82_FR_57440 82 FR 57209 - Chlorinated Isocyanurates From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2015

82 FR 57209 - Chlorinated Isocyanurates From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2015

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 231 (December 4, 2017)

Page Range57209-57210
FR Document2017-26065

The Department of Commerce (the Department) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of chlorinated isocyanurates (chloro isos) from the People's Republic of China (the PRC). The period of review (POR) is January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015. The administrative review covers three producers/exporters: (1) Hebei Jiheng Chemical Co., Ltd. (Hebei Jiheng); (2) Heze Huayi Chemical Co., Ltd. (Huayi); and (3) Juancheng Kangtai Chemical Co., Ltd. (Kangtai). We preliminarily determine that these companies received countervailable subsidies during the POR related to certain programs. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-991]


Chlorinated Isocyanurates From the People's Republic of China: 
Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2015

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) preliminarily 
determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to 
producers and exporters of chlorinated isocyanurates (chloro isos) from 
the People's Republic of China (the PRC). The period of review (POR) is 
January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015. The administrative review covers 
three producers/exporters: (1) Hebei Jiheng Chemical Co., Ltd. (Hebei 
Jiheng); (2) Heze Huayi Chemical Co., Ltd. (Huayi); and (3) Juancheng 
Kangtai Chemical Co., Ltd. (Kangtai). We preliminarily determine that 
these companies received countervailable subsidies during the POR 
related to certain programs. Interested parties are invited to comment 
on these preliminary results.

DATES: Applicable December 4, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia Hancock or Omar Qureshi, 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) 482-1394 or (202) 482-5307, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the order are chloro isos, which are 
derivatives are cyanuric acid, described as chlorinated s-triazine 
triones.\1\ Chloro isos are currently classifiable under subheadings 
2933.69.6015, 2933.69.6021, 2933.69.6050, 3808.50.4000, 3808.94.5000, 
and 3808.99.9500 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(HTSUS). The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs 
purposes; the written product description of the scope of the order is 
dispositive.
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    \1\ For a complete description of the Scope of the Order, see 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of Chlorinated 
Isocyanurates from the People's Republic of China: Decision 
Memorandum for the Preliminary Results, published concurrently with 
this notice.
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Methodology

    On November 13, 2014, the Department published in the Federal 
Register a countervailing duty (CVD) order on chloro isos from the 
PRC.\2\ The Department is conducting this administrative review in 
accordance with section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act). For each of the subsidy programs found 
countervailable, we preliminarily find that there is a subsidy (i.e., a 
financial contribution from an authority that gives rise to a benefit 
to the recipient), and that the subsidy is specific.\3\ In making this 
preliminary determination, the Department relied, in part, on facts 
otherwise available, with the application of adverse inferences.\4\ For 
further information, see ``Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse 
Inferences'' in the accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\5\ A 
list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is 
provided at the Appendix to this notice.
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    \2\ Id.
    \3\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding 
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding 
benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
    \4\ See section 776(a) of the Act.
    \5\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for Preliminary 
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review: Chlorinated 
Isocyanurates from the People's Republic of China,'' dated 
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum).
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    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 http://access.trade.gov, and 
is available to all parties in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of 
the main

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Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn. The signed Preliminary Decision Memorandum 
and the electronic version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are 
identical in content.

Preliminary Results of Review

    In accordance with section 703(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, we 
calculated an estimated individual countervailable subsidy rate for 
each producer/exporter of the subject merchandise individually 
investigated during the period of January 1, 2015, through December 31, 
2015. We preliminarily determine these rates to be:

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                                                                Subsidy
                           Company                               rate
                                                               (percent)
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Hebei Jiheng Chemical Co., Ltd..............................       25.18
Heze Huayi Chemical Co., Ltd................................        3.81
Juancheng Kangtai Chemical Co., Ltd.........................        1.53
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Disclosure and Public Comment

    The Department intends to disclose its calculations and analysis 
performed to interested parties in this preliminary determination 
within five days of its public announcement, or if there is no public 
announcement, within five days of the date of this notice in accordance 
with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Case briefs or other written comments may be 
submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no 
later than 30 days after the date of publication of the preliminary 
determination. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in case 
briefs, may be submitted no later than five days after the deadline 
date for case briefs.\6\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), 
parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this investigation 
are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) A statement of the 
issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of 
authorities.
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    \6\ See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general 
filing requirements).
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    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to 
request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal 
briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce within 30 days 
after the date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain 
the party's name, address, and telephone number, the number of 
participants, whether any participant is a foreign national, and a list 
of the issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, the 
Department intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, at a time 
and date to be determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the 
date, time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled 
date.
    Unless the deadline is extended pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of 
the Act, we intend to issue the final results of this administrative 
review, including the results of our analysis of the issues raised by 
the parties in their comments, within 120 days after issuance of these 
preliminary results.

Assessment Rates and Cash Deposit Requirement

    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4)(i), we preliminarily 
assigned subsidy rates in the amounts shown above for the producer/
exporters shown above. Upon issuance of the final results, the 
Department shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP) shall assess, CVDs on all appropriate entries covered by this 
review. We intend to issue instructions to CBP 15 days after 
publication of the final results of review.
    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, the Department also 
intends to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated CVDs, in 
the amounts shown above for each of the respective companies shown 
above, on shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of the 
final results of this review. For all non-reviewed firms, we will 
instruct CBP to continue to collect cash deposits at the most-recent 
company-specific or all-others rate applicable to the company, as 
appropriate. These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall 
remain in effect until further notice.
    These preliminary results 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: November 27, 2017.
Carole Showers,
Executive Director, Office of Policy performing the duties of the 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix--List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Application of CVD Law to Imports From the PRC
IV. Subsidies Valuation
V. Benchmarks
VI. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences
VII. Analysis of Programs
VIII. Disclosure and Public Comment
IX. Conclusion

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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 231 / Monday, December 4, 2017 / Notices 57209 of administrative review for all a. Determination of the Comparison Scope of the Order shipments of the subject merchandise Method b. Results of the Differential Pricing The products covered by the order are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, chloro isos, which are derivatives are Analysis for consumption on or after the 5. Product Comparisons cyanuric acid, described as chlorinated publication date of the final results of 6. Date of Sale s-triazine triones.1 Chloro isos are this administrative review, as provided 7. Export Price currently classifiable under subheadings by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) 8. Normal Value 2933.69.6015, 2933.69.6021, The cash deposit rate for Sidenor will be a. Home Market Viability as Comparison 2933.69.6050, 3808.50.4000, the rate established in the final results Market b. Level of Trade 3808.94.5000, and 3808.99.9500 of the of this administrative review; (2) for Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the merchandise exported by producers or c. Sales to Affiliates d. Cost of Production United States (HTSUS). The HTSUS exporters not covered in this 1. Calculation of COP subheadings are provided for administrative review but covered in a 2. Test of Comparison Market Sales Prices convenience and customs purposes; the prior segment of the proceeding, the 3. Results of the COP Test written product description of the scope cash deposit rate will continue to be the e. Calculation of Normal Value Based on of the order is dispositive. company-specific rate published for the Comparison Market Prices most recently completed segment of this f. Price to Constructed Value Comparison Methodology proceeding; (3) if the exporter is not a 9. Currency Conversion 10. Recommendation On November 13, 2014, the firm covered in this review, a prior Department published in the Federal review, or the original investigation, but [FR Doc. 2017–26064 Filed 12–1–17; 8:45 am] Register a countervailing duty (CVD) the producer is, the cash deposit rate BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P order on chloro isos from the PRC.2 The will be the rate established for the most Department is conducting this recently completed segment of this administrative review in accordance proceeding for the producer of the DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE with section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff subject merchandise; and (4) the cash Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For deposit rate for all other manufacturers International Trade Administration each of the subsidy programs found or exporters will continue to be 25.77 [C–570–991] countervailable, we preliminarily find percent, the all-others rate established that there is a subsidy (i.e., a financial in the investigation.3 These cash deposit Chlorinated Isocyanurates From the contribution from an authority that requirements, when imposed, shall People’s Republic of China: gives rise to a benefit to the recipient), remain in effect until further notice. Preliminary Results of Countervailing and that the subsidy is specific.3 In Duty Administrative Review; 2015 Notification to Importers making this preliminary determination, AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, the Department relied, in part, on facts This notice serves as a preliminary International Trade Administration, otherwise available, with the reminder to importers of their Department of Commerce. application of adverse inferences.4 For responsibility under 19 CFR SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce further information, see ‘‘Use of Facts 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate (the Department) preliminarily Otherwise Available and Adverse regarding the reimbursement of determines that countervailable Inferences’’ in the accompanying antidumping duties prior to liquidation subsidies are being provided to Preliminary Decision Memorandum.5 A of the relevant entries during this POR. producers and exporters of chlorinated list of topics discussed in the Failure to comply with this requirement isocyanurates (chloro isos) from the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is could result in the Secretary’s People’s Republic of China (the PRC). provided at the Appendix to this notice. presumption that reimbursement of The period of review (POR) is January The Preliminary Decision antidumping duties occurred and 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015. The Memorandum is a public document and increase the subsequent assessment of administrative review covers three is on file electronically via Enforcement the antidumping duties by the amount producers/exporters: (1) Hebei Jiheng and Compliance’s Antidumping and of the antidumping duties reimburses. Chemical Co., Ltd. (Hebei Jiheng); (2) Countervailing Duty Centralized The preliminary results of review are Heze Huayi Chemical Co., Ltd. (Huayi); Electronic Service System (ACCESS). issued and published in accordance and (3) Juancheng Kangtai Chemical ACCESS is available to registered users with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Co., Ltd. (Kangtai). We preliminarily at http://access.trade.gov, and is Act. determine that these companies available to all parties in the Central received countervailable subsidies Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Dated: November 27, 2017. during the POR related to certain Carole Showers, 1 For a complete description of the Scope of the programs. Interested parties are invited Executive Director, Office of Policy Order, see Countervailing Duty Administrative to comment on these preliminary Review of Chlorinated Isocyanurates from the performing the duties of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. results. People’s Republic of China: Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results, published concurrently DATES: Applicable December 4, 2017. Appendix with this notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia 2 Id. List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Hancock or Omar Qureshi, AD/CVD 3 See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act Decision Memorandum Operations, Office V, Enforcement and regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES 1. Summary Compliance, International Trade of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of 2. Background the Act regarding specificity. Administration, U.S. Department of 4 See section 776(a) of the Act. 3. Scope of the Order Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 5 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 4. Discussion of the Methodology NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty (202) 482–1394 or (202) 482–5307, Administrative Review: Chlorinated Isocyanurates 3 See Notice of Final Determination of Sales at from the People’s Republic of China,’’ dated respectively. Less Than Fair Value: Stainless Steel Bar from concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this Spain, 59 FR 66931 (December 28, 1994). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:22 Dec 01, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\04DEN1.SGM 04DEN1

57210 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 231 / Monday, December 4, 2017 / Notices Department of Commerce building. In participant is a foreign national, and a V. Benchmarks addition, a complete version of the list of the issues to be discussed. If a VI. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Preliminary Decision Memorandum can request for a hearing is made, the Adverse Inferences VII. Analysis of Programs be accessed directly at http:// Department intends to hold the hearing VIII. Disclosure and Public Comment enforcement.trade.gov/frn. The signed at the U.S. Department of Commerce, IX. Conclusion Preliminary Decision Memorandum and 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., [FR Doc. 2017–26065 Filed 12–1–17; 8:45 am] the electronic version of the Preliminary Washington, DC 20230, at a time and BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Decision Memorandum are identical in date to be determined. Parties should content. confirm by telephone the date, time, and Preliminary Results of Review location of the hearing two days before DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE the scheduled date. In accordance with section Unless the deadline is extended International Trade Administration 703(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, we calculated pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the an estimated individual countervailable Act, we intend to issue the final results [A–580–867] subsidy rate for each producer/exporter of this administrative review, including of the subject merchandise individually Large Power Transformers From the the results of our analysis of the issues investigated during the period of Republic of Korea: Initiation of raised by the parties in their comments, January 1, 2015, through December 31, Antidumping Duty Changed within 120 days after issuance of these 2015. We preliminarily determine these Circumstances Review preliminary results. rates to be: AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, Assessment Rates and Cash Deposit Requirement International Trade Administration, Subsidy Company rate Department of Commerce. In accordance with 19 CFR (percent) SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 351.221(b)(4)(i), we preliminarily (the Department) obtained information, Hebei Jiheng Chemical Co., Ltd 25.18 assigned subsidy rates in the amounts with respect to certain entities, Heze Huayi Chemical Co., Ltd ... 3.81 shown above for the producer/exporters Juancheng Kangtai Chemical sufficient to warrant the self-initiation shown above. Upon issuance of the final Co., Ltd ................................... 1.53 results, the Department shall determine, of a changed circumstances review of the antidumping duty order on large and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Disclosure and Public Comment power transformers (LPTs) from the (CBP) shall assess, CVDs on all Republic of Korea (Korea). Interested The Department intends to disclose appropriate entries covered by this parties are invited to submit comments, its calculations and analysis performed review. We intend to issue instructions as indicated below. to interested parties in this preliminary to CBP 15 days after publication of the DATES: Applicable December 4, 2017. determination within five days of its final results of review. Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: public announcement, or if there is no public announcement, within five days Act, the Department also intends to Moses Song, AD/CVD Operations, Office of the date of this notice in accordance instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of VI, Enforcement and Compliance, with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Case briefs or estimated CVDs, in the amounts shown International Trade Administration, other written comments may be above for each of the respective U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 submitted to the Assistant Secretary for companies shown above, on shipments Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, Enforcement and Compliance no later of subject merchandise entered, or DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–5041. than 30 days after the date of withdrawn from warehouse, for SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: publication of the preliminary consumption on or after the date of Background determination. Rebuttal briefs, limited publication of the final results of this to issues raised in case briefs, may be review. For all non-reviewed firms, we On August 31, 2012, the Department submitted no later than five days after will instruct CBP to continue to collect published in the Federal Register an the deadline date for case briefs.6 cash deposits at the most-recent antidumping duty order on LPTs from Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and company-specific or all-others rate Korea.1 Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., (d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or applicable to the company, as Ltd. (HHI) is one of the producers/ rebuttal briefs in this investigation are appropriate. These cash deposit exporters reviewed in the less-than fair- encouraged to submit with each requirements, when imposed, shall value investigation and has been argument: (1) A statement of the issue; remain in effect until further notice. reviewed in each subsequent (2) a brief summary of the argument; These preliminary results are issued administrative review of the Order. and (3) a table of authorities. and published in accordance with During the 2014/2015 administrative Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the review, which is also the most recently interested parties who wish to request a Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4). completed administrative review, the hearing, limited to issues raised in the Department assigned HHI an Dated: November 27, 2017. case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a antidumping duty rate of 60.81 Carole Showers, written request to the Assistant percent.2 To address concerns that Executive Director, Office of Policy certain merchandise may not be Secretary for Enforcement and performing the duties of the Deputy Assistant Compliance, U.S. Department of entering the United States at the Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Commerce within 30 days after the date appropriate cash deposit rate, the of publication of this notice. Requests Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in should contain the party’s name, the Preliminary Decision Memorandum 1 See Large Power Transformers from the address, and telephone number, the Republic of Korea: Antidumping Duty Order, 77 FR I. Summary 53177 (August 31, 2012) (the Order). number of participants, whether any II. Background 2 See Large Power Transformers from the III. Application of CVD Law to Imports From Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping 6 See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 the PRC Duty Administrative Review; 2014–2015, 82 FR (for general filing requirements). IV. Subsidies Valuation 13432 (March 13, 2017) (2014/2015 Final Results). VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:22 Dec 01, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\04DEN1.SGM 04DEN1


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DatesApplicable December 4, 2017.
ContactJulia Hancock or Omar Qureshi, 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) 482-1394 or (202) 482-5307, respectively.
FR Citation82 FR 57209 
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