81 FR 62870 - Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2014

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 177 (September 13, 2016)

Page Range		62870-62871
FR Document		2016-22001

The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain chemically-bonded magnesia carbon bricks from the People's Republic of China (PRC). The period of review (POR) is January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2014. We preliminarily find no evidence of any reviewable entries, shipments, or sales of subject merchandise to the United States during the POR by any of the companies subject to this review, and are therefore issuing a preliminary no shipments determination.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-955]


Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks From the People's Republic of 
China: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Review; 2014

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an 
administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain 
chemically-bonded magnesia carbon bricks from the People's Republic of 
China (PRC). The period of review (POR) is January 1, 2014, through 
December 31, 2014. We preliminarily find no evidence of any reviewable 
entries, shipments, or sales of subject merchandise to the United 
States during the POR by any of the companies subject to this review, 
and are therefore issuing a preliminary no shipments determination.

DATES: Effective September 13, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gene Calvert, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
3586.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Scope of the Order

    The scope of the order includes certain chemically-bonded magnesia 
carbon bricks. Certain chemically-bonded magnesia carbon bricks that 
are the subject of this order are currently classifiable under the 
following subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States (HTSUS): 6902.10.1000, 6902.10.5000, 66815.91.0000, 
6815.99.2000, and 6815.99.4000. The HTSUS subheadings are provided for 
convenience and customs purposes. A full description of the scope of 
the order is contained in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, which is 
hereby adopted by this notice.\1\ The written description is 
dispositive.
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    \1\ For a full description of the scope of the order, see the 
Department Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary 
Results of the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of Certain 
Magnesia Carbon Bricks from the People's Republic of China; 2014,'' 
(dated concurrently with this notice) (Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum).
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Methodology

    The Department is conducting this review in accordance with section 
751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). The 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum contains a full description of the 
methodology underlying our conclusions, and is a public document 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 
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 on the Internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum is identical in content.

Preliminary Determination of No Shipments

    Based on information submitted after the initiation of this 
administrative review, and due to the fact that we have not received 
any information from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 
indicating that the companies subject to this review had reviewable 
entries to the United States during the POR,\2\ the Department has 
preliminarily determined that the record evidence indicates that no 
company subject to this review had reviewable entries during the POR. 
As is our practice, the Department finds that it is not

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appropriate to rescind this review, but, rather, to complete this 
review and to issue appropriate instructions to CBP based on the final 
results of this review.\3\
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    \2\ See the Preliminary Decision Memorandum for a list of 
companies subject to this review.
    \3\ See, e.g., Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From Thailand: 
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and 
Intent to Revoke the Order (in Part); 2011-2012, 78 FR 15686 (March 
12, 2013) and accompanying Decision Memorandum at 7-8, unchanged in 
Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From Thailand: Final Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Partial Rescission of 
Review, and Revocation of Order (in Part); 2011-2012, 78 FR 42497 
(July 16, 2013) at the section, ``Rescission, in Part;'' see also 
Silicomanganese From India: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review; 2014-2015, 81 FR 28826 (May 10, 2016) and 
accompanying Decision Memorandum at 3.
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Assessment Rates

    We intend to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the 
publication of the final results of this review.

Disclosure and Public Comment

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c), interested parties may submit case 
briefs no later than 30 days after the publication of this notice.\4\ 
Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be 
filed not later than five days after the date for filing case 
briefs.\5\ Parties who submit case or rebuttal briefs in this 
proceeding are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) A statement 
of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of 
authorities.\6\ Case and rebuttal briefs should be filed through 
ACCESS.\7\ In order to be properly filed, ACCESS must successfully 
receive an electronically-filed document in its entirety by 5 p.m. 
Eastern Time on the date on which it is due.
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    \4\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(ii).
    \5\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
    \6\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
    \7\ See 19 CFR 351.303.
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    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to 
request a hearing, or wish to participate in a hearing if one is 
requested, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically through ACCESS, within 
30 days after the date of publication of this notice.\8\ Requests 
should contain: (1) The party's name, address, and telephone number; 
(2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of issues to be 
discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to those raised 
in the respective case briefs.
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    \8\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
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    The Department intends to issue the final results of this 
administrative review, including the results of its analysis of the 
issues raised in any briefs, not later than 120 days after the date of 
publication of this notice, unless extended, pursuant to section 
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.

Notification to Importers

    This notice 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 countervailing duties prior to 
liquidation of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure 
to comply with this requirement could result in the Secretary's 
presumption that reimbursement of countervailing duties occurred and 
the subsequent assessment of double countervailing duties.

Notice to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).

    Dated: September 6, 2016.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
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this administrative review, as provided 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 Scope of the Order
by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) CFR 351.213(h). The scope of the order includes
The cash deposit rates for the reviewed Dated: September 6, 2016. certain chemically-bonded magnesia
companies will be the rates shown Christian Marsh, carbon bricks. Certain chemically-
above, except if the rate is less than 0.50 bonded magnesia carbon bricks that are
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
percent (de minimis within the meaning and Countervailing Duty Operations. the subject of this order are currently
of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1)), the cash classifiable under the following
deposit will be zero; (2) for previously Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff
reviewed or investigated companies not the Issues and Decision Memorandum Schedule of the United States (HTSUS):
listed above, as well as those companies Summary 6902.10.1000, 6902.10.5000,
listed in the ‘‘Determination of No Background 66815.91.0000, 6815.99.2000, and
Shipments’’ section, the cash deposit Scope of the Order 6815.99.4000. The HTSUS subheadings
rate will continue to be the company- Margin Calculations are provided for convenience and
specific rate published for the most Discussion of the Issues customs purposes. A full description of
recent period; (3) if the exporter is not Comment 1: Whether the Department the scope of the order is contained in
a firm covered in this review, a previous Should Revise Its Differential Pricing the Preliminary Decision Memorandum,
review, or the original less-than-fair- Analysis
which is hereby adopted by this notice.1
value (LTFV) investigation, but the Comment 2: Whether To Use Entry Date To
Define Time Periods for the Differential The written description is dispositive.
manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate
Pricing Analysis Methodology
will be the rate established for the most Comment 3: Ministerial Errors for the
recent period for the manufacturer of Liberty Group The Department is conducting this
the merchandise; and (4) the cash Recommendation review in accordance with section
deposit rate for all other manufacturers [FR Doc. 2016–22008 Filed 9–12–16; 8:45 am]
751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
or exporters will continue to be 10.17 amended (the Act). The Preliminary
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percent, the all-others rate established Decision Memorandum contains a full
in the LTFV investigation.10 These description of the methodology
deposit requirements, when imposed, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE underlying our conclusions, and is a
shall remain in effect until further public document on file electronically
notice. International Trade Administration via Enforcement and Compliance’s
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Notification to Importers Centralized Electronic Service System
[C–570–955]
This notice serves as the only (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
reminder to importers of their Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks From registered users at https://
responsibility, under 19 CFR the People’s Republic of China: access.trade.gov and in the Central
351.402(f)(2), to file a certificate Preliminary Results of Countervailing Records Unit, room B8024 of the main
regarding the reimbursement of Duty Administrative Review; 2014 Department of Commerce building. In
antidumping duties prior to liquidation addition, a complete version of the
of the relevant entries during this AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, Preliminary Decision Memorandum can
review period. Failure to comply with International Trade Administration, be accessed directly on the Internet at
this requirement could result in the U.S. Department of Commerce. http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/
Secretary’s presumption that index.html. The signed Preliminary
reimbursement of antidumping duties SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce Decision Memorandum is identical in
occurred and the subsequent assessment (the Department) is conducting an content.
of double antidumping duties. administrative review of the
countervailing duty (CVD) order on Preliminary Determination of No
Administrative Protective Order certain chemically-bonded magnesia Shipments
In accordance with 19 CFR carbon bricks from the People’s Based on information submitted after
351.305(a)(3), this notice also serves as Republic of China (PRC). The period of the initiation of this administrative
a reminder to parties subject to review (POR) is January 1, 2014, review, and due to the fact that we have
administrative protective order (APO) of through December 31, 2014. We not received any information from U.S.
their responsibility concerning the preliminarily find no evidence of any Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
return or destruction of proprietary reviewable entries, shipments, or sales indicating that the companies subject to
information disclosed under the APO, of subject merchandise to the United this review had reviewable entries to the
which continues to govern business States during the POR by any of the United States during the POR,2 the
proprietary information in this segment companies subject to this review, and Department has preliminarily
of the proceeding. Timely written are therefore issuing a preliminary no determined that the record evidence
notification of the return or destruction shipments determination. indicates that no company subject to
of APO materials or conversion to DATES: Effective September 13, 2016. this review had reviewable entries
judicial protective order is hereby during the POR. As is our practice, the
requested. Failure to comply with the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Department finds that it is not
regulations and terms of an APO is a Gene Calvert, AD/CVD Operations,
violation subject to sanction. Office VII, Enforcement and 1 For a full description of the scope of the order,
Lhorne on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES

We are issuing and publishing this Compliance, International Trade see the Department Memorandum, ‘‘Decision
Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the
notice in accordance with sections Administration, U.S. Department of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks from the People’s
10 See Notice of Amended Final Determination of Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; Republic of China; 2014,’’ (dated concurrently with
Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping telephone: (202) 482–3586. this notice) (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
Duty Order: Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp 2 See the Preliminary Decision Memorandum for

from India, 70 FR 5147, 5148 (February 1, 2005). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: a list of companies subject to this review.

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appropriate to rescind this review, but, analysis of the issues raised in any U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
rather, to complete this review and to briefs, not later than 120 days after the Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
issue appropriate instructions to CBP date of publication of this notice, unless Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202)
based on the final results of this extended, pursuant to section 482–5260.
review.3 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Assessment Rates Notification to Importers Alignment of Final Countervailing Duty
We intend to issue assessment This notice serves as a preliminary (CVD) Determination With Final
instructions to CBP 15 days after the reminder to importers of their Antidumping Duty (AD) Determination
publication of the final results of this responsibility under 19 CFR On the same day the Department
review. 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate initiated this CVD investigation, the
regarding the reimbursement of Department also initiated CVD
Disclosure and Public Comment countervailing duties prior to investigations of CTL plate from Brazil
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c), liquidation of the relevant entries and the Republic of Korea (Korea) and
interested parties may submit case briefs during this review period. Failure to AD investigations of CTL plate from
no later than 30 days after the comply with this requirement could Austria, Belgium, Brazil, France,
publication of this notice.4 Rebuttal result in the Secretary’s presumption Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, the PRC,
briefs, limited to issues raised in the that reimbursement of countervailing South Africa, Taiwan, and Turkey.1 The
case briefs, may be filed not later than duties occurred and the subsequent CVD investigation covers the same
five days after the date for filing case assessment of double countervailing merchandise as the AD investigations of
briefs.5 Parties who submit case or duties. CTL plate from Austria, Belgium, Brazil,
rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are France, Germany, Italy, Japan, South
Notice to Interested Parties
encouraged to submit with each Africa, Taiwan, and Turkey.2
argument: (1) A statement of the issue; We are issuing and publishing these On August 25, 2016, in accordance
(2) a brief summary of the argument; results in accordance with sections with section 705(a)(1) of the Tariff Act
and (3) a table of authorities.6 Case and 751(a)(1) and 777(1) of the Act, and 19 of 1930, as amended (Act), Petitioners 3
rebuttal briefs should be filed through CFR 351.221(b)(4). requested alignment of the final CVD
ACCESS.7 In order to be properly filed, Dated: September 6, 2016. determination with the final AD
ACCESS must successfully receive an Christian Marsh, determination of CTL plate from the
electronically-filed document in its Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping PRC. Therefore, in accordance with
entirety by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on the and Countervailing Duty Operations. section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
date on which it is due. [FR Doc. 2016–22001 Filed 9–12–16; 8:45 am]
351.210(b)(4), we are aligning the final
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), CVD determination with the final AD
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interested parties who wish to request a determination of CTL plate from
hearing, or wish to participate in a Austria, Belgium, France, Germany,
hearing if one is requested, must submit DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Italy, Japan, and Taiwan.4
a written request to the Assistant Consequently, we intend to issue the
Secretary for Enforcement and International Trade Administration final CVD determination on the same
Compliance, filed electronically through date as the final AD determination,
[C–570–048]
ACCESS, within 30 days after the date
of publication of this notice.8 Requests Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-
1 See Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-

should contain: (1) The party’s name, Length Plate From Brazil, the People’s Republic of
Length Plate From the People’s China, and the Republic of Korea: Initiation of
address, and telephone number; (2) the Republic of China: Preliminary Countervailing Duty Investigations, 81 FR 27098
number of participants; and (3) a list of Affirmative Countervailing Duty (May 5, 2016) (Initiation Notice); see also Certain
issues to be discussed. Issues raised in Determination and Alignment of Final Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From
the hearing will be limited to those Austria, Belgium, Brazil, France, the Federal
Determination With Final Antidumping Republic of Germany, Italy, Japan, the Republic of
raised in the respective case briefs. Duty Determination Korea, the People’s Republic of China, South Africa,
The Department intends to issue the Taiwan, and the Republic of Turkey: Initiation of
final results of this administrative AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 81 FR 27089
review, including the results of its International Trade Administration, (May 5, 2016).
2 For a complete case history, see Memorandum
Department of Commerce.
from Gary Taverman, Associate Deputy Assistant
3 See, e.g., Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
From Thailand: Preliminary Results of (the Department) preliminarily Operations, to Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Intent to Revoke the Order (in Part); 2011–2012, 78 determines that countervailable
Operations, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the
FR 15686 (March 12, 2013) and accompanying subsidies are being provided to Preliminary Affirmative Determination:
Decision Memorandum at 7–8, unchanged in producers/exporters of certain carbon Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Carbon
Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From Thailand: and alloy steel cut-to-length plate (CTL and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from the
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative People’s Republic of China,’’ dated concurrently
Review, Partial Rescission of Review, and plate) from the People’s Republic of
with this notice and hereby incorporated by
Revocation of Order (in Part); 2011–2012, 78 FR China (PRC). The period of investigation reference, and adopted by this notice (Preliminary
42497 (July 16, 2013) at the section, ‘‘Rescission, in is January 1, 2015, through December Decision Memorandum).
Part;’’ see also Silicomanganese From India: 31, 2015. Interested parties are invited 3 Petitioners in this investigation are
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
to comment on this preliminary ArcelorMittal USA LLC, Nucor Corporation, and
Lhorne on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES

Administrative Review; 2014–2015, 81 FR 28826
determination. SSAB Enterprises LLC.
(May 10, 2016) and accompanying Decision 4 See Letter to the Secretary of Commerce from
Memorandum at 3.
4 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(ii).
DATES: Effective September 13, 2016. Petitioners, ‘‘Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length
5 See 19 CFR 351.309(d). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Plate from People’s Republic of China and Korea—
Petitioners’ Request to Align the Countervailing
6 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2). Ryan Mullen, AD/CVD Operations, Duty Final Determinations with the Companion
7 See 19 CFR 351.303. Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, Antidumping Duty Final Determination,’’ (August
8 See 19 CFR 351.310(c). International Trade Administration, 25, 2016).

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Section		Notices
Dates		Effective September 13, 2016.
Contact		Gene Calvert, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482- 3586.
FR Citation		81 FR 62870

81 FR 62870 - Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2014

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEInternational Trade Administration

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