Certain Hardwood Plywood Products From the People's Republic of China: Amended Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 32683-32684 [2017-14956]
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751(c) of the Act and published
pursuant to section 777(i)(1) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4).
Dated: July 11, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations,
performing the non-exclusive functions and
duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
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United States at LTFV, as provided in
section 733 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (Act).2 On June 20, 2017,
Suqian Yaorun Trade Co., Ltd. (Suqian
Yaorun), Shandong Anxin Timber Co.,
Ltd. (Shandong Anxin), Pizhou Jin
Sheng Yuan International Trade Co.,
Ltd. (Pizhou Jin Sheng), Xuzhou
Shuiwangxing Trading Co.
(Shuiwangxing), and Cosco Star
International Co., Ltd. (Cosco)
(collectively, certain separate rate
respondents) timely filed ministerial
error allegations.3
Period of Investigation
The period of investigation (POI) is
April 1, 2016, through September 30,
2016.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Certain Hardwood Plywood Products
From the People’s Republic of China:
Amended Preliminary Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value
Scope of Investigation
The product covered by this
investigation is hardwood plywood
from the PRC. A complete description of
the scope of this investigation in
included in the Preliminary
Determination.4
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On June 23, 2017 the
Department of Commerce (Department)
published the Preliminary
Determination of sales at less than fair
value (LTFV) in the antidumping duty
investigation of certain hardwood
plywood products (hardwood plywood)
from the People’s Republic of China
(PRC). We are amending our Preliminary
Determination to correct ministerial
errors with respect to the identification
of companies receiving a separate rate.
DATES: Applicable June 23, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amanda Brings or Ryan Mullen, AD/
CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–3927 or (202) 482–5260,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As noted
above, on June 23, 2017, the Department
published in the Federal Register the
Preliminary Determination 1 that
hardwood plywood from the PRC is
being, or is likely to be, sold in the
Significant Ministerial Error
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.224(e) and
(g)(1), the Department is amending the
Preliminary Determination to reflect the
correction of significant ministerial
errors it made in the margin assigned to
certain separate rate respondents. A
ministerial error is defined as errors in
addition, subtraction, or other
arithmetic function, clerical error
resulting from inaccurate copying,
duplication, or the like, and any other
similar type of unintentional error
which the Secretary considers
ministerial.5 A significant ministerial
error is defined as a ministerial error,
the correction of which, singly or in
combination with other errors, would
result in: (1) A change of at least five
absolute percentage points in, but not
less than 25 percent of, the weightedaverage dumping margin calculated in
the original (erroneous) preliminary
determination; or (2) a difference
between a weighted-average dumping
margin of zero or de minimis and a
weighted-average dumping margin of
greater than de minimis or vice versa.6
As a result of this amended preliminary
determination, we have added certain
separate rate respondents to the list of
exporters that received a separate rate or
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AGENCY:
1 See Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from
the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value, Preliminary Affirmative Determination
of Critical Circumstances, in Part, 82 FR 28629
(June 23, 2017) (Preliminary Determination).
2 See Preliminary Determination.
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3 See Letter to the Department re: Hardwood
Plywood Products from the People’s Republic of
China: Ministerial-Error Comments on Separate
Rate Applications, dated June 20, 2017 (Ministerial
Error Comments).
4 See Preliminary Determination at Appendix I.
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corrected typographical errors, as
appropriate.7
Ministerial Error Allegations
On June 20, 2017, certain separate rate
respondents submitted ministerial error
allegations claiming that the Department
should have included exporters Suqian
Yaorun and Shandong Anxin as
separate rate recipients and that
typographical errors were made to the
spelling of the names of exporters
Pizhou Jin Sheng and Shuiwangxing,
and to the spelling of the name of one
of exporter Cosco’s producers, Pingyi
Jinniu Wood Co., Ltd.8 The Department
reviewed the record and agrees that we
made certain typographical errors and
omissions on the producer/exporter list
for separate rate recipients constituting
significant ministerial errors pursuant to
19 CFR 351.224(e) and (f). In their SRA,
certain separate rate respondents
submitted information supporting a
preliminary finding of an absence of de
jure and de facto government control.9
Accordingly, we preliminarily
determine that certain separate rate
respondents are eligible for a separate
rate. Further, these errors are significant
because the rate applicable to the
certain separate rate respondents is
improperly at the PRC-Wide rate of
114.72 percent, rather than at the correct
separate rate of 57.36 percent, thus
exceeding the significant error threshold
because correction of these errors results
in a change of at least five absolute
percentage points.
The collection of cash deposits and
suspension of liquidation will be
revised accordingly in accordance with
section 733(d) and (f) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.224. Because the amended
rates for certain separate rate
respondents results in reduced cash
deposit rates, the corrected rates for
certain separate rate respondents will be
effective retroactively to June 23, 2017,
the date of publication of the
Preliminary Determination.
Amended Preliminary Determination
As a result of this amended
preliminary determination, we have
revised the preliminary estimated
weighted-average dumping margins as
follows:
5 See
section 735(e) of the Act.
19 CFR 351.224(g).
7 See the ‘‘Amended Preliminary Determination’’
section below.
8 See Ministerial Comments.
6 See
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Estimated
weightedaverage
dumping
margins
(percent)
Exporter
Producer
Suqian Yaorun Trade Co., Ltd .....................................
Suqian Yaorun Trade Co., Ltd .....................................
Shandong Anxin Timber Co., Ltd .................................
Pizhou Jin Sheng Yuan International Trade Co., Ltd ..
Pizhou Jin Sheng Yuan International Trade Co., Ltd ..
Xuzhou Shuiwangxing Trading Co., Ltd .......................
Cosco Star International Co., Ltd .................................
Pizhou Jiangshan Wood Co., Ltd .................................
Suqian Bairun Wood Co., Ltd ......................................
Shandong Anxin Timber Co., Ltd .................................
Xuzhou Chengxin Wood Co., Ltd .................................
Xuzhou Golden River Wood Co., Ltd ...........................
Fengxian Jihe Wood Industry Co. Ltd ..........................
Pingyi Jinniu Wood Co., Ltd .........................................
International Trade Commission
Notification
In accordance with section 733(f) of
the Act, we notified the International
Trade Commission of our amended
preliminary determination.
This amended preliminary
determination is issued and published
in accordance with sections 733(f) and
777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.224(e).
Dated: July 11, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations,
performing the non-exclusive functions and
duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
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requesting an exemption from the
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unauthorized gear on board while
fishing for, retaining, or possessing a
bluefin tuna. The applicants suggest that
with the use of electronic monitoring
(EM) and through issuance of an EFP,
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there would be sufficient at-sea
monitoring to verify the catch of bluefin
tuna occurred with authorized gear (e.g.,
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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
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Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Please mark the outside of the envelope
‘‘Comments on 2017 CCCFA EM EFP
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Division, NMFS, (301) 427–8503.
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published a notice of intent to issue
EFPs, Scientific Research Permits,
Letters of Acknowledgement, and
Chartering Permits for Atlantic highly
migratory species (HMS) in 2017 (81 FR
80646, November 16, 2016). Although
that notice anticipated a variety of
applications, it stated that occasionally
NMFS receives applications for
activities that were not anticipated at
the time of the general notice and that
NMFS would provide additional
opportunity for public comment if that
were to occur.
As discussed in the November 2016
notice of intent to issue EFPs and other
permits, issuance of EFPs and related
permits are necessary for the collection
of HMS for public display and scientific
research to exempt them from specified
regulations (e.g., fishing seasons,
prohibited species, authorized gear,
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57.36
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rate
(percent)
57.07
57.07
57.07
57.07
57.07
57.07
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closed areas, and minimum sizes) that
may otherwise prohibit such collection.
Specifically, NMFS may authorize
activities otherwise prohibited by the
regulations at 50 CFR part 635 for the
conduct of scientific research; the
acquisition of information and data; the
enhancement of safety at sea; the
purpose of collecting animals for public
education or display; the investigation
of bycatch, economic or regulatory
discard; or for chartering arrangements.
See 50 CFR 635.32(a)(1). The terms and
conditions of individual permits are
unique; however, most permits include
reporting requirements, limit the
number and species of HMS to be
collected, and only authorize collection
in Federal waters of the Atlantic Ocean,
Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea.
EFPs and related permits are issued
under the authority of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Reauthorization Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act) (16 U.S.C. 1801
et seq.) and/or the Atlantic Tunas
Convention Act (ATCA) (16 U.S.C. 971
et seq.). Regulations at 50 CFR 600.745
and 635.32 govern exempted fishing
permits, as well as scientific research
activity, chartering arrangements, and
exempted public display and
educational activities.
Current Atlantic HMS regulations
specify that a person that fishes for,
retains, or possesses an Atlantic bluefin
tuna may not have on board a vessel or
use on board a vessel any primary gear
other than those authorized for the
category for which the Atlantic tunas or
HMS permit has been issued for such
vessel. See 50 CFR 635.19(b). As a
result, vessels that are permitted in
other fisheries that use gears that are not
authorized for Atlantic tunas must
remove these gears before fishing for,
retaining, or possessing a bluefin tuna.
This regulation allows enforcement
agents to readily verify that only the
authorized gear type was used to catch
the bluefin tuna (rod and reel or
harpoon). This regulation also serves as
an effort control for bluefin tuna as it
limits the number of vessels that can
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Adminstration
[A-570-051]
Certain Hardwood Plywood Products From the People's Republic of
China: Amended Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair
Value
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On June 23, 2017 the Department of Commerce (Department)
published the Preliminary Determination of sales at less than fair
value (LTFV) in the antidumping duty investigation of certain hardwood
plywood products (hardwood plywood) from the People's Republic of China
(PRC). We are amending our Preliminary Determination to correct
ministerial errors with respect to the identification of companies
receiving a separate rate.
DATES: Applicable June 23, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amanda Brings or Ryan Mullen, AD/CVD
Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3927 or (202) 482-5260,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As noted above, on June 23, 2017, the
Department published in the Federal Register the Preliminary
Determination \1\ that hardwood plywood from the PRC is being, or is
likely to be, sold in the United States at LTFV, as provided in section
733 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (Act).\2\ On June 20, 2017,
Suqian Yaorun Trade Co., Ltd. (Suqian Yaorun), Shandong Anxin Timber
Co., Ltd. (Shandong Anxin), Pizhou Jin Sheng Yuan International Trade
Co., Ltd. (Pizhou Jin Sheng), Xuzhou Shuiwangxing Trading Co.
(Shuiwangxing), and Cosco Star International Co., Ltd. (Cosco)
(collectively, certain separate rate respondents) timely filed
ministerial error allegations.\3\
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\1\ See Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's
Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value, Preliminary Affirmative Determination of
Critical Circumstances, in Part, 82 FR 28629 (June 23, 2017)
(Preliminary Determination).
\2\ See Preliminary Determination.
\3\ See Letter to the Department re: Hardwood Plywood Products
from the People's Republic of China: Ministerial-Error Comments on
Separate Rate Applications, dated June 20, 2017 (Ministerial Error
Comments).
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Period of Investigation
The period of investigation (POI) is April 1, 2016, through
September 30, 2016.
Scope of Investigation
The product covered by this investigation is hardwood plywood from
the PRC. A complete description of the scope of this investigation in
included in the Preliminary Determination.\4\
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\4\ See Preliminary Determination at Appendix I.
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Significant Ministerial Error
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.224(e) and (g)(1), the Department is
amending the Preliminary Determination to reflect the correction of
significant ministerial errors it made in the margin assigned to
certain separate rate respondents. A ministerial error is defined as
errors in addition, subtraction, or other arithmetic function, clerical
error resulting from inaccurate copying, duplication, or the like, and
any other similar type of unintentional error which the Secretary
considers ministerial.\5\ A significant ministerial error is defined as
a ministerial error, the correction of which, singly or in combination
with other errors, would result in: (1) A change of at least five
absolute percentage points in, but not less than 25 percent of, the
weighted-average dumping margin calculated in the original (erroneous)
preliminary determination; or (2) a difference between a weighted-
average dumping margin of zero or de minimis and a weighted-average
dumping margin of greater than de minimis or vice versa.\6\ As a result
of this amended preliminary determination, we have added certain
separate rate respondents to the list of exporters that received a
separate rate or corrected typographical errors, as appropriate.\7\
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\5\ See section 735(e) of the Act.
\6\ See 19 CFR 351.224(g).
\7\ See the ``Amended Preliminary Determination'' section below.
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Ministerial Error Allegations
On June 20, 2017, certain separate rate respondents submitted
ministerial error allegations claiming that the Department should have
included exporters Suqian Yaorun and Shandong Anxin as separate rate
recipients and that typographical errors were made to the spelling of
the names of exporters Pizhou Jin Sheng and Shuiwangxing, and to the
spelling of the name of one of exporter Cosco's producers, Pingyi
Jinniu Wood Co., Ltd.\8\ The Department reviewed the record and agrees
that we made certain typographical errors and omissions on the
producer/exporter list for separate rate recipients constituting
significant ministerial errors pursuant to 19 CFR 351.224(e) and (f).
In their SRA, certain separate rate respondents submitted information
supporting a preliminary finding of an absence of de jure and de facto
government control.\9\ Accordingly, we preliminarily determine that
certain separate rate respondents are eligible for a separate rate.
Further, these errors are significant because the rate applicable to
the certain separate rate respondents is improperly at the PRC-Wide
rate of 114.72 percent, rather than at the correct separate rate of
57.36 percent, thus exceeding the significant error threshold because
correction of these errors results in a change of at least five
absolute percentage points.
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\8\ See Ministerial Comments.
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The collection of cash deposits and suspension of liquidation will
be revised accordingly in accordance with section 733(d) and (f) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.224. Because the amended rates for certain separate
rate respondents results in reduced cash deposit rates, the corrected
rates for certain separate rate respondents will be effective
retroactively to June 23, 2017, the date of publication of the
Preliminary Determination.
Amended Preliminary Determination
As a result of this amended preliminary determination, we have
revised the preliminary estimated weighted-average dumping margins as
follows:
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Estimated
weighted-
average Cash deposit
Exporter Producer dumping rate
margins (percent)
(percent)
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Suqian Yaorun Trade Co., Ltd.................. Pizhou Jiangshan Wood Co., Ltd.. 57.36 57.07
Suqian Yaorun Trade Co., Ltd.................. Suqian Bairun Wood Co., Ltd..... 57.36 57.07
Shandong Anxin Timber Co., Ltd................ Shandong Anxin Timber Co., Ltd.. 57.36 57.07
Pizhou Jin Sheng Yuan International Trade Co., Xuzhou Chengxin Wood Co., Ltd... 57.36 57.07
Ltd.
Pizhou Jin Sheng Yuan International Trade Co., Xuzhou Golden River Wood Co., 57.36 57.07
Ltd. Ltd.
Xuzhou Shuiwangxing Trading Co., Ltd.......... Fengxian Jihe Wood Industry Co. 57.36 57.07
Ltd.
Cosco Star International Co., Ltd............. Pingyi Jinniu Wood Co., Ltd..... 57.36 57.07
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International Trade Commission Notification
In accordance with section 733(f) of the Act, we notified the
International Trade Commission of our amended preliminary
determination.
This amended preliminary determination is issued and published in
accordance with sections 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.224(e).
Dated: July 11, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2017-14956 Filed 7-14-17; 8:45 am]
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