80_FR_48053 80 FR 47900 - Certain Pasta From Italy: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, Rescission in Part, and Preliminary Intent To Rescind in Part; 2013

80 FR 47900 - Certain Pasta From Italy: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, Rescission in Part, and Preliminary Intent To Rescind in Part; 2013

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 153 (August 10, 2015)

Page Range47900-47902
FR Document2015-19613

The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain pasta (pasta) from Italy. The period of review (POR) is January 1, 2013, through December 31, 2013. We preliminarily find that DeMatteis Agroalimentare S.p.A. (DeMatteis) (also known as, DeMatteis Agroalimentare SpA) and La Molisana S.p.A. received countervailable subsidies during the POR. We are rescinding the review with respect to Industria Alimentare Filiberto Bianconi 1947 S.p.A. (Bianconi) and Delverde Industrie Alimentari S.p.A. (Delverde), as both companies timely withdrew their requests for review. For reasons discussed below, the Department preliminarily intends to rescind the review, in part, with respect to La Molisana Industrie Alimentari S.p.A. (LMIA). Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 153 (Monday, August 10, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 153 (Monday, August 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47900-47902]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-19613]


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

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-475-819]


Certain Pasta From Italy: Preliminary Results of Countervailing 
Duty Administrative Review, Rescission in Part, and Preliminary Intent 
To Rescind in Part; 2013

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an 
administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain 
pasta (pasta) from Italy. The period of review (POR) is January 1, 
2013, through December 31, 2013. We preliminarily find that DeMatteis 
Agroalimentare S.p.A. (DeMatteis) (also known as, DeMatteis 
Agroalimentare SpA) and La Molisana S.p.A. received countervailable 
subsidies during the POR. We are rescinding the review with respect to 
Industria Alimentare Filiberto Bianconi 1947 S.p.A. (Bianconi) and 
Delverde Industrie Alimentari S.p.A. (Delverde), as both companies 
timely withdrew their requests for review. For reasons discussed below, 
the Department preliminarily intends to rescind the review, in part, 
with respect to La Molisana Industrie Alimentari S.p.A. (LMIA). 
Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

DATES: Effective date: August 10, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Meek or Joseph Shuler, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
2778 and (202) 482-1293, respectively.

Scope of the Order

    The scope of the order consists of certain pasta from Italy. The 
merchandise subject to the order is currently classifiable under items 
1901.90.90.95 and 1902.19.20 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for 
convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the 
merchandise subject to the order is dispositive. A full description of 
the scope of the order is contained in the ``Decision Memorandum for 
Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review: 
Certain Pasta from Italy,'' from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to Ronald 
K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 
Compliance, dated July 31, 2015 (Preliminary Decision Memorandum), and 
hereby adopted by 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 http://access.trade.gov and 
available to all parties in the Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the 
main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version 
of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the 
Internet at http://trade.gov/enforcement/. The signed and electronic 
versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in 
content. A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum is provided in the Appendix to this notice.

Methodology

    The Department is conducting this review in accordance with section 
751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For each 
program found countervailable, we preliminarily determine that there is 
a countervailable subsidy, i.e., a government-provided financial 
contribution that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that 
the subsidy is specific.\1\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \1\ See sections 771(5)(B)and (D) of the Act regarding financial 
contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding benefit; and 
section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    In making the preliminary findings, we relied, in part, on an 
adverse inference in selecting from among the facts available in 
accordance with

[[Page 47901]]

sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act because we find that the Government 
of Italy did not act to the best of its ability to respond to the 
Department's requests for information.\2\ For a full description of the 
methodology underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \2\ For further information, see ``Use of Facts Otherwise 
Available and Adverse Inferences'' in the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Partial Rescission

    As discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, the companies 
Bianconi, and Delverde timely withdrew their requests for 
administrative review of themselves. No other parties requested reviews 
of these companies. The Department, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), 
is therefore rescinding this administrative review with respect to 
Bianconi and Delverde.

Preliminary Intent To Rescind

    We initiated a review for LMIA. However, as explained in the 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum, the record demonstrates that LMIA 
ceased operations prior to the POR. Moreover, La Molisana reported that 
all entries under either company name (La Molisana or LMIA) were of 
subject merchandise produced and exported by La Molisana. Accordingly, 
because we find that LMIA was not operational during the POR, and made 
no entries of subject merchandise during the POR, we preliminarily 
intend to rescind the review with respect to LMIA.

Preliminary Results of the Review

    In accordance with section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.221(b)(4)(i), we calculated individual subsidy rates for De Matteis 
and La Molisana for the period January 1, 2013, through December 31, 
2013. We preliminarily find that the net subsidy rates for DeMatteis 
and La Molisana are as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Subsidy rate
                         Company                             (percent)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DeMatteis Agroalimentare S.p.A..........................            2.12
La Molisana, SpA........................................            0.32
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Disclosure and Public Comment

    The Department intends to disclose calculations performed for these 
preliminary results to the parties within five days of the date of 
publication of this notice.\3\ Interested parties may submit case 
briefs no later than 30 days after the day on which these preliminary 
results are published in the Federal Register.\4\ Rebuttal briefs, 
which must be limited to issues raised in case briefs, may be submitted 
by no later than five days after the deadline for case briefs.\5\ 
Parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding 
should submit with each argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a 
brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities.\6\ The 
summary of the argument should be limited to five pages total, 
including footnotes.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \3\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
    \4\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii).
    \5\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
    \6\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Interested parties who wish to request a hearing must submit a 
written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 
Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce within 30 days after the date 
of publication of this notice.\7\ Requests should contain the party's 
name, address, and telephone number, the number of participants, and a 
list of the issues to be discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will 
be limited to those raised in the briefs.\8\ If a request for a hearing 
is made, the Department intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230, on a date and at a time and location to be 
determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and 
location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \7\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
    \8\ Id.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    All submissions, with limited exceptions, must be filed 
electronically using ACCESS.\9\ An electronically filed documents must 
be received successfully in their entirety by the Department's 
electronic records system, ACCESS, by 5 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the 
due date. Documents excepted from the electronic submission 
requirements must be filed manually (i.e. in paper form) with the APO/
Dockets Unit in Room 18022 and stamped with the date and time of 
receipt by 5 p.m. ET on the due date.\10\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \9\ See generally 19 CFR 351.303.
    \10\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty proceedings: 
Electronic Filing Procedures; Administrative Protective Order 
Procedure, 76 FR 39263 (July 6, 2011).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Unless the deadline is extended pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of 
the Act, the Department intends to issue the final results of this 
administrative review, including our analysis of and responses to 
issues raised by the parties in their comments, within 120 days after 
publishing these preliminary results.

Assessment Rates

    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4)(i), we assigned a subsidy 
rate for the producer/exporter subject to this administrative review. 
Upon issuance of the final results, the Department shall determine, and 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, countervailing 
duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review. We intend to 
issue instructions to CBP 15 days after publication of the final 
results of this review.
    For the rescinded companies, 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, 2013, through December 31, 
2013, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). The Department 
intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions directly to CBP 15 
days after publication of this notice.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    Also in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, the 
Department intends to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of 
estimated countervailing duties in the amount shown above for De 
Matteis and La Molisana, on 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, we will instruct CBP to continue to collect cash deposits at the 
most-recent company-specific or all-others rate applicable to the 
company, as appropriate. These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, 
shall remain in effect until further notice.
    These preliminary results are issued and published in accordance 
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213 and 
351.221(b)(4).

    Dated: July 31, 2015.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum

A. Summary
B. Background
C. Scope of the Order
D. Partial Rescission of the Administrative Review
E. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences
F. Loan Benchmarks and Discount Rates
G. Subsidy Valuation Information
H. Analysis of Programs

[[Page 47902]]

I. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2015-19613 Filed 8-7-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P



                                              47900                        Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 153 / Monday, August 10, 2015 / Notices

                                              Instrument: Cryo Positioning Stage High                 programmed oven which allows                          telephone: (202) 482–2778 and (202)
                                              Resonance. Manufacturer: Janssen                        temperatures of up to 500 Celsius. The                482–1293, respectively.
                                              Precision Engineering, the Netherlands.                 differential mass spectrometer serves to
                                                                                                                                                            Scope of the Order
                                              Intended Use: See notice at 80 FR                       continuously control gas phase
                                              31890, June 4, 2015. Comments: None                     compositions and is equipped with a                      The scope of the order consists of
                                              received. Decision: Approved. We know                   high-speed turbo molecular pump and                   certain pasta from Italy. The
                                              of no instruments of equivalent                         rotary forevacuum pump. Sampling                      merchandise subject to the order is
                                              scientific value to the foreign                         occurs with calibrated capillary at                   currently classifiable under items
                                              instruments described below, for such                   pressures controlled by ion gauges. The               1901.90.90.95 and 1902.19.20 of the
                                              purposes as this is intended to be used,                Quantachrome system allows specific                   Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
                                              that was being manufactured in the                      surface areas to be determined using                  United States (HTSUS). Although the
                                              United States at the time of order.                     non-selective probe molecule                          HTSUS subheadings are provided for
                                              Reasons: The instrument will be used to                 adsorption at cryogenic temperatures.                 convenience and customs purposes, the
                                              construct a variable temperature (4–300                                                                       written description of the merchandise
                                                                                                        Dated: August 4, 2015.                              subject to the order is dispositive. A full
                                              Kelvin) scanning probe microscope with                  Supriya Kumar,
                                              sub-nanometer stability, optical access                                                                       description of the scope of the order is
                                                                                                      Acting Director, Subsidies Enforcement                contained in the ‘‘Decision
                                              and microwave integration to measure                    Office, Enforcement and Compliance.
                                              nitrogen vacancy probes. There is no                                                                          Memorandum for Preliminary Results of
                                                                                                      [FR Doc. 2015–19598 Filed 8–7–15; 8:45 am]            Countervailing Duty Administrative
                                              domestic instrument that combines six
                                              degrees of freedom of linear motion in                  BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P                                Review: Certain Pasta from Italy,’’ from
                                              a tool that operates at cryogenic                                                                             Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant
                                              temperatures (<4 Kelvin) and has a                                                                            Secretary for Antidumping and
                                                                                                      DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                Countervailing Duty Operations, to
                                              resonant frequency larger than 1 kHz.
                                                                                                                                                            Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant
                                                 Docket Number: 15–013. Applicant:                    International Trade Administration                    Secretary for Enforcement and
                                              Washington State University, Pullman,                                                                         Compliance, dated July 31, 2015
                                                                                                      [C–475–819]
                                              WA 99164–1020. Instrument: CTK                                                                                (Preliminary Decision Memorandum),
                                              Reactor, High Pressure Reactor, Diff                    Certain Pasta From Italy: Preliminary                 and hereby adopted by this notice.
                                              pump mass spectrometer. Manufacturer:                   Results of Countervailing Duty                           The Preliminary Decision
                                              OmniVac, Germany. Intended Use: See                     Administrative Review, Rescission in                  Memorandum is a public document and
                                              notice at 80 FR 31890–91, June 4, 2015.                 Part, and Preliminary Intent To Rescind               is on file electronically via Enforcement
                                              Comments: None received. Decision:                      in Part; 2013                                         and Compliance’s Antidumping and
                                              Approved. We know of no instruments                                                                           Countervailing Duty Centralized
                                              of equivalent scientific value to the                   AGENCY:  Enforcement and Compliance,                  Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
                                              foreign instruments described below, for                International Trade Administration,                   ACCESS is available to registered users
                                              such purposes as this is intended to be                 Department of Commerce.                               at http://access.trade.gov and available
                                              used, that was being manufactured in                    SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
                                                                                                                                                            to all parties in the Central Records
                                              the United States at the time of order.                 (the Department) is conducting an
                                                                                                                                                            Unit, room B8024 of the main
                                              Reasons: The instrument will be used to                 administrative review of the                          Department of Commerce building. In
                                              take measurements during an ongoing                     countervailing duty (CVD) order on                    addition, a complete version of the
                                              catalytic reaction, i.e. under ‘operando’               certain pasta (pasta) from Italy. The                 Preliminary Decision Memorandum can
                                              reaction conditions so as to clarify                    period of review (POR) is January 1,                  be accessed directly on the Internet at
                                              mechanistic details during studies up to                2013, through December 31, 2013. We                   http://trade.gov/enforcement/. The
                                              100 bar so as to ensure optimal                         preliminarily find that DeMatteis                     signed and electronic versions of the
                                              conditions for the production of fuels                  Agroalimentare S.p.A. (DeMatteis) (also               Preliminary Decision Memorandum are
                                              and other chemical feedstock such as                    known as, DeMatteis Agroalimentare                    identical in content. A list of topics
                                              detergents or lubricants. Such dynamic                  SpA) and La Molisana S.p.A. received                  discussed in the Preliminary Decision
                                              reaction studies will help elucidate the                countervailable subsidies during the                  Memorandum is provided in the
                                              mechanisms of catalytic reactions such                  POR. We are rescinding the review with                Appendix to this notice.
                                              as the formation of transportation fuels                respect to Industria Alimentare Filiberto
                                              from ‘synthesis gas’ (Fischer Tropsch                   Bianconi 1947 S.p.A. (Bianconi) and                   Methodology
                                              synthesis). While CTK informs about the                 Delverde Industrie Alimentari S.p.A.                     The Department is conducting this
                                              early run-in period in a time-resolved                  (Delverde), as both companies timely                  review in accordance with section
                                              manner, the high pressure reactor                       withdrew their requests for review. For               751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
                                              allows the study of steady-state reaction               reasons discussed below, the                          amended (the Act). For each program
                                              behavior at a bench scale for many                      Department preliminarily intends to                   found countervailable, we preliminarily
                                              hours. The Quantachrome system                          rescind the review, in part, with respect             determine that there is a countervailable
                                              allows measurements of the specific                     to La Molisana Industrie Alimentari                   subsidy, i.e., a government-provided
                                              surfaces areas of materials, which is                   S.p.A. (LMIA). Interested parties are                 financial contribution that gives rise to
                                              required for the optimization of                        invited to comment on these                           a benefit to the recipient, and that the
                                              catalysts. The CTK reactor comprises a                  preliminary results.                                  subsidy is specific.1
                                              gas cleaning and dosing system, along                   DATES: Effective date: August 10, 2015.                  In making the preliminary findings,
                                                                                                                                                            we relied, in part, on an adverse
tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES




                                              with gas inlets using mass flow                         FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                              controllers. The central part of the                    Jennifer Meek or Joseph Shuler, AD/                   inference in selecting from among the
                                              reactor is made of quartz, and                          CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement                 facts available in accordance with
                                              temperatures can be varied at choice.                   and Compliance, International Trade                     1 See sections 771(5)(B)and (D) of the Act
                                              The high pressure reactor comprises gas                 Administration, U.S. Department of                    regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E)
                                              cleaning and inlet pressure up to 100                   Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution                of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of
                                              bar, surrounded by a temperature                        Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;                     the Act regarding specificity.



                                         VerDate Sep<11>2014   18:16 Aug 07, 2015   Jkt 235001   PO 00000   Frm 00006   Fmt 4703   Sfmt 4703   E:\FR\FM\10AUN1.SGM   10AUN1


                                                                           Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 153 / Monday, August 10, 2015 / Notices                                              47901

                                              sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act                      Federal Register.4 Rebuttal briefs,                   Assessment Rates
                                              because we find that the Government of                  which must be limited to issues raised
                                                                                                                                                               In accordance with 19 CFR
                                              Italy did not act to the best of its ability            in case briefs, may be submitted by no
                                                                                                                                                            351.221(b)(4)(i), we assigned a subsidy
                                              to respond to the Department’s requests                 later than five days after the deadline for
                                                                                                                                                            rate for the producer/exporter subject to
                                              for information.2 For a full description                case briefs.5 Parties who submit case
                                                                                                                                                            this administrative review. Upon
                                              of the methodology underlying our                       briefs or rebuttal briefs in this
                                              conclusions, see the Preliminary                                                                              issuance of the final results, the
                                                                                                      proceeding should submit with each                    Department shall determine, and U.S.
                                              Decision Memorandum.                                    argument: (1) A statement of the issue;               Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
                                              Partial Rescission                                      (2) a brief summary of the argument;                  shall assess, countervailing duties on all
                                                                                                      and (3) a table of authorities.6 The                  appropriate entries covered by this
                                                 As discussed in the Preliminary                      summary of the argument should be
                                              Decision Memorandum, the companies                                                                            review. We intend to issue instructions
                                                                                                      limited to five pages total, including                to CBP 15 days after publication of the
                                              Bianconi, and Delverde timely                           footnotes.
                                              withdrew their requests for                                                                                   final results of this review.
                                              administrative review of themselves. No                    Interested parties who wish to request                For the rescinded companies,
                                              other parties requested reviews of these                a hearing must submit a written request               countervailing duties shall be assessed
                                              companies. The Department, pursuant                     to the Assistant Secretary for                        at rates equal to the cash deposit of
                                              to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), is therefore                   Enforcement and Compliance, U.S.                      estimated countervailing duties required
                                              rescinding this administrative review                   Department of Commerce within 30                      at the time of entry, or withdrawal from
                                              with respect to Bianconi and Delverde.                  days after the date of publication of this            warehouse, for consumption, during the
                                                                                                      notice.7 Requests should contain the                  period January 1, 2013, through
                                              Preliminary Intent To Rescind                           party’s name, address, and telephone                  December 31, 2013, in accordance with
                                                 We initiated a review for LMIA.                      number, the number of participants, and               19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). The Department
                                              However, as explained in the                            a list of the issues to be discussed.                 intends to issue appropriate assessment
                                              Preliminary Decision Memorandum, the Issues raised in the hearing will be                                     instructions directly to CBP 15 days
                                              record demonstrates that LMIA ceased                    limited to those raised in the briefs.8 If            after publication of this notice.
                                              operations prior to the POR. Moreover,                  a request for a hearing is made, the
                                              La Molisana reported that all entries                                                                         Cash Deposit Requirements
                                                                                                      Department intends to hold the hearing
                                              under either company name (La                           at the U.S. Department of Commerce,                     Also in accordance with section
                                              Molisana or LMIA) were of subject                       14th Street and Constitution Avenue                   751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, the Department
                                              merchandise produced and exported by NW., Washington, DC 20230, on a date                                     intends to instruct CBP to collect cash
                                              La Molisana. Accordingly, because we                    and at a time and location to be                      deposits of estimated countervailing
                                              find that LMIA was not operational                      determined. Parties should confirm by                 duties in the amount shown above for
                                              during the POR, and made no entries of                  telephone the date, time, and location of             De Matteis and La Molisana, on
                                              subject merchandise during the POR, we the hearing two days before the                                        shipments of subject merchandise
                                              preliminarily intend to rescind the                     scheduled date.                                       entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
                                              review with respect to LMIA.                                                                                  for consumption on or after the date of
                                                                                                         All submissions, with limited
                                              Preliminary Results of the Review                       exceptions, must be filed electronically              publication of the final results of this
                                                                                                      using ACCESS.9 An electronically filed                review. For all non-reviewed firms, we
                                                 In accordance with section                                                                                 will instruct CBP to continue to collect
                                              751(a)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR                      documents must be received
                                                                                                      successfully in their entirety by the                 cash deposits at the most-recent
                                              351.221(b)(4)(i), we calculated                                                                               company-specific or all-others rate
                                              individual subsidy rates for De Matteis                 Department’s electronic records system,
                                                                                                      ACCESS, by 5 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)                   applicable to the company, as
                                              and La Molisana for the period January                                                                        appropriate. These cash deposit
                                              1, 2013, through December 31, 2013. We on the due date. Documents excepted                                    requirements, when imposed, shall
                                              preliminarily find that the net subsidy                 from the electronic submission
                                                                                                      requirements must be filed manually                   remain in effect until further notice.
                                              rates for DeMatteis and La Molisana are
                                                                                                      (i.e. in paper form) with the APO/                      These preliminary results are issued
                                              as follows:
                                                                                                      Dockets Unit in Room 18022 and                        and published in accordance with
                                                                                        Subsidy rate  stamped with the date and time of                     sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the
                                                        Company                                                                                             Act and 19 CFR 351.213 and
                                                                                         (percent)    receipt by 5 p.m. ET on the due date.10
                                                                                                                                                            351.221(b)(4).
                                              DeMatteis Agroalimentare                                   Unless the deadline is extended
                                                                                                                                                              Dated: July 31, 2015.
                                                S.p.A. ................................          2.12 pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the
                                              La Molisana, SpA .................                 0.32 Act, the Department intends to issue the              Ronald K. Lorentzen,
                                                                                                      final results of this administrative                  Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
                                              Disclosure and Public Comment                           review, including our analysis of and                 and Compliance.

                                                 The Department intends to disclose                   responses to issues raised by the parties             Appendix I
                                              calculations performed for these                        in their comments, within 120 days after
                                                                                                                                                            List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
                                              preliminary results to the parties within publishing these preliminary results.                               Decision Memorandum
                                              five days of the date of publication of                                                                       A. Summary
                                                                                                        4 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii).
                                              this notice.3 Interested parties may                      5 See 19 CFR 351.309(d).                            B. Background
                                              submit case briefs no later than 30 days                                                                      C. Scope of the Order
tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES




                                                                                                        6 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
                                              after the day on which these                              7 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).                            D. Partial Rescission of the Administrative
                                              preliminary results are published in the                  8 Id.                                               Review
                                                                                                        9 Seegenerally 19 CFR 351.303.                      E. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and
                                                2 For further information, see ‘‘Use of Facts           10 SeeAntidumping and Countervailing Duty           Adverse Inferences
                                              Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences’’ in the     proceedings: Electronic Filing Procedures;            F. Loan Benchmarks and Discount Rates
                                              Preliminary Decision Memorandum.                        Administrative Protective Order Procedure, 76 FR      G. Subsidy Valuation Information
                                                3 See 19 CFR 351.224(b).                              39263 (July 6, 2011).                                 H. Analysis of Programs



                                         VerDate Sep<11>2014   18:16 Aug 07, 2015   Jkt 235001   PO 00000   Frm 00007   Fmt 4703   Sfmt 4703   E:\FR\FM\10AUN1.SGM   10AUN1


                                              47902                        Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 153 / Monday, August 10, 2015 / Notices

                                              I. Recommendation                                       affirmative determination that                          markings, as well as all tires that
                                              [FR Doc. 2015–19613 Filed 8–7–15; 8:45 am]              countervailable subsidies are being                     include any other prefix or suffix in
                                              BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P                                  provided to producers and exporters of                  their sidewall markings, are included in
                                                                                                      passenger tires from the PRC.3 On                       the scope, regardless of their intended
                                                                                                      August 3, 2015, pursuant to sections                    use, as long as the tire is of a size that
                                              DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  735(d) and 705(d) of the Tariff Act of                  is among the numerical size
                                                                                                      1930, as amended (the Act), the ITC                     designations listed in the passenger car
                                              International Trade Administration                      notified the Department of its                          section or light truck section of the Tire
                                              [A–570–016, C–570–017]                                  affirmative final determination that an                 and Rim Association Year Book, as
                                                                                                      industry in the United States is                        updated annually, unless the tire falls
                                              Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light                     materially injured within the meaning                   within one of the specific exclusions set
                                              Truck Tires From the People’s                           of sections 735(b)(1)(A)(i) and                         out below.
                                              Republic of China: Amended Final                        705(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act by reason of                    Passenger vehicle and light truck
                                              Affirmative Antidumping Duty                            LTFV imports and subsidized imports of                  tires, whether or not attached to wheels
                                              Determination and Antidumping Duty                      subject merchandise from the PRC, and                   or rims, are included in the scope.
                                              Order; and Amended Final Affirmative                    its determination that critical                         However, if a subject tire is imported
                                              Countervailing Duty Determination and                   circumstances do not exist with respect                 attached to a wheel or rim, only the tire
                                              Countervailing Duty Order                               to imports of subject merchandise from                  is covered by the scope.
                                                                                                      the PRC that are subject to the                            Specifically excluded from the scope
                                              AGENCY:   Enforcement and Compliance,                   Department’s affirmative critical                       are the following types of tires:
                                              International Trade Administration,                     circumstances finding.4                                    (1) Racing car tires; such tires do not
                                              Department of Commerce.                                                                                         bear the symbol ‘‘DOT’’ on the sidewall
                                              SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final                     Scope of the Orders
                                                                                                                                                              and may be marked with ‘‘ZR’’ in size
                                              determinations by the Department of                        The scope of these orders is passenger
                                                                                                                                                              designation;
                                              Commerce (the Department) and the                       vehicle and light truck tires. Passenger
                                                                                                                                                                 (2) new pneumatic tires, of rubber, of
                                              International Trade Commission (the                     vehicle and light truck tires are new
                                                                                                                                                              a size that is not listed in the passenger
                                              ITC), the Department is issuing                         pneumatic tires, of rubber, with a
                                                                                                                                                              car section or light truck section of the
                                              antidumping duty (AD) and                               passenger vehicle or light truck size
                                                                                                                                                              Tire and Rim Association Year Book;
                                              countervailing duty (CVD) orders on                     designation. Tires covered by these
                                                                                                      orders may be tube-type, tubeless,                         (3) pneumatic tires, of rubber, that are
                                              certain passenger vehicle and light truck
                                                                                                      radial, or non-radial, and they may be                  not new, including recycled and
                                              tires (passenger tires) from the People’s
                                                                                                      intended for sale to original equipment                 retreaded tires;
                                              Republic of China (the PRC). Also, as
                                                                                                      manufacturers or the replacement                           (4) non-pneumatic tires, such as solid
                                              explained in this notice, the Department
                                                                                                      market.                                                 rubber tires;
                                              is amending its final affirmative CVD
                                                                                                         Subject tires have, at the time of                      (5) tires designed and marketed
                                              determination to correct the rate
                                                                                                      importation, the symbol ‘‘DOT’’ on the                  exclusively as temporary use spare tires
                                              assigned to Shandong Yongsheng
                                                                                                      sidewall, certifying that the tire                      for passenger vehicles which, in
                                              Rubber Group Co., Ltd. (Yongsheng). In
                                                                                                      conforms to applicable motor vehicle                    addition, exhibit each of the following
                                              addition, the Department is amending
                                                                                                      safety standards. Subject tires may also                physical characteristics:
                                              the final affirmative AD determination
                                                                                                      have the following prefixes or suffix in                   (a) The size designation and load
                                              to correct the rate assigned to the GITI
                                                                                                      their tire size designation, which also                 index combination molded on the tire’s
                                              companies 1 and to the separate rate
                                                                                                      appears on the sidewall of the tire:                    sidewall are listed in Table PCT–1B
                                              companies.
                                                                                                         Prefix designations:                                 (‘‘T’’ Type Spare Tires for Temporary
                                              DATES: Effective date: August 10, 2015.
                                                                                                         P—Identifies a tire intended primarily               Use on Passenger Vehicles) of the Tire
                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                                                                and Rim Association Year Book,
                                                                                                      for service on passenger cars.
                                              Emily Halle at (202) 482–0176 (CVD); or                    LT—Identifies a tire intended                           (b) the designation ‘‘T’’ is molded into
                                              Toni Page at (202) 482–1398 (AD), AD/                   primarily for service on light trucks.                  the tire’s sidewall as part of the size
                                              CVD Operations, Enforcement and                            Suffix letter designations:                          designation, and,
                                              Compliance, International Trade                            LT—Identifies light truck tires for                     (c) the tire’s speed rating is molded on
                                              Administration, U.S. Department of                      service on trucks, buses, trailers, and                 the sidewall, indicating the rated speed
                                              Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution                  multipurpose passenger vehicles used                    in MPH or a letter rating as listed by
                                              Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.                       in nominal highway service.                             Tire and Rim Association Year Book,
                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                 All tires with a ‘‘P’’ or ‘‘LT’’ prefix,             and the rated speed is 81 MPH or a ‘‘M’’
                                              Background                                              and all tires with an ‘‘LT’’ suffix in their            rating;
                                                                                                      sidewall markings are covered by this                      (6) tires designed and marketed
                                                On June 18, 2015, with respect to                     investigation regardless of their                       exclusively for specialty tire (ST) use
                                              passenger tires from the PRC,2 the                      intended use.                                           which, in addition, exhibit each of the
                                              Department published its final                             In addition, all tires that lack a ‘‘P’’ or          following conditions:
                                              affirmative determination of sales at less              ‘‘LT’’ prefix or suffix in their sidewall                  (a) The size designation molded on
                                              than fair value (LTFV) and its final                                                                            the tire’s sidewall is listed in the ST
                                                                                                         3 See Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain
                                                                                                                                                              sections of the Tire and Rim Association
                                                1 GitiTire Global Trading Pte. Ltd., GITI Radial      Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the        Year Book,
                                              Tire (Anhui) Company Ltd., GITI Tire (Fujian)           People’s Republic of China: Final Affirmative
tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES




                                              Company Ltd., GITI Tire (Hualin) Company Ltd.,          Determination, and Final Affirmative Critical              (b) the designation ‘‘ST’’ is molded
                                              and GITI Tire (USA) Ltd.                                Circumstances Determination, in Part, 80 FR 34888       into the tire’s sidewall as part of the size
                                                2 See Antidumping Duty Investigation of Certain       (June 18, 2015) (CVD Final Determination).              designation,
                                              Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From the           4 See ITC Notification Letter to the Deputy
                                                                                                                                                                 (c) the tire incorporates a warning,
                                              People’s Republic of China: Final Determination of      Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
                                              Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final Affirmative     Compliance referencing ITC Investigation Nos. 701–
                                                                                                                                                              prominently molded on the sidewall,
                                              Determination of Critical Circumstances, In Part, 80    TA–522 and 731–TA–1258 (August 3, 2015) (ITC            that the tire is ‘‘For Trailer Service
                                              FR 34893 (June 18, 2015) (AD Final Determination).      Notification).                                          Only’’ or ‘‘For Trailer Use Only’’,


                                         VerDate Sep<11>2014   18:16 Aug 07, 2015   Jkt 235001   PO 00000   Frm 00008   Fmt 4703   Sfmt 4703   E:\FR\FM\10AUN1.SGM   10AUN1



Document Created: 2015-12-15 12:11:53
Document Modified: 2015-12-15 12:11:53
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ContactJennifer Meek or Joseph Shuler, AD/CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482- 2778 and (202) 482-1293, respectively.
FR Citation80 FR 47900 

2024 Federal Register | Disclaimer | Privacy Policy
USC | CFR | eCFR