[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 218 (Friday, November 9, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67334-67336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27424]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-933]


Frontseating Service Valves From the People's Republic of China; 
2010-2011 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; Final Results

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: On May 4, 2012, the Department published its Preliminary 
Results in the antidumping duty administrative review of frontseating 
service valves from the People's Republic of China.\1\ The period of 
review (``POR'') is April 1, 2010, through March 31, 2011. We have 
determined that neither Zhejiang DunAn Hetian Metal Co., Ltd. 
(``DunAn'') nor Zhejiang Sanhua Co., Ltd. (``Sanhua''), the only 
companies covered by this review, made sales in the United States at 
prices below normal value (``NV''). We invited interested parties to 
comment on our Preliminary Results. Based on our analysis of the 
comments received, we made changes to our margin calculations for DunAn 
and Sanhua. The final dumping margins for this review are listed in the 
``Final Results Margins'' section below.
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    \1\ See Frontseating Service Valves from the People's Republic 
of China: Preliminary Results of the 2010-2011 Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review, 77 FR 26489 (May 4, 2012).

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DATES: Effective Date: November 9, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurel LaCivita, Brooke Kennedy, or 
Eugene Degnan, AD/CVD Operations, Office 8, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 
(202) 482-4243, (202) 482-3818, and (202) 482-0414, respectively.

Background

    On May 4, 2012, the Department published its Preliminary Results in 
the antidumping duty administrative review of frontseating service 
valves from the People's Republic of China.\2\ On June 1, 2012, 
Petitioner \3\ requested a hearing for issues raised in the case and 
rebuttal briefs.\4\ On June 1, 2011, DunAn submitted its 5th 
supplemental questionnaire response reporting factors of production 
(``FOPs'') for its unaffiliated brass tollers.\5\
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    \2\ See id.
    \3\ Parker-Hannifin Corporation (``Parker-Hannifin''), 
Petitioner in the underlying investigation.
    \4\ See letter from Parker-Hannifin, ``Frontseating Service 
Valves from the People's Republic of China,'' dated June 1, 2012.
    \5\ See Letter from DunAn, ``DunAn's Fifth Supplemental 
Questionnaire Response; Second Administrative Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order on Frontseating Service Valves from the 
People's Republic of China,'' dated June 1, 2012.
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    On June 11, 2012, Petitioner and DunAn submitted publicly available 
surrogate value (``SV'') data to value respondents' factors of 
production.\6\ On June 21, 2012, DunAn and Sanhua submitted rebuttal SV 
comments on the June 11, 2012 submissions.\7\ We received case briefs 
from Petitioner and DunAn on July 12, 2012,\8\ and rebuttal

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briefs from all parties on July 23, 2012.\9\ On August 6, 2012, 
Petitioner withdrew its request for a hearing.\10\
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    \6\ See Letter from Petitioner, ``Petitioner's Submission of 
Surrogate Values for Final Results in the Second Administrative 
Review of Certain Frontseating Service Valves from the People's 
Republic of China: Case No. A-570-933,'' dated June 1, 2011; see 
also, Letter from DunAn, ``DunAn's Post-Preliminary Surrogate Value 
Submission: Second Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty 
Order on Frontseating Service Valves from the People's Republic of 
China,'' dated June 11, 2012.
    \7\ See letter from DunAn, ``Post-Preliminary Surrogate Value 
Rebuttal Submission: Second Administrative Review of the Antidumping 
Duty Order on Frontseating Service Valves from the People's Republic 
of China,'' dated June 21, 2012; see also letter from Sanhua, 
``Frontseating Service Valves from the People's Republic of China; 
A-570-933; Surrogate Value Rebuttal Comments for the Final Results 
by Zhejiang Sanhua Co., Ltd.,'' dated June 21, 2012.
    \8\ See letter from Parker-Hannifin, ``Frontseating Service 
Valves from the People's Republic of China: Petitioner's Case 
Brief,'' dated July 12, 2012; see letter from DunAn, ``Case Brief: 
Second Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on 
Frontseating Service Valves from the People's Republic of China,'' 
dated July 12, 2012.
    \9\ See letter from Parker-Hannifin, ``Frontseating Service 
Valves from the People's Republic of China: Petitioner's Rebuttal 
Brief,'' dated July 23, 2012; see letter from DunAn, ``Rebuttal Case 
Brief: Second Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on 
Frontseating Service Valves from the People's Republic of China,'' 
dated July 23, 2012; and, see letter from Sanhua, ``Certain 
Frontseating Service Valves from the People's Republic of China; A-
570-933; Rebuttal Brief of Zhejiang Sanhua Co., Ltd.,'' dated July 
23, 2012.
    \10\ See letter from Petitioner, ``Frontseating Service Valves 
from the People's Republic of China: Request for Hearing,'' dated 
August 6, 2012.
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    On August 17, 2012, the Department originally extended the deadline 
for the final results of review to October 31, 2012.\11\ As explained 
in the memorandum from the Assistant Secretary for Import 
Administration, the Department has exercised its discretion to toll 
deadlines for the duration of the closure of the Federal Government 
from October 29, through October 30, 2012. Thus, all deadlines in this 
segment of the proceeding have been extended by two days. The revised 
deadline for the final results of this review is now Friday, November 
2, 2012.\12\
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    \11\ See Extension of the Deadline for Final Results.
    \12\ See Memorandum to the Record from Paul Piquado, AS for 
Import Administration, regarding ``Tolling of Administrative 
Deadlines As a Result of the Government Closure During the Recent 
Hurricane,'' dated October 31, 2012.
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs filed by parties 
in this review are addressed in the Memorandum from Christian Marsh, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Import 
Administration, ``Frontseating Service Valves from the People's 
Republic of China: Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results 
of the 2010-2011 Administrative Review (``Issues and Decision 
Memorandum''),'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this 
notice. A list of the issues that parties raised and to which we 
responded in the Issues and Decision Memorandum follows as an appendix 
to this notice. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document 
and is on file electronically via Import Administration's Antidumping 
and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (``IA 
ACCESS''). IA ACCESS is available to registered users at http://iaaccess.trade.gov and in the Central Records Unit (``CRU''), room 7046 
of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete 
version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly 
on the internet at http://www.trade.gov/ia/. The signed Issues and 
Decision Memorandum and the electronic versions of the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum are identical in content.

Period of Review

    The POR is April 1, 2010, through March 31, 2011.

Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by this order is frontseating service 
valves, assembled or unassembled, complete or incomplete, and certain 
parts thereof. Frontseating service valves are classified under 
subheading 8481.80.1095, and also have been classified under subheading 
8415.90.80.85, of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(``HTSUS''). It is possible for frontseating service valves to be 
manufactured out of primary materials other than copper and brass, in 
which case they would be classified under HTSUS subheadings 
8481.80.3040, 8481.80.3090, or 8481.80.5090. In addition, if 
unassembled or incomplete frontseating service valves are imported, the 
various parts or components would be classified under HTSUS subheadings 
8481.90.1000, 8481.90.3000, or 8481.90.5000. The HTSUS subheadings are 
provided for convenience and customs purposes, but the written 
description of the scope of this order, available in Antidumping Duty 
Order: Frontseating Service Valves from the People's Republic of China, 
74 FR 19196 (April 28, 2009), remains dispositive.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on an analysis of the comments received, the Department has 
made the following changes in the margin calculation.
     We valued the surrogate value for brass scrap using the 
HTS number for brass bar and rod. See Comment 2 of the accompanying 
Issues and Decision Memorandum.
     The Department recalculated the surrogate financial ratios 
using the financial statements of FVC Philippines, Inc. and Makati 
Foundry, Inc. See Comment 4 of the accompanying Issues and Decision 
Memorandum.
     We revised Sanhua's reported scrap adjustment to ensure 
that the reported raw materials account fully for the reported weight 
of each FSV model sold. See Comment 7 of the accompanying Issues and 
Decision Memorandum.

Final Results Margin

    We determine the weighted-average dumping margins for the period 
April 1, 2010, through March 31, 2011, to be:

                Frontseating Service Valves From the PRC
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                                                             Weighted-
                        Exporter                          average margin
                                                            (percentage)
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Zhejiang DunAn Hetian Metal Co. Ltd.....................            0.00
Zhejiang Sanhua Co., Ltd................................            0.00
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Assessment Rates

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
Amended (``the Act'') and 19 CFR 351.212(b), the Department will 
determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') shall 
assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject 
merchandise in accordance with the final results of this review. Where 
the weighted-average margin of dumping for the exporter or producer is 
determined to be zero or de minimis, no assessment rates will be 
calculated and the Department will instruct CBP to liquidate all 
imports from the exporter or producer without regard to antidumping 
duties. The Department intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP 
15 days after the date of publication of these final results of review.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the final results of this administrative review for all 
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as 
provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For DunAn and 
Sanhua, the cash deposit rate will be the rate identified in the Final 
Results Margin section, as listed above; (2) for previously 
investigated or reviewed PRC and non-PRC exporters not listed above 
that have separate rates, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the 
exporter-specific rate published for the most recent period; (3) for 
all PRC exporters of subject merchandise which have not been found to 
be entitled to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will continue to 
be the PRC-wide rate of 55.62 percent; \13\ and (4) for all non-PRC

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exporters of subject merchandise which have not received their own 
rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the PRC 
exporter that supplied that non-PRC exporter. The deposit requirements 
shall remain in effect until further notice.
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    \13\ This rate was established in the final results of the 
original investigation. See Frontseating Service Valves from the 
People's Republic of China: Final Determination of Sales at Less 
Than Fair Value and Final Negative Determination of Critical 
Circumstances, 74 FR 10886 (March 13, 2009).
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Notification to Importers

    This notice also serves as a final 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 the antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective orders (``APOs'') of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under the APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which 
continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of 
the proceeding. Timely written notification of the return/destruction 
of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby 
requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO 
is a violation which is subject to sanction.

Disclosure

    We will disclose the calculations performed within five days of the 
date of publication of this notice to parties in this proceeding in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
    We are issuing and publishing the final results and notice in 
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: November 2, 2012.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

Appendix I--Issues for the Final Results

Comment 1: Surrogate Country Selection
Comment 2: Surrogate Value for Brass Bar and Rod
Comment 3: Surrogate Value for Brass Scrap
Comment 4: Financial Ratios
Comment 5: Brokerage and Handling for DunAn
Comment 6: Use of Historical FOPs for Models Produced Prior to the 
POR for DunAn
Comment 7: Sanhua's Brass Scrap Generation Is Overstated

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