| Page Range | 36126-36127 | |
| FR Document | 2017-16349 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 148 (Thursday, August 3, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 36126-36127] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-16349] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-475-818] Certain Pasta From Italy: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2015-2016 AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: In response to requests from interested parties, the Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain pasta (pasta) from Italy, covering the period July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016. This review covers two mandatory respondents, Ghigi 1870 S.p.A. (previously known as Ghigi lndustria Agroalimentare Srl) (Ghigi) and Pasta Zara S.p.A. (Pasta Zara) (collectively Ghigi/Zara), Industria Alimentare Colavita S.p.A. (Indalco) and four non-selected companies. We preliminarily determine that Ghigi/Zara made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) and Indalco did not. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Applicable August 3, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joy Zhang or George McMahon, AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1168 or (202) 482-1167, respectively. Background On September 12, 2016, the Department published a notice of initiation of an administrative review of the antidumping order on pasta from Italy.\1\ On February 27, 2017, the Department rescinded the instant review, in part, with respect to Premiato Pastificio Afeltra S.r.l. (Afeltra), Delverde Industrie Alimentari S.p.A. (Delverde Alimentari), Pastificio Felicetti S.r.L. (Felicetti), Pastificio Labor S.r.L. (Labor), La Fabbrica Della Pasta di Gragnano S.A.S di Antonio Moccia (La Fabbrica), Liguori Pastificio dal 1820 S.p.A. (Liguori), Rustichella d'Abruzzo SpA (Rustichella), and Tamma Industrie Alimentari de Capitanata S.r.L (Tamma) pursuant to the timely withdrawal requests submitted by the respective parties.\2\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 81 FR 62720 (September 12, 2016) (Initiation Notice). \2\ See Certain Pasta from Italy: Notice of Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 82 FR 11903 (February 27, 2017). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scope of the Order Imports covered by the order are shipments of certain non-egg dry pasta. The merchandise subject to review is currently classifiable under items 1901.90.90.95 and 1902.19.20 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the merchandise subject to the order is dispositive.\3\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ For a full description of the scope of the order, see the ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Certain Pasta from Italy; 2015-2016,'' dated concurrently with this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Methodology The Department is conducting this review in accordance with section 751(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Constructed export price or export price is calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act. Normal value is calculated in accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying our preliminary results, see Preliminary Decision Memorandum dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice. The Preliminary 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 https://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 Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the Internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed Preliminary Decision Memorandum and the electronic version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content. Preliminary Results of the Review As a result of this review, the Department calculated a weighted- average dumping margin of 16.07 percent for Ghigi/Zara and a de minimis margin for Indalco for the period July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016. Therefore, in accordance with section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, the Department assigned the weighted-average dumping margin of 16.07 percent calculated for Ghigi/Zara to the four non-selected companies in these preliminary results, as referenced below. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Weighted- average Producer and/or exporter dumping margin (percent) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ghigi 1870 S.p.A. and Pasta Zara S.p.A. (Zara) 16.07 (collectively Ghigi/Zara) \4\.......................... Industria Alimentare Colavita S.p.A. (Indalco).......... 0.00 GR.A.M.M. S.r.l......................................... 16.07 Pastificio Andalini S.p.A. (Andalini)................... 16.07 Pastificio Zaffiri S.r.l. (Zaffiri)..................... 16.07 Tesa SrL (Tesa)......................................... 16.07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Assessment Rate Upon issuance of the final results, the Department shall determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review. If the weighted-average dumping margin for Indalco or Ghigi/Zara is not zero or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent), we will calculate importer-specific ad valorem antidumping duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for the importer's examined sales to the total entered value of those same sales in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). We will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review when the importer-specific assessment rate calculated in the final results of this review is not zero or de minimis. Where either the respondent's weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de minimis, or an importer-specific assessment rate is zero or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties. The final results of this review shall be the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by the final results of this review where applicable. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ See Memorandum titled ``2015-2016 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Certain Pasta from Italy: Ghigi and Zara Collapsing Memorandum,'' dated July 31, 2017. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- In accordance with the Department's ``automatic assessment'' practice, for entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by each respondent for which they did not know that their [[Page 36127]] merchandise was destined for the United States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction. We intend to issue instructions to CBP 15 days after publication of the final results of this review. Cash Deposit Requirements The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon publication of the notice of final results of administrative review for all shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication of the final results of this administrative review, as provided by section 751(a)(2) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for respondents noted above will be the rate established in the final results of this administrative review; (2) for merchandise exported by producers or exporters not covered in this administrative review but covered in a prior segment of the proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company- specific rate published for the most recently completed segment of this proceeding; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the original investigation, but the producer is, the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recently completed segment of this proceeding for the producer of the subject merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to be 15.45 percent, the all-others rate established in the antidumping investigation as modified by the section 129 determination.\5\ These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \5\ See Implementation of the Findings of the WTO Panel in US-- Zeroing (EC): Notice of Determinations Under Section 129 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act and Revocations and Partial Revocations of Certain Antidumping Duty Orders, 72 FR 25261 (May 4, 2007). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disclosure and Public Comment The Department will disclose to parties to this proceeding the calculations performed in reaching the preliminary results within five days of the date of publication of these preliminary results.\6\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c), interested parties may submit cases briefs not later than 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed not later than five days after the date for filing case briefs.\7\ Parties who submit comments are requested to submit: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities. All briefs must be filed electronically using ACCESS. An electronically filed document must be received successfully in its entirety by the Department's electronic records system, ACCESS. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \6\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b). \7\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Interested parties who wish to request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, using Enforcement and Compliance's ACCESS system within 30 days of publication of this notice.\8\ Requests should contain the party's name, address, and telephone number, the number of participants, and a list of the issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, we will inform parties of the scheduled date for the hearing which will be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, at a time and location to be determined.\9\ Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \8\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c). \9\ See 19 CFR 351.310. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unless the deadline is extended pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act, the Department will issue the final results of this administrative review, including the results of our analysis of the issues raised by the parties in their case briefs, within 120 days after issuance of these preliminary results. Notification to Importers This notice serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties. These preliminary results of review are issued and published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4). Dated: July 28, 2017. Gary Taverman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum 1. Summary 2. Background 3. Scope of the Order 4. Affiliation and Collapsing 5. Discussion of Methodology Date of Sale Comparisons to Normal Value Product Comparisons Determination of Comparison Method Results of the Differential Pricing (DP) Analysis Export Price (EP)/Constructed Export Price (CEP) Normal Value A. Home Market Viability B. Level of Trade C. Sales to Affiliated Customers D. Cost of Production Analysis 1. Calculation of Cost of Production 2. Test of Home Market Prices 3. Results of the COP Test E. Calculation of Normal Value Based on Comparison Market Prices F. Price-to-CV Comparison G. Constructed Value Margins for Companies Not Selected for Individual Examination Currency Conversion 6. Recommendation [FR Doc. 2017-16349 Filed 8-2-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
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| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
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| Dates | Applicable August 3, 2017. | |
| Contact | Joy Zhang or George McMahon, AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1168 or (202) 482-1167, respectively. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 36126 |