Stainless Steel Flanges From the People's Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order, 26006-26008 [2018-11908]
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Ad Valorem Rate
(% de minimis)
Company
COFCO Biochemical (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (COFCO) ....................................................................................................................
Niran (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (Niran) ..................................................................................................................................................
Sunshine Biotech International Co., Ltd. (Sunshine) ....................................................................................................................
This notice serves as the only
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(a)(3).
Failure to comply is a violation of the
APO.
and regardless of packaging type. The scope
also includes blends of citric acid, sodium
citrate, and potassium citrate; as well as
blends with other ingredients, such as sugar,
where the unblended form(s) of citric acid,
sodium citrate, and potassium citrate
constitute 40 percent or more, by weight, of
the blend.
The scope also includes all forms of crude
calcium citrate, including dicalcium citrate
monohydrate, and tricalcium citrate
tetrahydrate, which are intermediate
products in the production of citric acid,
sodium citrate, and potassium citrate.
The scope includes the hydrous and
anhydrous forms of citric acid, the dihydrate
and anhydrous forms of sodium citrate,
otherwise known as citric acid sodium salt,
and the monohydrate and monopotassium
forms of potassium citrate. Sodium citrate
also includes both trisodium citrate and
monosodium citrate which are also known as
citric acid trisodium salt and citric acid
monosodium salt, respectively.
The scope does not include calcium citrate
that satisfies the standards set forth in the
United States Pharmacopeia and has been
mixed with a functional excipient, such as
dextrose or starch, where the excipient
constitutes at least 2 percent, by weight, of
the product.
Citric acid and sodium citrate are
classifiable under 2918.14.0000 and
2918.15.1000 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS),
respectively. Potassium citrate and crude
calcium citrate are classifiable under
2918.15.5000 and, if included in a mixture or
blend, 3824.99.9295 of the HTSUS. Blends
that include citric acid, sodium citrate, and
potassium citrate are classifiable under
3824.99.9295 of the HTSUS. Although the
HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the merchandise is
dispositive.
Notification to Interested Parties
Appendix II
This determination is issued and
published pursuant to sections 705(d)
and 777(i) of the Act.
List of Topics Discussed in the Final
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Investigation
IV. New Subsidy Allegation
V. Subsidies Valuation
VI. Benchmark and Discount Rates
VII. Analysis of Programs
VIII. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Whether Commerce Should
Include Respondents’ Imports of
Chinese-Origin Machinery and
Equipment Made Pursuant to the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(ASEAN)-China Free Trade Area (FTA)
in the Benefit Calculation of the IPA
Section 28 Program
Comment 2: Whether Subsidies Received by
The Department has not calculated an
all-others rate because it has not reached
an affirmative final determination. In
the Preliminary Determination, the total
net countervailable subsidy rates for the
three companies were de minimis and,
therefore, we did not suspend
liquidation. Because the rates for the
three companies remain de minimis, we
are not directing U.S. Customs and
Border Protection to suspend
liquidation of entries of citric acid from
Thailand.
Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose to
interested parties its calculations and
analysis performed in this final
determination within five days of any
public announcement in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
International Trade Commission
Notification
In accordance with section 705(d) of
the Act, we will notify the ITC of our
determination. As our final
determination is negative, this
proceeding is terminated.
Notification Regarding Administrative
Protective Orders (APOs)
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Dated: May 29, 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 I
Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by this
investigation includes all grades and
granulation sizes of citric acid, sodium
citrate, and potassium citrate in their
unblended forms, whether dry or in solution,
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COFCO Biochemical (Thailand) Co.,
Ltd.’s (COFCO) Predecessor, World Best
Biochemical (Thailand) Co., Ltd., (World
Best), Are Countervailable
Comment 3: Whether Commerce Should Find
Duty Exemptions on Imports of Raw
Materials Under the Section 36 IPA
Program to be Countervailable
IX. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–570–065]
Stainless Steel Flanges From the
People’s Republic of China:
Countervailing Duty Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final
determinations by the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) and the
International Trade Commission (ITC),
Commerce is issuing the countervailing
duty (CVD) order stainless steel flanges
from the People’s Republic of China
(China).
AGENCY:
DATES:
Applicable June 5, 2018.
Jerry
Huang at (202) 482–4047 or Justin
Neuman at (202) 482–0486, AD/CVD
Operations, Office V, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Background
In accordance with sections 705(a),
705(d), and 777(i) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (Act), and 19 CFR
351.210(c), on April 12, 2018,
Commerce published its affirmative
final determinations that
countervailable subsidies are being
provided to producers and exporters of
stainless steel flanges from China.1
1 See Countervailing Duty Investigation of
Stainless Steel Flanges from the People’s Republic
of China: Final Affirmative Determination, 83 FR
15790 (April 12, 2018) (Final Determination) and
the accompanying Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
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On May 29, 2018, the ITC notified
Commerce of its affirmative
determination that an industry in the
United States is materially injured
within the meaning of section
705(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, by reason of
subsidized imports of subject
merchandise from China.2
Scope of the Order
The scope of this order covers
stainless steel flanges from China. For a
complete description of the scope, see
the Appendix to this notice.
Countervailing Duty Order
On May 29, 2018, in accordance with
sections 705(b)(1)(A)(i) and 705(d) of the
Act, the ITC notified Commerce of its
final determination in this investigation,
in which it found that an industry in the
United States is materially injured by
reason of imports of stainless steel
flanges from China.3 Therefore, in
accordance with section 705(c)(2) of the
Act, Commerce is issuing this
countervailing duty order. Because the
ITC determined that imports of stainless
steel flanges from China are materially
injuring a U.S. industry, unliquidated
entries of such merchandise from China,
entered or withdrawn from warehouse
for consumption, are subject to the
assessment of countervailing duties.
Therefore, in accordance with section
706(a) of the Act, Commerce will direct
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) to assess, upon further instruction
by Commerce, countervailing duties for
all relevant entries of stainless steel
flanges from China. Countervailing
duties will be assessed on unliquidated
entries of stainless steel flanges from
China entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after
January 23, 2018, the date of publication
of the Preliminary Determinations.4
Continuation of Suspension of
Liquidation
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In accordance with section 706 of the
Act, we will instruct CBP to suspend
2 See Letters to Gary Taverman, Acting Assistant
Secretary of Commerce for Enforcement and
Compliance, from Rhonda K. Schmidtlein,
Chairman of the U.S. International Trade
Commission, regarding stainless steel flanges from
China (May 29, 2018) (ITC Letter).
3 See ITC Letter.
4 See Countervailing Duty Investigation of
Stainless Steel Flanges from the People’s Republic
of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination, 83
FR 3124 (January 23, 2018) (Preliminary
Determination) and the accompanying Preliminary
Issues and Decision Memorandum. However, as
described further below, countervailing duties will
not be assessed on merchandise entered, or
withdrawn for consumption, during the period of
time between the expiration of provisional
measures and the publication of the ITC’s final
injury determination in the Federal Register.
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liquidation on all relevant entries of
stainless steel flanges from China, as
further described below. These
instructions suspending liquidation will
remain in effect until further notice.
Commerce will also instruct CBP to
require cash deposits equal to the
amounts as indicated below.
Accordingly, effective on the date of
publication of the ITC’s final affirmative
injury determinations, CBP will require,
at the same time as importers would
normally deposit estimated duties on
this subject merchandise, a cash deposit
equal to the subsidy rates listed below.5
The all-others rate applies to all
producers or exporters not specifically
listed below.
Subsidy rate
(percent)
Company
Bothwell (Jiangyan) Steel Fittings Co., Ltd .....................
Hydro-Fluids Controls Limited ....................................
Jiangyin Shengda Brite Line
Kasugai Flange Co., Ltd ...
Qingdao I-Flow Co., Ltd .......
All-Others ..............................
174.73
174.73
174.73
174.73
174.73
Provisional Measures
Section 703(d) of the Act states that
instructions issued pursuant to an
affirmative preliminary determination
may not remain in effect for more than
four months. In the underlying
investigations, Commerce published the
Preliminary Determination on January
23, 2018. As such, the four-month
period beginning on the date of the
publication of the Preliminary
Determinations ended on May 23, 2018.
Furthermore, section 707(b) of the Act
states that definitive duties are to begin
on the date of publication of the ITC’s
final injury determination.
Therefore, in accordance with section
703(d) of the Act and our practice, we
instructed CBP to terminate the
suspension of liquidation and to
liquidate, without regard to
countervailing duties, unliquidated
entries of stainless steel flanges from
China entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption, on or after
May 23, 2018, the date the provisional
measures expired, until and through the
day preceding the date of publication of
the ITC’s final injury determination in
the Federal Register. Suspension of
liquidation will resume on the date of
publication of the ITC’s final
determination in the Federal Register.
Notifications to Interested Parties
This notice constitutes the
countervailing duty order with respect
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to stainless steel flanges from China
pursuant to section 706(a) of the Act.
Interested parties can find a list of
countervailing duty orders currently in
effect at https://enforcement.trade.gov/
stats/iastats1.html.
This order is issued and published in
accordance with section 706(a) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).
Dated: May 29, 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
Scope of the Order
The products covered by this order are
certain forged stainless steel flanges, whether
unfinished, semi-finished, or finished
(certain forged stainless steel flanges). Certain
forged stainless steel flanges are generally
manufactured to, but not limited to, the
material specification of ASTM/ASME
A/SA182 or comparable domestic or foreign
specifications. Certain forged stainless steel
flanges are made in various grades such as,
but not limited to, 304, 304L, 316, and 316L
(or combinations thereof). The term
‘‘stainless steel’’ used in this scope refers to
an alloy steel containing, by actual weight,
1.2 percent or less of carbon and 10.5 percent
or more of chromium, with or without other
elements.
Unfinished stainless steel flanges possess
the approximate shape of finished stainless
steel flanges and have not yet been machined
to final specification after the initial forging
or like operations. These machining
processes may include, but are not limited to,
boring, facing, spot facing, drilling, tapering,
threading, beveling, heating, or compressing.
Semi-finished stainless steel flanges are
unfinished stainless steel flanges that have
undergone some machining processes.
The scope includes six general types of
flanges. They are: (1) Weld neck, generally
used in butt-weld line connection; (2)
threaded, generally used for threaded line
connections; (3) slip-on, generally used to
slide over pipe; (4) lap joint, generally used
with stub-ends/butt-weld line connections;
(5) socket weld, generally used to fit pipe
into a machine recession; and (6) blind,
generally used to seal off a line. The sizes
and descriptions of the flanges within the
scope include all pressure classes of ASME
B16.5 and range from one-half inch to
twenty-four inches nominal pipe size.
Specifically excluded from the scope of this
order are cast stainless steel flanges. Cast
stainless steel flanges generally are
manufactured to specification ASTM A351.
The country of origin for certain forged
stainless steel flanges, whether unfinished,
semi-finished, or finished is the country
where the flange was forged. Subject
merchandise includes stainless steel flanges
as defined above that have been further
processed in a third country. The processing
includes, but is not limited to, boring, facing,
spot facing, drilling, tapering, threading,
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beveling, heating, or compressing, and/or any
other processing that would not otherwise
remove the merchandise from the scope of
the orders if performed in the country of
manufacture of the stainless steel flanges.
Merchandise subject to the order is
typically imported under headings
7307.21.1000 and 7307.21.5000 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS). While HTSUS subheadings
and ASTM specifications are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope is
dispositive.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-065]
Stainless Steel Flanges From the People's Republic of China:
Countervailing Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC),
Commerce is issuing the countervailing duty (CVD) order stainless steel
flanges from the People's Republic of China (China).
DATES: Applicable June 5, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry Huang at (202) 482-4047 or
Justin Neuman at (202) 482-0486, AD/CVD Operations, Office V,
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In accordance with sections 705(a), 705(d), and 777(i) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (Act), and 19 CFR 351.210(c), on April
12, 2018, Commerce published its affirmative final determinations that
countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters
of stainless steel flanges from China.\1\
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\1\ See Countervailing Duty Investigation of Stainless Steel
Flanges from the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative
Determination, 83 FR 15790 (April 12, 2018) (Final Determination)
and the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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On May 29, 2018, the ITC notified Commerce of its affirmative
determination that an industry in the United States is materially
injured within the meaning of section 705(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, by
reason of subsidized imports of subject merchandise from China.\2\
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\2\ See Letters to Gary Taverman, Acting Assistant Secretary of
Commerce for Enforcement and Compliance, from Rhonda K. Schmidtlein,
Chairman of the U.S. International Trade Commission, regarding
stainless steel flanges from China (May 29, 2018) (ITC Letter).
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Scope of the Order
The scope of this order covers stainless steel flanges from China.
For a complete description of the scope, see the Appendix to this
notice.
Countervailing Duty Order
On May 29, 2018, in accordance with sections 705(b)(1)(A)(i) and
705(d) of the Act, the ITC notified Commerce of its final determination
in this investigation, in which it found that an industry in the United
States is materially injured by reason of imports of stainless steel
flanges from China.\3\ Therefore, in accordance with section 705(c)(2)
of the Act, Commerce is issuing this countervailing duty order. Because
the ITC determined that imports of stainless steel flanges from China
are materially injuring a U.S. industry, unliquidated entries of such
merchandise from China, entered or withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption, are subject to the assessment of countervailing duties.
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\3\ See ITC Letter.
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Therefore, in accordance with section 706(a) of the Act, Commerce
will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess, upon
further instruction by Commerce, countervailing duties for all relevant
entries of stainless steel flanges from China. Countervailing duties
will be assessed on unliquidated entries of stainless steel flanges
from China entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or
after January 23, 2018, the date of publication of the Preliminary
Determinations.\4\
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\4\ See Countervailing Duty Investigation of Stainless Steel
Flanges from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative
Determination, 83 FR 3124 (January 23, 2018) (Preliminary
Determination) and the accompanying Preliminary Issues and Decision
Memorandum. However, as described further below, countervailing
duties will not be assessed on merchandise entered, or withdrawn for
consumption, during the period of time between the expiration of
provisional measures and the publication of the ITC's final injury
determination in the Federal Register.
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Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 706 of the Act, we will instruct CBP to
suspend liquidation on all relevant entries of stainless steel flanges
from China, as further described below. These instructions suspending
liquidation will remain in effect until further notice. Commerce will
also instruct CBP to require cash deposits equal to the amounts as
indicated below. Accordingly, effective on the date of publication of
the ITC's final affirmative injury determinations, CBP will require, at
the same time as importers would normally deposit estimated duties on
this subject merchandise, a cash deposit equal to the subsidy rates
listed below.\5\ The all-others rate applies to all producers or
exporters not specifically listed below.
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\5\ See section 706(a)(3) of the Act.
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Subsidy rate
Company (percent)
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Bothwell (Jiangyan) Steel Fittings Co., Ltd............. 174.73
Hydro-Fluids Controls Limited........................... 174.73
Jiangyin Shengda Brite Line Kasugai Flange Co., Ltd..... 174.73
Qingdao I-Flow Co., Ltd................................. 174.73
All-Others.............................................. 174.73
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Provisional Measures
Section 703(d) of the Act states that instructions issued pursuant
to an affirmative preliminary determination may not remain in effect
for more than four months. In the underlying investigations, Commerce
published the Preliminary Determination on January 23, 2018. As such,
the four-month period beginning on the date of the publication of the
Preliminary Determinations ended on May 23, 2018. Furthermore, section
707(b) of the Act states that definitive duties are to begin on the
date of publication of the ITC's final injury determination.
Therefore, in accordance with section 703(d) of the Act and our
practice, we instructed CBP to terminate the suspension of liquidation
and to liquidate, without regard to countervailing duties, unliquidated
entries of stainless steel flanges from China entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption, on or after May 23, 2018, the date the
provisional measures expired, until and through the day preceding the
date of publication of the ITC's final injury determination in the
Federal Register. Suspension of liquidation will resume on the date of
publication of the ITC's final determination in the Federal Register.
Notifications to Interested Parties
This notice constitutes the countervailing duty order with respect
to stainless steel flanges from China pursuant to section 706(a) of the
Act. Interested parties can find a list of countervailing duty orders
currently in effect at https://enforcement.trade.gov/stats/iastats1.html.
This order is issued and published in accordance with section
706(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).
Dated: May 29, 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
Scope of the Order
The products covered by this order are certain forged stainless
steel flanges, whether unfinished, semi-finished, or finished
(certain forged stainless steel flanges). Certain forged stainless
steel flanges are generally manufactured to, but not limited to, the
material specification of ASTM/ASME A/SA182 or comparable domestic
or foreign specifications. Certain forged stainless steel flanges
are made in various grades such as, but not limited to, 304, 304L,
316, and 316L (or combinations thereof). The term ``stainless
steel'' used in this scope refers to an alloy steel containing, by
actual weight, 1.2 percent or less of carbon and 10.5 percent or
more of chromium, with or without other elements.
Unfinished stainless steel flanges possess the approximate shape
of finished stainless steel flanges and have not yet been machined
to final specification after the initial forging or like operations.
These machining processes may include, but are not limited to,
boring, facing, spot facing, drilling, tapering, threading,
beveling, heating, or compressing. Semi-finished stainless steel
flanges are unfinished stainless steel flanges that have undergone
some machining processes.
The scope includes six general types of flanges. They are: (1)
Weld neck, generally used in butt-weld line connection; (2)
threaded, generally used for threaded line connections; (3) slip-on,
generally used to slide over pipe; (4) lap joint, generally used
with stub-ends/butt-weld line connections; (5) socket weld,
generally used to fit pipe into a machine recession; and (6) blind,
generally used to seal off a line. The sizes and descriptions of the
flanges within the scope include all pressure classes of ASME B16.5
and range from one-half inch to twenty-four inches nominal pipe
size. Specifically excluded from the scope of this order are cast
stainless steel flanges. Cast stainless steel flanges generally are
manufactured to specification ASTM A351.
The country of origin for certain forged stainless steel
flanges, whether unfinished, semi-finished, or finished is the
country where the flange was forged. Subject merchandise includes
stainless steel flanges as defined above that have been further
processed in a third country. The processing includes, but is not
limited to, boring, facing, spot facing, drilling, tapering,
threading,
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beveling, heating, or compressing, and/or any other processing that
would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of the
orders if performed in the country of manufacture of the stainless
steel flanges.
Merchandise subject to the order is typically imported under
headings 7307.21.1000 and 7307.21.5000 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). While HTSUS subheadings and
ASTM specifications are provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the scope is dispositive.
[FR Doc. 2018-11908 Filed 6-4-18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
