[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34641-34643]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12252]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-039]


Certain Amorphous Silica Fabric From the People's Republic of 
China: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the 
Countervailing Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that

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revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain amorphous 
silica fabric (silica fabric) from the People's Republic of China 
(China) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of 
countervailing subsidies at the levels indicated in the ``Final Results 
of Sunset Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable June 7, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Natasia Harrison, Office VI, AD/CVD 
Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1240.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On March 17, 2017, Commerce published in the Federal Register the 
CVD order on silica fabric from China.\1\ On February 1, 2022, Commerce 
initiated the first sunset review of the Order, pursuant to section 
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ On February 
16, 2022, Commerce received a timely filed notice of intent to 
participate from Auburn Manufacturing, Inc. (the domestic interested 
party) within the 15-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ The domestic interested party claimed interested 
party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as a producer of the 
domestic like product.
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    \1\ See Certain Amorphous Silica Fabric from the People's 
Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order, 82 FR 14316 (March 17, 
2017) (Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 87 FR 5467 
(February 1, 2022) (Initiation Notice).
    \3\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, ``Amorphous Silica 
Fabric from the People's Republic of China: Five Year (``Sunset'') 
Review of Countervailing Duty Order--Notice of Intent to 
Participate,'' dated February 16, 2022.
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    On March 3, 2022, Commerce received an adequate substantive 
response to the Initiation Notice from the domestic interested party 
within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ We 
received no substantive responses from any other interested parties, 
including the Government of China, and no interested party requested a 
hearing. On March 21, 2022, Commerce notified the U.S. International 
Trade Commission that it did not receive an adequate substantive 
response from respondent interested parties.\5\ As a result, pursuant 
to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(B)-(C), 
Commerce conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the Order.
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    \4\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, ``Amorphous Silica 
Fabric from the People's Republic of China: Five Year (``Sunset'') 
Review of Countervailing Duty Order--Auburn Manufacturing, Inc.'s 
Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated March 3, 2022.
    \5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on 
February 1, 2022,'' dated March 21, 2022.
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Scope of the Order

    The product covered by this order is silica fabric. For a complete 
description of the scope of the Order, see the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum.\6\
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    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the 
Countervailing Duty Order on Certain Amorphous Silica Fabric from 
the People's Republic of China,'' dated concurrently with, and 
hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in this sunset review are addressed in the 
accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum, including the likelihood 
of continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies and the net 
countervailable subsidy likely to prevail if the Order were revoked.\7\ 
A list of the issues discussed in the decision memorandum is attached 
as 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. In addition, a complete version of the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNotices/ListLayout.aspx.
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    \7\ Id.
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Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(b) of the Act, Commerce 
determines that revocation of the Order would likely lead to 
continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the rates 
listed below.

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                                                           Subsidy rate
                    Exporter/producer                        (percent)
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ACIT (Pinghu) Inc.; ACIT (Shanghai) Inc.................           48.94
Nanjing Tianyuan Fiberglass Material Co., Ltd...........           79.90
Acmetex Co., Ltd., Beijing Great Pack Materials, Co.              165.39
 Ltd., Beijing Landingji Engineering Tech Co., Ltd.,
 Changshu Yaoxing Fiberglass Insulation Products Co.,
 Ltd., Changzhou Kingze Composite Materials Co., Ltd.,
 Changzhou Utek Composite Co., Chengdu Chang Yuan Shun
 Co., Ltd., China Beihai Fiberglass Co., Ltd., China
 Yangzhou Guo Tai Fiberglass Co., Ltd., Chongqing
 Polycomp International Corp., Chongqing Yangkai Import
 & Export Trade Co., Ltd., Cixi Sunrise Sealing Material
 Co., Ltd., Fujian Minshan Fire-Fighting Co., Ltd.,
 Grand Fiberglass Co., Ltd., Haining Jiete Fiberglass
 Fabric Co., Ltd., Hebei Yuniu Fiberglass Manufacturing
 Co., Ltd., Hebei Yuyin Trade Co., Ltd., Hengshui Aohong
 International Trading Co., Ltd., Hitex Insulation
 (Ningbo) Co., Ltd., Mowco Industry Limited, Nanjing
 Debeili New Materials Co., Ltd., Ningbo Fitow High
 Strength Composites Co., Ltd., Ningbo Universal Star
 Industry & Trade Limited, Ningguo BST Thermal
 Protection Products Co., Ltd., Qingdao Feelongda
 Industry & Trade Co., Ltd., Qingdao Shishuo Industry
 Co., Ltd., Rugao City Ouhua Composite Material Co.,
 Ltd., Rugao Nebola Fiberglass Co., Ltd., Shanghai
 Bonthe Insulative Material Co., Ltd., Shanghai Horse
 Construction Co., Ltd., Shanghai Liankun Electronics
 Material Co., Ltd., Shanghai Suita Environmental
 Protection Technology Co., Ltd., Shangqui Huanyu
 Fiberglass Co., Ltd., Shengzhou Top-Tech New Material
 Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Songxin Silicone Products Co.,
 Ltd., Taixing Chuanda Plastic Co., Ltd., Taixing Vichen
 Composite Material Co., Ltd., TaiZhou Xinxing
 Fiberglass Products Co., Ltd., Tenglong Sealing
 Products Manufactory Yuyao, Texaspro (China) Company,
 Wallean Industries Co., Ltd., Wuxi First Special-Type
 Fiberglass Co., Ltd., Wuxi Xingxiao Hi-Tech Material
 Co., Ltd., Yuyao Feida Insulation Sealing Factory,
 Yuyao Tianyi Special Carbon Fiber Co., Ltd., Zibo
 Irvine Trading Co., Ltd., Zibo Yao Xing Fire-Resistant
 and Heat-Preservation Material Co., Ltd., Zibo Yuntai
 Furnace Technology Co., Ltd............................
All Others..............................................           64.42
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Administrative Protective Order

    This notice 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). Timely written notification 
of the destruction of APO

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materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby 
requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO 
is a violation which is subject to sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing these final results and notice in 
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 
19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).

    Dated: June 1, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
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. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
    1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of a Countervailable 
Subsidy
    2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rates Likely to Prevail
    3. Nature of the Subsidies
VII. Final Results of Review
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2022-12252 Filed 6-6-22; 8:45 am]
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