Certain Cased Pencils From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony With Final Results of Administrative Review and Notice of Amended Final Results of Administrative Review Pursuant to Court Decision, 57017-57019 [2011-23681]

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[FR Doc. 2011–23660 Filed 9–14–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–570–827] Certain Cased Pencils From the People’s Republic of China: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony With Final Results of Administrative Review and Notice of Amended Final Results of Administrative Review Pursuant to Court Decision Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: On August 30, 2011, the United States Court of International Trade (‘‘CIT’’) sustained the Department of Commerce’s (‘‘the Department’’) results of redetermination as applied to respondent Shandong Rongxin Import & Export Co., Ltd. (‘‘Rongxin’’) pursuant to the CIT’s remand order in Shandong Rongxin Import & Export Co., Ltd. v. United States, Court No. 09–00316, Slip Op. 11–45 (Ct. Int’l Trade April 21, 2011) (‘‘Shandong Rongxin I’’). See Final Results of Redetermination Pursuant to Remand, Court No. 09– 00316, dated August 4, 2011, available at https://ia.ita.doc.gov/remands (‘‘Second Remand Results’’); Shandong Rongxin Import & Export Co., Ltd. v. United States, Court No. 09–00316, Slip Op. 11–105 (Ct. Int’l Trade August 30, 2011) (‘‘Shandong Rongxin II’’). Consistent with the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (‘‘CAFC’’) in Timken Co. v. United States, 893 F.2d 337 (Fed. Cir. 1990) (‘‘Timken’’), as clarified by Diamond Sawblades Mfrs. Coalition v. United States, 626 F.3d 1374 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (‘‘Diamond Sawblades’’), the Department is notifying the public that the final judgment in this case is not in harmony with the Department’s final determination and is amending the final AGENCY: E:\FR\FM\15SEN1.SGM 15SEN1 57018 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 179 / Thursday, September 15, 2011 / Notices wreier-aviles on DSKGBLS3C1PROD with NOTICES results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain cased pencils (‘‘pencils’’) from the People’s Republic of China covering the period of review (‘‘POR’’) of December 1, 2006, through November 30, 2007 with respect to Rongxin. See Certain Cased Pencils from the People’s Republic of China: Final Results and Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 74 FR 33406 (July 13, 2009) (‘‘Final Results’’) and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum (‘‘I&D Memorandum’’), as amended by Certain Cased Pencils from the People’s Republic of China: Amended Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 74 FR 45177 (September 1, 2009). DATES: Effective Date: September 9, 2011 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alexander Montoro or Nancy Decker, AD/CVD Operations, Office 1, Import Administration—International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, 20230; telephone (202) 482–0238 or (202) 482– 0196. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On July 13, 2009, the Department published its Final Results. In the Final Results, the Department valued lindenwood pencil slats used by the respondent Rongxin with publicly available, published U.S. prices for American basswood lumber. See Final Results and accompanying I&D Memorandum at Comment 4a. In China First Pencil Co., Ltd. v. United States, 721 F. Supp. 2d 1369 (Ct. Int’l Trade 2010) (‘‘China First’’), the CIT determined that the Department’s surrogate value for pencils slats used in the Final Results was unsupported by substantial evidence and was not in accordance with law. The CIT remanded the Department to recalculate a surrogate value for pencil slats using data from ‘‘Paper and Stationery,’’ an Indian trade publication. See China First, 721 F. Supp. 2d at 1375–77. On first remand, the Department used ‘‘Paper and Stationery’’ data to recalculate the surrogate value for pencil slats. See Final Results of Redetermination Pursuant to Remand, Consol. Court No. 09–00325, dated December 20, 2010, at 3–4, available at https://ia.ita.doc.gov/remands (‘‘First Remand Results’’). This redetermination on slats was sustained with respect to Rongxin in Shangdong Rongxin I. Also in the Final Results, the Department valued black and color VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:07 Sep 14, 2011 Jkt 223001 cores for Rongxin using World Trade Atlas data. See Final Results and accompanying I&D Memorandum at Comment 4b. In China First, the CIT determined that the Department’s surrogate value for cores used in the Final Results was unsupported by substantial evidence and was not in accordance with law. The CIT remanded to the Department to identify separate surrogate values, supported by substantial evidence on the record, for black cores, color cores, thick black cores, and thick color cores. See China First, 721 F. Supp. 2d at 1379–1380. On first remand, the Department used ‘‘Paper and Stationery’’ data to recalculate the surrogate value for black and color cores. See First Remand Results at 4–6. The Department’s redetermination on cores was sustained in Shangdong Rongxin I. Additionally, in the Final Results, the Department calculated a surrogate wage value for Rongxin in accordance with the regression-based methodology set forth in 19 CFR 351.408(c)(3). See Final Results and accompanying I&D Memorandum at Comment 3. In Dorbest Ltd. v. United States, 604 F.3d 1363 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (‘‘Dorbest’’), the CAFC held that the Department’s ‘‘{regressionbased} method for calculating wage rates {as stipulated by 19 CFR 351.408(c)(3)} uses data not permitted by {the statutory requirements laid out in section 773 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’) (i.e. 19 U.S.C. 1677b(c))}.’’ Dorbest, 604 F.3d at 1372. Specifically, the CAFC interpreted section 773(c) of the Act to require the use of data from market economy countries that are both economically comparable to the non-market economy country at issue and significant producers of the subject merchandise, unless such data are unavailable. Because the Department’s regulation requires the Department to use data from economically dissimilar countries and from countries that do not produce comparable merchandise, the CAFC invalidated the Department’s labor regulation at 19 CFR 351.408(c)(3). Following Dorbest, the Department requested a voluntary remand for its wage rate calculations for Rongxin in the Final Results. The CIT granted that request and in China First remanded the Final Results with instructions that the labor wage value be recalculated in accordance with the decision in Dorbest. See China First, 721 F. Supp. 2d at 1373. On first remand, the Department adopted a wage calculation methodology with respect to Rongxin that averaged wages across countries that are both economically comparable PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 and significant producers of merchandise comparable to the subject merchandise. See First Remand Results at 7–31. In Shandong Rongxin I, the CIT again remanded to the Department to address two issues concerning the surrogate value for labor applied with respect to Rongxin in the First Remand Results: (1) The Department’s decision to omit certain labor data from its calculations because the data were reported under a previous revision of ISIC; 1 and (2) the Department’s methodology for determining whether a country is a significant producer of comparable merchandise within the meaning of section 773(c)(4) of the Act. On second remand, the Department revised its wage rate methodology to rely upon labor cost data from a single surrogate country. See Second Remand Results at 4–6 (citing Antidumping Methodologies in Proceedings Involving Non-Market Economies: Valuing the Factor of Production: Labor, 76 FR 36092 (June 21, 2011)). Through this revised approach, the Department’s redetermination resulted in a change to Rongxin’s margin from 11.48 percent in the Final Results to 0.72 percent. The CIT sustained the Department’s Second Remand Results in Shangdong Rongxin II. Timken Notice In its decision in Timken, 893 F.2d at 341, as clarified by Diamond Sawblades, the CAFC has held that, pursuant to section 516A(e) of the Act, the Department must publish a notice of a court decision that is not ‘‘in harmony’’ with a Department determination and must suspend liquidation of entries pending a ‘‘conclusive’’ court decision. The CIT’s August 30, 2011 judgment sustaining the Department’s remand redetermination with respect to Rongxin constitutes a final decision of that court that is not in harmony with the Department’s Final Results. This notice is published in fulfillment of the publication requirements of Timken. Accordingly, the Department will continue the suspension of liquidation of the subject merchandise pending the expiration of the period of appeal or, if appealed, pending a final and conclusive court decision. The cash deposit rate will remain the companyspecific rate established for the subsequent and most recent period during which the respondent was 1 The International Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities (‘‘ISIC’’) is ‘‘a uniform, periodically updated system for the classification of economic activity, not unlike what the Harmonized Tariff Schedule is for the classification of imported merchandise.’’ See Shangdong Rongxin I, Slip Op. 11–45 at 7, n.3. E:\FR\FM\15SEN1.SGM 15SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 179 / Thursday, September 15, 2011 / Notices reviewed. See Certain Cased Pencils From the People’s Republic of China: Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 76 FR 27988 (May 13, 2011). Amended Final Results Because there is now a final court decision with respect to Rongxin, the revised dumping margin is as follows: Margin (percent) Shandong Rongxin Import & Export Co., Ltd ............................ 0.72 In the event the CIT’s ruling is not appealed or, if appealed, upheld by the CAFC, the Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to assess antidumping duties on entries of the subject merchandise during the POR from Rongxin on the revised assessment rate calculated by the Department. This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 516A(e)(1), 751(a)(1), and 777(i)(1) of the Act. Dated: September 9, 2011. Ronald K. Lorentzen, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. [FR Doc. 2011–23681 Filed 9–14–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–427–801, A–428–801, A–475–801] Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof From France, Germany and Italy: Final Results of Sunset Reviews and Revocation of Antidumping Duty Orders Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: On August 1, 2011, the Department of Commerce (the Department) initiated the sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on ball bearings and parts thereof from France, Germany, and Italy. See Initiation of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Review, 76 FR 45778 (August 1, 2011) (Initiation Notice). Because no domestic interested party filed a notice of intent to participate in response to the notice of initiation of the sunset reviews by the applicable deadline, the Department is revoking the antidumping duty orders on ball bearings and parts thereof from France, Germany, and Italy. DATES: Effective Date: September 15, 2011. wreier-aviles on DSKGBLS3C1PROD with NOTICES VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:07 Sep 14, 2011 Jkt 223001 Sandra Stewart at (202) 482–0768, AD/ CVD Operations, Office 5, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Exporter AGENCY: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: On May 15, 1989, the Department published in the Federal Register the antidumping duty orders on ball bearings and parts thereof from France, Germany, and Italy. See Antidumping Duty Orders: Ball Bearings, Cylindrical Roller Bearings, Spherical Plain Bearings, and Parts Thereof From France, 54 FR 20902 (May 15, 1989), Antidumping Duty Orders: Ball Bearings, Cylindrical Roller Bearings, and Spherical Plain Bearings and Parts Thereof From the Federal Republic of Germany, 54 FR 20900 (May 15, 1989), and Antidumping Duty Orders: Ball Bearings and Cylindrical Roller Bearings, and Parts Thereof From Italy, 54 FR 20903 (May 15, 1989). On August 1, 2011, the Department initiated the sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on ball bearings and parts thereof from France, Germany, and Italy pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). See Initiation Notice.1 We received no notice of intent to participate in response to the notice of initiation from domestic interested parties by the applicable deadline. See 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). As a result, the Department has concluded that no domestic party intends to participate in the sunset reviews. See 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(iii)(A). On August 24, 2011, we notified the International Trade Commission, in writing, that we intend to revoke the antidumping duty orders on ball bearings and parts thereof from France, Germany, and Italy. See 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(iii)(B)(2). Scope of the Orders The products covered by the orders are ball bearings and parts thereof. These products include all antifriction bearings that employ balls as the rolling element. Imports of these products are classified under the following categories: antifriction balls, ball bearings with integral shafts, ball bearings (including radial ball bearings) and parts thereof, and housed or mounted ball bearing units and parts thereof. 1 The Department inadvertently included two revoked antidumping duty orders in the Initiation Notice. See Initiation of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Review: Correction, 76 FR 47149 (August 4, 2011). PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 57019 Imports of these products are classified under the following Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings: 3926.90.45, 4016.93.10, 4016.93.50, 6909.19.50.10, 8414.90.41.75, 8431.20.00, 8431.39.00.10, 8482.10.10, 8482.10.50, 8482.80.00, 8482.91.00, 8482.99.05, 8482.99.35, 8482.99.25.80, 8482.99.65.95, 8483.20.40, 8483.20.80, 8483.30.40, 8483.30.80, 8483.50.90, 8483.90.20, 8483.90.30, 8483.90.70, 8708.50.50, 8708.60.50, 8708.60.80, 8708.93.30, 8708.93.60.00, 8708.99.06, 8708.99.31.00, 8708.99.40.00, 8708.99.49.60, 8708.99.58, 8708.99.80.15, 8708.99.80.80, 8803.10.00, 8803.20.00, 8803.30.00, 8803.90.30, 8803.90.90, 8708.30.50.90, 8708.40.75.70, 8708.40.75.80, 8708.50.79.00, 8708.50.89.00, 8708.50.91.50, 8708.50.99.00, 8708.70.60.60, 8708.80.65.90, 8708.93.75.00, 8708.94.75, 8708.95.20.00, 8708.99.55.00, 8708.99.68, and 8708.99.81.80. Although the HTSUS item numbers above are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written descriptions of the scope of the orders remain dispositive. The size or precision grade of a bearing does not influence whether the bearing is covered by one of the orders. The orders cover all the subject bearings and parts thereof (inner race, outer race, cage, rollers, balls, seals, shields, etc.) outlined above with certain limitations. With regard to finished parts, all such parts are included in the scope of the orders. For unfinished parts, such parts are included if they have been heattreated or if heat treatment is not required to be performed on the part. Thus, the only unfinished parts that are not covered by the orders are those that will be subject to heat treatment after importation. The ultimate application of a bearing also does not influence whether the bearing is covered by the orders. Bearings designed for highly specialized applications are not excluded. Any of the subject bearings, regardless of whether they may ultimately be utilized in aircraft, automobiles, or other equipment, are within the scope of the orders. For a list of scope determinations which pertain to the orders, see the ‘‘Memorandum to Laurie Parkhill’’ regarding scope determinations for the 2009/2010 administrative reviews dated April 14, 2011, which is on file in the Central Records Unit (CRU) of the main Commerce building, room 7046, in the General Issues record (A–100–001). E:\FR\FM\15SEN1.SGM 15SEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-827]


Certain Cased Pencils From the People's Republic of China: Notice 
of Court Decision Not in Harmony With Final Results of Administrative 
Review and Notice of Amended Final Results of Administrative Review 
Pursuant to Court Decision

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On August 30, 2011, the United States Court of International 
Trade (``CIT'') sustained the Department of Commerce's (``the 
Department'') results of redetermination as applied to respondent 
Shandong Rongxin Import & Export Co., Ltd. (``Rongxin'') pursuant to 
the CIT's remand order in Shandong Rongxin Import & Export Co., Ltd. v. 
United States, Court No. 09-00316, Slip Op. 11-45 (Ct. Int'l Trade 
April 21, 2011) (``Shandong Rongxin I''). See Final Results of 
Redetermination Pursuant to Remand, Court No. 09-00316, dated August 4, 
2011, available at https://ia.ita.doc.gov/remands (``Second Remand 
Results''); Shandong Rongxin Import & Export Co., Ltd. v. United 
States, Court No. 09-00316, Slip Op. 11-105 (Ct. Int'l Trade August 30, 
2011) (``Shandong Rongxin II''). Consistent with the decision of the 
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (``CAFC'') in 
Timken Co. v. United States, 893 F.2d 337 (Fed. Cir. 1990) 
(``Timken''), as clarified by Diamond Sawblades Mfrs. Coalition v. 
United States, 626 F.3d 1374 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (``Diamond Sawblades''), 
the Department is notifying the public that the final judgment in this 
case is not in harmony with the Department's final determination and is 
amending the final

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results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
certain cased pencils (``pencils'') from the People's Republic of China 
covering the period of review (``POR'') of December 1, 2006, through 
November 30, 2007 with respect to Rongxin. See Certain Cased Pencils 
from the People's Republic of China: Final Results and Partial 
Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 74 FR 33406 (July 
13, 2009) (``Final Results'') and accompanying Issues and Decision 
Memorandum (``I&D Memorandum''), as amended by Certain Cased Pencils 
from the People's Republic of China: Amended Final Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 74 FR 45177 (September 1, 
2009).

DATES: Effective Date: September 9, 2011

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alexander Montoro or Nancy Decker, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 1, Import Administration--International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, 20230; telephone (202) 482-
0238 or (202) 482-0196.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 13, 2009, the Department published its Final Results. In 
the Final Results, the Department valued lindenwood pencil slats used 
by the respondent Rongxin with publicly available, published U.S. 
prices for American basswood lumber. See Final Results and accompanying 
I&D Memorandum at Comment 4a. In China First Pencil Co., Ltd. v. United 
States, 721 F. Supp. 2d 1369 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2010) (``China First''), 
the CIT determined that the Department's surrogate value for pencils 
slats used in the Final Results was unsupported by substantial evidence 
and was not in accordance with law. The CIT remanded the Department to 
recalculate a surrogate value for pencil slats using data from ``Paper 
and Stationery,'' an Indian trade publication. See China First, 721 F. 
Supp. 2d at 1375-77. On first remand, the Department used ``Paper and 
Stationery'' data to recalculate the surrogate value for pencil slats. 
See Final Results of Redetermination Pursuant to Remand, Consol. Court 
No. 09-00325, dated December 20, 2010, at 3-4, available at https://ia.ita.doc.gov/remands (``First Remand Results''). This redetermination 
on slats was sustained with respect to Rongxin in Shangdong Rongxin I.
    Also in the Final Results, the Department valued black and color 
cores for Rongxin using World Trade Atlas data. See Final Results and 
accompanying I&D Memorandum at Comment 4b. In China First, the CIT 
determined that the Department's surrogate value for cores used in the 
Final Results was unsupported by substantial evidence and was not in 
accordance with law. The CIT remanded to the Department to identify 
separate surrogate values, supported by substantial evidence on the 
record, for black cores, color cores, thick black cores, and thick 
color cores. See China First, 721 F. Supp. 2d at 1379-1380. On first 
remand, the Department used ``Paper and Stationery'' data to 
recalculate the surrogate value for black and color cores. See First 
Remand Results at 4-6. The Department's redetermination on cores was 
sustained in Shangdong Rongxin I.
    Additionally, in the Final Results, the Department calculated a 
surrogate wage value for Rongxin in accordance with the regression-
based methodology set forth in 19 CFR 351.408(c)(3). See Final Results 
and accompanying I&D Memorandum at Comment 3. In Dorbest Ltd. v. United 
States, 604 F.3d 1363 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (``Dorbest''), the CAFC held 
that the Department's ``{regression-based{time}  method for calculating 
wage rates {as stipulated by 19 CFR 351.408(c)(3){time}  uses data not 
permitted by {the statutory requirements laid out in section 773 of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act'') (i.e. 19 U.S.C. 
1677b(c)){time} .'' Dorbest, 604 F.3d at 1372. Specifically, the CAFC 
interpreted section 773(c) of the Act to require the use of data from 
market economy countries that are both economically comparable to the 
non-market economy country at issue and significant producers of the 
subject merchandise, unless such data are unavailable. Because the 
Department's regulation requires the Department to use data from 
economically dissimilar countries and from countries that do not 
produce comparable merchandise, the CAFC invalidated the Department's 
labor regulation at 19 CFR 351.408(c)(3). Following Dorbest, the 
Department requested a voluntary remand for its wage rate calculations 
for Rongxin in the Final Results. The CIT granted that request and in 
China First remanded the Final Results with instructions that the labor 
wage value be recalculated in accordance with the decision in Dorbest. 
See China First, 721 F. Supp. 2d at 1373.
    On first remand, the Department adopted a wage calculation 
methodology with respect to Rongxin that averaged wages across 
countries that are both economically comparable and significant 
producers of merchandise comparable to the subject merchandise. See 
First Remand Results at 7-31. In Shandong Rongxin I, the CIT again 
remanded to the Department to address two issues concerning the 
surrogate value for labor applied with respect to Rongxin in the First 
Remand Results: (1) The Department's decision to omit certain labor 
data from its calculations because the data were reported under a 
previous revision of ISIC; \1\ and (2) the Department's methodology for 
determining whether a country is a significant producer of comparable 
merchandise within the meaning of section 773(c)(4) of the Act.
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    \1\ The International Standard Industrial Classification of all 
Economic Activities (``ISIC'') is ``a uniform, periodically updated 
system for the classification of economic activity, not unlike what 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule is for the classification of imported 
merchandise.'' See Shangdong Rongxin I, Slip Op. 11-45 at 7, n.3.
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    On second remand, the Department revised its wage rate methodology 
to rely upon labor cost data from a single surrogate country. See 
Second Remand Results at 4-6 (citing Antidumping Methodologies in 
Proceedings Involving Non-Market Economies: Valuing the Factor of 
Production: Labor, 76 FR 36092 (June 21, 2011)). Through this revised 
approach, the Department's redetermination resulted in a change to 
Rongxin's margin from 11.48 percent in the Final Results to 0.72 
percent. The CIT sustained the Department's Second Remand Results in 
Shangdong Rongxin II.

Timken Notice

    In its decision in Timken, 893 F.2d at 341, as clarified by Diamond 
Sawblades, the CAFC has held that, pursuant to section 516A(e) of the 
Act, the Department must publish a notice of a court decision that is 
not ``in harmony'' with a Department determination and must suspend 
liquidation of entries pending a ``conclusive'' court decision. The 
CIT's August 30, 2011 judgment sustaining the Department's remand 
redetermination with respect to Rongxin constitutes a final decision of 
that court that is not in harmony with the Department's Final Results. 
This notice is published in fulfillment of the publication requirements 
of Timken. Accordingly, the Department will continue the suspension of 
liquidation of the subject merchandise pending the expiration of the 
period of appeal or, if appealed, pending a final and conclusive court 
decision. The cash deposit rate will remain the company-specific rate 
established for the subsequent and most recent period during which the 
respondent was

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reviewed. See Certain Cased Pencils From the People's Republic of 
China: Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 76 
FR 27988 (May 13, 2011).

Amended Final Results

    Because there is now a final court decision with respect to 
Rongxin, the revised dumping margin is as follows:

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                                                                Margin
                          Exporter                            (percent)
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Shandong Rongxin Import & Export Co., Ltd..................        0.72
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    In the event the CIT's ruling is not appealed or, if appealed, 
upheld by the CAFC, the Department will instruct U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection to assess antidumping duties on entries of the 
subject merchandise during the POR from Rongxin on the revised 
assessment rate calculated by the Department.
    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
516A(e)(1), 751(a)(1), and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: September 9, 2011.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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