80_FR_48227 80 FR 48073 - Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Administrative Review and Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2013-2014

80 FR 48073 - Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Administrative Review and Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2013-2014

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 154 (August 11, 2015)

Page Range48073-48075
FR Document2015-19710

The Department of Commerce (``Department'') is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain cut-to- length carbon steel plate (``CTL plate'') from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') for the period of review (``POR'') November 1, 2013, through October 31, 2014. This review covers six PRC companies.\1\ The Department preliminarily finds that five of the six companies under review have not demonstrated their eligibility for separate rate status, and are part of the PRC-wide entity. The Department preliminarily finds that one of the companies under review made no shipments of subject merchandise during the POR. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-849]


Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate From the People's 
Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Administrative 
Review and Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2013-2014

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

DATES: Effective Date: August 11, 2015.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``Department'') is conducting an 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain cut-to-
length carbon steel plate (``CTL plate'') from the People's Republic of 
China (``PRC'') for the period of review (``POR'') November 1, 2013, 
through October 31, 2014. This review covers six PRC companies.\1\ The 
Department preliminarily finds that five of the six companies under 
review have not demonstrated their eligibility for separate rate 
status, and are part of the PRC-wide entity. The Department 
preliminarily finds that one of the companies under review made no 
shipments of subject merchandise during the POR.
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    \1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 79 FR 76956 (December 23, 2014) 
(``Initiation Notice''). The companies under review are as follows: 
Hebei Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. (``Hebei Iron''); Hunan Valin Xiangtan 
Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. (``Hunan Valin''); Jiangyin Xingcheng Plastic 
Chemical Co., Ltd. (``Jiangyin Plastic''); Jiangyin Xingcheng 
Special Steel Works Co., Ltd. (``Jiangyin Steel''); Wuyang Iron & 
Steel Co, Ltd. (``Wuyang Iron''); and Xiamen C&D Paper & Pulp Co., 
Ltd. (``Xiamen Paper'').

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick O'Connor, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office IV, Enforcement & Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
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0989.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Scope of the Order

    The product covered by the order is certain cut-to-length carbon 
steel plate from the PRC.\2\ This merchandise is currently classified 
in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'') 
under item numbers 7208.40.3030, 7208.40.3060, 7208.51.0030, 
7208.51.0045, 7208.51.0060, 7208.52.0000, 7208.53.0000, 7208.90.0000, 
7210.70.3000, 7212.40.5000, and 7212.50.0000. Although the HTSUS 
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the 
written description of the scope of the order is dispositive.
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    \2\ See Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Certain Cut-to-Length 
Carbon Steel Plate from the People's Republic of China, issued 
concurrently with this notice, for a complete description of the 
Scope of the Order (``Preliminary Results Decision Memorandum'').
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Methodology

    The Department conducted this review in accordance with section 
751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''). For a 
full discussion of the decisions taken in these preliminary results, 
see the Preliminary Results Decision Memorandum. The Preliminary 
Results 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 
is 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

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Results Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the Internet at 
http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn//. The signed Preliminary Results 
Decision Memorandum and the electronic versions of the Preliminary 
Results Decision Memorandum are identical in content.

Separate Rates

    The following companies failed to submit a separate rate 
application or separate rate certification: Hebei Iron; Hunan Valin; 
Jiangyin Plastic; Jiangyin Steel; and Xiamen Paper. Therefore, the 
Department preliminarily determines that these companies have not 
demonstrated their eligibility for separate rate status and are part of 
the PRC-wide entity.\3\ The PRC-wide entity rate is 128.59 percent.
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    \3\ See Initiation Notice, 79 FR 76956, 76957 (``All firms 
listed below that wish to qualify for separate rate status in the 
administrative reviews involving NME countries must complete, as 
appropriate, either a separate rate application or certification . . 
.'').
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Preliminary Determination of No-Shipments

    Wuyang Iron submitted a timely-filed certification that it had no 
exports, sales, or entries of subject merchandise during the POR,\4\ 
and a query of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') data did 
not show any POR entries of Wuyang Iron's subject merchandise.\5\ In 
addition, CBP did not identify any entries of subject merchandise from 
Wuyang Iron during the POR in response to an inquiry from the 
Department asking CBP for such information.\6\ Based on the foregoing, 
the Department preliminarily determines that Wuyang Iron did not have 
any reviewable transactions during the POR. For additional information 
regarding this determination, see the Preliminary Results Decision 
Memorandum.
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    \4\ See Letter from Wuyang Iron to the Department, Re: 
``Administrative Review of Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate 
from China: Wuyang Iron & Steel's No Shipment Letter,'' dated 
January 12, 2015.
    \5\ See Memorandum from Patrick O'Connor, International Trade 
Compliance Analyst, to the File, Re: ``Results of Customs and Border 
Protection Query,'' dated January 9, 2015.
    \6\ See CBP Message Number 5173301 dated June 22, 2015.
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    Consistent with an announced refinement to its assessment practice 
in NME cases, the Department is not rescinding this administrative 
review for Wuyang Iron, but intends to complete the review and issue 
appropriate instructions to CBP based on the final results of the 
review.\7\
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    \7\ See Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment 
of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694, 65694-95 (October 24, 2011) and 
the ``Assessment Rates'' section, below.
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Preliminary Results of Review

    The Department preliminarily determines that Hebei Iron; Hunan 
Valin; Jiangyin Plastic; Jiangyin Steel; and Xiamen Paper are not 
eligible for separate rates status. Moreover, the Department 
preliminarily determines that Wuyang Iron did not have reviewable 
transactions during the POR.

Public Comment

    Interested parties are invited to comment on the preliminary 
results and may submit case briefs and/or written comments, filed 
electronically using ACCESS, within 30 days of the date of publication 
of this notice, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii). Rebuttal briefs, 
limited to issues raised in the case briefs, will be due five days 
after the due date for case briefs, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(d). 
Parties who submit case or rebuttal briefs in this review are requested 
to submit with each argument a statement of the issue, a summary of the 
argument not to exceed five pages, and a table of statutes, 
regulations, and cases cited, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2).
    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), 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, 
filed electronically using ACCESS. Electronically filed case briefs/
written comments and hearing requests must be received successfully in 
their entirety by the Department's electronic records system, ACCESS, 
by 5 p.m. Eastern Time, within 30 days after the date of publication of 
this notice.\8\ Hearing requests should contain: (1) The party's name, 
address and telephone number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a 
list of issues to be discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be 
limited to those issues raised in the respective case briefs. If a 
request for a hearing is made, parties will be notified of the time and 
date of the hearing which will be held at the U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington DC 20230.
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    \8\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
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    Unless extended, the Department intends to issue the final results 
of this administrative review, including the results of its analysis of 
the issues raised in any written briefs, not later than 120 days after 
the date of publication of this notice, pursuant to section 
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.

Assessment Rates

    Upon issuance of the final results, the Department will determine, 
and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries 
covered by this review.\9\ The Department intends to issue assessment 
instructions to CBP 15 days after the publication date of the final 
results of this review. The Department intends to instruct CBP to 
liquidate any entries of subject merchandise from Hebei Iron, Hunan 
Valin; Jiangyin Plastic, Jiangyin Steel, and Xiamen Paper, at 128.59 
percent (the PRC-wide rate).
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    \9\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
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    Additionally, pursuant to the Department's practice in NME cases, 
if we continue to determine that Wuyang Iron had no shipments of 
subject merchandise, any suspended entries of subject merchandise from 
Wuyang Iron will be liquidated at the PRC-wide rate.\10\
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    \10\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Non-Market 
Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 
76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011).
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Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the final results of this administrative review for all 
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the 
final results of review, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the 
Act: (1) For previously investigated or reviewed PRC and non-PRC 
exporters which are not under review in this segment of the proceeding 
but which have separate rates, the cash deposit rate will continue to 
be the exporter-specific rate published for the most recent period; (2) 
for all PRC exporters of subject merchandise that have not been found 
to be entitled to a separate rate, including Hebei Iron; Hunan Valin; 
Jiangyin Plastic; Jiangyin Steel; and Xiamen Paper, the cash deposit 
rate will be the PRC-wide rate of 128.59 percent; and (3) for all non-
PRC exporters of subject merchandise which have not received their own 
rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the PRC 
exporter(s) that supplied that non-PRC exporter. These deposit 
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further 
notice.

Notification to Importers

    This notice also 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

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antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during 
this review period. Failure to comply with this requirement could 
result in the Department's presumption that reimbursement of 
antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double 
antidumping duties.
    We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213.

    Dated: August 3, 2015.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

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

Summary
Background
Scope of the Order
Discussion of the Methodology
Companies that Have Not Demonstrated Eligibility for Separate Rate 
Status
Preliminary Determination of No Shipments
Allegation of Duty Evasion
Recommendation

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                                                    the Board’s regulations, including                      application submitted by the Puerto                    preliminarily finds that five of the six
                                                    Section 400.13, and further subject to                  Rico Trade & Export Company, grantee                   companies under review have not
                                                    FTZ 61’s 1,821.07-acre activation limit.                of FTZ 61, requesting subzone status                   demonstrated their eligibility for
                                                      Dated: August 6, 2015.                                subject to the existing activation limit of            separate rate status, and are part of the
                                                    Andrew McGilvray,
                                                                                                            FTZ 61 on behalf of Autogermana, Inc.,                 PRC-wide entity. The Department
                                                                                                            in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The applicant                preliminarily finds that one of the
                                                    Executive Secretary.
                                                                                                            also requested removal of Site 22 of FTZ               companies under review made no
                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–19709 Filed 8–10–15; 8:45 am]                                                                    shipments of subject merchandise
                                                                                                            61 following a transition period to allow
                                                    BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P                                  merchandise to be transferred to the                   during the POR.
                                                                                                            new subzone.                                           FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                               The application was processed in                    Patrick O’Connor, AD/CVD Operations,
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  accordance with the FTZ Act and                        Office IV, Enforcement & Compliance,
                                                    Foreign-Trade Zones Board                               Regulations, including notice in the                   International Trade Administration,
                                                                                                            Federal Register inviting public                       U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
                                                    [S–88–2015]                                             comment (80 FR 34619, 6–17–2015).                      Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
                                                                                                            The FTZ staff examiner reviewed the                    Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)
                                                    Approval of Expansion of Subzone                        application and determined that it                     482–0989.
                                                    22N; Michelin North America, Inc.;                      meets the criteria for approval.                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                    Wilmington, Illinois                                       Pursuant to the authority delegated to
                                                                                                            the FTZ Board’s Executive Secretary (15                Scope of the Order
                                                       On June 9, 2015, the Executive
                                                    Secretary of the Foreign-Trade Zones                    CFR Sec. 400.36(f)), the application to                   The product covered by the order is
                                                    (FTZ) Board docketed an application                     establish Subzone 61Q and to remove                    certain cut-to-length carbon steel plate
                                                    submitted by the Illinois International                 Site 22 of FTZ 61 after a 45-day                       from the PRC.2 This merchandise is
                                                    Port District, grantee of FTZ 22, on                    transition period (i.e., on September 21,              currently classified in the Harmonized
                                                    behalf of Michelin North America, Inc.,                 2015) is approved, subject to the FTZ                  Tariff Schedule of the United States
                                                    requesting an expansion of Subzone                      Act and the Board’s regulations,                       (‘‘HTSUS’’) under item numbers
                                                    22N in Wilmington, Illinois subject to                  including Section 400.13, and further                  7208.40.3030, 7208.40.3060,
                                                    the existing activation limit of FTZ 22                 subject to FTZ 61’s 1,821.07-acre                      7208.51.0030, 7208.51.0045,
                                                    and also requesting the removal of                      activation limit.                                      7208.51.0060, 7208.52.0000,
                                                    existing Site 1 of the subzone following                                                                       7208.53.0000, 7208.90.0000,
                                                                                                              Dated: August 6, 2015.
                                                    a transition period.                                                                                           7210.70.3000, 7212.40.5000, and
                                                                                                            Andrew McGilvray,
                                                       The application was processed in                                                                            7212.50.0000. Although the HTSUS
                                                                                                            Executive Secretary.                                   subheadings are provided for
                                                    accordance with the FTZ Act and
                                                                                                            [FR Doc. 2015–19707 Filed 8–10–15; 8:45 am]            convenience and customs purposes, the
                                                    Regulations, including notice in the
                                                    Federal Register inviting public                        BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P                                 written description of the scope of the
                                                    comment (80 FR 34140, 6–15–2015).                                                                              order is dispositive.
                                                    The FTZ staff examiner reviewed the                     DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                 Methodology
                                                    application and determined that it
                                                                                                                                                                      The Department conducted this
                                                    meets the criteria for approval. Pursuant               International Trade Administration                     review in accordance with section
                                                    to the authority delegated to the FTZ
                                                                                                            [A–570–849]                                            751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
                                                    Board Executive Secretary (15 CFR Sec.                                                                         amended (‘‘the Act’’). For a full
                                                    400.36(f)), the application to expand                                                                          discussion of the decisions taken in
                                                                                                            Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel
                                                    Subzone 22N to include an additional                                                                           these preliminary results, see the
                                                                                                            Plate From the People’s Republic of
                                                    site and to terminate existing Site 1 on                                                                       Preliminary Results Decision
                                                                                                            China: Preliminary Results of
                                                    January 31, 2016 is approved, subject to                                                                       Memorandum. The Preliminary Results
                                                                                                            Antidumping Administrative Review
                                                    the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations,                                                                       Decision Memorandum is a public
                                                                                                            and Preliminary Determination of No
                                                    including Section 400.13, and further                                                                          document and is on file electronically
                                                                                                            Shipments; 2013–2014
                                                    subject to FTZ 22’s 2,000-acre activation                                                                      via Enforcement and Compliance’s
                                                    limit.                                                  AGENCY:    Enforcement and Compliance,                 Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
                                                      Dated: August 5, 2015.                                International Trade Administration,                    Centralized Electronic Service System
                                                    Andrew McGilvray,                                       Department of Commerce.                                (‘‘ACCESS’’). ACCESS is available to
                                                    Executive Secretary.                                    DATES: Effective Date: August 11, 2015.                registered users at http://
                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–19708 Filed 8–10–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce                    access.trade.gov and is available to all
                                                                                                            (‘‘Department’’) is conducting an                      parties in the Central Records Unit,
                                                    BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                                                                                            administrative review of the                           room B8024 of the main Department of
                                                                                                            antidumping duty order on certain cut-                 Commerce building. In addition, a
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  to-length carbon steel plate (‘‘CTL                    complete version of the Preliminary
                                                                                                            plate’’) from the People’s Republic of
                                                    Foreign-Trade Zones Board                               China (‘‘PRC’’) for the period of review               Jiangyin Xingcheng Plastic Chemical Co., Ltd.
                                                                                                                                                                   (‘‘Jiangyin Plastic’’); Jiangyin Xingcheng Special
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                                                                                                            (‘‘POR’’) November 1, 2013, through
                                                    [S–89–2015]                                                                                                    Steel Works Co., Ltd. (‘‘Jiangyin Steel’’); Wuyang
                                                                                                            October 31, 2014. This review covers six               Iron & Steel Co, Ltd. (‘‘Wuyang Iron’’); and Xiamen
                                                    Approval of Subzone Status;                             PRC companies.1 The Department                         C&D Paper & Pulp Co., Ltd. (‘‘Xiamen Paper’’).
                                                                                                                                                                      2 See Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
                                                    Autogermana, Inc.; San Juan, Puerto                       1 See Initiation of Antidumping and                  Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative
                                                    Rico                                                    Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 79 FR      Review of Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate
                                                                                                            76956 (December 23, 2014) (‘‘Initiation Notice’’).     from the People’s Republic of China, issued
                                                      On June 11, 2015, the Acting                          The companies under review are as follows: Hebei       concurrently with this notice, for a complete
                                                    Executive Secretary of the Foreign-                     Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. (‘‘Hebei Iron’’); Hunan Valin   description of the Scope of the Order (‘‘Preliminary
                                                    Trade Zones (FTZ) Board docketed an                     Xiangtan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. (‘‘Hunan Valin’’);     Results Decision Memorandum’’).



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                                                    Results Decision Memorandum can be                      Preliminary Results of Review                         Assessment Rates
                                                    accessed directly on the Internet at                                                                             Upon issuance of the final results, the
                                                    http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn//. The                   The Department preliminarily
                                                                                                            determines that Hebei Iron; Hunan                     Department will determine, and CBP
                                                    signed Preliminary Results Decision                                                                           shall assess, antidumping duties on all
                                                    Memorandum and the electronic                           Valin; Jiangyin Plastic; Jiangyin Steel;
                                                                                                            and Xiamen Paper are not eligible for                 appropriate entries covered by this
                                                    versions of the Preliminary Results                                                                           review.9 The Department intends to
                                                    Decision Memorandum are identical in                    separate rates status. Moreover, the
                                                                                                            Department preliminarily determines                   issue assessment instructions to CBP 15
                                                    content.                                                                                                      days after the publication date of the
                                                                                                            that Wuyang Iron did not have
                                                    Separate Rates                                          reviewable transactions during the POR.               final results of this review. The
                                                      The following companies failed to                                                                           Department intends to instruct CBP to
                                                                                                            Public Comment                                        liquidate any entries of subject
                                                    submit a separate rate application or
                                                    separate rate certification: Hebei Iron;                                                                      merchandise from Hebei Iron, Hunan
                                                                                                               Interested parties are invited to
                                                    Hunan Valin; Jiangyin Plastic; Jiangyin                                                                       Valin; Jiangyin Plastic, Jiangyin Steel,
                                                                                                            comment on the preliminary results and
                                                    Steel; and Xiamen Paper. Therefore, the                                                                       and Xiamen Paper, at 128.59 percent
                                                                                                            may submit case briefs and/or written
                                                    Department preliminarily determines                                                                           (the PRC-wide rate).
                                                                                                            comments, filed electronically using                     Additionally, pursuant to the
                                                    that these companies have not                           ACCESS, within 30 days of the date of                 Department’s practice in NME cases, if
                                                    demonstrated their eligibility for                      publication of this notice, pursuant to               we continue to determine that Wuyang
                                                    separate rate status and are part of the                19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii). Rebuttal briefs,            Iron had no shipments of subject
                                                    PRC-wide entity.3 The PRC-wide entity                   limited to issues raised in the case                  merchandise, any suspended entries of
                                                    rate is 128.59 percent.                                 briefs, will be due five days after the               subject merchandise from Wuyang Iron
                                                    Preliminary Determination of No-                        due date for case briefs, pursuant to 19              will be liquidated at the PRC-wide
                                                    Shipments                                               CFR 351.309(d). Parties who submit                    rate.10
                                                                                                            case or rebuttal briefs in this review are
                                                      Wuyang Iron submitted a timely-filed                  requested to submit with each argument                Cash Deposit Requirements
                                                    certification that it had no exports,                   a statement of the issue, a summary of                   The following cash deposit
                                                    sales, or entries of subject merchandise                the argument not to exceed five pages,                requirements will be effective upon
                                                    during the POR,4 and a query of U.S.                    and a table of statutes, regulations, and             publication of the final results of this
                                                    Customs and Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’)                 cases cited, in accordance with 19 CFR                administrative review for all shipments
                                                    data did not show any POR entries of                    351.309(c)(2).                                        of the subject merchandise entered, or
                                                    Wuyang Iron’s subject merchandise.5 In
                                                                                                               Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),                     withdrawn from warehouse, for
                                                    addition, CBP did not identify any
                                                                                                            interested parties, who wish to request               consumption on or after the publication
                                                    entries of subject merchandise from
                                                                                                            a hearing must submit a written request               date of the final results of review, as
                                                    Wuyang Iron during the POR in
                                                                                                            to the Assistant Secretary for                        provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the
                                                    response to an inquiry from the
                                                                                                            Enforcement and Compliance, U.S.                      Act: (1) For previously investigated or
                                                    Department asking CBP for such
                                                                                                            Department of Commerce, filed                         reviewed PRC and non-PRC exporters
                                                    information.6 Based on the foregoing,
                                                                                                            electronically using ACCESS.                          which are not under review in this
                                                    the Department preliminarily
                                                                                                            Electronically filed case briefs/written              segment of the proceeding but which
                                                    determines that Wuyang Iron did not
                                                                                                            comments and hearing requests must be                 have separate rates, the cash deposit rate
                                                    have any reviewable transactions during
                                                                                                            received successfully in their entirety by            will continue to be the exporter-specific
                                                    the POR. For additional information
                                                                                                            the Department’s electronic records                   rate published for the most recent
                                                    regarding this determination, see the
                                                                                                            system, ACCESS, by 5 p.m. Eastern                     period; (2) for all PRC exporters of
                                                    Preliminary Results Decision
                                                                                                            Time, within 30 days after the date of                subject merchandise that have not been
                                                    Memorandum.
                                                      Consistent with an announced                          publication of this notice.8 Hearing                  found to be entitled to a separate rate,
                                                    refinement to its assessment practice in                requests should contain: (1) The party’s              including Hebei Iron; Hunan Valin;
                                                    NME cases, the Department is not                        name, address and telephone number;                   Jiangyin Plastic; Jiangyin Steel; and
                                                    rescinding this administrative review                   (2) the number of participants; and (3)               Xiamen Paper, the cash deposit rate will
                                                    for Wuyang Iron, but intends to                         a list of issues to be discussed. Issues              be the PRC-wide rate of 128.59 percent;
                                                    complete the review and issue                           raised in the hearing will be limited to              and (3) for all non-PRC exporters of
                                                    appropriate instructions to CBP based                   those issues raised in the respective case            subject merchandise which have not
                                                    on the final results of the review.7                    briefs. If a request for a hearing is made,           received their own rate, the cash deposit
                                                                                                            parties will be notified of the time and              rate will be the rate applicable to the
                                                       3 See Initiation Notice, 79 FR 76956, 76957 (‘‘All   date of the hearing which will be held                PRC exporter(s) that supplied that non-
                                                    firms listed below that wish to qualify for separate    at the U.S. Department of Commerce,                   PRC exporter. These deposit
                                                    rate status in the administrative reviews involving     1401 Constitution Avenue NW.,                         requirements, when imposed, shall
                                                    NME countries must complete, as appropriate,            Washington DC 20230.                                  remain in effect until further notice.
                                                    either a separate rate application or certification
                                                    . . .’’).                                                  Unless extended, the Department                    Notification to Importers
                                                       4 See Letter from Wuyang Iron to the Department,
                                                                                                            intends to issue the final results of this
                                                    Re: ‘‘Administrative Review of Certain Cut-to-                                                                  This notice also serves as a
                                                                                                            administrative review, including the
                                                    Length Carbon Steel Plate from China: Wuyang Iron                                                             preliminary reminder to importers of
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                                                    & Steel’s No Shipment Letter,’’ dated January 12,       results of its analysis of the issues raised
                                                                                                                                                                  their responsibility under 19 CFR
                                                    2015.                                                   in any written briefs, not later than 120
                                                                                                                                                                  351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
                                                       5 See Memorandum from Patrick O’Connor,              days after the date of publication of this
                                                    International Trade Compliance Analyst, to the File,                                                          regarding the reimbursement of
                                                                                                            notice, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A)
                                                    Re: ‘‘Results of Customs and Border Protection
                                                    Query,’’ dated January 9, 2015.
                                                                                                            of the Act.                                             9 See19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
                                                       6 See CBP Message Number 5173301 dated June                                                                  10 Fora full discussion of this practice, see Non-
                                                    22, 2015.                                               FR 65694, 65694–95 (October 24, 2011) and the         Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings:
                                                       7 See Non-Market Economy Antidumping                 ‘‘Assessment Rates’’ section, below.                  Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694
                                                    Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76          8 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).                           (October 24, 2011).



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                                                                                 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 154 / Tuesday, August 11, 2015 / Notices                                                      48075

                                                    antidumping duties prior to liquidation                 Accordingly, we intend to revoke, in                  groups, or bedrooms, in which all of the
                                                    of the relevant entries during this                     part, the Order as to imports of jewelry              individual pieces are of approximately
                                                    review period. Failure to comply with                   armoires with at least one front door.                the same style and approximately the
                                                    this requirement could result in the                    The Department invites interested                     same material and/or finish. The subject
                                                    Department’s presumption that                           parties to comment on these preliminary               merchandise is made substantially of
                                                    reimbursement of antidumping duties                     results.                                              wood products, including both solid
                                                    occurred and the subsequent assessment                  DATES: Effective Date: August 11, 2015.               wood and also engineered wood
                                                    of double antidumping duties.                           FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      products made from wood particles,
                                                      We are issuing and publishing these                   Patrick O’Connor or Howard Smith, AD/                 fibers, or other wooden materials such
                                                    results in accordance with sections                     CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement                as plywood, strand board, particle
                                                    751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19               and Compliance, International Trade                   board, and fiberboard, with or without
                                                    CFR 351.213.                                            Administration, U.S. Department of                    wood veneers, wood overlays, or
                                                      Dated: August 3, 2015.                                Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution                laminates, with or without non-wood
                                                    Ronald K. Lorentzen,                                    Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;                     components or trim such as metal,
                                                    Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement              telephone: (202) 482–0989 or (202) 482–               marble, leather, glass, plastic, or other
                                                    and Compliance.                                         5193, respectively.                                   resins, and whether or not assembled,
                                                                                                                                                                  completed, or finished.
                                                    Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in                    Background
                                                    the Preliminary Results Decision                                                                                 The subject merchandise includes the
                                                                                                              On January 4, 2005, the Department                  following items: (1) Wooden beds such
                                                    Memorandum                                              published the Order in the Federal                    as loft beds, bunk beds, and other beds;
                                                    Summary                                                 Register. On February 13, 2015, the                   (2) wooden headboards for beds
                                                    Background                                              Department received a request on behalf               (whether stand-alone or attached to side
                                                    Scope of the Order                                      of Pier 1 Imports (U.S.), Inc. (‘‘Pier                rails), wooden footboards for beds,
                                                    Discussion of the Methodology                           One’’) for a changed circumstances
                                                    Companies that Have Not Demonstrated                                                                          wooden side rails for beds, and wooden
                                                                                                            review to revoke, in part, the Order with             canopies for beds; (3) night tables, night
                                                      Eligibility for Separate Rate Status                  respect to jewelry armoires with at least
                                                    Preliminary Determination of No Shipments                                                                     stands, dressers, commodes, bureaus,
                                                    Allegation of Duty Evasion
                                                                                                            one front door.2 On March 11, 2015, the               mule chests, gentlemen’s chests,
                                                    Recommendation                                          American Furniture Manufacturers                      bachelor’s chests, lingerie chests,
                                                                                                            Committee for Legal Trade and                         wardrobes, vanities, chessers,
                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–19710 Filed 8–10–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            Vaughan-Bassett Furniture Company,                    chifforobes, and wardrobe-type cabinets;
                                                    BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                                                                                            Inc. (collectively, ‘‘Petitioners’’) stated           (4) dressers with framed glass mirrors
                                                                                                            that they agree with the scope exclusion              that are attached to, incorporated in, sit
                                                                                                            language proposed by Pier One.3                       on, or hang over the dresser; (5) chests-
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                                                                              On April 2, 2015, we published the
                                                                                                                                                                  on-chests,5 highboys,6 lowboys,7 chests
                                                    International Trade Administration                      Initiation Notice in the Federal
                                                                                                                                                                  of drawers,8 chests,9 door chests,10
                                                                                                            Register.4 Because the statement
                                                    [A–570–890]                                                                                                   chiffoniers,11 hutches,12 and armoires;13
                                                                                                            submitted by Petitioners in support of
                                                                                                            Pier One’s Request did not indicate
                                                    Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the                       whether Petitioners account for
                                                                                                                                                                     5 A chest-on-chest is typically a tall chest-of-

                                                    People’s Republic of China:                                                                                   drawers in two or more sections (or appearing to be
                                                                                                            substantially all of the domestic wooden              in two or more sections), with one or two sections
                                                    Preliminary Results of Changed                          bedroom furniture production, in the                  mounted (or appearing to be mounted) on a slightly
                                                    Circumstances Review, and Intent To                     Initiation Notice, we invited interested              larger chest; also known as a tallboy.
                                                    Revoke Antidumping Duty Order in                        parties to submit comments concerning
                                                                                                                                                                     6 A highboy is typically a tall chest of drawers

                                                    Part                                                    industry support for the revocation in
                                                                                                                                                                  usually composed of a base and a top section with
                                                                                                                                                                  drawers, and supported on four legs or a small chest
                                                    AGENCY:  Enforcement and Compliance,                    part, as well as comments and/or factual              (often 15 inches or more in height).
                                                    International Trade Administration,                     information regarding the changed                        7 A lowboy is typically a short chest of drawers,

                                                    Department of Commerce.                                 circumstances review. No comments                     not more than four feet high, normally set on short
                                                                                                                                                                  legs.
                                                    SUMMARY: On February 13, 2015, the                      were submitted by any party.                             8 A chest of drawers is typically a case containing
                                                    Department of Commerce (the                                                                                   drawers for storing clothing.
                                                                                                            Scope of the Order
                                                    ‘‘Department’’) received a request for                                                                           9 A chest is typically a case piece taller than it

                                                    revocation, in part, of the antidumping                   The product covered by the order is                 is wide featuring a series of drawers and with or
                                                    duty (‘‘AD’’) order on wooden bedroom                   wooden bedroom furniture. Wooden                      without one or more doors for storing clothing. The
                                                                                                            bedroom furniture is generally, but not               piece can either include drawers or be designed as
                                                    furniture from the People’s Republic of                                                                       a large box incorporating a lid.
                                                    China (‘‘PRC’’) 1 with respect to jewelry               exclusively, designed, manufactured,                     10 A door chest is typically a chest with hinged

                                                    armoires that have at least one front                   and offered for sale in coordinated                   doors to store clothing, whether or not containing
                                                    door. We preliminarily determine that                                                                         drawers. The piece may also include shelves for
                                                                                                              2 See Submission from Pier One, ‘‘Wooden            televisions and other entertainment electronics.
                                                    the producers accounting for
                                                                                                            Bedroom Furniture From the People’s Republic of          11 A chiffonier is typically a tall and narrow chest
                                                    substantially all of the production of the              China; Request for a Changed Circumstance Review      of drawers normally used for storing undergarments
                                                    domestic like product to which the                      as to Certain Additional Jewelry Armoires,’’ dated    and lingerie, often with mirror(s) attached.
                                                    Order pertains lack interest in the relief              February 13, 2015 (‘‘Pier One’s Request’’).              12 A hutch is typically an open case of furniture
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                                                                                                              3 See March 11, 2015 letter from King & Spalding    with shelves that typically sits on another piece of
                                                    provided by the Order with respect to
                                                                                                            Re: Wooden Bedroom Furniture From The People’s        furniture and provides storage for clothes.
                                                    jewelry armoires that have at least one                 Republic of China/Petitioners’ Response to Pier 1        13 An armoire is typically a tall cabinet or
                                                    front door as described below.                          Imports’ Letter of February 13, 2015.                 wardrobe (typically 50 inches or taller), with doors,
                                                                                                              4 See Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the             and with one or more drawers (either exterior below
                                                      1 See Notice of Amended Final Determination of        People’s Republic of China: Notice of Initiation of   or above the doors or interior behind the doors),
                                                    Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping           Changed Circumstances Review, and Consideration       shelves, and/or garment rods or other apparatus for
                                                    Duty Order: Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the           of Revocation of the Antidumping Duty Order in        storing clothes. Bedroom armoires may also be used
                                                    People’s Republic of China, 70 FR 329 (January 4,       Part, 80 FR 17719 (April 2, 2015) (‘‘Initiation       to hold television receivers and/or other audio-
                                                    2005) (‘‘Order’’).                                      Notice’’).                                            visual entertainment systems.



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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ContactPatrick O'Connor, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement & Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
FR Citation80 FR 48073 

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