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for the China-wide entity is 216.01
percent.
For additional details, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum,
which is a public document and is on
file electronically via Enforcement and
Compliance’s Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
ACCESS is available to registered users
at https://access.trade.gov and in the
Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of
the main Department of Commerce
building. In addition, a complete
version of the Preliminary Results
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly on the internet at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
The signed and the electronic versions
of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
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Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and
19 CFR 351.212(b), the Department has
determined, and CBP shall assess,
antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries of subject merchandise in
accordance with the final results of this
review. Commerce intends to issue
assessment instructions to CBP 15 days
after the publication date of the final
results of this review. Commerce
intends to instruct CBP to liquidate any
entries of subject merchandise exported
during this POR by Decca and the other
three companies noted above which did
not qualify for separate rate status, at the
China-wide rate.
Additionally, pursuant to Commerce’s
practice in NME cases, if there are any
suspended entries of subject
merchandise during the POR under the
case numbers of the eight companies
that claimed no shipments of subject
merchandise, they will be liquidated at
the China-wide rate.11
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this
administrative review for shipments of
subject merchandise from China
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the
publication date in the Federal Register
of the final results of this review, as
provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the
Act: (1) For previously investigated or
reviewed China and non-China
exporters which are not under review in
this segment of the proceeding but
which received a separate rate in a prior
segment of this proceeding, the cash
deposit rate will continue to be the
existing exporter-specific rate; (2) for all
China exporters of subject merchandise
that have not been found to be entitled
to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate
will be the rate for the China-wide
entity, which is 216.01 percent; and (3)
for all non-China exporters of subject
merchandise which have not received
their own rate, the cash deposit rate will
be the rate applicable to the Chinese
exporter that supplied that non-China
exporter.
These deposit requirements, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice also serves as a final
reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR
351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of
antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this
review period. Failure to comply with
this requirement could result in the
Secretary’s presumption that
reimbursement of the antidumping
duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping
duties.
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to administrative
protective orders (APOs) of their
responsibility concerning the return or
destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues
to govern business proprietary
information in this segment of the
proceeding. 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 violation that
is subject to sanction.
This notice of the final results of this
antidumping duty administrative review
is issued and published in accordance
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.213 and 19 CFR
351.221(b)(5).
Dated: January 24, 2018.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
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11 For a full discussion of this practice, see NonMarket Economy Antidumping Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–489–805]
Certain Pasta From Turkey: Final
Results and Rescission of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2015–2016
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) determines that Mutlu
Makarnacilik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.
(Mutlu), an exporter of certain pasta
(pasta) from Turkey and the sole
respondent subject to this
administrative review, had no bona fide
sales during the period of review (POR)
July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.
Therefore, we are rescinding this
administrative review.
DATES: Applicable February 14, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred
Baker, AD/CVD Operations, Office VI,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–2924.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On August 7, 2017, Commerce
published the Preliminary Results of
this review in the Federal Register.1 We
invited parties to comment on the
Preliminary Results. On September 6,
2017, we received case briefs from
petitioners American Italian Pasta
Company, Dakota Growers Pasta
Company, and New World Pasta
Company (the petitioners) and from the
respondent, Mutlu. On September 19,
2017, we received rebuttal briefs from
the petitioners and Mutlu. On
September 21, 2017, Commerce rejected
Mutlu’s case brief because it contained
new factual information after the
deadline for such information.2 Mutlu
subsequently removed the new factual
information from its case brief, and
resubmitted the case brief on September
23, 2017.
Commerce exercised its discretion to
toll deadlines affected by the closure of
the Federal Government from January
20 through 22, 2018. If the new deadline
falls on a non-business day, in
accordance with Commerce’s practice,
1 See Certain Pasta from Turkey: Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review, 82 FR 36737 (August 7, 2017) (Preliminary
Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
2 See Commerce Letter dated September 21, 2017.
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the deadline will become the next
business day. The revised deadline for
the final results of this review is now
February 6, 2018.3
Commerce conducted this review in
accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
Scope of the Order
Imports covered by this order are
shipments of certain non-egg dry pasta
in packages of five pounds four ounces
or less, whether or not enriched or
fortified or containing milk or other
optional ingredients such as chopped
vegetables, vegetable purees, milk,
gluten, diastases, vitamins, coloring and
flavorings, and up to two percent egg
white.4
Analysis of the Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and
rebuttal briefs submitted in this review
are addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum, which is hereby adopted
by this notice. A list of the issues raised
is attached as an appendix to this
notice. The Issues and Decision
Memorandum is a public document and
is on file electronically via Enforcement
and Compliance’s Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
ACCESS is available to registered users
at https://access.trade.gov and it 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
Issues and Decision Memorandum can
be accessed directly at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
The signed Issues and Decision
Memorandum and the electronic
versions of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
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Bona Fides Analysis
For the Preliminary Results, the
Department analyzed the bona fides of
Mutlu’s single sale and preliminarily
found it was not a bona fide sale.5 Based
3 See Memorandum for The Record from
Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, performing the nonexclusive functions and duties of the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance,
‘‘Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government’’ (Tolling Memorandum),
dated January 23, 2018. All deadlines in this
segment of the proceeding have been extended by
3 days.
4 A full written description of the scope of the
order is contained in the memorandum to Gary
Taverman, ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for
the Final Results of the Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review: Certain Pasta from Turkey,’’
(Issues and Decision Memorandum), dated
concurrently with this notice and incorporated
herein by reference.
5 See Memorandum, ‘‘2015–2016 Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review of Certain Pasta from
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on Commerce’s complete analysis of all
the information and comments on the
record of this review, Commerce
continues to find that Mutlu’s sale is not
a bona fide sale. Commerce reached this
conclusion based on its consideration of
the totality of circumstances, including:
(a) The atypical nature of both the sales
price and quantity; (b) reason to
question the arm’s-length nature of the
transaction; and (c) the atypical sales
terms. In addition to the above factors,
which Commerce determined are a
sufficient basis to find Mutlu’s sale to be
non-bona fide, it determined that
additional factors—i.e., the lack of
record information normally considered
in making a bona fides determination
due to the importer’s failure to respond
to the importer questionnaire (e.g.,
whether a profit was realized on the
resale of the subject merchandise,
whether there were any unusual
expenses), and the limited history from
which to infer the respondent’s future
selling practices due to there being only
one sale during the POR—constituted
additional support for its non-bona fides
finding. Because much of the factual
information used in our analysis of
Mutlu’s sale involves business
proprietary information, a full
discussion of the basis for our final
determination is set forth in the Bona
Fides Analysis Memorandum.6
Because we have determined that
Mutlu had no bona fide sales during the
POR, we are rescinding this
administrative review.
Assessment
As Commerce is rescinding this
administrative review, we have not
calculated a company-specific dumping
margin for Mutlu. Mutlu’s entries will
be liquidated at the ‘‘all-others’’ rate
applicable to Turkish exporters who do
not have their own company-specific
rate. That rate is 51.49 percent.7
Cash Deposit Requirements
Because we did not calculate a
dumping margin for Mutlu, Mutlu
continues to be subject to the ‘‘allothers’’ rate. The all-others cash deposit
rate is 51.49 percent.8 These cash
Turkey: Preliminary Bona Fides Sales Analysis for
Mutlu Makarnacilik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.,’’ dated
August 1, 2017.
6 See Memorandum, ‘‘2015–2016 Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review of Certain Pasta from
Turkey: Final Bona Fides Sales Analysis for Mutlu
Makarnacilik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.,’’ dated
February 5, 2018. See also Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
7 See Notice of Antidumping Duty Order and
Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less
Than Fair Value: Certain Pasta from Turkey, 61 FR
38545 (July 24, 1996).
8 Id.
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deposit requirements shall remain in
effect until further notice.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to Administrative
Protective Order (APO) of their
responsibility concerning the return or
destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues
to govern business proprietary
information in these segments of the
proceeding. Timely written notification
of the return or 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 violation
which is subject to sanction.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder
to importers of their responsibility
under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a
certificate regarding the reimbursement
of antidumping duties prior to
liquidation of the relevant entries
during this review period. Failure to
comply with this requirement could
result in the Secretary’s presumption
that reimbursement of antidumping
duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping
duties.
Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to administrative
protective order (APO) of their
responsibility concerning the
destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
written notification of the return or
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.
We are issuing and publishing these
results in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR
351.213(h) and 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: February 6, 2018.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations,
performing the non-exclusive functions and
duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum
Summary
Background
Scope of the Order
Discussion of the Issues
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1. Whether ‘‘Bona Fides’’ Testing is
Statutorily Limited to New Shipper
Reviews, and is Not Applicable in an
Administrative Review
2. Whether Record Evidence Confirms that
Mutlu’s Sale was a Bona Fide Sale
3. Whether Rescinding the Administrative
Review Amounts to an Imposition of
Adverse Facts Available Based on the
Failure to Cooperate of an Unaffiliated
Third Party
Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Dated: February 8, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
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Information about the HSRP meeting,
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telephone: 301–533–0064; email:
Lynne.Mersfelder@noaa.gov.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-489-805]
Certain Pasta From Turkey: Final Results and Rescission of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2015-2016
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Mutlu
Makarnacilik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (Mutlu), an exporter of certain
pasta (pasta) from Turkey and the sole respondent subject to this
administrative review, had no bona fide sales during the period of
review (POR) July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016. Therefore, we are
rescinding this administrative review.
DATES: Applicable February 14, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Baker, AD/CVD Operations, Office
VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2924.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 7, 2017, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of
this review in the Federal Register.\1\ We invited parties to comment
on the Preliminary Results. On September 6, 2017, we received case
briefs from petitioners American Italian Pasta Company, Dakota Growers
Pasta Company, and New World Pasta Company (the petitioners) and from
the respondent, Mutlu. On September 19, 2017, we received rebuttal
briefs from the petitioners and Mutlu. On September 21, 2017, Commerce
rejected Mutlu's case brief because it contained new factual
information after the deadline for such information.\2\ Mutlu
subsequently removed the new factual information from its case brief,
and resubmitted the case brief on September 23, 2017.
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\1\ See Certain Pasta from Turkey: Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 82 FR 36737 (August 7, 2017)
(Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
\2\ See Commerce Letter dated September 21, 2017.
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Commerce exercised its discretion to toll deadlines affected by the
closure of the Federal Government from January 20 through 22, 2018. If
the new deadline falls on a non-business day, in accordance with
Commerce's practice,
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the deadline will become the next business day. The revised deadline
for the final results of this review is now February 6, 2018.\3\
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\3\ See Memorandum for The Record from Christian Marsh, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of
the Federal Government'' (Tolling Memorandum), dated January 23,
2018. All deadlines in this segment of the proceeding have been
extended by 3 days.
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Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section 751(a)(1)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
Scope of the Order
Imports covered by this order are shipments of certain non-egg dry
pasta in packages of five pounds four ounces or less, whether or not
enriched or fortified or containing milk or other optional ingredients
such as chopped vegetables, vegetable purees, milk, gluten, diastases,
vitamins, coloring and flavorings, and up to two percent egg white.\4\
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\4\ A full written description of the scope of the order is
contained in the memorandum to Gary Taverman, ``Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Results of the Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review: Certain Pasta from Turkey,'' (Issues and
Decision Memorandum), dated concurrently with this notice and
incorporated herein by reference.
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Analysis of the Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs submitted in this
review are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, which is
hereby adopted by this notice. A list of the issues raised is attached
as an appendix to this notice. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a
public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and
Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic
Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at
https://access.trade.gov and it 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 Issues and Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum and the
electronic versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical
in content.
Bona Fides Analysis
For the Preliminary Results, the Department analyzed the bona fides
of Mutlu's single sale and preliminarily found it was not a bona fide
sale.\5\ Based on Commerce's complete analysis of all the information
and comments on the record of this review, Commerce continues to find
that Mutlu's sale is not a bona fide sale. Commerce reached this
conclusion based on its consideration of the totality of circumstances,
including: (a) The atypical nature of both the sales price and
quantity; (b) reason to question the arm's-length nature of the
transaction; and (c) the atypical sales terms. In addition to the above
factors, which Commerce determined are a sufficient basis to find
Mutlu's sale to be non-bona fide, it determined that additional
factors--i.e., the lack of record information normally considered in
making a bona fides determination due to the importer's failure to
respond to the importer questionnaire (e.g., whether a profit was
realized on the resale of the subject merchandise, whether there were
any unusual expenses), and the limited history from which to infer the
respondent's future selling practices due to there being only one sale
during the POR--constituted additional support for its non-bona fides
finding. Because much of the factual information used in our analysis
of Mutlu's sale involves business proprietary information, a full
discussion of the basis for our final determination is set forth in the
Bona Fides Analysis Memorandum.\6\
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\5\ See Memorandum, ``2015-2016 Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review of Certain Pasta from Turkey: Preliminary Bona Fides Sales
Analysis for Mutlu Makarnacilik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.,'' dated
August 1, 2017.
\6\ See Memorandum, ``2015-2016 Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review of Certain Pasta from Turkey: Final Bona Fides Sales Analysis
for Mutlu Makarnacilik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.,'' dated February 5,
2018. See also Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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Because we have determined that Mutlu had no bona fide sales during
the POR, we are rescinding this administrative review.
Assessment
As Commerce is rescinding this administrative review, we have not
calculated a company-specific dumping margin for Mutlu. Mutlu's entries
will be liquidated at the ``all-others'' rate applicable to Turkish
exporters who do not have their own company-specific rate. That rate is
51.49 percent.\7\
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\7\ See Notice of Antidumping Duty Order and Amended Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Certain Pasta from
Turkey, 61 FR 38545 (July 24, 1996).
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Cash Deposit Requirements
Because we did not calculate a dumping margin for Mutlu, Mutlu
continues to be subject to the ``all-others'' rate. The all-others cash
deposit rate is 51.49 percent.\8\ These cash deposit requirements shall
remain in effect until further notice.
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Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to
Administrative Protective Order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues
to govern business proprietary information in these segments of the
proceeding. Timely written notification of the return or 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 violation which is subject to sanction.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply
with this requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the destruction of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written
notification of the return or 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.
We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended,
and 19 CFR 351.213(h) and 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: February 6, 2018.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix--List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum
Summary
Background
Scope of the Order
Discussion of the Issues
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1. Whether ``Bona Fides'' Testing is Statutorily Limited to New
Shipper Reviews, and is Not Applicable in an Administrative Review
2. Whether Record Evidence Confirms that Mutlu's Sale was a Bona
Fide Sale
3. Whether Rescinding the Administrative Review Amounts to an
Imposition of Adverse Facts Available Based on the Failure to
Cooperate of an Unaffiliated Third Party
Recommendation
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