[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 110 (Wednesday, June 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36873-36874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-13576]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-835]


Furfuryl Alcohol From the People's Republic of China: Final 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2015

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

SUMMARY: On March 11, 2016, the Department of Commerce (the 
``Department'') published in the Federal Register the preliminary 
results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
furfuryl alcohol from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') covering 
the period of review (``POR'') June 1, 2014, through May 31, 2015.\1\ 
This review covers one company, Qingdao WenKem Co., Ltd.\2\ The 
Department conducted this administrative review in accordance with 
section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''). The 
Department gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the 
Preliminary Results, but we received no comments. Hence, these final 
results are unchanged from the Preliminary Results.
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    \1\ See Furfuryl Alcohol From the People's Republic of China: 
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-
2015, 81 FR 12876 (March 11, 2016) (``Preliminary Results'').
    \2\ Id.

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DATES: Effective Date: June 8, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mandy Mallott, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration,

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U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-6430.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On March 11, 2016, the Department published the Preliminary Results 
of the instant review, preliminarily finding Qingdao WenKem Co., Ltd. 
to be a part of the PRC-wide entity.\3\ We invited interested parties 
to comment on the Preliminary Results.\4\ We received no comments from 
interested parties.
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    \3\ See Preliminary Results, at 12877.
    \4\ Id.
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    The Department conducted this review in accordance with section 
751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act'').

Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by this order is furfuryl alcohol 
(C4H3OCH2OH). Furfuryl alcohol is a 
primary alcohol, and is colorless or pale yellow in appearance. It is 
used in the manufacture of resins and as a wetting agent and solvent 
for coating resins, nitrocellulose, cellulose acetate, and other 
soluble dyes. The product subject to this order is classifiable under 
subheading 2932.13.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States (``HTSUS''). Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for 
convenience and customs purposes, our written description of the scope 
is dispositive.

Final Results of Review

    As a result of our review, we determine that the following dumping 
margin on furfuryl alcohol from the PRC exists for Qingdao WenKem Co., 
Ltd., determined to be a part of the PRC-wide entity,\5\ for the period 
June 1, 2014, through May 31, 2015:
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    \5\ Id.

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                                                       Weighted-average
                      Exporter                          dumping margin
                                                          (percent)
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PRC-Wide Entity....................................               45.27
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Assessment Rates

    We will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') to 
apply an ad valorem assessment rate of 45.27 percent to all entries of 
subject merchandise during the POR which were produced and/or exported 
by Qingdao WenKem Co., Ltd. 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) The cash deposit 
rate for Qingdao WenKem Co., Ltd., as part of the PRC-wide entity, will 
be the PRC-wide rate of 45.27 percent; (2) for previously investigated 
or reviewed PRC and non-PRC exporters who are not under review in this 
segment of the proceeding but who 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 
that have not been found to be entitled to a separate rate, the cash 
deposit rate will be the PRC-wide rate of 45.27 percent; 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(s) that supplied that non-PRC exporter. These deposit 
requirements, when imposed, 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 off antidumping duties prior to liquidation 
of the relevant entries during this 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.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective orders (``APO'') of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction 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/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.
    We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act.

    Dated: May 31, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2016-13576 Filed 6-7-16; 8:45 am]
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