Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube From the People's Republic of China: Final Results and Partial Revocation of 2010/11 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 35251-35253 [2013-13965]
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Yeh Brothers, and Zhejiang Tianyi,
which had no shipments, the cash
deposit rate will remain unchanged
from the rate assigned to these
companies in the most recently
completed review of the companies; (3)
for previously investigated or reviewed
PRC and non-PRC exporters who are not
under review in this segment of the
proceeding but who have separate rates,
the cash deposit rate will continue to be
the exporter-specific rate published for
the most recent period; (4) for all PRC
exporters of subject merchandise which
have not been found to be entitled to a
separate rate, including Maoji,
Huansheng, Alexandre Furniture
(Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.; Southern Art
Furniture Factory; Billy Wood Industrial
(Dong Guan) Co., Ltd.; Great Union
Industrial (Dongguan) Co., Ltd.; Time
Faith Ltd.; Dongying Huanghekou
Furniture Industry Co., Ltd.; Sheng Jing
Wood Products (Beijing) Co., Ltd.; and
Telstar Enterprises Ltd., the cash
deposit rate will be the PRC-wide rate
of 216.01 percent; and (5) for all nonPRC exporters of subject merchandise
which have not received their own rate,
the cash deposit rate will be the rate
applicable to the PRC exporter(s) that
supplied that non-PRC exporter. These
deposit requirements, when imposed,
shall remain in effect until further
notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder
to importers of their responsibility
under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) 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 Secretary’s presumption
that reimbursement of the antidumping
duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping
duties.
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Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to administrative
protective order (‘‘APO’’) of their
responsibility concerning the return or
destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under the APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which
continues to govern business
proprietary information in this segment
of the proceeding. Timely written
notification of the return/destruction of
APO materials or conversion to judicial
protective order is hereby requested.
Failure to comply with the regulations
and terms of an APO is a violation
which is subject to sanction.
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This notice of the final results of the
administrative review is issued and
published in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.213(d)(4).
Dated: June 5, 2013.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
Appendix
Comment 1: Whether Maoji has
Demonstrated Eligibility for Separate-Rate
Status
Comment 2: The Appropriate Dumping
Margin to Apply to Maoji as Part of the
PRC-Wide Entity
Comment 3: Whether the Department Should
Determine that Maoji’s Suppliers are the
Price Discriminators
Comment 4: Potential Evasion of
Antidumping Duties on Huansheng’s
Subject Merchandise
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–964]
Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and
Tube From the People’s Republic of
China: Final Results and Partial
Revocation of 2010/11 Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On August 7, 2012, the
Department of Commerce
(‘‘Department’’) published the
preliminary results of the administrative
review of the antidumping duty order
on seamless refined copper pipe and
tube (‘‘copper pipe and tube’’) from the
People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’).
The period of review (‘‘POR’’) is
November 22, 2010 through October 31,
2011. Based on our analysis of the
comments received, we have made no
changes to the margin calculations for
these final results. We continue to find
that certain exporters have sold subject
merchandise at less than normal value
during the POR.
DATES: Effective Date: June 12, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas Martin or Robert Bolling, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 4, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–3936, and (202)
482–3434, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
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Background
On August 7, 2012, the Department
published Seamless Refined Copper
Pipe and Tube From the People’s
Republic of China: Preliminary Results
of the First Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review, and Intent To
Rescind in Part, 77 FR 47030 (August 7,
2012) (‘‘Preliminary Results’’).
On August 21, 2012, Cerro Flow
Products, LLC, Wieland Copper
Products, LLC, Mueller Copper Tube
Products, Inc., and Mueller Copper
Tube Company, Inc. (collectively,
‘‘Petitioners’’) submitted additional
surrogate value information for valuing
factors of production. On August 27,
2012, Golden Dragon Precise Copper
Tube Group, Inc. (‘‘Golden Dragon’’)
also submitted additional surrogate
value information for valuing factors of
production. On August 27, 2012, the
Department extended the deadline for
filing comments on the Preliminary
Results until September 13, 2012, and
until September 18, 2012, for rebuttal
comments. On September 5, 2012,
Luvata Alltop (Zhongshan) Ltd. and
Luvata Tube (Zhongshan) Ltd.,
(collectively ‘‘Luvata’’) filed comments
on the Preliminary Results. The separate
rate respondent Hong Kong Hailiang
Metal Trading Limited, Zhejiang
Hailiang Co., Ltd., and Shanghai
Hailiang Copper Co., Ltd. (collectively
‘‘Hailiang’’), and Petitioners submitted
case briefs with the Department on
September 13, 2012. On September 17,
2012, the Department extended the
deadline for rebuttal briefs until
September 21, 2012. On September 21,
2012, Petitioners and Golden Dragon
filed rebuttal briefs.
On April 23, 2013, the Department
requested additional factual
documentation from Golden Dragon,1
which was submitted on April 24, 2013.
On May 2, 2013, in response to an
opportunity to comment from the
Department, Petitioners and Golden
Dragon submitted comments in
response to Golden Dragon’s April 24,
2013, factual submission. On May 6,
2013, Petitioners and Golden Dragon
submitted rebuttal comments.
The Department’s original deadline
for this final determination was
December 5, 2012. As explained in the
memorandum from the Assistant
Secretary for Import Administration, the
Department exercised its discretion to
toll deadlines for the duration of the
closure of the Federal Government from
October 29, through October 30, 2012.
1 See Memorandum from Christian Marsh to the
File, ‘‘Telephone Conversation with Counsel for
Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube Group, Inc. et
al.,’’ dated April 23, 2013.
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Thus, the final results were tolled by
two days until December 7, 2012.2 On
November 29, 2012, the Department
extended the final results 60 days until
February 5, 2013.3 On January 24, 2013,
the Department extended the final
results 90 days until May 6, 2013.4 On
April 30, 2013, the Department
extended the final results 30 days until
June 5, 2013.5
Scope of the Order
For the purpose of the order, the
products covered are all seamless
circular refined copper pipes and
tubes.6 The products subject to the order
are currently classifiable under
subheadings 7411.10.1030 and
7411.10.1090 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States
(‘‘HTSUS’’). Products subject to the
order may also enter under HTSUS
subheadings 7407.10.1500,
7419.99.5050, 8415.90.8065, and
8415.90.8085. Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope of the
order is dispositive.7
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and
rebuttal briefs by parties in this review
are addressed in the Memorandum from
Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul
Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Results of
the Administrative Review of Seamless
Refined Copper Pipe and Tube from the
People’s Republic of China; 2010–
2011,’’ dated June 5, 2013 (‘‘Issues and
Decision Memorandum’’), which is
hereby adopted by this notice. A list of
2 See Memorandum to the Record from Paul
Piquado, AS for Import Administration, regarding
‘‘Tolling of Administrative Deadlines As a Result of
the Government Closure During the Recent
Hurricane,’’ dated October 31, 2012.
3 See Memorandum to Christian Marsh regarding
‘‘Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube from the
People’s Republic of China: Extension of Deadline
for Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review,’’ dated November 29, 2012.
4 See Memorandum to Christian Marsh regarding
‘‘Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube from the
People’s Republic of China: Extension of Deadline
for Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review,’’ dated January 24, 2013.
5 See Memorandum to Christian Marsh regarding
‘‘Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube from the
People’s Republic of China: Extension of Deadline
for Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review,’’ dated April 30, 2013.
6 See Issues and Decision Memorandum.
7 For a complete description of the scope of the
order, see Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube
From Mexico and the People’s Republic of China:
Antidumping Duty Orders and Amended Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
From Mexico, 75 FR 71070 (November 22, 2010).
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the issues which parties raised and to
which we respond in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum is attached to
this notice as an Appendix. The Issues
and Decision Memorandum, which is a
public document, 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 is available to all
parties in the Central Records Unit,
main Commerce building, Room 7046.
In addition, a complete version of the
Issues and Decision Memorandum is
accessible on the Department’s Web site
at https://www.trade.gov/ia. The signed
Issues and Decision Memorandum and
electronic versions of the memorandum
are identical in content.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
There have been no changes since
Preliminary Results.
Period of Review
The POR is November 22, 2010,
through October 31, 2011.
Partial Rescission of Review
Petitioners timely requested an
administrative review for Golden
Dragon Holding (Hong Kong)
International Co., Ltd., Hong Kong GD
Trading Co., Ltd., Sinochem Ningbo
Import & Export Co., Ltd., and
Sinochem Ningbo Ltd., companies
which do not have a separate rate, and
then timely withdrew their requests for
review of the above-mentioned
companies.8 Because these companies
have not established their eligibility for
a separate rate, they would be
considered part of the PRC-wide entity.
In the Preliminary Results, we stated
that we intended to rescind the
administrative review with respect to
these companies in the final results if
the PRC-wide entity is not reviewed.9
Because the PRC-wide entity is not
under review for the final results of this
administrative review, we are
rescinding the administrative review for
the above-mentioned companies for
which we received a timely withdrawal
of the request for administrative review
in accordance with 19 CFR
351.213(d)(1).
Petitioners also timely requested an
administrative review, then timely
withdrew their requests for the
8 See Petitioners’ letter entitled, ‘‘Seamless
Refined Copper Pipe and Tube From the People’s
Republic of China: Withdrawal of Request for
Antidumping Administrative Reviews,’’ dated
February 6, 2012.
9 See Preliminary Results, 77 FR at 47031.
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following companies that have
previously established their eligibility
for separate rate: Luvata Alltop
(Zhongshan) Ltd., Luvata Tube
(Zhongshan) Ltd., Ningbo Jintian
Copper Tube Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Jiahe
Pipes Inc., and Zhejiang Naile Copper
Co., Ltd.10 Because the requests for
administrative reviews for these
companies were timely withdrawn, we
are rescinding the administrative review
for these companies in accordance with
19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).
Final Results of the Review
We determine that the following
weighted-average dumping margins
exist for the POR:
Exporter
Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube Group, Inc .........
Hong Kong Hailiang Metal
Trading Limited, Zhejiang
Hailiang Co., Ltd., and
Shanghai Hailiang Copper
Co., Ltd .............................
Margin
(percentage)
0.00
60.85
Disclosure
The Department intends to disclose
calculations performed for these final
results to the parties within five days of
the date of the public announcement of
the results of this review in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b), the
Department will determine, and U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’)
shall assess, antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries covered by this
review. The Department intends to issue
assessment instructions to CBP 15 days
after the publication date of the final
results of this review.
For each respondent whose weightedaverage dumping margin in these final
results is not zero or de minimis (i.e.,
less than 0.5 percent), the Department
has calculated importer-specific
assessment rates. Because we do not
have entered values for all U.S. sales to
a particular importer, we are calculating
a per-unit assessment rate by
aggregating the amount of dumping for
all U.S. sales to that importer and
dividing this amount by the total
10 See Petitioners’ letter entitled, ‘‘Seamless
Refined Copper Pipe and Tube From the People’s
Republic of China: Withdrawal of Request for
Antidumping Administrative Reviews,’’ dated
February 6, 2012. In the Preliminary Results, 77 FR
at 47301, we inadvertently identified these
companies as not having established their eligibility
for a separate rate.
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quantity sold to that importer.11 Where
an exporter’s weighted-average dumping
margin is zero or de minimis, or an
importer-specific ad valorem rate is zero
or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate appropriate entries without
regard to antidumping duties. To
determine whether an importer-specific,
ad valorem assessment rates is de
minimis, in accordance with the
requirement set forth in 19 CFR
351.106(c)(2), we calculated importerspecific ad valorem rates as the amount
of dumping for all U.S. sales to an
importer divided by the estimated
entered value of the same sales. We will
instruct CBP to liquidate entries of
subject merchandise exported by the
PRC-wide entity at an ad valorem
assessment rate equal to the weightedaverage dumping margin assigned to the
PRC-wide entity.
The Department announced a
refinement to its assessment practice in
non-market economy cases.12 Pursuant
to this refinement in practice, for entries
that were not reported in the U.S. sales
databases submitted by companies
individually examined during this
review, the Department will instruct
CBP to liquidate such entries at the rate
for the PRC-wide entity. 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 rate for the PRC-wide entity.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this
administrative review for all shipments
of the subject merchandise entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the publication
date, as provided for by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For the
exporters listed above, the cash deposit
rate will be equal to the weightedaverage dumping margin established in
the final results of this review (except,
if the rate is zero or de minimis, then the
cash deposit rate will be zero for that
exporter); (2) for previously investigated
or reviewed PRC and non-PRC exporters
not listed above that have separate rates,
the cash deposit rate will continue to be
the exporter-specific rate published for
the most recently completed segment of
11 See, e.g., Certain Cased Pencils From the
People’s Republic of China: Final Results of the
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 76 FR
27988, 27989 (May 13, 2011).
12 See Non-Market Economy Antidumping
Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76
FR 65694 (October 24, 2011).
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this proceeding; (3) 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 equal
to 60.85 percent, the rate for the PRCwide entity; 13 and (4) 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(s) that
supplied that non-PRC exporter. These
deposit requirements, when imposed,
shall remain in effect until further
notice.
Comment 3: Whether the Department should
make an adjustment to Golden Dragon’s
reported U.S. prices
Comment 4: Whether the Department should
use the financial statement of Kobelco or
Furukawa.
Comment 5: Whether the Department should
use a different rate for Hailiang as a nonexamined, separate rate respondent
Notification to Importers
International Trade Administration
This notice also serves as a final
reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)
to file a certificate regarding the
reimbursement of antidumping duties
prior to liquidation of the relevant
entries during this review period.
Failure to comply with this requirement
could result in the Secretary’s
presumption that reimbursement of
antidumping duties occurred and the
subsequent assessment of double
antidumping duties.
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Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to administrative
protective order (‘‘APO’’) of their
responsibility concerning the return or
destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under the APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which
continues to govern business
proprietary information in this segment
of the proceeding. Timely written
notification of the return or 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.
The Department is issuing and
publishing these final results of
administrative review in accordance
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of
the Act.
Dated: June 5, 2013.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
Appendix—Issues and Decision
Memorandum
Comment 1: Whether the Department should
rescind the administrative review with
respect to Luvata
Comment 2: Whether Golden Dragon’s U.S.
sales listing is accurate
13 See Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube
From the People’s Republic of China: Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 75
FR 60725, 60729 (October 1, 2010).
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe From
Malaysia, Thailand, and the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam: Initiation of
Antidumping Duty Investigations
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Effective Date: June 12, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Edythe Artman (Malaysia), Victoria Cho
(Thailand), or Fred Baker (Vietnam), at
(202) 482–3931, (202) 482–5075, or at
(202) 482–2924, respectively, AD/CVD
Operations, Office 7, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
The Petitions
On May 16, 2013, the Department of
Commerce (the Department) received
antidumping duty (AD) Petitions
concerning imports of welded stainless
pressure pipe (welded stainless pipe)
from Malaysia, Thailand, and the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam)
filed in proper form on behalf of Bristol
Metals, LLC, Felker Brothers Corp., and
Outokumpu Stainless Pipe, Inc.,
(collectively, Petitioners).1 Petitioners
are domestic producers of welded
stainless pipe. On May 21, 2013, the
Department requested additional
information and clarification of certain
areas of the Petitions. Petitioners filed
responses to these requests on May 24,
2013.2 On May 29, 2013, the
Department requested additional
information and clarification of certain
1 See Petitions for the Imposition of Antidumping
Duties on Imports of Welded Stainless Pressure
Pipe from Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, dated
May 16, 2013 (Petitions).
2 See Supplement to the Malaysia Petition, dated
May 24, 2013 (Malaysia Supplement), Supplement
to the Thailand Petition, dated May 24, 2013
(Thailand Supplement); and Supplement to the
Vietnam Petition, dated May 24, 2013 (Vietnam
Supplement).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-964]
Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube From the People's Republic
of China: Final Results and Partial Revocation of 2010/11 Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On August 7, 2012, the Department of Commerce (``Department'')
published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on seamless refined copper pipe and tube
(``copper pipe and tube'') from the People's Republic of China
(``PRC''). The period of review (``POR'') is November 22, 2010 through
October 31, 2011. Based on our analysis of the comments received, we
have made no changes to the margin calculations for these final
results. We continue to find that certain exporters have sold subject
merchandise at less than normal value during the POR.
DATES: Effective Date: June 12, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Martin or Robert Bolling, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 4, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
3936, and (202) 482-3434, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 7, 2012, the Department published Seamless Refined Copper
Pipe and Tube From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results
of the First Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, and Intent To
Rescind in Part, 77 FR 47030 (August 7, 2012) (``Preliminary
Results'').
On August 21, 2012, Cerro Flow Products, LLC, Wieland Copper
Products, LLC, Mueller Copper Tube Products, Inc., and Mueller Copper
Tube Company, Inc. (collectively, ``Petitioners'') submitted additional
surrogate value information for valuing factors of production. On
August 27, 2012, Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube Group, Inc.
(``Golden Dragon'') also submitted additional surrogate value
information for valuing factors of production. On August 27, 2012, the
Department extended the deadline for filing comments on the Preliminary
Results until September 13, 2012, and until September 18, 2012, for
rebuttal comments. On September 5, 2012, Luvata Alltop (Zhongshan) Ltd.
and Luvata Tube (Zhongshan) Ltd., (collectively ``Luvata'') filed
comments on the Preliminary Results. The separate rate respondent Hong
Kong Hailiang Metal Trading Limited, Zhejiang Hailiang Co., Ltd., and
Shanghai Hailiang Copper Co., Ltd. (collectively ``Hailiang''), and
Petitioners submitted case briefs with the Department on September 13,
2012. On September 17, 2012, the Department extended the deadline for
rebuttal briefs until September 21, 2012. On September 21, 2012,
Petitioners and Golden Dragon filed rebuttal briefs.
On April 23, 2013, the Department requested additional factual
documentation from Golden Dragon,\1\ which was submitted on April 24,
2013. On May 2, 2013, in response to an opportunity to comment from the
Department, Petitioners and Golden Dragon submitted comments in
response to Golden Dragon's April 24, 2013, factual submission. On May
6, 2013, Petitioners and Golden Dragon submitted rebuttal comments.
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\1\ See Memorandum from Christian Marsh to the File, ``Telephone
Conversation with Counsel for Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube
Group, Inc. et al.,'' dated April 23, 2013.
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The Department's original deadline for this final determination was
December 5, 2012. As explained in the memorandum from the Assistant
Secretary for Import Administration, the Department exercised its
discretion to toll deadlines for the duration of the closure of the
Federal Government from October 29, through October 30, 2012.
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Thus, the final results were tolled by two days until December 7,
2012.\2\ On November 29, 2012, the Department extended the final
results 60 days until February 5, 2013.\3\ On January 24, 2013, the
Department extended the final results 90 days until May 6, 2013.\4\ On
April 30, 2013, the Department extended the final results 30 days until
June 5, 2013.\5\
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\2\ See Memorandum to the Record from Paul Piquado, AS for
Import Administration, regarding ``Tolling of Administrative
Deadlines As a Result of the Government Closure During the Recent
Hurricane,'' dated October 31, 2012.
\3\ See Memorandum to Christian Marsh regarding ``Seamless
Refined Copper Pipe and Tube from the People's Republic of China:
Extension of Deadline for Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review,'' dated November 29, 2012.
\4\ See Memorandum to Christian Marsh regarding ``Seamless
Refined Copper Pipe and Tube from the People's Republic of China:
Extension of Deadline for Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review,'' dated January 24, 2013.
\5\ See Memorandum to Christian Marsh regarding ``Seamless
Refined Copper Pipe and Tube from the People's Republic of China:
Extension of Deadline for Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review,'' dated April 30, 2013.
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Scope of the Order
For the purpose of the order, the products covered are all seamless
circular refined copper pipes and tubes.\6\ The products subject to the
order are currently classifiable under subheadings 7411.10.1030 and
7411.10.1090 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(``HTSUS''). Products subject to the order may also enter under HTSUS
subheadings 7407.10.1500, 7419.99.5050, 8415.90.8065, and 8415.90.8085.
Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the scope of the order is
dispositive.\7\
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\6\ See Issues and Decision Memorandum.
\7\ For a complete description of the scope of the order, see
Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube From Mexico and the People's
Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Orders and Amended Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value From Mexico, 75 FR
71070 (November 22, 2010).
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by parties in
this review are addressed in the Memorandum from Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations, to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results
of the Administrative Review of Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube
from the People's Republic of China; 2010-2011,'' dated June 5, 2013
(``Issues and Decision Memorandum''), which is hereby adopted by this
notice. A list of the issues which parties raised and to which we
respond in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached to this
notice as an Appendix. The Issues and Decision Memorandum, which is a
public document, 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 is available to all parties in the
Central Records Unit, main Commerce building, Room 7046. In addition, a
complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum is accessible on
the Department's Web site at https://www.trade.gov/ia. The signed Issues
and Decision Memorandum and electronic versions of the memorandum are
identical in content.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
There have been no changes since Preliminary Results.
Period of Review
The POR is November 22, 2010, through October 31, 2011.
Partial Rescission of Review
Petitioners timely requested an administrative review for Golden
Dragon Holding (Hong Kong) International Co., Ltd., Hong Kong GD
Trading Co., Ltd., Sinochem Ningbo Import & Export Co., Ltd., and
Sinochem Ningbo Ltd., companies which do not have a separate rate, and
then timely withdrew their requests for review of the above-mentioned
companies.\8\ Because these companies have not established their
eligibility for a separate rate, they would be considered part of the
PRC-wide entity. In the Preliminary Results, we stated that we intended
to rescind the administrative review with respect to these companies in
the final results if the PRC-wide entity is not reviewed.\9\ Because
the PRC-wide entity is not under review for the final results of this
administrative review, we are rescinding the administrative review for
the above-mentioned companies for which we received a timely withdrawal
of the request for administrative review in accordance with 19 CFR
351.213(d)(1).
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\8\ See Petitioners' letter entitled, ``Seamless Refined Copper
Pipe and Tube From the People's Republic of China: Withdrawal of
Request for Antidumping Administrative Reviews,'' dated February 6,
2012.
\9\ See Preliminary Results, 77 FR at 47031.
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Petitioners also timely requested an administrative review, then
timely withdrew their requests for the following companies that have
previously established their eligibility for separate rate: Luvata
Alltop (Zhongshan) Ltd., Luvata Tube (Zhongshan) Ltd., Ningbo Jintian
Copper Tube Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Jiahe Pipes Inc., and Zhejiang Naile
Copper Co., Ltd.\10\ Because the requests for administrative reviews
for these companies were timely withdrawn, we are rescinding the
administrative review for these companies in accordance with 19 CFR
351.213(d)(1).
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\10\ See Petitioners' letter entitled, ``Seamless Refined Copper
Pipe and Tube From the People's Republic of China: Withdrawal of
Request for Antidumping Administrative Reviews,'' dated February 6,
2012. In the Preliminary Results, 77 FR at 47301, we inadvertently
identified these companies as not having established their
eligibility for a separate rate.
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Final Results of the Review
We determine that the following weighted-average dumping margins
exist for the POR:
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Margin
Exporter (percentage)
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Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube Group, Inc............ 0.00
Hong Kong Hailiang Metal Trading Limited, Zhejiang 60.85
Hailiang Co., Ltd., and Shanghai Hailiang Copper Co.,
Ltd....................................................
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Disclosure
The Department intends to disclose calculations performed for these
final results to the parties within five days of the date of the public
announcement of the results of this review in accordance with 19 CFR
351.224(b).
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b),
the Department will determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(``CBP'') shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries
covered by this review. The Department intends to issue assessment
instructions to CBP 15 days after the publication date of the final
results of this review.
For each respondent whose weighted-average dumping margin in these
final results is not zero or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent),
the Department has calculated importer-specific assessment rates.
Because we do not have entered values for all U.S. sales to a
particular importer, we are calculating a per-unit assessment rate by
aggregating the amount of dumping for all U.S. sales to that importer
and dividing this amount by the total
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quantity sold to that importer.\11\ Where an exporter's weighted-
average dumping margin is zero or de minimis, or an importer-specific
ad valorem rate is zero or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties. To
determine whether an importer-specific, ad valorem assessment rates is
de minimis, in accordance with the requirement set forth in 19 CFR
351.106(c)(2), we calculated importer-specific ad valorem rates as the
amount of dumping for all U.S. sales to an importer divided by the
estimated entered value of the same sales. We will instruct CBP to
liquidate entries of subject merchandise exported by the PRC-wide
entity at an ad valorem assessment rate equal to the weighted-average
dumping margin assigned to the PRC-wide entity.
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\11\ See, e.g., Certain Cased Pencils From the People's Republic
of China: Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review, 76 FR 27988, 27989 (May 13, 2011).
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The Department announced a refinement to its assessment practice in
non-market economy cases.\12\ Pursuant to this refinement in practice,
for entries that were not reported in the U.S. sales databases
submitted by companies individually examined during this review, the
Department will instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at the rate for
the PRC-wide entity. 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 rate for the PRC-
wide entity.
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\12\ 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 all
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as
provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For the exporters
listed above, the cash deposit rate will be equal to the weighted-
average dumping margin established in the final results of this review
(except, if the rate is zero or de minimis, then the cash deposit rate
will be zero for that exporter); (2) for previously investigated or
reviewed PRC and non-PRC exporters not listed above that have separate
rates, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the exporter-specific
rate published for the most recently completed segment of this
proceeding; (3) 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 equal to 60.85 percent, the rate for the PRC-wide entity; \13\
and (4) 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(s) that supplied that non-PRC exporter.
These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
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\13\ See Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube From the People's
Republic of China: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair
Value, 75 FR 60725, 60729 (October 1, 2010).
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Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding
the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the
relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply with this
requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (``APO'') of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under the APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which
continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of
the proceeding. Timely written notification of the return or
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.
The Department is issuing and publishing these final results of
administrative review in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and
777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: June 5, 2013.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
Appendix--Issues and Decision Memorandum
Comment 1: Whether the Department should rescind the administrative
review with respect to Luvata
Comment 2: Whether Golden Dragon's U.S. sales listing is accurate
Comment 3: Whether the Department should make an adjustment to
Golden Dragon's reported U.S. prices
Comment 4: Whether the Department should use the financial statement
of Kobelco or Furukawa.
Comment 5: Whether the Department should use a different rate for
Hailiang as a non-examined, separate rate respondent
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