Utility Scale Wind Towers From the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 75978-75980 [2012-30947]

Download as PDF 75978 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 247 / Wednesday, December 26, 2012 / Notices Comment 4: Whether the Department Erred in Selecting a Benchmark Interest Rate To Measure the Benefit to Samsung Under the KDB/IBK Loan Program Comment 5: Whether Premiums Charged by K–SURE Are Adequate to Cover the Long-Term Operating Costs and Losses of the Program Comment 6: Whether RSTA Article 10(1)(3) Is de Facto Specific Comment 7: Whether Income Tax Credits Should Be Attributed to Non-Subject Merchandise Comment 8: Whether RSTA Article 25(2) Is de Facto Specific Comment 9: Whether RSTA Article 26 is Regionally Specific Comment 10: Whether the Department Should Offset Exempted Acquisition or Registration Taxes by the Amount of Special Rural Development Tax Paid Comment 11: Whether the Green Technology R&D Program Is Countervailable Comment 12: Whether Grants Received by Samsung under the ‘‘21st Century Frontier and Other R&D Programs’’ Program Are Countervailable Comment 13: Whether the Department Should Adjust Samsung’s Total Sales Denominator to Exclude Sales of Services or Goods Manufactured Outside of Korea Comment 14: Whether the Department Erred in Its Calculation of the Subsidy Rate for LG’s Use of the ‘‘Green Technology R&D’’ Program Comment 15: Whether the Department Erred in Finding That the ‘‘SME Green Partnerships’’ Program Provides a Benefit to LG Comment 16: Whether the Department Erred in Attributing Subsidies Received by ServeOne to LG Comment 17: Whether the Department Should Continue To Find Other Programs To Be Not Countervailable Comment 18: Whether the Department Should Countervail Other Grants Received by Samsung That Were Identified at Verification [FR Doc. 2012–31078 Filed 12–21–12; 4:15 pm] 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 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with VerDate Mar<15>2010 07:31 Dec 22, 2012 Jkt 229001 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 BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P AGENCY: 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. PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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). E:\FR\FM\26DEN1.SGM 26DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 247 / Wednesday, December 26, 2012 / Notices 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. tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with 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 .................................. 06:31 Dec 22, 2012 Jkt 229001 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) ... 21.86 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). VerDate Mar<15>2010 75979 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 E:\FR\FM\26DEN1.SGM 26DEN1 75980 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 247 / Wednesday, December 26, 2012 / Notices 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 [FR Doc. 2012–30947 Filed 12–21–12; 8:45 am] 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. BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 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 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with AGENCY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 06:31 Dec 22, 2012 Jkt 229001 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. PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 E:\FR\FM\26DEN1.SGM 26DEN1

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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

[FR Doc. 2012-30947 Filed 12-21-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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