Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products From the People's Republic of China: Final No Shipments Determination of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2012-2013, 67415-67417 [2014-26794]
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steel parts for wheel loaders; front frame
assemblies for wheel loaders; front
frame subassemblies for wheel loaders;
fuel tank assemblies; fuel tanks for
wheel loaders; function kits; grilles,
radiators; grips; guards, steel; guides,
hydraulic tank for wheel loaders; hand
rails, steel; hinge pins, steel, not
threaded; holders, steel brackets; hood
assemblies for wheel loaders; hood kits
for wheel loaders; hoods, metal sheet
parts for wheel loaders; hydraulic tanks
for wheel loaders; joints, hoses, alloy/
threaded; joystick steering kits; knobs,
fuel container levers, plastic; ladders,
steel for wheel loaders; levers for wheel
loaders; link assemblies, steel for
bellcranks; loader controls for wheel
loaders; lock bars; marks, waste
handlers; metal blocks, seats; metal
ladders; metal rods; metal rods for
wheel loaders; multifunction lever
consoles; mufflers for wheel loaders;
nipples alloy piping; nipples tubes;
nipples, hoses, steel threaded; oil
coolers; operator seats for wheel loaders;
pads; side panels; welded metal pipe
assemblies; steel plates for wheel
loaders; plates, vinyl adhesive; cork
plugs, multiple uses; plugs for hydraulic
tanks; plugs, fender; plugs, for wheel
loaders; plugs, hoses, multiple
application; plugs, miscellaneous uses;
pre separators; radiator and grille
assemblies; radiator and grille kits; rear
battery relays; rear console covers; rear
frame assemblies; rear frame assemblies
for wheel loaders; rear underguards;
retainers; rim assemblies for wheel
loaders; cabs for wheel loaders; rubber
hydraulic piping; seals; seat belts; seats,
steel block motor/vehicle; seats, steel,
multiple uses for wheel loaders; shafts
for wheel loaders; shims, for front feeder
systems; shims, steel; slack adjusters;
sleeve/heads, not fitting multiple
application; solenoid valves; sound
absorption sheets for wheel loaders;
spacers for air cleaner connect; spacers
for brake piping; spacers, multiple
application, metal, alloy; spring bars;
step assemblies for wheel loaders;
stoppers, multiple application for wheel
loaders; strikers, hood door for wheel
loaders; metal supports; supports, axle
for wheel loaders; swivels; tanks,
radiator reservoirs; tees, hoses, alloy/
cast/threaded; tees, no hose/tube alloycast; third function jumper kits; tool
boxes for wheel loaders; tooth kits,
castings for wheel loader buckets; trim;
tubes, alloy w/fitting for wheel loader;
underguards; unions, hose, multiple
application; unions, no hose/tube steel;
ventilators; viscous mounts for wheel
loader cabs; washers/spacers for wheel
loaders; wedges; accumulators for
forklifts; accumulators for wheel
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loaders; valve assemblies, pressure
reducers, hydraulic; valve assemblies,
pressure reducers, pneumatic; valves,
brake control; control valves for wheel
loaders; valve, plastic; check valves;
valve assemblies, safety relief; solenoid
valves; valves, check steel gates; band,
control bands for forklifts; collars, main
valve no fitting; covers, control valve for
forklifts; knobs, control valves; lever
subassemblies; nipples, valve part;
orifices; plugs, control valves; poppets;
shafts, control valve for forklifts; tubes,
control valve; unions, control valves;
union, pump hoses; bearings, radial
ball; bearings, thrust; bearings, taper
roller; bearings, needle; propeller shaft,
drive shaft; bearings, flange housed;
bushings, plain shaft bearings; thrust
washers, plastic plain shaft; rear axle
assemblies; transfer case assemblies for
wheel loaders; transmission assemblies
for forklifts; transfer case assemblies for
wheel loaders; transmission assemblies;
pulleys for forklifts; coupling assemblies
for wheel loaders; axle assemblies; drive
axles; axle assemblies for wheel loaders;
ring gears, damper; transmissions for
wheel loaders; collars, transmission
fitting for wheel loader; couplings, not
fit, damper, wheel loaders; deflectors,
drive shaft; elbows for torque/
transmission; holders for drive shaft;
shims for drive shaft; packing for
forklifts; rubber seals reinforce w/metal;
steel grease fittings; seals, rubber
reinforced w/metal & plastic; seals,
rubber reinforcers w/metal & textile;
torque converters; wet batteries for
wheel loaders; wet batteries for forklifts;
batteries, lead acid; switch 3 pins; metal
holders; rear view cameras; radio AM/
FM for wheel loaders; travel alarms;
blinker brackets; button horns; buzzers,
electrical system; flashers and holders;
front light assemblies; lamps, back up;
strobe lights; resistor assemblies for
wheel loaders; resistor assemblies for
forklifts; fuses, plastic & copper; relays,
electric system; battery disconnect
switches; pressure switches; switches,
rocker; connectors, electrical; covers,
battery wiring; fuse holders; terminals,
brass, battery; engine controllers; caps,
rubber, wiring harness, battery; head
lights; rear lead lamps; light fuse
harnesses; light stay harnesses; working
lamps; covers, head lamp parts; switch
timers; cables, battery; wiring harnesses
for wheel loaders; cables, electrical
system; cables for harness/battery; light
harnesses; engine harnesses; bands, cab
washer tanks; welded machined metal
block assemblies; seats, steel block
motor/vehicle; caps, radiator; clamps,
steel plates, multiple purposes; elbows
alloy/cast; front frame subassemblies for
wheel loaders; metal ladders; viscous
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mounts for wheel loader cabs; nipples,
alloy piping; plugs, cork multiple uses;
spacers for brake piping; sensor
assemblies, engine wiring; sensors,
temperature; gauges, dipstick; sensors
for floor frame wheel loaders; oil level
gauges; pressure airflow sensors;
sensors, switch; sensors for torque
converter/transmission; sensors for
boom; dome lights; dome light brackets;
and, dome light harnesses (duty rates
range from free to 12.5%).
Public comment is invited from
interested parties. Submissions shall be
addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive
Secretary at the address below. The
closing period for their receipt is
December 23, 2014.
A copy of the notification will be
available for public inspection at the
Office of the Executive Secretary,
Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room
21013, U.S. Department of Commerce,
1401 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the
‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the FTZ
Board’s Web site, which is accessible
via www.trade.gov/ftz.
For further information, contact
Diane.Finver@trade.gov or (202) 482–
1367.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–865]
Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat
Products From the People’s Republic
of China: Final No Shipments
Determination of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2012–2013
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On July 30, 2014, the
Department of Commerce (the
‘‘Department’’) published the
Preliminary Results of the 2012–2013
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on certain hotrolled carbon steel flat products (‘‘hotrolled steel’’) from the People’s Republic
of China (‘‘PRC’’).1 The period of review
(‘‘POR’’) is November 1, 2012, through
October 31, 2013. We received no
comments from interested parties.
AGENCY:
1 See Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat
Products From the People’s Republic of China:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2012–2013, 79 FR 44155
(July 30, 2014) (‘‘Preliminary Results’’).
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Therefore, the Department continues to
find that Baosteel Group Corporation,
Shanghai Baosteel International
Economic & Trading Co., Ltd., and
Baoshan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.
(collectively, ‘‘Baosteel’’) had no
reviewable transactions of subject
merchandise to the United States during
the POR.
DATES: Effective Date: November 13,
2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steven Hampton, AD/CVD Operations,
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce, 14th Street
and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)
482–0116.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
On July 30, 2014, the Department
published the Preliminary Results of the
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on hot-rolled
steel from the PRC.2 We invited
interested parties to comment on the
Preliminary Results. No party provided
comments. The Department has
conducted this administrative review in
accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the
Act’’).
Scope of the Order
The products covered by the order are
certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat
products of a rectangular shape, of a
width of 0.5 inch or greater, neither
clad, plated, nor coated with metal and
whether or not painted, varnished, or
coated with plastics or other nonmetallic substances, in coils (whether or
not in successively superimposed
layers), regardless of thickness, and in
straight lengths of a thickness of less
than 4.75 mm and of a width measuring
at least 10 times the thickness.
Universal mill plate (i.e., flat-rolled
products rolled on four faces or in a
closed box pass, of a width exceeding
150 mm, but not exceeding 1,250 mm,
and of a thickness of not less than 4.0
mm, not in coils and without patterns
in relief) of a thickness not less than 4.0
mm is not included within the scope of
the order. Specifically included within
the scope of the order are vacuum
degassed, fully stabilized (commonly
referred to as interstitial-free (‘‘IF’’))
steels, high strength low alloy (‘‘HSLA’’)
steels, and the substrate for motor
lamination steels. IF steels are
recognized as low carbon steels with
micro-alloying levels of elements such
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as titanium or niobium (also commonly
referred to as columbium), or both,
added to stabilize carbon and nitrogen
elements. HSLA steels are recognized as
steels with micro-alloying levels of
elements such as chromium, copper,
niobium, vanadium, and molybdenum.
The substrate for motor lamination
steels contains micro-alloying levels of
elements such as silicon and aluminum.
Steel products included in the scope of
the order, regardless of definitions in
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (‘‘HTSUS’’), are products
in which: i) iron predominates, by
weight, over each of the other contained
elements; ii) the carbon content is two
percent or less, by weight; and, iii) none
of the elements listed below exceeds the
quantity, by weight, respectively
indicated:
1.80 percent of manganese, or
2.25 percent of silicon, or
1.00 percent of copper, or
0.50 percent of aluminum, or
1.25 percent of chromium, or
0.30 percent of cobalt, or
0.40 percent of lead, or
1.25 percent of nickel, or
0.30 percent of tungsten, or
0.10 percent of molybdenum, or
0.10 percent of niobium, or
0.15 percent of vanadium, or
0.15 percent of zirconium.
All products that meet the physical
and chemical description provided
above are within the scope of the order
unless otherwise excluded. The
following products, for example, are
outside or specifically excluded from
the scope of the order:
• Alloy hot-rolled steel products in
which at least one of the chemical
elements exceeds those listed above
(including, e.g., American Society for
Testing and Materials (‘‘ASTM’’)
specifications A543, A387, A514, A517,
A506).
• Society of Automotive Engineers
(‘‘SAE’’)/American Iron & Steel Institute
(‘‘AISI’’) grades of series 2300 and
higher.
• Ball bearing steels, as defined in the
HTSUS.
• Tool steels, as defined in the
HTSUS.
• Silico-manganese (as defined in the
HTSUS) or silicon electrical steel with
a silicon level exceeding 2.25 percent.
• ASTM specifications A710 and
A736.
• USS abrasion-resistant steels (USS
AR 400, USS AR 500).
• All products (proprietary or
otherwise) based on an alloy ASTM
specification (sample specifications:
ASTM A506, A507).
• Non-rectangular shapes, not in
coils, which are the result of having
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been processed by cutting or stamping
and which have assumed the character
of articles or products classified outside
chapter 72 of the HTSUS.
The merchandise subject to the order
is classified in the HTSUS at
subheadings: 7208.10.15.00,
7208.10.30.00, 7208.10.60.00,
7208.25.30.00, 7208.25.60.00,
7208.26.00.30, 7208.26.00.60,
7208.27.00.30, 7208.27.00.60,
7208.36.00.30, 7208.36.00.60,
7208.37.00.30, 7208.37.00.60,
7208.38.00.15, 7208.38.00.30,
7208.38.00.90, 7208.39.00.15,
7208.39.00.30, 7208.39.00.90,
7208.40.60.30, 7208.40.60.60,
7208.53.00.00, 7208.54.00.00,
7208.90.00.00, 7211.14.00.90,
7211.19.15.00, 7211.19.20.00,
7211.19.30.00, 7211.19.45.00,
7211.19.60.00, 7211.19.75.30,
7211.19.75.60, and 7211.19.75.90.
Certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat
products covered by the order,
including: vacuum degassed fully
stabilized; high strength low alloy; and
the substrate for motor lamination steel
may also enter under the following tariff
numbers: 7225.11.00.00, 7225.19.00.00,
7225.30.30.50, 7225.30.70.00,
7225.40.70.00, 7225.99.00.90,
7226.11.10.00, 7226.11.90.30,
7226.11.90.60, 7226.19.10.00,
7226.19.90.00, 7226.91.50.00,
7226.91.70.00, 7226.91.80.00, and
7226.99.00.00. Subject merchandise
may also enter under 7210.70.30.00,
7210.90.90.00, 7211.14.00.30,
7212.40.10.00, 7212.40.50.00, and
7212.50.00.00. Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the merchandise
subject to the order is dispositive.
Final Determination of No Shipments
In the Preliminary Results, the
Department preliminarily determined
that Baosteel did not have any
reviewable transactions of subject
merchandise during the POR because
there was no evidence on the record
indicating that Baosteel had entries of
subject merchandise during the POR.3
We stated, consistent with the
refinement to the Department’s
assessment practice in nonmarket
economy (‘‘NME’’) cases, that we would
not rescind the review in these
circumstances but, rather, would
complete the review with respect to
Baosteel and issue appropriate
instructions to U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (‘‘CBP’’) based on the final
results of the review.4 As stated above,
3 Id.,
79 FR at 44156.
4 Id.
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we did not receive any comments on the
Preliminary Results. Therefore, we
continue to determine that Baosteel had
no reviewable transactions of subject
merchandise during the POR. Consistent
with our ‘‘automatic assessment’’
clarification, the Department will issue
appropriate instructions to CBP based
on our final results.5
Assessment
Upon issuance of the final results, the
Department will determine, and CBP
shall assess, antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries, in accordance with
19 CFR 351.212. The Department
intends to issue assessment instructions
to CBP 15 days after the date of
publication of the final results of
review. The Department announced a
refinement to its assessment practice in
NME cases.6 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.7
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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 all 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 Act: (1) for previously
investigated or reviewed PRC and nonPRC exporters not listed above that have
separate rates, the cash deposit rate will
continue to be the exporter-specific rate
published for the most recent period; (2)
for all PRC exporters of subject
merchandise which have not been
found to be entitled to a separate rate,
the cash deposit rate will be the PRCwide rate of 90.83 percent; and (3) 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
exporters that supplied that non-PRC
5 See Non-Market Economy Antidumping
Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76
FR 65694 (October 24, 2011) (‘‘Assessment Practice
Refinement’’); see also the ‘‘Assessment’’ section of
this notice, below.
6 See Assessment Practice Refinement, 76 FR
65694.
7 Id., 76 FR at 65694.
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exporter. These deposit requirements,
when imposed, shall remain in effect
until further notice.
Notifications
This notice 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 review period. Failure to
comply with this requirement could
result in the Secretary’s presumption
that reimbursement of antidumping
duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of doubled antidumping
duties.
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.305(a)(3), 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,
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.
We are issuing and publishing this
administrative review and notice in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and
777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: November 4, 2014.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–570–966]
Drill Pipe From the People’s Republic
of China: Preliminary Results of
Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review; 2013
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(the Department) is conducting an
administrative review of the
countervailing duty (CVD) order on drill
pipe from the People’s Republic of
China (PRC). The period of review
(POR) is January 1, 2013, through
December 31, 2013. We preliminarily
determine that Shanxi Yida Special
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Steel Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd. and its crossowned affiliates received
countervailable subsidies during the
POR.
DATES: Effective Date: November 13,
2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kristen Johnson, AD/CVD Operations,
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202)
482–4793.
Scope of the Order
The scope of the order consists of
steel drill pipe and steel drill collars,
whether or not conforming to American
Petroleum Institute (API) or non-API
specifications. The merchandise subject
to the order is currently classifiable
under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States (HTSUS) categories:
7304.22.0030, 7304.22.0045,
7304.22.0060, 7304.23.3000,
7304.23.6030, 7304.23.6045,
7304.23.6060, 8431.43.8040 and may
also enter under 8431.43.8060,
8431.43.4000, 7304.39.0028,
7304.39.0032, 7304.39.0036,
7304.39.0040, 7304.39.0044,
7304.39.0048, 7304.39.0052,
7304.39.0056, 7304.49.0015,
7304.49.0060, 7304.59.8020,
7304.59.8025, 7304.59.8030,
7304.59.8035, 7304.59.8040,
7304.59.8045, 7304.59.8050, and
7304.59.8055. Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written product description remains
dispositive.
A full description of the scope of the
order is contained in the memorandum
from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations to
Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, ‘‘Decision Memorandum
for Preliminary Results of
Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review: Drill Pipe from the People’s
Republic of China’’ (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum), dated
concurrently with this notice, and
hereby adopted by 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
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-865]
Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products From the People's
Republic of China: Final No Shipments Determination of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2012-2013
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On July 30, 2014, the Department of Commerce (the
``Department'') published the Preliminary Results of the 2012-2013
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain hot-
rolled carbon steel flat products (``hot-rolled steel'') from the
People's Republic of China (``PRC'').\1\ The period of review (``POR'')
is November 1, 2012, through October 31, 2013. We received no comments
from interested parties.
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Therefore, the Department continues to find that Baosteel Group
Corporation, Shanghai Baosteel International Economic & Trading Co.,
Ltd., and Baoshan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. (collectively, ``Baosteel'')
had no reviewable transactions of subject merchandise to the United
States during the POR.
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\1\ See Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products From the
People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2012-2013, 79 FR 44155 (July 30, 2014)
(``Preliminary Results'').
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DATES: Effective Date: November 13, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Hampton, AD/CVD Operations,
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0116.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 30, 2014, the Department published the Preliminary Results
of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on hot-
rolled steel from the PRC.\2\ We invited interested parties to comment
on the Preliminary Results. No party provided comments. The Department
has conducted this administrative review in accordance with section
751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act'').
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Scope of the Order
The products covered by the order are certain hot-rolled carbon
steel flat products of a rectangular shape, of a width of 0.5 inch or
greater, neither clad, plated, nor coated with metal and whether or not
painted, varnished, or coated with plastics or other non-metallic
substances, in coils (whether or not in successively superimposed
layers), regardless of thickness, and in straight lengths of a
thickness of less than 4.75 mm and of a width measuring at least 10
times the thickness. Universal mill plate (i.e., flat-rolled products
rolled on four faces or in a closed box pass, of a width exceeding 150
mm, but not exceeding 1,250 mm, and of a thickness of not less than 4.0
mm, not in coils and without patterns in relief) of a thickness not
less than 4.0 mm is not included within the scope of the order.
Specifically included within the scope of the order are vacuum
degassed, fully stabilized (commonly referred to as interstitial-free
(``IF'')) steels, high strength low alloy (``HSLA'') steels, and the
substrate for motor lamination steels. IF steels are recognized as low
carbon steels with micro-alloying levels of elements such as titanium
or niobium (also commonly referred to as columbium), or both, added to
stabilize carbon and nitrogen elements. HSLA steels are recognized as
steels with micro-alloying levels of elements such as chromium, copper,
niobium, vanadium, and molybdenum. The substrate for motor lamination
steels contains micro-alloying levels of elements such as silicon and
aluminum. Steel products included in the scope of the order, regardless
of definitions in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(``HTSUS''), are products in which: i) iron predominates, by weight,
over each of the other contained elements; ii) the carbon content is
two percent or less, by weight; and, iii) none of the elements listed
below exceeds the quantity, by weight, respectively indicated:
1.80 percent of manganese, or
2.25 percent of silicon, or
1.00 percent of copper, or
0.50 percent of aluminum, or
1.25 percent of chromium, or
0.30 percent of cobalt, or
0.40 percent of lead, or
1.25 percent of nickel, or
0.30 percent of tungsten, or
0.10 percent of molybdenum, or
0.10 percent of niobium, or
0.15 percent of vanadium, or
0.15 percent of zirconium.
All products that meet the physical and chemical description
provided above are within the scope of the order unless otherwise
excluded. The following products, for example, are outside or
specifically excluded from the scope of the order:
Alloy hot-rolled steel products in which at least one of
the chemical elements exceeds those listed above (including, e.g.,
American Society for Testing and Materials (``ASTM'') specifications
A543, A387, A514, A517, A506).
Society of Automotive Engineers (``SAE'')/American Iron &
Steel Institute (``AISI'') grades of series 2300 and higher.
Ball bearing steels, as defined in the HTSUS.
Tool steels, as defined in the HTSUS.
Silico-manganese (as defined in the HTSUS) or silicon
electrical steel with a silicon level exceeding 2.25 percent.
ASTM specifications A710 and A736.
USS abrasion-resistant steels (USS AR 400, USS AR 500).
All products (proprietary or otherwise) based on an alloy
ASTM specification (sample specifications: ASTM A506, A507).
Non-rectangular shapes, not in coils, which are the result
of having been processed by cutting or stamping and which have assumed
the character of articles or products classified outside chapter 72 of
the HTSUS.
The merchandise subject to the order is classified in the HTSUS at
subheadings: 7208.10.15.00, 7208.10.30.00, 7208.10.60.00,
7208.25.30.00, 7208.25.60.00, 7208.26.00.30, 7208.26.00.60,
7208.27.00.30, 7208.27.00.60, 7208.36.00.30, 7208.36.00.60,
7208.37.00.30, 7208.37.00.60, 7208.38.00.15, 7208.38.00.30,
7208.38.00.90, 7208.39.00.15, 7208.39.00.30, 7208.39.00.90,
7208.40.60.30, 7208.40.60.60, 7208.53.00.00, 7208.54.00.00,
7208.90.00.00, 7211.14.00.90, 7211.19.15.00, 7211.19.20.00,
7211.19.30.00, 7211.19.45.00, 7211.19.60.00, 7211.19.75.30,
7211.19.75.60, and 7211.19.75.90. Certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat
products covered by the order, including: vacuum degassed fully
stabilized; high strength low alloy; and the substrate for motor
lamination steel may also enter under the following tariff numbers:
7225.11.00.00, 7225.19.00.00, 7225.30.30.50, 7225.30.70.00,
7225.40.70.00, 7225.99.00.90, 7226.11.10.00, 7226.11.90.30,
7226.11.90.60, 7226.19.10.00, 7226.19.90.00, 7226.91.50.00,
7226.91.70.00, 7226.91.80.00, and 7226.99.00.00. Subject merchandise
may also enter under 7210.70.30.00, 7210.90.90.00, 7211.14.00.30,
7212.40.10.00, 7212.40.50.00, and 7212.50.00.00. Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the merchandise subject to the order is
dispositive.
Final Determination of No Shipments
In the Preliminary Results, the Department preliminarily determined
that Baosteel did not have any reviewable transactions of subject
merchandise during the POR because there was no evidence on the record
indicating that Baosteel had entries of subject merchandise during the
POR.\3\ We stated, consistent with the refinement to the Department's
assessment practice in nonmarket economy (``NME'') cases, that we would
not rescind the review in these circumstances but, rather, would
complete the review with respect to Baosteel and issue appropriate
instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') based on
the final results of the review.\4\ As stated above,
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we did not receive any comments on the Preliminary Results. Therefore,
we continue to determine that Baosteel had no reviewable transactions
of subject merchandise during the POR. Consistent with our ``automatic
assessment'' clarification, the Department will issue appropriate
instructions to CBP based on our final results.\5\
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\3\ Id., 79 FR at 44156.
\4\ Id.
\5\ See Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment
of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011) (``Assessment
Practice Refinement''); see also the ``Assessment'' section of this
notice, below.
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Assessment
Upon issuance of the final results, the Department will determine,
and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.212. The Department intends to issue
assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the date of publication of
the final results of review. The Department announced a refinement to
its assessment practice in NME cases.\6\ 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.\7\
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\6\ See Assessment Practice Refinement, 76 FR 65694.
\7\ Id., 76 FR at 65694.
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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 all
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 Act: (1) for previously
investigated or reviewed PRC and non-PRC exporters not listed above
that have separate rates, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the
exporter-specific rate published for the most recent period; (2) for
all PRC exporters of subject merchandise which have not been found to
be entitled to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be the PRC-
wide rate of 90.83 percent; and (3) 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 exporters that
supplied that non-PRC exporter. These deposit requirements, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
Notifications
This notice 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 review period. Failure to comply
with this requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), 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, 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.
We are issuing and publishing this administrative review and notice
in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: November 4, 2014.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2014-26794 Filed 11-12-14; 8:45 am]
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