81_FR_75246 81 FR 75037 - Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Iron Mechanical Transfer Drive Components From the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Determination

81 FR 75037 - Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Iron Mechanical Transfer Drive Components From the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Determination

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 209 (October 28, 2016)

Page Range75037-75039
FR Document2016-26105

The Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of certain iron mechanical transfer drive components (``IMTDCs'') from the People's Republic of China (the ``PRC''). For information on the estimated subsidy rates, see the ``Final Determination and Suspension of Liquidation'' section of this notice.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-031]


Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Iron Mechanical 
Transfer Drive Components From the People's Republic of China: Final 
Affirmative Determination

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') determines 
that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and 
exporters of certain iron mechanical transfer drive components 
(``IMTDCs'') from the People's Republic of China (the ``PRC''). For 
information on the estimated subsidy rates, see the ``Final 
Determination and Suspension of Liquidation'' section of this notice.

DATES: Effective October 28, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Galantucci, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-
2923.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    The Department published the Preliminary Determination on April 11, 
2016.\1\ A summary of the events that occurred since the Department 
published the Preliminary Determination, as well as a full discussion 
of the issues raised by parties for this final determination, may be 
found in the Issues and Decision Memorandum \2\ issued concurrently 
with this notice. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public 
document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service 
System (``ACCESS''). ACCESS is available to registered users at http://access.trade.gov, and is available to all parties in the Central 
Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce building. 
In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum 
can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The 
signed Issues and Decision Memorandum and the electronic version are 
identical in content.
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    \1\ See Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Iron 
Mechanical Transfer Drive Components From the People's Republic of 
China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination and Alignment of Final 
Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination, 81 FR 21316 
(April 11, 2016) (``Preliminary Determination'') and accompanying 
Issues and Decision Memorandum (``Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum'').
    \2\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation of 
Certain Iron Mechanical Transfer Drive Components from the People's 
Republic of China,'' dated concurrently with this determination and 
hereby adopted by this notice (``Issues and Decision Memorandum'').
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Period of Investigation

    The period of investigation for which we are measuring subsidies is 
January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014.

Scope Comments

    The Department set aside a period of time for parties to address 
scope issues.\3\ For a summary of the product coverage comments 
submitted to the record of this final determination, and the 
Department's discussion and analysis of all comments timely received, 
see the Final Scope Decision Memorandum.\4\ The Final Scope Decision 
Memorandum is incorporated by, and hereby adopted by, this notice.
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    \3\ See Memorandum, ``Certain Iron Mechanical Transfer Drive 
Components from Canada and the People's Republic of China: Deadline 
for Scope Comments,'' July 19, 2016.
    \4\ See Memorandum, ``Antidumping Duty Investigations of Certain 
Iron Mechanical Transfer Drive Components from Canada and the 
People's Republic of China and Countervailing Duty Investigation of 
Certain Iron Mechanical Transfer Drive Components from the People's 
Republic of China: Scope Decision Memorandum for the Final 
Determinations,'' (``Final Scope Decision Memorandum'') dated 
concurrently with this final determination; see also Memorandum, 
``Certain Iron Mechanical Transfer Drive Components from Canada and 
the People's Republic of China: Scope Comments Decision Memorandum 
for the Preliminary Determinations,'' dated May 31, 2016.
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Scope of the Investigation

    The products covered by this investigation are IMTDCs from the PRC. 
For a complete description of the scope of this investigation, see the 
``Scope of the Investigation,'' in Appendix II of this notice.

Analysis of Subsidy Programs and Comments Received

    The subsidy programs under investigation, and the issues raised in 
the case and rebuttal briefs submitted by the parties, are discussed in 
the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues that parties 
raised, and to which we responded in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum, is attached to this notice at Appendix I.

Use of Adverse Facts Available (``AFA'')

    In making its findings, the Department relied, in part, on facts 
available. For mandatory respondent NOK (Wuxi) Vibration Control China 
Co. Ltd. (``NOK Wuxi''), we are basing the countervailing duty 
(``CVD'') rate on facts otherwise available, pursuant to sections 
776(a)(2)(C) and (D) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
``Act''). Further, because NOK Wuxi did not cooperate to the best of 
its ability in this investigation, we determine that an adverse 
inference is warranted, pursuant to section 776(b) of the Act. The 
Department has applied a total AFA rate to NOK Wuxi. Similarly, the 
Department has applied a total AFA rate to 30 companies that failed to 
respond to the Department's quantity and value questionnaire.\5\
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    \5\ See Preliminary Determination at 81 FR 21317-21318.
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    Additionally, in several instances the Department has applied 
partial AFA to calculate subsidy rates for the other mandatory 
respondent Powermach Import & Export Co., Ltd. (Sichuan) (``Powermach 
I&E''). For further information, see the section titled ``Use of Facts 
Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences,'' in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum.

Changes Since the Preliminary Determination

    Based on our review and analysis of the comments received from 
parties,

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and minor corrections presented at verification, we made certain 
changes to Powermach I&E's subsidy rate calculations since the 
Preliminary Determination. For a discussion of these changes, see the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum and the Final Analysis Memorandum.\6\
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    \6\ See Issues and Decision Memorandum; see also Memorandum, 
``Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Iron Mechanical 
Transfer Drive Components from the People's Republic of China: 
Powermach Final Analysis Memorandum,'' dated October 21, 2016 
(``Final Analysis Memorandum'').
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Final Determination and Suspension of Liquidation

    In accordance with section 705(c)(1)(B)(i)(I) of the Act, we 
established rates for Powermach I&E (the only individually investigated 
exporter/producer of the subject merchandise that participated in this 
investigation), and for NOK Wuxi (which was assigned a rate based on 
AFA).
    In accordance with sections 705(c)(1)(B)(i)(I) and 705(c)(5)(A)(i) 
of the Act, for companies not individually investigated, we apply an 
``all-others'' rate. The all-others rate is normally calculated by 
weight averaging the subsidy rates of the individual companies selected 
for individual examination with those companies' export sales of the 
subject merchandise to the United States, excluding any zero and de 
minimis rates calculated for the exporters and producers individually 
investigated, and any rates determined entirely under section 776 of 
the Act. Consistent with section 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act, we 
therefore have excluded the AFA rate assigned to NOK Wuxi from our 
calculation of the all-others rate.
    Because the only individually calculated rate that is not zero, de 
minimis, or based on facts otherwise available is the rate calculated 
for Powermach I&E, in accordance with section 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the 
Act, the rate calculated for Powermach I&E is assigned as the all-
others rate. The estimated countervailable subsidy rates are summarized 
in the table below.

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                                                           Subsidy rate
                         Company                             (percent)
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Powermach Import & Export Co., Ltd. (Sichuan), Sichuan             33.26
 Dawn Precision Technology Co., Ltd., Sichuan Dawn
 Foundry Co. Ltd., and Powermach Machinery Co., Ltd.....
NOK (Wuxi) Vibration Control China Co., Ltd., and Wuxi            163.46
 NOK--Freudenberg Oil Seal Co., Ltd.*...................
Changzhou Baoxin Metallurgy Equipment Manufacturing Co.           163.46
 Ltd.*..................................................
Changzhou Changjiang Gear Co., Ltd.*....................          163.46
Changzhou Gangyou Lifting Equipment Co., Ltd.*..........          163.46
Changzhou Juling Foundry Co., Ltd.*.....................          163.46
Changzhou Liangjiu Mechanical Manufacturing Co Ltd.*....          163.46
Changzhou New Century Sprocket Group Company *..........          163.46
Changzhou Xiangjin Precision Machinery Co., Ltd.*.......          163.46
FIT Bearings *..........................................          163.46
Fuzhou Minyue Mechanical & Electrical Co., Ltd.*........          163.46
Hangzhou Chinabase Machinery Co., Ltd.*.................          163.46
Hangzhou Ever Power Transmission Group *................          163.46
Hangzhou Vision Chain Transmission Co., Ltd.*...........          163.46
Hangzhou Xingda Machinery Co., Ltd.*....................          163.46
Henan Xinda International Trading Co., Ltd.*............          163.46
Henan Zhiyuan Machinery Sprocket Co. Ltd.*..............          163.46
Jiangsu Songlin Automobile Parts Co., Ltd *.............          163.46
Martin Sprocket & Gear (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.*...........          163.46
Ningbo Blue Machines Co., Ltd.*.........................          163.46
Ningbo Fulong Synchronous Belt Co., Ltd.*...............          163.46
Ningbo Royu Machinery Co., Ltd.*........................          163.46
Praxair Surface Technologies *..........................          163.46
Qingdao Dazheng Jin Hao International Trade Co., Ltd.*..          163.46
Quanzhou Licheng Xintang Automobile Parts Co., Ltd.               163.46
 (``XTP Auto Parts'') *.................................
Shangyu Shengtai Machinery Co., Ltd.*...................          163.46
Shenzhen Derui Sourcing Co., Ltd.*......................          163.46
Shengzhou Shuangdong Machinery Co., Ltd.*...............          163.46
Shengzhou Xinglong Machinery *..........................          163.46
Sichuan Reach Jiayuan Machinery Co. Ltd.*...............          163.46
Tran-Auto Industries Co. Ltd.*..........................          163.46
Ubet Machinery *........................................          163.46
All-Others..............................................           33.26
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* Non-cooperative company to which an AFA rate is being applied. See
  Issues and Decision Memorandum and Preliminary Decision Memorandum for
  additional information.

    As a result of our Preliminary Determination, and pursuant to 
sections 703(d)(1)(B) and (2) of the Act, we instructed U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection (``CBP'') to suspend liquidation of all entries 
of merchandise under consideration from the PRC that were entered or 
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, on or after April 11, 2016, 
the date of publication of the Preliminary Determination in the Federal 
Register.
    In accordance with section 703(d) of the Act, we later issued 
instructions to CBP to discontinue the suspension of liquidation for 
CVD purposes for subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, on or after August 9, 2016, but to continue the suspension 
of liquidation of all entries between April 11, 2016 and August 8, 
2016.
    If the U.S. International Trade Commission (the ``ITC'') issues a 
final affirmative injury determination, we will issue a CVD order and 
will reinstate the suspension of liquidation under section 706(a) of 
the Act and will require a cash deposit of estimated CVDs for such 
entries of subject

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merchandise in the amounts indicated above. If the ITC determines that 
material injury, or threat of material injury, does not exist, this 
proceeding will be terminated and all estimated duties deposited or 
securities posted as a result of the suspension of liquidation will be 
refunded or canceled.

ITC Notification

    In accordance with section 705(d) of the Act, we will notify the 
ITC of our determination. In addition, we are making available to the 
ITC all non-privileged and non-proprietary information related to this 
investigation. We will allow the ITC access to all privileged and 
business proprietary information in our files, provided the ITC 
confirms that it will not disclose such information, either publicly or 
under an administrative protective order (``APO''), without the written 
consent of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Return or Destruction of Proprietary Information

    In the event the ITC issues a final negative injury determination, 
this notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an APO of 
their responsibility concerning the destruction of proprietary 
information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.305(a)(3). Timely written notification of the return or destruction 
of APO materials, or conversion to judicial protective order, is hereby 
requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO 
is a violation subject to sanction.
    This determination is issued and published pursuant to sections 
705(d) and 777(i) of the Act.

    Dated: October 21, 2016.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Investigation
IV. Scope Comments
V. Application of the Countervailing Duty Law to Imports From the 
PRC
VI. Subsidies Valuation Information
VII. Benchmarks and Discount Rates
VIII. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences
IX. Analysis of Programs
X. Analysis of Comments
    Comment 1: Whether to Apply AFA With Respect to NOK Wuxi
    Comment 2: Whether to Apply AFA With Respect to the Powermach 
Companies
    Comment 3: Whether to Apply AFA or FA to Purchases of Pig Iron 
and Ferrous Scrap
    Comment 4: Whether to Apply AFA With Respect to the Program 
titled ``VAT and Import Tariff Exemptions for Imported Equipment''
    Comment 5: Whether To Revise the Total AFA Rate Calculated in 
the Preliminary Determination
    Comment 6: Whether To Recalculate the Neutral Facts Available 
Rate Applied to Cenfit
    Comment 7: Whether To Revise the Benchmark for Pig Iron and 
Ferrous Scrap
    Comment 8: Whether To Exclude VAT From the LTAR Benchmark Prices
    Comment 9: Whether To Revise the Calculation of Benefits From 
the Land for LTAR Program
    Comment 10: Whether To Revise the Inland Freight Costs Included 
in Input Benchmarks
    Comment 11: Whether To Correct Ministerial Errors
    Comment 12: Whether Producers of Pig Iron and Ferrous Scrap Are 
``Authorities''
    Comment 13: Whether Inputs for LTAR Are Specific
    Comment 14: Whether to Use a Tier One Benchmark for LTAR 
Programs
    Comment 15: Whether the Provision of Electricity for LTAR is 
Countervailable
    Comment 16: Whether the GOC Provided Policy Loans During the POI
    Comment 17: Whether the Department Properly Investigated 
Uninitiated Programs
    Comment 18: Whether the Department Should Find That the Program 
Titled ``Income Tax Credits for Domestically-Owned Companies 
Purchasing Domestically Produced Equipment'' Has Been Terminated
    Comment 19: Whether Baldor Electric Company (Canada) Should 
Receive the All-Others Rate
XI. Recommendation

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                                                  III. Scope Comments                                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              The Final Scope Decision Memorandum
                                                  IV. Scope of the Investigation                                                                                  is incorporated by, and hereby adopted
                                                  V. Discussion of the Issues:                            Background
                                                                                                                                                                  by, this notice.
                                                     Comment 1: Treatment of Input                           The Department published the
                                                     Comment 2: Per-Unit Consumption                      Preliminary Determination on April 11,                  Scope of the Investigation
                                                     Comment 3: Generated Iron Scrap
                                                     Comment 4: By-Product Offset
                                                                                                          2016.1 A summary of the events that                       The products covered by this
                                                     Comment 5: Underreported Consumption                 occurred since the Department                           investigation are IMTDCs from the PRC.
                                                     Comment 6: Mold Workshop Labor                       published the Preliminary                               For a complete description of the scope
                                                     Comment 7: Separate Rate Status for                  Determination, as well as a full                        of this investigation, see the ‘‘Scope of
                                                        Baldor Electric Company Canada                    discussion of the issues raised by parties              the Investigation,’’ in Appendix II of
                                                     Comment 8: Separate Rate Status for                  for this final determination, may be                    this notice.
                                                        Zhejiang Damon Industrial Equipment               found in the Issues and Decision
                                                        Co., Ltd.                                                                                                 Analysis of Subsidy Programs and
                                                                                                          Memorandum 2 issued concurrently
                                                     Comment 9: Separate Rate Status for                                                                          Comments Received
                                                                                                          with this notice. The Issues and
                                                        Zhejiang Dongxing Auto Parts Co., Ltd.                                                                      The subsidy programs under
                                                     Comment 10: Separate Rate Status for                 Decision Memorandum is a public
                                                        Yueqing Bethel Shaft Collar                       document and is on file electronically                  investigation, and the issues raised in
                                                        Manufacturing Co., Ltd.                           via Enforcement and Compliance’s                        the case and rebuttal briefs submitted by
                                                     Comment 11: Surrogate Value for Labor                Antidumping and Countervailing Duty                     the parties, are discussed in the Issues
                                                     Comment 12: Surrogate Value for Baking               Centralized Electronic Service System                   and Decision Memorandum. A list of
                                                        Coal                                              (‘‘ACCESS’’). ACCESS is available to                    the issues that parties raised, and to
                                                     Comment 13: Surrogate Value for Anti-                registered users at http://                             which we responded in the Issues and
                                                        tarnish Paper                                     access.trade.gov, and is available to all               Decision Memorandum, is attached to
                                                     Comment 14: Surrogate Value for                                                                              this notice at Appendix I.
                                                                                                          parties in the Central Records Unit,
                                                        Spheroidizing Agent
                                                     Comment 15: Surrogate Value for Rail                 Room B8024 of the main Department of                    Use of Adverse Facts Available
                                                        Freight                                           Commerce building. In addition, a                       (‘‘AFA’’)
                                                     Comment 16: Selection of Financial                   complete version of the Issues and
                                                        Statements                                        Decision Memorandum can be accessed                        In making its findings, the
                                                     Comment 17: SG&A Expense Calculation                 directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/               Department relied, in part, on facts
                                                        in Thai Ductile Inductory Co. Ltd.’s              frn/. The signed Issues and Decision                    available. For mandatory respondent
                                                        Financial Statements                              Memorandum and the electronic                           NOK (Wuxi) Vibration Control China
                                                  VI. Recommendation
                                                                                                          version are identical in content.                       Co. Ltd. (‘‘NOK Wuxi’’), we are basing
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–26104 Filed 10–27–16; 8:45 am]                                                                    the countervailing duty (‘‘CVD’’) rate on
                                                  BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                                                                                          Period of Investigation                                 facts otherwise available, pursuant to
                                                                                                            The period of investigation for which                 sections 776(a)(2)(C) and (D) of the
                                                                                                          we are measuring subsidies is January 1,                Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  2014 through December 31, 2014.                         ‘‘Act’’). Further, because NOK Wuxi did
                                                                                                                                                                  not cooperate to the best of its ability in
                                                  International Trade Administration                      Scope Comments                                          this investigation, we determine that an
                                                  [C–570–031]                                                The Department set aside a period of                 adverse inference is warranted,
                                                                                                          time for parties to address scope issues.3              pursuant to section 776(b) of the Act.
                                                  Countervailing Duty Investigation of                    For a summary of the product coverage                   The Department has applied a total AFA
                                                  Certain Iron Mechanical Transfer Drive                  comments submitted to the record of                     rate to NOK Wuxi. Similarly, the
                                                  Components From the People’s                            this final determination, and the                       Department has applied a total AFA rate
                                                  Republic of China: Final Affirmative                    Department’s discussion and analysis of                 to 30 companies that failed to respond
                                                  Determination                                           all comments timely received, see the                   to the Department’s quantity and value
                                                                                                          Final Scope Decision Memorandum.4                       questionnaire.5
                                                  AGENCY:   Enforcement and Compliance,                                                                              Additionally, in several instances the
                                                  International Trade Administration,                        1 See Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain   Department has applied partial AFA to
                                                  Department of Commerce.                                 Iron Mechanical Transfer Drive Components From          calculate subsidy rates for the other
                                                  SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce                     the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary             mandatory respondent Powermach
                                                                                                          Affirmative Determination and Alignment of Final
                                                  (the ‘‘Department’’) determines that                    Determination With Final Antidumping Duty               Import & Export Co., Ltd. (Sichuan)
                                                  countervailable subsidies are being                     Determination, 81 FR 21316 (April 11, 2016)             (‘‘Powermach I&E’’). For further
                                                  provided to producers and exporters of                  (‘‘Preliminary Determination’’) and accompanying        information, see the section titled ‘‘Use
                                                  certain iron mechanical transfer drive                  Issues and Decision Memorandum (‘‘Preliminary           of Facts Otherwise Available and
                                                                                                          Decision Memorandum’’).
                                                  components (‘‘IMTDCs’’) from the                           2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
                                                                                                                                                                  Adverse Inferences,’’ in the Issues and
                                                  People’s Republic of China (the ‘‘PRC’’).               Memorandum for the Final Determination in the           Decision Memorandum.
                                                  For information on the estimated                        Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Iron
                                                                                                          Mechanical Transfer Drive Components from the
                                                                                                                                                                  Changes Since the Preliminary
                                                  subsidy rates, see the ‘‘Final
                                                                                                          People’s Republic of China,’’ dated concurrently        Determination
                                                  Determination and Suspension of                         with this determination and hereby adopted by this
                                                  Liquidation’’ section of this notice.                   notice (‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum’’).
                                                                                                                                                                    Based on our review and analysis of
                                                  DATES: Effective October 28, 2016.                         3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Certain Iron Mechanical          the comments received from parties,
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        Transfer Drive Components from Canada and the
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                                                                                                          People’s Republic of China: Deadline for Scope          Determinations,’’ (‘‘Final Scope Decision
                                                  Robert Galantucci, AD/CVD Operations,                   Comments,’’ July 19, 2016.                              Memorandum’’) dated concurrently with this final
                                                  Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance,                     4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Antidumping Duty                 determination; see also Memorandum, ‘‘Certain
                                                  International Trade Administration,                     Investigations of Certain Iron Mechanical Transfer      Iron Mechanical Transfer Drive Components from
                                                  U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th                       Drive Components from Canada and the People’s           Canada and the People’s Republic of China: Scope
                                                                                                          Republic of China and Countervailing Duty               Comments Decision Memorandum for the
                                                  Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,                     Investigation of Certain Iron Mechanical Transfer       Preliminary Determinations,’’ dated May 31, 2016.
                                                  Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202)                   Drive Components from the People’s Republic of             5 See Preliminary Determination at 81 FR 21317–

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                                                  and minor corrections presented at                                          investigation), and for NOK Wuxi                                             entirely under section 776 of the Act.
                                                  verification, we made certain changes to                                    (which was assigned a rate based on                                          Consistent with section 705(c)(5)(A)(i)
                                                  Powermach I&E’s subsidy rate                                                AFA).                                                                        of the Act, we therefore have excluded
                                                  calculations since the Preliminary                                            In accordance with sections                                                the AFA rate assigned to NOK Wuxi
                                                  Determination. For a discussion of these                                    705(c)(1)(B)(i)(I) and 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of                                    from our calculation of the all-others
                                                  changes, see the Issues and Decision                                        the Act, for companies not individually                                      rate.
                                                  Memorandum and the Final Analysis                                           investigated, we apply an ‘‘all-others’’
                                                                                                                              rate. The all-others rate is normally                                           Because the only individually
                                                  Memorandum.6
                                                                                                                              calculated by weight averaging the                                           calculated rate that is not zero, de
                                                  Final Determination and Suspension of                                       subsidy rates of the individual                                              minimis, or based on facts otherwise
                                                  Liquidation                                                                 companies selected for individual                                            available is the rate calculated for
                                                     In accordance with section                                               examination with those companies’                                            Powermach I&E, in accordance with
                                                  705(c)(1)(B)(i)(I) of the Act, we                                           export sales of the subject merchandise                                      section 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act, the
                                                  established rates for Powermach I&E                                         to the United States, excluding any zero                                     rate calculated for Powermach I&E is
                                                  (the only individually investigated                                         and de minimis rates calculated for the                                      assigned as the all-others rate. The
                                                  exporter/producer of the subject                                            exporters and producers individually                                         estimated countervailable subsidy rates
                                                  merchandise that participated in this                                       investigated, and any rates determined                                       are summarized in the table below.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Subsidy rate
                                                                                                                                              Company                                                                                                         (percent)

                                                  Powermach Import & Export Co., Ltd. (Sichuan), Sichuan Dawn Precision Technology Co., Ltd., Sichuan Dawn Foundry Co.
                                                     Ltd., and Powermach Machinery Co., Ltd .......................................................................................................................................                                 33.26
                                                  NOK (Wuxi) Vibration Control China Co., Ltd., and Wuxi NOK—Freudenberg Oil Seal Co., Ltd.* ...................................................                                                                   163.46
                                                  Changzhou Baoxin Metallurgy Equipment Manufacturing Co. Ltd.* ...................................................................................................                                                163.46
                                                  Changzhou Changjiang Gear Co., Ltd.* ..............................................................................................................................................                              163.46
                                                  Changzhou Gangyou Lifting Equipment Co., Ltd.* .............................................................................................................................                                     163.46
                                                  Changzhou Juling Foundry Co., Ltd.* .................................................................................................................................................                            163.46
                                                  Changzhou Liangjiu Mechanical Manufacturing Co Ltd.* ...................................................................................................................                                         163.46
                                                  Changzhou New Century Sprocket Group Company * .......................................................................................................................                                           163.46
                                                  Changzhou Xiangjin Precision Machinery Co., Ltd.* ..........................................................................................................................                                     163.46
                                                  FIT Bearings * ......................................................................................................................................................................................            163.46
                                                  Fuzhou Minyue Mechanical & Electrical Co., Ltd.* .............................................................................................................................                                   163.46
                                                  Hangzhou Chinabase Machinery Co., Ltd.* ........................................................................................................................................                                 163.46
                                                  Hangzhou Ever Power Transmission Group * .....................................................................................................................................                                   163.46
                                                  Hangzhou Vision Chain Transmission Co., Ltd.* ................................................................................................................................                                   163.46
                                                  Hangzhou Xingda Machinery Co., Ltd.* ..............................................................................................................................................                              163.46
                                                  Henan Xinda International Trading Co., Ltd.* .....................................................................................................................................                               163.46
                                                  Henan Zhiyuan Machinery Sprocket Co. Ltd.* ....................................................................................................................................                                  163.46
                                                  Jiangsu Songlin Automobile Parts Co., Ltd * .......................................................................................................................................                              163.46
                                                  Martin Sprocket & Gear (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.* ................................................................................................................................                                   163.46
                                                  Ningbo Blue Machines Co., Ltd.* ........................................................................................................................................................                         163.46
                                                  Ningbo Fulong Synchronous Belt Co., Ltd.* .......................................................................................................................................                                163.46
                                                  Ningbo Royu Machinery Co., Ltd.* ......................................................................................................................................................                          163.46
                                                  Praxair Surface Technologies * ...........................................................................................................................................................                       163.46
                                                  Qingdao Dazheng Jin Hao International Trade Co., Ltd.* ..................................................................................................................                                        163.46
                                                  Quanzhou Licheng Xintang Automobile Parts Co., Ltd. (‘‘XTP Auto Parts’’) * ...................................................................................                                                   163.46
                                                  Shangyu Shengtai Machinery Co., Ltd.* .............................................................................................................................................                              163.46
                                                  Shenzhen Derui Sourcing Co., Ltd.* ...................................................................................................................................................                           163.46
                                                  Shengzhou Shuangdong Machinery Co., Ltd.* ...................................................................................................................................                                    163.46
                                                  Shengzhou Xinglong Machinery * ........................................................................................................................................................                          163.46
                                                  Sichuan Reach Jiayuan Machinery Co. Ltd.* ......................................................................................................................................                                 163.46
                                                  Tran-Auto Industries Co. Ltd.* .............................................................................................................................................................                     163.46
                                                  Ubet Machinery * ..................................................................................................................................................................................              163.46
                                                  All-Others .............................................................................................................................................................................................          33.26
                                                    * Non-cooperative company to which an AFA rate is being applied. See Issues and Decision Memorandum and Preliminary Decision Memo-
                                                  randum for additional information.


                                                     As a result of our Preliminary                                           of the Preliminary Determination in the                                      liquidation of all entries between April
                                                  Determination, and pursuant to sections                                     Federal Register.                                                            11, 2016 and August 8, 2016.
                                                  703(d)(1)(B) and (2) of the Act, we                                            In accordance with section 703(d) of                                         If the U.S. International Trade
                                                  instructed U.S. Customs and Border                                          the Act, we later issued instructions to                                     Commission (the ‘‘ITC’’) issues a final
                                                  Protection (‘‘CBP’’) to suspend                                             CBP to discontinue the suspension of                                         affirmative injury determination, we
                                                  liquidation of all entries of merchandise
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                                                                                                                              liquidation for CVD purposes for subject                                     will issue a CVD order and will reinstate
                                                  under consideration from the PRC that                                       merchandise entered, or withdrawn                                            the suspension of liquidation under
                                                  were entered or withdrawn from                                              from warehouse, on or after August 9,                                        section 706(a) of the Act and will
                                                  warehouse, for consumption, on or after                                     2016, but to continue the suspension of                                      require a cash deposit of estimated
                                                  April 11, 2016, the date of publication                                                                                                                  CVDs for such entries of subject
                                                   6 See Issues and Decision Memorandum; see also                             of Certain Iron Mechanical Transfer Drive                                    Powermach Final Analysis Memorandum,’’ dated
                                                  Memorandum, ‘‘Countervailing Duty Investigation                             Components from the People’s Republic of China:                              October 21, 2016 (‘‘Final Analysis Memorandum’’).



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                                                                                Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 209 / Friday, October 28, 2016 / Notices                                                 75039

                                                  merchandise in the amounts indicated                      Comment 3: Whether to Apply AFA or FA               Canada (‘‘Baldor’’) is the sole mandatory
                                                  above. If the ITC determines that                            to Purchases of Pig Iron and Ferrous             respondent in this investigation. The
                                                  material injury, or threat of material                       Scrap                                            period of investigation (‘‘POI’’) is
                                                                                                            Comment 4: Whether to Apply AFA With
                                                  injury, does not exist, this proceeding                      Respect to the Program titled ‘‘VAT and
                                                                                                                                                                October 1, 2014, through September 30,
                                                  will be terminated and all estimated                         Import Tariff Exemptions for Imported            2015. The final estimated dumping
                                                  duties deposited or securities posted as                     Equipment’’                                      margins of sales at LTFV are shown in
                                                  a result of the suspension of liquidation                 Comment 5: Whether To Revise the Total              the ‘‘Final Determination’’ section of
                                                  will be refunded or canceled.                                AFA Rate Calculated in the Preliminary           this notice.
                                                                                                               Determination
                                                  ITC Notification                                          Comment 6: Whether To Recalculate the               DATES:   Effective October 28, 2016.
                                                                                                               Neutral Facts Available Rate Applied to          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                     In accordance with section 705(d) of                      Cenfit
                                                  the Act, we will notify the ITC of our                                                                        Stephen Bailey or Robert Bolling, AD/
                                                                                                            Comment 7: Whether To Revise the
                                                  determination. In addition, we are                           Benchmark for Pig Iron and Ferrous
                                                                                                                                                                CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement
                                                  making available to the ITC all non-                         Scrap                                            and Compliance, International Trade
                                                  privileged and non-proprietary                            Comment 8: Whether To Exclude VAT                   Administration, U.S. Department of
                                                  information related to this investigation.                   From the LTAR Benchmark Prices                   Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
                                                  We will allow the ITC access to all                       Comment 9: Whether To Revise the                    NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
                                                  privileged and business proprietary                          Calculation of Benefits From the Land            (202) 482–0193 or (202) 482–3434,
                                                                                                               for LTAR Program                                 respectively.
                                                  information in our files, provided the                    Comment 10: Whether To Revise the
                                                  ITC confirms that it will not disclose                       Inland Freight Costs Included in Input           SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                  such information, either publicly or                         Benchmarks
                                                  under an administrative protective order                  Comment 11: Whether To Correct                      Background
                                                  (‘‘APO’’), without the written consent of                    Ministerial Errors
                                                                                                            Comment 12: Whether Producers of Pig                   On June 8, 2016, the Department
                                                  the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
                                                                                                               Iron and Ferrous Scrap Are                       published its preliminary affirmative
                                                  and Compliance.
                                                                                                               ‘‘Authorities’’                                  determination of sales at LTFV in the
                                                  Return or Destruction of Proprietary                      Comment 13: Whether Inputs for LTAR                 investigation of IMTDCs from Canada.1
                                                  Information                                                  Are Specific                                     We invited interested parties to
                                                                                                            Comment 14: Whether to Use a Tier One               comment on our preliminary
                                                     In the event the ITC issues a final                       Benchmark for LTAR Programs                      determination. We received comments
                                                  negative injury determination, this                       Comment 15: Whether the Provision of                from TB Wood’s Inc. (‘‘Petitioner’’) and
                                                  notice serves as the only reminder to                        Electricity for LTAR is Countervailable
                                                                                                                                                                did not receive rebuttal comments or a
                                                  parties subject to an APO of their                        Comment 16: Whether the GOC Provided
                                                                                                               Policy Loans During the POI                      request for a hearing. Additionally, we
                                                  responsibility concerning the                                                                                 received scope comments for this
                                                  destruction of proprietary information                    Comment 17: Whether the Department
                                                                                                               Properly Investigated Uninitiated                investigation (see Scope Comments
                                                  disclosed under APO in accordance                            Programs                                         below).
                                                  with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely                         Comment 18: Whether the Department
                                                  written notification of the return or                                                                            A full discussion of the issues raised
                                                                                                               Should Find That the Program Titled
                                                  destruction of APO materials, or                             ‘‘Income Tax Credits for Domestically-           by parties for this final determination
                                                  conversion to judicial protective order,                     Owned Companies Purchasing                       may be found in the Issues and Decision
                                                  is hereby requested. Failure to comply                       Domestically Produced Equipment’’ Has            Memorandum.2 The Issues and Decision
                                                  with the regulations and terms of an                         Been Terminated                                  Memorandum is a public document and
                                                  APO is a violation subject to sanction.                   Comment 19: Whether Baldor Electric                 is on file electronically via Enforcement
                                                                                                               Company (Canada) Should Receive the              and Compliance’s Antidumping and
                                                     This determination is issued and                          All-Others Rate                                  Countervailing Duty Centralized
                                                  published pursuant to sections 705(d)                   XI. Recommendation                                    Electronic Service System (‘‘ACCESS’’).
                                                  and 777(i) of the Act.                                  [FR Doc. 2016–26105 Filed 10–27–16; 8:45 am]          ACCESS is available to registered users
                                                    Dated: October 21, 2016.                              BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P                                at http://access.trade.gov and is
                                                  Ronald K. Lorentzen,                                                                                          available to all parties in the Central
                                                  Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement                                                                    Records Unit, room B8024 of the main
                                                  and Compliance.                                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                Department of Commerce building. In
                                                  Appendix I                                                                                                    addition, a complete version of the
                                                                                                          International Trade Administration
                                                                                                                                                                Issues and Decision Memorandum can
                                                  List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and              [A–122–856]                                           be accessed directly at http://
                                                  Decision Memorandum                                                                                           enforcement.trade.gov. The signed and
                                                  I. Summary                                              Certain Iron Mechanical Transfer Drive                electronic versions of the Issues and
                                                  II. Background                                          Components From Canada: Final
                                                  III. Scope of the Investigation                         Affirmative Determination of Sales at                    1 See Certain Iron Mechanical Transfer Drive
                                                  IV. Scope Comments                                      Less Than Fair Value                                  Components from Canada: Affirmative Preliminary
                                                  V. Application of the Countervailing Duty                                                                     Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and
                                                        Law to Imports From the PRC                       AGENCY:   Enforcement and Compliance,                 Postponement of Final Determination, 81 FR 36887
                                                  VI. Subsidies Valuation Information                     International Trade Administration,                   (June 8, 2016) (‘‘Preliminary Determination’’).
                                                  VII. Benchmarks and Discount Rates                      Department of Commerce.                                  2 See Memorandum from Gary Taverman,
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                                                  VIII. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and                                                                    Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for
                                                                                                          SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
                                                        Adverse Inferences                                                                                      Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations,
                                                                                                          (the ‘‘Department’’) determines that                  to Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary
                                                  IX. Analysis of Programs
                                                  X. Analysis of Comments
                                                                                                          certain iron mechanical transfer drive                for Enforcement and Compliance, regarding
                                                                                                          components (‘‘IMTDCs’’) from Canada                   ‘‘Certain Iron Mechanical Transfer Drive
                                                     Comment 1: Whether to Apply AFA With                                                                       Components from Canada: Issues and Decision
                                                        Respect to NOK Wuxi                               are being, or likely to be, sold in the               Memorandum for the Final Determination of Sales
                                                     Comment 2: Whether to Apply AFA With                 United States at less than fair value                 at Less-Than-Fair-Value,’’ dated concurrently with
                                                        Respect to the Powermach Companies                (‘‘LTFV’’). Baldor Electric Company                   this notice (‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum’’).



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Document Created: 2018-02-13 16:39:39
Document Modified: 2018-02-13 16:39:39
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 28, 2016.
ContactRobert Galantucci, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482- 2923.
FR Citation81 FR 75037 

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