82 FR 51611 - Certain Steel Threaded Rod From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2015-2016

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 214 (November 7, 2017)

Page Range		51611-51613
FR Document		2017-24178

On May 5, 2017, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain steel threaded rod from the People's Republic of China (PRC) for the period of review (POR), April 1, 2015, through March 31, 2016. For the final results of this review, the Department finds that Jiaxing Brother Fastener Co., Ltd., RMB Fasteners Ltd., and IFI & Morgan Ltd. (RMB/IFI) had a single shipment, and Tianjin Port Free Trade Zone and Star Pipe International Trade Co., Ltd. (Tianjin Star) is eligible for a separate rate.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 214 (Tuesday, November 7, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 7, 2017)]
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[Pages 51611-51613]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-932]

Certain Steel Threaded Rod From the People's Republic of China:
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2015-2016

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

SUMMARY: On May 5, 2017, the Department of Commerce (the Department)
published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on certain steel threaded rod from the People's
Republic of China (PRC) for the period of review (POR), April 1, 2015,
through March 31, 2016. For the final results of this review, the
Department finds that Jiaxing Brother Fastener Co., Ltd., RMB Fasteners
Ltd., and IFI & Morgan Ltd. (RMB/IFI) had a single shipment, and
Tianjin Port Free Trade Zone and Star Pipe International Trade Co.,
Ltd. (Tianjin Star) is eligible for a separate rate.

DATES: Applicable November 7, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Courtney Canales or Matthew Renkey,
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) 482-4997 or (202)
482-2312, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On May 5, 2017, the Department published the Preliminary Results of
the antidumping duty order on certain steel threaded rod from the
PRC.\1\ On June 12,

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2017, the petitioner submitted case briefs.\2\ On June 16, 2017 the
Department released draft U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
instructions.\3\ On June 21, 2017, RMB/IFI and Tianjin Star submitted
rebuttal briefs.\4\ On September 1, 2017, the Department extended the
deadline for the final results to November 1, 2017.\5\
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\1\ See Certain Steel Threaded Rod from the People's Republic of
China: Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review, and Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review;
2014-2015, 82 FR 21189 (May 5, 2017) (Preliminary Results) and
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
\2\ See the petitioner's June 12, 2017 submission.
\3\ See Memo to the File, from Courtney Canales, International
Trade Compliance Analyst, ``Certain Steel Threaded Rod from the
People's Republic of China: Cash Deposit and Liquidation
Instructions for the Preliminary Results,'' dated June 16, 2017.
\4\ See RMB/IFI's June 21, 2017 submission; Tianjin Star's June
21, 2017 submission.
\5\ See Memorandum to Scot T. Fullerton, Director, Office VI,
from Courtney Canales, International Trade Compliance Analyst,
``Certain Steel Threaded Rod from the People's Republic of China:
Extension of Deadline for Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review,'' dated September 1, 2017.
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We note that no party submitted comments on the Department's
preliminary determination to treat Zhejiang New Oriental Fastener Co.,
Ltd. (New Oriental), Zhejiang Heiter Industries Co., Ltd. (Heiter
Industries), and Zhejiang Heiter Mfg. & Trade Co. Ltd. (Heiter Mfg. as
part of the PRC-wide entity. Therefore, for these final results, we
continue to find that New Oriental, Heiter Industries, and Heiter Mfg.
are part of the PRC-wide entity. We also note that no party submitted
comments on the draft CBP instructions.
The Department conducted this administrative review in accordance
with section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).

Scope of the Order

The merchandise covered by the order includes steel threaded rod.
The subject merchandise is currently classifiable under subheading
7318.15.5051, 7318.15.5056, 7318.15.5090, and 7318.15.2095 of the
United States Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, our
written description of the scope of the order, which is contained in
the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum (I&D Memo), is
dispositive.\6\
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\6\ For a full description of the scope of the order, see
Memorandum from James Maeder Senior Director, performing the duties
of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Operations, to 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, ``Certain Steel Threaded Rod from the
People's Republic of China: Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Seventh Administrative Review'' (November 1,
2017) (I&D Memo).
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Analysis of Comments Received

We addressed all issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by
parties in this review in the I&D Memo dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by, this notice. A list of the issues which parties
raised is attached in the Appendix to this notice. The I&D Memo is a
public document and is on file in the Central Records Unit (CRU), Room
B8024 of the main Department of Commerce building, as well as
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
in the CRU. In addition, a complete version of the I&D Memo can be
accessed directly on the internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed I&D Memo and the electronic versions of the I&D
Memo are identical in content.

Final Results

The final weighted-average dumping margins are as follows:

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Weighted-
average
Exporter/producer dumping
margin
(percent)
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RMB Fasteners Ltd. and IFI & Morgan Ltd. (RMB/IFI).......... 0.00
Tianjin Port Free Trade Zone Tianjin Star International 5.40
Trade Co., Ltd.............................................
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Because no party requested a review of the PRC-wide entity, and the
Department no longer considers the PRC-wide entity as an exporter
conditionally subject to administrative reviews,\7\ we did not conduct
a review of the PRC-wide entity. Thus, the weighted-average dumping
margin for the PRC-wide entity (i.e., 206.00 percent) \8\ is not
subject to change as a result of this review.
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\7\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement of Change in
Department Practice for Respondent Selection in Antidumping Duty
Proceedings and Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy Entity
in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 65963, 65969-70 (November
4, 2013).
\8\ The rate for the PRC-wide entity was originally set in the
original investigation, see Certain Steel Threaded Rod from the
People's Republic of China: Final Determination of Sales at Less
than Fair Value, 74 FR 8907 (February 27, 2009). This rate has been
applied in each subsequent administrative review in which there was
a party being considered as part of the PRC-wide entity.
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Assessment Rates

Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.212(b),
the Department has determined, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of
subject merchandise in accordance with the final results of this
review. The Department intends to issue appropriate assessment
instructions directly to CBP 15 days after publication of the final
results of this administrative review.
Where the respondent reported reliable entered values, we
calculated importer (or customer)-specific ad valorem rates by
aggregating the dumping margins calculated for all U.S. sales to each
importer (or customer) and dividing this amount by the total entered
value of the sales to each importer (or customer).\9\ Where the
Department calculated a weighted-average dumping margin by dividing the
total amount of dumping for reviewed sales to that party by the total
sales quantity associated with those transactions, the Department will
direct CBP to assess importer-specific assessment rates based on the
resulting per-unit rates.\10\ Where an importer- (or customer-)
specific ad valorem or per-unit rate is greater than de minimis, the
Department will instruct CBP to collect the appropriate duties at the
time of liquidation.\11\ Where an importer- (or customer-) specific ad
valorem or per-unit rate is zero or de minimis, the Department will
instruct CBP to liquidate appropriate entries without regard to
antidumping duties.\12\
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\9\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
\10\ Id.
\11\ Id.
\12\ See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
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Pursuant to the Department's assessment practice, for entries that
were not reported in the U.S. sales data submitted by companies
individually examined during this review, the Department will instruct
CBP to liquidate such entries at the rate for the PRC-wide entity.\13\
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\13\ See Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment
of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011) (Reseller
Policy).
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For the one suspended AD/CVD entry for which RMB/IFI had knowledge
of sale in the United States, the Department will direct CBP to
liquidate that entry without regard to antidumping duties. For all
other entries claiming RMB/IFI as the exporter or producer, the
Department will direct CBP to liquidate such entries and to assess
antidumping duties pursuant to the Reseller Policy, i.e., at the rate
for the PRC-wide entity. For all suspended AD/CVD entries by Tianjin
Star, the Department will direct CBP to liquidate such entries and to
assess antidumping duties at the rate identified in the Final Results
section above.

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Cash Deposit Requirements

The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this administrative review for all
shipments of the subject merchandise from the PRC entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as
provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For the exporters
listed above, the cash deposit rate will be the rate established in the
final results of review (except, if the rate is zero or de minimis,
i.e., less than 0.5 percent, a zero cash deposit rate will be required
for that company); (2) for previously investigated or reviewed PRC and
non-PRC exporters not listed above that have separate rates, the cash
deposit rate will continue to be the exporter-specific rate published
for the most recent period; (3) for all PRC exporters of subject
merchandise which have not been found to be entitled to a separate
rate, the cash deposit rate will be the PRC-Wide rate of 206 percent;
and (4) for all non-PRC exporters of subject merchandise which have not
received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate
applicable to the PRC exporters that supplied that non-PRC exporter.
These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.

Disclosure

Normally, the Department discloses to interested parties the
calculations performed in connection with the final results within five
days of its public announcement, or if there is no public announcement,
within five days of the date of publication of this notice in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). However, because the Department has
not calculated a weighted-average dumping margin for either of the
mandatory respondents, there are no calculations to disclose.

Notification to Importers

This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply
with this requirement could result in the Department's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.

Administrative Protective Order

This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under the APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which
continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of
the proceeding. 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 the
terms of an APO is a violation subject to sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h) and
351.221(b)(5).

Dated; November 1, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties for the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Scope
III. Background
IV. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Circumvention Concerns and Treatment of RMB/IFI
Comment 2: Proper Classification and Collection of Antidumping
Duties on Tianjin Star's Entries
V. Conclusion

[FR Doc. 2017-24178 Filed 11-6-17; 8:45 am]
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Document Created: 2018-10-25 10:27:10
Document Modified: 2018-10-25 10:27:10

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Contact		Courtney Canales or Matthew Renkey, 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) 482-4997 or (202) 482-2312, respectively.
FR Citation		82 FR 51611

82 FR 51611 - Certain Steel Threaded Rod From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2015-2016

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEInternational Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 214 (November 7, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration