82 FR 3282 - Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Biaxial Integral Geogrid Products From the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Determination and Final Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 7 (January 11, 2017)
International Trade Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 7 (January 11, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-00429 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 11, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 3282-3284] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-00429] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C-570-037] Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Biaxial Integral Geogrid Products From the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Determination and Final Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part 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 biaxial integral geogrid products (``geogrids'') from the People's Republic of China (the ``PRC''). The period of investigation is January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015. For information on the estimated subsidy rates, see the ``Suspension of Liquidation'' section of this notice. DATES: Effective January 11, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob Palmer or Ryan Mullen, AD/CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone 202-482-9068 or 202-482-5260, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The petitioner in this investigation is Tensar Corporation (``Petitioner''). In addition to the Government of China (``GOC''), the mandatory respondents in this investigation are BOSTD Geosynthetics Qingdao Ltd. and its crossed-owned company Beijing Orient Science & Technology Development Co., Ltd. (``BOSTD''), and Taian Modern Plastic Co., Ltd. (``Taian Modern''). The Department published its Preliminary Determination on June 24, 2016, and its Amended Preliminary Determination on July 26, 2016.\1\ A complete summary of the events that occurred since the Preliminary Determination, as well as a full discussion of the issues raised by parties for this final determination, may be found in the ``Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Biaxial Integral Geogrid Products from the People's Republic of China: Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Affirmative Determination,'' \2\ which is dated concurrently with and hereby adopted by this notice. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is available electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (``ACCESS''). Access to ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov and to all parties in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the Department's main building. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be viewed at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum and the electronic version are identical in content. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ See Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Biaxial Integral Geogrid Products from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Determination and Alignment of Final Determination with Final Antidumping Duty Determination, 81 FR 41292 (June 24, 2016) (``Preliminary Determination'') and Certain Biaxial Integral Geogrid Products from the People's Republic of China: Amended Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Investigation, 81 FR 48384 (July 26, 2016) (``Amended Preliminary Determination''). \2\ See Memorandum from Gary Taverman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, `` Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Biaxial Integral Geogrid Products from the People's Republic of China: Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Affirmative Determination,'' dated concurrently with this notice (``Issues and Decisions Memo''). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Methodology The Department conducted this countervailing duty (``CVD'') investigation in accordance with section 701 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the ``Act''). For each of the subsidy programs found countervailable, we determine that there is a subsidy (i.e., a financial contribution by an ``authority'' that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient) and that the subsidy is specific. For a full description of the methodology underlying our preliminary conclusions, see the Issues and Decisions Memo. Scope of the Investigation The products covered by this investigation are geogrids from the PRC. For a complete description of the scope of this investigation, see Appendix II. Analysis of Subsidy Programs and Comments Received All issues raised in the comments filed by interested parties to this proceeding are discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues raised by interested parties and responded to by the Department in the Issues and Decisions Memo are attached at Appendix II to this notice. Use of Adverse Facts Available For purposes of this final determination, we relied, in part, on facts available and, because certain respondents did not act to the best of their ability to respond to the Department's requests for information, we drew an adverse inference, where appropriate, in selecting from among the facts otherwise available.\3\ A full discussion of our decision to rely on adverse facts available is presented in the ``Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences'' section of the Issues and Decisions Memo. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ See sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Determination In accordance with sections 705(c)(1)(B)(i)(I) and 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act, we calculated an estimated countervailable subsidy rate for each producer/exporter of the subject merchandise individually investigated. These rates are: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Company Subsidy rate ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BOSTD Geosynthetics Qingdao Ltd. and Beijing Orient 15.61 Science & Technology Development Co., Ltd........... Taian Modern Plastic Co., Ltd........................ 56.24 All-Others........................................... 35.93 [[Page 3283]] Chengdu Tian Road Engineering Materials Co., Ltd *... 152.50 Chongqing Jiudi Reinforced Soil Engineering Co., Ltd 152.50 *................................................... CNBM International Corporation *..................... 152.50 Dezhou Yaohua Geosynthetics Ltd *.................... 152.50 Dezhou Zhengyu Geosynthetics Ltd *................... 152.50 Hongye Engineering Materials Co., Ltd *.............. 152.50 Hubei Nete Geosynthetics Ltd *....................... 152.50 Jiangsu Dingtai Engineering Material Co., Ltd *...... 152.50 Jiangsu Jiuding New Material Ltd *................... 152.50 Lewu New Material Ltd *.............................. 152.50 Nanjing Jinlu Geosynthetics Ltd *.................... 152.50 Nanjing Kunchi Composite Material Ltd *.............. 152.50 Nanyang Jieda Geosynthetics Co., Ltd *............... 152.50 Qingdao Hongda Plastics Corp *....................... 152.50 Shandong Dexuda Geosynthetics Ltd *.................. 152.50 Shandong Haoyang New Engineering Materials Co., Ltd * 152.50 Shandong Tongfa Glass Fiber Ltd *.................... 152.50 Shandong Xinyu Geosynthetics Ltd *................... 152.50 Tai'an Haohua Plastics Co., Ltd *.................... 152.50 Taian Hengbang Engineering Material Co., Ltd *....... 152.50 Taian Naite Geosynthetics Ltd *...................... 152.50 Taian Road Engineering Materials Co., Ltd *.......... 152.50 Tenax *.............................................. 152.50 Hengshui Zhongtiejian Group Co *..................... 152.50 Qingdao Sunrise Dageng Import and Export Co., Ltd *.. 152.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Non-cooperative company to which an adverse facts available rate is being applied. See ``Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences'' section in the Issus and Decisions Memo. In accordance with sections 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act, for companies not investigated, we apply an ``all-others'' rate, which is normally calculated by weighting the subsidy rates of the individual companies selected as mandatory respondents by those companies' exports of the subject merchandise to the United States. Under section 705(c)(5)(i) of the Act, the all-others rate should exclude zero and de minimis rates calculated for the exporters and producers individually investigated as well as rates based entirely on facts otherwise available. Notwithstanding the language of section 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act, we have not calculated the ``all-others'' rate by weight-averaging the rates of the two individually investigated respondents, because doing so risks disclosure of proprietary information. Therefore, for the ``all-others'' rate, we calculated a simple average of the two responding firms' rates. Suspension of Liquidation As a result of our Preliminary Determination and pursuant to section 703(d) of the Act, we instructed U.S. Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') to suspend liquidation of all entries of geogrids from the PRC, that were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after March 26, 2016, for BOSTD and all other companies, for which we found critical circumstances exist, and on or after June 24, 2016, the date of the publication of the Preliminary Determination in the Federal Register, for Taian Modern. In accordance with section 703(d) of the Act, we instructed CBP to discontinue the suspension of liquidation for CVD purposes for subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, on or after October 22, 2016, but to continue the suspension of liquidation of all entries from June 24, 2016, or March 26, 2016, as applicable, through October 21, 2016. If the U.S. International Trade Commission (``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 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. International Trade Commission 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 relating 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 that the ITC issues a final negative injury determination, this notice will serve as the only reminder to parties such 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, alternatively, conversion to judicial protective order, is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation that is subject to sanction. This determination is published pursuant to section 705(d) and 777(i) of the Act. Dated: January 4, 2017. Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix I List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memo I. Summary II. Background III. Final Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part IV. Scope of the Investigation [[Page 3284]] V. Application of the Countervailing Duty Law to Imports From the PRC VI. Subsidy Valuation 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 the Export Buyer's Credit Program Was Used by Respondents Comment 2: Policy Loans for Geogrids Industry Comment 3: Whether the Provision of Polypropylene for LTAR Is Specific Comment 4: Whether To Attribute Polypropylene LTAR Benefits to Only Polypropylene Products Comment 5: Whether To Use a Different Polypropylene Benchmark Comment 6: Whether To Remove Certain Freight Expenses From the Polypropylene Benchmark Comment 7: Whether To Exclude Non-Production Related Income From the Denominator Comment 8: Whether To Exclude Negative Offsets in the Benefit Calculation for Electricity Comment 9: Whether To Apply AFA to BOSTD's Electricity Comment 10: Whether To Include Certain Loans in the Subsidy Calculations Comment 11: Whether To Include Certain Electricity Funds Comment 12: Whether the Department's Finding of Critical Circumstance for BOSTD Is Contrary to Law Comment 13: Land-Use Rights for LTAR, Plant and Equipment for LTAR, and Installment Plans for Land-Use Rights XI. Recommendation Appendix II The products covered by the scope are certain biaxial integral geogrid products. Biaxial integral geogrid products are a polymer grid or mesh material (whether or not finished, slit, cut-to-length, attached to woven or non-woven fabric or sheet material, or packaged) in which four-sided openings in the form of squares, rectangles, rhomboids, diamonds, or other four-sided figures predominate. The products covered have integral strands that have been stretched to induce molecular orientation into the material (as evidenced by the strands being thinner in width toward the middle between the junctions than at the junctions themselves) constituting the sides of the openings and integral junctions where the strands intersect. The scope includes products in which four-sided figures predominate whether or not they also contain additional strands intersecting the four-sided figures and whether or not the inside corners of the four-sided figures are rounded off or not sharp angles. As used herein, the term ``integral'' refers to strands and junctions that are homogenous with each other. The products covered have a tensile strength of greater than 5 kilonewtons per meter (``kN/m'') according to American Society for Testing and Materials (``ASTM'') Standard Test Method D6637/D6637M in any direction and average overall flexural stiffness of more than 100,000 milligram- centimeter according to the ASTM D7748/D7748M Standard Test Method for Flexural Rigidity of Geogrids, Geotextiles and Related Products, or other equivalent test method standards. Subject merchandise includes material matching the above description that has been finished, packaged, or otherwise further processed in a third country, including by trimming, slitting, coating, cutting, punching holes, stretching, attaching to woven or non-woven fabric or sheet material, or any other finishing, packaging, or other further processing that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of the investigations if performed in the country of manufacture of the biaxial integral geogrid. The products subject to the scope are currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'') under the following subheading: 3926.90.9995. Subject merchandise may also enter under subheadings 3920.20.0050 and 3925.90.0000. The HTSUS subheadings set forth above are provided for convenience and U.S. Customs purposes only. The written description of the scope is dispositive. [FR Doc. 2017-00429 Filed 1-10-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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in the Federal Register (81 FR 93660) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: amended (the ‘‘Act’’). For each of the
proposed revisions to the user fees for subsidy programs found
Background
export and investment promotion countervailable, we determine that there
services/events. US&FCS is extending The petitioner in this investigation is is a subsidy (i.e., a financial
the public comment period from Tensar Corporation (‘‘Petitioner’’). In contribution by an ‘‘authority’’ that
January 16, 2016, until January 21, 2017. addition to the Government of China gives rise to a benefit to the recipient)
(‘‘GOC’’), the mandatory respondents in and that the subsidy is specific. For a
Aditi Palli, this investigation are BOSTD full description of the methodology
Program Analyst International Trade Geosynthetics Qingdao Ltd. and its underlying our preliminary conclusions,
Administration, U.S. & Foreign Commercial crossed-owned company Beijing Orient
Service.
see the Issues and Decisions Memo.
Science & Technology Development Co.,
[FR Doc. 2017–00310 Filed 1–10–17; 8:45 am] Ltd. (‘‘BOSTD’’), and Taian Modern Scope of the Investigation
BILLING CODE 3510–FP–P Plastic Co., Ltd. (‘‘Taian Modern’’). The products covered by this
The Department published its investigation are geogrids from the PRC.
Preliminary Determination on June 24, For a complete description of the scope
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 2016, and its Amended Preliminary of this investigation, see Appendix II.
Determination on July 26, 2016.1 A
International Trade Administration complete summary of the events that Analysis of Subsidy Programs and
occurred since the Preliminary Comments Received
[C–570–037]
Determination, as well as a full
All issues raised in the comments
Countervailing Duty Investigation of discussion of the issues raised by parties
filed by interested parties to this
Certain Biaxial Integral Geogrid for this final determination, may be
proceeding are discussed in the Issues
Products From the People’s Republic found in the ‘‘Countervailing Duty
and Decision Memorandum. A list of
of China: Final Affirmative Investigation of Certain Biaxial Integral
Geogrid Products from the People’s the issues raised by interested parties
Determination and Final Determination and responded to by the Department in
of Critical Circumstances, in Part Republic of China: Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Affirmative the Issues and Decisions Memo are
Determination,’’ 2 which is dated attached at Appendix II to this notice.
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration, concurrently with and hereby adopted Use of Adverse Facts Available
Department of Commerce. by this notice. The Issues and Decision
Memorandum is a public document and For purposes of this final
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce determination, we relied, in part, on
(the ‘‘Department’’) determines that is available electronically via
Enforcement and Compliance’s facts available and, because certain
countervailable subsidies are being respondents did not act to the best of
provided to producers and exporters of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System their ability to respond to the
certain biaxial integral geogrid products Department’s requests for information,
(‘‘geogrids’’) from the People’s Republic (‘‘ACCESS’’). Access to ACCESS is
available to registered users at https:// we drew an adverse inference, where
of China (the ‘‘PRC’’). The period of appropriate, in selecting from among the
investigation is January 1, 2015, through access.trade.gov and to all parties in the
Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of facts otherwise available.3 A full
December 31, 2015. For information on discussion of our decision to rely on
the estimated subsidy rates, see the the Department’s main building. In
addition, a complete version of the adverse facts available is presented in
‘‘Suspension of Liquidation’’ section of the ‘‘Use of Facts Otherwise Available
this notice. Issues and Decision Memorandum can
be viewed at http:// and Adverse Inferences’’ section of the
DATES: Effective January 11, 2017. Issues and Decisions Memo.
enforcement.trade.gov/frn. The signed
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob Issues and Decision Memorandum and Final Determination
Palmer or Ryan Mullen, AD/CVD the electronic version are identical in
Operations, Office V, Enforcement and content. In accordance with sections
Compliance, International Trade 705(c)(1)(B)(i)(I) and 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of
Administration, U.S. Department of Methodology the Act, we calculated an estimated
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue The Department conducted this countervailable subsidy rate for each
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone countervailing duty (‘‘CVD’’) producer/exporter of the subject
202–482–9068 or 202–482–5260, investigation in accordance with section merchandise individually investigated.
respectively. 701 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as These rates are:
Company Subsidy rate
BOSTD Geosynthetics Qingdao Ltd. and Beijing Orient Science & Technology Development Co., Ltd ..................................... 15.61
Taian Modern Plastic Co., Ltd ....................................................................................................................................................... 56.24
All-Others ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 35.93
1 See Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain 2 See Memorandum from Gary Taverman, 3 See sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act.
Biaxial Integral Geogrid Products from the People’s Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
Republic of China: Preliminary Determination and Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations,
Alignment of Final Determination with Final to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping Duty Determination, 81 FR 41292 Enforcement and Compliance, ‘‘ Countervailing
(June 24, 2016) (‘‘Preliminary Determination’’) and Duty Investigation of Certain Biaxial Integral
Certain Biaxial Integral Geogrid Products from the Geogrid Products from the People’s Republic of
People’s Republic of China: Amended Preliminary China: Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Results of Countervailing Duty Investigation, 81 FR Final Affirmative Determination,’’ dated
48384 (July 26, 2016) (‘‘Amended Preliminary concurrently with this notice (‘‘Issues and
Determination’’). Decisions Memo’’).
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V. Application of the Countervailing Duty than 100,000 milligram-centimeter according Determination.1 We invited interested
Law to Imports From the PRC to the ASTM D7748/D7748M Standard Test parties to comment on our Preliminary
VI. Subsidy Valuation Method for Flexural Rigidity of Geogrids, Determination of sales at LTFV. For a
VII. Benchmarks and Discount Rates Geotextiles and Related Products, or other
list of the parties that filed case and
VIII. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and equivalent test method standards.
Adverse Inferences Subject merchandise includes material rebuttal briefs, see the Issues and
IX. Analysis of Programs matching the above description that has been Decision Memorandum.2
X. Analysis of Comments finished, packaged, or otherwise further Period of Investigation
Comment 1: Whether the Export Buyer’s processed in a third country, including by
Credit Program Was Used by trimming, slitting, coating, cutting, punching The period of investigation (POI) is
Respondents holes, stretching, attaching to woven or non- July 1, 2015, through December 31,
Comment 2: Policy Loans for Geogrids woven fabric or sheet material, or any other 2015. This period corresponds to the
Industry finishing, packaging, or other further two most recent fiscal quarters prior to
Comment 3: Whether the Provision of processing that would not otherwise remove the month of the filing of the petition,
Polypropylene for LTAR Is Specific the merchandise from the scope of the which was January 2016.3
Comment 4: Whether To Attribute investigations if performed in the country of
Polypropylene LTAR Benefits to Only manufacture of the biaxial integral geogrid. Scope of the Investigation
Polypropylene Products The products subject to the scope are
Comment 5: Whether To Use a Different currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff
The products covered by this
Polypropylene Benchmark Schedule of the United States (‘‘HTSUS’’) investigation are geogrids from the
Comment 6: Whether To Remove Certain under the following subheading: People’s Republic of China (PRC).
Freight Expenses From the 3926.90.9995. Subject merchandise may also Subject geogrids enter the United States
Polypropylene Benchmark enter under subheadings 3920.20.0050 and through Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
Comment 7: Whether To Exclude Non- 3925.90.0000. The HTSUS subheadings set the United States (HTSUS) statistical
Production Related Income From the forth above are provided for convenience and subheading 3926.90.9995, but may also
Denominator U.S. Customs purposes only. The written enter through HTSUS subheadings
Comment 8: Whether To Exclude Negative description of the scope is dispositive. 3920.20.0050 and 3925.90.0000. While
Offsets in the Benefit Calculation for [FR Doc. 2017–00429 Filed 1–10–17; 8:45 am]
Electricity HTSUS subheadings are provided for
Comment 9: Whether To Apply AFA to BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P convenience and Customs purposes, the
BOSTD’s Electricity written description of the scope of this
Comment 10: Whether To Include Certain investigation is dispositive.
Loans in the Subsidy Calculations DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE No interested party commented on the
Comment 11: Whether To Include Certain scope of this investigation. For a
Electricity Funds International Trade Administration complete description of the scope of the
Comment 12: Whether the Department’s [A–570–036] investigation, see Appendix I to this
Finding of Critical Circumstance for notice.
BOSTD Is Contrary to Law Certain Biaxial Integral Geogrid
Comment 13: Land-Use Rights for LTAR,
Products From the People’s Republic Analysis of Comments Received
Plant and Equipment for LTAR, and
Installment Plans for Land-Use Rights of China: Final Determination of Sales We addressed all issues raised by
XI. Recommendation at Less Than Fair Value parties in case and rebuttal briefs in the
Issues and Decision Memorandum.4
Appendix II AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, Appendix II to this notice includes a list
International Trade Administration, of the issues which the parties raised
The products covered by the scope are Department of Commerce.
certain biaxial integral geogrid products. and to which the Department responded
Biaxial integral geogrid products are a SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce in the Issues and Decision
polymer grid or mesh material (whether or (Department) determines that certain Memorandum. The Issues and Decision
not finished, slit, cut-to-length, attached to biaxial integral geogrid products Memorandum is a public document and
woven or non-woven fabric or sheet material, (geogrids) are being, or are likely to be, is on file electronically via Enforcement
or packaged) in which four-sided openings in sold in the United States at less than fair and Compliance’s Antidumping and
the form of squares, rectangles, rhomboids, value (LTFV), as provided in section Countervailing Duty Centralized
diamonds, or other four-sided figures 735 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
predominate. The products covered have
amended (the Act). The final weighted- ACCESS is available to registered users
integral strands that have been stretched to
induce molecular orientation into the average dumping margins for the at http://access.trade.gov. The Issues
material (as evidenced by the strands being investigation on geogrids from the PRC and Decision Memorandum is available
thinner in width toward the middle between are listed in the ‘‘Final Determination
the junctions than at the junctions Margins’’ section of this notice. 1 See Certain Biaxial Integral Geogrid Products
themselves) constituting the sides of the DATES: Effective January 11, 2017. from the People’s Republic of China: Affirmative
openings and integral junctions where the Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia Fair Value, Affirmative Determination of Critical
strands intersect. The scope includes
products in which four-sided figures
Hancock or Susan Pulongbarit, AD/CVD Circumstances, in Part, and Postponement of Final
Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Determination, 81 FR 56584 (August 22, 2015)
predominate whether or not they also contain (Preliminary Determination) and accompanying
additional strands intersecting the four-sided Compliance, International Trade Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
figures and whether or not the inside corners Administration, U.S. Department of 2 See Memorandum from Gary Taverman,
of the four-sided figures are rounded off or Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for
not sharp angles. As used herein, the term NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations,
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
‘‘integral’’ refers to strands and junctions that to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for
(202) 482–1394 or (202) 482–4031, Enforcement and Compliance, ‘‘Issues and Decision
are homogenous with each other. The respectively. Memorandum for the Final Determination of the
products covered have a tensile strength of Antidumping Duty Investigation of Certain Biaxial
greater than 5 kilonewtons per meter (‘‘kN/ SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Integral Geogrid Products from the People’s
m’’) according to American Society for Background Republic of China,’’ dated concurrently with this
Testing and Materials (‘‘ASTM’’) Standard notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
Test Method D6637/D6637M in any direction On August 22, 2016, the Department 3 See 19 CFR 351.204(b)(1).
and average overall flexural stiffness of more published its Preliminary 4 See Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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