Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube From the People's Republic of China: Amended Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2011-2012, 47091-47093 [2014-19056]
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circumstances review pursuant to
section 751(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended, (the ‘‘Act’’) and 19
CFR 351.216 to determine that it is the
successor-in-interest to La Molisana
Industrie for purposes of the
antidumping order; and (2) the
Department conduct an expedited
review pursuant to 19 CFR
351.221(c)(3).7 We received no
comments from any other interested
party.
Scope of the Order
Imports covered by the order are
shipments of certain non-egg dry pasta
in packages of five pounds four ounces
or less, whether or not enriched or
fortified or containing milk or other
optional ingredients such as chopped
vegetables, vegetable purees, milk,
gluten, diastasis, vitamins, coloring and
flavorings, and up to two percent egg
white.
Excluded from the scope of the order
are refrigerated, frozen, or canned
pastas, as well as all forms of egg pasta,
with the exception of non-egg dry pasta
containing up to two percent egg white.
Also excluded are imports of organic
pasta from Italy that are certified by a
European Union (‘‘EU’’) authorized
body and accompanied by a National
Organic Program import certificate for
organic products.8 Pursuant to the
Department’s May 12, 2011, changed
circumstances review, effective January
1, 2009, gluten-free pasta is also
excluded from the scope of the
countervailing duty order.9
The merchandise subject to the order
is currently classifiable under items
1901.90.90.95 and 1902.19.20 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (‘‘HTSUS’’). Although the
HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the merchandise
subject to the order is dispositive.
Initiation of Changed Circumstances
Review
Pursuant to section 751(b)(1) of the
Act, the Department will conduct a
changed circumstances review upon
receipt of information concerning, or a
7 Id.,
at 1, 13–14.
October 10, 2012, the Department revised
the ‘‘Scope of the Order’’ to recognize the EUauthorized Italian agents for purposes of the
antidumping and countervailing duty orders on
pasta from Italy. See Memorandum from Yasmin
Nair to Susan Kuhbach, titled ‘‘Recognition of EU
Organic Certifying Agents for Certifying Organic
Pasta from Italy,’’ dated October 10, 2012, which is
on file in the Department’s Central Records Unit.
9 See Certain Pasta From Italy: Final Results of
Countervailing Duty Changed Circumstances
Review and Revocation, In Part, 76 FR 27634 (May
12, 2011).
request from, an interested party for a
review of an antidumping duty order
which shows changed circumstances
sufficient to warrant a review of the
order. In the event that the Department
determines that expedited action is
warranted, 19 CFR 351.221(c)(3)(ii)
permits the Department to combine the
notices of initiation and preliminary
results.
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.216(d), the Department determined
that the information submitted by La
Molisana constitutes sufficient evidence
to conduct a changed circumstances
review. In an antidumping duty
changed circumstances review
involving a successor-in-interest
determination, the Department typically
examines several factors including, but
not limited to, changes in: (1)
Management; (2) production facilities;
(3) supplier relationships; and (4)
customer base.10 While no single factor
or combination of factors will
necessarily be dispositive, the
Department generally will consider the
new company to be the successor to the
predecessor if the resulting operations
are essentially the same as those of the
predecessor company.11 Thus, if the
record demonstrates that, with respect
to the production and sale of the subject
merchandise, the new company
operates as the same business entity as
the predecessor company, the
Department may assign the new
company the cash deposit rate of its
predecessor.12
Based on the information provided in
its submission, La Molisana provided
sufficient evidence to warrant a review
to determine if it is the successor-ininterest to La Molisana Industrie.
Therefore, pursuant to section 751(b)(1)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.216(d), we
are initiating a changed circumstances
review. However, information provided
in the submissions, while sufficient for
purposes of initiating this review,
requires further clarification and/or
supplementation before the successorin-interest determination is reached.
Accordingly, the Department intends to
issue a questionnaire requesting
additional information for the review, as
provided for by 19 CFR 351.221(b)(2).
For that reason, the Department finds
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10 See, e.g., Certain Activated Carbon From the
People’s Republic of China: Notice of Initiation of
Changed Circumstances Review, 74 FR 19934,
19935 (April 30, 2009).
11 See, e.g., Notice of Initiation of Antidumping
Duty Changed Circumstances Review: Certain
Forged Stainless Steel Flanges from India, 71 FR
327 (January 4, 2006).
12 See, e.g., Fresh and Chilled Atlantic Salmon
From Norway; Final Results of Changed
Circumstances Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review, 64 FR 9979, 9980 (March 1, 1999).
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that the expedited action is not
warranted and, therefore, is not
conducting this review on an expedited
basis by publishing preliminary results
in conjunction with this notice of
initiation. The Department will publish
in the Federal Register a notice of the
preliminary results of the antidumping
duty changed circumstances review, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4),
and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(3)(i). That notice
will set forth the factual and legal
conclusions upon which our
preliminary results are based and a
description of any action proposed.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4)(ii),
interested parties will have an
opportunity to comment on the
preliminary results of review. In
accordance with 19 CFR 351.216(e), the
Department will issue the final results
of its antidumping duty changed
circumstances review not later than 270
days after the date on which the review
is initiated, or not later than 45 days if
all parties to the proceeding agree to the
outcome of the review.
This notice is published in
accordance with sections 751(b)(l) and
777(i)(l) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.216(b) and 351.221(b)(1).
Dated: August 5, 2014.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations.
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–964]
Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and
Tube From the People’s Republic of
China: Amended Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2011–2012
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(‘‘the Department’’) is amending the
final 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’’) to correct a ministerial
error.1 The period of review (‘‘POR’’) is
AGENCY:
1 See Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube
From the People’s Republic of China: Final Results
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2011–
2012, 79 FR 23324 (April 28, 2014) (‘‘Final
Results’’), and accompanying Issues and Decision
Memorandum (‘‘I&D Memo’’).
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November 1, 2011 through October 31,
2012.
DATES: Effective Date: August 12, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas Martin, AD/CVD Operations,
Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)
482–3936.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On April 22, 2014, the Department
disclosed to interested parties its
calculations for the Final Results.2 On
April 28, 2014, we received ministerial
error comments from Golden Dragon.3
On May 1, 2014, we received ministerial
error rebuttal comments from
Petitioners.4 No other interested party
submitted comments.
Before the Department could take
action on the alleged ministerial error,
both Golden Dragon and Petitioners
filed a summons and complaint with the
U.S. Court of International Trade
(‘‘CIT’’) challenging the Final Results,
which vested the CIT with jurisdiction
over the administrative proceeding.5 On
July 18, 2014, the CIT granted the
Department leave to publish amended
final results upon considering the
ministerial error allegation.6
Scope of the Order
For a full description of the products
covered by the antidumping duty order,
see Memorandum to Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, through Gary Taverman,
Senior Advisor for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations, from
Abdelali Elouaradia, Director, Office IV,
‘‘Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review: Seamless Refined Copper Pipe
and Tube from the People’s Republic of
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2 The
interested parties include: Cerro Flow
Products, LLC, Wieland Copper Products, LLC,
Mueller Copper Tube Products Inc., and Mueller
Copper Tube Company, Inc. (collectively,
‘‘Petitioners’’), and Golden Dragon Precise Copper
Tube Group, Inc., Hong Kong GD Trading Co., Ltd.,
and Golden Dragon Holding (Hong Kong)
International, Ltd. (collectively, ‘‘Golden Dragon’’).
3 See Letter from Golden Dragon to the Honorable
Penny Pritzker, ‘‘Re: Seamless Steel Copper Pipe
and Tube from the People’s Republic of China (11/
1/11–10/31/12); Ministerial Error Allegation with
respect to the Final Determination for Golden
Dragon,’’ dated April 28, 2014.
4 See Letter from Petitioners to The Honorable
Penny S. Pritzker, ‘‘Re: Seamless Refined Copper
Pipe and Tube from the People’s Republic of China:
Petitioners’ Rebuttal Comments to Golden Dragon’s
Ministerial Error Allegation,’’ dated May 1, 2014.
5 See Zenith Elecs. Corp. v. United States, 884
F.2d 556, 561–62 (Fed. Cir. 1989).
6 See Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube Group,
Inc. v. United States, Slip Op. 14–85, Consol. Court
No. 14–00116 (Ct. Int’l Trade July 18, 2014).
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China; 2011–2012: Ministerial Error
Allegation Memorandum,’’ dated
concurrently with and hereby adopted
by this notice (‘‘Ministerial Error
Memo’’).
Ministerial Errors
Section 751(h) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’), and 19
CFR 351.224(f) define a ‘‘ministerial
error’’ as an error ‘‘in addition,
subtraction, or other arithmetic
function, clerical error resulting from
inaccurate copying, duplication, or the
like, and any similar type of
unintentional error which the Secretary
considers ministerial.’’ After analyzing
the ministerial error comments and
rebuttal comments, we have
determined, in accordance with section
751(h) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.224(e),
that we made the following ministerial
error in our calculations for the Final
Results: we inadvertently did not cap
Golden Dragon’s reported freight
distances for factors of production
valued using import statistics pursuant
to the rule in Sigma.7 For a detailed
discussion of this error, as well as the
Department’s analysis, see Ministerial
Error Memo.
In accordance with section 751(h) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.224(e), we are
amending the Final Results for Golden
Dragon. The revised weighted-average
dumping margin for Golden Dragon is
detailed below.
Amended Final Results of
Administrative Review
The amended weighted-average
dumping margins are as follows:
Weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
Exporter
Golden Dragon Precise Copper
Tube Group, Inc., Hong Kong
GD Trading Co., Ltd., and
Golden Dragon Holding (Hong
Kong) International, Ltd. .........
4.48
Disclosure
We will disclose the calculations
performed for these amended final
results to interested parties within five
days of the date of publication of this
notice in accordance with 19 CFR
351.224(b).
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b), the
Department will determine, and U.S.
7 See Sigma Corp. v. United States, 117 F.3d
1401, 1407–08 (Fed. Cir. 1997) (‘‘Sigma’’).
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Customs and Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’)
shall assess, antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries of subject
merchandise in accordance with the
amended final results of this review.
The Department intends to issue
assessment instructions to CBP 15 days
after the publication date of the
amended final results of this review.
For assessment purposes, we
calculated importer-specific assessment
rates for merchandise subject to this
review. We will continue to direct CBP
to assess importer-specific assessment
rates based on the resulting per-unit
(i.e., per-kg) rates for each entry of the
subject merchandise during the POR.
Specifically, we calculated importerspecific duty assessment rates on a perunit rate basis by dividing the total
amount of dumping for each importer
by the total sales quantity of subject
merchandise sold to that importer
during the POR. We also estimated each
importer’s ad valorem assessment rate
by dividing the total amount of
dumping for each importer by the total
estimated entered value of those same
sales. If an estimated importer-specific
ad valorem assessment rate is de
minimis (i.e., less than 0.50 percent), the
Department will instruct CBP to
liquidate that importer entries of subject
merchandise without regard to
antidumping duties, in accordance with
19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements are effective as of April 28,
2014, the date of publication of the
Final Results, for all shipments of the
subject merchandise entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption, as provided for by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For the
exporters identified above, the cash
deposit rate will be equal to their
weighted-average dumping margin in
these amended final results of review;
(2) for previously investigated or
reviewed PRC and non-PRC exporters
not listed above that received a separate
rate in a previously completed segment
of this proceeding, the cash deposit rate
will continue to be the existing
exporter-specific rate published for the
most recent period; (3) for all PRC
exporters of subject merchandise that
have not been found to be entitled a
separate rate in the Final Results, the
cash deposit rate will be that for the
PRC-wide entity (i.e., 60.85 percent);
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
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requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
Reimbursement of Duties
This notice also serves as a final
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 POR.
Failure to comply with this requirement
could result in the Department’s
presumption that reimbursement of
antidumping duties has occurred and
the subsequent assessment of doubled
antidumping duties.
Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to administrative
protective order (‘‘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
and terms of an APO is a violation
which is subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
These amended final results are
published in accordance with sections
751(h) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: August 6, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Notice of Scope Rulings
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Effective Date: August 12, 2014.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(‘‘Department’’) hereby publishes a list
of scope rulings and anticircumvention
determinations made between April 1,
2014, and June 30, 2014, inclusive. We
intend to publish future lists after the
close of the next calendar quarter.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brenda E. Waters, AD/CVD Operations,
Customs Liaison Unit, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
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Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: 202–482–4735.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Department’s regulations provide
that the Secretary will publish in the
Federal Register a list of scope rulings
on a quarterly basis.1 Our most recent
notification of scope rulings was
published on May 29, 2014.2 This
current notice covers all scope rulings
and anticircumvention determinations
made by Enforcement and Compliance
between April 1, 2014, and June 30,
2014, inclusive. Subsequent lists will
follow after the close of each calendar
quarter.
Scope Rulings Made Between April 1,
2014 and June 30, 2014
Brazil
A–351–841: Polyethylene Terephthalate
Film Sheet and Strip From Brazil
Requestor: Evertis Packaging
Solutions: Ecoblock C products in
thicknesses of 14 or 16 millimeters
produced by Evertis Packaging
Solutions are not within the scope of the
antidumping order because they are
amorphous polyethylene terephthalate
film which lack biaxial orientation; May
2, 2104
People’s Republic of China
A–570–967 and C–570–968: Aluminum
Extrusions From the People’s Republic
of China
Requestor: N.R. Windows Inc.; NR
Windows’ window wall kits, composed
of non-weight bearing extruded
aluminum window frames, sheet
aluminum, fasteners, gaskets, glazing
sealants, and glass panes, are outside
the scope of the order because the
window wall kits contain, at the time of
importation, all of the necessary parts to
fully assemble a final finished good,
require no further finishing or
fabrication, and are assembled ‘‘as is’’
into a finished product and, thus, meet
the exclusion criteria for finished goods
kits; June 19, 2014.
A–570–967 and C–570–968: Aluminum
Extrusions From the People’s Republic
of China
Requestor: Glenmore Industries LLC;
Glenmore’s trade booth kits, composed
of polyester knit fabric-covered
aluminum wall panels, fabric covered
aluminum headers, aluminum posts
1 See
19 CFR 351.225(o).
Notice of Scope Rulings, 79 FR 30821 (May
29, 2014).
2 See
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(columns), and crossbeams, contain,
upon importation, all of the components
required and necessary to assemble
complete commercial display spaces for
use at trade shows, conventions, fairs
and similar exhibitions and displays
and, thus, constitute finished goods kits
that meet the exclusion criteria of the
scope; June 23, 2014.
A–570–970 and C–570–971:
Multilayered Wood Flooring From the
People’s Republic of China
Requestor: Shenzhenshi Huanwei
Woods Co., Ltd. (Huanwei);
multilayered wood flooring exported by
Huanwei is not within the scope of the
antidumping and countervailing duty
orders because Huanwei’s product is
composed of only two-layers—a top
layer of veneer and a base layer,
whereas the scope language requires the
merchandise to be composed of at least
two layers, or plies, of wood veneer in
combination with a core; May 13, 2014.
A–570–918: Steel Wire Garment
Hangers From the People’s Republic of
China
Requestor: Trendsformers, LLC;
hanging jewelry organizers (‘‘Hang It
Jewelry Organizers’’) are outside the
scope of the antidumping duty order
because they are manufactured and used
in manners distinct from subject
merchandise. Specifically, these
hangers, sold in jewelry departments,
are intended for use in the home to hold
earrings, bracelets and necklaces. These
hangers are not sold to dry cleaners,
laundries, uniform rental services, or
similar industrial operations; June 19,
2014.
A–570–890: Wooden Bedroom From the
People’s Republic of China
Requestor: Ethan Allen Operations
Inc.; Marlene, Nadine, Serpentine, and
Vivica chests are all covered by the
scope of the antidumping duty order
because of similarities with subject
chests described in the scope; May 27,
2014.
Interested parties are invited to
comment on the completeness of this
list of completed scope and
anticircumvention inquiries. Any
comments should be submitted to the
Deputy Assistant Secretary for AD/CVD
Operations, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., APO/Dockets
Unit, Room 1870, Washington, DC
20230.
This notice is published in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(o).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-964]
Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube From the People's Republic
of China: Amended Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2011-2012
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is amending
the final 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'') to
correct a ministerial error.\1\ The period of review (``POR'') is
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\1\ See Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube From the People's
Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2011-2012, 79 FR 23324 (April 28, 2014) (``Final Results''),
and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum (``I&D Memo'').
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DATES: Effective Date: August 12, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Martin, AD/CVD Operations,
Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
3936.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On April 22, 2014, the Department disclosed to interested parties
its calculations for the Final Results.\2\ On April 28, 2014, we
received ministerial error comments from Golden Dragon.\3\ On May 1,
2014, we received ministerial error rebuttal comments from
Petitioners.\4\ No other interested party submitted comments.
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\2\ The interested parties include: Cerro Flow Products, LLC,
Wieland Copper Products, LLC, Mueller Copper Tube Products Inc., and
Mueller Copper Tube Company, Inc. (collectively, ``Petitioners''),
and Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube Group, Inc., Hong Kong GD
Trading Co., Ltd., and Golden Dragon Holding (Hong Kong)
International, Ltd. (collectively, ``Golden Dragon'').
\3\ See Letter from Golden Dragon to the Honorable Penny
Pritzker, ``Re: Seamless Steel Copper Pipe and Tube from the
People's Republic of China (11/1/11-10/31/12); Ministerial Error
Allegation with respect to the Final Determination for Golden
Dragon,'' dated April 28, 2014.
\4\ See Letter from Petitioners to The Honorable Penny S.
Pritzker, ``Re: Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube from the
People's Republic of China: Petitioners' Rebuttal Comments to Golden
Dragon's Ministerial Error Allegation,'' dated May 1, 2014.
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Before the Department could take action on the alleged ministerial
error, both Golden Dragon and Petitioners filed a summons and complaint
with the U.S. Court of International Trade (``CIT'') challenging the
Final Results, which vested the CIT with jurisdiction over the
administrative proceeding.\5\ On July 18, 2014, the CIT granted the
Department leave to publish amended final results upon considering the
ministerial error allegation.\6\
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\5\ See Zenith Elecs. Corp. v. United States, 884 F.2d 556, 561-
62 (Fed. Cir. 1989).
\6\ See Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube Group, Inc. v. United
States, Slip Op. 14-85, Consol. Court No. 14-00116 (Ct. Int'l Trade
July 18, 2014).
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Scope of the Order
For a full description of the products covered by the antidumping
duty order, see Memorandum to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, through Gary Taverman, Senior Advisor for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, from Abdelali
Elouaradia, Director, Office IV, ``Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review: Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube from the People's
Republic of China; 2011-2012: Ministerial Error Allegation
Memorandum,'' dated concurrently with and hereby adopted by this notice
(``Ministerial Error Memo'').
Ministerial Errors
Section 751(h) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''),
and 19 CFR 351.224(f) define a ``ministerial error'' as an error ``in
addition, subtraction, or other arithmetic function, clerical error
resulting from inaccurate copying, duplication, or the like, and any
similar type of unintentional error which the Secretary considers
ministerial.'' After analyzing the ministerial error comments and
rebuttal comments, we have determined, in accordance with section
751(h) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.224(e), that we made the following
ministerial error in our calculations for the Final Results: we
inadvertently did not cap Golden Dragon's reported freight distances
for factors of production valued using import statistics pursuant to
the rule in Sigma.\7\ For a detailed discussion of this error, as well
as the Department's analysis, see Ministerial Error Memo.
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\7\ See Sigma Corp. v. United States, 117 F.3d 1401, 1407-08
(Fed. Cir. 1997) (``Sigma'').
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In accordance with section 751(h) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.224(e),
we are amending the Final Results for Golden Dragon. The revised
weighted-average dumping margin for Golden Dragon is detailed below.
Amended Final Results of Administrative Review
The amended weighted-average dumping margins are as follows:
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Weighted-
average
Exporter dumping
margin
(percent)
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Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube Group, Inc., Hong Kong GD 4.48
Trading Co., Ltd., and Golden Dragon Holding (Hong Kong)
International, Ltd.........................................
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Disclosure
We will disclose the calculations performed for these amended final
results to interested parties within five days of the date of
publication of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b),
the Department will determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(``CBP'') shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries
of subject merchandise in accordance with the amended final results of
this review. The Department intends to issue assessment instructions to
CBP 15 days after the publication date of the amended final results of
this review.
For assessment purposes, we calculated importer-specific assessment
rates for merchandise subject to this review. We will continue to
direct CBP to assess importer-specific assessment rates based on the
resulting per-unit (i.e., per-kg) rates for each entry of the subject
merchandise during the POR. Specifically, we calculated importer-
specific duty assessment rates on a per-unit rate basis by dividing the
total amount of dumping for each importer by the total sales quantity
of subject merchandise sold to that importer during the POR. We also
estimated each importer's ad valorem assessment rate by dividing the
total amount of dumping for each importer by the total estimated
entered value of those same sales. If an estimated importer-specific ad
valorem assessment rate is de minimis (i.e., less than 0.50 percent),
the Department will instruct CBP to liquidate that importer entries of
subject merchandise without regard to antidumping duties, in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements are effective as of April
28, 2014, the date of publication of the Final Results, for all
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption, as provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of
the Act: (1) For the exporters identified above, the cash deposit rate
will be equal to their weighted-average dumping margin in these amended
final results of review; (2) for previously investigated or reviewed
PRC and non-PRC exporters not listed above that received a separate
rate in a previously completed segment of this proceeding, the cash
deposit rate will continue to be the existing exporter-specific rate
published for the most recent period; (3) for all PRC exporters of
subject merchandise that have not been found to be entitled a separate
rate in the Final Results, the cash deposit rate will be that for the
PRC-wide entity (i.e., 60.85 percent); 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
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requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further
notice.
Reimbursement of Duties
This notice also serves as a final 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 POR. Failure to comply with this
requirement could result in the Department's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties has occurred and the subsequent
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.
Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (``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 and terms of an APO
is a violation which is subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
These amended final results are published in accordance with
sections 751(h) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: August 6, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2014-19056 Filed 8-11-14; 8:45 am]
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