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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.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Administrative Protective Orders
AGENCY:
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.
We are issuing and publishing this
administrative review and notice in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and
777(i) of the Act.
Dated: October 24, 2011.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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c. Surrogate Financial Ratios.
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b. Freight Cost Calculation.
c. Plastic Wrapping Weight Conversions.
d. Raw Material Reporting by CCT and JB.
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Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings
From Italy; Extension of Time Limit for
Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Effective Date: October 31, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Edythe Artman or Angelica Mendoza,
AD/CVD Operations, Office 7, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–3931 or (202) 482–
3019, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Extension of Time Limits for
Preliminary Results of Review
Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (the Act), requires
that the Department complete the
preliminary results of an administrative
review within 245 days after the last day
of the anniversary month of an order for
which a review is requested. However,
if it is not practicable to complete the
review within this time period, section
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act allows the
Department to extend the 245-day time
period for the preliminary results up to
365 days.
The Department finds that it is not
practicable to complete the preliminary
results of this review within the original
time frame because it needs to obtain
additional information from the
respondent company, Tectubi Raccordi
S.p.A., in order to complete its analysis.
Because the Department requires
additional time to obtain and analyze
this information, it is not practicable to
complete this review within the original
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–851]
On March 31, 2011, the Department of
Commerce (the Department) published
the initiation of the administrative
review of the antidumping duty order
on stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings
from Italy in the Federal Register. See
Initiation of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Reviews, Requests for
Revocation in Part, and Deferral of
Administrative Review, 76 FR 17825
(March 31, 2011). This review covers
the period of February 1, 2010, to
January 31, 2011. The current deadline
for the preliminary results of the review
is October 31, 2011.
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time limit (i.e., October 31, 2011) and,
accordingly, the Department is
extending the time limit for completion
of the preliminary results of this
administrative review until no later than
December 15, 2011, which is 290 days
from the last day of the anniversary
month of this order. We intend to issue
the final results no later than 120 days
after publication of the preliminary
results notice.
This extension is issued and
published in accordance with sections
751(a)(3)(A) and 777(i) of the Act.
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Certain Preserved Mushrooms From
the People’s Republic of China: Final
Results of Antidumping Duty New
Shipper Reviews
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On August 2, 2011, the
Department of Commerce (the
Department) published in the Federal
Register the preliminary results of the
new shipper reviews (NSRs) of the
antidumping duty order on certain
preserved mushrooms from the People’s
Republic of China (PRC) for Guangxi
Hengyong Industrial & Commercial
Dev., Ltd. (Hengyong) and Zhangzhou
Hongda Import & Export Trading Co.,
Ltd. (Co.) (Hongda).1 See Certain
Preserved Mushrooms From the People’s
Republic of China: Preliminary Results
of Antidumping Duty New Shipper
Reviews, 76 FR 46270 (August 2, 2011)
(Preliminary Results). We gave
interested parties an opportunity to
comment on the preliminary results. We
received a case brief from Hongda on
August 31, 2011. We received no
rebuttal briefs from any parties.
Furthermore, as described further
below, we also received various
comments/responses from the parties on
AGENCY:
1 In its request for review, Hengyong certified that
it was the exporter and Hengyong Industrial &
Commercial Dev. Ltd. Hengxian Food Division
(Hengxian) was the manufacturer. See September
24, 2010, submission from Hengyong. In its request
for NSR, Hongda certified it was the exporter and
Fujian Haishan Foods Co., Ltd. (Haishan) was the
manufacturer. See September 24, 2010, submission
from Hongda.
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the Department’s preliminary results,
supplemental questionnaire, and letter
on August 4, 2011, August 10, 2011, and
September 19, 2011, respectively.
Based on the comments received, we
have made changes to the preliminary
results for these final results.
DATES: Effective Date: October 31, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Scott Hoefke, Fred Baker or Robert
James, AD/CVD Operations, Office 7,
Import Administration, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department
of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4947,
(202) 482–2924, or (202) 482–0649,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We
published the preliminary results for
these NSRs on August 2, 2011. In the
preliminary results, the Department
stated that interested parties were to
submit case briefs within 30 days of
publication of the preliminary results
and rebuttal briefs within five days after
the due date for filing case briefs. See
Preliminary Results, 76 FR at 46276. We
received two submissions from
Hongda—comments on the preliminary
results, filed on August 4, 2011, and a
formal case brief, submitted on August
31, 2011.
On August 2, 2011, we also issued a
supplemental questionnaire to
Hengyong and Hongda, and received the
responses on August 10, 2011.
On September 8, 2011, we issued a
letter to interested parties soliciting
comments on the correct surrogate value
to use for the input cow manure. We
received comments from Hengyong,
Hongda, and Monterey Mushrooms, Inc.
(petitioners) on September 19, 2011.
Analysis of Comments Received
As indicated above, we received a
case brief from Hongda on August 31,
2011. Hongda alleged that there were
two computational errors in the final
results calculations. One was an error
caused by Hongda having reported some
factor values in its factors of production
database on a basis different from that
reported for other factors. Hongda
argued this error can be easily corrected
with information already on the record.
No other party submitted rebuttal
comments on Hongda’s argument. Upon
review of the record and our
calculations, we have determined that
worksheets already on the record
substantiate that Hongda made an error
in how it reported some of the factor
values, and that this error can indeed be
easily corrected. We have corrected it
for these final results of review. The
second error was one in which the
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Department used an incorrect variable
name in one line of the SAS
calculations. Again, no party submitted
rebuttal comments on Hongda’s
argument. A review of the record
confirms that the Department used an
incorrect variable name in the SAS
calculations. We have corrected this
error in the final results. For details, see
Memorandum from Fred Baker to the
File, Subject: ‘‘Analysis of Data
Submitted by Zhangzhou Hongda
Import & Export Trading Co., Ltd.
(Hongda) in the Final Results of New
Shipper Review of the Antidumping
Duty Order on Preserved Mushrooms
from the People’s Republic of China
(PRC),’’ dated October 24, 2011 (Hongda
Final Results Analysis Memorandum).
In addition to the case brief,
Hengyong, Hongda, and petitioners
submitted comments on September 19,
2011, in response to the Department’s
September 8, 2011, letter to parties
soliciting comments on the correct
valuation of the input cow manure. Our
September 8, 2011, letter included eight
exhibits each consisting of a valuation
source for cow manure different from
the source we used in the preliminary
results. In their September 19, 2011,
comments, no party recommended our
using any of the eight alternative
possible sources in the final results.
Furthermore, no party has suggested
that we deviate from the source used in
the preliminary results. Therefore, in
these final results we have used the
same source to value cow manure as we
used in the preliminary results because
we continue to find the source the most
reliable on the record for valuation of
the input.
Period of Review
The period of review (POR) is
February 1, 2010, through July 31, 2010.
Scope of the Order
The products covered by this order
are certain preserved mushrooms,
whether imported whole, sliced, diced,
or as stems and pieces. The certain
preserved mushrooms covered under
this order are the species Agaricus
bisporus and Agaricus bitorquis.
‘‘Certain Preserved Mushrooms’’ refers
to mushrooms that have been prepared
or preserved by cleaning, blanching, and
sometimes slicing or cutting. These
mushrooms are then packed and heated
in containers including, but not limited
to, cans or glass jars in a suitable liquid
medium, including, but not limited to,
water, brine, butter or butter sauce.
Certain preserved mushrooms may be
imported whole, sliced, diced, or as
stems and pieces. Included within the
scope of this order are ‘‘brined’’
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mushrooms, which are presalted and
packed in a heavy salt solution to
provisionally preserve them for further
processing.2
Excluded from the scope of this order
are the following: (1) All other species
of mushroom, including straw
mushrooms; (2) all fresh and chilled
mushrooms, including ‘‘refrigerated’’ or
‘‘quick blanched mushrooms’’ (3) dried
mushrooms; (4) frozen mushrooms; and
(5) ‘‘marinated,’’ ‘‘acidified,’’ or
‘‘pickled’’ mushrooms, which are
prepared or preserved by means of
vinegar or acetic acid, but may contain
oil or other additives.
The merchandise subject to this order
is classifiable under subheadings:
2003.10.0127, 2003.10.0131,
2003.10.0137, 2003.10.0143,
2003.10.0147, 2003.10.0153 and
0711.51.0000 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).
Although the HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the
scope of the order is dispositive.
Separate Rates
In proceedings involving non-market
economy (NME) countries, the
Department begins with a rebuttable
presumption that all companies within
the country are subject to government
control and, thus, should be assigned a
single antidumping duty deposit rate.
See, e.g., Notice of Final Determination
of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, and
Affirmative Critical Circumstances, In
Part: Certain Lined Paper Products From
the People’s Republic of China, 71 FR
53079 (September 8, 2006), and Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value and Final Partial Affirmative
Determination of Critical
Circumstances: Diamond Sawblades
and Parts Thereof From the People’s
Republic of China, 71 FR 29303 (May
22, 2006). It is the Department’s policy
to assign all exporters of merchandise
subject to review 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. See, e.g., Certain Coated
Paper Suitable for High-Quality Print
2 On June 19, 2000, the Department affirmed that
‘‘marinated,’’ ‘‘acidified,’’ or ‘‘pickled’’ mushrooms
containing less than 0.5 percent acetic acid are
within the scope of the antidumping duty order.
See Recommendation Memorandum—Final Ruling
of Request by Tak Fat, et al. for Exclusion of Certain
Marinated, Acidified Mushrooms from the Scope of
the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Preserved
Mushrooms from the People’s Republic of China,’’
dated June 19, 2000. On February 9, 2005, this
decision was upheld by the United States Court of
Appeals for the Federal Circuit. See Tak Fat
Trading Co. v. United States, 396 F.3d 1378 (Fed.
Cir. 2005).
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Graphics Using Sheet-Fed Presses From
the People’s Republic of China: Notice
of Preliminary Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value and Postponement
of Final Determination, 75 FR 24892,
24899 (May 6, 2010) (unchanged in
Certain Coated Paper Suitable for HighQuality Print Graphics Using Sheet-Fed
Presses From the People’s Republic of
China: Final Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value, 75 FR 59217
(September 27, 2010)).
In the preliminary results, we found
that Hengyong and Hongda
demonstrated their eligibility for
separate rate status. We received no
comments from interested parties
regarding this determination. In these
final results of review, we continue to
find the evidence Hengyong and
Hongda placed on the record
demonstrates an absence of government
control, both in law and in fact, with
respect to Hengyong and Hongda’s
exports of the merchandise under
review. Thus, we have determined that
Hengyong and Hongda are eligible to
receive a separate rate.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on a review of the record and
comments received from interested
parties regarding our preliminary
results, we have made revisions to the
margin calculation for Hongda. These
changes are discussed in the Hongda
Final Results Analysis Memorandum.
We made no changes to the calculations
for Hengyong.
examined sales to the total entered
value of those same sales. We will
instruct CBP to assess antidumping
duties on all appropriate entries covered
by these reviews if any importer-specific
(or customer-specific) assessment rate
calculated in the final results of these
reviews is above de minimis.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective upon
publication of these final results of
NSRs for all shipments of subject
merchandise by Hengyong and Hongda
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the
publication date, as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act): (1) For subject
merchandise produced by Hengxian and
exported by Hengyong, or produced by
Haishan and exported by Hongda, the
cash deposit rate will be zero; (2) for
subject merchandise exported by
Hengyong, but not manufactured by
Hengxian, or exported by Hongda, but
not manufactured by Haishan, the cash
deposit rate will continue to be the PRCwide rate (i.e., 198.63 percent); and; (3)
for subject merchandise manufactured
by Hengxian or Haishan, but exported
by any party other than Hengyong or
Hongda, respectively, the cash deposit
rate will be the rate applicable to the
exporter. These cash deposit
requirements will 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
Weighted- entries during this POR. Failure to
average
Exporter/Manufacturer
comply with this requirement could
margin
result in the Secretary’s presumption
(percent)
that reimbursement of antidumping
Hengyong (exporter)/Hengxian
duties occurred and the subsequent
(manufacturer) .........................
0.00 assessment of doubled antidumping
Hongda (exporter)/Haishan
duties.
(manufacturer) .........................
0.00
Administrative Protective Orders
Assessment Rates
This notice also serves as a reminder
Pursuant to these final results, the
to parties subject to administrative
Department determined, and CBP shall
protective orders (APO) of their
assess, antidumping duties on all
responsibility concerning the return or
appropriate entries. The Department
destruction of proprietary information
intends to issue assessment instructions disclosed under APO in accordance
for Hengyong and Hongda to CBP 15
with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues
days after the date of publication of
to govern business proprietary
these final results of NSRs. Pursuant to
information in this segment of the
19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), we calculated
proceeding. Timely written notification
importer-specific (or customer-specific)
of the return/destruction of APO
ad valorem duty assessment rates based materials or conversion to judicial
on the ratio of the total amount of the
protective order is hereby requested.
dumping margins calculated for the
Failure to comply with the regulations
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Final Results of Review
The Department has determined that
the following margins exist for the
period February 1, 2010, through July
31, 2010:
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and terms of an APO is a violation
which is subject to sanction.
These NSRs and notice are in
accordance with sections 751(a)(2)(B)
and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: October 24, 2011.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Department) seeks public comment on
any subsidies, including stumpage
subsidies, provided by certain countries
exporting softwood lumber or softwood
lumber products to the United States
during the period January 1 through
June 30, 2011.
DATES: Comments must be submitted
within thirty days after publication of
this notice.
ADDRESSES: Written comments (original
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Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James Terpstra, Import Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)
482–3965.
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Softwood Lumber Act of 2008) was
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softwood lumber products to the United
States, including stumpage subsidies.
The Department submitted its last
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of its newest report, the Department
intends to include a list of subsidy
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Certain Preserved Mushrooms From the People's Republic of China:
Final Results of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Reviews
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On August 2, 2011, the Department of Commerce (the Department)
published in the Federal Register the preliminary results of the new
shipper reviews (NSRs) of the antidumping duty order on certain
preserved mushrooms from the People's Republic of China (PRC) for
Guangxi Hengyong Industrial & Commercial Dev., Ltd. (Hengyong) and
Zhangzhou Hongda Import & Export Trading Co., Ltd. (Co.) (Hongda).\1\
See Certain Preserved Mushrooms From the People's Republic of China:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Reviews, 76 FR
46270 (August 2, 2011) (Preliminary Results). We gave interested
parties an opportunity to comment on the preliminary results. We
received a case brief from Hongda on August 31, 2011. We received no
rebuttal briefs from any parties. Furthermore, as described further
below, we also received various comments/responses from the parties on
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the Department's preliminary results, supplemental questionnaire, and
letter on August 4, 2011, August 10, 2011, and September 19, 2011,
respectively.
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\1\ In its request for review, Hengyong certified that it was
the exporter and Hengyong Industrial & Commercial Dev. Ltd. Hengxian
Food Division (Hengxian) was the manufacturer. See September 24,
2010, submission from Hengyong. In its request for NSR, Hongda
certified it was the exporter and Fujian Haishan Foods Co., Ltd.
(Haishan) was the manufacturer. See September 24, 2010, submission
from Hongda.
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Based on the comments received, we have made changes to the
preliminary results for these final results.
DATES: Effective Date: October 31, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Hoefke, Fred Baker or Robert
James, AD/CVD Operations, Office 7, Import Administration,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482-4947, (202) 482-2924, or (202) 482-0649, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We published the preliminary results for
these NSRs on August 2, 2011. In the preliminary results, the
Department stated that interested parties were to submit case briefs
within 30 days of publication of the preliminary results and rebuttal
briefs within five days after the due date for filing case briefs. See
Preliminary Results, 76 FR at 46276. We received two submissions from
Hongda--comments on the preliminary results, filed on August 4, 2011,
and a formal case brief, submitted on August 31, 2011.
On August 2, 2011, we also issued a supplemental questionnaire to
Hengyong and Hongda, and received the responses on August 10, 2011.
On September 8, 2011, we issued a letter to interested parties
soliciting comments on the correct surrogate value to use for the input
cow manure. We received comments from Hengyong, Hongda, and Monterey
Mushrooms, Inc. (petitioners) on September 19, 2011.
Analysis of Comments Received
As indicated above, we received a case brief from Hongda on August
31, 2011. Hongda alleged that there were two computational errors in
the final results calculations. One was an error caused by Hongda
having reported some factor values in its factors of production
database on a basis different from that reported for other factors.
Hongda argued this error can be easily corrected with information
already on the record. No other party submitted rebuttal comments on
Hongda's argument. Upon review of the record and our calculations, we
have determined that worksheets already on the record substantiate that
Hongda made an error in how it reported some of the factor values, and
that this error can indeed be easily corrected. We have corrected it
for these final results of review. The second error was one in which
the Department used an incorrect variable name in one line of the SAS
calculations. Again, no party submitted rebuttal comments on Hongda's
argument. A review of the record confirms that the Department used an
incorrect variable name in the SAS calculations. We have corrected this
error in the final results. For details, see Memorandum from Fred Baker
to the File, Subject: ``Analysis of Data Submitted by Zhangzhou Hongda
Import & Export Trading Co., Ltd. (Hongda) in the Final Results of New
Shipper Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Preserved Mushrooms
from the People's Republic of China (PRC),'' dated October 24, 2011
(Hongda Final Results Analysis Memorandum).
In addition to the case brief, Hengyong, Hongda, and petitioners
submitted comments on September 19, 2011, in response to the
Department's September 8, 2011, letter to parties soliciting comments
on the correct valuation of the input cow manure. Our September 8,
2011, letter included eight exhibits each consisting of a valuation
source for cow manure different from the source we used in the
preliminary results. In their September 19, 2011, comments, no party
recommended our using any of the eight alternative possible sources in
the final results. Furthermore, no party has suggested that we deviate
from the source used in the preliminary results. Therefore, in these
final results we have used the same source to value cow manure as we
used in the preliminary results because we continue to find the source
the most reliable on the record for valuation of the input.
Period of Review
The period of review (POR) is February 1, 2010, through July 31,
2010.
Scope of the Order
The products covered by this order are certain preserved mushrooms,
whether imported whole, sliced, diced, or as stems and pieces. The
certain preserved mushrooms covered under this order are the species
Agaricus bisporus and Agaricus bitorquis. ``Certain Preserved
Mushrooms'' refers to mushrooms that have been prepared or preserved by
cleaning, blanching, and sometimes slicing or cutting. These mushrooms
are then packed and heated in containers including, but not limited to,
cans or glass jars in a suitable liquid medium, including, but not
limited to, water, brine, butter or butter sauce. Certain preserved
mushrooms may be imported whole, sliced, diced, or as stems and pieces.
Included within the scope of this order are ``brined'' mushrooms, which
are presalted and packed in a heavy salt solution to provisionally
preserve them for further processing.\2\
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\2\ On June 19, 2000, the Department affirmed that
``marinated,'' ``acidified,'' or ``pickled'' mushrooms containing
less than 0.5 percent acetic acid are within the scope of the
antidumping duty order. See Recommendation Memorandum--Final Ruling
of Request by Tak Fat, et al. for Exclusion of Certain Marinated,
Acidified Mushrooms from the Scope of the Antidumping Duty Order on
Certain Preserved Mushrooms from the People's Republic of China,''
dated June 19, 2000. On February 9, 2005, this decision was upheld
by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. See
Tak Fat Trading Co. v. United States, 396 F.3d 1378 (Fed. Cir.
2005).
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Excluded from the scope of this order are the following: (1) All
other species of mushroom, including straw mushrooms; (2) all fresh and
chilled mushrooms, including ``refrigerated'' or ``quick blanched
mushrooms'' (3) dried mushrooms; (4) frozen mushrooms; and (5)
``marinated,'' ``acidified,'' or ``pickled'' mushrooms, which are
prepared or preserved by means of vinegar or acetic acid, but may
contain oil or other additives.
The merchandise subject to this order is classifiable under
subheadings: 2003.10.0127, 2003.10.0131, 2003.10.0137, 2003.10.0143,
2003.10.0147, 2003.10.0153 and 0711.51.0000 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheadings
are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written
description of the scope of the order is dispositive.
Separate Rates
In proceedings involving non-market economy (NME) countries, the
Department begins with a rebuttable presumption that all companies
within the country are subject to government control and, thus, should
be assigned a single antidumping duty deposit rate. See, e.g., Notice
of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, and
Affirmative Critical Circumstances, In Part: Certain Lined Paper
Products From the People's Republic of China, 71 FR 53079 (September 8,
2006), and Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and
Final Partial Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances:
Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof From the People's Republic of
China, 71 FR 29303 (May 22, 2006). It is the Department's policy to
assign all exporters of merchandise subject to review 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. See,
e.g., Certain Coated Paper Suitable for High-Quality Print
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Graphics Using Sheet-Fed Presses From the People's Republic of China:
Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
and Postponement of Final Determination, 75 FR 24892, 24899 (May 6,
2010) (unchanged in Certain Coated Paper Suitable for High-Quality
Print Graphics Using Sheet-Fed Presses From the People's Republic of
China: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 75 FR
59217 (September 27, 2010)).
In the preliminary results, we found that Hengyong and Hongda
demonstrated their eligibility for separate rate status. We received no
comments from interested parties regarding this determination. In these
final results of review, we continue to find the evidence Hengyong and
Hongda placed on the record demonstrates an absence of government
control, both in law and in fact, with respect to Hengyong and Hongda's
exports of the merchandise under review. Thus, we have determined that
Hengyong and Hongda are eligible to receive a separate rate.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on a review of the record and comments received from
interested parties regarding our preliminary results, we have made
revisions to the margin calculation for Hongda. These changes are
discussed in the Hongda Final Results Analysis Memorandum. We made no
changes to the calculations for Hengyong.
Final Results of Review
The Department has determined that the following margins exist for
the period February 1, 2010, through July 31, 2010:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Weighted-
average
Exporter/Manufacturer margin
(percent)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hengyong (exporter)/Hengxian (manufacturer)................. 0.00
Hongda (exporter)/Haishan (manufacturer).................... 0.00
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to these final results, the Department determined, and CBP
shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. The
Department intends to issue assessment instructions for Hengyong and
Hongda to CBP 15 days after the date of publication of these final
results of NSRs. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), we calculated
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. We will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries covered by these reviews if any importer-specific
(or customer-specific) assessment rate calculated in the final results
of these reviews is above de minimis.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of these final results of NSRs for all shipments of subject
merchandise by Hengyong and Hongda entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as
provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act): (1) For subject merchandise produced by Hengxian and
exported by Hengyong, or produced by Haishan and exported by Hongda,
the cash deposit rate will be zero; (2) for subject merchandise
exported by Hengyong, but not manufactured by Hengxian, or exported by
Hongda, but not manufactured by Haishan, the cash deposit rate will
continue to be the PRC-wide rate (i.e., 198.63 percent); and; (3) for
subject merchandise manufactured by Hengxian or Haishan, but exported
by any party other than Hengyong or Hongda, respectively, the cash
deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the exporter. These cash
deposit requirements will 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 Secretary's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties 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 orders (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.
These NSRs and notice are in accordance with sections 751(a)(2)(B)
and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: October 24, 2011.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-28184 Filed 10-28-11; 8:45 am]
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