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BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–947]
Certain Steel Grating From the
People’s Republic of China:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Administrative Review and Preliminary
Determination of No Shipments; 2014–
2015
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Effective April 13, 2016.
AGENCY:
The Department of Commerce
(‘‘Department’’) is conducting an
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on certain steel
grating (‘‘steel grating’’) from the
People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’) for
the period of review (‘‘POR’’) July 1,
2014, through June 30, 2015. This
review covers two PRC companies.1 The
Department preliminarily finds that
Ningbo Haitian has not demonstrated its
eligibility for separate rate status and is,
thus, part of the PRC-wide entity. The
Department preliminarily finds that
Yantai Xinke made no shipments of
subject merchandise during the POR.
Interested parties are invited to
comment on these preliminary results of
review.
SUMMARY:
1 The companies under review are Ningbo Haitian
International Co., Ltd. (‘‘Ningbo Haitian’’) and
Yantai Xinke Steel Structure Co., Ltd. (‘‘Yantai
Xinke’’).
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Lilit
Astvatsatrian, AD/CVD Operations,
Office IV, Enforcement & Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)
482–6412.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Background
The Department published the notice
of initiation of this administrative
review on September 2, 2015.2 For a
complete description of the events that
followed the initiation of this
administrative review, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum,3
which is dated concurrently 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 is available to registered users
at https://access.trade.gov and in the
Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the
main Department of Commerce
building. In addition, a complete
version of the Preliminary Results
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly on the Internet at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
The signed and the electronic versions
of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
The Department has exercised its
discretion to toll all administrative
deadlines due to the recent closure of
the Federal Government because of
Snowstorm ‘‘Jonas.’’ Thus, all of the
deadlines in this segment of the
proceeding have been extended by four
business days. The revised deadline for
the preliminary results of review is now
April 7, 2016.4
load-bearing pieces and cross pieces,
joined by any assembly process.5 This
merchandise is currently classified in
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (‘‘HTSUS’’) under item
number 7308.90.7000. While the
HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope of the
order is dispositive.
Methodology
The Department conducted this
review in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (‘‘the Act’’). For a full
discussion of the decisions taken in
these preliminary results, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Separate Rates
Ningbo Haitian failed to submit a
separate rate application or separate rate
certification. Therefore, the Department
preliminarily determines that Ningbo
Haitian has not demonstrated its
eligibility for a separate rate status and
is part of the PRC-wide entity.6 The
PRC-wide entity rate is 145.18 percent.
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Scope of the Order
The products covered by this order
are certain steel grating, consisting of
two or more pieces of steel, including
Preliminary Determination of No
Shipments
Yantai Xinke submitted a timely-filed
certification that it had no exports,
sales, or entries of subject merchandise
during the POR.7 Additionally, our
inquiry to U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (‘‘CBP’’) did not identify any
POR entries of Yantai Xinke’s subject
merchandise. Based on the foregoing,
the Department preliminarily
determines that Yantai Xinke did not
have any reviewable transactions during
the POR. For additional information
regarding this determination, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Consistent with our practice in NME
cases, the Department is not rescinding
this administrative review for Yantai
Xinke, but intends to complete the
review and issue appropriate
instructions to CBP based on the final
results of the review.8
2 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 80 FR
53106 (September 2, 2015) (‘‘Initiation Notice’’).
3 See Decision Memorandum for Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review of Certain Steel Grating from the People’s
Republic of China (‘‘Preliminary Decision
Memorandum’’), from Christian Marsh, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations to Ronald K.
Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
4 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.
5 For the full scope of the order, see Preliminary
Decision Memorandum at 2–3.
6 See Initiation Notice, 80 FR 53106, 53107 (‘‘All
firms listed below that wish to qualify for separate
rate status in the administrative reviews involving
NME countries must complete, as appropriate,
either a separate rate application or
certification. . .’’); Preliminary Decision
Memorandum at 3.
7 See Letter from Yantai Xinke to the Department,
Re: ‘‘Certain Steel Grating from the People’s
Republic of China: A–570–947; No Shipment
Certification,’’ dated September 30, 2015.
8 See Non-Market Economy Antidumping
Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76
FR 65694, 65694–95 (October 24, 2011) (‘‘NME AD
Assessment’’) and the ‘‘Assessment Rates’’ section,
below.
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Preliminary Results of Review
The Department preliminarily
determines that Ningbo Haitian is not
eligible for separate rates status.
Moreover, the Department preliminarily
determines that Yantai Xinke did not
have reviewable transactions during the
POR.
Public Comment
Interested parties are invited to
comment on the preliminary results and
may submit case briefs and/or written
comments, filed electronically using
ACCESS, within 30 days of the date of
publication of this notice, pursuant to
19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii).9 Rebuttal
briefs, limited to issues raised in the
case briefs, will be due five days after
the due date for case briefs, pursuant to
19 CFR 351.309(d). Parties who submit
case or rebuttal briefs in this review are
requested to submit with each argument
a statement of the issue, a summary of
the argument not to exceed five pages,
and a table of statutes, regulations, and
cases cited, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.309(c)(2).
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
interested parties, who wish to request
a hearing must submit a written request
to the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, U.S.
Department of Commerce, filed
electronically using ACCESS.
Electronically filed case briefs/written
comments and hearing requests must be
received successfully in their entirety by
the Department’s electronic records
system, ACCESS, by 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time, within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice.10 Hearing
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 issues raised in the respective case
briefs. If a request for a hearing is made,
parties will be notified of the time and
date of the hearing which will be held
at the U.S. Department of Commerce,
1401 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington DC 20230.
Unless extended, 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.
9 See also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing
requirements).
10 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
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Assessment Rates
Upon issuance of the final results, the
Department will determine, and CBP
shall assess, antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries covered by this
review.11 The Department intends to
issue assessment instructions to CBP 15
days after the publication date of the
final results of this review. The
Department intends to instruct CBP to
liquidate any entries of subject
merchandise from Ningbo Haitian at
145.18 percent (the PRC-wide rate).
Additionally, pursuant to the
Department’s practice in NME cases, if
we continue to determine that Yantai
Xinke had no shipments of subject
merchandise, any suspended entries of
subject merchandise from Yantai Xinke
will be liquidated at the PRC-wide
rate.12
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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 of the final results of review, as
provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the
Act: (1) For previously investigated or
reviewed PRC and non-PRC exporters,
which are not under review in this
segment of the proceeding but which
have separate rates, the cash deposit rate
will continue to be the exporter-specific
rate published for the most recent
period; (2) for all PRC exporters of
subject merchandise that have not been
found to be entitled to a separate rate,
including Ningbo Haitian, the cash
deposit rate will be the PRC-wide rate
of 145.18 percent; and (3) for all nonPRC exporters of subject merchandise,
which have not received their own rate,
the cash deposit rate will be the rate
applicable to the PRC exporter(s) that
supplied that non-PRC exporter. These
deposit requirements, when imposed,
shall remain in effect until further
notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice also 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
Department’s presumption that
11 See
19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
a full discussion of this practice, see NME
AD Assessment, 76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011).
12 For
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reimbursement of antidumping duties
occurred and the subsequent assessment
of double antidumping duties.
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.
Dated: April 6, 2016.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Results Decision Memorandum
Summary
Background
Scope of the Order
Discussion of the Methodology
Non-Market Economy Country Status
PRC-wide Entity
Preliminary Determination of No Shipments
Recommendation
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
Nondestructive Evaluation Techniques
for Assessing Alkali-Silica Reaction
Degradation of Concrete Consortium
National Institute of Standards
and Technology, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for information.
AGENCY:
The National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST) is
establishing the Non-destructive
Evaluation Techniques for Assessing
alkali-silica reaction (ASR) Degradation
of Concrete Consortium (‘‘Consortium’’)
and invites organizations to participate
in this Consortium. The Consortium
will examine non-destructive evaluation
(NDE) technologies that can be used to
determine the presence and the
evolution of ASR in concrete members.
This notice is the initial step for the
Consortium to provide participants’
access to NIST concrete specimens
constructed as large reinforced concrete
blocks with ASR reactive aggregates
(‘‘NIST ASR Specimens’’). Participants
will use NIST ASR Specimens to
determine whether NDE technologies
are effective in identifying and
quantifying degree of expansion and
degradation of concrete members due to
ASR. Participation in this Consortium is
open to all eligible organizations, as
described below.
DATES: NIST will accept responses for
participation in this Consortium from
prospective participants until May 13,
2016.
SUMMARY:
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Information in response to
this notice and requests for additional
information about the Consortium can
be directed via mail to Fahim Sadek,
NIST Consortium Manager, Engineering
Laboratory, National Institute of
Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau
Drive, Mail Stop 8611, Gaithersburg,
Maryland 20899, or via electronic mail
to fahim.sadek@nist.gov.
ADDRESSES:
For
further information about partnership
opportunities or about terms and
conditions of NIST’s Cooperative
Research and Development Agreement
(CRADA), please contact Honeyeh Zube,
CRADA and License Officer at the
National Institute of Standards and
Technology’s Technology Partnerships
Office, by written correspondence to
100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 2200,
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, by
electronic mail to
honeyeh.zube@nist.gov, or by telephone
at (301) 975–2209.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
ASR is a
concrete degradation mechanism in
which the alkalis that are typically
found in Portland cement react with
certain amorphous or micro-crystalline
siliceous phases in the aggregate and, in
the presence of moisture, form an
expansive gel. The gel generates
macroscopic expansions within the
concrete, which causes the concrete to
crack and change its mechanical
properties. NIST and the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC) are
engaged in ongoing research to develop
a standardized method for quantifying
the degree of degradation resulting from
ASR. NIST’s research includes the
construction of four large reinforced
concrete specimens with a length of 16
feet and a cross section of 3.5 feet by 6
feet. Three of the specimens will be cast
with reactive aggregates resulting in
low-, mid-, and high-ASR expansion,
while the fourth specimen will be cast
with non-reactive aggregates. The NIST
ASR Specimens will be conditioned in
a large curing chamber at the NIST,
under controlled temperature and
humidity, for a duration of three (3)
years.
The purpose of this Consortium is for
participants to evaluate technologies
that can be used to quantify the
magnitude and evolution of expansion
and degradation in structural concrete
members. The intent is for eligible
participants to use the NIST ASR
Specimens as a testbed, free of charge,
for experimenting with various noninvasive, non-destructive techniques to
detect and monitor the progress of the
concrete degradation over time.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-947]
Certain Steel Grating From the People's Republic of China:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Administrative Review and
Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2014-2015
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Effective April 13, 2016.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``Department'') is conducting an
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain steel
grating (``steel grating'') from the People's Republic of China
(``PRC'') for the period of review (``POR'') July 1, 2014, through June
30, 2015. This review covers two PRC companies.\1\ The Department
preliminarily finds that Ningbo Haitian has not demonstrated its
eligibility for separate rate status and is, thus, part of the PRC-wide
entity. The Department preliminarily finds that Yantai Xinke made no
shipments of subject merchandise during the POR. Interested parties are
invited to comment on these preliminary results of review.
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\1\ The companies under review are Ningbo Haitian International
Co., Ltd. (``Ningbo Haitian'') and Yantai Xinke Steel Structure Co.,
Ltd. (``Yantai Xinke'').
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lilit Astvatsatrian, AD/CVD
Operations, Office IV, Enforcement & Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
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6412.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Department published the notice of initiation of this
administrative review on September 2, 2015.\2\ For a complete
description of the events that followed the initiation of this
administrative review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum,\3\
which is dated concurrently 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 is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov and
in the Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the main Department of
Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary
Results Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the Internet at
https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and the
electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are
identical in content.
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\2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 80 FR 53106 (September 2, 2015)
(``Initiation Notice'').
\3\ See Decision Memorandum for Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Certain Steel Grating from
the People's Republic of China (``Preliminary Decision
Memorandum''), from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations to Ronald K.
Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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The Department has exercised its discretion to toll all
administrative deadlines due to the recent closure of the Federal
Government because of Snowstorm ``Jonas.'' Thus, all of the deadlines
in this segment of the proceeding have been extended by four business
days. The revised deadline for the preliminary results of review is now
April 7, 2016.\4\
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\4\ 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 products covered by this order are certain steel grating,
consisting of two or more pieces of steel, including load-bearing
pieces and cross pieces, joined by any assembly process.\5\ This
merchandise is currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States (``HTSUS'') under item number 7308.90.7000. While
the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the scope of the order is
dispositive.
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\5\ For the full scope of the order, see Preliminary Decision
Memorandum at 2-3.
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Methodology
The Department conducted this review in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''). For a
full discussion of the decisions taken in these preliminary results,
see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Separate Rates
Ningbo Haitian failed to submit a separate rate application or
separate rate certification. Therefore, the Department preliminarily
determines that Ningbo Haitian has not demonstrated its eligibility for
a separate rate status and is part of the PRC-wide entity.\6\ The PRC-
wide entity rate is 145.18 percent.
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\6\ See Initiation Notice, 80 FR 53106, 53107 (``All firms
listed below that wish to qualify for separate rate status in the
administrative reviews involving NME countries must complete, as
appropriate, either a separate rate application or certification. .
.''); Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 3.
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Preliminary Determination of No Shipments
Yantai Xinke submitted a timely-filed certification that it had no
exports, sales, or entries of subject merchandise during the POR.\7\
Additionally, our inquiry to U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(``CBP'') did not identify any POR entries of Yantai Xinke's subject
merchandise. Based on the foregoing, the Department preliminarily
determines that Yantai Xinke did not have any reviewable transactions
during the POR. For additional information regarding this
determination, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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\7\ See Letter from Yantai Xinke to the Department, Re:
``Certain Steel Grating from the People's Republic of China: A-570-
947; No Shipment Certification,'' dated September 30, 2015.
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Consistent with our practice in NME cases, the Department is not
rescinding this administrative review for Yantai Xinke, but intends to
complete the review and issue appropriate instructions to CBP based on
the final results of the review.\8\
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\8\ See Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment
of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694, 65694-95 (October 24, 2011)
(``NME AD Assessment'') and the ``Assessment Rates'' section, below.
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Preliminary Results of Review
The Department preliminarily determines that Ningbo Haitian is not
eligible for separate rates status. Moreover, the Department
preliminarily determines that Yantai Xinke did not have reviewable
transactions during the POR.
Public Comment
Interested parties are invited to comment on the preliminary
results and may submit case briefs and/or written comments, filed
electronically using ACCESS, within 30 days of the date of publication
of this notice, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii).\9\ Rebuttal
briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, will be due five
days after the due date for case briefs, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(d).
Parties who submit case or rebuttal briefs in this review are requested
to submit with each argument a statement of the issue, a summary of the
argument not to exceed five pages, and a table of statutes,
regulations, and cases cited, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2).
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\9\ See also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements).
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties, who wish to
request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce,
filed electronically using ACCESS. Electronically filed case briefs/
written comments and hearing requests must be received successfully in
their entirety by the Department's electronic records system, ACCESS,
by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, within 30 days after the date of publication
of this notice.\10\ Hearing 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 issues raised in the respective case briefs. If a
request for a hearing is made, parties will be notified of the time and
date of the hearing which will be held at the U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington DC 20230.
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\10\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
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Unless extended, 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.
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Assessment Rates
Upon issuance of the final results, the Department will determine,
and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries
covered by this review.\11\ The Department intends to issue assessment
instructions to CBP 15 days after the publication date of the final
results of this review. The Department intends to instruct CBP to
liquidate any entries of subject merchandise from Ningbo Haitian at
145.18 percent (the PRC-wide rate).
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\11\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
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Additionally, pursuant to the Department's practice in NME cases,
if we continue to determine that Yantai Xinke had no shipments of
subject merchandise, any suspended entries of subject merchandise from
Yantai Xinke will be liquidated at the PRC-wide rate.\12\
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\12\ For a full discussion of this practice, see NME AD
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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 of the
final results of review, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the
Act: (1) For previously investigated or reviewed PRC and non-PRC
exporters, which are not under review in this segment of the proceeding
but which have separate rates, the cash deposit rate will continue to
be the exporter-specific rate published for the most recent period; (2)
for all PRC exporters of subject merchandise that have not been found
to be entitled to a separate rate, including Ningbo Haitian, the cash
deposit rate will be the PRC-wide rate of 145.18 percent; and (3) 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 exporter(s) that supplied that non-PRC exporter. These deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further
notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice also 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 Department's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
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.
Dated: April 6, 2016.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Results Decision Memorandum
Summary
Background
Scope of the Order
Discussion of the Methodology
Non-Market Economy Country Status
PRC-wide Entity
Preliminary Determination of No Shipments
Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2016-08500 Filed 4-12-16; 8:45 am]
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