Limitation of Duty-Free Imports of Apparel Articles Assembled in Haiti Under the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity Through Partnership for Encouragement Act (HOPE), 76817-76818 [2013-30261]
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Preliminary Determination and
Suspension of Liquidation
We preliminarily determine the
countervailable subsidy rates to be:
Company
Subsidy rate
(percent)
Mangal Steel Enterprises Ltd.
(‘‘Mangal’’) .............................
Babu Exports (‘‘Babu’’) .............
All Others ..................................
8.13
38.98
8.13
In accordance with sections
703(d)(1)(B) and (2) of the Act, we are
directing U.S. Customs and Border
Protection to suspend liquidation of all
entries of steel threaded rod from India
that are entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after
the date of the publication of this notice
in the Federal Register, and to require
a cash deposit for such entries of the
merchandise in the amounts indicated
above.
Disclosure and Public Comment
The Department intends to disclose to
interested parties the calculations
performed in connection with this
preliminary determination within five
days of public announcement of this
determination.7 Interested parties may
submit case and rebuttals briefs.8 For a
schedule of the deadlines for filing case
briefs, rebuttal briefs, and hearing
request, see the Preliminary
Determination Memorandum.
This determination is issued and
published pursuant to sections 703(f)
and 777(i) of the Act.
Dated: December 11, 2013.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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Appendix 1
Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by this
investigation is steel threaded rod. Steel
threaded rod is certain threaded rod, bar, or
studs, of carbon quality steel, having a solid,
circular cross section, of any diameter, in any
straight length, that have been forged, turned,
cold-drawn, cold-rolled, machine
straightened, or otherwise cold-finished, and
into which threaded grooves have been
applied. In addition, the steel threaded rod,
bar, or studs subject to this investigation are
nonheaded and threaded along greater than
25 percent of their total length. A variety of
finishes or coatings, such as plain oil finish
as a temporary rust protectant, zinc coating
(i.e., galvanized, whether by electroplating or
hot-dipping), paint, and other similar
finishes and coatings, may be applied to the
merchandise.
Included in the scope of this investigation
are steel threaded rod, bar, or studs, in
which: (1) Iron predominates, by weight, over
each of the other contained elements; (2) the
carbon content is 2 percent or less, by weight;
and (3) none of the elements listed below
exceeds the quantity, by weight, respectively
indicated:
• 1.80 percent of manganese, or
• 1.50 percent of silicon, or
• 1.00 percent of copper, or
• 0.50 percent of aluminum, or
• 1.25 percent of chromium, or
• 0.30 percent of cobalt, or
• 0.40 percent of lead, or
• 1.25 percent of nickel, or
• 0.30 percent of tungsten, or
• 0.012 percent of boron, or
• 0.10 percent of molybdenum, or
• 0.10 percent of niobium, or
• 0.41 percent of titanium, or
• 0.15 percent of vanadium, or
• 0.15 percent of zirconium.
Steel threaded rod is currently classifiable
under subheadings 7318.15.5051,
7318.15.5056, 7318.15.5090 and
7318.15.2095 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (‘‘HTSUS’’).
Although the HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the
merchandise is dispositive.
Excluded from the scope of this
investigation are: (a) Threaded rod, bar, or
studs which are threaded only on one or both
ends and the threading covers 25 percent or
less of the total length; and (b) threaded rod,
bar, or studs made to American Society for
Testing and Materials (‘‘ASTM’’) A193 Grade
B7, ASTM A193 Grade B7M, ASTM A193
Grade B16, and ASTM A320 Grade L7.
Appendix 2
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
1. Scope Comments
2. Scope of the Investigation
3. Injury Test
4. Subsidies Valuation
5. Use of Facts Otherwise Available
6. Analysis of Programs
7. Calculation of the All Others Rate
8. ITC Notification
9. Disclosure and Public Comment
10. Verification
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Limitation of Duty-Free Imports of
Apparel Articles Assembled in Haiti
Under the Haitian Hemispheric
Opportunity Through Partnership for
Encouragement Act (HOPE)
International Trade
Administration, Department of
Commerce.
AGENCY:
7 See
19 CFR 351.224(b).
8 See 19 CFR 351.309.
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Notification of Annual
Quantitative Limit on Certain Apparel
under HOPE.
ACTION:
DATES:
Effective Date: December 20,
2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maria Dybczak, International Trade
Specialist, Office of Textiles and
Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,
(202) 482–3651.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: The Caribbean Basin Recovery
Act (‘‘CBERA’’), as amended by the Haitian
Hemispheric Opportunity Through
Partnership for Encouragement Act of 2006
(‘‘HOPE’’), Title V of the Tax Relief and
Health Care Act of 2006 and the Food,
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
(‘‘HOPE II’’); the Haiti Economic Lift Program
Act of 2010 (‘‘HELP’’); and implemented by
Presidential Proclamations No. 8114, 72 FR
13655, 13659 (March 22, 2007), and No.
8596, 75 FR 68,153 (November 4, 2010).
HOPE provides for duty-free
treatment for certain apparel articles
imported directly from Haiti. Section
213A(b)(1)(B) of HOPE outlines the
requirements for certain apparel articles
to qualify for duty-free treatment under
a ‘‘value-added’’ program. In order to
qualify for duty-free treatment, apparel
articles must be wholly assembled, or
knit-to-shape, in Haiti from any
combination of fabrics, fabric
components, components knit-to-shape,
and yarns, as long as the sum of the cost
or value of materials produced in Haiti
or one or more countries, as described
in HOPE, or any combination thereof,
plus the direct costs of processing
operations performed in Haiti or one or
more countries, as described in HOPE,
or any combination thereof, is not less
than an applicable percentage of the
declared customs value of such apparel
articles. Pursuant to HELP, the
applicable percentage for the period
December 20, 2013 through December
19, 2014, is 50 percent or more.
For every twelve month period
following the effective date of HOPE,
duty-free treatment under the valueadded program is subject to a
quantitative limitation. HOPE provides
that the quantitative limitation will be
recalculated for each subsequent 12month period. Section 213A(b)(1)(C) of
HOPE, as amended by HOPE II and
HELP, requires that, for the twelvemonth period beginning on December
20, 2013, the quantitative limitation for
qualifying apparel imported from Haiti
under the value-added program will be
an amount equivalent to 1.25 percent of
the aggregate square meter equivalent of
all apparel articles imported into the
United States in the most recent 12month period for which data are
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available. The aggregate square meters
equivalent of all apparel articles
imported into the United States is
derived from the set of Harmonized
System lines listed in the Annex to the
World Trade Organization Agreement
on Textiles and Clothing (‘‘ATC’’), and
the conversion factors for units of
measure into square meter equivalents
used by the United States in
implementing the ATC. For purposes of
this notice, the most recent 12-month
period for which data are available as of
December 20, 2013 is the 12-month
period ending on October 31, 2013.
Therefore, for the one-year period
beginning on December 20, 2013 and
extending through December 19, 2014,
the quantity of imports eligible for
preferential treatment under the valueadded program is 322,629,971 square
meters equivalent. Apparel articles
entered in excess of these quantities will
be subject to otherwise applicable
tariffs.
Dated: December 11, 2013.
Janet E. Heinzen,
Acting, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Textiles, Consumer Goods and Materials.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
U.S. Healthcare Education Trade
Mission to New Delhi, Hyderabad, and
Ahmedabad, India, January 27–
February 1, 2014; Correction
International Trade
Administration, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice cancellation.
AGENCY:
The United States Department
of Commerce, International Trade
Administration, U.S. and Foreign
Commercial Service published a
document in the Federal Register of
November 13, 2013 regarding the U.S.
Healthcare Education Trade Mission to
New Delhi, Hyderabad, and
Ahmedabad, India, January 27–February
1, 2014. This mission has been
cancelled. Please update the existing
notice with a note that this mission is
cancelled as of December 10, 2013.
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SUMMARY:
Cancellation Notice
In the Federal Register of July 16,
2013, in 78 FR 42505, title, note a top
of page, correct the subject heading of
the notice to read:
U.S. Healthcare Education Trade
Mission to New Delhi, Hyderabad, and
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Ahmedabad, India, January 27–February
1, 2014 has been cancelled.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Koreen M. Grube, International Trade
Specialist, Milwaukee U.S. Export
Assistance Center, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce Tel: 414–297–1853
Koreen.Grube@trade.gov.
Elnora Moye,
Trade Program Assistant.
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well as networking events offering
further opportunities to speak with local
business and industry decision-makers.
The delegation will be composed of
representatives from 20–25 U.S. firms in
the mission’s target sectors.
Representatives of the Export-Import
Bank of the United States (Ex-Im) and
the Overseas Private Investment
Corporation (OPIC) will be invited to
participate to provide information and
counseling regarding their suite of
programs, services, and interests in the
Middle East.
Commercial Setting
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
The United Arab Emirates
International Trade Administration
The US-UAE trade relationship is
undergoing a period of rapid expansion
as the UAE seeks to undertake major
investment in its infrastructure and
transport systems. U.S. exports to the
UAE totaled almost $23 billion in 2012.
U.S. exports to the UAE increased by
36% in 2011, 42% in 2012 and are
poised to grow an additional 15% in
2013. Key market opportunities for U.S.
firms will continue to be present in
project management and design work on
urban transport, rail, oil & gas and
power generation (including alternative
energy). Demand for imports is being
fueled by economic growth rates of 3–
4%, and bolstered by strong oil
revenues as the UAE implements a onethird increase in its petroleum
production.
In addition to accounting for virtually
all UAE oil production and defense
sector acquisitions, the Emirate of Abu
Dhabi is also moving forward to develop
a $10 billion urban transit system, a
national railroad network and a nuclear
energy industry. Dubai continues to
expand its role as the major regional
trade hub and has begun development
of one the world’s largest new airport
projects. On November 27, 2013, the
Emirate won the award to host the 2020
World Expo which will result in the
undertaking of major infrastructure and
hospitality development.
Specific projects in these sectors
include an urban transit project in Abu
Dhabi (light rail and below ground
subway); development of the Etihad Rail
network to link the UAE’s major ports
and cities; development of Dubai’s new
Al Maktoum airport and adjacent
logistics, commercial, residential and
recreational sites; and the anticipated
design and construction of over 100 new
hotels and multiple venues for the 2020
World Expo with an estimated project
value of $40 billion.
Additionally, there are many major
clean energy opportunities for U.S.
firms. Dubai plans to develop a 1,000
Secretarial Infrastructure Business
Development Mission to the United
Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia and Qatar
March 8–14, 2014.
International Trade
Administration, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Mission Description
The United States Secretary of
Commerce will lead an Infrastructure
Business Development Mission to the
United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia and Qatar from March 8–
14, 2014. This business development
mission will promote U.S. exports to the
Gulf region by helping U.S. companies
launch or increase their business in the
infrastructure sector. The mission will
include government and business-tobusiness meetings, market briefings and
networking events. In all three
countries, the governments and private
sector are investing significant money in
infrastructure projects. As a result, the
mission will focus on export-ready U.S.
firms with product and services in a
broad range of leading U.S.
infrastructure sectors with an emphasis
on project management and engineering
(including construction, architecture
and design), renewable energy (solar,
wind, waste-to-energy), smart grid and
energy efficiency, and environmental
technologies (including water/
wastewater; air pollution control; and
waste management).
The mission will stop in the United
Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia and Qatar. In each country,
participants will meet with pre-screened
potential agents, distributors, and
representatives, as well as other
business partners and government
officials. They will also attend market
briefings by U.S. Embassy officials, as
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Limitation of Duty-Free Imports of Apparel Articles Assembled in
Haiti Under the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity Through Partnership for
Encouragement Act (HOPE)
AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notification of Annual Quantitative Limit on Certain Apparel
under HOPE.
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DATES: Effective Date: December 20, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maria Dybczak, International Trade
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of
Commerce, (202) 482-3651.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: The Caribbean Basin Recovery Act (``CBERA''), as
amended by the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity Through Partnership
for Encouragement Act of 2006 (``HOPE''), Title V of the Tax Relief
and Health Care Act of 2006 and the Food, Conservation, and Energy
Act of 2008 (``HOPE II''); the Haiti Economic Lift Program Act of
2010 (``HELP''); and implemented by Presidential Proclamations No.
8114, 72 FR 13655, 13659 (March 22, 2007), and No. 8596, 75 FR
68,153 (November 4, 2010).
HOPE provides for duty-free treatment for certain apparel articles
imported directly from Haiti. Section 213A(b)(1)(B) of HOPE outlines
the requirements for certain apparel articles to qualify for duty-free
treatment under a ``value-added'' program. In order to qualify for
duty-free treatment, apparel articles must be wholly assembled, or
knit-to-shape, in Haiti from any combination of fabrics, fabric
components, components knit-to-shape, and yarns, as long as the sum of
the cost or value of materials produced in Haiti or one or more
countries, as described in HOPE, or any combination thereof, plus the
direct costs of processing operations performed in Haiti or one or more
countries, as described in HOPE, or any combination thereof, is not
less than an applicable percentage of the declared customs value of
such apparel articles. Pursuant to HELP, the applicable percentage for
the period December 20, 2013 through December 19, 2014, is 50 percent
or more.
For every twelve month period following the effective date of HOPE,
duty-free treatment under the value-added program is subject to a
quantitative limitation. HOPE provides that the quantitative limitation
will be recalculated for each subsequent 12-month period. Section
213A(b)(1)(C) of HOPE, as amended by HOPE II and HELP, requires that,
for the twelve-month period beginning on December 20, 2013, the
quantitative limitation for qualifying apparel imported from Haiti
under the value-added program will be an amount equivalent to 1.25
percent of the aggregate square meter equivalent of all apparel
articles imported into the United States in the most recent 12-month
period for which data are
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available. The aggregate square meters equivalent of all apparel
articles imported into the United States is derived from the set of
Harmonized System lines listed in the Annex to the World Trade
Organization Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (``ATC''), and the
conversion factors for units of measure into square meter equivalents
used by the United States in implementing the ATC. For purposes of this
notice, the most recent 12-month period for which data are available as
of December 20, 2013 is the 12-month period ending on October 31, 2013.
Therefore, for the one-year period beginning on December 20, 2013
and extending through December 19, 2014, the quantity of imports
eligible for preferential treatment under the value-added program is
322,629,971 square meters equivalent. Apparel articles entered in
excess of these quantities will be subject to otherwise applicable
tariffs.
Dated: December 11, 2013.
Janet E. Heinzen,
Acting, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Textiles, Consumer Goods and
Materials.
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