81 FR 54045 - Xanthan Gum From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Preliminary Determination of No Shipments, and Preliminary Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2015
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 157 (August 15, 2016)
International Trade Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 157 (August 15, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 157 (Monday, August 15, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 54045-54047] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-19410] [[Page 54045]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-570-985] Xanthan Gum From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Preliminary Determination of No Shipments, and Preliminary Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2015 AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: In response to requests from interested parties, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on xanthan gum from the People's Republic of China (``PRC''). The period of review (``POR'') is July 1, 2014, through June 30, 2015. The Department preliminarily: Found that mandatory respondent Neimenggu Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd. (aka Inner Mongolia Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd.)/Shandong Fufeng Fermentation Co., Ltd./Xinjiang Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd. (``Fufeng'') did not make sales of subject merchandise in the United States at prices below normal value (``NV'') during the POR; applied total adverse facts available to A.H.A. International Co., Ltd. and Deosen Biochemical Ltd./Deosen Biochemical (Ordos) Ltd. (``Deosen''); granted separate rates to CP Kelco (Shandong) Biological Company Limited and Shanghai Smart Chemicals Co., Ltd.; included Hebei Xinhe Biochemical Co., Ltd. as part of the PRC- wide entity; and determined that three companies, Meihua Group International Trading (Hong Kong) Limited; Langfang Meihua Bio- Technology Co., Ltd.; and Xinjiang Meihua Amino Acid Co., Ltd., had no reviewable U.S. sales during the POR. Additionally, the Department is preliminarily rescinding this administrative review with respect to Inner Mongolia Jianlong Biochemical Co., Ltd (``Inner Mongolia Jianlong''). 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. DATES: Effective August 15, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Kearney or Andrew Martinez, AD/ CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement & Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482- 0167 or (202) 482-3627, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The Department published the notice of initiation of this administrative review on September 2, 2015.\1\ For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this administrative review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum hereby adopted by this notice.\2\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 80 FR 53106 (September 2, 2015) (``Initiation Notice''). \2\ See ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the Second Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Xanthan Gum from the People's Republic of China,'' (``Preliminary Decision Memorandum''), dated concurrently with this notice. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scope of the Order The scope of the order covers dry xanthan gum, whether or not coated or blended with other products. Further, xanthan gum is included in this order regardless of physical form, including, but not limited to, solutions, slurries, dry powders of any particle size, or unground fiber. Merchandise covered by the scope of this order is classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States at subheading 3913.90.20. This tariff classification is provided for convenience and customs purposes; however, the written description of the scope is dispositive.\3\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ For a complete description of the scope of the order, see Preliminary Decision Memorandum. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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\ As a result, the revised deadline for the preliminary results of this review was April 7, 2016. On April 4, 2016, the Department extended the deadline for the preliminary results to August 5, 2016. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ See Memorandum to the Record from Ron Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement & Compliance, ``Tolling of Administrative Deadlines As a Result of the Government Closure During Snowstorm Jonas'' (January 27, 2016). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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''). The Department calculated export prices and constructed export prices, as appropriate, in accordance with section 772 of the Act. Given that the PRC is a non-market economy (``NME'') country, within the meaning of section 771(18) of the Act, the Department calculated NV in accordance with section 773(c) of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying the preliminary results of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, which is hereby adopted by this notice.\5\ The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is made available to the public 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 found at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and the electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \5\ A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is provided in the Appendix to this notice. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Determination of No Shipments Based on an analysis of CBP information and timely certifications of no shipments during the POR, the Department preliminarily determines that Meihua Group International Trading (Hong Kong) Limited, Langfang Meihua Bio-Technology Co., Ltd., and Xinjiang Meihua Amino Acid Co., Ltd. had no shipments and, therefore, no reviewable transactions during the POR. For additional information regarding this determination, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Consistent with our practice in NME cases, the Department is not rescinding this administrative review for these companies, but intends to complete the review and issue appropriate instructions to CBP based on the final results of the review.\6\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \6\ See Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694, 65694-95 (October 24, 2011) and the ``Assessment Rates'' section, below. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review Inner Mongolia Jianlong's one sale during the POR is subject to both an [[Page 54046]] ongoing new shipper review and this administrative review. The Department preliminarily rescinded the new shipper review based on a finding that the sale was not a bona fide sale.\7\ Because the sale subject to this administrative review is the same sale preliminarily found to be a non-bona fide sale in the new shipper review, and there are no other reviewable sales by Inner Mongolia Jianlong during the POR, we are preliminarily rescinding this review with respect to Inner Mongolia Jianlong. For additional information regarding this determination, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \7\ See Memorandum to the File, ``Inner Mongolia Jianlong Biochemical Co., Ltd.'s New Shipper Review Analysis,'' dated concurrently with this notice. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Results of Review Based on record evidence, the Department preliminarily continues to treat Deosen Biochemical Ltd. and Deosen Biochemical (Ordos) Ltd. as a single entity for AD purposes. Furthermore, based on record evidence, the Department preliminarily finds that Neimenggu Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd. (aka Inner Mongolia Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd.), Shandong Fufeng Fermentation Co. Ltd., and Xinjiang Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd. are affiliated and should be treated as a single entity for AD purposes. For additional information, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. In addition to the mandatory respondents, we preliminarily determine that CP Kelco (Shandong) Biological Company Limited and Shanghai Smart Chemicals Co., Ltd. also demonstrated their eligibility for a separate rate in this administrative review. Consistent with the Department's practice, we preliminarily assigned these companies a rate equal to the simple average of the weighted-average dumping margins assigned to the mandatory respondents in this review.\8\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \8\ See Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Because only two weighted-average dumping margins were assigned to the individually examined respondents for these preliminary results, using a weighted average of these two rates risks disclosure of business proprietary information. Therefore we calculated a simple average of the rates assigned to Fufeng and Deosen. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Because Hebei Xinhe Biochemical Co. Ltd. did not submit a separate rate application or separate rate certification, or make a claim that it had no exports, sales, or entries of subject merchandise during the POR by the deadline established in the Initiation Notice, we preliminarily find that it failed to establish its entitlement to a separate rate and that it, therefore, remains a part of the PRC-wide entity.\9\ The rate previously established for the PRC-wide entity is 154.07 percent. This rate is not under review.\10\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \9\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 79 FR 51548, 51549 (August 29, 2014) (``All firms listed below that wish to qualify for separate rate status in the administrative reviews involving NME countries must complete, as appropriate, either a separate rate application or certification. . .''). \10\ 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Finally, we preliminarily determined that Deosen and A.H.A. International Co., Ltd. did not cooperate to the best of their ability in this administrative review, and as a result, we have based their dumping margins on adverse facts available for these preliminary results.\11\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \11\ See Preliminary Decision Memorandum. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Department preliminarily determines that the following weighted-average dumping margins exist for the POR: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Weighted-average Exporter dumping margin (percent) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Neimenggu Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd. (aka 0.00 Inner Mongolia Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd.)/ Shandong Fufeng Fermentation Co., Ltd./Xinjiang Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd.................... Deosen Biochemical Ltd./Deosen Biochemical (Ordos) 154.07 Ltd................................................ A.H.A. International Co., Ltd....................... 154.07 CP Kelco (Shandong) Biological Company Limited...... 77.04 Shanghai Smart Chemicals Co., Ltd................... 77.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Disclosure and Public Comment The Department intends to disclose to 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.\12\ Rebuttals to case briefs may be filed no later than five days after case briefs are filed, and all rebuttal comments must be limited to comments raised in the case briefs.\13\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \12\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii). \13\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Any interested party may request a hearing within 30 days of publication of this notice.\14\ 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.\15\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \14\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c). \15\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.\16\ The Department intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the [[Page 54047]] publication of the final results of this review. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \16\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- For each individually examined respondent in this review whose calculated weighted-average dumping margin in the final results of review is above de minimis (i.e., greater than or equal to 0.5 percent), the Department intends to calculate importer- (or customer) specific assessment rates, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).\17\ Where the respondent reported reliable entered values, the Department intends to calculate importer- (or customer) specific ad valorem rates by aggregating the dumping margins calculated for all U.S. sales to the importer (or customer) and dividing this amount by the total entered value of the sales to the importer (or customer).\18\ Where the Department calculates an importer- (or customer) specific weighted- average dumping margin by dividing the total amount of dumping for reviewed sales to the importer (or customer) by the total sales quantity associated with those transactions, the Department will direct CBP to assess importer- (or customer) specific assessment rates based on the resulting per-unit rates.\19\ We will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review when the importer-specific assessment rate is above de minimis. Where either the respondent's weighted average dumping margin is zero or de minimis, or an importer (or customer-) specific ad valorem or per-unit rate is zero or de minimis, the Department will instruct CBP to liquidate appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.\20\ For entries that were not reported in the U.S. sales database submitted by a company individually examined during this review, and any suspended entries that entered under an exporter's case number however the Department determined that the exporter had no shipments of subject merchandise, the Department will instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at the PRC-wide rate.\21\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \17\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Proceedings: Final Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14, 2012) (``Final Modification''). \18\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). \19\ Id. \20\ See Final Modification at 8103. \21\ See Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011), for a full discussion of this practice. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, the final results of this review shall be the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by the final results of this review and for future deposits of estimated duties, where applicable. 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 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 the 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 154.07 percent; and (4) for all non-PRC exporters of subject merchandise that 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)(2) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in the Department's presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties. We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213. Dated: August 5, 2016. Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix--List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum 1. Summary 2. Background 3. Scope of the Order 4. Selection of Respondents 5. Preliminary Determination of No Shipments 6. Preliminary Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review 7. Application of Adverse Facts Available and Selection of Adverse Facts Available Rate 8. Single Entity Treatment 9. Discussion of Methodology a. Non-Market Economy Country b. Separate Rates c. Surrogate Country d. Date of Sale e. Comparisons to Normal Value f. U.S. Price g. Normal Value h. Currency Conversion 10. Recommendation [FR Doc. 2016-19410 Filed 8-12-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; amended (the ‘‘Act’’). The Department
telephone: (202) 482–0167 or (202) 482– calculated export prices and constructed
International Trade Administration 3627, respectively. export prices, as appropriate, in
[A–570–985] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: accordance with section 772 of the Act.
Given that the PRC is a non-market
Background economy (‘‘NME’’) country, within the
Xanthan Gum From the People’s
Republic of China: Preliminary Results The Department published the notice meaning of section 771(18) of the Act,
of Antidumping Duty Administrative of initiation of this administrative the Department calculated NV in
Review, Preliminary Determination of review on September 2, 2015.1 For a accordance with section 773(c) of the
No Shipments, and Preliminary Partial complete description of the events that Act.
Rescission of Antidumping Duty followed the initiation of this For a full description of the
Administrative Review; 2014–2015 administrative review, see the methodology underlying the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum preliminary results of this review, see
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, hereby adopted by this notice.2 the Preliminary Decision Memorandum,
International Trade Administration, which is hereby adopted by this notice.5
Scope of the Order
Department of Commerce. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum
SUMMARY: In response to requests from The scope of the order covers dry is a public document and is made
interested parties, the Department of xanthan gum, whether or not coated or available to the public via Enforcement
Commerce (‘‘the Department’’) is blended with other products. Further, and Compliance’s Antidumping and
conducting an administrative review of xanthan gum is included in this order Countervailing Duty Centralized
the antidumping duty order on xanthan regardless of physical form, including, Electronic Service System (‘‘ACCESS’’).
gum from the People’s Republic of but not limited to, solutions, slurries, ACCESS is available to registered users
China (‘‘PRC’’). The period of review dry powders of any particle size, or at http://access.trade.gov, and is
(‘‘POR’’) is July 1, 2014, through June unground fiber. Merchandise covered by available to all parties in the Central
30, 2015. The Department preliminarily: the scope of this order is classified in Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main
Found that mandatory respondent the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the Department of Commerce building. In
Neimenggu Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., United States at subheading 3913.90.20. addition, a complete version of the
Ltd. (aka Inner Mongolia Fufeng This tariff classification is provided for Preliminary Decision Memorandum can
Biotechnologies Co., Ltd.)/Shandong convenience and customs purposes; be found at http://
Fufeng Fermentation Co., Ltd./Xinjiang however, the written description of the enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed
Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd. scope is dispositive.3 and the electronic versions of the
(‘‘Fufeng’’) did not make sales of subject Tolling of Deadline of Preliminary Preliminary Decision Memorandum are
merchandise in the United States at Results of Review identical in content.
prices below normal value (‘‘NV’’)
As explained in the memorandum Preliminary Determination of No
during the POR; applied total adverse
from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Shipments
facts available to A.H.A. International
Co., Ltd. and Deosen Biochemical Ltd./ Enforcement and Compliance, the Based on an analysis of CBP
Deosen Biochemical (Ordos) Ltd. Department has exercised its discretion information and timely certifications of
(‘‘Deosen’’); granted separate rates to CP to toll all administrative deadlines due no shipments during the POR, the
Kelco (Shandong) Biological Company to the recent closure of the Federal Department preliminarily determines
Limited and Shanghai Smart Chemicals Government. All deadlines in this that Meihua Group International
Co., Ltd.; included Hebei Xinhe segment of the proceeding have been Trading (Hong Kong) Limited, Langfang
Biochemical Co., Ltd. as part of the PRC- extended by four business days.4 As a Meihua Bio-Technology Co., Ltd., and
wide entity; and determined that three result, the revised deadline for the Xinjiang Meihua Amino Acid Co., Ltd.
companies, Meihua Group International preliminary results of this review was had no shipments and, therefore, no
Trading (Hong Kong) Limited; Langfang April 7, 2016. On April 4, 2016, the reviewable transactions during the POR.
Meihua Bio-Technology Co., Ltd.; and Department extended the deadline for For additional information regarding
Xinjiang Meihua Amino Acid Co., Ltd., the preliminary results to August 5, this determination, see the Preliminary
had no reviewable U.S. sales during the 2016. Decision Memorandum.
POR. Additionally, the Department is Methodology Consistent with our practice in NME
preliminarily rescinding this cases, the Department is not rescinding
The Department is conducting this this administrative review for these
administrative review with respect to review in accordance with section
Inner Mongolia Jianlong Biochemical companies, but intends to complete the
751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as review and issue appropriate
Co., Ltd (‘‘Inner Mongolia Jianlong’’). If
these preliminary results are adopted in 1 See Initiation of Antidumping and
instructions to CBP based on the final
the final results of this review, we will Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 80 FR results of the review.6
instruct U.S. Customs and Border 53106 (September 2, 2015) (‘‘Initiation Notice’’). Preliminary Partial Rescission of
2 See ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Protection (‘‘CBP’’) to assess Antidumping Duty Administrative
Results of the Second Antidumping Duty
antidumping duties on all appropriate Administrative Review of Xanthan Gum from the Review
entries. Interested parties are invited to People’s Republic of China,’’ (‘‘Preliminary
comment on these preliminary results. Decision Memorandum’’), dated concurrently with
Inner Mongolia Jianlong’s one sale
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this notice. during the POR is subject to both an
DATES: Effective August 15, 2016. 3 For a complete description of the scope of the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin order, see Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 5 A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary
Kearney or Andrew Martinez, AD/CVD 4 See Memorandum to the Record from Ron Decision Memorandum is provided in the
Operations, Office IV, Enforcement & Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for Appendix to this notice.
Enforcement & Compliance, ‘‘Tolling of 6 See Non-Market Economy Antidumping
Compliance, International Trade Administrative Deadlines As a Result of the Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76
Administration, Department of Government Closure During Snowstorm Jonas’’ FR 65694, 65694–95 (October 24, 2011) and the
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution (January 27, 2016). ‘‘Assessment Rates’’ section, below.
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publication of the final results of this final results of this review and for future 4. Selection of Respondents
review. deposits of estimated duties, where 5. Preliminary Determination of No
For each individually examined applicable. Shipments
respondent in this review whose 6. Preliminary Partial Rescission of
calculated weighted-average dumping Cash Deposit Requirements Antidumping Duty Administrative
The following cash deposit Review
margin in the final results of review is 7. Application of Adverse Facts Available
above de minimis (i.e., greater than or requirements will be effective upon and Selection of Adverse Facts Available
equal to 0.5 percent), the Department publication of the final results of this Rate
intends to calculate importer- (or administrative review for all shipments 8. Single Entity Treatment
customer) specific assessment rates, in of the subject merchandise from the PRC 9. Discussion of Methodology
accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).17 entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, a. Non-Market Economy Country
Where the respondent reported reliable for consumption on or after the b. Separate Rates
entered values, the Department intends publication date, as provided by section c. Surrogate Country
to calculate importer- (or customer) 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For the d. Date of Sale
specific ad valorem rates by aggregating companies listed above that have a e. Comparisons to Normal Value
separate rate, the cash deposit rate will f. U.S. Price
the dumping margins calculated for all g. Normal Value
U.S. sales to the importer (or customer) be that rate established in the final h. Currency Conversion
and dividing this amount by the total results of this review (except, if the rate 10. Recommendation
entered value of the sales to the is zero or de minimis, then the cash
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importer (or customer).18 Where the deposit rate of zero will be established
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Department calculates an importer- (or for that company); (2) for previously
customer) specific weighted-average investigated or reviewed PRC and non-
dumping margin by dividing the total PRC exporters that received a separate
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
amount of dumping for reviewed sales rate in a prior segment of this
to the importer (or customer) by the proceeding, the cash deposit rate will National Oceanic and Atmospheric
total sales quantity associated with continue to be the existing exporter- Administration
those transactions, the Department will specific rate; (3) for all PRC exporters of
direct CBP to assess importer- (or subject merchandise that have not been RIN 0648–XE788
customer) specific assessment rates found to be entitled to a separate rate,
based on the resulting per-unit rates.19 the cash deposit rate will be the rate for Endangered Species; File No. 20339
We will instruct CBP to assess the PRC-wide entity, which is 154.07 AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
antidumping duties on all appropriate percent; and (4) for all non-PRC Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
entries covered by this review when the exporters of subject merchandise that Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
importer-specific assessment rate is have not received their own rate, the Commerce.
above de minimis. Where either the cash deposit rate will be the rate
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
respondent’s weighted average dumping applicable to the PRC exporter(s) that
margin is zero or de minimis, or an supplied that non-PRC exporter. These SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
importer (or customer-) specific ad deposit requirements, when imposed, the NMFS Southeast Fisheries Center
valorem or per-unit rate is zero or de shall remain in effect until further (SEFSC), 75 Virginia Beach Drive,
minimis, the Department will instruct notice. Miami, FL 33149 [Responsible Party:
CBP to liquidate appropriate entries Bonnie Ponwith], has applied in due
Notification to Importers
without regard to antidumping duties.20 form for a permit to take loggerhead
For entries that were not reported in the This notice also serves as a
(Caretta caretta), Kemp’s ridley
U.S. sales database submitted by a preliminary reminder to importers of
(Lepidochelys kempii), green (Chelonia
company individually examined during their responsibility under 19 CFR
mydas), leatherback (Dermochelys
this review, and any suspended entries 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
coriacea), hawksbill (Eretmochelys
that entered under an exporter’s case regarding the reimbursement of
imbricata), olive ridley (Lepidochelys
number however the Department antidumping duties prior to liquidation
olivacea) and unidentified sea turtles for
determined that the exporter had no of the relevant entries during this POR.
purposes of scientific research.
shipments of subject merchandise, the Failure to comply with this requirement
could result in the Department’s DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email
Department will instruct CBP to
liquidate such entries at the PRC-wide presumption that reimbursement of comments must be received on or before
rate.21 antidumping duties occurred and the September 14, 2016.
In accordance with section subsequent assessment of double ADDRESSES: The application and related
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, the final results antidumping duties. documents are available for review by
of this review shall be the basis for the We are issuing and publishing these selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public
assessment of antidumping duties on results in accordance with sections Comment’’ from the ‘‘Features’’ box on
entries of merchandise covered by the 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 the Applications and Permits for
CFR 351.213. Protected Species (APPS) home page,
17 See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of
Dated: August 5, 2016. https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then
the Weighted Average Dumping Margin and selecting File No. 20339 from the list of
Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Ronald K. Lorentzen,
available applications.
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Proceedings: Final Modification, 77 FR 8101 Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
(February 14, 2012) (‘‘Final Modification’’). and Compliance. These documents are also available
18 See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). upon written request or by appointment
19 Id. Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in in the Permits and Conservation
20 See Final Modification at 8103.
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum Division, Office of Protected Resources,
21 See Non-Market Economy Antidumping
Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76 1. Summary NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room
FR 65694 (October 24, 2011), for a full discussion 2. Background 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone
of this practice. 3. Scope of the Order (301) 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376.
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| Dates | Effective August 15, 2016. | |
| Contact | Erin Kearney or Andrew Martinez, AD/ CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement & Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482- 0167 or (202) 482-3627, respectively. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 54045 |
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