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Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts
from the People’s Republic of China:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review; 2012–
2013
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(‘‘the Department’’) is conducting the
fourth administrative review (‘‘AR’’) of
the antidumping duty order on citric
acid and certain citrate salts (‘‘citric
acid’’) from the People’s Republic of
China (‘‘PRC’’). The Department
reviewed two companies, Yixing-Union
AGENCY:
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Biochemical Co., Ltd. (‘‘Yixing-Union’’)
and Laiwu Taihe Biochemistry Co., Ltd.
(‘‘Taihe’’), as mandatory respondents for
individual examination. The period of
review (‘‘POR’’) for the AR is May 1,
2012, through April 30, 2013.1 The
Department preliminarily determines
that both Yixing-Union and Taihe made
sales of subject merchandise at less than
normal value (‘‘NV’’). Interested parties
are invited to comment on these
preliminary results.
DATES: Effective Date: April 28, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Krisha Hill or Maisha Cryor, AD/CVD
Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–4037 or (202) 482–
5831, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Scope of the Order
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The products covered by the order
include the hydrous and anhydrous
forms of citric acid, the dihydrate and
anhydrous forms of sodium citrate,
otherwise known as citric acid sodium
salt, and the monohydrate and
monopotassium forms of potassium
citrate.2 Sodium citrate also includes
both trisodium citrate and monosodium
citrate, which are also known as citric
acid trisodium salt and citric acid
monosodium salt, respectively. Citric
acid and sodium citrate are classifiable
under 2918.14.0000 and 2918.15.1000 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (‘‘HTSUS’’), respectively.
Potassium citrate and crude calcium
citrate are classifiable under
2918.15.5000 and 3824.90.9290 of the
HTSUS, respectively. Blends that
include citric acid, sodium citrate, and
potassium citrate are classifiable under
3824.90.9290 of the HTSUS. Although
the HTSUS subheadings are provided
for convenience and customs purposes,
1 The Department initiated administrative reviews
of Yixing Union, Taihe, and RZBC Imp. & Exp. Co.,
Ltd., and RZBC (Juxian) Co., Ltd. (collectively,
‘‘RZBC’’). However, RZBC and Archer Daniels
Midland Company, Cargill, Incorporated, and Tate
& Lyle Ingredients Americas, Inc. (collectively,
‘‘Petitioners’’) timely withdrew their requests for an
administrative review of RZBC. There were no other
requests for review of RZBC, hence the Department
did not individually examine RZBC.
2 See ‘‘Decision Memorandum for Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review: Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from
the People’s Republic of China’’ from James
Maeder, Director, Office II, Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, issued concurrently with this notice
(‘‘Preliminary Decision Memorandum’’), for a
complete description of the Scope of the Order.
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the written description of the
merchandise is dispositive.3
Extension of Deadlines for Preliminary
Results
As explained in the memorandum
from the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, the
Department exercised its discretion to
toll deadlines for the duration of the
closure of the Federal Government from
October 1, through October 16, 2013.4
Therefore, all deadlines in this segment
of the proceeding have been extended
by 16 days. If the new deadline falls on
a non-business day, in accordance with
the Department’s practice, the deadline
will become the next business day.
Additionally, on January 17, 2014, we
extended the deadline for the
preliminary results until April 18,
2014.5
Methodology
The Department is conducting this
review in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (‘‘the Act’’). The Department
calculated export prices in accordance
with section 772 of the Act. Because the
PRC is a nonmarket economy (‘‘NME’’)
within the meaning of section 771(18) of
the Act, the Department calculated
normal value in accordance with section
773(c) of the Act.
For a full description of the
methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum, which is hereby
adopted with this notice. The
Preliminary 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
Preliminary Decision Memorandum can
be accessed directly at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed
Preliminary Decision Memorandum and
3 See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from
Canada and the People’s Republic of China:
Antidumping Duty Orders, 74 FR 25703 (May 29,
2009).
4 See Memorandum for the Record from Paul
Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, ‘‘Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown
of the Federal Government,’’ dated October 18,
2013.
5 See Memorandum from Krisha Hill through
Abdelali Elouaradia to Christian Marsh regarding ’’
‘‘Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from the
People’s Republic of China: Extension of Deadline
for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review,’’ dated January 17, 2014.
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the electronic versions of the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum are
identical in content.
Preliminary Results of Review
The Department preliminarily
determines that the following weightedaverage dumping margins exist for the
period May 1, 2012, through April 30,
2013.
Exporter
Yixing-Union Biochemical
Co., Ltd. ............................
Laiwu Taihe Biochemistry
Co., Ltd. ............................
Weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
6.80
2.15
Disclosure and Public Comment
The Department will disclose
calculations performed for these
preliminary results to parties within five
days of the date of publication of this
notice in accordance with 19 CFR
351.224(b). Interested parties may
submit case briefs no later than 30 days
after the date of publication of these
preliminary results of review.6 Rebuttals
to case briefs may be filed no later than
five days after the written comments are
filed and all rebuttal comments must be
limited to comments raised in the case
briefs.7 A table of contents, list of
authorities used, and an executive
summary of issues should accompany
any briefs submitted to the Department.
This summary should be limited to five
pages total, including footnotes.
Any interested party may request a
hearing within 30 days of publication of
this notice.8 Hearing requests should
contain the following information: (1)
The party’s name, address, and
telephone number; (2) the number of
participants; and (3) a list of the issues
to be discussed. Oral presentations will
be limited to issues raised in the briefs.
If a request for a hearing is made, parties
will be notified of the time and date for
the hearing to be held at the U.S.
Department of Commerce, 14th Street
and Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230.9
All submissions, with limited
exceptions, must be filed electronically
using IA ACCESS. An electronically
filed document must be received
successfully in its entirety by 5 p.m.
Eastern Time (‘‘ET’’) on the due date.
Documents excepted from the electronic
submission requirements must be filed
6 See
19 CFR 351.309(c).
19 CFR 351.309(d).
8 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
9 See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
7 See
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manually (i.e., in paper form) with the
APO/Dockets Unit in Room 1870 and
stamped with the date and time of
receipt by 5 p.m. ET on the due date.10
The Department will issue the final
results of this AR, which will include
the results of its analysis of issues raised
in any briefs received, within 120 days
of publication of these preliminary
results, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A)
of the Act, unless that time is extended.
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Assessment Rates
Upon issuing the final results of this
review, the Department will determine,
and Customs and Border Protection
(‘‘CBP’’) shall assess, antidumping
duties on all appropriate entries.11 The
Department intends to issue assessment
instructions to CBP 15 days after the
publication date of the final results of
this review.
For each individually examined
respondent in this review whose
weighted-average dumping margin is
above de minimis (i.e., 0.5 percent) in
the final results of this review, the
Department will calculate importerspecific assessment rates on the basis of
the ratio of the total amount of dumping
calculated for the importer’s examined
sales to the total entered value of those
sales, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1).12 Where an importer- (or
customer-) specific ad valorem rate is
greater than de minimis, the Department
will instruct CBP to collect the
appropriate duties at the time of
liquidation.13 Where either a
respondent’s weighted average dumping
margin is zero or de minimis, or an
importer- (or customer-) specific ad
valorem dumping margin is zero or de
minimis, the Department will instruct
CBP to liquidate appropriate entries
without regard to antidumping duties.14
The Department announced a
refinement to its assessment practice in
NME cases. Pursuant to this refinement
in practice, for entries that were not
reported in the U.S. sales database
submitted by companies individually
examined during the administrative
review, the Department will instruct
CBP to liquidate such entries at the
PRC-wide rate. Additionally, if the
10 See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings: Electronic Filing Procedures;
Administrative Protective Order Procedures, 76 FR
39263 (July 6, 2011).
11 See 19 CFR 351.212(b).
12 In these preliminary results, the Department
applied the assessment rate calculation method
adopted in Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation
of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and
Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping
Proceedings: Final Modification, 77 FR 8101
(February 14, 2012).
13 See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
14 See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
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Department determines that an exporter
had no shipments of 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 PRC-wide rate.15
Dated: April 18, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Cash Deposit Requirements
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
Summary
Background
Scope of the Order
Discussion of the Methodology
Duty Absorption
Non-Market Economy Country Status
Separate Rates
Surrogate Country
Surrogate Value Comments
Date of Sale
Normal Value Comparisons
Determination of the Comparison Method
U.S. Price
Normal Value
Factor Valuations
Currency Conversion
Conclusion
The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this
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 sections
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For the
companies listed above that have a
separate rate, the cash deposit rate will
be that rate established in the final
results of these reviews (except, if the
rate is zero or de minimis, then a zero
cash deposit will be required); (2) for
previously investigated or reviewed PRC
and non-PRC exporters listed above 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; (3) for all
PRC exporters of subject merchandise
that have not been found to be entitled
to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate
will be the rate for the PRC-wide entity;
and (4) for all non-PRC exporters of
subject merchandise which have not
received their own rate, the cash deposit
rate will be the rate applicable to the
PRC exporter that supplied that nonPRC exporter.
These deposit requirements, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a
preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR
351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of
antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this
review period. Failure to comply with
this requirement could result in the
Department’s presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties
occurred and the subsequent assessment
of double antidumping duties.
We are issuing and publishing these
results in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.213.
15 For
a full discussion of this practice, see NonMarket Economy Antidumping Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694
(October 24, 2011).
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International Trade Administration
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Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and
Tube From the People’s Republic of
China: Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review; 2011–
2012
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On November 21, 2013, the
Department of Commerce (‘‘the
Department’’) published its Preliminary
Results of the 2011–2012 administrative
review of the antidumping duty order
on seamless refined copper pipe and
tube (‘‘copper pipe’’) from the People’s
Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’).1 The period
of review (‘‘POR’’) is November 1, 2011
through October 31, 2012. 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
the mandatory respondent Golden
Dragon Precise Copper Tube Group,
Inc., Hong Kong GD Trading Co., Ltd.,
and Golden Dragon Holding (Hong
Kong) International, Ltd. (collectively,
‘‘Golden Dragon’’). The final weightedaverage dumping margins for this
AGENCY:
1 See Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube
From the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary
Results and Partial Rescission of Administrative
Review; 2011–2012, 78 FR 69820 (November 21,
2013) (‘‘Preliminary Results’’).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-937]
Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from the People's Republic
of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2012-2013
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is conducting
the fourth administrative review (``AR'') of the antidumping duty order
on citric acid and certain citrate salts (``citric acid'') from the
People's Republic of China (``PRC''). The Department reviewed two
companies, Yixing-Union
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Biochemical Co., Ltd. (``Yixing-Union'') and Laiwu Taihe Biochemistry
Co., Ltd. (``Taihe''), as mandatory respondents for individual
examination. The period of review (``POR'') for the AR is May 1, 2012,
through April 30, 2013.\1\ The Department preliminarily determines that
both Yixing-Union and Taihe made sales of subject merchandise at less
than normal value (``NV''). Interested parties are invited to comment
on these preliminary results.
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\1\ The Department initiated administrative reviews of Yixing
Union, Taihe, and RZBC Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd., and RZBC (Juxian) Co.,
Ltd. (collectively, ``RZBC''). However, RZBC and Archer Daniels
Midland Company, Cargill, Incorporated, and Tate & Lyle Ingredients
Americas, Inc. (collectively, ``Petitioners'') timely withdrew their
requests for an administrative review of RZBC. There were no other
requests for review of RZBC, hence the Department did not
individually examine RZBC.
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DATES: Effective Date: April 28, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Krisha Hill or Maisha Cryor, AD/CVD
Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4037 or (202)
482-5831, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Scope of the Order
The products covered by the order include the hydrous and anhydrous
forms of citric acid, the dihydrate and anhydrous forms of sodium
citrate, otherwise known as citric acid sodium salt, and the
monohydrate and monopotassium forms of potassium citrate.\2\ Sodium
citrate also includes both trisodium citrate and monosodium citrate,
which are also known as citric acid trisodium salt and citric acid
monosodium salt, respectively. Citric acid and sodium citrate are
classifiable under 2918.14.0000 and 2918.15.1000 of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS''), respectively.
Potassium citrate and crude calcium citrate are classifiable under
2918.15.5000 and 3824.90.9290 of the HTSUS, respectively. Blends that
include citric acid, sodium citrate, and potassium citrate are
classifiable under 3824.90.9290 of the HTSUS. Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the merchandise is dispositive.\3\
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\2\ See ``Decision Memorandum for Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Citric Acid and Certain
Citrate Salts from the People's Republic of China'' from James
Maeder, Director, Office II, Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations, to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, issued concurrently with this notice (``Preliminary
Decision Memorandum''), for a complete description of the Scope of
the Order.
\3\ See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Canada and
the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Orders, 74 FR 25703
(May 29, 2009).
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Extension of Deadlines for Preliminary Results
As explained in the memorandum from the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, the Department exercised its discretion to
toll deadlines for the duration of the closure of the Federal
Government from October 1, through October 16, 2013.\4\ Therefore, all
deadlines in this segment of the proceeding have been extended by 16
days. If the new deadline falls on a non-business day, in accordance
with the Department's practice, the deadline will become the next
business day. Additionally, on January 17, 2014, we extended the
deadline for the preliminary results until April 18, 2014.\5\
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\4\ See Memorandum for the Record from Paul Piquado, Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, ``Deadlines Affected by
the Shutdown of the Federal Government,'' dated October 18, 2013.
\5\ See Memorandum from Krisha Hill through Abdelali Elouaradia
to Christian Marsh regarding '' ``Citric Acid and Certain Citrate
Salts from the People's Republic of China: Extension of Deadline for
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,''
dated January 17, 2014.
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Methodology
The Department is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''). The
Department calculated export prices in accordance with section 772 of
the Act. Because the PRC is a nonmarket economy (``NME'') within the
meaning of section 771(18) of the Act, the Department calculated normal
value in accordance with section 773(c) of the Act.
For a full description of the methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, which is hereby
adopted with this notice. The Preliminary 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 Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Preliminary
Decision Memorandum and the electronic versions of the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
Preliminary Results of Review
The Department preliminarily determines that the following
weighted-average dumping margins exist for the period May 1, 2012,
through April 30, 2013.
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Weighted-
average
Exporter dumping margin
(percent)
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Yixing-Union Biochemical Co., Ltd....................... 6.80
Laiwu Taihe Biochemistry Co., Ltd....................... 2.15
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Disclosure and Public Comment
The Department will disclose calculations performed for these
preliminary results to parties within five days of the date of
publication of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Interested parties may submit case briefs no later than 30 days after
the date of publication of these preliminary results of review.\6\
Rebuttals to case briefs may be filed no later than five days after the
written comments are filed and all rebuttal comments must be limited to
comments raised in the case briefs.\7\ A table of contents, list of
authorities used, and an executive summary of issues should accompany
any briefs submitted to the Department. This summary should be limited
to five pages total, including footnotes.
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\6\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c).
\7\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
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Any interested party may request a hearing within 30 days of
publication of this notice.\8\ Hearing requests should contain the
following information: (1) The party's name, address, and telephone
number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of the issues to
be discussed. Oral presentations will be limited to issues raised in
the briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, parties will be
notified of the time and date for the hearing to be held at the U.S.
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230.\9\
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\8\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
\9\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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All submissions, with limited exceptions, must be filed
electronically using IA ACCESS. An electronically filed document must
be received successfully in its entirety by 5 p.m. Eastern Time
(``ET'') on the due date. Documents excepted from the electronic
submission requirements must be filed
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manually (i.e., in paper form) with the APO/Dockets Unit in Room 1870
and stamped with the date and time of receipt by 5 p.m. ET on the due
date.\10\
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\10\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Electronic Filing Procedures; Administrative Protective Order
Procedures, 76 FR 39263 (July 6, 2011).
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The Department will issue the final results of this AR, which will
include the results of its analysis of issues raised in any briefs
received, within 120 days of publication of these preliminary results,
pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, unless that time is
extended.
Assessment Rates
Upon issuing the final results of this review, the Department will
determine, and Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') shall assess,
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries.\11\ The Department
intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the
publication date of the final results of this review.
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\11\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b).
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For each individually examined respondent in this review whose
weighted-average dumping margin is above de minimis (i.e., 0.5 percent)
in the final results of this review, 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 to
the total entered value of those sales, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1).\12\ Where an importer- (or customer-) specific ad
valorem rate is greater than de minimis, the Department will instruct
CBP to collect the appropriate duties at the time of liquidation.\13\
Where either a respondent's weighted average dumping margin is zero or
de minimis, or an importer- (or customer-) specific ad valorem dumping
margin is zero or de minimis, the Department will instruct CBP to
liquidate appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.\14\
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\12\ In these preliminary results, the Department applied the
assessment rate calculation method adopted in Antidumping
Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and
Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Proceedings: Final
Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14, 2012).
\13\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
\14\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
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The Department announced a refinement to its assessment practice in
NME cases. Pursuant to this refinement in practice, for entries that
were not reported in the U.S. sales database submitted by companies
individually examined during the administrative review, the Department
will instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at the PRC-wide rate.
Additionally, if the Department determines that an exporter had no
shipments of 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 PRC-wide rate.\15\
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\15\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Non-Market
Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties,
76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011).
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Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this 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
sections 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For the companies listed above
that have a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be that rate
established in the final results of these reviews (except, if the rate
is zero or de minimis, then a zero cash deposit will be required); (2)
for previously investigated or reviewed PRC and non-PRC exporters
listed above 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; (3) for all PRC exporters of subject
merchandise that have not been found to be entitled to a separate rate,
the cash deposit rate will be the rate for the PRC-wide entity; and (4)
for all non-PRC exporters of subject merchandise which have not
received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate
applicable to the PRC exporter that supplied that non-PRC exporter.
These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect
until further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply
with this requirement could result in the Department's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213.
Dated: April 18, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
Summary
Background
Scope of the Order
Discussion of the Methodology
Duty Absorption
Non-Market Economy Country Status
Separate Rates
Surrogate Country
Surrogate Value Comments
Date of Sale
Normal Value Comparisons
Determination of the Comparison Method
U.S. Price
Normal Value
Factor Valuations
Currency Conversion
Conclusion
[FR Doc. 2014-09610 Filed 4-25-14; 8:45 am]
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