[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 245 (Thursday, December 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78640-78642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27837]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-104]


Alloy and Certain Carbon Steel Threaded Rod From the People's 
Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review and Rescission of Administrative Review, in Part; 
2021-2022

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds 
that Ningbo Dongxin High-Strength Nut Co., Ltd. (Ningbo Dongxin), is 
not eligible for a separate rate. The period of review (POR) is April 
1, 2021, through March 31, 2022. Commerce is also rescinding the review 
with respect to Ningbo Zhongjiang High Strength Bolts Co., Ltd. 
(Zhongjiang Bolts). Interested parties are invited to comment on these 
preliminary results of review.

DATES: Applicable December 22, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allison Hollander or Bryan Hansen, AD/
CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2805 or (202) 
482-3683, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On April 21, 2020, Commerce published in the Federal Register the 
antidumping duty (AD) order on alloy and certain carbon steel threaded 
rod (threaded rod) from the People's Republic of China (China).\1\ On 
April 1, 2022, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of 
opportunity to request an administrative review of

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the Order.\2\ On June 9, 2022, based on timely requests for an 
administrative review, Commerce initiated the administrative review of 
the Order.\3\ The administrative review covers two companies, including 
one mandatory respondent, Ningbo Dongxin.
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    \1\ See Alloy and Certain Carbon Steel Threaded Rod from the 
People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order, 85 FR 19929 
(April 9, 2020) (Order).
    \2\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 87 FR 19075 (April 1, 2021).
    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 87 FR 35165, 35170 (June 9, 2022) 
(Initiation Notice).
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Scope of the Order

    The products covered by this Order are threaded rod. A full 
description of the scope of the Order is provided in the Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum.\4\
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    \4\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary 
Results of the Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order 
on Alloy and Certain Carbon Steel Threaded Rod from the People's 
Republic of China; 2021-2022,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby 
adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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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 party that requested 
a review withdraws its request within 90 days of the date of 
publication of the notice of initiation. On June 21, 2022, Zhongjiang 
Bolts timely withdrew its request for review.\5\ Because no other party 
requested an administrative review of Zhongjiang Bolts, Commerce is 
rescinding this administrative review, in part, with respect to 
Zhongjiang Bolts, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).
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    \5\ See Zhongjiang Bolts' Letter, ``Zhongjiang Withdrawal of 
Request for Administrative Review,'' dated June 21, 2022.
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China-Wide Entity

    Under Commerce's policy regarding the conditional review of the 
China-wide entity,\6\ the China-wide entity will not be under review 
unless a party specifically requests, or Commerce self-initiates, a 
review of the entity. Because no party requested a review of the China-
wide entity in this review, the entity is not under review, and the 
entity's rate (i.e., 48.91 percent) is not subject to change.\7\ We 
find the mandatory respondent, Ningbo Dongxin, to be a part of the 
China-wide entity in the instant review because it failed to submit a 
timely response to the initial AD questionnaire, thereby failing to 
establish its eligibility for a separate rate.\8\
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    \6\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement of Change in 
Department Practice for Respondent Selection in Antidumping Duty 
Proceedings and Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy Entity 
in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 65963 (November 4, 2013).
    \7\ See Order.
    \8\ See Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 5.
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Methodology

    Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section 
751(a)(1)(B) of the Act. For a full description of the methodology 
underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 
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. A 
list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is 
included as an appendix to this notice. In addition, a complete version 
of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be found at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

Disclosure

    Normally, Commerce discloses to the parties in a proceeding the 
calculations performed in connection with preliminary results of review 
within five days after public announcement of preliminary results of 
review in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).\9\ However, because 
Commerce did not calculate a margin for the sole mandatory respondent, 
there are no calculations to disclose for the preliminary results of 
review.
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    \9\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
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Public Comment

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c), interested parties case briefs no 
later than 30 days after the date of publication of these preliminary 
results of review.\10\ Rebuttals to case briefs may be filed no later 
than seven days after the case briefs are filed, and all rebuttal 
comments must be limited to comments raised in the case briefs.\11\ 
Note that Commerce has temporarily modified certain of its requirements 
for serving documents containing business proprietary information until 
further notice.\12\
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    \10\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c).
    \11\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
    \12\ See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements 
Due to COVID-19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 29615 (May 18, 
2020); and Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements Due 
to COVID-19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 
2020).
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    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who submit 
case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding 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.\13\
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    \13\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2); see also 19 CFR 
351.303 (for general filing requirements).
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    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 submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, within 30 days 
after the publication of this notice. Requests should contain the 
party's name, address, telephone number, the number of participants, 
whether any participant is a foreign national, and a list of the issues 
to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends 
to hold the hearing at a time and date to be determined. Parties should 
confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing two 
days before the scheduled date.
    Unless the deadline is extended, Commerce intends to issue the 
final results of this review, including the results of its analysis of 
the issues raised in any written briefs, no later than 120 days after 
the date of publication of this notice, pursuant to section 
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h).

Assessment Rates

    Upon issuing the final results, Commerce will determine, and CBP 
shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by 
this review.\14\
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    \14\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
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    Because Commerce is rescinding this administrative review, in part, 
with respect to Zhongjiang Bolts, Commerce will instruct CBP to assess 
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of threaded rod from 
China exported by Zhongjiang Bolts during the POR at the rate equal to 
the cash deposit of estimated antidumping duties required at the time 
of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, in accordance 
with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i).
    If the preliminary results are unchanged for the final results, we 
will instruct CBP to apply an ad valorem assessment rate of 48.91 
percent to all entries of subject merchandise during the POR which were 
exported by Ningbo Dongxin.
    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 
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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 review for shipments of the 
subject merchandise from China entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 
for consumption on or after the publication date, as provided by 
section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) for Ningbo Dongxin, that has not 
been found to be entitled to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate 
will be that for the China-wide entity; (2) for previously investigated 
or reviewed Chinese and non-Chinese exporters that received a separate 
rate in a prior segment of this proceeding, the cash deposit rate will 
continue to be the existing exporter-specific rate; (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 that for the 
China-wide entity; 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 the Chinese exporter that supplied 
that non-Chinese exporter. These deposit requirements, when imposed, 
shall remain in effect until further notice.

Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as a preliminary 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 the POR. 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

    Commerce is issuing and publishing the preliminary results of this 
review in accordance with sections 751(a)(1)(B), 751(a)(3) and 777(i) 
of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213 and 351.221(b)(4).

    Dated: December 13, 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. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Recommendation

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