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provided in Section 766.24(d), by filing
a written submission with the Assistant
Secretary of Commerce for Export
Enforcement, which must be received
not later than seven days before the
expiration date of the Order.
A copy of this Order shall be provided
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Order is effective immediately and shall
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margins for this review are listed in the
‘‘Final Results’’ section below.
DATES: Effective Date: January 30, 2014.
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Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and
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Dated: January 24, 2014.
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Background
On July 10, 2013, the Department
published its Preliminary Results. On
August 9, 2013, Jiheng and Kangtai each
submitted a hearing request to address
issues raised in their case and rebuttal
case briefs. On August 15, 2013, the
Department extended the deadline for
the final results in this administrative
review until January 6, 2014.2 The
Department conducted a verification of
Kangtai between September 23 and
September 27, 2013.3 On November 29,
2013, Clearon Corporation and
Occidental Chemical Corporation
(collectively, Petitioners), Jiheng, and
Kangtai each submitted a case brief.4 On
December 4 and 5, 2013, Jiheng,
Petitioners, and Kangtai each submitted
a rebuttal case brief.5 On January 7,
2014, we held a public hearing to
address issues raised in the case and
rebuttal briefs.6
As explained in the memorandum
from the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, the
Department has exercised its discretion
to toll deadlines for the duration of the
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[A–570–898]
Chlorinated Isocyanurates from the
People’s Republic of China: Final
Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2011–2012
Enforcement and Compliance,
formerly Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On July 10, 2013, the
Department of Commerce (the
Department) published its Preliminary
Results of the 2011–2012 administrative
review of the antidumping duty order
on chlorinated isocyanurates (chloro
isos) from the People’s Republic of
China (PRC).1 The period of review
(POR) is June 1, 2011, through May 31,
2012. This review covers six producers/
exporters of subject merchandise: (1)
Arch Chemicals (China) Co. Ltd. (Arch
China); (2) Hebei Jiheng Chemical Co.,
Ltd. and Hebei Jiheng Baikang Chemical
Industry Co., Ltd. (collectively, Jiheng);
(3) Heze Huayi Chemical Co. Ltd.
(Heze); (4) Juancheng Kantgai Chemical
Co., Ltd. (collectively, Kangtai); (5)
Sinocarbon International Trading Co.,
Ltd. (Sinocarbon); and (6) Zhucheng
Taisheng Chemical Co., Ltd.
(Zhucheng). Jiheng and Kangtai are the
mandatory respondents. We invited
parties to comment on our Preliminary
Results. Based on our analysis of the
comments received, we made certain
changes to our margin calculations for
Jiheng and Kangtai. The final dumping
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AGENCY:
1 See Chlorinated Isocyanurates From the
People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2011–
2012, 78 FR 41364 (July 10, 2013) (Preliminary
Results).
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2 See Memorandum to Christian Marsh, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations, ‘‘Chlorinated
Isocyanurates from the People’s Republic of China:
Extension of Deadline for Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,’’
(August 15, 2013).
3 See Memorandum to the File, ‘‘Verification of
the Sales and Factors Response of Juancheng
Kangtai Chemical Co., Ltd. in the Antidumping
Review of Chlorinated Isocyanurates from the
People’s Republic of China,’’ (November 29, 2013).
4 See ‘‘Case Brief of Clearon Corp. and Occidental
Chemical Corporation,’’ (November 29, 2013);
‘‘Chlorinated Isocyanurates from China (Seventh
Administrative Review)—Hebei Jiheng Chemical
Co., Ltd. Case Brief,’’ (November 29, 2013) and;
‘‘Chlorinated Isocyanurates from the People’s
Republic of China Kangtai Case Brief,’’ (November
29, 2013).
5 See ‘‘Chlorinated Isocyanurates from China
(Seventh Administrative Review)—Hebei Jiheng
Chemical Co., Ltd. Rebuttal Brief,’’ (December 4,
2013); ‘‘Rebuttal Brief of Clearon Corp. And
Occidental Chemical Corporation,’’ (December 5,
2013); and ‘‘Chlorinated Isocyanurates from the
People’s Republic of China Kangtai Rebuttal Brief,’’
(December 5, 2013).
6 See ‘‘Public Hearing in the Matter of:
Administrative Review under the Antidumping
Duty Order on Chlorinated Isocyanurates from the
People’s Republic of China,’’ (January 7, 2014).
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closure of the Federal Government from
October 1, 2013, through October 16,
2013.7 Therefore, all deadlines in this
segment of the proceeding were
extended by 16 days. Therefore, the
revised deadline for the final results of
this review is January 22, 2014.
Scope of the Order
The products covered by the order are
chlorinated isos, which are derivatives
of cyanuric acid, described as
chlorinated s-triazine triones.
Chlorinated isos are currently
classifiable under subheadings
2933.69.6015, 2933.69.6021,
2933.69.6050, 3808.40.50, 3808.50.40
and 3808.94.5000 of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States.8
Final Determination of No Shipments
For these final results of review, we
continue to find that Heze had no
shipments during the POR.9
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and
rebuttal briefs filed by parties in this
review are addressed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum, which is hereby
adopted by this notice. A list of the
issues that parties raised and to which
we responded in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum follows as an
appendix to this notice. The Issues and
Decision Memorandum is a public
document and is on file electronically
via Enforcement and Compliance’s
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System
(IA ACCESS). IA ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://
iaaccess.trade.gov and in the Central
Records Unit, room 7046 of the main
Department of Commerce building. In
addition, a complete version of the
Issues and Decision Memorandum can
be accessed directly on the Internet at
https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The
paper copy and electronic version of the
Issues and Decision Memorandum are
identical in content.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on a review of the record and
comments received from interested
parties regarding our Preliminary
7 See Memorandum for the Record from Paul
Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, ‘‘Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown
of the Federal Government,’’ (October 18, 2013).
8 See Memorandum to Christian Marsh, Acting
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance,
‘‘Chlorinated Isocyanurates from the People’s
Republic of China: Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Results of the 2011–
2012 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,’’
issued concurrently with this notice (Issues and
Decision Memorandum) for a complete description
of the scope of the Order.
9 See Preliminary Results, 78 FR 41364.
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Results, we have made revisions to the
margin calculations for Jiheng and
Kangtai.10
Separate Rates
In our Preliminary Results, we
determined that Arch China,
Sinoacarbon, and Zhucheng each
demonstrated their eligibility for
separate rates status.11 We have not
received any information since the
issuance of the Preliminary Results that
provides a basis for reconsideration of
this determination. Therefore, the
Department continues to find that Arch
China, Sinoacarbon, and Zhucheng are
each eligible for separate rate status.
Final Results
We determine that the following
weighted-average dumping margins
exist for the POR:
Weighted-average
dumping margin
(percentage)
Exporter
Arch Chemicals (China) Co. Ltd.* .......................................................................................................................................
Hebei Jiheng Chemical Co., Ltd. .........................................................................................................................................
Juancheng Kangtai Chemical Co., Ltd. ...............................................................................................................................
Sinoacarbon International Trading Co., Ltd.* ......................................................................................................................
Zhucheng Taisheng Chemical Co., Ltd.* ............................................................................................................................
53.15
47.17
59.12
53.15
53.15
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* These companies demonstrated eligibility for a separate rate in this administrative review. The rate for these companies is the simple average
of the calculated antidumping duty rates for Jiheng and Kangtai.
Assessment Rates
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 these
final results of this review. In
accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1),
we are calculating importer- (or
customer-) specific assessment rates for
the merchandise subject to this review.
For any individually examined
respondent whose weighted-average
dumping margin is above de minimis
(i.e., 0.50 percent), the Department will
calculate importer-specific assessment
rates on the basis of the ratio of the total
amount of dumping calculated for the
importer’s examined sales and the total
entered value of sales.12 We will
instruct CBP to assess antidumping
duties on all appropriate entries covered
by this review when the importerspecific assessment rate is above de
minimis. Where either the respondent’s
weighted-average dumping margin is
zero or de minimis, or an importerspecific assessment rate is zero or de
minimis, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate the appropriate entries
without regard to antidumping duties.
The Department announced a
refinement to its assessment practice in
non-market economy (NME) cases.
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 NME-wide rate. In addition, if the
10 See
Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Preliminary Results, 78 FR 41364.
12 See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of
the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and
11 See
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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
NME-wide rate. For a full discussion of
this practice, see Assessment in NME
Antidumping Proceedings.13
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this
administrative review for shipments of
the subject merchandise from the PRC
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the
publication date, as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act): (1) For Heze, which
claimed no shipments, the cash deposit
rate will remain unchanged from the
rate assigned to Heze in the most
recently completed review of the
company; (2) for Jiheng and Kangtai, the
cash deposit rate be 47.17 percent and
53.15 percent, respectively; (3) for
previously investigated or reviewed PRC
and non-PRC exporters that received a
separate rate in a prior segment of this
proceeding, the cash deposit rate will
continue to be the existing exporterspecific rate; (4) or all PRC exporters of
subject merchandise that have not been
found to be entitled a separate rate, the
cash deposit rate will be that for the
PRC-wide entity established in the final
determination of the less than fair value
investigation (i.e., 285.63 percent); and
(5) for all non-PRC exporters of subject
merchandise which have not received
their own rate, the cash deposit rate will
Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping
Proceedings: Final Modification, 77 FR 8101
(February 14, 2012).
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be the rate applicable to the PRC
exporter that supplied that non-PRC
exporter. These deposit requirements,
when imposed, shall remain in effect
until further notice.
Disclosure
We will disclose the calculations
performed regarding these final results
within five days of the date of
publication of this notice in this
proceeding in accordance with 19 CFR
351.224(b).
Notification to Importers Regarding the
Reimbursement of Duties
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 POR. Failure to
comply with this requirement could
result in the Department’s presumption
that reimbursement of antidumping
duties has occurred and that subsequent
assessment of doubled antidumping
duties.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to APO of their
responsibility concerning the return or
destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305, 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
13 See Non-Market Economy Antidumping
Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76
FR 65694 (October 24, 2011) (Assessment in NME
Antidumping Proceedings).
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and terms of an APO is a violation
which is subject to sanction.
We are issuing and publishing this
administrative review and notice in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and
777(i) of the Act.
Dated: January 22, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-898]
Chlorinated Isocyanurates from the People's Republic of China:
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2011-2012
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, formerly Import Administration,
International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On July 10, 2013, the Department of Commerce (the Department)
published its Preliminary Results of the 2011-2012 administrative
review of the antidumping duty order on chlorinated isocyanurates
(chloro isos) from the People's Republic of China (PRC).\1\ The period
of review (POR) is June 1, 2011, through May 31, 2012. This review
covers six producers/exporters of subject merchandise: (1) Arch
Chemicals (China) Co. Ltd. (Arch China); (2) Hebei Jiheng Chemical Co.,
Ltd. and Hebei Jiheng Baikang Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
(collectively, Jiheng); (3) Heze Huayi Chemical Co. Ltd. (Heze); (4)
Juancheng Kantgai Chemical Co., Ltd. (collectively, Kangtai); (5)
Sinocarbon International Trading Co., Ltd. (Sinocarbon); and (6)
Zhucheng Taisheng Chemical Co., Ltd. (Zhucheng). Jiheng and Kangtai are
the mandatory respondents. We invited parties to comment on our
Preliminary Results. Based on our analysis of the comments received, we
made certain changes to our margin calculations for Jiheng and Kangtai.
The final dumping margins for this review are listed in the ``Final
Results'' section below.
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\1\ See Chlorinated Isocyanurates From the People's Republic of
China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2011-2012, 78 FR 41364 (July 10, 2013) (Preliminary
Results).
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DATES: Effective Date: January 30, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sean Cary or Emily Halle, AD/CVD
Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
3964 or (202) 482-0176, respectively.
Background
On July 10, 2013, the Department published its Preliminary Results.
On August 9, 2013, Jiheng and Kangtai each submitted a hearing request
to address issues raised in their case and rebuttal case briefs. On
August 15, 2013, the Department extended the deadline for the final
results in this administrative review until January 6, 2014.\2\ The
Department conducted a verification of Kangtai between September 23 and
September 27, 2013.\3\ On November 29, 2013, Clearon Corporation and
Occidental Chemical Corporation (collectively, Petitioners), Jiheng,
and Kangtai each submitted a case brief.\4\ On December 4 and 5, 2013,
Jiheng, Petitioners, and Kangtai each submitted a rebuttal case
brief.\5\ On January 7, 2014, we held a public hearing to address
issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs.\6\
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\2\ See Memorandum to Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations,
``Chlorinated Isocyanurates from the People's Republic of China:
Extension of Deadline for Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review,'' (August 15, 2013).
\3\ See Memorandum to the File, ``Verification of the Sales and
Factors Response of Juancheng Kangtai Chemical Co., Ltd. in the
Antidumping Review of Chlorinated Isocyanurates from the People's
Republic of China,'' (November 29, 2013).
\4\ See ``Case Brief of Clearon Corp. and Occidental Chemical
Corporation,'' (November 29, 2013); ``Chlorinated Isocyanurates from
China (Seventh Administrative Review)--Hebei Jiheng Chemical Co.,
Ltd. Case Brief,'' (November 29, 2013) and; ``Chlorinated
Isocyanurates from the People's Republic of China Kangtai Case
Brief,'' (November 29, 2013).
\5\ See ``Chlorinated Isocyanurates from China (Seventh
Administrative Review)--Hebei Jiheng Chemical Co., Ltd. Rebuttal
Brief,'' (December 4, 2013); ``Rebuttal Brief of Clearon Corp. And
Occidental Chemical Corporation,'' (December 5, 2013); and
``Chlorinated Isocyanurates from the People's Republic of China
Kangtai Rebuttal Brief,'' (December 5, 2013).
\6\ See ``Public Hearing in the Matter of: Administrative Review
under the Antidumping Duty Order on Chlorinated Isocyanurates from
the People's Republic of China,'' (January 7, 2014).
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As explained in the memorandum from the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, the Department has exercised its discretion
to toll deadlines for the duration of the closure of the Federal
Government from October 1, 2013, through October 16, 2013.\7\
Therefore, all deadlines in this segment of the proceeding were
extended by 16 days. Therefore, the revised deadline for the final
results of this review is January 22, 2014.
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\7\ See Memorandum for the Record from Paul Piquado, Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, ``Deadlines Affected by
the Shutdown of the Federal Government,'' (October 18, 2013).
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Scope of the Order
The products covered by the order are chlorinated isos, which are
derivatives of cyanuric acid, described as chlorinated s-triazine
triones. Chlorinated isos are currently classifiable under subheadings
2933.69.6015, 2933.69.6021, 2933.69.6050, 3808.40.50, 3808.50.40 and
3808.94.5000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.\8\
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\8\ See Memorandum to Christian Marsh, Acting Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, ``Chlorinated Isocyanurates from the
People's Republic of China: Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the 2011-2012 Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review,'' issued concurrently with this notice (Issues and Decision
Memorandum) for a complete description of the scope of the Order.
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Final Determination of No Shipments
For these final results of review, we continue to find that Heze
had no shipments during the POR.\9\
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\9\ See Preliminary Results, 78 FR 41364.
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs filed by parties
in this review are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum,
which is hereby adopted by this notice. A list of the issues that
parties raised and to which we responded in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum follows as an appendix to this notice. The Issues and
Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically
via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System (IA ACCESS). IA ACCESS is
available to registered users at https://iaaccess.trade.gov and in the
Central Records Unit, room 7046 of the main Department of Commerce
building. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly on the Internet at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The paper copy and electronic version of
the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on a review of the record and comments received from
interested parties regarding our Preliminary
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Results, we have made revisions to the margin calculations for Jiheng
and Kangtai.\10\
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Separate Rates
In our Preliminary Results, we determined that Arch China,
Sinoacarbon, and Zhucheng each demonstrated their eligibility for
separate rates status.\11\ We have not received any information since
the issuance of the Preliminary Results that provides a basis for
reconsideration of this determination. Therefore, the Department
continues to find that Arch China, Sinoacarbon, and Zhucheng are each
eligible for separate rate status.
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\11\ See Preliminary Results, 78 FR 41364.
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Final Results
We determine that the following weighted-average dumping margins
exist for the POR:
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Weighted-average
Exporter dumping margin
(percentage)
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Arch Chemicals (China) Co. Ltd.*............... 53.15
Hebei Jiheng Chemical Co., Ltd................. 47.17
Juancheng Kangtai Chemical Co., Ltd............ 59.12
Sinoacarbon International Trading Co., Ltd.*... 53.15
Zhucheng Taisheng Chemical Co., Ltd.*.......... 53.15
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* These companies demonstrated eligibility for a separate rate in this
administrative review. The rate for these companies is the simple
average of the calculated antidumping duty rates for Jiheng and
Kangtai.
Assessment Rates
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
these final results of this review. In accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1), we are calculating importer- (or customer-) specific
assessment rates for the merchandise subject to this review. For any
individually examined respondent whose weighted-average dumping margin
is above de minimis (i.e., 0.50 percent), the Department will calculate
importer-specific assessment rates on the basis of the ratio of the
total amount of dumping calculated for the importer's examined sales
and the total entered value of sales.\12\ We will instruct CBP to
assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this
review when the importer-specific assessment rate is above de minimis.
Where either the respondent's weighted-average dumping margin is zero
or de minimis, or an importer-specific assessment rate is zero or de
minimis, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries
without regard to antidumping duties.
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\12\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-
Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping
Proceedings: Final Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14, 2012).
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The Department announced a refinement to its assessment practice in
non-market economy (NME) cases. 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 NME-wide rate. 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 NME-wide rate. For a
full discussion of this practice, see Assessment in NME Antidumping
Proceedings.\13\
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\13\ See Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment
of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011) (Assessment in
NME Antidumping Proceedings).
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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
shipments of the subject merchandise from the PRC entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as
provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act): (1) For Heze, which claimed no shipments, the cash deposit
rate will remain unchanged from the rate assigned to Heze in the most
recently completed review of the company; (2) for Jiheng and Kangtai,
the cash deposit rate be 47.17 percent and 53.15 percent, respectively;
(3) for previously investigated or reviewed PRC and non-PRC exporters
that received a separate rate in a prior segment of this proceeding,
the cash deposit rate will continue to be the existing exporter-
specific rate; (4) or all PRC exporters of subject merchandise that
have not been found to be entitled a separate rate, the cash deposit
rate will be that for the PRC-wide entity established in the final
determination of the less than fair value investigation (i.e., 285.63
percent); and (5) 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 that supplied that non-PRC
exporter. These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in
effect until further notice.
Disclosure
We will disclose the calculations performed regarding these final
results within five days of the date of publication of this notice in
this proceeding in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Notification to Importers Regarding the Reimbursement of Duties
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 POR. Failure to comply with this
requirement could result in the Department's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties has occurred and that subsequent
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to APO of
their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of
proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR
351.305, 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
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and terms of an APO is a violation which is subject to sanction.
We are issuing and publishing this administrative review and notice
in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act.
Dated: January 22, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix--Issues and Decision Memorandum
Comment 1: Selection of Surrogate Country
Comment 2: Selection of Surrogate Values if the Department Continues
to Use the Philippines as the Primary Surrogate Country:
A. Steam
B. Water
C. Ammonium Sulfate
D. Labor
E. Electricity
F. Sulfuric Acid
G. Chlorine
H. Ammonium Chloride
Comment 3: Selection of Surrogate Values if the Department Chooses
Thailand as the Primary Surrogate Country:
A. Ammonium Chloride
B. Chlorine
Comment 4: Whether the Department is Authorized by Law to Apply the
Alternative Methodology under Section 777A(d)(1)(B) of the Act to
Annual Reviews
A. Withdrawal of the Regulatory Provisions Governing Targeted
Dumping in Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations
B. Consideration of an Alternative Comparison Method in an
Administrative Review
C. The Average-to-Transaction Method and the Denial of Offsets
for Non-Dumped Sales
D. Differential Pricing Analysis
Comment 5: Methodological Issues
A. Value-Added Tax (VAT) Adjustment for Kangtai's and Jiheng's
U.S. Sales
B. By-Product Offsets
C. Adjusting the Value of By-Product Hydrogen to Eliminate the
Cost of Ocean Shipping Containers
D. Adjusting for the Concentration of Sodium Hydroxide
E. Valuing Well Water as a Factor of Production
Comment 6: Ministerial Errors
A. Conversion Errors
B. Double-Counting of VAT
C. Calculation of Inter-Company Transportation Costs for
Intermediate Chemicals
D. Calculation of Financial Ratios
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