Certain Stilbenic Optical Brightening Agents From Taiwan: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2015, 9805-9806 [2016-04200]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–583–848]
Certain Stilbenic Optical Brightening
Agents From Taiwan: Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2014–2015
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 certain
stilbenic optical brightening agents
(OBAs) from Taiwan. The period of
review (POR) is May 1, 2014, through
April 30, 2015. The review covers one
producer/exporter of the subject
merchandise, Teh Fong Ming
International Co., Ltd. (TFM). We
preliminarily find that TFM has sold
subject merchandise at less than normal
value. Interested parties are invited to
comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Effective Date: February 26,
2016.
AGENCY:
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, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–1757, and (202) 482–1690,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the
Order 1 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
1 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).
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written product description remains
dispositive.2
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 TFM, the sole company in
this review. For a full description of the
methodology underlying our
conclusions, see Preliminary Decision
Memorandum. 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 to all parties in the
Central Records Unit, Room B8024 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://enforcement.
trade.gov/frn/.
Preliminary Results of Review
As a result of this review, we
preliminarily determine that a
weighted-average dumping margin of
6.19 percent exists for TFM for the
period May 1, 2014, through April 30,
2015.
Public Comment
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(ii),
interested parties may submit cases
briefs not later than 30 days after the
date of publication of this notice.
Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised
in the case briefs, may be filed not later
than five days after the date for filing
case briefs.3 Parties who submit case
briefs or rebuttal briefs in this
proceeding are encouraged to submit
with each argument: (1) A statement of
the issue; (2) a brief summary of the
argument; and (3) a table of authorities.4
Interested parties who wish to request
a hearing, must submit a written request
to the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, filed
electronically via ACCESS. An
2 A full description of the scope of the Order is
contained in the memorandum to Ronald K.
Lorentzen, Acting 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:
Decision Memorandum for Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014–
2015’’ dated concurrently with and hereby adopted
by this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
3 See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
4 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2) and 19 CFR
351.303 (for general filing requirements).
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electronically filed document must be
received successfully in its entirety by
ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice.5 Requests
should contain (1) the party’s name,
address, and telephone number; (2) the
number of participants; and (3) a list of
issues to be discussed. Issues raised in
the hearing will be limited to those
raised in the respective case briefs. The
Department intends to issue the final
results of this administrative review,
including the results of its analysis of
the issues raised in any written briefs,
not later than 120 days after the date of
publication of this notice, pursuant to
section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.213(h)(1).
Assessment Rates
Upon completion of the
administrative review, the Department
shall determine and U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) shall assess
antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries covered by this review. For the
final results, if we continue to rely on
adverse facts available to establish
TFM’s weighted average dumping
margin, we will instruct CBP to apply
an ad valorem assessment rate of 6.19
percent to all entries of subject
merchandise during the POR which
were produced and/or exported by
TFM.
We intend to issue instructions to
CBP 15 days after publication of the
final results of this review.
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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)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash
deposit rate for TFM will be equal to the
weighted-average dumping margin
established in the final results of this
administrative review; (2) 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 manufacturer of the
merchandise for the most recently
completed segment of this proceeding;
(3) the cash deposit rate for all other
manufacturers or exporters will
continue to be 6.19 percent.6 These cash
deposit requirements, when imposed,
5 See
19 CFR 351.310(c).
6 The all-others rate established in the Order.
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shall remain in effect until further
notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice 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 this
review period. Failure to comply with
this requirement could result in the
Secretary’s presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties
occurred and the subsequent assessment
of double antidumping duties.
period of review.1 The period of review
is February 1, 2014, through January 31,
2015. Interested parties are invited to
comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Effective Date: February 26,
2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Edythe Artman or Brian Davis, AD/CVD
Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–3931 or (202) 482–
7924, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notification to Interested Parties
Scope of the Order
We are issuing and publishing these
results in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19
CFR 351.213(h)(1).
For purposes of the order, the product
covered is certain stainless steel buttweld pipe fittings. Stainless steel buttweld pipe fittings are under 14 inches
in outside diameter (based on nominal
pipe size), whether finished or
unfinished. The product encompasses
all grades of stainless steel and
‘‘commodity’’ and ‘‘specialty’’ fittings.
Specifically excluded from the
definition are threaded, grooved, and
bolted fittings, and fittings made from
any material other than stainless steel.
The butt-weld fittings subject to the
order is currently classifiable under
subheading 7307.23.0000 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS). Although the
HTSUS subheading is provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope of the
order is dispositive. A full description
of the scope of the order is contained in
the memorandum from Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for AD/CVD
Operations, to Paul Piquado, Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, titled ‘‘Decision
Memorandum for Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review: Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe
Fittings from Italy; 2014–2015’’
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum),
which is issued concurrent with and
hereby adopted by this notice.
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 to ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://
access.trade.gov and is available to all
parties in the Central Records Unit,
Room B8024 of the main Department of
Dated: February 19, 2016.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
Summary
Background
Scope of the Order
Discussion of the Methodology
Use of Facts Otherwise Available
A. Background
B. Application of Facts Available With an
Adverse Inference
C. Selection and Corroboration of
Information Used as Facts Available
Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–475–828]
Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings
From Italy: Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2014–2015
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: For the preliminary results of
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on stainless
steel butt-weld pipe fittings from Italy,
the Department of Commerce (the
Department) preliminarily determines
that sales of subject merchandise by
Filmag Italia Spa (Filmag) were made at
less than normal value during the
AGENCY:
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1 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 80 FR
18202 (April 3, 2015).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-583-848]
Certain Stilbenic Optical Brightening Agents From Taiwan:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-
2015
AGENCY: 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 certain
stilbenic optical brightening agents (OBAs) from Taiwan. The period of
review (POR) is May 1, 2014, through April 30, 2015. The review covers
one producer/exporter of the subject merchandise, Teh Fong Ming
International Co., Ltd. (TFM). We preliminarily find that TFM has sold
subject merchandise at less than normal value. Interested parties are
invited to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Effective Date: February 26, 2016.
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, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1757, and (202)
482-1690, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the Order \1\ 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.\2\
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\1\ 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).
\2\ A full description of the scope of the Order is contained in
the memorandum to Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting 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: Decision Memorandum for Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2015'' dated concurrently with and
hereby adopted by this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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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 TFM, the sole company in this review.
For a full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions,
see Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 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 to all parties in the
Central Records Unit, Room B8024 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://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
Preliminary Results of Review
As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine that a
weighted-average dumping margin of 6.19 percent exists for TFM for the
period May 1, 2014, through April 30, 2015.
Public Comment
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(ii), interested parties may submit
cases briefs not later than 30 days after the date of publication of
this notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case
briefs, may be filed not later than five days after the date for filing
case briefs.\3\ Parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in
this proceeding are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) A
statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a
table of authorities.\4\
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\3\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
\4\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2) and 19 CFR 351.303 (for
general filing requirements).
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Interested parties who wish to request a hearing, must submit a
written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, filed electronically via ACCESS. An
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electronically filed document must be received successfully in its
entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the
date of publication of this notice.\5\ Requests should contain (1) the
party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of
participants; and (3) a list of issues to be discussed. Issues raised
in the hearing will be limited to those raised in the respective case
briefs. The Department intends to issue the final results of this
administrative review, including the results of its analysis of the
issues raised in any written briefs, not later than 120 days after the
date of publication of this notice, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1).
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\5\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
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Assessment Rates
Upon completion of the administrative review, the Department shall
determine and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review.
For the final results, if we continue to rely on adverse facts
available to establish TFM's weighted average dumping margin, we will
instruct CBP to apply an ad valorem assessment rate of 6.19 percent to
all entries of subject merchandise during the POR which were produced
and/or exported by TFM.
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)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for TFM will
be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin established in the
final results of this administrative review; (2) 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 manufacturer of the merchandise for the
most recently completed segment of this proceeding; (3) the cash
deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will continue to
be 6.19 percent.\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 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 this review period. Failure to comply
with this requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1).
Dated: February 19, 2016.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
Summary
Background
Scope of the Order
Discussion of the Methodology
Use of Facts Otherwise Available
A. Background
B. Application of Facts Available With an Adverse Inference
C. Selection and Corroboration of Information Used as Facts
Available
Recommendation
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