemental sections C and D questionnaires to 
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the following day (i.e., January 20, 2006). On January 24, 2006, we 
received supplemental section A responses from Haimeng, Hongfa, Meita 
and Winhere, and on February 13, 2006, we received supplemental 
sections C and D responses from Haimeng, Hengtai, Hongfa, Meita and 
Winhere.
    The Department has a rebuttable presumption that a single dumping 
margin is appropriate for all exporters in an NME country. However, the 
Department considers information submitted in response to Departmental 
questionnaires in order to determine whether or not respondents qualify 
for a separate rate. On January 10, 2006, the Department issued section 
A questionnaires to CNIM, LABEC, Gren, ZLAP, Hongda, Huanri, Longkou 
TLC, ZGOLD, Fengkun, Luqi and Yinghao in order to determine whether or 
not they qualify for a separate rate.
    On January 30, 2006, we received section A responses from ZGOLD and 
ZLAP. On January 31, 2006, we received a section A response from 
Longkou TLC. On February 3, 2006, we received section A responses from 
Hongda, Huanri, LABEC, and Luqi. On February 8, 2006, we received 
section A responses from CNIM, GREN, Fengkun and Yinghao. On February 
10, 2006, the Department issued a supplemental section A questionnaire 
to Huanri. On February 13, 2006, Hongda provided a CBP entry summary 
that was not included in its February 3, 2006, section A response. In 
addition to the supplemental questionnaire issued to Huanri, we sent 
supplemental section A questionnaires to LABEC, Luqi, ZGOLD and ZLAP on 
February 15, 2006; Longkou TLC and Yinghao on February 22, 2006; CNIM 
on February 23, 2006; Fengkun and GREN on March 2, 2006; and Hongda on 
March 16, 2006.
    On February 22, 2006, we received a response to our supplemental 
section A questionnaire from Huanri. On February 27, 2006, we received 
responses to our supplemental section A questionnaires from LABEC, 
Luqi, ZGOLD, and ZLAP. On March 2, 2006, we received a supplemental 
section A response from Longkou TLC. On March 6, 2006, we received 
supplemental section A responses from CNIM and Yinghao. We also 
received supplemental section A responses from GREN and Fengkun on 
March 14, 2006 and from Hongda on March 28, 2006.
    On February 14, 2006, the Department issued verification outlines 
to Meita, Winhere and Huanri. The Department conducted verification of 
the responses of Winhere from February 27 through March 1, 2006 and 
Meita from March 2 through 4, 2006. Huanri cancelled verification one 
day before it was set to commence. See letter from Huanri regarding 
cancellation of verification (March 8, 2006). On March 3, 2006, the 
Department issued a verification outline to Hongfa; the Department 
issued a verification outline to SZAP on March 7, 2006. On March 6, 
2006, Meita submitted minor corrections presented at verification. The 
Department conducted verification of the responses of Hongfa from March 
13 through 15, 2006, and SZAP from March 22 through 24, 2006.
    On March 16, 2006, petitioners submitted publicly available 
information for use in the calculation of normal value in the 
administrative and new shipper reviews. Also, on March 16, 2006, 
Haimeng, Hongfa, Meita, Winhere, LABEC, Hongda, and Luqi submitted 
publicly available information for use in the calculation of normal 
value in the administrative review. On March 27, 2006, petitioners 
submitted rebuttal comments to the aforementioned respondents' March 
16, 2006, filing. On April 13, 2006, Haimeng, Hongfa, Meita, Winhere, 
LABEC, Hongda, and Luqi submitted additional publicly available 
information for consideration in valuing brokerage and handling.
    On April 20, 2006, the Department released the verification reports 
for Hongfa, Meita and Winhere. See Verification of the Sales and 
Factors Response of Qingdao Meita Automotive Industry Co., Ltd. in the 
Antidumping Administrative Review of Brake Rotors from the People's 
Republic of China (April 20, 2006) (``Meita Verification Report''); 
Verification of the Sales and Factors Response of Yantai Winhere Auto-
Part Manufacturing Co., Ltd. in the Antidumping Administrative Review 
of Brake Rotors from the People's Republic of China (April 20, 2006) 
(``Winhere Verification Report''); Verification of the Sales and 
Factors Response of Hongfa Machinery (Dalian) Co., Ltd. in the 
Antidumping Administrative Review of Brake Rotors from the People's 
Republic of China (April 20, 2006) (``Hongfa Verification Report''). On 
April 26, 2006, the Department released the verification report for 
SZAP. See Verification of the Sales and Factors Response of Shanxi 
Zhongding Auto Parts Co., Ltd. in the New Shipper Review of Brake 
Rotors from the People's Republic of China (April 26, 2006) (``SZAP 
Verification Report'').

Surrogate Country and Factors

    As previously stated, on December 16, 2005, the Department provided 
parties an opportunity to submit publicly available information 
(``PAI'') on surrogate countries and values for consideration in these 
preliminary results. As previously indicated, the Department received 
comments on March 16, 2006, March 27, 2006, and April 13, 2006.

Scope of the Order

    The products covered by this order are brake rotors made of gray 
cast iron, whether finished, semifinished, or unfinished, ranging in 
diameter from 8 to 16 inches (20.32 to 40.64 centimeters) and in weight 
from 8 to 45 pounds (3.63 to 20.41 kilograms). The size parameters 
(weight and dimension) of the brake rotors limit their use to the 
following types of motor vehicles: automobiles, all-terrain vehicles, 
vans and recreational vehicles under ``one ton and a half,'' and light 
trucks designated as ``one ton and a half.''
    Finished brake rotors are those that are ready for sale and 
installation without any further operations. Semi-finished rotors are 
those on which the surface is not entirely smooth, and have undergone 
some drilling. Unfinished rotors are those which have undergone some 
grinding or turning.
    These brake rotors are for motor vehicles, and do not contain in 
the casting a logo of an original equipment manufacturer (``OEM'') 
which produces vehicles sold in the United States. (e.g., General 
Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Honda, Toyota, Volvo). Brake rotors covered in 
this order are not certified by OEM producers of vehicles sold in the 
United States. The scope also includes composite brake rotors that are 
made of gray cast iron, which contain a steel plate, but otherwise meet 
the above criteria. Excluded from the scope of this order are brake 
rotors made of gray cast iron, whether finished, semifinished, or 
unfinished, with a diameter less than 8 inches or greater than 16 
inches (less than 20.32 centimeters or greater than 40.64 centimeters) 
and a weight less than 8 pounds or greater than 45 pounds (less than 
3.63 kilograms or greater than 20.41 kilograms).
    Brake rotors are currently classifiable under subheading 
8708.39.5010 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(``HTSUS''). Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience 
and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this 
order is dispositive.

Verification

    On August 31, 2005, petitioners requested that the Department 
conduct verification of the data submitted by all of the firms for 
which the Department initiated an administrative review, as

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well as SZAP. However, due to the Department's resource constraints in 
conducting these reviews, we only selected Hongfa, Huanri, Meita, 
Winhere and SZAP for verification pursuant to Section 782(i)(2) of the 
Act and 19 CFR 351.307. As noted above, Huanri cancelled its 
verification a day prior to its scheduled commencement. See letter from 
Huanri regarding cancellation of verification (March 8, 2006).
    For the companies we did verify, we used standard verification 
procedures, including on-site inspection of the manufacturers' and 
exporters' facilities, and examination of relevant sales and financial 
records. Our verification results are outlined in the verification 
report for each company. For a further discussion, see the Meita 
Verification Report, the Winhere Verification Report, the Hongfa 
Verification Report, and the SZAP Verification Report.

Preliminary Partial Rescission of 2004/2005 Administrative Review

    With respect to Jinzheng, Xumingyuan, CNAIIEC/other than Capco, 
Capco/other than Capco, LLAFC/other than LLAFC or Honbase, and Honbase/
other than Honbase or LLAFC, each has informed the Department that it 
did not export the subject merchandise to the United States during the 
POR in the combinations referenced above, where applicable. 
Specifically, (1) neither Jinzheng nor Xumingyuan exported subject 
merchandise to the United States during the POR; (2) CNAIIEC did not 
export brake rotors to the United States that were manufactured by 
producers other than Capco; (3) Capco did not export brake rotors to 
the United States that were manufactured by producers other than Capco; 
(4) LLAFC did not export brake rotors to the United States that were 
manufactured by producers other than LLAFC or Honbase; and (5) Honbase 
did not export brake rotors to the United States that were manufactured 
by producers other than Honbase or LLAFC. In order to corroborate these 
submissions, we reviewed PRC brake rotor shipment data maintained by 
CBP, and noted no discrepancies with the statements made by these 
firms.
    Furthermore, on July 28, 2005, Dixion and Wally noted, in 
accordance with section 351.214(j) of the Department's regulations, 
that their ongoing new shipper reviews covered all of their subject 
merchandise exports which would be subject to this administrative 
review. After consulting with both, Wally and Dixon agreed to a 
rescission of their administrative reviews. See Memorandum to the File 
from Carrie Blozy, Program Manager, AD/CVD Operations, Office 9, Import 
Administration, regarding the 8th Administrative Review of Brake Rotors 
from the People's Republic of China, (July 28, 2005).
    Therefore, for the reasons mentioned above, we are preliminarily 
rescinding the administrative review with respect to Jinzheng, 
Xumingyuan, CNAIIEC/other than Capco, Capco/other than Capco, LLAFC/
other than LLAFC or Honbase, Honbase/other than Honbase or LLAFC, and 
Dixion and Wally because we either found no evidence that any of these 
companies made shipments of the subject merchandise during the POR, in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), or these companies consented to a 
rescission of the administrative review pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(j).

Bona Fide Sale Analysis--SZAP

    For the reasons stated below, we preliminarily find that SZAP's 
reported U.S. sale during the POR does not appear to be a bona fide 
sale, based on the totality of the facts on the record. See Glycine 
From The People's Republic of China: Rescission of Antidumping Duty New 
Shipper Review of Hebei New Donghua Amino Acid Co., Ltd., 69 FR 47405, 
47406 (August 5, 2004). Specifically, we find that: 1) the difference 
in the sales price of SZAP's single POR sale as compared to the prices 
of its subsequent sales, 2) the quantity of its single POR sale as 
compared to its subsequent sales, 3) questionable sales documentation 
pertaining to SZAP's U.S. sale; and finally, 4) other indicia of a non-
bona fide transaction, all demonstrate that the single sale under 
review was not bona fide. Therefore, this sale does not provide a 
reasonable or reliable basis for calculating a dumping margin.
    For the reasons mentioned above, the Department preliminarily finds 
that SZAP's sole U.S. sale during the POR was not a bona fide 
commercial transaction and is preliminarily rescinding the new shipper 
review of SZAP. For a more detailed analysis, see Memorandum to James 
C. Doyle, Director, AD/CVD Operations, Office 9, Import Administration, 
through Christopher D. Riker, Program Manager, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office 9, from Erin C. Begnal, Analyst, AD/CVD Operations, Office 9, 
regarding Bona Fides Analysis and Intent to Rescind New Shipper Review 
of Brake Rotors from the People's Republic of China for Shanxi 
Zhongding Auto Parts Co., Ltd. (May 1, 2006).

Non-Market Economy Country

    In every case conducted by the Department involving the PRC, the 
PRC has been treated as a non-market economy (``NME'') country. 
Pursuant to section 771(18)(C)(i) of the Act, any determination that a 
foreign country is a NME country shall remain in effect until revoked 
by the administering authority. See, e.g., Freshwater Crawfish Tail 
Meat from the People's Republic of China: Notice of Final Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 71 FR 7013 (February 10, 2006). 
None of the parties to this proceeding has contested such treatment. 
Accordingly, we calculated NV in accordance with section 773(c) of the 
Act, which applies to NME countries.

Surrogate Country

    Section 773(c)(4) of the Act requires the Department to value an 
NME producer's factors of production, to the extent possible, in one or 
more market-economy countries that (1) are at a level of economic 
development comparable to that of the NME country, and (2) are 
significant producers of comparable merchandise. India is among the 
countries comparable to the PRC in terms of overall economic 
development. See Letter to ``All Interested Parties'' from Christopher 
D. Riker, Program Manager, AD/CVD Operations 9, regarding 
Administrative Review and New Shipper Review of Brake Rotors from the 
People's Republic of China: Office of Policy list of Economically 
Comparable Countries and Schedule for Comments on Surrogate Country at 
Attachment I (December 16, 2005). In addition, based on publicly 
available information placed on the record (e.g., export data), India 
is a significant producer of the subject merchandise. See Memorandum to 
James C. Doyle, Director, AD/CVD Operations, Office 9, Import 
Administration, through Christopher D. Riker, Program Manager, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office 9, from Michael Quigley, Analyst, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office 9, regarding 2004-2005 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review 
and New Shipper Review of Brake Rotors from the People's Republic of 
China: Selection of a Surrogate Country (May 1, 2006). Accordingly, we 
have selected India as the primary surrogate country for purposes of 
valuing the factors of production because it meets the Department's 
criteria for surrogate-country selection. See Id.

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Facts Available--Hengtai, Rotec and Xianjiang/Other than Zibo

    For the reasons outlined below, we have applied total adverse facts 
available to Hengtai, Rotec and Xianjiang/Other than Zibo.
    At the verification of SZAP, we found email correspondence between 
SZAP and Hengtai from the POR which indicated that SZAP produced brake 
rotors that were sold by Hengtai, and that Hengtai also purchased brake 
rotors from SZAP. Hengtai did not report that SZAP was a supplier 
during the POR and therefore there is no indication that Hengtai 
accurately reported its factors of production including SZAP's factors 
of production, as required. In addition, there is no indication that 
Hengtai included sales of subject merchandise manufactured by SZAP in 
its U.S. sales database, thereby understating its total U.S. sales.
    Because these findings directly contradict statements made on the 
record by Hengtai that Hengtai produced all of the subject merchandise 
that it sold during the POR, we find that Hengtai did not provide the 
Department with accurate or complete data pursuant to section 776(a)(2) 
of the Act. Specifically, section 776(a)(2) of the Act provides that, 
if an interested party: (A) withholds information that has been 
requested by the Department, (B) fails to provide such information in a 
timely manner or in the form or manner requested subject to sections 
782(c)(1) and (e) of the Act, (C) significantly impedes a proceeding 
under the antidumping statute, or (D) provides such information but the 
information cannot be verified, the Department shall, subject to 
section 782(d) of the Act, use facts otherwise available in reaching 
the applicable determination.
    The evidence discovered at SZAP's verification suggests Hengtai 
likely sold subject merchandise produced by SZAP to the United States. 
If so, Hengtai should have reported U.S. sales of merchandise produced 
by SZAP as well as SZAP's factors of production in conjunction with its 
own. Because evidence obtained by the Department indicates that 
Hengtai's reported factors of production data certainly, and U.S. sales 
data likely, is incomplete, we have no choice but to apply facts 
available to Hengtai.
    Furthermore, section 776(b) of the Act states that if the 
Department ``finds that an interested party has failed to cooperate by 
not acting to the best of its ability to comply with a request for 
information from the administering authority or the Commission, the 
administering authority or the Commission . . ., in reaching the 
applicable determination under this title, may use an inference that is 
adverse to the interests of that party in selecting from among the 
facts otherwise available.'' See also Statement of Administrative 
Action accompanying the URAA, H.R. Rep. No. 103-316 at 870 (1994) 
(``SAA''). Because Hengtai withheld information in its possession and 
failed to do its utmost in response to the Department's questions, the 
Department is applying total adverse facts available to Hengtai. See 
Memorandum to James C. Doyle, Director, AD/CVD Operations, Office 9, 
Import Administration , through Christopher D. Riker, Program Manager, 
AD/CVD Operations, Office 9, Import Administration, from Erin C. 
Begnal, Case Analyst, AD/CVD Operations, Office 9, Import 
Administration, regarding 2004/2005 Antidumping Administrative Review 
of Brake Rotors from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary 
Application of Adverse Facts Available to Xiangfen Hengtai Brake System 
Co., Ltd., (May 1, 2006) for further discussion on the application of 
adverse facts available to Hengtai.
    The Department mailed Q&V questionnaires to Rotec and Xianjiang/
Other than Zibo on June 7, 2005. However, both Rotec and Xianjiang/
Other than Zibo failed to respond to the Department's Q&V 
questionnaire. By not responding to the Department's Q&V questionnaire, 
Rotec and Xianjiang/Other than Zibo failed to provide critical 
information to be used for the Department's respondent selection 
process. Pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act, the Department 
may apply adverse facts available if it finds a respondent has failed 
to cooperate by not acting to the best of its ability to comply with a 
request for information from the Department. By failing to respond to 
the Department's Q&V questionnaire, Rotec and Xianjiang/Other than Zibo 
have failed to act to the best of their ability in this segment of the 
proceeding.
    In addition, because Rotec and Xianjiang/Other than Zibo did not 
participate in the respondent selection exercise, the Department did 
not send them a questionnaire and was unable to determine whether or 
not they qualified for a separate rate. Therefore, Rotec and Xianjiang/
Other than Zibo are not eligible to receive a separate rate and will be 
part of the PRC-wide entity, subject to the PRC-wide rate. Pursuant to 
section 776(b) of the Act, we have applied total adverse facts 
available with respect to the PRC-wide entity, including, among others, 
Rotec and Xianjiang/Other than Zibo.
    In this segment of the proceeding, in accordance with Department 
practice (see, e.g., Brake Rotors from the People's Republic of China: 
Rescission of Second New Shipper Review and Final Results and Partial 
Rescission of First Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 64 FR 
61581, 61584 (November 12, 1999), as adverse facts available, we have 
assigned to exports of the subject merchandise by Rotec and Xianjiang/
Other than Zibo a rate of 43.32 percent, which is the PRC-wide rate.

Corroboration of Facts Available

    Section 776(c) of the Act requires that the Department corroborate, 
to the extent practicable, a figure which it applies as facts 
available. To be considered corroborated, information must be found to 
be both reliable and relevant. We are applying as adverse facts 
available (``AFA'') the highest rate from any segment of this 
administrative proceeding, which is the rate currently applicable to 
all exporters subject to the PRC-wide rate. The information upon which 
the AFA rate is based in the current review (i.e., the PRC-wide rate of 
43.32 percent) was the highest rate from the petition in the LTFV 
investigation. See Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: Brake Rotors from 
the People's Republic of China, 62 FR 18740 (April 17, 1997). This AFA 
rate is the same rate which the Department assigned to brake rotor 
companies in prior reviews and the rate itself has not changed since 
the original LTFV determination. See, e.g., Brake Rotors From the 
People's Republic of China: Final Results and Partial Rescission of the 
Seventh Administrative Review: Final Results of the Eleventh New 
Shipper Review, 70 FR at 69937 (November 18, 2005) (Brake Rotors 7\th\ 
Review Final Results). For purposes of corroboration, the Department 
will consider whether that margin is both reliable and relevant. The 
AFA rate we are applying for the current review was corroborated in 
reviews subsequent to the LTFV investigation to the extent that the 
Department referred to the history of corroboration. Furthermore, no 
information has been presented in the current review that calls into 
question the reliability of this information.
    With respect to the relevance aspect of corroboration, the 
Department will consider information reasonably at its disposal to 
determine whether a margin continues to have relevance. Where 
circumstances indicate that the selected margin is not appropriate as 
AFA, the Department will disregard the margin and determine an 
appropriate margin. For example, in Fresh Cut Flowers from

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Mexico; Final Results of Antidumping Administrative Review, 61 FR 6812 
(February 22, 1996), the Department disregarded the highest margin in 
that case as adverse best information available (the predecessor to 
facts available) because the margin was based on another company's 
uncharacteristic business expense resulting in an unusually high 
margin. The information used in calculating this margin was based on 
sales and production data submitted by the petitioner in the LTFV 
investigation, together with the most appropriate surrogate value 
information available to the Department chosen from submissions by the 
parties in the LTFV investigation, as well as information gathered by 
the Department itself. Furthermore, the calculation of this margin was 
subject to comment from interested parties in the proceeding. Moreover, 
as there is no information on the record of this review that 
demonstrates that this rate is not appropriately used as AFA, we 
determine that this rate has relevance.
    As the 43.32 percent rate is both reliable and relevant, we 
determine that it has probative value. Accordingly, we determine that 
the calculated rate of 43.32 percent, which is the current PRC-wide 
rate, is in accord with the requirement of section 776(c) that 
secondary information be corroborated to the extent practicable (i.e., 
that it have probative value). We have assigned this AFA rate to 
exports of the subject merchandise by the PRC-wide entity, including 
Rotec and Xianjiang/Other than Zibo.

Separate Rates

    In proceedings involving NME countries, the Department begins with 
a rebuttable presumption that all companies within the country are 
subject to government control and thus should be assessed a single 
antidumping duty deposit rate (i.e., a PRC-wide rate).
    Of the 16 respondents participating in these reviews, four of the 
PRC companies (i.e., Hongfa, Meita, Winhere and Yinghao) are owned 
wholly by entities located in market-economy countries. Thus, for these 
four companies, because we have no evidence indicating that they are 
under the control of the PRC government, a separate rates analysis is 
not necessary to determine whether they are independent from government 
control. See, e.g., Brake Rotors from the People's Republic of China: 
Final Results and Partial Rescission of Fifth New Shipper Review, 66 FR 
44331 (August 23, 2001); see also Notice of Final Determination of 
Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Creatine Monohydrate from the People's 
Republic of China, 64 FR 71104 (December 20, 1999).
    The remaining 12 respondents (i.e., Haimeng, Hengtai, CNIM, LABEC, 
Gren, ZLAP, Hongda, Huanri, Longkou TLC, ZGOLD, Fengkun, and Luqi) are 
either joint ventures between PRC and foreign companies, collectively-
owned enterprises and/or limited liability companies in the PRC. Thus, 
for these 12 respondents, a separate rates analysis is necessary to 
determine whether the export activities of each above-mentioned 
respondent is independent from government control. See Notice of Final 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Bicycles From the 
People's Republic of China, 61 FR 19026 (April 30, 1996) 
(``Bicycles''). To establish whether a firm is sufficiently independent 
in its export activities from government control to be entitled to a 
separate rate, the Department utilizes a test arising from the Final 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Sparklers from the 
People's Republic of China, 56 FR 20588 (May 6, 1991) (``Sparklers''); 
See also Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Silicon 
Carbide from the People's Republic of China, 59 FR 22585 (May 2, 1994) 
(``Silicon Carbide''), where the Department adapted and amplified the 
separate rates test set out in Sparklers. Under the separate-rates 
criteria, the Department assigns separate rates in NME cases only if 
the respondent can demonstrate the absence of both de jure and de facto 
governmental control over its export activities.

1. De Jure Control

    Evidence supporting, though not requiring, a finding of de jure 
absence of government control over export activities includes: (1) an 
absence of restrictive stipulations associated with the individual 
exporter's business and export licenses; (2) any legislative enactments 
decentralizing control of companies; and (3) any other formal measures 
by the government decentralizing control of companies.
    Haimeng, Hengtai, CNIM, LABEC, Gren, ZLAP, Hongda, Huanri, Longkou 
TLC, ZGOLD, Fengkun, and Luqi have each placed on the administrative 
record documents to demonstrate an absence of de jure control (e.g., 
the 1994 ``Foreign Trade Law of the People's Republic of China,'' and 
the 1999 ``Company Law of the People's Republic of China'').
    As in prior cases, we have analyzed the laws presented to us and 
have found them to establish sufficiently an absence of de jure control 
over joint ventures between the PRC and foreign companies, and limited 
liability companies in the PRC. See, e.g., Final Determination of Sales 
at Less than Fair Value: Furfuryl Alcohol from the People's Republic of 
China, 60 FR 22544 (May 8, 1995) (``Furfuryl Alcohol''); Preliminary 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Certain Partial-
Extension Steel Drawer Slides with Rollers from the People's Republic 
of China, 60 FR 29571 (June 5, 1995). We have no new information in 
this proceeding which would cause us to reconsider this determination 
with regard to Haimeng, Hengtai, CNIM, LABEC, Gren, ZLAP, Hongda, 
Huanri, Longkou TLC, ZGOLD, Fengkun, and Luqi.

2. De Facto Control

    As stated in previous cases, there is evidence that certain 
enactments of the PRC central government have not been implemented 
uniformly among different sectors and/or jurisdictions in the PRC. See 
Silicon Carbide; see also Furfuryl Alcohol. Therefore, the Department 
has determined that an analysis of de facto control is critical in 
determining whether the respondents are, in fact, subject to a degree 
of governmental control which would preclude the Department from 
assigning separate rates.
    The Department typically considers four factors in evaluating 
whether each respondent is subject to de facto governmental control of 
its export functions: (1) whether the export prices are set by, or 
subject to the approval of, a governmental authority; (2) whether the 
respondent has authority to negotiate and sign contracts and other 
agreements; (3) whether the respondent has autonomy from the government 
in making decisions regarding the selection of management; and (4) 
whether the respondent retains the proceeds of its export sales and 
makes independent decisions regarding the disposition of profits or 
financing of losses. See Silicon Carbide; see also Furfuryl Alcohol.
    Haimeng, Hengtai, CNIM, LABEC, Gren, ZLAP, Hongda, Huanri, Longkou 
TLC, ZGOLD, Fengkun, and Luqi have each asserted the following: (1) it 
establishes its own export prices; (2) it negotiates contracts without 
guidance from any governmental entities or organizations; (3) it makes 
its own personnel decisions; and (4) it retains the proceeds of its 
export sales, uses profits according to its business needs, and has the 
authority to sell its assets and to obtain loans. Additionally, each of 
these companies' questionnaire responses indicates that its pricing

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during the POR does not suggest coordination among exporters.
    Consequently, with the exception of Huanri (as discussed below), we 
have preliminarily determined that Haimeng, Hengtai, CNIM, LABEC, Gren, 
ZLAP, Hongda, Huanri, Longkou TLC, ZGOLD, Fengkun, and Luqi have each 
met the criteria for the application of separate rates based on the 
documentation each of these respondents has submitted on the record of 
these reviews. See Memorandum to James C. Doyle, Director, AD/CVD 
Enforcement, Office 9, from Christopher D. Riker, Program Manager, AD/
CVD Enforcement, Office 9, Import Administration, regarding 2004/2005 
Administrative Review of Brake Rotors from the People's Republic of 
China: Separate Rates Analysis for Respondents (Including Exporters Not 
Being Individually Reviewed) (May 1, 2006).
    With respect to Huanri, the Department preliminarily finds that it 
has not demonstrated a de facto absence of government control with 
respect to making its own decisions in key personnel selections, the 
use of its profits from the proceeds of export sales, and the authority 
to negotiate and sign contracts and other agreements. See Silicon 
Carbide. Huanri is therefore not entitled to a separate rate.
    As noted above, on March 8, 2006, Huanri filed a letter with the 
Department indicating that it wished to cancel the scheduled 
verification before it began. Huanri acknowledged in this letter that 
it understood, because of the verification cancellation, that the 
Department may find the company has not cooperated to the best of its 
ability pursuant to section 776(b) of the Act.
    Section 776(a)(2)(C) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
``Act''), provides that, if an interested party ``provides such 
information but the information cannot be verified, the Department 
shall, subject to section 782(d) of the Act, use facts otherwise 
available in reaching the applicable determination.'' Because the 
Department could not verify the information submitted by Huanri 
regarding its formation and ownership, that information cannot serve as 
the basis for the Department's determination regarding Huanri's 
eligibility for a separate rate. Moreover, because information 
concerning Huanri's submissions were unverifiable, Huanri has failed to 
demonstrate that it: (1) sets its own export prices independent of the 
government and without the approval of a government authority; (2) has 
authority to negotiate and sign contracts, and other agreements; (3) 
has autonomy from the government in making decisions regarding the 
selection of its management; and (4) retains the proceeds of its export 
sales and makes independent decisions regarding disposition of profits 
or financing of losses. See Sparklers. Therefore, as facts available, 
and because Huanri failed to satisfy its administrative burden, we 
preliminarily find that Huanri should properly be considered part of 
the PRC-wide entity and be subject to the PRC-wide rate.

Fair Value Comparisons

    To determine whether sales of the subject merchandise by Haimeng, 
Hongfa, Meita, and Winhere to the United States were made at prices 
below normal value (``NV''), we compared each company's export prices 
(``EPs'') or constructed export prices (``CEPs'') to NV, as described 
in the ``Export Price,'' ``Constructed Export Price,'' and ``Normal 
Value'' sections of this notice, below.

Export Price

    For each respondent, we used EP methodology in accordance with 
section 772(a) of the Act for sales in which the subject merchandise 
was first sold prior to importation by the exporter outside the United 
States directly to an unaffiliated purchaser in the United States and 
for sales in which CEP was not otherwise indicated. We made the 
following company-specific adjustments:

A. Haimeng, Hongfa, Meita, and Winhere

    We calculated EP based on packed, FOB or CIF foreign port prices to 
the first unaffiliated purchaser in the United States. Where 
appropriate, we made deductions from the starting price (gross unit 
price) for foreign inland freight and foreign brokerage and handling 
charges in the PRC, and international freight, in accordance with 
section 772(c) of the Act. Because foreign inland freight and foreign 
brokerage and handling fees were provided by PRC service providers or 
paid for in renminbi, we based those charges on surrogate rates from 
India. See ``Surrogate Country'' section below for further discussion 
of our surrogate-country selection.
    To value foreign brokerage and handling expenses, we used publicly 
summarized or ``ranged'' expense data submitted during the past year by 
Indian companies in connection with other antidumping duty 
administrative reviews conducted by the Department.\4\
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    \4\ We used data from the public version of the February 28, 
2005, Section C response of Essar Steel Limited in the antidumping 
duty administrative review of certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat 
products from India, which covers the period December 1, 2003, 
through November 30, 2004. We also used information from Agro Dutch 
Industries Ltd., taken from the administrative review of preserved 
mushrooms from India, for which the POR was February 1, 2004 through 
January 31, 2005. See Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products 
From India: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review, 71 FR 2018 (January 12, 2006); see also Certain Preserved 
Mushrooms From India: Final Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review, 71 FR 10646 (March 2, 2006).
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    In determining the most appropriate surrogate values to use in a 
given case, the Department's stated practice is to use investigation or 
review period-wide price averages, prices specific to the input in 
question, prices that are net of taxes and import duties, prices that 
are contemporaneous with the period of investigation or review, and 
publicly available data. The data we used for brokerage and handling 
expenses fulfill all of the foregoing criteria except that they are not 
specific to the subject merchandise: there is no information of that 
type on the record of this review.
    The information we used corresponds in part to what the petitioners 
placed on the record for this expense category. However, we did not use 
part of the petitioners' information (i.e., information from Pidilite 
Industries Ltd.) which stemmed from an earlier case because it is not 
contemporaneous with the POR in the instant case. We also did not use 
some of the information submitted by respondents Haimeng, Hongfa, 
Meita, Winhere, LABEC, Hongda, and Luqi because it is not clear what 
the information represents, e.g., what time period it was taken from, 
whereas, as noted by petitioners, the Indian data we are using are per 
kilogram values paid by market economy companies and are representative 
of these Indian companies' actual practices during the POR.
    We used a simple average of two companies' brokerage expense data 
in order to achieve a more representative value than a single source 
would provide. Both sources are of equal quality and are 
contemporaneous with the POR. See Bicycles (on using a simple, as 
opposed to a weighted, average in the calculation of financial ratios).
    Two respondents (i.e., Haimeng and Winhere) reported that they did 
not incur costs for the ball bearing cups and lug bolts they 
incorporated into certain brake rotor models which they exported to the 
United States, because their U.S. customers provided these items free-
of-charge. Both companies supported their claims that their U.S. 
customers

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contracted with PRC ball bearing cup and lug bolts producers to deliver 
these components to the respondents in specific quantities free-of-
charge, and that the components were then incorporated, in 
corresponding quantities, in the integral models shipped to U.S. 
customers during the POR.
    To reflect the U.S. customers' expenditures for these items, we 
adjusted the U.S. price of the transactions in question by assigning 
Indian surrogate values to the ball bearing cups and lug bolts used in 
those integral brake rotor transactions and added these amounts to U.S. 
price. See Brake Rotors 7\th\ Review Final Results and the accompanying 
Issues and Decisions Memorandum at Comment 5. See also Certain 
Preserved Mushrooms From the People's Republic of China: Final Results 
and Final Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review 70 FR 54361 (September 14, 2005), and the accompanying Issues 
and Decisions Memorandum at Comment 13.

Normal Value

    Section 773(c)(1) of the Act provides that the Department shall 
determine NV using a factors-of-production methodology if the 
merchandise is exported from an NME country and the information does 
not permit the calculation of NV using home-market prices, third-
country prices, or constructed value under section 773(a) of the Act. 
The Department will base NV on the factors of production because the 
presence of government controls on various aspects of these economies 
renders price comparisons and the calculation of production costs 
invalid under its normal methodologies.
    For purposes of calculating NV, we valued the PRC factors of 
production in accordance with section 773(c)(1) of the Act. Factors of 
production include, but are not limited to, hours of labor required, 
quantities of raw materials employed, amounts of energy and other 
utilities consumed, and representative capital costs, including 
depreciation. See section 773(c)(3) of the Act. In examining surrogate 
values, we selected, where possible, the publicly available value which 
was an average non-export value, representative of a range of prices 
within the POR or most contemporaneous with the POR, product-specific, 
and tax-exclusive. See, e.g., Notice of Preliminary Determination of 
Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination: 
Chlorinated Isocyanurates from the People's Republic of China, 69 FR 
75294, 75300 (December 16, 2004) (``Chlorinated Isocyanurates''). We 
used the usage rates reported by the respondents for materials, energy, 
labor, by-products, and packing. For a detailed explanation of the 
methodology used to calculate surrogate values, see Preliminary Results 
Valuation Memorandum, dated May 1, 2005 (``Factor Valuation Memo'').
    Regarding the components supplied free-of charge to two 
respondents, section 773(c)(3) of the Act states that ``the factors of 
production utilized in producing merchandise include, but are not 
limited to the quantities of raw materials employed.'' Therefore, 
consistent with the corresponding adjustment to U.S. price discussed 
above, we valued the ball bearing cups and lug bolts usage amounts 
reported by these respondents for specific integral brake rotor models 
by using an Indian surrogate value for each input. See Factor Valuation 
Memo.

Factor Valuations

    In accordance with section 773(c) of the Act, we calculated NV 
based on the factors of production reported by the respondents for the 
POR. We relied on the factor specification data submitted by the 
respondents for the above-mentioned inputs in their questionnaire and 
supplemental questionnaire responses, where applicable, for purposes of 
selecting surrogate values.
    To calculate NV, we multiplied the reported per-unit factor 
quantities by publicly available Indian surrogate values (except where 
noted below). In selecting the surrogate values, we considered the 
quality, specificity, and contemporaneity of the data. As appropriate, 
we adjusted input prices by including freight costs to make them 
delivered prices. Specifically, we added to Indian import surrogate 
values a surrogate freight cost using the shorter of the reported 
distance from the domestic supplier to the factory or the distance from 
the nearest seaport to the factory, where appropriate. This adjustment 
is in accordance with the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's 
decision in Sigma Corp. v. United States, 117 F. 3d 1401 (Fed. Cir. 
1997). Due to the extensive number of surrogate values in this 
administrative review, we present a discussion of the main factors. For 
a detailed description of all surrogate values used for respondents, 
see Factor Valuation Memo.
    Except where discussed below, we valued raw material inputs using 
April 2004-March 2005 weighted-average Indian import values derived 
from the World Trade Atlas online (``WTA'') (see also Factor Valuation 
Memo). The Indian import statistics we obtained from the WTA were 
published by the DGCI&S, Ministry of Commerce of India, which were 
reported in rupees. Indian surrogate values denominated in foreign 
currencies were converted to U.S. dollars using the applicable average 
exchange rate for India for the POR. The average exchange rate was 
based on exchange rate data from the Department's Web site. See http://ia.ita.doc.gov/exchange/index.html. Where we could not obtain PAI 
contemporaneous with the POR with which to value factors, we adjusted 
the surrogate values for inflation using Indian wholesale price indices 
(``WPIs'') as published in the International Monetary Fund's 
International Financial Statistics. See Factor Valuation Memo.
    Furthermore, with regard to the Indian import-based surrogate 
values, we have disregarded prices from NME countries and those that we 
have reason to believe or suspect may be subsidized (i.e., Indonesia, 
South Korea, and Thailand). We have found in other proceedings that 
these countries maintain broadly available, non-industry-specific 
export subsidies. Therefore, it is reasonable to believe or suspect all 
exports to all markets from these countries are subsidized. See, e.g., 
Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Certain Helical 
Spring Lock Washers From The People's Republic, 58 FR 48833 (September 
20, 1993), and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 
1.
    Finally, we excluded imports that were labeled as originating from 
an ``unspecified'' country from the average value, because the 
Department could not be certain that they were not from either an NME 
or a country with general export subsidies.
    To value lubrication oil, we used January 2004-December 2004 WTA 
average import values from the Philippines, because the post-March 2000 
Indian import values from WTA for this input were unavailable or were 
labeled as originating from an ``unspecified'' country. Moreover, the 
import values from WTA for the other recommended surrogate countries 
either did not provide data on a country-of-origin-specific basis or 
were unavailable.
    We valued electricity using the 2000 total average price per 
kilowatt hour for ``Electricity for Industry'' as reported in the 
International Energy Agency's publication, Energy Prices and Taxes, 
Second Quarter, 2003. We adjusted this rate for inflation.

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    The Department revised its calculation of expected wages of 
selected NME countries. See http://ia.ita.doc.gov/wages/index.html. The 
Department's revised calculation of expected NME wages, consistent with 
its normal methodology and with Section 351.408(c)(3) of the 
Department's regulations, is based on the most current data available 
as of November 2005. The Department's expected NME wage rate for the 
PRC is USD $0.97 per hour. We used this wage rate in valuing labor.
    To value corrugated paper cartons, nails, plastic bags, plastic 
sheets/covers, paper sheet, steel strip, particle board, plywood and 
straps/buckles, tape and pallet wood, we used April 2004-March 2005 
average import values from WTA. All respondents (with the exception of 
Hengtai) included the weight of the clamps/buckles in their reported 
steel strip weights since the material of both inputs was the same. 
Therefore, we valued these factors using the combined weight reported 
by the respondents.
    To value PRC inland freight for inputs shipped by truck, we used 
Indian freight rates from the following Web site: http://www.infreight.com. To value PRC inland freight by barge we used an 
Indian domestic shipping rate from the 2000-2001 antidumping duty 
administrative review of helical spring lock washers from the PRC. See 
Certain Helical Spring Lock Washers From the People's Republic of 
China; Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 67 FR 
8520 (Feb. 25, 2002), and accompanying decision memorandum at comment 
5; Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and 
Postponement of Final Determination: Polyvinyl Alcohol from the 
People's Republic of China, 68 FR 13674 (March 20, 2003). We adjusted 
this rate for inflation.
    To value factory overhead and selling, general and administrative 
(``SG&A'') expenses, and profit, we used data from the 2004-2005 
financial reports of Kalyani Brakes Limited and Rico Auto Industries 
Limited. These Indian companies are producers of the subject 
merchandise based on data contained in each Indian company's financial 
reports.
    Where appropriate, the excise duty amounts listed in the financial 
reports were removed from the surrogate overhead and SG&A calculations. 
Moreover, petitioners made certain adjustments to the calculated ratios 
as a result of reclassifying certain expenses contained in the 
financial reports consistent with the Department's normal practice. 
See, e.g., Brake Rotors 7\th\ Review Final Results. For a further 
discussion of the adjustments made, see Factor Valuation Memo.
    Two respondents (i.e., Winhere and Meita) neglected to report 
transportation distances from their casting facilities to their 
finishing workshops. See Winhere Verification Report; see also Meita 
Verification Report. Therefore, for purposes of these preliminary 
results, we are using the surrogate value for truck freight to value 
this foreign inland transportation expense for these two companies 
using distances information obtained at verification. See Memorandum to 
the File, through Christopher D. Riker, Program Manager, Ad/CVD 
Operations, Office 9, Import Administration, from Thomas Killiam, 
Analyst, AD/CVD Operations, Office 9, Import Administration, regarding 
2004/2005 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of the Antidumping 
Duty Order on Brake Rotors from the People's Republic of China: 
Calculation Memorandum for the Preliminary Results for Yantai Winhere 
Auto-Part Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (``Winhere'') (May 1, 2006); see also 
Memorandum to the File, through Christopher D. Riker, Program Manager, 
Ad/CVD Operations, Office 9, Import Administration, from Thomas 
Killiam, Analyst, AD/CVD Operations, Office 9, Import Administration, 
regarding 2004/2005 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order on Brake Rotors from the People's Republic of 
China: Calculation Memorandum for the Preliminary Results for Qingdao 
Meita Automotive Industry Co., Ltd. (``Meita) (May 1, 2006) (``Meita 
Calculation Memo'').
    Additionally, Meita was unable to substantiate the reported carbon 
content of the ferromanganese it consumes in the production of the 
subject merchandise. See Meita Verification Report. Therefore, pursuant 
to section 776(a)(2)(D) of the Act, for purposes of these preliminary 
results, we are valuing this input based on the facts available. 
Moreover, because we determine that Meita failed to cooperate by not 
acting to the best of its ability to report the carbon content, 
pursuant to Section 776(b) of the Act, we have applied the higher of 
the two potential surrogate values to value the ferromanganese 
consumption for this company as adverse facts available. See Meita 
Calculation Memo.
    Finally, we note that although Hongfa reported bentonite and coal 
powder as inputs in the sand mixing stage of production which it 
believes should be valued in overhead, company officials explained at 
verification that these items are in fact added to the sand every time 
the sand is mixed, even if the sand itself has been recycled. For a 
more detailed explanation, see Hongfa Verification Report. Therefore, 
for purposes of these preliminary results, we are valuing bentonite and 
coal powder as raw material costs for Hongfa using information obtained 
at verification as facts available. See Memorandum to the File, through 
Christopher D. Riker, Program Manager, AD/CVD Operations, Office 9, 
Import Administration, from Thomas Killiam, Analyst, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office 9, Import Administration, regarding 2004/2005 Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Brake Rotors 
from the People's Republic of China: Calculation Memorandum for the 
Preliminary Results for Hongfa Machinery (Dalian) Co., Ltd. 
(``Hongfa'') (May 1, 2006). The Department also plans to consider 
whether or not these inputs should be valued for all of the respondents 
subject to this administrative review after the publication of these 
preliminary results.

Preliminary Results of Reviews

    We preliminarily determine that the following margins exist during 
the period April 1, 2004, through March 31, 2005:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Weighted-
       Individually Reviewed Exporters 2004/2005          Average Margin
                 Administrative Review                      (Percent)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Longkou Haimeng Machinery Co., Ltd.....................          10.13
Xiangfen Hengtai Brake System Co., Ltd.................          43.32
Hongfa Machinery (Dalian) Co., Ltd.....................          22.67
Qingdao Meita Automotive Industry Company, Ltd.........           0.17
Yantai Winhere Auto-Part Manufacturing Co., Ltd........           0.04
------------------------------------------------------------------------


------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                         ``Sample Rate''
  ``Sample Rate'' Exporters 2004/2005 Administrative         Margin
                        Review                              (Percent)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
China National Industrial Machinery Import & Export                10.93
 Corporation..........................................
Laizhou Automobile Brake Equipment Co., Ltd...........             10.93
Laizhou Hongda Auto Replacement Parts Co., Ltd........             10.93
Laizhou City Luqi Machinery Co., Ltd..................             10.93
Longkou TLC Machinery Co., Ltd........................             10.93
Qingdao Gren (Group) Co...............................             10.93
Shanxi Fengkun Metallurgical Limited Company..........             10.93
Shenyang Yinghao Machinery Co.........................             10.93

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Zibo Golden Harvest Machinery Limited Company.........             10.93
Zibo Luzhou Automobile Parts Co., Ltd.................             10.93
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------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Margin
                     PRC-Wide Rate                          (Percent)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
PRC-Wide Rate.........................................             43.32
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    We will disclose the calculations used in our analysis to parties 
to these proceedings within five days of the date of publication of 
this notice. Any interested party may request a hearing within 30 days 
of publication of this notice.
    Interested parties who wish to request a hearing or to participate 
if one is requested, must submit a written request to the Assistant 
Secretary for Import Administration within 30 days of the date of 
publication of this notice. Requests should contain: (1) the party's 
name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants; 
and (3) a list of issues to be discussed. See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
    Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to those raised in 
case and rebuttal briefs. Case briefs from interested parties may be 
submitted not later than 30 days of the date of publication of this 
notice, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c). Rebuttal briefs, limited to 
issues raised in the case briefs, will be due 5 days later, pursuant to 
19 CFR 351.309(d). Parties who submit case or rebuttal briefs in this 
proceeding are requested to submit with each argument (1) a statement 
of the issue and (2) a brief summary of the argument. Parties are also 
encouraged to provide a summary of the arguments not to exceed five 
pages and a table of statutes, regulations, and cases cited.
    The Department will issue the final results of these reviews, 
including the results of its analysis of issues raised in any such 
written briefs or at the hearing, if held, not later than 120 days 
after the date of publication of this notice.

Assessment Rates

    The Department shall determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping 
duties on all appropriate entries. The Department will issue 
appropriate appraisement instructions for the companies subject to this 
review directly to CBP within 15 days of publication of the final 
results of these reviews. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), for the 
companies selected in the sample for which we calculated a margin, we 
will calculate importer- or customer-specific ad valorem duty 
assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of the dumping 
margins calculated for the examined sales to the total entered value of 
those same sales. For certain respondents which are being assigned the 
sample rate, we will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on these 
company's entries equal to the sample rate margin these companies 
receive in the final results, regardless of the importer or customer.
    We will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all 
appropriate entries covered by this review if any assessment rate 
calculated in the final results of this review is above de minimis. For 
entries of the subject merchandise during the POR from companies not 
subject to these reviews that have separate rates, we will instruct CBP 
to liquidate them at the cash deposit rate in effect at the time of 
entry. The final results of this review shall be the basis for the 
assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by 
the final results of these reviews and for future deposits of estimated 
duties, where applicable.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    At the completion of this new shipper review, either with a final 
rescission or a notice of final results, the Department will notify CBP 
that bonding will no longer be permitted to fulfill security 
requirements for shipments of brake rotors from the PRC produced and 
exported by SZAP that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption on or after the publication date of the final results of 
the new shipper review. The following cash deposit requirements will be 
effective upon publication of the final results of the new shipper 
review for all shipments of subject merchandise from SZAP entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication 
date: (1) for subject merchandise manufactured and exported by SZAP, 
the deposit rate will continue to be the PRC-wide rate (i.e., 43.32 
percent) if the Department continues to determine, in the final 
results, that the sale under review remains non-bona fide and 
consequently rescinds the review; and (2) for subject merchandise 
exported by SZAP but not manufactured by SZAP, the cash deposit rate 
will also continue to be the PRC-wide rate.
    The following deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the final results of the administrative review for all 
shipments of brake rotors from the PRC entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as 
provided by section 751(a)(1) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rates 
for Haimeng, Hengtai, Hongfa, Meita, Winhere, CNIM, LABEC, Hongda, 
Luqi, LKTLC, GREN, Fengkun, Yinghao, ZGOLD and ZLAP will be the rates 
determined in the final results of review (except that if a rate is de 
minimis, i.e., less than 0.50 percent, no cash deposit will be 
required); (2) the cash deposit rate for PRC exporters who received a 
separate rate in a prior segment of the proceeding (which were not 
reviewed in this segment of the proceeding) will continue to be the 
rate assigned in that segment of the proceeding; (3) the cash deposit 
rate for the PRC NME entity (including Huanri, Rotec, Xianjiang/Other 
than Zibo) will be 43.32 percent; and (4) the cash deposit rate for 
non-PRC exporters of subject merchandise from the PRC will be the rate 
applicable to the PRC exporter that supplied that exporter.
    These requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until 
publication of the final results of the next administrative review.

Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as a preliminary 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 the Secretary's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.
    These administrative and new shipper reviews and notice are in 
accordance with sections 751(a)(1), 751(a)(2)(B), and 777(i) of the Act 
and 19 CFR 351.213 and 351.214.

    Dated: May 1, 2006.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-6988 Filed 5-5-06; 8:45 am]
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