80_FR_70156 80 FR 69938 - Certain Steel Threaded Rod From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2013-2014

80 FR 69938 - Certain Steel Threaded Rod From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2013-2014

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 218 (November 12, 2015)

Page Range69938-69940
FR Document2015-28751

The Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') published the Preliminary Results of the fifth administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain steel threaded rod from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') on May 7, 2015.\1\ We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the Preliminary Results. Based upon our analysis of the comments and information received, we made changes to the margin calculations for these final results. The final dumping margins are listed below in the ``Final Results of Administrative Review'' section of this notice. The period of review (``POR'') is April 1, 2013, through March 31, 2014. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-932]


Certain Steel Threaded Rod From the People's Republic of China: 
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2013-2014

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') published the 
Preliminary Results of the fifth administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on certain steel threaded rod from the People's 
Republic of China (``PRC'') on May 7, 2015.\1\ We gave interested 
parties an opportunity to comment on the Preliminary Results. Based 
upon our analysis of the comments and information received, we made 
changes to the margin calculations for these final results. The final 
dumping margins are listed below in the ``Final Results of 
Administrative Review'' section of this notice. The period of review 
(``POR'') is April 1, 2013, through March 31, 2014.
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    \1\ See Certain Steel Threaded Rod from the People's Republic of 
China: Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review; 2013-2014, 80 FR 26222 (May 7, 2015) (``Preliminary 
Results'') and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

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DATES: Effective Date: November 12, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia Hancock or Jerry Huang, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone 202-482-1394 
or 202-482-4047, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Department published the Preliminary Results on May 7, 2015.\2\ 
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.309, we invited parties to comment on our 
Preliminary Results. Between June 22, 2015, and July 13, 2015, Vulcan 
Threaded Products Inc. (``Petitioner''), RMB Fasteners Ltd., and IFI & 
Morgan Ltd. (collectively ``RMB/IFI Group''), Gem-Year Industrial Co., 
Ltd. (``Gem-Year''), Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. (``HPS''), and 
Brighton Best International (``BBI'') submitted case and rebuttal 
briefs. On June 12, 2015, the Department extended the deadline for the 
final results to October 19, 2015 \3\, and again on October 6, 2015, to 
November 3, 2015.\4\ On September 9, 2015, the Department held a public 
hearing.
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    \2\ Id.
    \3\ See Memorandum to Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, 
through James Doyle, Office Director, from Julia Hancock, Senior 
International Trade Compliance Analyst, ``Certain Steel Threaded Rod 
from the People's Republic of China: Extension of Deadline for Final 
Results of Administrative Review'' (June 12, 2015).
    \4\ See Memorandum to Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, 
through James Doyle, Office Director, from Julia Hancock, Senior 
International Trade Compliance Analyst, ``Certain Steel Threaded Rod 
from the People's Republic of China: Extension of Deadline for Final 
Results of Administrative Review'' (October 6, 2015).
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the order includes steel threaded rod. 
The subject merchandise is currently classifiable under subheading 
7318.15.5051, 7318.15.5056, 7318.15.5090, and 7318.15.2095 of the 
United States Harmonized Tariff Schedule (``HTSUS''). Although the 
HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, 
our written description of the scope of the order, which is contained 
in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum (``I&D Memo''), is 
dispositive.\5\
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    \5\ For a full description of the scope of the order, see 
Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado, 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, ``Issues and 
Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of Fifth Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review: Certain Steel Threaded Rod from the People's 
Republic of China'' (November 3, 2015) (``I&D Memo'').
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Analysis of Comments Received

    We addressed all issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by 
parties in this review in the I&D Memo. Attached to this notice, in 
Appendix I, is a list of the issues which parties raised. The I&D Memo 
is a public document and is on file in the Central Records Unit 
(``CRU''), Room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce building, as 
well as 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 
in the

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CRU. In addition, a complete version of the I&D Memo can be accessed 
directly on the Internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed I&D Memo and the electronic versions of the I&D 
Memo are identical in content.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on our review of the record and comments received from 
interested parties regarding our Preliminary Results, we have now 
calculated a dumping margin based on the sales data and factors of 
production (``FOP'') data submitted by the RMB/IFI Group. Additionally, 
the Department has selected Thailand as the primary surrogate country 
and valued the RMB/IFI Group's FOP data/movement expenses with data 
from Thailand. For a list of all issues addressed in these final 
results, please refer to Appendix I accompanying this notice.

Final Results of Administrative Review

    The weighted-average dumping margin for the administrative review 
is as follows:

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                                                              Weighted-
                                                               average
                          Exporter                              margin
                                                              (percent)
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IFI & Morgan Ltd. and RMB Fasteners Ltd. (collectively            39.42
 ``RMB/IFI Group'')........................................
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    In addition, the Department continues to find that the companies 
identified in Appendix II, attached to this notice, are part of the 
PRC-wide entity.

Assessment Rates

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the ``Act''), and 19 CFR 351.212(b), the Department has 
determined, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') shall 
assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject 
merchandise in accordance with the final results of this review. The 
Department intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions 
directly to CBP 15 days after publication of the final results of this 
administrative review.
    Where the respondent reported reliable entered values, we 
calculated importer (or customer)-specific ad valorem rates by 
aggregating the dumping margins calculated for all U.S. sales to each 
importer (or customer) and dividing this amount by the total entered 
value of the sales to each importer (or customer).\6\ Where the 
Department calculated a weighted-average dumping margin by dividing the 
total amount of dumping for reviewed sales to that party by the total 
sales quantity associated with those transactions, the Department will 
direct CBP to assess importer-specific assessment rates based on the 
resulting per-unit rates.\7\ Where an importer- (or customer-) specific 
ad valorem or per-unit rate is greater than de minimis, the Department 
will instruct CBP to collect the appropriate duties at the time of 
liquidation.\8\ Where an importer- (or customer-) specific ad valorem 
or per-unit rate is zero or de minimis, the Department will instruct 
CBP to liquidate appropriate entries without regard to antidumping 
duties.\9\ We intend to instruct CBP to liquidate entries containing 
subject merchandise exported by the PRC-wide entity at the PRC-wide 
rate.
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    \6\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
    \7\ Id.
    \8\ Id.
    \9\ See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
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    Pursuant to the Department's assessment practice, for entries that 
were not reported in the U.S. sales databases submitted by companies 
individually examined during this review, the Department will instruct 
CBP to liquidate such entries at the PRC-wide entity rate. 
Additionally, if the Department determines that an exporter had no 
shipments of the subject merchandise, any suspended entries that 
entered under that exporter's case number (i.e., at that exporter's 
rate) will be liquidated at the PRC-wide entity rate.\10\
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    \10\ 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, as 
provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For the exporter 
listed above, the cash deposit rate will be the rate established in the 
final results of review (except, if the rate is zero or de minimis, 
i.e., less than 0.5 percent, a zero cash deposit rate will be required 
for that company); (2) for previously investigated or reviewed PRC and 
non-PRC exporters not listed above that have separate rates, the cash 
deposit rate will continue to be the exporter-specific rate published 
for the most recent period; (3) for all PRC exporters of subject 
merchandise which have not been found to be entitled to a separate 
rate, the cash deposit rate will be the PRC-Wide rate of 206 percent; 
and (4) 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 exporters that supplied that non-PRC exporter. 
The deposit requirements shall remain in effect until further notice.

Disclosure

    We will disclose the calculations performed within five days of the 
date of publication of this notice to parties in this proceeding in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).

Notification to Importers

    This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding 
the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the 
relevant entries during this POR. Failure to comply with this 
requirement could result in the Department's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.

Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (``APO'') of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which 
continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of 
the proceeding. Timely written notification of the return or 
destruction of APO materials, or conversion to judicial protective 
order, is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and 
terms of an APO is a violation which is subject to sanction.
    We are issuing and publishing these final results of administrative 
review in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act.

    Dated: November 2, 2015.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I--Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Scope
III. Background
IV. Determination of the Methodology for the RMB/IFI Group
V. Discussion of the Issues
    Comment 1: Application of Total Adverse Facts Available 
(``AFA'') to Gem-Year

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    Comment 2: Application of the PRC-Wide Rate to Gem-Year and Not 
Granting a Separate Rate
    Comment 3: Opportunity To Submit Information on Corroborating 
PRC-Wide Rate
    Comment 4: Application of Total AFA to the RMB/IFI Group
    Comment 5: Application of the PRC-Wide Rate to the RMB/IFI Group 
and Not Granting a Separate Rate
    Comment 6: Selection of Surrogate Country
    Comment 7: Surrogate Value for Steel Wire Rod and Round Bar
    Comment 8: Surrogate Value for Labor
    Comment 9: Surrogate Financial Ratios
VI. Conclusion

Appendix II--Companies Subject to the Administrative Review That Are 
Part of the PRC-Wide Entity

Fastco (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd.
Gem-Year Industrial Co., Ltd.
Haiyan Dayu Fasteners Co., Ltd.
Jiaxing Brother Standard Part.
Midas Union Co., Ltd.
New Pole Power System Co. Ltd.
Shanghai P&J International Trading Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Morgan Brother Technology Co. Ltd.
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                                                  Park One Industrial Center, 10th Street                 at Christopher.Kemp@trade.gov or (202)                RMB Fasteners Ltd., and IFI & Morgan
                                                  East and Avenue P, Palmdale; Site 10                    482–0862.                                             Ltd. (collectively ‘‘RMB/IFI Group’’),
                                                  (40 acres)—California City Industrial                     Dated: November 5, 2015.                            Gem-Year Industrial Co., Ltd. (‘‘Gem-
                                                  Park, Lindbergh Boulevard and Gnatt                     Elizabeth Whiteman,
                                                                                                                                                                Year’’), Hubbell Power Systems, Inc.
                                                  Boulevard, California City; Site 11 (91                                                                       (‘‘HPS’’), and Brighton Best
                                                                                                          Acting Executive Secretary.
                                                  acres)—Mojave Airport, Poole Street                                                                           International (‘‘BBI’’) submitted case
                                                                                                          [FR Doc. 2015–28761 Filed 11–10–15; 8:45 am]
                                                  and Airport Boulevard, Mojave; and,                                                                           and rebuttal briefs. On June 12, 2015,
                                                  Site 12 (2.6 acres)—AMS Fulfillment,                    BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P                                the Department extended the deadline
                                                  29010 Commerce Center Drive,                                                                                  for the final results to October 19,
                                                  Valencia.                                                                                                     2015 3, and again on October 6, 2015, to
                                                     The grantee’s proposed service area                  DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                November 3, 2015.4 On September 9,
                                                  under the ASF would be portions of Los                                                                        2015, the Department held a public
                                                                                                          International Trade Administration
                                                  Angeles County, California, as described                                                                      hearing.
                                                  in the application. If approved, the                    [A–570–932]
                                                  grantee would be able to serve sites                                                                          Scope of the Order
                                                  throughout the service area based on                    Certain Steel Threaded Rod From the                      The merchandise covered by the order
                                                  companies’ needs for FTZ designation.                   People’s Republic of China: Final                     includes steel threaded rod. The subject
                                                  The proposed service area is adjacent to                Results of Antidumping Duty                           merchandise is currently classifiable
                                                  the Los Angeles/Long Beach U.S.                         Administrative Review; 2013–2014                      under subheading 7318.15.5051,
                                                  Customs and Border Protection port of                   AGENCY:  Enforcement and Compliance,                  7318.15.5056, 7318.15.5090, and
                                                  entry.                                                  International Trade Administration,                   7318.15.2095 of the United States
                                                     The applicant is requesting authority                Department of Commerce.                               Harmonized Tariff Schedule
                                                  to reorganize its zone to include existing              SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce                   (‘‘HTSUS’’). Although the HTSUS
                                                  Site 1 and Site 5 as ‘‘magnet’’ sites and               (the ‘‘Department’’) published the                    subheadings are provided for
                                                  existing Site 12 as a ‘‘usage-driven’’ site.            Preliminary Results of the fifth                      convenience and customs purposes, our
                                                  Additionally, as part of the                            administrative review of the                          written description of the scope of the
                                                  reorganization, the applicant has                       antidumping duty order on certain steel               order, which is contained in the
                                                  requested that acreage be reduced at Site               threaded rod from the People’s Republic               accompanying Issues and Decision
                                                  1 (to 509.57 acres) and that Sites 2, 3,                of China (‘‘PRC’’) on May 7, 2015.1 We                Memorandum (‘‘I&D Memo’’), is
                                                  4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 be removed from                gave interested parties an opportunity to             dispositive.5
                                                  the zone due to changed circumstances.                  comment on the Preliminary Results.                   Analysis of Comments Received
                                                  The ASF allows for the possible                         Based upon our analysis of the
                                                  exemption of one magnet site from the                                                                            We addressed all issues raised in the
                                                                                                          comments and information received, we                 case and rebuttal briefs by parties in this
                                                  ‘‘sunset’’ time limits that generally                   made changes to the margin calculations
                                                  apply to sites under the ASF, and the                                                                         review in the I&D Memo. Attached to
                                                                                                          for these final results. The final                    this notice, in Appendix I, is a list of the
                                                  applicant proposes that Site 1 be so
                                                                                                          dumping margins are listed below in the               issues which parties raised. The I&D
                                                  exempted. No additional subzones/
                                                                                                          ‘‘Final Results of Administrative                     Memo is a public document and is on
                                                  usage-driven sites are being requested at
                                                                                                          Review’’ section of this notice. The                  file in the Central Records Unit
                                                  this time. The application would have
                                                                                                          period of review (‘‘POR’’) is April 1,                (‘‘CRU’’), Room B8024 of the main
                                                  no impact on FTZ 191’s previously
                                                                                                          2013, through March 31, 2014.                         Department of Commerce building, as
                                                  authorized subzone.
                                                     In accordance with the FTZ Board’s                   DATES: Effective Date: November 12,                   well as electronically via Enforcement
                                                  regulations, Christopher Kemp of the                    2015.                                                 and Compliance’s Antidumping and
                                                  FTZ Staff is designated examiner to                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia                Countervailing Duty Centralized
                                                  evaluate and analyze the facts and                      Hancock or Jerry Huang, AD/CVD                        Electronic Service System (‘‘ACCESS’’).
                                                  information presented in the application                Operations, Office V, Enforcement and                 ACCESS is available to registered users
                                                  and case record and to report findings                  Compliance, International Trade                       at http://access.trade.gov and in the
                                                  and recommendations to the FTZ Board.                   Administration, U.S. Department of
                                                     Public comment is invited from                       Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
                                                                                                                                                                  3 See Memorandum to Christian Marsh, Deputy

                                                  interested parties. Submissions shall be                                                                      Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
                                                                                                          Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;                     Countervailing Duty Operations, through James
                                                  addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive                  telephone 202–482–1394 or 202–482–                    Doyle, Office Director, from Julia Hancock, Senior
                                                  Secretary at the address below. The                     4047, respectively.                                   International Trade Compliance Analyst, ‘‘Certain
                                                  closing period for their receipt is                                                                           Steel Threaded Rod from the People’s Republic of
                                                                                                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            China: Extension of Deadline for Final Results of
                                                  January 11, 2016. Rebuttal comments in                                                                        Administrative Review’’ (June 12, 2015).
                                                  response to material submitted during                   Background                                              4 See Memorandum to Christian Marsh, Deputy
                                                  the foregoing period may be submitted                     The Department published the                        Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
                                                  during the subsequent 15-day period to                  Preliminary Results on May 7, 2015.2 In               Countervailing Duty Operations, through James
                                                  January 26, 2016.                                                                                             Doyle, Office Director, from Julia Hancock, Senior
                                                                                                          accordance with 19 CFR 351.309, we                    International Trade Compliance Analyst, ‘‘Certain
                                                     A copy of the application will be                    invited parties to comment on our                     Steel Threaded Rod from the People’s Republic of
                                                  available for public inspection at the                  Preliminary Results. Between June 22,                 China: Extension of Deadline for Final Results of
                                                  Office of the Executive Secretary,                      2015, and July 13, 2015, Vulcan                       Administrative Review’’ (October 6, 2015).
                                                                                                                                                                  5 For a full description of the scope of the order,
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                                                  Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room                         Threaded Products Inc. (‘‘Petitioner’’),              see Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy
                                                  21013, U.S. Department of Commerce,                                                                           Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
                                                  1401 Constitution Avenue NW.,                              1 See Certain Steel Threaded Rod from the
                                                                                                                                                                Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado,
                                                  Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the                   People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of    Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
                                                  ‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the FTZ                     the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review;           Compliance, ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for
                                                                                                          2013±2014, 80 FR 26222 (May 7, 2015)                  the Final Results of Fifth Antidumping Duty
                                                  Board’s Web site, which is accessible                   (‘‘Preliminary Results’’) and accompanying            Administrative Review: Certain Steel Threaded Rod
                                                  via www.trade.gov/ftz. For further                      Preliminary Decision Memorandum.                      from the People’s Republic of China’’ (November 3,
                                                  information, contact Christopher Kemp                      2 Id.                                              2015) (‘‘I&D Memo’’).



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                                                  CRU. In addition, a complete version of                        average dumping margin by dividing the                be the PRC-Wide rate of 206 percent;
                                                  the I&D Memo can be accessed directly                          total amount of dumping for reviewed                  and (4) for all non-PRC exporters of
                                                  on the Internet at http://enforcement.                         sales to that party by the total sales                subject merchandise which have not
                                                  trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed                           quantity associated with those                        received their own rate, the cash deposit
                                                  I&D Memo and the electronic versions                           transactions, the Department will direct              rate will be the rate applicable to the
                                                  of the I&D Memo are identical in                               CBP to assess importer-specific                       PRC exporters that supplied that non-
                                                  content.                                                       assessment rates based on the resulting               PRC exporter. The deposit requirements
                                                                                                                 per-unit rates.7 Where an importer- (or               shall remain in effect until further
                                                  Changes Since the Preliminary Results                          customer-) specific ad valorem or per-                notice.
                                                     Based on our review of the record and                       unit rate is greater than de minimis, the
                                                  comments received from interested                              Department will instruct CBP to collect               Disclosure
                                                  parties regarding our Preliminary                              the appropriate duties at the time of                   We will disclose the calculations
                                                  Results, we have now calculated a                              liquidation.8 Where an importer- (or                  performed within five days of the date
                                                  dumping margin based on the sales data                         customer-) specific ad valorem or per-                of publication of this notice to parties in
                                                  and factors of production (‘‘FOP’’) data                       unit rate is zero or de minimis, the                  this proceeding in accordance with 19
                                                  submitted by the RMB/IFI Group.                                Department will instruct CBP to                       CFR 351.224(b).
                                                  Additionally, the Department has                               liquidate appropriate entries without
                                                  selected Thailand as the primary                               regard to antidumping duties.9 We                     Notification to Importers
                                                  surrogate country and valued the RMB/                          intend to instruct CBP to liquidate                     This notice also serves as a final
                                                  IFI Group’s FOP data/movement                                  entries containing subject merchandise                reminder to importers of their
                                                  expenses with data from Thailand. For                          exported by the PRC-wide entity at the
                                                                                                                                                                       responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)
                                                  a list of all issues addressed in these                        PRC-wide rate.
                                                                                                                                                                       to file a certificate regarding the
                                                  final results, please refer to Appendix I                         Pursuant to the Department’s
                                                                                                                 assessment practice, for entries that                 reimbursement of antidumping duties
                                                  accompanying this notice.                                                                                            prior to liquidation of the relevant
                                                                                                                 were not reported in the U.S. sales
                                                  Final Results of Administrative Review                         databases submitted by companies                      entries during this POR. Failure to
                                                    The weighted-average dumping                                 individually examined during this                     comply with this requirement could
                                                  margin for the administrative review is                        review, the Department will instruct                  result in the Department’s presumption
                                                  as follows:                                                    CBP to liquidate such entries at the                  that reimbursement of antidumping
                                                                                                                 PRC-wide entity rate. Additionally, if                duties occurred and the subsequent
                                                                                                  Weighted-      the Department determines that an                     assessment of doubled antidumping
                                                                                                   average       exporter had no shipments of the                      duties.
                                                                  Exporter                          margin
                                                                                                  (percent)      subject merchandise, any suspended                    Administrative Protective Orders
                                                                                                                 entries that entered under that
                                                  IFI & Morgan Ltd. and RMB Fas-                                 exporter’s case number (i.e., at that                    This notice also serves as a reminder
                                                    teners Ltd. (collectively ‘‘RMB/                             exporter’s rate) will be liquidated at the            to parties subject to administrative
                                                    IFI Group’’) ..............................     39.42        PRC-wide entity rate.10                               protective order (‘‘APO’’) of their
                                                                                                                                                                       responsibility concerning the return or
                                                    In addition, the Department continues                        Cash Deposit Requirements                             destruction of proprietary information
                                                  to find that the companies identified in                          The following cash deposit                         disclosed under APO in accordance
                                                  Appendix II, attached to this notice, are                      requirements will be effective upon                   with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which
                                                  part of the PRC-wide entity.                                   publication of the final results of this              continues to govern business
                                                                                                                 administrative review for all shipments               proprietary information in this segment
                                                  Assessment Rates                                               of the subject merchandise entered, or                of the proceeding. Timely written
                                                     Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the                     withdrawn from warehouse, for                         notification of the return or destruction
                                                  Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the                            consumption on or after the publication               of APO materials, or conversion to
                                                  ‘‘Act’’), and 19 CFR 351.212(b), the                           date, as provided for by section                      judicial protective order, is hereby
                                                  Department has determined, and U.S.                            751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For the                  requested. Failure to comply with the
                                                  Customs and Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’)                        exporter listed above, the cash deposit               regulations and terms of an APO is a
                                                  shall assess, antidumping duties on all                        rate will be the rate established in the              violation which is subject to sanction.
                                                  appropriate entries of subject                                 final results of review (except, if the rate             We are issuing and publishing these
                                                  merchandise in accordance with the                             is zero or de minimis, i.e., less than 0.5            final results of administrative review in
                                                  final results of this review. The                              percent, a zero cash deposit rate will be             accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and
                                                  Department intends to issue appropriate                        required for that company); (2) for                   777(i) of the Act.
                                                  assessment instructions directly to CBP                        previously investigated or reviewed PRC
                                                  15 days after publication of the final                         and non-PRC exporters not listed above                  Dated: November 2, 2015.
                                                  results of this administrative review.                         that have separate rates, the cash                    Paul Piquado,
                                                     Where the respondent reported                               deposit rate will continue to be the                  Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
                                                  reliable entered values, we calculated                         exporter-specific rate published for the              Compliance.
                                                  importer (or customer)-specific ad                             most recent period; (3) for all PRC                   Appendix I—Issues and Decision
                                                  valorem rates by aggregating the                               exporters of subject merchandise which                Memorandum
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                                                  dumping margins calculated for all U.S.                        have not been found to be entitled to a
                                                  sales to each importer (or customer) and                       separate rate, the cash deposit rate will             I. Summary
                                                                                                                                                                       II. Scope
                                                  dividing this amount by the total
                                                                                                                   7 Id.                                               III. Background
                                                  entered value of the sales to each                                                                                   IV. Determination of the Methodology for the
                                                                                                                   8 Id.
                                                  importer (or customer).6 Where the                               9 See                                                     RMB/IFI Group
                                                                                                                        19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
                                                  Department calculated a weighted-                                10 SeeNon-Market Economy Antidumping                V. Discussion of the Issues
                                                                                                                 Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76        Comment 1: Application of Total Adverse
                                                    6 See   19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).                                FR 65694 (October 24, 2011).                                Facts Available (‘‘AFA’’) to Gem-Year



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                                                    Comment 2: Application of the PRC-Wide                Operations, Office IV, or Toni Page                        profile of the bars; and (5) whether or
                                                       Rate to Gem-Year and Not Granting a                (CVD Order), AD/CVD Operations,                            not they are galvanized, painted, coated,
                                                       Separate Rate                                      Office VII, Enforcement and                                clad or plated. Steel grating is also
                                                    Comment 3: Opportunity To Submit                      Compliance, International Trade                            commonly referred to as ‘‘bar grating,’’
                                                       Information on Corroborating PRC-Wide
                                                       Rate
                                                                                                          Administration, U.S. Department of                         although the components may consist of
                                                    Comment 4: Application of Total AFA to                Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution                     steel other than bars, such as hot-rolled
                                                       the RMB/IFI Group                                  Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;                          sheet, plate, or wire rod.
                                                    Comment 5: Application of the PRC-Wide                telephone: (202) 482–0167 or (202) 482–                       The scope of the orders excludes
                                                       Rate to the RMB/IFI Group and Not                  1398, respectively.                                        expanded metal grating, which is
                                                       Granting a Separate Rate                           SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                 comprised of a single piece or coil of
                                                    Comment 6: Selection of Surrogate Country                                                                        sheet or thin plate steel that has been
                                                    Comment 7: Surrogate Value for Steel Wire             Background                                                 slit and expanded, and does not involve
                                                       Rod and Round Bar                                                                                             welding or joining of multiple pieces of
                                                                                                            On June 1, 2015, the Department
                                                    Comment 8: Surrogate Value for Labor                                                                             steel. The scope of the orders also
                                                    Comment 9: Surrogate Financial Ratios                 initiated 1 and the ITC instituted 2 five-
                                                                                                          year (sunset) reviews of the AD and                        excludes plank type safety grating
                                                  VI. Conclusion
                                                                                                          CVD orders on steel grating from the                       which is comprised of a single piece or
                                                  Appendix II—Companies Subject to the                    PRC,3 pursuant to section 751(c) of the                    coil of sheet or thin plate steel, typically
                                                  Administrative Review That Are Part of                  Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).                  in thickness of 10 to 18 gauge, that has
                                                  the PRC-Wide Entity                                     As a result of its reviews, the                            been pierced and cold formed, and does
                                                                                                          Department determined that revocation                      not involve welding or joining of
                                                  Fastco (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd.
                                                  Gem-Year Industrial Co., Ltd.                           of the AD order would likely lead to                       multiple pieces of steel.
                                                  Haiyan Dayu Fasteners Co., Ltd.                         continuation or recurrence of dumping                         Certain steel grating that is the subject
                                                  Jiaxing Brother Standard Part.                          and that revocation of the CVD order                       of the orders is currently classifiable in
                                                  Midas Union Co., Ltd.                                   would likely lead to continuation or                       the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
                                                  New Pole Power System Co. Ltd.                          recurrence of net countervailable                          United States (HTSUS) under
                                                  Shanghai P&J International Trading Co., Ltd.
                                                                                                          subsidies. Therefore, the Department                       subheading 7308.90.7000. While the
                                                  Zhejiang Morgan Brother Technology Co.                                                                             HTSUS subheading is provided for
                                                       Ltd.                                               notified the ITC of the magnitude of the
                                                                                                          margins and the subsidy rates likely to                    convenience and customs purposes, the
                                                  [FR Doc. 2015–28751 Filed 11–10–15; 8:45 am]                                                                       written description of the scope of the
                                                                                                          prevail should the orders be revoked,
                                                  BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                                                                                          pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and                         orders is dispositive.
                                                                                                          752(b) and (c) of the Act.4                                Continuation of the Orders
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                    On November 4, 2015, the ITC                                As a result of the determinations by
                                                                                                          published its determination that                           the Department and the ITC that
                                                  International Trade Administration                      revocation of the AD and CVD orders on                     revocation of the AD order would likely
                                                                                                          steel grating from the PRC would likely                    lead to a continuation or recurrence of
                                                  [A–570–947; C–570–948]
                                                                                                          lead to continuation or recurrence of                      dumping and material injury to an
                                                  Certain Steel Grating From the                          material injury to an industry in the                      industry in the United States, and
                                                  People’s Republic of China:                             United States within a reasonably                          revocation of the CVD order would
                                                  Continuation of the Antidumping Duty                    foreseeable time, pursuant to section                      likely lead to continuation or recurrence
                                                  Order and Countervailing Duty Order                     751(c) of the Act.5                                        of countervailable subsidies and
                                                  AGENCY:   Enforcement and Compliance,                   Scope of the Orders                                        material injury to an industry in the
                                                  International Trade Administration,                                                                                United States, pursuant to section
                                                                                                            The products covered by these orders
                                                  Department of Commerce.                                                                                            751(d)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR
                                                                                                          are certain steel grating, consisting of
                                                  SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
                                                                                                                                                                     351.218(a), the Department hereby
                                                                                                          two or more pieces of steel, including
                                                  (the Department) and the International                                                                             orders the continuation of the AD and
                                                                                                          load-bearing pieces and cross pieces,
                                                  Trade Commission (the ITC) have                                                                                    CVD orders on steel grating from the
                                                                                                          joined by any assembly process,
                                                  determined that revocation of the                                                                                  PRC. U.S. Customs and Border
                                                                                                          regardless of: (1) Size or shape; (2)
                                                  antidumping duty (AD) order on certain                                                                             Protection will continue to collect AD
                                                                                                          method of manufacture; (3) metallurgy
                                                  steel grating (steel grating) from the                                                                             and CVD cash deposits at the rates in
                                                                                                          (carbon, alloy, or stainless); (4) the
                                                  People’s Republic of China (PRC) would                                                                             effect at the time of entry for all imports
                                                  likely lead to continuation or recurrence                  1 See Initiation of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Review, 80
                                                                                                                                                                     of subject merchandise.
                                                                                                                                                                        The effective date of the continuation
                                                  of dumping and material injury to an                    FR 31012 (June 1, 2015).
                                                                                                             2 See Certain Steel Grating From China;                 of the AD and CVD orders will be the
                                                  industry in the United States. The
                                                                                                          Institution of Five-Year Reviews, 80 FR 31071 (June        date of publication in the Federal
                                                  Department and the ITC have also                        1, 2015).                                                  Register of this notice of continuation.
                                                  determined that revocation of the                          3 See Certain Steel Grating from the People's
                                                                                                                                                                     Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act
                                                  countervailing duty (CVD) order on steel                Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order, 75 FR
                                                                                                                                                                     and 19 CFR 351.218(c)(2), the
                                                  grating from the PRC would likely lead                  43143 (July 23, 2010); and Certain Steel Grating
                                                                                                          from the People's Republic of China: Countervailing        Department intends to initiate the next
                                                  to continuation or recurrence of net
                                                                                                          Duty Order, 75 FR 43144 (July 23, 2010).                   five-year review of these orders not later
                                                  countervailable subsidies and material                     4 See Certain Steel Grating From the People's
                                                                                                                                                                     than 30 days prior to the fifth
                                                  injury to an industry in the United                     Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited
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                                                                                                                                                                     anniversary of the effective date of this
                                                  States. Therefore, the Department is                    First Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order,
                                                                                                          80 FR 60119 (October 5, 2015), and Certain Steel           continuation notice.
                                                  publishing a notice of continuation for
                                                                                                          Grating From the People's Republic of China: Final            These five-year sunset reviews and
                                                  these AD and CVD orders.                                Results of Expedited First Sunset Review of the            this notice are in accordance with
                                                  DATES: Effective Date: November 12,                     Countervailing Duty Order, 80 FR 60120 (October            sections 751(c) and 751(d)(2) of the Act
                                                  2015.                                                   5, 2015).
                                                                                                             5 See Certain Steel Grating From the People's           and published pursuant to section
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin                   Republic of China, 80 FR 68334 (November 4,                777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
                                                  Kearney (AD Order), AD/CVD                              2015).                                                     351.218(f)(4).


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ContactJulia Hancock or Jerry Huang, AD/CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone 202-482-1394 or 202-482-4047, respectively.
FR Citation80 FR 69938 

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