Sodium Hexametaphosphate From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2011-2012, 73011-73013 [2012-29642]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 236 / Friday, December 7, 2012 / Notices on all appropriate entries. The Department intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the date of publication of the final results of review. For any individually examined respondents whose weighted-average dumping margin is above de minimis, we will calculate importer-specific ad valorem duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for the importer’s examined sales to the total entered value of those same sales in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).5 We will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review when the importer-specific assessment rate calculated in the final results of this review is above de minimis. Where either the respondent’s weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de minimis, or an importerspecific assessment rate is zero or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties. The final results of this review shall be the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by the final results of this review and for future deposits of estimated duties, where applicable. tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with Cash Deposit Requirements The following deposit requirements will be effective for all shipments of PET Film from the UAE entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of the final results of this administrative review, as provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for the companies under review will be the rate established in the final results of this review (except, if the rate is zero or de minimis, no cash deposit will be required); (2) for previously reviewed or investigated companies not listed above, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most recent period; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the less-thanfair-value investigation, but the manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent period for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will continue to be 4.05 5 In these preliminary results, the Department applied the assessment rate calculation methodology adopted in Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Proceedings: Final Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14, 2012). VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:05 Dec 06, 2012 Jkt 229001 percent, the all-others rate established in the investigation.6 These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice. Notification to Importers This notice also serves as a preliminary 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 review period. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in the Department’s presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties. These preliminary results of administrative review are issued and published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act. Dated: November 30, 2012. Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. Appendix List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum 1. Comparisons to Normal Value 2. Product Comparisons 3. Arm’s-Length Test 4. Date of Sale 5. JBF’s Margin Calculation 6. FLEX’s Margin Calculation 7. Currency Conversions [FR Doc. 2012–29643 Filed 12–6–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–570–908] Sodium Hexametaphosphate From the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2011– 2012 Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: In response to requests from interested parties, the Department of Commerce (the ‘‘Department’’) is conducting the third administrative review of the antidumping duty order on sodium hexametaphosphate (‘‘sodium hex’’) from the People’s AGENCY: 6 See Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip from Brazil, the People’s Republic of China and the United Arab Emirates: Antidumping Duty Orders and Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value for the United Arab Emirates, 73 FR 66595, 66597 (November 10, 2008). PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 73011 Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’) for the period of review (‘‘POR’’) March 1, 2011, through February 29, 2012. The Department has preliminarily determined that there are no reviewable entries during the POR. DATES: Effective Date: December 7, 2012. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Walker, AD/CVD Operations, Office 9, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone 202.482.0413. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Scope of the Order The scope of this order consists of sodium hexametaphosphate.1 The merchandise subject to this order is currently classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (‘‘HTSUS’’) statistical reporting number 2835.39.5000. However, it may also be imported as a blend or mixture under heading 3824.90.3900. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written product description, available in the Order remains dispositive.2 Preliminary Finding of No Shipments Hubei Xingfa Chemical Group Co., Ltd. (‘‘Hubei Xingfa’’) and Sichuan Mianzhu Norwest Phosphate Co. (‘‘Norwest’’) submitted timely-filed certifications that they had no sales of subject merchandise to the United States during the POR.3 The Department also received information from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’) indicating that there were no reviewable transactions from Hubei Xingfa or Norwest during the POR. Therefore, we preliminarily determine that Hubei Xingfa and Norwest had no reviewable transactions of subject merchandise during the POR. Because Hubei Xingfa and Norwest submitted timely noshipment certifications and CBP data indicated that there were no reviewable transactions for these companies during the POR, we preliminarily determine that these two companies will retain their separate rate from the previous 1 See ‘‘Decision Memorandum for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Sodium Hexametaphosphate from the People’s Republic of China,’’ (‘‘Preliminary Decision Memorandum’’) from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, dated concurrently with these results and hereby adopted by this notice. 2 See Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: Sodium Hexametaphosphate from the People’s Republic of China, 73 FR 14772 (March 19, 2008) (‘‘Order’’). 3 See Hubei Xingfa’s letter dated May 4, 2012; see also Norwest’s letter dated June 29, 2012. E:\FR\FM\07DEN1.SGM 07DEN1 73012 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 236 / Friday, December 7, 2012 / Notices requested, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, filed electronically in IA ACCESS. An electronically filed document must be received successfully in its entirety by the Department’s electronic records system, IA ACCESS, by 5 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice.8 Requests should contain the party’s name, address, and telephone number, the number of participants, and a list of the issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, the Department will inform parties of the scheduled date for the hearing which will be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, at a time and location to be determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing. Interested parties are invited to PRC-Wide Entity comment on the preliminary results of There are 13 other companies also this review. under review in this segment, none of The Department will consider case which have a separate rate from a prior briefs filed by interested parties within segment of this proceeding.5 Because 30 days after the date of publication of these companies have not established this notice in the Federal Register.9 their eligibility for a separate rate, the Interested parties may file rebuttal Department preliminarily determines briefs, limited to issues raised in the that they will continue to be considered case briefs.10 The Department will part of the PRC-wide entity.6 consider rebuttal briefs filed not later than five days after the time limit for Preliminary Results of Review filing case briefs. Parties who submit The Department preliminarily arguments are requested to submit with determines that the following weighted- each argument a statement of the issue, average dumping margin exists: a brief summary of the argument, and a table of authorities cited. The Weighted Department intends to issue the final average Exporter results of this administrative review, dumping including the results of our analysis of margin issues raised in the written comments, PRC-wide Entity 7 ....................... 188.05 within 120 days of publication of these preliminary results. Public Comment Assessment Rates Interested parties who wish to request Upon issuance of the final results, the a hearing, or to participate if one is Department will determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all 4 See Preliminary Decision Memorandum. appropriate entries. The Department 5 These companies are: Aditya Birla Chemicals intends to issue assessment instructions (Thailand) Ltd., Anhui Technology Import & Export Co., Ltd., Anshan Career Economic Trade Co., Ltd., to CBP 15 days after the date of Blue Science Limited, Boon Stream Chemical publication of the final results of International Trade, Chengdu Boon Stream review. The Department recently Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., Dezhou Hualude announced a refinement to its Hardware Products Co. Ltd., Gatehouse International Freight Ltd., Henan Sinchems Imp assessment practice in NME cases. and Exp Co., Ltd., Hubei Xingfa Chemical Export Pursuant to this refinement in practice, Import Co. Ltd., Rushan Wooyoung Trading Co., tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with administrative review. For a full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.4 The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Import Administration’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (‘‘IA ACCESS’’). IA ACCESS is available to registered users at https:// iaaccess.trade.gov and in the Central Records Unit (‘‘CRU’’), room 7046 of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the Internet at https://www.trade.gov/ ia/. The signed Preliminary Decision Memorandum and the electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content. Ltd., Unison Chemical Industrial Co, Ltd. and Zhejiang Chun-an Foreign Trade Co. 6 See the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 7 The PRC-wide entity includes Aditya Birla Chemicals (Thailand) Ltd., Anhui Technology Import & Export Co., Ltd., Anshan Career Economic Trade Co., Ltd., Blue Science Limited, Boon Stream Chemical International Trade, Chengdu Boon Stream Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., Dezhou Hualude Hardware Products Co. Ltd., Gatehouse International Freight Ltd., Henan Sinchems Imp VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:05 Dec 06, 2012 Jkt 229001 and Exp Co., Ltd., Hubei Xingfa Chemical Export Import Co. Ltd., Rushan Wooyoung Trading Co., Ltd., Unison Chemical Industrial Co, Ltd. and Zhejiang Chun-an Foreign Trade Co. 8 See section 351.310(c) of the Department’s regulations. 9 See section 351.309(c)(1)(ii) of the Department’s regulations. 10 See section 351.309(d) of the Department’s regulations. PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 for entries that were not reported by companies examined during this review, the Department will instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at the NME-wide rate. In addition, if the Department determines that an exporter under review had no shipments of the subject merchandise, any suspended entries that entered under that exporter’s case number (i.e., at that exporter’s rate) will be liquidated at the NME-wide rate.11 Cash Deposit Requirements The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon publication of the final results of this administrative review for shipments of the subject merchandise from the PRC entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as provided by sections 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For previously investigated or reviewed PRC and non-PRC exporters not listed above that received a separate rate in a prior segment of this proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the existing exporter-specific rate; (2) for all PRC exporters of subject merchandise that have not been found to be entitled to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be that for the PRC-wide entity; and (3) 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 exporter that supplied that non-PRC exporter. These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice. Notification to Importers This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of their responsibility under section 351.402(f)(2) of the Department’s regulations to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in the Department’s presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties. This determination is issued and published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and section 351.221(b)(4) of the Department’s regulations. 11 See Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011). E:\FR\FM\07DEN1.SGM 07DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 236 / Friday, December 7, 2012 / Notices Dated: November 29, 2012. Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. [FR Doc. 2012–29642 Filed 12–6–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–423–808] Stainless Steel Plate in Coils From Belgium: Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 2010–2011 Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: On June 1, 2012, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results of the antidumping duty order on stainless steel plate in coils (steel plate) from Belgium.1 This review covers one manufacturer/exporter of the subject merchandise: Aperam Stainless Belgium N.V. (AS Belgium). The period of review (POR) is May 1, 2010, through April 30, 2011. Based on our analysis of the comments received, we have made changes to the Preliminary Results. For the final dumping weighted-average dumping margin, see the ‘‘Final Results of Review’’ section below. DATES: Effective Date: December 7, 2012. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jolanta Lawska at 202–482–8362; Office of AD/CVD Operations 8, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: Background tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with On June 1, 2012, the Department published in the Federal Register the Preliminary Results. We invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Results. On September 17, 2012, the Department received case briefs from AS Belgium and the petitioners.2 On September 24, 2012, the Department received rebuttal briefs from 1 See Stainless Steel Plate in Coils From Belgium: Notice of Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 77 FR 32517 (June 1, 2012) (Preliminary Results). 2 The petitioners are Alleghany Ludlum Corporation, North American Stainless, United Auto Workers Local 3303, Zanesville Arco Independent Organization, and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (AFL–CIO/CLC). VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:05 Dec 06, 2012 Jkt 229001 AS Belgium and the petitioners. No party requested a hearing. On July 29, 2012, the Department issued a memorandum extending the time period for issuing the final results of the administrative review from September 27, 2012, to November 28, 2012.3 As explained in the memorandum from the Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, the Department has exercised its discretion to toll deadlines for the duration of the closure of the Federal Government from October 29, through October 30, 2012. Thus, all deadlines in this segment of the proceeding have been extended by two days. The revised deadline for the final results of this review is now November 30, 2012.4 On October 22, 2012, the Department issued a post-preliminary analysis memorandum in which addressed the petitioners’ targeted dumping allegations.5 On October 29, 2012, AS Belgium submitted its case brief on the post-preliminary analysis memorandum. On November 2, 2012, the petitioners submitted their rebuttal brief to AS Belgium’s case brief. Scope of the Order The merchandise subject to the order is certain stainless steel plate in coils. The product is currently classified under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) item numbers 7219.11.00.30, 7219.11.00.60, 7219.12.00.02, 7219.12.00.05, 7219.12.00.06, 7219.12.00.20, 7219.12.00.21, 7219.12.00.25, 7219.12.00.26, 7219.12.00.50, 7219.12.00.51, 7219.12.00.55, 7219.12.00.56, 7219.12.00.65, 7219.12.00.66, 7219.12.00.70, 7219.12.00.71, 7219.12.00.80, 7219.12.00.81, 7219.31.00.10, 7219.90.00.10, 7219.90.00.20, 7219.90.00.25, 7219.90.00.60, 7219.90.00.80, 7220.11.00.00, 7220.20.10.10, 7220.20.10.15, 7220.20.10.60, 7220.20.10.80, 3 See Memorandum from Eric B. Greynolds, Program Manager, to Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations titled ‘‘Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from Belgium. Extension of Deadline for Final Results,’’ (June 29, 2012). 4 See Memorandum from Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Import Administration regarding ‘‘Tolling of Administrative Deadline as Result of the Government Closure during Hurricane Sandy,’’ dated October 31, 2012. 5 See Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, 2010/2011 Review of the Antidumping Duty Orders on Stainless Steel Plate in Coils (Steel Plate) from Belgium: Post-Preliminary Analysis Memorandum, dated October 22, 2012 (Post-Preliminary Analysis). PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 73013 7220.20.60.05, 7220.20.60.10, 7220.20.60.15, 7220.20.60.60, 7220.20.60.80, 7220.90.00.10, 7220.90.00.15, and 7220.90.00.60. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written product description, available in the order, remains dispositive.6 Analysis of Comments Received All issues raised in the case briefs, rebuttal briefs, and post-preliminary comments by parties to this administrative review are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the Administrative Review of Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from Belgium from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration (Decision Memorandum), dated concurrently with this notice and which is hereby adopted by this notice. A list of the issues which parties raised is attached to this notice as Appendix I. The Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file in the Central Records Unit (CRU), room 7046 of the main Department of Commerce building, as well as electronically via Import Administration’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (IA ACCESS). IA ACCESS is available to registered users at https://iaaccess.trade.gov and in the CRU. In addition, a complete version of the Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the Internet at https://www.trade.gov/ia/. The signed Decision Memorandum and the electronic versions of the Decision Memorandum are identical in content. Changes Since the Preliminary Results Based on our analysis of comments received for AS Belgium, we have recalculated AS Belgium’s weightedaverage dumping margin. AS Belgium’s adjustments are discussed in detail in the accompanying final calculation memorandum.7 6 See Antidumping Duty Orders; Certain Stainless Steel Plate in Coils From Belgium, Canada, Italy, the Republic of Korea, South Africa, and Taiwan, 64 FR 27756 (May 21, 1999). 7 See Memorandum to the File from Jolanta Lawska, Case Analyst entitled ‘‘Calculation Memorandum for Aperam Stainless Belgium N.V. (AS Belgium) for the Final Results of the 10th Administrative Review of Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from Belgium,’’ dated November 30, 2012. E:\FR\FM\07DEN1.SGM 07DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 236 (Friday, December 7, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73011-73013]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-29642]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-908]


Sodium Hexametaphosphate From the People's Republic of China: 
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2011-
2012

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

SUMMARY: In response to requests from interested parties, the 
Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') is conducting the third 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on sodium 
hexametaphosphate (``sodium hex'') from the People's Republic of China 
(``PRC'') for the period of review (``POR'') March 1, 2011, through 
February 29, 2012. The Department has preliminarily determined that 
there are no reviewable entries during the POR.

DATES: Effective Date: December 7, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Walker, AD/CVD Operations, Office 
9, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone 202.482.0413.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Scope of the Order

    The scope of this order consists of sodium hexametaphosphate.\1\ 
The merchandise subject to this order is currently classifiable in the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'') statistical 
reporting number 2835.39.5000. However, it may also be imported as a 
blend or mixture under heading 3824.90.3900. Although the HTSUS 
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the 
written product description, available in the Order remains 
dispositive.\2\
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    \1\ See ``Decision Memorandum for Preliminary Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Sodium Hexametaphosphate 
from the People's Republic of China,'' (``Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum'') from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations to Paul Piquado, 
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, dated concurrently 
with these results and hereby adopted by this notice.
    \2\ See Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: Sodium 
Hexametaphosphate from the People's Republic of China, 73 FR 14772 
(March 19, 2008) (``Order'').
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Preliminary Finding of No Shipments

    Hubei Xingfa Chemical Group Co., Ltd. (``Hubei Xingfa'') and 
Sichuan Mianzhu Norwest Phosphate Co. (``Norwest'') submitted timely-
filed certifications that they had no sales of subject merchandise to 
the United States during the POR.\3\ The Department also received 
information from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') 
indicating that there were no reviewable transactions from Hubei Xingfa 
or Norwest during the POR. Therefore, we preliminarily determine that 
Hubei Xingfa and Norwest had no reviewable transactions of subject 
merchandise during the POR. Because Hubei Xingfa and Norwest submitted 
timely no-shipment certifications and CBP data indicated that there 
were no reviewable transactions for these companies during the POR, we 
preliminarily determine that these two companies will retain their 
separate rate from the previous

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administrative review. For a full description of the methodology 
underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\4\ 
The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file 
electronically via Import Administration's Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (``IA 
ACCESS''). IA ACCESS is available to registered users at https://iaaccess.trade.gov and in the Central Records Unit (``CRU''), room 7046 
of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete 
version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly 
on the Internet at https://www.trade.gov/ia/. The signed Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum and the electronic versions of the Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
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    \3\ See Hubei Xingfa's letter dated May 4, 2012; see also 
Norwest's letter dated June 29, 2012.
    \4\ See Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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PRC-Wide Entity

    There are 13 other companies also under review in this segment, 
none of which have a separate rate from a prior segment of this 
proceeding.\5\ Because these companies have not established their 
eligibility for a separate rate, the Department preliminarily 
determines that they will continue to be considered part of the PRC-
wide entity.\6\
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    \5\ These companies are: Aditya Birla Chemicals (Thailand) Ltd., 
Anhui Technology Import & Export Co., Ltd., Anshan Career Economic 
Trade Co., Ltd., Blue Science Limited, Boon Stream Chemical 
International Trade, Chengdu Boon Stream Chemical Industry Co., 
Ltd., Dezhou Hualude Hardware Products Co. Ltd., Gatehouse 
International Freight Ltd., Henan Sinchems Imp and Exp Co., Ltd., 
Hubei Xingfa Chemical Export Import Co. Ltd., Rushan Wooyoung 
Trading Co., Ltd., Unison Chemical Industrial Co, Ltd. and Zhejiang 
Chun-an Foreign Trade Co.
    \6\ See the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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Preliminary Results of Review

    The Department preliminarily determines that the following 
weighted-average dumping margin exists:

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                          Exporter                              dumping
                                                                margin
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PRC-wide Entity \7\.........................................      188.05
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Public Comment

    Interested parties who wish to request a hearing, or to participate 
if one is requested, must submit a written request to the Assistant 
Secretary for Import Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, filed 
electronically in IA ACCESS. An electronically filed document must be 
received successfully in its entirety by the Department's electronic 
records system, IA ACCESS, by 5 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after 
the date of publication of this notice.\8\ Requests should contain the 
party's name, address, and telephone number, the number of 
participants, and a list of the issues to be discussed. If a request 
for a hearing is made, the Department will inform parties of the 
scheduled date for the hearing which will be held at the U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230, at a time and location to be determined. Parties 
should confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the 
hearing. Interested parties are invited to comment on the preliminary 
results of this review.
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    \7\ The PRC-wide entity includes Aditya Birla Chemicals 
(Thailand) Ltd., Anhui Technology Import & Export Co., Ltd., Anshan 
Career Economic Trade Co., Ltd., Blue Science Limited, Boon Stream 
Chemical International Trade, Chengdu Boon Stream Chemical Industry 
Co., Ltd., Dezhou Hualude Hardware Products Co. Ltd., Gatehouse 
International Freight Ltd., Henan Sinchems Imp and Exp Co., Ltd., 
Hubei Xingfa Chemical Export Import Co. Ltd., Rushan Wooyoung 
Trading Co., Ltd., Unison Chemical Industrial Co, Ltd. and Zhejiang 
Chun-an Foreign Trade Co.
    \8\ See section 351.310(c) of the Department's regulations.
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    The Department will consider case briefs filed by interested 
parties within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice in 
the Federal Register.\9\ Interested parties may file rebuttal briefs, 
limited to issues raised in the case briefs.\10\ The Department will 
consider rebuttal briefs filed not later than five days after the time 
limit for filing case briefs. Parties who submit arguments are 
requested to submit with each argument a statement of the issue, a 
brief summary of the argument, and a table of authorities cited. The 
Department intends to issue the final results of this administrative 
review, including the results of our analysis of issues raised in the 
written comments, within 120 days of publication of these preliminary 
results.
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    \9\ See section 351.309(c)(1)(ii) of the Department's 
regulations.
    \10\ See section 351.309(d) of the Department's regulations.
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Assessment Rates

    Upon issuance of the final results, the Department will determine, 
and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. 
The Department intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days 
after the date of publication of the final results of review. The 
Department recently announced a refinement to its assessment practice 
in NME cases. Pursuant to this refinement in practice, for entries that 
were not reported by companies examined during this review, the 
Department will instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at the NME-wide 
rate. In addition, if the Department determines that an exporter under 
review had no shipments of the subject merchandise, any suspended 
entries that entered under that exporter's case number (i.e., at that 
exporter's rate) will be liquidated at the NME-wide rate.\11\
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    \11\ See Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment 
of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011).
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Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the final results of this administrative review for 
shipments of the subject merchandise from the PRC entered, or withdrawn 
from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as 
provided by sections 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For previously 
investigated or reviewed PRC and non-PRC exporters not listed above 
that received a separate rate in a prior segment of this proceeding, 
the cash deposit rate will continue to be the existing exporter-
specific rate; (2) for all PRC exporters of subject merchandise that 
have not been found to be entitled to a separate rate, the cash deposit 
rate will be that for the PRC-wide entity; and (3) 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 
exporter that supplied that non-PRC exporter. These deposit 
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further 
notice.

Notification to Importers

    This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of 
their responsibility under section 351.402(f)(2) of the Department's 
regulations to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of 
antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during 
this review period. Failure to comply with this requirement could 
result in the Department's presumption that reimbursement of 
antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double 
antidumping duties.
    This determination is issued and published in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and section 351.221(b)(4) 
of the Department's regulations.


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    Dated: November 29, 2012.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-29642 Filed 12-6-12; 8:45 am]
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