[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 235 (Friday, December 8, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57951-57952]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-26488]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-968]


Aluminum Extrusions From the People's Republic of China: Final 
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2015

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) has completed the 
administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on 
aluminum extrusions from the People's Republic of China (PRC) for the 
January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015, period of review (POR). We 
have determined that mandatory respondents Changzhou Jinxi Machinery 
Co., Ltd. (Changzhou Jinxi) and tenKsolar (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. 
(tenKsolar) received countervailable subsidies during the POR. The 
final net subsidies are listed below in the section entitled ``Final 
Results of Administrative Review.''

DATES: Applicable December 8, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Bellhouse or Tyler Weinhold, AD/
CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2057 or (202) 
482-1121, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Department published the Preliminary Results of this 
administrative review in the Federal Register on June 7, 2017.\1\ For a 
description of the events that occurred since the Preliminary Results, 
see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\2\
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    \1\ See Aluminum Extrusions from the People's Republic of China: 
Preliminary Results of the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review 
and Rescission of Review, in Part; 2015, 82 FR 26438 (June 7, 2017) 
(Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum.
    \2\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Final Results 
of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review: Aluminum Extrusions 
from the People's Republic of China, 2015,'' dated concurrently 
with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision 
Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the order is aluminum extrusions which 
are shapes and forms, produced by an extrusion process, made from 
aluminum alloys having metallic elements corresponding to the alloy 
series designations published by The Aluminum Association commencing 
with the numbers 1, 3, and 6 (or proprietary equivalents or other 
certifying body equivalents).
    Imports of the subject merchandise are provided for under the 
following categories of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States (HTSUS): 6603.90.8100, 7616.99.51, 8479.89.94, 8481.90.9060, 
8481.90.9085, 9031.90.9195, 8424.90.9080, 9405.99.4020, 9031.90.90.95, 
7616.10.90.90, 7609.00.00, 7610.10.00, 7610.90.00, 7615.10.30, 
7615.10.71, 7615.10.91, 7615.19.10, 7615.19.30, 7615.19.50, 7615.19.70, 
7615.19.90, 7615.20.00, 7616.99.10, 7616.99.50, 8479.89.98, 8479.90.94, 
8513.90.20, 9403.10.00, 9403.20.00, 7604.21.00.00, 7604.29.10.00, 
7604.29.30.10, 7604.29.30.50, 7604.29.50.30, 7604.29.50.60, 
7608.20.00.30, 7608.20.00.90, 8302.10.30.00, 8302.10.60.30, 
8302.10.60.60, 8302.10.60.90, 8302.20.00.00, 8302.30.30.10, 
8302.30.30.60, 8302.41.30.00, 8302.41.60.15, 8302.41.60.45, 
8302.41.60.50, 8302.41.60.80, 8302.42.30.10, 8302.42.30.15, 
8302.42.30.65, 8302.49.60.35, 8302.49.60.45, 8302.49.60.55, 
8302.49.60.85, 8302.50.00.00, 8302.60.90.00, 8305.10.00.50, 
8306.30.00.00, 8414.59.60.90, 8415.90.80.45, 8418.99.80.05, 
8418.99.80.50, 8418.99.80.60, 8419.90.10.00, 8422.90.06.40, 
8473.30.20.00, 8473.30.51.00, 8479.90.85.00, 8486.90.00.00, 
8487.90.00.80, 8503.00.95.20, 8508.70.00.00, 8515.90.20.00, 
8516.90.50.00, 8516.90.80.50, 8517.70.00.00, 8529.90.73.00, 
8529.90.97.60, 8536.90.80.85, 8538.10.00.00, 8543.90.88.80, 
8708.29.50.60, 8708.80.65.90, 8803.30.00.60, 9013.90.50.00, 
9013.90.90.00, 9401.90.50.81, 9403.90.10.40, 9403.90.10.50, 
9403.90.10.85, 9403.90.25.40, 9403.90.25.80, 9403.90.40.05, 
9403.90.40.10, 9403.90.40.60, 9403.90.50.05, 9403.90.50.10, 
9403.90.50.80, 9403.90.60.05, 9403.90.60.10, 9403.90.60.80, 
9403.90.70.05, 9403.90.70.10, 9403.90.70.80, 9403.90.80.10, 
9403.90.80.15, 9403.90.80.20, 9403.90.80.41, 9403.90.80.51, 
9403.90.80.61, 9506.11.40.80, 9506.51.40.00, 9506.51.60.00, 
9506.59.40.40, 9506.70.20.90, 9506.91.00.10, 9506.91.00.20, 
9506.91.00.30, 9506.99.05.10, 9506.99.05.20, 9506.99.05.30, 
9506.99.15.00, 9506.99.20.00, 9506.99.25.80, 9506.99.28.00, 
9506.99.55.00, 9506.99.60.80, 9507.30.20.00, 9507.30.40.00, 
9507.30.60.00, 9507.90.60.00, and 9603.90.80.50.
    The subject merchandise entered as parts of other aluminum products 
may be classifiable under the following additional Chapter 76 
subheadings: 7610.10, 7610.90, 7615.19, 7615.20, and 7616.99, as well 
as under other HTSUS chapters. In addition, fin evaporator coils may be 
classifiable under HTSUS numbers: 8418.99.80.50 and 8418.99.80.60. 
Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs 
purposes, our written description of the scope of the order, which is 
contained in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum, is 
dispositive.\3\
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    \3\ See Issues and Decision Memorandum for a full description of 
the scope of the order.
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the parties' briefs are addressed in the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum, dated concurrently with, and hereby 
adopted by, this notice. A list of issues addressed is attached as an 
Appendix to this notice. 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; the Issues and Decision Memorandum is available to 
all parties in the Central Records Unit (CRU), Room B8024 of the main 
Department of Commerce building. In

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addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can 
be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed 
and electronic versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are 
identical in content.

Methodology

    The Department conducted this review in accordance with section 
751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For each 
of the subsidy programs found countervailable, we find that there is a 
subsidy, i.e., a government-provided financial contribution that gives 
rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is 
specific.\4\ For a full description of the methodology underlying the 
Department's conclusions, including any determination that relied upon 
the use of adverse facts available pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) 
of the Act, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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    \4\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding 
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding 
benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
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Rate for Non-Selected Companies Under Review

    In this review, and in addition to the two selected mandatory 
respondents, there are 16 companies for which a review was requested 
and not rescinded (non-selected companies). For these non-selected 
companies, we could not calculate a rate by averaging Changzhou Jinxi's 
and tenKsolar's individual rates, as the rates for both companies are 
based entirely on adverse facts available.\5\ Instead, for these final 
results, we based the non-selected companies' rates on the subsidy rate 
calculated for non-selected companies in the prior administrative 
review. For further information on the calculation of the non-selected 
companies' rates, refer to the section in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum entitled, ``Final Ad Valorem Rate for Non-Selected Companies 
Under Review.''
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    \5\ See sections 703(d) and 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act.
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Final Results of Administrative Review

    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5), we determine the following 
final net subsidy rates for the 2015 administrative review:

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                                                                  Ad
                                                                valorem
                           Company                               rate
                                                               (Percent)
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tenKsolar (Shanghai) Co., Ltd...............................      198.61
Changzhou Jinxi Machinery Co., Ltd..........................      198.61
Classic & Contemporary Inc..................................       16.08
Daya Hardware Co., LTD......................................       16.08
Dongguan Golden Tiger Hardware Industrial Co., Ltd..........       16.08
ETLA Technology (Wuxi) Co., Ltd.............................       16.08
Global Hi-Tek Precision Limited.............................       16.08
Jiangsu Zhenhexiang New Material Technology Co., Ltd........       16.08
Johnson Precision Engineering (Suzhou) Co Ltd...............       16.08
Kam Kiu Aluminum Products Sdn Bhd...........................       16.08
Ningbo Haina Machine Co., Ltd...............................       16.08
Ningbo Innopower Tengda Machinery Co., Ltd..................       16.08
Ningbo Yinzhou Sanhua Electric Machine Factory..............       16.08
Precision Metal Works LTD...................................       16.08
Summit Heat Sinks Metal Co., Ltd............................       16.08
Suzhou New Hongji Precision Parts Co Ltd....................       16.08
Taishan City Kam Kiu Aluminium Extrusion Co., Ltd...........       16.08
Wuxi Huida Aluminum Co., Ltd................................       16.08
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Assessment Rates

    The Department intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions 
directly to CBP, 15 days after publication of these final results of 
review, to liquidate shipments of subject merchandise entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after January 1, 2015, 
through December 31, 2015, at the ad valorem rates listed above.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The Department also intends to instruct CBP to collect cash 
deposits of estimated countervailing duties in the amounts indicated 
above for each company listed on shipments of subject merchandise 
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the 
date of publication of the final results of this administrative review. 
For all non-reviewed firms, we will instruct CBP to collect cash 
deposits of estimated countervailing duties at the most recent company-
specific or all-others rate applicable to the company, as appropriate. 
Accordingly, the cash deposit requirements that will be applied to 
companies covered by this order, but not examined in this 
administrative review, are those established in the most recently 
completed segment of the proceeding for each company. These cash 
deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until 
further notice.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves 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 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.
    We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: December 4, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

APPENDIX

List of Topics Discussed in the Final Decision Memorandum

Summary
Background
Scope of the Order
Analysis of Comments
    Comment 1: Application of AFA to tenKsolar
    Comment 2: Inclusion of Alleged Non-Use Programs in tenKsolar's 
Rate Calculation
    Comment 3: Inclusion of Geographically Limited Programs in 
tenKsolar's Rate Calculation
    Comment 4: Inclusion of Programs Which Have Allegedly Been 
Terminated in tenKsolar's Rate Calculation
    Comment 5: AFA Subsidy Rates for Certain Income Tax Rebate, 
Depreciation, Refund, Offset, and Arrears Forgiveness Programs
    Comment 6: Selection of Respondents
    Comment 7: Application of AFA to Changzhou Jinxi
Conclusion

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