83_FR_6544 83 FR 6513 - Xanthan Gum From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final Determination of No Shipments; 2015-2016

83 FR 6513 - Xanthan Gum From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final Determination of No Shipments; 2015-2016

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 31 (February 14, 2018)

Page Range6513-6515
FR Document2018-02915

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Deosen Biochemical Ltd./Deosen Biochemical (Ordos) Ltd. (collectively, Deosen) made sales of xanthan gum from the People's Republic of China (China) at prices below normal value (NV) and that Neimenggu Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd./Shandong Fufeng Fermentation Co., Ltd./ Xinjiang Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd. (collectively, Fufeng) did not. We continue to find that the four companies which were not selected for individual examination have demonstrated their eligibility for separate rates in the final results. These four companies are CP Kelco (Shandong) Biological Company Limited (CP Kelco Shandong, Jianlong Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (a.k.a. Inner Mongolia Jianlong Biochemical Co., Ltd.) (Jianlong), Meihua Group International Trading (Hong Kong) Limited/Xinjiang Meihua Amino Acid Co., Ltd./Langfang Meihua Bio-Technology Co., Ltd. (collectively, Meihua), and Shanghai Smart Chemicals Co., Ltd. (Shanghai Smart). We also continue to find that A.H.A. International Co., Ltd. (AHA) made no shipments of subject merchandise during the period of review (POR), i.e., July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-985]


Xanthan Gum From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of 
the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final Determination of 
No Shipments; 2015-2016

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Deosen 
Biochemical Ltd./Deosen Biochemical (Ordos) Ltd. (collectively, Deosen) 
made sales of xanthan gum from the People's Republic of China (China) 
at prices below normal value (NV) and that Neimenggu Fufeng 
Biotechnologies Co., Ltd./Shandong Fufeng Fermentation Co., Ltd./
Xinjiang Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd. (collectively, Fufeng) did 
not. We continue to find that the four companies which were not 
selected for individual examination have demonstrated their eligibility 
for separate rates in the final results. These four companies are CP 
Kelco (Shandong) Biological Company Limited (CP Kelco Shandong, 
Jianlong Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (a.k.a. Inner Mongolia Jianlong 
Biochemical Co., Ltd.) (Jianlong), Meihua Group International Trading 
(Hong Kong) Limited/Xinjiang Meihua Amino Acid Co., Ltd./Langfang 
Meihua Bio-Technology Co., Ltd. (collectively, Meihua), and Shanghai 
Smart Chemicals Co., Ltd. (Shanghai Smart). We also continue to find 
that A.H.A. International Co., Ltd. (AHA) made no shipments of subject 
merchandise during the period of review (POR), i.e., July 1, 2015, 
through June 30, 2016.

DATES: Applicable February 14, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Smith or Michael Bowen, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1766 and (202) 
482-0768, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On August 7, 2017, Commerce published the Preliminary Results.\1\ 
For events occurring subsequent to the Preliminary Results, see the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum.\2\ Commerce conducted this 
administrative review in accordance with section 751 of the Tariff Act 
of 1930, as amended (the Act).
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    \1\ See Xanthan Gum from the People's Republic of China: 
Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review 
and Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2015-2016, 82 FR 
36746 (August 7, 2017) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
    \2\ See Memorandum, ``Xanthan Gum from the People's Republic of 
China: Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the 
Third Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated concurrently 
with this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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    Commerce exercised its discretion to toll all deadlines affected by 
the closure of the Federal Government from January 20 through 22, 2018. 
If the new deadline falls on a non-business day, in accordance with 
Commerce's practice, the deadline will become the next business day. 
The revised deadline for the final results of this review is now 
February 6, 2018.\3\
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    \3\ See Memorandum for The Record from Christian Marsh, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, performing the 
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of 
the Federal Government'' (Tolling Memorandum) dated January 23, 
2018. All deadlines in this segment of the proceeding have been 
extended by 3 days.
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Scope of the Order \4\
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    \4\ A full description of the scope of the order is contained in 
the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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    The product covered by the order includes dry xanthan gum, whether 
or not coated or blended with other products. Xanthan gum is included 
in this order regardless of physical form, including, but not limited 
to, solutions, slurries, dry powders of any particle size, or unground 
fiber.
    Merchandise covered by the scope of the order is classified in the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States at subheading 
3913.90.20. This tariff classification is provided for convenience and 
customs purposes; however, the written description of the scope is 
dispositive.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs filed by 
interested parties are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, 
which is hereby adopted by this notice. A list of the issues that 
parties raised, and to which we responded in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum, follows as an appendix to this notice. The Issues and 
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 Issues and 
Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The paper copy and electronic copy of the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in content.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on a review of the record and comments received from 
interested parties regarding our Preliminary Results, and for the 
reasons explained in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, we made one 
change to our preliminary calculation of the weighed-average dumping 
margin for the mandatory respondent, Fufeng.\5\
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    \5\ See Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 6.
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Final Determination of No Shipments

    In the Preliminary Results, Commerce determined that AHA had no 
shipments of subject merchandise during the POR.\6\ As we have not 
received any information to contradict our preliminary finding, we 
determine that AHA had no shipments of subject merchandise during the 
POR, and we intend to issue appropriate instructions to U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection (CBP) that are consistent with our ``automatic 
assessment'' clarification for these final results of 
review.7 8
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    \6\ See Preliminary Results, 82 FR at 36746.
    \7\ See Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment 
of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694, 65694-95 (October 24, 2011) 
(Assessment Notice); see also ``Assessment Rates'' section of this 
notice.
    \8\ For any shipment made by Deosen during the POR, which 
involved AHA, we intend to liquidate those entries at Deosen's 
importer-specific assessment rate. See Issues and Decision 
Memorandum for further discussion.
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Methodology

    In the Preliminary Results, Commerce determined that two mandatory 
respondents, Deosen and Fufeng, and four other companies \9\ not 
selected for individual review demonstrated their eligibility for 
separate rates. We continue to find that these six companies, listed in 
the table in the ``Final Results'' section of this notice, are eligible 
for separate rate status. We

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assigned the non-selected companies a weighted-average dumping margin 
of 9.30 percent--the rate calculated for Deosen in this review.\10\ 
Fufeng has a weighted-average margin of zero; accordingly, no 
antidumping duty liability will apply to Fufeng for the POR. 
Additionally, the Department relied, in part, on facts otherwise 
available with an adverse inference pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) 
of the Act in determining Deosen's weighted-average dumping margin for 
the POR. See Issues and Decision Memorandum for further discussion.
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    \9\ These four companies are: CP Kelco Shandong, Jianlong, 
Meihua, and Shanghai Smart.
    \10\ See Stainless Steel Bar from India: Final Results of the 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 77 FR 39467 (July 3, 2012), 
and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum at 12.
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Final Results of Review

    We determine that the following weighted-average dumping margins 
exist for the period July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016:

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                                                             Weighted-
                                                              average
                        Exporters                         dumping margin
                                                             (percent)
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Deosen Biochemical Ltd./Deosen Biochemical (Ordos) Ltd..            9.30
Neimenggu Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd. (aka Inner               0.00
 Mongolia Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd.)/Shandong
 Fufeng Fermentation Co., Ltd./Xinjiang Fufeng
 Biotechnologies Co., Ltd...............................
CP Kelco (Shandong) Biological Company Limited..........            9.30
Jianlong Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (aka Inner Mongolia                9.30
 Jianlong Biochemical Co., Ltd.)........................
Meihua Group International Trading (Hong Kong) Limited/             9.30
 Langfang Meihua Bio-Technology Co., Ltd./Xinjiang
 Meihua Amino Acid Co., Ltd.............................
Shanghai Smart Chemicals Co., Ltd.......................            9.30
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Assessment Rates

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b), 
Commerce determined, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all 
appropriate entries of subject merchandise in accordance with these 
final results of review. We intend to issue appropriate assessment 
instructions directly to CBP 15 days after publication of these final 
results.
    For Deosen, which has a weighted-average dumping margin above zero 
or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent), we calculated importer- 
(or customer-) specific duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the 
total amount of dumping calculated for the importer's (or customer's) 
examined sales to the total entered value of those sales, in accordance 
with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). For Fufeng, whose weighted-average dumping 
margin is zero, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate 
entries without regard to antidumping duties.
    For the respondents which were not selected for individual 
examination in this administrative review and which qualified for a 
separate rate, the assessment rate is equal to the weighted-average 
dumping margin assigned to Deosen, or 9.30 percent.
    Consistent with Commerce's assessment practice in non-market 
economy cases, for entries that were not reported in the U.S. sales 
databases submitted by Deosen or Fufeng, Commerce will instruct CBP to 
liquidate such entries at the China-wide rate.\11\ Additionally, as 
noted above, Commerce determines that AHA had no shipments of the 
subject merchandise during the POR. As a result, any suspended entries 
of subject merchandise from AHA (which do not involve Deosen) will be 
liquidated at the China-wide rate.
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    \11\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Assessment 
Notice.
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Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the final results of this administrative review for all 
shipments of the subject merchandise from China entered, or withdrawn 
from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as 
provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For the companies 
listed above that have a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be 
that rate established in the final results of this review (except, if 
the rate is zero or de minimis, then the cash deposit rate will be zero 
required); (2) for previously investigated or reviewed Chinese and non-
Chinese exporters that received a separate rate in a prior segment of 
this proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the existing 
exporter-specific rate; (3) for all Chinese exporters of subject 
merchandise that have not been found to be entitled to a separate rate, 
the cash deposit rate will be the rate for the China-wide entity, which 
is 154.07 percent; and (4) for all non-Chinese exporters of subject 
merchandise which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit 
rate will be the rate applicable to the Chinese exporter(s) that 
supplied that non-Chinese exporter. These deposit requirements, when 
imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.

Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as the only reminder to importers of their 
responsibility, under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2), to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation 
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply 
with this requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written 
notification of return/destruction of APO materials or conversion to 
judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with 
the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).


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    Dated: February 6, 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 Issues and Decision 
Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Changes Since the Preliminary Results
V. Discussion of the Issues
    Comment 1: Separate Rate Status for Jianlong
    Comment 2: Separate Rate Status for Meihua
    Comment 3: Application of Partial Adverse Facts Available to 
Deosen
    Comment 4: Rate Assignment for Meihua Based on Its Voluntary 
Respondent Status Request
    Comment 5: Rate Assignment for Separate Rate Applicants
    Comment 6: Clerical Error Regarding Fufeng's U.S. Packing 
Expenses
VI. Recommendation

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                                                                         Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 31 / Wednesday, February 14, 2018 / Notices                                                    6513

                                               IX. Recommendation                                      Background                                             and is on file electronically via
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–02898 Filed 2–13–18; 8:45 am]                On August 7, 2017, Commerce                         Enforcement and Compliance’s
                                               BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P                                  published the Preliminary Results.1 For                Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
                                                                                                       events occurring subsequent to the                     Centralized Electronic Service System
                                                                                                       Preliminary Results, see the Issues and                (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
                                               DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  Decision Memorandum.2 Commerce                         registered users at http://
                                                                                                       conducted this administrative review in                access.trade.gov, and is available to all
                                               International Trade Administration                      accordance with section 751 of the                     parties in the Central Records Unit,
                                                                                                       Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).              Room B8024 of the main Department of
                                               [A–570–985]                                                Commerce exercised its discretion to                Commerce building. In addition, a
                                                                                                       toll all deadlines affected by the closure             complete version of the Issues and
                                               Xanthan Gum From the People’s                           of the Federal Government from January                 Decision Memorandum can be accessed
                                               Republic of China: Final Results of the                 20 through 22, 2018. If the new deadline               directly on the internet at http://
                                               Antidumping Duty Administrative                         falls on a non-business day, in                        enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The paper
                                               Review and Final Determination of No                    accordance with Commerce’s practice,                   copy and electronic copy of the Issues
                                               Shipments; 2015–2016                                    the deadline will become the next                      and Decision Memorandum are
                                                                                                       business day. The revised deadline for                 identical in content.
                                               AGENCY:   Enforcement and Compliance,                   the final results of this review is now                Changes Since the Preliminary Results
                                               International Trade Administration,                     February 6, 2018.3
                                                                                                                                                                Based on a review of the record and
                                               Department of Commerce.                                 Scope of the Order 4                                   comments received from interested
                                               SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce                       The product covered by the order                     parties regarding our Preliminary
                                               (Commerce) determines that Deosen                       includes dry xanthan gum, whether or                   Results, and for the reasons explained in
                                               Biochemical Ltd./Deosen Biochemical                     not coated or blended with other                       the Issues and Decision Memorandum,
                                               (Ordos) Ltd. (collectively, Deosen) made                products. Xanthan gum is included in                   we made one change to our preliminary
                                               sales of xanthan gum from the People’s                  this order regardless of physical form,                calculation of the weighed-average
                                               Republic of China (China) at prices                     including, but not limited to, solutions,              dumping margin for the mandatory
                                               below normal value (NV) and that                        slurries, dry powders of any particle                  respondent, Fufeng.5
                                               Neimenggu Fufeng Biotechnologies Co.,                   size, or unground fiber.
                                                                                                         Merchandise covered by the scope of                  Final Determination of No Shipments
                                               Ltd./Shandong Fufeng Fermentation
                                               Co., Ltd./Xinjiang Fufeng                               the order is classified in the                            In the Preliminary Results, Commerce
                                               Biotechnologies Co., Ltd. (collectively,                Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the                      determined that AHA had no shipments
                                               Fufeng) did not. We continue to find                    United States at subheading 3913.90.20.                of subject merchandise during the POR.6
                                                                                                       This tariff classification is provided for             As we have not received any
                                               that the four companies which were not
                                                                                                       convenience and customs purposes;                      information to contradict our
                                               selected for individual examination
                                                                                                       however, the written description of the                preliminary finding, we determine that
                                               have demonstrated their eligibility for                 scope is dispositive.                                  AHA had no shipments of subject
                                               separate rates in the final results. These
                                                                                                       Analysis of Comments Received                          merchandise during the POR, and we
                                               four companies are CP Kelco
                                                                                                                                                              intend to issue appropriate instructions
                                               (Shandong) Biological Company                             All issues raised in the case and                    to U.S. Customs and Border Protection
                                               Limited (CP Kelco Shandong, Jianlong                    rebuttal briefs filed by interested parties            (CBP) that are consistent with our
                                               Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (a.k.a. Inner                   are addressed in the Issues and Decision               ‘‘automatic assessment’’ clarification for
                                               Mongolia Jianlong Biochemical Co.,                      Memorandum, which is hereby adopted                    these final results of review.7 8
                                               Ltd.) (Jianlong), Meihua Group                          by this notice. A list of the issues that
                                               International Trading (Hong Kong)                       parties raised, and to which we                        Methodology
                                               Limited/Xinjiang Meihua Amino Acid                      responded in the Issues and Decision                      In the Preliminary Results, Commerce
                                               Co., Ltd./Langfang Meihua Bio-                          Memorandum, follows as an appendix                     determined that two mandatory
                                               Technology Co., Ltd. (collectively,                     to this notice. The Issues and Decision                respondents, Deosen and Fufeng, and
                                               Meihua), and Shanghai Smart                             Memorandum is a public document,                       four other companies 9 not selected for
                                               Chemicals Co., Ltd. (Shanghai Smart).                      1 See Xanthan Gum from the People’s Republic of
                                                                                                                                                              individual review demonstrated their
                                               We also continue to find that A.H.A.                    China: Preliminary Results of the Antidumping
                                                                                                                                                              eligibility for separate rates. We
                                               International Co., Ltd. (AHA) made no                   Duty Administrative Review and Preliminary             continue to find that these six
                                               shipments of subject merchandise                        Determination of No Shipments; 2015–2016, 82 FR        companies, listed in the table in the
                                                                                                       36746 (August 7, 2017) (Preliminary Results), and      ‘‘Final Results’’ section of this notice,
                                               during the period of review (POR), i.e.,                accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
                                               July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016.                       2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Xanthan Gum from the
                                                                                                                                                              are eligible for separate rate status. We
                                                                                                       People’s Republic of China: Issues and Decision
                                               DATES:   Applicable February 14, 2018.                  Memorandum for the Final Results of the Third
                                                                                                                                                                 5 See Issues and Decision Memorandum at

                                                                                                       Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated        Comment 6.
                                               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                                                                  6 See Preliminary Results, 82 FR at 36746.
                                                                                                       concurrently with this notice (Issues and Decision
                                               Brian Smith or Michael Bowen, AD/                       Memorandum).                                              7 See Non-Market Economy Antidumping

                                               CVD Operations, Office VIII,                               3 See Memorandum for The Record from                Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76
                                               Enforcement and Compliance,                             Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for        FR 65694, 65694–95 (October 24, 2011)
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                                                                                                       Enforcement and Compliance, performing the non-        (Assessment Notice); see also ‘‘Assessment Rates’’
                                               International Trade Administration,                     exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant        section of this notice.
                                               U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401                       Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance,                 8 For any shipment made by Deosen during the

                                               Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,                     ‘‘Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the            POR, which involved AHA, we intend to liquidate
                                                                                                       Federal Government’’ (Tolling Memorandum) dated        those entries at Deosen’s importer-specific
                                               DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1766                     January 23, 2018. All deadlines in this segment of     assessment rate. See Issues and Decision
                                               and (202) 482–0768, respectively.                       the proceeding have been extended by 3 days.           Memorandum for further discussion.
                                                                                                          4 A full description of the scope of the order is      9 These four companies are: CP Kelco Shandong,
                                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              contained in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.       Jianlong, Meihua, and Shanghai Smart.



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                                               assigned the non-selected companies a                                      relied, in part, on facts otherwise                                         Final Results of Review
                                               weighted-average dumping margin of                                         available with an adverse inference
                                               9.30 percent—the rate calculated for                                       pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) of                                        We determine that the following
                                               Deosen in this review.10 Fufeng has a                                      the Act in determining Deosen’s                                             weighted-average dumping margins
                                               weighted-average margin of zero;                                           weighted-average dumping margin for                                         exist for the period July 1, 2015, through
                                               accordingly, no antidumping duty                                           the POR. See Issues and Decision                                            June 30, 2016:
                                               liability will apply to Fufeng for the                                     Memorandum for further discussion.
                                               POR. Additionally, the Department

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Weighted-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        average
                                                                                                                                          Exporters                                                                                                    dumping
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        margin
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       (percent)

                                               Deosen Biochemical Ltd./Deosen Biochemical (Ordos) Ltd ...............................................................................................................                                         9.30
                                               Neimenggu Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd. (aka Inner Mongolia Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd.)/Shandong Fufeng Fer-
                                                  mentation Co., Ltd./Xinjiang Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd ........................................................................................................                                       0.00
                                               CP Kelco (Shandong) Biological Company Limited ............................................................................................................................                                    9.30
                                               Jianlong Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (aka Inner Mongolia Jianlong Biochemical Co., Ltd.) ....................................................................                                                      9.30
                                               Meihua Group International Trading (Hong Kong) Limited/Langfang Meihua Bio-Technology Co., Ltd./Xinjiang Meihua Amino
                                                  Acid Co., Ltd ....................................................................................................................................................................................          9.30
                                               Shanghai Smart Chemicals Co., Ltd ...................................................................................................................................................                          9.30



                                               Assessment Rates                                                           determines that AHA had no shipments                                        imposed, shall remain in effect until
                                                 Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the                                  of the subject merchandise during the                                       further notice.
                                               Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b), Commerce                                        POR. As a result, any suspended entries
                                                                                                                          of subject merchandise from AHA                                             Notification to Importers
                                               determined, and CBP shall assess,
                                               antidumping duties on all appropriate                                      (which do not involve Deosen) will be                                         This notice serves as the only
                                               entries of subject merchandise in                                          liquidated at the China-wide rate.                                          reminder to importers of their
                                               accordance with these final results of                                     Cash Deposit Requirements                                                   responsibility, under 19 CFR
                                               review. We intend to issue appropriate                                                                                                                 351.402(f)(2), to file a certificate
                                               assessment instructions directly to CBP                                       The following cash deposit                                               regarding the reimbursement of
                                               15 days after publication of these final                                   requirements will be effective upon                                         antidumping duties prior to liquidation
                                               results.                                                                   publication of the final results of this                                    of the relevant entries during this
                                                 For Deosen, which has a weighted-                                        administrative review for all shipments                                     review period. Failure to comply with
                                               average dumping margin above zero or                                       of the subject merchandise from China                                       this requirement could result in the
                                               de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent),                                  entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,                                       Secretary’s presumption that
                                               we calculated importer- (or customer-)                                     for consumption on or after the                                             reimbursement of antidumping duties
                                               specific duty assessment rates based on                                    publication date, as provided for by
                                                                                                                                                                                                      occurred and the subsequent assessment
                                               the ratio of the total amount of dumping                                   section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For
                                                                                                                                                                                                      of double antidumping duties.
                                               calculated for the importer’s (or                                          the companies listed above that have a
                                               customer’s) examined sales to the total                                    separate rate, the cash deposit rate will                                   Notification Regarding Administrative
                                               entered value of those sales, in                                           be that rate established in the final                                       Protective Order
                                               accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).                                      results of this review (except, if the rate
                                               For Fufeng, whose weighted-average                                         is zero or de minimis, then the cash                                          This notice serves as the only
                                               dumping margin is zero, we will                                            deposit rate will be zero required); (2)                                    reminder to parties subject to
                                               instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate                                  for previously investigated or reviewed                                     administrative protective order (APO) of
                                               entries without regard to antidumping                                      Chinese and non-Chinese exporters that                                      their responsibility concerning the
                                               duties.                                                                    received a separate rate in a prior                                         disposition of proprietary information
                                                 For the respondents which were not                                       segment of this proceeding, the cash                                        disclosed under APO in accordance
                                               selected for individual examination in                                     deposit rate will continue to be the                                        with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
                                               this administrative review and which                                       existing exporter-specific rate; (3) for all                                written notification of return/
                                               qualified for a separate rate, the                                         Chinese exporters of subject                                                destruction of APO materials or
                                               assessment rate is equal to the weighted-                                  merchandise that have not been found                                        conversion to judicial protective order is
                                               average dumping margin assigned to                                         to be entitled to a separate rate, the cash                                 hereby requested. Failure to comply
                                               Deosen, or 9.30 percent.                                                   deposit rate will be the rate for the                                       with the regulations and the terms of an
                                                 Consistent with Commerce’s                                               China-wide entity, which is 154.07                                          APO is a sanctionable violation.
                                               assessment practice in non-market                                          percent; and (4) for all non-Chinese
                                               economy cases, for entries that were not                                   exporters of subject merchandise which                                      Notification to Interested Parties
                                               reported in the U.S. sales databases                                       have not received their own rate, the
                                                                                                                                                                                                        We are issuing and publishing this
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                                               submitted by Deosen or Fufeng,                                             cash deposit rate will be the rate
                                               Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate                                    applicable to the Chinese exporter(s)                                       notice in accordance with sections
                                               such entries at the China-wide rate.11                                     that supplied that non-Chinese exporter.                                    751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act and 19
                                               Additionally, as noted above, Commerce                                     These deposit requirements, when                                            CFR 351.221(b)(5).

                                                 10 See Stainless Steel Bar from India: Final                             accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum at                                11 For a full discussion of this practice, see

                                               Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative                             12.                                                                         Assessment Notice.
                                               Review, 77 FR 39467 (July 3, 2012), and



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                                                                         Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 31 / Wednesday, February 14, 2018 / Notices                                                    6515

                                                 Dated: February 6, 2018.                              Background                                            for convenience and customs purposes,
                                               Gary Taverman,                                            On October 11, 2017, Commerce                       the written product description in the
                                               Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping              published its Preliminary Results of the              Order remains dispositive.6
                                               and Countervailing Duty Operations,                     review of the antidumping duty order
                                               performing the non-exclusive functions and                                                                    Analysis
                                                                                                       on WBF from China for one mandatory
                                               duties of the Assistant Secretary for                                                                           As noted above, no parties
                                               Enforcement and Compliance.
                                                                                                       respondent, Decca Furniture Ltd.
                                                                                                       (Decca), and twelve other companies                   commented on the Preliminary Results.
                                               Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in                    covering the period January 1, 2016,                  Therefore, we are adopting the decisions
                                               the Issues and Decision Memorandum                      through December 31, 2016 (the period                 in the Preliminary Decision
                                                                                                       of review (POR)).1 No parties                         Memorandum for these final results of
                                               I. Summary                                                                                                    review. In the Preliminary Results,
                                               II. Background                                          commented on the Preliminary Results.
                                                                                                         Commerce has exercised its discretion               Commerce: (1) Determined that four
                                               III. Scope of the Order
                                               IV. Changes Since the Preliminary Results               to toll deadlines for the duration of the             companies, including Decca, did not
                                               V. Discussion of the Issues                             closure of the Federal Government from                establish their eligibility for a separate
                                                  Comment 1: Separate Rate Status for                  January 20 through 22, 2018. If the new               rate and are part of the China-wide
                                                     Jianlong                                          deadline falls on a non-business day, in              entity; 7 (2) determined that eight
                                                  Comment 2: Separate Rate Status for                  accordance with Commerce’s practice,                  companies had no shipments of subject
                                                     Meihua                                            the deadline will become the next                     merchandise; 8 and (3) rescinded the
                                                  Comment 3: Application of Partial Adverse            business day. The revised deadline for                review for Nanhai Jiantai Woodwork
                                                     Facts Available to Deosen                                                                               Co., Ltd., Fortune Glory Industrial, Ltd.
                                                  Comment 4: Rate Assignment for Meihua
                                                                                                       the final results of this review is now
                                                                                                       February 15, 2018.2                                   (HK Ltd.) (collectively, Fortune Glory),
                                                     Based on Its Voluntary Respondent
                                                     Status Request
                                                                                                                                                             for whom all review requests were
                                                                                                       Scope of the Order                                    withdrawn.9 For these final results of
                                                  Comment 5: Rate Assignment for Separate
                                                     Rate Applicants                                     The product covered by the Order is                 review, we have continued to treat the
                                                  Comment 6: Clerical Error Regarding                  wooden bedroom furniture, subject to                  four companies, including Decca, as
                                                     Fufeng’s U.S. Packing Expenses                    certain exceptions.3 Based on a U.S.                  part of the China-wide entity and have
                                               VI. Recommendation                                      Customs and Border Protection (CBP)                   continued to find that eight companies
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–02915 Filed 2–13–18; 8:45 am]             ruling indicating that CBP would no                   had no shipments during the POR.
                                               BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P                                  longer use certain harmonized tariff                  Because no party requested a review of
                                                                                                       schedule subheadings to classify items                the China-wide entity, we are not
                                                                                                       that are within the scope of the Order,4              conducting a review of the China-wide
                                               DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  Commerce preliminarily revised the                    entity.10 Thus, there is no change to the
                                                                                                       scope to include the harmonized tariff                rate for the China-wide entity from the
                                               International Trade Administration                      schedule numbers under which subject                  Preliminary Results. The existing rate
                                                                                                       merchandise is entered.5 No parties
                                               [A–570–890]                                             commented on this revision. Hence, we                   6 For a complete description of the scope of the

                                                                                                       have adopted this revision in these final             Order and a discussion of the revisions to the
                                                                                                                                                             HTSUS numbers in the scope, see Decision
                                               Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the                       results. Under this revision, imports of              Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the
                                               People’s Republic of China: Final                       subject merchandise are classified under              Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Wooden
                                               Results of Antidumping Duty                             the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the                 Bedroom Furniture from the People’s Republic of
                                               Administrative Review and Final                         United States (HTSUS) subheadings:                    China, from James Maeder, Senior Director,
                                                                                                                                                             performing the duties of Deputy Assistant Secretary
                                               Determination of No Shipments in Part;                  9403.90.7005, 9403.90.7080,                           for Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty
                                               2016                                                    9403.50.9041, 9403.60.8081,                           Operations, to Gary Taverman, Deputy Assistant
                                                                                                       9403.20.0018, 9403.90.8041,                           Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
                                               AGENCY:  Enforcement and Compliance,                    7009.92.1000 or 7009.92.5000. Although                Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions
                                               International Trade Administration,                     the HTSUS subheadings are provided
                                                                                                                                                             and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
                                               Department of Commerce.                                                                                       Enforcement and Compliance (Preliminary Decision
                                                                                                                                                             Memorandum), dated October 11, 2017.
                                               SUMMARY: On October 11, 2017, the                          1 See Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the              7 The other three companies are: (1) Changshu
                                               Department of Commerce (Commerce)                       People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results and   HTC Import & Export Co., Ltd.; (2) Starwood
                                               published its Preliminary Results for the               Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty                Industries Ltd.; and (3) U-Rich Furniture
                                               January 1, 2016, through December 31,                   Administrative Review and Preliminary                 (Zhangzhou) Co., Ltd.; U-Rich Furniture Ltd.
                                                                                                       Determination of No Shipments in Part; 2016, 82 FR      8 The eight companies/company groupings are:
                                               2016, administrative review of the                      47172 (October 11, 2017) (Preliminary Results).       (1) Dongguan Sunrise Furniture Co., Taicang
                                               antidumping duty order on wooden                           2 See Memorandum for The Record from
                                                                                                                                                             Sunrise Wood Industry, Co., Ltd., Shanghai Sunrise
                                               bedroom furniture (WBF) from the                        Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for       Furniture Co., Ltd., Fairmont Designs; (2) Dongguan
                                               People’s Republic of China (China).                     Enforcement and Compliance, performing the non-       Sunrise Furniture Co., Taicang Sunrise Wood
                                                                                                       exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant       Industry, Co., Ltd., Taicang Fairmont Designs
                                               Although invited to do so, interested                   Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance,             Furniture Co., Ltd., Meizhou Sunrise Furniture Co.,
                                               parties did not comment on our                          ‘‘Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the           Ltd.; (3) Eurosa (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.; Eurosa
                                               Preliminary Results. We have adopted                    Federal Government’’ (Tolling Memorandum),            Furniture Co., (PTE) Ltd.; (4) Golden Well
                                               the Preliminary Results as the final                    dated January 23, 2018. All deadlines in this         International (HK) Limited; Zhangzhou Xym
                                                                                                       segment of the proceeding have been extended by       Furniture Product Co., Ltd.; (5) RiZhao Sanmu
                                               results.                                                3 days.                                               Woodworking Co., Ltd.; (6) Shenyang Shining
                                                                                                          3 See Notice of Amended Final Determination of     Dongxing Furniture Co., Ltd.; (7) Woodworth
                                               DATES: Applicable February 14, 2018.
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                                                                                                       Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping         Wooden Industries (Dong Guan) Co., Ltd.; and (8)
                                               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:    Eli                 Duty Order: Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the         Yeh Brothers World Trade Inc.
                                               Lovely, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV,                   People’s Republic of China, 70 FR 329 (January 4,       9 See Preliminary Results, at 47172.

                                               Enforcement & Compliance,                               2005) (Order).                                          10 See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement
                                                                                                          4 See letter from the petitioners, re: ‘‘Wooden
                                               International Trade Administration,                                                                           of Change in Department Practice for Respondent
                                                                                                       Bedroom Furniture from China: Petitioners’            Selection in Antidumping Duty Proceedings and
                                               U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401                       Comments Regarding the Upcoming Preliminary           Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy
                                               Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,                     Results,’’ dated August 29, 2017.                     Entity in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78
                                               DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1593.                       5 See Preliminary Results, at 47173.               FR 65963, 65969–70 (November 4, 2013).



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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
DatesApplicable February 14, 2018.
ContactBrian Smith or Michael Bowen, AD/CVD Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1766 and (202) 482-0768, respectively.
FR Citation83 FR 6513 

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