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351.224(e) provides that the Department
‘‘will analyze any comments received
and, if appropriate, correct any
significant ministerial error by
amending the preliminary
determination.’’ A significant
ministerial error is defined as a
ministerial error, the correction of
which, singly or in combination with
other errors, would result in: (1) A
change of at least five absolute
percentage points in, but not less than
25 percent of, the weighted-average
dumping margin calculated in the
original (erroneous) preliminary
determination; or (2) a difference
between a weighted-average dumping
margin of zero or de minimis and a
weighted-average dumping margin of
greater than de minimis or vice versa.2
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Ministerial Error Allegation
Productos Laminados de Monterrey
S.A. de C.V. (Prolamsa) argues that the
Department in its margin calculations
incorrectly referenced the variable name
for the production quantity reported in
Prolamsa’ cost of production database as
‘‘QUANTITY,’’ rather than
‘‘PRODQTY.’’ 3 As a result of this error,
Prolamsa points out that the Department
failed to weight average Prolamsa’s
reported costs by production quantity,
but instead calculated a simple average
of Prolamsa’s costs.
We agree with Prolamsa. Moreover,
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.224(g)(2), this
error is significant because the
correction of the error results in a
change of at least five absolute
percentage points in, but not less than
25 percent of, the weighted-average
dumping margin originally calculated
for Prolamsa. Therefore, we are
correcting the error alleged by Prolamsa
and we are amending our preliminary
determination accordingly.
The collection of cash deposits and
suspension of liquidation will be
revised accordingly in accordance with
sections 733(d) and (f) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.224. Because the correction of
the error for Prolamsa results in a
reduced cash deposit rate, the revised
rates calculated for Prolamsa and the
companies covered by the ‘‘all others’’
rate will be effective retroactively to
March 1, 2016, the date of publication
of the Preliminary Determination.
Amended Preliminary Determination
We are amending the preliminary
determination of sales at LTFV for HWR
pipes and tubes from Mexico to reflect
2 See
19 CFR 351.224(g)(1) and (2).
letter from Prolamsa entitled, ‘‘Heavy
Walled Rectangular Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes
from Mexico: Ministerial Error Comments,’’ dated
February 29, 2016, at page 3.
3 See
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the correction of a ministerial error
made in the margin calculation of that
determination for Prolamsa. As a result
of the correction of the ministerial error,
the revised weighted-average dumping
margins are as follows:
Exporter/manufacturer
Weighted-average
dumping margin
(percent)
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–427–602]
Brass Sheet and Strip From France:
Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2014–2015
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Productos Laminados de
Department of Commerce.
Monterrey S.A. de C.V.
5.17
SUMMARY: On December 1, 2015, the
4 4.92
All Others ........................
Department of Commerce (the
Department) published the preliminary
International Trade Commission (ITC)
results of the administrative review of
Notification
the antidumping duty order on brass
sheet and strip from France.1 The
In accordance with section 733(f) of
review covers Griset SA (Griset) and
the Act, we are notifying the
International Trade Commission (ITC) of KME France SAS (KME France). The
our amended preliminary determination period of review (POR) is March 1,
2014, through February 28, 2015. We
of sales at LTFV. If our final
invited interested parties to comment on
determination is affirmative, the ITC
our Preliminary Results. No parties
will determine before the later of 120
commented, and our final results
days after the date of this preliminary
remain unchanged from our Preliminary
determination or 45 days after our final
Results. The final results are listed in
determination whether these imports
the section entitled ‘‘Final Results of
are materially injuring, or threaten
Review’’ below.
material injury to, the U.S. industry.5
DATES: Effective Date: March 16, 2016.
Notification to Interested Parties
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark Flessner or Robert James, AD/CVD
The Department intends to disclose
Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and
calculations performed in connection
Compliance, International Trade
with this amended preliminary
Administration, U.S. Department of
determination within five days of the
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
date of publication of this notice in
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
telephone: (202) 482–6312 or (202) 482–
0649, respectively.
This determination is issued and
published in accordance with sections
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
733(f) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR
Background
351.224(e).
On December 1, 2015, the Department
Dated: March 9, 2016.
published the preliminary results of this
Paul Piquado,
review in the Federal Register. See
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Preliminary Results. We invited parties
Compliance.
to comment on the Preliminary Results.
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No party commented, nor did any party
request a hearing.
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As explained in the memorandum
from the Acting Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement & Compliance, the
Department has exercised its discretion
4 In this investigation, we based our calculation
to toll all administrative deadlines due
of the all-others rate on the weighted-average of the
to the recent closure of the Federal
margins calculated for Maquilacero S.A. de C.V.
Government. All deadlines in this
and Prolamsa using publicly-ranged data. Because
we cannot apply our normal methodology of
segment of the proceeding have been
calculating a weighted-average margin due to
extended by four business days. The
requests to protect business-proprietary
revised deadline for the final results of
information, we find this rate to be the best proxy
this review is now April 5, 2016.2
of the actual weighted-average margin determined
for these respondents. For further discussion of this
calculation, see the memorandum entitled ‘‘LessThan-Fair-Value Investigation of Heavy Walled
Rectangular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes
from Mexico: Calculation of the All-Others Rate for
the Amended Preliminary Determination,’’ dated
concurrently with this notice.
5 See 735(b)(2) of the Act.
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AGENCY:
1 See Brass Sheet and Strip From France:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2014–2015, 80 FR 75055
(December 1, 2015) (Preliminary Results).
2 See Memorandum to the Record from Ron
Lorentzen, Acting A/S for Enforcement &
Compliance, regarding ‘‘Tolling of Administrative
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the publication date, as provided by
section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Tariff Act of
The product covered by the order is
1930, as amended (the Act): (1) For
brass sheet and strip, other than leaded
Griset or KME France, the cash deposit
and tinned brass sheet and strip, from
rate will be equal to the weightedFrance. The merchandise is currently
average dumping margin listed above;
classified under Harmonized Tariff
(2) for previously reviewed or
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
investigated companies not listed above,
item numbers 7409.21.00 and
the cash deposit rate will continue to be
7409.29.00.3
the company-specific rate published for
Final Results of Review
the most recently completed segment of
As noted above, the Department has
this proceeding in which that
received no comments concerning the
manufacturer or exporter participated;
Preliminary Results on the record of this (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered
segment of the proceeding. As there are
in this review, a prior review, or the
no changes from, or comments upon,
original LTFV investigation, but the
the Preliminary Results, there is no
producer is, the cash deposit rate will be
decision memorandum accompanying
the rate established for the most recently
this Federal Register notice. For further completed segment of this proceeding
details of the issues addressed in this
for the producer of the merchandise;
proceeding, see Preliminary Results.
and (4) if neither the exporter nor the
The final weighted-average dumping
producer is a firm covered in this
margin for the period March 1, 2014,
review, any previous review, or the
through February 28, 2015, is as follows: original investigation, the cash deposit
rate will be 42.24 percent ad valorem,
Estimated
weighted-average the ‘‘all others’’ rate established in the
Producer or exporter
dumping margin
LTFV investigation.4 These cash deposit
(percent)
requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
Griset SA ........................
42.24
KME France SAS ...........
42.24 Notification to Importers
Scope of the Order
Assessment
The Department shall determine, and
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties
on all appropriate entries, in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). The
Department intends to issue appropriate
assessment instructions for the
companies subject to this review to CBP
15 days after the date of publication of
these final results. We shall instruct
CBP to apply an ad valorem assessment
rate of 42.24 percent to all entries of
subject merchandise during the POR
which were produced and/or exported
by Griset or KME France.
Cash Deposit Requirements
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The following deposit rates will be
effective upon publication of the final
results of this administrative review for
all shipments of brass sheet and strip
from France entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after
Deadlines As a Result of the Government Closure
During Snowstorm Jonas,’’ dated January 27, 2016.
Therefore, the deadline for signature of these final
results will be Tuesday, April 5, 2016.
3 For a full description of the scope of the order,
see the memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, entitled ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
Preliminary Results of the 2014–2015 Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review: Brass Sheet and Strip
from France,’’ dated November 17, 2015.
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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
that reimbursement of antidumping
duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping
duties.
Administrative Protective Order
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of
their responsibility concerning the
disposition 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 the terms of an APO is
a sanctionable violation.
4 See Antidumping Duty Order; Brass Sheet and
Strip From France, 52 FR 6995 (March 6, 1987).
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Notification to Interested Parties
This administrative review and notice
are issued and published in accordance
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1).
Dated: March 9, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–909]
Certain Steel Nails 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 sixth
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on certain steel
nails from the People’s Republic of
China (‘‘PRC’’) on September 4, 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 calculation for these final
results regarding one of the mandatory
respondents, Stanley.2 We also continue
to find that the other mandatory
respondent, Shandong Oriental Cherry
Hardware Group Co., Ltd. (‘‘Shandong
Oriental Cherry’’), withheld requested
information, significantly impeded this
administrative review, and did not
cooperate to the best of its ability.
Accordingly, pursuant to sections 776(a)
and (b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (‘‘the Act’’), we continue to
apply total adverse facts available
(‘‘AFA’’) to Shandong Oriental Cherry
and find that it is not eligible for
separate rate status and, thus, is part of
the PRC-wide entity. The final dumping
margins are listed below in the ‘‘Final
Results of Administrative Review’’
section of this notice. The period of
AGENCY:
1 See Certain Steel Nails from the People’s
Republic of China: Preliminary Results of the
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and
Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2013–
2014, 80 FR 53490 (September 4, 2015)
(‘‘Preliminary Results’’) and accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
2 The Stanley Works (Langfang) Fastening
Systems Co., Ltd. and Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
(collectively, ‘‘Stanley’’).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-427-602]
Brass Sheet and Strip From France: Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2015
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On December 1, 2015, the Department of Commerce (the
Department) published the preliminary results of the administrative
review of the antidumping duty order on brass sheet and strip from
France.\1\ The review covers Griset SA (Griset) and KME France SAS (KME
France). The period of review (POR) is March 1, 2014, through February
28, 2015. We invited interested parties to comment on our Preliminary
Results. No parties commented, and our final results remain unchanged
from our Preliminary Results. The final results are listed in the
section entitled ``Final Results of Review'' below.
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\1\ See Brass Sheet and Strip From France: Preliminary Results
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2015, 80 FR 75055
(December 1, 2015) (Preliminary Results).
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DATES: Effective Date: March 16, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Flessner or Robert James, 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-
6312 or (202) 482-0649, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 1, 2015, the Department published the preliminary
results of this review in the Federal Register. See Preliminary
Results. We invited parties to comment on the Preliminary Results. No
party commented, nor did any party request a hearing.
As explained in the memorandum from the Acting Assistant Secretary
for Enforcement & Compliance, the Department has exercised its
discretion to toll all administrative deadlines due to the recent
closure of the Federal Government. All deadlines in this segment of the
proceeding have been extended by four business days. The revised
deadline for the final results of this review is now April 5, 2016.\2\
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\2\ See Memorandum to the Record from Ron Lorentzen, Acting A/S
for Enforcement & Compliance, regarding ``Tolling of Administrative
Deadlines As a Result of the Government Closure During Snowstorm
Jonas,'' dated January 27, 2016. Therefore, the deadline for
signature of these final results will be Tuesday, April 5, 2016.
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Scope of the Order
The product covered by the order is brass sheet and strip, other
than leaded and tinned brass sheet and strip, from France. The
merchandise is currently classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (HTSUS) item numbers 7409.21.00 and 7409.29.00.\3\
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\3\ For a full description of the scope of the order, see the
memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, entitled
``Decision Memorandum for Preliminary Results of the 2014-2015
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Brass Sheet and Strip from
France,'' dated November 17, 2015.
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Final Results of Review
As noted above, the Department has received no comments concerning
the Preliminary Results on the record of this segment of the
proceeding. As there are no changes from, or comments upon, the
Preliminary Results, there is no decision memorandum accompanying this
Federal Register notice. For further details of the issues addressed in
this proceeding, see Preliminary Results. The final weighted-average
dumping margin for the period March 1, 2014, through February 28, 2015,
is as follows:
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Estimated
weighted-average
Producer or exporter dumping margin
(percent)
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Griset SA............................................ 42.24
KME France SAS....................................... 42.24
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Assessment
The Department shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). The Department
intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions for the companies
subject to this review to CBP 15 days after the date of publication of
these final results. We shall instruct CBP to apply an ad valorem
assessment rate of 42.24 percent to all entries of subject merchandise
during the POR which were produced and/or exported by Griset or KME
France.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following deposit rates will be effective upon publication of
the final results of this administrative review for all shipments of
brass sheet and strip from France entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the publication date, as provided by
section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act):
(1) For Griset or KME France, the cash deposit rate will be equal to
the weighted-average dumping margin listed above; (2) for previously
reviewed or investigated companies not listed above, the cash deposit
rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the
most recently completed segment of this proceeding in which that
manufacturer or exporter participated; (3) if the exporter is not a
firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the original LTFV
investigation, but the producer is, the cash deposit rate will be the
rate established for the most recently completed segment of this
proceeding for the producer of the merchandise; and (4) if neither the
exporter nor the producer is a firm covered in this review, any
previous review, or the original investigation, the cash deposit rate
will be 42.24 percent ad valorem, the ``all others'' rate established
in the LTFV investigation.\4\ These cash deposit requirements, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
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\4\ See Antidumping Duty Order; Brass Sheet and Strip From
France, 52 FR 6995 (March 6, 1987).
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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 that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
Administrative Protective Order Notification to Interested Parties
This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition 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 the terms of an
APO is a sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
This administrative review and notice are issued and published in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.213(h)(1).
Dated: March 9, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
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