[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 125 (Wednesday, June 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42314-42318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15298]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-028]


Hydrofluorocarbon Blends and Components Thereof From the People's 
Republic of China: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value 
and Final Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) determines that 
imports of hydrofluorocarbon blends and components thereof (HFCs) from 
the People's Republic of China (PRC) are being, or likely to be, sold 
in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV), as provided in 
section 735 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). In 
addition, we determine that critical circumstances exist with respect 
to imports of the subject merchandise. The final weighted-average 
dumping margins for this investigation are listed in the ``Final 
Determination Margins'' section below. The period of investigation is 
October 1, 2014, through March 31, 2015.

DATES: Effective Date: June 29, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Eastwood or Dennis McClure, 
AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
3874 or (202) 482-5973.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On February 1, 2016, the Department published the preliminary 
determination of sales at LTFV of HFCs from the PRC.\1\ The following 
events occurred since the Preliminary Determination was issued.
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    \1\ See Hydrofluorocarbon Blends and Components Thereof From the 
People's Republic of China: Preliminary Determination of Sales at 
Less than Fair Value, Affirmative Preliminary Determination of 
Critical Circumstances, in Part, and Postponement of Final 
Determination, 81 FR 5098 (February 1, 2016) and accompanying 
Decision Memorandum (Preliminary Determination).
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    In February and March 2016, the Department attempted to verify the 
sales and factors of production (FOP) information submitted by Huantai 
Dongyue International Trade Co., Ltd. and Shandong Dongyue Chemical 
Co., Ltd. (collectively, Dongyue), in accordance with section 782(i) of 
the Act. However, as discussed in more detail below in the the 
``Verification'' section of this notice, we find that Dongyue's 
reported data, including its separate rate application, are 
unverifiable, and thus cannot serve as a reliable basis for reaching a 
determination in this investigation. As a result, we are considering 
Dongyue to be part of the PRC-wide entity.
    In March 2016, we verified the sales and FOP information submitted 
by T.T. International Co., Ltd. (TTI), in accordance with section 
782(i) of the Act.
    We invited interested party comments on the preliminary 
determination in this investigation. In April 2016, the petitioners,\2\ 
the two mandatory respondents (Dongyue and TTI), a U.S. manufacturer of 
HFCs (National Refrigerants, Inc.), and various companies claiming 
separate rates (Taizhou Qingsong Refrigerant New Material Co., Ltd.; 
Daikin America and Daikin Fluorochemicals (China) Co., Ltd. (Daikin); 
Weitron International Refrigeration Equipment (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. and 
Weitron, Inc. (Weitron); Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd. 
(Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.) (Sanmei); Zhejiang Quhua 
Fluor[hyphen]Chemistry Co., Ltd. (Quhua); Zhejiang Quzhou Lianzhou 
Refrigerants Co., Ltd. (Lianzhou); Zhejiang Yonghe Refrigerant Co., 
Ltd. (Zhejiang Yonghe); Jinhua Yonghe Fluorochemical Co., Ltd. (Jinhua 
Yonghe); and Shandong Huaan New Material Co., Ltd. (Huaan)) submitted 
case and rebuttal briefs regarding issues unrelated to the scope of 
this investigation.
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    \2\ The petitioners in this case are The American HFC Coalition 
and its individual members and District Lodge 154 of the 
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.
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    In May 2016, we issued memoranda analyzing certain comments 
received on the scope of this investigation,\3\ and we invited comments 
related to this analysis. In this same month, the petitioners and 
various interested parties submitted case briefs, and the petitioners 
also submitted a rebuttal brief. On June 2, 2016, the Department held a 
public hearing.
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    \3\ See the Memoranda to Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, from 
Melissa Skinner, Director, Office II, entitled``Antidumping Duty 
Investigation of Hydrofluorocarbon Blends and Components (HFCs) from 
the People's Republic of China (PRC): Analysis of Scope Comments 
Made by Refrigerant Solutions Limited''; and ``Antidumping Duty 
Investigation of Hydrofluorocarbon Blends and Components (HFCs) from 
the People's Republic of China (PRC): Analysis of Certain Scope 
Comments,'' dated May 3, 2016.

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Scope of the Investigation

    The scope of the investigation covers HFCs and single HFC 
components of those blends thereof, whether or not imported for 
blending. For a complete description of the scope of the investigation, 
see Appendix I.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by parties in 
this investigation are addressed in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum.\4\ A list of the issues raised is attached to this notice 
as Appendix II. 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 it is available to all parties 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 directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed and electronic versions of the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
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    \4\ See Memorandum from Gary Taverman, Associate Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, to Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance, regarding ``Issues and Decision 
Memorandum for the Final Affirmative Determination in the Less-Than-
Fair-Value Investigation of Hydrofluorocarbon Blends and Components 
Thereof from the People's Republic of China,'' dated concurrently 
with this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Verification

    As provided in section 782(i) of the Act, in March 2016, we 
verified the sales and FOP information submitted by TTI for use in our 
final determination. We used standard verification procedures, 
including an examination of relevant accounting and production records, 
and original source documents provided by TTI.\5\
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    \5\ See Memorandum to The File, from Dennis McClure and Manuel 
Rey, Analysts, AD/CVD Operations, Office II, entitled ``Verification 
of the Responses of T.T. International Co., Ltd. in the Antidumping 
Duty Investigation of Hydrofluorocarbon Blends and Components 
Thereof from the People's Republic of China'' dated April 6, 2016, 
and Memorandum to The File, from Dennis McClure and Manuel Rey, 
Analysts, AD/CVD Operations, Office II, entitled ``Verification of 
the Responses of Sinochem Environmental Protection Chemicals 
(Taicang) Co., Ltd. in the Antidumping Duty Investigation of 
Hydrofluorocarbon Blend and Components Thereof from the People's 
Republic of China,'' dated April 5, 2016.
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    In addition, as provided in section 782(i) of the Act, in February 
and March 2016, we also attempted to verify the sales and FOP 
information submitted by Dongyue, using standard verification 
procedures.\6\ However, as noted in the Dongyue Verification Report, 
the Department was unable to validate the accuracy of Dongyue's 
accounting system.\7\ As a consequence, we find that Dongyue's reported 
data is unverifiable, and thus cannot serve as a reliable basis for 
reaching a determination in this investigation.\8\ Furthermore, we find 
that Dongyue was unable to support its separate rates claim at 
verification. Specifically, because Dongyue was unable to establish the 
integrity of its accounting system at verification, and the information 
contained in a company's accounting system is integral to the proper 
evaluation of its seprate rates eligibility, we find that all of the 
information derived from it is unverifiable. As a result, we find 
Dongyue to be part of the PRC-wide entity. For further discussion, see 
the Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 14.
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    \6\ See Memorandum to the File from Manuel Rey, Analyst, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office II, entitled, ``Verification of the Responses of 
Huantai Dongyue International Trade Co., Ltd. and Shandong Dongyue 
Chemical Co., Ltd. in the Antidumping Duty Investigation of 
Hydrofluorocarbon Blends and Components Thereof from the People's 
Republic of China,'' dated March 25, 2016 (Dongyue Verification 
Report).
    \7\ See Dongyue Verification Report, at 2.
    \8\ See sections 782(e)(2) and (3) of the Act.
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Changes to the Margin Calculations Since the Preliminary Determination

    Based on the Department's analysis of the comments received and our 
findings at verification, we made certain changes to our margin 
calculations for TTI. For a discussion of these changes, see the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum.

Combination Rates

    In the Initiation Notice,\9\ the Department stated that it would 
calculate combination rates for respondents that are eligible for a 
separate rate in this investigation. Policy Bulletin 05.1 describes 
this practice.\10\
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    \9\ See Hydrofluorocarbon Blends and Components Thereof From the 
People's Republic of China: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value 
Investigation, 80 FR 43387, 43391 (July 22, 2015).
    \10\ See Enforcement and Compliance's Policy Bulletin No. 05.1, 
regarding, ``Separate-Rates Practice and Application of Combination 
Rates in Antidumping Investigations involving Non-Market Economy 
Countries,'' (April 5, 2005) (Policy Bulletin 05.1), available on 
the Department's Web site at http://enforcement.trade.gov/policy/bull05-pdf.
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Final Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part

    For the Preliminary Determination, the Department found that 
critical circumstances exist with respect to imports of HFCs from the 
PRC produced or exported by TTI and the PRC-wide entity, and we found 
that critical circumstances did not exist with respect to imports of 
HFCs from Dongyue and the companies to which we granted a separate rate 
(hereafter, ``separate rates companies'').\11\ We are not modifying our 
critical circumstances findings for TTI, the separate rates companies, 
and the PRC-wide entity for the final determination. However, as noted 
above, we find that Dongyue is not eligible for a separate rate in this 
investigation, and, thus, we are no longer making a separate critical 
circumstances finding with respect to this company. For further 
discussion, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 7. Thus, 
pursuant to section 735(a)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.206(h)(1)-
(2), we find that critical circumstances exist with respect to subject 
merchandise produced or exported by all respondents in this 
investigation except the separate rates companies.
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    \11\ See Preliminary Determination, and accompanying Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum at 23.
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Separate Rates

    In the Preliminary Determination, we found that evidence provided 
by Huaan, Jinhua Yonghe, Zhejiang Yonghe, and Sanmei supported finding 
an absence of both de jure and de facto government control, and, 
therefore, we preliminarily granted a separate rate to each of these 
companies.\12\ In addition, in the Preliminary Determination, we found 
that Daikin and Weitron are wholly foreign-owned and do not require the 
Department to conduct further analyses of the de jure and de facto 
criteria to determine whether Daikin or Weitron is independent from 
government control.\13\ We received no information since the issuance 
of the Preliminary Determination that provides a basis for 
reconsidering these determinations. Therefore, for the final 
determination, we continue to find that Huaan, Jinhua Yonghe, Zhejiang 
Yonghe, and Sanmei, Daikin, and Weitron are eligible for separate 
rates.
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    \12\ Id., and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 
20-23. We also assigned Dongyue and TTI separate rates. See 
Preliminary Determination, 81 FR at 5099. However, we now find that 
Dongyue is no longer eligible for a separate rate. See the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum at Comment 14.
    \13\ Id.
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    With respect to Zhejiang Lantian Environmental Protection Fluoro 
Material Co., Ltd. (Lantian Fluoro), Lianzhou, Sinochem Lantian Trade 
Co., Ltd. (Sinochem Lantian), Quhua, and

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Sinochem Environmental Protection Chemicals (Taicang) Co. Ltd. 
(Taicang), however, we determined in the Preliminary Determination that 
these companies failed to demonstrate an absence of de facto government 
control, and, thus, the Department did not grant Lantian Fluoro, 
Lianzhou, Sinochem Lantian, Quhua, and Taicang separate rates. For this 
final determination, we continue to find, based on record evidence, 
that Lantian Fluoro, Lianzhou, Sinochem Lantian, Quhua, and Taicang 
failed to demonstrate an absence of de facto government control, and we 
are therefore not granting these companies separate rates. For further 
discussion of this issue, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum at 
Comment 8.
    Under section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, the rate for all other 
companies that have not been individually examined is normally an 
amount equal to the weighted average of the estimated weighted-average 
dumping margins established for exporters and producers individually 
investigated, excluding any zero and de minimis margins, and any 
margins determined entirely on the basis of facts available. In this 
final determination, the Department has calculated a rate for TTI that 
is not zero, de minimis, or based entirely on facts available. 
Therefore, the Department has assigned to the companies that have not 
been individually examined, but have demonstrated their eligibility for 
a separate rate, a margin of 101.82 percent, which is the rate for TTI.

PRC-Wide Rate

    In our Preliminary Determination, we found that the PRC-wide 
entity, which includes Lantian Trade, Taicang, Lantian Environmental, 
Quhua, and Lianzhou, and other PRC exporters and/or producers of the 
merchandise under consideration during the POI did not respond to the 
Department's quantity and value questionnaire. As a result, we 
preliminarily calculated the PRC-wide rate on the basis of adverse 
facts available (AFA).\14\ For the final determination, we determined 
to use, as the AFA rate applied to the PRC-wide entity, 216.37 percent, 
the highest transaction-specific dumping margin calculated in the final 
determination. As we explained in the Preliminary Determination, we 
attempt to corroborate the highest margin contained in the Petition 
(i.e., 300.30 percent) by comparing it to the highest calculated 
transaction-specific margin.\15\ We determined that the highest 
transaction-specific margin demonstrates that the Petition rate of 
300.30 percent does not have probative value. Therefore, we determined 
that we are unable to corroborate the 300.30 percent rate and, 
consequently, we used TTI's highest calculated transaction-specific 
margin as the PRC-wide rate.\16\ For these same reasons, in the final 
determination, we continued to base the PRC-wide rate on TTI's highest 
transaction-specific margin, which is now 216.37 percent. Furthermore, 
there is no need to corroborate the selected margin because it is based 
on information submitted by TTI in the course of this investigation 
(i.e., it is not secondary information).
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    \14\ Id., at 25.
    \15\ In the Preliminary Determination, we compared the highest 
Petition margin to the transaction-specific margins for both Dongyue 
and TTI, finding TTI's to be the highest. Id. However, in the final 
determination, we used only the transaction-specific margins for TTI 
in our comparison because we find Dongyue to be part of the PRC-wide 
entity.
    \16\ Id., at 27-28.
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Final Determination Margins

    The Department determines that the final weighted-average dumping 
margins, and cash deposit rates are as follows:

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                                                               Weighted-
                                                                average
          Exporter                       Producer               margin
                                                                  (%)
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T.T. International Co.,       Sinochem Environmental              101.82
 Ltd.\17\.                     Protection Chemicals
                               (Taicang) Co., Ltd.
T.T. International Co., Ltd.  Zhejiang Lantian Environmental      101.82
                               Protection Fluoro Material
                               Co. Ltd.*.
T.T. International Co., Ltd.  Jinhua Yonghe Fluorochemical        101.82
                               Co., Ltd.
T.T. International Co., Ltd.  Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical            101.82
                               Industry Co., Ltd.
T.T. International Co., Ltd.  Shandong Huaan New Material         101.82
                               Co., Ltd..
T.T. International Co., Ltd.  Zhejiang Zhonglan                   101.82
                               Refrigeration Technology Co.,
                               Ltd.
T.T. International Co., Ltd.  Dongyang Weihua Refrigerants        101.82
                               Co., Ltd..
Daikin Fluorochemicals        Daikin Fluorochemicals (China)      101.82
 (China) Co., Ltd.             Co., Ltd..
Daikin Fluorochemicals        Arkema Daikin Advanced              101.82
 (China) Co., Ltd.             Fluorochemicals (Changsu)
                               Co., Ltd. (Arkema Daikin). **
Jinhua Yonghe Fluorochemical  Zhejiang Yonghe Refrigerant         101.82
 Co., Ltd.                     Co., Ltd.
Shandong Huaan New Material   Shandong Huaan New Material         101.82
 Co., Ltd.                     Co., Ltd.
Weitron International         Zhejiang Lantian Environmental      101.82
 Refrigeration Equipment       Protection Fluoro Material
 (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.           Co., Ltd.
Weitron International         Sinochem Environmental              101.82
 Refrigeration Equipment       Protection Chemicals
 (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.           (Taicang) Co., Ltd.
Weitron International         Zhejiang Quzhou Lianzhou            101.82
 Refrigeration Equipment       Refrigerants Co., Ltd.
 (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.
Weitron International         Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical            101.82
 Refrigeration Equipment       Industry Co., Ltd.
 (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Yonghe Refrigerant   Jinhua Yonghe Fluorochemical        101.82
 Co., Ltd.                     Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical      Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical            101.82
 Industry Co., Ltd.            Industry Co., Ltd. (Zhejiang
 (Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical     Sanmei Chemical Industry Co.,
 Industry Co., Ltd.). ***      Ltd.). ***
Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical      Jiangsu Sanmei Chemicals Co.,       101.82
 Industry Co., Ltd.            Ltd.
 (Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical
 Industry Co., Ltd.). ***
PRC-Wide Entity \18\........  ..............................      216.37
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* In the Preliminary Determination, we used an incorrect name for TTI's
  supplier Zhejiang Lantian Environmental Protection Fluoro Material Co.
  Ltd. (i.e., Zhejiang Lantian Environmental Protection Flourine
  Materials Co. Ltd.). For further discussion, see the Issues and
  Decision Memorandum at Comment 12.
** In the Preliminary Determination, we failed to assign a combination
  rate to this producer/exporter combination for Daikin. For further
  discussion, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 12.
*** In the Preliminary Determination, we failed to include the name by
  which Sanmei is also known in Sanmei's producer/exporter combination
  rates. For further discussion, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum
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Disclosure

    We intend to disclose to parties in this proceeding the 
calculations performed for this final determination within five days of 
the date of public announcement of our final determination, in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
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    \17\ In this investigation, the Department determined to treat 
T.T. International, Ltd. (Dalian) and T.T. International Ltd. (Hong 
Kong) as a single entity (i.e., T.T. International Co., Ltd. or TTI) 
for purposes of this antidumping duty proceeding. See the memorandum 
to Melissa G. Skinner, Director, Office II, from Dennis McClure, 
International Trade Analyst, entitled, ``Antidumping Duty 
Investigation of Hydrofluorocarbons from the People's Republic of 
China: Affiliation and Single Entity Status,'' dated concurrently 
with this determination.
    \18\ This also includes Dongyue, Lantian Trade, Taicang, Lantian 
Environmental, Quhua, and Lianzhou.
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Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation

    In accordance with section 735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, the Department 
will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to continue to 
suspend liquidation of all appropriate entries of HFCs from the PRC for 
the companies receiving a separate rate which were entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after February 1, 2016, 
the date of publication of the preliminary determination of this 
investigation in the Federal Register. For entries made by TTI and the 
PRC-wide entity, in accordance with section 735(c)(4)(B) of the Act, 
because we continue to find that critical circumstances exist, we will 
instruct CBP to continue to suspend liquidation of all appropriate 
entries of HFCs from the PRC which were entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after November 3, 2015, which is 90 
days prior to the date of publication of the preliminary determination 
of this investigation in the Federal Register. Finally, because we now 
find that Dongyue is part of the PRC-wide entity, we will also instruct 
CBP to suspend liquidation of all appropriate entries of HFCs from the 
PRC from Dongyue which were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption on or after November 3, 2015, in accordance with section 
735(c)(4)(B) of the Act.
    Further, pursuant to section 735(c)(1)(B)(ii) of the Act, the 
Department will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit equal to the 
amount by which normal value exceeds U.S. price as follows: (1) For the 
exporter/producer combinations listed in the table above, the cash 
deposit rate will be equal to the dumping margin which the Department 
determined in this final determination; (2) for all combinations of PRC 
exporters/producers of merchandise under consideration which have not 
received their own separate rate above, the cash deposit rate will be 
equal to the dumping margin established for the PRC-wide entity; and 
(3) for all non-PRC exporters of merchandise under consideration which 
have not received their own separate rate above, the cash deposit rate 
will be equal to the cash deposit rate applicable to the PRC exporter/
producer combination that supplied that non-PRC exporter. The 
suspension of liquidation instructions will remain in effect until 
further notice.

International Trade Commission Notification

    In accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, we will notify the 
U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) of our final determination. 
As our final determination is affirmative, in accordance with section 
735(b)(2) of the Act, the ITC will determine within 45 days whether the 
domestic industry in the United States is materially injured, or 
threatened with material injury, by reason of imports or sales (or the 
likelihood of sales) for importation of the subject merchandise. If the 
ITC determines that such injury exists, the Department will issue an 
antidumping duty order directing CBP to assess, upon further 
instruction by the Department, antidumping duties on all imports of the 
subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption on or after the effective date of the suspension of 
liquidation.

Return or Destruction of Proprietary Information

    This notice will serve as a 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). Timely written 
notification of the 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 this determination and notice in 
accordance with sections 735(d) and 777(i) of the Act.

    Dated: June 21, 2016.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I--Scope of the Investigation

    The products subject to this investigation are HFCs and single 
HFC components of those blends thereof, whether or not imported for 
blending. HFC blends covered by the scope are R-404A, a zeotropic 
mixture consisting of 52 percent 1,1,1 Trifluoroethane, 44 percent 
Pentafluoroethane, and 4 percent 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane; R-407A, 
a zeotropic mixture of 20 percent Difluoromethane, 40 percent 
Pentafluoroethane, and 40 percent 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane; R-407C, 
a zeotropic mixture of 23 percent Difluoromethane, 25 percent 
Pentafluoroethane, and 52 percent 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane; R-410A, 
a zeotropic mixture of 50 percent Difluoromethane and 50 percent 
Pentafluoroethane; and R-507A, an azeotropic mixture of 50 percent 
Pentafluoroethane and 50 percent 1,1,1-Trifluoroethane also known as 
R-507. The foregoing percentages are nominal percentages by weight. 
Actual percentages of single component refrigerants by weight may 
vary by plus or minus two percent points from the nominal percentage 
identified above.\19\
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    \19\ R-404A is sold under various trade names, including 
Forane[supreg] 404A, Genetron[supreg] 404A, Solkane[supreg] 404A, 
Klea[supreg] 404A, and Suva[supreg]404A. R-407A is sold under 
various trade names, including Forane[supreg] 407A, Solkane[supreg] 
407A, Klea[supreg]407A, and Suva[supreg]407A. R-407C is sold under 
various trade names, including Forane[supreg] 407C, Genetron[supreg] 
407C, Solkane[supreg] 407C, Klea[supreg] 407C and Suva[supreg] 407C. 
R-410A is sold under various trade names, including EcoFluor R410, 
Forane[supreg] 410A, Genetron[supreg] R410A and AZ-20, 
Solkane[supreg] 410A, Klea[supreg] 410A, Suva[supreg] 410A, and 
Puron[supreg]. R-507A is sold under various trade names, including 
Forane[supreg] 507, Solkane[supreg] 507, Klea[supreg]507, 
Genetron[supreg]AZ-50, and Suva[supreg]507. R-32 is sold under 
various trade names, including Solkane[supreg]32, Forane[supreg]32, 
and Klea[supreg]32. R-125 is sold under various trade names, 
including Solkane[supreg]125, Klea[supreg]125, Genetron[supreg]125, 
and Forane[supreg]125. R-143a is sold under various trade names, 
including Solkane[supreg]143a, Genetron[supreg]143a, and 
Forane[supreg]125.
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    The single component HFCs covered by the scope are R-32, R-125, 
and R-143a. R-32 or Difluoromethane has the chemical formula CH2F2, 
and is registered as CAS No. 75-10-5. It may also be known as HFC-
32, FC-32, Freon-32, Methylene difluoride, Methylene fluoride, 
Carbon fluoride hydride, halocarbon R32, fluorocarbon R32, and UN 
3252. R-125 or 1,1,1,2,2-Pentafluoroethane has the chemical formula 
CF3CHF2 and is registered as CAS No. 354-33-6. R-125 may also be 
known as R-125, HFC-125, Pentafluoroethane, Freon 125, and Fc-125, 
R-125. R-143a or 1,1,1-Trifluoroethane has the chemical formula 
CF3CH3 and is registered as CAS No. 420-46-2. R-143a may also be 
known as R-143a, HFC-143a, Methylfluoroform, 1,1,1-Trifluoroform, 
and UN2035.
    Also included are semi-finished blends of Chinese HFC 
components. Except as described below, semi-finished blends are 
blends of two Chinese HFCs components (i.e., R-32, R-125, and R-
143a), as well as blends of any one of these components with Chinese 
R-134a, that are used to produce the subject HFC blends that have 
not been blended to the specific proportions required to meet the 
definition of one of the subject HFC blends described above (R-404A, 
R-407A, R-407C, R-410A, and R-507A).
    This investigation includes any Chinese HFC components (i.e., R-
32, R-125, and R-

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143a), as well as Chinese R-134a,\20\ that are blended in a third 
country to produce a subject HFC blend before being imported into 
the United States. Chinese R-134a is not subject to the scope of 
this investigation unless it is blended with another Chinese HFC 
component (i.e., R-32, R-125, and R-143a) into a subject blend or 
semi-finished blend before being imported into the United States.
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    \20\ However, if the only Chinese content of such a third 
country blend is the R-134a portion, then such a third country blend 
is excluded from the scope of this investigation.
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    Any blend or semi-finished blend that includes an HFC component 
other than R-32, R-125, R-143a, or R-134a is excluded from the scope 
of this investigation. Furthermore, semi-finished blends do not 
include any blends containing both HFCs R-32 and R-143a. Single-
component HFCs and semi-finished HFC blends are not excluded from 
the scope of this investigation when blended with HFCs from non-
subject countries.
    Excluded from this investigation are blends of refrigerant 
chemicals that include products other than HFCs, such as blends 
including chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), hydrochlorofluorocarbons 
(HCFCs), hydrocarbons (HCs), or hydrofluoroolefins (HFOs).
    Also excluded from this investigation are patented HFC blends, 
including, but not limited to, ISCEON[supreg] blends, including 
MO99TM (R-438A), MO79 (R-422A), MO59 (R-417A), 
MO49PlusTM (R-437A) and MO29TM (R-4 22D), 
Genetron[supreg] PerformaxTM LT (R-407F), Choice[supreg] 
R-421A, and Choice[supreg] R-421B.
    HFC blends covered by the scope of this investigation are 
currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States (HTSUS) at subheadings 3824.78.0020 and 3824.78.0050. Single 
component HFCs are currently classified at subheadings 2903.39.2035 
and 2903.39.2045, HTSUS.\21\ Although the HTSUS subheadings and CAS 
registry numbers are provided for convenience and customs purposes, 
the written description of the scope is dispositive.
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    \21\ We note that HFC blends were classified at HTSUS subheading 
3824.78.0000 and single component HFCs were classified at HTSUS 
subheading 2903.39.2030 in 2015.
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Appendix II--List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of Investigation
IV. Scope Comments
V. Use of Adverse Facts Available
VI. Margin Calculations
VII. Discussion of Issues
    1. Number of Classes or Kinds of Merchandise
    2. Addition of the Word ``Refrigerants''
    3. Semi-Finished Blends
    4. Third Country Blending
    5. Patented Blends and Non-Named HFC Blends
    6. Voluntary Respondents
    7. Critical Circumstances
    8. Companies Owned by a State-Owned Enterprise
    9. Authority to Base the PRC-Wide Rate on AFA
    10. Rejection of Qingsong's Quantity and Value and Separate 
Rates Responses
    11. Rate Assigned to Separate Rates Companies
    12. Ministerial Errors in Certain Combination Rates
    13. Verification Failure for Dongyue
    14. The Margin Assigned to Dongyue
    15. Moot Arguments for Dongyue
    16. AFA for TTI
    17. Whether TTI or its Supplier is the Respondent
    18. Value Added Tax Paid by the Suppliers
    19. Selling Expenses Incurred by TT Hong Kong
    20. Freight Expenses Paid to a Non-Market Economy Provider
    21. Movement Expenses Paid by the Suppliers
    22. Zip Codes Used in the Differential Pricing Analysis
    23. Factors of Production (FOPs) Reported Based on the 
Accounting or Calendar Month
    24. FOPs for Catalyst
    25. Energy FOPs
    26. Granting a By-Product Offset for Hydrochloric Acid (HCL) and 
Hydrogen Fluoride
    27. Whether the By-Product Adjustment Should be Based on Sales 
or Production Quantity
    28. Surrogate Value for HCL
    29. Surrogate Value for Anhydrous Hydrogen Fluoride
    30. Surrogate Financial Statements
    31. Margin Calculation Errors
VIII. Recommendation

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