Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review, 60177-60178 [2017-27308]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–900]
Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof
From the People’s Republic of China:
Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Changed Circumstances Review
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On November 7, 2017, the
Department of Commerce (the
Department) published a notice of
initiation and preliminary results of a
changed circumstances review of the
antidumping duty order on diamond
sawblades and parts thereof (diamond
sawblades) from the People’s Republic
of China (the PRC). In that notice, we
preliminarily determined that Chengdu
Huifeng New Material Technology Co.,
Ltd. is the successor-in-interest to
Chengdu Huifeng Diamond Tools Co.,
Ltd. for purposes of determining
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antidumping duty cash deposits and
liabilities. No interested party submitted
comments on or requested a public
hearing to discuss the Initiation and
Preliminary Results. For these final
results, the Department continues to
find that Chengdu Huifeng New
Material Technology Co., Ltd. is the
successor-in-interest to Chengdu
Huifeng Diamond Tools Co., Ltd. for
purposes of the antidumping duty order
on diamond sawblades from the PRC.
DATES: Applicable December 19, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Yang Jin Chun 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) 482–5760.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 7, 2017, the Department
published a notice of initiation and
preliminary results of a changed
circumstances review of the
antidumping duty order on diamond
sawblades from the PRC.1 Effective
August 16, 2016, Chengdu Huifeng
Diamond Tools Co., Ltd. (1) changed its
legal status from a limited liability
company to a joint-stock limited
company and (2) changed its name to
Chengdu Huifeng New Material
Technology Co., Ltd.2 On September 20,
2017, Chengdu Huifeng New Material
Technology Co., Ltd. requested that the
Department initiate an expedited
changed circumstances review and
determine that Chengdu Huifeng New
Material Technology Co., Ltd. is the
successor-in-interest to Chengdu
Huifeng Diamond Tools Co., Ltd.
On November 7, 2017, we initiated a
changed circumstances review and
preliminarily determined that Chengdu
Huifeng New Material Technology Co.,
Ltd. is the successor-in-interest to
Chengdu Huifeng Diamond Tools Co.,
Ltd. for purposes of determining
antidumping duty liability.3 In the
Initiation and Preliminary Results, we
provided all interested parties with an
opportunity to comment and request a
public hearing regarding our
preliminary results. We received no
comments or requests for a public
hearing.
1 See Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof from
the People’s Republic of China: Initiation and
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Changed
Circumstances Review, 82 FR 51605 (November 7,
2017) (Initiation and Preliminary Results).
2 See Chengdu Huifeng New Material Technology
Co., Ltd.’s request for a changed circumstances
review dated September 20, 2017.
3 See Initiation and Preliminary Results.
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Scope of the Order
The products covered by the order are
all finished circular sawblades, whether
slotted or not, with a working part that
is comprised of a diamond segment or
segments, and parts thereof, regardless
of specification or size, except as
specifically excluded below. Within the
scope of the order are semifinished
diamond sawblades, including diamond
sawblade cores and diamond sawblade
segments. Diamond sawblade cores are
circular steel plates, whether or not
attached to non-steel plates, with slots.
Diamond sawblade cores are
manufactured principally, but not
exclusively, from alloy steel. A diamond
sawblade segment consists of a mixture
of diamonds (whether natural or
synthetic, and regardless of the quantity
of diamonds) and metal powders
(including, but not limited to, iron,
cobalt, nickel, tungsten carbide) that are
formed together into a solid shape (from
generally, but not limited to, a heating
and pressing process).
Sawblades with diamonds directly
attached to the core with a resin or
electroplated bond, which thereby do
not contain a diamond segment, are not
included within the scope of the order.
Diamond sawblades and/or sawblade
cores with a thickness of less than 0.025
inches, or with a thickness greater than
1.1 inches, are excluded from the scope
of the order. Circular steel plates that
have a cutting edge of non-diamond
material, such as external teeth that
protrude from the outer diameter of the
plate, whether or not finished, are
excluded from the scope of the order.
Diamond sawblade cores with a
Rockwell C hardness of less than 25 are
excluded from the scope of the order.
Diamond sawblades and/or diamond
segment(s) with diamonds that
predominantly have a mesh size number
greater than 240 (such as 250 or 260) are
excluded from the scope of the order.
Merchandise subject to the order is
typically imported under heading
8202.39.00.00 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).
When packaged together as a set for
retail sale with an item that is separately
classified under headings 8202 to 8205
of the HTSUS, diamond sawblades or
parts thereof may be imported under
heading 8206.00.00.00 of the HTSUS.
On October 11, 2011, the Department
included the 6804.21.00.00 HTSUS
classification number to the customs
case reference file, pursuant to a request
by U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP).4 The tariff classification is
4 See Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof from
the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of
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provided for convenience and customs
purposes; however, the written
description of the scope of the order is
dispositive.
Final Results of Changed
Circumstances Review
For the reasons stated in the Initiation
and Preliminary Results, we continue to
find that Chengdu Huifeng New
Material Technology Co., Ltd. is the
successor-in-interest to Chengdu
Huifeng Diamond Tools Co., Ltd. for
purposes of determining antidumping
duty liability under the antidumping
duty order on diamond sawblades from
the PRC.5 As a result of this
determination, we find that Chengdu
Huifeng New Material Technology Co.,
Ltd. is entitled to the cash deposit rate
previously assigned to Chengdu Huifeng
Diamond Tools Co., Ltd. in the most
recently completed administrative
review of the antidumping duty order
on diamond sawblades from the PRC.6
Consequently, the Department will
instruct U.S. Customs and Border
Protection to suspend liquidation of all
shipments of subject merchandise
exported by Chengdu Huifeng New
Material Technology Co., Ltd., and
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the
publication date of this notice in the
Federal Register at 6.19 percent, which
is the current antidumping duty cash
deposit rate for Chengdu Huifeng
Diamond Tools Co., Ltd.7 This cash
deposit requirement shall remain in
effect until further notice.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice serves as a final reminder
to parties subject to administrative
protective order (APO) of their
responsibility concerning the
disposition of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
written notification of the return/
destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is
hereby requested. Failure to comply
with the regulations and terms of an
APO is a sanctionable violation.
This notice of final results is in
accordance with sections 751(b)(1) and
777(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 76 FR
76128, 76130 (December 6, 2011).
5 See Initiation and Preliminary Results, 82 FR at
51606–07.
6 See, e.g., Notice of Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Changed Circumstances Review: Certain
Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Thailand, 81 FR
222 (January 5, 2016).
7 See Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof from
the People’s Republic of China: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014–
2015, 82 FR 26912 (June 12, 2017).
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amended, and 19 CFR 351.216, and 19
CFR 351.221(c)(3).
Dated: December 14, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations,
performing the non-exclusive functions and
duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–570–063]
Cast Iron Soil Pipe Fittings From the
People’s Republic of China:
Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing
Duty Determination and Alignment of
Final Determination With Final
Antidumping Duty Determination
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Department) preliminarily determines
that countervailable subsidies are being
provided to producers and exporters of
cast iron soil pipe fittings (soil pipe
fittings) from the People’s Republic of
China (PRC). The period of investigation
is January 1, 2016, through December
31, 2016.
DATES: Applicable December 19, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dennis McClure or Jinny Ahn, AD/CVD
Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
202–482–5973 or 202–482–0339,
respectively.
AGENCY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
This preliminary determination is
made in accordance with section 703(b)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act). The Department published the
notice of initiation of this investigation
on August 8, 2017.1 On September 2,
2017, the Department postponed the
preliminary determination of this
investigation and the revised deadline is
now December 11, 2017.2 For a
1 See Cast Iron Soil Pipe Fittings from the People’s
Republic of China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty
Investigation, 82 FR 37048 (August 8, 2017)
(Initiation Notice).
2 See Cast Iron Soil Pipe Fittings from the People’s
Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary
Determination in the Countervailing Duty
Investigation, 82 FR 44160 (September 21, 2017).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-900]
Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof From the People's Republic of
China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On November 7, 2017, the Department of Commerce (the
Department) published a notice of initiation and preliminary results of
a changed circumstances review of the antidumping duty order on diamond
sawblades and parts thereof (diamond sawblades) from the People's
Republic of China (the PRC). In that notice, we preliminarily
determined that Chengdu Huifeng New Material Technology Co., Ltd. is
the successor-in-interest to Chengdu Huifeng Diamond Tools Co., Ltd.
for purposes of determining antidumping duty cash deposits and
liabilities. No interested party submitted comments on or requested a
public hearing to discuss the Initiation and Preliminary Results. For
these final results, the Department continues to find that Chengdu
Huifeng New Material Technology Co., Ltd. is the successor-in-interest
to Chengdu Huifeng Diamond Tools Co., Ltd. for purposes of the
antidumping duty order on diamond sawblades from the PRC.
DATES: Applicable December 19, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yang Jin Chun 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) 482-5760.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 7, 2017, the Department published a notice of
initiation and preliminary results of a changed circumstances review of
the antidumping duty order on diamond sawblades from the PRC.\1\
Effective August 16, 2016, Chengdu Huifeng Diamond Tools Co., Ltd. (1)
changed its legal status from a limited liability company to a joint-
stock limited company and (2) changed its name to Chengdu Huifeng New
Material Technology Co., Ltd.\2\ On September 20, 2017, Chengdu Huifeng
New Material Technology Co., Ltd. requested that the Department
initiate an expedited changed circumstances review and determine that
Chengdu Huifeng New Material Technology Co., Ltd. is the successor-in-
interest to Chengdu Huifeng Diamond Tools Co., Ltd.
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\1\ See Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof from the People's
Republic of China: Initiation and Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty Changed Circumstances Review, 82 FR 51605 (November 7, 2017)
(Initiation and Preliminary Results).
\2\ See Chengdu Huifeng New Material Technology Co., Ltd.'s
request for a changed circumstances review dated September 20, 2017.
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On November 7, 2017, we initiated a changed circumstances review
and preliminarily determined that Chengdu Huifeng New Material
Technology Co., Ltd. is the successor-in-interest to Chengdu Huifeng
Diamond Tools Co., Ltd. for purposes of determining antidumping duty
liability.\3\ In the Initiation and Preliminary Results, we provided
all interested parties with an opportunity to comment and request a
public hearing regarding our preliminary results. We received no
comments or requests for a public hearing.
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\3\ See Initiation and Preliminary Results.
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Scope of the Order
The products covered by the order are all finished circular
sawblades, whether slotted or not, with a working part that is
comprised of a diamond segment or segments, and parts thereof,
regardless of specification or size, except as specifically excluded
below. Within the scope of the order are semifinished diamond
sawblades, including diamond sawblade cores and diamond sawblade
segments. Diamond sawblade cores are circular steel plates, whether or
not attached to non-steel plates, with slots. Diamond sawblade cores
are manufactured principally, but not exclusively, from alloy steel. A
diamond sawblade segment consists of a mixture of diamonds (whether
natural or synthetic, and regardless of the quantity of diamonds) and
metal powders (including, but not limited to, iron, cobalt, nickel,
tungsten carbide) that are formed together into a solid shape (from
generally, but not limited to, a heating and pressing process).
Sawblades with diamonds directly attached to the core with a resin
or electroplated bond, which thereby do not contain a diamond segment,
are not included within the scope of the order. Diamond sawblades and/
or sawblade cores with a thickness of less than 0.025 inches, or with a
thickness greater than 1.1 inches, are excluded from the scope of the
order. Circular steel plates that have a cutting edge of non-diamond
material, such as external teeth that protrude from the outer diameter
of the plate, whether or not finished, are excluded from the scope of
the order. Diamond sawblade cores with a Rockwell C hardness of less
than 25 are excluded from the scope of the order. Diamond sawblades
and/or diamond segment(s) with diamonds that predominantly have a mesh
size number greater than 240 (such as 250 or 260) are excluded from the
scope of the order. Merchandise subject to the order is typically
imported under heading 8202.39.00.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States (HTSUS). When packaged together as a set for
retail sale with an item that is separately classified under headings
8202 to 8205 of the HTSUS, diamond sawblades or parts thereof may be
imported under heading 8206.00.00.00 of the HTSUS. On October 11, 2011,
the Department included the 6804.21.00.00 HTSUS classification number
to the customs case reference file, pursuant to a request by U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP).\4\ The tariff classification is
provided for convenience and customs purposes; however, the written
description of the scope of the order is dispositive.
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\4\ See Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof from the Republic of
Korea: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review, 76 FR 76128, 76130 (December 6, 2011).
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Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review
For the reasons stated in the Initiation and Preliminary Results,
we continue to find that Chengdu Huifeng New Material Technology Co.,
Ltd. is the successor-in-interest to Chengdu Huifeng Diamond Tools Co.,
Ltd. for purposes of determining antidumping duty liability under the
antidumping duty order on diamond sawblades from the PRC.\5\ As a
result of this determination, we find that Chengdu Huifeng New Material
Technology Co., Ltd. is entitled to the cash deposit rate previously
assigned to Chengdu Huifeng Diamond Tools Co., Ltd. in the most
recently completed administrative review of the antidumping duty order
on diamond sawblades from the PRC.\6\ Consequently, the Department will
instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to suspend liquidation of
all shipments of subject merchandise exported by Chengdu Huifeng New
Material Technology Co., Ltd., and entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of this
notice in the Federal Register at 6.19 percent, which is the current
antidumping duty cash deposit rate for Chengdu Huifeng Diamond Tools
Co., Ltd.\7\ This cash deposit requirement shall remain in effect until
further notice.
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\5\ See Initiation and Preliminary Results, 82 FR at 51606-07.
\6\ See, e.g., Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Changed Circumstances Review: Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from
Thailand, 81 FR 222 (January 5, 2016).
\7\ See Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof from the People's
Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2014-2015, 82 FR 26912 (June 12, 2017).
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Notification to Interested Parties
This notice serves as a final reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written
notification of the return/destruction of APO materials or conversion
to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply
with the regulations and terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
This notice of final results is in accordance with sections
751(b)(1) and 777(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR
351.216, and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(3).
Dated: December 14, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2017-27308 Filed 12-18-17; 8:45 am]
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