82_FR_8843 82 FR 8824 - Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Rescission of 2015-2016 Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review

82 FR 8824 - Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Rescission of 2015-2016 Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 19 (January 31, 2017)

Page Range8824-8825
FR Document2017-01996

The U.S. Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting a new shipper review (NSR) of the antidumping duty (AD) order on passenger vehicle and light truck tires (passenger tires) from the People's Republic of China (the PRC). The NSR covers one exporter/ producer of subject merchandise, Shandong Xinghongyuan Tire Co., Ltd. (SXT). The period of review (POR) is August 1, 2015, through January 31, 2016. The Department preliminarily determines that SXT did not satisfy the regulatory requirements to request an NSR, and, therefore, we are preliminarily rescinding this NSR. Interested parties are invited to comment on the preliminary results of this review.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 19 (Tuesday, January 31, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 19 (Tuesday, January 31, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8824-8825]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-016]


Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From the People's 
Republic of China: Preliminary Rescission of 2015-2016 Antidumping Duty 
New Shipper Review

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting 
a new shipper review (NSR) of the antidumping duty (AD) order on 
passenger vehicle and light truck tires (passenger tires) from the 
People's Republic of China (the PRC). The NSR covers one exporter/
producer of subject merchandise, Shandong Xinghongyuan Tire Co., Ltd. 
(SXT). The period of review (POR) is August 1, 2015, through January 
31, 2016. The Department preliminarily determines that SXT did not 
satisfy the regulatory requirements to request an NSR, and, therefore, 
we are preliminarily rescinding this NSR. Interested parties are 
invited to comment on the preliminary results of this review.

DATES: Effective January 31, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kaitlin Wojnar, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3857.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On June 6, 2016, the Department published notice of initiation of 
an NSR of passenger tires from the PRC for the period August 1, 2015, 
through January 31, 2016.\1\ On October 27, 2016, the Department 
extended the deadline for the preliminary results to January 23, 
2017.\2\
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    \1\ See Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the 
People's Republic of China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty New 
Shipper Review; 2015-2016, 81 FR 36265 (June 6, 2016).
    \2\ See Department Memorandum, ``Passenger Vehicle and Light 
Truck Tires from the People's Republic of China: Extension of 
Deadline for Preliminary Results in Antidumping Duty New Shipper 
Review,'' October 27, 2016.
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Scope of the Order

    The product covered by this order is passenger tires from the PRC. 
For a complete description of the scope, see the Appendix to this 
notice.
    On June 3, 2016, American Omni Trading Company, LLC (American Omni) 
and Unicorn Tire Corporation (Unicorn Tire) requested clarification of 
a prior ruling regarding the scope of the order.\3\ The Department 
issued a preliminary clarification on October 20, 2016,\4\ and 
subsequently received comments in support of the clarification from 
American Omni and Unicorn Tire.\5\ Accordingly, the Department 
finalized the clarification, with no modifications, on November 29, 
2016.\6\
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    \3\ See Department Memorandum, ``Antidumping Duty New Shipper 
Review of Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the People's 
Republic of China: Placing Scope Ruling Request on the Record,'' 
August 2, 2016, at Attachment.
    \4\ See Department Memorandum, ``Antidumping Duty New Shipper 
Review of Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the People's 
Republic of China: Preliminary Clarification of Scope Ruling,'' 
October 20, 2016.
    \5\ See Letter from American Omni and Unicorn Tire, ``Passenger 
Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the People's Republic of China: 
Comments on Preliminary Clarification of Scope Ruling,'' October 27, 
2016.
    \6\ See Department Memorandum, ``Antidumping Duty New Shipper 
Review of Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the People's 
Republic of China: Final Clarification of Scope Ruling,'' November 
29, 2016.
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Methodology

    The Department is conducting this review in accordance with section 
751(a)(2)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214. For a full description of 
the methodology underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum, which is hereby adopted by this notice.\7\ The 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document that is available 
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 Central Records Unit, Room B8024, of the Department's main 
building. A complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can 
also be accessed at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum and the electronic version of the 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
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    \7\ See Department Memorandum, ``Passenger Vehicle and Light 
Truck Tires from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary 
Rescission of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review,'' January 23, 
2017 (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Preliminary Rescission of the Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review

    The Department preliminarily finds that, based on substantial 
evidence on the record, SXT has not satisfied the statutory and 
regulatory requirements to request an NSR. Specifically, the Department 
finds that SXT's request for an NSR was based on the inaccurately 
certified statement that SXT is not affiliated with any PRC exporter or 
producer that exported subject merchandise to the United States during 
the period of time examined in the original AD investigation (i.e., 
October 1, 2013, through March 31, 2014).\8\ Further analysis of SXT's 
corporate affiliations and the factual information underlying this 
preliminary rescission is provided in the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum.
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    \8\ See Antidumping Duty Investigation of Certain Passenger 
Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the People's Republic of China: 
Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final 
Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part, 80 FR 
34893, 34894 (June 18, 2015); see also Letter from SXT, ``Certain 
Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the People's Republic 
of China: New Shipper Review Request,'' February 25, 2016, at 
Exhibit 2 (certifying that ``since the investigation was initiated, 
{SXT{time}  has never been affiliated with any exporter or producer 
who exported the subject merchandise to the United States during the 
period of investigation including those not individually examined 
during the investigation'').
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Public Comment

    Interested parties may submit case briefs or other written comments 
no later than 30 days after the publication of these preliminary 
results in the Federal Register.\9\ Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues 
raised in the case briefs, may be submitted no later than five days 
after the deadline for case briefs.\10\
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    \9\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(i).
    \10\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1).
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    Interested parties who wish to request a hearing must submit a 
written request within 30 days of the publication of these preliminary 
results in the Federal Register.\11\ Such requests should contain the 
party's name, address, and telephone number, as well as the number of 
participants and a list of the issues to be discussed. Oral arguments 
will be limited to issues raised in the 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, time, and location to be 
determined. Parties will be notified of the date, time, and location of 
any hearing.
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    \11\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
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    Parties must file their case briefs and rebuttal briefs, as well as 
any requests for a hearing, electronically, using ACCESS. 
Electronically filed documents must be successfully received in their 
entirety via ACCESS no later than 5:00

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p.m. Eastern Time on the abovementioned deadlines.\12\
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    \12\ See 19 CFR 351.303(b)(1).
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    The Department intends to issue the final results of this NSR, 
which will include an analysis of any issues raised in briefs, no more 
than 90 days after the release of these preliminary results, pursuant 
to section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act.

Assessment Rates

    If the Department proceeds to a final rescission of SXT's NSR, the 
assessment rate to which SXT's shipments will be subject will not be 
affected by this review. The Department, however, initiated an 
administrative review of the AD order on passenger tires from the PRC 
covering numerous exporters for the period of January 27, 2015, through 
July 31, 2016, which encompasses the period covered by this NSR.\13\ 
Therefore, if the Department proceeds to a final rescission, we will 
instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to continue to 
suspend subject merchandise exported by SXT and entered into the United 
States during the period August 1, 2015, through January 31, 2016, 
until CBP receives instructions relating to the abovementioned 
administrative review of this order.
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    \13\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 81 FR 71061, 71065 (October 14, 2016) 
(Administrative Review Initiation Notice). Although SXT is not 
listed in the Administrative Review Initiation Notice, the company 
subsequently applied for a separate rate. See Letter from SXT, 
``Administrative Review of Antidumping Duty Order on Passenger 
Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from China; Application for Separate 
Rate,'' November 14, 2016.
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    If the Department does not proceed to a final rescission of this 
NSR, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), we will calculate an importer-
specific assessment rate based on the final results of this review. In 
accordance with the Department's assessment practice in non-market 
economy proceedings, however, the Department will instruct CBP to 
liquidate entries that were not reported in SXT's U.S. sales database 
at the PRC-wide rate.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    Effective upon publication of the final rescission or the final 
results of this NSR, the Department will instruct CBP to discontinue 
the option of posting bond or security in lieu of a cash deposit for 
entries of SXT's subject merchandise. If the Department proceeds to a 
final rescission of this NSR, the cash deposit rate for SXT will 
continue to be the PRC-wide rate because the Department will not have 
determined an individual dumping margin for SXT. If the Department 
issues final results for this NSR, the Department will instruct CBP to 
collect cash deposits, effective upon publication of the final results, 
at the rates established therein.

Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation 
of the relevant entries during this POR. 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.
    We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results in 
accordance with sections 751(a)(2)(B) and 771(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: January 23, 2017.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
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                                                    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                     On June 3, 2016, American Omni                      the record, SXT has not satisfied the
                                                                                                            Trading Company, LLC (American                         statutory and regulatory requirements to
                                                    International Trade Administration                      Omni) and Unicorn Tire Corporation                     request an NSR. Specifically, the
                                                                                                            (Unicorn Tire) requested clarification of              Department finds that SXT’s request for
                                                    [A–570–016]                                                                                                    an NSR was based on the inaccurately
                                                                                                            a prior ruling regarding the scope of the
                                                                                                            order.3 The Department issued a                        certified statement that SXT is not
                                                    Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck
                                                                                                            preliminary clarification on October 20,               affiliated with any PRC exporter or
                                                    Tires From the People’s Republic of
                                                                                                            2016,4 and subsequently received                       producer that exported subject
                                                    China: Preliminary Rescission of 2015–
                                                                                                            comments in support of the clarification               merchandise to the United States during
                                                    2016 Antidumping Duty New Shipper
                                                                                                            from American Omni and Unicorn                         the period of time examined in the
                                                    Review
                                                                                                            Tire.5 Accordingly, the Department                     original AD investigation (i.e., October
                                                    AGENCY:   Enforcement and Compliance,                   finalized the clarification, with no                   1, 2013, through March 31, 2014).8
                                                    International Trade Administration,                     modifications, on November 29, 2016.6                  Further analysis of SXT’s corporate
                                                    Department of Commerce.                                                                                        affiliations and the factual information
                                                                                                            Methodology                                            underlying this preliminary rescission is
                                                    SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
                                                    Commerce (the Department) is                               The Department is conducting this                   provided in the Preliminary Decision
                                                    conducting a new shipper review (NSR)                   review in accordance with section                      Memorandum.
                                                    of the antidumping duty (AD) order on                   751(a)(2)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR
                                                                                                                                                                   Public Comment
                                                    passenger vehicle and light truck tires                 351.214. For a full description of the
                                                                                                            methodology underlying our                                Interested parties may submit case
                                                    (passenger tires) from the People’s                                                                            briefs or other written comments no
                                                    Republic of China (the PRC). The NSR                    conclusions, see the Preliminary
                                                                                                            Decision Memorandum, which is hereby                   later than 30 days after the publication
                                                    covers one exporter/producer of subject                                                                        of these preliminary results in the
                                                    merchandise, Shandong Xinghongyuan                      adopted by this notice.7 The
                                                                                                            Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a                   Federal Register.9 Rebuttal briefs,
                                                    Tire Co., Ltd. (SXT). The period of                                                                            limited to issues raised in the case
                                                    review (POR) is August 1, 2015, through                 public document that is available
                                                                                                            electronically via Enforcement and                     briefs, may be submitted no later than
                                                    January 31, 2016. The Department                                                                               five days after the deadline for case
                                                    preliminarily determines that SXT did                   Compliance’s Antidumping and
                                                                                                            Countervailing Duty Centralized                        briefs.10
                                                    not satisfy the regulatory requirements                                                                           Interested parties who wish to request
                                                    to request an NSR, and, therefore, we                   Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
                                                                                                            ACCESS is available to registered users                a hearing must submit a written request
                                                    are preliminarily rescinding this NSR.                                                                         within 30 days of the publication of
                                                    Interested parties are invited to                       at http://access.trade.gov and in the
                                                                                                            Central Records Unit, Room B8024, of                   these preliminary results in the Federal
                                                    comment on the preliminary results of                                                                          Register.11 Such requests should
                                                    this review.                                            the Department’s main building. A
                                                                                                            complete version of the Preliminary                    contain the party’s name, address, and
                                                    DATES: Effective January 31, 2017.                                                                             telephone number, as well as the
                                                                                                            Decision Memorandum can also be
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        accessed at http://                                    number of participants and a list of the
                                                    Kaitlin Wojnar, AD/CVD Operations,                      enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed                 issues to be discussed. Oral arguments
                                                    Office VII, Enforcement and                             Preliminary Decision Memorandum and                    will be limited to issues raised in the
                                                    Compliance, International Trade                         the electronic version of the Preliminary              case and rebuttal briefs. If a request for
                                                    Administration, U.S. Department of                      Decision Memorandum are identical in                   a hearing is made, the Department
                                                    Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue                      content.                                               intends to hold the hearing at the U.S.
                                                    NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone:                                                                          Department of Commerce, 1401
                                                    (202) 482–3857.                                         Preliminary Rescission of the                          Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
                                                                                                            Antidumping Duty New Shipper                           DC 20230, at a date, time, and location
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                            Review                                                 to be determined. Parties will be
                                                    Background                                                The Department preliminarily finds                   notified of the date, time, and location
                                                      On June 6, 2016, the Department                       that, based on substantial evidence on                 of any hearing.
                                                    published notice of initiation of an NSR                                                                          Parties must file their case briefs and
                                                    of passenger tires from the PRC for the                   3 See Department Memorandum, ‘‘Antidumping           rebuttal briefs, as well as any requests
                                                    period August 1, 2015, through January                  Duty New Shipper Review of Passenger Vehicle and       for a hearing, electronically, using
                                                                                                            Light Truck Tires from the People’s Republic of        ACCESS. Electronically filed documents
                                                    31, 2016.1 On October 27, 2016, the                     China: Placing Scope Ruling Request on the
                                                    Department extended the deadline for                    Record,’’ August 2, 2016, at Attachment.
                                                                                                                                                                   must be successfully received in their
                                                    the preliminary results to January 23,                    4 See Department Memorandum, ‘‘Antidumping           entirety via ACCESS no later than 5:00
                                                    2017.2                                                  Duty New Shipper Review of Passenger Vehicle and
                                                                                                            Light Truck Tires from the People’s Republic of           8 See Antidumping Duty Investigation of Certain

                                                    Scope of the Order                                      China: Preliminary Clarification of Scope Ruling,’’    Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the
                                                                                                            October 20, 2016.                                      People’s Republic of China: Final Determination of
                                                      The product covered by this order is                    5 See Letter from American Omni and Unicorn          Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final Affirmative
                                                    passenger tires from the PRC. For a                     Tire, ‘‘Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from   Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part, 80
                                                    complete description of the scope, see                  the People’s Republic of China: Comments on            FR 34893, 34894 (June 18, 2015); see also Letter
                                                                                                            Preliminary Clarification of Scope Ruling,’’ October   from SXT, ‘‘Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light
                                                    the Appendix to this notice.                            27, 2016.                                              Truck Tires from the People’s Republic of China:
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                                                                                                              6 See Department Memorandum, ‘‘Antidumping           New Shipper Review Request,’’ February 25, 2016,
                                                      1 See Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires         Duty New Shipper Review of Passenger Vehicle and       at Exhibit 2 (certifying that ‘‘since the investigation
                                                    from the People’s Republic of China: Initiation of      Light Truck Tires from the People’s Republic of        was initiated, {SXT} has never been affiliated with
                                                    Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review; 2015–              China: Final Clarification of Scope Ruling,’’          any exporter or producer who exported the subject
                                                    2016, 81 FR 36265 (June 6, 2016).                       November 29, 2016.                                     merchandise to the United States during the period
                                                      2 See Department Memorandum, ‘‘Passenger                7 See Department Memorandum, ‘‘Passenger             of investigation including those not individually
                                                    Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the People’s         Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the People’s        examined during the investigation’’).
                                                                                                                                                                      9 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(i).
                                                    Republic of China: Extension of Deadline for            Republic of China: Preliminary Rescission of
                                                                                                                                                                      10 See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1).
                                                    Preliminary Results in Antidumping Duty New             Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review,’’ January
                                                    Shipper Review,’’ October 27, 2016.                     23, 2017 (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).               11 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).




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                                                    p.m. Eastern Time on the                                margin for SXT. If the Department                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    abovementioned deadlines.12                             issues final results for this NSR, the                 Kaitlin Wojnar, AD/CVD Operations,
                                                       The Department intends to issue the                  Department will instruct CBP to collect                Office VII, Enforcement and
                                                    final results of this NSR, which will                   cash deposits, effective upon                          Compliance, International Trade
                                                    include an analysis of any issues raised                publication of the final results, at the               Administration, U.S. Department of
                                                    in briefs, no more than 90 days after the               rates established therein.                             Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
                                                    release of these preliminary results,                                                                          NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
                                                    pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B) of the                 Notification to Importers                              (202) 482–3857.
                                                    Act.                                                      This notice serves as a preliminary                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                    Assessment Rates                                        reminder to importers of their
                                                                                                            responsibility under 19 CFR                            Background
                                                       If the Department proceeds to a final                351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate                      On June 6, 2016, the Department
                                                    rescission of SXT’s NSR, the assessment                 regarding the reimbursement of                         published notice of initiation of an NSR
                                                    rate to which SXT’s shipments will be                   antidumping duties prior to liquidation                of passenger tires from the PRC for the
                                                    subject will not be affected by this                    of the relevant entries during this POR.               period December 1, 2014, through
                                                    review. The Department, however,                        Failure to comply with this requirement                January 31, 2016.1 On October 27, 2016,
                                                    initiated an administrative review of the               could result in the Department’s                       the Department extended the deadline
                                                    AD order on passenger tires from the                    presumption that reimbursement of                      for the preliminary results to January 23,
                                                    PRC covering numerous exporters for                     antidumping duties occurred and the                    2017.2
                                                    the period of January 27, 2015, through                 subsequent assessment of double
                                                    July 31, 2016, which encompasses the                                                                           Scope of the Order
                                                                                                            antidumping duties.
                                                    period covered by this NSR.13                             We are issuing and publishing these                     The product covered by this order is
                                                    Therefore, if the Department proceeds to                preliminary results in accordance with                 passenger tires from the PRC. For a
                                                    a final rescission, we will instruct U.S.               sections 751(a)(2)(B) and 771(i)(1) of the             complete description of the scope, see
                                                    Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to                  Act.                                                   the Appendix to this notice.
                                                    continue to suspend subject                                                                                       On June 3, 2016, American Omni
                                                    merchandise exported by SXT and                           Dated: January 23, 2017.                             Trading Company, LLC (American
                                                    entered into the United States during                   Ronald K. Lorentzen,                                   Omni) and Unicorn Tire Corporation
                                                    the period August 1, 2015, through                      Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement             (Unicorn Tire) requested clarification of
                                                    January 31, 2016, until CBP receives                    and Compliance.                                        a prior ruling regarding the scope of the
                                                    instructions relating to the                            [FR Doc. 2017–01996 Filed 1–30–17; 8:45 am]            order.3 The Department issued a
                                                    abovementioned administrative review                    BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P                                 preliminary clarification on October 20,
                                                    of this order.                                                                                                 2016,4 and subsequently received
                                                       If the Department does not proceed to                                                                       comments in support of the clarification
                                                    a final rescission of this NSR, pursuant                DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                 from American Omni and Unicorn
                                                    to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), we will                                                                               Tire.5 Accordingly, the Department
                                                    calculate an importer-specific                          International Trade Administration                     finalized the clarification, with no
                                                    assessment rate based on the final                                                                             modifications, on November 29, 2016.6
                                                    results of this review. In accordance                   [C–570–017]
                                                    with the Department’s assessment                                                                               Methodology
                                                    practice in non-market economy                          Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck                        The Department is conducting this
                                                    proceedings, however, the Department                    Tires From the People’s Republic of                    review in accordance with section
                                                    will instruct CBP to liquidate entries                  China: Preliminary Rescission of 2014–                 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR
                                                    that were not reported in SXT’s U.S.                    2016 Countervailing Duty New Shipper                   351.214. For a full description of the
                                                    sales database at the PRC-wide rate.                    Review
                                                                                                                                                                     1 See Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires
                                                    Cash Deposit Requirements                               AGENCY:   Enforcement and Compliance,                  from the People’s Republic of China: Initiation of
                                                      Effective upon publication of the final               International Trade Administration,                    Countervailing Duty New Shipper Review; 2014–
                                                    rescission or the final results of this                 Department of Commerce.                                2016, 81 FR 36262 (June 6, 2016).
                                                                                                                                                                     2 See Department Memorandum, ‘‘Passenger
                                                    NSR, the Department will instruct CBP                   SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
                                                                                                                                                                   Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the People’s
                                                    to discontinue the option of posting                    Commerce (the Department) is                           Republic of China: Extension of Deadline for
                                                    bond or security in lieu of a cash                      conducting a new shipper review (NSR)                  Preliminary Results in Countervailing Duty New
                                                                                                            of the countervailing duty (CVD) order                 Shipper Review,’’ October 27, 2016.
                                                    deposit for entries of SXT’s subject                                                                             3 See Department Memorandum, ‘‘Countervailing
                                                    merchandise. If the Department                          on passenger vehicle and light truck
                                                                                                                                                                   Duty New Shipper Review of Passenger Vehicle and
                                                    proceeds to a final rescission of this                  tires (passenger tires) from the People’s              Light Truck Tires from the People’s Republic of
                                                    NSR, the cash deposit rate for SXT will                 Republic of China (the PRC). The NSR                   China: Placing Scope Ruling Request on the
                                                    continue to be the PRC-wide rate                        covers one exporter/producer of subject                Record,’’ August 2, 2016, at Attachment.
                                                                                                                                                                     4 See Department Memorandum, ‘‘Antidumping
                                                    because the Department will not have                    merchandise, Shandong Xinghongyuan
                                                                                                                                                                   Duty New Shipper Review of Passenger Vehicle and
                                                    determined an individual dumping                        Tire Co., Ltd. (SXT). The period of                    Light Truck Tires from the People’s Republic of
                                                                                                            review (POR) is December 1, 2014,                      China: Preliminary Clarification of Scope Ruling,’’
                                                      12 See  19 CFR 351.303(b)(1).                         through January 31, 2016. The                          October 20, 2016.
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                                                      13 See  Initiation of Antidumping and                 Department preliminarily determines                      5 See Letter from American Omni and Unicorn

                                                    Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 81 FR       that SXT did not satisfy the regulatory                Tire, ‘‘Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from
                                                    71061, 71065 (October 14, 2016) (Administrative                                                                the People’s Republic of China: Comments on
                                                    Review Initiation Notice). Although SXT is not
                                                                                                            requirements to request an NSR, and,                   Preliminary Clarification of Scope Ruling,’’ October
                                                    listed in the Administrative Review Initiation          therefore, we are preliminarily                        27, 2016.
                                                    Notice, the company subsequently applied for a          rescinding this NSR. Interested parties                  6 See Department Memorandum, ‘‘Antidumping

                                                    separate rate. See Letter from SXT, ‘‘Administrative    are invited to comment on the                          Duty New Shipper Review of Passenger Vehicle and
                                                    Review of Antidumping Duty Order on Passenger                                                                  Light Truck Tires from the People’s Republic of
                                                    Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from China;
                                                                                                            preliminary results of this review.                    China: Final Clarification of Scope Ruling,’’
                                                    Application for Separate Rate,’’ November 14, 2016.     DATES: Effective January 31, 2017.                     November 29, 2016.



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AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
DatesEffective January 31, 2017.
ContactKaitlin Wojnar, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3857.
FR Citation82 FR 8824 

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