82_FR_9747 82 FR 9722 - Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Preliminary Determination of No Shipments, and Preliminary Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2015-2016

82 FR 9722 - Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Preliminary Determination of No Shipments, and Preliminary Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2015-2016

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

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

Page Range9722-9723
FR Document2017-02528

The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is conducting the seventh administrative review (``AR'') of the antidumping duty order on citric acid and certain citrate salts (``citric acid'') from the People's Republic of China (``PRC''). The Department selected two companies, RZBC Co., Ltd., RZBC Import & Export Co., Ltd., and RZBC (Juxian) Co., Ltd. (collectively, ``RZBC'') and Laiwu Taihe Biochemistry Co., Ltd. (``Taihe''), as mandatory respondents for individual examination. The period of review (``POR'') for the AR is May 1, 2015 through April 30, 2016. The Department is rescinding the review with respect to RZBC. Further, the Department preliminarily finds that Taihe is part of the PRC-wide entity.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-937]


Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From the People's Republic 
of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review, Preliminary Determination of No Shipments, and Preliminary 
Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2015-2016

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is conducting 
the seventh administrative review (``AR'') of the antidumping duty 
order on citric acid and certain citrate salts (``citric acid'') from 
the People's Republic of China (``PRC''). The Department selected two 
companies, RZBC Co., Ltd., RZBC Import & Export Co., Ltd., and RZBC 
(Juxian) Co., Ltd. (collectively, ``RZBC'') and Laiwu Taihe 
Biochemistry Co., Ltd. (``Taihe''), as mandatory respondents for 
individual examination. The period of review (``POR'') for the AR is 
May 1, 2015 through April 30, 2016. The Department is rescinding the 
review with respect to RZBC. Further, the Department preliminarily 
finds that Taihe is part of the PRC-wide entity.

DATES: Effective February 8, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Krisha Hill or Maliha Khan, Office IV, 
Enforcement & Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20230; telephone: (202) 482-4037 or (202) 482-0895, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the order include the hydrous and anhydrous 
forms of citric acid, the dihydrate and anhydrous forms of sodium 
citrate, otherwise known as citric acid sodium salt, and the 
monohydrate and monopotassium forms of potassium citrate. Sodium 
citrate also includes both trisodium citrate and monosodium citrate, 
which are also known as citric acid trisodium salt and citric acid 
monosodium salt, respectively. Citric acid and sodium citrate are 
classifiable under 2918.14.0000 and 2918.15.1000 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS''), respectively. 
Potassium citrate and crude calcium citrate are classifiable under 
2918.15.5000 and 3824.90.9290 of the HTSUS, respectively. Blends that 
include citric acid, sodium citrate, and potassium citrate are 
classifiable under 3824.90.9290 of the HTSUS. Although the HTSUS 
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the 
written description of the merchandise is dispositive.\1\
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    \1\ See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Canada and 
the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Orders, 74 FR 25703 
(May 29, 2009) for a full description of the scope of the order.
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Rescission of Administrative Review in Part

    On May 31, 2016, Archer Daniels Midland Company, Cargill, 
Incorporated, and Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas LLC (collectively 
``Petitioners'') requested an AR of subject merchandise exported by 
RZBC, Taihe, and an additional 16 companies. Subsequently, on October 
5, 2016, Petitioners timely withdrew their request for an AR of 
RZBC.\2\ No other party requested a review with respect to RZBC. 
Therefore, the Department, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), is 
rescinding this AR with respect to RZBC.
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    \2\ See Letter from Petitioners to the Department, ``Citric Acid 
and Certain Citrate Salts from the People's Republic of China / 
Partial Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review,'' dated 
October 5, 2016.
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Preliminary Determination of No Shipments

    Two companies for which a review was requested, Niran (Thailand) 
Co., Ltd. (``Niran'') and Niran Biochemical Limited (``Niran 
Biochemical''), timely submitted certifications indicating that they 
had no exports, sales, shipments, or entries of subject merchandise 
during the POR. Consistent with our practice, the Department requested 
that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') conduct a query on 
potential shipments made by Niran and Niran Biochemical during the POR; 
CBP provided no evidence that contradicted the companies' claims of no 
shipments. Based on the no shipment certifications submitted by Niran 
and Niran Biochemical, and our analysis of the CBP information, we 
preliminarily determine that Niran and Niran Biochemical had no 
shipments during the POR. However, consistent with our practice in non-
market economy (``NME'') cases, the Department intends to complete the 
review with respect to Niran and Niran Biochemical and issue 
appropriate instructions to CBP based on the final results of the 
review.

Methodology

    The Department is conducting this AR in accordance with section 
751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''). For a 
full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions, see the 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\3\ This memorandum is a public 
document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service 
System (``ACCESS''). ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov/login.aspx and in the 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 at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html/. The signed 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum and the electronic version of the 
Preliminary

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Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
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    \3\ See Memorandum from Gary Taverman, Associate Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, 
to Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 
and Compliance, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Preliminary Determination of 
No Shipments, and Preliminary Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review: Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from 
the People's Republic of China; 2015-2016,'' issued concurrently 
with this notice (``Preliminary Decision Memorandum'').
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Preliminary Results of Review

    The Department's change in policy regarding conditional review of 
the PRC-wide entity applies to this AR.\4\ Aside from RZBC, for which 
the AR is being rescinded, the Department considers all other companies 
for which a review was requested to be part of the PRC-wide entity. 
Because Taihe did not respond to the Department's original 
questionnaire and did not provide separate rate information, Taihe has 
not established its eligibility for separate rate status and, 
therefore, is part of the PRC-wide entity.
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    \4\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement of Change in 
Department Practice for Respondent Selection in Antidumping Duty 
Proceedings and Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy Entity 
in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 65963 (November 4, 2013). 
Under this policy, the PRC-wide entity will not be under review 
unless a party specifically requests, or the Department self-
initiates, a review of the entity. Because no party requested a 
review of the PRC-wide entity in this review, the entity's rate 
(i.e., 156.87 percent) is not subject to change.
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    In addition to Taihe, 14 companies listed in the Initiation Notice 
and, thus, subject to this AR, failed to provide separate rate 
applications or separate rate certifications necessary to establish 
their eligibility for a separate rate. Therefore, the Department 
preliminarily determines that these 14 companies are not eligible for a 
separate rate and are part of the PRC-wide entity.
    The rate previously established for the PRC-wide entity in this 
proceeding is 156.87 percent.\5\ For additional information, see the 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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    \5\ See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from the People's 
Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review; 2013-2014, 80 FR 77323, 77324 (December 14, 2015).
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Disclosure and Public Comment

    Interested parties may submit case briefs and/or written comments, 
filed electronically using ACCESS, within 30 days of the date of 
publication of these preliminary results of review.\6\ Rebuttal briefs, 
limited to issues raised in the case briefs, will be due five days 
after the due date for case briefs.\7\ Parties who submit case or 
rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are requested to submit with each 
argument a statement of the issue, a summary of the argument not to 
exceed five pages, and a table of authorities.\8\
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    \6\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c).
    \7\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
    \8\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c).
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    Further, 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 
publication of this notice.\9\ Electronically filed case briefs/written 
comments and hearing requests must be received successfully in their 
entirety by the Department's electronic records system, ACCESS, by 5:00 
p.m. Eastern Time, within 30 days after the date of publication of this 
notice.\10\ Hearing requests should contain: (1) The party's name, 
address and telephone number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a 
list of issues to be discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be 
limited to those issues raised in the respective case briefs. If a 
request for a hearing is made, parties will be notified of the time and 
date of the hearing which will be held at the U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.
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    \9\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
    \10\ Id.
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    The Department intends to issue the final results of this AR, 
including the results of its analysis of the issues raised in any 
written briefs, not later than 120 days after the date of publication 
of this notice, unless extended, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of 
the Act.

Assessment Rates

    Upon issuance of the final results, the Department will determine, 
and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries 
covered by this review.\11\ The Department intends to issue assessment 
instructions to CBP 15 days after the publication date of the final 
results of this review. The Department intends to instruct CBP to 
liquidate entries of subject merchandise from the PRC-wide entity, 
including entries of subject merchandise from Taihe, at 156.87 percent 
(the PRC-wide rate).\12\
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    \11\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
    \12\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Non-Market 
Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 
76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011).
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Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the final results of this AR for all shipments of the 
subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption on or after the publication date of the final results of 
review, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For 
previously investigated or reviewed PRC and non-PRC exporters which are 
not under review in this segment of the proceeding but which have 
separate rates, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the exporter-
specific rate published for the most recently completed segment of this 
proceeding; (2) for all PRC exporters of subject merchandise that have 
not been found to be entitled to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate 
will be the rate for the PRC-wide entity, 156.87 percent; and (3) for 
all non-PRC exporters of subject merchandise which have not received 
their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to 
the PRC exporter(s) that supplied that non-PRC exporter. These deposit 
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further 
notice.

Notification to Importers

    This notice also 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 review period. Failure to comply 
with this requirement could result in the Department's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.
    We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213 and 
351.221(b)(4).

    Dated: January 31, 2017.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Partial Rescission
IV. Scope of the Order
V. Discussion of the Methodology
VI. Recommendation

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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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                                                    Decision Memorandum are identical in                    Secretary for Enforcement and                            to be the exporter-specific rate
                                                    content.                                                Compliance, U.S. Department of                           published for the most recently
                                                                                                            Commerce, within 30 days after the                       completed segment of this proceeding;
                                                    Preliminary Results of Review
                                                                                                            publication of this notice.9                             (2) for all PRC exporters of subject
                                                       The Department’s change in policy                    Electronically filed case briefs/written                 merchandise that have not been found
                                                    regarding conditional review of the                     comments and hearing requests must be                    to be entitled to a separate rate, the cash
                                                    PRC-wide entity applies to this AR.4                    received successfully in their entirety by               deposit rate will be the rate for the PRC-
                                                    Aside from RZBC, for which the AR is                    the Department’s electronic records                      wide entity, 156.87 percent; and (3) for
                                                    being rescinded, the Department                         system, ACCESS, by 5:00 p.m. Eastern                     all non-PRC exporters of subject
                                                    considers all other companies for which                 Time, within 30 days after the date of                   merchandise which have not received
                                                    a review was requested to be part of the                publication of this notice.10 Hearing                    their own rate, the cash deposit rate will
                                                    PRC-wide entity. Because Taihe did not                  requests should contain: (1) The party’s                 be the rate applicable to the PRC
                                                    respond to the Department’s original                    name, address and telephone number;                      exporter(s) that supplied that non-PRC
                                                    questionnaire and did not provide                       (2) the number of participants; and (3)                  exporter. These deposit requirements,
                                                    separate rate information, Taihe has not                a list of issues to be discussed. Issues                 when imposed, shall remain in effect
                                                    established its eligibility for separate                raised in the hearing will be limited to                 until further notice.
                                                    rate status and, therefore, is part of the              those issues raised in the respective case
                                                    PRC-wide entity.                                        briefs. If a request for a hearing is made,              Notification to Importers
                                                       In addition to Taihe, 14 companies                   parties will be notified of the time and                   This notice also serves as a
                                                    listed in the Initiation Notice and, thus,              date of the hearing which will be held                   preliminary reminder to importers of
                                                    subject to this AR, failed to provide                   at the U.S. Department of Commerce,                      their responsibility under 19 CFR
                                                    separate rate applications or separate                  1401 Constitution Avenue NW.,                            351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
                                                    rate certifications necessary to establish              Washington, DC 20230.                                    regarding the reimbursement of
                                                    their eligibility for a separate rate.                     The Department intends to issue the                   antidumping duties prior to liquidation
                                                    Therefore, the Department preliminarily                 final results of this AR, including the                  of the relevant entries during this
                                                    determines that these 14 companies are                  results of its analysis of the issues raised             review period. Failure to comply with
                                                    not eligible for a separate rate and are                in any written briefs, not later than 120                this requirement could result in the
                                                    part of the PRC-wide entity.                            days after the date of publication of this               Department’s presumption that
                                                       The rate previously established for the              notice, unless extended, pursuant to                     reimbursement of antidumping duties
                                                    PRC-wide entity in this proceeding is                   section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.                         occurred and the subsequent assessment
                                                    156.87 percent.5 For additional                         Assessment Rates                                         of double antidumping duties.
                                                    information, see the Preliminary                                                                                   We are issuing and publishing these
                                                    Decision Memorandum.                                       Upon issuance of the final results, the               results in accordance with sections
                                                                                                            Department will determine, and CBP                       751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19
                                                    Disclosure and Public Comment                           shall assess, antidumping duties on all                  CFR 351.213 and 351.221(b)(4).
                                                       Interested parties may submit case                   appropriate entries covered by this
                                                                                                            review.11 The Department intends to                        Dated: January 31, 2017.
                                                    briefs and/or written comments, filed
                                                                                                            issue assessment instructions to CBP 15                  Ronald K. Lorentzen,
                                                    electronically using ACCESS, within 30
                                                    days of the date of publication of these                days after the publication date of the                   Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
                                                                                                            final results of this review. The                        and Compliance.
                                                    preliminary results of review.6 Rebuttal
                                                    briefs, limited to issues raised in the                 Department intends to instruct CBP to                    Appendix
                                                    case briefs, will be due five days after                liquidate entries of subject merchandise
                                                                                                                                                                     List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
                                                    the due date for case briefs.7 Parties who              from the PRC-wide entity, including
                                                                                                                                                                     Decision Memorandum
                                                    submit case or rebuttal briefs in this                  entries of subject merchandise from
                                                                                                            Taihe, at 156.87 percent (the PRC-wide                   I. Summary
                                                    proceeding are requested to submit with                                                                          II. Background
                                                    each argument a statement of the issue,                 rate).12                                                 III. Partial Rescission
                                                    a summary of the argument not to                        Cash Deposit Requirements                                IV. Scope of the Order
                                                    exceed five pages, and a table of                                                                                V. Discussion of the Methodology
                                                    authorities.8                                              The following cash deposit                            VI. Recommendation
                                                       Further, interested parties who wish                 requirements will be effective upon
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                                                    to request a hearing must submit a                      publication of the final results of this
                                                                                                                                                                     BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                                    written request to the Assistant                        AR for all shipments of the subject
                                                                                                            merchandise entered, or withdrawn
                                                      4 See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement           from warehouse, for consumption on or                    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                    of Change in Department Practice for Respondent         after the publication date of the final
                                                    Selection in Antidumping Duty Proceedings and           results of review, as provided by section                International Trade Administration
                                                    Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy
                                                    Entity in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78
                                                                                                            751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For
                                                                                                            previously investigated or reviewed PRC                  [A–469–815]
                                                    FR 65963 (November 4, 2013). Under this policy,
                                                    the PRC-wide entity will not be under review            and non-PRC exporters which are not                      Finished Carbon Steel Flanges From
                                                    unless a party specifically requests, or the            under review in this segment of the
                                                    Department self-initiates, a review of the entity.                                                               Spain: Preliminary Determination of
                                                                                                            proceeding but which have separate
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                                                    Because no party requested a review of the PRC-                                                                  Sales at Less Than Fair Value
                                                    wide entity in this review, the entity’s rate (i.e.,    rates, the cash deposit rate will continue
                                                    156.87 percent) is not subject to change.                                                                        AGENCY:   Enforcement and Compliance,
                                                      5 See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from        9 See    19 CFR 351.310(c).                            International Trade Administration,
                                                    the People’s Republic of China: Final Results of          10 Id.
                                                                                                                                                                     Department of Commerce.
                                                    Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2013–             11 See19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
                                                    2014, 80 FR 77323, 77324 (December 14, 2015).                                                                    SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
                                                                                                              12 Fora full discussion of this practice, see Non-
                                                      6 See 19 CFR 351.309(c).
                                                                                                            Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings:
                                                                                                                                                                     (the Department) preliminarily
                                                      7 See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
                                                                                                            Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694            determines that finished carbon steel
                                                      8 See 19 CFR 351.309(c).                              (October 24, 2011).                                      flanges from Spain are being, or are


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CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
DatesEffective February 8, 2017.
ContactKrisha Hill or Maliha Khan, Office IV, Enforcement & Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4037 or (202) 482-0895, respectively.
FR Citation82 FR 9722 

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