Certain Steel Threaded Rod From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2013-2014, 26222-26224 [2015-11082]

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(‘‘Gem-Year’’), and the RMB/IFI Group.2 We preliminary determine that GemYear and the RMB/IFI Group failed to cooperate by not acting to the best of their ability to comply with the Department’s request for information, warranting the application of facts otherwise available with adverse inferences, pursuant to sections 776(a)– (b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘Act’’). As a part of the application of adverse facts available (‘‘AFA’’), we preliminarily determine to treat GemYear and the RMB/IFI Group as part of the PRC-wide entity.3 If these preliminary results are adopted in the final results, the Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’) to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise during the POR. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Effective Date: May 7, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia Hancock or Jerry Huang, 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) 482–1394 or (202) 482– 4047, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: April 28, 2015. Brenda Dolan, Departmental Freedom of Information and Privacy Act Officer. Background [FR Doc. 2015–10979 Filed 5–6–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–55–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–570–932] Certain Steel Threaded Rod From the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2013–2014 Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the ‘‘Department’’) is conducting the fifth administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain steel threaded rod (‘‘STR’’) from the People’s AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 On May 29, 2014, the Department initiated an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain steel threaded rod from the PRC for the period, April 1, 2013, through March 31, 2014, for 92 companies.4 On June 18, 2014, Vulcan Threaded Products, Inc. (‘‘Petitioner’’) timely withdrew its request for an administrative review of 83 companies.5 On September 23, 2014, 1 See Certain Steel Threaded Rod from the People’s Republic of China: Notice of Antidumping Duty Order, 74 FR 17154 (April 14, 2009) (‘‘Order’’). 2 RMB Fasteners Ltd., IFI & Morgan Ltd., and Jiaxing Brother Standard Part Co., Ltd. (collectively ‘‘the RMB/IFI Group’’). 3 See Department Memorandum, ‘‘Certain Steel Threaded Rod from the People’s Republic of China: Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the 2013–2014 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,’’ (‘‘Preliminary Decision Memorandum’’), dated concurrently with these results and hereby adopted by this notice. 4 See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part, 79 FR 30809 (May 29, 2014) (‘‘Initiation Notice’’). 5 See Letter to the Department from Petitioner, ‘‘Fifth Administrative Review of Certain Steel E:\FR\FM\07MYN1.SGM 07MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 88 / Thursday, May 7, 2015 / Notices the Department rescinded this administrative review with respect to 83 companies named in the Initiation Notice based on the timely withdrawal of requests for review,6 in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).7 Accordingly, nine companies remain under review for these preliminary results. policy, the PRC-wide entity will not be under review unless a party specifically requests, or the Department selfinitiates, a review of the entity. Because no party requested a review of the PRCwide entity in this review, the entity is not under review and the entity’s rate is not subject to change, (i.e., 206 percent).12 Scope of the Order Methodology The Department conducted this review in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B) of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.13 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 (‘‘ACCESS’’). ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov, and is available to all parties in the Central Records Unit, room 7046 of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the internet at https://www.trade.gov/enforcement/. The signed Preliminary Decision Memorandum and the electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content. The merchandise covered by the order includes steel threaded rod. The subject merchandise is currently classifiable under subheading 7318.15.5051, 7318.15.5056, 7318.15.5090, and 7318.15.2095 of the United States Harmonized Tariff Schedule (‘‘HTSUS’’). Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the merchandise is dispositive.8 PRC-Wide Entity mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES As noted above, a review was requested, but not rescinded, for nine companies. Aside from the mandatory respondents, Gem-Year and RMB/IFI Group, the remaining seven companies are not eligible for separate rate status or rescission because none submitted a completed separate rate application or certification.9 Accordingly, these seven companies are part of the PRC-wide entity. Additionally, the Department preliminarily determines that Gem-Year and the RMB/IFI Group, the mandatory respondents, failed to cooperate by not acting to the best of their abilities to comply with requests for information, and therefore, neither is eligible for a separate rate. Accordingly, the Department preliminarily finds, based on AFA, that the PRC-wide entity also includes these two companies.10 The Department’s change in policy regarding conditional review of the PRC-wide entity applies to this administrative review.11 Under this Threaded Rod from China: Petitioner’s Withdrawal of Review Requests for Specific Companies’’ (June 18, 2014). 6 See Certain Steel Threaded Rod from the People’s Republic of China: Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 79 FR 56768, (September 23, 2014) (‘‘Partial Rescission Notice’’). 7 Id. 8 For a full description of the scope of the Order, see Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 9 These companies are: (1) Fastco (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd., (2) Haiyan Dayu Fasteners Co., Ltd., (3) Jiaxing Brother Standard Part, (4) Midas Union Co., Ltd., (5) Shanghai P&J International Trading Co., Ltd., (6) New Pole Power System Co. Ltd., and (7) Zhejiang Morgan Brother Technology Co., Ltd. 10 See section 776(b) of the Act. 11 See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement of Change in Department Practice for Respondent VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:07 May 06, 2015 Jkt 235001 Preliminary Results of Review The Department preliminarily determines that, for the period April 1, 2013, through March 31, 2014, the companies identified in Appendix I to this notice are part of the PRC-wide entity. Public Comment & Opportunity To Request a Hearing Interested parties may submit case briefs within 30 days after the date of publication of these preliminary results of review.14 Rebuttals to case briefs, which must be limited to issues raised in the case briefs, must be filed within five days after the time limit for filing case briefs.15 Parties who submit arguments are requested to submit with Selection in Antidumping Duty Proceedings and Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy Entity in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 65963 (November 4, 2013). 12 See Certain Steel Threaded Rod From the People’s Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2012– 2013, 79 FR 71743, 71744 and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum (‘‘4th AR STR Final Results’’). 13 A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is provided at Appendix II to this notice. 14 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii). 15 See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1)–(2). PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 26223 the argument (a) a statement of the issue, (b) a brief summary of the argument, and (c) a table of authorities.16 Parties submitting briefs should do so pursuant to the Department’s electronic filing system, ACCESS. Any interested party may request a hearing within 30 days of publication of this notice.17 Hearing requests should contain the following information: (1) The party’s name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of the issues to be discussed. Oral presentations will be limited to issues raised in the briefs.18 If a request for a hearing is made, parties will be notified of the time and date for the hearing to be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.19 The Department intends to issue the final results of this administrative review, which will include the results of our analysis of all issues raised in the case briefs, within 120 days of publication of these preliminary results in the Federal Register, unless extended, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act. Assessment Rates Upon issuance of the final results, the Department will determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review.20 The Department intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the publication date of the final results of this review. For any individually examined respondent whose weighted average dumping margin is above de minimis (i.e., 0.50 percent) in the final results, the Department will calculate importerspecific assessment rates on the basis of the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for the importer’s examined sales to the total entered value of sales, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). Where an importer- (or customer-) specific ad valorem rate is greater than de minimis, the Department will instruct CBP to collect the appropriate duties at the time of liquidation.21 Where either a respondent’s weighted average dumping margin is zero or de minimis, or an importer- (or customer-) specific ad valorem rate is zero or de minimis, the Department will instruct CBP to 16 See 17 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2), (d)(2). 19 CFR 351.310(c). 18 Id. 19 See 19 CFR 351.310(d). 19 CFR 351.212(b). 21 See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). 20 See E:\FR\FM\07MYN1.SGM 07MYN1 26224 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 88 / Thursday, May 7, 2015 / Notices mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES liquidate appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.22 We intend to instruct CBP to liquidate entries containing subject merchandise exported by the PRC-wide entity at the PRC-wide rate. The Department announced a refinement to its assessment practice in non-market economy (‘‘NME’’) cases.23 Pursuant to this refinement in practice, for entries that were not reported in the U.S. sales databases submitted by companies individually examined during the administrative review, the Department will instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at the PRC-wide rate. Additionally, if the Department determines that an exporter had no shipments of 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 PRC-wide rate.24 In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, the final results of this review shall be the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by the final results of this review and for future deposits of estimated duties, where applicable. Cash Deposit Requirements The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon publication of the final results of this review for shipments of the subject merchandise from the PRC entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as provided by sections 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For any companies listed that have a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be that established in the final results of this review (except, if the rate is zero or de minimis, then zero cash deposit will be required); (2) for previously investigated or reviewed PRC and non-PRC exporters not listed that received a separate rate in a prior segment of this proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the existing exporter-specific rate; (3) for all PRC exporters of subject merchandise that have not been found to be entitled to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be that for the PRCwide entity; and (4) for all non-PRC exporters of subject merchandise which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the PRC exporter that supplied that non-PRC exporter. These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice. Notification to Importers 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2). 23 For a full discussion of this practice, see NonMarket Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011). 24 Id. Dated: April 30, 2015. Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix I—Companies Subject to the Administrative Review That Are Preliminarily Determined To Be Part of the PRC-Wide Entity Fastco (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd. Gem-Year Industrial Co., Ltd. Haiyan Dayu Fasteners Co., Ltd. Jiaxing Brother Standard Part Co., Ltd., IFI & Morgan Ltd. and RMB Fasteners Ltd. (collectively ‘‘RMB/IFI Group’’) Jiaxing Brother Standard Part. Midas Union Co., Ltd. New Pole Power System Co. Ltd. Shanghai P&J International Trading Co., Ltd. Zhejiang Morgan Brother Technology Co. Ltd. Appendix II—List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum: Summary 1. Background 2. Verification 3. Respondent Selection 4. Scope of the Order 5. Questionnaires 6. Non-Market Economy Country 7. PRC-Wide Entity 8. Separate Rates 9. Application of Facts Available and Use of Adverse Inference 10. Conclusion VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:07 May 06, 2015 Jkt 235001 BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 International Trade Administration [A–549–821] This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during the POR. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in the Department’s presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties. These preliminary results are issued and published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4). [FR Doc. 2015–11082 Filed 5–6–15; 8:45 am] 22 See DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags From Thailand: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Rescission of Review in Part; 2013–2014 Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on polyethylene retail carrier bags (PRCBs) from Thailand.1 This review covers 33 companies. The period of review (POR) is August 1, 2013, through July 31, 2014. We preliminarily find that subject merchandise has been sold at less than normal value by the one company subject to this review, Beyond Packaging Co., Ltd. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results. AGENCY: DATES: Effective Date: May 7, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dmitry Vladimirov or Minoo Hatten, AD/CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0665 and 202–482–1690, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Scope of the Order The merchandise subject to the antidumping duty order is polyethylene retail carrier bags, which are currently classified under subheading 3923.21.0085 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). The HTSUS number is provided for convenience and customs purposes. A full description of the scope of the order is contained in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.2 The written description is dispositive. 1 See Antidumping Duty Order: Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags From Thailand, 69 FR 48204 (August 9, 2004) (Order). 2 See memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for Preliminary Results of the 2013/2014 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from Thailand’’ (Preliminary Decision Memorandum), dated concurrently with this notice. E:\FR\FM\07MYN1.SGM 07MYN1

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-932]


Certain Steel Threaded Rod From the People's Republic of China: 
Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 
2013-2014

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') is conducting 
the fifth administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
certain steel threaded rod (``STR'') from the People's Republic of 
China (``PRC''),\1\ for the period of review (``POR''), April 1, 2013, 
to March 31, 2014. The Department selected two respondents for 
individual review, Gem-Year Industrial Co., Ltd. (``Gem-Year''), and 
the RMB/IFI Group.\2\ We preliminary determine that Gem-Year and the 
RMB/IFI Group failed to cooperate by not acting to the best of their 
ability to comply with the Department's request for information, 
warranting the application of facts otherwise available with adverse 
inferences, pursuant to sections 776(a)-(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, 
as amended (``Act''). As a part of the application of adverse facts 
available (``AFA''), we preliminarily determine to treat Gem-Year and 
the RMB/IFI Group as part of the PRC-wide entity.\3\ If these 
preliminary results are adopted in the final results, the Department 
will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') to assess 
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise 
during the POR. Interested parties are invited to comment on these 
preliminary results.
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    \1\ See Certain Steel Threaded Rod from the People's Republic of 
China: Notice of Antidumping Duty Order, 74 FR 17154 (April 14, 
2009) (``Order'').
    \2\ RMB Fasteners Ltd., IFI & Morgan Ltd., and Jiaxing Brother 
Standard Part Co., Ltd. (collectively ``the RMB/IFI Group'').
    \3\ See Department Memorandum, ``Certain Steel Threaded Rod from 
the People's Republic of China: Decision Memorandum for the 
Preliminary Results of the 2013-2014 Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review,'' (``Preliminary Decision Memorandum''), dated concurrently 
with these results and hereby adopted by this notice.

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DATES: Effective Date: May 7, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia Hancock or Jerry Huang, 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) 482-1394 or (202) 
482-4047, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On May 29, 2014, the Department initiated an administrative review 
of the antidumping duty order on certain steel threaded rod from the 
PRC for the period, April 1, 2013, through March 31, 2014, for 92 
companies.\4\ On June 18, 2014, Vulcan Threaded Products, Inc. 
(``Petitioner'') timely withdrew its request for an administrative 
review of 83 companies.\5\ On September 23, 2014,

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the Department rescinded this administrative review with respect to 83 
companies named in the Initiation Notice based on the timely withdrawal 
of requests for review,\6\ in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).\7\ 
Accordingly, nine companies remain under review for these preliminary 
results.
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    \4\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part, 79 FR 
30809 (May 29, 2014) (``Initiation Notice'').
    \5\ See Letter to the Department from Petitioner, ``Fifth 
Administrative Review of Certain Steel Threaded Rod from China: 
Petitioner's Withdrawal of Review Requests for Specific Companies'' 
(June 18, 2014).
    \6\ See Certain Steel Threaded Rod from the People's Republic of 
China: Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 
79 FR 56768, (September 23, 2014) (``Partial Rescission Notice'').
    \7\ Id.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the order includes steel threaded rod. 
The subject merchandise is currently classifiable under subheading 
7318.15.5051, 7318.15.5056, 7318.15.5090, and 7318.15.2095 of the 
United States Harmonized Tariff Schedule (``HTSUS''). Although the 
HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and customs purposes, the 
written description of the merchandise is dispositive.\8\
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    \8\ For a full description of the scope of the Order, see 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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PRC-Wide Entity

    As noted above, a review was requested, but not rescinded, for nine 
companies. Aside from the mandatory respondents, Gem-Year and RMB/IFI 
Group, the remaining seven companies are not eligible for separate rate 
status or rescission because none submitted a completed separate rate 
application or certification.\9\ Accordingly, these seven companies are 
part of the PRC-wide entity. Additionally, the Department preliminarily 
determines that Gem-Year and the RMB/IFI Group, the mandatory 
respondents, failed to cooperate by not acting to the best of their 
abilities to comply with requests for information, and therefore, 
neither is eligible for a separate rate. Accordingly, the Department 
preliminarily finds, based on AFA, that the PRC-wide entity also 
includes these two companies.\10\
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    \9\ These companies are: (1) Fastco (Shanghai) Trading Co., 
Ltd., (2) Haiyan Dayu Fasteners Co., Ltd., (3) Jiaxing Brother 
Standard Part, (4) Midas Union Co., Ltd., (5) Shanghai P&J 
International Trading Co., Ltd., (6) New Pole Power System Co. Ltd., 
and (7) Zhejiang Morgan Brother Technology Co., Ltd.
    \10\ See section 776(b) of the Act.
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    The Department's change in policy regarding conditional review of 
the PRC-wide entity applies to this administrative review.\11\ Under 
this policy, the PRC-wide entity will not be under review unless a 
party specifically requests, or the Department self-initiates, a review 
of the entity. Because no party requested a review of the PRC-wide 
entity in this review, the entity is not under review and the entity's 
rate is not subject to change, (i.e., 206 percent).\12\
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    \11\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement of Change in 
Department Practice for Respondent Selection in Antidumping Duty 
Proceedings and Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy Entity 
in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 65963 (November 4, 2013).
    \12\ See Certain Steel Threaded Rod From the People's Republic 
of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 
2012-2013, 79 FR 71743, 71744 and accompanying Issues and Decision 
Memorandum (``4th AR STR Final Results'').
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Methodology

    The Department conducted this review in accordance with section 
751(a)(1)(B) of the Act. For a full description of the methodology 
underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum.\13\ 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 (``ACCESS''). ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov, and is available to all parties in the Central 
Records Unit, room 7046 of the main Department of Commerce building. In 
addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can 
be accessed directly on the internet at https://www.trade.gov/enforcement/. The signed Preliminary Decision Memorandum and the 
electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are 
identical in content.
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    \13\ A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum is provided at Appendix II to this notice.
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Preliminary Results of Review

    The Department preliminarily determines that, for the period April 
1, 2013, through March 31, 2014, the companies identified in Appendix I 
to this notice are part of the PRC-wide entity.

Public Comment & Opportunity To Request a Hearing

    Interested parties may submit case briefs within 30 days after the 
date of publication of these preliminary results of review.\14\ 
Rebuttals to case briefs, which must be limited to issues raised in the 
case briefs, must be filed within five days after the time limit for 
filing case briefs.\15\ Parties who submit arguments are requested to 
submit with the argument (a) a statement of the issue, (b) a brief 
summary of the argument, and (c) a table of authorities.\16\ Parties 
submitting briefs should do so pursuant to the Department's electronic 
filing system, ACCESS.
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    \14\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii).
    \15\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1)-(2).
    \16\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2), (d)(2).
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    Any interested party may request a hearing within 30 days of 
publication of this notice.\17\ Hearing requests should contain the 
following information: (1) The party's name, address, and telephone 
number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of the issues to 
be discussed. Oral presentations will be limited to issues raised in 
the briefs.\18\ If a request for a hearing is made, parties will be 
notified of the time and date for the hearing to be held at the U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230.\19\
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    \17\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
    \18\ Id.
    \19\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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    The Department intends to issue the final results of this 
administrative review, which will include the results of our analysis 
of all issues raised in the case briefs, within 120 days of publication 
of these preliminary results in the Federal Register, unless extended, 
pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.

Assessment Rates

    Upon issuance of the final results, the Department will determine, 
and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries 
covered by this review.\20\ The Department intends to issue assessment 
instructions to CBP 15 days after the publication date of the final 
results of this review.
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    \20\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b).
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    For any individually examined respondent whose weighted average 
dumping margin is above de minimis (i.e., 0.50 percent) in the final 
results, the Department will calculate importer-specific assessment 
rates on the basis of the ratio of the total amount of dumping 
calculated for the importer's examined sales to the total entered value 
of sales, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). Where an importer- 
(or customer-) specific ad valorem rate is greater than de minimis, the 
Department will instruct CBP to collect the appropriate duties at the 
time of liquidation.\21\ Where either a respondent's weighted average 
dumping margin is zero or de minimis, or an importer- (or customer-) 
specific ad valorem rate is zero or de minimis, the Department will 
instruct CBP to

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liquidate appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.\22\ 
We intend to instruct CBP to liquidate entries containing subject 
merchandise exported by the PRC-wide entity at the PRC-wide rate.
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    \21\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
    \22\ See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
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    The Department announced a refinement to its assessment practice in 
non-market economy (``NME'') cases.\23\ Pursuant to this refinement in 
practice, for entries that were not reported in the U.S. sales 
databases submitted by companies individually examined during the 
administrative review, the Department will instruct CBP to liquidate 
such entries at the PRC-wide rate. Additionally, if the Department 
determines that an exporter had no shipments of 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 
PRC-wide rate.\24\
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    \23\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Non-Market 
Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 
76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011).
    \24\ Id.
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    In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, the final 
results of this review shall be the basis for the assessment of 
antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by the final 
results of this review and for future deposits of estimated duties, 
where applicable.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the final results of this review for shipments of the 
subject merchandise from the PRC entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 
for consumption on or after the publication date, as provided by 
sections 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For any companies listed that 
have a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be that established in 
the final results of this review (except, if the rate is zero or de 
minimis, then zero cash deposit will be required); (2) for previously 
investigated or reviewed PRC and non-PRC exporters not listed that 
received a separate rate in a prior segment of this proceeding, the 
cash deposit rate will continue to be the existing exporter-specific 
rate; (3) for all PRC exporters of subject merchandise that have not 
been found to be entitled to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate 
will be that for the PRC-wide entity; and (4) for all non-PRC exporters 
of subject merchandise which have not received their own rate, the cash 
deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the PRC exporter that 
supplied that non-PRC exporter.
    These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect 
until further notice.

Notification to Importers

    This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of 
their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation 
of the relevant entries during the POR. Failure to comply with this 
requirement could result in the Department's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.
    These preliminary results are issued and published in accordance 
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.221(b)(4).

    Dated: April 30, 2015.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I--Companies Subject to the Administrative Review That Are 
Preliminarily Determined To Be Part of the PRC-Wide Entity

Fastco (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd.
Gem-Year Industrial Co., Ltd.
Haiyan Dayu Fasteners Co., Ltd.
Jiaxing Brother Standard Part Co., Ltd., IFI & Morgan Ltd. and RMB 
Fasteners Ltd. (collectively ``RMB/IFI Group'')
Jiaxing Brother Standard Part.
Midas Union Co., Ltd.
New Pole Power System Co. Ltd.
Shanghai P&J International Trading Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Morgan Brother Technology Co. Ltd.

Appendix II--List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum:

Summary
    1. Background
    2. Verification
    3. Respondent Selection
    4. Scope of the Order
    5. Questionnaires
    6. Non-Market Economy Country
    7. PRC-Wide Entity
    8. Separate Rates
    9. Application of Facts Available and Use of Adverse Inference
    10. Conclusion

[FR Doc. 2015-11082 Filed 5-6-15; 8:45 am]
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