[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 23, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76956-76962]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30074]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative
Reviews
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') has received
requests to conduct administrative reviews of various antidumping and
countervailing duty orders and findings with November anniversary
dates. In accordance with the Department's regulations, we are
initiating those administrative reviews.
DATES: Effective Date: December 23, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda E. Waters, Office of AD/CVD
Operations, Customs Liaison Unit, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, telephone:
(202) 482-4735.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Department has received timely requests, in accordance with 19
CFR 351.213(b), for administrative reviews of various antidumping and
countervailing duty orders and findings with November anniversary
dates.
All deadlines for the submission of various types of information,
certifications, or comments or actions by the Department discussed
below refer to the number of calendar days from the applicable starting
time.
Notice of No Sales
If a producer or exporter named in this notice of initiation had no
exports, sales, or entries during the period of review (``POR''), it
must notify the Department within 60 days of publication of this notice
in the Federal Register. All submissions must be filed electronically
at http://access.trade.gov in accordance with 19 CFR 351.303.\1\ Such
submissions are subject to verification in accordance with section
782(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''). Further, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.303(f)(1)(i), a copy must be served on every
party on the Department's service list.
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\1\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Electronic Filing Procedures; Administrative Protective Order
Procedures, 76 FR 39263 (July 6, 2011).
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Respondent Selection
In the event the Department limits the number of respondents for
individual examination for administrative reviews, the Department
intends to select respondents based on U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (``CBP'') data for U.S. imports during the POR. We intend to
release the CBP data under Administrative Protective Order (``APO'') to
all parties having an APO within seven days of publication of this
initiation notice and to make our decision regarding respondent
selection within 21 days of publication of this Federal Register
notice. The Department invites comments regarding the CBP data and
respondent selection within five days of placement of the CBP data on
the record of the applicable review. Rebuttal comments will be due five
days after submission of initial comments.
In the event the Department decides it is necessary to limit
individual examination of respondents and conduct respondent selection
under section 777A(c)(2) of the Act:
In general, the Department has found that determinations concerning
whether particular companies should be ``collapsed'' (i.e., treated as
a single entity for purposes of calculating antidumping duty rates)
require a substantial amount of detailed information and analysis,
which often require follow-up questions and analysis. Accordingly, the
Department will not conduct collapsing analyses at the respondent
selection phase of this review and will not collapse companies at the
respondent selection phase unless there has been a determination to
collapse certain companies in a previous segment of this antidumping
proceeding (i.e., investigation, administrative review, new shipper
review or changed circumstances review). For any company subject to
this review, if the Department determined, or continued to treat, that
company as collapsed with others, the Department will assume that such
companies continue to operate in the same manner and will collapse them
for respondent selection purposes. Otherwise, the Department will not
collapse companies for purposes of respondent selection. Parties are
requested to (a) identify which companies subject to review previously
were collapsed, and (b) provide a citation to the proceeding in which
they were collapsed. Further, if companies are requested to complete
the Quantity and Value (``Q&V'') Questionnaire for purposes of
respondent selection, in general each company must report volume and
value data separately for itself. Parties should not include data for
any other party, even if they believe they should be treated as a
single entity with that other party. If a company was collapsed with
another company or companies in the most recently completed segment of
this proceeding where the Department considered collapsing that entity,
complete Q&V data for that collapsed entity must be submitted.
Deadline for Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), a party that has requested a
review may withdraw that request within 90 days of the date of
publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review. The
regulation provides that the Department may extend this time if it is
reasonable to do so. In order to provide parties additional certainty
with respect to when the Department will exercise its discretion to
extend this 90-day deadline, interested parties are advised that the
Department does not intend to extend the 90-day deadline unless the
requestor demonstrates that an extraordinary circumstance has prevented
it from submitting a timely withdrawal request. Determinations by the
Department to extend the 90-day deadline will be made on a case-by-case
basis.
Separate Rates
In proceedings involving non-market economy (``NME'') countries,
the Department begins with 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 merchandise subject to
an administrative review 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.
To establish whether a firm is sufficiently independent from
government control of its export activities to be entitled to a
separate rate, the Department analyzes each entity exporting the
subject merchandise under 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), as amplified by Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Silicon Carbide from
the People's Republic of China, 59 FR 22585 (May 2, 1994). In
accordance with the separate rates criteria, the Department assigns
separate rates to companies in NME cases only if respondents can
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demonstrate the absence of both de jure and de facto government control
over export activities.
All firms listed below that wish to qualify for separate rate
status in the administrative reviews involving NME countries must
complete, as appropriate, either a separate rate application or
certification, as described below. For these administrative reviews, in
order to demonstrate separate rate eligibility, the Department requires
entities for whom a review was requested, that were assigned a separate
rate in the most recent segment of this proceeding in which they
participated, to certify that they continue to meet the criteria for
obtaining a separate rate. The Separate Rate Certification form will be
available on the Department's Web site at http://enforcement.trade.gov/nme/nme-sep-rate.html on the date of publication of this Federal
Register notice. In responding to the certification, please follow the
``Instructions for Filing the Certification'' in the Separate Rate
Certification. Separate Rate Certifications are due to the Department
no later than 60 calendar days after publication of this Federal
Register notice. The deadline and requirement for submitting a
Certification applies equally to NME-owned firms, wholly foreign-owned
firms, and foreign sellers who purchase and export subject merchandise
to the United States.
Entities that currently do not have a separate rate from a
completed segment of the proceeding \2\ should timely file a Separate
Rate Application to demonstrate eligibility for a separate rate in this
proceeding. In addition, companies that received a separate rate in a
completed segment of the proceeding that have subsequently made
changes, including, but not limited to, changes to corporate structure,
acquisitions of new companies or facilities, or changes to their
official company name \3\, should timely file a Separate Rate
Application to demonstrate eligibility for a separate rate in this
proceeding. The Separate Rate Status Application will be available on
the Department's Web site at http://enforcement.trade.gov/nme/nme-sep-rate.html on the date of publication of this Federal Register notice.
In responding to the Separate Rate Status Application, refer to the
instructions contained in the application. Separate Rate Status
Applications are due to the Department no later than 60 calendar days
of publication of this Federal Register notice. The deadline and
requirement for submitting a Separate Rate Status Application applies
equally to NME-owned firms, wholly foreign-owned firms, and foreign
sellers that purchase and export subject merchandise to the United
States.
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\2\ Such entities include entities that have not participated in
the proceeding, entities that were preliminarily granted a separate
rate in any currently incomplete segment of the proceeding (e.g., an
ongoing administrative review, new shipper review, etc.) and
entities that lost their separate rate in the most recently
completed segment of the proceeding in which they participated.
\3\ Only changes to the official company name, rather than trade
names, need to be addressed via a Separate Rate Application.
Information regarding new trade names may be submitted via a
Separate Rate Certification.
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For exporters and producers who submit a separate-rate status
application or certification and subsequently are selected as mandatory
respondents, these exporters and producers will no longer be eligible
for separate rate status unless they respond to all parts of the
questionnaire as mandatory respondents.
Initiation of Reviews:
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we are initiating
administrative reviews of the following antidumping and countervailing
duty orders and findings. We intend to issue the final results of these
reviews not later than November 30, 2015.
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Period to be
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Antidumping Duty Proceedings
BRAZIL: Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Film, 11/1/13-10/31/14
Sheet, and Strip A-351-841.......................
Terphane, Ltda.
GERMANY: Lightweight Thermal Paper \4\ A-428-840.. 11/1/13-10/31/14
Papierfabrik August Koehler SE
INDIA: Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Film, 7/1/2013-6/30/2014
Sheet and Strip \5\ A-533-824....................
Uflex Ltd.
MEXICO: Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel 11/1/13-10/31/14
Pipe A-201-805...................................
Lamina y Placa Comercial, S.A. de C.V.
Productos Laminados de Monterrey, S.A. de C.V.
MEXICO: Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube A- 11/1/13-10/31/14
201-838..........................................
GD Affiliates S. de R.L. de C.V.
IUSA, S.A. de C.V.
Nacional de Cobre, S.A. de C.V.
REPUBLIC OF KOREA: Certain Circular Welded Non- 11/1/13-10/31/14
Alloy Steel Pipe A-580-809.......................
Husteel Co., Ltd.
Hyundai HYSCO
SeAH Steel Corporation
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Certain Cut-to- 11/1/13-10/31/14
Length Carbon Steel A-570-849....................
Hebei Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.
Hunan Valin Xiangtan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.
Jiangyin Xingcheng Plastic Chemical Co., Ltd.
Jiangyin Xingcheng Special Steel Works Co.,
Ltd.
Wuyang Iron & Steel Co, Ltd.
Xiamen C&D Paper & Pulp Co., Ltd.
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Diamond Sawblades 11/1/13-10/31/14
and Parts Thereof A-570-900......................
Advanced Technology & Materials Co., Ltd.
AT&M International Trading Co., Ltd.
Beijing Gang Yan Diamond Products Co.
Bosun Tools Co., Ltd.
Central Iron and Steel Research Institute
Group
Chengdu Huifeng Diamond Tools Co., Ltd.
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China Iron and Steel Research Institute Group
Cliff International Ltd.
Danyang Aurui Hardware Products Co., Ltd.
Danyang Dida Diamond Tools Manufacturing Co.,
Ltd.
Danyang Huachang Diamond Tools Manufacturing
Co., Ltd.
Danyang NYCL Tools Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Danyang City Ou Di Ma Tools Co., Ltd.
Danyang Tsunda Diamond Tools Co., Ltd.
Danyang Weiwang Tools Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Electrolux Construction Products (Xiamen) Co.,
Ltd.
Fujian Quanzhou Wanlong Stone Co., Ltd.
Guilin Tebon Superhard Material Co., Ltd.
Hangzhou Deer King Industrial and Trading Co.,
Ltd.
Hangzhou Kingburg Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Hebei Jikai Industrial Group Co., Ltd.
Hong Kong Hao Xin International Group Limited
Huachang Diamond Tools Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Hua Da Superabrasive Tools Technology Co.,
Ltd.
Husqvarna (Hebei) Co., Ltd
Huzhou Gu's Import & Export Co., Ltd.
HXF Saw Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Fengtai Diamond Tool Manufacture Co.,
Ltd.
Jiangsu Fengtai Tools Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Fengyu Tools Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Huachang Tools Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Inter-China Group Corporation
Jiangsu Youhe Tool Manufacturer Co., Ltd.
Jiangyin Likn Industry Co., Ltd.
Orient Gain International Limited
Pantos Logistics (HK) Company Limited
Protech Diamond Tools
Pujiang Talent Diamond Tools Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Hyosung Diamond Tools Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Shinhan Diamond Industrial Co., Ltd.
Qingyuan Shangtai Diamond Tools Co., Ltd.
Quanzhou Shuangyang Diamond Tools Co., Ltd.
Quanzhou Zhongzhi Diamond Tool Co., Ltd.
Rizhao Hein Saw Co., Ltd.
Saint-Gobain Abrasives (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Deda Industry & Trading Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Jingquan Industrial Trade Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Robtol Tool Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Starcraft Tools Co. Ltd.
Shijiazhuang Global New Century Tools Co.,
Ltd.
Sichuan Huili Tools Co.
Task Tools & Abrasives
Wanli Tools Group
Weihai Xiangguang Mechanical Industrial Co.,
Ltd.
Wuhan Wanbang Laser Diamond Tools Co.
Wuxi Lianhua Superhard Material Tools Co.,
Ltd.
Xiamen ZL Diamond Technology Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Tea Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Wanda Import and Export Co.
Zhejiang Wanda Tools Group Corp.
Zhejiang Wanli Super-hard Materials Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Wanli Tools Group Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Inter-China Import & Export Co., Ltd.
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Fresh Garlic A-570- 11/1/13-10/31/14
831..............................................
American Pioneer Shipping
Anhui Dongqian Foods Ltd.
Anqiu Friend Food Co., Ltd.
Anqiu Haoshun Trade Co., Ltd.
APM Global Logistics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
APS Qingdao
Cangshan Qingshui Vegetable Foods Co., Ltd.
Chengwu County Yuanxiang Industry & Commerce
Co., Ltd.
Chiping Shengkang Foodstuff Co., Ltd.
CMEC Engineering Machinery Import & Export
Co,. Ltd.
Dalian New Century Food Co., Ltd.
Dongying Shunyifa Chemical Co., Ltd.
Dynalink Systems Logistics (Qingdao) Inc.
Eimskip Logistics Inc.
Feicheng Acid Chemicals Co., Ltd.
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Foshan Fuyi Food Co, Ltd.
Frog World Co., Ltd.
Golden Bridge International, Inc.
Goodwave Technology Development Ltd.
Guangxi Lin Si Fu Bang Trade Co., Ltd
Hangzhou Guanyu Foods Co., Ltd.
Hebei Golden Bird Trading Co., Ltd.
Hejiahuan (Zhongshan) Electrical AP
Henan Weite Industrial Co., Ltd.
Heze Ever-Best International Trade Co., Ltd.
(f/k/a Shandong Heze International Trade and
Developing Company)
Hongkong Golden Eagle Group Ltd.
Hongqiao International Logistics Co.
Intecs Logistics Service Co., Ltd.
IT Logistics Qingdao Branch
Jinan Farmlady Trading Co., Ltd.
Jinan Solar Summit International Co., Ltd.
Jinan Yipin Corporation Ltd.
Jining De-Rain Trading Co., Ltd.
Jining Greenstream Fruits & Vegetables Co.,
Ltd.
Jining Highton Trading Co., Ltd.
Jining Jiulong International Trading Co., Ltd.
Jining Shengtai Fruits & Vegetables Co., Ltd.
Jining Shunchang Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Jining Tiankuang Trade Co., Ltd.
Jining Trans-High Trading Co., Ltd.
Jining Yifa Garlic Produce Co., Ltd.
Jining Yongjia Trade Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Chengda Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang County Huaguang Food Import & Export
Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Dacheng Food Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Dongyun Freezing Storage Co., Ltd. (a/
k/a Jinxiang Eastward Shipping Import and
Export Limited Company)
Jinxiang Dongyun Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Feiteng Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Fengsheng Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Guihua Food Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Grand Agricultural Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Hejia Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Infarm Fruits & Vegetables Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Jinma Fruits Vegetables Products Co.,
Ltd.
Jinxiang Kaihua Imp. & Exp Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Merry Vegetable Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Meihua Garlic Produce Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Richfar Fruits & Vegatables Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Shanyang Freezing Storage Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Shenglong Trade Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Tianheng Trade Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Tianma Freezing Storage Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Xian Baishite Trade Co., Ltd. (a/k/a
Jinxiang Best Trade Co., Ltd.)
Jinxiang Yuanxin Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Juye Homestead Fruits and Vegetables Co., Ltd.
Kingwin Industrial Co., Ltd.
Laiwu Fukai Foodstuff Co., Ltd.
Laiwu Jiahe Fruit and Vegatable Co., Ltd.
Laizhou Xubin Fruits and Vegetables
Linshu Dading Private Agricultural Products
Co., Ltd.
Linyi City Hedong District Jiuli Foodstuff Co.
Linyi City Kangfa Foodstuff Drinkable Co.,
Ltd.
Linyi Katayama Foodstuffs Co., Ltd.
Linyi Tianqin Foodstuff Co., Ltd.
Ningjin Ruifeng Foodstuff Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Apex Shipping Co., Ltd.
Qingdao BNP Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Cherry Leather Garment Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Chongzhi International Transportation
Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Everfresh Trading Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Jiuqiu Industrial Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Key Foods Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Lianghe International Trade Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Maycarrier Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Ritai Food Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Saturn International Trade Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Sea-Line International Trading Co.,
Ltd.
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Qingdao Sino-World International Trading Co.,
Ltd.
Qingdao Tiantaixing Foods Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Winner Foods Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Xintianfeng Foods Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Xin Tian Feng Food Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Yuankang International
Qingdao Zhuanghe Industrial Co., Ltd.
Qufu Dongbao Import & Export Trade Co., Ltd.
Rizhao Huasai Foodstuff Co., Ltd.
Samyoung America (Shanghai) Inc.
Sea Wealth Frozen Food Co., Ltd.
Shandong Best Food Co., Ltd.
Shandong Chengshun Farm Produce Trading Co.,
Ltd.
Shandong Chenhe Intl Trading Co., Ltd.
Shandong China Bridge Imports
Shandong Dongsheng Eastsun Foods Co., Ltd.
Shandong Garlic Company
Shandong Jinxiang Zhengyang Import & Export
Co., Ltd.
Shandong Longtai Fruits and Vegetables Co.,
Ltd.
Shandong Sanxing Food Co., Ltd.
Shandong Wonderland Organic Food Co., Ltd.
Shandong Xingda Foodstuffs Group Co., Ltd.
Shandong Yipin Agro (Group) Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Power Dragon
Shanghai Ever Rich Trade Company
Shanghai Goldenbridge International Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Great Harvest International Co., Ltd.
Shanghai LJ International Trading Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Medicines & Health Products Import/
Export Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Yijia International Transportation
Co., Ltd.
Shenzhen Bainong Co., Ltd.
Shenzhen Fanhui Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Shenzhen Greening Trading Co., Ltd.
Shenzhen Xinboda Industrial Co., Ltd.
Shenzhen Xunong Trade Co., Ltd.
Shenzhen Yuting Foodstuff Co., Ltd.
Shijiazhuang Goodman Trading Co., Ltd.
Sunny Import & Export Limited
Tangerine International Trading Co.
T&S International, LLC.
Taian Eastsun Foods Co., Ltd.
Taian Fook Huat Tong Kee Pte. Ltd.
Taian Solar Summit Food Co., Ltd.
Taiyan Ziyang Food Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Spiceshi Co., Ltd.
U.S. United Logistics (Ningbo) Inc.
V.T. Impex (Shandong) Limited
Weifang Chenglong Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Weifang He Lu Food Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Weifang Hong Qiao International Logistics Co.,
Ltd.
Weifang Hongqiao International Logistics Co.,
Ltd.
Weifang Jinbao Agricultural Equipment Co.,
Ltd.
Weifang Naike Foodstuffs Co., Ltd.
Weifang Shennong Foodstuff Co., Ltd.
Weifang Tianchen Trading Co., Ltd.
Weihai Textile Group Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Wo Hing Food (HK) Co., Ltd.
WSSF Corporation (Weifang)
Xiamen Huamin Import Export Company
Xiamen Keep Top Imp. and Exp. Co., Ltd.
Xinjiang Top Agricultural Products Co., Ltd.
XuZhou Heiners Agricultural Co., Ltd.
XuZhou Simple Garlic Industry Co., Ltd.
Yantai Jinyan Trading Inc.
Yishui Hengshun Food Co., Ltd.
You Shi Li International Trading Co., Ltd.
Zhangzhou Xiangcheng Rainbow Greenland Food
Co., Ltd.
Zhengzhou Dadi Garlic Industry Co., Ltd.
Zhengzhou Harmoni Spice Co., Ltd.
Zhengzhou Huachao Industrial Co., Ltd.
Zhengzhou Xiwannian Food Co., Ltd.
Zhengzhou Xuri Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Zhengzhou Yuanli Trading Co., Ltd.
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Zhong Lian Farming Product (Qingdao) Co., Ltd.
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Polyethylene 11/1/13-10/31/14
Terephthalate Film, Sheet and Strip A-570-924....
Fuwei Films (Shandong) Co., Ltd.
Shaoxing Xiangyu Green Packing Co., Ltd.
Sichuan Dongfang Insulating Material Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Wanhua Co., Ltd.
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Seamless Refined 11/1/13-10/31/14
Copper Pipe and Tube A-570-964...................
China Hailiang Metal Trading
Foshan Hua Hong Copper Tube Co., Ltd.
Golden Dragon Holding (Hong Kong)
International Co., Ltd.
Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube Group, Inc.
Guilin Lijia Metals Co., Ltd.
Hong Kong GD Trading Co., Ltd.
Hong Kong Hailiang Metal
Ningbo Jintian Copper Tube Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Hailiang Copper Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Hailiang Metal Trading Limited
Sinochem Ningbo Ltd. & Sinochem Ningbo Import
& Export Co., Ltd.
Taicang City Jinxin Copper Tube Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Hailiang Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Jiahe Pipes Inc.
Zhejiang Naile Copper Co., Ltd.
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Polyethylene Terephthalate 11/1/13-10/31/14
(PET) Film, Sheet and Strip A-520-803............
Flex Middle East FZE
JBK RAK LLC
Countervailing Duty Proceedings
INDIA: Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Film, 1/1/2013-12/31/2013
Sheet and Strip \6\ C-533-825....................
Uflex Ltd.
Suspension Agreements
None.
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Duty Absorption Reviews
During any administrative review covering all or part of a period
falling between the first and second or third and fourth anniversary of
the publication of an antidumping duty order under 19 CFR 351.211 or a
determination under 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4) to continue an order or
suspended investigation (after sunset review), the Secretary, if
requested by a domestic interested party within 30 days of the date of
publication of the notice of initiation of the review, will determine,
consistent with FAG Italia v. United States, 291 F.3d 806 (Fed Cir.
2002), as appropriate, whether antidumping duties have been absorbed by
an exporter or producer subject to the review if the subject
merchandise is sold in the United States through an importer that is
affiliated with such exporter or producer. The request must include the
name(s) of the exporter or producer for which the inquiry is requested.
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\4\ We are not initiating an administrative review specifically
with respect to Koehler America, Inc., as requested by one
interested party, because this company is the U.S. affiliate of
Papierfabrik August Koehler SE and is not a producer and/or an
exporter of the subject merchandise. In addition, while one
interested party requested a review of Papierfabrik August Koehler
AG, we determined in a previous review that Papierfabrik August
Koehler AG is the successor-in-interest to Papierfabrik August
Koehler AG. See Lightweight Thermal Paper From Germany: Final
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2011-2012, 79 FR
34719 (June 18, 2014). Therefore, we are only initiating a review of
Papierfabrik August Koehler SE.
\5\ The company listed was inadvertently omitted from the
initiation notice that published on August 29, 2014 (79 FR 51548).
\6\ The company listed was inadvertently omitted from the
initiation notice that published on August 29, 2014 (79 FR 51548).
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Gap Period Liquidation
For the first administrative review of any order, there will be no
assessment of antidumping or countervailing duties on entries of
subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption during the relevant provisional-measures ``gap'' period, of
the order, if such a gap period is applicable to the POR.
Administrative Protective Orders and Letters of Appearance
Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under
administrative protective orders in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. On
January 22, 2008, the Department published Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Documents Submission Procedures; APO
Procedures, 73 FR 3634 (January 22, 2008). Those procedures apply to
administrative reviews included in this notice of initiation. Parties
wishing to participate in any of these administrative reviews should
ensure that they meet the requirements of these procedures (e.g., the
filing of separate letters of appearance as discussed at 19 CFR
351.103(d)).
Revised Factual Information Requirements
On April 10, 2013, the Department published Definition of Factual
Information and Time Limits for Submission of Factual Information:
Final Rule, 78 FR 21246 (April 10, 2013), which modified two
regulations related to antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings:
The definition of factual information (19 CFR 351.102(b)(21)), and the
time limits for the submission of factual information (19 CFR 351.301).
The final rule identifies five categories of factual information in 19
CFR 351.102(b)(21), which are summarized as follows: (i) Evidence
submitted in response to questionnaires; (ii) evidence submitted in
support of allegations; (iii) publicly available information to value
factors under 19 CFR 351.408(c) or to measure the adequacy of
remuneration under 19 CFR 351.511(a)(2); (iv) evidence placed on the
record by the Department; and (v) evidence other than factual
information described in (i)-(iv). The final rule requires any party,
when submitting factual information, to specify under
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which subsection of 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) the information is being
submitted and, if the information is submitted to rebut, clarify, or
correct factual information already on the record, to provide an
explanation identifying the information already on the record that the
factual information seeks to rebut, clarify, or correct. The final rule
also modified 19 CFR 351.301 so that, rather than providing general
time limits, there are specific time limits based on the type of
factual information being submitted. These modifications are effective
for all segments initiated on or after May 10, 2013. Please review the
final rule, available at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/2013/1304frn/2013-08227.txt, prior to submitting factual information in this
segment.
Any party submitting factual information in an antidumping duty or
countervailing duty proceeding must certify to the accuracy and
completeness of that information.\7\ Parties are hereby reminded that
revised certification requirements are in effect for company/government
officials as well as their representatives. Ongoing segments of any
antidumping duty or countervailing duty proceedings initiated on or
after March 14, 2011 should use the formats for the revised
certifications provided at the end of the Interim Final Rule.\8\ All
segments of any antidumping duty or countervailing duty proceedings
initiated on or after August 16, 2013, should use the formats for the
revised certifications provided at the end of the Final Rule.\9\ The
Department intends to reject factual submissions in any proceeding
segments if the submitting party does not comply with applicable
revised certification requirements.
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\7\ See section 782(b) of the Act.
\8\ See Certification of Factual Information to Import
Administration During Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings: Interim Final Rule, 76 FR 7491 (February 10, 2011)
(``Interim Final Rule''), amending 19 CFR 351.303(g)(1) and (2);
Certification of Factual Information to Import Administration during
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Supplemental
Interim Final Rule, 76 FR 54697 (September 2, 2011).
\9\ See Certification of Factual Information To Import
Administration During Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July 17, 2013) (``Final Rule''); see also
the frequently asked questions regarding the Final Rule, available
at http://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf.
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Revised Extension of Time Limits Regulation
On September 20, 2013, the Department modified its regulation
concerning the extension of time limits for submissions in antidumping
and countervailing duty proceedings: Final Rule, 78 FR 57790 (September
20, 2013). The modification clarifies that parties may request an
extension of time limits before a time limit established under Part 351
expires, or as otherwise specified by the Secretary. In general, an
extension request will be considered untimely if it is filed after the
time limit established under Part 351 expires. For submissions which
are due from multiple parties simultaneously, an extension request will
be considered untimely if it is filed after 10:00 a.m. on the due date.
Examples include, but are not limited to: (1) Case and rebuttal briefs,
filed pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309; (2) factual information to value
factors under 19 CFR 351.408(c), or to measure the adequacy of
remuneration under 19 CFR 351.511(a)(2), filed pursuant to 19 CFR
351.301(c)(3) and rebuttal, clarification and correction filed pursuant
to 19 CFR 351.301(c)(3)(iv); (3) comments concerning the selection of a
surrogate country and surrogate values and rebuttal; (4) comments
concerning U.S. Customs and Border Protection data; and (5) quantity
and value questionnaires. Under certain circumstances, the Department
may elect to specify a different time limit by which extension requests
will be considered untimely for submissions which are due from multiple
parties simultaneously. In such a case, the Department will inform
parties in the letter or memorandum setting forth the deadline
(including a specified time) by which extension requests must be filed
to be considered timely. This modification also requires that an
extension request must be made in a separate, stand-alone submission,
and clarifies the circumstances under which the Department will grant
untimely-filed requests for the extension of time limits. These
modifications are effective for all segments initiated on or after
October 21, 2013. Please review the final rule, available at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/2013-22853.htm, prior to
submitting factual information in these segments.
These initiations and this notice are in accordance with section
751(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)) and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i).
Dated: December 17, 2014.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2014-30074 Filed 12-22-14; 8:45 am]
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