[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 73 (Tuesday, April 16, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22513-22515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-08894]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-912]


Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires From the People's 
Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review and Final Rescission, in Part; 2010-2011

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On October 9, 2012, the Department of Commerce 
(``Department'') published the preliminary results of the 2010-2011 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain new 
pneumatic off-the-road tires (``OTR tires'') from the People's Republic 
of China (``PRC'').\1\ The period of review (``POR'') is September 1, 
2010, through August 31, 2011. This review covers one exporter: 
Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Co., Ltd. (``Zhongce'').
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    \1\ See Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires from the 
People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 
2010-2011, 77 FR 61387 (October 9, 2012) (``Preliminary Results'').
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    We invited interested parties to comment on our Preliminary 
Results. Based on our analysis of the comments received, we made 
certain changes to our margin calculations for Zhongce. The final 
dumping margin for this review is listed in the ``Final Results 
Margin'' section below.

DATES: Effective Date: April 16, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Medley 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-
4987 and (202) 482-0414, respectively.

Background

    On October 9, 2012, the Department published its Preliminary 
Results of the antidumping duty administrative review of OTR tires from 
the PRC. Zhongce submitted publicly available information regarding 
surrogate values on November 7, 2012. Petitioner and Zhongce submitted 
case briefs on November 19, 2012, and rebuttal briefs on December 3, 
2012.

Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by this order includes new pneumatic tires 
designed for off-the-road and off-highway use, subject to certain 
exceptions. The subject merchandise is currently classifiable under 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'') 
subheadings: 4011.20.10.25, 4011.20.10.35, 4011.20.50.30, 
4011.20.50.50, 4011.61.00.00, 4011.62.00.00, 4011.63.00.00, 
4011.69.00.00, 4011.92.00.00, 4011.93.40.00, 4011.93.80.00, 
4011.94.40.00, and 4011.94.80.00. The HTSUS subheadings are provided 
for convenience and customs purposes only. A full description of the 
scope of the order is contained in the Memorandum from Christian Marsh, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Import 
Administration, titled, ``Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires from 
the People's Republic of China: Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the 2010-2011 Administrative Review of the Antidumping 
Duty Order,'' dated April 9, 2013 (``Issues and Decision Memorandum''). 
The written product description of the scope of the order is 
dispositive.\2\
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    \2\ See Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires From the 
People's Republic of China: Notice of Amended Final Affirmative 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty 
Order, 73 FR 51624 (September 4, 2008).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs filed by parties 
in this

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review are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, which is 
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''). Access to IA ACCESS is 
available in the Central Records Unit, 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 paper copy and electronic version of the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum are identical in content.

Final Rescission, in Part, of the Administrative Review

    In the Preliminary Results, the Department stated its intent to 
rescind the review with respect to 78 companies that are part of the 
PRC-wide entity, and for which a review request was withdrawn.\3\ The 
Department did not receive any comments from interested parties with 
respect to rescinding the review for these companies. As such, in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), we are rescinding this review 
with respect to these 78 companies.
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    \3\ See Preliminary Results, 77 FR at 61387 and 61389, Appendix 
III.
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Separate Rates

    In proceedings involving non-market economy (``NME'') countries, 
the Department maintains a rebuttable presumption that all companies 
within the country are subject to government control and, thus, should 
be assigned a single antidumping duty deposit rate. It is the 
Department's policy to assign all exporters of subject merchandise in 
an NME country this single rate unless an exporter can demonstrate that 
it is sufficiently independent so as to be entitled to a separate 
rate.\4\
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    \4\ See Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: 
Sparklers from the People's Republic of China, 56 FR 20588 (May 6, 
1991), as amplified by Notice of Final Determination of Sales at 
Less Than Fair Value: Silicon Carbide from the People's Republic of 
China, 59 FR 22585 (May 2, 1994); see also 19 CFR 351.107(d).
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    In the Preliminary Results, we found that Zhongce demonstrated its 
eligibility for separate-rate status.\5\ No party has placed any 
evidence on the record of this review to contradict that finding. 
Therefore, we continue to find that Zhongce is eligible for separate-
rate status.
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    \5\ See Preliminary Results, and accompanying Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum at 7.
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Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on an analysis of the comments received, for the final 
results, the Department made the following change to Zhongce's margin 
calculation:
     Surrogate Financial Ratios: We have used the 2011 
financial statements for Hwa Fong Rubber (Thailand) Public Company 
Limited and the 2010 financial statements for Goodyear (Thailand) 
Public Company Limited to calculate average surrogate financial 
ratios.\6\
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    \6\ See Memorandum to the File from Andrew Medley, titled 
``Final Results of the 2010-2011 Administrative Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order on Certain New Pneumatic off-The-Road Tires 
from the People's Republic of China: Surrogate Value Memorandum,'' 
dated April 9, 2013 (``Surrogate Value Memorandum''), and Memorandum 
to the File from Andrew Medley, titled ``2010-2011 Administrative 
Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain New Pneumatic Off-
the-Road Tires from the People's Republic of China: Analysis of the 
Final Results Margin Calculation for Zhongce,'' dated April 9, 2013 
(``Zhongce Final Analysis Memorandum''); see also Issues and 
Decision Memorandum at Comment 6.
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     Carbon Black: We have used the Thai import data for 
``Rubber Grade Carbon Black'' to value all carbon black inputs.\7\
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    \7\ See Surrogate Value Memorandum and Zhongce Final Analysis 
Memorandum; see also Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 5A.
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Final Results

    We determine that the following weighted-average dumping margin 
exists for the period September 1, 2010, through August 31, 2011:

                         OTR Tires From The PRC
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                                                            Weighted-
                        Exporter                         average  margin
                                                             percent
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Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Co., Ltd.......................          112.41
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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. The Department 
intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the date 
of publication of the final results of review. Pursuant to 19 CFR 
351.212(b)(1), we calculated importer-specific (or customer) per unit 
duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of the 
dumping margins calculated for the examined sales to the total sales 
quantity of those same sales.\8\ In accordance with 19 CFR 
351.106(c)(2), we will instruct CBP to liquidate, without regard to 
antidumping duties, all entries of subject merchandise during the POR 
for which the importer-specific assessment rate is zero or de minimis.
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    \8\ In these final results, the Department applied the 
assessment rate calculation method adopted in Antidumping 
Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and 
Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Proceedings: Final 
Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14, 2012).
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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 Zhongce, the 
cash deposit rate will be the margin 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 be the PRC-
wide rate of 210.48 percent determined in the less-than-fair-value 
investigation; and (4) for all non-PRC 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. These deposit requirements shall remain in effect until 
further notice.

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 POR. 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 order (``APO'') of their responsibility 
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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: April 9, 2013.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

Appendix

Comment 1: Whether to Apply Facts Available to Zhongce's Labor Hours
Comment 2: Whether to Apply Facts Available to Zhongce's Factory 
Overhead
Comment 3: Whether to Deduct VAT from Export Price
Comment 4: Selection of the Primary Surrogate Country
Comment 5: Selection of Surrogate Values for Certain Material Inputs
    A. Carbon Black
    B. Bead Wire
    C. Nylon Tire Cord
    D. Natural Rubber
    E. Gap-filling with Data from Another Country
Comment 6: Selection of Surrogate Financial Statements

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