82_FR_38001 82 FR 37846 - Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews

82 FR 37846 - Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 155 (August 14, 2017)

Page Range37846-37847
FR Document2017-17114

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 155 (Monday, August 14, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 155 (Monday, August 14, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37846-37847]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17114]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Reviews

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marcia E. Short, Office of AD/CVD 
Operations, Customs Liaison Unit, Enforcement and Compliance, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482-
1560.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On August 1, 2017, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published the June Initiation Notice \1\ in which the Department 
inadvertently initiated an antidumping duty administrative review of 
Polyester Staple Fiber from Taiwan (A-583-833) covering the period May 
1, 2016, through April 30, 2017. The Department did not intend to 
initiate a review with respect to this order. Instead, the Department 
intended to correct the May Initiation Notice \2\ in which the 
Department inadvertently included TFM North America, Inc. in the 
initiation notice with respect to the antidumping duty administrative 
review of Certain Stillbenic Optical Brightening Agents (A-583-848) 
covering the period May 1, 2016 through April 30, 2017. The Department 
only intended to initiate a review with respect to Teh Fong Min 
International Co. Ltd. In addition, in the June Initiation Notice the 
Department misspelt Teh Fong Min International Co. Ltd. as The Fong Min 
International Co. Ltd.\3\ This notice serves as a correction to the 
June Initiation Notice.
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    \1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews; 82 FR 35749 (August 2, 2017) (June 
Initiation Notice).
    \2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews; 82 FR 31292 (June 6, 2016) (May Initiation 
Notice).
    \3\ See June Initiation Notice, 82 FR at 35749.


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    Dated: August 9, 2017.
James Maeder,
Senior Director, perfoming the Duties of Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2017-17114 Filed 8-11-17; 8:45 am]
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37846 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 155 / Monday, August 14, 2017 / Notices Register. Further, pursuant to 19 CFR International Trade Commission (ITC) of VIII. Benchamrks and Interest Rates 351.205(d), the Department will instruct its determination. If the final IX. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and CBP to require a cash deposit equal to determination is affirmative, the ITC Adverse Inferences the rates indicated above. will determine before the later of 120 X. Analysis of Programs XI. ITC Notification days after the date of this preliminary XII. Disclosure and Public Comment Disclosure determination or 45 days after the final XIII. Verification The Department intends to disclose determination. XIV. Conclusion its calculations and analysis performed to interested parties in this preliminary Notification to Interested Parties [FR Doc. 2017–17113 Filed 8–11–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P determination within five days of its This determination is issued and public announcement, or if there is no published pursuant to sections 703(f) public announcement, within five days and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE of the date of this notice in accordance 351.205(c). with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Dated: August 7, 2017. International Trade Administration Verification Carole Showers, Executive Director, Office of Policy, Initiation of Antidumping and As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the performing the duties of Deputy Assistant Countervailing Duty Administrative Act, the Department intends to verify Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Reviews the information relied upon in making its final determination. Appendix I AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, Scope of the Investigation International Trade Administration, Public Comment Department of Commerce. The merchandise covered by this Case briefs or other written comments investigation is aluminum foil having a FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: may be submitted to the Assistant thickness of 0.2 mm or less, in reels Marcia E. Short, Office of AD/CVD Secretary for Enforcement and exceeding 25 pounds, regardless of width. Operations, Customs Liaison Unit, Compliance no later than seven days Aluminum foil is made from an aluminum Enforcement and Compliance, after the date on which the last alloy that contains more than 92 percent International Trade Administration, verification report is issued in this aluminum. Aluminum foil may be made to U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 investigation. Rebuttal briefs, limited to ASTM specification ASTM B479, but can also be made to other specifications. Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, issues raised in case briefs, may be DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482–1560. Regardless of specification, however, all submitted no later than five days after aluminum foil meeting the scope description SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: the deadline date for case briefs.11 is included in the scope. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and Excluded from the scope of this Background (d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or investigation is aluminum foil that is backed On August 1, 2017, the Department of rebuttal briefs in this investigation are with paper, paperboard, plastics, or similar backing materials on only one side of the Commerce (the Department) published encouraged to submit with each aluminum foil, as well as etched capacitor the June Initiation Notice 1 in which the argument: (1) A statement of the issue; foil and aluminum foil that is cut to shape. Department inadvertently initiated an (2) a brief summary of the argument; Where the nominal and actual antidumping duty administrative review and (3) a table of authorities. measurements vary, a product is within the of Polyester Staple Fiber from Taiwan Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), scope if application of either the nominal or (A–583–833) covering the period May 1, interested parties who wish to request a actual measurement would place it within 2016, through April 30, 2017. The hearing, limited to issues raised in the the scope based on the definitions set forth Department did not intend to initiate a case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a above. The products under investigation are currently classifiable under Harmonized review with respect to this order. written request to the Assistant Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) Instead, the Department intended to Secretary for Enforcement and subheadings 7607.11.3000, 7607.11.6000, correct the May Initiation Notice 2 in Compliance, U.S. Department of 7607.11.9030, 7607.11.9060, 7607.11.9090, which the Department inadvertently Commerce, within 30 days after the date and 7607.19.6000. Further, merchandise that included TFM North America, Inc. in of publication of this notice. Requests falls within the scope of this proceeding may the initiation notice with respect to the should contain the party’s name, also be entered into the United States under antidumping duty administrative review address, and telephone number, the HTSUS subheadings 7606.11.3060, of Certain Stillbenic Optical Brightening number of participants, and a list of the 7606.11.6000, 7606.12.3045, 7606.12.3055, Agents (A–583–848) covering the period issues to be discussed. If a request for 7606.12.3090, 7606.12.6000, 7606.91.3090, 7606.91.6080, 7606.92.3090, and May 1, 2016 through April 30, 2017. a hearing is made, the Department 7606.92.6080. Although the HTSUS The Department only intended to intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. subheadings are provided for convenience initiate a review with respect to Teh Department of Commerce, 1401 and customs purposes, the written Fong Min International Co. Ltd. In Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, description of the scope of this proceeding is addition, in the June Initiation Notice DC 20230, at a time and date to be dispositive. the Department misspelt Teh Fong Min determined. Parties should confirm by Appendix II International Co. Ltd. as The Fong Min telephone the date, time, and location of International Co. Ltd.3 This notice the hearing two days before the List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary serves as a correction to the June scheduled date. Decision Memorandum Initiation Notice. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES International Trade Commission I. Summary Notification II. Background 1 See Initiation of Antidumping and III. Scope Comments Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews; 82 FR In accordance with section 703(f) of IV. Scope of the Investigation 35749 (August 2, 2017) (June Initiation Notice). the Act, the Department will notify the V. Injury Test 2 See Initiation of Antidumping and VI. Application of the CVD Law to Imports Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews; 82 FR 11 See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 From the PRC 31292 (June 6, 2016) (May Initiation Notice). (for general filing requirements). VII. Subsidies Valuation 3 See June Initiation Notice, 82 FR at 35749. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:45 Aug 11, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\14AUN1.SGM 14AUN1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 155 / Monday, August 14, 2017 / Notices 37847 Dated: August 9, 2017. Temir LLP (Tau-Ken Temir), a producer 701 of the Act. For each of the subsidy James Maeder, and exporter of silicon metal from programs found countervailable, the Senior Director, perfoming the Duties of Kazakhstan, is the sole mandatory Department preliminarily determines Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping respondent for which we have that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial and Countervailing Duty Operations. determined there were exports during contribution by an ‘‘authority’’ that [FR Doc. 2017–17114 Filed 8–11–17; 8:45 am] the period of investigation to the United gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P States. A list of topics discussed in the and that the subsidy is specific.7 Preliminary Decision Memorandum is In its questionnaire responses, Tau- included as Appendix II to this notice. Ken Temir refused to provide the DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE The Preliminary Decision Memorandum Department with requested information is a public document and is on file or analyze whether its cross-owned International Trade Administration electronically via Enforcement and companies received countervailable [C–834–808] Compliance’s Antidumping and subsidies.8 Furthermore, the Countervailing Duty Centralized Government of Kazakhstan’s (GOK)’s Silicon Metal From the Republic of Electronic Service System (ACCESS). initial questionnaire response was Kazakhstan: Preliminary Affirmative ACCESS is available to registered users wholly deficient with respect to an Countervailing Duty Determination and at http://access.trade.gov, and is allegation that electricity was sold to Alignment of Final Determination With available to all parties in the Central Tau-Ken Temir for less than adequate Final Antidumping Duty Determination Records Unit, room B8024 of the main remuneration, and its supplemental Department of Commerce building. In response regarding this allegation was AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, addition, a complete version of the untimely filed.9 Thus, the Department International Trade Administration, Preliminary Decision Memorandum can has relied on facts available as part of Department of Commerce. be accessed directly at http:// its analysis. Additionally, because we SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed find that Tau-Ken Temir and the GOK (the Department) preliminarily and electronic versions of the did not act to the best of their abilities determines that countervailable Preliminary Decision Memorandum are to respond to the Department’s requests subsidies are being provided to identical in content. for information and, therefore, impeded producers and exporters of silicon metal this investigation, we drew an adverse Scope of the Investigation inference where appropriate in selecting from the Republic of Kazakhstan (Kazakhstan). The period of The product covered by this from among the facts otherwise investigation is January 1, 2016, through investigation is silicon metal from available.10 For further information, see December 31, 2016. Kazakhstan. For a complete description ‘‘Use of Facts Otherwise Available and DATES: Effective August 14, 2017. of the scope of this investigation, see Adverse Inferences’’ in the Preliminary Appendix I. Decision Memorandum. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terre Keaton Stefanova or Rebecca Janz, Scope Comments Alignment AD/CVD Operations, Office II, In accordance with the preamble to On March 28, 2017, the Department Enforcement and Compliance, the Department’s regulations,4 the initiated this countervailing duty (CVD) International Trade Administration, Initiation Notice set aside a period of investigation of silicon metal from U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 time for parties to raise issues regarding Kazakhstan.11 On the same day, the Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, product coverage (i.e., scope).5 Certain Department also initiated antidumping DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1280 or interested parties commented on the duty (AD) investigations of silicon metal (202) 482–2972, respectively. scope of the investigation as it appeared from Australia, Brazil, and Norway.12 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: in the Initiation Notice. For a summary This CVD investigation and the AD of the product coverage comments and investigations of Australia, Brazil, and Background rebuttal responses submitted to the Norway cover the same class or kind of This preliminary determination is record for this preliminary merchandise. made in accordance with section 703(b) determination, and accompanying As noted in the Preliminary Decision of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended discussion and analysis of all comments Memorandum, in accordance with (the Act). The Department published the timely received, see the Preliminary section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR notice of initiation of this investigation Scope Decision Memorandum.6 The 351.210(b)(4), the Department is on April 4, 2017.1 On May 16, 2017, the Department preliminarily is not aligning the final CVD determination in Department postponed the preliminary modifying the scope language as it this investigation with the final determination of this investigation and appeared in the Initiation Notice. See determinations in the companion AD the revised deadline is now August 7, Appendix I. investigations of silicon metal from 2017.2 For a complete description of the Australia, Brazil, and Norway based on Methodology events that followed the initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary The Department is conducting this 7 See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act Decision Memorandum.3 Tau-Ken investigation in accordance with section regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of 1 See Silicon Metal from Australia, Brazil, and from the Republic of Kazakhstan,’’ dated the Act regarding specificity. 8 See Tau-Ken Temir’s Supplemental Affiliation Kazakhstan: Initiation of Countervailing Duty concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Investigations, 82 FR 16356 (April 4, 2017) notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). Response, dated May 15, 2017 (Tau-Ken Temir May (Initiation Notice). 4 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, 15, 2017 SAFFR). 9 See GOK’s June 1, 2017 Initial Questionnaire 2 See Silicon Metal From Australia, Brazil, and Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997). Kazakhstan: Postponement of Preliminary 5 See Initiation Notice. Response (GOK June 1, 2017 IQR). 10 See sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act. Determinations of Countervailing Duty 6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Silicon Metal from Investigations, 82 FR 22490 (May 16, 2017). Australia, Brazil, Kazakhstan, and Norway: Scope 11 See Initiation Notice, 82 FR 16356. 3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for Comments Decision Memorandum for the 12 See Silicon Metal from Australia, Brazil, and the Preliminary Determination of the Preliminary Determinations,’’ dated June 27, 2017 Norway: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Countervailing Duty Investigation of Silicon Metal (Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum). 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ContactMarcia E. Short, Office of AD/CVD Operations, Customs Liaison Unit, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482- 1560.
FR Citation82 FR 37846 
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