81 FR 43579 - Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Amorphous Silica Fabric From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Determination and Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 128 (July 5, 2016)

Page Range		43579-43582
FR Document		2016-15729

The Department of Commerce (the Department) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of certain amorphous silica fabric (silica fabric) from the People's Republic of China (the PRC). The period of investigation is January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015. We invite interested parties to comment on this preliminary determination.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-039]

Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Amorphous Silica
Fabric From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Determination
and Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty
Determination

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) preliminarily
determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to
producers and exporters of certain amorphous silica fabric (silica
fabric) from the People's Republic of China (the PRC). The period of
investigation is January 1, 2015 through December 31,

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2015. We invite interested parties to comment on this preliminary
determination.

DATES: Effective July 5, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Maloof or John Corrigan, 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) 482-5649
or (202) 482-7438, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Scope of the Investigation

The merchandise covered by this investigation is silica fabric from
the PRC. For a complete description of the scope of this investigation,
see Appendix II.

Scope Comments

In accordance with the preamble to the Department's regulations,\1\
we set aside a period of time in our Initiation Notice for parties to
raise issues regarding product coverage, and we encouraged all parties
to submit comments within 20 calendar days of the signature date of
that notice.\2\
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\1\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties; Final Rule,
62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997) (Preamble).
\2\ See Certain Amorphous Silica Fabric From the People's
Republic of China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation,
81 FR 8909 (February 23, 2016) (Initiation Notice).
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We received several comments concerning the scope of the
antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of silica
fabric from the PRC. We intend to issue our preliminary decision
regarding the scope of the AD and CVD investigations in the preliminary
determination of the companion AD investigation, which is due for
signature on August 24, 2016. On March 13, 2016, Lewco Specialty
Products, Inc. (Lewco) submitted a letter that was later rejected by
the Department as it was improperly filed.\3\ We intend to issue our
preliminary decision regarding the scope of the AD and CVD
investigations in the preliminary determination of the companion AD
investigation, which is due for signature on August 24, 2016.
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\3\ See Memorandum to the File from John K. Drury, ``Request to
Take Action on Certain Barcodes,'' dated March 18, 2016.
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Methodology

The Department is conducting this CVD investigation in accordance
with section 701 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For
each of the subsidy programs found countervailable, we preliminarily
determine that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution by an
``authority'' that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that
the subsidy is specific.\4\ For a full description of the methodology
underlying our preliminary conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.\5\ The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document
and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service
System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at http://access.trade.gov, and is available to all parties in the Central
Records Unit, room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce building.
In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
can be accessed directly at http://trade.gov/enforcement. The signed
Preliminary Decision Memorandum and the electronic versions of the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
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\4\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding
benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
\5\ See Memorandum to Paul Piquado, ``Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Affirmative Determination: Countervailing Duty
Investigation of Certain Amorphous Silica Fabric from the People's
Republic of China,'' dated June 27, 2016 (Preliminary Decision
Memorandum).
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The Department notes that, in making this preliminary
determination, we relied, in part, on facts available and, because one
or more respondents did not act to the best of their ability to respond
to the Department's requests for information, we drew an adverse
inference where appropriate in selecting from among the facts otherwise
available.\6\ For further information, see ``Use of Facts Otherwise
Available and Adverse Inferences'' in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
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\6\ See sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act.
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Alignment

As noted in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, in accordance with
section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(4), we are aligning
the final CVD determination in this investigation with the final
determination in the companion AD investigation of silica fabric from
the PRC based on a request made by Petitioner.\7\ Consequently, the
final CVD determination will be issued on the same date as the final AD
determination, which is currently scheduled to be issued no later than
November 7, 2016, unless postponed.
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\7\ Auburn Manufacturing, Inc. (AMI) (Petitioner); see also
Letter from AMI, ``Re: Certain Amorphous Silica Fabric from the
People's Republic of China: Petitioner's Request for Postponement of
Date for Final Countervailing Duty Determinations to Align to the
Date of the Final Antidumping Determination,'' dated June 9, 2016.
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Preliminary Determination and Suspension of Liquidation

In accordance with section 703(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, we
calculated an individual rate for each exporter/producer of the subject
merchandise individually investigated. We preliminarily determine the
countervailable subsidy rates to be:

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Subsidy rate
Exporter/producer (percent)
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ACIT (Pinghu) Inc. and ACIT (Shanghai) Inc.............. 4.36
Nanjing Tianyuan Fiberglass Material Co. Ltd............ 28.25
Acmetex Co., Ltd.,* Beijing Great Pack Materials, Co.
Ltd.,* Beijing Landingji Engineering Tech Co., Ltd.,*
Changshu Yaoxing Fiberglass Insulation Products Co.,
Ltd.,* Changzhou Kingze Composite Materials Co., Ltd.,*
Changzhou Utek Composite Co.,* Chengdu Chang Yuan Shun
Co., Ltd.,* China Beihai Fiberglass Co., Ltd.,* China
Yangzhou Guo Tai Fiberglass Co., Ltd.,* Chongqing
Polycomp International Corp.,* Chongqing Yangkai Import
& Export Trade Co., Ltd.,* Cixi Sunrise Sealing
Material Co., Ltd.,*...................................

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Fujian Minshan Fire-Fighting Co., Ltd.,* Grand 104.10
Fiberglass Co., Ltd.,* Haining Jiete Fiberglass Fabric
Co., Ltd.,* Hebei Yuniu Fiberglass Manufacturing Co.,
Ltd.,* Hebei Yuyin Trade Co., Ltd.,* Hengshui Aohong
International Trading Co., Ltd.,* Hitex Insulation
(Ningbo) Co., Ltd.,* Mowco Industry Limited,* Nanjing
Debeili New Materials Co., Ltd.,* Ningbo Fitow High
Strength Composites Co., Ltd.,* Ningbo Universal Star
Industry & Trade Limited,* Ningguo BST Thermal
Protection Products Co., Ltd.,* Qingdao Feelongda
Industry & Trade Co., Ltd.,* Qingdao Shishuo Industry
Co., Ltd.,* Rugao City Ouhua Composite Material Co.,
Ltd.,* Rugao Nebola Fiberglass Co., Ltd.,* Shanghai
Bonthe Insulative Material Co., Ltd.,* Shanghai Horse
Construction Co., Ltd.,* Shanghai Liankun Electronics
Material Co., Ltd.,* Shanghai Suita Environmental
Protection Technology Co., Ltd.,* Shangqui Huanyu
Fiberglass Co., Ltd.,* Shengzhou Top-Tech New Material
Co., Ltd.,* Shenzhen Songxin Silicone Products Co.,
Ltd.,* Taixing Chuanda Plastic Co., Ltd.,* Taixing
Vichen Composite Material Co., Ltd.,* TaiZhou Xinxing
Fiberglass Products Co., Ltd.,* Tenglong Sealing
Products Manufactory Yuyao,* Texaspro (China) Company,*
Wallean Industries Co., Ltd.,* Wuxi First Special-Type
Fiberglass Co., Ltd.,* Wuxi Xingxiao Hi-Tech Material
Co., Ltd.,* Yuyao Feida Insulation Sealing Factory,*
Yuyao Tianyi Special Carbon Fiber Co., Ltd.,* Zibo
Irvine Trading Co., Ltd.,* Zibo Yao Xing Fire-Resistant
and Heat-Preservation Material Co., Ltd.,* Zibo Yuntai
Furnace Technology Co., Ltd.*..........................
All-Others.............................................. 4.36
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* Non-cooperative company to which an adverse facts available rate is
being applied. See ``Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse
Inferences,'' section in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

In accordance with sections 703(d)(1)(B) and (d)(2) of the Act, we
are directing U.S. Customs and Border Protection to suspend liquidation
of all entries of silica fabric from the PRC that are entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of the
publication of this notice in the Federal Register, and to require a
cash deposit for such entries of merchandise in the amounts indicated
above.
Sections 703(d) and 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act state that, for
companies not investigated, we determine an ``all-others rate,'' by
weighting the subsidy rates of the individual company subsidy rate of
each of the companies investigated by each company's exports of subject
merchandise to the United States excluding rates that are zero or de
minimis or any rates determined entirely on the facts available.
Notwithstanding the language of section 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act, we
have not calculated the ``all-others'' rate by weight-averaging the
rates of the two individually investigated respondents, because the
rate calculated for Nanjing Tianyuan was determined entirely on facts
available. Therefore, for the ``all-others'' rate, we applied the rate
calculated for ACIT Pinghu.

Verification

As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the Act, we intend to verify
the information submitted by the respondents prior to making our final
determination.

Disclosure and Public Comment

The Department will disclose calculations performed for this
preliminary determination to the parties within five days of the date
of public announcement of this determination in accordance with 19 CFR
351.224(b). Case briefs or other written comments for all non-scope
issues may be submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance no later than seven days after the date on which the final
verification report is issued in this proceeding, and rebuttal briefs,
limited to issues raised in case briefs, may be submitted no later than
five days after the deadline date for case briefs.\8\ A table of
contents, list of authorities used and an executive summary of issues
should accompany any briefs submitted to the Department. This summary
should be limited to five pages total, including footnotes.
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\8\ See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general
filing requirements).
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Interested parties who wish to request a hearing must submit a
written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, filed electronically using
ACCESS. An electronically filed request for a hearing must be received
successfully in its entirety by the Department's electronic records
system, ACCESS, by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, within 30 days after the
date of publication of this notice.\9\ Requests should contain the
party's name, address, and telephone number; the number of
participants; and a list of the issues to be discussed. If a request
for a hearing is made, the Department intends to hold the hearing at
the U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230, at a date and time to be determined. Parties
will be notified of the date and time of any hearing. The hearing will
be limited to issues raised in the respective briefs.\10\
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\9\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
\10\ Id.
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International Trade Commission Notification

In accordance with section 703(f) of the Act, we will notify the
International Trade Commission (ITC) of our determination. In addition,
we are making available to the ITC all non-privileged and non-
proprietary information relating to this investigation. We will allow
the ITC access to all privileged and business proprietary information
in our files, provided the ITC confirms that it will not disclose such
information, either publicly or under an administrative protective
order, without the written consent of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
In accordance with section 705(b)(2) of the Act, if our final
determination is affirmative, the ITC will make its final determination
within 45 days after the Department makes its final determination.
This determination is issued and published pursuant to sections
703(f) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(c).

Dated: June 27, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
A. Initiation and Case History
B. Postponement of Preliminary Determination
C. Period of Investigation
III. Alignment
IV. Scope Comments
V. Scope of the Investigation
VI. Injury Test
VII. Application of the CVD Law to Imports From the PRC
VIII. Subsidies Valuation
A. Allocation Period
B. Attribution of Subsidies
C. Denominators
IX. Benchmarks and Interest Rates
A. Renminbi-Denominated Loans
B. Discount Rates
X. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and

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Adverse Inferences
A. Application of AFA: Non-Responsive Companies to the Q&V
Questionnaire
B. Application of AFA: Nanjing Tianyuan
C. Application of AFA: Provision of Electricity for LTAR
D. Application of AFA: Policy Loans to the Silica Fabric
Industry
E. Application of AFA: Provision of ``Other Subsidies'' as
Specific
XI. Analysis of Programs
A. Programs Preliminarily Determined To Be Countervailable
1. Policy Loans to the Silica Fabric Industry
2. Provision of Electricity for LTAR
B. Programs Preliminary Determined Not To Be Used During the POI
1. Preferential Export Financing
2. Preferential Loans to SOEs
3. Export Seller's Credits
4. Export Buyer's Credits
5. Export Credit Insurance
6. Provision of Land for LTAR in SEZs
7. Provision of Fiberglass Yarn for LTAR
8. Provision of Services at LTAR Through Demonstration Bases and
Common Service Platform Programs
9. Income Tax Reduction for HNTEs
10. Income Tax Reduction for R&D Under the EITL
11. Income Tax Reduction/Exemption for HNTEs for Geographic
Location
12. Import Tariff and VAT Exemptions on Imported Equipment in
Encouraged Industries
13. City Construction Tax and Education Fees Exemptions for FIEs
14. Other VAT Subsidies
15. GOC and Sub-Central Government Subsidies for Development of
Famous Brands and China World Top Brands
16. International Market Exploration Fund (SME Fund)
17. Science and Technology Awards
XII. ITC Notification
XIII. Disclosure and Public Comment
XIV. Verification
XV. Conclusion

Appendix II

Scope of the Investigation

The product covered by this investigation is woven (whether from
yarns or rovings) industrial grade amorphous silica fabric, which
contains a minimum of 90 percent silica (SiO2) by nominal
weight, and a nominal width in excess of 8 inches. The investigation
covers industrial grade amorphous silica fabric regardless of other
materials contained in the fabric, regardless of whether in roll
form or cut-to-length, regardless of weight, width (except as noted
above), or length. The investigation covers industrial grade
amorphous silica fabric regardless of whether the product is
approved by a standards testing body (such as being Factory Mutual
(FM) Approved), or regardless of whether it meets any governmental
specification.
Industrial grade amorphous silica fabric may be produced in
various colors. The investigation covers industrial grade amorphous
silica fabric regardless of whether the fabric is colored.
Industrial grade amorphous silica fabric may be coated or treated
with materials that include, but are not limited to, oils,
vermiculite, acrylic latex compound, silicone, aluminized polyester
(Mylar[supreg]) film, pressure-sensitive adhesive, or other coatings
and treatments. The investigation covers industrial grade amorphous
silica fabric regardless of whether the fabric is coated or treated,
and regardless of coating or treatment weight as a percentage of
total product weight. Industrial grade amorphous silica fabric may
be heat-cleaned. The investigation covers industrial grade amorphous
silica fabric regardless of whether the fabric is heat-cleaned.
Industrial grade amorphous silica fabric may be imported in
rolls or may be cut-to-length and then further fabricated to make
welding curtains, welding blankets, welding pads, fire blankets,
fire pads, or fire screens. Regardless of the name, all industrial
grade amorphous silica fabric that has been further cut-to-length or
cut-to-width or further finished by finishing the edges and/or
adding grommets, is included within the scope of this investigation.
Subject merchandise also includes (1) any industrial grade
amorphous silica fabric that has been converted into industrial
grade amorphous silica fabric in China from fiberglass cloth
produced in a third country; and (2) any industrial grade amorphous
silica fabric that has been further processed in a third country
prior to export to the United States, including but not limited to
treating, coating, slitting, cutting to length, cutting to width,
finishing the edges, adding grommets, or any other processing that
would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of the
investigation if performed in the country of manufacture of the in-
scope industrial grade amorphous silica fabric.
Excluded from the scope of the investigation is amorphous silica
fabric that is subjected to controlled shrinkage, which is also
called ``pre-shrunk'' or ``aerospace grade'' amorphous silica
fabric. In order to be excluded as a pre-shrunk or aerospace grade
amorphous silica fabric, the amorphous silica fabric must meet the
following exclusion criteria: (1) The amorphous silica fabric must
contain a minimum of 98 percent silica (SiO2) by nominal
weight; (2) the amorphous silica fabric must have an areal shrinkage
of 4 percent or less; (3) the amorphous silica fabric must contain
no coatings or treatments; and (4) the amorphous silica fabric must
be white in color. For purposes of this scope, ``areal shrinkage''
refers to the extent to which a specimen of amorphous silica fabric
shrinks while subjected to heating at 1800 degrees F for 30 minutes.
[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TN05JY16.010

Also excluded from the scope are amorphous silica fabric rope
and tubing (or sleeving). Amorphous silica fabric rope is a knitted
or braided product made from amorphous silica yarns. Silica tubing
(or sleeving) is braided into a hollow sleeve from amorphous silica
yarns.
The subject imports are normally classified in subheadings
7019.59.4021, 7019.59.4096, 7019.59.9021, and 7019.59.9096 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), but may
also enter under HTSUS subheadings 7019.40.4030, 7019.40.4060,
7019.40.9030, 7019.40.9060, 7019.51.9010, 7019.51.9090,
7019.52.9010, 7019.52.9021, 7019.52.9096 and 7019.90.1000. HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes only;
the written description of the scope of this investigation is
dispositive.

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days prioir to the publication of this date of publication of this notice. tires that enter attached to a vehicle are not
notice in the Federal Register. Requests should contain the party’s covered by the scope.
name, address, and telephone number; Specifically excluded from the scope of
Verification this investigation are the following types of
the number of participants; and a list of
As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the tires: (1) Pneumatic tires, of rubber, that are
the issues to be discussed. If a request not new, including recycled and retreaded
Act, we intend to verify the information for a hearing is made, the Department tires; and (2) non-pneumatic tires, such as
submitted by the respondents prior to intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. solid rubber tires.
making our final determination. Department of Commerce, 1401 The subject merchandise is currently
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, classifiable under Harmonized Tariff
U.S. International Trade Commission Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
DC 20230, at a date, time, and specific
In accordance with section 703(f) of location to be determined. Parties will subheadings: 4011.20.1015 and
the Act, we will notify the ITC of our 4011.20.5020. Tires meeting the scope
be notified of the date, time, and
determination. In addition, we are description may also enter under the
location of any hearing. Parties should following HTSUS subheadings:
making available to the ITC all non- confirm by telephone the date, time, and 4011.99.4520, 4011.99.4590, 4011.99.8520,
privileged and non-proprietary location of the hearing two days before 4011.99.8590, 8708.70.4530, 8708.70.6030,
information relating to this the scheduled date. and 8708.70.6060. While HTSUS
investigation. We will allow the ITC This determination is issued and subheadings are provided for convenience
access to all privileged and business published pursuant to sections 703(f) and for customs purposes, the written
proprietary information in our files, and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR description of the subject merchandise is
provided the ITC confirms that it will dispositive.
351.205(c).
not disclose such information, either Appendix II—List of Topics Discussed
publicly or under an administrative Dated: June 27, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
in the Preliminary Decision
protective order, without the written Memorandum
consent of the Assistant Secretary for Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Enforcement and Compliance. Compliance. I. Summary
In accordance with section 705(b)(2) II. Background
Appendix I III. Scope Comments
of the Act, if our final determination is
Scope of the Investigation IV. Scope of the Investigation
affirmative, the ITC will make its final V. Critical Circumstances
determination within 45 days after the The scope of the investigation covers truck VI. Injury Test
Department makes its final and bus tires. Truck and bus tires are new VII. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and
determination. pneumatic tires, of rubber, with a truck or Application of Adverse Inferences
bus size designation. Truck and bus tires VIII. Application of the Countervailing Duty
Disclosure and Public Comment covered by this investigation may be tube- Law to Imports From the PRC
The Department intends to disclose type, tubeless, radial, or non-radial. IX. Subsidies Valuation
Subject tires have, at the time of X. Interest Rate Benchmarks, Discount Rates,
calculations performed for this importation, the symbol ‘‘DOT’’ on the
preliminary determination to the parties Input and Land Benchmarks
sidewall, certifying that the tire conforms to XI. Analysis of Programs
within five days of the date of public applicable motor vehicle safety standards. XII. Calculation of All-Others Rate
announcement of this determination in Subject tires may also have one of the XIII. ITC Notification
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). following suffixes in their tire size XIV. Disclosure and Public Comment
Case briefs or other written comments designation, which also appear on the XV. Verification
may be submitted to the Assistant sidewall of the tire: XVI. Conclusion
Secretary for Enforcement and TR—Identifies tires for service on trucks or
buses to differentiate them from similarly [FR Doc. 2016–15837 Filed 7–1–16; 8:45 am]
Compliance no later than seven days
sized passenger car and light truck tires; BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
after the date on which the final MH—Identifies tires for mobile homes; and
verification report is issued in this HC—Identifies a 17.5 inch rim diameter
proceeding, and rebuttal briefs, limited code for use on low platform trailers. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
to issues raised in case briefs, may be All tires with a ‘‘TR,’’ ‘‘MH,’’ or ‘‘HC’’
submitted no later than five days after suffix in their size designations are covered International Trade Administration
the deadline date for case briefs.7 A by this investigation regardless of their
intended use. [C–570–039]
table of contents, list of authorities used,
and an executive summary of issues In addition, all tires that lack one of the
above suffix markings are included in the Countervailing Duty Investigation of
should accompany any briefs submitted Certain Amorphous Silica Fabric From
scope, regardless of their intended use, as
to the Department, pursuant to 19 CFR long as the tire is of a size that is among the the People’s Republic of China:
351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2). This summary numerical size designations listed in the Preliminary Determination and
should be limited to five pages total, ‘‘Truck-Bus’’ section of the Tire and Rim Alignment of Final Determination With
including footnotes. Association Year Book, as updated annually, Final Antidumping Duty Determination
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), unless the tire falls within one of the specific
interested parties who wish to request a exclusions set out below. AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance,
hearing must submit a written request to Truck and bus tires, whether or not International Trade Administration,
the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement mounted on wheels or rims, are included in Department of Commerce.
and Compliance, U.S. Department of the scope. However, if a subject tire is SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
imported mounted on a wheel or rim, only (the Department) preliminarily
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Commerce, filed electronically using
the tire is covered by the scope. Subject determines that countervailable
ACCESS. An electronically-filed request merchandise includes truck and bus tires
must be received successfully, and in its subsidies are being provided to
produced in the subject country whether
entirety, by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. mounted on wheels or rims in the subject
producers and exporters of certain
Eastern Time, within 30 days after the country or in a third country. Truck and bus amorphous silica fabric (silica fabric)
tires are covered whether or not they are from the People’s Republic of China (the
7 See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 accompanied by other parts, e.g., a wheel, PRC). The period of investigation is
(for general filing requirements). rim, axle parts, bolts, nuts, etc. Truck and bus January 1, 2015 through December 31,

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Contact		Emily Maloof or John Corrigan, 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) 482-5649 or (202) 482-7438, respectively.
FR Citation		81 FR 43579

81 FR 43579 - Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Amorphous Silica Fabric From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Determination and Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEInternational Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 128 (July 5, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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