81 FR 92784 - Certain Cased Pencils From the People's Republic of China: Amended Final Results of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review; 2014-2015

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 244 (December 20, 2016)

The Department of Commerce (Department) is amending the final results of the new shipper review (NSR) of the antidumping duty order on certain cased pencils from the People's Republic of China (PRC) to correct ministerial errors. The Department has reviewed Wah Yuen's allegation and determined that there were errors in the calculation of Wah Yuen's weighted-average dumping margin.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 244 (Tuesday, December 20, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 92784-92785]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-30626]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-827]


Certain Cased Pencils From the People's Republic of China: 
Amended Final Results of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review; 2014-2015

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Department) is amending the final 
results of the new shipper review (NSR) of the antidumping duty order 
on certain cased pencils from the People's Republic of China (PRC) to 
correct ministerial errors. The Department has reviewed Wah Yuen's 
allegation and determined that there were errors in the calculation of 
Wah Yuen's weighted-average dumping margin.

DATES: Effective December 20, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Kolberg, 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) 482-1785.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On October 27, 2016, the Department published the final results of 
the NSR of the antidumping duty order on certain cased pencils from the 
PRC. The review covers Wah Yuen Stationery Co., Ltd. and its affiliate, 
Shandong Wah Yuen Stationery Co., Ltd. (collectively, Wah Yuen) for the 
period of review (POR) December 1, 2014, through May 31, 2015.
    On October 28, 2016, Wah Yuen filed an allegation that the 
Department's calculation of the margin for Wah Yuen contained 
ministerial errors. In its ministerial error comments, Wah Yuen alleged 
that the Department erred in its calculation of the extended values for 
alkyd resin and acrylic resin. Wah Yuen argued that the Department 
calculated the freight component of the two input values incorrectly 
because it omitted the factors of production variable in both 
calculations. The Department reviewed the allegation and revised the 
calculation of the two inputs by multiplying the freight component for 
each input by the respective factor of production variable.\1\
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    \1\ See Memorandum to The File From Mary Kolberg, International 
Trade Analyst, re: ``Analysis for the Amended Final Results of the 
Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review of Certain Cased Pencils from 
the People's Republic of China,'' dated October 31, 2016.
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Amended Final Results

    The corrected weighted-average dumping margin for Wah Yuen is as 
follows:

 
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                                                       Revised weighted-
           Exporter                   Producer          average dumping
                                                       margin  (percent)
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Wah Yuen Stationery Co., Ltd.  Shandong Wah Yuen                   30.55
                                Stationery Co., Ltd.
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Assessment Rates

    Consistent with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended, (the Act) and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), we intend to issue 
assessment instructions to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 
fifteen days after the date of publication of these amended final 
results. We will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on period of 
review entries in the corrected amount shown above.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective October 
27, 2016, the date of publication of the final results of this NSR for 
shipments of the subject merchandise from the PRC entered, or withdrawn 
from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as 
provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For merchandise 
produced by Shandong Wah Yuen Stationery Co., Ltd. and exported by Wah 
Yuen Stationery Co., Ltd., the cash deposit rates will be that 
established in the amended final results of this review (except, if the 
rate is zero or de minimis, then zero cash deposit will be required); 
(2) for subject merchandise exported by Wah Yuen Stationery Co., Ltd. 
but not produced by Shandong Wah Yuen Stationery Co., Ltd., the cash 
deposit rate will be that for the PRC-wide entity (i.e., 114.90 
percent); and (3) for subject merchandise produced by Shandong Wah Yuen 
Stationery Co., Ltd. but not exported by Wah Yuen Stationery Co., Ltd., 
the cash deposit rate will be that applicable to the exporter. These 
cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until 
further notice.

Notification to Interested Parties

    The Department intends to disclose calculations performed in 
connection with these amended final results within five days of the 
date of publication of this notice, in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.224(b).
    This corrected notice is issued and published in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214.

    Dated: November 28, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
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