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review of these producers and/or
exporters of subject merchandise.
Rescission of Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1),
Commerce will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in
part, if the party that requested the
review withdraws its request within 90
days of the publication of the notice of
initiation of the requested review. In
this case, the petitioner timely withdrew
its request by the 90-day deadline, and
no other party requested an
administrative review of the CVD order.
As a result, pursuant to 19 CFR
351.213(d)(1), we are rescinding the
administrative review of the CVD order
on steel wire garment hangers from
Vietnam for the period January 1, 2017,
through December 31, 2017, in its
entirety.
Assessment
Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) to assess
CVDs on all appropriate entries.
Because Commerce is rescinding this
administrative review in its entirety, the
entries to which this administrative
review pertained shall be assessed CVDs
at rates equal to the cash deposit of
estimated CVDs required at the time of
entry, or withdrawal from warehouse,
for consumption, in accordance with 19
CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends
to issue appropriate assessment
instructions to CBP 15 days after the
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register.
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Notification Regarding Administrative
Protective Orders
This notice also serves as a final
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),
which continues to govern business
proprietary information in this segment
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.
This notice is issued and published in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and
777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).
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Dated: June 7, 2018.
James Maeder,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations performing the duties of Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations.
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–583–008]
Certain Circular Welded Carbon Steel
Pipes and Tubes From Taiwan:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review and
Preliminary Determination of No
Shipments; 2016–2017
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
that Shin Yang Steel Co., Ltd. (Shin
Yang), a producer/exporter of
merchandise subject to this
administrative review, made sales of
subject merchandise at less than normal
value. Interested parties are invited to
comment on these preliminary results of
review.
DATES: Applicable June 12, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Scott Hoefke or Erin Kearney, 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) 482–4947 or (202) 482–0167,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
Commerce is conducting an
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on certain
circular welded carbon steel pipes and
tubes from Taiwan. The period of
review (POR) is May 1, 2016, to April
30, 2017. This review covers Shin Yang
Steel Co., Ltd. (Shin Yang) and Yieh
Hsing Enterprise Co., Ltd. (Yieh Hsing).
Commerce published the notice of
initiation of this administrative review 1
on July 7, 2017.2 The preliminary
1 Wheatland Tube Company (the petitioner)
requested the instant administrative review. See
Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Certain Circular Welded Carbon
Steel Pipes and Tubes from Taiwan Request for
Administrative Review,’’ dated May 31, 2017.
2 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR
31292, 31297 (July 6, 2017) (Initiation Notice).
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results are listed below in the section
titled ‘‘Preliminary Results of Review.’’
On January 23, 2018, Commerce
exercised its discretion to toll all
deadlines for the duration of the closure
of the Federal Government from January
20, 2018, through January 22, 2018.3
The revised deadline for the final results
of this review became February 5, 2018.
On January 31, 2018, we extended the
deadline for the preliminary results to
May 14, 2018.4 On May 8, 2018, we
further extended the deadline for the
preliminary results, until June 4, 2018.5
For a complete description of the
events that followed the initiation of
this administrative review, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.6
Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the order
is certain circular welded carbon steel
pipes and tubes from Taiwan. The
product is currently classified under the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) item numbers
7306.30.5025, 7306.30.5032,
7306.30.5040, and 7306.30.5055.
Although the HTSUS numbers are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written product
description remains dispositive.7
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review
in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B)
and (2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act). Export price is
calculated in accordance with section
772 of the Act. Normal value (NV) is
calculated in accordance with section
773 of the Act.
For a full description of the
methodology underlying our
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 3 days.
4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Certain Circular Welded
Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Taiwan:
Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated
January 31, 2017.
5 See Memorandum, ‘‘Certain Circular Welded
Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Taiwan:
Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated
May 8, 2018.
6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review: Certain Circular Welded
Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Taiwan; 2016–
2017,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision
Memorandum).
7 The complete description of the scope of the
order appears in the memorandum, ‘‘Decision
Memorandum for Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Certain
Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from
Taiwan; 2016–2017’’ (dated concurrently with this
notice) (Preliminary Decision Memorandum),
which is hereby adopted by this notice.
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conclusions, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum. 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 B–8024 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 Preliminary Decision
Memorandum and the electronic
version of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
A list of the topics discussed in the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum is
attached as an Appendix to this notice.
Preliminary Determination of No
Shipments
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On July 21, 2017, Yieh Hsing reported
that it made no shipments of subject
merchandise to the United States during
the POR.8 To confirm Yieh Hsing’s
claim of no shipments, Commerce
issued an inquiry to CBP, requesting
that it review Yieh Hsing’s no-shipment
claim.9 CBP did not report that it had
any information to contradict Yieh
Hsing’s claim of no shipments during
the POR.
Given that Yieh Hsing certified that it
made no shipments of subject
merchandise to the United States during
the POR, and there is no information
calling its claim into question, we
preliminarily determine that Yieh Hsing
did not have any reviewable
transactions during the POR. Consistent
with Commerce’s practice, we will not
rescind the review with respect to Yieh
Hsing but, rather, will complete the
review and issue instructions to CBP
based on the final results.10
8 See Yieh Hsing’s Letter, ‘‘Certain Circular
Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Taiwan;
No Shipment Certification,’’ dated July 21, 2017.
9 See ‘‘No Shipments Inquiry for Certain Circular
Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Taiwan
Produced and/or Exported by Yieh Hsing (A–583–
008–003),’’ message number 7264308 (September
21, 2017).
10 See, e.g., Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp
from Thailand; Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review, Partial Rescission of
Review, Preliminary Determination of No
Shipments; 2012–2013, 79 FR 15951, 15952 (March
24, 2014), unchanged in Certain Frozen Warmwater
Shrimp from Thailand: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Final
Determination of No Shipments, and Partial
Rescission of Review; 2012–2013, 79 FR at 51306
(August 28, 2014).
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Assessment Rates
Upon completion of the
As a result of this review, we
administrative review, Commerce shall
preliminarily determine that the
determine, and CBP shall assess,
following weighted-average dumping
antidumping duties on all appropriate
margin exists for the period May 1,
entries in accordance with 19 CFR
2016, through April 30, 2017:
351.212(b)(1). We intend to issue
instructions to CBP 15 days after the
Dumping
date of publication of the final results of
Producer/exporter
margin
this review.
(percent)
If the weighted-average dumping
Shin Yang Steel Co., Ltd ......
6.26 margin for Shin Yang is not zero or de
minimis in the final results, then
Commerce will calculate importerDisclosure and Public Comment
specific assessment rates. Because Shin
Commerce intends to disclose to
Yang did not report the entered value of
its sales, we will calculate importerinterested parties the calculations
specific per-unit duty assessment rates
performed in connection with these
by aggregating the total amount of
preliminary results within five days of
dumping calculated for the examined
the date of publication of this notice.11
sales of each importer and dividing each
Interested parties may submit cases
of these amounts by the total quantity
briefs no later than 30 days after the
(i.e., weight) associated with those sales.
date of publication of this notice.12
To determine whether the importerRebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised
specific per-unit assessment rates are de
in the case briefs, may be filed not later
minimis, in accordance with the
than five days after the due date for
requirement set forth in 19 CFR
filing case briefs.13 Parties who submit
351.106(c)(2), we will calculate
case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this
importer-specific ad valorem rates based
proceeding are encouraged to submit
on estimated entered values. Pursuant to
with each argument: (1) A statement of
19 CFR 351.106(c)(2), we will instruct
the issue; (2) a brief summary of the
CBP to liquidate without regard to
argument; and (3) a table of
antidumping duties all entries for which
authorities.14 Case and rebuttal briefs
the importer-specific ad valorem rate is
15 In
should be filed using ACCESS.
zero or de minimis.
order to be properly filed, ACCESS must
With respect to Yieh Hsing, if we
successfully receive an electronically
continue to find that Yieh Hsing had no
filed document in its entirety by 5 p.m.
shipments of subject merchandise in the
Eastern Time.
final results, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate any existing entries of
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
interested parties who wish to request a merchandise produced by Yieh Hsing,
hearing must submit a written request to but exported by other parties, at the rate
for the intermediate reseller, if available,
the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance, filed electronically via or at the all-others rate.17
ACCESS, within 30 days after the date
Cash Deposit Requirements
of publication of this notice.16 Requests
The following cash deposit
should contain: (1) The party’s name,
requirements will be effective for all
address, and telephone number; (2) the
shipments of the subject merchandise
number of participants; and (3) a list of
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
issues to be discussed. Issues raised in
for consumption on or after the
the hearing will be limited to those
publication date of the final results of
raised in the respective case and
this administrative review, as provided
rebuttal briefs.
by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1)
Unless otherwise extended,
The cash deposit rate for Shin Yang will
Commerce intends to issue the final
be equal to the weighted-average
results of this administrative review,
dumping margin established in the final
results of this review, except if the rate
including the results of its analysis of
is zero or de minimis within the
the issues raised in any written briefs,
meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in
not later than 120 days after the date of
which case the cash deposit rate will be
publication of this notice, pursuant to
zero; (2) for other manufacturers and
section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
Preliminary Results of the Review
11 See
19 CFR 351.224(b).
19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii).
13 See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
14 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
15 See 19 CFR 351.303.
16 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
12 See
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17 See, e.g., Magnesium Metal from the Russian
Federation: Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review, 75 FR 26922, 26923
(May 13, 2010), unchanged in Magnesium Metal
from the Russian Federation: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 75 FR
56989 (September 17, 2010).
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exporters covered in a prior segment of
the proceeding, the cash deposit rate
will continue to be the companyspecific rate published for the most
recently completed segment of this
proceeding in which that manufacturer
or exporter participated; (3) if the
exporter is not a firm covered in this
review, a prior review, or the original
less-than-fair-value (LTFV)
investigation, but the manufacturer is,
then the cash deposit rate will be the
rate established for the most recently
completed segment of this proceeding
for the manufacturer of subject
merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit
rate for all other manufacturers or
exporters will continue to be 9.70
percent, the all-others rate in the LTFV
investigation.18 These cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
Notifications
This notice also 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
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.
We are issuing and publishing these
results in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: June 4, 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
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List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
1. Summary
2. Background
3. Scope of the Order
4. Preliminary Determination of No
Shipments
5. Comparisons to Normal Value
6. Date of Sale
7. Export Price
8. Normal Value
9. Currency Conversion
10. Recommendation
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18 See Certain Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes
and Tubes from Taiwan: Antidumping Duty Order,
49 FR 19369 (May 7, 1984).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Information Administration
[Docket No. 180124068–8068–01]
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of the closing deadline for submission of
comments until July 17, 2018, at 5:00
p.m. EDT. All other instructions to
commenters provided in the original
notice remain unchanged.
Dated: June 7, 2018.
Kathy Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications
and Information Administration.
National Telecommunications
and Information Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; Extension of comment
period.
[FR Doc. 2018–12613 Filed 6–11–18; 8:45 am]
In response to requests for
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ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
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comments also may be submitted by
mail to the National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Room 4725, Attn: Fiona Alexander,
Washington, DC 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Fiona Alexander, National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Room 4706, Washington, DC
20230; telephone (202) 482–1866; email
falexander@ntia.doc.gov. Please direct
media inquiries to NTIA’s Office of
Public Affairs, (202) 482–7002, or at
press@ntia.doc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 5,
2018, NTIA published a Notice of
Inquiry seeking comments and
recommendations from all interested
stakeholders on its international
Internet policy priorities for 2018 and
beyond. See NTIA, Notice of Inquiry,
International Internet Policy Priorities,
83 FR 26036 (June 5, 2018). These
comments will help inform NTIA to
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The U.S. Army Aviation and
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-583-008]
Certain Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From Taiwan:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and
Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2016-2017
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines
that Shin Yang Steel Co., Ltd. (Shin Yang), a producer/exporter of
merchandise subject to this administrative review, made sales of
subject merchandise at less than normal value. Interested parties are
invited to comment on these preliminary results of review.
DATES: Applicable June 12, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Hoefke or Erin Kearney, 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) 482-4947 or (202) 482-0167,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping
duty order on certain circular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from
Taiwan. The period of review (POR) is May 1, 2016, to April 30, 2017.
This review covers Shin Yang Steel Co., Ltd. (Shin Yang) and Yieh Hsing
Enterprise Co., Ltd. (Yieh Hsing). Commerce published the notice of
initiation of this administrative review \1\ on July 7, 2017.\2\ The
preliminary results are listed below in the section titled
``Preliminary Results of Review.''
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\1\ Wheatland Tube Company (the petitioner) requested the
instant administrative review. See Petitioner's Letter, ``Certain
Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Taiwan Request for
Administrative Review,'' dated May 31, 2017.
\2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 31292, 31297 (July 6, 2017)
(Initiation Notice).
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On January 23, 2018, Commerce exercised its discretion to toll all
deadlines for the duration of the closure of the Federal Government
from January 20, 2018, through January 22, 2018.\3\ The revised
deadline for the final results of this review became February 5, 2018.
On January 31, 2018, we extended the deadline for the preliminary
results to May 14, 2018.\4\ On May 8, 2018, we further extended the
deadline for the preliminary results, until June 4, 2018.\5\
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\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 3 days.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Certain Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes
and Tubes from Taiwan: Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated January
31, 2017.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Certain Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes
and Tubes from Taiwan: Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated May 8,
2018.
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For a complete description of the events that followed the
initiation of this administrative review, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.\6\
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\6\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Certain Circular
Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Taiwan; 2016-2017,'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the order is certain circular welded
carbon steel pipes and tubes from Taiwan. The product is currently
classified under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) item numbers 7306.30.5025, 7306.30.5032, 7306.30.5040, and
7306.30.5055. Although the HTSUS numbers are provided for convenience
and customs purposes, the written product description remains
dispositive.\7\
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\7\ The complete description of the scope of the order appears
in the memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Certain Circular Welded
Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Taiwan; 2016-2017'' (dated
concurrently with this notice) (Preliminary Decision Memorandum),
which is hereby adopted by this notice.
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(B) and (2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
Export price is calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act.
Normal value (NV) is calculated in accordance with section 773 of the
Act.
For a full description of the methodology underlying our
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conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 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 B-8024 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 Preliminary Decision
Memorandum and the electronic version of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum are identical in content. A list of the topics discussed in
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is attached as an Appendix to this
notice.
Preliminary Determination of No Shipments
On July 21, 2017, Yieh Hsing reported that it made no shipments of
subject merchandise to the United States during the POR.\8\ To confirm
Yieh Hsing's claim of no shipments, Commerce issued an inquiry to CBP,
requesting that it review Yieh Hsing's no-shipment claim.\9\ CBP did
not report that it had any information to contradict Yieh Hsing's claim
of no shipments during the POR.
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\8\ See Yieh Hsing's Letter, ``Certain Circular Welded Carbon
Steel Pipes and Tubes from Taiwan; No Shipment Certification,''
dated July 21, 2017.
\9\ See ``No Shipments Inquiry for Certain Circular Welded
Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Taiwan Produced and/or Exported by
Yieh Hsing (A-583-008-003),'' message number 7264308 (September 21,
2017).
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Given that Yieh Hsing certified that it made no shipments of
subject merchandise to the United States during the POR, and there is
no information calling its claim into question, we preliminarily
determine that Yieh Hsing did not have any reviewable transactions
during the POR. Consistent with Commerce's practice, we will not
rescind the review with respect to Yieh Hsing but, rather, will
complete the review and issue instructions to CBP based on the final
results.\10\
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\10\ See, e.g., Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Thailand;
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,
Partial Rescission of Review, Preliminary Determination of No
Shipments; 2012-2013, 79 FR 15951, 15952 (March 24, 2014), unchanged
in Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Thailand: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Final Determination of No
Shipments, and Partial Rescission of Review; 2012-2013, 79 FR at
51306 (August 28, 2014).
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Preliminary Results of the Review
As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine that the
following weighted-average dumping margin exists for the period May 1,
2016, through April 30, 2017:
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Dumping margin
Producer/exporter (percent)
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Shin Yang Steel Co., Ltd................................ 6.26
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Disclosure and Public Comment
Commerce intends to disclose to interested parties the calculations
performed in connection with these preliminary results within five days
of the date of publication of this notice.\11\ Interested parties may
submit cases briefs no later than 30 days after the date of publication
of this notice.\12\ Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the
case briefs, may be filed not later than five days after the due date
for filing case briefs.\13\ Parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal
briefs in this proceeding 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.\14\ Case and rebuttal briefs should be
filed using ACCESS.\15\ In order to be properly filed, ACCESS must
successfully receive an electronically filed document in its entirety
by 5 p.m. Eastern Time.
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\11\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
\12\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii).
\13\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
\14\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
\15\ See 19 CFR 351.303.
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via
ACCESS, within 30 days after the date of publication of this
notice.\16\ Requests should contain: (1) The party's name, address, and
telephone number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of
issues to be discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to
those raised in the respective case and rebuttal briefs.
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\16\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
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Unless otherwise extended, Commerce intends to issue the final
results of this administrative review, including the results of its
analysis of the issues raised in any written briefs, not later than 120
days after the date of publication of this notice, pursuant to section
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
Assessment Rates
Upon completion of the administrative review, Commerce shall
determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). We intend to issue
instructions to CBP 15 days after the date of publication of the final
results of this review.
If the weighted-average dumping margin for Shin Yang is not zero or
de minimis in the final results, then Commerce will calculate importer-
specific assessment rates. Because Shin Yang did not report the entered
value of its sales, we will calculate importer-specific per-unit duty
assessment rates by aggregating the total amount of dumping calculated
for the examined sales of each importer and dividing each of these
amounts by the total quantity (i.e., weight) associated with those
sales. To determine whether the importer-specific per-unit assessment
rates are de minimis, in accordance with the requirement set forth in
19 CFR 351.106(c)(2), we will calculate importer-specific ad valorem
rates based on estimated entered values. Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.106(c)(2), we will instruct CBP to liquidate without regard to
antidumping duties all entries for which the importer-specific ad
valorem rate is zero or de minimis.
With respect to Yieh Hsing, if we continue to find that Yieh Hsing
had no shipments of subject merchandise in the final results, we will
instruct CBP to liquidate any existing entries of merchandise produced
by Yieh Hsing, but exported by other parties, at the rate for the
intermediate reseller, if available, or at the all-others rate.\17\
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\17\ See, e.g., Magnesium Metal from the Russian Federation:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 75 FR
26922, 26923 (May 13, 2010), unchanged in Magnesium Metal from the
Russian Federation: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review, 75 FR 56989 (September 17, 2010).
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Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the
final results of this administrative review, as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for Shin Yang will
be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin established in the
final results of this review, except if the rate is zero or de minimis
within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in which case the cash
deposit rate will be zero; (2) for other manufacturers and
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exporters covered in a prior segment of the proceeding, the cash
deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published
for the most recently completed segment of this proceeding in which
that manufacturer or exporter participated; (3) if the exporter is not
a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the original less-
than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation, but the manufacturer is, then the
cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recently
completed segment of this proceeding for the manufacturer of subject
merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers
or exporters will continue to be 9.70 percent, the all-others rate in
the LTFV investigation.\18\ These cash deposit requirements, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
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\18\ See Certain Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes
from Taiwan: Antidumping Duty Order, 49 FR 19369 (May 7, 1984).
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Notifications
This notice also 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 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.
We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: June 4, 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
1. Summary
2. Background
3. Scope of the Order
4. Preliminary Determination of No Shipments
5. Comparisons to Normal Value
6. Date of Sale
7. Export Price
8. Normal Value
9. Currency Conversion
10. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2018-12594 Filed 6-11-18; 8:45 am]
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