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the unchanged Beihai Final Remand
Redetermination on September 26,
2013. No party contested the
Department’s remand redetermination.
On February 18, 2014, the CIT affirmed
all aspects of the Department’s remand
redetermination.16
Timken Notice
In its decision in Timken, 893 F.2d at
341, as clarified by Diamond Sawblades,
the CAFC has held that, pursuant to
section 516A(e) of the Act, the
Department must publish a notice of a
court decision that is not ‘‘in harmony’’
with a Department determination and
must suspend liquidation of entries
pending a ‘‘conclusive’’ court decision.
The CIT’s February 18, 2014, judgment
sustaining the Beihai Final Remand
Redetermination constitutes a final
decision of that court that is not in
harmony with the Final Determination,
Amended Final 1 & Order, and
Amended Final 2. This notice is
published in fulfillment of the
publication requirements of Timken.
Accordingly, the Department will
continue the suspension of liquidation
of the subject merchandise pending the
expiration of the period of appeal or, if
appealed, pending a final and
conclusive court decision. The cash
deposit rate will remain the companyspecific rate established for the
subsequent and most recent period
during which the respondent was
reviewed.
Amended Final Determination
Because there is now a final court
decision with respect to the 29 litigants,
the revised separate rate dumping
margin is as follows:
Weighted-average
margin
(percent)
Manufacturer/exporter
Beihai Zhengwu Industry Co., Ltd ...............................................................................................................................................
Chaoyang Qiaofeng Group Co., Ltd. (Shantou Qiaofeng (Group) Co., Ltd.) (Shantou/Chaoyang Qiaofeng) ...........................
Hainan Fruit Vegetable Food Allocation Co., Ltd ........................................................................................................................
Pingyang Xinye Aquatic Products Co., Ltd .................................................................................................................................
Shantou Jinhang Aquatic Industry Co., Ltd .................................................................................................................................
Shantou Long Feng Foodstuffs Co., Ltd. (Shantou Longfeng Foodstuffs Co., Ltd.) ..................................................................
Shantou Ocean Freezing Industry and Trade General Corporation ...........................................................................................
Shantou Ruiyuan Industry Co., Ltd .............................................................................................................................................
Shantou SEZ Xu Hao Fastness Freeze Aquatic Factory Co., Ltd .............................................................................................
Shantou Shengping Oceanstar Business Co., Ltd ......................................................................................................................
Shantou Wanya Food Factory Co., Ltd .......................................................................................................................................
Shantou Yuexing Enterprise Company .......................................................................................................................................
Taizhou Zhonghuan Industrial Co., Ltd .......................................................................................................................................
Yantai Wei-Cheng Food Co., Ltd ................................................................................................................................................
Zhejiang Cereals, Oils & Foodstuff Import & Export Co., Ltd .....................................................................................................
Zhejiang Daishan Baofa Aquatic Product Co., Ltd .....................................................................................................................
Zhejiang Evernew Seafood Co., Ltd ...........................................................................................................................................
Zhejiang Taizhou Lingyang Aquatic Products Co .......................................................................................................................
Zhejiang Zhenglong Foodstuffs Co., Ltd .....................................................................................................................................
Zhoushan Cereals Oils and Foodstuffs Import and Export Co., Ltd ...........................................................................................
Zhoushan Diciyuan Aquatic Products Co., Ltd ...........................................................................................................................
Zhoushan Haichang Food Co. Ltd ..............................................................................................................................................
Zhoushan Huading Seafood Co., Ltd ..........................................................................................................................................
Zhoushan Industrial Co., Ltd .......................................................................................................................................................
Zhoushan Juntai Foods Co., Ltd .................................................................................................................................................
Zhoushan Lizhou Fishery Co., Ltd ..............................................................................................................................................
Zhoushan Putuo Huafa Sea Products Co., Ltd ...........................................................................................................................
Zhoushan Xifeng Aquatic Co., Ltd ..............................................................................................................................................
Zhoushan Zhenyang Developing Co., Ltd ...................................................................................................................................
This notice is issued and published in
accordance with sections 516A(e)(1),
751(a)(1), and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Dated: February 28, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary, for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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International Trade Administration
Aluminum Extrusions From the
People’s Republic of China: Notice of
Court Decision Not in Harmony With
Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty
Determination and Notice of Amended
Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty
Determination
Enforcement and Compliance,
formerly Import Administration,
AGENCY:
16 See Beihai Zhengwu Indus. Co. v. United
States, Slip Op. 14–18, Ct. No. 05–00182 (CIT
2014).
1 The Zhongya Companies are Zhaoqing New
Zhongya Aluminum Co., Ltd, Zhongya Shaped
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Aluminum HK Holding Ltd., and Karlton
Aluminum Company Ltd.
2 See Aluminum Extrusions From the People’s
Republic of China: Final Affirmative Countervailing
Duty Determination, 76 FR 18521 (April 4, 2011)
(Final Determination).
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International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
On February 19, 2014, the
United States Court of International
Trade (CIT) sustained the Department of
Commerce’s (Department’s) results of
redetermination, which recalculated the
countervailable subsidy rate for the
Zhongya Companies 1 in the
countervailing duty (CVD) investigation
of aluminum extrusions from the
People’s Republic of China (PRC) 2
pursuant to the CIT’s remand order in
Zhaoqing.3 Consistent with the decision
SUMMARY:
3 See Zhaoqing New Zhongya Aluminum Co., Ltd.
v. United States, 929 F. Supp. 2d 1324 (CIT 2013)
(July 17, 2013) (Zhaoqing); see also Zhaoqing New
Zhongya Aluminum Co., Ltd. v. United States,
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of the United States Court of Appeals for
the Federal Circuit (CAFC) in Timken,4
as clarified by Diamond Sawblades,5 the
Department is notifying the public that
the final CIT judgment in this case is not
in harmony with the Department’s Final
Determination and is therefore
amending its Final Determination.
DATES: Effective March 3, 2014.6
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Copyak, Office III, AD/CVD
Operations, Enforcement and
Compliance, U.S. Department of
Commerce, C129, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: 202–482–2209.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April
4, 2011, the Department published the
Final Determination. In the Final
Determination, the Department
determined that the Zhongya
Companies received a countervailable
subsidy with regard to the Government
of China’s provision of land-use rights
located in the Zhaoqing High-Tech
Industry Development Zone (ZHTIDZ)
for less than adequate remuneration
(LTAR) in 2006. Because the
Department determined that it could not
use Chinese or world market prices as
a benchmark, it compared the price that
the Zhongya Companies paid for its
land-use rights with comparable marketbased prices for land purchases;
specifically, we used the ‘‘indicative
land values’’ for land in Thai industrial
estates, parks, and zones, which are
published in the ‘‘Asian Industrial
Property Market Flash’’ by Coldwell
Banker Richard Ellis (CBRE), for
benchmark purposes.7
In Zhaoqing, the CIT held that it
‘‘cannot conclude that a reasonable
reading of the record as a whole
supports Commerce’s rebuttal of
Plaintiffs’ claim that the land they
leased was undeveloped in 2006 and
therefore not comparable to a fully
developed industrial park’’ 8 and
remanded the Department’s selection of
Court No. 11–00181 (CIT 2014) (Order) (Zhaoqing
II).
4 See Timken Co. v. United States, 893 F.2d 337
(Fed. Cir. 1990) (Timken).
5 See Diamond Sawblades Mfrs. Coalition v.
United States, 626 F.3d 1374 (Fed. Cir. 2010)
(Diamond Sawblades).
6 March 1, 2014, 10 days after the Court’s decision
was issued, falls on a Saturday. Therefore, the
effective date is Monday, March 3, 2014. See Notice
of Clarification: Application of ‘‘Next Business
Day’’ Rule for Administrative Determination
Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930, As
Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005).
7 See Final Determination, and accompanying
Issues and Decision Memorandum at ‘‘Provision of
Land-Use Rights and Fee Exemptions To
Enterprises Located in the ZHITDZ for LTAR’’ and
Comment 24.
8 See Zhaoqing, 929 F. Supp. 2d at 1329.
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Thai industrial land values as
benchmarks for comparison with the
land-use rights acquired by the Zhongya
Companies for reconsideration or
further explanation.9
In its final results of redetermination
pursuant to Zhaoqing, the Department
reconsidered, and revised, the land
benchmark used to determine the
benefit received by the Zhongya
Companies in 2006. Specifically, we
recalculated the countervailable subsidy
provided to the Zhongya Companies
using, instead of Thai industrial land
prices, a benchmark based on the ‘‘noninfrastructure’’ land price listed for
Subic Bay Freeport in the Philippines.
As a result of this revision, the total net
subsidy rate calculated for the Zhongya
Companies changed from 8.02 percent
ad valorem to 4.89 percent ad
valorem.10
On February 19, 2014, the CIT
affirmed the Department’s final results
of redetermination pursuant to
remand.11
Timken Notice
In its decision in Timken 12 as
clarified by Diamond Sawblades, the
CAFC has held that, pursuant to section
516A(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act), the Department
must publish a notice of a court
decision that is not ‘‘in harmony’’ with
a Department determination and must
suspend liquidation of entries pending
a ‘‘conclusive’’ court decision. The CIT’s
February 19, 2014, judgment in
Zhaoqing II affirming the Department’s
redetermination on remand to rely on a
benchmark from the Philippines, and
which results in a revised rate for the
Zhongya Companies (4.89 percent ad
valorem), constitutes a final decision of
that court that is not in harmony with
the Department’s Final Determination.
This notice is published in fulfillment
of the publication requirements of
Timken. Accordingly, the Department
will continue the suspension of
liquidation of the subject merchandise
pending expiration of the period of
appeal or, if appealed, pending a final
and conclusive court decision.
Amended Final Determination
Because there is now a final CIT
decision with respect to the Final
Determination, the Department amends
9 Id.
10 See ‘‘Zhaoqing New Zhongya Aluminum Co.,
Ltd. and Zhongya Shaped Aluminum (HK) Holding
Ltd. v. United States, Court No. 11–00181; Slip Op.
13–83 (CIT 2013), Final Results of Redetermination
Pursuant to Court Remand,’’ dated August 20, 2013
at 8.
11 See Zhaoqing II at 2.
12 See Timken, 893 F.2d at 341.
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its Final Determination for the Zhongya
Companies.13 The Department finds the
following revised net subsidy rate
exists:
Company
Zhaoqing New Zhongya Aluminum Co., Ltd., Zhongya
Shaped Aluminum HK Holding Ltd., and Karlton Aluminum Company Ltd. (collectively, the Zhongya Companies).
Ad Valorem
net subsidy
rate
4.89 percent
ad valorem
The cash deposit rate for the Zhongya
Companies will be the rate listed above,
effective March 3, 2014, and the
Department will instruct U.S. Customs
and Border Protection accordingly. This
notice is issued and published in
accordance with sections 516A(c)(1),
751(a)(1), and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: February 28, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary, for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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SUMMARY:
13 As a result of the CIT’s severance and
consolidation of parties’ challenges to the Final
Determination, the Final Determination was
previously amended, in Aluminum Extrusions From
the People’s Republic of China: Notice of Court
Decision Not in Harmony With Final Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination and Notice of
Amended Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty
Determination, 77 FR 74466 (December 14, 2012)
(Amended Final Determination). The Amended
Final Determination amended the ‘‘all others’’ rate
but did not amend the Zhongya Companies’ net
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-968]
Aluminum Extrusions From the People's Republic of China: Notice
of Court Decision Not in Harmony With Final Affirmative Countervailing
Duty Determination and Notice of Amended Final Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, formerly Import Administration,
International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On February 19, 2014, the United States Court of International
Trade (CIT) sustained the Department of Commerce's (Department's)
results of redetermination, which recalculated the countervailable
subsidy rate for the Zhongya Companies \1\ in the countervailing duty
(CVD) investigation of aluminum extrusions from the People's Republic
of China (PRC) \2\ pursuant to the CIT's remand order in Zhaoqing.\3\
Consistent with the decision
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of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) in
Timken,\4\ as clarified by Diamond Sawblades,\5\ the Department is
notifying the public that the final CIT judgment in this case is not in
harmony with the Department's Final Determination and is therefore
amending its Final Determination.
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\1\ The Zhongya Companies are Zhaoqing New Zhongya Aluminum Co.,
Ltd, Zhongya Shaped Aluminum HK Holding Ltd., and Karlton Aluminum
Company Ltd.
\2\ See Aluminum Extrusions From the People's Republic of China:
Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 76 FR 18521
(April 4, 2011) (Final Determination).
\3\ See Zhaoqing New Zhongya Aluminum Co., Ltd. v. United
States, 929 F. Supp. 2d 1324 (CIT 2013) (July 17, 2013) (Zhaoqing);
see also Zhaoqing New Zhongya Aluminum Co., Ltd. v. United States,
Court No. 11-00181 (CIT 2014) (Order) (Zhaoqing II).
\4\ See Timken Co. v. United States, 893 F.2d 337 (Fed. Cir.
1990) (Timken).
\5\ See Diamond Sawblades Mfrs. Coalition v. United States, 626
F.3d 1374 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (Diamond Sawblades).
DATES: Effective March 3, 2014.\6\
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\6\ March 1, 2014, 10 days after the Court's decision was
issued, falls on a Saturday. Therefore, the effective date is
Monday, March 3, 2014. See Notice of Clarification: Application of
``Next Business Day'' Rule for Administrative Determination
Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR
24533 (May 10, 2005).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Copyak, Office III, AD/CVD
Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce,
C129, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;
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telephone: 202-482-2209.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 4, 2011, the Department published
the Final Determination. In the Final Determination, the Department
determined that the Zhongya Companies received a countervailable
subsidy with regard to the Government of China's provision of land-use
rights located in the Zhaoqing High-Tech Industry Development Zone
(ZHTIDZ) for less than adequate remuneration (LTAR) in 2006. Because
the Department determined that it could not use Chinese or world market
prices as a benchmark, it compared the price that the Zhongya Companies
paid for its land-use rights with comparable market-based prices for
land purchases; specifically, we used the ``indicative land values''
for land in Thai industrial estates, parks, and zones, which are
published in the ``Asian Industrial Property Market Flash'' by Coldwell
Banker Richard Ellis (CBRE), for benchmark purposes.\7\
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\7\ See Final Determination, and accompanying Issues and
Decision Memorandum at ``Provision of Land-Use Rights and Fee
Exemptions To Enterprises Located in the ZHITDZ for LTAR'' and
Comment 24.
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In Zhaoqing, the CIT held that it ``cannot conclude that a
reasonable reading of the record as a whole supports Commerce's
rebuttal of Plaintiffs' claim that the land they leased was undeveloped
in 2006 and therefore not comparable to a fully developed industrial
park'' \8\ and remanded the Department's selection of Thai industrial
land values as benchmarks for comparison with the land-use rights
acquired by the Zhongya Companies for reconsideration or further
explanation.\9\
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\8\ See Zhaoqing, 929 F. Supp. 2d at 1329.
\9\ Id.
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In its final results of redetermination pursuant to Zhaoqing, the
Department reconsidered, and revised, the land benchmark used to
determine the benefit received by the Zhongya Companies in 2006.
Specifically, we recalculated the countervailable subsidy provided to
the Zhongya Companies using, instead of Thai industrial land prices, a
benchmark based on the ``non-infrastructure'' land price listed for
Subic Bay Freeport in the Philippines. As a result of this revision,
the total net subsidy rate calculated for the Zhongya Companies changed
from 8.02 percent ad valorem to 4.89 percent ad valorem.\10\
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\10\ See ``Zhaoqing New Zhongya Aluminum Co., Ltd. and Zhongya
Shaped Aluminum (HK) Holding Ltd. v. United States, Court No. 11-
00181; Slip Op. 13-83 (CIT 2013), Final Results of Redetermination
Pursuant to Court Remand,'' dated August 20, 2013 at 8.
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On February 19, 2014, the CIT affirmed the Department's final
results of redetermination pursuant to remand.\11\
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\11\ See Zhaoqing II at 2.
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Timken Notice
In its decision in Timken \12\ as clarified by Diamond Sawblades,
the CAFC has held that, pursuant to section 516A(c) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (the Act), the Department must publish a notice of
a court decision that is not ``in harmony'' with a Department
determination and must suspend liquidation of entries pending a
``conclusive'' court decision. The CIT's February 19, 2014, judgment in
Zhaoqing II affirming the Department's redetermination on remand to
rely on a benchmark from the Philippines, and which results in a
revised rate for the Zhongya Companies (4.89 percent ad valorem),
constitutes a final decision of that court that is not in harmony with
the Department's Final Determination. This notice is published in
fulfillment of the publication requirements of Timken. Accordingly, the
Department will continue the suspension of liquidation of the subject
merchandise pending expiration of the period of appeal or, if appealed,
pending a final and conclusive court decision.
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\12\ See Timken, 893 F.2d at 341.
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Amended Final Determination
Because there is now a final CIT decision with respect to the Final
Determination, the Department amends its Final Determination for the
Zhongya Companies.\13\ The Department finds the following revised net
subsidy rate exists:
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\13\ As a result of the CIT's severance and consolidation of
parties' challenges to the Final Determination, the Final
Determination was previously amended, in Aluminum Extrusions From
the People's Republic of China: Notice of Court Decision Not in
Harmony With Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and
Notice of Amended Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty
Determination, 77 FR 74466 (December 14, 2012) (Amended Final
Determination). The Amended Final Determination amended the ``all
others'' rate but did not amend the Zhongya Companies' net subsidy
rate.
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Company Ad Valorem net subsidy rate
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Zhaoqing New Zhongya Aluminum Co., Ltd., 4.89 percent ad valorem
Zhongya Shaped Aluminum HK Holding Ltd.,
and Karlton Aluminum Company Ltd.
(collectively, the Zhongya Companies).
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The cash deposit rate for the Zhongya Companies will be the rate
listed above, effective March 3, 2014, and the Department will instruct
U.S. Customs and Border Protection accordingly. This notice is issued
and published in accordance with sections 516A(c)(1), 751(a)(1), and
777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: February 28, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary, for Enforcement and Compliance.
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