Fresh Garlic From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review; 2015-2016, 95961-95962 [2016-31564]
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LIST OF PETITIONS RECEIVED BY EDA FOR CERTIFICATION ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY FOR TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE
[12/17/2016 through 12/23/2016]
Firm name
Firm address
Date
accepted for
investigation
Federal Tool & Engineering,
LLC.
2150 Stonebridge Road, West
Bend, WI 53095.
12/20/2016
Vance Metal Fabricators, Inc ..
251 Gambee Road, Geneva,
NY 14456.
12/21/2016
Aztec Plastic Company ...........
1747 West Carroll Avenue,
Chicago, IL 60612.
12/22/2016
Any party having a substantial
interest in these proceedings may
request a public hearing on the matter.
A written request for a hearing must be
submitted to the Trade Adjustment
Assistance for Firms Division, Room
71030, Economic Development
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, Washington, DC 20230, no
later than ten (10) calendar days
following publication of this notice.
Please follow the requirements set
forth in EDA’s regulations at 13 CFR
315.9 for procedures to request a public
hearing. The Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance official number
and title for the program under which
these petitions are submitted is 11.313,
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms.
Miriam Kearse,
Lead Program Analyst.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B–86–2016]
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Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 38—
Spartanburg County, South Carolina;
Notification of Proposed Production
Activity; Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc.;
Subzone 38E, (Power Tools), Fort Mill,
South Carolina
Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc. (Black &
Decker) submitted a notification of
proposed production activity to the FTZ
Board for its facility in Fort Mill, South
Carolina, within Subzone 38E. The
notification conforming to the
requirements of the regulations of the
FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was
received on December 15, 2016.
Black & Decker already has authority
to produce power tools and their parts
and components, the packaging and
kitting of power tools, and the repair
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Product(s)
The firm manufactures stamped metal components and tooling used in production of components for commercial lighting, commercial ovens, engines, power generation and
lawn/snow equipment.
This firm is a manufacturer of a variety of different fabricated,
welded and machine components that are used by OEM’s
in their finished products.
The firm manufactures plastic injection molded screws and
bushings made from special thermoplastic, thermosetting,
and composite materials.
and rework of power tools, parts and
accessories within Subzone 38E. The
current request would add finished
products and foreign-status materials/
components to the scope of authority.
Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b),
additional FTZ authority would be
limited to the specific foreign-status
materials/components and specific
finished products described in the
submitted notification (as described
below) and subsequently authorized by
the FTZ Board.
Production under FTZ procedures
could exempt Black & Decker from
customs duty payments on the foreignstatus materials/components used in
export production. On its domestic
sales, Black and Decker would be able
to choose the duty rates during customs
entry procedures that apply to: tube
expander tools; pavement breakers;
crimping tools; cable cutters; caulk
guns; grease guns; sink augers—
cordless; drain snakes; impact
wrenches; anvil subassemblies; front
end mechanisms/subassemblies; nose
cone subassemblies; housing
subassemblies; transmission assemblies
for power tools; electronic control and
motor subassemblies; bulk packed
motors; lasers; and, laser detectors (duty
rates range from free to 3.3%) for the
foreign-status materials/components
noted below and in the existing scope
of authority. Customs duties also could
possibly be deferred or reduced on
foreign-status production equipment.
The materials/components sourced
from abroad include: plastic hoses and
couplers; steel pipe plugs; copper
washers; machined pump housings;
sink augers; grease guns; cordless
crimping tools; cordless cable cutters;
cordless caulk guns; steel thrust rings;
impactors; expansion heads; drum
covers (steel, aluminum or plastic);
subassemblies—outer drum; inner
drums (steel, aluminum or plastic);
pump housing assemblies; purge valves;
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valve bodies; valve plungers; cam
carriers; motors; bulk packed motors;
modules for drain augers/snakes—
electronic; LED housings with LED
lights; safety glasses; rotary lasers,
lasers; and, laser detectors (duty rates
range from free to 3.3%).
Public comment is invited from
interested parties. Submissions shall be
addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive
Secretary at the address below. The
closing period for their receipt is
February 7, 2017.
A copy of the notification will be
available for public inspection at the
Office of the Executive Secretary,
Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room
21013, U.S. Department of Commerce,
1401 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the
‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the FTZ
Board’s Web site, which is accessible
via www.trade.gov/ftz.
For further information, contact Diane
Finver at Diane.Finver@trade.gov or
(202) 482–1367.
Dated: December 22, 2016.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–831]
Fresh Garlic From the People’s
Republic of China: Initiation of
Antidumping Duty New Shipper
Review; 2015–2016
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(the Department) is initiating a new
shipper review (NSR) with respect to
Qingdao Joinseafoods Co. Ltd. and Join
AGENCY:
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Food Ingredient Inc. (‘‘Join’’) in the
context of the antidumping duty order
on Fresh Garlic from the People’s
Republic of China (PRC). The period of
review (POR) is November 1, 2015,
through October 31, 2016.
DATES: Effective December 29, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chien-Min Yang, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VII, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–5484.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
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The Department published the
antidumping duty order on fresh garlic
from the PRC in the Federal Register on
November 16, 1994.1 On November 30,
2016, the Department received a timely
request for a NSR from Join.2 Join
certified that it is the exporter and
producer of the fresh garlic upon which
the request for a NSR is based.3
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B)(i)(I) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(i), Join
certified that it did not export fresh
garlic for sale to the United States
during the period of investigation
(POI).4 Moreover, pursuant to section
751(a)(2)(B)(i)(II) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.214(b)(2)(iii)(A), Join certified that,
since the investigation was initiated, it
has never been affiliated with any
exporter or producer which exported
the subject merchandise to the United
States during the POI, including those
not individually examined during the
investigation.5 Further, as required by
19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iii)(B), it certified
that its export activities are not
controlled by the central government of
the PRC.6 Join also certified it had no
shipments of subject merchandise
subsequent to the POR.7
In addition to the certifications
described above, pursuant to 19 CFR
351.214(b)(2)(iv), Join submitted
documentation establishing the
following: (1) The date of its first sale to
an unaffiliated customer in the United
States; (2) the date on which the fresh
garlic was first entered; and (3) the
volume of that shipment.8
1 See Antidumping Duty Order: Fresh Garlic from
the People’s Republic of China, 59 FR 59209
(November 16, 1994).
2 See Join’s request for a NSR dated November 30,
2016.
3 Id. at Exhibit 1.
4 Id.
5 Id.
6 Id.
7 Id. at page 2.
8 Id. at Exhibit 2.
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The Department queried the database
of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) in an attempt to confirm that the
shipment reported by Join had entered
the United States for consumption and
that liquidation had been properly
suspended for antidumping duties. The
information which the Department
examined was consistent with that
provided by Join in its request.9
Period of Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(c), an
exporter or producer may request a NSR
within one year of the date on which its
subject merchandise was first entered.
Moreover, 19 CFR 351.214(d)(1) states
that if the request for the review is made
during the twelve-month period ending
with the end of the anniversary month,
the Secretary will initiate a NSR in the
calendar month immediately following
the anniversary month. Further, 19 CFR
315.214(g)(1)(i)(A) states that if the NSR
was initiated in the month immediately
following the anniversary month, the
POR will be 12-month period
immediately preceding the anniversary
month. Join made the request for a NSR,
that included all documents and
information required by the statute and
regulations, within one year of the date
on which its fresh garlic first entered. Its
request was filed in November, which is
the anniversary month of the order.
Therefore, the POR is November 1,
2015, through October 31, 2016. Id.
Initiation of New Shipper Review
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.214(b), and the
information on the record, the
Department finds that Join’s request
meets the threshold requirements for
initiation of a NSR for shipments of
fresh garlic from the PRC produced and
exported by Join, and, therefore, is
initiating a NSR of Join. Absent a
determination that the new shipper
review is extraordinarily complicated,
the Department intends to issue the
preliminary results within 180 days
after the date on which this review is
initiated and the final results within 90
days after the date on which we issue
the preliminary results.10 If the
information supplied by Join is found to
be incorrect or insufficient during the
course of this proceeding, the
Department may rescind the review for
Join or apply facts available pursuant to
9 See Memorandum to the File from Chien-Min
Yang, ‘‘New Shipper Review of the Antidumping
Duty Order on Fresh Garlic from the People’s
Republic of China: Customs Entries from November
1, 2015, to October 31, 2016,’’ dated December 13,
2016.
10 See section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act.
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section 776 of the Act, depending on the
facts on the record.
It is the Department’s usual practice
in cases involving non-market
economies to require that a company
seeking to establish eligibility for an
antidumping duty rate separate from the
country-wide rate (i.e., a separate rate)
provide evidence of de jure and de facto
absence of government control over the
company’s export activities.11
Accordingly, the Department will issue
questionnaires to Join, which will
include a section requesting information
with regard to its export activities for
the purpose of establishing its eligibility
for a separate rate. The review will
proceed if the responses provide
sufficient indication that Join is not
subject to either de jure or de facto
government control with respect to its
exports of fresh garlic from the PRC.
On February 24, 2016, the President
signed into law the ‘‘Trade Facilitation
and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015,’’
H.R. 644, which made several
amendments to section 751(a)(2)(B) of
the Act. We will conduct this new
shipper review in accordance with
section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act, as
amended by the Trade Facilitation and
Trade Enforcement Act of 2015.12
Interested parties requiring access to
proprietary information in this
proceeding should submit applications
for disclosure under administrative
protective order in accordance with 19
CFR 351.305 and 351.306.
This initiation and notice are in
accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.214 and
351.221(c)(1)(i).
Dated: December 22, 2016.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations.
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International Trade Administration
U.S.-Nigeria Commercial and
Investment Dialogue
International Trade
Administration (ITA), U.S. Department
of Commerce (DOC).
AGENCY:
11 See Import Administration Policy Bulletin,
Number: 05.1. (https://ia.ita.doc.gov/policy/bull051.pdf).
12 The Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement
Act of 2015 removed from section 751(a)(2)(B) of
the Act the provision directing the Department to
instruct Customs and Border Protection to allow an
importer the option of posting a bond or security
in lieu of a cash deposit during the pendency of a
new shipper review.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-831]
Fresh Garlic From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of
Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review; 2015-2016
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is initiating a
new shipper review (NSR) with respect to Qingdao Joinseafoods Co. Ltd.
and Join
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Food Ingredient Inc. (``Join'') in the context of the antidumping duty
order on Fresh Garlic from the People's Republic of China (PRC). The
period of review (POR) is November 1, 2015, through October 31, 2016.
DATES: Effective December 29, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chien-Min Yang, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
5484.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Department published the antidumping duty order on fresh garlic
from the PRC in the Federal Register on November 16, 1994.\1\ On
November 30, 2016, the Department received a timely request for a NSR
from Join.\2\ Join certified that it is the exporter and producer of
the fresh garlic upon which the request for a NSR is based.\3\ Pursuant
to section 751(a)(2)(B)(i)(I) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(i),
Join certified that it did not export fresh garlic for sale to the
United States during the period of investigation (POI).\4\ Moreover,
pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B)(i)(II) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.214(b)(2)(iii)(A), Join certified that, since the investigation was
initiated, it has never been affiliated with any exporter or producer
which exported the subject merchandise to the United States during the
POI, including those not individually examined during the
investigation.\5\ Further, as required by 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iii)(B),
it certified that its export activities are not controlled by the
central government of the PRC.\6\ Join also certified it had no
shipments of subject merchandise subsequent to the POR.\7\
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\1\ See Antidumping Duty Order: Fresh Garlic from the People's
Republic of China, 59 FR 59209 (November 16, 1994).
\2\ See Join's request for a NSR dated November 30, 2016.
\3\ Id. at Exhibit 1.
\4\ Id.
\5\ Id.
\6\ Id.
\7\ Id. at page 2.
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In addition to the certifications described above, pursuant to 19
CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iv), Join submitted documentation establishing the
following: (1) The date of its first sale to an unaffiliated customer
in the United States; (2) the date on which the fresh garlic was first
entered; and (3) the volume of that shipment.\8\
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\8\ Id. at Exhibit 2.
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The Department queried the database of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) in an attempt to confirm that the shipment reported by
Join had entered the United States for consumption and that liquidation
had been properly suspended for antidumping duties. The information
which the Department examined was consistent with that provided by Join
in its request.\9\
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\9\ See Memorandum to the File from Chien-Min Yang, ``New
Shipper Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Fresh Garlic from
the People's Republic of China: Customs Entries from November 1,
2015, to October 31, 2016,'' dated December 13, 2016.
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Period of Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(c), an exporter or producer may request
a NSR within one year of the date on which its subject merchandise was
first entered. Moreover, 19 CFR 351.214(d)(1) states that if the
request for the review is made during the twelve-month period ending
with the end of the anniversary month, the Secretary will initiate a
NSR in the calendar month immediately following the anniversary month.
Further, 19 CFR 315.214(g)(1)(i)(A) states that if the NSR was
initiated in the month immediately following the anniversary month, the
POR will be 12-month period immediately preceding the anniversary
month. Join made the request for a NSR, that included all documents and
information required by the statute and regulations, within one year of
the date on which its fresh garlic first entered. Its request was filed
in November, which is the anniversary month of the order. Therefore,
the POR is November 1, 2015, through October 31, 2016. Id.
Initiation of New Shipper Review
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214(b),
and the information on the record, the Department finds that Join's
request meets the threshold requirements for initiation of a NSR for
shipments of fresh garlic from the PRC produced and exported by Join,
and, therefore, is initiating a NSR of Join. Absent a determination
that the new shipper review is extraordinarily complicated, the
Department intends to issue the preliminary results within 180 days
after the date on which this review is initiated and the final results
within 90 days after the date on which we issue the preliminary
results.\10\ If the information supplied by Join is found to be
incorrect or insufficient during the course of this proceeding, the
Department may rescind the review for Join or apply facts available
pursuant to section 776 of the Act, depending on the facts on the
record.
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\10\ See section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act.
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It is the Department's usual practice in cases involving non-market
economies to require that a company seeking to establish eligibility
for an antidumping duty rate separate from the country-wide rate (i.e.,
a separate rate) provide evidence of de jure and de facto absence of
government control over the company's export activities.\11\
Accordingly, the Department will issue questionnaires to Join, which
will include a section requesting information with regard to its export
activities for the purpose of establishing its eligibility for a
separate rate. The review will proceed if the responses provide
sufficient indication that Join is not subject to either de jure or de
facto government control with respect to its exports of fresh garlic
from the PRC.
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\11\ See Import Administration Policy Bulletin, Number: 05.1.
(https://ia.ita.doc.gov/policy/bull05-1.pdf).
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On February 24, 2016, the President signed into law the ``Trade
Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015,'' H.R. 644, which made
several amendments to section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act. We will conduct
this new shipper review in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of the
Act, as amended by the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of
2015.\12\
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\12\ The Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015
removed from section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act the provision directing
the Department to instruct Customs and Border Protection to allow an
importer the option of posting a bond or security in lieu of a cash
deposit during the pendency of a new shipper review.
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Interested parties requiring access to proprietary information in
this proceeding should submit applications for disclosure under
administrative protective order in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305 and
351.306.
This initiation and notice are in accordance with section
751(a)(2)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214 and 351.221(c)(1)(i).
Dated: December 22, 2016.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
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