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instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate
entries without regard to antidumping
duties.
The Department intends to issue the
appropriate assessment instructions to
CBP 41 days after the date of
publication of these final results of
review, in accordance with 19 CFR
356.8(a).
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following deposit requirements
will be effective upon publication of the
notice of these final results for all
shipments of citric acid and certain
citrate salts from Canada entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the publication
date as provided by section 751(a)(2) of
the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for JBL
Canada will be zero; (2) for merchandise
exported by manufacturers or exporters
not covered in this review but covered
in a completed prior segment of the
proceeding, the cash deposit rate will
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not a firm covered in this review, a prior
review, or the original investigation but
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This notice also serves as a final
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
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could result in the Department’s
presumption that reimbursement of
antidumping duties has occurred and
the subsequent assessment of double
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Administrative Protective Order
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a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of
their responsibility concerning the
return or destruction of proprietary
information disclosed under the APO,
which continues to govern business
proprietary information in this segment
of the proceeding. Timely written
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violation subject to sanction.
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We intend to issue and publish these
results in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.213(h) and 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: April 13, 2017.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–570–913]
Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road
Tires From the People’s Republic of
China: Final Results of Countervailing
Duty Administrative Review; 2014
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On October 14, 2016, the
Department published the preliminary
results of the administrative review of
the countervailing duty order on certain
new pneumatic off-the-road tires (OTR
Tires) from People’s Republic of China
(PRC). This review covers 47
companies, only two of which were
selected as mandatory respondents:
Guizhou Tyre Co., Ltd. (Guizhou Tyre)
and Xuzhou Xugong Tyres Co. Ltd.
(Xuzhou Xugong). The period of review
(POR) is January 1, 2014, through
December 31, 2014. Based on an
analysis of the comments received, the
Department has made changes to the
subsidy rates that were preliminary
determined for Guizhou Tyre and
Xuzhou Xugong. The final subsidy rates
are listed in the ‘‘Final Results of
Administrative Review’’ section below.
DATES: Effective April 18, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chien-Min Yang or Jun Jack Zhao, AD/
CVD Operations, Office VII,
Enforcement and Compliance, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–5484 or
(202) 482–1396.
AGENCY:
Scope of the Order
The products covered by the scope are
new pneumatic tires designed for offthe-road (OTR) and off-highway use.
The subject merchandise is currently
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classifiable under Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
subheadings: 4011.20.10.25,
4011.20.10.35, 4011.20.50.30,
4011.20.50.50, 4011.70.0010,
4011.62.00.00, 4011.80.1020,
4011.90.10, 4011.70.0050, 4011.80.1010,
4011.80.1020, 4011.80.2010,
4011.80.2020, 4011.80.8010, and
4011.80.8020. While HTSUS
subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, our
written description of the scope, which
is contained in the accompanying Issues
and Decision Memorandum, is
dispositive.1
Analysis of Comments Received
The issues raised by Guizhou Tyre,
Xuzhou Xugong, Tianjin United Tire &
Rubber International Co., Ltd. (TUTRIC),
the Government of the People’s
Republic of China (GOC), and Titan Tire
Corporation (Titan) and the United
Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber,
Manufacturing, Energy, Allied
Industrial and Service Workers
International Union, AFL–CIO–CLC (the
USW) (collectively, the petitioners) in
their case and rebuttal briefs are
addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.2 The issues are
identified in the 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 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://trade.gov/
enforcement/frn/. The signed
Issues and Decision Memorandum and
electronic versions of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum are identical in
content.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
The Department published the
preliminary results of this
administrative review of OTR Tires from
1 For a full description of the scope of the order,
see Memorandum from Gary Taverman, Associate
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations, to Ronald
Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance,’’ Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Results in the
Countervailing Duty Review of Certain New
Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires from the People’s
Republic of China; 2014,’’ dated concurrently with
this notice and herein incorporated by reference
(Issues and Decision Memorandum).
2 Id.
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PRC on October 14, 2016.3 Based on the
comments received from all interested
parties, we made revisions to some of
our benchmark and benefit calculations
for both Guizhou Tyre and Xuzhou
Xugong. For a discussion of these
issues, see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
Manufacturer/exporter
Subsidy rate
(percent ad
valorem)
Guizhou Tyre Co., Ltd ..........
Xuzhou Xugong Tyres Co.,
Ltd .....................................
Non Selected Companies .....
34.46
46.01
40.24
These final results are issued and
published in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: April 12, 2017.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
Methodology
Assessment and Cash Deposit
Requirements
Appendix I—List of Topics Discussed in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum
The Department conducted this
review in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act). For each of the
subsidy programs found
countervailable, we find that there is a
subsidy, i.e., a government-provided
financial contribution that gives rise to
a benefit to the recipient, and that the
subsidy is specific.4 For a description of
the methodology underlying all of the
Department’s conclusions, see the Issues
and Decision Memorandum.
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(b)(2), the Department intends to
issue appropriate instructions to U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 15
days after publication of the final results
of this review. The Department will
instruct CBP to liquidate shipments of
subject merchandise produced and/or
exported by the companies listed above,
entered or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption from January 1, 2014,
through December 31, 2014, at the
percent rates, as listed above for each of
the respective companies, of the entered
value.
The Department intends also to
instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of
estimated countervailing duties, in the
amounts shown above for each of the
respective companies shown above, on
shipments of subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the date of
publication of the final results of this
review. For all non-reviewed firms, we
will instruct CBP to continue to collect
cash deposits at the most-recent
company-specific or all-others rate
applicable to the company, as
appropriate. Accordingly, the cash
deposit requirements that will be
applied to companies covered by this
order, but not examined in this
administrative review, are those
established in the most recently
completed segment of the proceeding
for each company. These cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Investigation
IV. Subsidies Valuation Information
A. Allocation Period
B. Attribution of Subsidies
C. Denominator
D. Creditworthiness
V. Benchmarks and Discount Rates
VI. Analysis of Programs
A. Programs Determined To Be
Countervailable
B. Programs Determined To Be Not Used
C. Programs Determined To Provide No
Benefit During the POR
VII. Analysis of Comments
Comment 1: Whether to Make Changes in
LTAR Calculations
Comment 2: Whether to Change the
Benchmark for Synthetic Rubber
Comment 3: Whether Brokerage and
Handling Costs Should be Included in
LTAR Benchmarks for Nylon Cord and
Carbon Black
Comment 4: Whether the Department
Should Continue To Rely on a Tier 2
Benchmark for Nylon Cord
Comment 5: Whether the ‘‘Well-Know
Brand Reward’’ Benefit Should be
Calculated Using Xuzhou Xugong’s Total
Sales or Export Sales
Comment 6: Whether the Department
Should Make Changes to Land Purchases
From Affiliates and Calculate a Benefit
for Land Parcel #7 for Guizhou Tyre
Comment 7: Whether the VAT and Import
Duty Exemptions Should be
Countervailable
Comment 8: The Sales Denominator Used
To Calculate Guizhou Tyre and Xuzhou
Xugong
Comment 9: Whether to Countervail
Additional Grants to Guizhou Tyre
Comment 10: Whether the Department
Should Find the Export Buyer’s Credit
Program Used in This Case
VIII. Conclusion
Final Results of Administrative Review
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In accordance with section 777A(e)(1)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5), we
determine the total net countervailable
subsidy rates for the period January 1,
2014, through December 31, 2014 for
each of the mandatory respondents,
Guizhou Tyre and Xuzhou Xugong. For
the non-selected respondents, we
followed the Department’s practice,
which is to base the subsidy rates on an
average of the subsidy rates calculated
for those companies selected for
individual review, excluding de
minimis rates or rates based on entirely
on adverse facts available.5 In this case,
we assigned to the non-selected
respondents the simple average of the
rates calculated for Guizhou Tyre and
Xuzhou Xugong. We are using a simple,
rather than a weighted, average due to
inconsistent units of measure in the
publicly ranged quantity and value data
provided by Guizhou Tyre and Xuzhou
Xugong. For a list of the non-selected
companies, please see Appendix II.
We find the countervaible subsidy
rates for the producers/exporters under
review to be as follows:
3 See Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires
From the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review; 2014, 81 FR 71056 (October 14, 2016)
(Preliminary Results).
4 See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act
regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E)
of the Act regarding benefit; and, section 771(5A)
of the Act regarding specificity.
5 See, e.g., Certain Pasta from Italy: Preliminary
Results of the 13th (2008) Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review, 75 FR 18806, 18811 (April
13, 2010) unchanged in Certain Pasta from Italy:
Final Results of the 13th (2008) Countervailing Duty
Adminstrative Review, 75 FR 37386 (June 29, 2010).
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Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a final
reminder to parties subject to an
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(a)(3),
which continues to govern business
proprietary information in this segment
of proceeding. Timely written
notification of the return/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.
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Appendix II—Companies Not Selected
for This Review
1. Air Sea Transport Inc.
2. Beijing Kang Jie Kong Intl Cargo Agent Co
Ltd.
3. C&D Intl Freight Forward Inc.
4. Caesar Intl Logistics Co Ltd.
5. CD Intl Freight Forwarding.
6. Cheng Shin Rubber (Xiamen) Ind Ltd.
7. China Intl Freight Co Ltd.
8. Chonche Auto Double Happiness Tyre
Corp Ltd.
9. City Ocean Logistics Co Ltd.
10. Consolidator Intl Co Ltd.
11. CTS Intl Logistics Corp.
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12. De Well Container Shipping Inc.
13. England Logistics (Qingdao) Co Ltd.
14. Extra Type Co Ltd.
15. Fedex International Freight Forwarding
Services Shanghai Co Ltd.
16. FG Intl Logistic Ltd.
17. JHJ Intl Transportation Co.
18. Kendra Rubber (China) Co Ltd.
19. Landmax Intl Co Ltd.
20. Orient Express Container Co Ltd.
21. Pudong Prime Intl Logistics Inc.
22. Qingdao Aotai Rubber Co Ltd.
23. Qingdao Chengtai Handtruck Co Ltd.
24. Qingdao Chuangtong Founding Co Ltd.
25. Qingdao Ftz Full-World Intl Trading Co
Ltd.
26. Qingdao Haomai Hongyi Mold Co Ltd.
27. Qingdao Kaoyoung Intl Logistics Co Ltd.
28. Qingdao Milestone Tyres Co Ltd.
29. Qingdao Nexten Co Ltd.
30. Qingdao Wonderland.
31. Schenker China Ltd.
32. SGL Logistics South China Ltd.
33. Shanghai Grand South Intl
Transportation Co Ltd.
34. Shanghai Hua Shen Imp & Exp Co Ltd.
35. Shanghai Part-Rich Auto Parts Co Ltd.
36. Thi Group (Shanghai) Ltd.
37. Tianjin United Tire & Rubber
International Co., Ltd.
38. Toll Global Forwarding China Ltd.
39. Translink Shipping Inc.
40. Trelleborg Wheel Systems Hebei Co.
41. Universal Shipping Inc.
42. UTI China Ltd.
43. Weiss-Rohlig China Co Ltd.
44. World Bridge Logistics Co Ltd.
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Dated: April 12, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
[FR Doc. 2017–07756 Filed 4–17–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Large Pelagic Fishing Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0380.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of
a currently approved information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 15,024.
Average Hours per Response: 11
minutes for a telephone interview; 5
minutes for a dockside interview; 11⁄2
minutes to respond to a follow-up
validation call for dockside interviews;
1 minute for a biological sampling of
catch.
Burden Hours: 3,608.
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Needs and Uses: This request is for
extension of a currently approved
information collection. The Large
Pelagic Fishing Survey consists of
dockside and telephone surveys of
recreational anglers for large pelagic fish
(tunas, sharks, and billfish) in the
Atlantic Ocean. The survey provides the
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) with information to monitor
catch of bluefin tuna, marlin and other
federally managed species. Catch
monitoring in these fisheries and
collection of catch and effort statistics
for all pelagic fish is required under the
Atlantic Tunas Convention Act and the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act. The
information collected is essential for the
United States (U.S.) to meet its reporting
obligations to the International
Commission for the Conservation of
Atlantic Tuna.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: Annually, weekly or on
occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
This information collection request
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
the instructions to view Department of
Commerce collections currently under
review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DOD–2017–OS–0016]
Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
Office of the Secretary of
Defense, DoD.
ACTION: Rescindment of a System of
Records notice.
AGENCY:
The Office of the Secretary of
Defense is rescinding a system of
records, DPR 31, Personal Commercial
Solicitation Evaluation. These files
document service member experiences
with sales representatives soliciting on
DoD installations.
DATES: Comments will be accepted on or
before May 18, 2017. This proposed
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action will be effective the date
following the end of the comment
period unless comments are received
which result in a contrary
determination. The specific date when
this system ceased to be a Privacy Act
System of Records is unknown.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number and title,
by any of the following methods:
* Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting
comments.
* Mail: Department of Defense, Office
of the Deputy Chief Management
Officer, Directorate for Oversight and
Compliance, 4800 Mark Center Drive,
Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09B, Alexandria,
VA 22350–1700.
Instructions: All submissions received
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
submit general questions about the
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Luz D. Ortiz, Chief, Records, Privacy
and Declassification Division (RPDD),
1155 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC
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the personal identifier of the service
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-913]
Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires From the People's
Republic of China: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review; 2014
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On October 14, 2016, the Department published the preliminary
results of the administrative review of the countervailing duty order
on certain new pneumatic off-the-road tires (OTR Tires) from People's
Republic of China (PRC). This review covers 47 companies, only two of
which were selected as mandatory respondents: Guizhou Tyre Co., Ltd.
(Guizhou Tyre) and Xuzhou Xugong Tyres Co. Ltd. (Xuzhou Xugong). The
period of review (POR) is January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2014.
Based on an analysis of the comments received, the Department has made
changes to the subsidy rates that were preliminary determined for
Guizhou Tyre and Xuzhou Xugong. The final subsidy rates are listed in
the ``Final Results of Administrative Review'' section below.
DATES: Effective April 18, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chien-Min Yang or Jun Jack Zhao, AD/
CVD Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department
of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482-5484 or (202) 482-1396.
Scope of the Order
The products covered by the scope are new pneumatic tires designed
for off-the-road (OTR) and off-highway use. The subject merchandise is
currently classifiable under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS) subheadings: 4011.20.10.25, 4011.20.10.35,
4011.20.50.30, 4011.20.50.50, 4011.70.0010, 4011.62.00.00,
4011.80.1020, 4011.90.10, 4011.70.0050, 4011.80.1010, 4011.80.1020,
4011.80.2010, 4011.80.2020, 4011.80.8010, and 4011.80.8020. While HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, our
written description of the scope, which is contained in the
accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum, is dispositive.\1\
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\1\ For a full description of the scope of the order, see
Memorandum from Gary Taverman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to Ronald
Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance,'' Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results
in the Countervailing Duty Review of Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-
Road Tires from the People's Republic of China; 2014,'' dated
concurrently with this notice and herein incorporated by reference
(Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received
The issues raised by Guizhou Tyre, Xuzhou Xugong, Tianjin United
Tire & Rubber International Co., Ltd. (TUTRIC), the Government of the
People's Republic of China (GOC), and Titan Tire Corporation (Titan)
and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing,
Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-
CIO-CLC (the USW) (collectively, the petitioners) in their case and
rebuttal briefs are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\2\
The issues are identified in the 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
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://trade.gov/enforcement/frn/. The signed Issues and Decision
Memorandum and electronic versions of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
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\2\ Id.
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Changes Since the Preliminary Results
The Department published the preliminary results of this
administrative review of OTR Tires from
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PRC on October 14, 2016.\3\ Based on the comments received from all
interested parties, we made revisions to some of our benchmark and
benefit calculations for both Guizhou Tyre and Xuzhou Xugong. For a
discussion of these issues, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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\3\ See Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires From the
People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Countervailing
Duty Administrative Review; 2014, 81 FR 71056 (October 14, 2016)
(Preliminary Results).
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Methodology
The Department conducted this review in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For each
of the subsidy programs found countervailable, we find that there is a
subsidy, i.e., a government-provided financial contribution that gives
rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is
specific.\4\ For a description of the methodology underlying all of the
Department's conclusions, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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\4\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding
benefit; and, section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
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Final Results of Administrative Review
In accordance with section 777A(e)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.221(b)(5), we determine the total net countervailable subsidy rates
for the period January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2014 for each of
the mandatory respondents, Guizhou Tyre and Xuzhou Xugong. For the non-
selected respondents, we followed the Department's practice, which is
to base the subsidy rates on an average of the subsidy rates calculated
for those companies selected for individual review, excluding de
minimis rates or rates based on entirely on adverse facts available.\5\
In this case, we assigned to the non-selected respondents the simple
average of the rates calculated for Guizhou Tyre and Xuzhou Xugong. We
are using a simple, rather than a weighted, average due to inconsistent
units of measure in the publicly ranged quantity and value data
provided by Guizhou Tyre and Xuzhou Xugong. For a list of the non-
selected companies, please see Appendix II.
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\5\ See, e.g., Certain Pasta from Italy: Preliminary Results of
the 13th (2008) Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, 75 FR
18806, 18811 (April 13, 2010) unchanged in Certain Pasta from Italy:
Final Results of the 13th (2008) Countervailing Duty Adminstrative
Review, 75 FR 37386 (June 29, 2010).
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We find the countervaible subsidy rates for the producers/exporters
under review to be as follows:
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Subsidy rate
Manufacturer/exporter (percent ad
valorem)
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Guizhou Tyre Co., Ltd................................... 34.46
Xuzhou Xugong Tyres Co., Ltd............................ 46.01
Non Selected Companies.................................. 40.24
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Assessment and Cash Deposit Requirements
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), the Department intends to
issue appropriate instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) 15 days after publication of the final results of this review.
The Department will instruct CBP to liquidate shipments of subject
merchandise produced and/or exported by the companies listed above,
entered or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption from January 1,
2014, through December 31, 2014, at the percent rates, as listed above
for each of the respective companies, of the entered value.
The Department intends also to instruct CBP to collect cash
deposits of estimated countervailing duties, in the amounts shown above
for each of the respective companies shown above, on shipments of
subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the date of publication of the final results of
this review. For all non-reviewed firms, we will instruct CBP to
continue to collect cash deposits at the most-recent company-specific
or all-others rate applicable to the company, as appropriate.
Accordingly, the cash deposit requirements that will be applied to
companies covered by this order, but not examined in this
administrative review, are those established in the most recently
completed segment of the proceeding for each company. These cash
deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to
an 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(a)(3), which
continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of
proceeding. Timely written notification of the return/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.
These final results are issued and published in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: April 12, 2017.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I--List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Investigation
IV. Subsidies Valuation Information
A. Allocation Period
B. Attribution of Subsidies
C. Denominator
D. Creditworthiness
V. Benchmarks and Discount Rates
VI. Analysis of Programs
A. Programs Determined To Be Countervailable
B. Programs Determined To Be Not Used
C. Programs Determined To Provide No Benefit During the POR
VII. Analysis of Comments
Comment 1: Whether to Make Changes in LTAR Calculations
Comment 2: Whether to Change the Benchmark for Synthetic Rubber
Comment 3: Whether Brokerage and Handling Costs Should be
Included in LTAR Benchmarks for Nylon Cord and Carbon Black
Comment 4: Whether the Department Should Continue To Rely on a
Tier 2 Benchmark for Nylon Cord
Comment 5: Whether the ``Well-Know Brand Reward'' Benefit Should
be Calculated Using Xuzhou Xugong's Total Sales or Export Sales
Comment 6: Whether the Department Should Make Changes to Land
Purchases From Affiliates and Calculate a Benefit for Land Parcel #7
for Guizhou Tyre
Comment 7: Whether the VAT and Import Duty Exemptions Should be
Countervailable
Comment 8: The Sales Denominator Used To Calculate Guizhou Tyre
and Xuzhou Xugong
Comment 9: Whether to Countervail Additional Grants to Guizhou
Tyre
Comment 10: Whether the Department Should Find the Export
Buyer's Credit Program Used in This Case
VIII. Conclusion
Appendix II--Companies Not Selected for This Review
1. Air Sea Transport Inc.
2. Beijing Kang Jie Kong Intl Cargo Agent Co Ltd.
3. C&D Intl Freight Forward Inc.
4. Caesar Intl Logistics Co Ltd.
5. CD Intl Freight Forwarding.
6. Cheng Shin Rubber (Xiamen) Ind Ltd.
7. China Intl Freight Co Ltd.
8. Chonche Auto Double Happiness Tyre Corp Ltd.
9. City Ocean Logistics Co Ltd.
10. Consolidator Intl Co Ltd.
11. CTS Intl Logistics Corp.
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12. De Well Container Shipping Inc.
13. England Logistics (Qingdao) Co Ltd.
14. Extra Type Co Ltd.
15. Fedex International Freight Forwarding Services Shanghai Co Ltd.
16. FG Intl Logistic Ltd.
17. JHJ Intl Transportation Co.
18. Kendra Rubber (China) Co Ltd.
19. Landmax Intl Co Ltd.
20. Orient Express Container Co Ltd.
21. Pudong Prime Intl Logistics Inc.
22. Qingdao Aotai Rubber Co Ltd.
23. Qingdao Chengtai Handtruck Co Ltd.
24. Qingdao Chuangtong Founding Co Ltd.
25. Qingdao Ftz Full-World Intl Trading Co Ltd.
26. Qingdao Haomai Hongyi Mold Co Ltd.
27. Qingdao Kaoyoung Intl Logistics Co Ltd.
28. Qingdao Milestone Tyres Co Ltd.
29. Qingdao Nexten Co Ltd.
30. Qingdao Wonderland.
31. Schenker China Ltd.
32. SGL Logistics South China Ltd.
33. Shanghai Grand South Intl Transportation Co Ltd.
34. Shanghai Hua Shen Imp & Exp Co Ltd.
35. Shanghai Part-Rich Auto Parts Co Ltd.
36. Thi Group (Shanghai) Ltd.
37. Tianjin United Tire & Rubber International Co., Ltd.
38. Toll Global Forwarding China Ltd.
39. Translink Shipping Inc.
40. Trelleborg Wheel Systems Hebei Co.
41. Universal Shipping Inc.
42. UTI China Ltd.
43. Weiss-Rohlig China Co Ltd.
44. World Bridge Logistics Co Ltd.
[FR Doc. 2017-07807 Filed 4-17-17; 8:45 am]
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