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International Trade Administration
[A–428–602]
Brass Sheet and Strip From Germany:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review and
Preliminary Determination of No
Shipments; 2014–2015
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: In response to a request from
Petitioners1, 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,
2014, through February 28, 2015.2 The
review covers ten producers or
exporters of subject merchandise.3 We
preliminarily 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 preliminarily find that
subject merchandise has been sold at
less than normal value by seven of the
companies subject to this review. 4
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
Request for Revocation in Part, 79 FR 24398 (April
30, 2014) (Initiation).
3 The ten producers or exporters are: 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 are: Aurubis Stolberg
GmbH & Co. KG, Carl Schreiber GmbH, KME
Germany AG & Co. KG, Messingwerk, MKM
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Interested parties are invited to
comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Effective Date: April 11, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
George McMahon, 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
As explained in the memorandum
from the Acting Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and 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.
Accordingly, the revised deadline for
the preliminary results of this review is
now April 5, 2016.5
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
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
Mansfelder Kupfer & Messing GmbH, Schlenk
Metallfolien GmbH & Co. KG, and Sundwiger
Messingwerke GmbH & Co. KG.
5 See Memorandum to the Record from Ron
Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement & Compliance, regarding ‘‘Tolling of
Administrative Deadlines As a Result of the
Government Closure During Snowstorm Jonas,’’
dated January 27, 2016.
6 For a full description of the scope of the order,
see the ‘‘Decision Memorandum for Preliminary
Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review: Brass Sheet and Strip from Germany; 2014–
2015’’ from Gary Taverman, Associate Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations, to Ronald K.
Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, dated concurrently
with this notice (Preliminary Decision
Memorandum).
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examination in this review, and
assigned to it a preliminary dumping
margin of 55.60 percent. 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
preliminarily 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
‘‘Preliminary Results of Review’’ section
below, we preliminarily determine that
a margin of 22.61 percent applies to the
six firms not selected for individual
review, i.e., an average of the range of
certain dumping margins contained in
the underlying Petition.7 For further
information, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum at ‘‘Rate for
Non-Examined Companies.’’
For a full description of the
methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum. A list of topics
included in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is included in the
Appendix attached to 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 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/.
A list of the topics discussed in the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum is
attached as an Appendix to this notice.
Preliminary Determination of No
Shipments
Based on our analysis of U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP)
information and information provided
by Schwermetall, ThyssenKrupp, and
Wieland, we preliminarily determine
that these companies had no shipments
of the subject merchandise, and,
therefore, no reviewable transactions,
during the POR. For a full discussion of
this determination, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
Preliminary Results of Review
As a result of our review, we
preliminarily determine that the
following dumping margins on brass
sheet and strip from Germany exist for
the period March 1, 2014, through
February 28, 2015, at the following
rates:
Producer and/or Exporter
Margin (percent)
Aurubis Stolberg GmbH & Co. KG ......................................................................................................................................
Carl Schreiber GmbH ..........................................................................................................................................................
KME Germany AG & Co. KG ..............................................................................................................................................
Messingwerk Plettenberg Herfeld GmbH & Co. KG ...........................................................................................................
MKM Mansfelder Kupfer & Messing GmbH ........................................................................................................................
Schlenk Metallfolien GmbH & Co. KG ................................................................................................................................
Sundwiger Messingwerke GmbH & Co. KG .......................................................................................................................
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Disclosure and Public Comment
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c),
interested parties may submit case 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.8 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.9 Interested
parties who wish to comment on the
preliminary results must file briefs
electronically using ACCESS.10 An
electronically-filed document must be
received successfully in its entirety in
ACCESS, by 5 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)
on the date the document is due.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
interested parties who wish to request a
hearing, or to participate if one is
requested, must submit a written
request to the Assistant Secretary for
7 See Brass Sheet and Strip From The Federal
Republic of Germany; Initiation of Antidumping
Duty Investigation, 51 FR 11774 (April 7, 1986).
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Enforcement and Compliance, filed
electronically via ACCESS. An
electronically filed document must be
received successfully in its entirety in
ACCESS by 5 p.m. ET within 30 days
after the date of publication of this
notice. 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.
Assessment Rates
Upon issuance of the final results, the
Department shall determine, and CBP
shall assess, antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries covered by this
8 See
19 CFR 351.309(d).
19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing
requirements).
review. If the preliminary results are
unchanged for the final results we will
instruct CBP to apply an ad valorem
assessment rate of 55.60 percent to all
entries of subject merchandise during
the POR which were produced and/or
exported by Messingwerk, and an ad
valorem assessment rate of 22.61
percent to all entries of subject
merchandise during the POR which
were produced and/or exported by the
six aforementioned companies which
were not selected for individual
examination.
We intend to issue liquidation
instructions to CBP 15 days after
publication of the final results of
review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following deposit requirements
will be effective upon publication of the
notice of final results of administrative
review for all shipments of brass sheet
and strip from Germany entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the date of
10 Id.
9 See
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publication, as provided by section
751(a)(2) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit
rates for the reviewed companies will be
the rates established in the final results
of this review; (2) for merchandise
exported by manufacturers or exporters
not covered in this review but 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 less-than-fair-value
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 the
merchandise; (4) if neither the exporter
nor the manufacturer has its own rate,
the cash deposit rate will be 7.30
percent.11 These deposit requirements,
when imposed, shall remain in effect
until further notice.
Notifications 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 doubled antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and
777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: April 6, 2016.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
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List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
A. Summary
B. Background
C. Scope of the Order
D. Discussion of the Methodology
1. Selection of Respondents
2. No Shipment Claims by Schwermetall,
ThyssenKrupp, and Wieland
3. Use of Facts Otherwise Available
a. Use of Facts Available
b. Application of Facts Available With an
Adverse Inference
c. Selection and Corroboration of
Information Used As Facts Available
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–520–803]
Polyethylene Terephthalate Film,
Sheet, and Strip From the United Arab
Emirates: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2013–2014
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 administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on
polyethylene terephthalate film (PET
Film) from the United Arab Emirates
(UAE).1 This review covers one
producer/exporter of subject
merchandise, JBF RAK LLC (JBF). Based
on our analysis of the comments and
information received, we made changes
to the Preliminary Results, which are
discussed below. The final weightedaverage dumping margin is listed below
in the section titled ‘‘Final Results of
Review.’’
DATES: Effective Date: April 11, 2016
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andrew Huston, 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) 482–4261.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
Appendix
11 See Preliminary Decision Memorandum for
additional details.
4. Rate for Companies Not Selected for
Individual Examination
E. Recommendation
On December 1, 2015, the Department
published the Preliminary Results. On
January 11, 2016, the Department
received timely-filed case briefs from
JBF and DuPont Teijin Films,
Mitsubishi Polyester Film, Inc., and
SKC, Inc., (collectively, Petitioners).2
1 See Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and
Strip from the United Arab Emirates: Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2013–2014, 80 FR 75052 (December 1,
2015) (Preliminary Results).
2 See ‘‘Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Film,
Sheet and Strip from the United Arab Emirates (A–
520–803); Case Brief of JBF RAK, LLC’’ dated
January 11, 2016 and ‘‘Polyethylene Terephthalate
(PET) Film, Sheet, and Strip from the United Arab
Emirates: Petitioners’ Case Brief’’ dated January 11,
2016.
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On January 19, 2016, JBF and
Petitioners timely filed rebuttal briefs.3
Period of Review
The period of review is November 1,
2013 through October 31, 2014.
Scope of the Order
The products covered by the order are
all gauges of raw, pre-treated, or primed
polyethylene terephthalate film (PET
Film), whether extruded or co-extruded.
Excluded are metallized films and other
finished films that have had at least one
of their surfaces modified by the
application of a performance-enhancing
resinous or inorganic layer more than
0.00001 inches thick. Also excluded is
roller transport cleaning film which has
at least one of its surfaces modified by
application of 0.5 micrometers of SBR
latex. Tracing and drafting film is also
excluded. PET Film is classifiable under
subheading 3920.62.00.90 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS). While HTSUS
subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, our
written description of the scope of the
order is dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised by parties in the case
and rebuttal briefs are addressed in the
Memorandum to Ronald Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, from
Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations,
‘‘Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review of Polyethylene Terephthalate
Film, Sheet, and Strip from the United
Arab Emirates: Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Results’’
(Decision Memorandum), dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted
by, this notice. A list of the issues
addressed in the Decision Memorandum
is appended to this notice. The Decision
Memorandum is a public document and
is available electronically via
Enforcement and Compliance’s
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Services 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
of the main Commerce Building, room
B–8024. In addition, a complete version
of the Decision Memorandum is also
3 See ‘‘Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Film,
Sheet and Strip from the United Arab Emirates (A–
520–803); Rebuttal Brief of JBF RAK, LLC’’ dated
January 19, 2016 and Polyethylene Terephthalate
(PET) Film, Sheet, and Strip from the United Arab
Emirates: Petitioners’ Rebuttal Brief’’ dated January
19, 2016.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-428-602]
Brass Sheet and Strip From Germany: Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Preliminary Determination of
No Shipments; 2014-2015
AGENCY: 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, 2014, through February 28, 2015.\2\
The review covers ten producers or exporters of subject merchandise.\3\
We preliminarily 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 preliminarily
find that subject merchandise has been sold at less than normal value
by seven of the companies subject to this review. \4\ Interested
parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
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\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 Request for Revocation in Part, 79 FR
24398 (April 30, 2014) (Initiation).
\3\ The ten producers or exporters are: 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 are: 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.
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DATES: Effective Date: April 11, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George McMahon, 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
As explained in the memorandum from the Acting Assistant Secretary
for Enforcement and 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. Accordingly, the
revised deadline for the preliminary results of this review is now
April 5, 2016.\5\
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\5\ See Memorandum to the Record from Ron Lorentzen, Acting
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement & Compliance, regarding
``Tolling of Administrative Deadlines As a Result of the Government
Closure During Snowstorm Jonas,'' dated January 27, 2016.
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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 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\
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\6\ For a full description of the scope of the order, see the
``Decision Memorandum for Preliminary Results of the Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review: Brass Sheet and Strip from Germany;
2014-2015'' from Gary Taverman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to Ronald K.
Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, dated concurrently with 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 Messingwerk, the sole company
selected for individual
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examination in this review, and assigned to it a preliminary dumping
margin of 55.60 percent. 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
preliminarily 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 ``Preliminary Results of Review''
section below, we preliminarily determine that a margin of 22.61
percent applies to the six firms not selected for individual review,
i.e., an average of the range of certain dumping margins contained in
the underlying Petition.\7\ For further information, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum at ``Rate for Non-Examined Companies.''
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\7\ See Brass Sheet and Strip From The Federal Republic of
Germany; Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigation, 51 FR 11774
(April 7, 1986).
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For a full description of the methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. A list of topics
included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included in the
Appendix attached to 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 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/. A list of the
topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is attached as
an Appendix to this notice.
Preliminary Determination of No Shipments
Based on our analysis of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
information and information provided by Schwermetall, ThyssenKrupp, and
Wieland, we preliminarily determine that these companies had no
shipments of the subject merchandise, and, therefore, no reviewable
transactions, during the POR. For a full discussion of this
determination, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Preliminary Results of Review
As a result of our review, we preliminarily determine that the
following dumping margins on brass sheet and strip from Germany exist
for the period March 1, 2014, through February 28, 2015, at the
following rates:
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Producer and/or Exporter Margin (percent)
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Aurubis Stolberg GmbH & Co. KG................. 22.61
Carl Schreiber GmbH............................ 22.61
KME Germany AG & Co. KG........................ 22.61
Messingwerk Plettenberg Herfeld GmbH & Co. KG.. 55.60
MKM Mansfelder Kupfer & Messing GmbH........... 22.61
Schlenk Metallfolien GmbH & Co. KG............. 22.61
Sundwiger Messingwerke GmbH & Co. KG........... 22.61
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Disclosure and Public Comment
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c), interested parties may submit case
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.\8\ 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.\9\ Interested parties who wish to comment on the
preliminary results must file briefs electronically using ACCESS.\10\
An electronically-filed document must be received successfully in its
entirety in ACCESS, by 5 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the date the
document is due.
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\8\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
\9\ See 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements).
\10\ Id.
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing, or to participate if one is requested, must submit a
written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, filed electronically via ACCESS. An electronically filed
document must be received successfully in its entirety in ACCESS by 5
p.m. ET within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice.
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.
Assessment Rates
Upon issuance of the final results, the Department shall determine,
and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries
covered by this review. If the preliminary results are unchanged for
the final results we will instruct CBP to apply an ad valorem
assessment rate of 55.60 percent to all entries of subject merchandise
during the POR which were produced and/or exported by Messingwerk, and
an ad valorem assessment rate of 22.61 percent to all entries of
subject merchandise during the POR which were produced and/or exported
by the six aforementioned companies which were not selected for
individual examination.
We intend to issue liquidation instructions to CBP 15 days after
publication of the final results of review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of the notice of final results of administrative review for
all shipments of brass sheet and strip from Germany entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of
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publication, as provided by section 751(a)(2) of the Act: (1) The cash
deposit rates for the reviewed companies will be the rates established
in the final results of this review; (2) for merchandise exported by
manufacturers or exporters not covered in this review but 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 less-than-fair-value
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 the merchandise; (4) if neither the
exporter nor the manufacturer has its own rate, the cash deposit rate
will be 7.30 percent.\11\ These deposit requirements, when imposed,
shall remain in effect until further notice.
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Notifications 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 doubled antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: April 6, 2016.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
A. Summary
B. Background
C. Scope of the Order
D. Discussion of the Methodology
1. Selection of Respondents
2. No Shipment Claims by Schwermetall, ThyssenKrupp, and Wieland
3. Use of Facts Otherwise Available
a. Use of Facts Available
b. Application of Facts Available With an Adverse Inference
c. Selection and Corroboration of Information Used As Facts
Available
4. Rate for Companies Not Selected for Individual Examination
E. Recommendation
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