81_FR_72981 81 FR 72777 - Small Diameter Graphite Electrodes From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2015-2016

81 FR 72777 - Small Diameter Graphite Electrodes From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2015-2016

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 204 (October 21, 2016)

Page Range72777-72779
FR Document2016-25553

The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on small diameter graphite electrodes (graphite electrodes) from the People's Republic of China (PRC), covering the period February 1, 2015, through January 31, 2016. The Department has preliminarily determined that three companies, the Fangda Group, Fushun Jinly Petrochemical Co., Ltd. (Fushun Jinly), and Jilin Carbon Import and Export Company (Jilin Carbon), had no shipments of subject merchandise during the period of review (POR).

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-929]


Small Diameter Graphite Electrodes From the People's Republic of 
China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 
2015-2016

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on small diameter 
graphite electrodes (graphite electrodes) from the People's Republic of 
China (PRC), covering the period February 1, 2015, through January 31, 
2016. The Department has preliminarily determined that three companies, 
the Fangda Group, Fushun Jinly Petrochemical Co., Ltd. (Fushun Jinly), 
and Jilin Carbon Import and Export Company (Jilin Carbon), had no 
shipments of subject merchandise during the period of review (POR).

DATES: Effective October 21, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dmitry Vladimirov, AD/CVD Operations 
Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0665.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On February 3, 2016, we published a notice of opportunity to 
request an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
graphite electrodes from the PRC for the POR February 1, 2015, through 
January 31, 2016.\1\ On April 7, 2016, in response to a timely request 
from the petitioners,\2\ and in accordance with section 751(a) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), 
we initiated an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
graphite electrodes from the PRC with respect to 196 companies.\3\ On 
August 19, 2016, in response to a timely withdrawal request from the 
petitioners, we rescinded the

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administrative review for 193 companies.\4\
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 81 FR 5712 (February 3, 2016).
    \2\ SGL Carbon LLC and Superior Graphite Co (collectively, the 
petitioners).
    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 81 FR 20324 (April 7, 2016).
    \4\ See Small Diameter Graphite Electrodes from the People's 
Republic of China: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review in Part; 2015-2016, 81 FR 55434 (August 19, 2016).
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the order includes all small diameter 
graphite electrodes of any length, whether or not finished, of a kind 
used in furnaces, with a nominal or actual diameter of 400 millimeters 
(16 inches) or less, and whether or not attached to a graphite pin 
joining system or any other type of joining system or hardware. The 
merchandise covered by the order also includes graphite pin joining 
systems for small diameter graphite electrodes, of any length, whether 
or not finished, of a kind used in furnaces, and whether or not the 
graphite pin joining system is attached to, sold with, or sold 
separately from, the small diameter graphite electrode. Small diameter 
graphite electrodes and graphite pin joining systems for small diameter 
graphite electrodes are most commonly used in primary melting, ladle 
metallurgy, and specialty furnace applications in industries including 
foundries, smelters, and steel refining operations. Small diameter 
graphite electrodes and graphite pin joining systems for small diameter 
graphite electrodes that are subject to the order are currently 
classified under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(HTSUS) subheadings 8545.11.0010,\5\ 3801.10,\6\ and 8545.11.0020.\7\ 
The HTSUS numbers are provided for convenience and customs purposes, 
but the written description of the scope is dispositive.
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    \5\ The scope described in the order refers to the HTSUS 
subheading 8545.11.0000. We note that, starting in 2010, imports of 
small diameter graphite electrodes are classified in the HTSUS under 
subheading 8545.11.0010 and imports of large diameter graphite 
electrodes are classified under subheading 8545.11.0020.
    \6\ HTSUS subheading 3801.10 was added to the scope of the 
graphite electrodes order based on a determination in Small Diameter 
Graphite Electrodes From the People's Republic of China: Affirmative 
Final Determination of Circumvention of the Antidumping Duty Order, 
77 FR 47596 (August 9, 2012) (first circumvention determination). 
The products covered by the first circumvention determination are 
graphite electrodes (or graphite pin joining system) that were (1) 
produced by UK Carbon and Graphite Co., Ltd. (UKCG) from PRC-
manufactured artificial/synthetic graphite forms, of a size and 
shape (e.g., blanks, rods, cylinders, billets, blocks, etc.), (2) 
which required additional machining processes (i.e., tooling and 
shaping) that UKCG performed in the United Kingdom (UK), and (3) 
were re-exported to the United States as UK-origin merchandise.
    \7\ HTSUS subheading 8545.11.0020 was added to the scope of the 
graphite electrodes order based on a determination in Small Diameter 
Graphite Electrodes from the People's Republic of China: Affirmative 
Final Determination of Circumvention of the Antidumping Duty Order 
and Rescission of Later-Developed Merchandise Anticircumvention 
Inquiry, 78 FR 56864 (September 16, 2013) (second circumvention 
determination). The products covered by the second circumvention 
determination are graphite electrodes produced and/or exported by 
Jilin Carbon Import and Export Company with an actual or nominal 
diameter of 17 inches.
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Preliminary Determination of No Shipments

    On April 11, 2016, we requested the U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) data during the POR for all entries of graphite 
electrodes produced or exported by the companies for which we initiated 
the administrative review and released that information to the parties. 
We received timely submissions from the Fangda Group,\8\ Fushun Jinly, 
and Jilin Carbon reporting that they did not have sales, shipments, or 
exports of the subject merchandise during the POR.\9\ For each of these 
companies, we transmitted a ``No Shipments Inquiry'' to CBP.\10\ 
Pursuant to these inquiries, we received no notification from CBP of 
any entries of subject merchandise concerning these companies. 
Accordingly, based on record evidence, we preliminarily determine that 
the Fangda Group, Fushun Jinly, and Jilin Carbon had no shipments and, 
therefore, no reviewable transactions during the POR. Further, 
consistent with our practice, we find that it is not appropriate to 
rescind the review with respect to these companies but, rather, to 
complete the review and issue appropriate instructions to CBP based on 
the final results of review.\11\
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    \8\ We refer to the Fangda Group as a single entity pursuant to 
19 CFR 351.401(f)(1). See Small Diameter Graphite Electrodes From 
the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Determination of Sales 
at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination, and 
Affirmative Preliminary Determination of Critical Circumstances, in 
Part, 73 FR 49408, 49411-12 (August 21, 2008) (where we collapsed 
the individual members of the Fangda Group: Beijing Fangda Carbon 
Tech Co., Ltd., Chengdu Rongguang Carbon Co., Ltd., Fangda Carbon 
New Material Co., Ltd., Fushun Carbon Co., Ltd., and Hefei Carbon 
Co., Ltd.), unchanged in Final Determination of Sales at Less Than 
Fair Value and Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances: 
Small Diameter Graphite Electrodes from the People's Republic of 
China, 74 FR 2049 (January 14, 2009).
    \9\ See the Fangda Group's Letter dated May 6, 2016, Fushun 
Jinly's Letter dated May 5, 2016, and Jilin Carbon's Letter dated 
May 9, 2016.
    \10\ See CBP messages 6197311, 6197312, and 6197313, all dated 
July 15, 2016.
    \11\ See, e.g., Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People's 
Republic of China: Final Results and Final Rescission, In Part, of 
Administrative Review and Final Results of New Shipper Review; 2013, 
80 FR 34619 (June 17, 2015).
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Public Comment

    Interested parties may submit case briefs no later than 30 days 
after the date of publication of this notice.\12\ 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.\13\ 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.\14\
    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), 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. 
All documents must be filed electronically using 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. An 
electronically-filed request must be received successfully in its 
entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, within 30 days after the 
date of publication of this notice.\15\ Hearing 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 issues raised in 
the respective case briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, parties 
will be notified of the time and date of the hearing which will be held 
at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington DC 20230.
    Unless extended, we intend to issue the final results in this 
administrative review, including the results of our analysis of the 
issues raised in any written briefs, not later than 120 days after the 
date of publication of this notice, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of 
the Act.
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    \12\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii).
    \13\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
    \14\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
    \15\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
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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\ We intend to issue assessment instructions 
to CBP 15 days after the publication date of the final results of this 
review. Pursuant to the Department's practice in non-market economy 
cases, if we continue to determine in the final results that the Fangda 
Group, Fushun Jinly, and Jilin Carbon had no shipments of subject

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merchandise, any suspended entries of subject merchandise during the 
POR from these companies will be liquidated at the PRC-wide rate.\17\
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    \16\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
    \17\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Non-Market 
Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 
76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011).
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Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the final results of this administrative review for all 
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the 
final results of review, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the 
Act: (1) 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; (2) 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 PRC-wide rate of 159.64 percent; and 
(3) for all non-PRC exporters of subject merchandise which have not 
received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate 
applicable to the PRC exporter that supplied that non-PRC exporter. 
These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until 
further notice.

Notifications 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 antidumping duties prior to liquidation 
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply 
with this requirement may result in the Department's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.
    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).

    Dated: October 14, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
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                                                    Petitioner and CS Wind withdrew their                   information in this segment of the                    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                    requests for an administrative review.4                 proceeding. Timely written notification
                                                                                                            of the return/destruction of APO                      International Trade Administration
                                                    Rescission of Review
                                                                                                            materials or conversion to judicial
                                                      Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the                 protective order is hereby requested.                 [A–570–929]
                                                    Department will rescind an                              Failure to comply with the regulations
                                                    administrative review, in whole or in                   and terms of an APO is a violation                    Small Diameter Graphite Electrodes
                                                    part, if the party that requested the                   which is subject to sanction.                         From the People’s Republic of China:
                                                    review withdraws the request within 90                    This notice is published in                         Preliminary Results of Antidumping
                                                    days of the publication date of the                     accordance with section 751(a)(1) and                 Duty Administrative Review; 2015–
                                                    notice of initiation of review. As noted                777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR                      2016
                                                    above, all parties withdrew their                       351.213(d)(4).
                                                    requests for review within 90 days of                                                                         AGENCY:   Enforcement and Compliance,
                                                                                                              Dated: October 17, 2016.                            International Trade Administration,
                                                    the publication date of the Initiation
                                                                                                            Christian Marsh,                                      Department of Commerce.
                                                    Notice. No other parties requested an
                                                                                                            Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping            SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
                                                    administrative review of the order.
                                                                                                            and Countervailing Duty Operations.
                                                    Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR                                                                          (the Department) is conducting an
                                                                                                            [FR Doc. 2016–25526 Filed 10–20–16; 8:45 am]
                                                    351.213(d)(1), we are rescinding this                                                                         administrative review of the
                                                                                                            BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P                                antidumping duty order on small
                                                    review in its entirety.
                                                                                                                                                                  diameter graphite electrodes (graphite
                                                    Assessment                                                                                                    electrodes) from the People’s Republic
                                                      The Department will instruct U.S.                     DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                of China (PRC), covering the period
                                                    Customs and Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’)                 International Trade Administration                    February 1, 2015, through January 31,
                                                    to assess antidumping duties on all                                                                           2016. The Department has preliminarily
                                                    appropriate entries of wind towers from                 Environmental Technologies Trade                      determined that three companies, the
                                                    Vietnam. Antidumping duties shall be                    Advisory Committee, Notice of                         Fangda Group, Fushun Jinly
                                                    assessed at rates equal to the cash                     Reestablishment                                       Petrochemical Co., Ltd. (Fushun Jinly),
                                                    deposit of estimated antidumping duties                                                                       and Jilin Carbon Import and Export
                                                    required at the time of entry, or                       AGENCY: International Trade                           Company (Jilin Carbon), had no
                                                    withdrawal from warehouse, for                          Administration, Commerce.                             shipments of subject merchandise
                                                    consumption in accordance with 19                       ACTION: Notice of reestablishment of the              during the period of review (POR).
                                                    CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). The Department                    Environmental Technologies Trade                      DATES: Effective October 21, 2016.
                                                    intends to issue appropriate assessment                 Advisory Committee (ETTAC).
                                                                                                                                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    instructions to CBP 15 days after the
                                                                                                            SUMMARY:    Pursuant to provisions under              Dmitry Vladimirov, AD/CVD Operations
                                                    date of publication of this notice of
                                                                                                            Title IV of the Jobs Through Trade                    Office I, Enforcement and Compliance,
                                                    rescission of administrative review.
                                                                                                            Expansion Act, 22. U.S.C. 2151, and                   International Trade Administration,
                                                    Notifications                                           under the Federal Advisory Committee                  U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
                                                      This notice also serves as a final                    Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, the Department of               Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
                                                    reminder to importers for whom this                     Commerce announces the                                DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0665.
                                                    review is being rescinded of their                      reestablishment of the Environmental                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                    responsibility under 19 CFR                             Technologies Trade Advisory
                                                                                                            Committee (the Committee). ETTAC was                  Background
                                                    351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
                                                    regarding the reimbursement of                          first chartered on May 31, 1994. ETTAC                   On February 3, 2016, we published a
                                                    antidumping duties prior to liquidation                 serves as an advisory body to the                     notice of opportunity to request an
                                                    of the relevant entries during this                     Environmental Trade Working Group of                  administrative review of the
                                                    review period. Failure to comply with                   the Trade Promotion Coordinating                      antidumping duty order on graphite
                                                    this requirement could result in the                    Committee (TPCC), reporting directly to               electrodes from the PRC for the POR
                                                    Secretary’s presumption that                            the Secretary of Commerce in his/her                  February 1, 2015, through January 31,
                                                    reimbursement of the antidumping                        capacity as Chairman of the TPCC.                     2016.1 On April 7, 2016, in response to
                                                    duties occurred and the subsequent                      ETTAC advises on the development and                  a timely request from the petitioners,2
                                                    assessment of double antidumping                        administration of policies and programs               and in accordance with section 751(a) of
                                                    duties.                                                 to expand U.S. exports of environmental               the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
                                                      This notice also serves as a reminder                 technologies, goods, and services.                    Act), and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we
                                                    to parties subject to administrative                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.                  initiated an administrative review of the
                                                    protective orders (‘‘APO’’) of their                    Maureen Hinman, Office of Energy &                    antidumping duty order on graphite
                                                    responsibility concerning the return or                 Environmental Industries (OEEI),                      electrodes from the PRC with respect to
                                                    destruction of proprietary information                  International Trade Administration,                   196 companies.3 On August 19, 2016, in
                                                    disclosed under APO in accordance                       Room 4053, 1401 Constitution Avenue                   response to a timely withdrawal request
                                                    with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues                    NW., Washington, DC 20230. (Phone:                    from the petitioners, we rescinded the
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                                                    to govern business proprietary                          202–482–0627; Fax: 202–482–5665;
                                                                                                            email: maureen.hinman@trade.gov).                       1 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order,

                                                      4 See Letter from Petitioner, ‘‘Utility Scale Wind                                                          Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity
                                                                                                              Dated: October 17, 2016.                            to Request Administrative Review, 81 FR 5712
                                                    Towers from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam:
                                                    Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review,’’      Edward A. O’Malley,                                   (February 3, 2016).
                                                                                                                                                                    2 SGL Carbon LLC and Superior Graphite Co
                                                    dated July 6, 2016; see also Letter from CS Wind,       Director, Office of Energy and Environmental
                                                    ‘‘Withdrawal of Review Request: Administrative          Industries.                                           (collectively, the petitioners).
                                                    Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Utility                                                                 3 See Initiation of Antidumping and

                                                    Scale Wind Towers from the Socialist Republic of        [FR Doc. 2016–25524 Filed 10–20–16; 8:45 am]          Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 81 FR
                                                    Vietnam,’’ dated July 6, 2016.                          BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P                                20324 (April 7, 2016).



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                                                    administrative review for 193                           numbers are provided for convenience                   Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised
                                                    companies.4                                             and customs purposes, but the written                  in the case briefs, may be filed not later
                                                                                                            description of the scope is dispositive.               than five days after the date for filing
                                                    Scope of the Order
                                                                                                                                                                   case briefs.13 Parties who submit case or
                                                       The merchandise covered by the order                 Preliminary Determination of No
                                                                                                                                                                   rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are
                                                    includes all small diameter graphite                    Shipments
                                                                                                                                                                   encouraged to submit with each
                                                    electrodes of any length, whether or not                   On April 11, 2016, we requested the                 argument (1) a statement of the issue; (2)
                                                    finished, of a kind used in furnaces,                   U.S. Customs and Border Protection                     a brief summary of the argument; and
                                                    with a nominal or actual diameter of                    (CBP) data during the POR for all entries              (3) a table of authorities.14
                                                    400 millimeters (16 inches) or less, and                of graphite electrodes produced or                        Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
                                                    whether or not attached to a graphite                   exported by the companies for which                    interested parties who wish to request a
                                                    pin joining system or any other type of                 we initiated the administrative review                 hearing must submit a written request to
                                                    joining system or hardware. The                         and released that information to the                   the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
                                                    merchandise covered by the order also                   parties. We received timely submissions                and Compliance, U.S. Department of
                                                    includes graphite pin joining systems                   from the Fangda Group,8 Fushun Jinly,                  Commerce. All documents must be filed
                                                    for small diameter graphite electrodes,                 and Jilin Carbon reporting that they did               electronically using Enforcement and
                                                    of any length, whether or not finished,                 not have sales, shipments, or exports of               Compliance’s Antidumping and
                                                    of a kind used in furnaces, and whether                 the subject merchandise during the                     Countervailing Duty Centralized
                                                    or not the graphite pin joining system is               POR.9 For each of these companies, we                  Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
                                                    attached to, sold with, or sold separately              transmitted a ‘‘No Shipments Inquiry’’                 ACCESS is available to registered users
                                                    from, the small diameter graphite                       to CBP.10 Pursuant to these inquiries,                 at https://access.trade.gov, and to all
                                                    electrode. Small diameter graphite                      we received no notification from CBP of                parties in the Central Records Unit,
                                                    electrodes and graphite pin joining                     any entries of subject merchandise                     Room B8024 of the main Department of
                                                    systems for small diameter graphite                     concerning these companies.                            Commerce building. An electronically-
                                                    electrodes are most commonly used in                    Accordingly, based on record evidence,                 filed request must be received
                                                    primary melting, ladle metallurgy, and                  we preliminarily determine that the                    successfully in its entirety by ACCESS
                                                    specialty furnace applications in                       Fangda Group, Fushun Jinly, and Jilin                  by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, within 30
                                                    industries including foundries, smelters,               Carbon had no shipments and,                           days after the date of publication of this
                                                    and steel refining operations. Small                    therefore, no reviewable transactions                  notice.15 Hearing requests should
                                                    diameter graphite electrodes and                        during the POR. Further, consistent                    contain: (1) The party’s name, address
                                                    graphite pin joining systems for small                  with our practice, we find that it is not              and telephone number; (2) the number
                                                    diameter graphite electrodes that are                   appropriate to rescind the review with                 of participants; and (3) a list of issues to
                                                    subject to the order are currently                      respect to these companies but, rather,                be discussed. Issues raised in the
                                                    classified under the Harmonized Tariff                  to complete the review and issue                       hearing will be limited to those issues
                                                    Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)                   appropriate instructions to CBP based                  raised in the respective case briefs. If a
                                                    subheadings 8545.11.0010,5 3801.10,6                    on the final results of review.11                      request for a hearing is made, parties
                                                    and 8545.11.0020.7 The HTSUS                                                                                   will be notified of the time and date of
                                                                                                            Public Comment
                                                                                                                                                                   the hearing which will be held at the
                                                      4 See Small Diameter Graphite Electrodes from           Interested parties may submit case
                                                    the People’s Republic of China: Rescission of           briefs no later than 30 days after the                 U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
                                                    Antidumping Duty Administrative Review in Part;         date of publication of this notice.12                  Constitution Avenue NW., Washington
                                                    2015–2016, 81 FR 55434 (August 19, 2016).                                                                      DC 20230.
                                                      5 The scope described in the order refers to the
                                                                                                                                                                      Unless extended, we intend to issue
                                                    HTSUS subheading 8545.11.0000. We note that,            covered by the second circumvention determination
                                                                                                            are graphite electrodes produced and/or exported       the final results in this administrative
                                                    starting in 2010, imports of small diameter graphite
                                                    electrodes are classified in the HTSUS under            by Jilin Carbon Import and Export Company with         review, including the results of our
                                                    subheading 8545.11.0010 and imports of large            an actual or nominal diameter of 17 inches.            analysis of the issues raised in any
                                                                                                               8 We refer to the Fangda Group as a single entity
                                                    diameter graphite electrodes are classified under                                                              written briefs, not later than 120 days
                                                    subheading 8545.11.0020.                                pursuant to 19 CFR 351.401(f)(1). See Small
                                                      6 HTSUS subheading 3801.10 was added to the           Diameter Graphite Electrodes From the People’s         after the date of publication of this
                                                    scope of the graphite electrodes order based on a       Republic of China: Preliminary Determination of        notice, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A)
                                                    determination in Small Diameter Graphite                Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of         of the Act.
                                                    Electrodes From the People’s Republic of China:         Final Determination, and Affirmative Preliminary
                                                    Affirmative Final Determination of Circumvention        Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part, 73   Assessment Rates
                                                    of the Antidumping Duty Order, 77 FR 47596              FR 49408, 49411–12 (August 21, 2008) (where we
                                                                                                            collapsed the individual members of the Fangda           Upon issuance of the final results, the
                                                    (August 9, 2012) (first circumvention
                                                    determination). The products covered by the first       Group: Beijing Fangda Carbon Tech Co., Ltd.,           Department will determine, and CBP
                                                    circumvention determination are graphite                Chengdu Rongguang Carbon Co., Ltd., Fangda             shall assess, antidumping duties on all
                                                                                                            Carbon New Material Co., Ltd., Fushun Carbon Co.,
                                                    electrodes (or graphite pin joining system) that were
                                                                                                            Ltd., and Hefei Carbon Co., Ltd.), unchanged in
                                                                                                                                                                   appropriate entries covered by this
                                                    (1) produced by UK Carbon and Graphite Co., Ltd.                                                               review.16 We intend to issue assessment
                                                    (UKCG) from PRC-manufactured artificial/synthetic       Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair
                                                    graphite forms, of a size and shape (e.g., blanks,      Value and Affirmative Determination of Critical        instructions to CBP 15 days after the
                                                    rods, cylinders, billets, blocks, etc.), (2) which      Circumstances: Small Diameter Graphite Electrodes      publication date of the final results of
                                                                                                            from the People’s Republic of China, 74 FR 2049
                                                    required additional machining processes (i.e.,
                                                                                                            (January 14, 2009).
                                                                                                                                                                   this review. Pursuant to the
                                                    tooling and shaping) that UKCG performed in the                                                                Department’s practice in non-market
                                                                                                               9 See the Fangda Group’s Letter dated May 6,
                                                    United Kingdom (UK), and (3) were re-exported to
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                                                    the United States as UK-origin merchandise.             2016, Fushun Jinly’s Letter dated May 5, 2016, and     economy cases, if we continue to
                                                      7 HTSUS subheading 8545.11.0020 was added to          Jilin Carbon’s Letter dated May 9, 2016.               determine in the final results that the
                                                                                                               10 See CBP messages 6197311, 6197312, and
                                                    the scope of the graphite electrodes order based on                                                            Fangda Group, Fushun Jinly, and Jilin
                                                    a determination in Small Diameter Graphite              6197313, all dated July 15, 2016.
                                                                                                               11 See, e.g., Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the
                                                                                                                                                                   Carbon had no shipments of subject
                                                    Electrodes from the People’s Republic of China:
                                                    Affirmative Final Determination of Circumvention        People’s Republic of China: Final Results and Final
                                                                                                                                                                    13 See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
                                                    of the Antidumping Duty Order and Rescission of         Rescission, In Part, of Administrative Review and
                                                                                                                                                                    14 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
                                                    Later-Developed Merchandise Anticircumvention           Final Results of New Shipper Review; 2013, 80 FR
                                                    Inquiry, 78 FR 56864 (September 16, 2013) (second       34619 (June 17, 2015).                                  15 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).

                                                    circumvention determination). The products                 12 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii).                     16 See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).




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                                                                                   Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 204 / Friday, October 21, 2016 / Notices                                               72779

                                                    merchandise, any suspended entries of                    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                made to the existing trip expenditure
                                                    subject merchandise during the POR                                                                             questions to clarify certain types of
                                                    from these companies will be liquidated                  National Oceanic and Atmospheric                      expenditures, and two questions on the
                                                    at the PRC-wide rate.17                                  Administration                                        trip expenditure instrument will be
                                                                                                                                                                   dropped.
                                                    Cash Deposit Requirements                                Proposed Information Collection;
                                                                                                             Comment Request; Marine                               II. Method of Collection
                                                      The following cash deposit                             Recreational Fishing Expenditure
                                                    requirements will be effective upon                      Survey                                                   The survey will be conducted using a
                                                    publication of the final results of this                                                                       combination of four modes: Phone, in-
                                                    administrative review for all shipments                  AGENCY: National Oceanic and                          person interviews, mail, and electronic
                                                                                                             Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),                    (Internet and/or mobile app).
                                                    of the subject merchandise entered, or
                                                                                                             Commerce.
                                                    withdrawn from warehouse, for
                                                                                                             ACTION: Notice.                                       III. Data
                                                    consumption on or after the publication
                                                    date of the final results of review, as                  SUMMARY:    The Department of                            OMB Control Number: 0648–0693.
                                                    provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the                  Commerce, as part of its continuing                      Form Number(s): None.
                                                    Act: (1) For previously investigated or                  effort to reduce paperwork and
                                                    reviewed PRC and non-PRC exporters                       respondent burden, invites the general                   Type of Review: Regular submission
                                                    that received a separate rate in a prior                 public and other Federal agencies to                  (revision and extension of a currently
                                                    segment of this proceeding, the cash                     take this opportunity to comment on                   approved information collection).
                                                    deposit rate will continue to be the                     proposed and/or continuing information                   Affected Public: Individual anglers or
                                                    existing exporter-specific rate; (2) for all             collections, as required by the                       households.
                                                    PRC exporters of subject merchandise                     Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
                                                                                                                                                                      Estimated Number of Respondents:
                                                    that have not been found to be entitled                  DATES: Written comments must be
                                                                                                                                                                   100,200: 14,200 for durable goods and
                                                    to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate                submitted on or before December 20,                   86,000 for trip expenditure surveys.
                                                    will be the PRC-wide rate of 159.64                      2016.
                                                                                                                                                                      Estimated Time per Response:
                                                    percent; and (3) for all non-PRC                         ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
                                                                                                                                                                   Durable goods survey, 15 minutes; trip
                                                    exporters of subject merchandise which                   to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
                                                                                                                                                                   expenditures survey, 5–8 minutes.
                                                    have not received their own rate, the                    Paperwork Clearance Officer,
                                                    cash deposit rate will be the rate                       Department of Commerce, Room 6616,                       Estimated Total Annual Burden
                                                    applicable to the PRC exporter that                      14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,                     Hours: 3,816.
                                                    supplied that non-PRC exporter. These                    Washington, DC 20230 (or via the                         Estimated Total Annual Cost to
                                                    deposit requirements, when imposed,                      Internet at JJessup@doc.gov).                         Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting
                                                    shall remain in effect until further                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      costs.
                                                    notice.                                                  Requests for additional information or
                                                                                                             copies of the information collection                  IV. Request for Comments
                                                    Notifications to Importers                               instrument and instructions should be
                                                                                                                                                                      Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
                                                                                                             directed to Sabrina Lovell, (301) 427–
                                                      This notice serves as a preliminary                                                                          the proposed collection of information
                                                                                                             8153 or sabrina.lovell@noaa.gov.
                                                    reminder to importers of their                                                                                 is necessary for the proper performance
                                                                                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                    responsibility under 19 CFR                                                                                    of the functions of the agency, including
                                                    351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate                      I. Abstract                                           whether the information shall have
                                                    regarding the reimbursement of                              This request is for revision and                   practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
                                                    antidumping duties prior to liquidation                  extension of an existing data collection.             agency’s estimate of the burden
                                                    of the relevant entries during this                         The objective of the survey is to                  (including hours and cost) of the
                                                    review period. Failure to comply with                    collect information on both trip                      proposed collection of information; (c)
                                                    this requirement may result in the                       expenditures and annual durable good                  ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
                                                    Department’s presumption that                            expenditures made by marine                           clarity of the information to be
                                                    reimbursement of antidumping duties                      recreational anglers. The survey will be              collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
                                                    occurred and the subsequent assessment                   conducted in two parts. One part will                 burden of the collection of information
                                                    of doubled antidumping duties.                           ask anglers about the expenses incurred               on respondents, including through the
                                                      This notice is issued and published in                 on their most recent marine recreational              use of automated collection techniques
                                                                                                             fishing trip. The other part of the survey            or other forms of information
                                                    accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and
                                                                                                             will ask anglers about their purchases of             technology.
                                                    777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
                                                                                                             durable goods such as fishing gear,
                                                    351.221(b)(4).                                                                                                    Comments submitted in response to
                                                                                                             boats, vehicles, and second homes. As
                                                      Dated: October 14, 2016.                               specified in the Magnuson-Stevenson                   this notice will be summarized and/or
                                                    Paul Piquado,                                            Fishery Conservation and Management                   included in the request for OMB
                                                                                                             Act of 1996 (and reauthorized in 2007),               approval of this information collection;
                                                    Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
                                                                                                             NMFS is required to enumerate the                     they also will become a matter of public
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                                                    Compliance.
                                                                                                             economic impacts of the policies it                   record.
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–25553 Filed 10–20–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                             implements on fishing participants and                  Dated: October 17, 2016.
                                                    BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                                                                                             coastal communities. The expenditure                  Sarah Brabson,
                                                                                                             data collected in this survey will be
                                                                                                                                                                   NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
                                                      17 For a full discussion of this practice, see Non-    used to estimate the economic
                                                                                                                                                                   [FR Doc. 2016–25454 Filed 10–20–16; 8:45 am]
                                                    Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings:                  contributions and impacts of marine
                                                    Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694            recreational fishing to each coastal state            BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
                                                    (October 24, 2011).                                      and nationwide. Slight revisions will be


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Document Created: 2018-02-13 16:35:39
Document Modified: 2018-02-13 16:35:39
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
DatesEffective October 21, 2016.
ContactDmitry Vladimirov, AD/CVD Operations Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0665.
FR Citation81 FR 72777 

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