83_FR_51087 83 FR 50891 - Narrow Woven Ribbons With Woven Selvedge From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2016

83 FR 50891 - Narrow Woven Ribbons With Woven Selvedge From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2016

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 196 (October 10, 2018)

Page Range50891-50892
FR Document2018-21987

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies have been provided to producers and exporters of narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge from the People's Republic of China (China). The period of review (POR) is January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 196 (Wednesday, October 10, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 10, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50891-50892]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21987]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-953]


Narrow Woven Ribbons With Woven Selvedge From the People's 
Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Review; 2016

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines 
that countervailable subsidies have been provided to producers and 
exporters of narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge from the People's 
Republic of China (China). The period of review (POR) is January 1, 
2016, through December 31, 2016. Interested parties are invited to 
comment on these preliminary results.

DATES: Applicable October 10, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terre Keaton Stefanova or Maria 
Tatarska, AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1280 
or (202) 482-1562.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Commerce published the notice of initiation of this administrative 
review on November 13, 2017.\1\ On April 30, 2018, Commerce postponed 
the preliminary results of this administrative review and the revised 
deadline is now October 3, 2018.\2\ For a complete description of the 
events that followed the initiation of this administrative review, see 
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\3\
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    \1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 52268 (November 13, 2017).
    \2\ See Memorandum, ``Narrow Woven Ribbons with Woven Selvedge 
from the People's Republic of China: Extension of Deadline for 
Preliminary Results of 2016 Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Review,'' dated April 30, 2018. In this memorandum, we noted that 
Commerce exercised its discretion to toll all deadlines affected by 
the closure of the Federal Government from January 20 through 
January 22, 2018. See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the 
Shutdown of the Federal Government,'' dated January 23, 2018. As a 
result, the revised deadline for the preliminary results became 
October 3, 2018.
    \3\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary 
Results of 2016 Countervailing Duty Administrative Review: Narrow 
Woven Ribbons with Woven Selvedge from the People's Republic of 
China,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice 
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the order are narrow woven ribbons with 
woven selvedge from China. For a complete description of the scope of 
this administrative review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\4\
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    \4\ Id.
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Methodology

    Commerce is conducting this countervailing duty (CVD) 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 
countervailable, Commerce preliminarily determines that there is a 
subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution by an ``authority'' that gives 
rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is 
specific.\5\ For a full description of the methodology underlying our 
preliminary conclusions, including our reliance, in part, on adverse 
facts available pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act, see the 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\6\ 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 
http://access.trade.gov, and is available to all parties in the Central 
Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce building. 
In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum 
can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The 
signed and electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum 
are identical in content.
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    \5\ 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.
    \6\ A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum can be found at the Appendix to this notice.
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Preliminary Results of the Review

    As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine that the 
following estimated countervailable subsidy rate exists:

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                  Company                           Subsidy rate
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Yama Ribbons and Bows Co., Ltd............  23.70 percent.
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Assessment Rates

    Upon issuance of the final results, Commerce shall determine, and 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, countervailing 
duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review. We intend to 
issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after publication of the 
final results of this review.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    Pursuant to 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 indicated above. For all non-reviewed firms, we 
will instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing 
duties at the most recent company-specific or all-others rate 
applicable to the company, as appropriate. These cash deposit 
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further 
notice.

Disclosure and Public Comment

    Commerce intends to disclose to interested parties the calculations 
and analysis performed in connection with this preliminary results 
within five days of publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register.\7\ Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to 
the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than 30 
days after publication of the preliminary results.\8\ Rebuttal briefs, 
limited to issues raised in case briefs, may be submitted no later than 
five days after the deadline for filing case briefs.\9\ Parties who 
submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this administrative review 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.\10\
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    \7\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
    \8\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(l)(ii).
    \9\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
    \10\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
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    Interested parties who wish to request a hearing, limited to issues 
raised in the case and rebuttal briefs, must do so within 30 days of 
publication of these preliminary results by submitting a

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written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 
Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, using Enforcement and 
Compliance's ACCESS system.\11\ 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, we will inform 
parties of the scheduled date for the hearing which will be held at the 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 
DC 20230, at a time and date to be determined.\12\ Parties should 
confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing.
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    \11\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
    \12\ See 19 CFR 351.310.
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    Unless the deadline is extended pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of 
the Act, we intend 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, within 120 days after issuance of these 
preliminary results.

Notification to Interested Parties

    These preliminary results are issued and published pursuant to 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).

    Dated: October 2, 2018.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix--List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Application of the Countervailing Duty Law to Imports from China
V. Diversification of China's Economy
VI. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences
VII. Subsidies Valuation
VIII. Interest Rate Benchmarks, Discount Rates, Input and 
Electricity
IX. Analysis of Programs
X. Conclusion

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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 196 / Wednesday, October 10, 2018 / Notices 50891 iii. Level of Trade a complete description of the events that Preliminary Results of the Review iv. Cost of Production Analysis followed the initiation of this 1. Cost Averaging Methodology As a result of this review, we administrative review, see the preliminarily determine that the 2. Calculation of COP Preliminary Decision Memorandum.3 3. Test of Comparison Market Sales Prices following estimated countervailable 4. Results of the COP Test Scope of the Order subsidy rate exists: v. Calculation of Normal Value Based on Comparison Market Prices The products covered by the order are Company Subsidy rate vi. Calculation of Normal Value Based on narrow woven ribbons with woven Constructed Value selvedge from China. For a complete Yama Ribbons and Bows 23.70 percent. V. Currency Conversion description of the scope of this Co., Ltd. VI. Recommendation administrative review, see the [FR Doc. 2018–21985 Filed 10–9–18; 8:45 am] Preliminary Decision Memorandum.4 Assessment Rates BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Methodology Upon issuance of the final results, Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Commerce is conducting this Customs and Border Protection (CBP) DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE countervailing duty (CVD) review in shall assess, countervailing duties on all accordance with section 751(a)(1)(A) of appropriate entries covered by this International Trade Administration the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the review. We intend to issue assessment [C–570–953] Act). For each of the subsidy programs instructions to CBP 15 days after found countervailable, Commerce publication of the final results of this Narrow Woven Ribbons With Woven preliminarily determines that there is a review. Selvedge From the People’s Republic subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution by of China: Preliminary Results of an ‘‘authority’’ that gives rise to a Cash Deposit Requirements Countervailing Duty Administrative benefit to the recipient, and that the Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Review; 2016 subsidy is specific.5 For a full Act, Commerce also intends to instruct AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, description of the methodology CBP to collect cash deposits of International Trade Administration, underlying our preliminary conclusions, estimated countervailing duties in the Department of Commerce. including our reliance, in part, on amount indicated above. For all non- adverse facts available pursuant to reviewed firms, we will instruct CBP to SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act, see collect cash deposits of estimated (Commerce) preliminarily determines countervailing duties at the most recent the Preliminary Decision that countervailable subsidies have been company-specific or all-others rate Memorandum.6 The Preliminary provided to producers and exporters of applicable to the company, as Decision Memorandum is a public narrow woven ribbons with woven appropriate. These cash deposit document and is on file electronically selvedge from the People’s Republic of requirements, when imposed, shall via Enforcement and Compliance’s China (China). The period of review remain in effect until further notice. Antidumping and Countervailing Duty (POR) is January 1, 2016, through Centralized Electronic Service System Disclosure and Public Comment December 31, 2016. Interested parties (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to are invited to comment on these Commerce intends to disclose to registered users at http:// preliminary results. interested parties the calculations and access.trade.gov, and is available to all DATES: Applicable October 10, 2018. parties in the Central Records Unit, analysis performed in connection with FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Room B8024 of the main Department of this preliminary results within five days Terre Keaton Stefanova or Maria Commerce building. In addition, a of publication of this notice in the Tatarska, AD/CVD Operations, Office II, complete version of the Preliminary Federal Register.7 Case briefs or other Enforcement and Compliance, Decision Memorandum can be accessed written comments may be submitted to International Trade Administration, directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/ the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 frn/. The signed and electronic versions and Compliance no later than 30 days Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, of the Preliminary Decision after publication of the preliminary DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1280 or Memorandum are identical in content. results.8 Rebuttal briefs, limited to (202) 482–1562. issues raised in case briefs, may be SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: its discretion to toll all deadlines affected by the submitted no later than five days after closure of the Federal Government from January 20 the deadline for filing case briefs.9 Background through January 22, 2018. See Memorandum, Parties who submit case briefs or ‘‘Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the rebuttal briefs in this administrative Commerce published the notice of Federal Government,’’ dated January 23, 2018. As initiation of this administrative review a result, the revised deadline for the preliminary review are encouraged to submit with on November 13, 2017.1 On April 30, results became October 3, 2018. each argument: (1) A statement of the 2018, Commerce postponed the 3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for issue; (2) a brief summary of the preliminary results of this the Preliminary Results of 2016 Countervailing argument; and (3) a table of Duty Administrative Review: Narrow Woven authorities.10 administrative review and the revised Ribbons with Woven Selvedge from the People’s deadline is now October 3, 2018.2 For Republic of China,’’ dated concurrently with, and Interested parties who wish to request hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs, must do so amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 1 See Initiation of Antidumping and Decision Memorandum). Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 4 Id. within 30 days of publication of these 52268 (November 13, 2017). 5 See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act preliminary results by submitting a 2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Narrow Woven Ribbons regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) with Woven Selvedge from the People’s Republic of of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of 7 See 19 CFR 351.224(b). China: Extension of Deadline for Preliminary the Act regarding specificity. 8 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(l)(ii). Results of 2016 Countervailing Duty Administrative 6 A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary 9 See 19 CFR 351.309(d). Review,’’ dated April 30, 2018. In this Decision Memorandum can be found at the memorandum, we noted that Commerce exercised Appendix to this notice. 10 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2). VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:20 Oct 09, 2018 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\10OCN1.SGM 10OCN1

50892 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 196 / Wednesday, October 10, 2018 / Notices written request to the Assistant DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Scope of the Order Secretary for Enforcement and The merchandise subject to the order Compliance, U.S. Department of International Trade Administration is certain heavy walled rectangular Commerce, using Enforcement and [A–580–880] welded steel pipes and tubes of Compliance’s ACCESS system.11 rectangular (including square) cross Requests should contain the party’s Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded section, having a nominal wall name, address, and telephone number, Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From thickness of not less than 4 mm.3 The the number of participants, whether any the Republic of Korea: Preliminary merchandise includes, but is not limited participant is a foreign national, and a Results of Antidumping Duty to, the American Society for Testing and list of the issues to be discussed. If a Administrative Review and Preliminary Materials (ASTM) A–500, grade B request for a hearing is made, we will Determination of No Shipments; 2016– specifications, or comparable domestic inform parties of the scheduled date for 2017 or foreign specifications. Included the hearing which will be held at the AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, products are those in which: (1) Iron U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 International Trade Administration, predominates, by weight, over each of Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, Department of Commerce. the other contained elements; (2) the DC 20230, at a time and date to be carbon content is 2 percent or less, by SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce determined.12 Parties should confirm by weight; and (3) none of the elements (Commerce) preliminarily determines telephone the date, time, and location of below exceeds the quantity, by weight, that sales of heavy walled rectangular the hearing. respectively indicated: welded carbon steel pipes and tubes • 2.50 percent of manganese, or Unless the deadline is extended (HWR pipes and tubes) from the • 3.30 percent of silicon, or pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Republic of Korea (Korea) have been • 1.50 percent of copper, or Act, we intend to issue the final results made below normal value. Additionally, • 1.50 percent of aluminum, or of this administrative review, including Commerce preliminarily determines • 1.25 percent of chromium, or the results of our analysis of the issues that a company for which we initiated • 0.30 percent of cobalt, or raised by the parties in their comments, a review had no shipments during the • 0.40 percent of lead, or within 120 days after issuance of these period of review (POR). We invite • 2.0 percent of nickel, or preliminary results. interested parties to comment on these • 0.30 percent of tungsten, or preliminary results. • 0.80 percent of molybdenum, or Notification to Interested Parties DATES: Applicable October 10, 2018. • 0.10 percent of niobium (also called FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: columbium), or These preliminary results are issued Alice Maldonado or Whitley Herndon, • 0.30 percent of vanadium, or and published pursuant to sections AD/CVD Operations, Office II, • 0.30 percent of zirconium. 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 The product is currently classified Enforcement and Compliance, CFR 351.221(b)(4). International Trade Administration, under following Harmonized Tariff Dated: October 2, 2018. U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, item numbers 7306.61.1000. Subject Gary Taverman, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4682 or merchandise may also be classified Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping under 7306.61.3000. Although the and Countervailing Duty Operations (202) 482–6274, respectively. HTSUS numbers and ASTM performing the non-exclusive functions and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: specification are provided for duties of the Assistant Secretary for Background convenience and for customs purposes, Enforcement and Compliance. the written product description remains Commerce is conducting an Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in dispositive. administrative review of the the Preliminary Decision Memorandum antidumping duty order on HWR pipes Methodology I. Summary and tubes from Korea. The notice of Commerce is conducting this review II. Background initiation of this administrative review in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B) III. Scope of the Order was published on November 13, 2017.1 and (2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as IV. Application of the Countervailing Duty This review covers 14 producers and amended (the Act). Export price and Law to Imports from China exporters of the subject merchandise. constructed export price are calculated V. Diversification of China’s Economy The period of review is March 1, 2016 in accordance with section 772 of the VI. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and through August 31, 2017. Commerce Act. Normal value is calculated in Adverse Inferences selected two mandatory respondents for accordance with section 773 of the Act. VII. Subsidies Valuation individual examination: Dong-A Steel For a full description of the VIII. Interest Rate Benchmarks, Discount Company (DOSCO) and HiSteel Co., Ltd methodology underlying our Rates, Input and Electricity (HiSteel). In May 2018, Commerce conclusions, see the Preliminary IX. Analysis of Programs extended the preliminary results of this X. Conclusion review to no later than October 3, 2018.2 January 20 through January 22, 2018. See [FR Doc. 2018–21987 Filed 10–9–18; 8:45 am] Memorandum, ‘‘Deadlines Affected by the 1 See Initiation of Antidumping and Shutdown of the Federal Government,’’ dated BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR January 23, 2018. As a result, the revised deadline amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 52268 (November 13, 2017). for the preliminary results became October 3, 2018. 2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Heavy Walled Rectangular 3 For a complete description of the scope of the Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from the Order, see Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum Republic of Korea: Extension of Deadline for for the Preliminary Results of the 2016–2017 Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated May 10, 2018. In Order on Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded Carbon this memorandum, we noted that Commerce Steel Pipes and Tubes from Korea,’’ dated 11 See 19 CFR 351.310(c). exercised its discretion to toll all deadlines affected concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this 12 See 19 CFR 351.310. by the closure of the Federal Government from notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:20 Oct 09, 2018 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\10OCN1.SGM 10OCN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
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DatesApplicable October 10, 2018.
ContactTerre Keaton Stefanova or Maria Tatarska, AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1280 or (202) 482-1562.
FR Citation83 FR 50891 
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