Narrow Woven Ribbons With Woven Selvedge From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2016, 50891-50892 [2018-21987]
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iii. Level of Trade
iv. Cost of Production Analysis
1. Cost Averaging Methodology
2. Calculation of COP
3. Test of Comparison Market Sales Prices
4. Results of the COP Test
v. Calculation of Normal Value Based on
Comparison Market Prices
vi. Calculation of Normal Value Based on
Constructed Value
V. Currency Conversion
VI. Recommendation
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
International Trade Administration
[C–570–953]
Narrow Woven Ribbons With Woven
Selvedge From the People’s Republic
of China: Preliminary Results of
Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review; 2016
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
that countervailable subsidies have been
provided to producers and exporters of
narrow woven ribbons with woven
selvedge from the People’s Republic of
China (China). The period of review
(POR) is January 1, 2016, through
December 31, 2016. Interested parties
are invited to comment on these
preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable October 10, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Terre Keaton Stefanova or Maria
Tatarska, AD/CVD Operations, Office II,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1280 or
(202) 482–1562.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
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Commerce published the notice of
initiation of this administrative review
on November 13, 2017.1 On April 30,
2018, Commerce postponed the
preliminary results of this
administrative review and the revised
deadline is now October 3, 2018.2 For
1 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR
52268 (November 13, 2017).
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Narrow Woven Ribbons
with Woven Selvedge from the People’s Republic of
China: Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of 2016 Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review,’’ dated April 30, 2018. In this
memorandum, we noted that Commerce exercised
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Scope of the Order
The products covered by the order are
narrow woven ribbons with woven
selvedge from China. For a complete
description of the scope of this
administrative review, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.4
Methodology
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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a complete description of the events that
followed the initiation of this
administrative review, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.3
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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.5 For a full
description of the methodology
underlying our preliminary conclusions,
including our reliance, in part, on
adverse facts available pursuant to
sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act, see
the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.6 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.
its discretion to toll all deadlines affected by the
closure of the Federal Government from January 20
through January 22, 2018. See Memorandum,
‘‘Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,’’ dated January 23, 2018. As
a result, the revised deadline for the preliminary
results became October 3, 2018.
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Results of 2016 Countervailing
Duty Administrative Review: Narrow Woven
Ribbons with Woven Selvedge from the People’s
Republic of China,’’ dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum).
4 Id.
5 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.
6 A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum can be found at the
Appendix 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 rate exists:
Company
Yama Ribbons and Bows
Co., Ltd.
Subsidy rate
23.70 percent.
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 indicated above. 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.
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.7 Case briefs or other
written comments may be submitted to
the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance no later than 30 days
after publication of the preliminary
results.8 Rebuttal briefs, limited to
issues raised in case briefs, may be
submitted no later than five days after
the deadline for filing case briefs.9
Parties who submit case briefs or
rebuttal briefs in this administrative
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.10
Interested parties who wish to request
a hearing, limited to issues raised in the
case and rebuttal briefs, must do so
within 30 days of publication of these
preliminary results by submitting a
7 See
19 CFR 351.224(b).
19 CFR 351.309(c)(l)(ii).
9 See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
10 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
8 See
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written request to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, U.S. Department of
Commerce, using Enforcement and
Compliance’s ACCESS system.11
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, we will
inform parties of the scheduled date for
the hearing which will be held at the
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230, at a time and date to be
determined.12 Parties should confirm by
telephone the date, time, and location of
the hearing.
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: October 2, 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. Application of the Countervailing Duty
Law to Imports from China
V. Diversification of China’s Economy
VI. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and
Adverse Inferences
VII. Subsidies Valuation
VIII. Interest Rate Benchmarks, Discount
Rates, Input and Electricity
IX. Analysis of Programs
X. Conclusion
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–580–880]
Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded
Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From
the Republic of Korea: Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review and Preliminary
Determination of No Shipments; 2016–
2017
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
that sales of heavy walled rectangular
welded carbon steel pipes and tubes
(HWR pipes and tubes) from the
Republic of Korea (Korea) have been
made below normal value. Additionally,
Commerce preliminarily determines
that a company for which we initiated
a review had no shipments during the
period of review (POR). We invite
interested parties to comment on these
preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable October 10, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alice Maldonado or Whitley Herndon,
AD/CVD Operations, Office II,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4682 or
(202) 482–6274, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
Commerce is conducting an
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on HWR pipes
and tubes from Korea. The notice of
initiation of this administrative review
was published on November 13, 2017.1
This review covers 14 producers and
exporters of the subject merchandise.
The period of review is March 1, 2016
through August 31, 2017. Commerce
selected two mandatory respondents for
individual examination: Dong-A Steel
Company (DOSCO) and HiSteel Co., Ltd
(HiSteel). In May 2018, Commerce
extended the preliminary results of this
review to no later than October 3, 2018.2
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1 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR
52268 (November 13, 2017).
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Heavy Walled Rectangular
Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from the
Republic of Korea: Extension of Deadline for
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review,’’ dated May 10, 2018. In
this memorandum, we noted that Commerce
exercised its discretion to toll all deadlines affected
by the closure of the Federal Government from
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12 See
19 CFR 351.310(c).
19 CFR 351.310.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the order
is certain heavy walled rectangular
welded steel pipes and tubes of
rectangular (including square) cross
section, having a nominal wall
thickness of not less than 4 mm.3 The
merchandise includes, but is not limited
to, the American Society for Testing and
Materials (ASTM) A–500, grade B
specifications, or comparable domestic
or foreign specifications. Included
products are those in which: (1) Iron
predominates, by weight, over each of
the other contained elements; (2) the
carbon content is 2 percent or less, by
weight; and (3) none of the elements
below exceeds the quantity, by weight,
respectively indicated:
• 2.50 percent of manganese, or
• 3.30 percent of silicon, or
• 1.50 percent of copper, or
• 1.50 percent of aluminum, or
• 1.25 percent of chromium, or
• 0.30 percent of cobalt, or
• 0.40 percent of lead, or
• 2.0 percent of nickel, or
• 0.30 percent of tungsten, or
• 0.80 percent of molybdenum, or
• 0.10 percent of niobium (also called
columbium), or
• 0.30 percent of vanadium, or
• 0.30 percent of zirconium.
The product is currently classified
under following Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
item numbers 7306.61.1000. Subject
merchandise may also be classified
under 7306.61.3000. Although the
HTSUS numbers and ASTM
specification are provided for
convenience and for customs purposes,
the written product description remains
dispositive.
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 and
constructed export price are calculated
in accordance with section 772 of the
Act. Normal value is calculated in
accordance with section 773 of the Act.
For a full description of the
methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the Preliminary
January 20 through January 22, 2018. See
Memorandum, ‘‘Deadlines Affected by the
Shutdown of the Federal Government,’’ dated
January 23, 2018. As a result, the revised deadline
for the preliminary results became October 3, 2018.
3 For a complete description of the scope of the
Order, see Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum
for the Preliminary Results of the 2016–2017
Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty
Order on Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded Carbon
Steel Pipes and Tubes from Korea,’’ dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-953]
Narrow Woven Ribbons With Woven Selvedge From the People's
Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review; 2016
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines
that countervailable subsidies have been provided to producers and
exporters of narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge from the People's
Republic of China (China). The period of review (POR) is January 1,
2016, through December 31, 2016. Interested parties are invited to
comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable October 10, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terre Keaton Stefanova or Maria
Tatarska, AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1280
or (202) 482-1562.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce published the notice of initiation of this administrative
review on November 13, 2017.\1\ On April 30, 2018, Commerce postponed
the preliminary results of this administrative review and the revised
deadline is now October 3, 2018.\2\ For a complete description of the
events that followed the initiation of this administrative review, see
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\3\
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\1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 52268 (November 13, 2017).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Narrow Woven Ribbons with Woven Selvedge
from the People's Republic of China: Extension of Deadline for
Preliminary Results of 2016 Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review,'' dated April 30, 2018. In this memorandum, we noted that
Commerce exercised its discretion to toll all deadlines affected by
the closure of the Federal Government from January 20 through
January 22, 2018. See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the
Shutdown of the Federal Government,'' dated January 23, 2018. As a
result, the revised deadline for the preliminary results became
October 3, 2018.
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of 2016 Countervailing Duty Administrative Review: Narrow
Woven Ribbons with Woven Selvedge from the People's Republic of
China,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The products covered by the order are narrow woven ribbons with
woven selvedge from China. For a complete description of the scope of
this administrative review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\4\
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\4\ 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.\5\ For a full description of the methodology underlying our
preliminary conclusions, including our reliance, in part, on adverse
facts available pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\6\ 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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\5\ 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.
\6\ A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum can be found at the Appendix 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 rate exists:
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Company Subsidy rate
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Yama Ribbons and Bows Co., Ltd............ 23.70 percent.
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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 indicated above. 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.\7\ Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to
the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than 30
days after publication of the preliminary results.\8\ Rebuttal briefs,
limited to issues raised in case briefs, may be submitted no later than
five days after the deadline for filing case briefs.\9\ Parties who
submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this administrative 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.\10\
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\7\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
\8\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(l)(ii).
\9\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
\10\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
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Interested parties who wish to request a hearing, limited to issues
raised in the case and rebuttal briefs, must do so within 30 days of
publication of these preliminary results by submitting a
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written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, using Enforcement and
Compliance's ACCESS system.\11\ 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, we will inform
parties of the scheduled date for the hearing which will be held at the
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230, at a time and date to be determined.\12\ Parties should
confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing.
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\11\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
\12\ See 19 CFR 351.310.
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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: October 2, 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. Application of the Countervailing Duty Law to Imports from China
V. Diversification of China's Economy
VI. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences
VII. Subsidies Valuation
VIII. Interest Rate Benchmarks, Discount Rates, Input and
Electricity
IX. Analysis of Programs
X. Conclusion
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