81_FR_29620 81 FR 29528 - Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2014-2015

81 FR 29528 - Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2014-2015

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 92 (May 12, 2016)

Page Range29528-29530
FR Document2016-11249

The Department of Commerce (Department) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on drawn stainless steel sinks (drawn sinks) from the People's Republic of China (PRC), for the period of review (POR), April 1, 2014, through March 31, 2015. We preliminarily find that respondent Guangdong Dongyuan Kitchenware Industrial Co., Ltd. (Dongyuan) made sales of the subject merchandise in the United States at prices below normal value (NV). In addition, we preliminarily find that the other mandatory respondents, B&R Industries Limited (B&R Industries), Zhongshan Newecan Enterprise Development Corporation (Newecan), and Zhongshan Superte Kitchenware Co., Ltd./ Superte invoiced as Foshan Zhaoshun Trade Co., Ltd. (Superte), are part of the PRC-wide entity and will receive the rate of that entity, which is not under review. We are also preliminarily granting separate rates to Feidong Import and Export Co., Ltd. (Feidong) and Ningbo Afa Kitchen and Bath Co., Ltd. (Ningbo Afa),\1\ which demonstrated eligibility for separate rate status, but were not selected for individual examination. Additionally, we are preliminarily including nine companies \2\ that failed to demonstrate their entitlement to a separate rate as part of the PRC-wide entity. Finally, we preliminarily find that Shenzhen Kehuaxing Industrial Ltd. (Kehuaxing) made no shipments of subject merchandise during the POR. If these preliminary results are adopted in the final results of this review, we will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-983]


Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks From the People's Republic of China: 
Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and 
Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2014-2015

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Department) is conducting an 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on drawn stainless 
steel sinks (drawn sinks) from the People's Republic of China (PRC), 
for the period of review (POR), April 1, 2014, through March 31, 2015. 
We preliminarily find that respondent Guangdong Dongyuan Kitchenware 
Industrial Co., Ltd. (Dongyuan) made sales of the subject merchandise 
in the United States at prices below normal value (NV). In addition, we 
preliminarily find that the other mandatory respondents, B&R Industries 
Limited (B&R Industries), Zhongshan Newecan Enterprise Development 
Corporation (Newecan), and Zhongshan Superte Kitchenware Co., Ltd./
Superte invoiced as Foshan Zhaoshun Trade Co., Ltd. (Superte), are part 
of the PRC-wide entity and will receive the rate of that entity, which 
is not under review. We are also preliminarily granting separate rates 
to Feidong Import and Export Co., Ltd. (Feidong) and Ningbo Afa Kitchen 
and Bath Co., Ltd. (Ningbo Afa),\1\ which demonstrated eligibility for 
separate rate status, but were not selected for individual examination. 
Additionally, we are preliminarily including nine companies \2\ that 
failed to demonstrate their entitlement to a separate rate as part of 
the PRC-wide entity. Finally, we preliminarily find that Shenzhen 
Kehuaxing Industrial Ltd. (Kehuaxing) made no shipments of subject 
merchandise during the POR. If these preliminary results are adopted in 
the final results of this review, we will instruct U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection (CBP) to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate 
entries. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary 
results.
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    \1\ On March 21, 2016, the Department determined that Ningbo Afa 
is the successor-in-interest to Yuyao Afa Kitchenware Co., Ltd. 
(Yuyao Afa), and stated that Ningbo Afa will be assigned an updated 
cash deposit rate based on the final results of this administrative 
review. See Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed 
Circumstances Review: Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from the People's 
Republic of China, 81 FR 16138, 16139 (March 25, 2016).
    \2\ These nine companies are: (1) J&C Industries Enterprise 
Limited (J&C Industries); (2) Foshan Shunde MingHao Kitchen Utensils 
Co., Ltd. (MingHao); (3) Franke Asia Sourcing Ltd. (Franke); (4) 
Grand Hill Work Company (Grand Hill); (5) Hangzhou Heng's Industries 
Co., Ltd. (Heng's Industries); (6) Jiangmen Hongmao Trading Co., 
Ltd. (Hongmao); (7) Jiangxi Zoje Kitchen & Bath Industry Co., Ltd. 
(Zoje); (8) Ningbo Oulin Kitchen Utensils Co., Ltd. (Ningbo Oulin); 
(9) Shunde Foodstuffs Import & Export Company Limited of Guangdong 
(Shunde Foodstuffs).

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DATES: Effective Date: May 12, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian C. Smith or Brandon Custard, AD/
CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1766 and (202) 
482-1823, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the order include drawn stainless steel 
sinks. Imports of subject merchandise are currently classified under 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings 
7324.10.0000 and 7324.10.0010. Although the HTSUS subheadings are 
provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description 
of the scope of the order is dispositive.\3\
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    \3\ For a complete 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, ``Decision 
Memorandum for Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review: Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from the People's 
Republic of China,'' issued concurrently with and hereby adopted by 
this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Tolling of Deadline of Preliminary Results of Review

    As explained in the memorandum from the Acting Assistant Secretary 
for Enforcement and 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.\4\
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    \4\ See Memorandum to the Record from Ron Lorentzen, Acting A/S 
for Enforcement & Compliance, ``Tolling of Administrative Deadlines 
As a Result of the Government Closure During Snowstorm Jonas'' 
(January 27, 2016).
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Methodology

    The Department is conducting this review in accordance with section 
751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For the 
mandatory respondent Dongyuan, export prices were calculated in 
accordance with section 772 of the Act. Because the PRC is a non-market 
economy (NME) within the meaning of section 771(18) of the Act, NV was 
calculated in accordance with section 773(c) of the Act.
    For a full description of the methodology underlying our 
conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. The Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically 
via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to 
registered users at http://access.trade.gov; the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum is also available to all parties in the Central Records 
Unit, Room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce building. In 
addition, a complete

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version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly 
on Enforcement and Compliance's Web site at http://www.trade.gov/enforcement/. The signed Preliminary Decision Memorandum and the 
electronic version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical 
in content. A list of the topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum is attached as the Appendix to this notice.

Preliminary Determination of No Shipments

    On June 24, 2015, Kehuaxing submitted a timely-filed certification 
that it had no exports, sales, or entries of subject merchandise during 
the POR.\5\ Additionally, our inquiry to CBP did not identify any POR 
entries of Kehuaxing's subject merchandise. Based on the foregoing, the 
Department preliminarily determines that Kehuaxing did not have any 
reviewable transactions during the POR. For additional information 
regarding this determination, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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    \5\ See Letter from Kehuaxing, ``Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks 
from People's Republic of China; A-570-983; Certification of No 
Sales by Shenzhen Kehuaxing Industrial Ltd.'' (June 24, 2015).
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    Consistent with our practice in NME cases, the Department is not 
rescinding this administrative review for Kehuaxing, but intends to 
complete the review and issue appropriate instructions to CBP based on 
the final results of the review.\6\
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    \6\ See Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment 
of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694, 65694-95 (October 24, 2011) (NME 
AD Assessment) and the ``Assessment Rates'' section, below.
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Preliminary Results of Review

    Because B&R Industries, Newecan, and Superte withdrew from 
participation in the review and did not respond to the Department's 
requests for information, the Department preliminarily finds these 
companies to be part of the PRC-wide entity.\7\ Additionally, because 
Shunde Foodstuffs, Franke, Grand Hill, Heng's Industries, Hongmao, J&C 
Industries, MingHao, Ningbo Oulin, and Zoje did not submit a separate 
rate application or certification by the deadline established in the 
Initiation Notice, or make a claim that they had no exports, sales, or 
entries of subject merchandise during the POR, we preliminarily find 
that these companies failed to establish their entitlement to a 
separate rate, and therefore, remain a part of the PRC-wide entity. The 
rate previously established for the PRC-wide entity is 76.45 
percent.\8\ This rate is not under review.
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    \7\ See Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Pursuant to the 
Department's change in practice, the Department no longer considers 
the NME entity as an exporter conditionally subject to 
administrative reviews. See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement of 
Change in Department Practice for Respondent Selection in 
Antidumping Duty Proceedings and Conditional Review of the Nonmarket 
Economy Entity in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 65963, 
65970 (November 4, 2013). Under this practice, the NME entity will 
not be under review unless a party specifically requests, or the 
Department self-initiates, a review of the entity. Because no party 
requested a review of the entity, the entity is not under review and 
the entity's rate is not subject to change.
    \8\ The PRC-wide rate determined in the investigation was 76.53 
percent. See Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from the People's Republic 
of China: Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair 
Value and Antidumping Duty Order, 78 FR 21592 (April 11, 2013). This 
rate was adjusted for export subsidies and estimated domestic 
subsidy pass through to determine the cash deposit rate (76.45 
percent) collected for companies in the PRC-wide entity. See 
explanation in Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks From the People's 
Republic of China: Investigation, Final Determination, 78 FR 13019 
(February 26, 2013).
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    The Department preliminarily determines that the following 
weighted-average dumping margins exist for the period April 1, 2014, 
through March 31, 2015:

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                                                             Weighted-
                                                              average
                        Exporters                             dumping
                                                            margin (%)
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Guangdong Dongyuan Kitchenware Industrial Co., Ltd......            1.65
Ningbo Afa Kitchen and Bath Co., Ltd *..................            1.65
Feidong Import and Export Co., Ltd *....................            1.65
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* This company demonstrated that it qualified for a separate rate in
  this administrative review. Consistent with the Department's practice,
  we preliminarily assigned this company a rate of 1.65 percent--the
  rate calculated for the mandatory respondent in this review.\9\

Disclosure and Public Comment

    The Department intends to disclose to the parties the calculations 
performed for these preliminary results within five days of the date of 
publication of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). 
Interested parties may submit case briefs no later than 30 days after 
the date of publication of these preliminary results of review.\10\ 
Rebuttals to case briefs may be filed no later than five days after the 
written comments are filed, and all rebuttal comments must be limited 
to comments raised in the case briefs.\11\
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    \9\ See Stainless Steel Bar From India: Final Results of the 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 77 FR 39467 (July 3, 2012) 
and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum at 12.
    \10\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c).
    \11\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
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    Any interested party may request a hearing within 30 days of 
publication of this notice.\12\ Hearing requests should contain the 
following information: (1) The party's name, address, and telephone 
number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of the issues to 
be discussed. Oral presentations will be limited to issues raised in 
the briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, parties will be 
notified of the time and date for the hearing to be held at the U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20230.\13\
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    \12\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
    \13\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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    Unless otherwise extended, the Department intends to issue the 
final results of this administrative review, which will include the 
results of its analysis of issues raised in the case briefs, within 120 
days of publication of these preliminary results, 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.\14\ The Department intends to issue appropriate 
assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the publication of the 
final results of this review.
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    \14\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
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    For Dongyuan, if we continue to calculate a weighted-average 
dumping margin that is not zero or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 
percent) in the final results, we will calculate importer- (or 
customer-) specific per-unit duty assessment rates based on the ratio 
of the total amount of dumping calculated for the importer's (or 
customer's) examined sales to the total sales quantity associated with 
those sales, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).\15\ The 
Department will also calculate (estimated) ad valorem importer-specific 
assessment rates with which to assess whether the per-unit assessment 
rate is de minimis. We will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties 
on all appropriate entries covered by this review when the importer-
specific ad valorem assessment rate calculated in the final results of 
this review is not zero or de minimis. Where either Dongyuan's ad 
valorem weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de

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minimis, or an importer-(or customer-) specific ad valorem assessment 
rate is zero or de minimis,\16\ we will instruct CBP to liquidate the 
appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.
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    \15\ In these preliminary results, the Department applied the 
assessment rate calculation method adopted in Antidumping 
Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and 
Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Proceedings: Final 
Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14, 2012).
    \16\ See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
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    For Feidong and Ningbo Afa, the respondents which were not selected 
for individual examination in this administrative review and which 
qualified for a separate rate, the assessment rate will be equal to the 
rate calculated for the mandatory respondent in this review (i.e., 1.65 
percent).\17\
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    \17\ See Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from the People's Republic 
of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review, 80 FR 26227, 26228 (May 7, 2015); unchanged in Drawn 
Stainless Steel Sinks From the People's Republic of China: Final 
Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2012-2014, 80 
FR 69644 (November 10, 2015).
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    For the final results, if we continue to treat the non-responding 
mandatory respondents B&R Industries, Newecan, and Superte, as part of 
the PRC-wide entity, we will instruct CBP to apply an ad valorem 
assessment rate of 76.45 percent to all entries of subject merchandise 
during the POR which were produced and/or exported by those companies.
    The Department announced a refinement to its assessment practice in 
NME cases. Pursuant to this refinement in practice, for entries that 
were not reported in the U.S. sales database submitted by the company 
individually examined during this review, the Department will instruct 
CBP to liquidate such entries at the PRC-wide rate. In addition, if we 
continue to find that Kehuaxing had no shipments of the subject 
merchandise, any suspended entries of subject merchandise from 
Kehuaxing will be liquidated at the PRC-wide rate.\18\
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    \18\ For a full discussion of this practice, see NME AD 
Assessment.
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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 from the PRC 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 companies 
listed above that have a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be 
that rate established in the final results of this review (except, if 
the rate is zero or de minimis, then a cash deposit rate of zero will 
be established for that company); (2) for previously investigated or 
reviewed PRC and non-PRC exporters that received a separate rate in a 
prior segment of this proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue 
to be the existing exporter-specific rate; (3) for all PRC exporters of 
subject merchandise that have not been found to be entitled to a 
separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate for the PRC-wide 
entity, which is 76.45 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 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) to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing 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 and/or countervailing 
duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping 
duties.
    We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results of review 
in accordance with sections 751(a)(l) and 777(i)(l) of the Act and 19 
CFR 351.213.

    Dated: May 5, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

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

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
    A. Preliminary Determination of No Shipments
    B. Non-Market Economy Country Status
    C. Separate Rates Determination
    1. Absence of De Jure Control
    2. Absence of De Facto Control
    3. Separate Rate for Non-Selected Companies
    D. Companies Preliminarily Considered Part of the PRC-Wide 
Entity
    1. B&R Industries, Newecan, and Superte
    2. Shunde Foodstuffs, Franke, Grand Hill, Heng's Industries, 
Hongmao, J&C Industries, MingHao, Ningbo Oulin, and Zoje
    E. Surrogate Country
    1. Economic Comparability
    2. Significant Producer of Comparable Merchandise
    3. Data Availability
    F. Date of Sale
    G. Comparisons to Normal Value
    1. Determination of Comparison Method
    2. Results of the Differential Pricing Analysis
    3. Export Price
    4. VAT
    5. Normal Value
    H. Factor Valuation Methodology
    I. Adjustment Under Section 777A(f) of the Act
    J. Currency Conversion
V. Conclusion

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                                                    (duty rates–free to 3.1%) for the foreign-              Industrial Co., Ltd. (Dongyuan) made                   Scope of the Order
                                                    status inputs noted below. Customs                      sales of the subject merchandise in the                  The products covered by the order
                                                    duties also could possibly be deferred or               United States at prices below normal                   include drawn stainless steel sinks.
                                                    reduced on foreign-status production                    value (NV). In addition, we                            Imports of subject merchandise are
                                                    equipment.                                              preliminarily find that the other                      currently classified under the
                                                       The components sourced from abroad                   mandatory respondents, B&R Industries                  Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
                                                    include: Radial and bias-ply tires for                  Limited (B&R Industries), Zhongshan                    United States (HTSUS) subheadings
                                                    agricultural machinery, forklifts, ATVs,                Newecan Enterprise Development                         7324.10.0000 and 7324.10.0010.
                                                    golf carts, lawn and garden equipment,                  Corporation (Newecan), and Zhongshan                   Although the HTSUS subheadings are
                                                    and passenger cars; specialty tire (ST)-                Superte Kitchenware Co., Ltd./Superte                  provided for convenience and customs
                                                    rated radial and bias-ply tires for                     invoiced as Foshan Zhaoshun Trade                      purposes, the written description of the
                                                    trailers; steel and aluminum wheels for                 Co., Ltd. (Superte), are part of the PRC-              scope of the order is dispositive.3
                                                    agricultural machinery, trailers, golf                  wide entity and will receive the rate of
                                                    carts, ATVs, forklifts, and lawn and                    that entity, which is not under review.                Tolling of Deadline of Preliminary
                                                    garden equipment; and, steel and                        We are also preliminarily granting                     Results of Review
                                                    aluminum wheel parts (duty rates range                  separate rates to Feidong Import and                      As explained in the memorandum
                                                    from free to 4%).                                       Export Co., Ltd. (Feidong) and Ningbo                  from the Acting Assistant Secretary for
                                                       Public comment is invited from                       Afa Kitchen and Bath Co., Ltd. (Ningbo                 Enforcement and Compliance, the
                                                    interested parties. Submissions shall be                Afa),1 which demonstrated eligibility for              Department has exercised its discretion
                                                    addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive                  separate rate status, but were not                     to toll all administrative deadlines due
                                                    Secretary at the address below. The                     selected for individual examination.                   to the recent closure of the Federal
                                                    closing period for their receipt is June                Additionally, we are preliminarily                     Government. All deadlines in this
                                                    21, 2016.                                               including nine companies 2 that failed                 segment of the proceeding have been
                                                       A copy of the notification will be                   to demonstrate their entitlement to a                  extended by four business days.4
                                                    available for public inspection at the                  separate rate as part of the PRC-wide
                                                    Office of the Executive Secretary,                                                                             Methodology
                                                                                                            entity. Finally, we preliminarily find
                                                    Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room                         that Shenzhen Kehuaxing Industrial                        The Department is conducting this
                                                    21013, U.S. Department of Commerce,                     Ltd. (Kehuaxing) made no shipments of                  review in accordance with section
                                                    1401 Constitution Avenue NW.,                           subject merchandise during the POR. If                 751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
                                                    Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the                   these preliminary results are adopted in               amended (the Act). For the mandatory
                                                    ‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the FTZ                     the final results of this review, we will              respondent Dongyuan, export prices
                                                    Board’s Web site, which is accessible                   instruct U.S. Customs and Border                       were calculated in accordance with
                                                    via www.trade.gov/ftz.                                  Protection (CBP) to assess antidumping                 section 772 of the Act. Because the PRC
                                                       For further information, contact Diane                                                                      is a non-market economy (NME) within
                                                                                                            duties on all appropriate entries.
                                                    Finver at Diane.Finver@trade.gov or                                                                            the meaning of section 771(18) of the
                                                                                                            Interested parties are invited to
                                                    (202) 482–1367.                                                                                                Act, NV was calculated in accordance
                                                                                                            comment on these preliminary results.
                                                      Dated: May 5, 2016.                                                                                          with section 773(c) of the Act.
                                                    Andrew McGilvray,                                       DATES:   Effective Date: May 12, 2016.                    For a full description of the
                                                    Executive Secretary.                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                       methodology underlying our
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–11236 Filed 5–11–16; 8:45 am]             Brian C. Smith or Brandon Custard, AD/                 conclusions, see the Preliminary
                                                    BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P                                  CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement                 Decision Memorandum. The
                                                                                                            and Compliance, International Trade                    Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a
                                                                                                            Administration, U.S. Department of                     public document and is on file
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue                     electronically via Enforcement and
                                                                                                            NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone:                  Compliance’s Antidumping and
                                                    International Trade Administration                      (202) 482–1766 and (202) 482–1823,                     Countervailing Duty Centralized
                                                                                                            respectively.                                          Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
                                                    [A–570–983]
                                                                                                                                                                   ACCESS is available to registered users
                                                    Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks From the                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                             at http://access.trade.gov; the
                                                    People’s Republic of China:                                                                                    Preliminary Decision Memorandum is
                                                    Preliminary Results of the                                1 On March 21, 2016, the Department determined       also available to all parties in the
                                                    Antidumping Duty Administrative                         that Ningbo Afa is the successor-in-interest to        Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of
                                                                                                            Yuyao Afa Kitchenware Co., Ltd. (Yuyao Afa), and       the main Department of Commerce
                                                    Review and Preliminary Determination                    stated that Ningbo Afa will be assigned an updated
                                                    of No Shipments; 2014–2015                              cash deposit rate based on the final results of this   building. In addition, a complete
                                                                                                            administrative review. See Notice of Final Results
                                                    AGENCY:  Enforcement and Compliance,                    of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances                3 For a complete description of the Scope of the

                                                    International Trade Administration,                     Review: Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from the           Order, see Memorandum from Christian Marsh,
                                                    Department of Commerce.                                 People’s Republic of China, 81 FR 16138, 16139         Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
                                                                                                            (March 25, 2016).                                      Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado,
                                                    SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce                       2 These nine companies are: (1) J&C Industries       Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
                                                    (Department) is conducting an                                                                                  Compliance, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
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                                                                                                            Enterprise Limited (J&C Industries); (2) Foshan
                                                    administrative review of the                            Shunde MingHao Kitchen Utensils Co., Ltd.              Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty
                                                                                                            (MingHao); (3) Franke Asia Sourcing Ltd. (Franke);     Administrative Review: Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks
                                                    antidumping duty order on drawn                         (4) Grand Hill Work Company (Grand Hill); (5)          from the People’s Republic of China,’’ issued
                                                    stainless steel sinks (drawn sinks) from                Hangzhou Heng’s Industries Co., Ltd. (Heng’s           concurrently with and hereby adopted by this
                                                    the People’s Republic of China (PRC),                   Industries); (6) Jiangmen Hongmao Trading Co., Ltd.    notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
                                                    for the period of review (POR), April 1,                (Hongmao); (7) Jiangxi Zoje Kitchen & Bath Industry      4 See Memorandum to the Record from Ron

                                                                                                            Co., Ltd. (Zoje); (8) Ningbo Oulin Kitchen Utensils    Lorentzen, Acting A/S for Enforcement &
                                                    2014, through March 31, 2015. We                        Co., Ltd. (Ningbo Oulin); (9) Shunde Foodstuffs        Compliance, ‘‘Tolling of Administrative Deadlines
                                                    preliminarily find that respondent                      Import & Export Company Limited of Guangdong           As a Result of the Government Closure During
                                                    Guangdong Dongyuan Kitchenware                          (Shunde Foodstuffs).                                   Snowstorm Jonas’’ (January 27, 2016).



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                                                    version of the Preliminary Decision                     MingHao, Ningbo Oulin, and Zoje did                            Any interested party may request a
                                                    Memorandum can be accessed directly                     not submit a separate rate application or                   hearing within 30 days of publication of
                                                    on Enforcement and Compliance’s Web                     certification by the deadline established                   this notice.12 Hearing requests should
                                                    site at http://www.trade.gov/                           in the Initiation Notice, or make a claim                   contain the following information: (1)
                                                    enforcement/. The signed Preliminary                    that they had no exports, sales, or                         The party’s name, address, and
                                                    Decision Memorandum and the                             entries of subject merchandise during                       telephone number; (2) the number of
                                                    electronic version of the Preliminary                   the POR, we preliminarily find that                         participants; and (3) a list of the issues
                                                    Decision Memorandum are identical in                    these companies failed to establish their                   to be discussed. Oral presentations will
                                                    content. A list of the topics discussed in              entitlement to a separate rate, and                         be limited to issues raised in the briefs.
                                                    the Preliminary Decision Memorandum                     therefore, remain a part of the PRC-wide                    If a request for a hearing is made, parties
                                                    is attached as the Appendix to this                     entity. The rate previously established                     will be notified of the time and date for
                                                    notice.                                                 for the PRC-wide entity is 76.45                            the hearing to be held at the U.S.
                                                    Preliminary Determination of No                         percent.8 This rate is not under review.                    Department of Commerce, 1401
                                                    Shipments                                                 The Department preliminarily                              Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
                                                                                                            determines that the following weighted-                     DC 20230.13
                                                      On June 24, 2015, Kehuaxing                                                                                          Unless otherwise extended, the
                                                    submitted a timely-filed certification                  average dumping margins exist for the
                                                                                                            period April 1, 2014, through March 31,                     Department intends to issue the final
                                                    that it had no exports, sales, or entries                                                                           results of this administrative review,
                                                    of subject merchandise during the POR.5                 2015:
                                                                                                                                                                        which will include the results of its
                                                    Additionally, our inquiry to CBP did not                                                                            analysis of issues raised in the case
                                                                                                                                                          Weighted-
                                                    identify any POR entries of Kehuaxing’s                                                               average       briefs, within 120 days of publication of
                                                    subject merchandise. Based on the                                    Exporters                        dumping       these preliminary results, pursuant to
                                                    foregoing, the Department preliminarily                                                                margin       section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
                                                    determines that Kehuaxing did not have                                                                  (%)
                                                    any reviewable transactions during the                                                                      Assessment Rates
                                                                                                            Guangdong Dongyuan Kitch-
                                                    POR. For additional information                                                                                Upon issuance of the final results, the
                                                                                                              enware Industrial Co., Ltd                   1.65
                                                    regarding this determination, see the                   Ningbo Afa Kitchen and Bath                         Department will determine, and CBP
                                                    Preliminary Decision Memorandum.                          Co., Ltd * ...........................       1.65 shall assess, antidumping duties on all
                                                      Consistent with our practice in NME                   Feidong Import and Export                           appropriate entries covered by this
                                                    cases, the Department is not rescinding                   Co., Ltd * ...........................       1.65 review.14 The Department intends to
                                                    this administrative review for
                                                    Kehuaxing, but intends to complete the                     * This company demonstrated that it quali- issue appropriate assessment
                                                                                                            fied for a separate rate in this administrative instructions to CBP 15 days after the
                                                    review and issue appropriate                            review. Consistent with the Department’s prac- publication of the final results of this
                                                    instructions to CBP based on the final                  tice, we preliminarily assigned this company a review.
                                                    results of the review.6                                 rate of 1.65 percent—the rate calculated for
                                                                                                                                                                   For Dongyuan, if we continue to
                                                                                                            the mandatory respondent in this review.9
                                                    Preliminary Results of Review                                                                               calculate a weighted-average dumping
                                                                                                            Disclosure and Public Comment                       margin that is not zero or de minimis
                                                      Because B&R Industries, Newecan,
                                                                                                                                                                (i.e., less than 0.5 percent) in the final
                                                    and Superte withdrew from                                   The Department intends to disclose to results, we will calculate importer- (or
                                                    participation in the review and did not                 the parties the calculations performed
                                                    respond to the Department’s requests for                                                                    customer-) specific per-unit duty
                                                                                                            for these preliminary results within five assessment rates based on the ratio of
                                                    information, the Department                             days of the date of publication of this
                                                    preliminarily finds these companies to                                                                      the total amount of dumping calculated
                                                                                                            notice in accordance with 19 CFR                    for the importer’s (or customer’s)
                                                    be part of the PRC-wide entity.7                        351.224(b). Interested parties may
                                                    Additionally, because Shunde                                                                                examined sales to the total sales
                                                                                                            submit case briefs no later than 30 days            quantity associated with those sales, in
                                                    Foodstuffs, Franke, Grand Hill, Heng’s                  after the date of publication of these
                                                    Industries, Hongmao, J&C Industries,                                                                        accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).15
                                                                                                            preliminary results of review.        10
                                                                                                                                                                The Department will also calculate
                                                                                                            Rebuttals to case briefs may be filed no            (estimated) ad valorem importer-
                                                      5 See Letter from Kehuaxing, ‘‘Drawn Stainless
                                                                                                            later than five days after the written              specific assessment rates with which to
                                                    Steel Sinks from People’s Republic of China; A–
                                                    570–983; Certification of No Sales by Shenzhen          comments are filed, and all rebuttal                assess whether the per-unit assessment
                                                    Kehuaxing Industrial Ltd.’’ (June 24, 2015).            comments must be limited to comments rate is de minimis. We will instruct CBP
                                                      6 See Non-Market Economy Antidumping                  raised in the case briefs.11                        to assess antidumping duties on all
                                                    Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76
                                                    FR 65694, 65694–95 (October 24, 2011) (NME AD                                                               appropriate entries covered by this
                                                                                                               8 The PRC-wide rate determined in the
                                                    Assessment) and the ‘‘Assessment Rates’’ section,                                                           review when the importer-specific ad
                                                    below.                                                  investigation was 76.53 percent. See Drawn
                                                                                                            Stainless Steel Sinks from the People’s Republic of valorem assessment rate calculated in
                                                      7 See Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

                                                    Pursuant to the Department’s change in practice,        China: Amended Final Determination of Sales at      the final results of this review is not
                                                    the Department no longer considers the NME entity       Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order, zero or de minimis. Where either
                                                    as an exporter conditionally subject to                 78 FR 21592 (April 11, 2013). This rate was         Dongyuan’s ad valorem weighted-
                                                    administrative reviews. See Antidumping                 adjusted for export subsidies and estimated
                                                                                                            domestic subsidy pass through to determine the      average dumping margin is zero or de
                                                    Proceedings: Announcement of Change in
                                                                                                            cash deposit rate (76.45 percent) collected for
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                                                    Department Practice for Respondent Selection in
                                                    Antidumping Duty Proceedings and Conditional            companies in the PRC-wide entity. See explanation             12 See  19 CFR 351.310(c).
                                                    Review of the Nonmarket Economy Entity in NME           in Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks From the People’s              13 See  19 CFR 351.310(d).
                                                    Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 65963,              Republic of China: Investigation, Final                       14 See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).

                                                    65970 (November 4, 2013). Under this practice, the      Determination, 78 FR 13019 (February 26, 2013).               15 In these preliminary results, the Department
                                                                                                              9 See Stainless Steel Bar From India: Final Results
                                                    NME entity will not be under review unless a party                                                                  applied the assessment rate calculation method
                                                    specifically requests, or the Department self-          of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 77           adopted in Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation
                                                    initiates, a review of the entity. Because no party     FR 39467 (July 3, 2012) and accompanying Issues             of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and
                                                    requested a review of the entity, the entity is not     and Decision Memorandum at 12.                              Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping
                                                                                                              10 See 19 CFR 351.309(c).
                                                    under review and the entity’s rate is not subject to                                                                Proceedings: Final Modification, 77 FR 8101
                                                    change.                                                   11 See 19 CFR 351.309(d).                                 (February 14, 2012).



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                                                    minimis, or an importer-(or customer-)                  proceeding, the cash deposit rate will                  2. Results of the Differential Pricing
                                                    specific ad valorem assessment rate is                  continue to be the existing exporter-                      Analysis
                                                    zero or de minimis,16 we will instruct                  specific rate; (3) for all PRC exporters of             3. Export Price
                                                    CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries                subject merchandise that have not been                  4. VAT
                                                                                                                                                                    5. Normal Value
                                                    without regard to antidumping duties.                   found to be entitled to a separate rate,                H. Factor Valuation Methodology
                                                       For Feidong and Ningbo Afa, the                      the cash deposit rate will be the rate for              I. Adjustment Under Section 777A(f) of the
                                                    respondents which were not selected for                 the PRC-wide entity, which is 76.45                        Act
                                                    individual examination in this                          percent; and (4) for all non-PRC                        J. Currency Conversion
                                                    administrative review and which                         exporters of subject merchandise which                V. Conclusion
                                                    qualified for a separate rate, the                      have not received their own rate, the                 [FR Doc. 2016–11249 Filed 5–11–16; 8:45 am]
                                                    assessment rate will be equal to the rate               cash deposit rate will be the rate                    BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                                    calculated for the mandatory respondent                 applicable to the PRC exporter(s) that
                                                    in this review (i.e., 1.65 percent).17                  supplied that non-PRC exporter. These
                                                       For the final results, if we continue to             deposit requirements, when imposed,                   DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                    treat the non-responding mandatory                      shall remain in effect until further
                                                    respondents B&R Industries, Newecan,                    notice.                                               International Trade Administration
                                                    and Superte, as part of the PRC-wide
                                                    entity, we will instruct CBP to apply an                Notification to Importers                             [A–570–893]
                                                    ad valorem assessment rate of 76.45
                                                                                                               This notice also serves as a                       Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp
                                                    percent to all entries of subject
                                                                                                            preliminary reminder to importers of                  From the People’s Republic of China:
                                                    merchandise during the POR which
                                                                                                            their responsibility under 19 CFR                     Rescission of Antidumping Duty
                                                    were produced and/or exported by those
                                                    companies.                                              351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding            Administrative Review; 2015–2016
                                                       The Department announced a                           the reimbursement of antidumping and/
                                                                                                            or countervailing duties prior to                     AGENCY:   Enforcement and Compliance,
                                                    refinement to its assessment practice in                                                                      International Trade Administration,
                                                    NME cases. Pursuant to this refinement                  liquidation of the relevant entries
                                                                                                            during this review period. Failure to                 Department of Commerce.
                                                    in practice, for entries that were not
                                                                                                            comply with this requirement could                    SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
                                                    reported in the U.S. sales database
                                                                                                            result in the Secretary’s presumption                 (‘‘the Department’’) is rescinding the
                                                    submitted by the company individually
                                                    examined during this review, the                        that reimbursement of antidumping                     administrative review of the
                                                    Department will instruct CBP to                         and/or countervailing duties occurred                 antidumping duty order on certain
                                                    liquidate such entries at the PRC-wide                  and the subsequent assessment of                      frozen warmwater shrimp (‘‘shrimp’’)
                                                    rate. In addition, if we continue to find               double antidumping duties.                            from the People’s Republic of China
                                                    that Kehuaxing had no shipments of the                     We are issuing and publishing these                (‘‘PRC’’) for the period February 1, 2015
                                                    subject merchandise, any suspended                      preliminary results of review in                      through January 31, 2016.
                                                    entries of subject merchandise from                     accordance with sections 751(a)(l) and                DATES: Effective Date: May 12, 2016.
                                                    Kehuaxing will be liquidated at the                     777(i)(l) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213.              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    PRC-wide rate.18                                          Dated: May 5, 2016.                                 Kabir Archuletta, AD/CVD Operations,
                                                    Cash Deposit Requirements                                                                                     Office V, Enforcement and Compliance,
                                                                                                            Paul Piquado,
                                                                                                                                                                  International Trade Administration,
                                                       The following cash deposit                           Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
                                                                                                                                                                  Department of Commerce, 14th Street
                                                    requirements will be effective upon                     Compliance.
                                                                                                                                                                  and Constitution Avenue NW.,
                                                    publication of the final results of this                Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in                  Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)
                                                    administrative review for all shipments                 the Preliminary Decision Memorandum                   482–2593.
                                                    of the subject merchandise from the PRC
                                                                                                            I. Summary                                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                    entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
                                                                                                            II. Background
                                                    for consumption on or after the                         III. Scope of the Order
                                                                                                                                                                  Background
                                                    publication date, as provided for by                    IV. Discussion of the Methodology                        On April 7, 2016, based on a timely
                                                    section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For                   A. Preliminary Determination of No                 request for review on behalf of the Ad
                                                    the companies listed above that have a                        Shipments                                       Hoc Shrimp Trade Action Committee
                                                    separate rate, the cash deposit rate will                  B. Non-Market Economy Country Status               (‘‘Petitioner’’) 1 and the American
                                                    be that rate established in the final                      C. Separate Rates Determination
                                                                                                                                                                  Shrimp Processors Association
                                                    results of this review (except, if the rate                1. Absence of De Jure Control
                                                                                                               2. Absence of De Facto Control                     (‘‘Domestic Processors’’),2 the
                                                    is zero or de minimis, then a cash
                                                                                                               3. Separate Rate for Non-Selected                  Department published in the Federal
                                                    deposit rate of zero will be established
                                                                                                                  Companies                                       Register a notice of initiation of an
                                                    for that company); (2) for previously
                                                                                                               D. Companies Preliminarily Considered              administrative review of the
                                                    investigated or reviewed PRC and non-                         Part of the PRC-Wide Entity                     antidumping duty order on shrimp from
                                                    PRC exporters that received a separate                     1. B&R Industries, Newecan, and Superte
                                                    rate in a prior segment of this                            2. Shunde Foodstuffs, Franke, Grand Hill,             1 See Letter to the Secretary of Commerce from
                                                                                                                  Heng’s Industries, Hongmao, J&C                 the Ad Hoc Shrimp Trade Action Committee
                                                      16 See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).                                Industries, MingHao, Ningbo Oulin, and          (‘‘AHSTAC’’) ‘‘Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp
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                                                      17 See Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from the                                                                 from the People’s Republic of China: Request for
                                                                                                                  Zoje
                                                    People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results of         E. Surrogate Country                               Administrative Reviews’’ (February 24, 2016).
                                                    Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 80 FR              1. Economic Comparability                             2 See Letter to the Secretary of Commerce from
                                                    26227, 26228 (May 7, 2015); unchanged in Drawn                                                                the American Shrimp Processors Association
                                                    Stainless Steel Sinks From the People’s Republic of
                                                                                                               2. Significant Producer of Comparable
                                                                                                                                                                  (‘‘ASPA’’) ‘‘Administrative Review of the
                                                    China: Final Results of the Antidumping Duty                  Merchandise                                     Antidumping Duty Order Covering Frozen
                                                    Administrative Review; 2012–2014, 80 FR 69644              3. Data Availability                               Warmwater Shrimp from the People’s Republic of
                                                    (November 10, 2015).                                       F. Date of Sale                                    China (POR 11: 02/01/15–01/31/16): American
                                                      18 For a full discussion of this practice, see NME       G. Comparisons to Normal Value                     Shrimp Processors Association’s Request for an
                                                    AD Assessment.                                             1. Determination of Comparison Method              Administrative Review’’ (February 29, 2016).



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ContactBrian C. Smith or Brandon Custard, AD/ CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1766 and (202) 482-1823, respectively.
FR Citation81 FR 29528 

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