Certain Steel Threaded Rod From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2013-2014, 69938-69940 [2015-28751]
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Elizabeth Whiteman,
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–932]
Certain Steel Threaded Rod From the
People’s Republic of China: Final
Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2013–2014
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(the ‘‘Department’’) published the
Preliminary Results of the fifth
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on certain steel
threaded rod from the People’s Republic
of China (‘‘PRC’’) on May 7, 2015.1 We
gave interested parties an opportunity to
comment on the Preliminary Results.
Based upon our analysis of the
comments and information received, we
made changes to the margin calculations
for these final results. The final
dumping margins are listed below in the
‘‘Final Results of Administrative
Review’’ section of this notice. The
period of review (‘‘POR’’) is April 1,
2013, through March 31, 2014.
DATES: Effective Date: November 12,
2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia
Hancock or Jerry Huang, 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 202–482–1394 or 202–482–
4047, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
The Department published the
Preliminary Results on May 7, 2015.2 In
accordance with 19 CFR 351.309, we
invited parties to comment on our
Preliminary Results. Between June 22,
2015, and July 13, 2015, Vulcan
Threaded Products Inc. (‘‘Petitioner’’),
1 See Certain Steel Threaded Rod from the
People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of
the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review;
2013±2014, 80 FR 26222 (May 7, 2015)
(‘‘Preliminary Results’’) and accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
2 Id.
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RMB Fasteners Ltd., and IFI & Morgan
Ltd. (collectively ‘‘RMB/IFI Group’’),
Gem-Year Industrial Co., Ltd. (‘‘GemYear’’), Hubbell Power Systems, Inc.
(‘‘HPS’’), and Brighton Best
International (‘‘BBI’’) submitted case
and rebuttal briefs. On June 12, 2015,
the Department extended the deadline
for the final results to October 19,
2015 3, and again on October 6, 2015, to
November 3, 2015.4 On September 9,
2015, the Department held a public
hearing.
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
subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, our
written description of the scope of the
order, which is contained in the
accompanying Issues and Decision
Memorandum (‘‘I&D Memo’’), is
dispositive.5
Analysis of Comments Received
We addressed all issues raised in the
case and rebuttal briefs by parties in this
review in the I&D Memo. Attached to
this notice, in Appendix I, is a list of the
issues which parties raised. The I&D
Memo is a public document and is on
file in the Central Records Unit
(‘‘CRU’’), Room B8024 of the main
Department of Commerce building, as
well as 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 in the
3 See Memorandum to Christian Marsh, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations, through James
Doyle, Office Director, from Julia Hancock, Senior
International Trade Compliance Analyst, ‘‘Certain
Steel Threaded Rod from the People’s Republic of
China: Extension of Deadline for Final Results of
Administrative Review’’ (June 12, 2015).
4 See Memorandum to Christian Marsh, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations, through James
Doyle, Office Director, from Julia Hancock, Senior
International Trade Compliance Analyst, ‘‘Certain
Steel Threaded Rod from the People’s Republic of
China: Extension of Deadline for Final Results of
Administrative Review’’ (October 6, 2015).
5 For a full description of the scope of the order,
see Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for
the Final Results of Fifth Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review: Certain Steel Threaded Rod
from the People’s Republic of China’’ (November 3,
2015) (‘‘I&D Memo’’).
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CRU. In addition, a complete version of
the I&D Memo can be accessed directly
on the Internet at https://enforcement.
trade.gov/frn/. The signed
I&D Memo and the electronic versions
of the I&D Memo are identical in
content.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on our review of the record and
comments received from interested
parties regarding our Preliminary
Results, we have now calculated a
dumping margin based on the sales data
and factors of production (‘‘FOP’’) data
submitted by the RMB/IFI Group.
Additionally, the Department has
selected Thailand as the primary
surrogate country and valued the RMB/
IFI Group’s FOP data/movement
expenses with data from Thailand. For
a list of all issues addressed in these
final results, please refer to Appendix I
accompanying this notice.
Final Results of Administrative Review
The weighted-average dumping
margin for the administrative review is
as follows:
Weightedaverage
margin
(percent)
Exporter
IFI & Morgan Ltd. and RMB Fasteners Ltd. (collectively ‘‘RMB/
IFI Group’’) ..............................
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In addition, the Department continues
to find that the companies identified in
Appendix II, attached to this notice, are
part of the PRC-wide entity.
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
‘‘Act’’), and 19 CFR 351.212(b), the
Department has determined, and U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’)
shall assess, antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries of subject
merchandise in accordance with the
final results of this review. The
Department intends to issue appropriate
assessment instructions directly to CBP
15 days after publication of the final
results of this administrative review.
Where the respondent reported
reliable entered values, we calculated
importer (or customer)-specific ad
valorem rates by aggregating the
dumping margins calculated for all U.S.
sales to each importer (or customer) and
dividing this amount by the total
entered value of the sales to each
importer (or customer).6 Where the
Department calculated a weighted6 See
19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
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average dumping margin by dividing the
total amount of dumping for reviewed
sales to that party by the total sales
quantity associated with those
transactions, the Department will direct
CBP to assess importer-specific
assessment rates based on the resulting
per-unit rates.7 Where an importer- (or
customer-) specific ad valorem or perunit rate is greater than de minimis, the
Department will instruct CBP to collect
the appropriate duties at the time of
liquidation.8 Where an importer- (or
customer-) specific ad valorem or perunit rate is zero or de minimis, the
Department will instruct CBP to
liquidate appropriate entries without
regard to antidumping duties.9 We
intend to instruct CBP to liquidate
entries containing subject merchandise
exported by the PRC-wide entity at the
PRC-wide rate.
Pursuant to the Department’s
assessment practice, for entries that
were not reported in the U.S. sales
databases submitted by companies
individually examined during this
review, the Department will instruct
CBP to liquidate such entries at the
PRC-wide entity 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 entity rate.10
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this
administrative review for all shipments
of the subject merchandise entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the publication
date, as provided for by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For the
exporter listed above, the cash deposit
rate will be the rate established in the
final results of review (except, if the rate
is zero or de minimis, i.e., less than 0.5
percent, a zero cash deposit rate will be
required for that company); (2) for
previously investigated or reviewed PRC
and non-PRC exporters not listed above
that have separate rates, the cash
deposit rate will continue to be the
exporter-specific rate published for the
most recent period; (3) for all PRC
exporters of subject merchandise which
have not been found to be entitled to a
separate rate, the cash deposit rate will
7 Id.
8 Id.
9 See
19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
Non-Market Economy Antidumping
Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76
FR 65694 (October 24, 2011).
10 See
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be the PRC-Wide rate of 206 percent;
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 exporters that supplied that nonPRC exporter. The deposit requirements
shall remain in effect until further
notice.
Disclosure
We will disclose the calculations
performed within five days of the date
of publication of this notice to parties in
this proceeding in accordance with 19
CFR 351.224(b).
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a final
reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)
to file a certificate regarding the
reimbursement of antidumping duties
prior to liquidation of the relevant
entries during this 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 doubled 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 return or
destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which
continues to govern business
proprietary information in this segment
of the proceeding. Timely written
notification of the return or destruction
of APO materials, or conversion to
judicial protective order, is hereby
requested. Failure to comply with the
regulations and terms of an APO is a
violation which is subject to sanction.
We are issuing and publishing these
final results of administrative review in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and
777(i) of the Act.
Dated: November 2, 2015.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix I—Issues and Decision
Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Scope
III. Background
IV. Determination of the Methodology for the
RMB/IFI Group
V. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Application of Total Adverse
Facts Available (‘‘AFA’’) to Gem-Year
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Comment 2: Application of the PRC-Wide
Rate to Gem-Year and Not Granting a
Separate Rate
Comment 3: Opportunity To Submit
Information on Corroborating PRC-Wide
Rate
Comment 4: Application of Total AFA to
the RMB/IFI Group
Comment 5: Application of the PRC-Wide
Rate to the RMB/IFI Group and Not
Granting a Separate Rate
Comment 6: Selection of Surrogate Country
Comment 7: Surrogate Value for Steel Wire
Rod and Round Bar
Comment 8: Surrogate Value for Labor
Comment 9: Surrogate Financial Ratios
VI. Conclusion
Appendix II—Companies Subject to the
Administrative Review That Are 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.
Midas Union Co., Ltd.
New Pole Power System Co. Ltd.
Shanghai P&J International Trading Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Morgan Brother Technology Co.
Ltd.
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–947; C–570–948]
Certain Steel Grating From the
People’s Republic of China:
Continuation of the Antidumping Duty
Order and Countervailing Duty Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(the Department) and the International
Trade Commission (the ITC) have
determined that revocation of the
antidumping duty (AD) order on certain
steel grating (steel grating) from the
People’s Republic of China (PRC) would
likely lead to continuation or recurrence
of dumping and material injury to an
industry in the United States. The
Department and the ITC have also
determined that revocation of the
countervailing duty (CVD) order on steel
grating from the PRC would likely lead
to continuation or recurrence of net
countervailable subsidies and material
injury to an industry in the United
States. Therefore, the Department is
publishing a notice of continuation for
these AD and CVD orders.
DATES: Effective Date: November 12,
2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin
Kearney (AD Order), AD/CVD
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Operations, Office IV, or Toni Page
(CVD Order), AD/CVD Operations,
Office VII, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–0167 or (202) 482–
1398, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 1, 2015, the Department
initiated 1 and the ITC instituted 2 fiveyear (sunset) reviews of the AD and
CVD orders on steel grating from the
PRC,3 pursuant to section 751(c) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
As a result of its reviews, the
Department determined that revocation
of the AD order would likely lead to
continuation or recurrence of dumping
and that revocation of the CVD order
would likely lead to continuation or
recurrence of net countervailable
subsidies. Therefore, the Department
notified the ITC of the magnitude of the
margins and the subsidy rates likely to
prevail should the orders be revoked,
pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and
752(b) and (c) of the Act.4
On November 4, 2015, the ITC
published its determination that
revocation of the AD and CVD orders on
steel grating from the PRC would likely
lead to continuation or recurrence of
material injury to an industry in the
United States within a reasonably
foreseeable time, pursuant to section
751(c) of the Act.5
Scope of the Orders
The products covered by these orders
are certain steel grating, consisting of
two or more pieces of steel, including
load-bearing pieces and cross pieces,
joined by any assembly process,
regardless of: (1) Size or shape; (2)
method of manufacture; (3) metallurgy
(carbon, alloy, or stainless); (4) the
1 See Initiation of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Review, 80
FR 31012 (June 1, 2015).
2 See Certain Steel Grating From China;
Institution of Five-Year Reviews, 80 FR 31071 (June
1, 2015).
3 See Certain Steel Grating from the People's
Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order, 75 FR
43143 (July 23, 2010); and Certain Steel Grating
from the People's Republic of China: Countervailing
Duty Order, 75 FR 43144 (July 23, 2010).
4 See Certain Steel Grating From the People's
Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited
First Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order,
80 FR 60119 (October 5, 2015), and Certain Steel
Grating From the People's Republic of China: Final
Results of Expedited First Sunset Review of the
Countervailing Duty Order, 80 FR 60120 (October
5, 2015).
5 See Certain Steel Grating From the People's
Republic of China, 80 FR 68334 (November 4,
2015).
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profile of the bars; and (5) whether or
not they are galvanized, painted, coated,
clad or plated. Steel grating is also
commonly referred to as ‘‘bar grating,’’
although the components may consist of
steel other than bars, such as hot-rolled
sheet, plate, or wire rod.
The scope of the orders excludes
expanded metal grating, which is
comprised of a single piece or coil of
sheet or thin plate steel that has been
slit and expanded, and does not involve
welding or joining of multiple pieces of
steel. The scope of the orders also
excludes plank type safety grating
which is comprised of a single piece or
coil of sheet or thin plate steel, typically
in thickness of 10 to 18 gauge, that has
been pierced and cold formed, and does
not involve welding or joining of
multiple pieces of steel.
Certain steel grating that is the subject
of the orders is currently classifiable in
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) under
subheading 7308.90.7000. While the
HTSUS subheading is provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope of the
orders is dispositive.
Continuation of the Orders
As a result of the determinations by
the Department and the ITC that
revocation of the AD order would likely
lead to a continuation or recurrence of
dumping and material injury to an
industry in the United States, and
revocation of the CVD order would
likely lead to continuation or recurrence
of countervailable subsidies and
material injury to an industry in the
United States, pursuant to section
751(d)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(a), the Department hereby
orders the continuation of the AD and
CVD orders on steel grating from the
PRC. U.S. Customs and Border
Protection will continue to collect AD
and CVD cash deposits at the rates in
effect at the time of entry for all imports
of subject merchandise.
The effective date of the continuation
of the AD and CVD orders will be the
date of publication in the Federal
Register of this notice of continuation.
Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.218(c)(2), the
Department intends to initiate the next
five-year review of these orders not later
than 30 days prior to the fifth
anniversary of the effective date of this
continuation notice.
These five-year sunset reviews and
this notice are in accordance with
sections 751(c) and 751(d)(2) of the Act
and published pursuant to section
777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(f)(4).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-932]
Certain Steel Threaded Rod From the People's Republic of China:
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2013-2014
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') published the
Preliminary Results of the fifth administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on certain steel threaded rod from the People's
Republic of China (``PRC'') on May 7, 2015.\1\ We gave interested
parties an opportunity to comment on the Preliminary Results. Based
upon our analysis of the comments and information received, we made
changes to the margin calculations for these final results. The final
dumping margins are listed below in the ``Final Results of
Administrative Review'' section of this notice. The period of review
(``POR'') is April 1, 2013, through March 31, 2014.
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\1\ See Certain Steel Threaded Rod from the People's Republic of
China: Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2013-2014, 80 FR 26222 (May 7, 2015) (``Preliminary
Results'') and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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DATES: Effective Date: November 12, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia Hancock or Jerry Huang, 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 202-482-1394
or 202-482-4047, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Department published the Preliminary Results on May 7, 2015.\2\
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.309, we invited parties to comment on our
Preliminary Results. Between June 22, 2015, and July 13, 2015, Vulcan
Threaded Products Inc. (``Petitioner''), RMB Fasteners Ltd., and IFI &
Morgan Ltd. (collectively ``RMB/IFI Group''), Gem-Year Industrial Co.,
Ltd. (``Gem-Year''), Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. (``HPS''), and
Brighton Best International (``BBI'') submitted case and rebuttal
briefs. On June 12, 2015, the Department extended the deadline for the
final results to October 19, 2015 \3\, and again on October 6, 2015, to
November 3, 2015.\4\ On September 9, 2015, the Department held a public
hearing.
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\2\ Id.
\3\ See Memorandum to Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations,
through James Doyle, Office Director, from Julia Hancock, Senior
International Trade Compliance Analyst, ``Certain Steel Threaded Rod
from the People's Republic of China: Extension of Deadline for Final
Results of Administrative Review'' (June 12, 2015).
\4\ See Memorandum to Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations,
through James Doyle, Office Director, from Julia Hancock, Senior
International Trade Compliance Analyst, ``Certain Steel Threaded Rod
from the People's Republic of China: Extension of Deadline for Final
Results of Administrative Review'' (October 6, 2015).
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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 subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes,
our written description of the scope of the order, which is contained
in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum (``I&D Memo''), is
dispositive.\5\
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\5\ For a full description of the scope of the order, see
Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, ``Issues and
Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of Fifth Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review: Certain Steel Threaded Rod from the People's
Republic of China'' (November 3, 2015) (``I&D Memo'').
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Analysis of Comments Received
We addressed all issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by
parties in this review in the I&D Memo. Attached to this notice, in
Appendix I, is a list of the issues which parties raised. The I&D Memo
is a public document and is on file in the Central Records Unit
(``CRU''), Room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce building, as
well as 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
in the
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CRU. In addition, a complete version of the I&D Memo can be accessed
directly on the Internet at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed I&D Memo and the electronic versions of the I&D
Memo are identical in content.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on our review of the record and comments received from
interested parties regarding our Preliminary Results, we have now
calculated a dumping margin based on the sales data and factors of
production (``FOP'') data submitted by the RMB/IFI Group. Additionally,
the Department has selected Thailand as the primary surrogate country
and valued the RMB/IFI Group's FOP data/movement expenses with data
from Thailand. For a list of all issues addressed in these final
results, please refer to Appendix I accompanying this notice.
Final Results of Administrative Review
The weighted-average dumping margin for the administrative review
is as follows:
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Weighted-
average
Exporter margin
(percent)
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IFI & Morgan Ltd. and RMB Fasteners Ltd. (collectively 39.42
``RMB/IFI Group'')........................................
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In addition, the Department continues to find that the companies
identified in Appendix II, attached to this notice, are part of the
PRC-wide entity.
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the ``Act''), and 19 CFR 351.212(b), the Department has
determined, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') shall
assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject
merchandise in accordance with the final results of this review. The
Department intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions
directly to CBP 15 days after publication of the final results of this
administrative review.
Where the respondent reported reliable entered values, we
calculated importer (or customer)-specific ad valorem rates by
aggregating the dumping margins calculated for all U.S. sales to each
importer (or customer) and dividing this amount by the total entered
value of the sales to each importer (or customer).\6\ Where the
Department calculated a weighted-average dumping margin by dividing the
total amount of dumping for reviewed sales to that party by the total
sales quantity associated with those transactions, the Department will
direct CBP to assess importer-specific assessment rates based on the
resulting per-unit rates.\7\ Where an importer- (or customer-) specific
ad valorem or per-unit rate is greater than de minimis, the Department
will instruct CBP to collect the appropriate duties at the time of
liquidation.\8\ Where an importer- (or customer-) specific ad valorem
or per-unit rate is zero or de minimis, the Department will instruct
CBP to liquidate appropriate entries without regard to antidumping
duties.\9\ 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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\6\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
\7\ Id.
\8\ Id.
\9\ See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
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Pursuant to the Department's assessment practice, for entries that
were not reported in the U.S. sales databases submitted by companies
individually examined during this review, the Department will instruct
CBP to liquidate such entries at the PRC-wide entity 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 entity rate.\10\
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\10\ See Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment
of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011).
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Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this administrative review for all
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as
provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For the exporter
listed above, the cash deposit rate will be the rate established in the
final results of review (except, if the rate is zero or de minimis,
i.e., less than 0.5 percent, a zero cash deposit rate will be required
for that company); (2) for previously investigated or reviewed PRC and
non-PRC exporters not listed above that have separate rates, the cash
deposit rate will continue to be the exporter-specific rate published
for the most recent period; (3) for all PRC exporters of subject
merchandise which have not been found to be entitled to a separate
rate, the cash deposit rate will be the PRC-Wide rate of 206 percent;
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 exporters that supplied that non-PRC exporter.
The deposit requirements shall remain in effect until further notice.
Disclosure
We will disclose the calculations performed within five days of the
date of publication of this notice to parties in this proceeding in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding
the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the
relevant entries during this 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 doubled 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 return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which
continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of
the proceeding. Timely written notification of the return or
destruction of APO materials, or conversion to judicial protective
order, is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and
terms of an APO is a violation which is subject to sanction.
We are issuing and publishing these final results of administrative
review in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act.
Dated: November 2, 2015.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I--Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Scope
III. Background
IV. Determination of the Methodology for the RMB/IFI Group
V. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Application of Total Adverse Facts Available
(``AFA'') to Gem-Year
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Comment 2: Application of the PRC-Wide Rate to Gem-Year and Not
Granting a Separate Rate
Comment 3: Opportunity To Submit Information on Corroborating
PRC-Wide Rate
Comment 4: Application of Total AFA to the RMB/IFI Group
Comment 5: Application of the PRC-Wide Rate to the RMB/IFI Group
and Not Granting a Separate Rate
Comment 6: Selection of Surrogate Country
Comment 7: Surrogate Value for Steel Wire Rod and Round Bar
Comment 8: Surrogate Value for Labor
Comment 9: Surrogate Financial Ratios
VI. Conclusion
Appendix II--Companies Subject to the Administrative Review That Are
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.
Midas Union Co., Ltd.
New Pole Power System Co. Ltd.
Shanghai P&J International Trading Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Morgan Brother Technology Co. Ltd.
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