83_FR_39572 83 FR 39418 - Certain Pasta From Italy: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review and Partial Rescission; 2016

83 FR 39418 - Certain Pasta From Italy: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review and Partial Rescission; 2016

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 154 (August 9, 2018)

Page Range39418-39420
FR Document2018-17048

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain pasta from Italy. The period of review (POR) is January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 154 (Thursday, August 9, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 154 (Thursday, August 9, 2018)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-475-819]


Certain Pasta From Italy: Preliminary Results of Countervailing 
Duty Administrative Review and Partial Rescission; 2016

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an 
administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain 
pasta from Italy. The period of review (POR) is January 1, 2016, 
through December 31, 2016.

DATES: Applicable August 9, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Kolberg, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1785.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On September 13, 2017, Commerce published a notice of initiation of 
an administrative review of the CVD order on certain pasta from Italy 
for the POR.\1\ From October 10, 2017 to December 12, 2017, eight of 
the producers/exporters of subject merchandise subject to this review 
timely withdrew their request for review. Thus, we are rescinding this 
review with respect to these eight producers/exporters. Commerce is 
conducting this review of one remaining producer/exporter of subject 
merchandise: GR.A.M.M. S.r.l.

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(GR.A.M.M.). On March 29, 2018, Commerce postponed the deadline for 
issuing the preliminary results of this administrative review until 
August 3, 2018.\2\ For a complete description of the events that 
followed the initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum.\3\ A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum is provided in the Appendix to this notice. The Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically 
via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to 
registered users at https://access.trade.gov and in the Central Records 
Unit, Room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce building. In 
addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can 
be accessed directly on the internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Preliminary Decision Memorandum and the electronic 
version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in 
content.
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    \1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 42974 (September 13, 2017) (Initiation 
Notice).
    \2\ See Memorandum, ``Certain Pasta from Italy: Extension of 
Time Limit for Preliminary Results of the Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Review,'' dated March 29, 2018.
    \3\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for Preliminary 
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review and Partial 
Rescission: Certain Pasta from Italy; 2016,'' dated concurrently 
with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order

    Imports covered by the order are shipments of certain non-egg dry 
pasta in packages of five pounds four ounces or less, whether or not 
enriched or fortified or containing milk or other optional ingredients 
such as chopped vegetables, vegetable purees, milk, gluten, diastasis, 
vitamins, coloring and flavorings, and up to two percent egg white. The 
pasta covered by the scope of the order is typically sold in the retail 
market, in fiberboard or cardboard cartons, or polyethylene or 
polypropylene bags of varying dimensions. A full description of the 
scope of the order is contained in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, 
which is hereby adopted by this notice.\4\
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    \4\ See Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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Partial Rescission

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an 
administrative review, ``in whole or in part, if a party that requested 
a review withdraws the request within 90 days of the date of 
publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review.'' The 
requests for review for the following companies were withdrawn within 
the 90-day limit: Alessio Panarese Soceieta Agricola, Antico Pastificio 
Morelli 1860 S.r.l., Colussi Spa, Ghigi 1870 S.p.A., Industria 
Alimentare Colavita, S.p.A., Pastificio Fratelli DeLuca S.r.l., 
Pastificio Mennucci SpA, and Tesa SrL.\5\ Therefore, Commerce is 
rescinding the review, in part, with respect to these companies.
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    \5\ See Tesa SrL's, ``Pasta from Italy; Withdrawal of Request 
for Administrative Review,'' dated October 10, 2017; see also Ghigi 
1870 S.p.A.'s, ``Pasta from Italy; Withdrawal of Request for 
Administrative Review,'' dated October 17, 2017; see also Industria 
Alimentare Colavita, S.p.A.'s Letter, ``Certain Pasta from Italy: 
Withdrawal of Request for CVD Administrative Review of Indalco 
S.p.A.,'' dated December 10, 2017; see also Pastificio Mennucci 
SpA's Letter, ``Pasta from Italy; Withdrawal of Request for 
Administrative Review,'' dated December 12, 2017; see also Colussi 
Spa's Letter, ``Pasta from Italy; Withdrawal of Request for 
Administrative Review,'' dated December 12, 2017; see also Alessio 
Panarese Soceieta Agricola's, Pastificio Fratelli DeLuca S.r.l.'s, 
and Antico Pastificio Morelli 1860 S.r.l.'s Letter, ``Certain Dry 
Pasta from Italy, C-475-819; Withdrawal of Request for Review,'' 
dated December 12, 2017.
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Methodology

    We are conducting this review in accordance with section 
751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For each 
of the subsidy programs found to be countervailable, we preliminarily 
find that there is a subsidy, i.e., a government-provided financial 
contribution that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that 
the subsidy is specific.\6\ For a full description of the methodology 
underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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    \6\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding 
financial contribution, section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding 
benefit, and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
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Preliminary Results of the Review

    We preliminarily find the following net countervailable subsidy 
rate for the mandatory respondent, GR.A.M.M. for the period January 1, 
2016 through December 31, 2016:

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                  Company                   Net subsidy rate  ad valorem
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GR.A.M.M. S.r.l...........................  1.21 percent.
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Assessment Rates

    Consistent with section 751(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.212(b)(2), upon issuance of the final results, Commerce will 
determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, 
countervailing duties on all appropriate entries covered by this 
review. For companies for which this review is rescinded, Commerce will 
instruct CBP to assess countervailing duties on all appropriate entries 
at a rate equal to the cash deposit of estimated countervailing duties 
required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for 
consumption, during the period January 1, 2016, through December 31, 
2016, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). We intend to issue 
instructions to CBP 15 days after publication of the final results of 
this review.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, Commerce also 
intends to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated 
countervailing duties in the amount shown above for GR.A.M.M. with 
regard to shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of the 
final results of this review. For all non-reviewed firms, we will 
instruct CBP to continue to collect cash deposits at the most recent 
company specific or all-others rate applicable to the company. These 
cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until 
further notice.

Disclosure and Public Comment

    We will disclose to parties in this review the calculations 
performed in reaching the preliminary results within five days of 
publication of these preliminary results.\7\ Interested parties may 
submit written comments (case briefs) on the preliminary results no 
later than 30 days from the date of publication of this Federal 
Register notice, and rebuttal comments (rebuttal briefs) within five 
days after the time limit for filing case briefs.\8\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 
351.309(d)(2), rebuttal briefs must be limited to issues raised in the 
case briefs. Parties who submit arguments are requested to submit with 
the argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the 
argument; and (3) a table of authorities.\9\ All briefs must be filed 
electronically using ACCESS.
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    \7\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
    \8\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii) and 351.309(d)(1).
    \9\ 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
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    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to 
request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant 
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via 
ACCESS by 5 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of 
publication of this notice. Hearing requests should contain: (1) The 
party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number

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of participants; and (3) a list of the issues to be discussed. Issues 
addressed at the hearing will be limited to those raised in the briefs. 
If a request for a hearing is made, parties will be notified of the 
date and time for the hearing to be held at the U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.\10\ 
Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative 
review, including the results of our analysis of the issues raised by 
the parties in their comments, no later than 120 days after the date of 
publication of this notice, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act 
and 19 CFR 351.213(h), unless this deadline is extended.
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    \10\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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    These preliminary results and notice are issued and published in 
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.221(b)(4).

    Dated: August 3, 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.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum:
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Partial Rescission of the Administrative Review
V. Subsidy Valuation Information
VI. Analysis of Programs
VII. Recommendation

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                                                  Comment 45: Whether BC Hydro’s EPAs                     Comment 69: The Correct Calculation for               Comment 97: Whether Commerce Erred in
                                                    are De Facto Specific                                   the BC Hydro Power Smart TMP and                      Its Benefit Calculation for the IQ Loan
                                                  Comment 46: Whether Commerce Should                       Incentives Subprograms                                Guarantee to KEBLP
                                                    Include all Elements of Kruger’s Electric             Comment 70: Whether Hydro-Québec’s IEO             Company-Specific Issues
                                                    Service Rates in its Benchmark                          Program Is Specific                               Catalyst
                                                  Comment 47: Whether Hydro-Québec’s                     Comment 71: Whether Hydro-Québec’s                   Comment 98: How to Treat Catalyst’s
                                                    Purchase of Electricity for MTAR was                    Industrial Systems Program/Energy                     Unreported Log and Wood Fiber
                                                    Specific                                                Efficiency Program is Countervailable                 Purchases
                                                  Comment 48: Whether the IESO Purchases                  Comment 72: Whether the Hydro-Québec               Resolute
                                                    Electricity                                             Special L Rate for Industrial Customers             Comment 99: Whether Commerce Should
                                                  Comment 49: Whether the IESO’s Purchase                   Affected by Budworm Confers a Benefit                 Use Resolute’s Revised SR&ED Tax
                                                    of Electricity for MTAR is Specific                   Comment 73: Whether the IESO Demand                     Credit
                                                  Comment 50: Whether Commerce Should                       Response Is Specific                              White Birch
                                                    Countervail Tariff 29 and/or Use it as a              Comment 74: Whether the Ontario IEI                   Comment 100: Whether Commerce
                                                                                                            Program is Specific                                   Correctly Determined the Dates of
                                                    Benchmark
                                                                                                          Comment 75: Whether the Ontario IEI                     Approval for the MFOR Worker Training
                                                  Comment 51: Whether the Government of
                                                                                                            Program is Tied to Non-Subject                        Grants to White Birch’s Stadacona Mill
                                                    Canada’s Provision of C$130 Million for
                                                                                                            Merchandise                                       Conclusion
                                                    Resolute’s Expropriated Assets Provides
                                                    a Benefit                                             Comment 76: Whether Capacity Assistance             [FR Doc. 2018–17017 Filed 8–8–18; 8:45 am]
                                                Tax Program Issues                                          Payments to CBPP Are Specific
                                                                                                                                                              BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                                                                                          Comment 77: Whether the Capacity
                                                  Comment 52: Whether the ACCA for Class
                                                                                                            Assistance Fees Paid to CBPP Provided
                                                    29 Assets Tax Program is Specific
                                                                                                            a Benefit
                                                  Comment 53: Whether the School Tax                                                                          DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                                                                        Grant Program Issues: Other
                                                    Credit for Class 4 Major Industrial
                                                                                                          Comment 78: Whether the Canada-BC Job
                                                    Properties Provides a Financial                                                                           International Trade Administration
                                                                                                            Grant Program is Specific
                                                    Contribution
                                                                                                          Comment 79: Whether Emploi-Québec                  [C–475–819]
                                                  Comment 54: Whether the School Tax
                                                                                                            Programs are Specific
                                                    Credit for Class 4 Major Industrial
                                                                                                          Comment 80: Whether Emploi-Québec                  Certain Pasta From Italy: Preliminary
                                                    Properties is Specific
                                                                                                            Programs are Recurring                            Results of Countervailing Duty
                                                  Comment 55: Whether the Coloured Fuel
                                                                                                          Comment 81: Whether the PCIP Provides a             Administrative Review and Partial
                                                    Tax Rate Provides a Financial                           Benefit
                                                    Contribution                                          Comment 82: Whether the Paix des Braves
                                                                                                                                                              Rescission; 2016
                                                  Comment 56: Whether the Coloured Fuel                     Program Provides a Countervailable
                                                    Tax Rate is Specific                                                                                      AGENCY:   Enforcement and Compliance,
                                                                                                            Benefit                                           International Trade Administration,
                                                  Comment 57: Whether Catalyst Benefited                  Comment 83: Whether the Investment
                                                    from the Coloured Fuel Tax Rate                                                                           Department of Commerce.
                                                                                                            Program in Public Forests Affected by             SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
                                                  Comment 58: Whether the Powell River                      Natural or Anthropogenic Disturbance
                                                    City Tax Exemption Program Provides a                   Provides a Countervailable Benefit
                                                                                                                                                              (Commerce) is conducting an
                                                    Financial Contribution                                Comment 84: Whether the FPInnovations               administrative review of the
                                                  Comment 59: The Appropriate Benefit                       Ash Development Project Provides a                countervailing duty (CVD) order on
                                                    Calculation for the Powell River City Tax               Countervailable Benefit                           certain pasta from Italy. The period of
                                                    Exemption Program                                     Comment 85: Whether the PAREGES                     review (POR) is January 1, 2016,
                                                  Comment 60: Whether Commerce Properly                     Program is Specific and Confers a Benefit         through December 31, 2016.
                                                    Determined the Amount of the Subsidy                  Comment 86: Whether the Ontario Forest
                                                    Kruger Received from Property Tax                                                                         DATES: Applicable August 9, 2018.
                                                                                                            Roads Funding Program is
                                                    Exemptions                                              Countervailable                                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  Comment 61: Whether the Québec SR&ED                   Comment 87: Whether the EcoPerformance              Mary Kolberg, AD/CVD Operations,
                                                    Tax Credit 18 is De Facto Specific                      Program is Specific and Confers a Benefit         Office I, Enforcement and Compliance,
                                                  Comment 62: Whether the Tax Credit for                Equity Program Issues                                 International Trade Administration,
                                                    the Acquisition of Manufacturing and                  Comment 88: Whether Preferred Shares                U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
                                                    Processing Equipment in Québec is                      Issued by Kruger Inc./KPPI in 2012 were           Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
                                                    Specific                                                Debt or Equity                                    DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1785.
                                                  Comment 63: Whether the Tax Credit for                  Comment 89: Whether Any Benefit in the
                                                    Pre-Competitive Research is Specific                                                                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                            2012 Debt-to-Equity Conversion Is
                                                  Comment 64: Whether the Credit for Fees                   Attributable to Kruger Inc.                       Background
                                                    and Dues Paid to a Research Consortium                Comment 90: How to Determine the
                                                    is Specific                                             Benefit for KPPI’s 2012 Loan Forgiveness            On September 13, 2017, Commerce
                                                  Comment 65: Whether Québec’s Tax Credit                Comment 91: Whether IQ’s 2015                       published a notice of initiation of an
                                                    for Construction and Repair of Roads and                Investment in KHLP Was Tied to Non-               administrative review of the CVD order
                                                    Bridges Provides a Financial                            Subject Merchandise                               on certain pasta from Italy for the POR.1
                                                    Contribution and a Benefit                            Comment 92: Whether the                             From October 10, 2017 to December 12,
                                                Grant Program Issues: Electricity                           Equityworthiness Analysis for KHLP in             2017, eight of the producers/exporters of
                                                  Comment 66: Whether Agreements to                         2015 is Correct                                   subject merchandise subject to this
                                                    Curtail Consumption of Electricity are                Comment 93: Whether KHLP was
                                                    Grants
                                                                                                                                                              review timely withdrew their request for
                                                                                                            Equityworthy
                                                  Comment 67: Whether the Power Smart                   Loan Program Issues
                                                                                                                                                              review. Thus, we are rescinding this
                                                    Subprograms are De Jure/De Facto                      Comment 94: Whether CBPP was                        review with respect to these eight
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                                                    Specific                                                Creditworthy                                      producers/exporters. Commerce is
                                                  Comment 68: The Appropriate Benefit for                 Comment 95: Whether Commerce Erred in               conducting this review of one remaining
                                                    the Power Smart: Load Curtailment                       Calculating the Benchmark for CBPP’s              producer/exporter of subject
                                                    Program                                                 2014 Loan                                         merchandise: GR.A.M.M. S.r.l.
                                                                                                          Comment 96: Whether Interest Due from
                                                  18 Also called the Québec Scientific Research and        the Government of Newfoundland and                  1 See Initiation of Antidumping and

                                                Development Tax Credit in the Preliminary                   Labrador Loan to CBPP and Paid in 2017            Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR
                                                Determination.                                              Provided No Benefit in the POI                    42974 (September 13, 2017) (Initiation Notice).



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                                                (GR.A.M.M.). On March 29, 2018,                         requests for review for the following                    to assess countervailing duties on all
                                                Commerce postponed the deadline for                     companies were withdrawn within the                      appropriate entries at a rate equal to the
                                                issuing the preliminary results of this                 90-day limit: Alessio Panarese Soceieta                  cash deposit of estimated countervailing
                                                administrative review until August 3,                   Agricola, Antico Pastificio Morelli 1860                 duties required at the time of entry, or
                                                2018.2 For a complete description of the                S.r.l., Colussi Spa, Ghigi 1870 S.p.A.,                  withdrawal from warehouse, for
                                                events that followed the initiation of                  Industria Alimentare Colavita, S.p.A.,                   consumption, during the period January
                                                this review, see the Preliminary                        Pastificio Fratelli DeLuca S.r.l.,                       1, 2016, through December 31, 2016, in
                                                Decision Memorandum.3 A list of topics                  Pastificio Mennucci SpA, and Tesa                        accordance with 19 CFR
                                                discussed in the Preliminary Decision                   SrL.5 Therefore, Commerce is rescinding                  351.212(c)(1)(i). We intend to issue
                                                Memorandum is provided in the                           the review, in part, with respect to these               instructions to CBP 15 days after
                                                Appendix to this notice. The                            companies.                                               publication of the final results of this
                                                Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a                                                                             review.
                                                                                                        Methodology
                                                public document and is on file
                                                                                                           We are conducting this review in                      Cash Deposit Requirements
                                                electronically via Enforcement and
                                                Compliance’s Antidumping and                            accordance with section 751(a)(1)(A) of                    In accordance with section
                                                Countervailing Duty Centralized                         the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the                  751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, Commerce also
                                                Electronic Service System (ACCESS).                     Act). For each of the subsidy programs                   intends to instruct CBP to collect cash
                                                ACCESS is available to registered users                 found to be countervailable, we                          deposits of estimated countervailing
                                                at https://access.trade.gov and in the                  preliminarily find that there is a                       duties in the amount shown above for
                                                Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of                     subsidy, i.e., a government-provided                     GR.A.M.M. with regard to shipments of
                                                the main Department of Commerce                         financial contribution that gives rise to                subject merchandise entered, or
                                                building. In addition, a complete                       a benefit to the recipient, and that the                 withdrawn from warehouse, for
                                                version of the Preliminary Decision                     subsidy is specific.6 For a full                         consumption on or after the date of
                                                Memorandum can be accessed directly                     description of the methodology                           publication of the final results of this
                                                on the internet at http://                              underlying our conclusions, see the                      review. For all non-reviewed firms, we
                                                enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed                  Preliminary Decision Memorandum.                         will instruct CBP to continue to collect
                                                Preliminary Decision Memorandum and                     Preliminary Results of the Review                        cash deposits at the most recent
                                                the electronic version of the Preliminary                                                                        company specific or all-others rate
                                                Decision Memorandum are identical in                      We preliminarily find the following                    applicable to the company. These cash
                                                content.                                                net countervailable subsidy rate for the                 deposit requirements, when imposed,
                                                                                                        mandatory respondent, GR.A.M.M. for                      shall remain in effect until further
                                                Scope of the Order                                      the period January 1, 2016 through                       notice.
                                                   Imports covered by the order are                     December 31, 2016:
                                                shipments of certain non-egg dry pasta                                                                           Disclosure and Public Comment
                                                in packages of five pounds four ounces                                                             Net subsidy      We will disclose to parties in this
                                                                                                                    Company                            rate
                                                or less, whether or not enriched or                                                                ad valorem    review the calculations performed in
                                                fortified or containing milk or other                                                                            reaching the preliminary results within
                                                optional ingredients such as chopped                    GR.A.M.M. S.r.l .....................   1.21 percent.    five days of publication of these
                                                vegetables, vegetable purees, milk,                                                                              preliminary results.7 Interested parties
                                                gluten, diastasis, vitamins, coloring and               Assessment Rates                                         may submit written comments (case
                                                flavorings, and up to two percent egg                                                                            briefs) on the preliminary results no
                                                                                                           Consistent with section 751(a)(1) of
                                                white. The pasta covered by the scope                                                                            later than 30 days from the date of
                                                                                                        the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), upon
                                                of the order is typically sold in the retail                                                                     publication of this Federal Register
                                                                                                        issuance of the final results, Commerce
                                                market, in fiberboard or cardboard                                                                               notice, and rebuttal comments (rebuttal
                                                                                                        will determine, and U.S. Customs and
                                                cartons, or polyethylene or                                                                                      briefs) within five days after the time
                                                                                                        Border Protection (CBP) shall assess,
                                                polypropylene bags of varying                                                                                    limit for filing case briefs.8 Pursuant to
                                                                                                        countervailing duties on all appropriate
                                                dimensions. A full description of the                                                                            19 CFR 351.309(d)(2), rebuttal briefs
                                                                                                        entries covered by this review. For
                                                scope of the order is contained in the                                                                           must be limited to issues raised in the
                                                                                                        companies for which this review is
                                                Preliminary Decision Memorandum,                                                                                 case briefs. Parties who submit
                                                                                                        rescinded, Commerce will instruct CBP
                                                which is hereby adopted by this notice.4                                                                         arguments are requested to submit with
                                                Partial Rescission                                         5 See Tesa SrL’s, ‘‘Pasta from Italy; Withdrawal of   the argument: (1) A statement of the
                                                                                                        Request for Administrative Review,’’ dated October       issue; (2) a brief summary of the
                                                  Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1),                     10, 2017; see also Ghigi 1870 S.p.A.’s, ‘‘Pasta from     argument; and (3) a table of authorities.9
                                                Commerce will rescind an                                Italy; Withdrawal of Request for Administrative
                                                                                                                                                                 All briefs must be filed electronically
                                                administrative review, ‘‘in whole or in                 Review,’’ dated October 17, 2017; see also Industria
                                                                                                        Alimentare Colavita, S.p.A.’s Letter, ‘‘Certain Pasta    using ACCESS.
                                                part, if a party that requested a review                from Italy: Withdrawal of Request for CVD                   Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
                                                withdraws the request within 90 days of                 Administrative Review of Indalco S.p.A.,’’ dated         interested parties who wish to request a
                                                the date of publication of the notice of                December 10, 2017; see also Pastificio Mennucci
                                                                                                                                                                 hearing must submit a written request to
                                                initiation of the requested review.’’ The               SpA’s Letter, ‘‘Pasta from Italy; Withdrawal of
                                                                                                        Request for Administrative Review,’’ dated               the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
                                                  2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Certain Pasta from Italy:
                                                                                                        December 12, 2017; see also Colussi Spa’s Letter,        and Compliance, filed electronically via
                                                                                                        ‘‘Pasta from Italy; Withdrawal of Request for            ACCESS by 5 p.m. Eastern Time within
                                                Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of      Administrative Review,’’ dated December 12, 2017;
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                                                the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,’’        see also Alessio Panarese Soceieta Agricola’s,           30 days after the date of publication of
                                                dated March 29, 2018.                                   Pastificio Fratelli DeLuca S.r.l.’s, and Antico          this notice. Hearing requests should
                                                  3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
                                                                                                        Pastificio Morelli 1860 S.r.l.’s Letter, ‘‘Certain Dry   contain: (1) The party’s name, address,
                                                Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty              Pasta from Italy, C–475–819; Withdrawal of Request
                                                Administrative Review and Partial Rescission:
                                                                                                                                                                 and telephone number; (2) the number
                                                                                                        for Review,’’ dated December 12, 2017.
                                                Certain Pasta from Italy; 2016,’’ dated concurrently       6 See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act
                                                                                                                                                                   7 See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
                                                with, and hereby adopted by, this notice                regarding financial contribution, section 771(5)(E)
                                                (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).                      of the Act regarding benefit, and section 771(5A) of       8 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii) and 351.309(d)(1).
                                                  4 See Preliminary Decision Memorandum.                the Act regarding specificity.                             9 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).




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                                                of participants; and (3) a list of the                    invite interested parties to comment on               Specifically, MSG that has been blended
                                                issues to be discussed. Issues addressed                  these preliminary results.                            or is in solution with other product(s) is
                                                at the hearing will be limited to those                   DATES: Applicable August 9, 2018.                     included in this scope when the
                                                raised in the briefs. If a request for a                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      resulting mix contains 15 percent or
                                                hearing is made, parties will be notified                 Chloee Sagmoe or Kathryn Wallace, AD/                 more of MSG by dry weight. Products
                                                of the date and time for the hearing to                   CVD Operations, Office VII,                           with which MSG may be blended
                                                be held at the U.S. Department of                         Enforcement and Compliance,                           include, but are not limited to, salts,
                                                Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue                        International Trade Administration,                   sugars, starches, maltodextrins, and
                                                NW, Washington, DC 20230.10                               Department of Commerce, 1401                          various seasonings. Further, MSG is
                                                Commerce intends to issue the final                       Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,                   included in this order regardless of
                                                results of this administrative review,                    DC 20230; telephone at (202) 482–2000                 physical form (including, but not
                                                including the results of our analysis of                  or (202) 482–6251.                                    limited to, in monohydrate or
                                                the issues raised by the parties in their                                                                       anhydrous form, or as substrates,
                                                                                                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                comments, no later than 120 days after                                                                          solutions, dry powders of any particle
                                                the date of publication of this notice,                   Background                                            size, or unfinished forms such as MSG
                                                pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the                     On November 1, 2017, Commerce                       slurry), end-use application, or
                                                Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h), unless this                    published a notice of opportunity to                  packaging. MSG in monohydrate form
                                                deadline is extended.                                     request an administrative review of the               has a molecular formula of
                                                   These preliminary results and notice                                                                         C5H8NO4Na—H2O, a Chemical Abstract
                                                                                                          antidumping duty order on
                                                are issued and published in accordance                                                                          Service (CAS) registry number of 6106–
                                                                                                          monosodium glutamate (MSG) from the
                                                with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the                                                                       04–3, and a Unique Ingredient Identifier
                                                                                                          People’s Republic of China (China).1 In
                                                Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).                                                                                   (UNII) number of W81N5U6R6U. MSG
                                                                                                          response, on November 30, 2017,
                                                  Dated: August 3, 2018.                                  Ajinomoto North America, Inc. (the                    in anhydrous form has a molecular
                                                James Maeder,                                             petitioner) requested a review of 27                  formula of C5H8NO4Na, a CAS registry
                                                Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for                  companies.2 Commerce initiated a                      number of l42–47–2, and a UNII number
                                                Antidumping and Countervailing Duty                       review of all 27 companies on January                 of C3C196L9FG. Merchandise covered
                                                Operations performing the duties of Deputy                11, 2018.3 For a list of these companies,             by the scope of this order is currently
                                                Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and                   see the Appendix to this notice. The                  classified in the Harmonized Tariff
                                                Countervailing Duty Operations.
                                                                                                          deadline for interested parties to submit             Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
                                                Appendix                                                  an SRA or an SRC was February 11,                     at subheading 2922.42.10.00.
                                                                                                          2018.4 No party submitted an SRA or an                Merchandise subject to the order may
                                                List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary                                                                     also enter under HTS subheadings
                                                      Decision Memorandum:                                SRC. On May 5, 2018, the petitioner
                                                                                                          requested that Commerce place the                     2922.42.50.00, 2103.90.72.00,
                                                I. Summary
                                                II. Background                                            Remand Redetermination of the                         2103.90.74.00, 2103.90.78.00,
                                                III. Scope of the Order                                   investigation of MSG from China 5 on                  2103.90.80.00, and 2103.90.90.91. The
                                                IV. Partial Rescission of the Administrative              the record of this proceeding.6 The                   tariff classifications, CAS registry
                                                      Review                                              petitioners asked that Commerce utilize               numbers, and UNII numbers are
                                                V. Subsidy Valuation Information
                                                                                                          the recalculated dumping margin of                    provided for convenience and customs
                                                VI. Analysis of Programs                                                                                        purposes; however, the written
                                                VII. Recommendation                                       mandatory respondent, Meihua Bio-
                                                                                                          Technology Co., Ltd. (Mehia), as the                  description of the scope is dispositive.8
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–17048 Filed 8–8–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                          basis for the China-wide entity rate.7 No             Methodology
                                                BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                                                                                          other party filed comments.
                                                                                                                                                                   Commerce is conducting this review
                                                                                                          Scope of the Order                                    in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B)
                                                DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                      The product covered by this order is                of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
                                                International Trade Administration                        MSG, whether or not blended or in                     (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.213.
                                                                                                          solution with other products.
                                                [A–570–992]                                                                                                     Preliminary Results of Review
                                                                                                            1 See  Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order,
                                                Monosodium Glutamate From the                                                                                      As noted above, the petitioner asked
                                                                                                          Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity
                                                People’s Republic of China:                               to Request Administrative Review, 82 FR 50620
                                                                                                                                                                Commerce to place the Remand
                                                Preliminary Results of the                                (November 1, 2017).                                   Redetermination on the record of this
                                                Antidumping Duty Administrative
                                                                                                             2 See Ajinomoto’s letter, ‘‘Monosodium Glutamate   proceeding and to use that information
                                                Review; 2016–2017
                                                                                                          from China: Request for Administrative Review,’’      to calculate a dumping margin for the
                                                                                                          (November 30, 2017), at Attachment 1 (listing 27      China-wide entity equal to the highest
                                                                                                          companies for which Ajinomoto sought a review).
                                                AGENCY:  Enforcement and Compliance,                         3 See Initiation of Antidumping and                transaction-specific margin calculated
                                                International Trade Administration,                       Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 83 FR     for Meihua.9 We have not done so.
                                                Department of Commerce.                                   1329 (January 11, 2018) (Initiation Notice).          Commerce no longer considers the non-
                                                SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce                          4 See Initiation Notice.
                                                                                                                                                                market economy (NME) entity as an
                                                (Commerce) preliminarily determines                          5 See Remand Redetermination in the
                                                                                                                                                                exporter conditionally subject to an
                                                that the 27 companies subject to this                     Antidumping Duty Investigation of Monosodium
                                                                                                          Glutamate from the People’s Republic of China:
                                                                                                                                                                antidumping duty administrative
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                                                administrative review are part of the                     Analysis Memorandum for Langfang Meihua Bio-
                                                China-wide entity because none filed a                    Technology Co., Ltd. dated August 7, 2017 filed in       8 See Monosodium Glutamate from the People’s

                                                separate rate application (SRA) and/or a                  the Ajinomoto North America, Inc. v. United States,   Republic of China: Second Amended Final
                                                separate rate certification (SRC). The                    Court No. 14–00351, Slip Op. 17–48 (April 25,         Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and
                                                                                                          2017) (Remand Redetermination).                       Amended Antidumping Order, 80 FR 487 (January
                                                period of review (POR) is November 1,                        6 See Ajinomoto’s letter, ‘‘Antidumping Duty       6, 2015).
                                                2016, through October 31, 2017. We                        Review of Monosodium Glutamate from China:               9 See Ajinomoto’s letter, ‘‘Antidumping Duty
                                                                                                          Comments on PRC-Wide AFA Rate,’’ (May 7, 2018).       Review of Monosodium Glutamate from China:
                                                  10 See   19 CFR 351.310(d).                                7 Id.                                              Comments on PRC-Wide AFA Rate,’’ (May 7, 2018).



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CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
DatesApplicable August 9, 2018.
ContactMary Kolberg, AD/CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1785.
FR Citation83 FR 39418 

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