[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 8 (Thursday, January 11, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1329-1335]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00356]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative
Reviews
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) has received requests to
conduct administrative reviews of various antidumping and
countervailing duty orders and findings with November anniversary
dates. In accordance with Commerce's regulations, we are initiating
those administrative reviews.
DATES: Applicable January 11, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda E. Brown, Office of AD/CVD
Operations, Customs Liaison Unit, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482-
4735.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce has received timely requests, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.213(b), for administrative reviews of various antidumping and
countervailing duty orders and findings with November anniversary
dates.
All deadlines for the submission of various types of information,
certifications, or comments or actions by Commerce discussed below
refer to the number of calendar days from the applicable starting time.
Notice of No Sales
If a producer or exporter named in this notice of initiation had no
exports, sales, or entries during the period of review (POR), it must
notify Commerce within 30 days of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register. All submissions must be filed electronically at
http://access.trade.gov in accordance with 19 CFR 351.303.\1\ Such
submissions are subject to verification in accordance with section
782(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Further, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.303(f)(1)(i), a copy must be served on every
party on Commerce's service list.
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\1\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Electronic Filing Procedures; Administrative Protective Order
Procedures, 76 FR 39263 (July 6, 2011).
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Respondent Selection
In the event Commerce limits the number of respondents for
individual examination for administrative reviews initiated pursuant to
requests made for the orders identified below, Commerce intends to
select respondents based on U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
data for U.S. imports during the period of review. We intend to place
the CBP data on the record within five days of publication of the
initiation notice and to make our decision regarding respondent
selection within 30 days of publication of the initiation Federal
Register notice. Comments regarding the CBP data and respondent
selection should be submitted seven days after the placement of the CBP
data on the record of this review. Parties wishing to submit rebuttal
comments should submit those comments five days after the deadline for
the initial comments.
In the event Commerce decides it is necessary to limit individual
examination of respondents and conduct respondent selection under
section 777A(c)(2) of the Act:
In general, Commerce has found that determinations concerning
whether particular companies should be ``collapsed'' (e.g., treated as
a single entity for purposes of calculating antidumping duty rates)
require a substantial amount of detailed information and analysis,
which often require follow-up questions and analysis. Accordingly,
Commerce will not conduct collapsing analyses at the respondent
selection phase of this review and will not collapse companies at the
respondent selection phase unless there has been a determination to
collapse certain companies in a previous segment of this antidumping
proceeding (e.g., investigation, administrative review, new shipper
review or changed circumstances review). For any company subject to
this review, if Commerce determined, or continued to treat, that
company as collapsed with others, Commerce will assume that such
companies continue to operate in the same manner and will collapse them
for respondent selection purposes. Otherwise, Commerce will not
collapse companies for purposes of respondent selection. Parties are
requested to (a) identify which companies subject to review previously
were collapsed, and (b) provide a citation to the proceeding in which
they were collapsed. Further, if companies are requested to complete
the Quantity and Value (Q&V) Questionnaire for purposes of respondent
selection, in general each company must report volume and value data
separately for itself. Parties should not include data for any other
party, even if they believe they should be treated as a single entity
with that other party. If a company was collapsed with another company
or companies in the most recently completed segment of this proceeding
where Commerce considered collapsing that entity, complete Q&V data for
that collapsed entity must be submitted.
Deadline for Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), a party that has requested a
review may withdraw that request within 90 days of the date of
publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review. The
regulation provides that Commerce may extend this time if it is
reasonable to do so. In order to provide parties additional certainty
with respect to when Commerce will exercise its discretion to extend
this 90-day deadline, interested parties are advised that Commerce does
not intend to extend the 90-day deadline unless the requestor
demonstrates that an extraordinary circumstance has prevented it from
submitting a timely withdrawal request. Determinations by Commerce to
extend the 90-day deadline will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Separate Rates
In proceedings involving non-market economy (NME) countries,
Commerce begins with a rebuttable presumption that all companies within
the country are subject to government control and, thus, should be
assigned a single antidumping duty deposit rate. It is Commerce's
policy to assign all exporters of merchandise subject to an
administrative review in an NME country this single rate unless an
exporter can demonstrate that it is sufficiently independent so as to
be entitled to a separate rate.
To establish whether a firm is sufficiently independent from
government control of its export activities to be entitled to a
separate rate, Commerce analyzes each entity exporting the subject
merchandise. In accordance with the separate rates criteria, Commerce
assigns separate rates to companies in NME cases only if respondents
can demonstrate the absence of both de jure and de facto government
control over export activities.
All firms listed below that wish to qualify for separate rate
status in the administrative reviews involving NME countries must
complete, as appropriate, either a separate rate application or
certification, as described below. For these administrative reviews,
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in order to demonstrate separate rate eligibility, Commerce requires
entities for whom a review was requested, that were assigned a separate
rate in the most recent segment of this proceeding in which they
participated, to certify that they continue to meet the criteria for
obtaining a separate rate. The Separate Rate Certification form will be
available on Commerce's website at http://enforcement.trade.gov/nme/nme-sep-rate.html on the date of publication of this Federal Register
notice. In responding to the certification, please follow the
``Instructions for Filing the Certification'' in the Separate Rate
Certification. Separate Rate Certifications are due to Commerce no
later than 30 calendar days after publication of this Federal Register
notice. The deadline and requirement for submitting a Certification
applies equally to NME-owned firms, wholly foreign-owned firms, and
foreign sellers who purchase and export subject merchandise to the
United States.
Entities that currently do not have a separate rate from a
completed segment of the proceeding \2\ should timely file a Separate
Rate Application to demonstrate eligibility for a separate rate in this
proceeding. In addition, companies that received a separate rate in a
completed segment of the proceeding that have subsequently made
changes, including, but not limited to, changes to corporate structure,
acquisitions of new companies or facilities, or changes to their
official company name,\3\ should timely file a Separate Rate
Application to demonstrate eligibility for a separate rate in this
proceeding. The Separate Rate Status Application will be available on
Commerce's website at http://enforcement.trade.gov/nme/nme-sep-rate.html on the date of publication of this Federal Register notice.
In responding to the Separate Rate Status Application, refer to the
instructions contained in the application. Separate Rate Status
Applications are due to Commerce no later than 30 calendar days of
publication of this Federal Register notice. The deadline and
requirement for submitting a Separate Rate Status Application applies
equally to NME-owned firms, wholly foreign-owned firms, and foreign
sellers that purchase and export subject merchandise to the United
States.
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\2\ Such entities include entities that have not participated in
the proceeding, entities that were preliminarily granted a separate
rate in any currently incomplete segment of the proceeding (e.g., an
ongoing administrative review, new shipper review, etc.) and
entities that lost their separate rate in the most recently
completed segment of the proceeding in which they participated.
\3\ Only changes to the official company name, rather than trade
names, need to be addressed via a Separate Rate Application.
Information regarding new trade names may be submitted via a
Separate Rate Certification.
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For exporters and producers who submit a separate-rate status
application or certification and subsequently are selected as mandatory
respondents, these exporters and producers will no longer be eligible
for separate rate status unless they respond to all parts of the
questionnaire as mandatory respondents.
Initiation of Reviews
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we are initiating
administrative reviews of the following antidumping and countervailing
duty orders and findings. We intend to issue the final results of these
reviews not later than November 30, 2018.
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Period to be reviewed
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Antidumping Duty Proceedings
India: Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe A-533-876 5/10/16-10/31/17
Apex Tubes Private Ltd.
Apurvi Industries
Arithat Tubes
Bhandari Foils & Tubes, Ltd.
Divine Tubes Pvt. Ltd.
Heavy Metal & Tubes
Hindustan Inox Ltd.
J.S.S. Steelitalia Ltd.
Linkwell Seamless Tubes Private Limited
Maxim Tubes Company Pvt. Ltd.
MBM Tubes Pvt. Ltd.
Mukat Tanks & Vessel Ltd.
Neotiss Ltd.
Prakash Steelage Ltd.
Quality Staniless Pvt. Ltd.
Raajratna Metal Industries Ltd.
Ratnadeep Metal & Tubes Ltd.
Ratnamani Metals & Tubes Ltd.
Remi Edelstahl Tubulars
Shubhlaxmi Metals & Tubes Private Limited
SLS Tubes Pvt. Ltd.
Steamline Industries Ltd.
Indonesia: Monosodium Glutamate A-560-826...... 11/1/16-10/31/17
PT Cheil Jedang Indonesia
PT Miwon Indonesia
Mexico: Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel 11/1/16-10/31/17
Pipes and Tubes A-201-805.....................
Acerorey
Arcelormittal Monterrey
Arco Metal
Fischer Mexicana
Forza Steel
Mach 1 Aero Servicios S De RL De Cv
Nacional De Acero
Nova Steel
Perfiles Y Herrajes
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Precitubo
Procarsa
Productos Especializados De Acero
Productos Laminados de Monterrey, S.A. de
C.V.
PYTCO, S.A. de C.V.
Regiomontana de Perfiles y Tubos, S.A. de
C.V.
Rymco Conduit S.A. De C.V.
Swecomex S.A. De C.V.
Ternium Tuberia
Tubac
Tubacero
Tuberia Laguna
Tubesa
Tubos Omega
Tumex
Villacero Tuna
Mexico: Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar A-201- 11/1/16-10/31/17
844...........................................
Deacero S.A.P.I de C.V.
Grupo Simec
Simec International 6 S.A. de C.V.
Orge S.A. de C.V.
Industrias CH
Ternium Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
ArcelorMittal Lazaro Cardenas S.A. de C.V.
Cia Siderurgica De California, S.A. de C.V.
Siderurgica Tultitlan S.A. de C.V.
Talleres y Aceros, S.A. de C.V.
Grupo Villacero S.A. de C.V.
AceroMex S.A.
ArcelorMittal Celaya
ArcerlorMittal Cordoba S.A. de C.V.
Simec International 6 S.A. de C.V.
Republic of Korea: Circular Welded Non-Alloy 11/1/16-10/31/17
Steel Pipe A-580-809..........................
Aju Besteel
Bookook Steel
Chang Won Bending
Dae Ryung
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
(Dsme)
Daiduck Piping
Dong Yang Steel Pipe
Dongbu Steel
Eew Korea Company
Histeel
Husteel
Hyundai Rb
Hyundai Steel (Pipe Divison)
Hyundai Steel Company
Kiduck Industries
Kum Kang Kind
Kumsoo Connecting
Miju Steel Mfg
Nexteel
Samkang M&T
Seah Fs
Seah Steel
Steel Flower
Vesta Co., Ltd.
Yep Co.
Taiwan: Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel 11/1/16-10/31/17
Pipe A-583-814................................
Chung Hung Steel
Femco
Founder Land
Kao Hsing Chang Iron & Steel Corp.
Kounan Steel
Luen Jin
Mayer Steel Pipe
Shin Yang Steel
Tension Steel Industries
Vulcan Industrial
Wan Chi Steel Industrial
The People's Republic of China: Diamond 11/1/16-10/31/17
Sawblades and Parts Thereof A-570-900.........
ASHINE Diamond Tools Co., Ltd.
Bosun Tools Co., Ltd.
Chengdu Huifeng New Material Technology
Co., Ltd.\4\
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Danyang City Ou Di Ma Tools Co., Ltd.
Danyang Hantronic Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Danyang Huachang Diamond Tools
Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Danyang Like Tools Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Danyang NYCL Tools Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Danyang Tsunda Diamond Tools Co., Ltd.
Danyang Weiwang Tools Manufacturing Co.,
Ltd.
Danyang Youhe Tool Manufacturer Co., Ltd.
Guilin Tebon Superhard Material Co., Ltd.
Hangzhou Deer King Industrial and Trading
Co., Ltd.
Hangzhou Kingburg Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Hebei XMF Tools Group Co., Ltd.
Henan Huanghe Whirlwind Co., Ltd.
Henan Huanghe Whirlwind International Co.,
Ltd.
Hong Kong Hao Xin International Group
Limited
Hubei Changjiang Precision Engineering
Materials Technology Co., Ltd.
Hubei ShengBaiRui Diamond Tools Co., Ltd.
Husqvarna (Hebei) Co., Ltd.
Huzhou Gu's Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Fengtai Single Entity \5\
Jiangsu Huachang Tools Manufacturing Co.,
Ltd.
Jiangsu Inter-China Group Corporation
Jiangsu Youhe Tool Manufacturer Co., Ltd.
Orient Gain International Limited
Pantos Logistics (HK) Company Limited
Pujiang Talent Diamond Tools Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Hyosung Diamond Tools Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Shinhan Diamond Industrial Co.,
Ltd.
Qingyuan Shangtai Diamond Tools Co., Ltd.
Quanzhou Zhongzhi Diamond Tool Co., Ltd.
Rizhao Hein Saw Co., Ltd.
Saint-Gobain Abrasives (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Jingquan Industrial Trade Co.,
Ltd.
Shanghai Starcraft Tools Company Limited
Sino Tools Co., Ltd.
Weihai Xiangguang Mechanical Industrial
Co., Ltd.
Wuhan Baiyi Diamond Tools Co., Ltd.
Wuhan Sadia Trading Co., Ltd.
Wuhan Wanbang Laser Diamond Tools Co.,
Ltd.\6\
Wuhan ZhaoHua Technology Co., Ltd.
Xiamen ZL Diamond Technology Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Wanli Tools Group Co., Ltd.
The People's Republic of China: Certain Hot- 11/1/16-10/31/17
Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products A-570-865...
Baoshan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.
Baosteel Group Corporation
Shanghai Baosteel International Economic &
Trading Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Meishan Iron & Steel
Union Steel China
The People's Republic of China: Fresh Garlic A- 11/1/16-10/31/17
570-831.......................................
Bestway Logistics Inc.
Chengwu County Yuanxiang Industry &
Commerce Co., Ltd.
Chengwu Yuanxiang Industry and Commerce
Co., Ltd.
China Union Agri. (Qingdao) Co., Ltd.
Dongying Richmond International
Foshan Fuyi Food Co., Ltd.
Hebei Golden Bird Trading Co., Ltd.
Jiangyoung Gunagfa Vegetable Professional
Cooperation
Jinan Farmlady Trading Co., Ltd.
Jining Alpha Food Co., Ltd.
Jining City Billion Garlic Products Co.,
Ltd.
Jining New Silk Road Food Co., Ltd.
Jining Rich Farmer International
Jining Shengtai Fruits & Vegetables Co.,
Ltd.
Jining Shunchang Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Jining Yifa Garlic Produce Co., Ltd.
Jining Yongjia Trade Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang County Jinji Trade Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Feiteng Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Hejia Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Hongyu Freezing & Storing Co.,
Ltd.
Jinxiang Kingkey Trade Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Richfar Fruits & Vegetables Co.,
Ltd.
Juxian Huateng Organic Ginger Co., Ltd.
Laiwu Ever Green Food Co., Ltd.
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Lanling Xinxinyuan Food Co., Ltd.
Pinacle Sourcing & Marketing, Ltd.
Qingdao Gabsan Trading Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Jiashan Trading Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Joinseafoods
Qingdao Justop Industries and Trading Co.,
Ltd.
Qingdao Lianghe International Trade Co.,
Ltd.
Qingdao Maycarrier Import & Export Co.,
Ltd.
Qingdao Ritai Food Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Sea-Line International Trading Co.,
Ltd.
Qingdao Tiantaixing Foods Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Xintianfeng Foods Co., Ltd.
Shandong Chenhe International Trading Co.,
Ltd.
Shandong Galaxy International
Shandong Happy Foods Co., Ltd.
Shandong Helu International Trade Co., Ltd.
Shandong Jinxiang Zhengyang Import & Export
Co., Ltd.
Shandong Lejianda Food Co., Ltd.
Shenzhen Bainong Co., Ltd.
Shenzhen Xinboda Industrial Co., Ltd.
Shijiazhuang Goodman Trading Co., Ltd.
Victoria Foods Co., Ltd.
Weifang Hongqiao International Logistics
Co., Ltd.
Weifang Huashun Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Weifang Naike Food Co., Ltd.
Weifang Wangyuan Food Co., Ltd.
Zhengzhou Harmoni Spice Co., Ltd.
Zhengzhou Yudishengjin Agricultural Trade
Co., Ltd.
The People's Republic of China: Monosodium 11/1/16-10/31/17
Glutamate A-570-992...........................
Anhui Fresh Taste International Trade Co.,
Ltd.
Baoji Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd.
Blu Logistics (China) Co., Ltd.
Bonroy Group Limited
Forehigh Trade and Industry Co. Ltd.
Fujian Province Jianyang Wuyi MSG Co., Ltd.
Golden Banyan Foodstuffs Industry Co., Ltd.
Henan Lotus Flower Gourmet Powder Co.
Hong Kong Sungiven International Food Co.,
Limited
Hulunbeier Northeast Fufeng Biotechnologies
Co., Ltd.
K&S Industry Limited
King Cheong Hong International
Langfang Meihua Bio-Technology Co., Ltd.
Liangshan Linghua Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
Lotus Health Industry Holding Group
Meihau Group International Trading (Hong
Kong) Limited
Meihua Holdings Group Co., Ltd., Bazhou
Branch
Neimenggu Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd.
Pudong Prime Int'l Logistics, Inc.
Qinhuangdao Xingtai Trade Co., Ltd.
S.D. Linghua M.S.G. Incorporated Co.
Shandong Linghua Monosodium Glutamate
Incorporated Company
Shanghai Totole Food Ltd.
Shijiazhuang Standard Imp & Exp Co., Ltd.
Sunrise (HK) International Enterprise
Limited
Tongliao Meihua Biological Sci-Tech Co.,
Ltd.
Zhejiang Medicines & Health
The People's Republic of China: Polyethlene 11/1/16-10/31/17
Terephthalate (Pet) Film A-570-924............
Fuwei Films (Shandong) Co., Ltd.
Shaoxing Xiangyu Green Packing Co., Ltd.
Sichuan Dongfang Insulating Material Co.
Ltd.
Tianjin Wanhua Co., Ltd.
The People's Republic of China: Seamless 11/1/16-10/31/17
Refined Copper Pipe and Tube A-570-964........
Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube Group,
Inc.
United Arab Emirates: Polyethylene 11/1/16-10/31/17
Terephthalate (Pet) Film A-520-803............
Flex Middle East FZE
JBF RAK LLC
Countervailing Duty Proceedings
India: Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe C-533-868 3/11/16-12/31/16
Sunrise Stainless Private Limited
Sun Mark Stainless Pvt. Ltd.
Shah Foils Ltd.
The People's Republic of China: Certain 1/1/16-12/31/16
Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires \7\ C-
570-017.......................................
Kumho Tire Co., Inc.
The People's Republic of China: Chlorinated
Isocyanurates C-570-9911/1/16-12/31/16........
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Heze Huayi Chemical Co. Ltd.
Juancheng Kangtai Chemical Co., Ltd.
Turkey: Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar C-489- 1/1/16-12/31/16
819...........................................
Acemar International Limited
Agir Haddecilik A.S.
As Gaz Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar A.S.
Asil Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.
Colakoglu Dis Ticaret A.S.
Colakoglu Metalurji A.S.
Duferco Investment Services SA
Duferco Celik Ticaret Limited
Ege Celik Endustrisi Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.
Ekinciler Demir ve Celik Sanayi Anonim
Sirketi
Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal
Endustrisi A.S.
Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim Sanayi
A.S.
Izmir Demir Celik Sanayi A.S.
Kaptan Demir Celik Endustrisi ve Ticaret
A.S.
Kaptan Metal Dis Ticaret Ve Nakliyat A.S.
Kocaer Haddecilik Sanayi Ve Ticar L
Mettech Metalurji Madencilik Muhendislik
Uretim Danismanlik ve Ticaret Limited
Sirketi
MMZ Onur Boru Profil A.S.
Ozkan Demir Celik Sanayi A.S.
Wilmar Europe Trading BV
Suspension Agreements
None...........................................
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\4\ Commerce determined that Chengdu Huifeng New Material
Technology Co., Ltd. is the successor-in-interest to Chengdu Huifeng
Diamond Tools Co., Ltd. See Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof from
the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Changed Circumstances Review, 82 FR 60177 (December 19, 2017).
\5\ Jiangsu Fengtai Diamond Tool Manufacture Co., Ltd., Jiangsu
Fengtai Tools Co., Ltd., and Jiangsu Fengtai Sawing Industry Co.,
Ltd., comprise the Jiangsu Fengtai Single Entity. See Diamond
Sawblades and Parts Thereof from the People's Republic of China:
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2015,
82 FR 26912, 26913, n. 5 (June 12, 2017). We received review
requests for Jiangsu Fengtai Diamond Tool Manufacture Co., Ltd., and
Jiangsu Fengtai Tools Co., Ltd.
\6\ Wuhan Wanbang Laser Diamond Tools Co., Ltd., is the
successor-in-interest to Wuhan Wanbang Laser Diamond Tools Co. See
Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof from the People's Republic of
China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances
Review, 81 FR 20618 (April 8, 2016).
\7\ This company was inadvertently omitted from the initiation
notice that published on October 16, 2017 (82 FR 48051).
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During any administrative review covering all or part of a period
falling between the first and second or third and fourth anniversary of
the publication of an antidumping duty order under 19 CFR 351.211 or a
determination under 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4) to continue an order or
suspended investigation (after sunset review), the Secretary, if
requested by a domestic interested party within 30 days of the date of
publication of the notice of initiation of the review, will determine
whether antidumping duties have been absorbed by an exporter or
producer subject to the review if the subject merchandise is sold in
the United States through an importer that is affiliated with such
exporter or producer. The request must include the name(s) of the
exporter or producer for which the inquiry is requested.
Gap Period Liquidation
For the first administrative review of any order, there will be no
assessment of antidumping or countervailing duties on entries of
subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption during the relevant provisional-measures ``gap'' period, of
the order, if such a gap period is applicable to the POR.
Administrative Protective Orders and Letters of Appearance
Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under
administrative protective orders in accordance with the procedures
outlined in Commerce's regulations at 19 CFR 351.305. Those procedures
apply to administrative reviews included in this notice of initiation.
Parties wishing to participate in any of these administrative reviews
should ensure that they meet the requirements of these procedures
(e.g., the filing of separate letters of appearance as discussed at 19
CFR 351.103(d)).
Factual Information Requirements
Commerce's regulations identify five categories of factual
information in 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21), which are summarized as follows:
(i) Evidence submitted in response to questionnaires; (ii) evidence
submitted in support of allegations; (iii) publicly available
information to value factors under 19 CFR 351.408(c) or to measure the
adequacy of remuneration under 19 CFR 351.511(a)(2); (iv) evidence
placed on the record by Commerce; and (v) evidence other than factual
information described in (i)-(iv). These regulations require any party,
when submitting factual information, to specify under which subsection
of 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) the information is being submitted and, if the
information is submitted to rebut, clarify, or correct factual
information already on the record, to provide an explanation
identifying the information already on the record that the factual
information seeks to rebut, clarify, or correct. The regulations, at 19
CFR 351.301, also provide specific time limits for such factual
submissions based on the type of factual information being submitted.
Please review the final rule, available at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/2013/1304frn/2013-08227.txt, prior to
submitting factual information in this segment.
Any party submitting factual information in an antidumping duty or
countervailing duty proceeding must certify to the accuracy and
completeness of that information.\8\ Parties are hereby reminded that
revised certification requirements are in effect for company/government
officials as well as their representatives. All segments of any
antidumping duty or countervailing duty proceedings initiated on or
after August 16, 2013, should use the formats
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for the revised certifications provided at the end of the Final
Rule.\9\ Commerce intends to reject factual submissions in any
proceeding segments if the submitting party does not comply with
applicable revised certification requirements.
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\8\ See section 782(b) of the Act.
\9\ See Certification of Factual Information To Import
Administration During Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July 17, 2013) (Final Rule); see also the
frequently asked questions regarding the Final Rule, available at
http://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf.
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Extension of Time Limits Regulation
Parties may request an extension of time limits before a time limit
established under Part 351 expires, or as otherwise specified by the
Secretary. See 19 CFR 351.302. In general, an extension request will be
considered untimely if it is filed after the time limit established
under Part 351 expires. For submissions which are due from multiple
parties simultaneously, an extension request will be considered
untimely if it is filed after 10:00 a.m. on the due date. Examples
include, but are not limited to: (1) Case and rebuttal briefs, filed
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309; (2) factual information to value factors
under 19 CFR 351.408(c), or to measure the adequacy of remuneration
under 19 CFR 351.511(a)(2), filed pursuant to 19 CFR 351.301(c)(3) and
rebuttal, clarification and correction filed pursuant to 19 CFR
351.301(c)(3)(iv); (3) comments concerning the selection of a surrogate
country and surrogate values and rebuttal; (4) comments concerning U.S.
Customs and Border Protection data; and (5) quantity and value
questionnaires. Under certain circumstances, Commerce may elect to
specify a different time limit by which extension requests will be
considered untimely for submissions which are due from multiple parties
simultaneously. In such a case, Commerce will inform parties in the
letter or memorandum setting forth the deadline (including a specified
time) by which extension requests must be filed to be considered
timely. This modification also requires that an extension request must
be made in a separate, stand-alone submission, and clarifies the
circumstances under which Commerce will grant untimely-filed requests
for the extension of time limits. These modifications are effective for
all segments initiated on or after October 21, 2013. Please review the
final rule, available at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/2013-22853.htm, prior to submitting factual information in these
segments.
These initiations and this notice are in accordance with section
751(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)) and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i).
Dated: January 8, 2018.
James Maeder,
Senior Director performing the duties of Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2018-00356 Filed 1-10-18; 8:45 am]
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