83_FR_11222 83 FR 11172 - Utility Scale Wind Towers From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Final Determination of No Shipments; Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017

83 FR 11172 - Utility Scale Wind Towers From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Final Determination of No Shipments; Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 50 (March 14, 2018)

Page Range11172-11174
FR Document2018-05151

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is issuing a final no shipments determination in the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on utility scale wind towers (wind towers) from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) because Commerce continues to find that CS Wind Group did not have any shipments of subject merchandise by CS Wind Group during the period of review (POR). This review covers CS Wind Group where the company was the producer but not the exporter, or the exporter but not the producer of subject merchandise.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-552-814]


Utility Scale Wind Towers From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: 
Final Determination of No Shipments; Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review; 2016-2017

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is issuing a final no 
shipments determination in the final results of the antidumping duty 
administrative review on utility scale wind towers (wind towers) from 
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) because Commerce continues 
to find that CS Wind Group did not have any shipments of subject 
merchandise by CS Wind Group during the period of review (POR). This 
review covers CS Wind Group where the company was the producer but not 
the exporter, or the exporter but not the producer of subject 
merchandise.

DATES: Applicable March 14, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Trisha Tran, AD/CVD Operations, Office 
IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4852.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On May 31, 2017, Commerce published its Amended Initiation 
Notice.\1\ According to the Amended Initiation Notice, Commerce stated 
it was initiating an administrative review only on entries where CS 
Wind Group

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was (1) the producer but not the exporter, or (2) the exporter but not 
the producer of subject merchandise. On November 6, 2017, Commerce 
published the Preliminary Results.\2\ The POR is February 1, 2016, 
through January 31, 2017. We invited interested parties to comment on 
the Preliminary Results. No party provided comments. Commerce has 
conducted this administrative review in accordance with section 
751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
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    \1\ See Utility Scale Wind Towers from the Socialist Republic of 
Vietnam: Notice of Amended Initiation of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review; 2016-2017, 82 FR 24943 (May 31, 2017) 
(Amended Initiation Notice). In the Amended Initiation Notice, 
Commerce stated that it inadvertently initiated an administrative 
review on all entries of merchandise exported by CS Wind Group. 
Because wind towers that are produced and exported by CS Wind Group 
were excluded from the antidumping duty order on wind towers from 
Vietnam effective March 26, 2017, Commerce clarified in the Amended 
Initiation Notice that we should only have initiated the 
administrative review on wind towers produced in Vietnam with 
respect to the CS Wind Group where CS Wind Group was (1) the 
producer but not the exporter, or (2) the exporter but not the 
producer. To correct this error in the Initiation Notice, Commerce 
explained it was issuing the Amended Initiation Notice with respect 
to the CS Wind Group. More specifically, Commerce stated it was 
initiating an administrative review only on entries where CS Wind 
Group was (1) the producer but not the exporter, or (2) the exporter 
but not the producer of subject merchandise.
    \2\ See Utility Scale Wind Towers from the Socialist Republic of 
Vietnam: Preliminary Determination of No Shipments, and Preliminary 
Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 2016-
2017, 82 FR 51386 (November 6, 2017) (Preliminary Results).
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by this order are certain wind towers, 
whether or not tapered, and sections thereof. Certain wind towers are 
designed to support the nacelle and rotor blades in a wind turbine with 
a minimum rated electrical power generation capacity in excess of 100 
kilowatts and with a minimum height of 50 meters measured from the base 
of the tower to the bottom of the nacelle (i.e., where the top of the 
tower and nacelle are joined) when fully assembled.
    A wind tower section consists of, at a minimum, multiple steel 
plates rolled into cylindrical or conical shapes and welded together 
(or otherwise attached) to form a steel shell, regardless of coating, 
end-finish, painting, treatment, or method of manufacture, and with or 
without flanges, doors, or internal or external components (e.g., 
flooring/decking, ladders, lifts, electrical buss boxes, electrical 
cabling, conduit, cable harness for nacelle generator, interior 
lighting, tool and storage lockers) attached to the wind tower section. 
Several wind tower sections are normally required to form a completed 
wind tower.
    Wind towers and sections thereof are included within the scope 
whether or not they are joined with nonsubject merchandise, such as 
nacelles or rotor blades, and whether or not they have internal or 
external components attached to the subject merchandise.
    Specifically excluded from the scope are nacelles and rotor blades, 
regardless of whether they are attached to the wind tower. Also 
excluded are any internal or external components which are not attached 
to the wind towers or sections thereof.
    Merchandise covered by the order is currently classified in the 
Harmonized Tariff System of the United States (HTSUS) under subheadings 
7308.20.0020 \3\ or 8502.31.0000.\4\ Prior to 2011, merchandise covered 
by the order was classified in the HTSUS under subheading 7308.20.0000 
and may continue to be to some degree. While the HTSUS subheadings are 
provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description 
of the scope of the order is dispositive.
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    \3\ Wind towers are classified under HTSUS 7308.20.0020 when 
imported as a tower or tower section(s) alone.
    \4\ Wind towers may also be classified under HTSUS 8502.31.0000 
when imported as part of a wind turbine (i.e., accompanying nacelles 
and/or rotor blades).
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Final Determination of No Shipments

    As explained above, in the Preliminary Results, Commerce found that 
CS Wind Group did not have any shipments of subject merchandise during 
the POR where CS Wind Group was (1) the producer but not the exporter, 
or (2) the exporter but not the producer of subject merchandise. Also, 
in the Preliminary Results, consistent with Commerce's assessment 
practice in non-market economy cases, Commerce stated it was not 
rescinding this review but intended to complete the review with respect 
to CS Wind Group for which it had preliminarily found no shipments and 
issue appropriate instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP) based on the final results of the review.\5\
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    \5\ See Preliminary Results at 82 FR 51387.
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    After issuing the Preliminary Results, Commerce received no 
comments from interested parties, and has not received any information 
that would cause it to alter our preliminary determination of no 
shipments. Therefore, for these final results, Commerce continues to 
find that CS Wind Group did not have any shipments of subject 
merchandise during the POR where CS Wind Group was (1) the producer but 
not the exporter, or (2) the exporter but not the producer of subject 
merchandise. As Commerce received no comments or new information for 
consideration in these final results, Commerce has not prepared an 
Issues and Decision Memorandum for this administrative review.

Assessment Rates

    Commerce has determined, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties 
on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise in accordance with 
the final results of this review.\6\ Commerce intends to issue 
assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the date of publication of 
these final results of review. Additionally, because Commerce 
determined that CS Wind Group had no shipments of subject merchandise 
during the POR, any suspended entries that entered under CS Wind 
Group's antidumping duty case number (i.e., at that exporter's rate) 
will be liquidated at the Vietnam-wide rate.\7\
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    \6\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b).
    \7\ See Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment 
of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011), for a full 
discussion of this practice.
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Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the final results of this administrative review for all 
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as 
provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For CS Wind Group, 
which claimed no shipments, the cash deposit rate will remain unchanged 
from the rate assigned to CS Wind Group in the most recently issued 
Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony with the Final Determination of 
Less Than Fair Value Determination; \8\ (2) for previously investigated 
Vietnam and non-Vietnam exporters that received a separate rate in a 
prior segment of this proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue 
to be the existing exporter-specific rate; (3) for all Vietnam 
exporters of subject merchandise that have not been found to be 
entitled to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate 
previously established for the Vietnam-wide entity (i.e., 58.54 
percent); and (4) for all non-Vietnam exporters of subject merchandise 
which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be 
the rate applicable to the Vietnam exporter that supplied that non-
Vietnam exporter. These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall 
remain in effect until further notice.
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    \8\ See Utility Scale Wind Towers from the Socialist Republic of 
Vietnam: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony With the Final 
Determination of Less Than Fair Value Investigation and Notice of 
Amended Final Determination of Investigation, 82 FR 15493 (March 29, 
2017).
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Notifications

    This notice serves as a final 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 Commerce's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.

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    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), this notice also serves as 
a reminder to parties subject to administrative protective order (APO) 
of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of 
proprietary information disclosed under APO, which continues to govern 
business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding. 
Timely written notification of the return or destruction of APO 
materials, or conversion to judicial protective order, is hereby 
requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO 
is a sanctionable violation.
    These final results of this administrative review and notice are 
published in accordance with sections 751(a)(l) and 777(i)(l) of the 
Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h).

    Dated: March 8, 2018.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
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                                               case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a                 specifications, subject fittings may also be          DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                               written request to the Assistant                        machined from bar stock or machined from
                                               Secretary for Enforcement and                           seamless pipe and tube.                               International Trade Administration
                                               Compliance, U.S. Department of                             All types of fittings are included in the
                                                                                                       scope regardless of nominal pipe size (which          [A–552–814]
                                               Commerce within 30 days after the date
                                               of publication of this notice. Requests                 may or may not be expressed in inches of
                                                                                                                                                             Utility Scale Wind Towers From the
                                               should contain the party’s name,                        nominal pipe size), pressure rating (usually,
                                                                                                                                                             Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Final
                                               address, and telephone number, the                      but not necessarily expressed in pounds of
                                                                                                       pressure, e.g., 2,000 or 2M; 3,000 or 3M;
                                                                                                                                                             Determination of No Shipments;
                                               number of participants, whether any                                                                           Antidumping Duty Administrative
                                                                                                       6,000 or 6M; 9,000 or 9M), wall thickness,
                                               participant is a foreign national, and a                                                                      Review; 2016–2017
                                                                                                       and whether or not heat treated.
                                               list of the issues to be discussed. If a
                                                                                                          Excluded from this scope are all fittings          AGENCY:  Enforcement and Compliance,
                                               request for a hearing is made, Commerce                 entirely made of stainless steel. Also
                                               intends to hold the hearing at the U.S.                                                                       International Trade Administration,
                                                                                                       excluded are flanges, butt weld fittings, and         Department of Commerce.
                                               Department of Commerce, 1401                            nipples.
                                               Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,                                                                           SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
                                                                                                          Also excluded are fittings certified to the        (Commerce) is issuing a final no
                                               DC 20230, at a time and date to be                      following standards and specifications, so
                                               determined. Parties should confirm by                                                                         shipments determination in the final
                                                                                                       long as the fittings are not also manufactured
                                               telephone the date, time, and location of                                                                     results of the antidumping duty
                                                                                                       to the specifications of ASME B16.11, MSS
                                               the hearing two days before the                                                                               administrative review on utility scale
                                                                                                       SP–79, and MSS SP–83, ASTM A105, ASTM
                                               scheduled date.                                         A350 and ASTM A182:
                                                                                                                                                             wind towers (wind towers) from the
                                                                                                                                                             Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam)
                                               International Trade Commission                          • American Petroleum Institute (API) 5CT,
                                                                                                                                                             because Commerce continues to find
                                               Notification                                               API 5L, or API 11B
                                                                                                                                                             that CS Wind Group did not have any
                                                                                                       • Society of Automotive Engineering (SAE)
                                                  In accordance with section 703(f) of                                                                       shipments of subject merchandise by CS
                                                                                                          J476, SAE J514, SAE J516, SAE J517, SAE
                                               the Act, Commerce will notify the                          J518, SAE J1026, SAE J1231, SAE J1453,
                                                                                                                                                             Wind Group during the period of review
                                               International Trade Commission (ITC) of                    SAE J1926 or J2044                                 (POR). This review covers CS Wind
                                               its determination. If the final                         • Underwriter’s Laboratories (UL) certified           Group where the company was the
                                               determination is affirmative, the ITC                      electrical conduit fittings                        producer but not the exporter, or the
                                               will make its final determination before                • ASTM A153, A536, A576, or A865                      exporter but not the producer of subject
                                               the later of 120 days after the date of this            • Casing Conductor Connectors 16–42 inches            merchandise.
                                               preliminary determination or 45 days                       in diameter made to proprietary                    DATES: Applicable March 14, 2018.
                                               after Commerce’s final determination.                      specifications                                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                               Notification to Interested Parties                         To be excluded from the scope, products            Trisha Tran, AD/CVD Operations, Office
                                                                                                       must have the appropriate standard markings           IV, Enforcement and Compliance,
                                                 This determination is issued and                      and/or be accompanied by documentation                International Trade Administration,
                                               published pursuant to sections 703(f)                   showing product compliance to the                     U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
                                               and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR                        applicable standard, e.g., ‘‘API 5CT’’ mark           Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
                                               351.205(c).                                             and/or a mill certification report.                   DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4852.
                                                 Dated: March 7, 2018.                                    Subject carbon and alloy forged steel
                                                                                                                                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                               Gary Taverman,                                          fittings are normally entered under
                                               Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping              Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United              Background
                                               and Countervailing Duty Operations,                     States (HTSUS) 7307.99.1000, 7307.99.3000,
                                                                                                                                                               On May 31, 2017, Commerce
                                               performing the non-exclusive functions and              7307.99.5045, and 7307.99.5060. They also
                                                                                                                                                             published its Amended Initiation
                                               duties of the Assistant Secretary for                   may be entered under HTSUS 7307.92.3010,
                                                                                                       7307.92.3030, 7307.92.9000, and
                                                                                                                                                             Notice.1 According to the Amended
                                               Enforcement and Compliance.
                                                                                                       7326.19.0010. The HTSUS subheadings and
                                                                                                                                                             Initiation Notice, Commerce stated it
                                               Appendix I                                              specifications are provided for convenience           was initiating an administrative review
                                                                                                       and customs purposes; the written                     only on entries where CS Wind Group
                                               Scope of the Investigation
                                                  The merchandise covered by this                      description of the scope is dispositive.
                                                                                                                                                               1 See Utility Scale Wind Towers from the Socialist
                                               investigation is carbon and alloy forged steel          Appendix II                                           Republic of Vietnam: Notice of Amended Initiation
                                               fittings, whether unfinished (commonly                                                                        of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016–
                                               known as blanks or rough forgings) or                   List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary           2017, 82 FR 24943 (May 31, 2017) (Amended
                                               finished. Such fittings are made in a variety           Decision Memorandum                                   Initiation Notice). In the Amended Initiation Notice,
                                               of shapes including, but not limited to,                                                                      Commerce stated that it inadvertently initiated an
                                                                                                       I. Summary                                            administrative review on all entries of merchandise
                                               elbows, tees, crosses, laterals, couplings,
                                                                                                       II. Background                                        exported by CS Wind Group. Because wind towers
                                               reducers, caps, plugs, bushings and unions.
                                               Forged steel fittings are covered regardless of         III. Scope Comments                                   that are produced and exported by CS Wind Group
                                                                                                       IV. Scope of the Investigation                        were excluded from the antidumping duty order on
                                               end finish, whether threaded, socket-weld or                                                                  wind towers from Vietnam effective March 26,
                                               other end connections.                                  V. Alignment
                                                                                                                                                             2017, Commerce clarified in the Amended
                                                  While these fittings are generally                   VI. Injury Test                                       Initiation Notice that we should only have initiated
                                               manufactured to specifications ASME                     VII. Application of the CVD Law to Imports            the administrative review on wind towers produced
                                               B16.11, MSS SP–79, and MSS SP–83, ASTM                        From China                                      in Vietnam with respect to the CS Wind Group
                                               A105, ASTM A350 and ASTM A182, the                      VIII. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and            where CS Wind Group was (1) the producer but not
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                                               scope is not limited to fittings made to these                Adverse Inferences                              the exporter, or (2) the exporter but not the
                                               specifications.                                                                                               producer. To correct this error in the Initiation
                                                                                                       IX. Subsidies Valuation                               Notice, Commerce explained it was issuing the
                                                  The term forged is an industry term used             X. Benchmarks and Interest Rates                      Amended Initiation Notice with respect to the CS
                                               to describe a class of products included in             XI. Analysis of Programs                              Wind Group. More specifically, Commerce stated it
                                               applicable standards, and does not reference            XII. Conclusion                                       was initiating an administrative review only on
                                               an exclusive manufacturing process. Forged                                                                    entries where CS Wind Group was (1) the producer
                                               steel fittings are not manufactured from                [FR Doc. 2018–05154 Filed 3–13–18; 8:45 am]           but not the exporter, or (2) the exporter but not the
                                               casting. Pursuant to the applicable                     BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P                                producer of subject merchandise.



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                                               was (1) the producer but not the                        7308.20.0020 3 or 8502.31.0000.4 Prior                Commerce determined that CS Wind
                                               exporter, or (2) the exporter but not the               to 2011, merchandise covered by the                   Group had no shipments of subject
                                               producer of subject merchandise. On                     order was classified in the HTSUS                     merchandise during the POR, any
                                               November 6, 2017, Commerce published                    under subheading 7308.20.0000 and                     suspended entries that entered under CS
                                               the Preliminary Results.2 The POR is                    may continue to be to some degree.                    Wind Group’s antidumping duty case
                                               February 1, 2016, through January 31,                   While the HTSUS subheadings are                       number (i.e., at that exporter’s rate) will
                                               2017. We invited interested parties to                  provided for convenience and customs                  be liquidated at the Vietnam-wide rate.7
                                               comment on the Preliminary Results. No                  purposes, the written description of the
                                               party provided comments. Commerce                                                                             Cash Deposit Requirements
                                                                                                       scope of the order is dispositive.
                                               has conducted this administrative                                                                                The following cash deposit
                                               review in accordance with section                       Final Determination of No Shipments                   requirements will be effective upon
                                               751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as                    As explained above, in the                         publication of the final results of this
                                               amended (the Act).                                      Preliminary Results, Commerce found                   administrative review for all shipments
                                                                                                       that CS Wind Group did not have any                   of the subject merchandise entered, or
                                               Scope of the Order                                      shipments of subject merchandise                      withdrawn from warehouse, for
                                                  The merchandise covered by this                      during the POR where CS Wind Group                    consumption on or after the publication
                                               order are certain wind towers, whether                  was (1) the producer but not the                      date, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C)
                                               or not tapered, and sections thereof.                   exporter, or (2) the exporter but not the             of the Act: (1) For CS Wind Group,
                                               Certain wind towers are designed to                     producer of subject merchandise. Also,                which claimed no shipments, the cash
                                               support the nacelle and rotor blades in                 in the Preliminary Results, consistent                deposit rate will remain unchanged
                                               a wind turbine with a minimum rated                     with Commerce’s assessment practice in                from the rate assigned to CS Wind
                                               electrical power generation capacity in                 non-market economy cases, Commerce                    Group in the most recently issued
                                               excess of 100 kilowatts and with a                      stated it was not rescinding this review              Notice of Court Decision Not in
                                               minimum height of 50 meters measured                    but intended to complete the review                   Harmony with the Final Determination
                                               from the base of the tower to the bottom                with respect to CS Wind Group for                     of Less Than Fair Value Determination; 8
                                               of the nacelle (i.e., where the top of the              which it had preliminarily found no                   (2) for previously investigated Vietnam
                                               tower and nacelle are joined) when fully                shipments and issue appropriate                       and non-Vietnam exporters that
                                               assembled.                                              instructions to U.S. Customs and Border               received a separate rate in a prior
                                                  A wind tower section consists of, at                 Protection (CBP) based on the final                   segment of this proceeding, the cash
                                               a minimum, multiple steel plates rolled                 results of the review.5                               deposit rate will continue to be the
                                               into cylindrical or conical shapes and                     After issuing the Preliminary Results,             existing exporter-specific rate; (3) for all
                                               welded together (or otherwise attached)                 Commerce received no comments from                    Vietnam exporters of subject
                                               to form a steel shell, regardless of                    interested parties, and has not received              merchandise that have not been found
                                               coating, end-finish, painting, treatment,               any information that would cause it to                to be entitled to a separate rate, the cash
                                               or method of manufacture, and with or                   alter our preliminary determination of                deposit rate will be the rate previously
                                               without flanges, doors, or internal or                  no shipments. Therefore, for these final              established for the Vietnam-wide entity
                                               external components (e.g., flooring/                    results, Commerce continues to find that              (i.e., 58.54 percent); and (4) for all non-
                                               decking, ladders, lifts, electrical buss                CS Wind Group did not have any                        Vietnam exporters of subject
                                               boxes, electrical cabling, conduit, cable               shipments of subject merchandise                      merchandise which have not received
                                               harness for nacelle generator, interior                 during the POR where CS Wind Group                    their own rate, the cash deposit rate will
                                               lighting, tool and storage lockers)                     was (1) the producer but not the                      be the rate applicable to the Vietnam
                                               attached to the wind tower section.                     exporter, or (2) the exporter but not the             exporter that supplied that non-Vietnam
                                               Several wind tower sections are                         producer of subject merchandise. As                   exporter. These deposit requirements,
                                               normally required to form a completed                   Commerce received no comments or                      when imposed, shall remain in effect
                                               wind tower.                                             new information for consideration in                  until further notice.
                                                  Wind towers and sections thereof are                 these final results, Commerce has not
                                               included within the scope whether or                    prepared an Issues and Decision                       Notifications
                                               not they are joined with nonsubject                     Memorandum for this administrative                       This notice serves as a final reminder
                                               merchandise, such as nacelles or rotor                  review.                                               to importers of their responsibility
                                               blades, and whether or not they have                                                                          under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a
                                               internal or external components                         Assessment Rates
                                                                                                                                                             certificate regarding the reimbursement
                                               attached to the subject merchandise.                       Commerce has determined, and CBP                   of antidumping duties prior to
                                                  Specifically excluded from the scope                 shall assess, antidumping duties on all               liquidation of the relevant entries
                                               are nacelles and rotor blades, regardless               appropriate entries of subject                        during this review period. Failure to
                                               of whether they are attached to the wind                merchandise in accordance with the                    comply with this requirement could
                                               tower. Also excluded are any internal or                final results of this review.6 Commerce               result in Commerce’s presumption that
                                               external components which are not                       intends to issue assessment instructions              reimbursement of antidumping duties
                                               attached to the wind towers or sections                 to CBP 15 days after the date of                      occurred and the subsequent assessment
                                               thereof.                                                publication of these final results of
                                                  Merchandise covered by the order is                                                                        of doubled antidumping duties.
                                                                                                       review. Additionally, because
                                               currently classified in the Harmonized
                                                                                                                                                               7 See Non-Market Economy Antidumping
                                               Tariff System of the United States                        3 Wind towers are classified under HTSUS
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                                                                                                                                                             Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76
                                               (HTSUS) under subheadings                               7308.20.0020 when imported as a tower or tower        FR 65694 (October 24, 2011), for a full discussion
                                                                                                       section(s) alone.                                     of this practice.
                                                 2 See Utility Scale Wind Towers from the Socialist      4 Wind towers may also be classified under            8 See Utility Scale Wind Towers from the Socialist

                                               Republic of Vietnam: Preliminary Determination of       HTSUS 8502.31.0000 when imported as part of a         Republic of Vietnam: Notice of Court Decision Not
                                               No Shipments, and Preliminary Partial Rescission        wind turbine (i.e., accompanying nacelles and/or      in Harmony With the Final Determination of Less
                                               of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 2016–        rotor blades).                                        Than Fair Value Investigation and Notice of
                                                                                                         5 See Preliminary Results at 82 FR 51387.
                                               2017, 82 FR 51386 (November 6, 2017) (Preliminary                                                             Amended Final Determination of Investigation, 82
                                               Results).                                                 6 See 19 CFR 351.212(b).                            FR 15493 (March 29, 2017).



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                                                  In accordance with 19 CFR                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      (1) the prices of these parcels deviated
                                               351.305(a)(3), this notice also serves as               Brian Smith or Janae Martin, AD/CVD                   substantially from the other prices in
                                               a reminder to parties subject to                        Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement                  the dataset; and (2) the average price of
                                               administrative protective order (APO) of                and Compliance, International Trade                   the land parcels in the benchmark
                                               their responsibility concerning the                     Administration, U.S. Department of                    would be skewed if the Istanbul and
                                               return or destruction of proprietary                    Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue                    Yalova land parcels were not removed
                                               information disclosed under APO,                        NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone                   from the dataset.7 Additionally, in its
                                               which continues to govern business                      (202) 482–1766 or (202) 482–0238,                     Remand Redetermination, Commerce
                                               proprietary information in this segment                 respectively.                                         stated that although it generally avoids
                                               of the proceeding. Timely written                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            selectively removing prices from
                                               notification of the return or destruction                                                                     datasets, it has occasionally done so
                                               of APO materials, or conversion to                      Background                                            after finding certain data to be clearly
                                               judicial protective order, is hereby                       On July 21, 2016, Commerce                         aberrational or unreliable.8 In removing
                                               requested. Failure to comply with the                   published its final determination in the              the two parcels at issue from the
                                               regulations and terms of an APO is a                    CVD investigation of HWR pipes and                    benchmark, Commerce found that other
                                               sanctionable violation.                                 tubes from Turkey.2 On September 13,                  issues raised by the Court, namely the
                                                  These final results of this                          2016, Commerce published an amended                   relative levels of development of the
                                               administrative review and notice are                    final determination and the CVD order.3               land parcels in the benchmark, the
                                               published in accordance with sections                      The Court remanded one aspect of                   importance of a land parcel’s future
                                               751(a)(l) and 777(i)(l) of the Act and 19               Commerce’s findings for further                       usage in Commerce’s benchmark
                                               CFR 351.213(h).                                         consideration.4 Specifically, in its                  selection, and other issues involving
                                                 Dated: March 8, 2018.                                 Remand and Opinion Order, the Court                   comparability, were moot.9 Therefore,
                                                                                                       held that, if Commerce decided to                     Commerce did not address these issues
                                               Gary Taverman,
                                                                                                       maintain its Land for Less than                       in the Remand Redetermination.
                                               Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping                                                                       On February 1, 2018, the CIT
                                               and Countervailing Duty Operations,                     Adequate Remuneration (LTAR)
                                                                                                       benchmark calculation, it must explain                sustained Commerce’s Remand
                                               performing the non-exclusive functions and
                                               duties of the Assistant Secretary for                   the following: (1) Why the high prices                Redetermination.10
                                               Enforcement and Compliance.                             for the Istanbul and Yalova Altinova                  Timken Notice
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–05151 Filed 3–13–18; 8:45 am]             (Yalova) land parcels were not
                                                                                                       aberrational, and how calculating a                     In its decision in Timken,11 as
                                               BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                                                                                       simple average of all the land parcel                 clarified by Diamond Sawblades,12 the
                                                                                                       prices used in the land benchmark                     United States Court of Appeals for the
                                                                                                       calculation successfully moderated the                Federal Circuit (CAFC) held that,
                                               DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                                                                       price disparities; (2) whether the                    pursuant to section 516A(e) of the Tariff
                                               International Trade Administration                      Istanbul and Yalova land parcels were                 Act of 1930, as amended (the Act),
                                                                                                       located in more highly developed areas                Commerce must publish a notice of a
                                               [C–489–825]                                                                                                   court decision that is not ‘‘in harmony’’
                                                                                                       of Turkey and how that affected
                                                                                                       Commerce’s analysis; and (3) why the                  with a Commerce determination and
                                               Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded                                                                               must suspend liquidation of entries
                                               Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From                       future usage of the land parcels is
                                                                                                       relevant under the applicable provisions              pending a ‘‘conclusive’’ court decision.
                                               the Republic of Turkey: Notice of Court                                                                       The CIT’s February 1, 2018, final
                                               Decision Not in Harmony With the                        of the statute and Commerce’s
                                                                                                       regulations.5                                         judgment affirming the Remand
                                               Amended Final Determination of the                                                                            Redetermination constitutes a final
                                               Countervailing Duty Investigation                          On December 11, 2017, Commerce
                                                                                                       issued its Remand Redetermination.6 In                decision of that court which is not in
                                               AGENCY:   Enforcement and Compliance,                   its Remand Redetermination, Commerce                  harmony with the Amended Final
                                               International Trade Administration,                     determined that there was a reasonable                Determination and Order. This notice is
                                               Department of Commerce.                                 basis for treating the Istanbul and                   published in fulfillment of the
                                               SUMMARY: On February 1, 2018, the                       Yalova land parcels as outliers because               publication requirements of Timken.
                                               Court of International Trade (CIT)                                                                            Accordingly, Commerce will continue
                                               entered final judgment sustaining the                   Notice of Clarification: Application of ‘‘Next        suspension of liquidation of subject
                                               Department of Commerce’s                                Business Day’’ Rule for Administrative                merchandise pending expiration of the
                                                                                                       Determination Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act    period of appeal or, if appealed,
                                               (Commerce’s) remand redetermination                     of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005).
                                               in the countervailing duty (CVD)                          2 See Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded Carbon
                                                                                                                                                             pending a final and conclusive court
                                               investigation of heavy walled                           Steel Pipes and Tubes from the Republic of Turkey:    decision.
                                               rectangular welded carbon steel pipes                   Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty
                                                                                                       Determination, 81 FR 47349 (July 21, 2016).
                                                                                                                                                             Amended Final Determination
                                               and tubes (HWR pipes and tubes) from                      3 See Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded Carbon          As there is now a final court decision,
                                               the Republic of Turkey (Turkey).                        Steel Pipes and Tubes from the Republic of Turkey:    Commerce amends its Amended Final
                                               Commerce is notifying the public that                   Amended Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty
                                               the Court’s final judgment in this case                 Determination and Countervailing Duty Order, 81
                                                                                                                                                               7 Id.   at 2.
                                                                                                       FR 62874 (September 13, 2016) (Amended Final
                                               is not in harmony with Commerce’s                       Determination and Order).                               8 Id.

                                               amended final determination with                          4 See Ozdemir Boru San. Ve Tic. Ltd. Sti., v.         9 Id.

                                               respect to Ozdemir Boru Profil San. Ve
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                                                                                                       United States and Atlas Tube and Independence            10 See Ozdemir Boru San. Ve Tic. Ltd. Sti., v.

                                               Tic. Ltd. Sti. (Ozdemir) and all other                  Tube Corporation Court No. 16–00206, Slip Op. 17–     United States and Atlas Tube and Independence
                                                                                                       142 (CIT October 16, 2017) (Remand Opinion and        Tube Corporation Court No. 16–00206, Slip Op.18–
                                               exporters and producers.                                Order).                                               6. (CIT February 1, 2018).
                                               DATES: Applicable February 12, 2018.1                     5 Id. at 44–45.                                        11 See Timken Co. v. United States, 893 F.2d 337
                                                                                                         6 See Final Results of Remand Redetermination       (Fed. Cir. 1990) (Timken).
                                                 1 February 11, 2018, ten days after the Court’s       Pursuant to Court Remand, Court No. 16–00206,            12 See Diamond Sawblades Mfrs. Coalition v.

                                               opinion was issued, falls on a Sunday. Therefore,       dated December 11, 2017, available at: http://        United States, 626 F.3d 1374 (Fed. Cir. 2010)
                                               the effective date is Monday, February 12, 2018. See    ia.ita.doc.gov/remands/ (Remand Redetermination).     (Diamond Sawblades).



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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
DatesApplicable March 14, 2018.
ContactTrisha Tran, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4852.
FR Citation83 FR 11172 

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