[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9575-9576]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03662]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-832]


Pure Magnesium From the People's Republic of China: Final Results 
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2020-2021

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) continues to find that 
Tianjin Magnesium International Co., Ltd. (TMI) and Tianjin Magnesium 
Metal Co., Ltd. (TMM) (collectively, TMI/TMM) had no shipments of 
subject merchandise covered by the antidumping duty order on pure 
magnesium from the People's Republic of China (China) for the period of 
review (POR) May 1, 2020, through April 30, 2021.

DATES: Applicable February 22, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Cohen, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4521.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:

Background

    On November 15, 2021, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of 
this administrative review in the Federal Register.\1\ No interested 
party submitted comments concerning the Preliminary Results or 
requested a hearing in this administrative review. Commerce conducted 
this administrative review in accordance with section 751 of the Tariff 
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
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    \1\ See Pure Magnesium from the People's Republic of China: 
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Administrative Review; 2020-2021, 
86 FR 62990 (November 15, 2021) (Preliminary Results).
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Scope of the Order \2\
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    \2\ See Notice of Antidumping Duty Orders: Pure Magnesium from 
the People's Republic of China, the Russian Federation and Ukraine; 
Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair 
Value: Antidumping Duty Investigation of Pure Magnesium from the 
Russian Federation, 60 FR 25691 (May 12, 1995) (Order).
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    The product covered by the Order is pure magnesium from China, 
regardless of chemistry, form or size, unless expressly excluded from 
the scope of the Order. Pure magnesium is a metal or alloy containing 
by weight primarily the element magnesium and produced by decomposing 
raw materials into magnesium metal. Pure primary magnesium is used 
primarily as a chemical in the aluminum alloying, desulfurization, and 
chemical reduction industries. In addition, pure magnesium is used as 
an input in producing magnesium alloy. Pure magnesium encompasses 
products (including, but not limited to, butt ends, stubs, crowns and 
crystals) with the following primary magnesium contents:
    (1) Products that contain at least 99.95% primary magnesium, by 
weight (generally referred to as ``ultra pure'' magnesium) Magnesium 
Alloy'' \3\ and are thus outside the scope of the existing antidumping 
orders on magnesium from China (generally referred to as ``alloy'' 
magnesium).
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    \3\ The meaning of this term is the same as that used by the 
American Society for Testing and Materials (ATSM) in its Annual Book 
for ASTM Standards: Volume 01.02 Aluminum and Magnesium Alloys.
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    (2) Products that contain less than 99.95%, but not less than 
99.8%, primary magnesium, by weight (generally referred to as ``pure'' 
magnesium); and
    (3) Products that contain 50% or greater, but less than 99.8% 
primary magnesium, by weight, and that do not conform to ASTM 
specifications for alloy magnesium (generally referred to as ``off-
specification pure'' magnesium).
    ``Off-specification pure'' magnesium is pure primary magnesium 
containing magnesium scrap, secondary magnesium, oxidized magnesium or 
impurities (whether or not intentionally added) that cause the primary 
magnesium content to fall below 99.8% by weight. It generally does not 
contain, individually or in combination, 1.5% or more, by weight, of 
the following alloying elements: Aluminum, manganese, zinc, silicon, 
thorium, zirconium and rare earths.
    Excluded from the scope of the Order are alloy primary magnesium 
(that meets specifications for alloy magnesium), primary magnesium 
anodes, granular primary magnesium (including turnings, chips and 
powder) having a maximum physical dimension (i.e., length or diameter) 
of one inch or less, secondary magnesium (which has pure primary 
magnesium content of less than 50% by weight), and remelted magnesium 
whose pure primary magnesium content is less than 50% by weight.
    Pure magnesium products covered by the Order are currently 
classifiable under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(HTSUS) subheadings 8104.11.00, 8104.19.00, 8104.20.00, 8104.30.00, 
8104.90.00, 3824.90.11, 3824.90.19 and 9817.00.90. Although the HTSUS 
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the 
written description of the scope is dispositive.

Final Determination of No Shipments

    In the Preliminary Results, Commerce determined TMI/TMM had no 
shipments of subject merchandise to the United States during the 
POR.\4\ As noted in the Preliminary Results, we received no-shipment 
statements from TMI/TMM,\5\ and the statements were consistent with the 
information we received from U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP).\6\ Because Commerce did not receive any comments on its 
preliminary finding, Commerce continues to find that TMI/TMM did not 
have any shipments of subject merchandise during the POR.
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    \4\ See Preliminary Results, 86 FR 62990.
    \5\ See Preliminary Results, 86 FR 62990.
    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of 
Pure Magnesium from the People's Republic of China; 05/01/2020-04/
30/2021: Entry Data and No Shipment Inquiry,'' dated August 31, 
2021. On August 3, 2021, Commerce issued a no shipment inquiry to 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) with respect to TMI/TMM. On 
August 4, 2021, CBP responded that it had no evidence of shipments 
of magnesium metal from China exported by TMI/TMM during the POR.
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Assessment Rates

    Based on record evidence, we have determined that TMI/TMM had no 
shipments of subject merchandise during the POR, and, therefore, 
pursuant to Commerce's assessment practice, any suspended entries 
entered under their case number will be liquidated at the China-wide 
entity rate.\7\
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    \7\ See Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment 
of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011).
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    Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier 
than 35 days after the date of publication of the final results of this 
review in the Federal Register. If a timely summons is filed at the 
U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment instructions will 
direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties 
to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within 
90 days of publication).

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the final results of this administrative review for all 
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or

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withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication 
date of the final results of review, as provided for by section 
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For TMI/TMM, which claimed no shipments, 
the cash deposit rate will remain unchanged from the rate assigned to 
TMI/TMM in the most recently completed review of the companies; (2) for 
previously investigated or reviewed Chinese and non-Chinese exporters 
who are not under review in this segment of the proceeding but who have 
separate rates, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the exporter-
specific rate published for the most recent period; (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 the China-
wide rate of 111.73 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 Chinese exporter(s) that 
supplied that non-Chinese exporter. These deposit requirements, when 
imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
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    \8\ See Pure Magnesium from the People's Republic of China: 
Final Results of the 2008-2009 Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review of the Antidumping Duty Order, 75 FR 80791 (December 23, 
2010).
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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 doubled antidumping duties.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protection Order

    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written 
notification of the return of destruction of APO materials or 
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to 
comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable 
violation.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
751(a) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(h).

    Dated: February 14, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2022-03662 Filed 2-18-22; 8:45 am]
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