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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administation
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Multilayered Wood Flooring From the
People’s Republic of China: Final
Results of Expedited First Sunset
Review of Antidumping Duty Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of this sunset
review, the Department of Commerce
(‘‘the Department’’) finds that revocation
AGENCY:
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of the antidumping duty (‘‘AD’’) order
on multilayered wood flooring
(‘‘MLWF’’) from the People’s Republic
of China (‘‘PRC’’) would be likely to
lead to continuation or recurrence of
dumping at the level identified in the
‘‘Final Results of Review’’ section of this
notice.
DATES: Effective March 9, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maliha Khan, AD/CVD Operations,
Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0895.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
On December 8, 2011, the Department
published the AD Order on MLWF from
the PRC.1 On November 1, 2016, the
Department initiated the first sunset
review of the AD Order, pursuant to
section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (‘‘the Act’’).2 On November
16, 2016, the Department received a
notice of intent to participate in this
review from Coalition for American
Hardwood Parity (‘‘CAHP’’), an ad hoc
association of domestic manufacturers
of MLWF, within the deadline specified
in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).3 CAHP
claimed interested party status under
sections 771(9)(C) and (F) of the Act as
a manufacturer in the United States of
a domestic like product as well as an
association whose members are
interested parties. On December 1, 2016,
the Department received a complete and
adequate substantive response from
CAHP within the 30-day deadline
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).4
The Department received no substantive
responses from respondent interested
parties with respect to the AD Order. As
a result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B)
of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the Department
conducted an expedited (120-day)
sunset review of the AD Order.
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Scope of the Order
The products covered by the AD
Order are multilayered wood flooring
1 See Multilayered Wood Flooring from the
People’s Republic of China: Amended Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and
Antidumping Duty Order, 76 FR 76690 (December
8, 2011) (‘‘AD Order’’).
2 See Initiation of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Review, 81
FR 75808 (November 1, 2016).
3 See Letter from CAHP to the Department,
‘‘Petitioners’ Notice of Intent to Participate: FiveYear (‘‘Sunset’’) Review: Multilayered Wood
Flooring from the People’s Republic of China’’
(November 16, 2016).
4 See Letter from CAHP to the Department,
‘‘Petitioners’ Substantive Response: Five-Year
(‘‘Sunset’’) Review: Multilayered Wood Flooring
from the People’s Republic of China’’ (December 1,
2016) (‘‘CAHP Substantive Response’’).
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composed of an assembly of two or
more layers or plies of wood veneer(s)
in combination with a core. All
multilayered wood flooring is included
within the definition of subject
merchandise, without regard to:
Dimension (overall thickness, thickness
of face ply, thickness of back ply,
thickness of core, and thickness of inner
plies; width; and length); wood species
used for the face, back, and inner
veneers; core composition; and face
grade. Multilayered wood flooring
included within the definition of subject
merchandise may be unfinished (i.e.,
without a finally finished surface to
protect the face veneer from wear and
tear) or ‘‘prefinished’’ (i.e., a coating
applied to the face veneer, including,
but not exclusively, oil or oil-modified
or water-based polyurethanes, ultraviolet light cured polyurethanes, wax,
epoxy-ester finishes, moisture-cured
urethanes and acid-curing formaldehyde
finishes). The veneers may be also
soaked in an acrylic-impregnated finish.
All multilayered wood flooring is
included within the definition of subject
merchandise regardless of whether the
face (or back) of the product is smooth,
wire brushed, distressed by any method
or multiple methods, or hand-scraped.
In addition, all multilayered wood
flooring is included within the
definition of subject merchandise
regardless of whether or not it is
manufactured with any interlocking or
connecting mechanism (for example,
tongue-and-groove construction or
locking joints). All multilayered wood
flooring is included within the
definition of the subject merchandise
regardless of whether the product meets
a particular industry or similar
standard.
The core of multilayered wood
flooring may be composed of a range of
materials, including but not limited to
hardwood or softwood veneer,
particleboard, medium-density
fiberboard, high-density fiberboard
(‘‘HDF’’), stone and/or plastic
composite, or strips of lumber placed
edge-to-edge.
Multilayered wood flooring products
generally, but not exclusively, may be in
the form of a strip, plank, or other
geometrical patterns (e.g., circular,
hexagonal). All multilayered wood
flooring products are included within
this definition regardless of the actual or
nominal dimensions or form of the
product.
Specifically excluded from the scope
are cork flooring and bamboo flooring,
regardless of whether any of the subsurface layers of either flooring are
made from wood. Also excluded is
laminate flooring. Laminate flooring
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consists of a top wear layer sheet not
made of wood, a decorative paper layer,
a core-layer of HDF, and a stabilizing
bottom layer.
Imports of the subject merchandise
are provided for under the following
subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States
(‘‘HTSUS’’): 4412.31.0520;
4412.31.0540; 4412.31.0560;
4412.31.2510; 4412.31.2520;
4412.31.4040; 4412.31.4050;
4412.31.4060; 4412.31.4070;
4412.31.4075; 4412.31.4080;
4412.31.5125; 4412.31.5135;
4412.31.5155; 4412.31.5165;
4412.31.6000; 4412.31.9100;
4412.32.0520; 4412.32.0540;
4412.32.0560; 4412.32.0565;
4412.32.0570; 4412.32.2510;
4412.32.2520; 4412.32.2525;
4412.32.2530; 4412.32.3125;
4412.32.3135; 4412.32.3155;
4412.32.3165; 4412.32.3175;
4412.32.3185; 4412.32.5600;
4412.39.1000; 4412.39.3000;
4412.39.4011; 4412.39.4012;
4412.39.4019; 4412.39.4031;
4412.39.4032; 4412.39.4039;
4412.39.4051; 4412.39.4052;
4412.39.4059; 4412.39.4061;
4412.39.4062; 4412.39.4069;
4412.39.5010; 4412.39.5030;
4412.39.5050; 4412.94.1030;
4412.94.1050; 4412.94.3105;
4412.94.3111; 4412.94.3121;
4412.94.3131; 4412.94.3141;
4412.94.3160; 4412.94.3171;
4412.94.4100; 4412.94.5100;
4412.94.6000; 4412.94.7000;
4412.94.8000; 4412.94.9000;
4412.94.9500; 4412.99.0600;
4412.99.1020; 4412.99.1030;
4412.99.1040; 4412.99.3110;
4412.99.3120; 4412.99.3130;
4412.99.3140; 4412.99.3150;
4412.99.3160; 4412.99.3170;
4412.99.4100; 4412.99.5100;
4412.99.5105; 4412.99.5115;
4412.99.5710; 4412.99.6000;
4412.99.7000; 4412.99.8000;
4412.99.9000; 4412.99.9500;
4418.71.2000; 4418.71.9000;
4418.72.2000; 4418.72.9500; and
9801.00.2500.5
While HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the
subject merchandise is dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
A complete discussion of all issues
raised in this review, including the
likelihood of continuation or recurrence
5 See Letter to the File from Lilit Astvatsatrian,
Case Analyst, Enforcement and Compliance, Office
IV, regarding ‘‘Multilayered Wood Flooring from
the PRC, Modification of the Case Reference File in
ACE’’ (November 18, 2013).
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of dumping in the event of revocation of
the AD Order and the magnitude of the
margins likely to prevail if the order
were revoked, is provided in the
accompanying Issues and Decision
Memorandum, which is hereby adopted
by this notice.6 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 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 on the Internet at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/frnl. The signed
Issues and Decision Memorandum and
the electronic version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum are identical in
content.
Dated: March 1, 2017.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or
Recurrence of Dumping
2. Magnitude of the Margins Likely To
Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Final Results of Sunset Review
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and
752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, the
Department determines that revocation
of the AD Order would be likely to lead
to continuation or recurrence of
dumping, and that the magnitude of the
dumping margins likely to prevail
would be weighted-average margins up
to 25.62 percent.
Notification to Interested Parties
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This notice serves as the only
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.
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
results and notice in accordance with
sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of
the Act, 19 CFR 351.218, and 19 CFR
351.221(c)(5)(ii).
6 See Memorandum from James Maeder, Senior
Director, Office I, Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Operations, to Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for
the Expedited First Sunset Review of the
Antidumping Duty Order on Multilayered Wood
Flooring from the People’s Republic of China,’’
dated concurrently with this notice (Issues and
Decision Memorandum).
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Ammonium Sulfate From the People’s
Republic of China: Antidumping Duty
and Countervailing Duty Orders
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
AGENCY:
Based on affirmative final
determinations by the Department of
Commerce (‘‘Department’’) and the
International Trade Commission
(‘‘ITC’’), the Department is issuing
antidumping duty (‘‘AD’’) and
countervailing duty (‘‘CVD’’) orders on
ammonium sulfate from the People’s
Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’).
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Effective March 9, 2017.
Tom
Martin (AD) at (202) 482–3936 or Robert
Galantucci (CVD) at (202) 482–2923,
AD/CVD Operations, Office IV,
Enforcement and Compliance, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In accordance with sections 705(d)
and 735(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the ‘‘Act’’), on January 17,
2017, and January 25, 2017,
respectively, the Department published
its affirmative final determination that
countervailable subsidies are being
provided to producers and exporters of
ammonium sulfate from the PRC and its
affirmative final determination of sales
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at less than fair value (‘‘LTFV’’).1 On
March 2, 2017, the ITC notified the
Department of its final affirmative
determination that an industry in the
United States is materially injured by
reason of LTFV imports and subsidized
imports of ammonium sulfate from the
PRC, within the meaning of sections
705(b)(1)(A)(i) and 735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the
Act.2
Scope of the Orders
The merchandise covered by these
orders is ammonium sulfate in all
physical forms, with or without
additives such as anti-caking agents.
Ammonium sulfate, which may also be
spelled as ammonium sulphate, has the
chemical formula (NH4)2SO4.
The scope includes ammonium
sulfate that is combined with other
products, including by, for example,
blending (i.e., mixing granules of
ammonium sulfate with granules of one
or more other products), compounding
(i.e., when ammonium sulfate is
compacted with one or more other
products under high pressure), or
granulating (incorporating multiple
products into granules through, e.g., a
slurry process). For such combined
products, only the ammonium sulfate
component is covered by the scope of
these orders.
Ammonium sulfate that has been
combined with other products is
included within the scope regardless of
whether the combining occurs in
countries other than China.
Ammonium sulfate that is otherwise
subject to these orders is not excluded
when commingled (i.e., mixed or
combined) with ammonium sulfate from
sources not subject to these orders. Only
the subject component of such
commingled products is covered by the
scope of these orders.
The Chemical Abstracts Service
(‘‘CAS’’) registry number for ammonium
sulfate is 7783–20–2.
The merchandise covered by these
orders is currently classifiable under
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
1 See Ammonium Sulfate from the People’s
Republic of China: Final Affirmative Countervailing
Duty Determination, 82 FR 4850 (January 17, 2017)
(‘‘CVD Final Determination’’); Ammonium Sulfate
from the People’s Republic of China: Final
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value, 82 FR 8403 (January 25, 2017) (‘‘AD
Final Determination’’).
2 See Letter to Ronald Lorentzen, Acting Assistant
Secretary of Commerce for Enforcement and
Compliance, from Rhonda K. Schmidtlein,
Chairman of the U.S. International Trade
Commission, regarding antidumping and
countervailing duty investigations concerning
imports of ammonium sulfate from the People’s
Republic of China (Investigation Nos 701–TA–562
and 731–TA–1329), dated March 2, 2017 (‘‘ITC
Letter’’).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administation
[A-570-970]
Multilayered Wood Flooring From the People's Republic of China:
Final Results of Expedited First Sunset Review of Antidumping Duty
Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of this sunset review, the Department of Commerce
(``the Department'') finds that revocation
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of the antidumping duty (``AD'') order on multilayered wood flooring
(``MLWF'') from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') would be
likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the level
identified in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.
DATES: Effective March 9, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maliha Khan, AD/CVD Operations, Office
IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0895.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
On December 8, 2011, the Department published the AD Order on MLWF
from the PRC.\1\ On November 1, 2016, the Department initiated the
first sunset review of the AD Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act'').\2\ On November 16, 2016,
the Department received a notice of intent to participate in this
review from Coalition for American Hardwood Parity (``CAHP''), an ad
hoc association of domestic manufacturers of MLWF, within the deadline
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ CAHP claimed interested party
status under sections 771(9)(C) and (F) of the Act as a manufacturer in
the United States of a domestic like product as well as an association
whose members are interested parties. On December 1, 2016, the
Department received a complete and adequate substantive response from
CAHP within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ The Department received no substantive responses
from respondent interested parties with respect to the AD Order. As a
result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the Department conducted an expedited (120-
day) sunset review of the AD Order.
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\1\ See Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of
China: Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
and Antidumping Duty Order, 76 FR 76690 (December 8, 2011) (``AD
Order'').
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 81 FR 75808
(November 1, 2016).
\3\ See Letter from CAHP to the Department, ``Petitioners'
Notice of Intent to Participate: Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review:
Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of China''
(November 16, 2016).
\4\ See Letter from CAHP to the Department, ``Petitioners'
Substantive Response: Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review: Multilayered
Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of China'' (December 1,
2016) (``CAHP Substantive Response'').
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Scope of the Order
The products covered by the AD Order are multilayered wood flooring
composed of an assembly of two or more layers or plies of wood
veneer(s) in combination with a core. All multilayered wood flooring is
included within the definition of subject merchandise, without regard
to: Dimension (overall thickness, thickness of face ply, thickness of
back ply, thickness of core, and thickness of inner plies; width; and
length); wood species used for the face, back, and inner veneers; core
composition; and face grade. Multilayered wood flooring included within
the definition of subject merchandise may be unfinished (i.e., without
a finally finished surface to protect the face veneer from wear and
tear) or ``prefinished'' (i.e., a coating applied to the face veneer,
including, but not exclusively, oil or oil-modified or water-based
polyurethanes, ultra-violet light cured polyurethanes, wax, epoxy-ester
finishes, moisture-cured urethanes and acid-curing formaldehyde
finishes). The veneers may be also soaked in an acrylic-impregnated
finish. All multilayered wood flooring is included within the
definition of subject merchandise regardless of whether the face (or
back) of the product is smooth, wire brushed, distressed by any method
or multiple methods, or hand-scraped. In addition, all multilayered
wood flooring is included within the definition of subject merchandise
regardless of whether or not it is manufactured with any interlocking
or connecting mechanism (for example, tongue-and-groove construction or
locking joints). All multilayered wood flooring is included within the
definition of the subject merchandise regardless of whether the product
meets a particular industry or similar standard.
The core of multilayered wood flooring may be composed of a range
of materials, including but not limited to hardwood or softwood veneer,
particleboard, medium-density fiberboard, high-density fiberboard
(``HDF''), stone and/or plastic composite, or strips of lumber placed
edge-to-edge.
Multilayered wood flooring products generally, but not exclusively,
may be in the form of a strip, plank, or other geometrical patterns
(e.g., circular, hexagonal). All multilayered wood flooring products
are included within this definition regardless of the actual or nominal
dimensions or form of the product.
Specifically excluded from the scope are cork flooring and bamboo
flooring, regardless of whether any of the sub-surface layers of either
flooring are made from wood. Also excluded is laminate flooring.
Laminate flooring consists of a top wear layer sheet not made of wood,
a decorative paper layer, a core-layer of HDF, and a stabilizing bottom
layer.
Imports of the subject merchandise are provided for under the
following subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (``HTSUS''): 4412.31.0520; 4412.31.0540; 4412.31.0560;
4412.31.2510; 4412.31.2520; 4412.31.4040; 4412.31.4050; 4412.31.4060;
4412.31.4070; 4412.31.4075; 4412.31.4080; 4412.31.5125; 4412.31.5135;
4412.31.5155; 4412.31.5165; 4412.31.6000; 4412.31.9100; 4412.32.0520;
4412.32.0540; 4412.32.0560; 4412.32.0565; 4412.32.0570; 4412.32.2510;
4412.32.2520; 4412.32.2525; 4412.32.2530; 4412.32.3125; 4412.32.3135;
4412.32.3155; 4412.32.3165; 4412.32.3175; 4412.32.3185; 4412.32.5600;
4412.39.1000; 4412.39.3000; 4412.39.4011; 4412.39.4012; 4412.39.4019;
4412.39.4031; 4412.39.4032; 4412.39.4039; 4412.39.4051; 4412.39.4052;
4412.39.4059; 4412.39.4061; 4412.39.4062; 4412.39.4069; 4412.39.5010;
4412.39.5030; 4412.39.5050; 4412.94.1030; 4412.94.1050; 4412.94.3105;
4412.94.3111; 4412.94.3121; 4412.94.3131; 4412.94.3141; 4412.94.3160;
4412.94.3171; 4412.94.4100; 4412.94.5100; 4412.94.6000; 4412.94.7000;
4412.94.8000; 4412.94.9000; 4412.94.9500; 4412.99.0600; 4412.99.1020;
4412.99.1030; 4412.99.1040; 4412.99.3110; 4412.99.3120; 4412.99.3130;
4412.99.3140; 4412.99.3150; 4412.99.3160; 4412.99.3170; 4412.99.4100;
4412.99.5100; 4412.99.5105; 4412.99.5115; 4412.99.5710; 4412.99.6000;
4412.99.7000; 4412.99.8000; 4412.99.9000; 4412.99.9500; 4418.71.2000;
4418.71.9000; 4418.72.2000; 4418.72.9500; and 9801.00.2500.\5\
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\5\ See Letter to the File from Lilit Astvatsatrian, Case
Analyst, Enforcement and Compliance, Office IV, regarding
``Multilayered Wood Flooring from the PRC, Modification of the Case
Reference File in ACE'' (November 18, 2013).
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While HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the subject merchandise is
dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
A complete discussion of all issues raised in this review,
including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence
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of dumping in the event of revocation of the AD Order and the magnitude
of the margins likely to prevail if the order were revoked, is provided
in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum, which is hereby
adopted by this notice.\6\ 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 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 on the Internet at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frnl. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum and the electronic
version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
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\6\ See Memorandum from James Maeder, Senior Director, Office I,
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to Ronald K.
Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Expedited First
Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Multilayered Wood
Flooring from the People's Republic of China,'' dated concurrently
with this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Final Results of Sunset Review
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act,
the Department determines that revocation of the AD Order would be
likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, and that the
magnitude of the dumping margins likely to prevail would be weighted-
average margins up to 25.62 percent.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice serves as the only 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. 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 results and notice in
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, 19
CFR 351.218, and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).
Dated: March 1, 2017.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
2. Magnitude of the Margins Likely To Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2017-04640 Filed 3-8-17; 8:45 am]
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