[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14091-14092]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05992]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-427-602]
Brass Sheet and Strip From France: Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2015
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On December 1, 2015, the Department of Commerce (the
Department) published the preliminary results of the administrative
review of the antidumping duty order on brass sheet and strip from
France.\1\ The review covers Griset SA (Griset) and KME France SAS (KME
France). The period of review (POR) is March 1, 2014, through February
28, 2015. We invited interested parties to comment on our Preliminary
Results. No parties commented, and our final results remain unchanged
from our Preliminary Results. The final results are listed in the
section entitled ``Final Results of Review'' below.
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\1\ See Brass Sheet and Strip From France: Preliminary Results
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2015, 80 FR 75055
(December 1, 2015) (Preliminary Results).
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DATES: Effective Date: March 16, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Flessner or Robert James, AD/CVD
Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
6312 or (202) 482-0649, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 1, 2015, the Department published the preliminary
results of this review in the Federal Register. See Preliminary
Results. We invited parties to comment on the Preliminary Results. No
party commented, nor did any party request a hearing.
As explained in the memorandum from the Acting Assistant Secretary
for Enforcement & Compliance, the Department has exercised its
discretion to toll all administrative deadlines due to the recent
closure of the Federal Government. All deadlines in this segment of the
proceeding have been extended by four business days. The revised
deadline for the final results of this review is now April 5, 2016.\2\
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\2\ See Memorandum to the Record from Ron Lorentzen, Acting A/S
for Enforcement & Compliance, regarding ``Tolling of Administrative
Deadlines As a Result of the Government Closure During Snowstorm
Jonas,'' dated January 27, 2016. Therefore, the deadline for
signature of these final results will be Tuesday, April 5, 2016.
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Scope of the Order
The product covered by the order is brass sheet and strip, other
than leaded and tinned brass sheet and strip, from France. The
merchandise is currently classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (HTSUS) item numbers 7409.21.00 and 7409.29.00.\3\
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\3\ For a full description of the scope of the order, see the
memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, entitled
``Decision Memorandum for Preliminary Results of the 2014-2015
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Brass Sheet and Strip from
France,'' dated November 17, 2015.
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Final Results of Review
As noted above, the Department has received no comments concerning
the Preliminary Results on the record of this segment of the
proceeding. As there are no changes from, or comments upon, the
Preliminary Results, there is no decision memorandum accompanying this
Federal Register notice. For further details of the issues addressed in
this proceeding, see Preliminary Results. The final weighted-average
dumping margin for the period March 1, 2014, through February 28, 2015,
is as follows:
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Estimated
weighted-average
Producer or exporter dumping margin
(percent)
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Griset SA............................................ 42.24
KME France SAS....................................... 42.24
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Assessment
The Department shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). The Department
intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions for the companies
subject to this review to CBP 15 days after the date of publication of
these final results. We shall instruct CBP to apply an ad valorem
assessment rate of 42.24 percent to all entries of subject merchandise
during the POR which were produced and/or exported by Griset or KME
France.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following deposit rates will be effective upon publication of
the final results of this administrative review for all shipments of
brass sheet and strip from France entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the publication date, as provided by
section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act):
(1) For Griset or KME France, the cash deposit rate will be equal to
the weighted-average dumping margin listed above; (2) for previously
reviewed or investigated companies not listed above, the cash deposit
rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the
most recently completed segment of this proceeding in which that
manufacturer or exporter participated; (3) if the exporter is not a
firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the original LTFV
investigation, but the producer is, the cash deposit rate will be the
rate established for the most recently completed segment of this
proceeding for the producer of the merchandise; and (4) if neither the
exporter nor the producer is a firm covered in this review, any
previous review, or the original investigation, the cash deposit rate
will be 42.24 percent ad valorem, the ``all others'' rate established
in the LTFV investigation.\4\ These cash deposit requirements, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
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\4\ See Antidumping Duty Order; Brass Sheet and Strip From
France, 52 FR 6995 (March 6, 1987).
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Notification to Importers
This notice 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 antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
Administrative Protective Order Notification to Interested Parties
This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
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 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 is a sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
This administrative review and notice are issued and published in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.213(h)(1).
Dated: March 9, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
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