[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 123 (Monday, June 27, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41522-41524]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15135]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-008]


Calcium Hypochlorite From the People's Republic of China: 
Preliminary Intent To Rescind the New Shipper Review of Haixing Jingmei 
Chemical Products Sales Co., Ltd.

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

SUMMARY: In response to a July 17, 2015 request from Haixing Jingmei 
Chemical Products Sales Co., Ltd. (``Jingmei''), and its affiliated 
producer, Haixing Eno Chemical Co., Ltd. (``Eno''), the Department of 
Commerce (the Department) is conducting a new shipper review of Haixing 
Jingmei Chemical Products Sales Co., Ltd. (``Jingmei''), regarding the 
antidumping duty order on calcium hypochlorite from the People's 
Republic of China (``PRC''). The period of review (``POR'')

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is July 25, 2014, through June 30, 2015.\1\ The Department 
preliminarily determines to rescind this review because we requested 
but were not provided sufficient information to conduct a bona fide 
analysis as required by the statute, and accordingly cannot determine 
whether Jingmei's new shipper sales are bona fide. Interested parties 
are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
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    \1\ See Calcium Hypochlorite From the People's Republic of 
China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review; 2014-2015, 
80 FR 51774 (August 26, 2015).

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DATES: Effective Date: June 27, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kabir Archuletta, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
2593.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On August 26, 2015, the Department published notice of initiation 
of a new shipper review of calcium hypochlorite from the PRC for the 
period July 25, 2014, through June 30, 2015.\2\ On November 5, 2015, 
the Department extended the deadline for the preliminary results to 
June 14, 2016.\3\ The Department tolled the deadline for these 
preliminary results by an additional four business days as a result of 
the Government closure due to Snowstorm ``Jonas,'' which extended the 
deadline to June 20, 2016.\4\
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    \2\ See Calcium Hypochlorite From the People's Republic of 
China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review; 2014-2015, 
80 FR 51774 (August 26, 2015).
    \3\ See Memorandum to the File through James C. Doyle, Director, 
Office V, to Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations ``Extension of 
Deadline for Preliminary Results of New Shipper Review; 2014-2015'' 
(November 5, 2015).
    \4\ See Memorandum for the Record from Ron Lorentzen, Acting 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance ``Tolling of 
Administrative Deadlines as a Result of the Government Closure 
during Snowstorm `Jonas' '' (January 27, 2016).
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the Order is calcium hypochlorite, 
regardless of form (e.g., powder, tablet (compressed), crystalline 
(granular), or in liquid solution), whether or not blended with other 
materials, containing at least 10% available chlorine measured by 
actual weight. Calcium hypochlorite is currently classifiable under the 
subheading 2828.10.0000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States.\5\
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    \5\ See Memorandum to Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant 
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, from Christian Marsh, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the 
Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review of Calcium Hypochlorite from the 
People's Republic of China: Haixing Jingmei Chemical Products Sales 
Co., Ltd.'' dated concurrently with and hereby adopted by this 
notice (``Preliminary Decision Memorandum'') for a complete 
description of the Scope of the Order. See also Memorandum to James 
Doyle, Director, Office V, Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, through Catherine Bertrand, Program Manager, Office V, 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, from Kabir 
Archuletta, Senior International Trade Analyst, titled ``Bona Fide 
Nature of the Sales in the Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review of 
Calcium Hypochlorite from the People's Republic of China: Haixing 
Jingmei Chemical Products Sales Co., Ltd.'' dated concurrently with 
this notice.
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Methodology

    The Department is conducting this review in accordance with section 
751(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''), and 
19 CFR 351.214. For a full description of the methodology underlying 
our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
    The Preliminary 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 Department's Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the main 
Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the 
Internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum and the electronic versions of the Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum are identical in content.

Preliminary Rescission of Jingmei New Shipper Review

    For the reasons detailed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, 
the Department preliminarily finds that, as a result of Jingmei's 
customers' failure to provide necessary information, we cannot 
determine whether Jingmei's sales under review are bona fide, and, 
therefore, whether they provide a reasonable or reliable basis for 
calculating a dumping margin. As result, the Department is 
preliminarily rescinding the new shipper review of Jingmei.

Disclosure and Public Comment

    The Department will disclose the analysis performed for these 
preliminary results to the parties within five days of the date of 
publication of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). 
Interested parties may submit written comments by no later than 30 days 
after the date of publication of these preliminary results of 
review.\6\ Rebuttals, limited to issues raised in the written comments, 
may be filed by no later than five days after the written comments are 
filed.\7\
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    \6\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c).
    \7\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
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    Any interested party may request a hearing within 30 days of 
publication of this notice.\8\ Hearing requests should contain the 
following information: (1) The party's name, address, and telephone 
number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of the issues to 
be discussed. Oral presentations will be limited to issues raised in 
the briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, parties will be 
notified of the time and date for the hearing to be held at the U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20230.\9\
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    \8\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
    \9\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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    The Department intends to issue the final results of this new 
shipper review, which will include the results of its analysis of 
issues raised in any such comments, within 90 days of publication of 
these preliminary results, pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the 
Act.

Assessment Rates

    Upon completion of the final results, pursuant to 19 CFR 
351.212(b), the Department will determine, and the U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection (``CBP'') shall assess, antidumping duties on all 
appropriate entries. If we proceed to a final rescission of the new 
shipper review, Jingmei's entries will be assessed at the rate 
entered.\10\ If we do not proceed to a final rescission of the new 
shipper review, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), we will calculate 
importer-specific assessment rates. We will instruct CBP to assess 
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review if 
any importer-specific assessment rate calculated in the final results 
of this review is above de minimis.\11\
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    \10\ See 19 CFR 351.212(c).
    \11\ See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
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Cash Deposit Requirements

    Effective upon publication of the final rescission or the final 
results of this new

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shipper review, we will instruct CBP to discontinue the option of 
posting a bond or security in lieu of a cash deposit for entries of 
subject merchandise by Jingmei. If the Department proceeds to a final 
rescission of the new shipper review, the cash deposit rate will 
continue to be the PRC-wide rate. If we issue final results of the new 
shipper review for Jingmei, we will instruct CBP to collect cash 
deposits, effective upon the publication of the final results, at the 
rates established therein.

Notification to Importers

    This notice also serves as a preliminary 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 Department's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.
    The Department is issuing and publishing these results in 
accordance with sections 751(a)(2)(B) and 777(i)(l) of the Act, and 19 
CFR 351.214 and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).

    Dated: June 20, 2016.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2016-15135 Filed 6-24-16; 8:45 am]
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