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information is submitted to rebut,
clarify, or correct factual information
already on the record, to provide an
explanation identifying the information
already on the record that the factual
information seeks to rebut, clarify, or
correct.49 Time limits for the
submission of factual information are
addressed in 19 CFR 351.301, which
provides specific time limits based on
the type of factual information being
submitted. Interested parties should
review the regulations prior to
submitting factual information in this
investigation.
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time limit established under 19 CFR
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FR 57790 (September 20, 2013),
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pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/201322853.htm, prior to submitting factual
information in this investigation.
Certification Requirements
Any party submitting factual
information in an AD or CVD
proceeding must certify to the accuracy
and completeness of that information.50
Parties are hereby reminded that revised
certification requirements are in effect
for company/government officials, as
well as their representatives.
Investigations initiated on the basis of a
petition filed on or after August 16,
2013, and other segments of any AD or
48 See
19 CFR 351.301(b).
19 CFR 351.301(b)(2).
50 See section 782(b) of the Act.
49 See
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CVD proceedings initiated on or after
August 16, 2013, should use the formats
for the revised certifications provided at
the end of the Final Rule.51 The
Department intends to reject factual
submissions if the submitting party does
not comply with applicable revised
certification requirements.
Notification to Interested Parties
Interested parties must submit
applications for disclosure under APO
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. On
January 22, 2008, the Department
published Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Documents Submission Procedures;
APO Procedures, 73 FR 3634 (January
22, 2008). Parties wishing to participate
in this investigation should ensure that
they meet the requirements of these
procedures (e.g., the filing of letters of
appearance as discussed in 19 CFR
351.103(d)).
This notice is issued and published
pursuant to sections 732(c)(2) and 777(i)
of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.203(c).
Dated: July 18, 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.
Appendix
Scope of the Investigation
The scope of this investigation is certain
tapered roller bearings. The scope covers all
tapered roller bearings with a nominal
outside cup diameter of eight inches and
under, regardless of type of steel used to
produce the bearing, whether of inch or
metric size, and whether the tapered roller
bearing is a thrust bearing or not. Certain
tapered roller bearings include: Finished cup
and cone assemblies entering as a set,
finished cone assemblies entering separately,
and finished parts (cups, cones, and tapered
rollers). Certain tapered roller bearings are
sold individually as a set (cup and cone
assembly), as a cone assembly, as a finished
cup, or packaged as a kit with one or several
tapered roller bearings, a seal, and grease.
The scope of the investigation includes
finished rollers and finished cones that have
not been assembled with rollers and a cage.
Certain tapered roller bearings can be a single
row or multiple rows (e.g., two- or four-row),
and a cup can handle a single cone assembly
or multiple cone assemblies.
Finished cups, cones, and rollers differ
from unfinished cups, cones, and rollers in
that they have undergone further processing
51 See Certification of Factual Information to
Import Administration during Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July
17, 2013) (Final Rule); see also Frequently Asked
Questions regarding the Final Rule, available at
https://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_
info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf.
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after heat treatment, including, but not
limited to, final machining, grinding, and/or
polishing. Mere heat treatment of a cup,
cone, or roller (without any further
processing after heat treatment) does not
render the cup, cone, or roller a finished part
for the purpose of this investigation. Finished
tapered roller bearing parts are understood to
mean parts which, at the time of importation,
are ready for assembly (if further assembly is
required) and require no further finishing or
fabrication, such as grinding, lathing,
machining, polishing, heat treatment, etc.
Finished parts may require grease, bolting,
and/or pressing as part of final assembly, and
the requirement that these processes be
performed, subsequent to importation, does
not remove an otherwise finished tapered
roller bearing from the scope.
Tapered roller bearings that have a
nominal outer cup diameter of eight inches
and under that may be used in wheel hub
units, rail bearings, or other housed bearings,
but entered separately, are included in the
scope to the same extent as described above.
All tapered roller bearings meeting the
written description above, and not otherwise
excluded, are included, regardless of coating.
Excluded from the scope of this
investigation are:
(1) Unfinished parts of tapered roller
bearings (cups, cones, and tapered rollers);
(2) cages, whether finished or unfinished;
(3) the non-tapered roller bearing
components of subject kits (e.g., grease, seal);
and
(4) tapered roller bearing wheel hub units,
rail bearings, and other housed tapered roller
bearings (flange, take up cartridges, and
hanger units incorporating tapered rollers).
Tapered roller bearings subject to this
investigation are primarily classifiable under
subheadings 8482.20.0040, 8482.20.0061,
8482.20.0070, 8482.20.0081, 8482.91.0050,
8482.99.1550, and 8482.99.1580 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS).52 Parts may also enter under
8482.99.4500. While the HTSUS subheadings
are provided for convenience and for
customs purposes, the written description of
the subject merchandise is dispositive.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–475–819]
Certain Pasta From Italy: Preliminary
Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review; 2015
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(the Department) is conducting an
AGENCY:
52 Prior to July 2016, products entering under
8482.20.0061 entered under 8482.20.0060, products
entering under 8482.20.0081 entered under
8482.20.0080, and products entering under
8482.99.1550 entered under 8482.99.1540.
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administrative review of the
countervailing duty (CVD) order on
certain pasta from Italy. The period of
review (POR) is January 1, 2015,
through December 31, 2015. We
preliminarily find that the sole
respondent under review, Liguori
Pastificio dal 1820 S.p.A. (Liguori),
received countervailable subsidies
during the POR. Interested parties are
invited to comment on these
preliminary results.
DATES: Issued July 25, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Kolberg, AD/CVD Operations,
Office I, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1785.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 5, 2016, the Department
published a notice of an opportunity to
request an administrative review of the
countervailing duty order on certain
pasta from Italy.1 We received review
requests from the following eight
producers/exporters of the subject
merchandise: (1) GR.A.M.M. S.R.L.
(GR.A.M.M.); (2) La Fabbrica Della Pasta
Di Gragnano S.A.S. di Antonio Moccia
(La Fabbrica); (3) Liguori Pastificio dal
1820 S.p.A. (Liguori); (4) Pastificio
Andalini S.p.A. (Andalini); (5) Pastificio
Labor S.r.L.(Labor); (6) Pastificio Zaffiri
S.r.l (Zaffiri); (7) Premiato Pastificio
Afeltra S.r.l (Premiato); (8) Tesa SrL
(Tesa).2 On September 12, 2016, we
initiated a review of the eight
producers/exporters.3 On November 7,
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1 On
July 5, 2016, we published a notice of
‘‘Opportunity to Request Administrative Review of
the CVD Order.
2 See Letter from Pastificio Zaffiri S.r.l. to the
Department, ‘‘Certain Pasta from Italy, C–475–819;
Request for Administrative Review by Pastificio
Zaffiri S.r.l.,’’ (July 29, 2016); Letter from Pastificio
Andalini, S.p.A., ‘‘Certain Pasta from Italy, C–475–
819; Request for Administrative Review by
Pastificio Andalini, S.p.A.,’’ (July 29, 2016); Letter
from Premiato Pastificio Afeltra S.r.l.,’’Certain Pasta
from Italy, C–475–819; Request for Administrative
Review by Premiato Pastificio Afeltra S.r.l.,’’ (July
29, 2016); Letter from La Fabbrica della Pasta di
Gagnano S.A.S., ‘‘Certain Pasta from Italy, C–475–
819; Request for Administrative Review by La
Fabbrica della Pasta di Gragnano S.A.S.; Letter from
Labor S.R.L., ‘‘Certain Pasta from Italy, C–475–819;
Request for Administrative Review by Labor
S.R.L.,’’ (July 29, 2016); Letter from GR.A.M.M.
S.R.L., ‘‘Certain Pasta from Italy, C–475–819;
Request for Administrative Review by GR.A.M.M.
S.R.L.,’’ (July 29, 2016); Letter from Liguori
Pastificio dal 1820 S.p.A., ‘‘Certain Pasta from Italy:
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review
Request,’’ (August 1, 2016); letter from Tesa SrL,
‘‘Pasta from Italy; Request for Administrative
Review,’’ (August 1, 2016).
3 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 81 FR
62720 (September 12, 2016).
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2016, Tesa SrL withdrew its request for
review.4 On October 27, 2016, we
selected Liguori and Andalini as
mandatory respondents in this review.5
On December 12, 2016, Andalini,
GR.A.M.M., La Fabbrica, Labor,
Premiato, and Zaffiri, withdrew their
requests for administrative review.6 As
a result of the timely withdrawals of
their requests for review, we rescinded
the administrative review with respect
to these seven companies.7
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this
order is certain pasta from Italy and is
currently classifiable under items
1901.90.90.95 and 1902.19.20 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS). Although the
HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the merchandise
subject to the order is dispositive.8
Methodology
We are conducting 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 to be countervailable, we
preliminarily find that there is a
4 See Letter from Tesa SrL to the Department,
‘‘Pasta from Italy; Withdrawal of request for
Administrative Review,’’ dated November 7, 2016.
5 See Letter to James Maeder, Senior Office
Director, AD/CVD Operations, Office I,
‘‘Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of
Certain Pasta from Italy: Respondent Selection,’’
dated October 27, 2016.
6 See Letter from Andalini to the Department,
‘‘Certain Pasta from Italy, C–475–819; Withdrawal
of Request for Administrative Review by Pastificio
Andalini, S.p.A.,’’ dated December 12, 2016; Letter
from GR.A.M.M., ‘‘Certain Pasta from Italy, C–475–
819; Withdrawal of Request for Administrative
Review by GR.A.M.M. Srl,’’ (December 12, 2016);
Letter from Premiato, ‘‘Certain Pasta from Italy, C–
475–819; Withdrawal of Request for Administrative
Review by Premiato Pastificio Afeltra S.r.l’’
(December 12, 2016); Letter from Labor, ‘‘Certain
Pasta from Italy, C–475–819; Withdrawal of Request
for Administrative Review by Labor Srl’’ (December
12, 2016); Letter from La Fabbrica, ‘‘Certain Pasta
from Italy, C–475–819; Withdrawal of Request for
Administrative Review by La Fabbrica della Pasta
di Gragnano S.AS.’’ (December 12, 2016); Letter
from Zaffiri, ‘‘Certain Pasta from Italy, C–475–819;
Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review
by Pastificio Zaffiri S.r.l’’ (December 12, 2016).
7 See Certain Pasta from Italy: Partial Rescission
of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review;
2015, 82 FR 820 (January 4, 2017).
8 For a complete description of the scope of the
order, see ‘‘Decision Memorandum for Preliminary
Results of the Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review: Certain Pasta from Italy,’’ from James
Maeder, Senior Director performing the duties of
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations, to 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, dated
concurrently with this notice (Preliminary Decision
Memorandum).
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subsidy, i.e., a government-provided
financial contribution that gives rise to
a benefit to the recipient, and that the
subsidy is specific.9 For a full
description of the methodology
underlying our conclusions, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
The Preliminary 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 Preliminary Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly
on the internet at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
The signed Preliminary Decision
Memorandum and the electronic
version of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
Preliminary Results of the Review
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.221(b)(4)(i), we calculated the
following individual countervailable
subsidy rate for the mandatory
respondent, Liguori, for the period
January 1, 2015 through December 31,
2015:
Producer/exporter
Net subsidy
rate
(percent)
Liguori Pastificio dal 1820
S.p.A. (Liguori) ....................
1.62
Disclosure and Public Comment
We will disclose to parties in this
review the calculations performed in
reaching the preliminary results within
five days of publication of these
preliminary results.10 Interested parties
may submit written comments (case
briefs) on the preliminary results no
later than 30 days from the date of
publication of this Federal Register
notice, and rebuttal comments (rebuttal
briefs) within five days after the time
limit for filing case briefs.11 Pursuant to
19 CFR 351.309(d)(2), rebuttal briefs
must be limited to issues raised in the
case briefs. Parties who submit
arguments are requested to submit with
the argument: (1) A statement of the
issue; (2) a brief summary of the
9 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.
10 See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
11 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii) and 351.309(d)(1).
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argument; and (3) a table of
authorities.12
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
interested parties who wish to request a
hearing must submit a written request to
the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance, filed electronically via
ACCESS by 5 p.m. Eastern Time within
30 days after the date of publication of
this notice.13 Hearing requests should
contain: (1) The party’s name, address,
and telephone number; (2) the number
of participants; and (3) a list of the
issues to be discussed. Issues addressed
at the hearing will be limited to those
raised in the briefs. If a request for a
hearing is made, parties will be notified
of the date and time for the hearing to
be held at the U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20230.14 The
Department intends to issue the final
results of this administrative review,
including the results of our analysis of
the issues raised by the parties in their
comments, no later than 120 days after
the date of publication of this notice,
pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h), unless this
deadline is extended.
Assessment Rates
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.221(b)(4)(i), we have preliminarily
assigned a subsidy rate to the sole
producer/exporter subject to this
administrative review. Upon issuance of
the final results, the Department will
determine, and U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) shall assess,
countervailing duties on all appropriate
entries covered by this review. We
intend to issue instructions to CBP 15
days after publication of the final results
of this review.
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Cash Deposit Requirements
In accordance with section 751(a)(1)
of the Act, the Department intends to
instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of
estimated countervailing duties in the
amount shown above for Liguori 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
administrative review. For all nonreviewed firms, we will instruct CBP to
continue to collect cash deposits at the
most recent company specific or allothers rate applicable to the company.
These cash deposit requirements, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
12 19
CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
13 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
14 See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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These preliminary results and notice
are issued and published in accordance
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: July 18, 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.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum:
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Partial Rescission of the Order
V. Subsidies Valuation Information
VI. Analysis of Programs
VII. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-475-819]
Certain Pasta From Italy: Preliminary Results of Countervailing
Duty Administrative Review; 2015
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an
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administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain
pasta from Italy. The period of review (POR) is January 1, 2015,
through December 31, 2015. We preliminarily find that the sole
respondent under review, Liguori Pastificio dal 1820 S.p.A. (Liguori),
received countervailable subsidies during the POR. Interested parties
are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Issued July 25, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Kolberg, AD/CVD Operations,
Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1785.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 5, 2016, the Department published a notice of an
opportunity to request an administrative review of the countervailing
duty order on certain pasta from Italy.\1\ We received review requests
from the following eight producers/exporters of the subject
merchandise: (1) GR.A.M.M. S.R.L. (GR.A.M.M.); (2) La Fabbrica Della
Pasta Di Gragnano S.A.S. di Antonio Moccia (La Fabbrica); (3) Liguori
Pastificio dal 1820 S.p.A. (Liguori); (4) Pastificio Andalini S.p.A.
(Andalini); (5) Pastificio Labor S.r.L.(Labor); (6) Pastificio Zaffiri
S.r.l (Zaffiri); (7) Premiato Pastificio Afeltra S.r.l (Premiato); (8)
Tesa SrL (Tesa).\2\ On September 12, 2016, we initiated a review of the
eight producers/exporters.\3\ On November 7, 2016, Tesa SrL withdrew
its request for review.\4\ On October 27, 2016, we selected Liguori and
Andalini as mandatory respondents in this review.\5\ On December 12,
2016, Andalini, GR.A.M.M., La Fabbrica, Labor, Premiato, and Zaffiri,
withdrew their requests for administrative review.\6\ As a result of
the timely withdrawals of their requests for review, we rescinded the
administrative review with respect to these seven companies.\7\
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\1\ On July 5, 2016, we published a notice of ``Opportunity to
Request Administrative Review of the CVD Order.
\2\ See Letter from Pastificio Zaffiri S.r.l. to the Department,
``Certain Pasta from Italy, C-475-819; Request for Administrative
Review by Pastificio Zaffiri S.r.l.,'' (July 29, 2016); Letter from
Pastificio Andalini, S.p.A., ``Certain Pasta from Italy, C-475-819;
Request for Administrative Review by Pastificio Andalini, S.p.A.,''
(July 29, 2016); Letter from Premiato Pastificio Afeltra
S.r.l.,''Certain Pasta from Italy, C-475-819; Request for
Administrative Review by Premiato Pastificio Afeltra S.r.l.,'' (July
29, 2016); Letter from La Fabbrica della Pasta di Gagnano S.A.S.,
``Certain Pasta from Italy, C-475-819; Request for Administrative
Review by La Fabbrica della Pasta di Gragnano S.A.S.; Letter from
Labor S.R.L., ``Certain Pasta from Italy, C-475-819; Request for
Administrative Review by Labor S.R.L.,'' (July 29, 2016); Letter
from GR.A.M.M. S.R.L., ``Certain Pasta from Italy, C-475-819;
Request for Administrative Review by GR.A.M.M. S.R.L.,'' (July 29,
2016); Letter from Liguori Pastificio dal 1820 S.p.A., ``Certain
Pasta from Italy: Countervailing Duty Administrative Review
Request,'' (August 1, 2016); letter from Tesa SrL, ``Pasta from
Italy; Request for Administrative Review,'' (August 1, 2016).
\3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 81 FR 62720 (September 12, 2016).
\4\ See Letter from Tesa SrL to the Department, ``Pasta from
Italy; Withdrawal of request for Administrative Review,'' dated
November 7, 2016.
\5\ See Letter to James Maeder, Senior Office Director, AD/CVD
Operations, Office I, ``Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of
Certain Pasta from Italy: Respondent Selection,'' dated October 27,
2016.
\6\ See Letter from Andalini to the Department, ``Certain Pasta
from Italy, C-475-819; Withdrawal of Request for Administrative
Review by Pastificio Andalini, S.p.A.,'' dated December 12, 2016;
Letter from GR.A.M.M., ``Certain Pasta from Italy, C-475-819;
Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review by GR.A.M.M. Srl,''
(December 12, 2016); Letter from Premiato, ``Certain Pasta from
Italy, C-475-819; Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review by
Premiato Pastificio Afeltra S.r.l'' (December 12, 2016); Letter from
Labor, ``Certain Pasta from Italy, C-475-819; Withdrawal of Request
for Administrative Review by Labor Srl'' (December 12, 2016); Letter
from La Fabbrica, ``Certain Pasta from Italy, C-475-819; Withdrawal
of Request for Administrative Review by La Fabbrica della Pasta di
Gragnano S.AS.'' (December 12, 2016); Letter from Zaffiri, ``Certain
Pasta from Italy, C-475-819; Withdrawal of Request for
Administrative Review by Pastificio Zaffiri S.r.l'' (December 12,
2016).
\7\ See Certain Pasta from Italy: Partial Rescission of
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2015, 82 FR 820 (January
4, 2017).
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this order is certain pasta from Italy
and is currently classifiable under items 1901.90.90.95 and 1902.19.20
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).
Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the merchandise subject to the
order is dispositive.\8\
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\8\ For a complete description of the scope of the order, see
``Decision Memorandum for Preliminary Results of the Countervailing
Duty Administrative Review: Certain Pasta from Italy,'' from James
Maeder, Senior Director performing the duties of Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to
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, dated concurrently with this notice (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum).
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Methodology
We are conducting 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 to be countervailable, we preliminarily
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.\9\ For a full description of the methodology
underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
The Preliminary 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 Preliminary
Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the internet at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Preliminary Decision
Memorandum and the electronic version of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
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\9\ 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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Preliminary Results of the Review
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4)(i), we calculated the
following individual countervailable subsidy rate for the mandatory
respondent, Liguori, for the period January 1, 2015 through December
31, 2015:
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Net subsidy
Producer/exporter rate (percent)
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Liguori Pastificio dal 1820 S.p.A. (Liguori)............ 1.62
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Disclosure and Public Comment
We will disclose to parties in this review the calculations
performed in reaching the preliminary results within five days of
publication of these preliminary results.\10\ Interested parties may
submit written comments (case briefs) on the preliminary results no
later than 30 days from the date of publication of this Federal
Register notice, and rebuttal comments (rebuttal briefs) within five
days after the time limit for filing case briefs.\11\ Pursuant to 19
CFR 351.309(d)(2), rebuttal briefs must be limited to issues raised in
the case briefs. Parties who submit arguments are requested to submit
with the argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of
the
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argument; and (3) a table of authorities.\12\
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\10\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
\11\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii) and 351.309(d)(1).
\12\ 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via
ACCESS by 5 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice.\13\ Hearing requests should contain: (1)
The party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of
participants; and (3) a list of the issues to be discussed. Issues
addressed at the hearing will be limited to those raised in the briefs.
If a request for a hearing is made, parties will be notified of the
date and time for the hearing to be held at the U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.\14\ The
Department intends to issue the final results of this administrative
review, including the results of our analysis of the issues raised by
the parties in their comments, no later than 120 days after the date of
publication of this notice, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.213(h), unless this deadline is extended.
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\13\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
\14\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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Assessment Rates
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4)(i), we have preliminarily
assigned a subsidy rate to the sole producer/exporter subject to this
administrative review. Upon issuance of the final results, the
Department will determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, countervailing duties on all appropriate entries covered
by this review. We intend to issue instructions to CBP 15 days after
publication of the final results of this review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
In accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the Act, the Department
intends to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated
countervailing duties in the amount shown above for Liguori 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 administrative 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.
These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect
until further notice.
These preliminary results and notice are issued and published in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.221(b)(4).
Dated: July 18, 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.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum:
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Partial Rescission of the Order
V. Subsidies Valuation Information
VI. Analysis of Programs
VII. Recommendation
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