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rates that will be applied to companies
covered by this order, but not examined
in this review, are those established in
the most recently completed segment of
the proceeding for each company. These
cash deposit requirements, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice serves as a reminder to
parties subject to administrative
protective order (APO) of their
responsibility concerning the
disposition of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
written notification of return or
destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is
hereby requested. Failure to comply
with the regulations and the terms of an
APO is a sanctionable violation.
We are issuing and publishing these
results in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended.
Dated: December 26, 2013.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations.
Appendix I
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and
Adverse Inferences
V. Subsidy Valuation Information
VI. Benchmark and Discount Rates
VII. Analysis of Programs
VIII. Analysis of Comments
Comment 1: Whether There Is a Basis for
the Imposition of Countervailing Duties
on RZBC’s Imports
Comment 2: Whether the Provision of
Sulfuric Acid Is Specific Under Section
771(5A) of the Act
Comment 3: Whether the Provision of
Steam Coal Is Specific Under Section
771(5A) of the Act
Comment 4: Whether the Provision of
Calcium Carbonate Is Specific Under
Section 771(5A) of the Act
Comment 5: Whether the Department
Should Countervail Input Purchases
Made Through Trading Companies and
Produced by ‘‘Authorities’’
Comment 6: Whether the Certain Sulfuric
Acid Producers are ‘‘Authorities’’
Comment 7: Shandong Province Policy
Loans
Comment 8: Creditworthiness
Comment 9: Whether Provision of Land for
Less Than Adequate Remuneration
(LTAR) to Enterprises Located in
Development Parks/Zones in the
Donggang District Is Countervailable
Comment 10: Whether Provision of Land
for LTAR to Enterprises in Strategic
Emerging Industries in Shandong
Province Is Countervailable
Comment 11: Whether Limestone Flux Is
Calcium Carbonate and Sold at LTAR
Comment 12: Whether the Department
Should Modify the Calcium Carbonate
Benchmark To Use World Export Prices
Derived From Chapter 28 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule
Comment 13: Benchmark Issues
A. Whether World Market Prices for Input
Benchmarks Are Reasonably Available
B. Whether To Consider Factors of
Comparability to Select World Market
Prices
C. Whether To Exclude Export Prices to the
PRC in the Benchmark Calculation
D. Whether To Include RZBC Companies’
Limestone Flux Benchmark Submission
E. Whether Benchmark Averaging
Methodology is Unreasonable, Distortive,
and Otherwise Not in Accordance With
Law
F. The Department Should Average Import
Duties When Calculating the LTAR
Benchmarks
G. The Department Should Modify The
Sulfuric Acid Benchmark by Adding
Hazardous Shipping Charges
H. Whether International Freight for
Limestone Flux Is Aberrational
Comment 14: Whether To Adjust Sulfuric
Acid Input Purchases by RZBC
Companies
IX. Conclusion
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Initiation of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’)
Review
Enforcement and Compliance,
formerly Import Administration,
AGENCY:
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce
SUMMARY: In accordance with section
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (‘‘the Act’’), the Department of
Commerce (‘‘the Department’’) is
automatically initiating five-year
reviews (‘‘Sunset Reviews’’) of the
antidumping and countervailing duty
(‘‘AD/CVD’’) order listed below. The
International Trade Commission (‘‘the
Commission’’) is publishing
concurrently with this notice its notice
of Institution of Five-Year Review which
covers the same orders.
DATES:
The
Department official identified in the
Initiation of Review section below at
AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.
For information from the Commission
contact Mary Messer, Office of
Investigations, U.S. International Trade
Commission at (202) 205–3193.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Department’s procedures for the
conduct of Sunset Reviews are set forth
in its Procedures for Conducting FiveYear (‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Orders, 63 FR 13516 (March 20, 1998)
and 70 FR 62061 (October 28, 2005).
Guidance on methodological or
analytical issues relevant to the
Department’s conduct of Sunset
Reviews is set forth in Antidumping
Proceedings: Calculation of the
Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and
Assessment Rate in Certain
Antidumping Duty Proceedings; Final
Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14,
2012).
Initiation of Review
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.218(c), we are initiating the Sunset
Review of the following antidumping
duty order:
DOC case No.
ITC case No.
Country
Product
A–570–929 ............
maindgalligan on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Effective Date: January 1, 2014.
731–TA–1143 .......
China ....................
A–588–804 ............
A–412–801 ............
731–TA–394A .......
731–TA–399A .......
Japan ....................
United Kingdom ....
Small Diameter Graphite Electrodes
(1st Review).
Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof .........
Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof .........
Filing Information
As a courtesy, we are making
information related to sunset
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proceedings, including copies of the
pertinent statute and Department’s
regulations, the Department’s schedule
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Department contact
David Goldberger, (202) 482–4136.
David Goldberger, (202) 482–4136.
David Goldberger, (202) 482–4136.
for Sunset Reviews, a listing of past
revocations and continuations, and
current service lists, available to the
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public on the Department’s Web site at
the following address: ‘‘https://
enforcement.trade.gov/sunset/.’’ All
submissions in these Sunset Reviews
must be filed in accordance with the
Department’s regulations regarding
format, translation, and service of
documents. These rules, including
electronic filing requirements via
Enforcement and Compliance’s
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System
(‘‘IA ACCESS’’), can be found at 19 CFR
351.303.1
This notice serves as a reminder that
any party submitting factual information
in an AD/CVD proceeding must certify
to the accuracy and completeness of that
information.2 Parties are hereby
reminded that revised certification
requirements are in effect for company/
government officials as well as their
representatives in all AD/CVD
investigations or proceedings initiated
on or after August 16, 2013.3 The
formats for the revised certifications are
provided at the end of the Final Rule.
The Department intends to reject factual
submissions if the submitting party does
not comply with the revised
certification requirements.
On April 10, 2013, the Department
published Definition of Factual
Information and Time Limits for
Submission of Factual Information:
Final Rule, 78 FR 21246 (April 10,
2013), which modified two regulations
related to antidumping and
countervailing duty proceedings: The
definition of factual information (19
CFR 351.102(b)(21)), and the time limits
for the submission of factual
information (19 CFR 351.301). The final
rule identifies five categories of factual
information in 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21),
which are summarized as follows: (i)
Evidence submitted in response to
questionnaires; (ii) evidence submitted
in support of allegations; (iii) publicly
available information to value factors
under 19 CFR 351.408(c) or to measure
the adequacy of remuneration under 19
CFR 351.511(a)(2); (iv) evidence placed
on the record by the Department; and (v)
evidence other than factual information
described in (i)–(iv). The final rule
requires any party, when submitting
factual information, to specify under
which subsection of 19 CFR
1 See also Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings: Electronic Filing Procedures;
Administrative Protective Order Procedures, 76 FR
39263 (July 6, 2011).
2 See section 782(b) of the Act.
3 See Certification of Factual Information To
Import Administration During Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July
17, 2013) (‘‘Final Rule’’) (amending 19 CFR
351.303(g)).
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351.102(b)(21) the information is being
submitted and, if the information is
submitted to rebut, clarify, or correct
factual information already on the
record, to provide an explanation
identifying the information already on
the record that the factual information
seeks to rebut, clarify, or correct. The
final rule also modified 19 CFR 351.301
so that, rather than providing general
time limits, there are specific time limits
based on the type of factual information
being submitted. These modifications
are effective for all segments initiated on
or after May 10, 2013. Please review the
final rule, available at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/2013/
1304frn/2013-08227.txt, prior to
submitting factual information in this
segment. To the extent that other
regulations govern the submission of
factual information in a segment (such
as 19 CFR 351.218), these time limits
will continue to be applied.
On September 20, 2013, the
Department modified its regulation
concerning the extension of time limits
for submissions in antidumping and
countervailing duty proceedings:
Extension of Time Limits, 78 FR 57790
(September 20, 2013). The modification
clarifies that parties may request an
extension of time limits before a time
limit established under part 351 of the
Department’s regulations expires, or as
otherwise specified by the Secretary. In
general, an extension request will be
considered untimely if it is filed after
the time limit established under part
351 expires. For submissions which are
due from multiple parties
simultaneously, an extension request
will be considered untimely if it is filed
after 10:00 a.m. on the due date. Under
certain circumstances, the Department
may elect to specify a different time
limit by which extension requests will
be considered untimely for submissions
which are due from multiple parties
simultaneously. In such a case, the
Department will inform parties in the
letter or memorandum setting forth the
deadline (including a specified time) by
which extension requests must be filed
to be considered timely. This
modification also requires that an
extension request must be made in a
separate, stand-alone submission, and
clarifies the circumstances under which
the Department will grant untimelyfiled requests for the extension of time
limits. These modifications are effective
for all segments initiated on or after
October 21, 2013. Please review the
final rule, available at https://
www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/
html/2013-22853.htm, prior to
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submitting factual information in these
segments.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.103(d), the
Department will maintain and make
available a service list for these
proceedings. To facilitate the timely
preparation of the service list(s), it is
requested that those seeking recognition
as interested parties to a proceeding
contact the Department in writing
within 10 days of the publication of the
Notice of Initiation.
Because deadlines in Sunset Reviews
can be very short, we urge interested
parties to apply for access to proprietary
information under administrative
protective order (‘‘APO’’) immediately
following publication in the Federal
Register of this notice of initiation by
filing a notice of intent to participate.
The Department’s regulations on
submission of proprietary information
and eligibility to receive access to
business proprietary information under
APO can be found at 19 CFR 351.304–
306.
Information Required From Interested
Parties
Domestic interested parties, as
defined in section 771(9)(C), (D), (E), (F),
and (G) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.102(b), wishing to participate in a
Sunset Review must respond not later
than 15 days after the date of
publication in the Federal Register of
this notice of initiation by filing a notice
of intent to participate. The required
contents of the notice of intent to
participate are set forth at 19 CFR
351.218(d)(1)(ii). In accordance with the
Department’s regulations, if we do not
receive a notice of intent to participate
from at least one domestic interested
party by the 15-day deadline, the
Department will automatically revoke
the order without further review.4
If we receive an order-specific notice
of intent to participate from a domestic
interested party, the Department’s
regulations provide that all parties
wishing to participate in a Sunset
Review must file complete substantive
responses not later than 30 days after
the date of publication in the Federal
Register of this notice of initiation. The
required contents of a substantive
response, on an order-specific basis, are
set forth at 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3). Note
that certain information requirements
differ for respondent and domestic
parties. Also, note that the Department’s
information requirements are distinct
from the Commission’s information
requirements. Please consult the
Department’s regulations for
information regarding the Department’s
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conduct of Sunset Reviews. Please
consult the Department’s regulations at
19 CFR part 351 for definitions of terms
and for other general information
concerning antidumping and
countervailing duty proceedings at the
Department.
This notice of initiation is being
published in accordance with section
751(c) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(c).
Dated: December 23, 2013.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Notice of Changes in the Development
and Distribution of NOAA Nautical
Charts and Publications
Office of Coast Survey,
National Ocean Service, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice to advise the public of
changes to the printing and distribution
of NOAA’s nautical charts, including
digital charts, and to seek public
comment.
AGENCY:
NOAA is making significant
changes to nautical chart printing and
distribution, and is seeking public
comment. This notice informs the
public of the Office of Coast Survey’s
approach to expanding navigation
products and services, and explains
how mariners may continue to access
the nautical charts necessary for safe
navigation of U.S. waters and to meet
regulatory carriage requirements.
DATES: Written, faxed, or emailed
comments are due by midnight,
February 3, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by mail
to Director, Office of Coast Survey, 1315
East-West Highway #6216, Silver
Spring, MD 20910; or by using the
online NOAA Nautical Inquiry &
Comment System at https://
nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/inquiry.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Visit
the Web site (https://
nauticalcharts.noaa.gov) or contact the
Office of Coast Survey at the following
address: NOAA, National Ocean
Service, Office of Coast Survey, Marine
Chart Division, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910–
32821, U.S.A.; telephone 888–990–6622;
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fax 301–713–4516; email
anthony.r.klemm@noaa.gov.
NOAA is
privatizing the printing of nautical
charts. Regulations that govern nautical
chart and publication carriage
requirements remain unchanged. These
regulations are found in 33 CFR 164 and
Title 46 of the U.S. Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR).
After April 13, 2014, NOAA-certified
Print-on-Demand (POD) charts will be
the only official source available for
mariners to obtain NOAA paper nautical
charts. NOAA-certified POD charts,
available since 1999 through certified
POD partners, are official paper nautical
charts that are up-to-date at the time of
printing. These charts are considered
‘‘published’’ by NOAA’s National Ocean
Service, and therefore meet chart
carriage requirements.
POD charts are currently available
from NOAA commercial partners
OceanGrafix (https://
www.oceangrafix.com) and East View
Geospatial (https://www.geospatial.com).
If you are interested in becoming a POD
chart provider, learn more at our Web
site at https://
www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/pod/
PODpartner.htm.
NOAA is also making nautical chart
information available digitally in three
new ways, and is seeking feedback on
these three changes.
1. For a three-month trial period
(October 22, 2013 to January 22, 2014),
NOAA is providing free digital chart
image files in PDF (Portable Document
Format) file format. The free PDF chart
files are available for public use. The
digital charts are also available as
NOAA-certified Print-on-Demand
charts. NOAA will evaluate the usage
and user feedback to decide whether to
continue providing public access to PDF
nautical charts. Please note that the free
PDF charts do not meet chart carriage
requirements under federal regulations
unless printed to NOAA quality
standards by a NOAA-certified POD
partner. Download PDF charts at
www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/pdfcharts.
2. NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey is
providing high-resolution NOAA raster
navigational charts (NOAA RNC®) for
public testing and evaluation. The
Office of Coast Survey is upgrading the
image quality from the current 254 DPI
to 400 DPI to improve clarity,
readability, and aesthetics of this digital
charting product. The evaluation
dataset, which is kept up-to-date like
the current RNCs, is available for
download for Tampa Bay, Detroit, Long
Island Sound, and Puget Sound. If no
problems are identified or left
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unresolved, Coast Survey intends to
upgrade all RNCs to 400 dpi by
February 2014. Software product
developers and RNC users are invited to
provide comments or questions
regarding this new service. Download
the evaluation datasets at
www.charts.noaa.gov/RNCs_400/.
3. An online seamless viewer of
NOAA’s electronic navigational charts
(NOAA ENC®) is available for public
use at the Web site https://
www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/
ENCOnline/. NOAA ENC Online
optimizes the viewing of the entire ENC
suite, using the display rules defined by
the International Hydrographic
Organization’s S–52 standards,
Specifications for Chart Content and
Display Aspects of ECDIS. The public is
invited to provide comments or
questions regarding this new service.
Authority: 33 U.S.C. Chapter 17, Coast and
Geodetic Survey Act of 1947.
Dated: December 16, 2013.
Gerd Glang,
Director, Office of Coast Survey, National
Ocean Service, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Science Advisory Board (SAB)
Office of Oceanic and
Atmospheric Research (OAR), National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Department of
Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice sets forth the
schedule and proposed agenda of a
forthcoming meeting of the NOAA
Science Advisory Board. The members
will discuss and provide advice on
issues outlined in the section on Matters
To Be Considered.
Time and Date: The meeting is
scheduled for Thursday January 23,
2014 from 4:00–5:35 p.m. Eastern
Standard Time.
ADDRESSES: Conference call. Public
access is available at: NOAA, SSMC 3,
Room 10836, 1315 East-West Highway,
Silver Spring, Md. Members of the
public will not be able to dial in to this
meeting.
Status: The meeting will be open to
public participation with a 5-minute
public comment period from 5:30–5:35
p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The SAB
expects that public statements presented
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, formerly Import Administration,
International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce
SUMMARY: In accordance with section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (``the Act''), the Department of Commerce (``the
Department'') is automatically initiating five-year reviews (``Sunset
Reviews'') of the antidumping and countervailing duty (``AD/CVD'')
order listed below. The International Trade Commission (``the
Commission'') is publishing concurrently with this notice its notice of
Institution of Five-Year Review which covers the same orders.
DATES: Effective Date: January 1, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Department official identified in
the Initiation of Review section below at AD/CVD Operations,
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230. For information from the Commission contact Mary
Messer, Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission
at (202) 205-3193.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Department's procedures for the conduct of Sunset Reviews are
set forth in its Procedures for Conducting Five-Year (``Sunset'')
Reviews of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, 63 FR 13516
(March 20, 1998) and 70 FR 62061 (October 28, 2005). Guidance on
methodological or analytical issues relevant to the Department's
conduct of Sunset Reviews is set forth in Antidumping Proceedings:
Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate
in Certain Antidumping Duty Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101
(February 14, 2012).
Initiation of Review
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.218(c), we are initiating the Sunset
Review of the following antidumping duty order:
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DOC case No. ITC case No. Country Product Department contact
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A-570-929..................... 731-TA-1143..... China........... Small Diameter David Goldberger,
Graphite Electrodes (202) 482-4136.
(1st Review).
A-588-804..................... 731-TA-394A..... Japan........... Ball Bearings and David Goldberger,
Parts Thereof. (202) 482-4136.
A-412-801..................... 731-TA-399A..... United Kingdom.. Ball Bearings and David Goldberger,
Parts Thereof. (202) 482-4136.
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Filing Information
As a courtesy, we are making information related to sunset
proceedings, including copies of the pertinent statute and Department's
regulations, the Department's schedule for Sunset Reviews, a listing of
past revocations and continuations, and current service lists,
available to the
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public on the Department's Web site at the following address: ``https://enforcement.trade.gov/sunset/.'' All submissions in these Sunset
Reviews must be filed in accordance with the Department's regulations
regarding format, translation, and service of documents. These rules,
including electronic filing requirements via Enforcement and
Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic
Service System (``IA ACCESS''), can be found at 19 CFR 351.303.\1\
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\1\ See also Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Electronic Filing Procedures; Administrative Protective Order
Procedures, 76 FR 39263 (July 6, 2011).
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This notice serves as a reminder that any party submitting factual
information in an AD/CVD proceeding must certify to the accuracy and
completeness of that information.\2\ Parties are hereby reminded that
revised certification requirements are in effect for company/government
officials as well as their representatives in all AD/CVD investigations
or proceedings initiated on or after August 16, 2013.\3\ The formats
for the revised certifications are provided at the end of the Final
Rule. The Department intends to reject factual submissions if the
submitting party does not comply with the revised certification
requirements.
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\2\ See section 782(b) of the Act.
\3\ See Certification of Factual Information To Import
Administration During Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July 17, 2013) (``Final Rule'') (amending
19 CFR 351.303(g)).
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On April 10, 2013, the Department published Definition of Factual
Information and Time Limits for Submission of Factual Information:
Final Rule, 78 FR 21246 (April 10, 2013), which modified two
regulations related to antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings:
The definition of factual information (19 CFR 351.102(b)(21)), and the
time limits for the submission of factual information (19 CFR 351.301).
The final rule identifies five categories of factual information in 19
CFR 351.102(b)(21), which are summarized as follows: (i) Evidence
submitted in response to questionnaires; (ii) evidence submitted in
support of allegations; (iii) publicly available information to value
factors under 19 CFR 351.408(c) or to measure the adequacy of
remuneration under 19 CFR 351.511(a)(2); (iv) evidence placed on the
record by the Department; and (v) evidence other than factual
information described in (i)-(iv). The final rule requires any party,
when submitting factual information, to specify under which subsection
of 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) the information is being submitted and, if the
information is submitted to rebut, clarify, or correct factual
information already on the record, to provide an explanation
identifying the information already on the record that the factual
information seeks to rebut, clarify, or correct. The final rule also
modified 19 CFR 351.301 so that, rather than providing general time
limits, there are specific time limits based on the type of factual
information being submitted. These modifications are effective for all
segments initiated on or after May 10, 2013. Please review the final
rule, available at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/2013/1304frn/2013-08227.txt, prior to submitting factual information in this segment. To
the extent that other regulations govern the submission of factual
information in a segment (such as 19 CFR 351.218), these time limits
will continue to be applied.
On September 20, 2013, the Department modified its regulation
concerning the extension of time limits for submissions in antidumping
and countervailing duty proceedings: Extension of Time Limits, 78 FR
57790 (September 20, 2013). The modification clarifies that parties may
request an extension of time limits before a time limit established
under part 351 of the Department's regulations expires, or as otherwise
specified by the Secretary. In general, an extension request will be
considered untimely if it is filed after the time limit established
under part 351 expires. For submissions which are due from multiple
parties simultaneously, an extension request will be considered
untimely if it is filed after 10:00 a.m. on the due date. Under certain
circumstances, the Department may elect to specify a different time
limit by which extension requests will be considered untimely for
submissions which are due from multiple parties simultaneously. In such
a case, the Department will inform parties in the letter or memorandum
setting forth the deadline (including a specified time) by which
extension requests must be filed to be considered timely. This
modification also requires that an extension request must be made in a
separate, stand-alone submission, and clarifies the circumstances under
which the Department will grant untimely-filed requests for the
extension of time limits. These modifications are effective for all
segments initiated on or after October 21, 2013. Please review the
final rule, available at https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/2013-22853.htm, prior to submitting factual information in these
segments.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.103(d), the Department will maintain and
make available a service list for these proceedings. To facilitate the
timely preparation of the service list(s), it is requested that those
seeking recognition as interested parties to a proceeding contact the
Department in writing within 10 days of the publication of the Notice
of Initiation.
Because deadlines in Sunset Reviews can be very short, we urge
interested parties to apply for access to proprietary information under
administrative protective order (``APO'') immediately following
publication in the Federal Register of this notice of initiation by
filing a notice of intent to participate. The Department's regulations
on submission of proprietary information and eligibility to receive
access to business proprietary information under APO can be found at 19
CFR 351.304-306.
Information Required From Interested Parties
Domestic interested parties, as defined in section 771(9)(C), (D),
(E), (F), and (G) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.102(b), wishing to
participate in a Sunset Review must respond not later than 15 days
after the date of publication in the Federal Register of this notice of
initiation by filing a notice of intent to participate. The required
contents of the notice of intent to participate are set forth at 19 CFR
351.218(d)(1)(ii). In accordance with the Department's regulations, if
we do not receive a notice of intent to participate from at least one
domestic interested party by the 15-day deadline, the Department will
automatically revoke the order without further review.\4\
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If we receive an order-specific notice of intent to participate
from a domestic interested party, the Department's regulations provide
that all parties wishing to participate in a Sunset Review must file
complete substantive responses not later than 30 days after the date of
publication in the Federal Register of this notice of initiation. The
required contents of a substantive response, on an order-specific
basis, are set forth at 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3). Note that certain
information requirements differ for respondent and domestic parties.
Also, note that the Department's information requirements are distinct
from the Commission's information requirements. Please consult the
Department's regulations for information regarding the Department's
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conduct of Sunset Reviews. Please consult the Department's regulations
at 19 CFR part 351 for definitions of terms and for other general
information concerning antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings
at the Department.
This notice of initiation is being published in accordance with
section 751(c) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(c).
Dated: December 23, 2013.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2013-31429 Filed 12-31-13; 8:45 am]
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