Certain Steel Threaded Rod From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2015, 29843-29846 [2016-11389]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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[A–570–932]
Certain Steel Threaded Rod From the
People’s Republic of China:
Preliminary Results and Partial
Rescission of the Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2014–2015
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(the ‘‘Department’’) is conducting the
sixth administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on certain steel
threaded rod (‘‘STR’’) from the People’s
Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’),1 for the
period of review (‘‘POR’’), April 1, 2014,
AGENCY:
1 See Certain Steel Threaded Rod from the
People’s Republic of China: Notice of Antidumping
Duty Order, 74 FR 17154 (April 14, 2009) (‘‘Order’’).
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to March 31, 2015. The Department
selected two respondents for individual
review, Zhejiang New Oriental Fastener
Co., Ltd. (‘‘New Oriental’’), and the
RMB/IFI Group.2 The Department
preliminarily determines that New
Oriental sold subject merchandise in the
United States at prices below normal
value (‘‘NV’’) and that the RMB/IFI
Group did not sell subject merchandise
in the United States at prices below NV.
If these preliminary results are adopted
in the final results, the Department will
instruct U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (‘‘CBP’’) to assess
antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries of subject merchandise during
the POR. Interested parties are invited to
comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Effective Date: May 13, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry
Huang or Andrew Devine, AD/CVD
Operations, Office V, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–4047 or (202) 482–
0238, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the order
includes steel threaded rod. The subject
merchandise is currently classifiable
under subheading 7318.15.5051,
7318.15.5056, 7318.15.5090, and
7318.15.2095 of the United States
Harmonized Tariff Schedule
(‘‘HTSUS’’). Although the HTSUS
subheading is provided for convenience
and customs purposes, the written
description of the merchandise is
dispositive.3
Partial Rescission of the Administrative
Review
On April 1, 2015, the Department
published in the Federal Register a
notice of opportunity to request an
administrative review of the AD order
on certain steel threaded rod.4 The
Department received multiple timely
requests for an administrative review of
2 RMB Fasteners Ltd., IFI & Morgan Ltd., and
Jiaxing Brother Standard Part Co., Ltd. (collectively
‘‘the RMB/IFI Group’’).
3 For a full description of the scope of the Order,
see Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy
Assistant Secretary, AD/CVD Operations, to Paul
Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
Preliminary Results of Sixth Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review: Certain Steel Threaded Rod
from the People’s Republic of China’’ (‘‘Preliminary
Decision Memorandum’’) (May 5, 2016).
4 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order,
Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity
To Request Administrative Review, 80 FR 17392
(April 1, 2015).
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the AD order on certain steel threaded
rod and on May 26, 2015, in accordance
with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’), the
Department published in the Federal
Register a notice of the initiation of an
administrative review of that order.5
The administrative review was initiated
with respect to 91 companies or groups
of companies on June 24, 2015, Vulcan
Threaded Products, Inc. (‘‘Petitioner’’)
withdrew its request for an
administrative review on 83
companies.6
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the
Secretary will rescind an administrative
review, in whole or in part, if a party
who requested the review withdraws
the request within 90 days of the date
of publication of notice of initiation of
the requested review. Petitioner timely
withdrew its request for an
administrative review of the 83
companies listed in the Appendix I.
Petitioner was the only party to request
a review of these companies.
Accordingly, the Department is
rescinding this review, in part, with
respect to these entities, in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).7
PRC-Wide Entity
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Of the eight companies for which
requests for review remain, two are the
mandatory respondents New Oriental
and the RMB/IFI Group which have
demonstrated eligibility for separate
rate. The remaining six companies are
not eligible for separate rate status or
rescission, as they did not submit
completed separate rate applications or
certifications.
The Department’s change in policy
regarding conditional review of the
PRC-wide entity applies to this
administrative review.8 Under this
policy, the PRC-wide entity will not be
under review unless a party specifically
requests, or the Department selfinitiates, a review of the entity. Because
no party requested a review of the PRCwide entity in this review, the PRC-wide
entity is not under review and therefore
its rate is not subject to change (i.e., 206
5 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 80 FR
30041, 30046–47 (May 26, 2015).
6 See Letter to the Department from Petitioner, Re:
Sixth Administrative Review of Certain Steel
Threaded Rod from China—Petitioner’s Withdrawal
of Review Requests for Specific Companies (June
24, 2015).
7 See Appendix I.
8 See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement
of Change in Department Practice for Respondent
Selection in Antidumping Duty Proceedings and
Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy
Entity in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78
FR 65963 (November 4, 2013).
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percent).9 Accordingly, the remaining
six companies subject to this review that
are not eligible for separate rate status
or rescission are determined to be part
of the PRC-wide entity. These
companies are: Brother Holding Group
Co., Ltd.; Jiaxing Xinyue Standard Part
Co., Ltd.; Zhejiang Heiter Industries Co.,
Ltd.; Zhejiang Heiter MFG & Trade Co.,
Ltd.; Zhejiang Junyue Standard Part Co.,
Ltd.; and Zhejiang Morgan Brother
Technology Co., Ltd.
Methodology
The Department is conducting this
review in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the ‘‘Act’’). Export prices
have been calculated in accordance with
section 772 of the Act. Because the PRC
is a non-market economy (‘‘NME’’)
within the meaning of section 771(18) of
the Act, NV has been calculated in
accordance with section 773(c) of the
Act.
For a full description of the
methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum. A list of topics
discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum can be found at
Appendix II 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 is
available 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://www.enforcement.trade.gov/frn/
index.html. The signed Preliminary
Decision Memorandum and the
electronic versions of the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum are identical in
content.
Preliminary Results of Review
The Department preliminarily
determines that the following weightedaverage dumping margins exist for the
period April 1, 2014, through March 31,
2015:
9 See Certain Steel Threaded Rod from the
People’s Republic of China: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2012–
2013, 79 FR 71743, 71744 and accompanying Issues
and Decision Memorandum.
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Exporter
Weightedaverage
margin
(Ad valorem)
IFI & Morgan Ltd. and RMB
Fasteners Ltd. (collectively, the RMB/IFI Group)
Zhejiang New Oriental Co.,
Ltd. ....................................
0.0
12.10
Disclosure, Public Comment and
Opportunity To Request a Hearing
The Department will disclose the
calculations used in our analysis to
parties in this review within five days
of the date of publication of this notice
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Interested parties may submit case
briefs within 30 days after the date of
publication of these preliminary results
of review.10 Rebuttals to case briefs,
which must be limited to issues raised
in the case briefs, must be filed within
five days after the time limit for filing
case briefs.11 Parties who submit
arguments are requested to submit with
the argument (a) a statement of the
issue, (b) a brief summary of the
argument, and (c) a table of
authorities.12 Parties submitting briefs
should do so pursuant to the
Department’s electronic filing system,
ACCESS.
Any interested party may request a
hearing within 30 days of publication of
this notice.13 Hearing requests should
contain the following information: (1)
The party’s name, address, and
telephone number; (2) the number of
participants; and (3) a list of the issues
to be discussed. Oral presentations will
be limited to issues raised in the briefs.
If a request for a hearing is made, parties
will be notified of the time and date for
the hearing to be held at the U.S.
Department of Commerce, 14th Street
and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230.14
The Department intends to issue the
final results of this administrative
review, which will include the results of
our analysis of all issues raised in the
case briefs, within 120 days of
publication of these preliminary results
in the Federal Register, unless
extended, pursuant to section
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
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
10 See
19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii).
19 CFR 351.309(d)(1)–(2).
12 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2), (d)(2).
13 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
14 See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
11 See
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review.15 The Department intends to
issue assessment instructions to CBP 15
days after the publication date of the
final results of this review.
For any individually examined
respondent whose weighted average
dumping margin is above de minimis
(i.e., 0.50 percent) in the final results,
the Department will calculate importerspecific assessment rates on the basis of
the ratio of the total amount of dumping
calculated for the importer’s examined
sales to the total entered value of sales,
in accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1). Where an importer- (or
customer-) specific ad valorem rate is
greater than de minimis, the Department
will instruct CBP to collect the
appropriate duties at the time of
liquidation.16 Where either a
respondent’s weighted average dumping
margin is zero or de minimis, or an
importer- (or customer-) specific ad
valorem is zero or de minimis, the
Department will instruct CBP to
liquidate appropriate entries without
regard to antidumping duties.17 We
intend to instruct CBP to liquidate
entries containing subject merchandise
exported by the PRC-wide entity at the
PRC-wide rate.
Pursuant to the Department’s
assessment practice in NME cases, for
entries that were not reported in the
U.S. sales databases submitted by
companies individually examined
during the administrative review, the
Department will instruct CBP to
liquidate such entries at the PRC-wide
rate. Additionally, if the Department
determines that an exporter had no
shipments of the subject merchandise,
any suspended entries that entered
under that exporter’s case number (i.e.,
at that exporter’s rate) will be liquidated
at the PRC-wide rate.18 The final results
of this review shall be the basis for the
assessment of antidumping duties on
entries of merchandise covered by the
final results of this review and for future
deposits of estimated duties, where
applicable.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this
review for shipments of the subject
merchandise from the PRC entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the publication
date, as provided by sections
15 See
19 CFR 351.212(b).
19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
17 See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
18 For a full discussion of this practice, see NonMarket Economy Antidumping Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694
(October 24, 2011).
16 See
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751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For the
companies listed above that have a
separate rate, the cash deposit rate will
be that established in the final results of
this review (except, if the rate is zero or
de minimis, then zero cash deposit will
be required); (2) for previously
investigated or reviewed PRC and nonPRC exporters not listed above that
received a separate rate in a prior
segment of this proceeding, the cash
deposit rate will continue to be the
existing exporter-specific rate; (3) for all
PRC exporters of subject merchandise
that have not been found to be entitled
to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate
will be that for the PRC-wide entity; and
(4) 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 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 the POR.
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.
These preliminary results are issued
and published in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: May 5, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix I
(1) Aerospace Precision Corp. (Shanghai)
Industry Co., Ltd.
(2) Aihua Holding Group Co., Ltd.
(3) Autocraft Industry (Shanghai) Ltd.
(4) Autograft Industry Ltd.
(5) Billion Land Ltd.
(6) Bolt MFG. Trade Ltd.
(7) C and H International Corporation
(8) Certified Products International Inc.
(9) Changshu City Standard Parts Factory
(10) China Friendly Nation Hardware
Technology Limited
(11) EC International (Nantong) Co., Ltd.
(12) Fastco (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd.
(13) Fasten International Co., Ltd.
(14) Fastwell Industry Co., Ltd.
(15) Fuda Xiongzhen Machinery Co., Ltd.
(16) Fuller Shanghai Co., Ltd.
(17) Gem-Year Industrial Co., Ltd.
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(18) Guangdong Honjinn Metal & Plastic Co.,
Ltd.
(19) Haiyan Da YU Fasteners Co., Ltd.
(20) Haiyan Evergreen Standard Parts Co.,
Ltd.
(21) Haiyan Hurras Import & Export Co., Ltd.
(22) Haiyan Jianhe Hardware Co., Ltd.
(23) Haiyan Julong Standard Part Co., Ltd.
(24) Hangzhou Everbright Imp. & Exp. Co,.
Ltd.
(25) Hangzhou Grand Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd.
(26) Hangzhou Great Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd.
(27) Hangzhou Lizhan Hardware Co., Ltd.
(28) Hangzhou Tongwang Machinery Co.,
Ltd.
(29) Jiangsu Zhongweiyu Communication
Equipment Co., Ltd.
(30) Jiashan Steelfit Trading Co., Ltd.
(31) Jiashan Zhongsheng Metal Products Co.,
Ltd.
(32) Jiaxing Yaoliang Import & Export Co.,
Ltd.
(33) Jinan Banghe Industry & Trade Co., Ltd.
(34) Macropower Industrial Inc.
(35) Midas Union Co., Ltd.
(36) Nanjing Prosper Import & Export
Corporation Ltd.
(37) New Pole Power System Co., Ltd.
(38) Ningbiao Bolts & Nuts Manufacturing
Co.
(39) Ningbo Beilun Milfast Metalworks Co.,
Ltd.
(40) Ningbo Beilun Pingxin Hardware Co.,
Ltd.
(41) Ningbo Dexin Fastener Co., Ltd.
(42) Ningbo Dongxin High-Strength Nut Co.,
Ltd.
(43) Ningbo Fastener Factory
(44) Ningbo Fengya Imp. and Exp. Co., Ltd.
(45) Ningbo Fourway Co., Ltd.
(46) Ningbo Haishu Holy Hardware Import
and Export Co., Ltd.
(47) Ningbo Haishu Wit Import & Export Co.,
Ltd.
(48) Ningbo Haishu Yixie Import & Export
Co., Ltd.
(49) Ningbo Jinding Fastening Pieces Co.,
Ltd.
(50) Ningbo MPF Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
(51) Ningbo Panxiang Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd.
(52) Ningbo Yili Import & Export Co., Ltd.
(53) Ningbo Yinzhou Foreign Trade Co., Ltd.
(54) Ningbo Yinzhou Woafan Industry &
Trade Co., Ltd.
(55) Ningbo Zhongjiang High Strength Bolts
Co., Ltd.
(56) Ningbo Zhongjiang Petroleum Pipes &
Machinery Co., Ltd.
(57) Orient International Holding Shanghai
Rongheng Intl Trading Co., Ltd.
(58) Prosper Business and Industry Co., Ltd.
(59) Qingdao Free Trade Zone Health Intl.
(60) Qingdao Top Steel Industrial Co., Ltd.
(61) Shaanxi Succeed Trading Co., Ltd.
(62) Shanghai Autocraft Co., Ltd.
(63) Shanghai East Best Foreign Trade Co.
(64) Shanghai East Best International
Business Development Co., Ltd.
(65) Shanghai Fortune International Co., Ltd.
(66) Shanghai Furen International Trading
(67) Shanghai Hunan Foreign Economic Co.,
Ltd.
(68) Shanghai Jiabao Trade Development Co.,
Ltd.
(69) Shanghai Nanshi Foreign Economic Co.
(70) Shanghai Overseas International Trading
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Co., Ltd.
(71) Shanghai Prime Machinery Co., Ltd.
(72) Shanghai Printing & Dyeing And
Knitting Mill
(73) Shanghai Printing & Packaging
Machinery Corp.
(74) Shanghai Recky International Trading
Co., Ltd.
(75) Shanghai Sinotex United Corp. Ltd.
(76) Suntec Industries Co., Ltd.
(77) Suzhou Henry International Trading Co.,
Ltd.
(78) T and C Fastener Co., Ltd.
(79) T and L Industry Co., Ltd.
(80) Wuxi Metec Metal Co., Ltd.
(81) Zhejiang Jin Zeen Fasteners Co., Ltd.
(82) Zhejiang Zhenglian Industry
Development Co., Ltd.
(83) Zhoushan Zhengyuan Standard Parts
Co., Ltd.
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
1. Summary
2. Background
3. Verification
4. Scope of the Order
5. Respondent Selection
6. Non-Market Economy Country
7. Separate Rates
8. PRC-Wide Entity
9. Surrogate Country and Surrogate Value
Data
10. Surrogate Country
11. Date of Sale
12. Comparisons to Normal Value
13. U.S. Price—Export Price
14. Normal Value
15. Factor Valuations
16. Currency Conversion
17. Conclusion
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Administration
RIN 0648–XE615
Marine Mammals; File No. 20324
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
Living Planet Productions/Silverback
Films, 1 St. Augustines Yard, Gaunts
Lane, Bristol, BS1 5DE, United
Kingdom, has applied in due form for a
permit to conduct commercial or
educational photography on bottlenose
dolphins (Tursiops truncatus).
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
June 13, 2016.
ADDRESSES: The application and related
documents are available for review by
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selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public
Comment’’ from the ‘‘Features’’ box on
the Applications and Permits for
Protected Species (APPS) home page,
https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then
selecting File No. 20324 from the list of
available applications.
These documents are also available
upon written request or by appointment
in the Permits and Conservation
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room
13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone
(301) 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376.
Written comments on this application
should be submitted to the Chief,
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the address listed above. Comments may
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Those individuals requesting a public
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reasons why a hearing on this
application would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Skidmore or Amy Hapeman,
(301) 427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
subject permit is requested under the
authority of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act of 1972, as amended
(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the
regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR
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The applicant proposes to film and
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requesting up to 140 takes of these
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by Level B harassment from a small 20
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Obtained footage will be part of a
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The permit is requested for a 2 year
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In compliance with the National
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Concurrent with the publication of
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Commission and its Committee of
Scientific Advisors.
Dated: May 10, 2016.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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RIN 0648–XE599
Marine Mammals; File No. 19638
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
Paul Ponganis, Ph.D., University of
California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA
92093, has applied in due form for a
permit to conduct research on California
sea lions (Zalophus californianus).
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
June 13, 2016.
ADDRESSES: The application and related
documents are available for review by
selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public
Comment’’ from the ‘‘Features’’ box on
the Applications and Permits for
Protected Species (APPS) home page,
https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then
selecting File No. 19638 from the list of
available applications.
These documents are also available
upon written request or by appointment
in the Permits and Conservation
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room
13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone
(301) 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376.
Written comments on this application
should be submitted to the Chief,
Permits and Conservation Division, at
the address listed above. Comments may
also be submitted by facsimile to (301)
713–0376, or by email to
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please
include the File No. in the subject line
of the email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public
hearing should submit a written request
to the Chief, Permits and Conservation
Division at the address listed above. The
request should set forth the specific
reasons why a hearing on this
application would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara
Young or Amy Sloan, (301) 427–8401.
SUMMARY:
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 93 (Friday, May 13, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29843-29846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11389]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-932]
Certain Steel Threaded Rod From the People's Republic of China:
Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of the 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
the sixth administrative review of the antidumping duty order on
certain steel threaded rod (``STR'') from the People's Republic of
China (``PRC''),\1\ for the period of review (``POR''), April 1, 2014,
to March 31, 2015. The Department selected two respondents for
individual review, Zhejiang New Oriental Fastener Co., Ltd. (``New
Oriental''), and the RMB/IFI Group.\2\ The Department preliminarily
determines that New Oriental sold subject merchandise in the United
States at prices below normal value (``NV'') and that the RMB/IFI Group
did not sell subject merchandise in the United States at prices below
NV. If these preliminary results are adopted in the final results, the
Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'')
to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject
merchandise during the POR. Interested parties are invited to comment
on these preliminary results.
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\1\ See Certain Steel Threaded Rod from the People's Republic of
China: Notice of Antidumping Duty Order, 74 FR 17154 (April 14,
2009) (``Order'').
\2\ RMB Fasteners Ltd., IFI & Morgan Ltd., and Jiaxing Brother
Standard Part Co., Ltd. (collectively ``the RMB/IFI Group'').
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DATES: Effective Date: May 13, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry Huang or Andrew Devine, AD/CVD
Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4047 or (202)
482-0238, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the order includes steel threaded rod.
The subject merchandise is currently classifiable under subheading
7318.15.5051, 7318.15.5056, 7318.15.5090, and 7318.15.2095 of the
United States Harmonized Tariff Schedule (``HTSUS''). Although the
HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the merchandise is dispositive.\3\
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\3\ For a full description of the scope of the Order, see
Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary, AD/CVD
Operations, to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, ``Decision Memorandum for Preliminary Results of Sixth
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Certain Steel Threaded Rod
from the People's Republic of China'' (``Preliminary Decision
Memorandum'') (May 5, 2016).
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Partial Rescission of the Administrative Review
On April 1, 2015, the Department published in the Federal Register
a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the AD
order on certain steel threaded rod.\4\ The Department received
multiple timely requests for an administrative review of
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the AD order on certain steel threaded rod and on May 26, 2015, in
accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(``the Act''), the Department published in the Federal Register a
notice of the initiation of an administrative review of that order.\5\
The administrative review was initiated with respect to 91 companies or
groups of companies on June 24, 2015, Vulcan Threaded Products, Inc.
(``Petitioner'') withdrew its request for an administrative review on
83 companies.\6\
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\4\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative
Review, 80 FR 17392 (April 1, 2015).
\5\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 80 FR 30041, 30046-47 (May 26, 2015).
\6\ See Letter to the Department from Petitioner, Re: Sixth
Administrative Review of Certain Steel Threaded Rod from China--
Petitioner's Withdrawal of Review Requests for Specific Companies
(June 24, 2015).
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Secretary will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in part, if a party who requested
the review withdraws the request within 90 days of the date of
publication of notice of initiation of the requested review. Petitioner
timely withdrew its request for an administrative review of the 83
companies listed in the Appendix I. Petitioner was the only party to
request a review of these companies. Accordingly, the Department is
rescinding this review, in part, with respect to these entities, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).\7\
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\7\ See Appendix I.
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PRC-Wide Entity
Of the eight companies for which requests for review remain, two
are the mandatory respondents New Oriental and the RMB/IFI Group which
have demonstrated eligibility for separate rate. The remaining six
companies are not eligible for separate rate status or rescission, as
they did not submit completed separate rate applications or
certifications.
The Department's change in policy regarding conditional review of
the PRC-wide entity applies to this administrative review.\8\ Under
this policy, the PRC-wide entity will not be under review unless a
party specifically requests, or the Department self-initiates, a review
of the entity. Because no party requested a review of the PRC-wide
entity in this review, the PRC-wide entity is not under review and
therefore its rate is not subject to change (i.e., 206 percent).\9\
Accordingly, the remaining six companies subject to this review that
are not eligible for separate rate status or rescission are determined
to be part of the PRC-wide entity. These companies are: Brother Holding
Group Co., Ltd.; Jiaxing Xinyue Standard Part Co., Ltd.; Zhejiang
Heiter Industries Co., Ltd.; Zhejiang Heiter MFG & Trade Co., Ltd.;
Zhejiang Junyue Standard Part Co., Ltd.; and Zhejiang Morgan Brother
Technology Co., Ltd.
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\8\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement of Change in
Department Practice for Respondent Selection in Antidumping Duty
Proceedings and Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy Entity
in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 65963 (November 4, 2013).
\9\ See Certain Steel Threaded Rod from the People's Republic of
China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review;
2012-2013, 79 FR 71743, 71744 and accompanying Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
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Methodology
The Department is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the ``Act'').
Export prices have been calculated in accordance with section 772 of
the Act. Because the PRC is a non-market economy (``NME'') within the
meaning of section 771(18) of the Act, NV has been calculated in
accordance with section 773(c) of the Act.
For a full description of the methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. A list of topics
discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be found at
Appendix II 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 is available 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://www.enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Preliminary
Decision Memorandum and the electronic versions of the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
Preliminary Results of Review
The Department preliminarily determines that the following
weighted-average dumping margins exist for the period April 1, 2014,
through March 31, 2015:
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Weighted-
average
Exporter margin (Ad
valorem)
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IFI & Morgan Ltd. and RMB Fasteners Ltd. (collectively, 0.0
the RMB/IFI Group).....................................
Zhejiang New Oriental Co., Ltd.......................... 12.10
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Disclosure, Public Comment and Opportunity To Request a Hearing
The Department will disclose the calculations used in our analysis
to parties in this review within five days of the date of publication
of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Interested parties may submit case briefs within 30 days after the
date of publication of these preliminary results of review.\10\
Rebuttals to case briefs, which must be limited to issues raised in the
case briefs, must be filed within five days after the time limit for
filing case briefs.\11\ Parties who submit arguments are requested to
submit with the argument (a) a statement of the issue, (b) a brief
summary of the argument, and (c) a table of authorities.\12\ Parties
submitting briefs should do so pursuant to the Department's electronic
filing system, ACCESS.
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\10\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii).
\11\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1)-(2).
\12\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2), (d)(2).
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Any interested party may request a hearing within 30 days of
publication of this notice.\13\ Hearing requests should contain the
following information: (1) The party's name, address, and telephone
number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of the issues to
be discussed. Oral presentations will be limited to issues raised in
the briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, parties will be
notified of the time and date for the hearing to be held at the U.S.
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230.\14\
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\13\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
\14\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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The Department intends to issue the final results of this
administrative review, which will include the results of our analysis
of all issues raised in the case briefs, within 120 days of publication
of these preliminary results in the Federal Register, unless extended,
pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
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
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review.\15\ The Department intends to issue assessment instructions to
CBP 15 days after the publication date of the final results of this
review.
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\15\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b).
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For any individually examined respondent whose weighted average
dumping margin is above de minimis (i.e., 0.50 percent) in the final
results, the Department will calculate importer-specific assessment
rates on the basis of the ratio of the total amount of dumping
calculated for the importer's examined sales to the total entered value
of sales, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). Where an importer-
(or customer-) specific ad valorem rate is greater than de minimis, the
Department will instruct CBP to collect the appropriate duties at the
time of liquidation.\16\ Where either a respondent's weighted average
dumping margin is zero or de minimis, or an importer- (or customer-)
specific ad valorem is zero or de minimis, the Department will instruct
CBP to liquidate appropriate entries without regard to antidumping
duties.\17\ We intend to instruct CBP to liquidate entries containing
subject merchandise exported by the PRC-wide entity at the PRC-wide
rate.
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\16\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
\17\ See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
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Pursuant to the Department's assessment practice in NME cases, for
entries that were not reported in the U.S. sales databases submitted by
companies individually examined during the administrative review, the
Department will instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at the PRC-wide
rate. Additionally, if the Department determines that an exporter had
no shipments of the subject merchandise, any suspended entries that
entered under that exporter's case number (i.e., at that exporter's
rate) will be liquidated at the PRC-wide rate.\18\ The final results of
this review shall be the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties
on entries of merchandise covered by the final results of this review
and for future deposits of estimated duties, where applicable.
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\18\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Non-Market
Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties,
76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011).
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Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this review for shipments of the
subject merchandise from the PRC entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the publication date, as provided by
sections 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For the companies listed above
that have a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be that
established in the final results of this review (except, if the rate is
zero or de minimis, then zero cash deposit will be required); (2) for
previously investigated or reviewed PRC and non-PRC exporters not
listed above that received a separate rate in a prior segment of this
proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the existing
exporter-specific rate; (3) for all PRC exporters of subject
merchandise that have not been found to be entitled to a separate rate,
the cash deposit rate will be that for the PRC-wide entity; and (4) 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 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 the POR. 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.
These preliminary results are issued and published in accordance
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.221(b)(4).
Dated: May 5, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I
(1) Aerospace Precision Corp. (Shanghai) Industry Co., Ltd.
(2) Aihua Holding Group Co., Ltd.
(3) Autocraft Industry (Shanghai) Ltd.
(4) Autograft Industry Ltd.
(5) Billion Land Ltd.
(6) Bolt MFG. Trade Ltd.
(7) C and H International Corporation
(8) Certified Products International Inc.
(9) Changshu City Standard Parts Factory
(10) China Friendly Nation Hardware Technology Limited
(11) EC International (Nantong) Co., Ltd.
(12) Fastco (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd.
(13) Fasten International Co., Ltd.
(14) Fastwell Industry Co., Ltd.
(15) Fuda Xiongzhen Machinery Co., Ltd.
(16) Fuller Shanghai Co., Ltd.
(17) Gem-Year Industrial Co., Ltd.
(18) Guangdong Honjinn Metal & Plastic Co., Ltd.
(19) Haiyan Da YU Fasteners Co., Ltd.
(20) Haiyan Evergreen Standard Parts Co., Ltd.
(21) Haiyan Hurras Import & Export Co., Ltd.
(22) Haiyan Jianhe Hardware Co., Ltd.
(23) Haiyan Julong Standard Part Co., Ltd.
(24) Hangzhou Everbright Imp. & Exp. Co,. Ltd.
(25) Hangzhou Grand Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd.
(26) Hangzhou Great Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd.
(27) Hangzhou Lizhan Hardware Co., Ltd.
(28) Hangzhou Tongwang Machinery Co., Ltd.
(29) Jiangsu Zhongweiyu Communication Equipment Co., Ltd.
(30) Jiashan Steelfit Trading Co., Ltd.
(31) Jiashan Zhongsheng Metal Products Co., Ltd.
(32) Jiaxing Yaoliang Import & Export Co., Ltd.
(33) Jinan Banghe Industry & Trade Co., Ltd.
(34) Macropower Industrial Inc.
(35) Midas Union Co., Ltd.
(36) Nanjing Prosper Import & Export Corporation Ltd.
(37) New Pole Power System Co., Ltd.
(38) Ningbiao Bolts & Nuts Manufacturing Co.
(39) Ningbo Beilun Milfast Metalworks Co., Ltd.
(40) Ningbo Beilun Pingxin Hardware Co., Ltd.
(41) Ningbo Dexin Fastener Co., Ltd.
(42) Ningbo Dongxin High-Strength Nut Co., Ltd.
(43) Ningbo Fastener Factory
(44) Ningbo Fengya Imp. and Exp. Co., Ltd.
(45) Ningbo Fourway Co., Ltd.
(46) Ningbo Haishu Holy Hardware Import and Export Co., Ltd.
(47) Ningbo Haishu Wit Import & Export Co., Ltd.
(48) Ningbo Haishu Yixie Import & Export Co., Ltd.
(49) Ningbo Jinding Fastening Pieces Co., Ltd.
(50) Ningbo MPF Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
(51) Ningbo Panxiang Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd.
(52) Ningbo Yili Import & Export Co., Ltd.
(53) Ningbo Yinzhou Foreign Trade Co., Ltd.
(54) Ningbo Yinzhou Woafan Industry & Trade Co., Ltd.
(55) Ningbo Zhongjiang High Strength Bolts Co., Ltd.
(56) Ningbo Zhongjiang Petroleum Pipes & Machinery Co., Ltd.
(57) Orient International Holding Shanghai Rongheng Intl Trading
Co., Ltd.
(58) Prosper Business and Industry Co., Ltd.
(59) Qingdao Free Trade Zone Health Intl.
(60) Qingdao Top Steel Industrial Co., Ltd.
(61) Shaanxi Succeed Trading Co., Ltd.
(62) Shanghai Autocraft Co., Ltd.
(63) Shanghai East Best Foreign Trade Co.
(64) Shanghai East Best International Business Development Co., Ltd.
(65) Shanghai Fortune International Co., Ltd.
(66) Shanghai Furen International Trading
(67) Shanghai Hunan Foreign Economic Co., Ltd.
(68) Shanghai Jiabao Trade Development Co., Ltd.
(69) Shanghai Nanshi Foreign Economic Co.
(70) Shanghai Overseas International Trading
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Co., Ltd.
(71) Shanghai Prime Machinery Co., Ltd.
(72) Shanghai Printing & Dyeing And Knitting Mill
(73) Shanghai Printing & Packaging Machinery Corp.
(74) Shanghai Recky International Trading Co., Ltd.
(75) Shanghai Sinotex United Corp. Ltd.
(76) Suntec Industries Co., Ltd.
(77) Suzhou Henry International Trading Co., Ltd.
(78) T and C Fastener Co., Ltd.
(79) T and L Industry Co., Ltd.
(80) Wuxi Metec Metal Co., Ltd.
(81) Zhejiang Jin Zeen Fasteners Co., Ltd.
(82) Zhejiang Zhenglian Industry Development Co., Ltd.
(83) Zhoushan Zhengyuan Standard Parts Co., Ltd.
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
1. Summary
2. Background
3. Verification
4. Scope of the Order
5. Respondent Selection
6. Non-Market Economy Country
7. Separate Rates
8. PRC-Wide Entity
9. Surrogate Country and Surrogate Value Data
10. Surrogate Country
11. Date of Sale
12. Comparisons to Normal Value
13. U.S. Price--Export Price
14. Normal Value
15. Factor Valuations
16. Currency Conversion
17. Conclusion
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