[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 197 (Thursday, October 10, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54592-54594]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22132]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-827]


Certain Cased Pencils From the People's Republic of China: 
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and 
Rescission of Review, in Part; 2017-2018

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

DATES: Applicable October 10, 2019.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an 
administrative review of certain cased pencils (pencils) from the 
People's Republic of China (China) for the period of review (POR) 
December 1, 2017 through November 30, 2018. We preliminarily determine 
that Fila Dixon Stationery (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. (Kunshan Dixon) is not 
eligible for a separate rate and, therefore, remains part of the China-
wide entity. Additionally, we are rescinding the review with respect to 
six companies. If these preliminary results are adopted in the final 
results, Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP) to assess antidumping (AD) duties on all appropriate entries of 
subject merchandise. Interested parties are invited to comment on these 
preliminary results.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sergio Balbontin or Brian Smith, AD/
CVD Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-6478 or (202) 
482-1766, respectively.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Commerce published the notice of initiation of this administrative 
review on March 14, 2019.\1\ For a complete description of the events 
of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\2\ A list of 
topics included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as 
an appendix to this notice.
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    \1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 9297 (March 14, 2019). Because 
Commerce inadvertently initiated an administrative review on Beijing 
Fila Dixon Stationery Co., Ltd. (aka Beijing Dixon Ticonderoga 
Stationery Co.) (Beijing Dixon) for which the order was revoked, 
Commerce published a correction initiation notice rescinding the 
administrative review of Beijing Dixon. See Initiation of 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 
12200, 12206 n.9 (April 1, 2019).
    \2\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for Preliminary 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Partial 
Rescission: Certain Cased Pencils from the People's Republic of 
China; 2017-2018,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, 
this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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    The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on 
file electronically via the 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 Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main 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 version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are 
identical in content.

Scope of the Order

    The merchandise subject to the order includes certain cased pencils 
from China. The subject merchandise is currently classifiable under 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheading 
9609.10.00. Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience 
and customs purposes, the written product description is dispositive. A 
full description of the scope of the order is contained in the 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

Partial Rescission of Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an 
administrative review, ``in whole or in part, if a party that requested 
a review withdraws the request within 90 days of the date of 
publication of notice of initiation of the requested review.'' All 
requests for review have been timely withdrawn except with respect to 
Kunshan Dixon. Therefore, we are rescinding the administrative review 
with respect to Shandong Rongxin Import & Export Co., Ltd., Wah Yuen 
Stationery Co. Ltd. and Shandong Wah Yuen Stationery Co. Ltd. 
(collectively, the Wah Yuen Companies), Tianjin Tonghe Stationery Co. 
Ltd., Ningbo Homey Union Co., Ltd., and Orient International Shanghai 
Foreign Trade Co., Ltd.

Methodology

    Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with sections 
751(a)(1)(B) and 751(a)(2)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(the Act). Kunshan Dixon did not respond to Commerce's AD questionnaire 
and, therefore, has not demonstrated its eligibility for a separate 
rate. Accordingly, we are preliminarily treating Kunshan Dixon as part 
of the China-wide entity.
    Commerce's policy regarding conditional review of the China-wide 
entity applies to this administrative review.\3\ Under this policy, the 
China-wide entity will not be under review unless a party specifically 
requests, or Commerce self-initiates, a review of the entity. Because 
no party requested a review of the China-wide entity in this review, 
the entity is not under review and the entity's current rate, i.e., 
114.90 percent,\4\ is not subject to change.
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    \3\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement of Change in 
Department Practice for Respondent Selection in Antidumping Duty 
Proceedings and Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy Entity 
in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 65963, 65970 (November 4, 
2013).
    \4\ See Certain Cased Pencils from the People's Republic of 
China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review 
and Partial Rescission; 2014-2015, 81 FR 83201 (November 21, 2016), 
unchanged in Certain Cased Pencils from the People's Republic of 
China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 
2014-2015, 82 FR 24675 (May 30, 2017), and accompanying Issues and 
Decision Memorandum.
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    For a full description of the methodology underlying our 
conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

Disclosure

    Normally, Commerce will disclose the calculations used in its 
analysis to parties in this review within five days of the public 
announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five days 
of the date of publication of the notice of preliminary results, in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). However, in this case, because 
Commerce did not calculate a weighted-average dumping margin for any 
companies in this review, or the China-wide entity, there are no 
calculations to disclose.

Public Comment

    Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than 30 
days after the publication of these preliminary results, unless the 
Secretary alters the time limit.\5\ Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues 
raised in case briefs, may be submitted no later than five days after 
case briefs are filed.\6\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), 
parties who submit case or rebuttal briefs in this review are requested 
to submit with each argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief 
summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities.
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    \5\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii); see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for 
general filing requirements).
    \6\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
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    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to 
request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal 
briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, within 30 days 
after the date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain: 
(1) The party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of 
participants; and (3) a list of the issues to be discussed. If a 
request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing at 
the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20230, at a time and date to be determined. Parties 
should confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing 
two days before the scheduled date.
    Unless otherwise extended, Commerce intends to issue the final 
results of this administrative review, which will include the results 
of our analysis of the issues raised in the case briefs, within 120 
days of publication of these preliminary results, pursuant to section 
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.

Assessment Rates

    Upon issuance of the final results, Commerce will determine, and 
CBP shall assess, AD duties on all appropriate entries covered by this 
review.\7\ Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 
days after the publication date of the final results of this review. If 
Commerce continues to find Kunshan Dixon to be part of the China-wide 
entity in the final

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results, Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate POR entries of subject 
merchandise from this firm at the China-wide rate of 114.90 percent. 
With respect to entries from companies for which Commerce is rescinding 
the review, AD duties shall be assessed at rates equal to the cash 
deposit of estimated AD duties required at the time of entry, or 
withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.212(c)(1)(i).
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    \7\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b).
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Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements for estimated AD duties, 
when imposed, will apply to all shipments of the subject merchandise 
from China entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or 
after the publication date of the final results of this administrative 
review, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For any 
company that is granted a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be 
that established in the final results of review (except, if the rate is 
zero or de minimis, then zero cash deposit will be required); (2) for 
previously investigated or reviewed Chinese and non-Chinese exporters 
that are not under review in this segment but that received a separate 
rate in a prior segment of this proceeding, the cash deposit rate will 
continue to be the existing exporter-specific rate; (3) for all Chinese 
exporters of subject merchandise that have not been found to be 
entitled to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be that for the 
China-wide entity (i.e., 114.90 percent); \8\ and (4) for all non-
Chinese exporters of subject merchandise which have not received their 
own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the 
Chinese exporter that supplied that non-Chinese exporter. These deposit 
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further 
notice.
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    \8\ See Certain Cased Pencils from the People's Republic of 
China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 
2014-2015, 82 FR 24675 (May 30, 2017).
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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 AD duties prior to liquidation of the 
relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply with this 
requirement could result Commerce's presumption that reimbursement of 
AD duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double AD duties.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results in 
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.213 and 351.221(b)(4).

    Dated: October 3, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
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. Partial Rescission of Review
V. Discussion of the Methodology
VI. Recommendation

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