81 FR 5098 - Hydrofluorocarbon Blends and Components Thereof From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Affirmative Preliminary Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part, and Postponement of Final Determination
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 20 (February 1, 2016)
International Trade Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 20 (February 1, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-01767 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 20 (Monday, February 1, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 5098-5101] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-01767] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-570-028] Hydrofluorocarbon Blends and Components Thereof From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Affirmative Preliminary Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part, and Postponement of Final Determination AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) preliminarily determines that hydrofluorocarbon blends and components thereof (HFCs) from the People's Republic of China (PRC) are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV), as provided in section 733 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). The period of investigation (POI) is October 1, 2014, through March 31, 2015. The estimated margins of sales at LTFV are shown in the ``Preliminary Determination'' section of this notice. The final determination will be issued 135 days after publication of this preliminary determination in the Federal Register. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination. DATES: Effective date: February 1, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis McClure or Elizabeth Eastwood, AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482- 5973 or (202) 482-3874, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The Department initiated this investigation on July 22, 2015.\1\ For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this investigation, see the memorandum that is dated concurrently with this determination and hereby adopted by this notice.\2\ 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 https://access.trade.gov, and 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 found at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Preliminary Decision Memorandum and the electronic version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ See Hydrofluorocarbon Blends and Components Thereof From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation, 80 FR 43387 (July 22, 2015) (Initiation Notice). \2\ See ``Decision Memorandum for Preliminary Determination of the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Hydrofluorocarbon Blends and Components Thereof from the People's Republic of China,'' from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, dated concurrently with this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scope of the Investigation The products covered by this investigation are HFCs. For a full description of the scope of this investigation, see the ``Scope of the Investigation,'' in Appendix I of this notice. Scope Comments Certain interested parties commented on the scope of the investigation as it appeared in the Initiation Notice. We have addressed some comments raised by interested parties but intend to address the rest of the comments at a later point in the investigation. For discussion of those comments, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Methodology The Department conducted this investigation in accordance with section 731 of the Act. We calculated export prices in accordance with section 772 of the Act. Because the PRC is a non-market economy within the meaning of section 771(18) of the Act, normal value (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. Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part On November 30, 2015, the petitioner timely filed an amendment to the petition, pursuant to section 733(e)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.206(c)(2)(i), alleging that critical circumstances exist with respect to imports of the merchandise under consideration.\3\ We [[Page 5099]] preliminarily determine that critical circumstances do not exist for Shandong Dongyue Chemical Co., Ltd./Huantai Dongyue International Trade Co., Ltd. (Dongyue), and non-individually examined companies, but do exist with respect to T.T. International Co., Ltd. (T.T. International) and the PRC-wide entity. For a full description of the methodology and results of our analysis, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ See Letter from Petitioner to the Department, Re: ``Hydrofluorocarbon Blends and Components Thereof from the People's Republic of China: Critical Circumstances Allegation,'' November 30, 2015. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Combination Rates In the Initiation Notice,\4\ the Department stated that it would calculate combination rates for the respondents that are eligible for a separate rate in this investigation. Policy Bulletin 05.1 describes this practice.\5\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ See Initiation Notice, 80 FR at 43391. \5\ See Enforcement and Compliance's Policy Bulletin No. 05.1, regarding, ``Separate-Rates Practice and Application of Combination Rates in Antidumping Investigations involving Non-Market Economy Countries,'' (April 5, 2005) (Policy Bulletin 05.1), available on the Department's Web site at http://enforcement.trade.gov/policy/bull05-1.pdf. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Determination The preliminary weighted-average antidumping duty (AD) margin percentages are as follows: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Weighted- Exporter Producer average margin (%) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Shandong Dongyue Chemical Co., Shandong Dongyue 92.88 Ltd/Huantai Dongyue Chemical Co., Ltd. International Trade Co., Ltd. Shandong Dongyue Chemical Co., Jiangsu Melian Chemical 92.88 Ltd/Huantai Dongyue Co., Ltd. International Trade Co., Ltd. Shandong Dongyue Chemical Co., Jiangxi Gemei Fluorine 92.88 Ltd/Huantai Dongyue Chemical Co., Ltd. International Trade Co., Ltd. Shandong Dongyue Chemical Co., Liaocheng Fuer New 92.88 Ltd/Huantai Dongyue Material Technology International Trade Co., Ltd. Co., Ltd. Shandong Dongyue Chemical Co., Zhejiang Quzhou Juxin 92.88 Ltd/Huantai Dongyue Fluorine Chemical Co., International Trade Co., Ltd. Ltd. Shandong Dongyue Chemical Co., Zhejiang Sanmei 92.88 Ltd/Huantai Dongyue Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd. International Trade Co., Ltd. T.T. International Co., Ltd.... Sinochem Environmental 91.99 Protection Chemicals (Taicang) Co., Ltd. T.T. International Co., Ltd.... Zhejiang Lantian 91.99 Environmental Protection Fluorine Materials Co., Ltd. T.T. International Co., Ltd.... Jinhua Yonghe 91.99 Fluorochemical Co., Ltd. T.T. International Co., Ltd.... Zhejiang Sanmei 91.99 Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. T.T. International Co., Ltd.... Shandong Huaan New 91.99 Material Co., Ltd. T.T. International Co., Ltd.... Zhejiang Zhonglan 91.99 Refrigeration Technology Co., Ltd. T.T. International Co., Ltd.... Dongyang Weihua 91.99 Refrigerants Co., Ltd. Daikin Fluorochemicals (China) Daikin Fluorochemicals 92.60 Co., Ltd. (China) Co., Ltd. Jinhua Yonghe Fluorochemical Zhejiang Yonghe 92.60 Co., Ltd. Refrigerant Co., Ltd. Shandong Huaan New Material Shandong Huaan New 92.60 Co., Ltd. Material Co., Ltd. Weitron International Zhejiang Lantian 92.60 Refrigeration Equipment Environmental (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. Protection Fluoro Material Co., Ltd. Weitron International Sinochem Environmental 92.60 Refrigeration Equipment Protection Chemicals (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. (Taicang) Co., Ltd. Weitron International Zhejiang Quzhou 92.60 Refrigeration Equipment Lianzhou Refrigerants (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. Co., Ltd. Weitron International Zhejiang Sanmei 92.60 Refrigeration Equipment Chemical Industry Co., (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. Ltd. Zhejiang Yonghe Refrigerant Jinhua Yonghe 92.60 Co., Ltd. Fluorochemical Co., Ltd. Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Zhejiang Sanmei 92.60 Industry Co., Ltd. Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Jiangsu Sanmei 92.60 Industry Co., Ltd. Chemicals Co., Ltd. PRC-Wide Entity \6\............ ....................... 210.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Disclosure and Public Comment We intend to disclose the calculations performed to parties in this proceeding within five days of the date of publication of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Case briefs or other written comments 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.\7\ A table of contents, list of authorities used, and an executive summary of issues should accompany any briefs submitted to the Department. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \6\ This also includes Sinchem Lantian Trade Co., Ltd., Sinochem Environmental Protection Chemicals (Taicang) Co. Ltd., Zhejiang Lantian Environmental Protection Fluoro Material Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Quhua Fluor-Chemistry Co., Ltd., and Zhejiang Quzhou Lianzhou Refrigerants Co., Ltd. \7\ See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 at Enforcement and Compliance's electronic records system, ACCESS. An electronically-filed document must be received successfully in its entirety by the Department's electronic records system, ACCESS, by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice.\8\ Hearing requests should contain the party's name, address, and telephone number, the number of participants, and a list of the issues you [[Page 5100]] intend to present at the hearing. 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 time and location to be determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \8\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suspension of Liquidation In accordance with section 733(d)(2) of the Act, the Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation of all entries of HFCs from the PRC, as described in Appendix I of this notice, entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Section 733(e)(2) of the Act provides that, given an affirmative determination of critical circumstances, any suspension of liquidation shall apply to unliquidated entries of merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the later of (a) the date which is 90 days before the date on which the suspension of liquidation was first ordered, or (b) the date on which notice of initiation of the investigation was published. We preliminarily find that critical circumstances exist for imports of HFCs from the PRC produced or exported by the T.T. International Co., Ltd. and the PRC- wide entity. Accordingly, for T.T. International Co., Ltd. and the PRC- wide entity, in accordance with section 733(e)(2)(A) of the Act, the suspension of liquidation shall apply to unliquidated entries of merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date which is 90 days before the publication of this notice. Pursuant to section 733(d)(1)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(d), the Department will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit \9\ equal to the weighted-average amount by which NV exceeds U.S. price, as indicated in the chart above, as follows: (1) The cash deposit rate for the exporter/producer combinations listed in the table above will be the rate the Department determines in this preliminary determination; (2) for all combinations of PRC exporters/producers of merchandise under consideration that have not received their own separate rate above, the cash-deposit rate will be the cash deposit rate established for the PRC-wide entity; and (3) for all non-PRC exporters of merchandise under consideration which have not received their own separate rate above, the cash-deposit rate will be the cash deposit rate applicable to the PRC exporter/producer combination that supplied that non-PRC exporter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \9\ See Modification of Regulations Regarding the Practice of Accepting Bonds During the Provisional Measures Period in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations, 76 FR 61042 (October 3, 2011). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional Measures Section 735(a)(2) of the Act provides that a final determination may be postponed until not later than 135 days after the date of the publication of the preliminary determination if, in the event of an affirmative preliminary determination, a request for such postponement is made by exporters who account for a significant proportion of exports of the subject merchandise, or in the event of a negative preliminary determination, a request for such postponement is made by the petitioner. 19 CFR 351.210(e)(2) requires that requests by respondents for postponement of a final determination be accompanied by a request for extension of provisional measures from a four-month period to a period not more than six months in duration. Respondents Dongyue and T.T. International requested that, in the event of an affirmative preliminary determination in this investigation, the Department postpone its final determination by 60 days (i.e., to 135 days after publication of the preliminary determination), and agreed to extend the application of the provisional measures prescribed under section 733(d) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(e)(2), from a four-month period to a period not to exceed six months.\10\ In addition, the petitioners \11\ also requested that, in the event of a negative preliminary determination, the Department postpone its final determination to 135 days after the date of publication of the preliminary determination.\12\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \10\ See letters from Dongyue and T.T. International, respectively, entitled, ``Request for Postponement of Final Determination: Antidumping Duty Investigation on Hydrofluorocarbon Blends and Components Thereof from the People's Republic of China,'' dated January 13, 2016, and ``Hydroflourocarbon Blends and Componenents Thereof from the People's Republic of China: Request to Postpone Final Determination,'' dated January 14, 2016. \11\ The petitioners in this proceeding are American HFC Coalition and District Lodge 154 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. \12\ See letter from the petitioners entitled, ``Hydrofluorocarbon Blends and Components Thereof from the People's Republic of China: Petitioner's Request for Extension of the Antidumping Investigation Final Determination,'' dated January 13, 2016. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- In accordance with section 735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii), because (1) our preliminary determination is affirmative; (2) the requesting exporters account for a significant proportion of exports of the subject merchandise; and (3) no compelling reasons for denial exist, we are postponing the final determination until no later than 135 days after the publication of this notice in the Federal Register and extending the provisional measures from a four-month period to a period not greater than six months. Accordingly, we will issue our final determination no later than 135 days after the date of publication of this preliminary determination, pursuant to section 735(a)(2) of the Act.\13\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \13\ See 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2) and (e). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Trade Commission (ITC) Notification In accordance with section 733(f) of the Act, we are notifying the ITC of our affirmative preliminary determination of sales at LTFV. Section 735(b)(2) of the Act requires the ITC to make its final determination as to whether the domestic industry in the United States is materially injured, or threatened with material injury, by reason of imports of HFCs, or sales (or the likelihood of sales) for importation, of the merchandise under consideration before the later of 120 days after the date of this preliminary determination or 45 days after our final determination. Because we are postponing the deadline for our final determination to 135 days from the date of publication of this preliminary determination, as discussed above, the ITC will make its final determination no later than 45 days after our final determination. This determination is issued and published in accordance with sections 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(c). Dated: January 21, 2016. Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix I--Scope of the Investigation The products subject to this investigation are blended hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and single HFC components of those blends thereof, whether or not imported for blending. HFC blends covered by the scope are R-404, a zeotropic mixture consisting of 52 percent 1,1,1 Trifluoroethane, 44 percent Pentafluoroethane, and 4 percent 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane; R-407A, a zeotropic mixture of 20 percent Difluoromethane, 40 percent Pentafluoroethane, and 40 percent 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane; R-407C, a zeotropic mixture of 23 percent [[Page 5101]] Difluoromethane, 25 percent Pentafluoroethane, and 52 percent 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane; R-410A, a zeotropic mixture of 50 percent Difluoromethane and 50 percent Pentafluoroethane; and R-507A, an azeotropic mixture of 50 percent Pentafluoroethane and 50 percent 1,1,1-Trifluoroethane also known as R-507. The foregoing percentages are nominal percentages by weight. Actual percentages of single component refrigerants by weight may vary by plus or minus two percent points from the nominal percentage identified above.\14\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \14\ R-404A is sold under various trade names, including Forane[supreg] 404A, Genetron[supreg] 404A, Solkane[supreg] 404A, Klea[supreg] 404A, and Suva[supreg] 404A. R-407A is sold under various trade names, including Forane[supreg] 407A, Solkane[supreg] 407A, Klea[supreg] 407A, and Suva[supreg] 407A. R-407C is sold under various trade names, including Forane[supreg] 407C, Genetron[supreg] 407C, Solkane[supreg] 407C, Klea[supreg] 407C and Suva[supreg] 407C. R-410A is sold under various trade names, including EcoFluor R410, Forane[supreg] 410A, Genetron[supreg] R410A and AZ-20, Solkane[supreg] 410A, Klea[supreg] 410A, Suva[supreg] 410A, and Puron[supreg]. R-507A is sold under various trade names, including Forane[supreg] 507, Solkane[supreg] 507, Klea[supreg] 507, Genetron[supreg] AZ-50, and Suva[supreg] 507. R-32 is sold under various trade names, including Solkane[supreg] 32, Forane[supreg]32, and Klea[supreg] 32. R-125 is sold under various trade names, including Solkane[supreg] 125, Klea[supreg] 125, Genetron[supreg]125, and Forane[supreg] 125. R-143a is sold under various trade names, including Solkane[supreg] 143a, Genetron[supreg] 143a, and Forane[supreg] 125. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The single component HFCs covered by the scope are R-32, R-125, and R-143a. R-32 or Difluoromethane has the chemical formula CH2F2, and is registered as CAS No. 75-10-5. It may also be known as HFC- 32, FC-32, Freon-32, Methylene difluoride, Methylene fluoride, Carbon fluoride hydride, halocarbon R32, fluorocarbon R32, and UN 3252. R-125 or 1,1,1,2,2- Pentafluoroethane has the chemical formula CF3CHF2 and is registered as CAS No. 354-33-6. R-125 may also be known as R-125, HFC-125, Pentafluoroethane, Freon 125, and Fc-125, R-125. R-143a or 1,1,1-Trifluoroethane has the chemical formula CF3CH3 and is registered as CAS No. 420-46-2. R-143a may also be known as R-143a, HFC-143a, Methylfluoroform, 1,1,1-Trifluoroform, and UN2035. Excluded from this investigation are blends of refrigerant chemicals that include products other than HFCs, such as blends including chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) or hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs). Also excluded from this investigation are patented HFC blends, such as ISCEON[supreg] blends, including MO99TM (RR- 438A), MO79 (R-422A), MO59 (R-417A), MO49PlusTM (R-437A) and MO29TM (R-4 22D), Genetron[supreg] PerformaxTM LT (R-407F), Choice[supreg] R-421A, and Choice[supreg] R-421B. HFC blends covered by the scope of this investigation are currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) at subheadings 3824.78.0020 and 3824.78.0050. Single component HFCs are currently classified at subheadings 2903.39.2035 and 2903.39.2045, HTSUS.\15\ Although the HTSUS subheadings and CAS registry numbers are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope is dispositive. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \15\ We note that HFC blends were classified at HTSUS subheading 3824.78.0020 and single component HFCs were classified at HTSUS subheading 2903.39.2030 in 2015. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Appendix II--List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum 1. Summary 2. Background 3. Period of Investigation 4. Scope of the Investigation 5. Scope Comments 6. Selection of Respondents and Treatment of Voluntary Respondents 7. Critical Circumstances 8. Discussion of the Methodology a. Non-market Economy Country b. Surrogate Country c. Surrogate Value Comments d. Separate Rates e. Margin for the Separate Rate Companies f. Combination Rates g. The PRC-Wide Entity h. Application of Facts Available and Adverse Inferences i. Date of Sale j. Fair Value Comparisons k. Export Price l. Normal Value m. Factor Valuation Methodology n. By-Products o. Comparisons to Normal Value p. Currency Conversion 9. Verification 10. Conclusion [FR Doc. 2016-01767 Filed 1-29-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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policies relating to the voting and DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Memorandum is a public document and
registration process. College is on file electronically via Enforcement
institutions, political party committees, International Trade Administration and Compliance’s Antidumping and
research groups, and other private [A–570–028] Countervailing Duty Centralized
organizations also use the voting and Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
registration data. Hydrofluorocarbon Blends and ACCESS is available to registered users
Components Thereof From the at https://access.trade.gov, and to all
II. Method of Collection
People’s Republic of China: parties in the Central Records Unit,
The voting and registration Preliminary Determination of Sales at Room B8024 of the main Department of
information will be collected by both Less Than Fair Value, Affirmative Commerce building. In addition, a
personal visit and telephone interviews Preliminary Determination of Critical complete version of the Preliminary
in conjunction with the regular Circumstances, in Part, and Decision Memorandum can be found at
November CPS interviewing. All Postponement of Final Determination http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The
interviews are conducted using signed Preliminary Decision
computer-assisted interviewing. AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, Memorandum and the electronic
International Trade Administration, version of the Preliminary Decision
III. Data Department of Commerce. Memorandum are identical in content.
OMB Control Number: 0607–0466. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(the Department) preliminarily Scope of the Investigation
Form Number: There are no forms.
We conduct all interviewing on determines that hydrofluorocarbon The products covered by this
computers. blends and components thereof (HFCs) investigation are HFCs. For a full
Type of Review: Regular submission. from the People’s Republic of China description of the scope of this
Affected Public: Households. (PRC) are being, or are likely to be, sold investigation, see the ‘‘Scope of the
Estimated Number of Respondents: in the United States at less than fair Investigation,’’ in Appendix I of this
48,000. value (LTFV), as provided in section notice.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.5 733 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
Scope Comments
minutes. amended (the Act). The period of
investigation (POI) is October 1, 2014, Certain interested parties commented
Estimated Total Annual Burden
through March 31, 2015. The estimated on the scope of the investigation as it
Hours: 1,200.
margins of sales at LTFV are shown in appeared in the Initiation Notice. We
Estimated Total Annual Cost: There have addressed some comments raised
the ‘‘Preliminary Determination’’
are no costs to the respondents other by interested parties but intend to
section of this notice. The final
than their time to answer the CPS address the rest of the comments at a
determination will be issued 135 days
questions. later point in the investigation. For
after publication of this preliminary
Respondents Obligation: Voluntary. determination in the Federal Register. discussion of those comments, see the
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. Interested parties are invited to Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Sections 141 and 182; and Title 29, comment on this preliminary
U.S.C., Sections 1–9. Methodology
determination.
IV. Request for Comments The Department conducted this
DATES: Effective date: February 1, 2016.
investigation in accordance with section
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 731 of the Act. We calculated export
the proposed collection of information Dennis McClure or Elizabeth Eastwood, prices in accordance with section 772 of
is necessary for the proper performance AD/CVD Operations, Office II, the Act. Because the PRC is a non-
of the functions of the agency, including Enforcement and Compliance, market economy within the meaning of
whether the information shall have International Trade Administration, section 771(18) of the Act, normal value
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th (NV) was calculated in accordance with
agency’s estimate of the burden Street and Constitution Avenue NW., section 773(c) of the Act.
(including hours and cost) of the Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) For a full description of the
proposed collection of information; (c) 482–5973 or (202) 482–3874, methodology underlying our
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and respectively. conclusions, see the Preliminary
clarity of the information to be SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Decision Memorandum.
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information Background Preliminary Affirmative Determination
on respondents, including through the The Department initiated this of Critical Circumstances, in Part
use of automated collection techniques investigation on July 22, 2015.1 For a On November 30, 2015, the petitioner
or other forms of information complete description of the events that timely filed an amendment to the
technology. followed the initiation of this petition, pursuant to section 733(e)(1) of
Comments submitted in response to investigation, see the memorandum that the Act and 19 CFR 351.206(c)(2)(i),
this notice will be summarized and/or is dated concurrently with this alleging that critical circumstances exist
included in the request for OMB determination and hereby adopted by with respect to imports of the
approval of this information collection; this notice.2 The Preliminary Decision merchandise under consideration.3 We
they also will become a matter of public
rmajette on DSK2TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
record. 1 See Hydrofluorocarbon Blends and Components China,’’ from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant
Thereof From the People’s Republic of China: Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Sheleen Dumas, Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation, 80 Operations, to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for
Departmental PRA Lead, Office of the Chief FR 43387 (July 22, 2015) (Initiation Notice). Enforcement and Compliance, dated concurrently
Information Officer. 2 See ‘‘Decision Memorandum for Preliminary with this notice (Preliminary Decision
Determination of the Antidumping Duty Memorandum).
[FR Doc. 2016–01725 Filed 1–29–16; 8:45 am] Investigation of Hydrofluorocarbon Blends and 3 See Letter from Petitioner to the Department, Re:
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Difluoromethane, 25 percent convenience and customs purposes, the ADDRESSES: Documents will be available
Pentafluoroethane, and 52 percent 1,1,1,2- written description of the scope is from Ms. Dorothy Lowman, Chair,
Tetrafluoroethane; R-410A, a zeotropic dispositive. Pacific Fishery Management Council,
mixture of 50 percent Difluoromethane and
50 percent Pentafluoroethane; and R-507A, Appendix II—List of Topics Discussed 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101,
an azeotropic mixture of 50 percent in the Preliminary Decision Portland, OR 97220–1384, and posted
Pentafluoroethane and 50 percent 1,1,1- Memorandum on the Pacific Council Web site at
Trifluoroethane also known as R-507. The http://www.pcouncil.org. You may
1. Summary
foregoing percentages are nominal submit comments, identified by NOAA–
percentages by weight. Actual percentages of 2. Background
3. Period of Investigation NMFS–2016–0007, by any one of the
single component refrigerants by weight may following methods:
vary by plus or minus two percent points 4. Scope of the Investigation
5. Scope Comments • Electronic Submissions: Submit all
from the nominal percentage identified
above.14 6. Selection of Respondents and Treatment of electronic public comments via the
The single component HFCs covered by the Voluntary Respondents Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to
scope are R-32, R-125, and R-143a. R-32 or 7. Critical Circumstances http://www.regulations.gov/
Difluoromethane has the chemical formula 8. Discussion of the Methodology #!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2016-
CH2F2, and is registered as CAS No. 75-10- a. Non-market Economy Country 0007, click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon,
5. It may also be known as HFC-32, FC-32, b. Surrogate Country
c. Surrogate Value Comments
complete the required fields, and enter
Freon-32, Methylene difluoride, Methylene or attach your comments.
fluoride, Carbon fluoride hydride, halocarbon d. Separate Rates
e. Margin for the Separate Rate Companies • Mail: Ms. Dorothy Lowman, Chair,
R32, fluorocarbon R32, and UN 3252. R-125
or 1,1,1,2,2- Pentafluoroethane has the f. Combination Rates Pacific Fishery Management Council,
chemical formula CF3CHF2 and is registered g. The PRC-Wide Entity 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101,
as CAS No. 354-33-6. R-125 may also be h. Application of Facts Available and Portland, OR 97220–1384.
known as R-125, HFC-125, Adverse Inferences • Fax: 503–820–2299, Attn: Mr. Mike
Pentafluoroethane, Freon 125, and Fc-125, R- i. Date of Sale Burner.
125. R-143a or 1,1,1-Trifluoroethane has the j. Fair Value Comparisons • Comments can also be submitted
chemical formula CF3CH3 and is registered k. Export Price
via email to PFMC.comments@noaa.gov.
as CAS No. 420-46-2. R-143a may also be l. Normal Value
m. Factor Valuation Methodology
Instructions: Comments sent by any
known as R-143a, HFC-143a, other method, to any other address or
Methylfluoroform, 1,1,1-Trifluoroform, and n. By-Products
UN2035. o. Comparisons to Normal Value individual may not be considered by
Excluded from this investigation are blends p. Currency Conversion NMFS or the Pacific Council. All
of refrigerant chemicals that include products 9. Verification comments received are a part of the
other than HFCs, such as blends including 10. Conclusion public record and will generally be
chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) or [FR Doc. 2016–01767 Filed 1–29–16; 8:45 am] posted for public viewing on http://
hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs). www.regulations.gov without change.
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
Also excluded from this investigation are All personal identifying information
patented HFC blends, such as ISCEON®
(e.g., name, address, etc.), confidential
blends, including MO99TM (RR-438A), MO79
(R-422A), MO59 (R-417A), MO49PlusTM (R- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE business information, or otherwise
437A) and MO29TM (R-4 22D), Genetron® sensitive information submitted
PerformaxTM LT (R-407F), Choice® R-421A, National Oceanic and Atmospheric voluntarily by the sender will be
and Choice® R-421B. Administration publicly accessible. NMFS and the
HFC blends covered by the scope of this RIN 0648–XE369 Pacific Council will accept anonymous
investigation are currently classified in the comments (enter ‘‘N/A’’ in the required
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United Pacific Fishery Management Council; fields if you wish to remain
States (HTSUS) at subheadings 3824.78.0020 anonymous).
and 3824.78.0050. Single component HFCs Public Meetings and Hearings
are currently classified at subheadings AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
2903.39.2035 and 2903.39.2045, HTSUS.15 Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Mike Burner, Pacific Council,
Although the HTSUS subheadings and CAS telephone: 503–820–2414. For
registry numbers are provided for
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce. information on submitting comments
ACTION: Notice of opportunities to
via the Federal e-Rulemaking portal,
14 R-404A is sold under various trade names,
including Forane® 404A, Genetron® 404A, submit public comments. contact Peggy Mundy, NMFS,
Solkane® 404A, Klea® 404A, and Suva® 404A. R- telephone: 206–526–4323.
407A is sold under various trade names, including SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Forane® 407A, Solkane® 407A, Klea® 407A, and Management Council (Pacific Council) Pacific Council has published its annual
Suva® 407A. R-407C is sold under various trade
names, including Forane® 407C, Genetron® 407C,
has announced its annual preseason notice of availability of reports, public
Solkane® 407C, Klea® 407C and Suva® 407C. R- management process for the 2016 ocean meetings, and hearings for the 2016
410A is sold under various trade names, including salmon fisheries. This notice informs ocean salmon fisheries (80 FR 81806,
EcoFluor R410, Forane® 410A, Genetron® R410A the public of opportunities to provide December 31, 2015). The Pacific Council
and AZ-20, Solkane® 410A, Klea® 410A, Suva®
410A, and Puron®. R-507A is sold under various
comments on the 2016 ocean salmon will adopt alternatives for 2016 ocean
trade names, including Forane® 507, Solkane® 507, management measures. salmon fisheries at its meeting, March
Klea® 507, Genetron® AZ-50, and Suva® 507. R-32 DATES: Written comments on the salmon 8–14, 2016, at the DoubleTree by Hilton
is sold under various trade names, including management alternatives adopted by the in Sacramento, CA. Details of this
rmajette on DSK2TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Solkane® 32, Forane®32, and Klea® 32. R-125 is
sold under various trade names, including Solkane® Pacific Council at its March 2016 meeting are available on the Pacific
125, Klea® 125, Genetron®125, and Forane® 125. R- meeting, and described in Preseason Council’s Web site (http://
143a is sold under various trade names, including Report II, received electronically or in www.pcouncil.org) and will be
Solkane® 143a, Genetron® 143a, and Forane® 125. hard copy by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time, published in the Federal Register in
15 We note that HFC blends were classified at
HTSUS subheading 3824.78.0020 and single
April 3, 2016, will be considered in the February 2016. On March 23, 2016,
component HFCs were classified at HTSUS Pacific Council’s final recommendation ‘‘Preseason Report II—Proposed
subheading 2903.39.2030 in 2015. for the 2016 management measures. Alternatives and Environmental
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