Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2013-2014, 39893-39895 [2016-14426]
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Background
International Trade Administration
On December 7, 2015, the Department
published its Preliminary Results. On
February 11, 2016, the Golden Dragon
Group Companies 3 submitted a case
brief and on February 16, 2016, Cerro
Flow Products, LLC, Wieland Copper
Products, LLC, Mueller Copper Tube
Products Inc., and Mueller Copper Tube
Company, Inc. (collectively,
‘‘Petitioners’’) submitted a rebuttal
brief.4 In accordance with 19 CFR
351.302(d)(1)(i) and 19 CFR
351.104(a)(2)(ii), on March 28, 2016, the
Department rejected the Golden Dragon
Group Companies’ case brief because it
contained untimely filed new factual
information.5 On March 29, 2016, the
Golden Dragon Group Companies
resubmitted a redacted version of this
case brief.6
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Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and
Tube From the People’s Republic of
China: Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review; 2013–
2014
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On December 7, 2015, the
Department of Commerce (‘‘the
Department’’) published in the Federal
Register the preliminary results of the
2013–2014 administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on seamless
refined copper pipe and tube from the
People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’).1
The period of review (‘‘POR’’) is
November 1, 2013, through October 31,
2014. We invited parties to comment on
our Preliminary Results. Based on our
analysis of the comments received, we
made certain changes to the margin
calculations for the mandatory
respondent Golden Dragon Precise
Copper Tube Group, Inc., Hong Kong
GD Trading Co., Ltd., and Golden
Dragon Holding (Hong Kong)
International, Ltd. and eight affiliated
producers that comprise the GD Single
Entity.2 The final weighted-average
dumping margins for this review are
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AGENCY:
1 See Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube
from the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary
Results and Partial Rescission of Administrative
Review; 2013–2014, 80 FR 75968 (December 7,
2015) (‘‘Preliminary Results’’).
2 The GD Single Entity includes the following
companies: (1) Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube
Group, Inc.; (2) Golden Dragon Holding (Hong
Kong) International, Ltd.; (3) Hong Kong GD
Trading Co., Ltd.; (4) Shanghai Longyang Precise
Copper Compound Copper Tube Co., Ltd.; (5)
Jiangsu Canghuan Copper Industry Co., Ltd.; (6)
Guangdong Longfeng Precise Copper Tube Co., Ltd.;
(7) Wuxi Jinlong Chuancun Precise Copper Tube
Co., Ltd.; (8) Longkou Longpeng Precise Copper
Tube Co., Ltd.; (9) Xinxiang Longxiang Precise
Copper Tube Co., Ltd.; (10) Coaxian Ailun Metal
Processing Co., Ltd.; and (11) Chonqing Longyu
Precise Copper Tube Co., Ltd. (the ‘‘GD Single
Entity’’). See Preliminary Results at 75968.
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Extension of Deadlines for Final Results
As explained in the memorandum
from the Acting Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement & Compliance, the
Department has exercised its discretion
to toll all administrative deadlines due
to the recent closure of the Federal
Government.7 All deadlines in this
segment of the proceeding have been
extended by four days. Additionally, on
March 23, 2016, the Department
extended the time period for issuing the
3 Respondent’s submissions in this administrative
review are filed on behalf of Golden Dragon Precise
Copper Tube Group, Inc., Hong Kong GD, Trading
Co., Ltd., GD Copper Cooperatief UA, Golden
Dragon Holding (Hong Kong) International, Ltd.,
and GD Copper (U.S.A.) (‘‘Golden Dragon Group
Companies’’).
4 See Submission to the Department from the
Petitioners, concerning, ‘‘Rebuttal Brief of the
Copper Tube Coalition,’’ dated February 16, 2016.
5 See Letter to the Golden Dragon Group
Companies from Robert Bolling, Program Manager,
AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, dated March 28,
2016.
6 See Letter to the Department from the Golden
Dragon Group Companies, concerning,
‘‘Resubmitted Case Brief; Seamless Refined Copper
Pipe and Tube from China,’’ dated March 29, 2016.
7 See Memorandum to the Record from Ron
Lorentzen, Acting A/S for Enforcement &
Compliance, regarding, ‘‘Tolling of Administrative
Deadlines As a Result of the Government Closure
During Snowstorm Jonas,’’ dated January 27, 2016.
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final results of this review by 60 days.8
The revised deadline for these final
results of review is June 10, 2016.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the order
is seamless refined copper pipe and
tube. The product is currently classified
under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (‘‘HTSUS’’) item
numbers 7411.10.1030 and
7411.10.1090. Products subject to this
order may also enter under HTSUS item
numbers 7407.10.1500, 7419.99.5050,
8415.90.8065, and 8415.90.8085.
Although the HTSUS numbers are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the
scope of this order remains dispositive.9
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and
rebuttal briefs filed by parties in this
review are addressed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum. A list of the
issues that parties raised and to which
we responded in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum follows as an
appendix to this notice. The Issues and
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 Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/
frn/. The signed paper copy
and electronic version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum are identical in
content.
8 See Memorandum to Gary Taverman, Associate
Deputy Assistant Director, Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations, through Abdelali
Elouaradia, Office Director, Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations, Office IV,
concerning, ‘‘2013–2014 Administrative Review of
the Antidumping Duty Order on Seamless Refined
Copper Pipe and Tube from the People’s Republic
of China: Extension of Deadline for Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated
March 23, 2016.
9 For a complete description of the scope of this
order, see Memorandum to Paul Piquado, Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, from
Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations,
regarding ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for
the Final Results of the 2013–2014 Administrative
Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on
Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube from the
People’s Republic of China’’ (‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum’’), dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by, this notice.
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Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on a review of the record and
comments received from interested
parties regarding our Preliminary
Results, we made the following
revisions to the margin calculations for
the GD Single Entity: 10
• We revised a deduction for
unrefunded VAT from the calculation of
net U.S. price.
• We revised the valuation of the byproduct offset for recycled copper.
• We revised the distance used in our
calculation of inland freight expenses
using record information.
Verification
As provided in section 782(i) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
‘‘Act’’), the Department verified
information provided by the Golden
Dragon Group Companies.11 The
Department conducted the verification
using standard verification procedures
including the examination of relevant
records and the selection and review of
original documentation containing
relevant information. The results of the
verification are outlined in the public
version of the verification reports. The
verification reports are on file
electronically via ACCESS.
Final Results
We determine that the following
weighted-average dumping margin
exists for the POR:
Weighted-Average
dumping margin
(percent)
Exporter
Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube Group, Inc./Golden Dragon Holding (Hong Kong) International Co., Ltd./Hong Kong
GD Trading Co., Ltd./Shanghai Longyang Precise Copper Compound Copper Tube Co., Ltd./Jiangsu Canghuan Copper
Industry Co., Ltd./Guangdong Longfeng Precise Copper Tube Co., Ltd./Wuxi Jinlong Chuancun Precise Copper Tube Co.,
Ltd./Longkou Longpeng Precise Copper Tube Co., Ltd./Xinxiang Longxiang Precise Copper Tube Co., Ltd./Coaxian Ailun
Metal Processing Co., Ltd./Chonqing Longyu Precise Copper Tube Co., Ltd ..........................................................................
Assessment
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the
Act, and 19 CFR 351.212(b), the
Department will determine, and U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’)
shall assess, antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries covered by this
review. The Department intends to issue
assessment instructions to CBP 15 days
after the publication date of the final
results of this review.
For the companies identified above,
which comprise the GD Single Entity,
the weighted-average dumping margin
is zero. Therefore, the Department will
instruct CBP to liquidate appropriate
entries by the companies that comprise
the GD Single Entity without regard to
antidumping duties.12 For entries that
were not reported in the U.S. sales
databases submitted by companies
individually examined during this
review, the Department will instruct
CBP to liquidate such entries at the
PRC-wide rate.
For entries that were not reported in
the U.S. sales databases submitted by
companies individually examined
during this review, the Department will
instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at
the PRC-wide rate.
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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 shipments of
the subject merchandise from the PRC
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
10 See
Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Memorandum to the File through Robert
Bolling, Program Manager, AD/CVD Operations,
Office IV, concerning, ‘‘Verification of the
11 See
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for consumption on or after the
publication date, as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For the
exporters identified above, the cash
deposit rate will be zero; (2) for
previously investigated or reviewed PRC
and non-PRC exporters that received a
separate rate in a previously completed
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
a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will
be that for the PRC-wide entity (i.e.,
60.85 percent); 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.
Disclosure
We intend to disclose the calculations
performed regarding these final results
within five days of the date of
publication of this notice in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Notification to Importers Regarding the
Reimbursement of Duties
This notice also serves as a final
reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)
to file a certificate regarding the
reimbursement of antidumping duties
Constructed Export Price Sales Questionnaire
Responses of GD Copper (U.S.A.), Inc.,’’ dated
January 1, 2016. See also Memorandum to the File
through Robert Bolling, Program Manager, AD/CVD
Operations, Office IV, concerning, ‘‘Verification of
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prior to liquidation of the relevant
entries during this POR. Failure to
comply with this requirement could
result in the Department’s presumption
that reimbursement of antidumping
duties has occurred and the subsequent
assessment of doubled antidumping
duties.
Notifications to All Parties
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to Administrative
Protective Order (‘‘APO’’) of their
responsibility concerning the return or
destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues
to govern business proprietary
information in this segment of the
proceeding. Timely written notification
of the return or destruction of APO
materials, or conversion to judicial
protective order, is hereby requested.
Failure to comply with the regulations
and terms of an APO is a violation
which is subject to sanction.
We are issuing and publishing these
final results of administrative review
and notice in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act.
Dated: June 10, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix—Issues and Decision
Memorandum
Summary
Background
the Questionnaire Responses of Golden Dragon
Precise Copper Tube Group, Inc.,’’ dated February
3, 2016.
12 See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
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Scope of the Order
Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Surrogate Value for Recovered
Copper By-Product
Comment 2: Application of Financial
Ratios to Recovered Inputs
Comment 3: Inland Freight Surrogate Value
Comment 4: Distance From Port to
Warehouse
Comment 5: Calculation of Unrecovered
Value-Added Tax (‘‘VAT’’)
Comment 6: Whether To Value Water as a
Direct Material Input Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-964]
Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube From the People's Republic
of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review;
2013-2014
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On December 7, 2015, the Department of Commerce (``the
Department'') published in the Federal Register the preliminary results
of the 2013-2014 administrative review of the antidumping duty order on
seamless refined copper pipe and tube from the People's Republic of
China (``PRC'').\1\ The period of review (``POR'') is November 1, 2013,
through October 31, 2014. We invited parties to comment on our
Preliminary Results. Based on our analysis of the comments received, we
made certain changes to the margin calculations for the mandatory
respondent Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube Group, Inc., Hong Kong GD
Trading Co., Ltd., and Golden Dragon Holding (Hong Kong) International,
Ltd. and eight affiliated producers that comprise the GD Single
Entity.\2\ The final weighted-average dumping margins for this review
are listed in the ``Final Results'' section below.
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\1\ See Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube from the People's
Republic of China: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of
Administrative Review; 2013-2014, 80 FR 75968 (December 7, 2015)
(``Preliminary Results'').
\2\ The GD Single Entity includes the following companies: (1)
Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube Group, Inc.; (2) Golden Dragon
Holding (Hong Kong) International, Ltd.; (3) Hong Kong GD Trading
Co., Ltd.; (4) Shanghai Longyang Precise Copper Compound Copper Tube
Co., Ltd.; (5) Jiangsu Canghuan Copper Industry Co., Ltd.; (6)
Guangdong Longfeng Precise Copper Tube Co., Ltd.; (7) Wuxi Jinlong
Chuancun Precise Copper Tube Co., Ltd.; (8) Longkou Longpeng Precise
Copper Tube Co., Ltd.; (9) Xinxiang Longxiang Precise Copper Tube
Co., Ltd.; (10) Coaxian Ailun Metal Processing Co., Ltd.; and (11)
Chonqing Longyu Precise Copper Tube Co., Ltd. (the ``GD Single
Entity''). See Preliminary Results at 75968.
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DATES: Effective Date: June 20, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Drew Jackson, AD/CVD Operations,
Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
4406.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 7, 2015, the Department published its Preliminary
Results. On February 11, 2016, the Golden Dragon Group Companies \3\
submitted a case brief and on February 16, 2016, Cerro Flow Products,
LLC, Wieland Copper Products, LLC, Mueller Copper Tube Products Inc.,
and Mueller Copper Tube Company, Inc. (collectively, ``Petitioners'')
submitted a rebuttal brief.\4\ In accordance with 19 CFR
351.302(d)(1)(i) and 19 CFR 351.104(a)(2)(ii), on March 28, 2016, the
Department rejected the Golden Dragon Group Companies' case brief
because it contained untimely filed new factual information.\5\ On
March 29, 2016, the Golden Dragon Group Companies resubmitted a
redacted version of this case brief.\6\
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\3\ Respondent's submissions in this administrative review are
filed on behalf of Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube Group, Inc.,
Hong Kong GD, Trading Co., Ltd., GD Copper Cooperatief UA, Golden
Dragon Holding (Hong Kong) International, Ltd., and GD Copper
(U.S.A.) (``Golden Dragon Group Companies'').
\4\ See Submission to the Department from the Petitioners,
concerning, ``Rebuttal Brief of the Copper Tube Coalition,'' dated
February 16, 2016.
\5\ See Letter to the Golden Dragon Group Companies from Robert
Bolling, Program Manager, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, dated March
28, 2016.
\6\ See Letter to the Department from the Golden Dragon Group
Companies, concerning, ``Resubmitted Case Brief; Seamless Refined
Copper Pipe and Tube from China,'' dated March 29, 2016.
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Extension of Deadlines for Final Results
As explained in the memorandum from the Acting Assistant Secretary
for Enforcement & Compliance, the Department has exercised its
discretion to toll all administrative deadlines due to the recent
closure of the Federal Government.\7\ All deadlines in this segment of
the proceeding have been extended by four days. Additionally, on March
23, 2016, the Department extended the time period for issuing the final
results of this review by 60 days.\8\ The revised deadline for these
final results of review is June 10, 2016.
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\7\ See Memorandum to the Record from Ron Lorentzen, Acting A/S
for Enforcement & Compliance, regarding, ``Tolling of Administrative
Deadlines As a Result of the Government Closure During Snowstorm
Jonas,'' dated January 27, 2016.
\8\ See Memorandum to Gary Taverman, Associate Deputy Assistant
Director, Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, through
Abdelali Elouaradia, Office Director, Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Operations, Office IV, concerning, ``2013-2014 Administrative
Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Seamless Refined Copper Pipe
and Tube from the People's Republic of China: Extension of Deadline
for Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated
March 23, 2016.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the order is seamless refined copper
pipe and tube. The product is currently classified under Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'') item numbers
7411.10.1030 and 7411.10.1090. Products subject to this order may also
enter under HTSUS item numbers 7407.10.1500, 7419.99.5050,
8415.90.8065, and 8415.90.8085. Although the HTSUS numbers are provided
for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the
scope of this order remains dispositive.\9\
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\9\ For a complete description of the scope of this order, see
Memorandum to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, regarding ``Issues
and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the 2013-2014
Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Seamless
Refined Copper Pipe and Tube from the People's Republic of China''
(``Issues and Decision Memorandum''), dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by, this notice.
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs filed by parties
in this review are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A
list of the issues that parties raised and to which we responded in the
Issues and Decision Memorandum follows as an appendix to this notice.
The Issues and 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 Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly
at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed paper copy
and electronic version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are
identical in content.
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Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on a review of the record and comments received from
interested parties regarding our Preliminary Results, we made the
following revisions to the margin calculations for the GD Single
Entity: \10\
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We revised a deduction for unrefunded VAT from the
calculation of net U.S. price.
We revised the valuation of the by-product offset for
recycled copper.
We revised the distance used in our calculation of inland
freight expenses using record information.
Verification
As provided in section 782(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the ``Act''), the Department verified information provided by the
Golden Dragon Group Companies.\11\ The Department conducted the
verification using standard verification procedures including the
examination of relevant records and the selection and review of
original documentation containing relevant information. The results of
the verification are outlined in the public version of the verification
reports. The verification reports are on file electronically via
ACCESS.
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\11\ See Memorandum to the File through Robert Bolling, Program
Manager, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, concerning, ``Verification of
the Constructed Export Price Sales Questionnaire Responses of GD
Copper (U.S.A.), Inc.,'' dated January 1, 2016. See also Memorandum
to the File through Robert Bolling, Program Manager, AD/CVD
Operations, Office IV, concerning, ``Verification of the
Questionnaire Responses of Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube Group,
Inc.,'' dated February 3, 2016.
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Final Results
We determine that the following weighted-average dumping margin
exists for the POR:
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Weighted-Average
Exporter dumping margin
(percent)
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Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube Group, Inc./Golden 0.00
Dragon Holding (Hong Kong) International Co., Ltd./
Hong Kong GD Trading Co., Ltd./Shanghai Longyang
Precise Copper Compound Copper Tube Co., Ltd./
Jiangsu Canghuan Copper Industry Co., Ltd./Guangdong
Longfeng Precise Copper Tube Co., Ltd./Wuxi Jinlong
Chuancun Precise Copper Tube Co., Ltd./Longkou
Longpeng Precise Copper Tube Co., Ltd./Xinxiang
Longxiang Precise Copper Tube Co., Ltd./Coaxian
Ailun Metal Processing Co., Ltd./Chonqing Longyu
Precise Copper Tube Co., Ltd........................
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Assessment
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.212(b),
the Department will determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(``CBP'') shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries
covered by this review. The Department intends to issue assessment
instructions to CBP 15 days after the publication date of the final
results of this review.
For the companies identified above, which comprise the GD Single
Entity, the weighted-average dumping margin is zero. Therefore, the
Department will instruct CBP to liquidate appropriate entries by the
companies that comprise the GD Single Entity without regard to
antidumping duties.\12\ For entries that were not reported in the U.S.
sales databases submitted by companies individually examined during
this review, the Department will instruct CBP to liquidate such entries
at the PRC-wide rate.
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For entries that were not reported in the U.S. sales databases
submitted by companies individually examined during this review, the
Department will instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at the PRC-wide
rate.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this administrative 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 section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For the exporters
identified above, the cash deposit rate will be zero; (2) for
previously investigated or reviewed PRC and non-PRC exporters that
received a separate rate in a previously completed 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 a separate rate,
the cash deposit rate will be that for the PRC-wide entity (i.e., 60.85
percent); 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.
Disclosure
We intend to disclose the calculations performed regarding these
final results within five days of the date of publication of this
notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Notification to Importers Regarding the Reimbursement of Duties
This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding
the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the
relevant entries during this POR. Failure to comply with this
requirement could result in the Department's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties has occurred and the subsequent
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.
Notifications to All Parties
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to
Administrative Protective Order (``APO'') of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues
to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the
proceeding. Timely written notification of the return or destruction of
APO materials, or conversion to judicial protective order, is hereby
requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO
is a violation which is subject to sanction.
We are issuing and publishing these final results of administrative
review and notice in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of
the Act.
Dated: June 10, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix--Issues and Decision Memorandum
Summary
Background
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Scope of the Order
Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Surrogate Value for Recovered Copper By-Product
Comment 2: Application of Financial Ratios to Recovered Inputs
Comment 3: Inland Freight Surrogate Value
Comment 4: Distance From Port to Warehouse
Comment 5: Calculation of Unrecovered Value-Added Tax (``VAT'')
Comment 6: Whether To Value Water as a Direct Material Input
Recommendation
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