[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56301-56302]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14987]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-112]


Certain Collated Steel Staples From the People's Republic of 
China: Final Determination of No Shipments in the 2022-2023 Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that 
Zhejiang Best Nail Industrial Co., Ltd. and its affiliated exporter 
Shaoxing Bohui Import & Export Co., Ltd. (Best Nail/Shaoxing Bohui) 
made no shipments of subject merchandise during the period of review 
(POR) July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023.

DATES: Applicable July 9, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Smith, AD/CVD Operations, Office 
VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1766.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On April 3, 2024, Commerce published the Preliminary Results in the 
Federal Register.\1\ We invited interested parties to comment on the 
Preliminary Results; however, no interested party submitted comments. 
Accordingly, we made no changes to the Preliminary Results.
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    \1\ See Certain Collated Steel Staples from the People's 
Republic of China: Preliminary Determination of No Shipments and 
Partial Rescission of Administrative Review; 2022-2023 89 FR 22991 
(April 3, 2024) (Preliminary Results).
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Scope of the Order 2
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    \2\ See Certain Collated Steel Staples from the People's 
Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order, 85 FR 43815 (July 20, 
2020) (Order).
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    The merchandise covered by the scope of this Order is certain 
collated steel staples. Certain collated steel staples subject to this 
investigation are made from steel wire having a nominal diameter from 
0.0355 inch to 0.0830 inch, inclusive, and have a nominal leg length 
from 0.25 inch to 3.0 inches, inclusive, and a nominal crown width from 
0.187 inch to 1.125 inch, inclusive. Certain collated steel staples may 
be manufactured from any type of steel, and are included in the scope 
of this Order regardless of whether they are uncoated or coated, and 
regardless of the type or number of coatings, including but not limited 
to coatings to inhibit corrosion.
    Certain collated steel staples may be collated using any material 
or combination of materials, including but not limited to adhesive, 
glue, and adhesive film or adhesive or paper tape.
    Certain collated steel staples are generally made to American 
Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) specification ASTM F1667-18a, 
but can also be made to other specifications.
    Excluded from the scope of this Order are any carton-closing 
staples covered by the scope of the antidumping duty order on Carton-
Closing Staples from the People's Republic of China. See Carton-Closing 
Staples from the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order, 83 
FR 20792 (May 8, 2018).
    Also excluded are collated fasteners commonly referred to as ``C-
ring hog rings'' and ``D-ring hog rings'' produced from stainless or 
carbon steel wire having a nominal diameter of 0.050 to 0.081 inches, 
inclusive. C-ring hog rings are fasteners whose legs are not 
perpendicular to the crown, but are curved inward resulting in the 
fastener forming the shape of the letter ``C''. D-ring hog rings are 
fasteners whose legs

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are straight but not perpendicular to the crown, instead intersecting 
with the crown at an angle ranging from 30 degrees to 75 degrees. The 
hog rings subject to the exclusion are collated using glue, adhesive, 
or tape. The hog rings subject to this exclusion have either a 90 
degree blunt point or 15-75 degree divergent point.
    Certain collated steel staples subject to this Order are currently 
classifiable under subheading 8305.20.0000 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). While the HTSUS subheading and 
ASTM specification are provided for convenience and for customs 
purposes, the written description of the subject merchandise is 
dispositive.

Final Determination of No Shipments

    In the Preliminary Results, Commerce determined that Best Nail/
Shaoxing Bohui had no shipments of certain collated steel staples 
during the POR, based on Best Nail/Shaoxing Bohui's timely submitted 
no-shipment certification and our analysis of information from U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection (CBP). We received no comments with 
respect to our preliminary finding. Therefore, for these final results, 
we continue to determine that Best Nail/Shaoxing Bohui had no shipments 
of subject merchandise during the POR.\3\
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    \3\ See Best Nail/Shaoxing Bohui's Letter, ``Submission of 
Statement of No Shipment,'' dated October 11, 2023; see also 
Memoranda, ``No Shipment Inquiry for Zhejiang Best Nail Industrial 
Co., Ltd. and Shaoxing Bohui Import & Export Co., Ltd. during the 
period 07/01/2022 through 06/30/2023,'' dated November 6, 2023; and 
``Placing CBP Entry Documents on the Record,'' dated January 19, 
2024.
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Assessment Rates

    Commerce shall determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties 
on all appropriate entries in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of 
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.212(b). As 
Commerce continues to find that Best Nail/Shaoxing Bohui did not have 
any shipments of subject merchandise during the POR, we will instruct 
CBP to assess any suspended entries of subject merchandise associated 
with Best Nail/Shaoxing Bohui at the China-wide rate (i.e., 112.01 
percent).
    Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier 
than 35 days after the date of publication of these final results of 
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 for all 
shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 
for consumption on or after the publication date of the final results 
of this administrative review, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of 
the Act: (1) Best Nail/Shaoxing Bohui's cash deposit rate will continue 
to be its existing rate, 0.0 percent; \4\ (2) for previously 
investigated or reviewed Chinese and non-Chinese exporters for which a 
review was not requested and 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 published for the most recently-
completed 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 rate for the China-wide entity; and (4) for 
all non-Chinese exporters of subject merchandise that 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.
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    \4\ See Certain Collated Steel Staples from the People's 
Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review; Final Determination of No Shipments; and Partial Rescission; 
2020-2021, 88 FR 8800, 8801 (February 10, 2023).
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Notification to Importers Regarding the Reimbursement of Duties

    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 and/or countervailing duties 
prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure 
to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption 
that reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties occurred 
and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties.

Administrative Protective Order

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

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(h) and 
19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).

    Dated: July 1, 2024.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the 
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2024-14987 Filed 7-8-24; 8:45 am]
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