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Upcoming Sunset Reviews for May
2015
The following Sunset Reviews are
scheduled for initiation in May 2015
and will appear in that month’s Notice
of Initiation of Five-Year Sunset Review
(‘‘Sunset Review’’). With respect to the
countervailing duty order on Prestressed
Concrete Wire Strand from China, we
have advanced the initiation date of this
Sunset Review upon determining that
initiation of the Sunset Reviews for all
of the Prestressed Concrete Wire Strand
orders on the same date would promote
administrative efficiency.
Antidumping duty proceedings
Department contact
Barium Chloride from China (202) 482–0650 ..............................................................................................
Charles Riggle (A–570–007) (4th Review).
Jacqueline Arrowsmith (A–570–888)
(2nd Review).
Charles Riggle (A–570–945) (1st Review).
David Goldberger (202) 482–4136.
David Goldberger (202) 482–4136.
David Goldberger (202) 482–4136.
David Goldberger (202) 482–4136.
David Goldberger (202) 482–4136.
Floor-Standing Metal–Top Ironing Tables and Parts Thereof from China (202) 482–5255 ........................
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from China (202) 482–0650 .......................................................
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Stainless
Stainless
Stainless
Steel
Steel
Steel
Steel
Steel
Wire
Wire
Wire
Wire
Wire
Rod
Rod
Rod
Rod
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Italy (A–475–820) (3rd Review) ..................................................................
Japan (A–588–843) (3rd Review) ..............................................................
Republic of Korea (A–580–829) (3rd Review) ...........................................
Spain (A–469–807) (3rd Review) ...............................................................
Taiwan (A–583–828) (3rd Review) .............................................................
Countervailing Duty Proceedings
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from China (C–570–946) (1st Review) .......................................
David Goldberger (202) 482–4136.
Suspended Investigations
No Sunset Review of suspended investigations is scheduled for initiation in May 2015.
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The Department’s procedures for the
conduct of Sunset Reviews are set forth
in 19 CFR 351.218. The Notice of
Initiation of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’)
Reviews provides further information
regarding what is required of all parties
to participate in Sunset Reviews.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.103(c), the
Department will maintain and make
available a service list for these
proceedings. To facilitate the timely
preparation of the service list(s), it is
requested that those seeking recognition
as interested parties to a proceeding
contact the Department in writing
within 10 days of the publication of the
Notice of Initiation.
Please note that if the Department
receives a Notice of Intent to Participate
from a member of the domestic industry
within 15 days of the date of initiation,
the review will continue. Thereafter,
any interested party wishing to
participate in the Sunset Review must
provide substantive comments in
response to the notice of initiation no
later than 30 days after the date of
initiation.
This notice is not required by statute
but is published as a service to the
international trading community.
Dated: March 25, 2015.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.
For information from the Commission
contact Mary Messer, Office of
Investigations, U.S. International Trade
Commission at (202) 205–3193.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
International Trade Administration
Background
Initiation of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’)
Review
The Department’s procedures for the
conduct of Sunset Reviews are set forth
in its Procedures for Conducting FiveYear (‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Orders, 63 FR 13516 (March 20, 1998)
and 70 FR 62061 (October 28, 2005).
Guidance on methodological or
analytical issues relevant to the
Department’s conduct of Sunset
Reviews is set forth in Antidumping
Proceedings: Calculation of the
Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and
Assessment Rate in Certain
Antidumping Duty Proceedings; Final
Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14,
2012).
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: In accordance with section
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (‘‘the Act’’), the Department of
Commerce (‘‘the Department’’) is
automatically initiating the five-year
review (‘‘Sunset Review’’) of the
antidumping and countervailing duty
(‘‘AD/CVD’’) orders listed below. The
International Trade Commission (‘‘the
Commission’’) is publishing
concurrently with this notice its notice
of Institution of Five-Year Review which
covers the same orders.
DATES: Effective: April 1, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
Department official identified in the
Initiation of Review section below at
AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and
AGENCY:
Initiation of Review
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.218(c), we are initiating Sunset
Reviews of the following antidumping
and countervailing duty orders:
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ITC Case No.
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Product
A–533–838
731–TA–1061 .....
India .........................
Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 (2nd Review).
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Jacqueline Arrowsmith, (202) 482–5255.
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ITC Case No.
Country
Product
C–533–839
701–TA–437 .......
India .........................
A–560–822
731–TA–1156 .....
Indonesia .................
A–557–813
731–TA–1044 .....
Malaysia ..................
A–570–892
A–570–002
A–570–895
A–570–886
731–TA–1060 .....
731–TA–130 .......
731–TA–1070–A
731–TA–1043 .....
PRC
PRC
PRC
PRC
A–583–843
731–TA–779 .......
Taiwan .....................
A–549–821
731–TA–1045 .....
Thailand ...................
A–552–806
731–TA–1158 .....
Vietnam ...................
C–552–805
701–TA–462 .......
Vietnam ...................
Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 (2nd Review).
Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags (1st Review).
Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags (2nd Review).
CarbazoleViolet Pigment 23 (2nd Review)
Chloropicrin (4th Review) ..........................
Crepe Paper (2nd Review) ........................
Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags (2nd Review).
Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags (1st Review).
Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags (2nd Review).
Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags (1st Review).
Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags (1st Review).
.........................
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.........................
With respect to the orders on
Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from
China, Malaysia and Thailand, we have
advanced the initiation date of these
Sunset Reviews upon determining that
initiation of the Sunset Reviews for all
of the Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags
orders on the same date would promote
administrative efficiency.
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Revised Factual Information
Requirements
This notice serves as a reminder that
any party submitting factual information
in an AD/CVD proceeding must certify
to the accuracy and completeness of that
information.2 Parties are hereby
reminded that revised certification
requirements are in effect for company/
government officials as well as their
representatives in all AD/CVD
investigations or proceedings initiated
on or after August 16, 2013.3 The
formats for the revised certifications are
provided at the end of the Final Rule.
The Department intends to reject factual
submissions if the submitting party does
not comply with the revised
certification requirements.
On April 10, 2013, the Department
published Definition of Factual
Information and Time Limits for
Submission of Factual Information:
Final Rule, 78 FR 21246 (April 10,
2013), which modified two regulations
related to antidumping and
countervailing duty proceedings: the
definition of factual information (19
CFR 351.102(b)(21), and the time limits
for the submission of factual
information (19 CFR 351.301). The final
rule identifies five categories of factual
information in 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21),
which are summarized as follows: (i)
Evidence submitted in response to
questionnaires; (ii) evidence submitted
in support of allegations; (iii) publicly
available information to value factors
under 19 CFR 351.408(c) or to measure
the adequacy of remuneration under 19
CFR 351.511(a)(2); (iv) evidence placed
on the record by the Department; and (v)
evidence other than factual information
described in (i)–(iv). The final rule
requires any party, when submitting
factual information, to specify under
which subsection of 19 CFR
351.102(b)(21) the information is being
submitted and, if the information is
submitted to rebut, clarify, or correct
1 See also Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings: Electronic Filing Procedures;
Administrative Protective Order Procedures, 76 FR
39263 (July 6, 2011).
2 See section 782(b) of the Act.
3 See Certification of Factual Information To
Import Administration During Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July
17, 2013) (‘‘Final Rule’’) (amending 19 CFR
351.303(g)).
Filing Information
As a courtesy, we are making
information related to sunset
proceedings, including copies of the
pertinent statute and Department’s
regulations, the Department’s schedule
for Sunset Reviews, a listing of past
revocations and continuations, and
current service lists, available to the
public on the Department’s Web site at
the following address: ‘‘https://
enforcement.trade.gov/sunset/.’’ All
submissions in these Sunset Reviews
must be filed in accordance with the
Department’s regulations regarding
format, translation, and service of
documents. These rules, including
electronic filing requirements via
Enforcement and Compliance’s
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System
(‘‘ACCESS’’), can be found at 19 CFR
351.303.1
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Jacqueline Arrowsmith, (202) 482–5255.
David Goldberger, (202) 482–4136.
David Goldberger, (202) 482–4136.
Jacqueline Arrowsmith, (202) 482–5255.
Charles Riggle, (202) 482–0650.
Charles Riggle, (202) 482–0650.
David Goldberger, (202) 482–4136.
David Goldberger, (202) 482–4136.
David Goldberger, (202) 482–4136.
David Goldberger, (202) 482–4136.
Jacqueline Arrowsmith, (202) 482–5255.
factual information already on the
record, to provide an explanation
identifying the information already on
the record that the factual information
seeks to rebut, clarify, or correct. The
final rule also modified 19 CFR 351.301
so that, rather than providing general
time limits, there are specific time limits
based on the type of factual information
being submitted. These modifications
are effective for all segments initiated on
or after May 10, 2013. Review the final
rule, available at https://enforcement.
trade.gov/frn/2013/1304frn/201308227.txt, prior to submitting factual
information in this segment. To the
extent that other regulations govern the
submission of factual information in a
segment (such as 19 CFR 351.218), these
time limits will continue to be applied.
Revised Extension of Time Limits
Regulation
On September 20, 2013, the
Department modified its regulation at 19
CFR 351.302(c) concerning the
extension of time limits for submissions
in antidumping and countervailing duty
proceedings: Extension of Time Limits,
78 FR 57790 (September 20, 2013). The
modification clarifies that parties may
request an extension of time limits
before a time limit established under
part 351 of the Department’s regulations
expires, or as otherwise specified by the
Secretary. In general, an extension
request will be considered untimely if it
is filed after the time limit established
under part 351 expires. For submissions
which are due from multiple parties
simultaneously, an extension request
will be considered untimely if it is filed
after 10 a.m. on the due date. Under
certain circumstances, the Department
may elect to specify a different time
limit by which extension requests will
be considered untimely for submissions
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which are due from multiple parties
simultaneously. In such a case, the
Department will inform parties in the
letter or memorandum setting forth the
deadline (including a specified time) by
which extension requests must be filed
to be considered timely. This
modification also requires that an
extension request must be made in a
separate, stand-alone submission, and
clarifies the circumstances under which
the Department will grant untimelyfiled requests for the extension of time
limits. These modifications are effective
for all segments initiated on or after
October 21, 2013. Review the final rule,
available at https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/
pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/201322853.htm, prior to submitting factual
information in these segments.
Letters of Appearance and
Administrative Protective Orders
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.103(d), the
Department will maintain and make
available a public service list for these
proceedings. Parties wishing to
participate in any of these five-year
reviews must file letters of appearance
as discussed at 19 CFR 351.103(d)). To
facilitate the timely preparation of the
public service list, it is requested that
those seeking recognition as interested
parties to a proceeding submit an entry
of appearance within 10 days of the
publication of the Notice of Initiation.
Because deadlines in Sunset Reviews
can be very short, we urge interested
parties who want access to proprietary
information under administrative
protective order (‘‘APO’’) to file an APO
application immediately following
publication in the Federal Register of
this notice of initiation. The
Department’s regulations on submission
of proprietary information and
eligibility to receive access to business
proprietary information under APO can
be found at 19 CFR 351.304–306.
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Information Required From Interested
Parties
Domestic interested parties, as
defined in section 771(9)(C), (D), (E), (F),
and (G) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.102(b), wishing to participate in a
Sunset Review must respond not later
than 15 days after the date of
publication in the Federal Register of
this notice of initiation by filing a notice
of intent to participate. The required
contents of the notice of intent to
participate are set forth at 19 CFR
351.218(d)(1)(ii). In accordance with the
Department’s regulations, if we do not
receive a notice of intent to participate
from at least one domestic interested
party by the 15-day deadline, the
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Department will automatically revoke
the order without further review.4
If we receive an order-specific notice
of intent to participate from a domestic
interested party, the Department’s
regulations provide that all parties
wishing to participate in a Sunset
Review must file complete substantive
responses not later than 30 days after
the date of publication in the Federal
Register of this notice of initiation. The
required contents of a substantive
response, on an order-specific basis, are
set forth at 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3). Note
that certain information requirements
differ for respondent and domestic
parties. Also, note that the Department’s
information requirements are distinct
from the Commission’s information
requirements. Consult the Department’s
regulations for information regarding
the Department’s conduct of Sunset
Reviews. Consult the Department’s
regulations at 19 CFR part 351 for
definitions of terms and for other
general information concerning
antidumping and countervailing duty
proceedings at the Department.
This notice of initiation is being
published in accordance with section
751(c) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(c).
Dated: March 25, 2015.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–552–801]
Certain Frozen Fish Fillets From the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam:
Initiation of Antidumping Duty New
Shipper Review; 2014–2015
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Effective April 1, 2015.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(‘‘the Department’’) received a timely
request for a new shipper review
(‘‘NSR’’) of the antidumping duty
(‘‘AD’’) order on certain frozen fish
fillets (‘‘fish fillets’’) from the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam (‘‘Vietnam’’). The
Department determines that the request
meets the statutory and regulatory
requirements for initiation. The period
of review (‘‘POR’’) for this NSR is
August 1, 2014, through January 31,
2015.
AGENCY:
4 See
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alexander Montoro, AD/CVD
Operations, Office V, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: 202–482–0238.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The AD order on fish fillets from
Vietnam was published in the Federal
Register on August 12, 2003.1 On
February 27, 2015, pursuant to section
751(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (‘‘the Act’’), and 19 CFR
351.214(b), the Department received an
NSR request from Hai Huong Seafood
Joint Stock Company (‘‘HHFISH’’).2
HHFISH certified that it is a producer
and exporter of the subject merchandise
and that it exported, or sold for export,
subject merchandise to the United
States.3
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B)(i)(I) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(i),
HHFISH certified that it did not export
subject merchandise to the United
States during the period of investigation
(‘‘POI’’).4 In addition, pursuant to
section 751(a)(2)(B)(i)(II) of the Act and
19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iii)(A), HHFISH
certified that, since the initiation of the
investigation, it has never been affiliated
with any Vietnamese exporter or
producer who exported subject
merchandise to the United States during
the POI, including those respondents
not individually examined during the
investigation.5 As required by 19 CFR
351.214(b)(2)(iii)(B), HHFISH also
certified that its export activities were
not controlled by the central
government of Vietnam.6
In addition to the certifications
described above, pursuant to 19 CFR
351.214(b)(2)(iv), HHFISH submitted
documentation establishing the
following: (1) The date on which it first
shipped subject merchandise for export
to the United States; (2) the volume of
its first shipment; and (3) the date of its
first sale to an unaffiliated customer in
the United States.7
Finally, the Department conducted a
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(‘‘CBP’’) database query and confirmed
1 See Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: Certain
Frozen Fish Fillets From the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam, 68 FR 47909 (August 12, 2003).
2 See Letter from HHFISH, ‘‘Frozen Fish Fillets
from Vietnam—Request for New Shipper Review,’’
dated February 27, 2015.
3 Id. at 2 and at Exhibit 2.
4 Id.
5 Id.
6 Id.
7 Id. at Exhibit 1.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: In accordance with section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (``the Act''), the Department of Commerce (``the
Department'') is automatically initiating the five-year review
(``Sunset Review'') of the antidumping and countervailing duty (``AD/
CVD'') orders listed below. The International Trade Commission (``the
Commission'') is publishing concurrently with this notice its notice of
Institution of Five-Year Review which covers the same orders.
DATES: Effective: April 1, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Department official identified in
the Initiation of Review section below at AD/CVD Operations,
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230. For information from the Commission contact Mary
Messer, Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission
at (202) 205-3193.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Department's procedures for the conduct of Sunset Reviews are
set forth in its Procedures for Conducting Five-Year (``Sunset'')
Reviews of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, 63 FR 13516
(March 20, 1998) and 70 FR 62061 (October 28, 2005). Guidance on
methodological or analytical issues relevant to the Department's
conduct of Sunset Reviews is set forth in Antidumping Proceedings:
Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate
in Certain Antidumping Duty Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101
(February 14, 2012).
Initiation of Review
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.218(c), we are initiating Sunset
Reviews of the following antidumping and countervailing duty orders:
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DOC ITC Case No. Country Product Department contact
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A-533-838....... 731-TA-1061............. India............. Carbazole Violet Jacqueline Arrowsmith,
Pigment 23 (2nd (202) 482-5255.
Review).
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C-533-839....... 701-TA-437.............. India............. Carbazole Violet Jacqueline Arrowsmith,
Pigment 23 (2nd (202) 482-5255.
Review).
A-560-822....... 731-TA-1156............. Indonesia......... Polyethylene Retail David Goldberger, (202)
Carrier Bags (1st 482-4136.
Review).
A-557-813....... 731-TA-1044............. Malaysia.......... Polyethylene Retail David Goldberger, (202)
Carrier Bags (2nd 482-4136.
Review).
A-570-892....... 731-TA-1060............. PRC............... CarbazoleViolet Pigment Jacqueline Arrowsmith,
23 (2nd Review). (202) 482-5255.
A-570-002....... 731-TA-130.............. PRC............... Chloropicrin (4th Charles Riggle, (202)
Review). 482-0650.
A-570-895....... 731-TA-1070-A........... PRC............... Crepe Paper (2nd Charles Riggle, (202)
Review). 482-0650.
A-570-886....... 731-TA-1043............. PRC............... Polyethylene Retail David Goldberger, (202)
Carrier Bags (2nd 482-4136.
Review).
A-583-843....... 731-TA-779.............. Taiwan............ Polyethylene Retail David Goldberger, (202)
Carrier Bags (1st 482-4136.
Review).
A-549-821....... 731-TA-1045............. Thailand.......... Polyethylene Retail David Goldberger, (202)
Carrier Bags (2nd 482-4136.
Review).
A-552-806....... 731-TA-1158............. Vietnam........... Polyethylene Retail David Goldberger, (202)
Carrier Bags (1st 482-4136.
Review).
C-552-805....... 701-TA-462.............. Vietnam........... Polyethylene Retail Jacqueline Arrowsmith,
Carrier Bags (1st (202) 482-5255.
Review).
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With respect to the orders on Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from
China, Malaysia and Thailand, we have advanced the initiation date of
these Sunset Reviews upon determining that initiation of the Sunset
Reviews for all of the Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags orders on the
same date would promote administrative efficiency.
Filing Information
As a courtesy, we are making information related to sunset
proceedings, including copies of the pertinent statute and Department's
regulations, the Department's schedule for Sunset Reviews, a listing of
past revocations and continuations, and current service lists,
available to the public on the Department's Web site at the following
address: ``https://enforcement.trade.gov/sunset/.'' All submissions in
these Sunset Reviews must be filed in accordance with the Department's
regulations regarding format, translation, and service of documents.
These rules, including electronic filing requirements via Enforcement
and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (``ACCESS''), can be found at 19 CFR
351.303.\1\
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\1\ See also Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Electronic Filing Procedures; Administrative Protective Order
Procedures, 76 FR 39263 (July 6, 2011).
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Revised Factual Information Requirements
This notice serves as a reminder that any party submitting factual
information in an AD/CVD proceeding must certify to the accuracy and
completeness of that information.\2\ Parties are hereby reminded that
revised certification requirements are in effect for company/government
officials as well as their representatives in all AD/CVD investigations
or proceedings initiated on or after August 16, 2013.\3\ The formats
for the revised certifications are provided at the end of the Final
Rule. The Department intends to reject factual submissions if the
submitting party does not comply with the revised certification
requirements.
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\2\ See section 782(b) of the Act.
\3\ See Certification of Factual Information To Import
Administration During Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July 17, 2013) (``Final Rule'') (amending
19 CFR 351.303(g)).
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On April 10, 2013, the Department published Definition of Factual
Information and Time Limits for Submission of Factual Information:
Final Rule, 78 FR 21246 (April 10, 2013), which modified two
regulations related to antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings:
the definition of factual information (19 CFR 351.102(b)(21), and the
time limits for the submission of factual information (19 CFR 351.301).
The final rule identifies five categories of factual information in 19
CFR 351.102(b)(21), which are summarized as follows: (i) Evidence
submitted in response to questionnaires; (ii) evidence submitted in
support of allegations; (iii) publicly available information to value
factors under 19 CFR 351.408(c) or to measure the adequacy of
remuneration under 19 CFR 351.511(a)(2); (iv) evidence placed on the
record by the Department; and (v) evidence other than factual
information described in (i)-(iv). The final rule requires any party,
when submitting factual information, to specify under which subsection
of 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) the information is being submitted and, if the
information is submitted to rebut, clarify, or correct factual
information already on the record, to provide an explanation
identifying the information already on the record that the factual
information seeks to rebut, clarify, or correct. The final rule also
modified 19 CFR 351.301 so that, rather than providing general time
limits, there are specific time limits based on the type of factual
information being submitted. These modifications are effective for all
segments initiated on or after May 10, 2013. Review the final rule,
available at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/2013/1304frn/2013-08227.txt, prior to submitting factual information in this segment. To
the extent that other regulations govern the submission of factual
information in a segment (such as 19 CFR 351.218), these time limits
will continue to be applied.
Revised Extension of Time Limits Regulation
On September 20, 2013, the Department modified its regulation at 19
CFR 351.302(c) concerning the extension of time limits for submissions
in antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings: Extension of Time
Limits, 78 FR 57790 (September 20, 2013). The modification clarifies
that parties may request an extension of time limits before a time
limit established under part 351 of the Department's regulations
expires, or as otherwise specified by the Secretary. In general, an
extension request will be considered untimely if it is filed after the
time limit established under part 351 expires. For submissions which
are due from multiple parties simultaneously, an extension request will
be considered untimely if it is filed after 10 a.m. on the due date.
Under certain circumstances, the Department may elect to specify a
different time limit by which extension requests will be considered
untimely for submissions
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which are due from multiple parties simultaneously. In such a case, the
Department will inform parties in the letter or memorandum setting
forth the deadline (including a specified time) by which extension
requests must be filed to be considered timely. This modification also
requires that an extension request must be made in a separate, stand-
alone submission, and clarifies the circumstances under which the
Department will grant untimely-filed requests for the extension of time
limits. These modifications are effective for all segments initiated on
or after October 21, 2013. Review the final rule, available at https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/2013-22853.htm, prior to
submitting factual information in these segments.
Letters of Appearance and Administrative Protective Orders
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.103(d), the Department will maintain and
make available a public service list for these proceedings. Parties
wishing to participate in any of these five-year reviews must file
letters of appearance as discussed at 19 CFR 351.103(d)). To facilitate
the timely preparation of the public service list, it is requested that
those seeking recognition as interested parties to a proceeding submit
an entry of appearance within 10 days of the publication of the Notice
of Initiation.
Because deadlines in Sunset Reviews can be very short, we urge
interested parties who want access to proprietary information under
administrative protective order (``APO'') to file an APO application
immediately following publication in the Federal Register of this
notice of initiation. The Department's regulations on submission of
proprietary information and eligibility to receive access to business
proprietary information under APO can be found at 19 CFR 351.304-306.
Information Required From Interested Parties
Domestic interested parties, as defined in section 771(9)(C), (D),
(E), (F), and (G) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.102(b), wishing to
participate in a Sunset Review must respond not later than 15 days
after the date of publication in the Federal Register of this notice of
initiation by filing a notice of intent to participate. The required
contents of the notice of intent to participate are set forth at 19 CFR
351.218(d)(1)(ii). In accordance with the Department's regulations, if
we do not receive a notice of intent to participate from at least one
domestic interested party by the 15-day deadline, the Department will
automatically revoke the order without further review.\4\
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If we receive an order-specific notice of intent to participate
from a domestic interested party, the Department's regulations provide
that all parties wishing to participate in a Sunset Review must file
complete substantive responses not later than 30 days after the date of
publication in the Federal Register of this notice of initiation. The
required contents of a substantive response, on an order-specific
basis, are set forth at 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3). Note that certain
information requirements differ for respondent and domestic parties.
Also, note that the Department's information requirements are distinct
from the Commission's information requirements. Consult the
Department's regulations for information regarding the Department's
conduct of Sunset Reviews. Consult the Department's regulations at 19
CFR part 351 for definitions of terms and for other general information
concerning antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings at the
Department.
This notice of initiation is being published in accordance with
section 751(c) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(c).
Dated: March 25, 2015.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2015-07500 Filed 3-31-15; 8:45 am]
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