81 FR 14091 - Brass Sheet and Strip From France: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2015
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 51 (March 16, 2016)
International Trade Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 51 (March 16, 2016)
| Page Range | 14091-14092 | |
| FR Document | 2016-05992 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 16, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 14091-14092] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-05992] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-427-602] Brass Sheet and Strip From France: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2015 AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: On December 1, 2015, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on brass sheet and strip from France.\1\ The review covers Griset SA (Griset) and KME France SAS (KME France). The period of review (POR) is March 1, 2014, through February 28, 2015. We invited interested parties to comment on our Preliminary Results. No parties commented, and our final results remain unchanged from our Preliminary Results. The final results are listed in the section entitled ``Final Results of Review'' below. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ See Brass Sheet and Strip From France: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2015, 80 FR 75055 (December 1, 2015) (Preliminary Results). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DATES: Effective Date: March 16, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Flessner or Robert James, AD/CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482- 6312 or (202) 482-0649, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On December 1, 2015, the Department published the preliminary results of this review in the Federal Register. See Preliminary Results. We invited parties to comment on the Preliminary Results. No party commented, nor did any party request a hearing. As explained in the memorandum from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement & Compliance, the Department has exercised its discretion to toll all administrative deadlines due to the recent closure of the Federal Government. All deadlines in this segment of the proceeding have been extended by four business days. The revised deadline for the final results of this review is now April 5, 2016.\2\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ See Memorandum to the Record from Ron Lorentzen, Acting A/S for Enforcement & Compliance, regarding ``Tolling of Administrative Deadlines As a Result of the Government Closure During Snowstorm Jonas,'' dated January 27, 2016. Therefore, the deadline for signature of these final results will be Tuesday, April 5, 2016. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 14092]] Scope of the Order The product covered by the order is brass sheet and strip, other than leaded and tinned brass sheet and strip, from France. The merchandise is currently classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) item numbers 7409.21.00 and 7409.29.00.\3\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ For a full description of the scope of the order, see the memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, entitled ``Decision Memorandum for Preliminary Results of the 2014-2015 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Brass Sheet and Strip from France,'' dated November 17, 2015. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Results of Review As noted above, the Department has received no comments concerning the Preliminary Results on the record of this segment of the proceeding. As there are no changes from, or comments upon, the Preliminary Results, there is no decision memorandum accompanying this Federal Register notice. For further details of the issues addressed in this proceeding, see Preliminary Results. The final weighted-average dumping margin for the period March 1, 2014, through February 28, 2015, is as follows: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Estimated weighted-average Producer or exporter dumping margin (percent) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Griset SA............................................ 42.24 KME France SAS....................................... 42.24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Assessment The Department shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). The Department intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions for the companies subject to this review to CBP 15 days after the date of publication of these final results. We shall instruct CBP to apply an ad valorem assessment rate of 42.24 percent to all entries of subject merchandise during the POR which were produced and/or exported by Griset or KME France. Cash Deposit Requirements The following deposit rates will be effective upon publication of the final results of this administrative review for all shipments of brass sheet and strip from France entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act): (1) For Griset or KME France, the cash deposit rate will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin listed above; (2) for previously reviewed or investigated companies not listed above, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most recently completed segment of this proceeding in which that manufacturer or exporter participated; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the original LTFV investigation, but the producer is, the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recently completed segment of this proceeding for the producer of the merchandise; and (4) if neither the exporter nor the producer is a firm covered in this review, any previous review, or the original investigation, the cash deposit rate will be 42.24 percent ad valorem, the ``all others'' rate established in the LTFV investigation.\4\ These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ See Antidumping Duty Order; Brass Sheet and Strip From France, 52 FR 6995 (March 6, 1987). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notification to Importers This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties. Administrative Protective Order Notification to Interested Parties This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility concerning the disposition 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 the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation. Notification to Interested Parties This administrative review and notice are issued and published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1). Dated: March 9, 2016. Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. [FR Doc. 2016-05992 Filed 3-15-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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351.224(e) provides that the Department the correction of a ministerial error DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
‘‘will analyze any comments received made in the margin calculation of that
and, if appropriate, correct any determination for Prolamsa. As a result International Trade Administration
significant ministerial error by of the correction of the ministerial error, [A–427–602]
amending the preliminary the revised weighted-average dumping
determination.’’ A significant margins are as follows: Brass Sheet and Strip From France:
ministerial error is defined as a Final Results of Antidumping Duty
ministerial error, the correction of Weighted-average Administrative Review; 2014–2015
which, singly or in combination with Exporter/manufacturer dumping margin
other errors, would result in: (1) A (percent) AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance,
change of at least five absolute International Trade Administration,
percentage points in, but not less than Productos Laminados de Department of Commerce.
Monterrey S.A. de C.V. 5.17
25 percent of, the weighted-average 4 4.92 SUMMARY : On December 1, 2015, the
All Others ........................
dumping margin calculated in the Department of Commerce (the
original (erroneous) preliminary Department) published the preliminary
determination; or (2) a difference International Trade Commission (ITC)
results of the administrative review of
between a weighted-average dumping Notification
the antidumping duty order on brass
margin of zero or de minimis and a sheet and strip from France.1 The
In accordance with section 733(f) of
weighted-average dumping margin of review covers Griset SA (Griset) and
greater than de minimis or vice versa.2 the Act, we are notifying the
International Trade Commission (ITC) of KME France SAS (KME France). The
Ministerial Error Allegation our amended preliminary determination period of review (POR) is March 1,
of sales at LTFV. If our final 2014, through February 28, 2015. We
Productos Laminados de Monterrey
invited interested parties to comment on
S.A. de C.V. (Prolamsa) argues that the determination is affirmative, the ITC
our Preliminary Results. No parties
Department in its margin calculations will determine before the later of 120
commented, and our final results
incorrectly referenced the variable name days after the date of this preliminary
remain unchanged from our Preliminary
for the production quantity reported in determination or 45 days after our final Results. The final results are listed in
Prolamsa’ cost of production database as determination whether these imports the section entitled ‘‘Final Results of
‘‘QUANTITY,’’ rather than are materially injuring, or threaten
‘‘PRODQTY.’’ 3 As a result of this error, Review’’ below.
material injury to, the U.S. industry.5
Prolamsa points out that the Department DATES: Effective Date: March 16, 2016.
failed to weight average Prolamsa’s Notification to Interested Parties FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
reported costs by production quantity, Mark Flessner or Robert James, AD/CVD
but instead calculated a simple average The Department intends to disclose Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and
of Prolamsa’s costs. calculations performed in connection Compliance, International Trade
We agree with Prolamsa. Moreover, with this amended preliminary Administration, U.S. Department of
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.224(g)(2), this determination within five days of the Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
error is significant because the date of publication of this notice in Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;
correction of the error results in a accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). telephone: (202) 482–6312 or (202) 482–
change of at least five absolute This determination is issued and 0649, respectively.
percentage points in, but not less than published in accordance with sections SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
25 percent of, the weighted-average 733(f) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR
dumping margin originally calculated Background
351.224(e).
for Prolamsa. Therefore, we are On December 1, 2015, the Department
correcting the error alleged by Prolamsa Dated: March 9, 2016.
published the preliminary results of this
and we are amending our preliminary Paul Piquado, review in the Federal Register. See
determination accordingly. Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Preliminary Results. We invited parties
The collection of cash deposits and Compliance. to comment on the Preliminary Results.
suspension of liquidation will be [FR Doc. 2016–05943 Filed 3–15–16; 8:45 am] No party commented, nor did any party
revised accordingly in accordance with request a hearing.
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sections 733(d) and (f) of the Act and 19 As explained in the memorandum
CFR 351.224. Because the correction of from the Acting Assistant Secretary for
the error for Prolamsa results in a Enforcement & Compliance, the
reduced cash deposit rate, the revised Department has exercised its discretion
rates calculated for Prolamsa and the 4 In this investigation, we based our calculation
to toll all administrative deadlines due
companies covered by the ‘‘all others’’ of the all-others rate on the weighted-average of the
margins calculated for Maquilacero S.A. de C.V. to the recent closure of the Federal
rate will be effective retroactively to Government. All deadlines in this
and Prolamsa using publicly-ranged data. Because
March 1, 2016, the date of publication we cannot apply our normal methodology of segment of the proceeding have been
of the Preliminary Determination. calculating a weighted-average margin due to extended by four business days. The
Amended Preliminary Determination requests to protect business-proprietary revised deadline for the final results of
information, we find this rate to be the best proxy
We are amending the preliminary this review is now April 5, 2016.2
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
of the actual weighted-average margin determined
determination of sales at LTFV for HWR for these respondents. For further discussion of this
1 See Brass Sheet and Strip From France:
pipes and tubes from Mexico to reflect calculation, see the memorandum entitled ‘‘Less-
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Than-Fair-Value Investigation of Heavy Walled
Administrative Review; 2014–2015, 80 FR 75055
2 See19 CFR 351.224(g)(1) and (2). Rectangular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes (December 1, 2015) (Preliminary Results).
3 Seeletter from Prolamsa entitled, ‘‘Heavy from Mexico: Calculation of the All-Others Rate for 2 See Memorandum to the Record from Ron
Walled Rectangular Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes the Amended Preliminary Determination,’’ dated Lorentzen, Acting A/S for Enforcement &
from Mexico: Ministerial Error Comments,’’ dated concurrently with this notice. Compliance, regarding ‘‘Tolling of Administrative
February 29, 2016, at page 3. 5 See 735(b)(2) of the Act. Continued
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Scope of the Order the publication date, as provided by Notification to Interested Parties
The product covered by the order is section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Tariff Act of This administrative review and notice
brass sheet and strip, other than leaded 1930, as amended (the Act): (1) For are issued and published in accordance
and tinned brass sheet and strip, from Griset or KME France, the cash deposit with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of
France. The merchandise is currently rate will be equal to the weighted- the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1).
classified under Harmonized Tariff average dumping margin listed above; Dated: March 9, 2016.
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) (2) for previously reviewed or
Paul Piquado,
item numbers 7409.21.00 and investigated companies not listed above,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
7409.29.00.3 the cash deposit rate will continue to be Compliance.
the company-specific rate published for [FR Doc. 2016–05992 Filed 3–15–16; 8:45 am]
Final Results of Review the most recently completed segment of
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As noted above, the Department has this proceeding in which that
received no comments concerning the manufacturer or exporter participated;
Preliminary Results on the record of this (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
segment of the proceeding. As there are in this review, a prior review, or the
no changes from, or comments upon, original LTFV investigation, but the International Trade Administration
the Preliminary Results, there is no producer is, the cash deposit rate will be [A–570–909]
decision memorandum accompanying the rate established for the most recently
this Federal Register notice. For further completed segment of this proceeding Certain Steel Nails From the People’s
details of the issues addressed in this for the producer of the merchandise; Republic of China: Final Results of
proceeding, see Preliminary Results. and (4) if neither the exporter nor the Antidumping Duty Administrative
The final weighted-average dumping producer is a firm covered in this Review; 2013–2014
margin for the period March 1, 2014, review, any previous review, or the
through February 28, 2015, is as follows: original investigation, the cash deposit AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Estimated
rate will be 42.24 percent ad valorem, Department of Commerce.
weighted-average the ‘‘all others’’ rate established in the SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
Producer or exporter dumping margin LTFV investigation.4 These cash deposit (the ‘‘Department’’) published the
(percent) requirements, when imposed, shall Preliminary Results of the sixth
Griset SA ........................ 42.24
remain in effect until further notice. administrative review of the
KME France SAS ........... 42.24 Notification to Importers antidumping duty order on certain steel
nails from the People’s Republic of
Assessment This notice serves as a final reminder China (‘‘PRC’’) on September 4, 2015.1
to importers of their responsibility We gave interested parties an
The Department shall determine, and
under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a opportunity to comment on the
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
certificate regarding the reimbursement Preliminary Results. Based upon our
(CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties
of antidumping duties prior to analysis of the comments and
on all appropriate entries, in accordance
liquidation of the relevant entries information received, we made changes
with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). The
during this review period. Failure to to the margin calculation for these final
Department intends to issue appropriate
comply with this requirement could results regarding one of the mandatory
assessment instructions for the respondents, Stanley.2 We also continue
companies subject to this review to CBP result in the Secretary’s presumption
that reimbursement of antidumping to find that the other mandatory
15 days after the date of publication of respondent, Shandong Oriental Cherry
these final results. We shall instruct duties occurred and the subsequent
Hardware Group Co., Ltd. (‘‘Shandong
CBP to apply an ad valorem assessment assessment of double antidumping
Oriental Cherry’’), withheld requested
rate of 42.24 percent to all entries of duties.
information, significantly impeded this
subject merchandise during the POR administrative review, and did not
Administrative Protective Order
which were produced and/or exported cooperate to the best of its ability.
Notification to Interested Parties
by Griset or KME France. Accordingly, pursuant to sections 776(a)
Cash Deposit Requirements This notice serves as the only and (b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
reminder to parties subject to amended (‘‘the Act’’), we continue to
The following deposit rates will be administrative protective order (APO) of apply total adverse facts available
effective upon publication of the final their responsibility concerning the (‘‘AFA’’) to Shandong Oriental Cherry
results of this administrative review for and find that it is not eligible for
disposition of proprietary information
all shipments of brass sheet and strip separate rate status and, thus, is part of
disclosed under APO in accordance
from France entered, or withdrawn from the PRC-wide entity. The final dumping
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which
warehouse, for consumption on or after margins are listed below in the ‘‘Final
continues to govern business
proprietary information in this segment Results of Administrative Review’’
Deadlines As a Result of the Government Closure
During Snowstorm Jonas,’’ dated January 27, 2016. of the proceeding. Timely written section of this notice. The period of
Therefore, the deadline for signature of these final notification of the return or destruction
results will be Tuesday, April 5, 2016. 1 See Certain Steel Nails from the People’s
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
of APO materials or conversion to
3 For a full description of the scope of the order, Republic of China: Preliminary Results of the
see the memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy
judicial protective order is hereby Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and requested. Failure to comply with the Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2013–
Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado, regulations and the terms of an APO is 2014, 80 FR 53490 (September 4, 2015)
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and (‘‘Preliminary Results’’) and accompanying
a sanctionable violation. Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Compliance, entitled ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
Preliminary Results of the 2014–2015 Antidumping 2 The Stanley Works (Langfang) Fastening
Duty Administrative Review: Brass Sheet and Strip 4 See Antidumping Duty Order; Brass Sheet and Systems Co., Ltd. and Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
from France,’’ dated November 17, 2015. Strip From France, 52 FR 6995 (March 6, 1987). (collectively, ‘‘Stanley’’).
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