[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 105 (Monday, June 1, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33117-33119]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-11746]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-114]


Certain Glass Containers from the People's Republic of China: 
Amended Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is amending the 
preliminary determination in the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) 
investigation of certain glass containers (glass containers) from the 
People's Republic of China (China) to correct certain significant 
ministerial errors.

DATES: Applicable June 1, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lilit Astvatsatrian or Aleksandras 
Nakutis, 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) 482-6412 
or (202) 482-3147, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On April 29, 2020, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) published 
in the Federal Register the Preliminary Determination in the LTFV 
investigation of glass containers from China.\1\ On May 5, 2020, 
separate rate applicants, Zibo Modern International Co., Ltd (Zibo 
Modern), Zibo Shelley Trading Co., Ltd (Zibo Shelley), and Zibo Sunfect 
International Trade Co., Ltd. (Zibo Sunfect) alleged that Commerce made 
certain ministerial errors in its Preliminary Determination.\2\ On May 
7, 2020, the American Glass Packaging Coalition (the petitioner), also 
submitted ministerial error comments.\3\ On May 8, 2020, Guangdong 
Huaxing Glass Co., Ltd. (Huaxing), rebutted the petitioner's 
ministerial error comments.\4\
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    \1\ See Certain Glass Containers From the People's Republic of 
China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less-Than-
Fair-Value, Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of 
Provisional Measures, 85 FR 23759 (April 29, 2020) (Preliminary 
Determination).
    \2\ See Zibo Modern's Letter, ``Glass Containers from China--
Ministerial Error Comment,'' dated May 5, 2020 (Zibo Modern's ME 
Allegation); see also Zibo Shelley's Letter, ``Glass Containers from 
China--Ministerial Error Comment,'' dated May 5, 2020 (Zibo 
Shelley's ME Allegation); and Zibo Sunfect's Letter, ``Glass 
Containers from China--Ministerial Error Comment,'' dated May 5, 
2020 (Zibo Sunfect's ME Allegation).
    \3\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Certain Glass Containers from the 
People's Republic of China: Ministerial Error
    Comments,'' dated May 7, 2020 (Petitioner's ME Allegation).
    \4\ See Huaxing's Letter, ``Certain Glass Containers China: 
Comment on Petitioner's Ministerial Error Allegation,'' dated May 8, 
2020.
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Period of Investigation

    The period of investigation is January 1, 2019 through June 30, 
2019.

Scope of Investigation

    The product covered by this investigation is glass containers from 
China. For a complete description of the scope of this investigation, 
see the appendix to this notice.

Legal Authority

    When ministerial errors are alleged with respect to preliminary 
determinations in LTFV investigations, 19 CFR 351.224(e) provides that 
Commerce will analyze any allegations received and, if appropriate, 
correct any significant ministerial error by amending the preliminary 
determination. A ministerial error is defined in 19 CFR 351.224(f) as 
``an error in addition, subtraction, or other arithmetic function, 
clerical error resulting from inaccurate copying, duplication, or the 
like, and any other similar type of unintentional error which the 
Secretary considers ministerial.'' A significant ministerial error is 
defined as a ministerial error, the correction of which, either singly 
or in combination with other errors, would result in: (1) a change of 
at least five absolute percentage points in, but not less than 25 
percent of, the weighted-average dumping margin calculated in the 
original (erroneous) preliminary determination; or (2) a difference 
between a weighted-average dumping

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margin of zero or de minimis and a weighted-average dumping margin of 
greater than de minimis or vice versa.\5\
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    \5\ See 19 CFR 351.224(g).
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Analysis of Ministerial Error Allegations

    Zibo Modern, Zibo Shelley, and Zibo Sunfect allege that Commerce 
made ministerial errors in identifying certain of their producers in 
the exporter-producer combinations listed in the Preliminary 
Determination notice (i.e., Commerce used incorrect producer names or 
omitted certain producers). The petitioner alleges that Commerce failed 
to convert free-on-board Global Trade Atlas import values that were 
used as surrogate values into cost, insurance, and freight import 
values.
    We agree with the allegations regarding the producers' names and 
have listed the correct producers' names (Xuzhou Supengyongxu Glass 
Products Co., Ltd. and Zibo Shelley Light Industrial Products Co., 
Ltd.) and included the omitted export-producer combinations for the 
exporter Zibo Sunfect International Trade Co., Ltd. in the rate table 
below. However, we find the petitioner's allegation is methodological, 
rather than ministerial, in nature as it relates to a calculation 
methodology. Hence, we have not made any changes to the Preliminary 
Determination based upon the petitioner's allegation. For details 
regarding these decisions, see the Ministerial Error Memorandum.\6\
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    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation of 
Certain Glass Containers from the People's Republic of China: 
Allegations of Ministerial Errors in the Preliminary 
Determination,'' dated concurrently with this notice (Ministerial 
Error Memorandum).
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    Commerce's regulations do not permit rebuttals to ministerial error 
comments with respect to preliminary determinations.\7\ Therefore, we 
have not considered Huaxing's rebuttal comments.
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    \7\ See 19 CFR 351.224(c)(3).
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Amended Preliminary Determination

    Commerce has amended its Preliminary Determination to reflect the 
correct name of Zibo Modern's producer, Xuzhou Supengyongxu Glass 
Products Co., Ltd., and the correct name of Zibo Shelley's producer, 
Zibo Shelley Light Industrial Products Co., Ltd., and to add four 
exporter-producer combinations for the exporter Zibo Sunfect 
International Trade Co., Ltd. that were inadvertently omitted from the 
Preliminary Determination. The weighted-average dumping margin and cash 
deposit rate determined in the Preliminary Determination for the 
separate rate recipients, other than the mandatory respondents, apply 
to the exporter-producer combinations listed below. Specifically, 
Commerce is amending its Preliminary Determination by assigning the 
following weighted-average dumping margins to the exporter-producer 
combinations listed below:

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                                                                                     Estimated     Cash  deposit
                                                                                     weighted          rate
                                                                                      average     (adjusted  for
                   Producer                                 Exporter                  dumping         subsidy
                                                                                      margin         offsets)
                                                                                     (percent)       (percent)
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Xuzhou Supengyongxu Glass Products Co., Ltd     Zibo Modern International Co.,             13.76            3.22
                                                 Ltd.
Zibo Shelley Light Industrial Products Co.,     Zibo Shelley Trading Co., Ltd...           13.76            3.22
 Ltd
Deqing Hangxiang Glass Products Co., Ltd        Zibo Sunfect International Trade           13.76            3.22
                                                 Co., Ltd.
Shandong Mounttai Sheng Li Yuan GLA             Zibo Sunfect International Trade           13.76            3.22
                                                 Co., Ltd.
Wendeng Wensheng Glass Co., Ltd                 Zibo Sunfect International Trade           13.76            3.22
                                                 Co., Ltd.
Yantai NBC Glass Packaging Co. Ltd              Zibo Sunfect International Trade           13.76            3.22
                                                 Co., Ltd.
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Amended Cash Deposits and Suspension of Liquidation

    The collection of cash deposits and suspension of liquidation will 
be revised for the exporter-producer combinations listed in the table 
above, in accordance with sections 733(d) and (f) of the Act, and 19 
CFR 351.224. Because the rates are decreasing from the Preliminary 
Determination, the amended cash deposit rates will be effective 
retroactively to April 29, 2020, the date of publication of the 
Preliminary Determination. Parties will be notified of this 
determination, in accordance with sections 733(d) and (f) of the Act.

International Trade Commission Notification

    In accordance with section 733(f) of the Act, we will notify the 
International Trade Commission of our amended preliminary 
determination.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This amended preliminary determination is issued and published in 
accordance with sections 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.224(e).

    Dated: May 22, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

Scope of the Investigation

    The merchandise covered by this investigation is certain glass 
containers with a nominal capacity of 0.059 liters (2.0 fluid 
ounces) up to and including 4.0 liters (135.256 fluid ounces) and an 
opening or mouth with a nominal outer diameter of 14 millimeters up 
to and including 120 millimeters. The scope includes glass jars, 
bottles, flasks and similar containers; with or without their 
closures; whether clear or colored; and with or without design or 
functional enhancements (including, but not limited to, handles, 
embossing, labeling, or etching).
    Excluded from the scope of the investigation are: (1) Glass 
containers made of borosilicate glass, meeting United States 
Pharmacopeia requirements for Type 1 pharmaceutical containers; (2) 
glass containers without ``mold seams,'' ``joint marks,'' or 
``parting lines;'' and (3) glass containers without a ``finish'' 
(i.e., the section of a container at the opening including the lip 
and ring or collar, threaded or otherwise compatible with a type of 
closure to seal the container's contents, including but not limited 
to a lid, cap, or cork).
    Glass containers subject to the investigation are specified 
within the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 
under subheadings 7010.90.5005, 7010.90.5009, 7010.90.5015, 
7010.90.5019, 7010.90.5025, 7010.90.5029, 7010.90.5035, 
7010.90.5039, 7010.90.5045, 7010.90.5049, and 7010.90.5055. The 
HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes 
only. The written

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description of the scope of the investigation is dispositive.

[FR Doc. 2020-11746 Filed 5-29-20; 8:45 am]
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