[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 234 (Monday, December 7, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75971-75972]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-30794]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-955]


Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks From the People's Republic of 
China: Final Results of Expedited First Sunset Review of the 
Countervailing Duty Order

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Department) finds that revocation 
of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain magnesia carbon 
bricks (MCBs) from the People's Republic of China (PRC) would be likely 
to lead to continuation or recurrence of a countervailable subsidy at 
the levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset Review'' section 
of this notice.

DATES: Effective Date: December 7, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacqueline Arrowsmith, Office VII, AD/
CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-
5255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On September 21, 2010, the Department published the CVD Order on 
MCBs from the PRC.\1\ On August 3, 2015, the Department published a 
notice of initiation of the first sunset review of the CVD Order on 
MCBs from the PRC pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ On August 18, 2015, the Magnesia Carbon 
Bricks Fair Trade Committee (the Committee) filed a notice of intent to 
participate in the review.\3\ The Committee claimed interested party 
status pursuant to section 771(9)(C) of the Act.
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    \1\ See Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks from the People's 
Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order, 75 FR 57442 (September 
21, 2010) (CVD Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year ``Sunset'' Reviews, 80 FR 45945 
(August 3, 2015).
    \3\ See Letter to the Department, ``First Five-Year (``Sunset'') 
Review of Countervailing Duty Order on Magnesia Carbon Bricks From 
The People's Republic of China: Domestic Industry's Notice of Intent 
to Participate In Sunset Review,'' (August 18, 2015). The Committee 
is an ad hoc association of three U.S. producers of MCBs: Resco 
Products, Inc., Magnesita Refractories Company, and Harbison Walker 
International, Inc.
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    The Department received an adequate substantive response from the 
domestic industry within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(3)(i). The Department did not receive a response from the 
Government of the PRC (GOC) or any respondent interested party to the 
proceeding. As a result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act 
and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(l)(ii)(B)(2) and (C)(2), the Department conducted 
an expedited review of this CVD Order on MCBs.

Scope of the Order

    The merchandise subject to this CVD Order includes certain 
chemically-bonded (resin or pitch), magnesia carbon bricks. Certain 
magnesia carbon bricks that are the subject of this order are currently 
classifiable under subheadings 6902.10.1000, 6902.10.5000, 
6815.91.0000, 6815.99.2000 and 6815.99.4000 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). While HTSUS subheadings are 
provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description 
is dispositive. The Issues and Decision Memorandum, which is hereby 
adopted by this notice, provides a full description of the scope of the 
order.\4\
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    \4\ See Department Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum 
for the Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the 
Countervailing Duty Order on Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks from the 
People's Republic of China,'' dated concurrently with this notice.

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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in this review are addressed in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public 
document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service 
System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at http://access.trade.gov and in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the 
main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version 
of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum 
and the electronic version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are 
identical in content. The issues discussed in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum include the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of a 
countervailable subsidy, the net countervailable subsidy rate likely to 
prevail if the CVD Order were revoked, and the nature of the subsidies.

Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 752(b)(1) and (3) of the Act, we determine 
that revocation of the CVD Order on MCBs from the PRC would be likely 
to lead to continuation or recurrence of a net countervailable subsidy 
at the rates listed below:

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                                                               Net
                                                         countervailable
           Manufacturers/exporters/producers                 subsidy
                                                            (percent)
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RHI Refractories Liaoning Co., Ltd. (RHIL), RHI                    24.24
 Refractories (Dalian) Co., Ltd. (RHID) and Liaoning
 RHI Jinding Magnesia Co., Ltd. (RHIJ) (collectively,
 RHI).................................................
Liaoning Mayerton Refractories (LMR) and Dalian                   253.87
 Mayerton Refractories Co. Ltd. (DMR) (collectively,
 Mayerton)............................................
All Others............................................             24.24
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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction 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 orders is hereby requested. Failure 
to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which 
is subject to sanction.
    The Department is issuing and publishing these final results and 
this notice in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218.

    Dated: December 1, 2015.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2015-30794 Filed 12-4-15; 8:45 am]
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