83 FR 19215 - Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 85 (May 2, 2018)
International Trade Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 85 (May 2, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 2, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 19215-19219] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-09311] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) has received requests to conduct administrative reviews of various antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings with March anniversary dates. In accordance with Commerce's regulations, we are initiating those administrative reviews. DATES: Applicable May 2, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda E. Brown, Office of AD/CVD Operations, Customs Liaison Unit, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482- 4735. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Commerce has received timely requests, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b), for administrative reviews of various antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings with March anniversary dates. All deadlines for the submission of various types of information, certifications, or comments or actions by Commerce discussed below refer to the number of calendar days from the applicable starting time. Notice of No Sales If a producer or exporter named in this notice of initiation had no exports, sales, or entries during the period of review (POR), it must notify Commerce within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. All submissions must be filed electronically at http://access.trade.gov in accordance with 19 CFR 351.303.\1\ Such submissions are subject to verification in accordance with section 782(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Further, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.303(f)(1)(i), a copy must be served on every party on Commerce's service list. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Electronic Filing Procedures; Administrative Protective Order Procedures, 76 FR 39263 (July 6, 2011). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Respondent Selection In the event Commerce limits the number of respondents for individual examination for administrative reviews initiated pursuant to requests made for the orders identified below, Commerce intends to select respondents based on U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data for U.S. imports during the period of review. We intend to place the CBP data on the record within five days of publication of the initiation notice and to make our decision regarding respondent selection within 30 days of publication of the initiation Federal Register notice. Comments regarding the CBP data and respondent selection should be submitted seven days after the placement of the CBP data on the record of this review. Parties wishing to submit rebuttal comments should submit those comments five days after the deadline for the initial comments. In the event Commerce decides it is necessary to limit individual examination of respondents and conduct respondent selection under section 777A(c)(2) of the Act: In general, Commerce has found that determinations concerning whether particular companies should be ``collapsed'' (e.g., treated as a single entity for purposes of calculating antidumping duty rates) require a substantial amount of detailed information and analysis, which often require follow-up questions and analysis. Accordingly, Commerce will not conduct collapsing analyses at the respondent selection phase of this review and will not collapse companies at the respondent selection phase unless there has been a determination to collapse certain companies in a previous segment of this antidumping proceeding (e.g., investigation, administrative review, new shipper review or changed circumstances review). For any company subject to this review, if Commerce determined, or continued to treat, that company as collapsed with others, Commerce will assume that such companies continue to operate in the same manner and will collapse them for respondent selection purposes. Otherwise, Commerce will not collapse companies for purposes of respondent selection. Parties are requested to (a) identify which companies subject to review previously were collapsed, and (b) provide a [[Page 19216]] citation to the proceeding in which they were collapsed. Further, if companies are requested to complete the Quantity and Value (Q&V) Questionnaire for purposes of respondent selection, in general each company must report volume and value data separately for itself. Parties should not include data for any other party, even if they believe they should be treated as a single entity with that other party. If a company was collapsed with another company or companies in the most recently completed segment of this proceeding where Commerce considered collapsing that entity, complete Q&V data for that collapsed entity must be submitted. Revised Respondent Selection--Multilayered Wood Flooring From the People's Republic of China The respondent selection procedures outlined in the February 23, 2018 notice initiating the sixth administrative review of the antidumping duty order on multilayered wood flooring (MLWF) from the People's Republic of China (China) covering the period 12/01/2016-11/ 30/2017,\2\ are revised as follows. With respect to the sixth administrative review of MLWF from China, the February 23, 2018 notice indicated that, in the event Commerce limits the number of respondents for individual examination, Commerce intended to select respondents based on CBP data for U.S. imports of MLWF from China during the period of review. Subsequently, Commerce placed the CBP data on the record of the sixth administrative review of MLWF from China, and solicited and received comments. However, as noted below, the China-wide entity, which is under review,\3\ was inadvertently excluded from the February 23, 2018 notice. Therefore, upon further consideration, to ensure parties are not disadvantaged by this inadvertent omission at this stage of the review, and in the event Commerce limits the number of respondents for individual examination, Commerce finds it appropriate to select respondents based on volume data contained in responses to quantity and value questionnaires. Further, Commerce intends to limit the number of Q&V questionnaires issued in the review based on the CBP data for U.S. imports already on the record. Parties will be given an additional period of time to comment on the CBP data used by Commerce to limit the number of Q&V questionnaires issued. Commerce invites comments regarding the CBP data and our intended respondent selection procedures within five days of the publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Commerce intends to issue the Q&V questionnaire to the top ten companies listed in the CBP data by volume, and additionally intends to issue a Q&V questionnaire to the China-wide entity, care of the Embassy of China in the United States. Parties subject to the review to which Commerce does not issue a Q&V questionnaire may file a response to the Q&V questionnaire if they desire to be included in the pool of companies from which Commerce will select mandatory respondents. The Q&V questionnaire will also be available on Commerce's website at http://trade.gov/enforcement/news.asp on the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. All responses to the Q&V questionnaire must be submitted by the applicable deadline noted therein. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 8058 (February 23, 2018). \3\ 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). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deadline for Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), a party that has requested a review may withdraw that request within 90 days of the date of publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review. The regulation provides that Commerce may extend this time if it is reasonable to do so. In order to provide parties additional certainty with respect to when Commerce will exercise its discretion to extend this 90-day deadline, interested parties are advised that Commerce does not intend to extend the 90-day deadline unless the requestor demonstrates that an extraordinary circumstance has prevented it from submitting a timely withdrawal request. Determinations by Commerce to extend the 90-day deadline will be made on a case-by-case basis. Separate Rates In proceedings involving non-market economy (NME) countries, Commerce begins with a rebuttable presumption that all companies within the country are subject to government control and, thus, should be assigned a single antidumping duty deposit rate. It is Commerce's policy to assign all exporters of merchandise subject to an administrative review in an NME country this single rate unless an exporter can demonstrate that it is sufficiently independent so as to be entitled to a separate rate. To establish whether a firm is sufficiently independent from government control of its export activities to be entitled to a separate rate, Commerce analyzes each entity exporting the subject merchandise. In accordance with the separate rates criteria, Commerce assigns separate rates to companies in NME cases only if respondents can demonstrate the absence of both de jure and de facto government control over export activities. All firms listed below that wish to qualify for separate rate status in the administrative reviews involving NME countries must complete, as appropriate, either a separate rate application or certification, as described below. For these administrative reviews, in order to demonstrate separate rate eligibility, Commerce requires entities for whom a review was requested, that were assigned a separate rate in the most recent segment of this proceeding in which they participated, to certify that they continue to meet the criteria for obtaining a separate rate. The Separate Rate Certification form will be available on Commerce's website at http://enforcement.trade.gov/nme/nme-sep-rate.html on the date of publication of this Federal Register notice. In responding to the certification, please follow the ``Instructions for Filing the Certification'' in the Separate Rate Certification. Separate Rate Certifications are due to Commerce no later than 30 calendar days after publication of this Federal Register notice. The deadline and requirement for submitting a Certification applies equally to NME-owned firms, wholly foreign-owned firms, and foreign sellers who purchase and export subject merchandise to the United States. Entities that currently do not have a separate rate from a completed segment of the proceeding \4\ should timely file a Separate Rate Application to demonstrate eligibility for a separate rate in this proceeding. In addition, companies that received a separate rate in a completed segment of the proceeding that have subsequently made changes, including, but not limited to, changes to corporate structure, acquisitions of new companies or facilities, or changes to [[Page 19217]] their official company name,\5\ should timely file a Separate Rate Application to demonstrate eligibility for a separate rate in this proceeding. The Separate Rate Status Application will be available on Commerce's website at http://enforcement.trade.gov/nme/nme-sep-rate.html on the date of publication of this Federal Register notice. In responding to the Separate Rate Status Application, refer to the instructions contained in the application. Separate Rate Status Applications are due to Commerce no later than 30 calendar days of publication of this Federal Register notice. The deadline and requirement for submitting a Separate Rate Status Application applies equally to NME-owned firms, wholly foreign-owned firms, and foreign sellers that purchase and export subject merchandise to the United States. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ Such entities include entities that have not participated in the proceeding, entities that were preliminarily granted a separate rate in any currently incomplete segment of the proceeding (e.g., an ongoing administrative review, new shipper review, etc.) and entities that lost their separate rate in the most recently completed segment of the proceeding in which they participated. \5\ Only changes to the official company name, rather than trade names, need to be addressed via a Separate Rate Application. Information regarding new trade names may be submitted via a Separate Rate Certification. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- For exporters and producers who submit a separate-rate status application or certification and subsequently are selected as mandatory respondents, these exporters and producers will no longer be eligible for separate rate status unless they respond to all parts of the questionnaire as mandatory respondents. Initiation of Reviews In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we are initiating administrative reviews of the following antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings. We intend to issue the final results of these reviews not later than March 31, 2019. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Period to be Reviewed ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Antidumping Duty Proceedings Brazil: Certain Uncoated Paper, A-351-842............ 3/1/17-2/28/18 Suzano Papel e Celulose S.A. India: Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires, A- 2/2/17-2/28/18 533-869............................................. ATC Tires Private Limited Indonesia: Certain Uncoated Paper, A-560-828......... 3/1/17-2/28/18 PT Anugerah Kertas Utama (AKU), PT Riau Andalan Kertas (RAK) and APRIL Fine Paper Macao Offshore Limited (AFPM), (collectively, APRIL) Portugal: Certain Uncoated Paper, A-471-807.......... 3/1/17-2/28/18 The Navigator Company, S.A. Spain: Stainless Steel Bar, A-469-805................ 3/1/17-2/28/18 Sidenor Aceros Especiales S.L. Thailand: Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and 3/1/17-2/28/18 Tubes, A-549-502.................................... Apex International Logistics Aquatec Maxcon Asia Asian Unity Part Co., Ltd. CSE Technologies Co., Ltd. Expeditors Ltd. K Line Logistics Pacific Pipe Public Company Limited (also known as Pacific Pipe Company) Pacific Pipe and Pump Panalpina World Transport Ltd. Polypipe Engineering Co., Ltd. Saha Thai Steel Pipe (Public) Company, Ltd. Siam Fittings Co., Ltd. Siam Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. Thai Malleable Iron and Steel Thai Oil Group Thai Premium Pipe Co., Ltd. Vatana Phaisal Engineering Company The People's Republic of China: Glycine, A-570-836... 3/1/17-2/28/18 Avid Organics Pvt. Ltd. Baoding Mantong Fine Chemistry Co., Ltd. Kumar Industries Rudraa International Salvi Chemical Industries The People's Republic of China: Multilayered Wood 12/1/16-11/30/17 Flooring, A-570-970................................. The China-Wide Entity \6\ Countervailing Duty Proceedings India: Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires, C- 6/20/16-12/31/17 533-870............................................. ATC Tires Private Limited Balkrishna Industries Limited Indonesia: Certain Uncoated Paper, C-560-829......... 1/1/17-12/31/17 PT Anugerah Kertas Utama (AKU), PT Riau Andalan Kertas (RAK) and APRIL Fine Paper Macao Offshore Limited (AFPM), (collectively, APRIL) Turkey: Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes, 1/1/17-12/31/17 C-489-502........................................... Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. Borusan Birlesik Boru Fabrikalair San ve Tic. Borusan Istikbal Ticaret T.A.S. Borusan Gemlik Boru Tesisleri A.S. Borusan Ihacat Ithalat ve Dagitim A.S. [[Page 19218]] Borusan Ithicat ve Dagitim A.S. Tubeco Pipe and Steel Corporation, Borusan Holding Borusan Holding Borusan Mannesmann Yatirim Holding Cagil Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. Cayirova Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. Cimtas Boru Imalatlari ve Ticaret Sirketi Eksen Makina Erbosan Erciyas Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. Guner Eksport Guven Steel Pipe (also known as Guven Celik Born San. Ve Tic. Ltd.) MTS Lojistik ve Tasimacilik Hizmetleri TIC A.S. Istanbul Net Boru Sanayi ve Dis Ticaret Koll. Sti. Toscelik Metal Ticaret A.S. Toscelik Profil ve Sac Endustrisi A.S. Toscelik Metal Ticaret A.S. Tosyali Dis Ticaret A.S. Umran Celik Born Sanayii A.S., also known as Umran Steel Pipe Inc. Yucel Boru ve Profil Endustrisi A.S. Yucelboru Ihracat Ithalat ve Pazarlama A.S. Suspension Agreements Mexico: Fresh Tomatoes, A-201-820.................... 3/1/17-2/28/18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Duty Absorption Reviews During any administrative review covering all or part of a period falling between the first and second or third and fourth anniversary of the publication of an antidumping duty order under 19 CFR 351.211 or a determination under 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4) to continue an order or suspended investigation (after sunset review), the Secretary, if requested by a domestic interested party within 30 days of the date of publication of the notice of initiation of the review, will determine whether antidumping duties have been absorbed by an exporter or producer subject to the review if the subject merchandise is sold in the United States through an importer that is affiliated with such exporter or producer. The request must include the name(s) of the exporter or producer for which the inquiry is requested. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \6\ Commerce inadvertently omitted the China-Wide Entity from the Initiation Notice which published on February 23, 2018 (83 FR 8058). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gap Period Liquidation For the first administrative review of any order, there will be no assessment of antidumping or countervailing duties on entries of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the relevant provisional-measures ``gap'' period, of the order, if such a gap period is applicable to the POR. Administrative Protective Orders and Letters of Appearance Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under administrative protective orders in accordance with the procedures outlined in Commerce's regulations at 19 CFR 351.305. Those procedures apply to administrative reviews included in this notice of initiation. Parties wishing to participate in any of these administrative reviews should ensure that they meet the requirements of these procedures (e.g., the filing of separate letters of appearance as discussed at 19 CFR 351.103(d)). Factual Information Requirements Commerce's regulations identify five categories of factual information in 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21), which are summarized as follows: (i) Evidence submitted in response to questionnaires; (ii) evidence submitted in support of allegations; (iii) publicly available information to value factors under 19 CFR 351.408(c) or to measure the adequacy of remuneration under 19 CFR 351.511(a)(2); (iv) evidence placed on the record by Commerce; and (v) evidence other than factual information described in (i)-(iv). These regulations require any party, when submitting factual information, to specify under which subsection of 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) the information is being submitted and, if the information is submitted to rebut, clarify, or correct factual information already on the record, to provide an explanation identifying the information already on the record that the factual information seeks to rebut, clarify, or correct. The regulations, at 19 CFR 351.301, also provide specific time limits for such factual submissions based on the type of factual information being submitted. Please review the final rule, available at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/2013/1304frn/2013-08227.txt, prior to submitting factual information in this segment. Any party submitting factual information in an antidumping duty or countervailing duty proceeding must certify to the accuracy and completeness of that information.\7\ Parties are hereby reminded that revised certification requirements are in effect for company/government officials as well as their representatives. All segments of any antidumping duty or countervailing duty proceedings initiated on or after August 16, 2013, should use the formats for the revised certifications provided at the end of the Final Rule.\8\ Commerce intends to reject factual submissions in any proceeding segments if the submitting party does not comply with applicable revised certification requirements. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \7\ See section 782(b) of the Act. \8\ See Certification of Factual Information To Import Administration During Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July 17, 2013) (Final Rule); see also the frequently asked questions regarding the Final Rule, available at http://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Extension of Time Limits Regulation Parties may request an extension of time limits before a time limit established under Part 351 expires, or as otherwise specified by the Secretary. See 19 CFR 351.302. In general, an extension request will be considered untimely if it is filed after the time limit established under Part 351 expires. For submissions which are due from multiple parties simultaneously, an [[Page 19219]] extension request will be considered untimely if it is filed after 10:00 a.m. on the due date. Examples include, but are not limited to: (1) Case and rebuttal briefs, filed pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309; (2) factual information to value factors under 19 CFR 351.408(c), or to measure the adequacy of remuneration under 19 CFR 351.511(a)(2), filed pursuant to 19 CFR 351.301(c)(3) and rebuttal, clarification and correction filed pursuant to 19 CFR 351.301(c)(3)(iv); (3) comments concerning the selection of a surrogate country and surrogate values and rebuttal; (4) comments concerning U.S. Customs and Border Protection data; and (5) quantity and value questionnaires. Under certain circumstances, Commerce may elect to specify a different time limit by which extension requests will be considered untimely for submissions which are due from multiple parties simultaneously. In such a case, Commerce will inform parties in the letter or memorandum setting forth the deadline (including a specified time) by which extension requests must be filed to be considered timely. This modification also requires that an extension request must be made in a separate, stand-alone submission, and clarifies the circumstances under which Commerce will grant untimely-filed requests for the extension of time limits. These modifications are effective for all segments initiated on or after October 21, 2013. Please review the final rule, available at http://www.thefederalregister.org/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/2013-22853.htm, prior to submitting factual information in these segments. These initiations and this notice are in accordance with section 751(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)) and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i). Dated: April 26, 2018. James Maeder, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations performing the duties of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations. [FR Doc. 2018-09311 Filed 5-1-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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of the AD order on potassium Dated: April 26, 2018. submissions are subject to verification
permanganate from China with respect James Maeder, in accordance with section 782(i) of the
to other companies, we are rescinding Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
the administrative review covering the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Further, in accordance with 19 CFR
period January 1, 2017, through Operations, performing the duties of Deputy 351.303(f)(1)(i), a copy must be served
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and on every party on Commerce’s service
December 31, 2018, in full, in
Countervailing Duty Operations. list.
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).
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Assessment Respondent Selection
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In the event Commerce limits the
Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs number of respondents for individual
and Border Protection (CBP) to assess DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE examination for administrative reviews
antidumping duties on all appropriate initiated pursuant to requests made for
entries of potassium permanganate from International Trade Administration the orders identified below, Commerce
China during the POR at rates equal to intends to select respondents based on
Initiation of Antidumping and U.S. Customs and Border Protection
the cash deposit rate for estimated
Countervailing Duty Administrative (CBP) data for U.S. imports during the
antidumping duties required at the time
Reviews period of review. We intend to place the
of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse,
for consumption, in accordance with 19 AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, CBP data on the record within five days
CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends International Trade Administration, of publication of the initiation notice
to issue appropriate assessment Department of Commerce. and to make our decision regarding
instructions to CBP 15 days after SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce respondent selection within 30 days of
publication of this notice in the Federal (Commerce) has received requests to publication of the initiation Federal
conduct administrative reviews of Register notice. Comments regarding the
Register.
various antidumping and countervailing CBP data and respondent selection
Notification to Importers duty orders and findings with March should be submitted seven days after
anniversary dates. In accordance with the placement of the CBP data on the
This notice serves as the only record of this review. Parties wishing to
Commerce’s regulations, we are
reminder to importers of their submit rebuttal comments should
initiating those administrative reviews.
responsibility under 19 CFR submit those comments five days after
DATES: Applicable May 2, 2018.
351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate the deadline for the initial comments.
regarding the reimbursement of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: In the event Commerce decides it is
antidumping duties prior to liquidation Brenda E. Brown, Office of AD/CVD necessary to limit individual
of the relevant entries during this Operations, Customs Liaison Unit, examination of respondents and
Enforcement and Compliance, conduct respondent selection under
review period. Failure to comply with
International Trade Administration, section 777A(c)(2) of the Act:
this requirement could result in the
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 In general, Commerce has found that
presumption that reimbursement of Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, determinations concerning whether
antidumping duties occurred and the DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482–4735. particular companies should be
subsequent assessment of doubled
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ‘‘collapsed’’ (e.g., treated as a single
antidumping duties. entity for purposes of calculating
Background
Notification Regarding Administrative antidumping duty rates) require a
Protective Order Commerce has received timely substantial amount of detailed
requests, in accordance with 19 CFR information and analysis, which often
This notice also serves as the only 351.213(b), for administrative reviews of require follow-up questions and
reminder to parties subject to various antidumping and countervailing analysis. Accordingly, Commerce will
administrative protective orders (APO) duty orders and findings with March not conduct collapsing analyses at the
of their responsibility concerning the anniversary dates. respondent selection phase of this
disposition of proprietary information All deadlines for the submission of review and will not collapse companies
disclosed under APO in accordance various types of information, at the respondent selection phase unless
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which certifications, or comments or actions by there has been a determination to
continues to govern business Commerce discussed below refer to the collapse certain companies in a
number of calendar days from the previous segment of this antidumping
proprietary information in this segment
applicable starting time. proceeding (e.g., investigation,
of the proceeding. Timely written
notification of the return or destruction Notice of No Sales administrative review, new shipper
of APO materials or conversion to review or changed circumstances
If a producer or exporter named in review). For any company subject to this
judicial protective order is hereby this notice of initiation had no exports, review, if Commerce determined, or
requested. Failure to comply with the sales, or entries during the period of continued to treat, that company as
regulations and the terms of an APO is review (POR), it must notify Commerce collapsed with others, Commerce will
a sanctionable violation. within 30 days of publication of this assume that such companies continue to
This notice is issued and published in notice in the Federal Register. All operate in the same manner and will
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accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and submissions must be filed electronically collapse them for respondent selection
777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR at http://access.trade.gov in accordance purposes. Otherwise, Commerce will
351.213(d)(4). with 19 CFR 351.303.1 Such not collapse companies for purposes of
1 See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
respondent selection. Parties are
Proceedings: Electronic Filing Procedures;
requested to (a) identify which
Administrative Protective Order Procedures, 76 FR companies subject to review previously
39263 (July 6, 2011). were collapsed, and (b) provide a
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extension request will be considered DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE No other parties submitted ministerial
untimely if it is filed after 10:00 a.m. on error allegations or comments on
the due date. Examples include, but are International Trade Administration Shandong Shuangwang’s or GITI’s
not limited to: (1) Case and rebuttal [C–570–017] allegations.
briefs, filed pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309; Scope of the Order
(2) factual information to value factors Countervailing Duty Order on Certain
under 19 CFR 351.408(c), or to measure Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck The products covered by the order are
the adequacy of remuneration under 19 Tires From the People’s Republic of certain passenger vehicle and light truck
CFR 351.511(a)(2), filed pursuant to 19 China: Amended Final Results of tires from China. A full description of
CFR 351.301(c)(3) and rebuttal, Countervailing Duty Administrative the scope of the order is contained in
clarification and correction filed Review; 2014–2015 the Ministerial Errors Memorandum.4
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.301(c)(3)(iv); (3) AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, Ministerial Errors
comments concerning the selection of a International Trade Administration,
surrogate country and surrogate values Department of Commerce. Section 751(h) of the Act and 19 CFR
and rebuttal; (4) comments concerning 351.224(f) define a ‘‘ministerial error’’ as
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
U.S. Customs and Border Protection an error in addition, subtraction, or
(Commerce) is amending the final
data; and (5) quantity and value other arithmetic function, clerical error
results of the countervailing duty
questionnaires. Under certain resulting from inaccurate copying,
administrative review of certain
circumstances, Commerce may elect to duplication, or the like, and any other
passenger vehicle and light truck tires
similar type of unintentional error
specify a different time limit by which (passenger tires) from the People’s
which the Secretary considers
extension requests will be considered Republic of China (China) to correct
ministerial. As discussed in Commerce’s
untimely for submissions which are due ministerial errors. The period of review
Ministerial Error Memorandum,
from multiple parties simultaneously. In (POR) is December 1, 2014, through
Commerce finds that the error alleged
such a case, Commerce will inform December 31, 2015.
by Shandong Shuangwang and certain
parties in the letter or memorandum DATES: Applicable May 2, 2018. errors alleged by GITI constitute
setting forth the deadline (including a FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ministerial errors within the meaning of
specified time) by which extension Andrew Huston, AD/CVD Operations, 19 CFR 351.224(f).5
requests must be filed to be considered Office VII, Enforcement and
With regard to Shandong
timely. This modification also requires Compliance, International Trade
Shuangwang, in the Final Results, the
that an extension request must be made Administration, U.S. Department of
company’s name, as listed in Appendix
in a separate, stand-alone submission, Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
II, the list of Non-Selected Companies
and clarifies the circumstances under NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone
Under Review, contained a misspelling
which Commerce will grant untimely- (202) 482–4261.
of ‘‘Shandong’’ as ‘‘Shangong.’’ The
filed requests for the extension of time Background correct full name of the company
limits. These modifications are effective without the misspelling is ‘‘Shandong
In accordance with section 751(a)(1)
for all segments initiated on or after Shuangwang Rubber Co., Ltd.’’ This
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
October 21, 2013. Please review the (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5), on notice serves to correct the incorrect
final rule, available at http:// March 16, 2018, Commerce published exporter company name listed as a non-
www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/ its final results of the countervailing selected company in the Final Results.
html/2013-22853.htm, prior to duty administrative review of passenger With regard to GITI, we made
submitting factual information in these tires from China.1 On March 15, 2018, ministerial errors with regard to
segments. Shandong Shuangwang Rubber Co., Ltd. calculating the sales denominator for
These initiations and this notice are (Shandong Shuangwang) submitted a GITI Tire (China) Investment Co., Ltd.,
in accordance with section 751(a) of the request to correct a clerical error in the calculating government grants, and
Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)) and 19 CFR Final Results.2 On March 28, 2018, GITI applying the Adverse Facts Available
351.221(c)(1)(i). Tire Global Trading Pte. Ltd./GITI Tire Rate to the Export Buyer’s Credits
(USA) Ltd./GITI Radial Tire (Anhui) program.6
Dated: April 26, 2018.
Company Ltd. (GITI Anhui Radial)/GITI In accordance with section 751(h) of
James Maeder, Tire (Fujian) Company Ltd (GITI the Act and 19 CFR 351.224(e), we are
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fujian)/GITI Tire (Hualin) Company amending the Final Results to correct
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Ltd. (GITI Hualin) (collectively, GITI) the ministerial errors. Specifically, we
Operations performing the duties of Deputy timely alleged that Commerce made four are amending the net subsidy rates for
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and ministerial errors in the Final Results.3 GITI, Cooper (Kunshan) Tire Co., Ltd.
Countervailing Duty Operations.
(Cooper), Zhongce Rubber Group
[FR Doc. 2018–09311 Filed 5–1–18; 8:45 am] 1 See Countervailing Duty Order on Certain
Company Limited, and for the non-
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the
People’s Republic of China: Final Results of
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2014– Trading Pte. Ltd.’’ dated March 28, 2018 (GITI
2015, 83 FR 11694 (March 16, 2018) (Final Results). Ministerial Comments).
2 See Shandong Shuangwang’s Letter, ‘‘Certain 4 See Memorandum ‘‘Administrative Review of
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES
Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the the Countervailing Duty Order on Certain Passenger
People’s Republic of China—Request to Correct Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the People’s
Clerical Error in Final Results of Countervailing Republic of China: Decision Memorandum for
Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated March 15, Amended Final Results,’’ dated concurrently and
2018 (Shandong Shuangwang Ministerial herby adopted by this notice (Decision
Comments). Memorandum) for a full description of the scope of
3 See GITI’s Letter, ‘‘Passenger Vehicle and Light the order.
5 See Decision Memorandum.
Truck Tires from the People’s Republic of China:
Ministerial Error Comments—Giti Tire Global 6 Id. for a full discussion of these alleged errors.
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