[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 111 (Thursday, June 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35158-35161]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12427]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-953]


Narrow Woven Ribbons With Woven Selvedge From the People's 
Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Review, Rescission in Part; 2020

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily 
determines that certain producers/exporters of narrow woven ribbons 
with woven selvedge (ribbons) from the People's Republic of China 
(China) received countervailable subsidies during the period of review 
(POR) January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020. Interested parties 
are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

DATES: Applicable June 9, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terre Keaton Stefanova, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue

[[Page 35159]]

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On November 5, 2021, Commerce published the notice of initiation of 
this administrative review.\1\ For a complete description of the events 
that followed the initiation of this review, see the Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum.\2\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 86 FR 61121 (November 5, 2021); see also 
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Reviews, 86 FR 67685 (November 28, 2021).
    \2\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary 
Results of the 2020 Administrative Review of the Countervailing Duty 
Order on Narrow Woven Ribbons with Woven Selvedge from the People's 
Republic of China; and Rescission, in Part,'' dated concurrently 
with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Scope of the Order 3
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \3\ See Narrow Woven Ribbons With Woven Selvedge from the 
People's Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order, 75 FR 53642 
(September 1, 2010) (Order).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The products covered by the Order are narrow woven ribbons with 
woven selvedge from China. For a complete description of the scope of 
the Order, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

Rescission of Administrative Review, in Part

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or in part, if the parties that 
requested a review withdraw the request within 90 days of the date of 
publication of the notice of initiation. We received a timely 
withdrawal of the request for review for Changtai Rongshu Textile Co., 
Ltd. (Changtai Rongshu) and Yangzhou Bestpak Gifts and Crafts Co., Ltd. 
(Yangzhou Bestpak) from Berwick Offray LLC and its wholly-owned 
subsidiary, Lion Ribbon Company LLC (collectively, the petitioner) and 
no other party requested a review of these companies.\4\ Therefore, in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce is rescinding this 
administrative review of the Order with respect to Changtai Rongshu and 
Yangzhou Bestpak.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \4\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Partial Withdrawal of Request for 
Administrative Review,'' dated February 3, 2022.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    In addition, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), Commerce's practice 
is to rescind an administrative review of a countervailing duty order 
when there are no reviewable entries of subject merchandise during the 
POR for which liquidation is suspended.\5\ Normally, upon completion of 
an administrative review, the suspended entries are liquidated at the 
countervailing duty assessment rate calculated for the review 
period.\6\ Therefore, for an administrative review of a company to be 
conducted, there must be a reviewable, suspended entry that Commerce 
can instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to liquidate at 
the calculated countervailing duty assessment rate calculated for the 
review period.\7\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \5\ See, e.g., Lightweight Thermal Paper from the People's 
Republic of China: Notice of Rescission of Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Review; 2015, 82 FR 14349 (March 20, 2017); see also 
Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe from the People's Republic 
of China: Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 
2017, 84 FR 14650 (April 11, 2019).
    \6\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2).
    \7\ See 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    According to the CBP data, 113 of the companies subject to this 
review for which the request for review was not withdrawn did not have 
reviewable entries of subject merchandise during the POR for which 
liquidation is suspended.\8\ Therefore, we notified all interested 
parties of our intent to rescind this review with respect to these 
companies and provide parties an opportunity to submit comments, 
including factual information to demonstrate whether there were 
reviewable entries during the POR for these companies.\9\ No interested 
party filed comments regarding our intent to rescind this review for 
these companies. Accordingly, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), 
in the absence of reviewable, suspended entries of subject merchandise 
during the POR by these 113 companies, Commerce is also rescinding this 
administrative review with respect to these companies.\10\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \8\ See Appendix II.
    \9\ See Memorandum, ``Notice of Intent to Rescind Review, in 
Part,'' dated March 14, 2022.
    \10\ See Appendix II.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Methodology

    Commerce is conducting this administrative review in accordance 
with section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act). In reaching these preliminary results, Commerce relied on facts 
otherwise available, with the application of adverse inferences.\11\ 
For further information, see ``Use of Facts Otherwise Available and 
Application of Adverse Inferences'' in the accompanying Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \11\ See section 776 of the Act.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    For a full description of the methodology underlying our 
conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. A list of topics 
included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is provided as Appendix 
I to this notice. The Preliminary 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 Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

Preliminary Rate for Companies Not Selected for Individual Review

    The statute and Commerce's regulations do not address what rate to 
apply to respondents which are not selected for individual examination 
when Commerce limits its examination in an administrative review 
pursuant to section 777A(e)(2) of the Act. Generally, Commerce looks to 
section 705(c)(5) of the Act, which provides instructions for 
calculating the all-others rate in an investigation, for guidance when 
calculating the rate for non-selected respondents that are not examined 
individually in an administrative review. Section 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of 
the Act states that the all-others rate should be calculated by 
averaging the weighted-average countervailable subsidy rates for 
individually-examined respondents, excluding rates that are zero, de 
minimis, or based entirely on facts available. Section 705(c)(5)(A)(ii) 
of the Act provides that where all rates are zero, de minimis, or based 
entirely on facts available, Commerce may use ``any reasonable method'' 
for assigning a rate to non-examined respondents.
    In this review, we have preliminarily determined a rate based 
entirely on facts available for the sole mandatory respondent, Yama 
Ribbons and Bows Co., Ltd. In countervailing duty proceedings, where 
the number of respondents individually examined has been limited, 
Commerce has determined that a ``reasonable method'' to determine the 
rate applicable to companies not individually examined when all the 
rates of selected mandatory respondents are zero, de minimis, or based 
entirely on facts available, is to assign to the non-selected 
respondents the average of the most recently determined rates that are 
not zero, de minimis, or based entirely on facts available. In the most 
recently completed administrative review of the Order, we calculated a 
countervailable subsidy rate of 42.20 percent for Yama

[[Page 35160]]

Ribbons and Bows Co., Ltd., the sole mandatory respondent, that was not 
based entirely on facts available.\12\ Thus, consistent with Commerce's 
past practice, we preliminarily assigned to the non-individually 
examined respondents the rate calculated for Yama in the 2018 
administrative review (i.e., 42.20 percent).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \12\ See Narrow Woven Ribbons with Woven Selvedge from the 
People's Republic of China: Final Results of Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Review; 2018, 86 FR 40462 (July 28, 2021).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Preliminary Results of Review

    We preliminarily determine the following net countervailable 
subsidy rates for the period January 1, 2020, through December 31, 
2020:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Net
                                                        countervailable
                 Producers/exporters                      subsidy rate
                                                           (percent)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Stribbons (Guangzhou) Ltd. aka MNC Stribbons.........              42.20
Xiamen Lude Ribbons And Bows Co., Ltd................              42.20
Yama Ribbons and Bows Co., Ltd.......................             176.95
------------------------------------------------------------------------

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 of review in 
the Federal Register.\13\ Rebuttal comments, limited to issues raised 
in case briefs, may be submitted no later than seven days after the 
deadline for filing case briefs.\14\ Parties who submit case or 
rebuttal briefs in this administrative review are encouraged to submit 
with each argument: (1) a statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary 
of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities.\15\ Case and rebuttal 
briefs must be filed using ACCESS.\16\ An electronically filed document 
must be received successfully in its entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. 
Eastern Time on the established deadline. Note that Commerce has 
temporarily modified certain of its requirements for serving documents 
containing business proprietary information, until further notice.\17\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \13\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c).
    \14\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
    \15\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and 351.309(d)(2).
    \16\ See 19 CFR 351.303.
    \17\ See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general 
filing requirements); and Temporary Rule Modifying
    AD/CVD Service Requirements Due to COVID-19; Extension of 
Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    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 do so within 30 days after the publication of these 
preliminary results by submitting a written request to the Assistant 
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance using ACCESS. Hearing 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. Issues addressed at the hearing will be limited to those 
raised in the briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce will 
inform parties of the scheduled date for the hearing.\18\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \18\ See 19 CFR 351.310.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Unless the deadline is extended pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of 
the Act, we intend to issue the final results of this administrative 
review, including the results of our analysis of the issues raised by 
the parties in their case briefs, within 120 days after issuance of 
these preliminary results of this administrative review.

Assessment Rates

    Consistent with section 751(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.212(b)(2), upon issuance of the final results, Commerce will 
determine, and CBP shall assess, countervailing duties on all 
appropriate entries covered by this review. We intend to issue 
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).
    For the companies for which we have rescinded this administrative 
review, countervailing duties shall be assessed at rates equal to the 
cash deposit of estimated countervailing duties required at the time of 
entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, during the period 
January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020, in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.212I(1)(i). Commerce intends to issue appropriate assessment 
instructions directly to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date of 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, Commerce also 
intends to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated 
countervailing duties in the amounts shown for each of the respective 
companies listed above with regard to shipments of subject merchandise 
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the 
date of publication of the final results of this review. For all non-
reviewed firms, CBP will continue to collect cash deposits of estimated 
countervailing duties at the all-others rate or the most recent 
company-specific rate applicable to the company, as appropriate. These 
cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until 
further notice.

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 
351.221(b)(4).

    Dated: June 2, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I--List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Partial Rescission of Administrative Review
IV. Scope of the Order
V. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Application of Adverse 
Inferences
VI. Rate for Non-Selected Companies
VII. Recommendation

Appendix II--Companies Without POR Entries

1. Amadeus Textile Ltd.
2. Amsun Industrial Co., Ltd.
3. Beauty Horn Investment Limited
4. Bestpak Gifts and Crafts Co., Ltd.
5. Billion Trend International Ltd.
6. Changle Huanyu Ribbon Weaving Co., Ltd.

[[Page 35161]]

7. Changle Ruixiang Webbing Co., Ltd.
8. Cheng Xeng Label Mfg. Co.
9. Complacent Industrial Co. Ltd. (HK)
10. Creative Design Ltd.
11. Dongguan Qaotou Sheng Feng Decoration Factory
12. Dongguan Yi Sheng Decoration Co., Ltd.
13. Dragon Max Weaving & Accessories Company
14. East Sun Gift & Crafts Factory
15. Fasheen Accessories Co. Ltd.
16. Fly Dragon (Guang zhou) Imports & Exports trading co., Ltd
17. Fuhua Industrial Co., Ltd
18. Fujian Rongshu Industry Co., Ltd.
19. Fujian Shi Lian Da Garment Accessories Co., Ltd.
20. Fujian Xin Shen Da Weaving Ribbons Co., Ltd.
21. Fujian Xinshengda Weaving Ribbons Co., Ltd.
22. Fung Ming Ribbon Ind Ltd
23. Goodyear Webbing Products Co., Ltd.
24. Gordon Ribbons & Trimmings Co., Ltd.
25. Guangzhou Complacent Weaving Co Ltd
26. Guangzhou Leiyu Trade Co., Ltd.
27. Guangzhou Liman Ribbon Factory
28. Guangzhou Mafolen Ribbons & Bows Ltd
29. Guangzhou String Textile Accessories Co., Ltd.
30. Hubscher Ribbon Corp., Ltd. (d/b/a Hubschercorp)
31. Huian Huida Webbing Co., Ltd.
32. Huzhou Linghu Tianyi Tape Co., Ltd.
33. Huzhou Unifull Label Fabric Co., Ltd.
34. Jian Chang Ind. Co., Ltd.
35. Jiangyin Lilai Tape Co., Ltd.
36. Jufeng Ribbon Co. Ltd.
37. Kaiping Qifan Weaving Co., Ltd.
38. King's Pipe Cleaner's Ind. Inc aka King's Crafts (China) Ltd 
(aka King's Pipe Cleaner's, Ind. Inc)
39. Kinstarlace & Embroidery Co.
40. Kunshan Dah Mei Weaving Co. Ltd.
41. Lace Fashions Industrial Co. Ltd.
42. Linghu Jiacheng Silk Ribbon Co., Ltd.
43. Ningbo Bofa Co., Ltd
44. Ningbo Flowering Crafts Co., Ltd.
45. Ningbo Hongshine Decorative Packing Industrial Co. Ltd. aka 
Ningbo Hongrun Craft and Ornament Factory
46. Ningbo Jinfeng Thread & Ribbon Co. Ltd.
47. Ningbo MH Industry Co., Ltd.
48. Ningbo R&D Ind Company
49. Ningbo Sunshine Import & Export Co. Ltd
50. Ningbo V.K. Industry and Trading Co., Ltd.
51. Ningbo Wanhe Industry Co., Ltd.
52. Ningbo XWZ Ribbon Manufactory
53. Ningbo Yinzhou Hengcheng Ribbon Factory
54. Ningbo Yinzhou Jinfeng Knitting Factory
55. PROTEX Co., ltd
56. Qingdao Cuifengyuan Industrial and Trading Co., Ltd.
57. Qingdao Haili Lace & Ribbon Co., Ltd.
58. Qingdao Hileaders Co., Ltd.
59. RizeStar Weaving Ribbon Factory
60. Shandong Hileaders Industrial Co., Ltd.
61. Shanghai Dae Textile International Co., Ltd.
62. Shanghai E & T Jawa Import & Export Co. Ltd.
63. ShaoXing Haiyue Gifts Co. Ltd.
64. Shenq Sin Company Ltd.
65. Shenzhen Bostrip Crafts Co. Ltd.
66. Shenzhen Candour Belt & Tape Co., Ltd.
67. Shenzhen Jinpin Gifts & Crafts Factory
68. Shenzhen Lucky Star Craft Co., Ltd.
69. Shenzhen Weiyi Crafts Technology Co., Ltd.
70. Shenzhen Yibao Gifts Co. Ltd.
71. Shishi Lifa Computer Woven Label Co., Ltd.
72. Shuanglin Label
73. Sinopak Gifts & Crafts Co., Ltd
74. Stribbons (Nanyang) MNC Ltd.
75. String Textile Accessories Co., Ltd.
76. Success Charter Enterprise Limited
77. Sun Rich (Asia) Limited
78. Sungai Garment Accessories Co., Ltd.
79. Tianjin Sun Ribbon Company Ltd aka Tian Jin Sun Ribbon Company 
Ltd.
80. Weifang Aofulon Weaving Company Ltd.
81. Weifang Chenrui Textile Co., Ltd.
82. Weifang Dongfang Ribbon Weaving Co. Ltd.
83. Weifang Jiacheng Webbing Co., Ltd.
84. Weifang Jinqi Textile Co., Ltd.
85. Weifang Yuyuan Textile Co. Ltd.
86. Wenzhou GED Industrial Co. Ltd.
87. Wiefang Shicheng Ribbon Factory
88. Wing Tat Haberdashery Co. Ltd aka Wing Hiang Belt Weaving Ltd.
89. Xiamen Bailuu Thread Manufacture Co., Ltd.
90. Xiamen Bethel Ribbon & Trims Co., Ltd.
91. Xiamen Boca Ribbons & Crafts Co., Ltd.
92. Xiamen Egret Thread Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
93. Xiamen Especial Industrial Co., Ltd.
94. Xiamen Lianglian Ribbons & Bows Co., Ltd
95. Xiamen Linji Ribbons & Bows Co., Ltd.
96. Xiamen Midi Ribbons & Crafts Co., Ltd.
97. Xiamen Rainbow Gifts & Packs Co., Ltd.
98. Xiamen Sanling Ribbon Packing Co., Ltd.
99. Xiamen ShangPeng Weaving Ribbon Factory
100. Xiamen Sling Ribbon & Bows Co., Ltd.
101. Xiamen Yi He Textile Co., Ltd. (d/b/a Roungshu Ribbon)
102. Yi Jia Trimmings Accessories & Supplies/Dong Guan WSJ Weaving 
Factory Limited
103. Yiwu Baijin Belt Co., Ltd.
104. Yiwu City Pingzhan Weaving Ribbon Factory
105. Yiwu Dong Ding Ribbons Co., Ltd.
106. Yiwu Ruitai Webbing Factory
107. Yiwu Yunli Tape Co., Ltd.
108. Yuanhong Garment Accessory Co., Ltd.
109. Yuyao Warp & Weft Tape Weaving Co., Ltd.
110. Zenith Garment Accessories Co., Ltd.
111. Zhejiang Chengxin Weaving Co., Ltd.
112. Zhejiang Sanding Weaving Co. Ltd.
113. Zibo All Webbing Co., Ltd.

[FR Doc. 2022-12427 Filed 6-8-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P