Utility Scale Wind Towers From the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 75978-75980 [2012-30947]
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in Selecting a Benchmark Interest Rate
To Measure the Benefit to Samsung
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Comment 5: Whether Premiums Charged by
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Received by Samsung That Were
Identified at Verification
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–570–982]
Utility Scale Wind Towers From the
People’s Republic of China: Final
Affirmative Countervailing Duty
Determination
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(the Department) determines that
countervailable subsidies are being
provided to producers and exporters of
utility scale wind towers (wind towers)
from the People’s Republic of China (the
PRC). For information on the estimated
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kristen Johnson or Patricia Tran, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 8, Import
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, Room 4014, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: 202–482–4793
and 202–482–1503, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
This investigation, which covers 54
programs, was initiated on January 18,
2012.1 The Petitioner in this
investigation is the Wind Tower Trade
Coalition.2 The respondents in this
investigation are: CS Wind China Co.,
Ltd. and its affiliates (collectively, CS
Wind) and Titan Wind Energy (Suzhou)
Co., Ltd. and its affiliates (collectively,
the Titan Companies).
Period of Investigation
The period of investigation for which
we are measuring subsidies is January 1,
2011, through December 31, 2011.
Case History
The events that have occurred since
the Department published the
Preliminary Determination 3 on June 6,
2012, are discussed in the Memorandum
to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for
Import Administration, Issues and
Decision Memorandum for the Final
Determination in the Countervailing
Duty Investigation of Utility Scale Wind
Towers from the People’s Republic of
China (Decision Memorandum).4
Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by this
investigation are certain wind towers,
whether or not tapered, and sections
thereof. Certain wind towers are
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subsidy rates, see the ‘‘Suspension of
Liquidation’’ section of this notice.
DATES: Effective Date: December 24,
2012.
1 See Utility Scale Wind Towers From the People’s
Republic of China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty
Investigation, 77 FR 3447 (January 24, 2012)
(Initiation Notice), and accompanying Initiation
Checklist.
2 The following companies compose the Wind
Tower Trade Coalition: Broadwind Towers, Inc.,
DMI Industries, Katana Summit LLC, and Trinity
Structural Towers, Inc.
3 See Utility Scale Wind Towers From the People’s
Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination, 77 FR 33422
(June 6, 2012) (Preliminary Determination).
4 Public versions of all business proprietary
documents and all public documents are on file
electronically via Import Administration’s
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (IA ACCESS). Access to
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.
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designed to support the nacelle and
rotor blades in a wind turbine with a
minimum rated electrical power
generation capacity in excess of 100
kilowatts and with a minimum height of
50 meters measured from the base of the
tower to the bottom of the nacelle (i.e.,
where the top of the tower and nacelle
are joined) when fully assembled.
A wind tower section consists of, at
a minimum, multiple steel plates rolled
into cylindrical or conical shapes and
welded together (or otherwise attached)
to form a steel shell, regardless of
coating, end-finish, painting, treatment,
or method of manufacture, and with or
without flanges, doors, or internal or
external components (e.g., flooring/
decking, ladders, lifts, electrical buss
boxes, electrical cabling, conduit, cable
harness for nacelle generator, interior
lighting, tool and storage lockers)
attached to the wind tower section.
Several wind tower sections are
normally required to form a completed
wind tower.
Wind towers and sections thereof are
included within the scope whether or
not they are joined with non-subject
merchandise, such as nacelles or rotor
blades, and whether or not they have
internal or external components
attached to the subject merchandise.
Specifically excluded from the scope
are nacelles and rotor blades, regardless
of whether they are attached to the wind
tower. Also excluded are any internal or
external components which are not
attached to the wind towers or sections
thereof.
Merchandise covered by the
investigation is currently classified in
the Harmonized Tariff System of the
United States (HTSUS) under
subheadings 7308.20.0020 5 or
8502.31.0000.6 Prior to 2011,
merchandise covered by this
investigation was classified in the
HTSUS under subheading 7308.20.0000
and may continue to be to some degree.
While the HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the
scope of the investigation is dispositive.
Scope Comments
In accordance with the preamble to
the Department’s regulations, we set
aside a period of time in our Initiation
Notice for parties to raise issues
regarding product coverage, and
encouraged all parties to submit
5 Wind towers are classified under HTSUS
7308.20.0020 when imported as a tower or tower
section(s) alone.
6 Wind towers may also be classified under
HTSUS 8502.31.0000 when imported as part of a
wind turbine (i.e., accompanying nacelles and/or
rotor blades).
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comments within 20 calendar days of
publication of that notice.7 On February
7, 2012, we received scope comments
from the Petitioner.
The Department considered
Petitioner’s comments and issued its
decision to not adopt the revised scope
language proposed by Petitioner in the
preliminary determination of the
companion antidumping (AD)
investigation.8 For the final
determination, the Department received
comments regarding the scope of the
investigation from Petitioner, Chengxi
Shipyard Co., Ltd., and Titan
Companies. After analyzing the
comments, the Department has made no
changes to the scope of this
investigation. For a complete discussion
of this issue, see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum at Comment 4 of the AD
investigation.
Analysis of Subsidy Program and
Comments Received
The subsidy programs under
investigation and the issues raised in
the case and rebuttal briefs submitted by
parties in this investigation are
addressed in the Decision
Memorandum, dated concurrently with
this notice and hereby adopted by this
notice. A list of the issues raised is
attached to this notice as Appendix I.
The Decision Memorandum is a public
document and is on file electronically
via IA ACCESS. 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.
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Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section
705(c)(1)(B)(i)(I) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act), we have
calculated an individual rate for each
producer/exporter of the subject
merchandise investigated. We
determine the total net countervailable
subsidy rates to be:
Net subsidy
ad valorem
rate
(percent)
Producer/exporter
Titan Wind Energy (Suzhou)
Co. Ltd. (Titan Wind), Titan
Lianyungang Metal Product
Co. Ltd. (Titan Lianyungang),
Baotou Titan Wind Power
Equipment Co., Ltd. (Titan
Baotou), and Shenyang Titan
Metal Co., Ltd. (Titan
Shenyang) (collectively, Titan
Companies) ...........................
All Others ..................................
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this proceeding will be terminated and
all estimated duties deposited or
securities posted as a result of the
suspension of liquidation will be
refunded or canceled.
ITC Notification
In accordance with section 705(d) of
the Act, we will notify the ITC of our
determination. In addition, we are
making available to the ITC all nonprivileged and non-proprietary
34.81 information related to this investigation.
28.34 We will allow the ITC access to all
privileged and business proprietary
information in our files, provided the
Section 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act
ITC confirms that it will not disclose
states that for companies not
such information, either publicly or
individually investigated, we will
determine an all others rate equal to the under an administrative protective order
weighted average of the countervailable (APO), without the written consent of
the Assistant Secretary for Import
subsidy rates established for exporters
Administration.
and producers individually
investigated, excluding any zero and de
Return or Destruction of Proprietary
minimis countervailable subsidy rates,
Information
and any rates based entirely on AFA
under section 776 of the Act.
In the event that the ITC issues a final
Notwithstanding the language of
negative injury determination, this
section 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act, we
notice will serve as the only reminder
have not calculated the ‘‘all others’’ rate to parties subject to an APO of their
by weight averaging the rates of CS
responsibility concerning the
Wind and the Titan Companies, because destruction of proprietary information
doing so risks disclosure of proprietary
disclosed under APO in accordance
information. Therefore, for the all others with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
rate, we have calculated a simple
written notification of the return/
average of the two responding firms’
destruction of APO materials or
rates.
conversion to judicial protective order is
As a result of our Preliminary
hereby requested. Failure to comply
Determination and pursuant to section
with the regulations and terms of an
703(d) of the Act, we instructed U.S.
APO is a violation which is subject to
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to sanction.
suspend liquidation of all entries of
This determination is published
subject merchandise from the PRC
pursuant to sections 705(d) and 777(i) of
which were entered or withdrawn from
the Act.
warehouse, for consumption on or after
June 6, 2012, the date of the publication
of the Preliminary Determination in the
Federal Register. In accordance with
section 703(d) of the Act, we later
issued instructions to CBP to
discontinue the suspension of
liquidation for countervailing duty
purposes for subject merchandise
entered or withdrawn from warehouse,
Net subsidy on or after October 4, 2012, but to
ad valorem
Producer/exporter
continue the suspension of liquidation
rate
of all entries from June 6, 2012, through
(percent)
October 3, 2012.
CS Wind China Co., Ltd., CS
If the ITC issues a final affirmative
Wind Tech (Shanghai) Co.,
injury determination, we will issue a
Ltd., and CS Wind CorporaCVD order, we will instruct CBP to
tion (collectively, CS Wind) ...
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reinstate the suspension of liquidation
under section 706(a) of the Act, and we
7 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties,
will instruct CBP to require a cash
62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997); and Initiation
deposit of estimated countervailing
Notice, 77 FR 3447–8.
8 See Utility Scale Wind Towers From the People’s
duties for such entries of merchandise
Republic of China: Preliminary Determination of
in the amounts indicated above. If the
Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement
ITC determines that material injury, or
of Final Determination, 77 FR 46034, 46035–36
threat of material injury, does not exist,
(August 2, 2012).
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Dated: December 17, 2012.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
Appendix—List of Comments and
Issues in the Decision Memorandum
General Issues
Comment 1: Application of CVD Law to
China
Comment 2: Simultaneous Application of
CVD and AD Non-Market Economy
Measures
Preferential Policy Lending
Comment 3: Specificity of Preferential Policy
Lending
Comment 4: Whether State-Owned
Commercial Banks Are Authorities
Comment 5: Use of an In-Country Benchmark
to Measure the Benefit from Preferential
Policy Lending
Comment 6: Flaws in the Calculation of the
External Preferential Policy Lending
Benchmark
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Export Buyer’s Credits Program
Comment 7: Application of Adverse Facts
Available (AFA) to the Export Buyer’s
Credits Program
Comment 8: Selection of AFA Rate for Export
Buyer’s Credits
Comment 9: Treatment of the AFA Rate for
Export Buyer’s Credits in the AD
Investigation
Provision of Hot-Rolled Steel (HRS) for Less
Than Adequate Remuneration (LTAR)
Comment 10: Whether HRS Allegation Was
Sufficient to Initiate an Investigation
Comment 11: Whether Application of AFA
for HRS for LTAR Establishes the Existence
of a Financial Contribution
Comment 12: Whether HRS Producers are
Authorities
Comment 13: Specificity Finding for HRS for
LTAR
Comment 14: Whether HRS Purchases are
Alloy or Non-Alloy
Comment 15: Construction of HRS
Benchmark
Republic of Vietnam (‘‘Vietnam’’).1 We
invited interested parties to comment on
our Preliminary Determination of sales
at LTFV. We continue to determine that
steel wire garment hangers from
Vietnam are being, or are likely to be,
sold in the United States at LTFV as
provided in section 735 of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’). The
estimated margins of sales at LTFV are
shown in the ‘‘Final Determination
Margins’’ section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Irene Gorelik or Robert Palmer, AD/CVD
Operations, Office 9, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–6905 or (202) 482–
9068, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Case History
Provision of Electricity for LTAR
Comment 16: Electricity Benchmarks
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The Department published its
Preliminary Determination on August 2,
2012.2 On August 2, 2012, Petitioners3
filed an allegation of critical
circumstances.4 On August 3, 2012, the
TJ Group5 filed a letter withdrawing its
participation from this investigation.6
On August 24, 2012, the Department
published its preliminary affirmative
determination of critical
circumstances.7 On August 31, 2012, we
received a case brief from Godoxa
International LLC and Joobles LLC, two
U.S. importers of the merchandise
under consideration.8 We did not
receive case or rebuttal briefs from any
other interested parties.
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Period of Investigation
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
The period of investigation (‘‘POI’’) is
April 1, 2011, through September 30,
2011.
Tax Programs
Comment 17: De Jure Specificity of Three
Tax Programs; Whether the Tax Programs
Are Limited to Certain Enterprises or
Groups of Enterprises
Company-Specific Issues
Comment 18: Allocation of CS Wind’s Grants
Comment 19: Value Added Tax and Import
Duties in the HRS Benchmark Used to
Calculate CS Wind’s Benefit
Comment 20: Whether the Department
Should Apply Total AFA for HRS for
LTAR with Respect to Titan Companies
Comment 21: Titan Companies’ Sales
Denominator
International Trade Administration
[A–552–812]
Steel Wire Garment Hangers From the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value and Final Affirmative
Determination of Critical
Circumstances
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Effective Date: December 24,
2012.
SUMMARY: On August 2, 2012, the
Department of Commerce (‘‘the
Department’’) published its notice of
preliminary determination of sales at
less than fair value (‘‘LTFV’’) in the
antidumping investigation of steel wire
garment hangers from the Socialist
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1 See Steel Wire Garment Hangers From the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Preliminary
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and
Postponement of Final Determination, 77 FR 46044
(August 2, 2012) (‘‘Preliminary Determination’’).
2 See id.
3 M&B Metal Products Company, Inc.; Innovative
Fabrication LLC/Indy Hanger; and US Hanger
Company, LLC.
4 See Letter from Petitioners re; Allegation of
Critical Circumstances, dated August 2, 2012.
5 The TJ Group consists of: the Pre-Supreme
Entity, Infinite Industrial Hanger Limited, and TJ
Co., Ltd. See, e.g., Preliminary Determination, 77 FR
at 46047–48, 46053 n. 109.
6 See TJ Group’s Letter of Withdrawal, dated
August 3, 2012, at 1–2.
7 See Steel Wire Garment Hangers from the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Preliminary
Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances
in the Antidumping Duty Investigation, 77 FR
51514 (August 24, 2012) (‘‘Preliminary Critical
Circumstances Determination’’).
8 See Godoxa’s and Joobles’ Submission dated
August 31, 2012.
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Verification
The Department did not verify the
information submitted by TJ Group
pursuant to section 782(i) of the Act
because the TJ Group withdrew its
participation after the Preliminary
Determination, including from the
Department’s planned verification. As a
result, the Department did not rely upon
the TJ Group’s submitted information in
reaching the final determination.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case brief to
this investigation are addressed in the
Issues and Decision Memorandum
(‘‘Decision Memo’’). A list of the issues
which parties have raised and to which
we have responded in the Decision
Memo is attached to this notice as
Appendix I. The Decision Memo is a
public document and is on file
electronically via Import
Administration’s Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (‘‘IA
ACCESS’’). Access to IA ACCESS is
available in the Central Records Unit
(‘‘CRU’’), room 7046 of the main
Department of Commerce building. In
addition, a complete version of the
Decision Memo can be accessed directly
on the Internet at https://www.trade.gov/
ia/. The paper copy and electronic
version of the Decision Memo are
identical in content.
Changes Since the Preliminary
Determination
For the final determination, we have
based the TJ Group’s margin on total
adverse facts available (‘‘AFA’’) because
of its failure to participate and consider
it as part of the Vietnam-wide entity, as
detailed below. Furthermore, for the
final determination, the separate rate
has been revised for the nonindividually examined respondents that
received a preliminary separate rate
margin which had been based on the TJ
Group’s calculated margin.
Scope of Investigation
The merchandise subject to this
investigation is steel wire garment
hangers, fabricated from carbon steel
wire, whether or not galvanized or
painted, whether or not coated with
latex or epoxy or similar gripping
materials, and whether or not fashioned
with paper covers or capes (with or
without printing) or nonslip features
such as saddles or tubes. These products
may also be referred to by a commercial
designation, such as shirt, suit, strut,
caped, or latex (industrial) hangers.
Specifically excluded from the scope
of the investigation are (a) Wooden,
plastic, and other garment hangers that
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-982]
Utility Scale Wind Towers From the People's Republic of China:
Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) determines that
countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters
of utility scale wind towers (wind towers) from the People's Republic
of China (the PRC). For information on the estimated subsidy rates, see
the ``Suspension of Liquidation'' section of this notice.
DATES: Effective Date: December 24, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Johnson or Patricia Tran, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 8, Import Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, Room 4014, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-4793 and 202-482-1503,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
This investigation, which covers 54 programs, was initiated on
January 18, 2012.\1\ The Petitioner in this investigation is the Wind
Tower Trade Coalition.\2\ The respondents in this investigation are: CS
Wind China Co., Ltd. and its affiliates (collectively, CS Wind) and
Titan Wind Energy (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. and its affiliates (collectively,
the Titan Companies).
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\1\ See Utility Scale Wind Towers From the People's Republic of
China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation, 77 FR 3447
(January 24, 2012) (Initiation Notice), and accompanying Initiation
Checklist.
\2\ The following companies compose the Wind Tower Trade
Coalition: Broadwind Towers, Inc., DMI Industries, Katana Summit
LLC, and Trinity Structural Towers, Inc.
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Period of Investigation
The period of investigation for which we are measuring subsidies is
January 1, 2011, through December 31, 2011.
Case History
The events that have occurred since the Department published the
Preliminary Determination \3\ on June 6, 2012, are discussed in the
Memorandum to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration, Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final
Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation of Utility Scale
Wind Towers from the People's Republic of China (Decision
Memorandum).\4\
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\3\ See Utility Scale Wind Towers From the People's Republic of
China: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 77
FR 33422 (June 6, 2012) (Preliminary Determination).
\4\ Public versions of all business proprietary documents and
all public documents are on file electronically via Import
Administration's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (IA ACCESS). Access to 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.
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Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by this investigation are certain wind
towers, whether or not tapered, and sections thereof. Certain wind
towers are designed to support the nacelle and rotor blades in a wind
turbine with a minimum rated electrical power generation capacity in
excess of 100 kilowatts and with a minimum height of 50 meters measured
from the base of the tower to the bottom of the nacelle (i.e., where
the top of the tower and nacelle are joined) when fully assembled.
A wind tower section consists of, at a minimum, multiple steel
plates rolled into cylindrical or conical shapes and welded together
(or otherwise attached) to form a steel shell, regardless of coating,
end-finish, painting, treatment, or method of manufacture, and with or
without flanges, doors, or internal or external components (e.g.,
flooring/decking, ladders, lifts, electrical buss boxes, electrical
cabling, conduit, cable harness for nacelle generator, interior
lighting, tool and storage lockers) attached to the wind tower section.
Several wind tower sections are normally required to form a completed
wind tower.
Wind towers and sections thereof are included within the scope
whether or not they are joined with non-subject merchandise, such as
nacelles or rotor blades, and whether or not they have internal or
external components attached to the subject merchandise.
Specifically excluded from the scope are nacelles and rotor blades,
regardless of whether they are attached to the wind tower. Also
excluded are any internal or external components which are not attached
to the wind towers or sections thereof.
Merchandise covered by the investigation is currently classified in
the Harmonized Tariff System of the United States (HTSUS) under
subheadings 7308.20.0020 \5\ or 8502.31.0000.\6\ Prior to 2011,
merchandise covered by this investigation was classified in the HTSUS
under subheading 7308.20.0000 and may continue to be to some degree.
While the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the scope of the investigation is
dispositive.
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\5\ Wind towers are classified under HTSUS 7308.20.0020 when
imported as a tower or tower section(s) alone.
\6\ Wind towers may also be classified under HTSUS 8502.31.0000
when imported as part of a wind turbine (i.e., accompanying nacelles
and/or rotor blades).
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Scope Comments
In accordance with the preamble to the Department's regulations, we
set aside a period of time in our Initiation Notice for parties to
raise issues regarding product coverage, and encouraged all parties to
submit
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comments within 20 calendar days of publication of that notice.\7\ On
February 7, 2012, we received scope comments from the Petitioner.
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\7\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, 62 FR 27296,
27323 (May 19, 1997); and Initiation Notice, 77 FR 3447-8.
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The Department considered Petitioner's comments and issued its
decision to not adopt the revised scope language proposed by Petitioner
in the preliminary determination of the companion antidumping (AD)
investigation.\8\ For the final determination, the Department received
comments regarding the scope of the investigation from Petitioner,
Chengxi Shipyard Co., Ltd., and Titan Companies. After analyzing the
comments, the Department has made no changes to the scope of this
investigation. For a complete discussion of this issue, see the Issues
and Decision Memorandum at Comment 4 of the AD investigation.
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\8\ See Utility Scale Wind Towers From the People's Republic of
China: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
and Postponement of Final Determination, 77 FR 46034, 46035-36
(August 2, 2012).
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Analysis of Subsidy Program and Comments Received
The subsidy programs under investigation and the issues raised in
the case and rebuttal briefs submitted by parties in this investigation
are addressed in the Decision Memorandum, dated concurrently with this
notice and hereby adopted by this notice. A list of the issues raised
is attached to this notice as Appendix I. The Decision Memorandum is a
public document and is on file electronically via IA ACCESS. 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.
Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 705(c)(1)(B)(i)(I) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act), we have calculated an individual rate for
each producer/exporter of the subject merchandise investigated. We
determine the total net countervailable subsidy rates to be:
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Net subsidy
ad valorem
Producer/exporter rate
(percent)
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CS Wind China Co., Ltd., CS Wind Tech (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., 21.86
and CS Wind Corporation (collectively, CS Wind)...........
Titan Wind Energy (Suzhou) Co. Ltd. (Titan Wind), Titan 34.81
Lianyungang Metal Product Co. Ltd. (Titan Lianyungang),
Baotou Titan Wind Power Equipment Co., Ltd. (Titan
Baotou), and Shenyang Titan Metal Co., Ltd. (Titan
Shenyang) (collectively, Titan Companies).................
All Others................................................. 28.34
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Section 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act states that for companies not
individually investigated, we will determine an all others rate equal
to the weighted average of the countervailable subsidy rates
established for exporters and producers individually investigated,
excluding any zero and de minimis countervailable subsidy rates, and
any rates based entirely on AFA under section 776 of the Act.
Notwithstanding the language of section 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act,
we have not calculated the ``all others'' rate by weight averaging the
rates of CS Wind and the Titan Companies, because doing so risks
disclosure of proprietary information. Therefore, for the all others
rate, we have calculated a simple average of the two responding firms'
rates.
As a result of our Preliminary Determination and pursuant to
section 703(d) of the Act, we instructed U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation of all entries of subject
merchandise from the PRC which were entered or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after June 6, 2012, the date of the
publication of the Preliminary Determination in the Federal Register.
In accordance with section 703(d) of the Act, we later issued
instructions to CBP to discontinue the suspension of liquidation for
countervailing duty purposes for subject merchandise entered or
withdrawn from warehouse, on or after October 4, 2012, but to continue
the suspension of liquidation of all entries from June 6, 2012, through
October 3, 2012.
If the ITC issues a final affirmative injury determination, we will
issue a CVD order, we will instruct CBP to reinstate the suspension of
liquidation under section 706(a) of the Act, and we will instruct CBP
to require a cash deposit of estimated countervailing duties for such
entries of merchandise in the amounts indicated above. If the ITC
determines that material injury, or threat of material injury, does not
exist, this proceeding will be terminated and all estimated duties
deposited or securities posted as a result of the suspension of
liquidation will be refunded or canceled.
ITC Notification
In accordance with section 705(d) of the Act, we will notify the
ITC of our determination. In addition, we are making available to the
ITC all non-privileged and non-proprietary information related to this
investigation. We will allow the ITC access to all privileged and
business proprietary information in our files, provided the ITC
confirms that it will not disclose such information, either publicly or
under an administrative protective order (APO), without the written
consent of the Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
Return or Destruction of Proprietary Information
In the event that the ITC issues a final negative injury
determination, this notice will serve as the only reminder to parties
subject to an APO of their responsibility concerning the destruction of
proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR
351.305(a)(3). 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.
This determination is published pursuant to sections 705(d) and
777(i) of the Act.
Dated: December 17, 2012.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
Appendix--List of Comments and Issues in the Decision Memorandum
General Issues
Comment 1: Application of CVD Law to China
Comment 2: Simultaneous Application of CVD and AD Non-Market Economy
Measures
Preferential Policy Lending
Comment 3: Specificity of Preferential Policy Lending
Comment 4: Whether State-Owned Commercial Banks Are Authorities
Comment 5: Use of an In-Country Benchmark to Measure the Benefit
from Preferential Policy Lending
Comment 6: Flaws in the Calculation of the External Preferential
Policy Lending Benchmark
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Export Buyer's Credits Program
Comment 7: Application of Adverse Facts Available (AFA) to the
Export Buyer's Credits Program
Comment 8: Selection of AFA Rate for Export Buyer's Credits
Comment 9: Treatment of the AFA Rate for Export Buyer's Credits in
the AD Investigation
Provision of Hot-Rolled Steel (HRS) for Less Than Adequate Remuneration
(LTAR)
Comment 10: Whether HRS Allegation Was Sufficient to Initiate an
Investigation
Comment 11: Whether Application of AFA for HRS for LTAR Establishes
the Existence of a Financial Contribution
Comment 12: Whether HRS Producers are Authorities
Comment 13: Specificity Finding for HRS for LTAR
Comment 14: Whether HRS Purchases are Alloy or Non-Alloy
Comment 15: Construction of HRS Benchmark
Provision of Electricity for LTAR
Comment 16: Electricity Benchmarks
Tax Programs
Comment 17: De Jure Specificity of Three Tax Programs; Whether the
Tax Programs Are Limited to Certain Enterprises or Groups of
Enterprises
Company-Specific Issues
Comment 18: Allocation of CS Wind's Grants
Comment 19: Value Added Tax and Import Duties in the HRS Benchmark
Used to Calculate CS Wind's Benefit
Comment 20: Whether the Department Should Apply Total AFA for HRS
for LTAR with Respect to Titan Companies
Comment 21: Titan Companies' Sales Denominator
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