82_FR_9744 82 FR 9719 - Finished Carbon Steel Flanges From India: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination

82 FR 9719 - Finished Carbon Steel Flanges From India: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 25 (February 8, 2017)

Page Range9719-9722
FR Document2017-02607

The Department of Commerce (the Department) preliminarily determines that finished carbon steel flanges from India are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is April 1, 2015, through March 31, 2016. The estimated weighted-average dumping margins of sales at LTFV are shown in the ``Preliminary Determination'' section of this notice. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-533-871]


Finished Carbon Steel Flanges From India: Preliminary 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of 
Final Determination

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) preliminarily 
determines that finished carbon steel flanges from India are being, or 
are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value 
(LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is April 1, 2015, through 
March 31, 2016. The estimated weighted-average dumping margins of sales 
at LTFV are shown in the ``Preliminary Determination'' section of this 
notice. Interested parties are invited

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to comment on this preliminary determination.

DATES: Effective February 8, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Baker or Mark Flessner, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2924 or (202) 482-6312, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Department initiated this investigation on July 20, 2016.\1\ We 
selected two mandatory respondents in this investigation, Norma (India) 
Limited and R.N. Gupta & Co., Ltd.\2\ For a complete description of the 
events that followed the initiation of this investigation, see the 
memorandum that is dated concurrently with this determination and 
hereby adopted by this notice.\3\ A list of topics in the Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum is included as Appendix II to this notice.
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    \1\ See Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from India, Italy, and 
Spain: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 81 FR 
49619 (July 28, 2016) (Initiation Notice).
    \2\ See Memorandum from Fred Baker to Christian Marsh, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, entitled, ``Respondent Selection for the Antidumping 
Duty Investigation of Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from India,'' 
dated September 20, 2016 (Respondent Selection Memorandum).
    \3\ See Memorandum from Gary Taverman, Associate Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, to Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance, entitled ``Decision Memorandum for the 
Preliminary Determination in the Antidumping Duty Investigation of 
Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from India,'' dated concurrently with 
this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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    The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is 
made available to the public 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 is available to all parties in the Department's 
Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce 
building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum can be accessed directly on the internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Preliminary Decision Memorandum 
and the electronic version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are 
identical in content.

Scope of the Investigation

    The product covered by this investigation is finished carbon steel 
flanges from India. For a full description of the scope of this 
investigation, see the ``Scope of the Investigation,'' in Appendix I of 
this notice.

Scope Comments

    We received no comments from interested parties regarding the scope 
of the investigation as it appeared in the Initiation Notice. The scope 
published in the Initiation Notice contained several typographical 
errors, which have been corrected in Appendix I.

Methodology

    The Department is conducting this investigation in accordance with 
section 731 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Export 
price was calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act. Normal 
value (NV) was calculated in accordance with section 773 of the Act. 
For a full description of the methodology underlying our preliminary 
conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

All-Others Rate

    Section 733(d)(1)(A)(ii) of the Act provides that in the 
preliminary determination the Department shall determine an estimated 
``all-others'' rate for all exporters and producers not individually 
investigated, in accordance with section 735(c)(5) of the Act. Section 
735(c)(5)(A) of the Act states that generally the estimated rate for 
all-others shall be an amount equal to the weighted average of the 
estimated weighted-average dumping margins established for exporters 
and producers individually investigated, excluding any zero and de 
minimis margins, and any margins determined entirely under section 776 
of the Act. In this investigation, we calculated weighted-average 
dumping margins for both mandatory respondents that are above de 
minimis and which are not based on section 776 of the Act. However, 
because there are only two weighted-average dumping margins for this 
preliminary determination, using a weighted-average of these two rates 
risks disclosure of business proprietary data. Therefore, the 
Department assigned a margin to the all-others rate companies based on 
the simple average of the two mandatory respondents' rates.\4\
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    \4\ We calculated a simple average because the record does not 
contain usable publicly ranged data for both respondents.
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Preliminary Determination

    The Department preliminarily determines that finished carbon steel 
flanges from India are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United 
States at LTFV, pursuant to section 733 of the Act, and that the 
following estimated weighted-average dumping margins exist:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               Weighted-
                                                                average
                    Exporter/manufacturer                       dumping
                                                                margins
                                                               (percent)
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Norma (India) Limited/USK Exports Private Limited/Uma               8.58
 Shanker Khandelwal & Co./Bansidhar Chiranjilal.............
R.N. Gupta & Co., Ltd.......................................       12.56
All Others..................................................       10.57
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Suspension of Liquidation

    In accordance with section 733(d)(2) of the Act, we will direct 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation of all 
entries of finished carbon steel flanges from India, as described in 
the Scope of the Investigation in Appendix I, that are entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
    Pursuant to section 733(d) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(d), we 
will instruct CBP to require cash deposits \5\ equal to the weighted-
average amount by which the normal value exceeds U.S. price, as 
indicated in the chart above, as follows: (1) The rate for the 
mandatory respondents listed above will be the respondent-specific 
rates we determined in this preliminary determination; (2) if the 
exporter is not a mandatory respondent identified above, but the 
producer is, the rate will be the specific rate established for the 
producer of the subject merchandise; and (3) the rate for all other 
producers or exporters will be the all-others rate. The suspension of 
liquidation instructions will remain in effect until further notice.
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    \5\ See Modification of Regulations Regarding the Practice of 
Accepting Bonds During the Provisional Measures Period in 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations, 76 FR 61042 
(October 3, 2011).
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Disclosure

    We intend to disclose the calculations performed to interested 
parties in this proceeding within five days of the public announcement 
of this preliminary determination in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).

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Verification

    As provided in section 782(i) of the Act, we intend to verify 
information relied upon in making our final determination.

Public Comment

    Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary 
determination no later than 30 days after the date of publication of 
this preliminary determination.\6\ Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues 
raised in case briefs, may be submitted no later than five days after 
the deadline date for case briefs.\7\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) 
and (d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this 
proceeding 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(c)(1)(i); see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for 
general filing requirements).
    \7\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d); 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 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, 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.
    All documents must be filed electronically using ACCESS. An 
electronically-filed request must be received successfully in its 
entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional 
Measures

    Section 735(a)(2) of the Act provides that a final determination 
may be postponed until not later than 135 days after the date of the 
publication of the preliminary determination if, in the event of an 
affirmative preliminary determination, a request for such postponement 
is made by exporters who account for a significant proportion of 
exports of the subject merchandise, or in the event of a negative 
preliminary determination, a request for such postponement is made by 
the petitioner. Section 351.210(e)(2) of the Department's regulations 
requires that requests by respondents for postponement of a final 
determination be accompanied by a request for extension of provisional 
measures from a four-month period to a period not more than six months 
in duration.
    Respondents Norma and Gupta have requested that, in the event of an 
affirmative preliminary determination in this investigation, the 
Department postpone its final determination, i.e., no later than 135 
days after the publication of the preliminary determination in the 
Federal Register, and that the Department extend the application of the 
provisional measures prescribed under section 733(d) of the Act and 19 
CFR 351.210(e)(2), from a four-month period to a period not to exceed 
six months.\8\
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    \8\ See Letter from Norma to the Secretary of Commerce entitled, 
``Request to Postpone the Final Determination,'' dated January 12, 
2017; see also Letter from Gupta to the Secretary of Commerce 
entitled, ``Request to Postpone the Final Determination,'' dated 
January 11, 2017.
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    In accordance with section 735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.210(b)(2)(ii), because: (1) Our preliminary determination is 
affirmative; (2) the requesting exporters account for a significant 
proportion of exports of the subject merchandise; and (3) no compelling 
reasons for denial exist, we are postponing the final determination 
until no later than 135 days after the publication of this notice in 
the Federal Register and extending the provisional measures from a 
four-month period to a period not greater than six months. Accordingly, 
we will issue our final determination no later than 135 days after the 
date of publication of this preliminary determination, pursuant to 
section 735(a)(2) of the Act.\9\
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    \9\ See 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2) and (e).
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International Trade Commission (ITC) Notification

    In accordance with section 733(f) of the Act, we are notifying the 
ITC of our affirmative preliminary determination of sales at LTFV. If 
our final determination is affirmative, the ITC will determine before 
the later of 120 days after the date of this preliminary determination 
or 45 days after our final determination whether these imports are 
materially injuring, or threaten material injury to, the U.S. industry.
    This determination is issued and published in accordance with 
sections 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(c).

    Dated: January 26, 2017.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I

Scope of the Investigation

    The scope of this investigation covers finished carbon steel 
flanges. Finished carbon steel flanges differ from unfinished carbon 
steel flanges (also known as carbon steel flange forgings) in that 
they have undergone further processing after forging, including, but 
not limited to, beveling, bore threading, center or step boring, 
face machining, taper boring, machining ends or surfaces, drilling 
bolt holes, and/or de-burring or shot blasting. Any one of these 
post-forging processes suffices to render the forging into a 
finished carbon steel flange for purposes of this investigation. 
However, mere heat treatment of a carbon steel flange forging 
(without any other further processing after forging) does not render 
the forging into a finished carbon steel flange for purposes of this 
investigation.
    While these finished carbon steel flanges are generally 
manufactured to specification ASME B16.5 or ASME B16.47 series A or 
series B, the scope is not limited to flanges produced under those 
specifications. All types of finished carbon steel flanges are 
included in the scope regardless of pipe size (which may or may not 
be expressed in inches of nominal pipe size), pressure class 
(usually, but not necessarily, expressed in pounds of pressure, 
e.g., 150, 300, 400, 600, 900, 1500, 2500, etc.), type of face 
(e.g., flat face, full face, raised face, etc.), configuration 
(e.g., weld neck, slip on, socket weld, lap joint, threaded, etc.), 
wall thickness (usually, but not necessarily, expressed in inches), 
normalization, or whether or not heat treated. These carbon steel 
flanges either meet or exceed the requirements of the ASTM A105, 
ASTM A694, ASTM A181, ASTM A350 and ASTM A707 standards (or 
comparable foreign specifications). The scope includes any flanges 
produced to the above-referenced ASTM standards as currently stated 
or as may be amended. The term ``carbon steel'' under this scope is 
steel in which:
    (a) iron predominates, by weight, over each of the other 
contained elements:
    (b) the carbon content is 2 percent or less, by weight; and
    (c) none of the elements listed below exceeds the quantity, by 
weight, as indicated:
    (i) 0.87 percent of aluminum;
    (ii) 0.0105 percent of boron;
    (iii) 10.10 percent of chromium;
    (iv) 1.55 percent of columbium;
    (v) 3.10 percent of copper;
    (vi) 0.38 percent of lead;
    (vii) 3.04 percent of manganese;
    (viii) 2.05 percent of molybdenum;
    (ix) 20.15 percent of nickel;
    (x) 1.55 percent of niobium;
    (xi) 0.20 percent of nitrogen;
    (xii) 0.21 percent of phosphorus;
    (xiii) 3.10 percent of silicon;
    (xiv) 0.21 percent of sulfur;
    (xv) 1.05 percent of titanium;
    (xvi) 4.06 percent of tungsten;
    (xvii) 0.53 percent of vanadium; or

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    (xviii) 0.015 percent of zirconium.
    Finished carbon steel flanges are currently classified under 
subheadings 7307.91.5010 and 7307.91.5050 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). They may also be entered 
under HTSUS subheadings 7307.91.5030 and 7307.91.5070. The HTSUS 
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes; the 
written description of the scope is dispositive.

Appendix II

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum

1. Summary
2. Background
3. Period of Investigation
4. Scope of the Investigation
5. Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional 
Measures
6. Scope Comments
7. Affiliation and Collapsing of Affiliates
8. Discussion of the Methodology
9. Product Comparisons
10. Date of Sale
11. Export Price
12. Normal Value
13. Currency Conversion
14. Conclusion

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                                                    affirmative, the ITC will make its final                specific dimensions of sheet and strip set            7220.90.0080. Although the HTSUS
                                                    determination, in accordance with                       forth above following such processing. The            subheadings are provided for convenience
                                                    section 735(b)(2) of the Act, as to                     products described include products                   and customs purposes, the written
                                                                                                            regardless of shape, and include products of          description of the scope of this proceeding is
                                                    whether the domestic industry in the
                                                                                                            either rectangular or non-rectangular cross-          dispositive.
                                                    United States is materially injured,                    section where such cross-section is achieved
                                                    threatened with material injury, or the                 subsequent to the rolling process, i.e.,              Appendix II—Outline of the Issues and
                                                    establishment of an industry in the                     products which have been ‘‘worked after               Decision Memorandum
                                                    United States is materially retarded by                 rolling’’ (e.g., products which have been             I. Summary
                                                    reason of imports of passenger tires from               beveled or rounded at the edges).                     II. Background
                                                    the PRC, no later than 45 days after our                   For purposes of the width and thickness
                                                                                                                                                                  III. Scope Comments
                                                    final determination. If the ITC                         requirements referenced above: (1) Where the
                                                                                                                                                                  IV. Scope of the Investigation
                                                                                                            nominal and actual measurements vary, a
                                                    determines that material injury, threat of                                                                    V. Use of Adverse Facts Available
                                                                                                            product is within the scope if application of
                                                    material injury, or material retardation                                                                      VI. Critical Circumstances
                                                                                                            either the nominal or actual measurement
                                                    does not exist, this proceeding will be                                                                       VII. Separate Rates
                                                                                                            would place it within the scope based on the
                                                    terminated and all cash deposits posted                                                                       VIII. Combination Rates
                                                                                                            definitions set forth above; and (2) where the
                                                    will be refunded or canceled. If the ITC                                                                      IX. PRC-Wide Rate
                                                                                                            width and thickness vary for a specific
                                                                                                                                                                  X. Adjustment Under Section 777A(F) of the
                                                    determines that such injury or material                 product (e.g., the thickness of certain
                                                                                                            products with non-rectangular cross-section,                Act
                                                    retardation does exist, then the                                                                              XI. Adjustment to Cash Deposit Rate for
                                                    Department will issue an antidumping                    the width of certain products with non-
                                                                                                            rectangular shape, etc.), the measurement at                Export Subsidies
                                                    duty order directing CBP to assess, upon                                                                      XII. Discussion of the Issues
                                                                                                            its greatest width or thickness applies.
                                                    further instruction by the Department,                     All products that meet the written physical        XIII. Recommendation
                                                    antidumping duties on all imports of the                description, and in which the chemistry               List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and
                                                    subject merchandise entered, or                         quantities do not exceed any one of the noted         Decision Memorandum
                                                    withdrawn from warehouse, for                           element levels listed above, are within the
                                                                                                                                                                  Issue 1: Whether the Department’s
                                                    consumption on or after the effective                   scope of this investigation unless specifically
                                                                                                                                                                     Investigation and Decision Not to Verify
                                                    date of the suspension of liquidation.                  excluded.
                                                                                                                                                                     Taigang Were Lawful
                                                                                                               Subject merchandise includes stainless
                                                    Notification Regarding Administrative                                                                         Issue 2: Whether the Department Should
                                                                                                            steel sheet and strip that has been further
                                                    Protective Orders                                                                                                Apply a Double-Remedy Adjustment for
                                                                                                            processed in a third country, including but
                                                                                                                                                                     Domestic Subsidies Countervailed in the
                                                       In the event the ITC issues a final                  not limited to cold-rolling, annealing,
                                                                                                                                                                     Accompanying CVD Investigation
                                                                                                            tempering, polishing, aluminizing, coating,
                                                    negative injury determination, this                                                                           Issue 3: Whether the Department has the
                                                                                                            painting, varnishing, trimming, cutting,
                                                    notice will serve as the only reminder                                                                           Statutory Authority to Issue a Country-
                                                                                                            punching, and/or slitting, or any other
                                                    to parties subject to an administrative                                                                          Wide ‘‘PRC-Entity’’ AD Rate, and Whether
                                                                                                            processing that would not otherwise remove
                                                    protective order (APO) of their                                                                                  the Department has Justification for
                                                                                                            the merchandise from the scope of the
                                                    responsibility concerning the                                                                                    Applying FA or AFA to Taigang
                                                                                                            investigation if performed in the country of
                                                                                                                                                                  Issue 4: Whether the Department’s
                                                    disposition of proprietary information                  manufacture of the stainless steel sheet and
                                                                                                                                                                     Presumption of PRC Government Control is
                                                    disclosed under APO in accordance                       strip.
                                                                                                                                                                     Outdated
                                                    with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely                          Excluded from the scope of this
                                                                                                                                                                  Issue 5: Whether Taigang’s Export Activities
                                                    written notification of the return or                   investigation are the following: (1) Sheet and
                                                                                                                                                                     Are Controlled by the Chinese Government
                                                                                                            strip that is not annealed or otherwise heat
                                                    destruction of APO materials, or                                                                              [FR Doc. 2017–02576 Filed 2–7–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            treated and not pickled or otherwise
                                                    conversion to judicial protective order,                descaled; (2) plate (i.e., flat-rolled stainless      BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                                    is hereby requested. Failure to comply                  steel products of a thickness of 4.75 mm or
                                                    with the regulations and terms of an                    more); and (3) flat wire (i.e., cold-rolled
                                                    APO is a violation subject to sanction.                 sections, with a mill edge, rectangular in            DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                    This determination and notice are                       shape, of a width of not more than 9.5 mm).
                                                    issued and published pursuant to                           The products under investigation are               International Trade Administration
                                                    sections 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.               currently classifiable under Harmonized
                                                                                                            Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)          [A–533–871]
                                                      Dated: January 1, 2017.                               subheadings 7219.13.0031, 7219.13.0051,
                                                    Ronald K. Lorentzen,                                    7219.13.0071, 7219.13.0081, 7219.14.0030,             Finished Carbon Steel Flanges From
                                                    Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement              7219.14.0065, 7219.14.0090, 7219.23.0030,             India: Preliminary Determination of
                                                    and Compliance.                                         7219.23.0060, 7219.24.0030, 7219.24.0060,             Sales at Less Than Fair Value and
                                                                                                            7219.32.0005, 7219.32.0020, 7219.32.0025,
                                                    Appendix I—Scope of the Investigation                                                                         Postponement of Final Determination
                                                                                                            7219.32.0035, 7219.32.0036, 7219.32.0038,
                                                      The merchandise covered by this                       7219.32.0042, 7219.32.0044, 7219.32.0045,             AGENCY:   Enforcement and Compliance,
                                                    investigation is stainless steel sheet and strip,       7219.32.0060, 7219.33.0005, 7219.33.0020,             International Trade Administration,
                                                    whether in coils or straight lengths. Stainless         7219.33.0025, 7219.33.0035, 7219.33.0036,
                                                                                                                                                                  Department of Commerce.
                                                    steel is an alloy steel containing, by weight,          7219.33.0038, 7219.33.0042, 7219.33.0044,
                                                    1.2 percent or less of carbon and 10.5 percent          7219.33.0045, 7219.33.0070, 7219.33.0080,             SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
                                                    or more of chromium, with or without other              7219.34.0005, 7219.34.0020, 7219.34.0025,             (the Department) preliminarily
                                                    elements. The subject sheet and strip is a flat-        7219.34.0030, 7219.34.0035, 7219.34.0050,             determines that finished carbon steel
                                                    rolled product with a width that is greater             7219.35.0005, 7219.35.0015, 7219.35.0030,             flanges from India are being, or are
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                                                    than 9.5 mm and with a thickness of 0.3048              7219.35.0035, 7219.35.0050, 7219.90.0010,             likely to be, sold in the United States at
                                                    mm and greater but less than 4.75 mm, and               7219.90.0020, 7219.90.0025, 7219.90.0060,             less than fair value (LTFV). The period
                                                    that is annealed or otherwise heat treated,             7219.90.0080, 7220.12.1000, 7220.12.5000,
                                                                                                                                                                  of investigation (POI) is April 1, 2015,
                                                    and pickled or otherwise descaled. The                  7220.20.1010, 7220.20.1015, 7220.20.1060,
                                                    subject sheet and strip may also be further             7220.20.1080, 7220.20.6005, 7220.20.6010,             through March 31, 2016. The estimated
                                                    processed (e.g., cold-rolled, annealed,                 7220.20.6015, 7220.20.6060, 7220.20.6080,             weighted-average dumping margins of
                                                    tempered, polished, aluminized, coated,                 7220.20.7005, 7220.20.7010, 7220.20.7015,             sales at LTFV are shown in the
                                                    painted, varnished, trimmed, cut, punched,              7220.20.7060, 7220.20.7080, 7220.90.0010,             ‘‘Preliminary Determination’’ section of
                                                    or slit, etc.) provided that it maintains the           7220.90.0015, 7220.90.0060, and                       this notice. Interested parties are invited


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                                                    to comment on this preliminary                          Scope of the Investigation                            Preliminary Determination
                                                    determination.
                                                                                                               The product covered by this                           The Department preliminarily
                                                    DATES:   Effective February 8, 2017.                    investigation is finished carbon steel                determines that finished carbon steel
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:   Fred                 flanges from India. For a full description            flanges from India are being, or are
                                                    Baker or Mark Flessner, AD/CVD                          of the scope of this investigation, see the           likely to be, sold in the United States at
                                                    Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and                  ‘‘Scope of the Investigation,’’ in                    LTFV, pursuant to section 733 of the
                                                    Compliance, International Trade                         Appendix I of this notice.                            Act, and that the following estimated
                                                    Administration, U.S. Department of                                                                            weighted-average dumping margins
                                                                                                            Scope Comments
                                                    Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue                                                                            exist:
                                                    NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone:                     We received no comments from
                                                    (202) 482–2924 or (202) 482–6312,                       interested parties regarding the scope of                                                               Weighted-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     average
                                                    respectively.                                           the investigation as it appeared in the                        Exporter/manufacturer                    dumping
                                                                                                            Initiation Notice. The scope published                                                                   margins
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                            in the Initiation Notice contained                                                                      (percent)
                                                    Background                                              several typographical errors, which have
                                                                                                            been corrected in Appendix I.                         Norma (India) Limited/USK Ex-
                                                       The Department initiated this                                                                                ports Private Limited/Uma
                                                    investigation on July 20, 2016.1 We                     Methodology                                             Shanker Khandelwal & Co./
                                                    selected two mandatory respondents in                                                                           Bansidhar Chiranjilal ...............                8.58
                                                                                                              The Department is conducting this                   R.N. Gupta & Co., Ltd ................                12.56
                                                    this investigation, Norma (India)
                                                                                                            investigation in accordance with section              All Others ....................................       10.57
                                                    Limited and R.N. Gupta & Co., Ltd.2 For
                                                                                                            731 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
                                                    a complete description of the events that
                                                                                                            amended (the Act). Export price was                   Suspension of Liquidation
                                                    followed the initiation of this
                                                                                                            calculated in accordance with section
                                                    investigation, see the memorandum that
                                                                                                            772 of the Act. Normal value (NV) was                    In accordance with section 733(d)(2)
                                                    is dated concurrently with this
                                                                                                            calculated in accordance with section                 of the Act, we will direct U.S. Customs
                                                    determination and hereby adopted by
                                                                                                            773 of the Act. For a full description of             and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend
                                                    this notice.3 A list of topics in the
                                                                                                            the methodology underlying our                        liquidation of all entries of finished
                                                    Preliminary Decision Memorandum is
                                                                                                            preliminary conclusions, see the                      carbon steel flanges from India, as
                                                    included as Appendix II to this notice.
                                                                                                            Preliminary Decision Memorandum.                      described in the Scope of the
                                                       The Preliminary Decision                                                                                   Investigation in Appendix I, that are
                                                    Memorandum is a public document and                     All-Others Rate
                                                                                                                                                                  entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
                                                    is made available to the public via                                                                           for consumption on or after the date of
                                                    Enforcement and Compliance’s                               Section 733(d)(1)(A)(ii) of the Act
                                                                                                            provides that in the preliminary                      publication of this notice in the Federal
                                                    Antidumping and Countervailing Duty                                                                           Register.
                                                    Centralized Electronic Service System                   determination the Department shall
                                                    (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to                        determine an estimated ‘‘all-others’’ rate               Pursuant to section 733(d) of the Act
                                                    registered users at https://                            for all exporters and producers not                   and 19 CFR 351.205(d), we will instruct
                                                    access.trade.gov, and is available to all               individually investigated, in accordance              CBP to require cash deposits 5 equal to
                                                    parties in the Department’s Central                     with section 735(c)(5) of the Act.                    the weighted-average amount by which
                                                    Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main                    Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act states                the normal value exceeds U.S. price, as
                                                    Department of Commerce building. In                     that generally the estimated rate for all-            indicated in the chart above, as follows:
                                                    addition, a complete version of the                     others shall be an amount equal to the                (1) The rate for the mandatory
                                                    Preliminary Decision Memorandum can                     weighted average of the estimated                     respondents listed above will be the
                                                    be accessed directly on the internet at                 weighted-average dumping margins                      respondent-specific rates we determined
                                                    http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The                  established for exporters and producers               in this preliminary determination; (2) if
                                                    signed Preliminary Decision                             individually investigated, excluding any              the exporter is not a mandatory
                                                    Memorandum and the electronic                           zero and de minimis margins, and any                  respondent identified above, but the
                                                    version of the Preliminary Decision                     margins determined entirely under                     producer is, the rate will be the specific
                                                    Memorandum are identical in content.                    section 776 of the Act. In this                       rate established for the producer of the
                                                                                                            investigation, we calculated weighted-                subject merchandise; and (3) the rate for
                                                       1 See Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from India,
                                                                                                            average dumping margins for both                      all other producers or exporters will be
                                                    Italy, and Spain: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value    mandatory respondents that are above                  the all-others rate. The suspension of
                                                    Investigations, 81 FR 49619 (July 28, 2016)             de minimis and which are not based on                 liquidation instructions will remain in
                                                    (Initiation Notice).                                    section 776 of the Act. However,                      effect until further notice.
                                                       2 See Memorandum from Fred Baker to Christian
                                                                                                            because there are only two weighted-
                                                    Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
                                                                                                            average dumping margins for this                      Disclosure
                                                    and Countervailing Duty Operations, entitled,
                                                    ‘‘Respondent Selection for the Antidumping Duty         preliminary determination, using a                      We intend to disclose the calculations
                                                    Investigation of Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from     weighted-average of these two rates                   performed to interested parties in this
                                                    India,’’ dated September 20, 2016 (Respondent           risks disclosure of business proprietary
                                                    Selection Memorandum).                                                                                        proceeding within five days of the
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                                                       3 See Memorandum from Gary Taverman,
                                                                                                            data. Therefore, the Department                       public announcement of this
                                                    Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for                assigned a margin to the all-others rate              preliminary determination in
                                                    Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations,         companies based on the simple average                 accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
                                                    to Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary      of the two mandatory respondents’
                                                    for Enforcement and Compliance, entitled                rates.4
                                                    ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary                                                                       5 See Modification of Regulations Regarding the

                                                    Determination in the Antidumping Duty                                                                         Practice of Accepting Bonds During the Provisional
                                                    Investigation of Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from       4 We calculated a simple average because the        Measures Period in Antidumping and
                                                    India,’’ dated concurrently with this notice            record does not contain usable publicly ranged data   Countervailing Duty Investigations, 76 FR 61042
                                                    (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).                      for both respondents.                                 (October 3, 2011).



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                                                                               Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 25 / Wednesday, February 8, 2017 / Notices                                                   9721

                                                    Verification                                            postponement is made by the petitioner.                 Dated: January 26, 2017.
                                                      As provided in section 782(i) of the                  Section 351.210(e)(2) of the                          Ronald K. Lorentzen,
                                                    Act, we intend to verify information                    Department’s regulations requires that                Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
                                                    relied upon in making our final                         requests by respondents for                           and Compliance.
                                                    determination.                                          postponement of a final determination
                                                                                                                                                                  Appendix I
                                                                                                            be accompanied by a request for
                                                    Public Comment                                          extension of provisional measures from                Scope of the Investigation
                                                       Interested parties are invited to                    a four-month period to a period not                      The scope of this investigation covers
                                                    comment on this preliminary                             more than six months in duration.                     finished carbon steel flanges. Finished
                                                    determination no later than 30 days                        Respondents Norma and Gupta have                   carbon steel flanges differ from unfinished
                                                    after the date of publication of this                   requested that, in the event of an                    carbon steel flanges (also known as carbon
                                                                                                                                                                  steel flange forgings) in that they have
                                                    preliminary determination.6 Rebuttal                    affirmative preliminary determination                 undergone further processing after forging,
                                                    briefs, limited to issues raised in case                in this investigation, the Department                 including, but not limited to, beveling, bore
                                                    briefs, may be submitted no later than                  postpone its final determination, i.e., no            threading, center or step boring, face
                                                    five days after the deadline date for case              later than 135 days after the publication             machining, taper boring, machining ends or
                                                    briefs.7 Pursuant to 19 CFR                             of the preliminary determination in the               surfaces, drilling bolt holes, and/or de-
                                                    351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who                   Federal Register, and that the                        burring or shot blasting. Any one of these
                                                    submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in                Department extend the application of                  post-forging processes suffices to render the
                                                    this proceeding are encouraged to                       the provisional measures prescribed                   forging into a finished carbon steel flange for
                                                                                                                                                                  purposes of this investigation. However,
                                                    submit with each argument: (1) A                        under section 733(d) of the Act and 19                mere heat treatment of a carbon steel flange
                                                    statement of the issue; (2) a brief                     CFR 351.210(e)(2), from a four-month                  forging (without any other further processing
                                                    summary of the argument; and (3) a                      period to a period not to exceed six                  after forging) does not render the forging into
                                                    table of authorities.                                   months.8                                              a finished carbon steel flange for purposes of
                                                       Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),                          In accordance with section                         this investigation.
                                                    interested parties who wish to request a                735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR                       While these finished carbon steel flanges
                                                    hearing must submit a written request to                351.210(b)(2)(ii), because: (1) Our                   are generally manufactured to specification
                                                    the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement                 preliminary determination is                          ASME B16.5 or ASME B16.47 series A or
                                                    and Compliance, U.S. Department of                                                                            series B, the scope is not limited to flanges
                                                                                                            affirmative; (2) the requesting exporters             produced under those specifications. All
                                                    Commerce, within 30 days after the date                 account for a significant proportion of               types of finished carbon steel flanges are
                                                    of publication of this notice. Requests                 exports of the subject merchandise; and               included in the scope regardless of pipe size
                                                    should contain the party’s name,                        (3) no compelling reasons for denial                  (which may or may not be expressed in
                                                    address, and telephone number, the                      exist, we are postponing the final                    inches of nominal pipe size), pressure class
                                                    number of participants, and a list of the               determination until no later than 135                 (usually, but not necessarily, expressed in
                                                    issues to be discussed. If a request for                days after the publication of this notice             pounds of pressure, e.g., 150, 300, 400, 600,
                                                    a hearing is made, the Department                       in the Federal Register and extending                 900, 1500, 2500, etc.), type of face (e.g., flat
                                                    intends to hold the hearing at the U.S.                 the provisional measures from a four-                 face, full face, raised face, etc.), configuration
                                                    Department of Commerce, 1401                                                                                  (e.g., weld neck, slip on, socket weld, lap
                                                                                                            month period to a period not greater                  joint, threaded, etc.), wall thickness (usually,
                                                    Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,                    than six months. Accordingly, we will                 but not necessarily, expressed in inches),
                                                    DC 20230, at a time and date to be                      issue our final determination no later                normalization, or whether or not heat treated.
                                                    determined. Parties should confirm by                   than 135 days after the date of                       These carbon steel flanges either meet or
                                                    telephone the date, time, and location of               publication of this preliminary                       exceed the requirements of the ASTM A105,
                                                    the hearing two days before the                         determination, pursuant to section                    ASTM A694, ASTM A181, ASTM A350 and
                                                    scheduled date.                                         735(a)(2) of the Act.9                                ASTM A707 standards (or comparable
                                                       All documents must be filed                                                                                foreign specifications). The scope includes
                                                    electronically using ACCESS. An                         International Trade Commission (ITC)                  any flanges produced to the above-referenced
                                                    electronically-filed request must be                    Notification                                          ASTM standards as currently stated or as
                                                    received successfully in its entirety by                                                                      may be amended. The term ‘‘carbon steel’’
                                                                                                               In accordance with section 733(f) of               under this scope is steel in which:
                                                    ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard                    the Act, we are notifying the ITC of our                 (a) iron predominates, by weight, over each
                                                    Time.                                                   affirmative preliminary determination of              of the other contained elements:
                                                    Postponement of Final Determination                     sales at LTFV. If our final determination                (b) the carbon content is 2 percent or less,
                                                    and Extension of Provisional Measures                   is affirmative, the ITC will determine                by weight; and
                                                                                                            before the later of 120 days after the date              (c) none of the elements listed below
                                                       Section 735(a)(2) of the Act provides                of this preliminary determination or 45               exceeds the quantity, by weight, as indicated:
                                                    that a final determination may be                       days after our final determination                       (i) 0.87 percent of aluminum;
                                                    postponed until not later than 135 days                 whether these imports are materially                     (ii) 0.0105 percent of boron;
                                                    after the date of the publication of the                                                                         (iii) 10.10 percent of chromium;
                                                                                                            injuring, or threaten material injury to,                (iv) 1.55 percent of columbium;
                                                    preliminary determination if, in the                    the U.S. industry.
                                                    event of an affirmative preliminary                                                                              (v) 3.10 percent of copper;
                                                                                                               This determination is issued and                      (vi) 0.38 percent of lead;
                                                    determination, a request for such
                                                                                                            published in accordance with sections                    (vii) 3.04 percent of manganese;
                                                    postponement is made by exporters who                                                                            (viii) 2.05 percent of molybdenum;
                                                                                                            733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19
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                                                    account for a significant proportion of                                                                          (ix) 20.15 percent of nickel;
                                                                                                            CFR 351.205(c).
                                                    exports of the subject merchandise, or in                                                                        (x) 1.55 percent of niobium;
                                                    the event of a negative preliminary                       8 See Letter from Norma to the Secretary of
                                                                                                                                                                     (xi) 0.20 percent of nitrogen;
                                                    determination, a request for such                       Commerce entitled, ‘‘Request to Postpone the Final
                                                                                                                                                                     (xii) 0.21 percent of phosphorus;
                                                                                                            Determination,’’ dated January 12, 2017; see also        (xiii) 3.10 percent of silicon;
                                                       6 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(i); see also 19 CFR       Letter from Gupta to the Secretary of Commerce           (xiv) 0.21 percent of sulfur;
                                                    351.303 (for general filing requirements).              entitled, ‘‘Request to Postpone the Final                (xv) 1.05 percent of titanium;
                                                       7 See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also 19 CFR 351.303     Determination,’’ dated January 11, 2017.                 (xvi) 4.06 percent of tungsten;
                                                    (for general filing requirements).                        9 See 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2) and (e).                    (xvii) 0.53 percent of vanadium; or



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                                                      (xviii) 0.015 percent of zirconium.                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                          Preliminary Determination of No
                                                      Finished carbon steel flanges are currently           Krisha Hill or Maliha Khan, Office IV,                    Shipments
                                                    classified under subheadings 7307.91.5010
                                                                                                            Enforcement & Compliance,
                                                    and 7307.91.5050 of the Harmonized Tariff                                                                            Two companies for which a review
                                                    Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). They             International Trade Administration,
                                                                                                            Department of Commerce, 1401                              was requested, Niran (Thailand) Co.,
                                                    may also be entered under HTSUS
                                                                                                                                                                      Ltd. (‘‘Niran’’) and Niran Biochemical
                                                    subheadings 7307.91.5030 and 7307.91.5070.              Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
                                                    The HTSUS subheadings are provided for                                                                            Limited (‘‘Niran Biochemical’’), timely
                                                                                                            DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4037 or
                                                    convenience and customs purposes; the                                                                             submitted certifications indicating that
                                                                                                            (202) 482–0895, respectively.
                                                    written description of the scope is                                                                               they had no exports, sales, shipments,
                                                    dispositive.                                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                or entries of subject merchandise during
                                                                                                                                                                      the POR. Consistent with our practice,
                                                    Appendix II                                             Scope of the Order                                        the Department requested that U.S.
                                                    List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary                                                                       Customs and Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’)
                                                                                                               The products covered by the order
                                                    Decision Memorandum                                                                                               conduct a query on potential shipments
                                                                                                            include the hydrous and anhydrous
                                                    1. Summary
                                                                                                            forms of citric acid, the dihydrate and                   made by Niran and Niran Biochemical
                                                    2. Background                                                                                                     during the POR; CBP provided no
                                                    3. Period of Investigation                              anhydrous forms of sodium citrate,
                                                                                                            otherwise known as citric acid sodium                     evidence that contradicted the
                                                    4. Scope of the Investigation
                                                                                                            salt, and the monohydrate and                             companies’ claims of no shipments.
                                                    5. Postponement of Final Determination and
                                                         Extension of Provisional Measures                                                                            Based on the no shipment certifications
                                                                                                            monopotassium forms of potassium
                                                    6. Scope Comments                                                                                                 submitted by Niran and Niran
                                                                                                            citrate. Sodium citrate also includes
                                                    7. Affiliation and Collapsing of Affiliates                                                                       Biochemical, and our analysis of the
                                                                                                            both trisodium citrate and monosodium
                                                    8. Discussion of the Methodology                                                                                  CBP information, we preliminarily
                                                    9. Product Comparisons                                  citrate, which are also known as citric
                                                                                                                                                                      determine that Niran and Niran
                                                    10. Date of Sale                                        acid trisodium salt and citric acid                       Biochemical had no shipments during
                                                    11. Export Price                                        monosodium salt, respectively. Citric                     the POR. However, consistent with our
                                                    12. Normal Value                                        acid and sodium citrate are classifiable
                                                    13. Currency Conversion
                                                                                                                                                                      practice in non-market economy
                                                                                                            under 2918.14.0000 and 2918.15.1000 of                    (‘‘NME’’) cases, the Department intends
                                                    14. Conclusion
                                                                                                            the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the                     to complete the review with respect to
                                                    [FR Doc. 2017–02607 Filed 2–7–17; 8:45 am]              United States (‘‘HTSUS’’), respectively.                  Niran and Niran Biochemical and issue
                                                    BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P                                  Potassium citrate and crude calcium                       appropriate instructions to CBP based
                                                                                                            citrate are classifiable under                            on the final results of the review.
                                                                                                            2918.15.5000 and 3824.90.9290 of the
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                                                                            Methodology
                                                                                                            HTSUS, respectively. Blends that
                                                    International Trade Administration                      include citric acid, sodium citrate, and                     The Department is conducting this AR
                                                                                                            potassium citrate are classifiable under                  in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B)
                                                    [A–570–937]                                             3824.90.9290 of the HTSUS. Although                       of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
                                                    Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts                   the HTSUS subheadings are provided                        (‘‘the Act’’). For a full description of the
                                                    From the People’s Republic of China:                    for convenience and customs purposes,                     methodology underlying our
                                                    Preliminary Results of Antidumping                      the written description of the                            conclusions, see the Preliminary
                                                    Duty Administrative Review,                             merchandise is dispositive.1                              Decision Memorandum.3 This
                                                    Preliminary Determination of No                         Rescission of Administrative Review in                    memorandum is a public document and
                                                    Shipments, and Preliminary Partial                      Part                                                      is on file electronically via Enforcement
                                                    Rescission of Antidumping Duty                                                                                    and Compliance’s Antidumping and
                                                    Administrative Review; 2015–2016                           On May 31, 2016, Archer Daniels                        Countervailing Duty Centralized
                                                                                                            Midland Company, Cargill,                                 Electronic Service System (‘‘ACCESS’’).
                                                    AGENCY:   Enforcement and Compliance,
                                                                                                            Incorporated, and Tate & Lyle                             ACCESS is available to registered users
                                                    International Trade Administration,
                                                                                                            Ingredients Americas LLC (collectively                    at https://access.trade.gov/login.aspx
                                                    Department of Commerce.
                                                                                                            ‘‘Petitioners’’) requested an AR of                       and in the Central Records Unit, Room
                                                    SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce                                                                               B8024 of the main Department of
                                                    (‘‘the Department’’) is conducting the                  subject merchandise exported by RZBC,
                                                                                                            Taihe, and an additional 16 companies.                    Commerce building. In addition, a
                                                    seventh administrative review (‘‘AR’’) of                                                                         complete version of the Preliminary
                                                    the antidumping duty order on citric                    Subsequently, on October 5, 2016,
                                                                                                            Petitioners timely withdrew their                         Decision Memorandum can be accessed
                                                    acid and certain citrate salts (‘‘citric                                                                          directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/
                                                    acid’’) from the People’s Republic of                   request for an AR of RZBC.2 No other
                                                                                                            party requested a review with respect to                  frn/index.html/. The signed Preliminary
                                                    China (‘‘PRC’’). The Department                                                                                   Decision Memorandum and the
                                                    selected two companies, RZBC Co., Ltd.,                 RZBC. Therefore, the Department,
                                                                                                                                                                      electronic version of the Preliminary
                                                    RZBC Import & Export Co., Ltd., and                     pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), is
                                                    RZBC (Juxian) Co., Ltd. (collectively,                  rescinding this AR with respect to                           3 See Memorandum from Gary Taverman,
                                                    ‘‘RZBC’’) and Laiwu Taihe Biochemistry                  RZBC.                                                     Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary, Antidumping
                                                    Co., Ltd. (‘‘Taihe’’), as mandatory
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                                                                                                                                                                      and Countervailing Duty Operations, to Ronald K.
                                                    respondents for individual examination.                    1 See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from       Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for
                                                    The period of review (‘‘POR’’) for the                  Canada and the People’s Republic of China:                Enforcement and Compliance, ‘‘Decision
                                                                                                            Antidumping Duty Orders, 74 FR 25703 (May 29,             Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of
                                                    AR is May 1, 2015 through April 30,                                                                               Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,
                                                    2016. The Department is rescinding the                  2009) for a full description of the scope of the order.
                                                                                                               2 See Letter from Petitioners to the Department,
                                                                                                                                                                      Preliminary Determination of No Shipments, and
                                                    review with respect to RZBC. Further,                                                                             Preliminary Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty
                                                                                                            ‘‘Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from the          Administrative Review: Citric Acid and Certain
                                                    the Department preliminarily finds that                 People’s Republic of China / Partial Withdrawal of        Citrate Salts from the People’s Republic of China;
                                                    Taihe is part of the PRC-wide entity.                   Request for Administrative Review,’’ dated October        2015–2016,’’ issued concurrently with this notice
                                                    DATES: Effective February 8, 2017.                      5, 2016.                                                  (‘‘Preliminary Decision Memorandum’’).



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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
DatesEffective February 8, 2017.
ContactFred Baker or Mark Flessner, AD/CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2924 or (202) 482-6312, respectively.
FR Citation82 FR 9719 

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