Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Correction to Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, and Final Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part, 351-352 [2017-28404]
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measures expired, until and through the
day preceding the date of publication of
the ITC’s final injury determinations in
the Federal Register. Suspension of
liquidation will resume on the date of
publication of the ITC’s final
determination in the Federal Register.
Critical Circumstances
With regard to the ITC’s negative
critical circumstances determination on
imports of subject merchandise from
Canada, Commerce will instruct CBP to
lift suspension and to refund any cash
deposits made to secure the payment of
estimated antidumping duties with
respect to entries of subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after April 1,
2017 (i.e., 90 days prior to the date of
publication of the preliminary
determination), but before June 30,
2017, (i.e., the date of publication of the
preliminary determination).
Estimated Weighted-Average Dumping
Margins
The weighted-average antidumping
duty margin percentages and cash
deposit rates are as follows:
Exporter or producer
Weighted
average
dumping
margin
(percent)
Canfor Corporation ...............
Resolute FP Canada Inc. .....
Tolko Industries Ltd. and
Tolko Marketing & Services, Ltd. ............................
West Fraser Mills Ltd. ..........
All-Others ..............................
7.28
3.20
7.22
5.57
6.04
This notice constitutes the
antidumping duty order with respect to
softwood lumber from Canada pursuant
to section 736(a) of the Act. Interested
parties can find a list of antidumping
duty orders currently in effect at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/stats/
iastats1.html.
This order is published in accordance
with section 736(a) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.211(b).
Dated: December 28, 2017.
P. Lee Smith,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and
Negotiations.
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Appendix
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this order is
softwood lumber, siding, flooring and certain
other coniferous wood (softwood lumber
products). The scope includes:
• Coniferous wood, sawn, or chipped
lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not
planed, whether or not sanded, or whether or
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not finger-jointed, of an actual thickness
exceeding six millimeters.
• Coniferous wood siding, flooring, and
other coniferous wood (other than moldings
and dowel rods), including strips and friezes
for parquet flooring, that is continuously
shaped (including, but not limited to,
tongued, grooved, rebated, chamfered, Vjointed, beaded, molded, rounded) along any
of its edges, ends, or faces, whether or not
planed, whether or not sanded, or whether or
not end-jointed.
• Coniferous drilled and notched lumber
and angle cut lumber.
• Coniferous lumber stacked on edge and
fastened together with nails, whether or not
with plywood sheathing.
• Components or parts of semi-finished or
unassembled finished products made from
subject merchandise that would otherwise
meet the definition of the scope above.
Finished products are not covered by the
scope of this investigation. For the purposes
of this scope, finished products contain, or
are comprised of, subject merchandise and
have undergone sufficient processing such
that they can no longer be considered
intermediate products, and such products
can be readily differentiated from
merchandise subject to this investigation at
the time of importation. Such differentiation
may, for example, be shown through marks
of special adaptation as a particular product.
The following products are illustrative of the
type of merchandise that is considered
‘‘finished’’ for the purpose of this scope: Ijoists; assembled pallets; cutting boards;
assembled picture frames; garage doors.
The following items are excluded from the
scope of this investigation:
• Softwood lumber products certified by
the Atlantic Lumber Board as being first
produced in the Provinces of Newfoundland
and Labrador, Nova Scotia, or Prince Edward
Island from logs harvested in Newfoundland
and Labrador, Nova Scotia, or Prince Edward
Island.
• U.S.-origin lumber shipped to Canada for
processing and imported into the United
States if the processing occurring in Canada
is limited to one or more of the following: (1)
Kiln drying; (2) planing to create smooth-tosize board; or (3) sanding.
• Box-spring frame kits if they contain the
following wooden pieces—two side rails, two
end (or top) rails and varying numbers of
slats. The side rails and the end rails must
be radius-cut at both ends. The kits must be
individually packaged and must contain the
exact number of wooden components needed
to make a particular box-spring frame, with
no further processing required. None of the
components exceeds 1’’ in actual thickness or
83’’ in length.
• Radius-cut box-spring-frame
components, not exceeding 1’’ in actual
thickness or 83’’ in length, ready for
assembly without further processing. The
radius cuts must be present on both ends of
the boards and must be substantially cut so
as to completely round one corner.
Softwood lumber product imports are
generally entered under Chapter 44 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS). This chapter of the HTSUS
covers ‘‘Wood and articles of wood.’’
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Softwood lumber products that are subject to
this investigation are currently classifiable
under the following ten-digit HTSUS
subheadings in Chapter 44: 4407.10.01.01;
4407.10.01.02; 4407.10.01.15; 4407.10.01.16;
4407.10.01.17; 4407.10.01.18; 4407.10.01.19;
4407.10.01.20; 4407.10.01.42; 4407.10.01.43;
4407.10.01.44; 4407.10.01.45; 4407.10.01.46;
4407.10.01.47; 4407.10.01.48; 4407.10.01.49;
4407.10.01.52; 4407.10.01.53; 4407.10.01.54;
4407.10.01.55; 4407.10.01.56; 4407.10.01.57;
4407.10.01.58; 4407.10.01.59; 4407.10.01.64;
4407.10.01.65; 4407.10.01.66; 4407.10.01.67;
4407.10.01.68; 4407.10.01.69; 4407.10.01.74;
4407.10.01.75; 4407.10.01.76; 4407.10.01.77;
4407.10.01.82; 4407.10.01.83; 4407.10.01.92;
4407.10.01.93; 4409.10.05.00; 4409.10.10.20;
4409.10.10.40; 4409.10.10.60; 4409.10.10.80;
4409.10.20.00; 4409.10.90.20; 4409.10.90.40;
and 4418.99.10.00.
Subject merchandise as described above
might be identified on entry documentation
as stringers, square cut box-spring-frame
components, fence pickets, truss
components, pallet components, flooring,
and door and window frame parts. Items so
identified might be entered under the
following ten-digit HTSUS subheadings in
Chapter 44:
4415.20.40.00; 4415.20.80.00;
4418.99.90.05; 4418.99.90.20; 4418.99.90.40;
4418.99.90.95; 4421.99.70.40; and
4421.99.97.80.
Although these HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the
scope of this investigation is dispositive.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–570–059]
Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of
Carbon and Alloy Steel From the
People’s Republic of China: Notice of
Correction to Final Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination,
and Final Affirmative Determination of
Critical Circumstances, in Part
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shanah Lee at (202) 482–6386 or Alex
Rosen at (202) 482–7814, AD/CVD
Operations, Office III, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
December 11, 2017, the Department of
Commerce (Department) published the
final affirmative countervailing duty
determination on certain cold-drawn
mechanical tubing of carbon and alloy
steel (cold-drawn mechanical tubing)
AGENCY:
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from the People’s Republic of China
(PRC).1 The Final Determination
inadvertently referred to a cross-owned
affiliate of one of the mandatory
respondents, Zhangjiagang Huacheng
Import & Export Co., Ltd. (Huacheng
I&E), as ‘‘Zhangjiagang Huacheng
Industry Pipe Making Corporation.’’ The
correct name for this cross-owned
affiliate is ‘‘Jiangsu Huacheng Industry
Pipe Making Corporation.’’ 2 We are
correcting this error.
This correction to the Final
Determination is issued and published
in accordance with section 705(d) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.
Dated: December 27, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistance 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
[A–570–058]
Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing
of Carbon and Alloy Steel From the
People’s Republic of China: Amended
Preliminary Affirmative Determination
of Sales at Less-Than-Fair Value
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) is amending the
preliminary determination of the lessthan-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of
certain cold-drawn mechanical tubing of
carbon and alloy steel (cold-drawn
mechanical tubing) from the People’s
Republic of China (China) to correct
certain significant ministerial errors.
DATES: Applicable January 3, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Keith Haynes or Paul Stolz, AD/CVD
Operations, Office III, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
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AGENCY:
1 See Countervailing Duty Investigation of ColdDrawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy
Steel from the People’s Republic of China: Final
Affirmative Determination, and Final Affirmative
Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part, 82
FR 58175 (December 11, 2017) (Final
Determination).
2 See letter from Huacheng I&E, ‘‘Certain ColdDrawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy
Steel from People’s Republic of China: Ministerial
Error Comments,’’ dated December 12, 2017.
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(202) 482–5139 or, (202) 482–4474,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 22, 2017, Commerce
published the Preliminary
Determination.1 On November 24, 2017,
Commerce disclosed to interested
parties its calculations for the
Preliminary Determination. On
November 27, 2017, Commerce
extended the period to submit
ministerial error comments to December
1, 2017.2 On December 1, 2017,
Zhangjiagang Huacheng Import & Export
Co., Ltd. (Huacheng) alleged certain
ministerial errors in the Preliminary
Determination.3 Commerce did not
receive ministerial error allegations
from any other interested party.
Period of Investigation
The period of investigation is October
1, 2016, through March 31, 2017.
Scope of the Investigation
This investigation covers cold-drawn
mechanical tubing from China. Since
the publication of the Preliminary
Determination and preliminary scope
language contained therein, Commerce
has evaluated relevant comments and
issued its Final Scope Determination
Memorandum.4 For a complete
description of the final scope of this
investigation, see the Appendix to this
notice.
Analysis of Significant Ministerial
Error Allegation
Commerce will analyze any
comments received and, if appropriate,
correct any significant ministerial error
by amending the preliminary
determination according to 19 CFR
351.224(e). A ministerial error is
defined in 19 CFR 351.224(f) as ‘‘an
1 See Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of
Carbon and Alloy Steel from the People’s Republic
of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of
Sales at Less-Than-Fair Value and Preliminary
Affirmative Determination of Critical
Circumstances, in Part, and Postponement of Final
Determination, 82 FR 55574 (November 22, 2017)
(Preliminary Determination).
2 See the Department’s memorandum, ‘‘Deadline
for Ministerial Error Comments for the Preliminary
Determination,’’ dated November 27, 2017.
3 See Huacheng’s letter, ‘‘Certain Cold-Drawn
Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel from
People’s Republic of China: Ministerial Error
Comments,’’ dated December 1, 2017 (Hongyi’s
Ministerial Error Allegation).
4 See the Department’s memorandum, ‘‘Certain
Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and
Alloy Steel from the Federal Republic of Germany,
India, Italy, the Republic of Korea, the People’s
Republic of China, and Switzerland: Scope
Comments Decision Memorandum for the Final
Determinations,’’ dated December 4, 2017 (Scope
Comments Decision Memo).
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error in addition, subtraction, or other
arithmetic function, clerical error
resulting from inaccurate copying,
duplication, or the like, and any other
similar type of unintentional error
which the Secretary considers
ministerial.’’ 5 A significant ministerial
error is defined as an error, the
correction of which, singly or in
combination with other errors, would
result in: (1) A change of at least five
absolute percentage points in, but not
less than 25 percent of, the antidumping
duty rate calculated in the original
(erroneous) preliminary determination;
or (2) a difference between an
antidumping duty rate of zero (or de
minimis) and an antidumping duty rate
of greater than de minimis or vice
versa.6
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.224(e) and
(g)(1), Commerce is amending the
Preliminary Determination to reflect the
correction of four ministerial errors
made in the calculation of the estimated
weighted-average dumping margin for
Huacheng.7 These errors are significant
ministerial errors within the meaning of
19 CFR 351.224(g) because Huacheng’s
margin decreases from 61.59 percent to
24.30 percent as a result of correcting
these ministerial errors, exceeding the
specified threshold, i.e., a change of at
least five absolute percentage points in,
but not less than 25 percent of, the
antidumping duty rate calculated in the
original (erroneous) preliminary
determination.8
Huacheng is the only mandatory
respondent for which Commerce
calculated a weighted-average dumping
margin. For this reason, we assigned
Huacheng’s calculated rate to the nonexamined respondents that
preliminarily received a separate rate.
As part of this amended preliminary
determination, Commerce will
accordingly amend the estimated
weighted-average dumping margin for
each non-examined respondent that
preliminarily received a separate rate to
24.30 percent.
5 See Section 735(e) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the ‘‘Act).
6 See 19 CFR 351.224(g).
7 See the Department’s memorandum, ‘‘LessThan-Fair-Value Investigation of Certain ColdDrawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy
Steel from the People’s Republic of China:
Allegation of Ministerial Errors in the Preliminary
Determination,’’ dated concurrently with this notice
for the analysis performed (Ministerial Error
Memorandum). The Department is also correcting
an additional error made in the calculation of
surrogate value ratios.
8 See the Department’s memorandum, ‘‘Analysis
for the Amended Preliminary Determination of the
Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation of Certain ColdDrawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy
Steel from the People’s Republic of China,’’ dated
concurrently with this notice.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-059]
Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel From the
People's Republic of China: Notice of Correction to Final Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination, and Final Affirmative Determination
of Critical Circumstances, in Part
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shanah Lee at (202) 482-6386 or Alex
Rosen at (202) 482-7814, AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 11, 2017, the Department of
Commerce (Department) published the final affirmative countervailing
duty determination on certain cold-drawn mechanical tubing of carbon
and alloy steel (cold-drawn mechanical tubing)
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from the People's Republic of China (PRC).\1\ The Final Determination
inadvertently referred to a cross-owned affiliate of one of the
mandatory respondents, Zhangjiagang Huacheng Import & Export Co., Ltd.
(Huacheng I&E), as ``Zhangjiagang Huacheng Industry Pipe Making
Corporation.'' The correct name for this cross-owned affiliate is
``Jiangsu Huacheng Industry Pipe Making Corporation.'' \2\ We are
correcting this error.
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\1\ See Countervailing Duty Investigation of Cold-Drawn
Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel from the People's
Republic of China: Final Affirmative Determination, and Final
Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part, 82 FR
58175 (December 11, 2017) (Final Determination).
\2\ See letter from Huacheng I&E, ``Certain Cold-Drawn
Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel from People's Republic
of China: Ministerial Error Comments,'' dated December 12, 2017.
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This correction to the Final Determination is issued and published
in accordance with section 705(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended.
Dated: December 27, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistance 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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