Calcium Hypochlorite From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination, 43393-43395 [2014-17487]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 143 / Friday, July 25, 2014 / Notices of the subject merchandise from the PRC entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For the exporter’s listed above, the cash deposit rate will be the rate established in the final results of this review (except, if the rate is zero or de minimis, a zero cash deposit rate will be required for that company); (2) for previously investigated or reviewed PRC and nonPRC exporters not listed above that have separate rates, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the existing producer/ exporter-specific combination rate published for the most recent period; (3) for all PRC exporters of subject merchandise that have not been found to be eligible for a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be the PRC-wide rate of 285.63 percent; 10 and (4) for all nonPRC exporters of subject merchandise which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the PRC exporter(s) that supplied that non-PRC exporter. These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice. Notification to Importers This notice also serves as a 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 Department’s presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties. We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213 and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4). Dated: July 17, 2014. Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum 1. Background 2. Scope of the Order 3. Non-Market Economy Country Status 4. Separate Rates 5. Separate Rates for Non-Selected Companies 6. Surrogate Country 10 For an explanation on the derivation of the PRC-wide rate, see Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Chlorinated Isocyanurates From the People’s Republic of China, 70 FR 24502, 24505 (May 10, 2005). VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:34 Jul 24, 2014 Jkt 232001 7. Date of Sale 8. Determination of Comparison Method 9. Results of the Differential Pricing Analysis 10. Fair Value Comparisons 11. U.S. Price 12. Value-Added Tax 13. Normal Value [FR Doc. 2014–17484 Filed 7–24–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–570–008] Calcium Hypochlorite From the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Effective Date: July 25, 2014. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (‘‘Department’’) preliminarily determines that calcium hypochlorite from the People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’) is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (‘‘LTFV’’), as provided in section 733 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’). The period of investigation (‘‘POI’’) is April 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013. The estimated margin of sales at LTFV is shown in the ‘‘Preliminary Determination’’ section of this notice. In accordance with 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2), the final determination will be issued 135 days after the date of publication of this preliminary determination in the Federal Register. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kabir Archuletta, AD/CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–2593. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: Scope of the Investigation The product covered by this investigation is calcium hypochlorite, regardless of form (e.g., powder, tablet (compressed), crystalline (granular), or in liquid solution), whether or not blended with other materials, containing at least 10% available chlorine measured by actual weight. The scope also includes bleaching PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 43393 powder and hemibasic calcium hypochlorite. Calcium hypochlorite has the general chemical formulation Ca(OCl)2, but may also be sold in a more dilute form as bleaching powder with the chemical formulation, Ca(OCl)2.CaCl2.Ca(OH)2.2H2O or hemibasic calcium hypochlorite with the chemical formula of 2Ca(OCl)2.Ca(OH)2 or Ca(OCl)2.0.5Ca(OH)2. Calcium hypochlorite has a Chemical Abstract Service (‘‘CAS’’) registry number of 7778–54–3, and a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (‘‘EPA’’) Pesticide Code (‘‘PC’’) Number of 014701. The subject calcium hypochlorite has an International Maritime Dangerous Goods (‘‘IMDG’’) code of Class 5.1 UN 1748, 2880, or 2208 or Class 5.1/8 UN 3485, 3486, or 3487. Calcium hypochlorite is currently classifiable under the subheading 2828.10.0000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (‘‘HTSUS’’). The subheading covers commercial calcium hypochlorite and other calcium hypochlorite. When tableted or blended with other materials, calcium hypochlorite may be entered under other tariff classifications, such as 3808.94.5000 and 3808.99.9500, which cover disinfectants and similar products. While the HTSUS subheadings, the CAS registry number, the U.S. EPA PC number, and the IMDG codes are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this investigation is dispositive. Methodology The Department conducted this investigation in accordance with section 731 of the Act. Because all mandatory respondents in this investigation either withdrew from the proceeding or did not cooperate to the best of their ability with the Department’s requests for information, the Department preliminarily determines that the application of adverse facts available (‘‘AFA’’) is warranted for this preliminary determination, in accordance with section 776 of the Act and 19 CFR 351.308. For a full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum hereby adopted by this notice.1 The Preliminary 1 See Memorandum to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for Preliminary Determination of the Antidumping Duty E:\FR\FM\25JYN1.SGM Continued 25JYN1 43394 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 143 / Friday, July 25, 2014 / Notices preliminary determination within five days of the date of publication of the notice of preliminary determination in the Federal Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). However, because the Department preliminarily applied AFA to each of the mandatory respondents in this investigation, in accordance with section 776 of the Act, there are no calculations to disclose. Accordingly, the calculations performed in connection with this preliminary determination are not proprietary in nature, and are described in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination. Interested parties may submit case briefs to the Department no later than 30 days after the date of Combination Rates publication of this preliminary determination.6 A table of contents, list In the Initiation Notice, the of authorities used, and an executive Department stated that it would summary of issues should accompany calculate combination rates for the any briefs submitted to the Department.7 respondents that are eligible for a Interested parties who wish to request separate rate in this investigation.2 a hearing, or to participate if one is Policy Bulletin 05.1 sets forth this requested, must submit a written practice.3 However, as described in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, all request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. parties subject to this investigation are Department of Commerce, filed preliminarily found to be part of the electronically in IA ACCESS. An PRC-wide entity, to which we do not electronically filed document must be assign a separate combination rate.4 received successfully in its entirety in Preliminary Determination IA ACCESS, by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, within 30 days after the The preliminary weighted-average date of publication of this notice.8 antidumping duty margin percentage is Hearing requests should contain the as follows: party’s name, address, and telephone Weightednumber, the number of participants, and average a list of the issues you intend to present Exporter margin at the hearing. If a request for a hearing (%) is made, the Department intends to hold PRC-Wide Entity 5 ................ 210.52 the hearing at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, at a time and location to be determined. 1 and Public Comment Disclosure Parties should confirm by telephone the Normally, the Department discloses to date, time, and location of the hearing interested parties the calculations two days before the scheduled date. performed in connection with a Suspension of Liquidation In accordance with section 733(d) of Investigation of Calcium Hypochlorite from the People’s Republic of China,’’ dated concurrently the Act, the Department will instruct with this notice (‘‘Preliminary Decision U.S. Customs and Border Protection Memorandum’’). (‘‘CBP’’) to suspend liquidation of all 2 See Calcium Hypochlorite From the People’s entries of calcium hypochlorite from the Republic of China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty PRC, as described in the ‘‘Scope of the Investigation, 79 FR 2410, 2414 (January 14, 2014) (‘‘Initiation Notice’’). Investigation’’ section, entered, or 3 See Enforcement and Compliance Policy withdrawn from warehouse, for Bulletin No. 05.1 ‘‘Separate-Rates Practice and consumption on or after the date of Application of Combination Rates in Antidumping publication of this notice in the Federal Investigations involving Non-Market Economy Countries,’’ (April 5, 2005) (‘‘Policy Bulletin 05.1’’), Register. Furthermore, consistent with available on the Department’s Web site at https:// our practice, where the product under enforcement.trade.gov/policy/bull05–1.pdf. investigation is also subject to a 4 Id. emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (‘‘IA ACCESS’’). IA ACCESS is available to registered users at https:// iaaccess.trade.gov, and is available to all parties in the Central Records Unit, room 7046 of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the Internet at https:// trade.gov/enforcement/. The signed Preliminary Decision Memorandum and the electronic version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content. 5 The PRC-wide entity includes China Petrochemical International (Wuhan) Co., Ltd., Tianjin JinBin International Trade Co., Ltd., and Wuhan Rui Sunny Chemical Co., Ltd. VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:34 Jul 24, 2014 Jkt 232001 PO 00000 6 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(i). 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2). 8 See 19 CFR 351.310(c). 7 See Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 concurrent countervailing duty investigation, we instruct CBP to require a cash deposit equal to the amount by which the normal value exceeds the export price or constructed export price, less the amount of the countervailing duty determined to constitute an export subsidy. In this LTFV investigation, with regard to PRC-wide entity, export subsidies constitute 9.62 percent 9 of the preliminarily calculated countervailing duty rate in the concurrent countervailing duty investigation, and, thus, we will offset the PRC-wide rate of 210.52 percent by the countervailing duty rate attributable to export subsidies (i.e., 9.62 percent) to calculate the cash deposit rate for this LTFV investigation. Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional Measures Pursuant to a request from Wuhan Rui Sunny Chemical Co., Ltd., we are postponing the final determination and extending the provisional measures from a four-month period to no more than six months.10 Accordingly, we will make our final determination no later than 135 days after the date of publication of this preliminary determination, pursuant to section 735(a)(2) of the Act.11 International Trade Commission (‘‘ITC’’) Notification In accordance with section 733(f) of the Act, we notified the ITC of our preliminary affirmative determination of sales at LTFV. Section 735(b)(2) of the Act requires the ITC to make its final determination as to whether the domestic industry in the United States is materially injured, or threatened with material injury, by reason of imports of calcium hypochlorite, or sales (or the likelihood of sales) for importation, of the merchandise under consideration within 45 days of our final determination. This determination is issued and published in accordance with sections 9 The following subsidy programs in the preliminary determination of the concurrent countervailing duty investigation are export subsidies: Discounted Loans for Export-Oriented Enterprises (1.06%), Export Credits from China’s Export-Import Bank (1.06%), Export Credit Insurance from China Export and Credit Insurance Corporation (Sinosure) (1.06%), Foreign Trade Development Fund (0.55%), Famous Brands Program (0.55%), Provision of Shipping for LTAR (5.34%). See Calcium Hypochlorite From the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, and Alignment of Final Countervailing Duty Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination, 79 FR 30082 (May 27, 2014), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 11. 10 See Letter to the Secretary of Commerce from Wuhan Rui Sunny Chemical Co., Ltd., ‘‘Request for Extension of Final Determination’’ (July 1, 2014). 11 See also 19 CFR 351.210(e). E:\FR\FM\25JYN1.SGM 25JYN1 43395 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 143 / Friday, July 25, 2014 / Notices 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(b)(2). Dated: 16 July 2014. Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum: I. Summary II. Background 1. Initiation 2. Period of Investigation 3. Postponement of Preliminary Determination 4. Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional Measures 5. Scope of the Investigation 6. Scope Comments 7. Selection of Respondents III. Discussion of the Methodology 1. Non-Market Economy Country 2. Separate Rates 3. Total Adverse Facts Available for Rui Sunny A. Background B. Facts Available and Selection Based Upon Adverse Inferences for Rui Sunny 4. The PRC-Wide Entity 5. Application of Facts Available and Selection Based Upon Adverse Inferences for the PRC-Wide Entity 6. Corroboration of AFA Rate 7. Verification 8. Section 777A(f) of the Act IV. ITC Notification V. Conclusion [FR Doc. 2014–17487 Filed 7–24–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–570–905] Certain Polyester Staple Fiber From the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2012–2013 Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (‘‘the Department’’) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain polyester staple fiber from the People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’). The period of review (‘‘POR’’) is June 1, 2012, through May 31, 2013. The Department preliminarily determines that Takayasu Industrial (Jiangyin) Co., Ltd. (‘‘Takayasu’’) did not sell subject merchandise in the United States at emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:34 Jul 24, 2014 Jkt 232001 prices below normal value (‘‘NV’’) during the POR June 1, 2012, through May 31, 2013. If these preliminary results are adopted in our final results of review, we will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’) to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Hampton, AD/CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0116. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Scope of the Order The merchandise subject to the order is certain polyester staple fiber.1 The product is currently classified under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (‘‘HTSUS’’) numbers 5503.20.0045 and 5503.20.0065. Although the HTSUS numbers are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of the order remains dispositive. Methodology The Department conducted this review in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’). For a full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. A list of the topics included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is attached as an appendix to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (‘‘IA ACCESS’’). IA ACCESS is available to registered users at https:// iaaccess.trade.gov, and it is available to all parties in the Central Records Unit (‘‘CRU’’), room 7046 of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the internet at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The 1 See Decision Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, entitled ‘‘Preliminary Results and Rescission in Part of 2011–2012 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Certain Polyester Staple Fiber from the People’s Republic of China’’ (Preliminary Decision Memorandum) issued concurrently with this notice for a complete description of the Scope of the Order. PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 signed Preliminary Decision Memorandum and the electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content. Preliminary Results of Review The Department preliminarily determines that the following weightedaverage dumping margin exists for the period June 1, 2012, through May 31, 2013: Exporter Weighted-average dumping margin (%) Takayasu Industrial (Jiangyin) Co., Ltd ............. 0.00 Disclosure, Public Comment & Opportunity To Request a Hearing The Department will disclose the calculations used in our analysis to parties in this review within five days of the date of publication of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c), interested parties may submit cases briefs no later than 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed not later than five days after the date for filing case briefs.2 Parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding 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.3 Case and rebuttal briefs should be filed using IA ACCESS.4 An electronically filed document must be received successfully in its entirety by the Department’s electronic records system, IA ACCESS, by 5 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing, or to participate if one is requested, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via IA ACCESS. Requests should contain: (1) The party’s name, address and telephone number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of issues to be discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to those raised in the respective case briefs. The Department intends to issue the final results of this administrative review, including the results of its analysis of the issues raised in any written briefs, not later than 120 days 2 See 19 CFR 351.309(d). 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2). 4 See 19 CFR 351.303. 3 See E:\FR\FM\25JYN1.SGM 25JYN1

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-008]


Calcium Hypochlorite From the People's Republic of China: 
Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and 
Postponement of Final Determination

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

DATES: Effective Date: July 25, 2014.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``Department'') preliminarily 
determines that calcium hypochlorite from the People's Republic of 
China (``PRC'') is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States 
at less than fair value (``LTFV''), as provided in section 733 of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''). The period of 
investigation (``POI'') is April 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013. 
The estimated margin of sales at LTFV is shown in the ``Preliminary 
Determination'' section of this notice. In accordance with 19 CFR 
351.210(b)(2), the final determination will be issued 135 days after 
the date of publication of this preliminary determination in the 
Federal Register. Interested parties are invited to comment on this 
preliminary determination.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kabir Archuletta, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
2593.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Scope of the Investigation

    The product covered by this investigation is calcium hypochlorite, 
regardless of form (e.g., powder, tablet (compressed), crystalline 
(granular), or in liquid solution), whether or not blended with other 
materials, containing at least 10% available chlorine measured by 
actual weight. The scope also includes bleaching powder and hemibasic 
calcium hypochlorite.
    Calcium hypochlorite has the general chemical formulation 
Ca(OCl)2, but may also be sold in a more dilute form as 
bleaching powder with the chemical formulation, 
Ca(OCl)2.CaCl2.Ca(OH)2.2H2O 
or hemibasic calcium hypochlorite with the chemical formula of 
2Ca(OCl)2.Ca(OH)2 or 
Ca(OCl)2.0.5Ca(OH)2. Calcium hypochlorite has a 
Chemical Abstract Service (``CAS'') registry number of 7778-54-3, and a 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') Pesticide Code (``PC'') 
Number of 014701. The subject calcium hypochlorite has an International 
Maritime Dangerous Goods (``IMDG'') code of Class 5.1 UN 1748, 2880, or 
2208 or Class 5.1/8 UN 3485, 3486, or 3487.
    Calcium hypochlorite is currently classifiable under the subheading 
2828.10.0000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(``HTSUS''). The subheading covers commercial calcium hypochlorite and 
other calcium hypochlorite. When tableted or blended with other 
materials, calcium hypochlorite may be entered under other tariff 
classifications, such as 3808.94.5000 and 3808.99.9500, which cover 
disinfectants and similar products. While the HTSUS subheadings, the 
CAS registry number, the U.S. EPA PC number, and the IMDG codes are 
provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description 
of the scope of this investigation is dispositive.

Methodology

    The Department conducted this investigation in accordance with 
section 731 of the Act. Because all mandatory respondents in this 
investigation either withdrew from the proceeding or did not cooperate 
to the best of their ability with the Department's requests for 
information, the Department preliminarily determines that the 
application of adverse facts available (``AFA'') is warranted for this 
preliminary determination, in accordance with section 776 of the Act 
and 19 CFR 351.308.
    For a full description of the methodology underlying our 
conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum hereby adopted by 
this notice.\1\ The Preliminary

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Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically 
via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Centralized Electronic Service System (``IA ACCESS''). IA ACCESS is 
available to registered users at https://iaaccess.trade.gov, and is 
available to all parties in the Central Records Unit, room 7046 of the 
main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version 
of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the 
Internet at https://trade.gov/enforcement/. The signed Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum and the electronic version of the Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
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    \1\ See Memorandum to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance, from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, 
``Decision Memorandum for Preliminary Determination of the 
Antidumping Duty Investigation of Calcium Hypochlorite from the 
People's Republic of China,'' dated concurrently with this notice 
(``Preliminary Decision Memorandum'').
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Combination Rates

    In the Initiation Notice, the Department stated that it would 
calculate combination rates for the respondents that are eligible for a 
separate rate in this investigation.\2\ Policy Bulletin 05.1 sets forth 
this practice.\3\ However, as described in the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum, all parties subject to this investigation are preliminarily 
found to be part of the PRC-wide entity, to which we do not assign a 
separate combination rate.\4\
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    \2\ See Calcium Hypochlorite From the People's Republic of 
China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigation, 79 FR 2410, 
2414 (January 14, 2014) (``Initiation Notice'').
    \3\ See Enforcement and Compliance Policy Bulletin No. 05.1 
``Separate-Rates Practice and Application of Combination Rates in 
Antidumping Investigations involving Non-Market Economy Countries,'' 
(April 5, 2005) (``Policy Bulletin 05.1''), available on the 
Department's Web site at https://enforcement.trade.gov/policy/bull05-1.pdf.
    \4\ Id.
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Preliminary Determination

    The preliminary weighted-average antidumping duty margin percentage 
is as follows:

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                                                            margin  (%)
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    \5\ The PRC-wide entity includes China Petrochemical 
International (Wuhan) Co., Ltd., Tianjin JinBin International Trade 
Co., Ltd., and Wuhan Rui Sunny Chemical Co., Ltd.
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Disclosure \1\ and Public Comment

    Normally, the Department discloses to interested parties the 
calculations performed in connection with a preliminary determination 
within five days of the date of publication of the notice of 
preliminary determination in the Federal Register, in accordance with 
19 CFR 351.224(b). However, because the Department preliminarily 
applied AFA to each of the mandatory respondents in this investigation, 
in accordance with section 776 of the Act, there are no calculations to 
disclose. Accordingly, the calculations performed in connection with 
this preliminary determination are not proprietary in nature, and are 
described in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
    Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary 
determination. Interested parties may submit case briefs to the 
Department no later than 30 days after the date of publication of this 
preliminary determination.\6\ A table of contents, list of authorities 
used, and an executive summary of issues should accompany any briefs 
submitted to the Department.\7\
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    \6\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(i).
    \7\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2).
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    Interested parties who wish to request a hearing, or to participate 
if one is requested, must submit a written request to the Assistant 
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, 
filed electronically in IA ACCESS. An electronically filed document 
must be received successfully in its entirety in IA ACCESS, by 5:00 
p.m. Eastern Standard Time, within 30 days after the date of 
publication of this notice.\8\ Hearing requests should contain the 
party's name, address, and telephone number, the number of 
participants, and a list of the issues you intend to present at the 
hearing. If a request for a hearing is made, the Department intends to 
hold the hearing at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, at a time and location 
to be determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, 
and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date.
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    \8\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
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Suspension of Liquidation

    In accordance with section 733(d) of the Act, the Department will 
instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') to suspend 
liquidation of all entries of calcium hypochlorite from the PRC, as 
described in the ``Scope of the Investigation'' section, entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Furthermore, 
consistent with our practice, where the product under investigation is 
also subject to a concurrent countervailing duty investigation, we 
instruct CBP to require a cash deposit equal to the amount by which the 
normal value exceeds the export price or constructed export price, less 
the amount of the countervailing duty determined to constitute an 
export subsidy. In this LTFV investigation, with regard to PRC-wide 
entity, export subsidies constitute 9.62 percent \9\ of the 
preliminarily calculated countervailing duty rate in the concurrent 
countervailing duty investigation, and, thus, we will offset the PRC-
wide rate of 210.52 percent by the countervailing duty rate 
attributable to export subsidies (i.e., 9.62 percent) to calculate the 
cash deposit rate for this LTFV investigation.
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    \9\ The following subsidy programs in the preliminary 
determination of the concurrent countervailing duty investigation 
are export subsidies: Discounted Loans for Export-Oriented 
Enterprises (1.06%), Export Credits from China's Export-Import Bank 
(1.06%), Export Credit Insurance from China Export and Credit 
Insurance Corporation (Sinosure) (1.06%), Foreign Trade Development 
Fund (0.55%), Famous Brands Program (0.55%), Provision of Shipping 
for LTAR (5.34%). See Calcium Hypochlorite From the People's 
Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty 
Determination, and Alignment of Final Countervailing Duty 
Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination, 79 FR 30082 
(May 27, 2014), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 
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Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional 
Measures

    Pursuant to a request from Wuhan Rui Sunny Chemical Co., Ltd., we 
are postponing the final determination and extending the provisional 
measures from a four-month period to no more than six months.\10\ 
Accordingly, we will make our final determination no later than 135 
days after the date of publication of this preliminary determination, 
pursuant to section 735(a)(2) of the Act.\11\
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    \10\ See Letter to the Secretary of Commerce from Wuhan Rui 
Sunny Chemical Co., Ltd., ``Request for Extension of Final 
Determination'' (July 1, 2014).
    \11\ See also 19 CFR 351.210(e).
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International Trade Commission (``ITC'') Notification

    In accordance with section 733(f) of the Act, we notified the ITC 
of our preliminary affirmative determination of sales at LTFV. Section 
735(b)(2) of the Act requires the ITC to make its final determination 
as to whether the domestic industry in the United States is materially 
injured, or threatened with material injury, by reason of imports of 
calcium hypochlorite, or sales (or the likelihood of sales) for 
importation, of the merchandise under consideration within 45 days of 
our final determination.
    This determination is issued and published in accordance with 
sections

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733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(b)(2).

    Dated: 16 July 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

    List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum:

I. Summary
II. Background
    1. Initiation
    2. Period of Investigation
    3. Postponement of Preliminary Determination
    4. Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional 
Measures
    5. Scope of the Investigation
    6. Scope Comments
    7. Selection of Respondents
III. Discussion of the Methodology
    1. Non-Market Economy Country
    2. Separate Rates
    3. Total Adverse Facts Available for Rui Sunny
    A. Background
    B. Facts Available and Selection Based Upon Adverse Inferences for 
Rui Sunny
    4. The PRC-Wide Entity
    5. Application of Facts Available and Selection Based Upon Adverse 
Inferences for the PRC-Wide Entity
    6. Corroboration of AFA Rate
    7. Verification
    8. Section 777A(f) of the Act
IV. ITC Notification
V. Conclusion

[FR Doc. 2014-17487 Filed 7-24-14; 8:45 am]
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