Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Preliminary Determination of No Shipments, and Rescission, in Part; 2015-2016, 42281-42285 [2017-18979]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 172 / Thursday, September 7, 2017 / Notices policy toward the country subject to the controls; 4. Whether the reaction of other countries to the extension of such controls is not likely to render the controls ineffective in achieving the intended foreign policy objective or be counterproductive to U.S. foreign policy interests; 5. The comparative benefits to U.S. foreign policy objectives versus the effect of the controls on the export performance of the United States, the competitive position of the United States in the international economy, the international reputation of the United States as a supplier of goods and technology; and 6. The ability of the United States to effectively enforce the controls. BIS is particularly interested in receiving comments on the economic impact of proliferation controls. BIS is also interested in industry information relating to the following: 1. Information on the effect of foreign policy-based export controls on sales of U.S. products to third countries (i.e., those countries not targeted by sanctions), including the views of foreign purchasers or prospective customers regarding U.S. foreign policybased export controls. 2. Information on controls maintained by U.S. trade partners. For example, to what extent do U.S. trade partners have similar controls on goods and technology on a worldwide basis or to specific destinations? 3. Information on licensing policies or practices by our foreign trade partners that are similar to U.S. foreign policy based export controls, including license review criteria, use of conditions, and requirements for pre- and post-shipment verifications (preferably supported by examples of approvals, denials and foreign regulations). 4. Suggestions for bringing foreign policy-based export controls more into line with multilateral practice. 5. Comments or suggestions to make multilateral controls more effective. 6. Information that illustrates the effect of foreign policy-based export controls on trade or acquisitions by intended targets of the controls. 7. Data or other information on the effect of foreign policy-based export controls on overall trade at the level of individual industrial sectors. 8. Suggestions for measuring the effect of foreign policy-based export controls on trade. 9. Information on the use of foreign policy-based export controls on targeted countries, entities, or individuals. BIS is also interested in comments relating generally to the extension or revision of VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:42 Sep 06, 2017 Jkt 241001 existing foreign policy-based export controls. Parties submitting comments are asked to be as specific as possible. All comments received before the close of the comment period will be considered by BIS in reviewing the controls and in developing the report to Congress. All comments received in response to this notice will be displayed on BIS’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Web site at https://efoia.bis.doc.gov/ and on the Federal e-Rulemaking portal at www.Regulations.gov. All comments will also be included in a report to Congress, as required by section 6 of the EAA, which directs that BIS report to Congress the results of its consultations with industry on the effects of foreign policy-based controls. Matthew S. Borman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Administration. [FR Doc. 2017–19010 Filed 9–6–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–33–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–570–016] Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Preliminary Determination of No Shipments, and Rescission, in Part; 2015–2016 Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain passenger vehicle and light truck tires (passenger tires) from the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The period of review (POR) is January 27, 2015 through July 31, 2016. The administrative review covers 108 respondents, including four mandatory respondents: Giti Tire Global Trading Pte. Ltd. (Giti), which we have preliminarily treated as a single entity with four affiliated companies identified below, Qingdao Sentury Tire Co., Ltd. (Sentury), which we have preliminarily treated as a single entity with two affiliated companies identified below, Best Choice International Trade Co., Limited (Best Choice), which withdrew its participation from the administrative review and will be treated as part of the PRC-wide entity, and Shandong Haohua Tire Co., Ltd. (Haohua), which AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 42281 withdrew its participation from the administrative review and will be treated as part of the PRC-wide entity. The Department preliminarily finds that Giti and Sentury sold subject merchandise in the United States at prices below normal value (NV) during the POR. In addition, we preliminarily determine that 65 companies/company groupings have established their eligibility for a separate rate, and that ten companies under review made no shipments of subject merchandise during the POR. Finally, we are rescinding this administrative review with respect to Cooper Tire & Rubber Company/Cooper Chengshan (Shandong) Tire Co., Ltd./Cooper (Kunshan) Tire Co., Ltd. (collectively Cooper). Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: September 7, 2017. Toni Page, Lingjun Wang, or Jun Jack Zhao, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1398, (202) 482–2316, or (202) 482–1396, respectively. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Scope of the Order The scope of the order is passenger vehicle and light truck tires. Passenger vehicle and light truck tires are new pneumatic tires, of rubber, with a passenger vehicle or light truck size designation.1 Merchandise covered by this order is classifiable under subheadings 4011.10.10.10, 4011.10.10.20, 4011.10.10.30, 4011.10.10.40, 4011.10.10.50, 4011.10.10.60, 4011.10.10.70, 4011.10.50.00, 4011.20.10.05, 4011.20.50.10, 4011.99.45.10, 4011.99.45.50, 4011.99.85.10, 4011.99.85.50, 8708.70.45.45, 8708.70.45.60, 8708.70.60.30, 8708.70.60.45, and 8708.70.60.60 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, our written description of the scope of the order is dispositive. 1 For a complete description of the scope of the order, see ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the People’s Republic of China, Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; and Rescission, in part; 2015–2016,’’ (August 31, 2017) (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). E:\FR\FM\07SEN1.SGM 07SEN1 42282 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 172 / Thursday, September 7, 2017 / Notices Preliminary Determination of No Shipments Based on an analysis of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) information, and comments provided by interested parties, the Department preliminarily determines that ten companies under review, Highpoint Trading, Ltd., Federal Tire (Jiangxi), Ltd., Federal Corporation, Weihai Ping’an Tyre Co., Ltd., Qingdao Free Trade Zone Full-World International Trading Co., Ltd., Seatex PTE. Ltd., Wendeng Sanfeng Tyre Co., Ltd., Shandong Hawk International Rubber Industry Co., Ltd., Qingdao Honghua Tyre Factory (Honghua), and Zenith Holding (HK) Limited each had no shipments during the POR. For additional information regarding this determination, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Consistent with an announced refinement to its assessment practice in non-market economy (NME) cases, the Department is not rescinding this review, in part, but intends to complete the review with respect to the companies for which it has preliminarily found no shipments and issue appropriate instructions to CBP based on the final results of the review.2 mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES Partial Rescission of Administrative Review Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Department will rescind an administrative review, in whole or in part, if the party or parties that requested a review withdraws the request within 90 days of the publication date of the notice of initiation of the requested review. The United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL–CIO, CLC (the petitioner) and Cooper withdrew their requests for an administrative review with respect to Cooper within 90 days of the publication date of the notice of initiation. No other parties requested an administrative review of the order with respect to Cooper. Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Department is rescinding this review of the AD order on passenger tires from the PRC with respect to Cooper. Preliminary Affiliation and Single Entity Determination The Department continues to find that Giti and the following four companies are affiliated pursuant to section 2 See Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694, 65694–95 (October 24, 2011) and the ‘‘Assessment Rates’’ section, below. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:42 Sep 06, 2017 Jkt 241001 771(33)(E) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and should be treated as a single entity pursuant to 19 CFR 351.401(f): Giti Tire (USA) Ltd. (Giti USA), Giti Radial Tire (Anhui) Company Ltd. (Giti Anhui), Giti Tire (Fujian) Company Ltd. (Giti Fujian), and Giti Tire (Hualin) Company Ltd. (Giti Hualin) (collectively Giti). This preliminary finding is based on record evidence showing that the facts and analysis relied upon by the Department in the investigation of passenger tires from the PRC continue to be applicable during the instant POR. For additional information, see Preliminary Decision Memorandum at the ‘‘Single Entity Treatment’’ section. Based on information on the record of the instant review, the Department preliminarily finds that Sentury, Sentury Tire USA Inc (Sentury USA), and Sentury (Hong Kong) Trading Co., Limited (Sentury HK) are affiliated pursuant to section 771(33)(E) of the Act, and should be treated as a single entity pursuant to 19 CFR 351.401(f).3 Separate Rates The Department preliminarily determines that the information placed on the record by Giti and Sentury, as well as by the other companies listed in the rate table in the ‘‘Preliminary Results of Review’’ section below, demonstrates that these companies are entitled to separate rate status. The Department calculated weighted-average dumping margins for Giti and Sentury, and consistent with our practice, calculated a rate for the companies to which it granted separate rate status, but which it did not individually examine, based on publicly ranged sales values reported by Giti and Sentury.4 In addition, the Department preliminarily determines that certain companies have not demonstrated their entitlement to separate rate status because, (1) they withdrew their participation from the administrative review; or (2) they did not rebut the presumption of de jure or de facto government control of their operations. See Appendix 2 of this Federal Register notice for a complete list of companies not receiving a separate rate. In 3 See the Preliminary Decision Memorandum at ‘‘Single Entity Treatment;’’ see also Memorandum, ‘‘Preliminary Analysis Memorandum for Qingdao Sentury Tire Co., Ltd.’’ (Sentury Preliminary Analysis Memorandum) (August 31, 2017) at ‘‘Single Entity Analysis’’ section. 4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Calculation of the Margin for Respondents Not Selected for Individual Examination,’’ (August 31, 2016) (Preliminary Separate Rate Calculation Memorandum); see also Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 16–17. PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 addition, five companies: Poplar Tire International Co. Ltd.; Qingdao Yongdao International Trade Co. Ltd.; Shandong Hongsheng Rubber Co. Ltd.; Shandong Xinghongyuan Tyre Co. Ltd; and Shanghai Durotyre International Trading Co. Ltd., filed separate rate applications even though an administrative review was not requested for or initiated on their behalf. Because these companies are not subject to this review, the Department is not considering their applications for separate-rate status. The Department is treating the companies for which it did not grant separate rate status as part of the PRCwide entity. Because no party requested a review of the PRC-wide entity, the entity is not under review, and the entity’s rate (i.e., 87.99 percent) 5 is not subject to change.6 Methodology The Department conducted this review in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B) of the Act. The Department preliminarily determines that Giti’s and Sentury’s reported U.S. sales were either export price (EP) or constructed export price (CEP). We calculated EP and CEP sales in accordance with section 772 of the Act. Given that the PRC is an NME country, within the meaning of section 771(18) of the Act, the Department calculated NV in accordance with section 773(c) of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying the preliminary results of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, which is hereby adopted by this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is made available to the public 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 is available to all parties 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 found at https:// enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and the electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content. A list of topics 5 See Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the People’s Republic of China: Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping Duty Determination and Antidumping Duty Order; and Amended Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Countervailing Duty Order, 80 FR 47902, 47906 (August 10, 2015) (Order). 6 For additional information regarding the Department’s separate rate determinations, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. E:\FR\FM\07SEN1.SGM 07SEN1 42283 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 172 / Thursday, September 7, 2017 / Notices included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is provided in Appendix 1 to this notice. Adjustments for Countervailable Subsidies The Department has preliminarily granted Giti and the separate rate recipients an adjustment for countervailable domestic subsidies pursuant to section 777A(f) of the Act. In addition, the Department preliminarily finds that Sentury does not qualify for an adjustment for countervailable domestic subsidies. Preliminary Results of Review The Department preliminarily determines that the following weightedaverage dumping margins exist for the POR: Weighted-average dumping margin (percent) mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES Exporter Giti Tire Global Trading Pte. Ltd./Giti Tire (USA) Ltd./Giti Tire (Anhui) Company Ltd./Giti Tire (Fujian) Company Ltd./Giti Tire (Hualin) Company Ltd ....................................................................................................................................................... Qingdao Sentury Tire Co., Ltd./Sentury Tire USA Inc./Sentury (Hong Kong) Trading Co., Limited .......................................... Actyon Tyre Resources Co., Limited ........................................................................................................................................... Shandong Anchi Tyres Co., Ltd .................................................................................................................................................. Briway Tire Co., Ltd ..................................................................................................................................................................... Shandong Changfeng Tyres Co., Ltd .......................................................................................................................................... Qingdao Crown Chemical Co., Ltd .............................................................................................................................................. Crown International Corporation .................................................................................................................................................. Qingzhou Detai International Trading Co., Ltd ............................................................................................................................ Shandong Duratti Rubber Corporation Co. Ltd ........................................................................................................................... Shouguang Firemax Tyre Co., Ltd .............................................................................................................................................. Fleming Limited ........................................................................................................................................................................... Qingdao Fullrun Tyre Corp., Ltd .................................................................................................................................................. Qingdao Fullrun Tyre Tech Corp., Ltd ........................................................................................................................................ Guangrao Taihua International Trade Co., Ltd ........................................................................................................................... Shandong Guofeng Rubber Plastics Co., Ltd ............................................................................................................................. Hankook Tire China Co., Ltd ....................................................................................................................................................... Haohua Orient International Trade Ltd ........................................................................................................................................ Shandong Hengyu Science & Technology Co., Ltd .................................................................................................................... Hongkong Tiancheng Investment & Trading Co., Limited .......................................................................................................... Hongtyre Group Co ..................................................................................................................................................................... Jiangsu Hankook Tire Co., Ltd .................................................................................................................................................... Jinyu International Holding Co., Limited ...................................................................................................................................... Qingdao Jinhaoyang International Co., Ltd ................................................................................................................................. Jilin Jixing Tire Co., Ltd ............................................................................................................................................................... Kenda Rubber (China) Co., Ltd ................................................................................................................................................... Qingdao Keter International Co., Limited .................................................................................................................................... Koryo International Industrial Limited .......................................................................................................................................... Kumho Tire Co., Inc .................................................................................................................................................................... Qingdao Lakesea Tyre Co., Ltd .................................................................................................................................................. Liaoning Permanent Tyre Co., Ltd .............................................................................................................................................. Shandong Longyue Rubber Co., Ltd ........................................................................................................................................... Macho Tire Corporation Limited .................................................................................................................................................. Maxon Int’l Co., Limited ............................................................................................................................................................... Mayrun Tyre (Hong Kong) Limited .............................................................................................................................................. Qingdao Nama Industrial Co., Ltd ............................................................................................................................................... Nankang (Zhangjiagang Free Trade Zone) Rubber Industrial Co., Ltd ...................................................................................... Shandong New Continent Tire Co., Ltd ...................................................................................................................................... Qingdao Odyking Tyre Co., Ltd ................................................................................................................................................... Prinx Chengshan (Shandong) Tire Co., Ltd ................................................................................................................................ Riversun Industry Limited ............................................................................................................................................................ Roadclaw Tyre (Hong Kong) Limited .......................................................................................................................................... Safe & Well (HK) International Trading Limited .......................................................................................................................... Sailun Jinyu Group Co., Ltd ........................................................................................................................................................ Sailun Jinyu Group (Hong Kong) Co., Limited ............................................................................................................................ Shandong Jinyu Industrial Co., Ltd ............................................................................................................................................. Sailun Tire International Corp ...................................................................................................................................................... Seatex International Inc ............................................................................................................................................................... Dynamic Tire Corp ....................................................................................................................................................................... Husky Tire Corp ........................................................................................................................................................................... Shandong Province Sanli Tire Manufactured Co., Ltd ................................................................................................................ Shandong Linglong Tyre Co., Ltd ............................................................................................................................................... Shandong Yonking Rubber Co., Ltd ........................................................................................................................................... Shandong Shuangwang Rubber Co., Ltd ................................................................................................................................... Shengtai Group Co., Ltd .............................................................................................................................................................. Techking Tires Limited ................................................................................................................................................................ Triangle Tyre Co., Ltd .................................................................................................................................................................. Tyrechamp Group Co., Limited ................................................................................................................................................... Shandong Wanda Boto Tyre Co., Ltd ......................................................................................................................................... Windforce Tyre Co., Limited ........................................................................................................................................................ Winrun Tyre Co., Ltd ................................................................................................................................................................... Shandong Yongtai Group Co., Ltd .............................................................................................................................................. 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Shandong Zhongyi Rubber Co., Ltd ............................................................................................................................................ Zhaoqing Junhong Co., Ltd ......................................................................................................................................................... Disclosure and Public Comment The Department intends to disclose to parties the calculations performed for these preliminary results of review within five days of the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Interested parties may submit case briefs no later than 30 days after the date of publication of these preliminary results of review.7 Rebuttal briefs may be filed no later than five days after case briefs are due, and may respond only to arguments raised in the case briefs.8 A table of contents, list of authorities used, and an executive summary of issues should accompany any briefs submitted to the Department. The summary should be limited to five pages total, including footnotes.9 Interested parties who wish to request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice.10 Requests should contain the party’s name, address, and telephone number, the number of participants in, and a list of the issues to be discussed at, the hearing. Oral arguments at the hearing will be limited to issues raised in the briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, the Department intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, at a date and time to be determined.11 Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date of the hearing. All submissions, with limited exceptions, must be filed electronically using ACCESS.12 An electronically filed document must be received successfully in its entirety by the Department’s electronic records system, ACCESS, by 5 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the due date. Documents excepted from the electronic submission requirements must be filed manually (i.e., in paper form) with the APO/Dockets Unit in 7 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(ii). 19 CFR 351.309(d). 9 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2), (d)(2). 10 See 19 CFR 351.310(c). 11 See 19 CFR 351.310(d). 12 See generally 19 CFR 351.303. 8 See VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:42 Sep 06, 2017 Jkt 241001 Room 18022 and stamped with the date and time of receipt by 5 p.m. ET on the due date.13 Unless otherwise extended, the Department intends to issue the final results of this administrative review, which will include the results of its analysis of issues raised in any briefs, within 120 days of publication of these preliminary results of review, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act. Assessment Rates Upon issuance of the final results of this review, the Department will determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review.14 The Department intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the publication date of the final results of this review. For each individually examined respondent in this review whose weighted-average dumping margin in the final results of review is not zero or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent), the Department intends to calculate importer-specific assessment rates, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).15 Where the respondent reported reliable entered values, the Department intends to calculate importer-specific ad valorem assessment rates by aggregating the amount of dumping calculated for all U.S. sales to the importer, and dividing this amount by the total entered value of the sales to the importer.16 Where the importer did not report entered values, the Department intends to calculate an importer-specific assessment rate by dividing the amount of dumping for reviewed sales to the importer by the total sales quantity associated with those transactions. Where an importerspecific ad valorem assessment rate is not zero or de minimis, the Department will instruct CBP to collect the appropriate duties at the time of 13 See 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements); Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Electronic Filing Procedures; Administrative Protective Order Procedures, 76 FR 39263 (July 6, 2011). 14 See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). 15 See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Proceedings: Final Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14, 2012) (Final Modification). 16 See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 12.92 12.92 12.92 liquidation. Where either the respondent’s weighted average dumping margin is zero or de minimis, or an importer-specific ad valorem assessment rate is zero or de minimis, the Department will instruct CBP to liquidate appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.17 Pursuant to Departmental practice, for entries that were not reported in the U.S. sales database submitted by an exporter individually examined during this review, the Department will instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at the rate for the PRC-wide entity.18 Additionally, if the Department determines that an exporter under review had no shipments of the subject merchandise, any suspended entries that entered under that exporter’s CBP case number will be liquidated at the rate for the PRC-wide entity. We are rescinding this review for Cooper. Our normal practice is to instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties at the rates equal to the cash deposit of estimated antidumping duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse for consumption, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). However, Cooper’s entries during the POR are subject to an injunction. We intend to issue the appropriate liquidation instructions once the injunction on Cooper’s POR entries has been lifted. In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, the final results of this review shall be the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties on POR entries, and for future deposits of estimated antidumping duties, where applicable. Cash Deposit Requirements The Department will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit for antidumping duties equal to the weighted-average amount by which NV exceeds U.S. price. The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon publication of the final results of this administrative review for shipments of the subject merchandise from the PRC entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 17 See Final Modification, 77 FR at 8103. Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011), for a full discussion of this practice. 18 See E:\FR\FM\07SEN1.SGM 07SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 172 / Thursday, September 7, 2017 / Notices for consumption on or after the publication date of this notice, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For the exporters listed above, the cash deposit rate will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin established in the final results of this review (except, if the rate is de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent), then the cash deposit rate will be zero for that exporter), adjusted, where appropriate, for export subsidies and domestic subsidies passed through; (2) for previously investigated or reviewed PRC and non-PRC exporters not listed above that have separate rates, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the exporter-specific rate published for the most recently completed segment of this proceeding; (3) for all PRC exporters of subject merchandise which have not been found to be entitled to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate for the PRC-wide entity (i.e., 76.46 percent) 19 and (4) for all non-PRC exporters of subject merchandise that have not received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the PRC exporter that supplied that non-PRC exporter. These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice. Notification to Importers This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties and/or countervailing duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in the Department’s presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties and/or countervailing duties has occurred, and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties and/or an increase in the amount of antidumping duties by the amount of the countervailing duties. mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES Notification to Interested Parties We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213 and 351.221(b)(4). 19 See 17:42 Sep 06, 2017 Appendix 1 List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum 1. Summary 2. Background 3. Partial Rescission of Administrative Review 4. Scope of the Order 5. Discussion of the Methodology 6. Conclusion Appendix 2 List of Companies Not Receiving Separate Rate Status 1. American Pacific Industries, Inc. 2. BC Tyre Group Limited 3. Best Choice International Trade Co., Limited 4. Cheng Shin Tire & Rubber (China) Co., Ltd. 5. Guangzhou Pearl River Rubber Tyre Ltd. 6. Haohua Orient International Trade Ltd. 7. Hebei Tianrui Rubber Co., Ltd. 8. Hong Kong Tri-Ace Tire Co., Limited 9. Hwa Fong Rubber (Hong Kong) Ltd. 10. ITG Voma Corporation 11. Nankang (Zhangjiagang Free Trade Zone) Rubber Industrial Co., Ltd. 12. Nankang International Co., Ltd. 13. Nankang Rubber Tire Corp., Ltd. 14. Pirelli Tyre Co., Ltd. 15. Qingdao Goalstar Tire Co., Ltd. 16. Qingdao Nexen Tire Corporation 17. Qingdao Qianzhen Tyre Co., Ltd. 18. Qingdao Qihang Tyre Co., Ltd. 19. Qingdao Qizhou Rubber Co., Ltd. 20. Shandong Changhong Rubber Tech 21. Shandong Good Forged Alum Wheel 22. Shandong Haohua Tire Co., Ltd. 23. Shandong Haolong Rubber Tire Co., Ltd. 24. Shandong Huitong Tyre Co., Ltd. 25. Shandong Sangong Rubber Co., Ltd. 26. Shandong Yongtai Chemical Co., Ltd.20 27. Shangong Ogreen International Trade Co., Ltd. 28. Shifeng Juxing Tire Co., Ltd. 29. Southeast Mariner International Co., Ltd. 30. Toyo Tire (Zhangjiagang) Co., Ltd. 31. Wanli Group Trade Limited 32. Xiamen Sunrise Wheel Group Co., Ltd. 33. Xiamen Topu Import 34. Zhejiang Jingu Company Limited 35. Zhejiang Qingda Rubber Co., Ltd. [FR Doc. 2017–18979 Filed 9–6–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 20 The review was initiated on Shandong Yongtai Group Co., Ltd. (formerly known as Shandong Yongtai Chemical Co., Ltd.); however, the Department only granted the company a separate rate under its current name, Shandong Yongtai Group Co., Ltd. Order, 80 FR 47904. VerDate Sep<11>2014 Dated: August 31, 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. Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 42285 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–489–816] Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From Turkey: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2015–2016 Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from Turkey. The period of review (POR) is September 1, 2015, through August 31, 2016. The review covers one producer/ exporter of the subject merchandise, ¨ Toscelik Profil ve Sac Endustrisi A.S. ¸ (Toscelik). We preliminarily find that Toscelik has not sold subject merchandise at less than normal value. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Applicable September 7, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hermes Pinilla, 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) 482–3477. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: Scope of the Order The merchandise covered by the order is certain OCTG. 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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 172 (Thursday, September 7, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42281-42285]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18979]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-016]


Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From the People's 
Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review, Preliminary Determination of No Shipments, and 
Rescission, in Part; 2015-2016

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain 
passenger vehicle and light truck tires (passenger tires) from the 
People's Republic of China (PRC). The period of review (POR) is January 
27, 2015 through July 31, 2016. The administrative review covers 108 
respondents, including four mandatory respondents: Giti Tire Global 
Trading Pte. Ltd. (Giti), which we have preliminarily treated as a 
single entity with four affiliated companies identified below, Qingdao 
Sentury Tire Co., Ltd. (Sentury), which we have preliminarily treated 
as a single entity with two affiliated companies identified below, Best 
Choice International Trade Co., Limited (Best Choice), which withdrew 
its participation from the administrative review and will be treated as 
part of the PRC-wide entity, and Shandong Haohua Tire Co., Ltd. 
(Haohua), which withdrew its participation from the administrative 
review and will be treated as part of the PRC-wide entity. The 
Department preliminarily finds that Giti and Sentury sold subject 
merchandise in the United States at prices below normal value (NV) 
during the POR. In addition, we preliminarily determine that 65 
companies/company groupings have established their eligibility for a 
separate rate, and that ten companies under review made no shipments of 
subject merchandise during the POR. Finally, we are rescinding this 
administrative review with respect to Cooper Tire & Rubber Company/
Cooper Chengshan (Shandong) Tire Co., Ltd./Cooper (Kunshan) Tire Co., 
Ltd. (collectively Cooper). Interested parties are invited to comment 
on these preliminary results.

DATES: September 7, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Toni Page, Lingjun Wang, or Jun Jack 
Zhao, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
1398, (202) 482-2316, or (202) 482-1396, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Scope of the Order

    The scope of the order is passenger vehicle and light truck tires. 
Passenger vehicle and light truck tires are new pneumatic tires, of 
rubber, with a passenger vehicle or light truck size designation.\1\ 
Merchandise covered by this order is classifiable under subheadings 
4011.10.10.10, 4011.10.10.20, 4011.10.10.30, 4011.10.10.40, 
4011.10.10.50, 4011.10.10.60, 4011.10.10.70, 4011.10.50.00, 
4011.20.10.05, 4011.20.50.10, 4011.99.45.10, 4011.99.45.50, 
4011.99.85.10, 4011.99.85.50, 8708.70.45.45, 8708.70.45.60, 
8708.70.60.30, 8708.70.60.45, and 8708.70.60.60 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS 
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, our 
written description of the scope of the order is dispositive.
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    \1\ For a complete description of the scope of the order, see 
``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review of Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light 
Truck Tires from the People's Republic of China, Preliminary 
Determination of No Shipments; and Rescission, in part; 2015-2016,'' 
(August 31, 2017) (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).

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Preliminary Determination of No Shipments

    Based on an analysis of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 
information, and comments provided by interested parties, the 
Department preliminarily determines that ten companies under review, 
Highpoint Trading, Ltd., Federal Tire (Jiangxi), Ltd., Federal 
Corporation, Weihai Ping'an Tyre Co., Ltd., Qingdao Free Trade Zone 
Full-World International Trading Co., Ltd., Seatex PTE. Ltd., Wendeng 
Sanfeng Tyre Co., Ltd., Shandong Hawk International Rubber Industry 
Co., Ltd., Qingdao Honghua Tyre Factory (Honghua), and Zenith Holding 
(HK) Limited each had no shipments during the POR. For additional 
information regarding this determination, see the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum.
    Consistent with an announced refinement to its assessment practice 
in non-market economy (NME) cases, the Department is not rescinding 
this review, in part, but intends to complete the review with respect 
to the companies for which it has preliminarily found no shipments and 
issue appropriate instructions to CBP based on the final results of the 
review.\2\
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    \2\ See Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment 
of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694, 65694-95 (October 24, 2011) and 
the ``Assessment Rates'' section, below.
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Partial Rescission of Administrative Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Department will rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or in part, if the party or parties 
that requested a review withdraws the request within 90 days of the 
publication date of the notice of initiation of the requested review. 
The United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, 
Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC 
(the petitioner) and Cooper withdrew their requests for an 
administrative review with respect to Cooper within 90 days of the 
publication date of the notice of initiation. No other parties 
requested an administrative review of the order with respect to Cooper. 
Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Department is 
rescinding this review of the AD order on passenger tires from the PRC 
with respect to Cooper.

Preliminary Affiliation and Single Entity Determination

    The Department continues to find that Giti and the following four 
companies are affiliated pursuant to section 771(33)(E) of the Tariff 
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and should be treated as a single 
entity pursuant to 19 CFR 351.401(f): Giti Tire (USA) Ltd. (Giti USA), 
Giti Radial Tire (Anhui) Company Ltd. (Giti Anhui), Giti Tire (Fujian) 
Company Ltd. (Giti Fujian), and Giti Tire (Hualin) Company Ltd. (Giti 
Hualin) (collectively Giti). This preliminary finding is based on 
record evidence showing that the facts and analysis relied upon by the 
Department in the investigation of passenger tires from the PRC 
continue to be applicable during the instant POR. For additional 
information, see Preliminary Decision Memorandum at the ``Single Entity 
Treatment'' section.
    Based on information on the record of the instant review, the 
Department preliminarily finds that Sentury, Sentury Tire USA Inc 
(Sentury USA), and Sentury (Hong Kong) Trading Co., Limited (Sentury 
HK) are affiliated pursuant to section 771(33)(E) of the Act, and 
should be treated as a single entity pursuant to 19 CFR 351.401(f).\3\
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    \3\ See the Preliminary Decision Memorandum at ``Single Entity 
Treatment;'' see also Memorandum, ``Preliminary Analysis Memorandum 
for Qingdao Sentury Tire Co., Ltd.'' (Sentury Preliminary Analysis 
Memorandum) (August 31, 2017) at ``Single Entity Analysis'' section.
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Separate Rates

    The Department preliminarily determines that the information placed 
on the record by Giti and Sentury, as well as by the other companies 
listed in the rate table in the ``Preliminary Results of Review'' 
section below, demonstrates that these companies are entitled to 
separate rate status. The Department calculated weighted-average 
dumping margins for Giti and Sentury, and consistent with our practice, 
calculated a rate for the companies to which it granted separate rate 
status, but which it did not individually examine, based on publicly 
ranged sales values reported by Giti and Sentury.\4\
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    \4\ See Memorandum, ``Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck 
Tires from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Calculation 
of the Margin for Respondents Not Selected for Individual 
Examination,'' (August 31, 2016) (Preliminary Separate Rate 
Calculation Memorandum); see also Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 
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    In addition, the Department preliminarily determines that certain 
companies have not demonstrated their entitlement to separate rate 
status because, (1) they withdrew their participation from the 
administrative review; or (2) they did not rebut the presumption of de 
jure or de facto government control of their operations. See Appendix 2 
of this Federal Register notice for a complete list of companies not 
receiving a separate rate. In addition, five companies: Poplar Tire 
International Co. Ltd.; Qingdao Yongdao International Trade Co. Ltd.; 
Shandong Hongsheng Rubber Co. Ltd.; Shandong Xinghongyuan Tyre Co. Ltd; 
and Shanghai Durotyre International Trading Co. Ltd., filed separate 
rate applications even though an administrative review was not 
requested for or initiated on their behalf. Because these companies are 
not subject to this review, the Department is not considering their 
applications for separate-rate status.
    The Department is treating the companies for which it did not grant 
separate rate status as part of the PRC-wide entity. Because no party 
requested a review of the PRC-wide entity, the entity is not under 
review, and the entity's rate (i.e., 87.99 percent) \5\ is not subject 
to change.\6\
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    \5\ See Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the 
People's Republic of China: Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping 
Duty Determination and Antidumping Duty Order; and Amended Final 
Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Countervailing 
Duty Order, 80 FR 47902, 47906 (August 10, 2015) (Order).
    \6\ For additional information regarding the Department's 
separate rate determinations, see the Preliminary Decision 
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Methodology

    The Department conducted this review in accordance with section 
751(a)(1)(B) of the Act. The Department preliminarily determines that 
Giti's and Sentury's reported U.S. sales were either export price (EP) 
or constructed export price (CEP). We calculated EP and CEP sales in 
accordance with section 772 of the Act. Given that the PRC is an NME 
country, within the meaning of section 771(18) of the Act, the 
Department calculated NV in accordance with section 773(c) of the Act.
    For a full description of the methodology underlying the 
preliminary results of this review, see the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum, which is hereby adopted by this notice. The Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum is a public document and is made available to the 
public 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 is 
available to all parties 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 found at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and the electronic versions of 
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content. A list of 
topics

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included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is provided in Appendix 
1 to this notice.

Adjustments for Countervailable Subsidies

    The Department has preliminarily granted Giti and the separate rate 
recipients an adjustment for countervailable domestic subsidies 
pursuant to section 777A(f) of the Act. In addition, the Department 
preliminarily finds that Sentury does not qualify for an adjustment for 
countervailable domestic subsidies.

Preliminary Results of Review

    The Department preliminarily determines that the following 
weighted-average dumping margins exist for the POR:

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                                                       Weighted-average
                      Exporter                          dumping margin
                                                           (percent)
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Giti Tire Global Trading Pte. Ltd./Giti Tire (USA)                 13.39
 Ltd./Giti Tire (Anhui) Company Ltd./Giti Tire
 (Fujian) Company Ltd./Giti Tire (Hualin) Company
 Ltd................................................
Qingdao Sentury Tire Co., Ltd./Sentury Tire USA Inc./              11.28
 Sentury (Hong Kong) Trading Co., Limited...........
Actyon Tyre Resources Co., Limited..................               12.92
Shandong Anchi Tyres Co., Ltd.......................               12.92
Briway Tire Co., Ltd................................               12.92
Shandong Changfeng Tyres Co., Ltd...................               12.92
Qingdao Crown Chemical Co., Ltd.....................               12.92
Crown International Corporation.....................               12.92
Qingzhou Detai International Trading Co., Ltd.......               12.92
Shandong Duratti Rubber Corporation Co. Ltd.........               12.92
Shouguang Firemax Tyre Co., Ltd.....................               12.92
Fleming Limited.....................................               12.92
Qingdao Fullrun Tyre Corp., Ltd.....................               12.92
Qingdao Fullrun Tyre Tech Corp., Ltd................               12.92
Guangrao Taihua International Trade Co., Ltd........               12.92
Shandong Guofeng Rubber Plastics Co., Ltd...........               12.92
Hankook Tire China Co., Ltd.........................               12.92
Haohua Orient International Trade Ltd...............               12.92
Shandong Hengyu Science & Technology Co., Ltd.......               12.92
Hongkong Tiancheng Investment & Trading Co., Limited               12.92
Hongtyre Group Co...................................               12.92
Jiangsu Hankook Tire Co., Ltd.......................               12.92
Jinyu International Holding Co., Limited............               12.92
Qingdao Jinhaoyang International Co., Ltd...........               12.92
Jilin Jixing Tire Co., Ltd..........................               12.92
Kenda Rubber (China) Co., Ltd.......................               12.92
Qingdao Keter International Co., Limited............               12.92
Koryo International Industrial Limited..............               12.92
Kumho Tire Co., Inc.................................               12.92
Qingdao Lakesea Tyre Co., Ltd.......................               12.92
Liaoning Permanent Tyre Co., Ltd....................               12.92
Shandong Longyue Rubber Co., Ltd....................               12.92
Macho Tire Corporation Limited......................               12.92
Maxon Int'l Co., Limited............................               12.92
Mayrun Tyre (Hong Kong) Limited.....................               12.92
Qingdao Nama Industrial Co., Ltd....................               12.92
Nankang (Zhangjiagang Free Trade Zone) Rubber                      12.92
 Industrial Co., Ltd................................
Shandong New Continent Tire Co., Ltd................               12.92
Qingdao Odyking Tyre Co., Ltd.......................               12.92
Prinx Chengshan (Shandong) Tire Co., Ltd............               12.92
Riversun Industry Limited...........................               12.92
Roadclaw Tyre (Hong Kong) Limited...................               12.92
Safe & Well (HK) International Trading Limited......               12.92
Sailun Jinyu Group Co., Ltd.........................               12.92
Sailun Jinyu Group (Hong Kong) Co., Limited.........               12.92
Shandong Jinyu Industrial Co., Ltd..................               12.92
Sailun Tire International Corp......................               12.92
Seatex International Inc............................               12.92
Dynamic Tire Corp...................................               12.92
Husky Tire Corp.....................................               12.92
Shandong Province Sanli Tire Manufactured Co., Ltd..               12.92
Shandong Linglong Tyre Co., Ltd.....................               12.92
Shandong Yonking Rubber Co., Ltd....................               12.92
Shandong Shuangwang Rubber Co., Ltd.................               12.92
Shengtai Group Co., Ltd.............................               12.92
Techking Tires Limited..............................               12.92
Triangle Tyre Co., Ltd..............................               12.92
Tyrechamp Group Co., Limited........................               12.92
Shandong Wanda Boto Tyre Co., Ltd...................               12.92
Windforce Tyre Co., Limited.........................               12.92
Winrun Tyre Co., Ltd................................               12.92
Shandong Yongtai Group Co., Ltd.....................               12.92

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Weihai Zhongwei Rubber Co., Ltd.....................               12.92
Shandong Zhongyi Rubber Co., Ltd....................               12.92
Zhaoqing Junhong Co., Ltd...........................               12.92
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Disclosure and Public Comment

    The Department intends to disclose to parties the calculations 
performed for these preliminary results of review within five days of 
the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Interested parties may submit case 
briefs no later than 30 days after the date of publication of these 
preliminary results of review.\7\ Rebuttal briefs may be filed no later 
than five days after case briefs are due, and may respond only to 
arguments raised in the case briefs.\8\ A table of contents, list of 
authorities used, and an executive summary of issues should accompany 
any briefs submitted to the Department. The summary should be limited 
to five pages total, including footnotes.\9\
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    \7\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(ii).
    \8\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
    \9\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2), (d)(2).
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    Interested parties who wish to request a hearing must submit a 
written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 
Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, within 30 days after the date 
of publication of this notice.\10\ Requests should contain the party's 
name, address, and telephone number, the number of participants in, and 
a list of the issues to be discussed at, the hearing. Oral arguments at 
the hearing will be limited to issues raised in the briefs. If a 
request for a hearing is made, the Department intends to hold the 
hearing at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, at a date and time to be 
determined.\11\ Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and 
location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date of the 
hearing.
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    \10\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
    \11\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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    All submissions, with limited exceptions, must be filed 
electronically using ACCESS.\12\ An electronically filed document must 
be received successfully in its entirety by the Department's electronic 
records system, ACCESS, by 5 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the due date. 
Documents excepted from the electronic submission requirements must be 
filed manually (i.e., in paper form) with the APO/Dockets Unit in Room 
18022 and stamped with the date and time of receipt by 5 p.m. ET on the 
due date.\13\
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    \12\ See generally 19 CFR 351.303.
    \13\ See 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements); 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Electronic Filing 
Procedures; Administrative Protective Order Procedures, 76 FR 39263 
(July 6, 2011).
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    Unless otherwise extended, the Department intends to issue the 
final results of this administrative review, which will include the 
results of its analysis of issues raised in any briefs, within 120 days 
of publication of these preliminary results of review, pursuant to 
section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.

Assessment Rates

    Upon issuance of the final results of this review, the Department 
will determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all 
appropriate entries covered by this review.\14\ The Department intends 
to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the publication 
date of the final results of this review. For each individually 
examined respondent in this review whose weighted-average dumping 
margin in the final results of review is not zero or de minimis (i.e., 
less than 0.5 percent), the Department intends to calculate importer-
specific assessment rates, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).\15\ 
Where the respondent reported reliable entered values, the Department 
intends to calculate importer-specific ad valorem assessment rates by 
aggregating the amount of dumping calculated for all U.S. sales to the 
importer, and dividing this amount by the total entered value of the 
sales to the importer.\16\ Where the importer did not report entered 
values, the Department intends to calculate an importer-specific 
assessment rate by dividing the amount of dumping for reviewed sales to 
the importer by the total sales quantity associated with those 
transactions. Where an importer-specific ad valorem assessment rate is 
not zero or de minimis, the Department will instruct CBP to collect the 
appropriate duties at the time of liquidation. Where either the 
respondent's weighted average dumping margin is zero or de minimis, or 
an importer-specific ad valorem assessment rate is zero or de minimis, 
the Department will instruct CBP to liquidate appropriate entries 
without regard to antidumping duties.\17\
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    \14\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
    \15\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted 
Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping 
Proceedings: Final Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14, 2012) 
(Final Modification).
    \16\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
    \17\ See Final Modification, 77 FR at 8103.
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    Pursuant to Departmental practice, for entries that were not 
reported in the U.S. sales database submitted by an exporter 
individually examined during this review, the Department will instruct 
CBP to liquidate such entries at the rate for the PRC-wide entity.\18\ 
Additionally, if the Department determines that an exporter under 
review had no shipments of the subject merchandise, any suspended 
entries that entered under that exporter's CBP case number will be 
liquidated at the rate for the PRC-wide entity.
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    \18\ See Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment 
of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011), for a full 
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    We are rescinding this review for Cooper. Our normal practice is to 
instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties at the rates equal to the 
cash deposit of estimated antidumping duties required at the time of 
entry, or withdrawal from warehouse for consumption, in accordance with 
19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). However, Cooper's entries during the POR are 
subject to an injunction. We intend to issue the appropriate 
liquidation instructions once the injunction on Cooper's POR entries 
has been lifted.
    In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, the final 
results of this review shall be the basis for the assessment of 
antidumping duties on POR entries, and for future deposits of estimated 
antidumping duties, where applicable.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The Department will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit for 
antidumping duties equal to the weighted-average amount by which NV 
exceeds U.S. price. The following cash deposit requirements will be 
effective upon publication of the final results of this administrative 
review for shipments of the subject merchandise from the PRC entered, 
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for consumption on or after the publication date of this notice, as 
provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For the exporters 
listed above, the cash deposit rate will be equal to the weighted-
average dumping margin established in the final results of this review 
(except, if the rate is de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent), then 
the cash deposit rate will be zero for that exporter), adjusted, where 
appropriate, for export subsidies and domestic subsidies passed 
through; (2) for previously investigated or reviewed PRC and non-PRC 
exporters not listed above that have separate rates, the cash deposit 
rate will continue to be the exporter-specific rate published for the 
most recently completed segment of this proceeding; (3) for all PRC 
exporters of subject merchandise which have not been found to be 
entitled to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate for 
the PRC-wide entity (i.e., 76.46 percent) \19\ and (4) for all non-PRC 
exporters of subject merchandise that have not received their own rate, 
the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the PRC exporter 
that supplied that non-PRC exporter. These deposit requirements, when 
imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
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    \19\ See Order, 80 FR 47904.
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Notification to Importers

    This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of 
their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties and/or countervailing 
duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this POR. 
Failure to comply with this requirement could result in the 
Department's presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties and/
or countervailing duties has occurred, and the subsequent assessment of 
double antidumping duties and/or an increase in the amount of 
antidumping duties by the amount of the countervailing duties.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213 and 
351.221(b)(4).

    Dated: August 31, 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 1

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum

1. Summary
2. Background
3. Partial Rescission of Administrative Review
4. Scope of the Order
5. Discussion of the Methodology
6. Conclusion

Appendix 2

List of Companies Not Receiving Separate Rate Status

1. American Pacific Industries, Inc.
2. BC Tyre Group Limited
3. Best Choice International Trade Co., Limited
4. Cheng Shin Tire & Rubber (China) Co., Ltd.
5. Guangzhou Pearl River Rubber Tyre Ltd.
6. Haohua Orient International Trade Ltd.
7. Hebei Tianrui Rubber Co., Ltd.
8. Hong Kong Tri-Ace Tire Co., Limited
9. Hwa Fong Rubber (Hong Kong) Ltd.
10. ITG Voma Corporation
11. Nankang (Zhangjiagang Free Trade Zone) Rubber Industrial Co., 
Ltd.
12. Nankang International Co., Ltd.
13. Nankang Rubber Tire Corp., Ltd.
14. Pirelli Tyre Co., Ltd.
15. Qingdao Goalstar Tire Co., Ltd.
16. Qingdao Nexen Tire Corporation
17. Qingdao Qianzhen Tyre Co., Ltd.
18. Qingdao Qihang Tyre Co., Ltd.
19. Qingdao Qizhou Rubber Co., Ltd.
20. Shandong Changhong Rubber Tech
21. Shandong Good Forged Alum Wheel
22. Shandong Haohua Tire Co., Ltd.
23. Shandong Haolong Rubber Tire Co., Ltd.
24. Shandong Huitong Tyre Co., Ltd.
25. Shandong Sangong Rubber Co., Ltd.
26. Shandong Yongtai Chemical Co., Ltd.\20\
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    \20\ The review was initiated on Shandong Yongtai Group Co., 
Ltd. (formerly known as Shandong Yongtai Chemical Co., Ltd.); 
however, the Department only granted the company a separate rate 
under its current name, Shandong Yongtai Group Co., Ltd.
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27. Shangong Ogreen International Trade Co., Ltd.
28. Shifeng Juxing Tire Co., Ltd.
29. Southeast Mariner International Co., Ltd.
30. Toyo Tire (Zhangjiagang) Co., Ltd.
31. Wanli Group Trade Limited
32. Xiamen Sunrise Wheel Group Co., Ltd.
33. Xiamen Topu Import
34. Zhejiang Jingu Company Limited
35. Zhejiang Qingda Rubber Co., Ltd.

[FR Doc. 2017-18979 Filed 9-6-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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