[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11177-11178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05150]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-953]


Narrow Woven Ribbons With Woven Selvedge 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 (Commerce) determines that Yama 
Ribbons and Bows Co., Ltd (Yama), an exporter/producer of narrow woven 
ribbons with woven selvedge (ribbons) from the People's Republic of 
China (China), received countervailable subsidies during the period of 
review (POR) January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015.

DATES: Applicable March 14, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terre Keaton Stefanova, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Commerce published the Preliminary Results of this administrative 
review in the Federal Register on September 7, 2017.\1\ We invited 
interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Results. On October 
24, 2017, we received a timely case brief from Yama.\2\ On October 31, 
2017, we received timely rebuttal comments from Berwick Offray LLC (the 
petitioner).\3\ On November 28, 2017, Commerce postponed the final 
results of review until March 6, 2018. Based on an analysis of the 
comments received, Commerce has made no changes to the subsidy rate 
determined for the respondent. The final subsidy rate is listed below 
in the ``Final Results of Administrative Review'' section.
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    \1\ See Narrow Woven Ribbons with Woven Selvedge from the 
People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Countervailing 
Duty Administrative Review; 2015, 82 FR 42296 (September 7, 2017) 
(Preliminary Results).
    \2\ See Letter from Yama, '' Narrow Woven Ribbons with Woven 
Selvedge from the People's Republic of China: Case Brief,'' dated 
October 24, 2017.
    \3\ See Letter from the petitioner, ``Rebuttal Brief of 
Petitioner Berwick Offray LLC,'' dated October 31, 2017.
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    Commerce exercised its discretion to toll all deadlines affected by 
the closure of the Federal Government from January 20 through 22, 2018. 
The revised deadline for the final determination of this investigation 
is now March 9, 2018.\4\
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    \4\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the 
Federal Government,'' dated January 23, 2018. All deadlines in this 
segment of the proceeding have been extended by three days.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the order are narrow woven ribbons with 
woven selvedge from China. A full description of the scope of the order 
is contained in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, which is hereby 
adopted by this notice.\5\
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    \5\ A full description of the scope of the order is contained in 
Memorandum, '' Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of 2015 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review: Narrow Woven Ribbons with 
Woven Selvedge from the People's Republic of China,'' dated 
concurrently with this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in interested parties' briefs are addressed in 
the Issues and Decision Memorandum accompanying this notice. A list of 
the issues raised by interested parties and to which we responded in 
the Issues and Decision Memorandum is provided in the 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 https://access.trade.gov and 
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 access directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and electronic versions of the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in content.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on the comments received from the interested parties, we made 
no changes to our subsidy rate calculation. For a discussion of these 
issues, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.

Methodology

    Commerce 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 to be countervailable, we find that there 
is a subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution from a government or 
public entity that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that 
the subsidy is specific.\6\ For a full description of the methodology 
underlying all of Commerce'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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    \6\ 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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Final Results of Administrative Review

    In accordance with section 777A(e) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.221(b)(5), we determine the total net countervailable subsidy rate 
for the period January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015 to be:

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                                                               Subsidy
                          Company                              rate (%)
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Yama Ribbons and Bows Co., Ltd.............................       23.37
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Assessment Rates

    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), Commerce intends to issue 
appropriate instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 15 
days after the date of publication of the final results of this review. 
Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate shipments of subject 
merchandise produced and/or exported by the company listed above, 
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, from January 1, 
2015, through December 31, 2015, at the ad valorem rate listed above.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    Commerce intends also to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of 
estimated countervailing duties in the amount shown above for Yama, on 
shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 
for consumption on or after the date of

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publication of the final results of this review. For all non-reviewed 
firms, Commerce will instruct CBP to continue to collect cash deposits 
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 Orders

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the destruction of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written 
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or 
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to 
comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a sanctionable 
violation.
    These final results are issued and published in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: March 8, 2018.
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 Issues and Decision 
Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Use of Facts Adverse Facts Available (AFA)
V. Subsidies Valuation
    A. Allocation Period
    B. Attribution of Subsides
    C. Denominators
VI. Interest Rate Benchmarks, Discount Rates, Input and Electricity
VII. Programs Determined to be Countervailable
VIII. Programs Determined not to Provide Measurable Benefits During 
the POR
IX. Programs Determined not to be Used During the POR
X. Analysis of Comments
    Comment 1: The Application of Adverse Facts Available (AFA) to 
the Provision of Synthetic Yarn and Caustic Soda for Less-than-
Adequate Remuneration Programs
    Comment 2: The Application of AFA to the Export-Import (EXIM) 
Buyer's Credit Program
    Comment 3: The Application of AFA to Yama Due to Non-Cooperation 
of the Government of China (GOC)
    Comment 4: Whether Programs Found to be Countervailable Based on 
AFA are Specific
XI. Recommendation

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