Certain Stilbenic Optical Brightening Agents From Taiwan: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2013-2014, 61368-61369 [2015-25966]
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19. U.S. Credit Expenses
20. U.S. Indirect Selling Expenses
21. Affiliated Party Purchases
22. G&A Expenses
23. Production Costs of the Pohang Plant
24. Financial Expenses
Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the
Order 2 is OBAs and is currently
classifiable under subheadings
3204.20.8000, 2933.69.6050,
2921.59.4000 and 2921.59.8090 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS). While the
HTSUS numbers are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written product description remains
dispositive.3
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–583–848]
Certain Stilbenic Optical Brightening
Agents From Taiwan: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2013–2014
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On June 5, 2015, the
Department of Commerce (the
Department) published the preliminary
results of the administrative review of
the antidumping duty order on certain
stilbenic optical brightening agents
(OBAs) from Taiwan.1 The period of
review (POR) is May 1, 2013, through
April 30, 2014. The review covers one
producer/exporter of the subject
merchandise, Teh Fong Ming
International Co., Ltd. (TFM). For the
final results, we find that TFM has not
sold subject merchandise at less than
normal value.
AGENCY:
DATES:
Effective Date: October 13, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Catherine Cartsos 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) 482–1757, and (202)
482–1690, respectively.
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Background
On June 5, 2015, the Department
published the Preliminary Results of
this review in the Federal Register. We
invited parties to comment on the
Preliminary Results. On July 20, 2015,
TFM submitted a case brief. No other
party submitted case or rebuttal briefs.
No party requested a hearing. The
Department conducted this review in
accordance with section 751(a)(2) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
1 See Certain Stilbenic Optical Brightening Agents
From Taiwan: Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review; 2013–2104, 80 FR
32085 (June 5, 2015) (Preliminary Results).
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Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on our analysis of the
comments received, we made certain
changes to the Preliminary Results. For
a discussion of these changes, see Issues
and Decision Memorandum.
Final Results of Review
As a result of this review, we
determine that a weighted-average
dumping margin of 0.00 percent exists
for TFM for the period May 1, 2013,
through April 30, 2014.
Assessment
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.212
and the Final Modification,4 the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Analysis of the Comments Received
All issues raised in the case brief
submitted in this review are addressed
in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum, which is hereby adopted
with this notice. A list of the issues
raised is attached as an Appendix to this
notice. The Issues and 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 it is
available to all parties in the Central
Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main
Department of Commerce building. In
addition, a complete version of the
Issues and Decision Memorandum can
be accessed directly at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
2 See
Certain Stilbenic Optical Brightening Agents
From Taiwan: Amended Final Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping
Duty Order, 77 FR 27419 (May 10, 2012) (Order).
3 A full description of the scope of the Order is
contained in the memorandum to Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, from Christian Marsh, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations, ‘‘Certain Stilbenic
Optical Brightening Agents from Taiwan: Issues and
Decision Memorandum for Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2013–
2014’’ dated concurrently with and hereby adopted
by this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
4 See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of
the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and
Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Duty
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Department will instruct U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) to liquidate
all appropriate entries for TFM without
regard to antidumping duties.
Consistent with the Department’s
assessment practice, for entries of
subject merchandise during the POR
produced by TFM for which it did not
know that the merchandise was
destined for the United States, we will
instruct CBP to liquidate un-reviewed
entries at the all-others rate if there is no
rate for the intermediate company(ies)
involved in the transaction.5
We intend to issue instructions to
CBP 15 days after publication of the
final results of this review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective upon
publication of the notice of final results
of administrative review for all
shipments of OBAs from Taiwan
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the date of
publication as provided by section
751(a)(2) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit
rate for TFM will be 0.00 percent, the
weighted average dumping margin
established in the final results of this
administrative review; (2) for other
manufacturers and exporters covered in
a prior segment of the proceeding, the
cash deposit rate will continue to be the
company-specific rate published for the
most recently completed segment of this
proceeding; (3) if the exporter is not a
firm covered in this review, a prior
review, or the original investigation, but
the manufacturer is, the cash deposit
rate will be the rate established for the
most recently completed segment of this
proceeding for the manufacturer of
subject merchandise; and (4) the cash
deposit rate for all other manufacturers
or exporters will continue to be 6.19
percent, the all-others rate established
in the less than fair value investigation.6
These cash deposit requirements, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder
to importers of their responsibility
under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a
certificate regarding the reimbursement
of antidumping duties prior to
liquidation of the relevant entries
during this review period. Failure to
comply with this requirement could
result in the Secretary’s presumption
Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101, 8102
(February 14, 2012) (Final Modification).
5 For a full discussion, see Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of
Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
6 The all-others rate established in the Order.
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that reimbursement of antidumping
duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping
duties.
Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to administrative
protective order (APO) of their
responsibility concerning the
destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
written notification of the return or
destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is
hereby requested. Failure to comply
with the regulations and terms of an
APO is a sanctionable violation.
We are issuing and publishing these
results in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum
Summary
Background
Scope of the Order
Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: CEP Offset
Comment 2: Cost Assigned to Merchandise
Sold but Not Produced During the POR
Recommendation
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International Trade Administration
[A–428–602]
Brass Sheet and Strip From Germany:
Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review and Final
Determination of No Shipments; 2013–
2014
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: In response to a request from
Petitioners,1 the Department of
Commerce (the Department) is
conducting an administrative review of
the antidumping duty order on brass
sheet and strip from Germany. The
period of review (POR) is March 1,
2013, through February 28, 2014.2 The
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AGENCY:
1 The Petitioners are GBC Metals, LLC of Global
Brass and Copper, Inc., dba Olin Brass, Heyco
Metals, Inc., Aurubis Buffalo, Inc. PMX Industries,
Inc. and Revere Copper Products, Inc.
2 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and
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review covers ten producers or
exporters of subject merchandise.3 We
find that three of the producers or
exporters for which the Department
initiated a review, Schwermetall,
ThyssenKrupp, and Wieland, had no
shipments during the POR. Further, we
find that subject merchandise has been
sold at less than normal value by seven
of the companies subject to this review.4
Based on our analysis of the comments
and information received, these final
results remain unchanged from the
Preliminary Results.5 For the final
weighted-average dumping margin, see
the ‘‘Final Results of Review’’ section
below.
DATES: Effective Date: October 13, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
George McMahon or Eric Greynolds,
AD/CVD Operations, Office III,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)
482–1167 or (202) 482–6071,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the
antidumping duty order is brass sheet
and strip, other than leaded brass and
tin brass sheet and strip, from Germany,
which is currently classified under
subheading 7409.21.00.50,
7409.21.00.75, 7409.21.00.90,
7409.29.00.50, 7409.29.00.75, and
Request for Revocation in Part, 79 FR 24398 (April
30, 2014) (Initiation).
3 The ten producers or exporters include: Aurubis
Stolberg GmbH & Co. KG, Carl Schreiber GmbH,
KME Germany AG & Co. KG, Messingwerk
Plettenberg Herfeld GmbH & Co. KG (Messingwerk),
MKM Mansfelder Kupfer & Messing GmbH, Schlenk
Metallfolien GmbH & Co. KG, Schwermetall
Halbzeugwerk GmbH & Co. KG (Schwermetall),
Sundwiger Messingwerke GmbH & Co. KG,
ThyssenKrupp VDM GmbH (ThyssenKrupp), and
Wieland-Werke AG (Wieland).
4 The seven companies include Aurubis Stolberg
GmbH & Co. KG, Carl Schreiber GmbH, KME
Germany AG & Co. KG, Messingwerk, MKM
Mansfelder Kupfer & Messing GmbH, Schlenk
Metallfolien GmbH & Co. KG, and Sundwiger
Messingwerke GmbH & Co. KG.
5 See Brass Sheet and Strip from Germany:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review and Preliminary
Determination of No Shipments; 2013–2014, 80 FR
18357 (April 6, 2015) (Preliminary Results), and
accompanying ‘‘Preliminary Decision Memorandum
for the Final Results of the Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review: Brass Sheet and Strip from
Germany; 2013–2014’’ from Gary Taverman,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations,
to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, dated March 31,
2015 (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). The
three producers or exporters which we determine
had no shipments are Schwermetall,
ThyssenKrupp, and Wieland.
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7409.29.00.90 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).
Although the HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the
merchandise subject to the order is
dispositive.6
Methodology
In accordance with sections 776(a)
and (b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act), we relied on facts
available with an adverse inference with
respect to Messingwerk, the sole
company selected for individual
examination in this review. Thus, we
are assigning a rate of 55.60 percent as
the dumping margin for Messingwerk.7
In making these findings, we relied on
facts available because Messingwerk
failed to respond to the Department’s
antidumping duty questionnaire, and
thus withheld requested information,
failed to provide requested information
by the established deadlines, and
significantly impeded this proceeding.
See sections 776(a)(1) and (2)(A)–(C) of
the Act. Furthermore, because we
determine that Messingwerk failed to
cooperate by not acting to the best of its
ability to comply with the Department’s
requests for information, we drew an
adverse inference in selecting from
among the facts otherwise available. See
section 776(b) of the Act.
Additionally, as indicated in the
‘‘Final Results of Review’’ section
below, we determine that a margin of
22.61 percent applies to the six firms
not selected for individual review. We
have determined to base the dumping
margin for the six companies not
selected for individual examination in
this review on an average of the range
of certain dumping margins contained
in the underlying Petition.8 For further
information, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum 9 at the section
titled, ‘‘Rate for Non-Examined
Companies.’’
For a full description of the
methodology underlying our
6 For a full description of the scope of the order,
see the ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review: Brass Sheet and Strip from
Germany; 2013–2014’’ from Gary Taverman,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations,
to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, dated concurrently
with this notice (Issues and Decision
Memorandum).
7 For a full description of the Department’s
selection of the 55.60 percent adverse facts
available dumping margin, see Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
8 See Brass Sheet and Strip From The Federal
Republic of Germany; Initiation of Antidumping
Duty Investigation, 51 FR 11774 (April 7, 1986).
9 See the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-583-848]
Certain Stilbenic Optical Brightening Agents From Taiwan: Final
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2013-2014
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On June 5, 2015, the Department of Commerce (the Department)
published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on certain stilbenic optical brightening agents
(OBAs) from Taiwan.\1\ The period of review (POR) is May 1, 2013,
through April 30, 2014. The review covers one producer/exporter of the
subject merchandise, Teh Fong Ming International Co., Ltd. (TFM). For
the final results, we find that TFM has not sold subject merchandise at
less than normal value.
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\1\ See Certain Stilbenic Optical Brightening Agents From
Taiwan: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2013-2104, 80 FR 32085 (June 5, 2015) (Preliminary Results).
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DATES: Effective Date: October 13, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Cartsos 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-
1757, and (202) 482-1690, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 5, 2015, the Department published the Preliminary Results
of this review in the Federal Register. We invited parties to comment
on the Preliminary Results. On July 20, 2015, TFM submitted a case
brief. No other party submitted case or rebuttal briefs. No party
requested a hearing. The Department conducted this review in accordance
with section 751(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the Order \2\ is OBAs and is currently
classifiable under subheadings 3204.20.8000, 2933.69.6050, 2921.59.4000
and 2921.59.8090 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS). While the HTSUS numbers are provided for convenience and
customs purposes, the written product description remains
dispositive.\3\
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\2\ See Certain Stilbenic Optical Brightening Agents From
Taiwan: Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
and Antidumping Duty Order, 77 FR 27419 (May 10, 2012) (Order).
\3\ A full description of the scope of the Order is contained in
the memorandum to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance, from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, ``Certain Stilbenic
Optical Brightening Agents from Taiwan: Issues and Decision
Memorandum for Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2013-2014'' dated concurrently with and hereby adopted by
this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of the Comments Received
All issues raised in the case brief submitted in this review are
addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, which is hereby
adopted with this notice. A list of the issues raised is attached as an
Appendix to this notice. The Issues and 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 it is available to all parties in the Central
Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce building.
In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum
can be accessed directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on our analysis of the comments received, we made certain
changes to the Preliminary Results. For a discussion of these changes,
see Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Final Results of Review
As a result of this review, we determine that a weighted-average
dumping margin of 0.00 percent exists for TFM for the period May 1,
2013, through April 30, 2014.
Assessment
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.212 and the Final Modification,\4\
the Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
to liquidate all appropriate entries for TFM without regard to
antidumping duties.
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\4\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-
Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping
Duty Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101, 8102 (February 14,
2012) (Final Modification).
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Consistent with the Department's assessment practice, for entries
of subject merchandise during the POR produced by TFM for which it did
not know that the merchandise was destined for the United States, we
will instruct CBP to liquidate un-reviewed entries at the all-others
rate if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in
the transaction.\5\
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\5\ For a full discussion, see Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May
6, 2003).
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We intend to issue instructions to CBP 15 days after publication of
the final results of this review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of the notice of final results of administrative review for
all shipments of OBAs from Taiwan entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the date of publication as provided by
section 751(a)(2) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for TFM will be
0.00 percent, the weighted average dumping margin established in the
final results of this administrative review; (2) for other
manufacturers and exporters covered in a prior segment of the
proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-
specific rate published for the most recently completed segment of this
proceeding; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a
prior review, or the original investigation, but the manufacturer is,
the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most
recently completed segment of this proceeding for the manufacturer of
subject merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other
manufacturers or exporters will continue to be 6.19 percent, the all-
others rate established in the less than fair value investigation.\6\
These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect
until further notice.
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\6\ The all-others rate established in the Order.
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Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply
with this requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption
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that reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the destruction of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to
comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a sanctionable
violation.
We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
Summary
Background
Scope of the Order
Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: CEP Offset
Comment 2: Cost Assigned to Merchandise Sold but Not Produced During
the POR Recommendation
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