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published for the most recent period; (3)
if the exporter is not a firm covered in
this review, a prior review, or the
original investigation but the producer
is, the cash deposit rate will be the rate
established for the most recently
completed segment for the producer of
the merchandise; (4) the cash deposit
rate for all other producers or exporters
will continue to be 27.11 percent, the
all-others rate established in the lessthan-fair-value investigation.9
These cash deposit requirements,
when imposed, shall remain in effect
until further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice 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 prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this period
of review. Failure to comply with this
requirement could result in Commerce’s
presumption that reimbursement of
antidumping duties occurred and the
subsequent assessment of double
antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
Commerce is issuing and publishing
these results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: April 3, 2018.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations,
performing the non-exclusive functions and
duties for the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
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Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
1. Summary
2. Background
3. Scope of the Order
4. Discussion of the Methodology
Comparison to Normal Value
A. Determination of the Comparison
Method
B. Results of Differential Pricing Analysis
Date of Sale
Product Comparisons
Export Price/Constructed Export Price
Normal Value
A. Home Market Viability
B. Affiliated Party Transactions and Arm’sLength Test
C. Level of Trade
D. Cost of Production Analysis
9 See Certain Uncoated Paper from Australia,
Brazil, Indonesia, the People’s Republic of China,
and Portugal: Amended Final Affirmative
Antidumping Determinations for Brazil and
Indonesia and Antidumping Duty Orders, 81 FR
11173 (March 3, 2016).
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1. Calculation of COP
2. Test of Comparison Market Sales Prices
3. Results of the COP Test
E. Calculation of Normal Value Based on
Comparison Market Prices
F. Calculation of Normal Value Based on
Constructed Value
5. Currency Conversion
6. Recommendation
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–560–829]
Certain Uncoated Paper From
Indonesia: Preliminary Results of
Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review; 2015–2016
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
that countervailable subsidies are being
provided to producers and exporters of
certain uncoated paper from Indonesia.
The period of review is June 29, 2015,
through December 31, 2016. Interested
parties are invited to comment on these
preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable April 10, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Goldberger or Darla Brown, Office
II, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–4136 or (202) 482–1791,
respectively.
AGENCY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce published the notice of
initiation of this administrative review
on May 9, 2017.1 On November 6, 2017,
Commerce postponed the preliminary
results of this review until April 2,
2018.2 Commerce exercised its
discretion to toll all deadlines affected
by the closure of the Federal
Government from January 20 through
January 22, 2018. As a result, the
revised deadline for the preliminary
results of this review is now April 3,
1 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR
21513 (May 9, 2017) (Initiation Notice).
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Certain Uncoated Paper
from Indonesia: Extension of Deadline for
Preliminary Results of 2015–2016 Countervailing
Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated November 6,
2017.
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2018.3 For a complete description of the
events that followed the initiation of
this review, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.4
Period of Review
According to section 351.213(e)(2)(ii)
of Commerce’s regulations, the first
administrative review of a
countervailing duty order should cover
the period from the initial date of
suspension of liquidation of the subject
merchandise to the end of the most
recently completed calendar or fiscal
year. In this case, suspension of
liquidation began on June 29, 2015.5
Therefore, the period of review (POR)
for which we are measuring
countervailable subsidies is from June
29, 2015 through December 31, 2016.
Because it is Commerce’s practice to
calculate subsidy rates on an annual
basis, we calculated a 2015 rate and a
2016 rate. The rate calculated for 2015
will be applicable only to entries, or
withdrawals from warehouse, for
consumption made on and after June 29,
2015 through the end of 2015.
Scope of the Order
The products covered by the order are
certain uncoated paper from Indonesia.
A full description of the scope of the
order is contained in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum, which is hereby
adopted by this notice.6
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this
countervailing duty (CVD) review in
accordance with section 751(a)(1)(A) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act). For each of the subsidy programs
found countervailable, Commerce
preliminarily determines that there is a
subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution by
an ‘‘authority’’ that gives rise to a
benefit to the recipient, and that the
subsidy is specific.7 For a full
description of the methodology
underlying our preliminary conclusions,
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Deadlines Affected by the
Shutdown of the Federal Government,’’ dated
January 23, 2018. All deadlines in this segment of
the proceeding have been extended by three days.
4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review: Certain Uncoated Paper
from Indonesia; 2015–2016,’’ dated concurrently
with, and hereby adopted by, this notice
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
5 See Certain Uncoated Paper from Indonesia:
Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty
Determination and Alignment of Final
Determination With Final Antidumping
Determination, 80 FR 36971 (June 29, 2016).
6 Id.
7 See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act
regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E)
of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of
the Act regarding specificity.
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see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.8 The Preliminary
Decision Memorandum is a public
document and is on file electronically
via Enforcement and Compliance’s
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System
(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://
access.trade.gov, and 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 accessed
directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/
frn/. The signed and electronic versions
of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
Preliminary Results of the Review
As a result of this review, we
preliminarily determine that the
following estimated countervailable
subsidy rates for 2015 and 2016 exist:
2015
Ad Valorem
rate
Company
APRIL Fine Paper Macao Commercial Offshore Limited/PT Anugrah Kertas Utama/PT Riau Andalan Kertas/
PT Intiguna Primatama/PT Riau Andalan Pulp & Paper/PT Esensindo Cipta Cemerlang/PT Sateri Viscose
International/PT ITCI Hutani Manunggal .............................................................................................................
Assessment Rates
Upon issuance of the final results,
Commerce shall determine, and U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, countervailing duties on all
appropriate entries covered by this
review. We intend to issue assessment
instructions to CBP 15 days after
publication of the final results of this
review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the
Act, Commerce also intends to instruct
CBP to collect cash deposits of
estimated countervailing duties in the
amount calculated for 2016. For all nonreviewed firms, we will instruct CBP to
collect cash deposits of estimated
countervailing duties at the most recent
company-specific or all-others rate
applicable to the company, as
appropriate. These cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
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Disclosure and Public Comment
Commerce intends to disclose to
interested parties the calculations and
analysis performed in connection with
this preliminary results within five days
of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register.9 Case briefs or other
written comments may be submitted to
the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance no later than seven
days after the date on which the last
verification report is issued in this
proceeding.10 Rebuttal briefs, limited to
issues raised in case briefs, may be
submitted no later than five days after
the deadline date for case briefs.11
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and
(d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or
rebuttal briefs in this review are
encouraged to submit with each
8 A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum can be found in Appendix
I to this notice.
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argument: (1) A statement of the issue;
(2) a brief summary of the argument;
and (3) a table of authorities.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
interested parties who wish to request a
hearing, limited to issues raised in the
case and rebuttal briefs, 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. Requests
should contain the party’s name,
address, and telephone number, the
number of participants, whether any
participant is a foreign national, and a
list of the issues to be discussed. If a
request for a hearing is made, Commerce
intends to hold the hearing at the U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230, at a time and date to be
determined. Parties should confirm by
telephone the date, time, and location of
the hearing two days before the
scheduled date.
Unless the deadline is extended
pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the
Act, we intend to issue the final results
of this administrative review, including
the results of our analysis of the issues
raised by the parties in their comments,
within 120 days after issuance of these
preliminary results.
Notification to Interested Parties
These preliminary results are issued
and published pursuant to sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.221(b)(4).
9 See
19 CFR 351.224(b).
19 CFR 351.309(c)(l)(ii).
10 See
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2016
Ad Valorem
rate
15.09%
4.13%
Dated: April 3, 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 Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Subsidies Valuation Information
V. Analysis of Programs
a. Programs Preliminarily Determined To
Be Countervailable
i. Provision of Standing Timber for Less
Than Adequate Remuneration (LTAR)
ii. Government Prohibition of Log Exports
iii. Exemption from Import Income Tax
Withholding for Companies in Bonded
Zone Locations
b. Program Preliminarily Determined Not
To Confer Benefits
i. Preferential Lending to RAPP and RAK
c. Program Preliminarily Determined To
Not Be Countervailable
i. Tax Amnesty Program
d. Programs Preliminarily Determined To
Not Be Used
i. Debt Forgiveness through the Indonesian
Government’s Acceptance of Financial
Instruments with No Market Value
ii. Debt Forgiveness through Asia Pulp and
Paper/Sinar Mas Group’s (APP/SMG)
Buyback of Its Own Debt from the GOI
iii. Export Financing from Export-Import
Bank of Indonesia
iv. Export Credit Insurance
v. Export Credit Guarantees
vi. Tax Incentives for Investment in
Specified Business Lines and/or in
Specified Regions by Indonesia’s
Investment Coordinating Board
(BKPM)—Corporate Income Tax
Deduction
vii. Tax Incentives for Investment in
Specified Business Lines and or in
Specified Regions by the BKPM—
11 See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303
(for general filing requirements).
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Accelerated Depreciation and
Amortization
viii. Tax Incentives for Investment in
Specified Business Lines and or in
Specified Regions by the BKPM—
Extension of Loss Carry-Forwards
ix. Preferential Treatment for Bonded Zone
Locations
1. Waiver of License and Fee Requirements
2. Exemption from Sales Taxes for Capital
Goods and Equipment Used to Produce
Exports
VI. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will
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).
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: National Saltwater Angler
Registry and State Exemption Program.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0578.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of
a currently approved information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 2,724.
Average Hours per Response:
Burden Hours: 137.
Needs and Uses: The National
Saltwater Angler Registry Program
(Registry Program) was established to
implement recommendations included
in the review of national saltwater
angling data collection programs
conducted by the National Research
Council (NRC) in 2005/2006, and the
provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens
Reauthorization Act, codified at Section
401(g) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(MSA), which require the Secretary of
Commerce to commence improvements
to recreational fisheries surveys,
including establishing a national
saltwater angler and for-hire vessel
registry, by January 1, 2009. A final rule
that includes regulatory measures to
implement the Registry Program (RIN
0648–AW10) was adopted and codified
in 50 CFR 600 Subpart P.
The Registry Program collects
identification and contact information
from those anglers and for-hire vessels
who are involved in recreational fishing
in the United States Exclusive Economic
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Zone or for anadromous fish in any
waters, unless the anglers or vessels are
exempted from the registration
requirement. Data collected includes:
For anglers: Name, address, date of
birth, telephone contact information and
region(s) of the country in which they
fish; for for-hire vessels: Owner and
operator name, address, date of birth,
telephone contact information, vessel
name and registration/documentation
number and home port or primary
operating area. This information is
compiled into a national and/or series of
regional registries that is being used to
support surveys of recreational anglers
and for-hire vessels to develop estimates
of recreational angling effort.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or
households.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent’s Obligation:
This information collection request
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
the instructions to view Department of
Commerce collections currently under
review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
Dated: April 5, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
The Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold its Marine Planning and Climate
Change Committee (MPCCC) meeting to
review relevant sections of the draft
2017 annual Stock Assessment and
Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) report for the
Pacific Pelagic Fishery Ecosystem Plan
(FEP), American Samoa Archipelago
FEP, Hawaii FEP, Mariana Archipelago
FEP and Pacific Remote Island Areas
(PRIA) FEP. The MPCCC will also
receive updates on matters related to
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fishery management and may make
recommendations on these topics.
DATES: The meetings will be held
between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. on April 10
and 11, 2018. For the agenda, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The MPCCC meeting will be
held at the Council office, 1164 Bishop
Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813,
phone: (808) 522–8220. The meeting
will also be available by teleconference
(phone 1 888 482–3560 and use access
code 5228220 followed by #) and by
webinar (go to https://
wprfmc.webex.com/join/
info.wpcouncilnoaa.gov).
Contact Kitty
M. Simonds, Executive Director,
Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council; phone: (808) 522–8220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A public
comment period will be provided
during the agenda. The order in which
agenda items are addressed may change
and will be announced in advance at the
meeting. The meeting will run as late as
necessary to complete scheduled
business.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
Agenda for the MPCCC Meeting
Tuesday, April 10, 2018, 1 p.m. to 5
p.m.
1. Welcome
2. Roll Call and Approval of Agenda
3. Island Area Updates including
Climate Change Survey Results and
Future Community Outreach
4. Projections of Risk and Vulnerability
to Fisheries Infrastructure, Coastal
Planning and Disaster Preparedness
5. 2017 FEP SAFE Reports
A. Marine Planning Sections of
Pelagic and Archipelagic Reports
Wednesday, April 11, 2018, 1 p.m. to 5
p.m.
B. Climate Section of Pelagic Report
C. Climate Sections of Archipelagic
Reports
D. Potential Ecosystem Indicators for
Nearshore Fisheries
6. Public Comments
7. Committee Discussion and
Recommendations
8. New Business
Special Accommodations
These meetings are accessible to
people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Kitty M. Simonds, (808) 522–8220
(voice) or (808) 522–8226 (fax), at least
five days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-560-829]
Certain Uncoated Paper From Indonesia: Preliminary Results of
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2015-2016
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines
that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and
exporters of certain uncoated paper from Indonesia. The period of
review is June 29, 2015, through December 31, 2016. Interested parties
are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable April 10, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Goldberger or Darla Brown,
Office II, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4136 or (202)
482-1791, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce published the notice of initiation of this administrative
review on May 9, 2017.\1\ On November 6, 2017, Commerce postponed the
preliminary results of this review until April 2, 2018.\2\ Commerce
exercised its discretion to toll all deadlines affected by the closure
of the Federal Government from January 20 through January 22, 2018. As
a result, the revised deadline for the preliminary results of this
review is now April 3, 2018.\3\ For a complete description of the
events that followed the initiation of this review, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.\4\
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\1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 21513 (May 9, 2017) (Initiation
Notice).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Certain Uncoated Paper from Indonesia:
Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of 2015-2016
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,'' dated November 6, 2017.
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated January 23, 2018. All deadlines in this
segment of the proceeding have been extended by three days.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review: Certain
Uncoated Paper from Indonesia; 2015-2016,'' dated concurrently with,
and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision
Memorandum).
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Period of Review
According to section 351.213(e)(2)(ii) of Commerce's regulations,
the first administrative review of a countervailing duty order should
cover the period from the initial date of suspension of liquidation of
the subject merchandise to the end of the most recently completed
calendar or fiscal year. In this case, suspension of liquidation began
on June 29, 2015.\5\ Therefore, the period of review (POR) for which we
are measuring countervailable subsidies is from June 29, 2015 through
December 31, 2016.
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\5\ See Certain Uncoated Paper from Indonesia: Preliminary
Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final
Determination With Final Antidumping Determination, 80 FR 36971
(June 29, 2016).
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Because it is Commerce's practice to calculate subsidy rates on an
annual basis, we calculated a 2015 rate and a 2016 rate. The rate
calculated for 2015 will be applicable only to entries, or withdrawals
from warehouse, for consumption made on and after June 29, 2015 through
the end of 2015.
Scope of the Order
The products covered by the order are certain uncoated paper from
Indonesia. A full description of the scope of the order is contained in
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, which is hereby adopted by this
notice.\6\
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\6\ Id.
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this countervailing duty (CVD) review in
accordance with section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act). For each of the subsidy programs found
countervailable, Commerce preliminarily determines that there is a
subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution by an ``authority'' that gives
rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is
specific.\7\ For a full description of the methodology underlying our
preliminary conclusions,
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see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\8\ The Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://access.trade.gov, and 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 accessed directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and electronic versions of the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
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\7\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding
benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
\8\ A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum can be found in Appendix I to this notice.
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Preliminary Results of the Review
As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine that the
following estimated countervailable subsidy rates for 2015 and 2016
exist:
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2015 Ad Valorem 2016 Ad Valorem
Company rate rate
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APRIL Fine Paper Macao Commercial 15.09% 4.13%
Offshore Limited/PT Anugrah Kertas
Utama/PT Riau Andalan Kertas/PT
Intiguna Primatama/PT Riau Andalan
Pulp & Paper/PT Esensindo Cipta
Cemerlang/PT Sateri Viscose
International/PT ITCI Hutani
Manunggal............................
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Assessment Rates
Upon issuance of the final results, Commerce shall determine, and
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, countervailing
duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review. We intend to
issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after publication of the
final results of this review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, Commerce also intends
to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing
duties in the amount calculated for 2016. For all non-reviewed firms,
we will instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated
countervailing duties at the most recent company-specific or all-others
rate applicable to the company, as appropriate. These cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further
notice.
Disclosure and Public Comment
Commerce intends to disclose to interested parties the calculations
and analysis performed in connection with this preliminary results
within five days of publication of this notice in the Federal
Register.\9\ Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to
the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than
seven days after the date on which the last verification report is
issued in this proceeding.\10\ Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues
raised in case briefs, may be submitted no later than five days after
the deadline date for case briefs.\11\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2)
and (d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this
review are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) A statement of
the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of
authorities.
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\9\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
\10\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(l)(ii).
\11\ See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general
filing requirements).
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal
briefs, 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. Requests should contain
the party's name, address, and telephone number, the number of
participants, whether any participant is a foreign national, and a list
of the issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made,
Commerce intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, at a time
and date to be determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the
date, time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled
date.
Unless the deadline is extended pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of
the Act, we intend to issue the final results of this administrative
review, including the results of our analysis of the issues raised by
the parties in their comments, within 120 days after issuance of these
preliminary results.
Notification to Interested Parties
These preliminary results are issued and published pursuant to
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: April 3, 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 Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Subsidies Valuation Information
V. Analysis of Programs
a. Programs Preliminarily Determined To Be Countervailable
i. Provision of Standing Timber for Less Than Adequate
Remuneration (LTAR)
ii. Government Prohibition of Log Exports
iii. Exemption from Import Income Tax Withholding for Companies
in Bonded Zone Locations
b. Program Preliminarily Determined Not To Confer Benefits
i. Preferential Lending to RAPP and RAK
c. Program Preliminarily Determined To Not Be Countervailable
i. Tax Amnesty Program
d. Programs Preliminarily Determined To Not Be Used
i. Debt Forgiveness through the Indonesian Government's
Acceptance of Financial Instruments with No Market Value
ii. Debt Forgiveness through Asia Pulp and Paper/Sinar Mas
Group's (APP/SMG) Buyback of Its Own Debt from the GOI
iii. Export Financing from Export-Import Bank of Indonesia
iv. Export Credit Insurance
v. Export Credit Guarantees
vi. Tax Incentives for Investment in Specified Business Lines
and/or in Specified Regions by Indonesia's Investment Coordinating
Board (BKPM)--Corporate Income Tax Deduction
vii. Tax Incentives for Investment in Specified Business Lines
and or in Specified Regions by the BKPM--
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Accelerated Depreciation and Amortization
viii. Tax Incentives for Investment in Specified Business Lines
and or in Specified Regions by the BKPM--Extension of Loss Carry-
Forwards
ix. Preferential Treatment for Bonded Zone Locations
1. Waiver of License and Fee Requirements
2. Exemption from Sales Taxes for Capital Goods and Equipment
Used to Produce Exports
VI. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2018-07312 Filed 4-9-18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
