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Proceedings and Conditional Review of
the Nonmarket Economy Entity in NME
Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 FR
65963 (November 4, 2013), the
Department clarified its practice with
regard to the conditional review of the
non-market economy (NME) entity in
administrative reviews of antidumping
duty orders. The Department will no
longer consider the NME entity as an
exporter conditionally subject to
administrative reviews. Accordingly,
the NME entity will not be under review
unless the Department specifically
receives a request for, or self-initiates, a
review of the NME entity.3 In
administrative reviews of antidumping
duty orders on merchandise from NME
countries where a review of the NME
entity has not been initiated, but where
an individual exporter for which a
review was initiated does not qualify for
a separate rate, the Department will
issue a final decision indicating that the
company in question is part of the NME
entity. However, in that situation,
because no review of the NME entity
was conducted, the NME entity’s entries
were not subject to the review and the
rate for the NME entity is not subject to
change as a result of that review
(although the rate for the individual
exporter may change as a function of the
finding that the exporter is part of the
NME entity).
Following initiation of an
antidumping administrative review
when there is no review requested of the
NME entity, the Department will
instruct CBP to liquidate entries for all
exporters not named in the initiation
notice, including those that were
suspended at the NME entity rate.
All requests must be filed
electronically in Enforcement and
Compliance’s Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (‘‘ACCESS’’)
on Enforcement and Compliance’s
ACCESS Web site at https://
access.trade.gov.4 Further, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.303(f)(l)(i),
a copy of each request must be served
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on the petitioner and each exporter or
producer specified in the request.
The Department will publish in the
Federal Register a notice of ‘‘Initiation
of Administrative Review of
Antidumping or Countervailing Duty
Order, Finding, or Suspended
Investigation’’ for requests received by
the last day of May 2015. If the
Department does not receive, by the last
day of May 2015, a request for review
of entries covered by an order, finding,
or suspended investigation listed in this
notice and for the period identified
above, the Department will instruct CBP
to assess antidumping or countervailing
duties on those entries at a rate equal to
the cash deposit of (or bond for)
estimated antidumping or
countervailing duties required on those
entries at the time of entry, or
withdrawal from warehouse, for
consumption and to continue to collect
the cash deposit previously ordered.
For the first administrative review of
any order, there will be no assessment
of antidumping or countervailing duties
on entries of subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption during the relevant
provisional-measures ‘‘gap’’ period of
the order, if such a gap period is
applicable to the period of review.
This notice is not required by statute
but is published as a service to the
international trading community.
Dated: April 22, 2015.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Initiation of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’)
Review
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
AGENCY:
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 Date: May 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:
SUMMARY:
Background
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).
Initiation of Review
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.218(c), we are initiating Sunset
Reviews of the following antidumping
and countervailing duty orders:
ITC case No.
Country
Product
Department contact
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731–TA–770 .....
731–TA–771 .....
731–TA–772 .....
731–TA–149 .....
731–TA–1047 ...
Italy ............................
Japan .........................
Republic of Korea ......
PRC ...........................
PRC ...........................
David Goldberger (202) 482–4136.
David Goldberger (202) 482–4136.
David Goldberger (202) 482–4136.
Matthew Renkey (202) 482–2312.
Jacqueline Arrowsmith (202) 482–5255.
A–570–945 ........
731–TA–1160 ...
PRC ...........................
Stainless Steel Wire Rod (3rd Review)
Stainless Steel Wire Rod (3rd Review)
Stainless Steel Wire Rod (3rd Review)
Barium Chloride (4th Review) ...............
Floor-Standing Metal Top Ironing Tables and Parts Thereof (2nd Review).
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire
Strand (1st Review).
A–475–820
A–588–843
A–580–829
A–570–007
A–570–888
3 In accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b)(1), parties
should specify that they are requesting a review of
entries from exporters comprising the entity, and to
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Matthew Renkey (202) 482–2312.
4 See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings: Electronic Filing Procedures;
Administrative Protective Order Procedures, 76 FR
39263 (July 6, 2011).
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ITC case No.
Country
Product
C–570–946 .......
701–TA–464 .....
PRC ...........................
A–469–807 ........
A–583–828 ........
731–TA–773 .....
731–TA–775 .....
Spain .........................
Taiwan .......................
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire
Strand (1st Review).
Stainless Steel Wire Rod (3rd Review)
Stainless Steel Wire Rod (3rd Review)
With respect to the countervailing
duty order on Prestressed Concrete Steel
Wire Strand from China, we have
advanced the initiation date of this
Sunset Review upon determining that
initiation of the Sunset Reviews for both
of the Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire
Strand 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
Revised Factual Information
Requirements
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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
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)).
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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
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
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Department contact
David Goldberger (202) 482–4136.
David Goldberger (202) 482–4136.
David Goldberger (202) 482–4136.
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 10:00 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
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
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Marine Mammals; File No. 18881
In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final
determination has been made that the
activity proposed is categorically
excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement.
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit.
Dated: April 28, 2015.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
Notice is hereby given that a
permit has been issued to Texas Sealife
Center, 14220 South Padre Island Drive,
Corpus Christi, TX 78418, [Responsible
Party: Tim Tristan] to conduct research
on bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops
truncatus).
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The permit and related
documents are available for review
upon written request or by appointment
in the Permits and Conservation
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room
13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone
(301) 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy Hapeman or Howard Goldstein,
(301) 427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
February 13, 2015, notice was published
in the Federal Register (80 FR 8060)
that a request for a permit to conduct
research on the species identified above
had been submitted by the above-named
applicant. The requested permit has
been issued under the authority of the
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972,
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and
the regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR
part 216).
The applicant has been issued a
permit to conduct research on
bottlenose dolphins in the bay, sound,
estuary and near-shore coastal waters of
Texas in the northwestern Gulf of
Mexico. The purpose of the research is
to: (1) Develop and maintain
standardized photo-identification
catalogs; (2) characterize fine-scale
population structure and dynamics; (3)
estimate abundance for strategic stocks;
(4) establish baseline patterns of
distribution, habitat use, site-fidelity,
diet, and contaminant loads; (5) analyze
dolphin behavior in relation to
anthropogenic activities; and (6)
identify potential risks to the
population. Researchers may conduct
vessel surveys for photographic
identification, focal follows, behavioral
observation, and biopsy sampling. The
permit is valid through April 30, 2020.
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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.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Information Required From Interested
Parties
AGENCY:
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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
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: April 22, 2015.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations.
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4 See
19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(iii).
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SUMMARY:
ADDRESSES:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting via
webinar.
AGENCY:
The Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Pacific Council)
will convene a webinar meeting of its
Coastal Pelagic Species Management
Team (CPSMT). Information on how to
participate will be posted to the Pacific
Council’s Web site (www.pcouncil.org)
in advance of the webinar.
DATES: The webinar meeting will be
held Wednesday, May 20, 2015, from 9
a.m. to 11 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time.
ADDRESSES: A listening station will be
available at the Pacific Council office:
7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101,
Portland, OR 97220.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kerry Griffin, Staff Officer; telephone:
(503) 820–2409.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
primary purpose of the meeting is to
discuss agenda items on the June 2015
Pacific Council meeting, plan for
completion of the Stock Assessment and
Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) document,
and discuss future meeting plans.
Action will be restricted to those
issues specifically listed in this notice
and any issues arising after publication
of this notice that require emergency
action under section 305(c) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act,
provided the public has been notified of
the CPSMT’s and CPSAS’s intent to take
final action to address the emergency.
SUMMARY:
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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 Date: May 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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Department
DOC case No. ITC case No. Country Product contact
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A-475-820............. 731-TA-770............ Italy....................... Stainless Steel David Goldberger
Wire Rod (3rd (202) 482-4136.
Review).
A-588-843............. 731-TA-771............ Japan....................... Stainless Steel David Goldberger
Wire Rod (3rd (202) 482-4136.
Review).
A-580-829............. 731-TA-772............ Republic of Korea........... Stainless Steel David Goldberger
Wire Rod (3rd (202) 482-4136.
Review).
A-570-007............. 731-TA-149............ PRC......................... Barium Chloride Matthew Renkey
(4th Review). (202) 482-2312.
A-570-888............. 731-TA-1047........... PRC......................... Floor-Standing Jacqueline
Metal Top Arrowsmith
Ironing Tables (202) 482-5255.
and Parts
Thereof (2nd
Review).
A-570-945............. 731-TA-1160........... PRC......................... Prestressed Matthew Renkey
Concrete Steel (202) 482-2312.
Wire Strand
(1st Review).
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C-570-946............. 701-TA-464............ PRC......................... Prestressed David Goldberger
Concrete Steel (202) 482-4136.
Wire Strand
(1st Review).
A-469-807............. 731-TA-773............ Spain....................... Stainless Steel David Goldberger
Wire Rod (3rd (202) 482-4136.
Review).
A-583-828............. 731-TA-775............ Taiwan...................... Stainless Steel David Goldberger
Wire Rod (3rd (202) 482-4136.
Review).
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With respect to the countervailing duty order on Prestressed
Concrete Steel Wire Strand from China, we have advanced the initiation
date of this Sunset Review upon determining that initiation of the
Sunset Reviews for both of the Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand
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 10:00 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 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
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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: April 22, 2015.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2015-10244 Filed 4-30-15; 8:45 am]
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