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(i) Are there other factors relevant to
the consideration of whether and
when to rely on shorter cost
averaging periods besides
significant cost changes and the
linking of sales and costs during the
same shorter period? If so, identify
the factor(s) and explain in detail
why such factor(s) should be
considered.
(ii) How should the significant cost
changes factor be analyzed and
what numeric threshold should we
rely upon as a basis for resorting to
shorter cost averaging periods?
Provide the basis for your suggested
threshold number. Should the
nature of the industry (e.g., steel,
consumer electronics, perishable
products, etc.) affect the analysis? If
so, explain in detail how the
analysis would be affected.
(iii) How should the correlation
between prices and shorter cost
averaging periods be analyzed to
reasonably assess that the prices
and shorter period average costs are
accurately linked?
(iv) Should it matter whether costs are
trending consistently up,
consistently down, or up and down
throughout the POI/POR in the
decision to use shorter cost
averaging periods? Explain in detail
why or why not.
(v) If shorter cost averaging periods
are used based on the argument that
it is distortive to rely on a single
average cost when costs have
changed significantly throughout
the year, should the recovery of cost
test be modified in any way? That
is, should sales that are below the
shorter cost averaging period still be
considered to provide for the
recovery of costs within a
reasonable period time if they are
above the annual average cost? See
section 773(b)(2)(D) of the Act.
(vi) To what extent should the costs
from the window periods5 in
reviews affect the overall analysis?
(vii) If we were to gather information
5 In administrative reviews of existing
antidumping orders, the Department normally
compares the export price (or constructed export
price) of an individual U.S. sale to an average
normal value for a contemporaneous month. The
preferred month is the month in which the
particular U.S. sale was made. If, during the
preferred month, there are no sales in the foreign
market of a foreign like product that is identical to
the subject merchandise, the Department will then
employ a six-month window period for the
selection of contemporaneous sales. For each U.S.
sale, the Department will calculate an average price
for sales of identical merchandise in the most recent
of the three months (90 days) prior to the month
of the U.S. sale. If there are no such sales, the
Department will use sales of identical merchandise
in the earlier of the two months (60 days) following
the month of the U.S. sale.
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at the outset of every segment of a
proceeding in order to determine
early on whether a respondent
needed to provide cost information
for shorter cost averaging periods,
what information should we
request? Provide specific questions
that could be incorporated into the
section A questionnaire.
(viii) Should shortening the cost
averaging period affect price
comparisons? For sales comparison
purposes, should prices be
compared across cost–averaging
periods?
(ix) Are there other points you deem
relevant to the issue at hand?
Submission of Comments
Persons wishing to comment should
file a signed original and six copies of
each set of comments by the date
specified above. The Department will
consider all comments received by the
close of the comment period. Comments
received after the end of the comment
period will be considered, if possible,
but their consideration cannot be
assured. The Department will not accept
comments accompanied by a request
that a part or all of the material be
treated confidentially due to business
proprietary concerns or for any other
reason. The Department will return such
comments and materials to the persons
submitting the comments and will not
consider them in its development of a
methodology for when it is appropriate
to deviate from the annual average cost
reporting method to shorter cost
averaging periods. The Department
requires that comments be submitted in
written form. The Department also
requests submission of comments in
electronic form to accompany the
required paper copies. Comments filed
in electronic form should be submitted
either by e–mail to the webmaster
below, or on CD–ROM, as comments
submitted on diskettes are likely to be
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Dated: May 5, 2008.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Clean Energy and Environment Trade
Mission to China and India
International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Clean Energy and
Environment Trade Mission to China
and India.
DATES: September 1–12, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian O’Hanlon at
brian.ohanlon@mail.doc.gov or Debra
Delay at debra.delay@mail.doc.gov or
visit the mission Web site at https://
www.export.gov/cleanenergymission.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Mission Description: The United
States Department of Commerce,
International Trade Administration, is
organizing a Clean Energy and
Environment Trade Mission to China
and India, September 1–12, 2008. The
trade mission will target a broad range
of clean energy and environmental
technologies such as renewable energy,
biofuels, energy efficiency, clean coal,
distributed generation, waste handling
and treatment, wastewater treatment,
packaging recycling, and drinking water
treatment. The mission will make stops
in Beijing, Jinan, and Shanghai, China
as well as New Delhi, Hyderabad, and
Mumbai, India. It will be led by
Assistant Secretary of Commerce David
Bohigian.
Through this mission, ITA seeks to
match participating U.S. companies
with prescreened partners, agents,
distributors, representatives, licensees,
or retailers in each of these important
sectors. In addition to one-on-one
business meetings, the agenda will also
include meetings with national and
local government officials, networking
opportunities, country briefings,
seminars, and site visits.
Background: This mission builds on
two previous U.S. Clean Energy
Technologies Trade Missions, which
took place in April 2007 and January
2008. Each brought 17 U.S. companies
to China and India. This trade mission
takes place within the context of both
the President’s international framework
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on climate change, energy security, and
economic growth involving the 15 major
economies (the Global-15), as well as
the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean
Development and Climate (APP).
On May 31, 2007, President Bush
announced an effort to develop and
implement the Global-15 framework by
2012, which would complement the
current United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change and
advance the APP. The APP is a publicprivate partnership in which member
countries work together to facilitate
commercial deployment of technologies
that reduce greenhouse gas emissions
and enhance energy security.
The mission also builds on the work
of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on
Commerce and Trade. In December
2007, both countries committed to
continued cooperation in the
deployment of environmental
technologies by launching the U.S.China Environmental Industries Forum,
an event sponsored by the China
Association of Environmental Protection
Industry.
China
China’s rapid economic growth has
been accompanied by widespread
pollution and environmental
degradation. This, combined with
limited energy resources and inefficient
use of energy, has caused the central
government to make clean energy,
environmental technologies, and energy
efficiency a strategic priority. In the
11th Five-Year Plan (2005–2010), the
government has set the targets of
reducing energy intensity per unit of
GDP by 20% and reducing emissions for
major pollutants (e.g. carbon dioxide
and sulphur dioxides) by 10%. The
Chinese Government’s recent passage of
the new Renewable Energy Law has
codified many of these mandates,
including a renewable energy portfolio
of at least 10 percent by 2020 (up from
approximately 3 percent in 2003). This
law is partly responsible for the increase
in new renewable energy projects and
offers U.S. producers an important
opportunity to provide wind turbines,
solar photovoltaics, waste-to-energy,
biomass, geothermal, biofuels, and
resource mapping technologies.
Achieving the targets for wind energy
alone (30 GW by 2020 from 1.2 GW in
2005) will require $21–28 billion in
investment. China has already invested
$12 billion in renewable energy capacity
in 2007 and will most likely spend even
more in 2008.
In addition to renewable energy,
China has a substantial need for energy
and environmental products that will
render energy production from coal
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cleaner. Coal accounts for 69% of
China’s energy use and thus the need to
develop clean coal technologies
provides a substantial opportunity for
U.S. producers of combined heat and
power, coal beneficiation products, coal
mine methane extraction technologies,
gas turbines, circulating fluidized bed
boilers, pollution control technologies
such as desulphurization technologies,
and coal conversion technologies such
as advanced pulverized coal gasifiers.
In addition to air pollution and the
need for cleaner, more efficient energy,
water issues are among the top priorities
of China’s environmental protection
plan. It is estimated that in the next five
years, China will invest $175 billion in
environmental protection, accounting
for 1.3–1.4% of GDP.
All these initiatives underscore
China’s intention to deploy cleaner and
more efficient technologies. U.S.
technology providers with accurate
market information and a sound
business strategy have the potential to
take advantage of the growing Chinese
market for clean energy and
environment technologies.
Beijing
With a population of over 15 million,
China’s capital, Beijing, offers
unparalleled access to Chinese
policymakers and institutions including
the National Development and Reform
Commission and the newly-created
Ministry of Environment. Since China’s
energy and environmental sectors are
regulated by the central government,
interaction with these officials can be
critical to a company’s success.
There is also a strong local market for
clean energy technologies in Beijing,
due to its size, its political and
economic importance, and the poor
environmental conditions caused by
development. Beijing is unique in China
in its provincial status, which enables
its municipal government to approve
independent foreign investment projects
up to a value of $30 million. This has
positioned Beijing as an attractive
location for foreign investment in China.
Beijing is also developing its own
renewable energy policy, partly as a way
to combat the effects of the nearly 1,000
new cars per day driving on the city’s
roads.
Jinan
With a population of 5.9 million,
Jinan is the capital of China’s Shandong
Province. Jinan boasts a highly skilled
workforce, is home to ten universities,
and has over two hundred research
institutions, including ten national labs.
The city is host to heavy industry,
textiles, IT, bioengineering, home
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appliances, and transportation tools
companies. Shandong Province’s energy
intensive economy and environmental
needs offers an array of opportunities to
U.S. companies. In recent years, the
province has invested over $13 billion
on environmental projects including
water treatment, industrial monitoring,
and pollution prevention.
Jinan is also host to the 3rd
International Exhibition on Green
Industry and the Northeast Asia
Environmental Protection Industry Fair,
which brings together green
technologies and buyers from across
North Asia. Trade mission participants
will receive special attention from the
event’s organizers as the first U.S.
delegation to the exhibition.
Shanghai
Shanghai is known as the commercial
and financial capital of China. With its
strategic location at the mouth of
China’s longest river, the Yangtze,
Shanghai also serves as the country’s
central transportation hub, offering a
well-developed air, rail, sea, and road
transportation infrastructure. In 2006,
Shanghai registered 12 percent growth
in its gross domestic product (GDP), the
city’s 15th consecutive year of doubledigit growth. Its estimated population of
21 million people makes Shanghai the
second largest city in China, after
Chongqing. Per capita GDP is US$7,000,
compared to the national average of
US$2,800. Its strategic location, highly
skilled workforce, and solid
infrastructure make Shanghai a magnet
for foreign direct investment (FDI).
Contracted FDI for 2006 reached US$15
billion, up 5 percent from 2005, and
realized FDI was US$7 billion. Shanghai
hosts over 4,800 U.S.-invested firms,
including GM, Intel, GE, Motorola,
FedEx, and UPS.
Shanghai faces the same severe energy
and environmental challenges as many
of China’s other cities. According to the
Shanghai Municipal Government, 80
percent of Shanghai’s 22,000 waterways
and lakes are contaminated by
substances such as petrochemicals,
cyanides, mercury, cadmium, arsenic,
and lead. In 2007, domestic sewage
discharge reached 1.8 billion cubic
meters; however, only 49.4 percent was
treated in urban areas. Only 20 percent
of water supplied by local rivers is
drinkable, limiting the water available
to residents to 1,050 cubic meters per
capita—60 percent less than China’s
national average.
In an effort to reverse environmental
degradation, Shanghai recently
launched the multi-billion dollar
Shanghai Urban Environment Plan,
seeking to address urban planning and
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environmental needs for the city. The
plan will require the Shanghai Water
Authority to invest $725 million in the
next few years, including a 1.3 million
ton per day wastewater treatment plant,
new pipe networks, pumping stations,
and overall management and monitoring
systems.
Shanghai recently overhauled its
Clean Air Act and now mandates
desulfurization systems on all new
power plants and industrial facilities
located in designated sulfur dioxide and
acid rain control zones. The city is
embarking on an ambitious campaign to
curb vehicle emissions by phasing out
leaded gasoline, issuing new tailpipe
standards, developing alternative fuel
technologies, and investing in emissions
control and inspection equipment. And
the government is beginning to enforce
its comprehensive solid and hazardous
waste law.
The Shanghai Municipal
Government’s energy strategy has
focused on the diversification of energy
supplies, increasing energy efficiency,
and introducing clean energy
technologies into the energy mix.
Shanghai’s energy demand has grown
approximately 6–8% annually, while
electricity demand has recently surged
to over 10% a year. As a result, this
focus is particularly reflected in the
Shanghai’s building codes have been
changed to encourage energy efficient
technologies and design.
Shanghai’s government is also
considering a ‘‘100,000’’ roofs initiative
to add solar panels to homes and
businesses. China’s power grid company
is developing a fleet of electric-only
vehicles and plans to create a network
of charging stations for the Beijing
Olympics and the 2010 World Expo in
Shanghai. Shanghai also plans to have
a fleet of electric buses in time for the
2010 World Expo.
India
India is experiencing dramatic
economic growth and a rapidly
increasing demand for energy. Currently
the world’s fourth largest energy
consumer, India will be the third-largest
by 2030. Both India’s cities and villages
lack adequate energy; there is therefore
a need to add on-grid and off-grid power
generation. The Government of India
has specified renewable energy in its
development plans and has developed
numerous government incentives. The
federal government has set a goal of
electrifying 18,000 remote villages and
meeting 10 percent of its energy demand
with clean energy by 2012. The Indian
market for clean energy is estimated at
$600 million with an annual growth rate
of 25 percent. The current 8,000 MW of
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installed capacity is expected to reach
20,000 MW by 2012. India is currently
experiencing annual growth of energy
demand of 9 percent a year.
The clean energy market in India
offers strong business prospects to U.S.
companies, particularly in solar,
biomass, gasification, wind, hydro, and
solid and industrial waste-to-energy.
The market for energy efficiency is
estimated to be about $2 billion,
concentrated especially in energyintensive industries such as cement,
aluminum, fertilizers, pulp and paper,
petrochemicals, and steel.
New Delhi
New Delhi, India’s capital, is not only
the second largest city, but also the
second-most favored foreign direct
investment (FDI) destination in the
country. Key industries and business
opportunities in New Delhi include
environmental technologies, renewable
energy, and energy efficiency. The total
Indian market for these goods and
services is expected to grow to $9
billion in 2010. New Delhi is also the
principal end-user of clean technology,
fulfilling the Government of India’s
(GOI) directives on nation-wide
deployment of environmental
equipment and services. The size of
New Delhi’s need for energy and high
pollution makes it an attractive market
for large investments in clean
technology projects, which is a key
national priority.
Hyderabad
Hyderabad is the capital of the state
of Andhra Pradesh and has a population
of 7 million. Clean energy companies
visiting Andhra Pradesh will find
potential partners in the city’s
numerous energy intensive sectors
including cement, steel, power plants,
and defense industries.
The state agency, Non-Conventional
Energy Development Corporation of
Andhra Pradesh Ltd., implements
numerous programs to support clean
energy. The Andhra Pradesh
government provides subsidies to all
renewable energy technologies
including wind, solar, hydro, and
biogas. Hyderabad is also the epicenter
for the Green Business Building push in
India. The Confederation of Indian
Industry’s Green Business Center is
located in Hyderabad. This showcase for
Clean Energy enjoys support from
ongoing U.S.-India partnerships
operated by USAID and the State
Government of Andhra Pradesh.
The Environment Protection Agency
of India (EPTRI) is also located in
Hyderabad, providing comprehensive
training and research in environmental
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issues and concerns. The increasing
population density and sustained efforts
to improve the standard of living have
created tremendous pressure on the
environment. Approximately 10 percent
of the geographical area and 19 percent
of the cultivatable area of Andhra
Pradesh requires environmental
cleanup. Though there is domestic
competition, Hyderabad therefore
presents a tremendous opportunity for
U.S. firms, which can provide a wide
range of services.
Mumbai
Mumbai (formerly Bombay) is the
capital of the state of Maharashtra and
is home to over 16 million residents. As
India’s most industrialized state,
Maharashtra leads India in energy
consumption, produces sizeable
quantities of pollutants, and has
experienced frequent energy blackouts.
A 5,000 MW energy shortfall has
spurred innovative programs to promote
clean energy. In fact, the Maharashtra
Energy Development Agency is actively
promoting additional power from solar,
wind, biogas, and small hydro sources.
One of India’s premier research
institutes, the Indian Institute of
Technology Bombay, operates an active
Energy Systems Engineering program
with a particular focus on sustainable
energy.
Small-scale industrial firms dominate
the environmental technologies sector
but there are a few engineering
companies offering services and
equipment as part of turnkey consulting
services. This sector is growing at 10–
12 percent annually. There is a growing
demand for the technologies for solid
waste, water and wastewater treatment,
vehicular pollution and air pollution.
Some of the advanced equipment
required for treatment of biomedical
waste is not manufactured domestically
and must be imported—an opportunity
for U.S. exporters. Imports constitute
nearly 40 percent of the total market.
Mission Goals: The Trade Mission
will facilitate market entry or increased
sales into these significant markets for
U.S. clean energy and environmental
technologies and services firms, and
will assist mission participants in
gaining first-hand market information
and access to key government officials
and potential business partners.
Mission Scenario: In China and India,
the International Trade Administration
will:
• Provide a market briefing
highlighting opportunities in the clean
energy technologies sectors.
• Schedule one-on-one appointments
with potential business partners for
each participant.
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• Provide a venue for the one-on-one
appointments and provide interpreters
as needed.
• Provide networking opportunities
with the private and public sectors.
• Organize relevant site visits.
Summary of Results Expected From the
Mission
• Increased U.S. clean energy and
environmental technologies exports to
China and India.
• Progress on addressing market
access barriers to trade in clean energy
and environmental technologies and
services in China and India.
• Reduction of greenhouse gas
emissions per unit of economic growth
and the improvement of environmental
conditions in China and India.
• Increased awareness of the
President’s new international climate
change framework (‘‘the Global-15’’) and
the Asia Pacific Partnership on Clean
Development and Climate, and of ITA’s
trade policy and promotion programs.
Proposed Mission Timetable
Monday, September 1, 2008
Arrive in Beijing.
Welcome Reception.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Embassy Briefing.
U.S.-China Clean Energy and
Environmental Technologies Forum.
Meeting with China’s National
Development and Reform Commission.
One-on-One Business Meetings.
Networking Reception.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Depart Beijing.
Arrive Jinan.
Participate in the Shandong
International Exposition of Green
Industry.
Government/Business Meetings.
Networking Reception.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
One-on-One Business Meetings.
Depart Jinan.
Arrive Shanghai.
Networking Dinner.
Friday, September 5, 2008
Consulate Briefing.
Government/Business Meetings.
One-on-One Business Meetings.
Networking Reception.
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Depart Shanghai.
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Arrive New Delhi.
Monday, September 8, 2008
Embassy Briefing.
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Government/Business Meetings.
One-on-One Business Meetings.
Networking Reception.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Depart New Delhi.
Arrive Hyderabad.
Local Market Briefing.
One-on-One Business Meetings.
Networking Reception.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Depart Hyderabad.
Arrive Mumbai.
Government/Business Meetings.
One-on-One Business Meetings.
Networking Reception.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Government/Business Meetings.
One-on-One Business Meetings.
Site Visit.
Friday, September 12, 2008
Depart Mumbai.
Participation Requirements
All parties interested in participating
in this mission must complete and
submit an application package for
consideration by the Department of
Commerce. All applicants will be
evaluated on their ability to meet certain
conditions and best satisfy the selection
criteria as outlined below. No more than
25 companies will be selected to
participate in the mission from the
applicant pool.
Fees and Expenses
After a company has been selected to
participate on the mission, a payment to
the Department of Commerce in the
form of a participation fee is required.
The participation fee will be $5,400 per
firm, which includes one principal
representative. The fee for each
additional firm representative is $1,000.
For companies who wish to only
participate in mission activities for one
country the participation fee will be
$3,500 per firm, which includes one
principal representative. The fee for
each additional firm representative is
$750. Expenses for travel, lodging, some
meals, and incidentals will be the
responsibility of each mission
participant.
Conditions for Participation
• An applicant must submit a
completed and signed mission
application and supplemental
application materials, including
adequate information on the company’s:
Products and/or services, primary
market objectives, and goals for
participation no later than July 21, 2008.
If we receive an incomplete application,
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we reserve the right to either reject the
application or take the lack of
information into account when
evaluating the applications. A mission
application may be found at https://
www.export.gov/cleanenergymission.
• Each applicant must also:
—Certify that the products or services it
seeks to export through the mission
are either produced in the United
States, or, if not, marketed under the
name of a U.S. firm and have at least
fifty-one percent U.S. content;
—Certify that the export of the products
or services that it wishes to export
through the mission would be in
compliance with U.S. export controls
and regulations;
—Certify that it has identified to the
Department of Commerce for its
evaluation any business pending
before the Department of Commerce
that may present either a conflict of
interest or the appearance of a conflict
of interest;
—Certify that it has identified any
pending litigation (including any
administrative proceedings) to which
it is a party that involves the
Department of Commerce; and
—Sign and submit an agreement that it
and its affiliates (1) have not and will
not engage in the bribery of foreign
officials in connection with the
company’s/participant’s involvement
in this mission, and (2) maintain and
enforce a policy that prohibits the
bribery of foreign officials.
Selection Criteria for Participation:
Selection will be based on the following
criteria in decreasing order of
importance.
• Relevance of the company’s
business line to the mission scope and
goals;
• Potential for business in the
selected markets;
• Demonstrated export experience in
China and/or India and/or globally;
• Participation in both the China and
India portions of the mission;
• Rank/seniority of the designated
company representative; and
• Diversity of sector participation.
Additional factors, such as diversity
of company size, type, location,
demographics, and traditional underrepresentation in business, may also be
considered during the review process.
Invited companies must submit the
trade mission participation fee and
completed participation agreement
within two weeks of receipt of their
invitation in order to secure their place
in the mission. After that time other
companies may be invited to fill their
spot. Applications received after the
closing date will be considered only if
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space and scheduling constraints
permit.
Referrals from political organizations
and any documents, including the
application, containing references to
partisan political activities (including
political contributions) will be removed
from an applicant’s submission and not
considered during the selection process.
The mission will be promoted
through the following venues: ITA’s
Export Assistance Centers; the Energy
Team; the Environment Team; the Asia
Pacific Team; the Africa, Near East, and
South Asia Team; Global Trade
Programs; the Trade Events List https://
www.export.gov; industry newsletters;
the Federal Register; the Asia-Pacific
Partnership for Clean Development and
Climate; relevant trade publications;
relevant trade associations; past
Commerce trade mission participants;
various in-house and purchased
industry lists; the Commerce
Department trade missions calendar:
https://www.ita.doc.gov/doctm/
tmcal.html; and the Web: https://
www.export.gov/cleanenergymission.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian O’Hanlon, Office of Energy and
Environment, U.S. Department of
Commerce, E-mail:
cleanenergymission@mail.doc.gov,
Telephone: 202–482–3492.
Debra Delay, Global Environmental
Technologies Deputy Team Leader,
Boston U.S. Export Assistance Center,
U.S. Department of Commerce, Email: debra.delay@mail.doc.gov,
Telephone: 617–565–4302. Mission
Web site: https://www.export.gov/
cleanenergymission.
Dated: May 6, 2008.
Stephen Jacobs,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Market Access
and Compliance.
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Proposed Methodology for Identifying
and Analyzing Targeted Dumping in
Antidumping Investigations; Request
for Comment
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(‘‘the Department’’) seeks public
comment on its proposed targeted
dumping methodology (described
below) and related issues.
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Comments must be submitted
within 30 days from the publication of
this notice.
ADDRESSES: Written comments (original
and six copies) should be sent to David
Spooner, Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, Central Records Unit, Room
1870, 14th Street & Constitution Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anthony Hill, International Economist,
Office of Policy, or Michael Rill,
Director, Antidumping Policy, Import
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: 202–482–1843 or 202–482–
3058, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
Background
Pursuant to section 777A(d)(1)(A) of
the Tariff Act of 1930 (the ‘‘Act’’), the
Department normally will calculate
dumping margins in investigations by
comparing weighted–average export
prices to weighted–average normal
values or transaction–specific export
prices to transaction–specific normal
values. Section 777A(d)(1)(B) of the Act
allows the Department to use, under
certain circumstances, an alternative
methodology for determining the extent
of dumping in an investigation. The
alternative methodology is a comparison
of transaction–specific export prices to
weighted–average normal values. In
order to use this alternative
methodology, the Act requires the
Department to find that there is a
pattern of export prices (or constructed
export prices) that differ significantly
among purchasers, regions, or periods of
time. See section 777A(d)(1)(B)(i) of the
Act. In addition, the Act requires the
Department to explain why the
differences cannot be taken into account
using one of the normal calculation
methodologies. See section
777A(d)(1)(B)(ii) of the Act.
The Department’s experience with
regard to analyzing targeted dumping
claims is limited and to date, no
standard targeted dumping test for
general application has been adopted. In
response to a 1999 remand in the
antidumping investigation of certain
pasta from Italy, the Department created
and utilized a targeted dumping test (the
‘‘Pasta Test’’) to analyze U.S. price data
in that case, and found no targeted
dumping. See Borden, Inc. v. U.S., 1999
WL 397968, *2 (CIT June 4, 1999)
(‘‘Borden Remand’’) (citing
Department’s Remand Redetermination
at 17 (‘‘Remand Redetermination’’)).
The Department noted that it reserved
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the discretion to alter its methodology
in future cases. See Borden Remand,
1999 WL at *1 (citing Remand
Redetermination at 15).
In the antidumping investigation of
coated free sheet paper from the
Republic of Korea (‘‘CFS paper’’), the
Department accepted petitioner’s
allegation for purposes of undertaking a
targeted dumping analysis in that
proceeding. Based on that allegation, the
Department found that there was a
pattern of prices that differed
significantly among purchasers and
regions and that those differences could
not be taken into account using the
average–to-average or transaction–totransaction methodology. See Notice of
Final Determination of Sales at Less
Than Fair Value: Coated Free Sheet
Paper from the Republic of Korea, 72 FR
60630 (October 25, 2007), accompanied
by Issues and Decision Memorandum,
Comments 2, 4, and 5. Again, the
Department also acknowledged that it
had not yet established a general set of
standards for accepting and analyzing a
targeted dumping allegation. See
Memorandum to David M. Spooner
entitled ‘‘Antidumping Duty
Investigation of Coated Free Sheet Paper
from the Republic of Korea—Targeted
Dumping,’’ from Stephen J. Claeys,
dated September 7, 2007.
More recently, in the preliminary
determinations in the antidumping
investigations of certain steel nails from
the United Arab Emirates and the
People’s Republic of China, the
Department preliminarily accepted
petitioner’s targeted dumping
allegations but noted that it was still in
the process of developing a new test.
See Certain Steel Nails from the United
Arab Emirates: Notice of Preliminary
Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value and Postponement of Final
Determination, 73 FR 3945 (January 23,
2008) and Certain Steel Nails from the
People’s Republic of China: Preliminary
Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value and Partial Affirmative
Determination of Critical Circumstances
and Postponement of Final
Determination, 73 FR 3928 (January 23,
2008).
In order to establish a standard test for
general application in analyzing a
targeted dumping allegation, the
Department solicited and received a first
round of comments on the principles
and standards that should be employed
as part of a targeted dumping test. See
Targeted Dumping in Antidumping
Investigations; Request for Comment, 72
FR 60651 (October 25, 2007). The
Department received nineteen sets of
comments in response to that request.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Clean Energy and Environment Trade Mission to China and India
AGENCY: International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Clean Energy and Environment Trade Mission to China and India.
DATES: September 1-12, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian O'Hanlon at
brian.ohanlon@mail.doc.gov or Debra Delay at debra.delay@mail.doc.gov
or visit the mission Web site at https://www.export.gov/
cleanenergymission.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Mission Description: The United States Department of Commerce,
International Trade Administration, is organizing a Clean Energy and
Environment Trade Mission to China and India, September 1-12, 2008. The
trade mission will target a broad range of clean energy and
environmental technologies such as renewable energy, biofuels, energy
efficiency, clean coal, distributed generation, waste handling and
treatment, wastewater treatment, packaging recycling, and drinking
water treatment. The mission will make stops in Beijing, Jinan, and
Shanghai, China as well as New Delhi, Hyderabad, and Mumbai, India. It
will be led by Assistant Secretary of Commerce David Bohigian.
Through this mission, ITA seeks to match participating U.S.
companies with prescreened partners, agents, distributors,
representatives, licensees, or retailers in each of these important
sectors. In addition to one-on-one business meetings, the agenda will
also include meetings with national and local government officials,
networking opportunities, country briefings, seminars, and site visits.
Background: This mission builds on two previous U.S. Clean Energy
Technologies Trade Missions, which took place in April 2007 and January
2008. Each brought 17 U.S. companies to China and India. This trade
mission takes place within the context of both the President's
international framework
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on climate change, energy security, and economic growth involving the
15 major economies (the Global-15), as well as the Asia-Pacific
Partnership on Clean Development and Climate (APP).
On May 31, 2007, President Bush announced an effort to develop and
implement the Global-15 framework by 2012, which would complement the
current United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and
advance the APP. The APP is a public-private partnership in which
member countries work together to facilitate commercial deployment of
technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance energy
security.
The mission also builds on the work of the U.S.-China Joint
Commission on Commerce and Trade. In December 2007, both countries
committed to continued cooperation in the deployment of environmental
technologies by launching the U.S.-China Environmental Industries
Forum, an event sponsored by the China Association of Environmental
Protection Industry.
China
China's rapid economic growth has been accompanied by widespread
pollution and environmental degradation. This, combined with limited
energy resources and inefficient use of energy, has caused the central
government to make clean energy, environmental technologies, and energy
efficiency a strategic priority. In the 11th Five-Year Plan (2005-
2010), the government has set the targets of reducing energy intensity
per unit of GDP by 20% and reducing emissions for major pollutants
(e.g. carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxides) by 10%. The Chinese
Government's recent passage of the new Renewable Energy Law has
codified many of these mandates, including a renewable energy portfolio
of at least 10 percent by 2020 (up from approximately 3 percent in
2003). This law is partly responsible for the increase in new renewable
energy projects and offers U.S. producers an important opportunity to
provide wind turbines, solar photovoltaics, waste-to-energy, biomass,
geothermal, biofuels, and resource mapping technologies. Achieving the
targets for wind energy alone (30 GW by 2020 from 1.2 GW in 2005) will
require $21-28 billion in investment. China has already invested $12
billion in renewable energy capacity in 2007 and will most likely spend
even more in 2008.
In addition to renewable energy, China has a substantial need for
energy and environmental products that will render energy production
from coal cleaner. Coal accounts for 69% of China's energy use and thus
the need to develop clean coal technologies provides a substantial
opportunity for U.S. producers of combined heat and power, coal
beneficiation products, coal mine methane extraction technologies, gas
turbines, circulating fluidized bed boilers, pollution control
technologies such as desulphurization technologies, and coal conversion
technologies such as advanced pulverized coal gasifiers.
In addition to air pollution and the need for cleaner, more
efficient energy, water issues are among the top priorities of China's
environmental protection plan. It is estimated that in the next five
years, China will invest $175 billion in environmental protection,
accounting for 1.3-1.4% of GDP.
All these initiatives underscore China's intention to deploy
cleaner and more efficient technologies. U.S. technology providers with
accurate market information and a sound business strategy have the
potential to take advantage of the growing Chinese market for clean
energy and environment technologies.
Beijing
With a population of over 15 million, China's capital, Beijing,
offers unparalleled access to Chinese policymakers and institutions
including the National Development and Reform Commission and the newly-
created Ministry of Environment. Since China's energy and environmental
sectors are regulated by the central government, interaction with these
officials can be critical to a company's success.
There is also a strong local market for clean energy technologies
in Beijing, due to its size, its political and economic importance, and
the poor environmental conditions caused by development. Beijing is
unique in China in its provincial status, which enables its municipal
government to approve independent foreign investment projects up to a
value of $30 million. This has positioned Beijing as an attractive
location for foreign investment in China.
Beijing is also developing its own renewable energy policy, partly
as a way to combat the effects of the nearly 1,000 new cars per day
driving on the city's roads.
Jinan
With a population of 5.9 million, Jinan is the capital of China's
Shandong Province. Jinan boasts a highly skilled workforce, is home to
ten universities, and has over two hundred research institutions,
including ten national labs. The city is host to heavy industry,
textiles, IT, bioengineering, home appliances, and transportation tools
companies. Shandong Province's energy intensive economy and
environmental needs offers an array of opportunities to U.S. companies.
In recent years, the province has invested over $13 billion on
environmental projects including water treatment, industrial
monitoring, and pollution prevention.
Jinan is also host to the 3rd International Exhibition on Green
Industry and the Northeast Asia Environmental Protection Industry Fair,
which brings together green technologies and buyers from across North
Asia. Trade mission participants will receive special attention from
the event's organizers as the first U.S. delegation to the exhibition.
Shanghai
Shanghai is known as the commercial and financial capital of China.
With its strategic location at the mouth of China's longest river, the
Yangtze, Shanghai also serves as the country's central transportation
hub, offering a well-developed air, rail, sea, and road transportation
infrastructure. In 2006, Shanghai registered 12 percent growth in its
gross domestic product (GDP), the city's 15th consecutive year of
double-digit growth. Its estimated population of 21 million people
makes Shanghai the second largest city in China, after Chongqing. Per
capita GDP is US$7,000, compared to the national average of US$2,800.
Its strategic location, highly skilled workforce, and solid
infrastructure make Shanghai a magnet for foreign direct investment
(FDI). Contracted FDI for 2006 reached US$15 billion, up 5 percent from
2005, and realized FDI was US$7 billion. Shanghai hosts over 4,800
U.S.-invested firms, including GM, Intel, GE, Motorola, FedEx, and UPS.
Shanghai faces the same severe energy and environmental challenges
as many of China's other cities. According to the Shanghai Municipal
Government, 80 percent of Shanghai's 22,000 waterways and lakes are
contaminated by substances such as petrochemicals, cyanides, mercury,
cadmium, arsenic, and lead. In 2007, domestic sewage discharge reached
1.8 billion cubic meters; however, only 49.4 percent was treated in
urban areas. Only 20 percent of water supplied by local rivers is
drinkable, limiting the water available to residents to 1,050 cubic
meters per capita--60 percent less than China's national average.
In an effort to reverse environmental degradation, Shanghai
recently launched the multi-billion dollar Shanghai Urban Environment
Plan, seeking to address urban planning and
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environmental needs for the city. The plan will require the Shanghai
Water Authority to invest $725 million in the next few years, including
a 1.3 million ton per day wastewater treatment plant, new pipe
networks, pumping stations, and overall management and monitoring
systems.
Shanghai recently overhauled its Clean Air Act and now mandates
desulfurization systems on all new power plants and industrial
facilities located in designated sulfur dioxide and acid rain control
zones. The city is embarking on an ambitious campaign to curb vehicle
emissions by phasing out leaded gasoline, issuing new tailpipe
standards, developing alternative fuel technologies, and investing in
emissions control and inspection equipment. And the government is
beginning to enforce its comprehensive solid and hazardous waste law.
The Shanghai Municipal Government's energy strategy has focused on
the diversification of energy supplies, increasing energy efficiency,
and introducing clean energy technologies into the energy mix.
Shanghai's energy demand has grown approximately 6-8% annually, while
electricity demand has recently surged to over 10% a year. As a result,
this focus is particularly reflected in the Shanghai's building codes
have been changed to encourage energy efficient technologies and
design.
Shanghai's government is also considering a ``100,000'' roofs
initiative to add solar panels to homes and businesses. China's power
grid company is developing a fleet of electric-only vehicles and plans
to create a network of charging stations for the Beijing Olympics and
the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai. Shanghai also plans to have a fleet of
electric buses in time for the 2010 World Expo.
India
India is experiencing dramatic economic growth and a rapidly
increasing demand for energy. Currently the world's fourth largest
energy consumer, India will be the third-largest by 2030. Both India's
cities and villages lack adequate energy; there is therefore a need to
add on-grid and off-grid power generation. The Government of India has
specified renewable energy in its development plans and has developed
numerous government incentives. The federal government has set a goal
of electrifying 18,000 remote villages and meeting 10 percent of its
energy demand with clean energy by 2012. The Indian market for clean
energy is estimated at $600 million with an annual growth rate of 25
percent. The current 8,000 MW of installed capacity is expected to
reach 20,000 MW by 2012. India is currently experiencing annual growth
of energy demand of 9 percent a year.
The clean energy market in India offers strong business prospects
to U.S. companies, particularly in solar, biomass, gasification, wind,
hydro, and solid and industrial waste-to-energy. The market for energy
efficiency is estimated to be about $2 billion, concentrated especially
in energy-intensive industries such as cement, aluminum, fertilizers,
pulp and paper, petrochemicals, and steel.
New Delhi
New Delhi, India's capital, is not only the second largest city,
but also the second-most favored foreign direct investment (FDI)
destination in the country. Key industries and business opportunities
in New Delhi include environmental technologies, renewable energy, and
energy efficiency. The total Indian market for these goods and services
is expected to grow to $9 billion in 2010. New Delhi is also the
principal end-user of clean technology, fulfilling the Government of
India's (GOI) directives on nation-wide deployment of environmental
equipment and services. The size of New Delhi's need for energy and
high pollution makes it an attractive market for large investments in
clean technology projects, which is a key national priority.
Hyderabad
Hyderabad is the capital of the state of Andhra Pradesh and has a
population of 7 million. Clean energy companies visiting Andhra Pradesh
will find potential partners in the city's numerous energy intensive
sectors including cement, steel, power plants, and defense industries.
The state agency, Non-Conventional Energy Development Corporation
of Andhra Pradesh Ltd., implements numerous programs to support clean
energy. The Andhra Pradesh government provides subsidies to all
renewable energy technologies including wind, solar, hydro, and biogas.
Hyderabad is also the epicenter for the Green Business Building push in
India. The Confederation of Indian Industry's Green Business Center is
located in Hyderabad. This showcase for Clean Energy enjoys support
from ongoing U.S.-India partnerships operated by USAID and the State
Government of Andhra Pradesh.
The Environment Protection Agency of India (EPTRI) is also located
in Hyderabad, providing comprehensive training and research in
environmental issues and concerns. The increasing population density
and sustained efforts to improve the standard of living have created
tremendous pressure on the environment. Approximately 10 percent of the
geographical area and 19 percent of the cultivatable area of Andhra
Pradesh requires environmental cleanup. Though there is domestic
competition, Hyderabad therefore presents a tremendous opportunity for
U.S. firms, which can provide a wide range of services.
Mumbai
Mumbai (formerly Bombay) is the capital of the state of Maharashtra
and is home to over 16 million residents. As India's most
industrialized state, Maharashtra leads India in energy consumption,
produces sizeable quantities of pollutants, and has experienced
frequent energy blackouts. A 5,000 MW energy shortfall has spurred
innovative programs to promote clean energy. In fact, the Maharashtra
Energy Development Agency is actively promoting additional power from
solar, wind, biogas, and small hydro sources. One of India's premier
research institutes, the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay,
operates an active Energy Systems Engineering program with a particular
focus on sustainable energy.
Small-scale industrial firms dominate the environmental
technologies sector but there are a few engineering companies offering
services and equipment as part of turnkey consulting services. This
sector is growing at 10-12 percent annually. There is a growing demand
for the technologies for solid waste, water and wastewater treatment,
vehicular pollution and air pollution. Some of the advanced equipment
required for treatment of biomedical waste is not manufactured
domestically and must be imported--an opportunity for U.S. exporters.
Imports constitute nearly 40 percent of the total market.
Mission Goals: The Trade Mission will facilitate market entry or
increased sales into these significant markets for U.S. clean energy
and environmental technologies and services firms, and will assist
mission participants in gaining first-hand market information and
access to key government officials and potential business partners.
Mission Scenario: In China and India, the International Trade
Administration will:
Provide a market briefing highlighting opportunities in
the clean energy technologies sectors.
Schedule one-on-one appointments with potential business
partners for each participant.
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Provide a venue for the one-on-one appointments and
provide interpreters as needed.
Provide networking opportunities with the private and
public sectors.
Organize relevant site visits.
Summary of Results Expected From the Mission
Increased U.S. clean energy and environmental technologies
exports to China and India.
Progress on addressing market access barriers to trade in
clean energy and environmental technologies and services in China and
India.
Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions per unit of economic
growth and the improvement of environmental conditions in China and
India.
Increased awareness of the President's new international
climate change framework (``the Global-15'') and the Asia Pacific
Partnership on Clean Development and Climate, and of ITA's trade policy
and promotion programs.
Proposed Mission Timetable
Monday, September 1, 2008
Arrive in Beijing.
Welcome Reception.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Embassy Briefing.
U.S.-China Clean Energy and Environmental Technologies Forum.
Meeting with China's National Development and Reform Commission.
One-on-One Business Meetings.
Networking Reception.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Depart Beijing.
Arrive Jinan.
Participate in the Shandong International Exposition of Green
Industry.
Government/Business Meetings.
Networking Reception.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
One-on-One Business Meetings.
Depart Jinan.
Arrive Shanghai.
Networking Dinner.
Friday, September 5, 2008
Consulate Briefing.
Government/Business Meetings.
One-on-One Business Meetings.
Networking Reception.
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Depart Shanghai.
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Arrive New Delhi.
Monday, September 8, 2008
Embassy Briefing.
Government/Business Meetings.
One-on-One Business Meetings.
Networking Reception.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Depart New Delhi.
Arrive Hyderabad.
Local Market Briefing.
One-on-One Business Meetings.
Networking Reception.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Depart Hyderabad.
Arrive Mumbai.
Government/Business Meetings.
One-on-One Business Meetings.
Networking Reception.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Government/Business Meetings.
One-on-One Business Meetings.
Site Visit.
Friday, September 12, 2008
Depart Mumbai.
Participation Requirements
All parties interested in participating in this mission must
complete and submit an application package for consideration by the
Department of Commerce. All applicants will be evaluated on their
ability to meet certain conditions and best satisfy the selection
criteria as outlined below. No more than 25 companies will be selected
to participate in the mission from the applicant pool.
Fees and Expenses
After a company has been selected to participate on the mission, a
payment to the Department of Commerce in the form of a participation
fee is required. The participation fee will be $5,400 per firm, which
includes one principal representative. The fee for each additional firm
representative is $1,000. For companies who wish to only participate in
mission activities for one country the participation fee will be $3,500
per firm, which includes one principal representative. The fee for each
additional firm representative is $750. Expenses for travel, lodging,
some meals, and incidentals will be the responsibility of each mission
participant.
Conditions for Participation
An applicant must submit a completed and signed mission
application and supplemental application materials, including adequate
information on the company's: Products and/or services, primary market
objectives, and goals for participation no later than July 21, 2008. If
we receive an incomplete application, we reserve the right to either
reject the application or take the lack of information into account
when evaluating the applications. A mission application may be found at
https://www.export.gov/cleanenergymission.
Each applicant must also:
--Certify that the products or services it seeks to export through the
mission are either produced in the United States, or, if not, marketed
under the name of a U.S. firm and have at least fifty-one percent U.S.
content;
--Certify that the export of the products or services that it wishes to
export through the mission would be in compliance with U.S. export
controls and regulations;
--Certify that it has identified to the Department of Commerce for its
evaluation any business pending before the Department of Commerce that
may present either a conflict of interest or the appearance of a
conflict of interest;
--Certify that it has identified any pending litigation (including any
administrative proceedings) to which it is a party that involves the
Department of Commerce; and
--Sign and submit an agreement that it and its affiliates (1) have not
and will not engage in the bribery of foreign officials in connection
with the company's/participant's involvement in this mission, and (2)
maintain and enforce a policy that prohibits the bribery of foreign
officials.
Selection Criteria for Participation: Selection will be based on
the following criteria in decreasing order of importance.
Relevance of the company's business line to the mission
scope and goals;
Potential for business in the selected markets;
Demonstrated export experience in China and/or India and/
or globally;
Participation in both the China and India portions of the
mission;
Rank/seniority of the designated company representative;
and
Diversity of sector participation.
Additional factors, such as diversity of company size, type,
location, demographics, and traditional under-representation in
business, may also be considered during the review process.
Invited companies must submit the trade mission participation fee
and completed participation agreement within two weeks of receipt of
their invitation in order to secure their place in the mission. After
that time other companies may be invited to fill their spot.
Applications received after the closing date will be considered only if
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space and scheduling constraints permit.
Referrals from political organizations and any documents, including
the application, containing references to partisan political activities
(including political contributions) will be removed from an applicant's
submission and not considered during the selection process.
The mission will be promoted through the following venues: ITA's
Export Assistance Centers; the Energy Team; the Environment Team; the
Asia Pacific Team; the Africa, Near East, and South Asia Team; Global
Trade Programs; the Trade Events List https://www.export.gov; industry
newsletters; the Federal Register; the Asia-Pacific Partnership for
Clean Development and Climate; relevant trade publications; relevant
trade associations; past Commerce trade mission participants; various
in-house and purchased industry lists; the Commerce Department trade
missions calendar: https://www.ita.doc.gov/doctm/tmcal.html; and the
Web: https://www.export.gov/cleanenergymission.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian O'Hanlon, Office of Energy and Environment, U.S. Department of
Commerce, E-mail: cleanenergymission@mail.doc.gov, Telephone: 202-482-
3492.
Debra Delay, Global Environmental Technologies Deputy Team Leader,
Boston U.S. Export Assistance Center, U.S. Department of Commerce, E-
mail: debra.delay@mail.doc.gov, Telephone: 617-565-4302. Mission Web
site: https://www.export.gov/cleanenergymission.
Dated: May 6, 2008.
Stephen Jacobs,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Market Access and Compliance.
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