82 FR 57722 - Multilayered Wood Flooring From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, Rescission of Review, in Part, and Intent To Rescind the Review, in Part; 2015
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 234 (December 7, 2017)
International Trade Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 234 (December 7, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-26381 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 234 (Thursday, December 7, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 57722-57726] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-26381] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C-570-971] Multilayered Wood Flooring From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, Rescission of Review, in Part, and Intent To Rescind the Review, in Part; 2015 AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Department) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of multilayered wood flooring (wood flooring) from the People's Republic of China (PRC). The period of review (POR) is January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015. DATES: Applicable December 7, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis McClure or Jesus Saenz, AD/ [[Page 57723]] CVD Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-5973 or 202-482- 8184, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On December 8, 2011, the Department issued a countervailing duty (CVD) order on multilayered wood flooring from the PRC.\1\ Several interested parties requested that the Department conduct an administrative review of the countervailing duty order, and on February 13, 2017, the Department published in the Federal Register a notice of initiation of an administrative review of the Order for 113 producers/ exporters for the POR.\2\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ See Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order, 76 FR 76693 (December 8, 2011) (Order). \2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 10457 (February 13, 2017) (Initiation Notice). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scope of the Order The product covered by the Order is wood flooring from the PRC. For a complete description of the scope of this administrative review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\3\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of China: 2015'' (Preliminary Decision Memorandum), dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rescission of Administrative Review, in Part Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Secretary will rescind an administrative review, in whole or in part, if the parties that requested a review withdraw the request within 90 days of the date of publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review. This review was initiated on February 13, 2017. Both Dalian Penghong Floor Products Co., Ltd. (Dalian Penghong) and the petitioner withdrew their request for a review of Dalian Penghong on March 27, 2017, which was within the 90-day deadline.\4\ Therefore, because there are no remaining requests to review this company, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), and consistent with our practice, we are rescinding this review with respect to Dalian Penghong. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ See Dalian Penghong Floor Products Co., Ltd.'s Letter, ``Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of China Withdrawal of Request for Review,'' dated March 27, 2017; see also Coalition for American Hardwood Parity's (Petitioner) Letter, ``Partial Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review'' dated March 27, 2017. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intent To Rescind Administrative Review, in Part We received timely filed no-shipment certifications from four companies.\5\ The Department issued no-shipment inquiries to Customs Border Protection (CBP) requesting any information that may contradict the no-shipment claims. We have not received information to date from CBP that contradicts Changbai Mountain's, Jiangsu Yuhui's, Jiaxing Hentong Wood's, and Zhejiang Shuimojiangnan's claims of no sales, shipments, or entries of subject merchandise to the United States during the POR.\6\ Because these companies timely filed their no- shipment certifications and CBP has not provided information that contradicts the companies' claims, we preliminarily intend to rescind the review of these companies. Absent any evidence of shipments being placed on the record, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), we intend to rescind the administrative review of these companies in the final results of review. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \5\ See Changbai Mountain Development and Protection Zone Hongtu Wood Industrial Co., Ltd.'s (Changbai Mountain) and Jiangsu Yuhui International Trade Co., Ltd.'s (Jiangsu Yuhui) Letter, ``Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of China: No Shipments Certification,'' dated March 1, 2017; Jiaxing Hengtong Wood Co., Ltd.'s (Jiaxing Hengtong Wood) Letter, ``Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of China: No Sales Certification,'' dated March 13, 2017; Zhejiang Shuimojiangnan New Material Technology Co., Ltd.'s (Zhejiang Shuimojiangnan) Letter, ``Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of China: No Sales Certification,'' dated March 13, 2017. \6\ See Memorandum, ``Release of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Information Relating to No Shipment Claims Made in the 2015 Administrative Review of Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of China,'' dated September 25, 2017, (stating that the CBP no-shipment data query identified entries of subject merchandise by Jiangsu Keri Wood, but did not identify entries of subject merchandise by Changbai Mountain, Jiangsu Yuhui, Jiaxing Hentong Wood, and Zhejiang Shuimojiangnan). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jiangsu Keri Wood and Linyi Bonn also timely filed no-shipment certifications.\7\ However, both companies subsequently withdrew their no-shipment submissions.\8\ Therefore, we are continuing to include Linyi Bonn and Jiangsu Keri Wood in this administrative review for purposes of the preliminary results. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \7\ See Jiangsu Keri Wood Co., Ltd.'s (Jiangsu Keri Wood) Letter, ``Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of China: No Shipments Certification,'' dated March 2, 2017; Linyi Bonn Flooring Manufacturing Co., Ltd.'s (Linyi Bonn) Letter, ``Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of China: No Shipments Certification,'' dated March 3, 2017. \8\ See Jiangsu Keri Wood's Letter, ``Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of China: Comments on No Shipments Letter,'' dated September 29, 2017; Linyi Bonn's Letter, ``Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of China: Withdrawal of No Shipments Certification,'' dated June 12, 2017. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Methodology The Department is conducting this countervailing duty (CVD) review in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (Act). For each of the subsidy programs found countervailable, we preliminarily determine that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution by an ``authority'' that confers a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is specific.\9\ For a full description of the methodology underlying our preliminary conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \9\ 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Department 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. A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as an Appendix to this notice. In making these preliminary results, the Department relied, in part, on facts otherwise available.\10\ For further information, see ``Provision of Electricity for Less Than Adequate Remuneration (LTAR)'' in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \10\ See section 776(a) of the Act. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rate for Non-Selected Companies Under Review There are 105 companies for which a review was requested and not rescinded, and which were not selected as mandatory respondents. For these companies, we are preliminarily applying the rate of mandatory respondent, Fine Furniture (Shanghai) Limited (Fine Furniture), which is above de minimis. For further information on the calculation of the non-selected rate, refer to the section in [[Page 57724]] the Preliminary Decision Memorandum entitled, ``Preliminary Ad Valorem Rate for Non-Selected Companies Under Review.'' Preliminary Results of the Review In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4)(i), we calculated a countervailable subsidy rate for each of the mandatory respondents, Jiangsu Senmao Bamboo Wood Industry Co., Ltd. (Jiangsu Senmao) and Fine Furniture, and their cross-owned affiliates where applicable. We preliminarily find the countervailable subsidy rates for the mandatory respondents under review to be as follows: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Subsidy rate Producer/exporter (percent) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jiangsu Senmao Bamboo Wood Industry Co., Ltd............ * 0.06 Fine Furniture (Shanghai) Limited....................... 0.89 A&W (Shanghai) Woods Co., Ltd........................... 0.89 Anhui Boya Bamboo & Wood Products Co., Ltd.............. 0.89 Anhui Longhua Bamboo Product Co., Ltd................... 0.89 Anhui Suzhou Dongda Wood Co., Ltd....................... 0.89 Baishan Huafeng Wood Product Co., Ltd................... 0.89 Baiying Furniture Manufacturer Co., Ltd................. 0.89 Benxi Wood Company...................................... 0.89 Changzhou Hawd Flooring Co., Ltd........................ 0.89 Cheng Hang Wood Co., Ltd................................ 0.89 Chinafloors Timber (China) Co. Ltd...................... 0.89 Dalian Dajen Wood Co., Ltd.............................. 0.89 Dalian Huade Wood Product Co., Ltd...................... 0.89 Dalian Huilong Wooden Products Co., Ltd................. 0.89 Dalian Jaenmaken Wood Industry Co., Ltd................. 0.89 Dalian Jiahong Wood Industry Co., Ltd................... 0.89 Dalian Jiuyuan Wood Industry Co., Ltd................... 0.89 Dalian Kemian Wood Industry Co., Ltd.................... 0.89 Dalian Xinjinghua Wood Co., Ltd......................... 0.89 Dongtai Fuan Universal Dynamics, LLC.................... 0.89 Dongtai Zhangshi Wood Industry Co. Ltd.................. 0.89 Dunhua City Dexin Wood Industry Co., Ltd................ 0.89 Dunhua City Hongyuan Wood Industry Co., Ltd............. 0.89 Dunhua City Jisen Wood Industry Co., Ltd................ 0.89 Dunhua City Wanrong Wood Industry Co., Ltd.............. 0.89 Dunhua Shengda Wood Industry Co., Ltd................... 0.89 Fu Lik Timber (HK) Co., Ltd............................. 0.89 Fusong Jinlong Wooden Group Co., Ltd.................... 0.89 Fusong Qianqiu Wooden Product Co., Ltd.................. 0.89 GTP International Ltd................................... 0.89 Guangdong Yihua Timber Industry Co., Ltd................ 0.89 Guangzhou Homebon Timber Manufacturing Co., Ltd......... 0.89 Guangzhou Panyu Kangda Board Co., Ltd................... 0.89 Guangzhou Panyu Southern Star Co., Ltd.................. 0.89 HaiLin LinJing Wooden Products, Ltd..................... 0.89 HaiLin XinCheng Wooden Products, Ltd.................... 0.89 Hangzhou Dazhuang Floor Co., Ltd........................ 0.89 Hangzhou Hanje Tec Co., Ltd............................. 0.89 Hangzhou Huahi Wood Industry Co., Ltd................... 0.89 Huber Engineering Wood Corp............................. 0.89 Hunchun Forest Wolf Wooden Industry Co., Ltd............ 0.89 Hunchun Xingjia Wooden Flooring Inc..................... 0.89 Hunchun Forest Wolf Wooden Industry Co., Ltd............ 0.89 Hunchun Xingjia Wooden Flooring Inc..................... 0.89 Huzhou Chenghang Wood Co., Ltd.......................... 0.89 Huzhou City Nanxun Guangda Wood Co., Ltd................ 0.89 Huzhou Fulinmen Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd.................... 0.89 Huzhou Fuma Wood Co., Ltd............................... 0.89 Huzhou Fuma Wood Bus. Co., Ltd.......................... 0.89 Huzhou Jesonwood Co., Ltd............................... 0.89 Huzhou Muyun Wood Co., Ltd.............................. 0.89 Huzhou Sunergy World Trade Co., Ltd..................... 0.89 Jiashan Huijiale Decoration Material Co., Ltd........... 0.89 Jiafeng Wood (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.......................... 0.89 Jiangsu Guyu International Trading Co., Ltd............. 0.89 Jiangsu Kentier Wood Co., Ltd........................... 0.89 Jiangsu Keri Wood Co., Ltd.............................. 0.89 Jiangsu Mingle Flooring Co.............................. 0.89 Jiangsu Simba Flooring Co., Ltd......................... 0.89 Jiashan On-Line Lumber Co., Ltd......................... 0.89 Jilin Forest Industry Jinqiao Flooring Group Co., Ltd... 0.89 Jilin Xinyuan Wooden Industry Co., Ltd.................. 0.89 Karly Wood Product Limited.............................. 0.89 Kember Flooring, Inc.................................... 0.89 [[Page 57725]] Kemian Wood Industry (Kunshan) Co., Ltd................. 0.89 Kingman Floors Co., Ltd................................. 0.89 Les Planchers Mercier, Inc.............................. 0.89 Linyi Anying Wood Co., Ltd.............................. 0.89 Linyi Bonn Flooring Manufacturing Co., Ltd.............. 0.89 Linyi Youyou Wood Co., Ltd.............................. 0.89 Metropolitan Hardwood Floors, Inc....................... 0.89 Mudanjiang Bosen Wood Industry Co., Ltd................. 0.89 Nakahiro Jyou Sei Furniture (Dalian) Co., Ltd........... 0.89 Pinge Timber Manufacturing (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd.......... 0.89 Power Dekor Group Co., Ltd. (Exp)....................... 0.89 Qingdao Barry Flooring Co., Ltd......................... 0.89 Shandong Kaiyuan Wood Industry Co., Ltd................. 0.89 Shanghai Anxin (Weiguang) Timber Co., Ltd............... 0.89 Shanghai Eswell Timber Co., Ltd......................... 0.89 Shanghai Lairunde Wood Co., Ltd......................... 0.89 Shanghai Lizhong Wood Products Co., Ltd./............... 0.89 The Lizhong Wood Industry Limited Company of Shanghai... Shanghai New Sihe Wood Co., Ltd......................... 0.89 Shanghai Shenlin Corporation............................ 0.89 Shenyang Haobainian Wooden Co., Ltd..................... 0.89 Shenzhenshi Huanwei Woods Co., Ltd...................... 0.89 Sino-Maple (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd........................... 0.89 Suzhou Dongda Wood Co., Ltd............................. 0.89 Tongxiang Jisheng Import and Export Co., Ltd............ 0.89 Vicwood Industry (Suzhou) Co. Ltd....................... 0.89 Xiamen Yung De Ornament Co., Ltd........................ 0.89 Xuzhou Antop International Trade Co., Ltd............... 0.89 Xuzhou Shenghe Wood Co., Ltd............................ 0.89 Yekalon Industry, Inc. (Exp)............................ 0.89 Yihua Lifestyle Technology Co., Ltd..................... 0.89 Yingyi-Nature (Kunshan) Wood Industry Co., Ltd.......... 0.89 Yixing Lion-King Timber Industry........................ 0.89 Zhejiang Biyork Wood Co., Ltd........................... 0.89 Zhejiang Dadongwu Green Home Wood Co., Ltd.............. 0.89 Zhejiang Desheng Wood Industry Co., Ltd................. 0.89 Zhejiang Fudeli Timber Industry Co., Ltd................ 0.89 Zhejiang Fuerjia Wooden Co., Ltd........................ 0.89 Zhejiang Fuma Warm Technology Co., Ltd.................. 0.89 Zhejiang Haoyun Wooden Co., Ltd......................... 0.89 Zhejiang Longsen Lumbering Co., Ltd..................... 0.89 Zhejiang Simite Wooden Co., Ltd......................... 0.89 Zhejiang Shiyou Timber Co., Ltd......................... 0.89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * De minimis. Disclosure and Public Comment We will disclose to parties in this proceeding the calculations performed in reaching the preliminary results within five days of publication of these preliminary results.\11\ Interested parties may submit written comments (case briefs) on the preliminary results no later than 30 days from the date of publication of this Federal Register notice, and rebuttal comments (rebuttal briefs) within five days after the time limit for filing case briefs.\12\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(d)(2), rebuttal briefs must be limited to issues raised in the case briefs. Parties who submit arguments are requested to submit with the argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \11\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b). \12\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii) and 351.309(d)(1). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain: (1) The party's name, address and telephone number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of issues parties intend to discuss. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to those raised in the respective case and rebuttal briefs. 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 date and time to be determined.\13\ Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \13\ See 19 CFR 351.310. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Parties are reminded that briefs and hearing requests are to be filed electronically using ACCESS and that electronically filed documents must be received successfully in their entirety by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on the due 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 publication of these preliminary results. Assessment Rates Consistent with section 751(a)(1) of the Act, upon issuance of the final results, the Department shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, countervailing duties on all appropriate entries covered by [[Page 57726]] this review. We intend to issue instructions to CBP 15 days after publication of the final results of this review. For Dalian Penghong for which this review is rescinded, the Department will instruct CBP to assess countervailing duties on all appropriate entries at a rate equal to the cash deposit of estimated countervailing duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, during the period January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(l)(i). The Department intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions directly to CBP 15 days after publication of this notice. Cash Deposit Requirements In accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the Act, the Department intends to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties in the amounts shown for each of the respective companies listed above. 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. These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice. This administrative review and notice are in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213. Dated: December 1, 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 I. Summary II. Background A. Case History B. Postponement of Preliminary Results C. Period of Review D. Rescission of Review, In Part E. Intent to Rescind, in Part, the Administrative Review III. Scope of the Order IV. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Application of Adverse Inferences V. Subsidies Valuation A. Allocation Period B. Attribution of Subsidies C. Denominators D. Discount Rates VI. Analysis of Programs A. Programs Preliminarily Determined to Be Countervailable B. Programs Preliminarily Determined to Be Not Used VII. Preliminary Ad Valorem Rate for Non-Selected Companies Under Review VIII. Recommendation [FR Doc. 2017-26381 Filed 12-6-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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Ningxia Mineral & Chemical Lmited for itself. Therefore, we are rescinding Dated: December 4, 2017.
(Ningxia Mineral),11 Shanxi Dapu the administrative review of the James Maeder,
International Trade Co., Ltd. (Shanxi antidumping duty order on certain Senior Director performing the duties of the
Dapu),12 Shanxi DMD Corporation activated carbon from the PRC for the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
(Shanxi DMD),13 and Shanxi Industry period April 1, 2016, through March 31, and Countervailing Duty Operations.
Technology Trading Co., Ltd. (Shanxi 2017, with respect to the 184 companies Attachment
ITT),14 respectively, requested reviews for which all review requests were
of themselves individually. withdrawn, in accordance with 19 CFR 1. Beijing Embrace Technology Co., Ltd.
On June 7, 2017, in accordance with 351.213(d)(1). The review will continue 2. Beijing Pacific Activated Carbon Products
section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, Co., Ltd.
with respect to the remaining 24
3. Carbon Activated Tianjin Co., Ltd.
as amended (the Act) and 19 CFR companies for which reviews were 4. Datong Juqiang Activated Carbon Co., Ltd.
351.221(c)(1)(i), the Department requested.17 5. Datong Municipal Yunguang Activated
published in the Federal Register notice Carbon Co., Ltd.
of initiation of an administrative review Assessment
6. Jacobi Carbons AB
of the order on certain activated carbon The Department will instruct U.S. 7. Jilin Bright Future Chemicals Company,
from the PRC with respect to 209 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to Ltd.
companies.15 On September 5, 2017, the assess antidumping duties on all 8. Meadwestvaco (China) Holding Co., Ltd.
petitioners withdrew their request for an appropriate entries. For the companies 9. Ningxia Guanghua A/C Co., Ltd.
administrative review for 185 for which this review is rescinded, 10. Ningxia Guanghua Activated Carbon Co.,
antidumping duties shall be assessed at Ltd.
companies.16 In the list of companies for 11. Ningxia Guanghua Cherishmet Activated
which the petitioners withdrew their rates equal to the cash deposit of Carbon Co., Ltd.
review request, Shanxi Dapu was the estimated antidumping duties required 12. Ningxia Huahui Activated Carbon Co.,
only company for which a party other at the time of entry, or withdrawal from Ltd.
than the petitioners had requested a warehouse, for consumption, in 13. Ningxia Jirui Activated Carbon
review. accordance with 19 CFR 14. Ningxia Mineral & Chemical Limited
351.212(c)(1)(i). The Department 15. Shanxi Dapu International Trade Co., Ltd.
Partial Rescission of Review intends to issue appropriate assessment 16. Shanxi DMD Corporation
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the instructions directly to CBP 15 days 17. Shanxi Industry Technology Trading Co.,
Department will rescind an after publication of this notice. Ltd.
18. Shanxi Sincere Industrial Co., Ltd.
administrative review, in whole or in
Notification to Importers 19. Sinoacarbon International Trading Co,
part, if the party that requested the Ltd.
review withdraws its request within 90 This notice serves as a final reminder 20. Tancarb Activated Carbon Co., Ltd.
days of the publication of the notice of to importers of their responsibility 21. Tangshan Solid Carbon Co., Ltd.
initiation of the requested review. In under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a 22. Tianjin Channel Filters Co., Ltd.
this case, the petitioners timely certificate regarding the reimbursement 23. Tianjin Jacobi International Trading Co.
withdrew their review request, in part, of antidumping duties prior to Ltd.
by the 90-day deadline. Out of the 185 liquidation of the relevant entries 24. Tianjin Maijin Industries Co., Ltd.
companies for which the petitioners during this review period. Failure to [FR Doc. 2017–26386 Filed 12–6–17; 8:45 am]
withdrew their review request, one comply with this requirement could BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
company requested an administrative result in the Department’s presumption
review of the antidumping duty order that reimbursement of the antidumping
duties occurred and the subsequent DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
11 See Ningxia Mineral’s submission, ‘‘Activated assessment of doubled antidumping
Carbon from the People’s Republic of China Request duties. International Trade Administration
for Antidumping Administrative Review,’’ dated
May 1, 2017. Notification Regarding Administrative [C–570–971]
12 In the Initiation Notice, we listed both Shanxi
Protective Orders
Dapu International Co., Ltd. and Shanxi Dapu Multilayered Wood Flooring From the
International Trade Co., Ltd. because both company This notice also serves as a reminder People’s Republic of China:
names had been requested to be reviewed by to parties subject to administrative Preliminary Results of Countervailing
various interested parties; however, the former protective order (APO) of their
name was a result of a typographical error in Shanxi Duty Administrative Review,
Dapu’s request for review and the correct name of responsibility concerning the Rescission of Review, in Part, and
the company for which a review was requested is disposition of proprietary information Intent To Rescind the Review, in Part;
Shanxi Dapu International Trade Co., Ltd. See disclosed under APO in accordance 2015
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 26444 (June 7, 2017)
(Initiation Notice); see also Petitioners’ Request for written notification of the return or AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance,
Review and Shanxi Dapu’s submission, ‘‘Activated destruction of APO materials, or International Trade Administration,
Carbon from the People’s Republic of China Request conversion to judicial protective order, Department of Commerce.
for Administrative Review,’’ dated May 1, 2017. We is hereby requested. Failure to comply SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
are continuing the review with respect to Shanxi
Dapu International Trade Co., Ltd. with the regulations and terms of an (Department) preliminarily determines
13 See Shanxi DMD’s submission, ‘‘Activated APO is a violation which is subject to that countervailable subsidies are being
Carbon from the People’s Republic of China Request sanction. provided to producers and exporters of
for Administrative Review,’’ dated May 1, 2017. We intend to issue and publish this multilayered wood flooring (wood
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
14 See Shanxi ITT’s submission, ’’ Activated
notice in accordance with sections flooring) from the People’s Republic of
Carbon from the People’s Republic of China Request
for Administrative Review,’’ dated May 1, 2017. 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 China (PRC). The period of review
15 See Initiation Notice. CFR 351.213(d)(4). (POR) is January 1, 2015, through
16 See the petitioners’ submission, ‘‘10th December 31, 2015.
Administrative Review of Certain Activated Carbon 17 For a list of these companies, see Attachment.
DATES: Applicable December 7, 2017.
from the People’s Republic of China—Petitioners’ Because in the Initiation Notice Shanxi Dapu was
Withrdrawal of Certain Requests for Administrative listed twice, the review will continue with respect FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Review,’’ dated September 5, 2017. to 24 companies—not 25. Dennis McClure or Jesus Saenz, AD/
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this review. We intend to issue VIII. Recommendation Significant Ministerial Error
instructions to CBP 15 days after [FR Doc. 2017–26381 Filed 12–6–17; 8:45 am] A ministerial error is defined in 19
publication of the final results of this BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P CFR 351.224(f) as ‘‘an error in addition,
review. For Dalian Penghong for which subtraction, or other arithmetic
this review is rescinded, the Department function, clerical error resulting from
will instruct CBP to assess DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE inaccurate copying, duplication, or the
countervailing duties on all appropriate like, and any other similar type of
entries at a rate equal to the cash deposit International Trade Administration unintentional error which the Secretary
of estimated countervailing duties [A–469–816] considers ministerial.’’ A significant
required at the time of entry, or ministerial error is defined in 19 CFR
withdrawal from warehouse, for Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From 351.224(g) as a ministerial error, the
consumption, during the period January Spain: Amended Preliminary correction of which, singly or in
1, 2015, through December 31, 2015, in Determination of Sales at Less Than combination with other errors, would
accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(l)(i). Fair Value result in: (1) A change of at least five
The Department intends to issue absolute percentage points in, but not
appropriate assessment instructions AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, less than 25 percent of, the weighted-
directly to CBP 15 days after publication International Trade Administration, average dumping margin calculated in
of this notice. Department of Commerce the original (erroneous) preliminary
SUMMARY: On October 31, 2017, the
Cash Deposit Requirements determination; or (2) a difference
Department of Commerce (Department) between a weighted-average dumping
In accordance with section 751(a)(1) published in the Federal Register the margin of zero or de minimis and a
of the Act, the Department intends to preliminary determination of the less- weighted-average dumping margin of
instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of than-fair-value investigation of carbon greater than de minimis or vice versa.
estimated countervailing duties in the and alloy steel wire rod (wire rod) from Further, 19 CFR 351.224(e) provides
amounts shown for each of the Spain. The Department is amending its that the Department ‘‘will analyze any
respective companies listed above. For preliminary determination to correct a comments received and, if appropriate,
all non-reviewed firms, we will instruct significant ministerial error. correct any significant ministerial error
CBP to continue to collect cash deposits DATES: Applicable December 7, 2017. by amending the preliminary
at the most recent company-specific or FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: determination.’’
all-others rate applicable to the Chelsey Simonovich, AD/CVD
company. These cash deposit Ministerial Error Allegation
Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and
requirements, when imposed, shall Compliance, International Trade CELSA alleges that the Department
remain in effect until further notice. Administration, U.S. Department of double-counted the international freight
This administrative review and notice Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue expenses in the calculation of U.S. net
are in accordance with sections NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: prices, increasing the amount deducted
751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 (202) 482–1979. for international movement costs, and
CFR 351.213. increasing the dumping margin. CELSA
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: December 1, 2017. maintains that correcting this error
Gary Taverman, Background results in a decrease of more than five
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping absolute percentage points in, but not
On October 31, 2017, the Department
and Countervailing Duty Operations, less than 25 percent of, the weighted-
published in the Federal Register the
performing the non-exclusive functions and average dumping margin, thereby
Preliminary Determination 1 of the less-
duties of the Assistant Secretary for meeting the definition of ‘‘significant’’
than-fair-value investigation of wire rod
Enforcement and Compliance. pursuant to 19 CFR 351.224(g)(1).3
from Spain. On November 6, 2017,
Additionally, CELSA alleges that the
Appendix Global Steel Wire S.A., CELSA Atlantic
Department has misclassified direct
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary S.A., and Companı́a Española de
selling expenses in the United States as
Decision Memorandum Laminación (collectively, CELSA)
indirect selling expenses incurred in
alleged that the Department made a
I. Summary Spain.
II. Background significant ministerial error in the We find that the Department
A. Case History Preliminary Determination.2 unintentionally included international
B. Postponement of Preliminary Results freight expenses twice when adjusting
Scope of the Investigation
C. Period of Review
U.S. price for movement expense in the
D. Rescission of Review, In Part The product covered by this
E. Intent to Rescind, in Part, the margin calculation program.4 The
investigation is wire rod from Spain. For
Administrative Review Department also unintentionally entered
a full description of the scope of this
III. Scope of the Order a variable used to capture indirect
investigation, see the ‘‘Scope of the
IV. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and selling expenses in Spain in the
Application of Adverse Inferences Investigation,’’ in the Appendix to this
program calculation for direct selling
V. Subsidies Valuation notice.
expenses in the United States.5 These
A. Allocation Period errors constitute ministerial errors
1 See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from the
B. Attribution of Subsidies
C. Denominators Republic of Spain: Preliminary Affirmative
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
3 See Ministerial Error Allegation.
D. Discount Rates Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value,
and Preliminary Determination of Critical 4 See Department Memorandum: ‘‘Preliminary
VI. Analysis of Programs
Circumstances, In Part, 82 FR 50390 (October 31, Determination Calculation for Global Steel Wire
A. Programs Preliminarily Determined to 2017) (Preliminary Determination). Rod, CELSA Atlantic S.A., and Compania Espanola
Be Countervailable 2 See CELSA’s November 6, 2017 letter, de Laminacion in the Antidumping Duty
B. Programs Preliminarily Determined to ‘‘Antidumping Duty Investigation of Carbon and Investigation of Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel
Be Not Used Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Spain: Significant Wire Rod from Spain,’’ dated October 24, 2017, at
VII. Preliminary Ad Valorem Rate for Non- Ministerial Errors Contained in the Preliminary 8.
Selected Companies Under Review Determination’’ (Ministerial Error Allegation). 5 Id.
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Dates | Applicable December 7, 2017. | |
| Contact | Dennis McClure or Jesus Saenz, AD/ CVD Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-5973 or 202-482- 8184, respectively. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 57722 |
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