[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 18, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69361-69362]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27264]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-806]


Silicon Metal From the People's Republic of China: Final Results 
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Yunnan 
Fuyang Trade Co., Ltd. (Fuyang) did not make a bona fide sale during 
the period of review (POR) June 1, 2017 through May 31, 2018. 
Therefore, we are rescinding this administrative review.

DATES: Applicable December 18, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eli Lovely, AD/CVD Operations, Office 
IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1593.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On August 14, 2019, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of 
this review in the Federal Register \1\ and invited parties to comment 
on the Preliminary Results. On September 13, 2019, we received case 
briefs from Yunnan Fuyang Trade Co., Ltd. (Fuyang) and the petitioner 
(i.e., Globe Specialty Metals, Inc.). On September 23, 2019, we 
received rebuttal briefs from Fuyang and the petitioner.
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    \1\ See Silicon Metal From the People's Republic of China: 
Preliminary Rescission of the Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review; 2017-2018, 84 FR 40395 (August 14, 2019) (Preliminary 
Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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Scope of the Order

    The product covered by the order is silicon metal containing at 
least 96.00 but less than 99.99 percent of silicon by weight, and 
silicon metal with a higher aluminum content containing between 89 and 
96 percent silicon by weight. For the full text of the scope of the 
order, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\2\
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    \2\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty 
Order on Silicon Metal from the People's Republic of China; 2017-
2018,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice 
(Issues and Decision Memorandum).

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Analysis of the Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs submitted in this 
review are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of 
the issues raised 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 and 
to all parties in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main 
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.

Bona Fides Analysis

    We preliminarily found that Fuyang's sale of subject merchandise to 
the United States during the POR is not a bona fide sale.\3\ After 
analyzing parties' comments, we continue to find that Fuyang's sale is 
not a bona fide sale. We reached this conclusion based on multiple 
issues, including: (a) The atypical nature of both the price and 
quantity of the sale; (b) factors calling into question whether the 
sale was made at arm's-length; and (c) other relevant factors.
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    \3\ See Memorandum, ``2017-2018 Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review of Silicon Metal from the People's Republic of China: 
Preliminary Bona Fide Sales Analysis for Yunnan Fuyang Trade Co., 
Ltd.,'' dated August 6, 2019.
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    Because we have determined that Fuyang had no bona fide sales 
during the POR, we are rescinding this administrative review.

Assessment

    Because Commerce is rescinding this administrative review, we have 
not calculated a company-specific dumping margin for Fuyang. Fuyang 
remains part of the China-wide entity and entries of its subject 
merchandise during the POR will be assessed antidumping duties at the 
China-wide entity rate. The China-wide entity rate is 139.49 percent.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    As noted above, Commerce is rescinding this administrative review. 
Thus, we have not calculated a company-specific dumping margin for 
Fuyang. Therefore, entries of Fuyang's subject merchandise continue to 
be subject to the China-wide entity cash deposit rate of 139.49 
percent. This cash deposit requirement shall remain in effect until 
further notice.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
Administrative Protective Order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues 
to govern business proprietary information in these segments of the 
proceeding. 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.

Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation 
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply 
with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 
and 19 CFR 351.213(h) and 351.221(b)(5).

    Dated: December 11, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
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. Discussion of the Issues
    Comment: Whether Fuyang's Sole U.S. Sale During the Period of 
Review is Bona Fide
    i. Whether Sale Price Weighs in Favor of Finding Fuyang's Sale 
Was Not Bona Fide
    ii. Whether Sale Quantity Weighs in Favor of Finding Fuyang's 
Sale Was Not Bona Fide
    iii. Whether Sale Timing Weighs in Favor of Finding Fuyang's 
Sale Was Not Bona Fide
    iv. Whether the Goods were Resold at a Profit
    v. Whether the Sale was Made on an Arm's-Length Basis
    vi. Other Relevant Factors
V. Recommendation

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