Circular Welded Austenitic Stainless Pressure Pipe From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 43981-43983 [2011-18570]

Download as PDF 43981 Notices Federal Register Vol. 76, No. 141 Friday, July 22, 2011 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–570–932] Certain Steel Threaded Rod From the People’s Republic of China: Extension of Time Limit for the Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review allows the Department to extend this deadline to a maximum of 180 days. The current deadline for the completion of the final results of this review is September 6, 2011. The Department has determined that completion of the final results of this review by the current deadline is not practicable. The Department requires more time to analyze a significant amount of complex information, including information pertaining to the labor wage rate surrogate value. Therefore, given the number and complexity of issues in this case, and in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, we are extending the time period for issuing the final results of review by 55 days to October 31, 2011. This notice is published pursuant to sections 751(a)(3)(A) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2). Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Effective Date: July 22, 2011. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Toni Dach or Steven Hampton, AD/CVD Operations, Office 9, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1655 or (202) 482– 0116, respectively. Dated: July 18, 2011. Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations. Background Circular Welded Austenitic Stainless Pressure Pipe From the People’s Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review AGENCY: On May 9, 2011, the Department of Commerce (‘‘Department’’) published in the Federal Register the Preliminary Results of the administrative review of certain steel threaded rod from the People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’), covering the period October 8, 2008– March 31, 2010. See Certain Steel Threaded Rod From the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results of the First Administrative Review and Preliminary Rescission, in Part, 75 FR 26696 (May 9, 2011). mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Extension of Time Limit for the Final Results Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’), requires the Department to issue the final results of an administrative review within 120 days after the date on which the preliminary results have been published. If it is not practicable to complete the review within the time period, section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:59 Jul 21, 2011 Jkt 223001 [FR Doc. 2011–18575 Filed 7–21–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–570–930] Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: On March 31, 2011, the Department of Commerce (‘‘Department’’) published the Preliminary Results of the first administrative review of the antidumping duty order on circular welded austenitic stainless pressure pipe from the People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’).1 In the Preliminary Results, the Department determined a de minimis weighted-average margin for the sole respondent during the period of review (‘‘POR’’). The Department gave AGENCY: 1 See Circular Welded Austenitic Stainless Pressure Pipe From the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 76 FR 17819 (March 31, 2011) (‘‘Preliminary Results’’). PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 interested parties an opportunity to comment on the Preliminary Results. After considering interested parties’ comments, the Department has made no changes to the Preliminary Results. Therefore, the Department continues to find that sales have not been made below normal value (‘‘NV’’) by the respondent in the final results of this administrative review. The final de minimis weighted-average margin is listed below in the ‘‘Final Results of the Review’’ section of this notice. The POR is September 5, 2008 through February 28, 2010. DATES: Effective Date: July 22, 2011. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Magd Zalok or Brandon Farlander, AD/ CVD Operations, Office 4, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4162 or (202) 482– 0182, respectively. Case History On March 31, 2011, the Department published the Preliminary Results of this administrative review. On May 2, 2011, the Department received a case brief from domestic interested parties,2 and, on May 9, 2011, the Department received a rebuttal brief from Zhejiang Jiuli Hi-Tech Metals Co., Ltd. (‘‘Jiuli TC’’) and Huzhou Jiuli Welded Stainless Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. (‘‘Jiuli SD Co.’’), the collapsed respondent in this administrative review. Analysis of Comments Received All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by parties are addressed in the ‘‘Circular Welded Austenitic Stainless Pressure Pipe from the People’s Republic of China: Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the First Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated concurrently with this notice (‘‘I&D Memorandum’’), which is hereby adopted by this notice. A list of the issues which parties raised, and to which the Department has responded in the I&D Memorandum, is attached to this notice as an Appendix. The I&D Memorandum is a public document and is on file in the Central Records Unit (‘‘CRU’’), Main Commerce Building, 2 Specifically, Bristol Metals LLC, Felker Brothers Corporation, Marcegaglia U.S.A. Inc., and Outokumpu Stainless Products. E:\FR\FM\22JYN1.SGM 22JYN1 43982 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 141 / Friday, July 22, 2011 / Notices Room 7046, and is accessible on the Department’s Web site at https:// ia.ita.doc.gov/frn. The paper copy and electronic version of the memorandum are identical in content. Changes Since the Preliminary Results As indicated above, the Department made no changes to the Preliminary Results margin calculation in the final results of this administrative review. For further details on the issues raised by interested parties and the Department’s positions on such issues, please see the I&D Memorandum. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Scope of the Order The merchandise covered by the order is circular welded austenitic stainless pressure pipe not greater than 14 inches in outside diameter. This merchandise includes, but is not limited to, the American Society for Testing and Materials (‘‘ASTM’’) A–312 or ASTM A–778 specifications, or comparable domestic or foreign specifications. ASTM A–358 products are only included when they are produced to meet ASTM A–312 or ASTM A–778 specifications, or comparable domestic or foreign specifications. Excluded from the scope are: (1) Welded stainless mechanical tubing, meeting ASTM A–554 or comparable domestic or foreign specifications; (2) boiler, heat exchanger, superheater, refining furnace, feedwater heater, and condenser tubing, meeting ASTM A–249, ASTM A–688 or comparable domestic or foreign specifications; and (3) specialized tubing, meeting ASTM A–269, ASTM A–270 or comparable domestic or foreign specifications. The subject imports are normally classified in subheadings 7306.40.5005; 7306.40.5040; 7306.40.5062; 7306.40.5064; and 7306.40.5085 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (‘‘HTSUS’’). They may also enter under HTSUS subheadings 7306.40.1010; 7306.40.1015; 7306.40.5042; 7306.40.5044; 7306.40.5080; and 7306.40.5090. The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes only, the written description of the scope of the order is dispositive. Affiliation and Collapsing In the Preliminary Results, the Department found that Jiuli TC and Jiuli SD Co. are affiliated pursuant to section 771(33)(E) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (as amended) (the ‘‘Act’’). Additionally, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.401(f)(1) and (2), the Department found that the totality of the record evidence supported collapsing Jiuli TC and Jiuli VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:59 Jul 21, 2011 Jkt 223001 SD Co. into a single entity. Accordingly, the Department based its margin calculation on record information pertaining to Jiuli TC and Jiuli SD Co. For further discussion on the Department’s preliminary decision to collapse Jiuli TC with Jiuli SD Co., see Memorandum to Abdelali Elouaradia, Office Director, ‘‘Whether to Collapse Zhejiang Jiuli Hi-Tech Metals Co., Ltd. and Huzhou Jiuli Welded Stainless Steel Pipe Co., Ltd.’’, dated March 25, 2011. Since the Preliminary Results, the Department received no comments regarding its finding that Jiuli TC and Jiuli SD Co. are a single entity. Accordingly, the Department has continued to treat these two affiliated companies as a single entity for purposes of the final results of this administrative review. Non-Market Economy Treatment The Department considers the PRC to be a non-market economy (‘‘NME’’) country.3 In accordance with section 771(18)(C)(i) of the Act, any determination that a foreign country is an NME country shall remain in effect until revoked by the administering authority. No party has challenged the designation of the PRC as an NME country in this review. Therefore, the Department continues to treat the PRC as an NME country for purposes of the final results of this administrative review. rebuttable presumption that all companies within the country are subject to government control and, thus, should be assessed a single antidumping duty rate. It is the Department’s policy to assign all exporters of subject merchandise in an NME country this single rate unless an exporter can demonstrate that it is sufficiently independent so as to be entitled to a separate rate.4 Based on the evidence placed on the record of this administrative review, the Department preliminarily found that Jiuli TC/Jiuli SD Co. met the criteria for separate rate status. See the Preliminary Results. Since the Preliminary Results, the Department received no comments challenging its finding that Jiuli TC/Jiuli SD Co. met the criteria for separate rate status. Accordingly, the Department continues to find that Jiuli TC/Jiuli SD Co. meets the criteria for separate rate status for purposes of the final results of this administrative review. Final Results of the Review The weighted-average dumping margin for the POR is as follows: Exporter Zhejiang Jiuli Hi-Tech Metals Co., Ltd./Huzhou Jiuli Welded Stainless Steel Pipe Co., Ltd ......................................... Weighted average margin (percent) 0.01 Surrogate Country In the Preliminary Results, the Department selected India as the primary surrogate country for the following reasons: (1) It is a significant producer of comparable merchandise; (2) it is at a level of economic development similar to that of the PRC pursuant to section 773(c)(4) of the Act; and (3) the Department has reliable data from India that it can use to value the factors of production. No party submitted comments challenging the Department’s selection of the primary surrogate country. Hence, the Department is continuing to use India as the primary surrogate country for the final results of this administrative review. Separate Rates In proceedings involving NME countries, the Department holds a 3 See, e.g., Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination: Coated Free Sheet Paper from the People’s Republic of China, 72 FR 30758, 30760 (June 4, 2007), unchanged in Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Coated Free Sheet Paper from the People’s Republic of China, 72 FR 60632 (October 25, 2007). PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Assessment Rates The Department will determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries 5 of subject merchandise in accordance with the final results of this review. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), the Department will calculate importer-specific (or customer-specific) ad valorem duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of the dumping margins calculated for the examined sales to the total entered value of those same sales. In accordance with 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2), the Department will 4 See Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Sparklers from the People’s Republic of China, 56 FR 20588 (May 6, 1991), as further developed in Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Silicon Carbide from the People’s Republic of China, 59 FR 22585 (May 2, 1994). 5 Appropriate entries would not include entries during the gap period. The gap period represents the period of time after the expiration of the 180day provisional measures period during the original investigation, to the day prior to the U.S. International Trade Commission’s final determination. In the instant case, the gap period is March 4, 2009, to March 16, 2009. E:\FR\FM\22JYN1.SGM 22JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 141 / Friday, July 22, 2011 / Notices instruct CBP to liquidate, without regard to antidumping duties, all entries of subject merchandise during the POR for which the importer-specific assessment rate is zero or de minimis. The Department intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the date of publication of the final results of this review. Cash Deposit Requirements The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon publication of these final results of administrative review for all shipments of the subject merchandise 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 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, i.e., less than 0.5 percent, no cash deposit will be required for that company); (2) for previously investigated or reviewed PRC and non-PRC exporters not listed above that have separate rates, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the exporter-specific rate published for the most recent period; (3) for all PRC exporters of subject merchandise which have not been found to be entitled to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be the PRC-wide rate of 55.21 percent; and (4) for all non-PRC exporters of subject merchandise which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the PRC exporters that supplied that nonPRC exporter. These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Reimbursement of Duties This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in the Department’s presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties has occurred and the subsequent assessment of doubled antidumping duties. Administrative Protective Orders This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to administrative protective order (‘‘APO’’) of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues to govern business proprietary VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:59 Jul 21, 2011 Jkt 223001 information in this segment of the proceeding. Timely written notification of the return/destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which is subject to sanction. Disclosure The Department will disclose the calculations performed in these final results within five days of the date of public announcement of the final results to parties in this proceeding in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). The Department is issuing and publishing this administrative review and notice in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act. Dated: July 14, 2011. Ronald K. Lorentzen, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. Appendix I—Issues & Decision Memorandum Issues Comment 1: The Reported Input Quantity of Steel. Comment 2: The Reported Scrap Offset. [FR Doc. 2011–18570 Filed 7–21–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology [Docket No.: 110620345–1331–02] Request for Information on How To Structure Proposed New Program: Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortia (AMTech) National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Commerce. ACTION: Request for information. AGENCY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) invites interested parties to provide input on how to best structure a new public-private partnership program, the Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortia (AMTech) program, proposed in the NIST fiscal year (FY) 2012 budget (see https://www.osec.doc.gov/bmi/ budget/12CJ/2012_NIST_&_NTIS_Cong_ Budget.pdf pp. NIST–250 to NIST–254) for a copy of the AMTech budget justification). As envisioned, the AMTech program will provide Federal financial assistance to leverage existing or newly created industry-led consortia to develop precompetitive enabling manufacturing technologies. These SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 43983 consortia would develop roadmaps of critical long-term industrial manufacturing research needs, and issue subawards to fund research by universities, government laboratories, and U.S. businesses. This initiative will support research and development (R&D) in advanced manufacturing, with the goal of strengthening long-term U.S. leadership in the development of critical technologies that lead to sustainable economic growth and job creation. Comments are due on or before 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on September 20, 2011. ADDRESSES: Comments will be accepted by e-mail only. Comments must be sent to AMTechRFC@nist.gov with the subject line ‘‘AMTech Comments.’’ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Lambis, 301–975–4447, barbara.lambis@nist.gov, or Michael D. Walsh, 301–975–5545, michael.walsh@nist.gov. DATES: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: U.S. R&D intensity is lagging that of other nations and the composition of industrial R&D has shifted toward shortterm research. These trends leave industry’s long-term needs unmet and ultimately undermine our Nation’s competitiveness. As part of the Administration’s effort to address this problem, the AMTech program aims to support early stage technology development by incentivizing the formation of and providing resources to industry-led consortia that will support precompetitive and enabling technology development, and create the infrastructure necessary for more efficient transfer of technology. By convening key players across the entire innovation lifecycle, AMTech consortia will work toward eliminating critical barriers to innovation, increasing the efficiency of domestic innovation efforts and collapsing the time scale to deliver new products and services based on scientific and technological advances. This strategy has the potential to drive economic growth, enhance competitiveness and spur the creation of jobs in high-value sectors of the U.S. economy. The establishment of industry-led AMTech consortia is expected to create an R&D infrastructure for industrygovernment partnerships that span the innovation life cycle—from discovery to invention to commercialization. The R&D-efficiency dimensions of these consortia will help accelerate the transition of knowledge and technology among all of the partners and thereby E:\FR\FM\22JYN1.SGM 22JYN1

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-930]


Circular Welded Austenitic Stainless Pressure Pipe From the 
People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: On March 31, 2011, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') 
published the Preliminary Results of the first administrative review of 
the antidumping duty order on circular welded austenitic stainless 
pressure pipe from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'').\1\ In the 
Preliminary Results, the Department determined a de minimis weighted-
average margin for the sole respondent during the period of review 
(``POR''). The Department gave interested parties an opportunity to 
comment on the Preliminary Results. After considering interested 
parties' comments, the Department has made no changes to the 
Preliminary Results. Therefore, the Department continues to find that 
sales have not been made below normal value (``NV'') by the respondent 
in the final results of this administrative review. The final de 
minimis weighted-average margin is listed below in the ``Final Results 
of the Review'' section of this notice. The POR is September 5, 2008 
through February 28, 2010.
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    \1\ See Circular Welded Austenitic Stainless Pressure Pipe From 
the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review, 76 FR 17819 (March 31, 2011) 
(``Preliminary Results'').

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DATES: Effective Date: July 22, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Magd Zalok or Brandon Farlander, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 4, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4162 or (202) 
482-0182, respectively.

Case History

    On March 31, 2011, the Department published the Preliminary Results 
of this administrative review. On May 2, 2011, the Department received 
a case brief from domestic interested parties,\2\ and, on May 9, 2011, 
the Department received a rebuttal brief from Zhejiang Jiuli Hi-Tech 
Metals Co., Ltd. (``Jiuli TC'') and Huzhou Jiuli Welded Stainless Steel 
Pipe Co., Ltd. (``Jiuli SD Co.''), the collapsed respondent in this 
administrative review.
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    \2\ Specifically, Bristol Metals LLC, Felker Brothers 
Corporation, Marcegaglia U.S.A. Inc., and Outokumpu Stainless 
Products.
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by parties are 
addressed in the ``Circular Welded Austenitic Stainless Pressure Pipe 
from the People's Republic of China: Issues and Decision Memorandum for 
the Final Results of the First Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review,'' dated concurrently with this notice (``I&D Memorandum''), 
which is hereby adopted by this notice. A list of the issues which 
parties raised, and to which the Department has responded in the I&D 
Memorandum, is attached to this notice as an Appendix. The I&D 
Memorandum is a public document and is on file in the Central Records 
Unit (``CRU''), Main Commerce Building,

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Room 7046, and is accessible on the Department's Web site at https://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn. The paper copy and electronic version of the 
memorandum are identical in content.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    As indicated above, the Department made no changes to the 
Preliminary Results margin calculation in the final results of this 
administrative review. For further details on the issues raised by 
interested parties and the Department's positions on such issues, 
please see the I&D Memorandum.

Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the order is circular welded austenitic 
stainless pressure pipe not greater than 14 inches in outside diameter. 
This merchandise includes, but is not limited to, the American Society 
for Testing and Materials (``ASTM'') A-312 or ASTM A-778 
specifications, or comparable domestic or foreign specifications. ASTM 
A-358 products are only included when they are produced to meet ASTM A-
312 or ASTM A-778 specifications, or comparable domestic or foreign 
specifications. Excluded from the scope are: (1) Welded stainless 
mechanical tubing, meeting ASTM A-554 or comparable domestic or foreign 
specifications; (2) boiler, heat exchanger, superheater, refining 
furnace, feedwater heater, and condenser tubing, meeting ASTM A-249, 
ASTM A-688 or comparable domestic or foreign specifications; and (3) 
specialized tubing, meeting ASTM A-269, ASTM A-270 or comparable 
domestic or foreign specifications.
    The subject imports are normally classified in subheadings 
7306.40.5005; 7306.40.5040; 7306.40.5062; 7306.40.5064; and 
7306.40.5085 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(``HTSUS''). They may also enter under HTSUS subheadings 7306.40.1010; 
7306.40.1015; 7306.40.5042; 7306.40.5044; 7306.40.5080; and 
7306.40.5090. The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and 
customs purposes only, the written description of the scope of the 
order is dispositive.

Affiliation and Collapsing

    In the Preliminary Results, the Department found that Jiuli TC and 
Jiuli SD Co. are affiliated pursuant to section 771(33)(E) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930 (as amended) (the ``Act''). Additionally, pursuant 
to 19 CFR 351.401(f)(1) and (2), the Department found that the totality 
of the record evidence supported collapsing Jiuli TC and Jiuli SD Co. 
into a single entity. Accordingly, the Department based its margin 
calculation on record information pertaining to Jiuli TC and Jiuli SD 
Co. For further discussion on the Department's preliminary decision to 
collapse Jiuli TC with Jiuli SD Co., see Memorandum to Abdelali 
Elouaradia, Office Director, ``Whether to Collapse Zhejiang Jiuli Hi-
Tech Metals Co., Ltd. and Huzhou Jiuli Welded Stainless Steel Pipe Co., 
Ltd.'', dated March 25, 2011. Since the Preliminary Results, the 
Department received no comments regarding its finding that Jiuli TC and 
Jiuli SD Co. are a single entity. Accordingly, the Department has 
continued to treat these two affiliated companies as a single entity 
for purposes of the final results of this administrative review.

Non-Market Economy Treatment

    The Department considers the PRC to be a non-market economy 
(``NME'') country.\3\ In accordance with section 771(18)(C)(i) of the 
Act, any determination that a foreign country is an NME country shall 
remain in effect until revoked by the administering authority. No party 
has challenged the designation of the PRC as an NME country in this 
review. Therefore, the Department continues to treat the PRC as an NME 
country for purposes of the final results of this administrative 
review.
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    \3\ See, e.g., Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than 
Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination: Coated Free 
Sheet Paper from the People's Republic of China, 72 FR 30758, 30760 
(June 4, 2007), unchanged in Final Determination of Sales at Less 
Than Fair Value: Coated Free Sheet Paper from the People's Republic 
of China, 72 FR 60632 (October 25, 2007).
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Surrogate Country

    In the Preliminary Results, the Department selected India as the 
primary surrogate country for the following reasons: (1) It is a 
significant producer of comparable merchandise; (2) it is at a level of 
economic development similar to that of the PRC pursuant to section 
773(c)(4) of the Act; and (3) the Department has reliable data from 
India that it can use to value the factors of production. No party 
submitted comments challenging the Department's selection of the 
primary surrogate country. Hence, the Department is continuing to use 
India as the primary surrogate country for the final results of this 
administrative review.

Separate Rates

    In proceedings involving NME countries, the Department holds a 
rebuttable presumption that all companies within the country are 
subject to government control and, thus, should be assessed a single 
antidumping duty rate. It is the Department's policy to assign all 
exporters of subject merchandise in an NME country this single rate 
unless an exporter can demonstrate that it is sufficiently independent 
so as to be entitled to a separate rate.\4\ Based on the evidence 
placed on the record of this administrative review, the Department 
preliminarily found that Jiuli TC/Jiuli SD Co. met the criteria for 
separate rate status. See the Preliminary Results. Since the 
Preliminary Results, the Department received no comments challenging 
its finding that Jiuli TC/Jiuli SD Co. met the criteria for separate 
rate status. Accordingly, the Department continues to find that Jiuli 
TC/Jiuli SD Co. meets the criteria for separate rate status for 
purposes of the final results of this administrative review.
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    \4\ See Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair 
Value: Sparklers from the People's Republic of China, 56 FR 20588 
(May 6, 1991), as further developed in Notice of Final Determination 
of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Silicon Carbide from the People's 
Republic of China, 59 FR 22585 (May 2, 1994).
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Final Results of the Review

    The weighted-average dumping margin for the POR is as follows:

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                                                               Weighted
                                                               average
                          Exporter                              margin
                                                              (percent)
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Zhejiang Jiuli Hi-Tech Metals Co., Ltd./Huzhou Jiuli Welded         0.01
 Stainless Steel Pipe Co., Ltd.............................
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Assessment Rates

    The Department will determine, and U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (``CBP'') shall assess, antidumping duties on all 
appropriate entries \5\ of subject merchandise in accordance with the 
final results of this review. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), the 
Department will calculate importer-specific (or customer-specific) ad 
valorem duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of 
the dumping margins calculated for the examined sales to the total 
entered value of those same sales. In accordance with 19 CFR 
351.106(c)(2), the Department will

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instruct CBP to liquidate, without regard to antidumping duties, all 
entries of subject merchandise during the POR for which the importer-
specific assessment rate is zero or de minimis. The Department intends 
to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the date of 
publication of the final results of this review.
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    \5\ Appropriate entries would not include entries during the gap 
period. The gap period represents the period of time after the 
expiration of the 180-day provisional measures period during the 
original investigation, to the day prior to the U.S. International 
Trade Commission's final determination. In the instant case, the gap 
period is March 4, 2009, to March 16, 2009.
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Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of these final results of administrative review for all 
shipments of the subject merchandise 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 
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, i.e., less than 0.5 percent, no cash deposit will be required 
for that company); (2) for previously investigated or reviewed PRC and 
non-PRC exporters not listed above that have separate rates, the cash 
deposit rate will continue to be the exporter-specific rate published 
for the most recent period; (3) for all PRC exporters of subject 
merchandise which have not been found to be entitled to a separate 
rate, the cash deposit rate will be the PRC-wide rate of 55.21 percent; 
and (4) for all non-PRC exporters of subject merchandise which have not 
received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate 
applicable to the PRC exporters that supplied that non-PRC exporter. 
These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until 
further notice.

Reimbursement of Duties

    This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding 
the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the 
relevant entries during this POR. Failure to comply with this 
requirement could result in the Department's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties has occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.

Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (``APO'') of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues 
to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the 
proceeding. Timely written notification of the return/destruction of 
APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby 
requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO 
is a violation which is subject to sanction.

Disclosure

    The Department will disclose the calculations performed in these 
final results within five days of the date of public announcement of 
the final results to parties in this proceeding in accordance with 19 
CFR 351.224(b).
    The Department is issuing and publishing this administrative review 
and notice in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act.

    Dated: July 14, 2011.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

Appendix I--Issues & Decision Memorandum

Issues

    Comment 1: The Reported Input Quantity of Steel.
    Comment 2: The Reported Scrap Offset.

[FR Doc. 2011-18570 Filed 7-21-11; 8:45 am]
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