83_FR_42416 83 FR 42254 - Uncovered Innerspring Units From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Circumvention of the Antidumping Duty Order

83 FR 42254 - Uncovered Innerspring Units From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Circumvention of the Antidumping Duty Order

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 162 (August 21, 2018)

Page Range42254-42256
FR Document2018-17784

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that imports of uncovered innerspring units (innersprings) into the United States exported from Macau, which were assembled or completed in Macau by the Macao Commercial Group using materials sourced from the People's Republic of China (China), are circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) order on innersprings from China.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 162 (Tuesday, August 21, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 21, 2018)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17784]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-928]


Uncovered Innerspring Units From the People's Republic of China: 
Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Circumvention of the 
Antidumping Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines 
that imports of uncovered innerspring units (innersprings) into the 
United States exported from Macau, which were assembled or completed in 
Macau by the Macao Commercial Group using materials sourced from the 
People's Republic of China (China), are circumventing the antidumping 
duty (AD) order on innersprings from China.

DATES: Applicable August 21, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Renkey AD/CVD Operations, 
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2312.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On December 31, 2007, Leggett and Platt, Incorporated (the 
petitioner) filed a petition seeking imposition of antidumping duties 
on imports of uncovered innerspring units from, among other countries, 
China.\1\ Following the completion of investigations by Commerce and 
the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), Commerce issued an 
antidumping duty order on innersprings from China.\2\
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    \1\ See Uncovered Innerspring Units from the People's Republic 
of China, South Africa, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: 
Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigations, 73 FR 4817 (January 
28, 2008).
    \2\ See Uncovered Innerspring Units from the People's Republic 
of China: Notice of Antidumping Duty Order, 74 FR 7661 (February 19, 
2009) (Order).
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    In the sixth administrative review of the Order,\3\ the petitioner 
requested that Commerce review Macao Commercial and Industrial Spring 
Mattress Manufacturer (Macao Commercial) and East Grace Corporation. 
Commerce initiated the review on April 3, 2015,\4\ and sent 
questionnaires to both of the respondents under review. During the 
course of the sixth administrative review, and in response to 
Commerce's original and supplemental questionnaires, Macao Commercial 
acknowledged that it imports innerspring unit components from China for 
use in the production of innerspring units in Macau, but that it had no 
shipments of completed innerspring units from China to the United 
States.\5\ In the final results, Commerce found that Macao Commercial 
failed to demonstrate that it had no shipments of Chinese-origin 
innersprings, and assigned a rate to Macao Commercial using facts 
available with an adverse inference. Commerce stated that this 
determination applied only with respect to Macao Commercial's Chinese-
origin subject merchandise, but explained that it intended to evaluate 
whether self-initiation of a circumvention inquiry would be warranted 
based upon information submitted during the review and in light of 
Commerce's prior circumvention findings in this proceeding.\6\
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    \3\ The sixth administrative review covered the period of review 
(POR) February 1, 2014, through January 31, 2015. See Initiation of 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 80 FR 
18202, 18212 (April 3, 2015).
    \4\ Id.
    \5\ See, e.g., Memorandum to the File ``Factual Information from 
the Sixth Administrative Review,'' dated November 22, 2016 (AR6 
Factual Information Memo), at Attachment 1, Macao Commercial's July 
21, 2016 Supplemental Response. In the AR6 Final Results, we found 
that ``Macao Commercial submitted . . . an invoice for not just raw 
materials but PRC-origin innerspring components from Company X.'' 
See Uncovered Innerspring Units from the People's Republic of China: 
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2015, 
81 FR 62729 (September 12, 2016) (AR6 Final Results), and 
accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 1.
    \6\ See AR6 Final Results, and accompanying Issues and Decision 
Memorandum at Comment 1.
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    Commerce self-initiated an anti-circumvention inquiry pursuant to 
section 781(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, (the Act) and 19 
CFR 351.225(h) to determine whether innersprings produced by Macao 
Commercial in Macao from materials

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originating in China and exported to the United States from Macao are 
circumventing the Order.\7\ For a complete description of the events 
that followed the initiation of this inquiry, see the Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum.\8\ A list of topics included in the Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum is included as Appendix I 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 to all parties in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main 
Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and the electronic versions of 
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
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    \7\ See Uncovered Innerspring Units from the People's Republic 
China: Initiation of Anticircumvention Inquiry on Antidumping Duty 
Order, 81 FR 83801 (November 22, 2016).
    \8\ See Preliminary Decision Memorandum for the Anti-
circumvention Inquiry of the Antidumping Duty Order on Uncovered 
Innerspring Units from the People's Republic of China, dated 
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum).
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Affiliation and Collapsing

    As explained further in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, we 
find, based on the record evidence, that Macao Commercial is 
affiliated, pursuant to sections 771(33)(A), (E) and (F), of the Act, 
with Tai Wa Machinery, Tai Wa Commercial, Wa Cheong Hong, and Heshan 
Tai Hua Jian Ye Machinery Co., Ltd. Further, based on Macao 
Commercial's own statements and record evidence, we find that, pursuant 
to 19 CFR 351.401(f), these companies should be treated as a single 
entity, the Macao Commercial Group.

Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the Order are uncovered innerspring units. 
For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

Scope of the Anti-Circumvention Inquiry

    The products covered by this inquiry are innersprings that are 
manufactured in Macau by the Macao Commercial Group with Chinese-origin 
components and materials and are then subsequently exported from Macau 
to the United States.

Methodology

    Commerce is conducting this anti-circumvention inquiry in 
accordance with section 781(b) of the Act. For a full description of 
the methodology underlying the Commerce's preliminary determination, 
see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

Preliminary Finding

    As detailed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, we 
preliminarily determine that innersprings exported from Macau, which 
were manufactured in Macau by the Macao Commercial Group using 
components and/or materials from China, are circumventing the Order. 
Therefore, we preliminarily determine that it is appropriate to include 
this merchandise within the Order and to instruct U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection (CBP) to suspend any entries of innersprings from 
Macau, which were manufactured in Macau by the Macao Commercial Group 
using components and/or materials from China.

Suspension of Liquidation

    As stated above, Commerce has made a preliminary affirmative 
finding of circumvention of the Order by exports to the United States 
of innersprings exported from Macau, which were manufactured in Macau 
by the Macao Commercial Group using components and/or materials from 
China. In accordance with section 19 CFR 351.225(l)(2), Commerce will 
direct CBP to suspend liquidation and to require a cash deposit of 
estimated duties on unliquidated entries of innersprings assembled or 
completed in Macau from Chinese-origin components or materials that 
were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 
November 22, 2016, the date of initiation of the anti-circumvention 
inquiry.
    The suspension of liquidation instructions will remain in effect 
until further notice. Commerce will instruct CBP to require AD cash 
deposits equal to the China-wide rate of 234.51 percent, unless the 
importer/exporter can demonstrate to CBP that the Chinese-origin 
innersprings assembled or completed in Macau by the Macao Commercial 
Group were supplied by a Chinese manufacturer with a separate rate. In 
that instance, the cash deposit rate will be the rate of the Chinese 
innersprings manufacturer that has its own rate.\9\
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    \9\ See Glycine from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary 
Partial Affirmative Determination of Circumvention of the 
Antidumping Duty Order and Initiation of Scope Inquiry, 77 FR 21532, 
21535 (April 10, 2012).
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Public Comment

    Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than 14 
days after the publication of this preliminary determination in the 
Federal Register, unless the Secretary alters the time limit. Rebuttal 
briefs, limited to issues raised in case briefs, may be submitted no 
later than five days after the deadline date for case briefs.\10\ 
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who submit case 
briefs or rebuttal briefs in this anti-circumvention inquiry are 
encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) A statement of the issue; 
(2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities.
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    \10\ See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general 
filing requirements).
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    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to 
request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal 
briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, within 30 days 
after the date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain 
the party's name, address, and telephone number, the number of 
participants, whether any participant is a foreign national, and a list 
of the issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, 
Commerce intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, at a time 
and date to be determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the 
date, time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled 
date.

ITC Notification

    Commerce, consistent with section 781(e)(1)(B) of the Act and 19 
CFR 351.225(f)(7)(i)(B), has notified the ITC of this preliminary 
determination to include the merchandise subject to this anti-
circumvention inquiry within the scope of the Order. Pursuant to 
section 781(e)(2) of the Act, the ITC may request consultations 
concerning Commerce's proposed inclusion of the merchandise. If, after 
consultations, the ITC believes that a significant injury issue is 
presented by the proposed inclusion, it will have 60 days from the date 
of notification by Commerce to provide written advice.\11\
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    \11\ See section 781(e)(3) of the Act.

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Notification to Interested Parties

    This determination is issued and published in accordance with 
section 781(b) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.225(f).

    Dated: August 9, 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 I--List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Scope of the Anti-circumvention Inquiry
V. Period of Anticircumvention Inquiry
VI. Affiliation and Collapsing
VII. Statutory Framework
VIII. Application of Adverse Facts Available With an Adverse 
Inference
IX. Statutory Analysis
X. Recommendation

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                                                        LIST OF PETITIONS RECEIVED BY EDA FOR CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY FOR TRADE ADJUSTMENT
                                                                                                  ASSISTANCE
                                                                                                                 [08/01/2018 through 08/07/2018]

                                                                                                                                       Date accepted
                                                              Firm name                                 Firm address                         for                                 Product(s)
                                                                                                                                        investigation

                                                Manufacturing Technology, Inc ......         1702 West Washington Street,                    8/3/2018    The firm manufactures friction welding machinery
                                                                                               South Bend, IN 46628.                                       and provides friction welding services.
                                                Bryce D. Jewett Machine Manufac-             2901 Maury Street, Richmond, VA                 8/3/2018    The firm manufactures precision machined parts of
                                                  turing Company, Inc. d/b/a                   23224.                                                      various materials, including steel, aluminum,
                                                  Jewett Machine Manufacturing                                                                             brass, plastic, and composite materials.
                                                  Company, Inc.
                                                Mountain Machine Works ..............        2589 Hotel Road, Auburn, ME                     8/3/2018    The firm manufactures precision machined parts,
                                                                                               04210.                                                      mandrels, and rebar bending machines.
                                                Accessory Match, Inc .....................   600 West Maple Street, Waterloo,                8/3/2018    The firm manufactures trim items for wooden kitchen
                                                                                               IN 46793.                                                   cabinets, including moldings, corbels, valences,
                                                                                                                                                           and crown moldings.



                                                  Any party having a substantial                         materials sourced from the People’s                   review, and in response to Commerce’s
                                                interest in these proceedings may                        Republic of China (China), are                        original and supplemental
                                                request a public hearing on the matter.                  circumventing the antidumping duty                    questionnaires, Macao Commercial
                                                A written request for a hearing must be                  (AD) order on innersprings from China.                acknowledged that it imports
                                                submitted to the Trade Adjustment                        DATES: Applicable August 21, 2018.                    innerspring unit components from
                                                Assistance Division, Room 71030,                         FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      China for use in the production of
                                                Economic Development Administration,                     Matthew Renkey AD/CVD Operations,                     innerspring units in Macau, but that it
                                                U.S. Department of Commerce,                             Office V, Enforcement and Compliance,                 had no shipments of completed
                                                Washington, DC 20230, no later than ten                  International Trade Administration,                   innerspring units from China to the
                                                (10) calendar days following publication                 U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401                     United States.5 In the final results,
                                                of this notice. These petitions are                      Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,                   Commerce found that Macao
                                                received pursuant to section 251 of the                  DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–2312.                  Commercial failed to demonstrate that it
                                                Trade Act of 1974, as amended.                           SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                                                                               had no shipments of Chinese-origin
                                                  Please follow the requirements set                                                                           innersprings, and assigned a rate to
                                                forth in EDA’s regulations at 13 CFR                     Background                                            Macao Commercial using facts available
                                                315.9 for procedures to request a public                   On December 31, 2007, Leggett and                   with an adverse inference. Commerce
                                                hearing. The Catalog of Federal                          Platt, Incorporated (the petitioner) filed            stated that this determination applied
                                                Domestic Assistance official number                      a petition seeking imposition of                      only with respect to Macao
                                                and title for the program under which                    antidumping duties on imports of                      Commercial’s Chinese-origin subject
                                                these petitions are submitted is 11.313,                 uncovered innerspring units from,                     merchandise, but explained that it
                                                Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms.                   among other countries, China.1                        intended to evaluate whether self-
                                                                                                         Following the completion of                           initiation of a circumvention inquiry
                                                Irette Patterson,                                                                                              would be warranted based upon
                                                                                                         investigations by Commerce and the
                                                Program Analyst.                                                                                               information submitted during the
                                                                                                         U.S. International Trade Commission
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–17940 Filed 8–20–18; 8:45 am]              (ITC), Commerce issued an antidumping                 review and in light of Commerce’s prior
                                                BILLING CODE 3510–WH–P                                   duty order on innersprings from China.2               circumvention findings in this
                                                                                                            In the sixth administrative review of              proceeding.6
                                                                                                         the Order,3 the petitioner requested that               Commerce self-initiated an anti-
                                                DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                   Commerce review Macao Commercial                      circumvention inquiry pursuant to
                                                                                                         and Industrial Spring Mattress                        section 781(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
                                                International Trade Administration                                                                             as amended, (the Act) and 19 CFR
                                                                                                         Manufacturer (Macao Commercial) and
                                                [A–570–928]                                              East Grace Corporation. Commerce                      351.225(h) to determine whether
                                                                                                         initiated the review on April 3, 2015,4               innersprings produced by Macao
                                                Uncovered Innerspring Units From the                     and sent questionnaires to both of the                Commercial in Macao from materials
                                                People’s Republic of China:                              respondents under review. During the
                                                Preliminary Affirmative Determination                    course of the sixth administrative                      5 See, e.g., Memorandum to the File ‘‘Factual

                                                of Circumvention of the Antidumping                                                                            Information from the Sixth Administrative
                                                                                                                                                               Review,’’ dated November 22, 2016 (AR6 Factual
                                                Duty Order                                                  1 See Uncovered Innerspring Units from the
                                                                                                                                                               Information Memo), at Attachment 1, Macao
                                                                                                         People’s Republic of China, South Africa, and the     Commercial’s July 21, 2016 Supplemental
                                                AGENCY:  Enforcement and Compliance,                     Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Initiation of          Response. In the AR6 Final Results, we found that
                                                International Trade Administration,                      Antidumping Duty Investigations, 73 FR 4817           ‘‘Macao Commercial submitted . . . an invoice for
                                                Department of Commerce                                   (January 28, 2008).                                   not just raw materials but PRC-origin innerspring
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                                                                                                            2 See Uncovered Innerspring Units from the
                                                                                                                                                               components from Company X.’’ See Uncovered
                                                SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce                      People’s Republic of China: Notice of Antidumping     Innerspring Units from the People’s Republic of
                                                (Commerce) preliminarily determines                      Duty Order, 74 FR 7661 (February 19, 2009) (Order).   China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty
                                                that imports of uncovered innerspring                       3 The sixth administrative review covered the      Administrative Review; 2014–2015, 81 FR 62729
                                                units (innersprings) into the United                     period of review (POR) February 1, 2014, through      (September 12, 2016) (AR6 Final Results), and
                                                                                                         January 31, 2015. See Initiation of Antidumping       accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum at
                                                States exported from Macau, which                        and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews,       Comment 1.
                                                were assembled or completed in Macau                     80 FR 18202, 18212 (April 3, 2015).                     6 See AR6 Final Results, and accompanying Issues

                                                by the Macao Commercial Group using                         4 Id.                                              and Decision Memorandum at Comment 1.



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                                                originating in China and exported to the                Methodology                                           Public Comment
                                                United States from Macao are
                                                                                                          Commerce is conducting this anti-                      Case briefs or other written comments
                                                circumventing the Order.7 For a
                                                complete description of the events that                 circumvention inquiry in accordance                   may be submitted to the Assistant
                                                followed the initiation of this inquiry,                with section 781(b) of the Act. For a full            Secretary for Enforcement and
                                                see the Preliminary Decision                            description of the methodology                        Compliance no later than 14 days after
                                                Memorandum.8 A list of topics included                  underlying the Commerce’s preliminary                 the publication of this preliminary
                                                in the Preliminary Decision                             determination, see the Preliminary                    determination in the Federal Register,
                                                Memorandum is included as Appendix                      Decision Memorandum.                                  unless the Secretary alters the time
                                                I to this notice. The Preliminary                       Preliminary Finding                                   limit. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues
                                                Decision Memorandum is a public                                                                               raised in case briefs, may be submitted
                                                document and is on file electronically                    As detailed in the Preliminary                      no later than five days after the deadline
                                                via Enforcement and Compliance’s                        Decision Memorandum, we
                                                                                                                                                              date for case briefs.10 Pursuant to 19
                                                Antidumping and Countervailing Duty                     preliminarily determine that
                                                                                                                                                              CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties
                                                Centralized Electronic Service System                   innersprings exported from Macau,
                                                                                                                                                              who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs
                                                (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to                        which were manufactured in Macau by
                                                                                                        the Macao Commercial Group using                      in this anti-circumvention inquiry are
                                                registered users at https://                                                                                  encouraged to submit with each
                                                access.trade.gov, and to all parties in the             components and/or materials from
                                                                                                        China, are circumventing the Order.                   argument: (1) A statement of the issue;
                                                Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of                                                                           (2) a brief summary of the argument;
                                                the main Commerce building. In                          Therefore, we preliminarily determine
                                                                                                        that it is appropriate to include this                and (3) a table of authorities.
                                                addition, a complete version of the
                                                Preliminary Decision Memorandum can                     merchandise within the Order and to                      Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
                                                be accessed directly at http://                         instruct U.S. Customs and Border                      interested parties who wish to request a
                                                enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed                  Protection (CBP) to suspend any entries               hearing, limited to issues raised in the
                                                and the electronic versions of the                      of innersprings from Macau, which were                case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a
                                                Preliminary Decision Memorandum are                     manufactured in Macau by the Macao                    written request to the Assistant
                                                identical in content.                                   Commercial Group using components                     Secretary for Enforcement and
                                                                                                        and/or materials from China.                          Compliance, U.S. Department of
                                                Affiliation and Collapsing
                                                                                                        Suspension of Liquidation                             Commerce, within 30 days after the date
                                                   As explained further in the                                                                                of publication of this notice. Requests
                                                Preliminary Decision Memorandum, we                       As stated above, Commerce has made                  should contain the party’s name,
                                                find, based on the record evidence, that                a preliminary affirmative finding of                  address, and telephone number, the
                                                Macao Commercial is affiliated,                         circumvention of the Order by exports                 number of participants, whether any
                                                pursuant to sections 771(33)(A), (E) and                to the United States of innersprings                  participant is a foreign national, and a
                                                (F), of the Act, with Tai Wa Machinery,                 exported from Macau, which were                       list of the issues to be discussed. If a
                                                Tai Wa Commercial, Wa Cheong Hong,                      manufactured in Macau by the Macao                    request for a hearing is made, Commerce
                                                and Heshan Tai Hua Jian Ye Machinery                    Commercial Group using components                     intends to hold the hearing at the U.S.
                                                Co., Ltd. Further, based on Macao                       and/or materials from China. In                       Department of Commerce, 1401
                                                Commercial’s own statements and                         accordance with section 19 CFR
                                                record evidence, we find that, pursuant                                                                       Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
                                                                                                        351.225(l)(2), Commerce will direct CBP               DC 20230, at a time and date to be
                                                to 19 CFR 351.401(f), these companies                   to suspend liquidation and to require a
                                                should be treated as a single entity, the                                                                     determined. Parties should confirm by
                                                                                                        cash deposit of estimated duties on
                                                Macao Commercial Group.                                                                                       telephone the date, time, and location of
                                                                                                        unliquidated entries of innersprings
                                                                                                                                                              the hearing two days before the
                                                Scope of the Order                                      assembled or completed in Macau from
                                                                                                                                                              scheduled date.
                                                                                                        Chinese-origin components or materials
                                                  The products covered by the Order                     that were entered, or withdrawn from                  ITC Notification
                                                are uncovered innerspring units. For a                  warehouse, for consumption on or after
                                                complete description of the scope of the                November 22, 2016, the date of                           Commerce, consistent with section
                                                Order, see the Preliminary Decision                     initiation of the anti-circumvention                  781(e)(1)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR
                                                Memorandum.                                             inquiry.                                              351.225(f)(7)(i)(B), has notified the ITC
                                                Scope of the Anti-Circumvention                           The suspension of liquidation                       of this preliminary determination to
                                                Inquiry                                                 instructions will remain in effect until              include the merchandise subject to this
                                                                                                        further notice. Commerce will instruct                anti-circumvention inquiry within the
                                                  The products covered by this inquiry
                                                are innersprings that are manufactured                  CBP to require AD cash deposits equal                 scope of the Order. Pursuant to section
                                                in Macau by the Macao Commercial                        to the China-wide rate of 234.51                      781(e)(2) of the Act, the ITC may request
                                                Group with Chinese-origin components                    percent, unless the importer/exporter                 consultations concerning Commerce’s
                                                and materials and are then subsequently                 can demonstrate to CBP that the                       proposed inclusion of the merchandise.
                                                exported from Macau to the United                       Chinese-origin innersprings assembled                 If, after consultations, the ITC believes
                                                States.                                                 or completed in Macau by the Macao                    that a significant injury issue is
                                                                                                        Commercial Group were supplied by a                   presented by the proposed inclusion, it
                                                  7 See Uncovered Innerspring Units from the            Chinese manufacturer with a separate                  will have 60 days from the date of
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                                                People’s Republic China: Initiation of                  rate. In that instance, the cash deposit              notification by Commerce to provide
                                                Anticircumvention Inquiry on Antidumping Duty           rate will be the rate of the Chinese                  written advice.11
                                                Order, 81 FR 83801 (November 22, 2016).
                                                  8 See Preliminary Decision Memorandum for the
                                                                                                        innersprings manufacturer that has its
                                                Anti-circumvention Inquiry of the Antidumping           own rate.9                                            Antidumping Duty Order and Initiation of Scope
                                                Duty Order on Uncovered Innerspring Units from                                                                Inquiry, 77 FR 21532, 21535 (April 10, 2012).
                                                                                                                                                                 10 See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303
                                                the People’s Republic of China, dated concurrently        9 See Glycine from the People’s Republic of

                                                with, and hereby adopted by, this notice                China: Preliminary Partial Affirmative                (for general filing requirements).
                                                (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).                      Determination of Circumvention of the                    11 See section 781(e)(3) of the Act.




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                                                Notification to Interested Parties                      through the IBP, the ITA selects                      markets by U.S. Embassies and
                                                  This determination is issued and                      domestic trade shows which will                       Consulates. The DOC is authorized to
                                                published in accordance with section                    receive ITA services in the form of                   provide successful applicants with
                                                781(b) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.225(f).                global promotion in foreign markets,                  services in the form of overseas
                                                                                                        recruitment of foreign buyers, and                    promotion of the show; outreach to
                                                  Dated: August 9, 2018.                                provision of export counseling to                     show participants about exporting;
                                                James Maeder,                                           exhibitors at the trade show. This notice             recruitment of potential buyers to attend
                                                Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for                covers selection for IBP participation                the events; and staff assistance in setting
                                                Antidumping and Countervailing Duty                     during quarters 2 and 3 of calendar year              up international trade centers at the
                                                Operations performing the duties of Deputy              2019.                                                 shows. Worldwide promotion is
                                                Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and                                                                       executed through ITA offices at U.S.
                                                                                                        DATES: Applications for the IBP for
                                                Countervailing Duty Operations.
                                                                                                        quarters 2 and 3 of calendar year 2019                Embassies and Consulates in more than
                                                Appendix I—List of Topics Discussed in                  must be received by October 5, 2018.                  70 countries representing the United
                                                the Preliminary Decision Memorandum                     ADDRESSES: The application form can be                States’ major trading partners, and also
                                                                                                        found at www.export.gov/ibp.                          in Embassies in countries where ITA
                                                I. Summary                                                                                                    does not maintain offices.
                                                II. Background
                                                                                                        Applications may be submitted by any
                                                                                                        of the following methods: (1) Mail/Hand                  ITA is accepting applications from
                                                III. Scope of the Order                                                                                       trade show organizers for the IBP for
                                                IV. Scope of the Anti-circumvention Inquiry             (including express) Delivery Service:
                                                                                                        International Buyer Program, Trade                    trade shows taking place between April
                                                V. Period of Anticircumvention Inquiry
                                                VI. Affiliation and Collapsing                          Promotion Programs, International                     1, 2019, and September 30, 2019.
                                                VII. Statutory Framework                                Trade Administration, U.S. Department                 Selection of a trade show is valid for
                                                VIII. Application of Adverse Facts Available            of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Ave.                   one show, i.e., a trade show organizer
                                                      With an Adverse Inference                         NW, Mailstop 52024, Washington, DC                    seeking selection for a recurring show
                                                IX. Statutory Analysis                                  20230; or (2) email: IBP2019@trade.gov.               must submit a new application for
                                                X. Recommendation                                       Email applications will be accepted as                selection for each occurrence of the
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–17784 Filed 8–20–18; 8:45 am]             interim applications, but must be                     show. For shows that occur more than
                                                BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P                                  followed by a signed original                         once in a calendar year, the trade show
                                                                                                        application that is received by the                   organizer must submit a separate
                                                                                                        program no later than five (5) business               application for each show.
                                                DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                                                                           For the IBP in quarters 2 and 3 of
                                                                                                        days after the application deadline. To
                                                                                                                                                              calendar year 2019, the ITA expects to
                                                                                                        ensure that applications are received by
                                                International Trade Administration                                                                            select approximately 8 shows from
                                                                                                        the deadline, applicants are strongly
                                                                                                                                                              among the applicants. The ITA will
                                                [Docket No.: 180719677–8677–01]                         urged to send applications by express
                                                                                                                                                              select those shows that are determined
                                                                                                        delivery service (e.g., U.S. Postal Service
                                                Call for Applications for the                                                                                 to most clearly meet the statutory
                                                                                                        Express Delivery, Federal Express, UPS,
                                                International Buyer Program Quarters                                                                          mandate in 15 U.S.C. 4721 to promote
                                                                                                        etc.).
                                                2 and 3 Calendar Year 2019                                                                                    U.S. exports, especially those of small-
                                                                                                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      and medium-sized enterprises, and the
                                                AGENCY:  Industry and Analysis,                         Vidya Desai, Senior Advisor for Trade                 selection criteria articulated below.
                                                International Trade Administration,                     Events, Trade Promotion Programs,                        There is no fee required to submit an
                                                Department of Commerce.                                 International Trade Administration,                   application. If accepted into the
                                                ACTION: Notice and call for applications.               U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401                     program for quarter 2 or 3 of calendar
                                                                                                        Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC                  year 2019, a participation fee of $9,800
                                                SUMMARY:   In this notice, the U.S.                     20230; Telephone (202) 482–2311;                      is required for shows of five days or
                                                Department of Commerce (DOC)                            Email: IBP2019@trade.gov.                             fewer. For trade shows more than five
                                                International Trade Administration                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IBP                    days in duration, or requiring more than
                                                (ITA) announces that it will accept                     was established in the Omnibus Trade                  one International Trade Center, a
                                                applications for the International Buyer                and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (Pub.                 participation fee of $15,000 is required.
                                                Program (IBP) for quarters 2 and 3 of                   L. 100–418, title II, § 2304, codified at             For trade shows ten days or more in
                                                calendar year 2019 (April 1, 2019,                      15 U.S.C. 4724) to bring international                duration, and/or requiring more than
                                                through September 30, 2019). The IBP is                 buyers together with U.S. firms by                    two International Trade Centers, the
                                                currently undergoing a program review                   promoting leading U.S. trade shows in                 participation fee will be determined by
                                                that may result in new ITA products                     industries with high export potential.                DOC and stated in the written
                                                and services for trade shows and it will                The IBP emphasizes cooperation                        notification of acceptance calculated on
                                                take ITA some time to implement the                     between the DOC and trade show                        a full cost recovery basis. Successful
                                                recommended changes. Therefore, IBP                     organizers to benefit U.S. firms                      applicants will be required to enter into
                                                is only moving forward with the current                 exhibiting at selected shows and                      a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)
                                                program until September 30, 2019.                       provides practical, hands-on assistance               with ITA within 10 days of written
                                                Should the program review result in                     such as export counseling and market                  notification of acceptance into the
                                                new ITA products and services for trade                 analysis to U.S. companies interested in              program. The participation fee (by check
                                                shows, they will be announced                           exporting. Shows selected for the IBP                 or credit card) is due within 30 days of
                                                separately in the Federal Register. This
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                                                                                                        will provide a venue for U.S. companies               written notification of acceptance into
                                                announcement also sets out the                          interested in expanding their sales into              the program.
                                                objectives, procedures and application                  international markets.                                   The MOA constitutes an agreement
                                                review criteria for the IBP. The purpose                   Through the IBP, ITA selects U.S.                  between ITA and the show organizer
                                                of the IBP is to bring international                    trade shows, with participation by U.S.               specifying which responsibilities for
                                                buyers together with U.S. firms in                      firms interested in exporting, that ITA               international promotion and export
                                                industries with high export potential at                determines to be leading international                assistance services at the trade shows
                                                leading U.S. trade shows. Specifically,                 trade shows, for promotion in overseas                are to be undertaken by ITA as part of


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Document Created: 2018-08-21 00:08:11
Document Modified: 2018-08-21 00:08:11
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
DatesApplicable August 21, 2018.
ContactMatthew Renkey AD/CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2312.
FR Citation83 FR 42254 

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