Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks From Mexico and the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Orders, 76447-76448 [2015-31084]
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• Japan (A–588–874): Nippon Steel &
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Conclusion
Based on the criteria and findings
discussed above, we preliminarily
determine that critical circumstances
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producers/exporters. Our findings are
summarized as follows.
Country
Case No.
Affirmative preliminary critical
circumstances determinations
Negative preliminary critical
circumstances determinations
Australia .........................................
A–602–809 ...................................
None .............................................
Brazil ..............................................
A–351–845
C–351–846
A–588–874
A–421–813
CSN; Usiminas .............................
BlueScope; all other producers/
exporters.
All other producers/exporters.
Japan .............................................
Netherlands ....................................
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Determinations
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concerning critical circumstances when
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and less than fair value determinations.
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opportunity to address these
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Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 703(e)(2)
of the Act, because we have
preliminarily found that critical
circumstances exist with regard to
exports made by certain producers and/
or exporters, if we make an affirmative
preliminary determination that
countervailable subsidies have been
provided to these same producers/
exporters at above de minimis rates,35
we will instruct U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) to suspend
liquidation of all entries of subject
merchandise from these producers/
exporters that are entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption on or
after the date that is 90 days prior to the
effective date of ‘‘provisional measures’’
(e.g., the date of publication in the
Federal Register of the notice of an
affirmative preliminary determination
that countervailable subsidies have been
provided at above de minimis rates). At
such time, we will also instruct CBP to
require a cash deposit equal to the
estimated preliminary subsidy rates
reflected in the preliminary
determination published in the Federal
35 The preliminary determination in the
countervailing duty investigation for Brazil is
currently scheduled for January 8, 2016.
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Register. This suspension of liquidation
will remain in effect until further notice.
In accordance with section 733(e)(2)
of the Act, because we have
preliminarily found that critical
circumstances exist with regard to
exports made by certain producers and/
or exporters, if we make an affirmative
preliminary determination that sales at
less than fair value have been made by
these same producers/exporters at above
de minimis rates,36 we will instruct CBP
to suspend liquidation of all entries of
subject merchandise from these
producers/exporters that are entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the date that is
90 days prior to the effective date of
‘‘provisional measures’’ (e.g., the date of
publication in the Federal Register of
the notice of an affirmative preliminary
determination of sales at less than fair
value at above de minimis rates). At
such time, we will also instruct CBP to
require a cash deposit equal to the
estimated preliminary dumping margins
reflected in the preliminary
determination published in the Federal
Register. This suspension of liquidation
will remain in effect until further notice.
This notice is issued and published
pursuant to section 777(i) of the Act and
19 CFR 351.206(c)(2).
Dated: December 2, 2015.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations.
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36 The preliminary determinations concerning
sales at less than fair value are due on March 8,
2016.
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All other producers/exporters.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–201–837; A–570–954]
Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks From
Mexico and the People’s Republic of
China: Final Results of Expedited
Sunset Review of the Antidumping
Duty Orders
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On August 3, 2015, the
Department of Commerce (the
‘‘Department’’) initiated the first fiveyear (‘‘sunset’’) review of the
antidumping duty orders on certain
magnesia carbon bricks (‘‘MCBs’’) from
Mexico and the People’s Republic of
China (‘‘PRC’’) pursuant to section
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the ‘‘Act’’).1 On the basis of
a notice of intent to participate and an
adequate substantive response, filed on
behalf of the domestic interested parties,
as well as a lack of response from
respondent interested parties, the
Department conducted an expedited
sunset review of the antidumping duty
orders, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B)
of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2). As a result of this
sunset review, the Department finds that
revocation of the Orders would be likely
to lead to continuation or recurrence of
dumping at the levels indicated in the
‘‘Final Results of Review’’ section of this
notice.
DATES: Effective Date: December 9, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kenneth Hawkins, Enforcement and
Compliance, Office V, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department
of Commerce, 14th Street and
AGENCY:
1 See Initiation of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Review, 80
FR 45945 (August 3, 2015) (‘‘Initiation Notice’’); see
also Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: Certain
Magnesia Carbon Bricks from Mexico and the
People’s Republic of China: Antidumping Orders,
75 FR 57257 (September 20, 2010) (‘‘Orders’’).
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Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–6491.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 3, 2015, the Department
initiated the first sunset review of the
antidumping duty orders on MCBs from
Mexico and the PRC, pursuant to
section 751(c) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(c)(1).2 The Department received
a notice of intent to participate from the
Magnesia Carbon Bricks Fair Trade
Committee (Petitioners) within the
deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(1)(i).3 Petitioners claimed
interested party status under section
771(9)(C) of the Act, as manufacturers of
a domestic like product in the United
States.
We received a complete substantive
response from Petitioners within the 30day deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(3)(i).4 We received no
responses from respondent interested
parties. As a result, the Department
conducted an expedited sunset review
of the Order, pursuant to section
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2).
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Scope of the Orders
Imports covered by the Orders consist
of certain chemically bonded (resin or
pitch), MCBs with a magnesia
component of at least 70 percent
magnesia (‘‘MgO’’) by weight, regardless
of the source of raw materials for the
MgO, with carbon levels ranging from
trace amounts to 30 percent by weight,
regardless of enhancements, (for
example, MCBs can be enhanced with
coating, grinding, tar impregnation or
coking, high temperature heat
treatments, anti-slip treatments or metal
casing) and regardless of whether or not
anti-oxidants are present (for example,
antioxidants can be added to the mix
from trace amounts to 15 percent by
weight as various metals, metal alloys,
and metal carbides). Certain MCBs that
are the subject of this investigation are
currently classifiable under subheadings
6902.10.1000, 6902.10.5000,
6815.91.0000, 6815.99.2000, and
6815.99.4000 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States
(‘‘HTSUS’’). While HTSUS subheadings
are provided for convenience and
customs purposes, the written
description is dispositive.
2 See
Initiation Notice.
Letter from the domestic interested parties,
dated August 18, 2015.
4 See Substantive Responses of the domestic
interested parties, dated September 2, 2015.
3 See
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this review are
addressed in the ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Expedited Sunset
Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
on Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks from
Mexico and the People’s Republic of
China’’ (‘‘Decision Memorandum’’) from
Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Office V, Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul
Piquado, Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, dated
concurrently with and hereby adopted
by this notice. The issues discussed in
the Decision Memorandum include the
likelihood of continuation or recurrence
of dumping and the magnitude of the
margins likely to prevail if the Orders
were to be revoked. Parties may find a
complete discussion of all issues raised
in the review and the corresponding
recommendations in this public
memorandum which is on file
electronically via Enforcement and
Compliance’s Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Services System (‘‘ACCESS’’).
Access to ACCESS is available in the
Central Records Unit Room B8024 of the
main Commerce building. In addition, a
complete version of the Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly
on the Web at https://trade.gov/
enforcement. The signed Decision
Memorandum and the electronic
version of the Decision Memorandum
are identical in content.
Final Results of Review
Pursuant to sections 752(c)(1) and (3)
of the Act, we determine that revocation
of the antidumping duty order on MCBs
from Mexico and the PRC would be
likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of dumping at weightedaverage margins up to 57.90 percent for
Mexico and up to 236 percent for the
PRC.
Notice Regarding Administrative
Protective Order (‘‘APO’’)
This notice also serves as the only
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.
Timely 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.
This sunset review and notice are in
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c),
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and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218.
Dated: December 1, 2015.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-201-837; A-570-954]
Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks From Mexico and the People's
Republic of China: Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review of the
Antidumping Duty Orders
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On August 3, 2015, the Department of Commerce (the
``Department'') initiated the first five-year (``sunset'') review of
the antidumping duty orders on certain magnesia carbon bricks
(``MCBs'') from Mexico and the People's Republic of China (``PRC'')
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
``Act'').\1\ On the basis of a notice of intent to participate and an
adequate substantive response, filed on behalf of the domestic
interested parties, as well as a lack of response from respondent
interested parties, the Department conducted an expedited sunset review
of the antidumping duty orders, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2). As a result of this sunset
review, the Department finds that revocation of the Orders would be
likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels
indicated in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.
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\1\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 80 FR 45945
(August 3, 2015) (``Initiation Notice''); see also Notice of
Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks from Mexico
and the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Orders, 75 FR 57257
(September 20, 2010) (``Orders'').
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DATES: Effective Date: December 9, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth Hawkins, Enforcement and
Compliance, Office V, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
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Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
6491.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 3, 2015, the Department initiated the first sunset review
of the antidumping duty orders on MCBs from Mexico and the PRC,
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(c)(1).\2\ The
Department received a notice of intent to participate from the Magnesia
Carbon Bricks Fair Trade Committee (Petitioners) within the deadline
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ Petitioners claimed interested
party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as manufacturers of a
domestic like product in the United States.
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\2\ See Initiation Notice.
\3\ See Letter from the domestic interested parties, dated
August 18, 2015.
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We received a complete substantive response from Petitioners within
the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ We
received no responses from respondent interested parties. As a result,
the Department conducted an expedited sunset review of the Order,
pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2).
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\4\ See Substantive Responses of the domestic interested
parties, dated September 2, 2015.
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Scope of the Orders
Imports covered by the Orders consist of certain chemically bonded
(resin or pitch), MCBs with a magnesia component of at least 70 percent
magnesia (``MgO'') by weight, regardless of the source of raw materials
for the MgO, with carbon levels ranging from trace amounts to 30
percent by weight, regardless of enhancements, (for example, MCBs can
be enhanced with coating, grinding, tar impregnation or coking, high
temperature heat treatments, anti-slip treatments or metal casing) and
regardless of whether or not anti-oxidants are present (for example,
antioxidants can be added to the mix from trace amounts to 15 percent
by weight as various metals, metal alloys, and metal carbides). Certain
MCBs that are the subject of this investigation are currently
classifiable under subheadings 6902.10.1000, 6902.10.5000,
6815.91.0000, 6815.99.2000, and 6815.99.4000 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS''). While HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description
is dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this review are addressed in the ``Issues and
Decision Memorandum for the Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping
Duty Order on Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks from Mexico and the
People's Republic of China'' (``Decision Memorandum'') from Christian
Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office V, Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary
for Enforcement and Compliance, dated concurrently with and hereby
adopted by this notice. The issues discussed in the Decision Memorandum
include the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping and the
magnitude of the margins likely to prevail if the Orders were to be
revoked. Parties may find a complete discussion of all issues raised in
the review and the corresponding recommendations in this public
memorandum which is on file electronically via Enforcement and
Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic
Services System (``ACCESS''). Access to ACCESS is available in the
Central Records Unit Room B8024 of the main Commerce building. In
addition, a complete version of the Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly on the Web at https://trade.gov/enforcement. The signed
Decision Memorandum and the electronic version of the Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
Final Results of Review
Pursuant to sections 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, we determine
that revocation of the antidumping duty order on MCBs from Mexico and
the PRC would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of
dumping at weighted-average margins up to 57.90 percent for Mexico and
up to 236 percent for the PRC.
Notice Regarding Administrative Protective Order (``APO'')
This notice also serves as the only 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. Timely
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.
This sunset review and notice are in accordance with sections
751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218.
Dated: December 1, 2015.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2015-31084 Filed 12-8-15; 8:45 am]
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