[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 211 (Thursday, November 1, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61863-61864]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-21541]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-201-802]


Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed-Circumstances Review: 
Gray Portland Cement and Clinker From Mexico

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On July 11, 2007, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published the preliminary results of the changed-circumstances review 
of the antidumping duty order on gray portland cement and clinker from 
Mexico. The review covers one manufacturer/exporter, Holcim Apasco, 
S.A. de C.V. (Apasco). The changed-circumstances review covers exports 
of subject merchandise to the United States during the period October 
1, 2006, through December 31, 2006.
    Based on our analysis of the comments received, we have made 
changes in the margin calculations. Therefore, the final results differ 
from the preliminary results. The final weighted-average dumping margin 
is provided in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 1, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hermes Pinilla or Minoo Hatten, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office 5, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14\th\ Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
3477 and (202) 482-1690, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 11, 2007, the Department published in the Federal Register 
the preliminary results of the changed-circumstances review of the 
antidumping duty order on gray portland cement and clinker from Mexico. 
See Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Changed-Circumstances 
Review: Gray Portland Cement and Clinker From Mexico, 72 FR 37711 (July 
11, 2007) (Preliminary Results).
    We invited parties to comment on the Preliminary Results and on our 
findings at verification. We received case briefs from Apasco and the 
Southern Tier Cement Committee (the petitioner) on September 7, 2007. 
We received rebuttal briefs from Apasco and the petitioner on September 
14, 2007.

Scope of the Order

    The products covered by this order include gray portland cement and 
clinker. Gray portland cement is a hydraulic cement and the primary 
component of concrete. Clinker, an intermediate material product 
produced when manufacturing cement, has no use other than being ground 
into finished cement. Gray portland cement is currently classifiable 
under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) item 
number 2523.29 and cement clinker is currently classifiable under HTSUS 
item number 2523.10. Gray portland cement has also been entered under 
HTSUS item number 2523.90 as ``other hydraulic cements.'' The HTSUS 
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes only. The 
Department's written description remains dispositive as to the scope of 
the product coverage.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by parties to 
this changed-circumstances review, and to which we have responded, are 
listed in the Appendix to this notice and addressed in the ``Issues and 
Decision Memorandum'' (Decision Memorandum) from Stephen J. Claeys, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary, to David M. Spooner, Assistant Secretary 
for Import Administration, dated October xx, 2007, which is hereby 
adopted by this notice. The Decision Memorandum is on file in Import 
Administration's Central Records Unit, Room B-099 of the main 
Department building. In addition, a complete version of the Decision 
Memorandum is available on the Internet at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn/index.html. The paper copy and electronic version of the Decision 
Memorandum are identical in content.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on our analysis of comments received, we have made certain 
changes in our to our calculations. In addition, we made corrections as 
a result of the verification of Apasco's information, which we 
conducted from July 23, through July 27, 2007. These changes are 
discussed in the Final Results Analysis Memorandum from the case 
analyst to the File dated October 25, 2007.

Final Results of Review

    We determine that the weighted-average margin for merchandise 
produced and exported by Apasco for the changed-circumstances review 
covering the period October 1, 2006, through December 31, 2006 is 29.19 
percent.

Assessment Rates

    The Department shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate 
entries. We will issue appropriate assessment instructions directly to 
CBP 41 days after the date of publication of these final results of 
this changed-circumstances review. In accordance with 19 CFR 
351.212(b)(1), we have calculated an importer-specific assessment rate 
for merchandise subject to this review. Because Apasco reported the 
entered value for its export-price sales, we divided the total dumping 
margins for the reviewed sales by the total entered value of those 
reviewed sales for the importer of record.
    The Department clarified its ``automatic assessment'' regulation on 
May 6, 2003 (68 FR 23954). This clarification will apply to entries of 
subject merchandise during the period of review produced by the company 
included in the final results of review for which the reviewed company 
did not know its merchandise was destined for the United States. In 
such instances, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at 
the all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate 
company(ies) involved in the transaction. For a full discussion of this 
clarification, see Notice of Policy Concerning Assessment of 
Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).

Cash-Deposit Requirements

    As provided by section 751(a)(1) of the Act, the cash-deposit rate 
for all shipments from Apasco of the subject merchandise entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication 
date of the final results of changed-circumstances review will be the 
rate established in these final results of changed-circumstances 
review. The deposit requirements shall remain in effect until further 
notice.

Notification

    This notice serves as a reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) 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 Department's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.
    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the

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disposition of proprietary information disclosed under APO in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely 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 are sanctionable violations.
    We are issuing and publishing these final results of changed-
circumstances review and notice in accordance with section 777(i)(1) of 
the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).

    Dated: October 25, 2007.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.

Appendix-Issues in the Decision Memo

1. Difference-in-Merchandise Adjustment
2. Level of Trade
3. Bag vs. Bulk
4. Profit-Sharing/Cost Test
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