Certain Uncoated Paper From Brazil: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2015-2017, 52804-52805 [2018-22720]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–351–842]
Certain Uncoated Paper From Brazil:
Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2015–2017
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) determines that certain
uncoated paper (uncoated paper) from
Brazil is being sold at less than normal
value during the period of review (POR),
August 27, 2015, through February 28,
2017.
DATES: Applicable October 18, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry
Huang, AD/CVD Operations, Office V,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4047.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on a review of the record and
comments received from interested
parties, we have recalculated Suzano’s
weighted-average dumping margin and,
based on our findings at verification, we
have made certain changes to Suzano’s
margin calculation. For further
discussion, see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
On April 10, 2018, Commerce
published the preliminary results of the
antidumping duty administrative review
on uncoated paper from Brazil.1 The
review covers one producer/exporter of
the subject merchandise, Suzano Papel
e Celulose S.A. (Suzano). For a
discussion of events since the
Preliminary Results were published, see
the accompanying Issues and Decision
Memorandum.2
Final Results of the Administrative
Review
Exporter/producer
Weightedaverage
margin
(percent)
Scope of the Order
Suzano Papel e Celulose S.A ..
18.80
The product covered by this review is
uncoated paper from Brazil. For a full
description of the scope, see the Issues
and Decision Memorandum dated
concurrently with and hereby adopted
by this notice.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and
rebuttal briefs by parties to this
administrative review are addressed in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum.3
A list of the issues that parties raised
and to which we responded is attached
to this notice as an Appendix. The
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Issues and Decision Memorandum is a
public document and is on-file
electronically via Enforcement and
Compliance’s Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
ACCESS is available to registered users
at https://access.trade.gov and in the
Central Records Unit (CRU), room
B8024 of the main Commerce building.
In addition, a complete version of the
Issues and Decision Memorandum can
be accessed directly on the internet at
https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/
index.html. The signed Issues and
Decision Memorandum and the
electronic versions of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum are identical in
content.
1 See Certain Uncoated Paper from Brazil:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2015–2017, 83 FR 15368
(April 10, 2018) (Preliminary Results).
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Certain Uncoated Paper
from Brazil: Issues and Decision Memorandum for
the Final Results of the Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2015–2017,’’ dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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We determine that the following
weighted-average dumping margin
exists for the period August 27, 2015
through February 28, 2017.
Assessment Rate
Commerce shall determine, and U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries covered by this
review. For entries of subject
merchandise during the period of
review produced by Suzano for which
they did not know their merchandise
was destined for the United States, we
will instruct CBP to liquidate
unreviewed entries at the all-others rate
if there is no rate for the intermediate
company(ies) involved in the
transaction. We intend to issue
liquidation instructions to CBP 15 days
after publication of the final results of
this review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective upon
publication of the notice of final results
of this review for all shipments of
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uncoated paper from Brazil entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the date of
publication as provided by section
751(a)(2) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit
rate for companies subject to this review
will be equal to the weighted-average
dumping margins established in the
final results of the review; (2) for
merchandise exported by companies not
covered in this review but covered in a
prior segment of this proceeding, the
cash deposit rate will continue to be the
company-specific rate published for the
most recent period; (3) if the exporter is
not a firm covered in this 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.4 These
cash deposit requirements, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a final
reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR
351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of
antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this POR.
Failure to comply with this requirement
could result in the Secretary’s
presumption that reimbursement of
antidumping and/or countervailing
duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of doubled antidumping
duties.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to administrative
protective orders (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/destruction of
APO materials, or conversion to judicial
protective order, is hereby requested.
Failure to comply with the regulations
and the terms of an APO is a
sanctionable violation.
4 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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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)(5).
Dated: October 9, 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.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Final
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. List of Comments
V. Discussion of Comments
Comment 1: Treatment of Suzano’s Sales to
an U.S. Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ)
Comment 2: Treatment of Suzano’s Credit
Expenses
Comment 3: Treatment of INSS Taxes
Comment 4: Suzano’s Liquidation
Instructions
Comment 5: Programming Issue in
Suzano’s Margin Calculation
VI. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–570–096]
Aluminum Wire and Cable From the
People’s Republic of China: Initiation
of Countervailing Duty Investigation
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable October 11, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nancy Decker at (202) 482–0196 or
Mark Hoadley at (202) 482–3148, AD/
CVD Operations, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
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The Petition
On September 21, 2018, the U.S.
Department of Commerce (Commerce)
received a countervailing duty (CVD)
Petition concerning imports of
aluminum wire and cable from the
People’s Republic of China (China),
filed in proper form on behalf of Encore
Wire Corporation and Southwire
Company, LLC (the petitioners), which
are domestic producers of aluminum
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wire and cable.1 The CVD Petition was
accompanied by an antidumping duty
(AD) Petition concerning imports of
aluminum wire and cable from China.
On September 25 and 26, 2018,
Commerce requested supplemental
information pertaining to certain aspects
of the Petition in two separate
supplemental questionnaires, one
dealing with general issues with the
Petition and the other with issues
related to Volume III of the Petition (i.e.,
the CVD allegation).2 The petitioners
filed their combined response to the
supplemental questionnaires on
September 28, 2018.3
In accordance with section 702(b)(1)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act), the petitioners allege that the
Government of China (GOC) is
providing countervailable subsidies,
within the meaning of sections 701 and
771(5) of the Act, to producers of
aluminum wire and cable in China and
that imports of such products are
materially injuring, or threatening
material injury to, the domestic industry
producing aluminum wire and cable in
the United States. Consistent with
section 702(b)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.202(b), for those alleged programs
on which we are initiating a CVD
investigation, the Petition is
accompanied by information reasonably
available to the petitioners supporting
their allegations.
Commerce finds that the petitioners
filed the Petition on behalf of the
domestic industry because the
petitioners are an interested party as
defined in section 771(9)(C) of the Act.
Commerce also finds that the petitioners
demonstrated sufficient industry
support necessary for the initiation of
the requested CVD investigation.4
Period of Investigation
Because the Petition was filed on
September 28, 2018, the period of
investigation is January 1, 2017, through
December 31, 2017.
1 See letter from the petitioners, ‘‘Aluminum Wire
and Cable from China: Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Petitions,’’ dated September
21, 2018 (the Petition).
2 See letters from Commerce, ‘‘Petition for the
Imposition of Countervailing Duties on Imports of
Aluminum Wire and Cable from the People’s
Republic of China: Supplemental Questions’’ (CVD
Deficiency Questionnaire), dated September 25,
2018, and ‘‘Petitions for the Imposition of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duties on Imports
of Aluminum Wire and Cable from the People’s
Republic of China: Supplemental Questions’’
(General Issues Deficiency Questionnaire), dated
September 26, 2018.
3 See letter from the petitioners, ‘‘Aluminum Wire
and Cable from China: Amendment of Petitions and
Response to Commerce’s Supplemental Questions’’
dated September 28, 2018 (Petition Supplement).
4 See ‘‘Determination of Industry Support for the
Petition’’ section, infra.
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Scope of the Investigation
The product covered by this
investigation is aluminum wire and
cable from China. For a full description
of the scope of this investigation, see the
Appendix to this notice.
Scope Comments
During our review of the Petition,
Commerce contacted the petitioners
regarding the proposed scope language
to ensure that the scope language in the
Petition is an accurate reflection of the
products for which the domestic
industry is seeking relief.5 As a result of
the petitioners’ submission, the scope of
the Petition was modified to clarify the
description of merchandise covered by
the Petition. The description of the
merchandise covered by this initiation,
as described in the Appendix to this
notice, reflects these clarifications.
As discussed in the Preamble to
Commerce’s regulations, we are setting
aside a period for interested parties to
raise issues regarding product coverage
(scope).6 Commerce will consider all
comments received from interested
parties and, if necessary, will consult
with interested parties prior to the
issuance of the preliminary
determination. If scope comments
include factual information,7 all such
factual information should be limited to
public information. To facilitate
preparation of its questionnaires,
Commerce requests that all interested
parties submit such comments by 5:00
p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on October 31,
2018, which is 20 calendar days from
the signature date of this notice. Any
rebuttal comments, which may include
factual information, must be filed by
5:00 p.m. ET on November 13, 2018.8
Commerce requests that any factual
information parties consider relevant to
the scope of the investigation be
submitted during this period. However,
if a party subsequently finds that
additional factual information
pertaining to the scope of the
investigation may be relevant, the party
may contact Commerce and request
5 See Supplemental Questionnaire Response at 7–
8 and Exhibit I (Revised Scope).
6 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties,
Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997)
(Preamble).
7 See 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) (defining ‘‘factual
information’’).
8 See 19 CFR 351.303(b). Rebuttal comments are
normally due 10 days after the comment deadline.
In this case, 10 calendar days from the initial
comments deadline falls on Saturday, November 10,
2018. Commerce’s practice dictates that where a
deadline falls on a weekend or federal holiday, the
appropriate deadline is the next business day. See
Notice of Clarification: Application of ‘‘Next
Business Day’’ Rule for Administrative
Determination Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act
of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-351-842]
Certain Uncoated Paper From Brazil: Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review; 2015-2017
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain
uncoated paper (uncoated paper) from Brazil is being sold at less than
normal value during the period of review (POR), August 27, 2015,
through February 28, 2017.
DATES: Applicable October 18, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry Huang, AD/CVD Operations, Office
V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20230; telephone: (202) 482-4047.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On April 10, 2018, Commerce published the preliminary results of
the antidumping duty administrative review on uncoated paper from
Brazil.\1\ The review covers one producer/exporter of the subject
merchandise, Suzano Papel e Celulose S.A. (Suzano). For a discussion of
events since the Preliminary Results were published, see the
accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum.\2\
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\1\ See Certain Uncoated Paper from Brazil: Preliminary Results
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2015-2017, 83 FR 15368
(April 10, 2018) (Preliminary Results).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Certain Uncoated Paper from Brazil: Issues
and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review; 2015-2017,'' dated concurrently with,
and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The product covered by this review is uncoated paper from Brazil.
For a full description of the scope, see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum dated concurrently with and hereby adopted by this notice.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by parties to
this administrative review are addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.\3\ A list of the issues that parties raised and to which we
responded is attached to this notice as an Appendix. The Issues and
Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on-file electronically
via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://access.trade.gov and in the Central Records
Unit (CRU), room B8024 of the main Commerce building. In addition, a
complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly on the internet at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum and the
electronic versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical
in content.
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Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on a review of the record and comments received from
interested parties, we have recalculated Suzano's weighted-average
dumping margin and, based on our findings at verification, we have made
certain changes to Suzano's margin calculation. For further discussion,
see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Final Results of the Administrative Review
We determine that the following weighted-average dumping margin
exists for the period August 27, 2015 through February 28, 2017.
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Weighted-
average
Exporter/producer margin
(percent)
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Suzano Papel e Celulose S.A............................... 18.80
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Assessment Rate
Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries
covered by this review. For entries of subject merchandise during the
period of review produced by Suzano for which they did not know their
merchandise was destined for the United States, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate unreviewed entries at the all-others rate if there is no rate
for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction. We
intend to issue liquidation instructions to CBP 15 days after
publication of the final results of this review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of the notice of final results of this review for all
shipments of uncoated paper from Brazil entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication as
provided by section 751(a)(2) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for
companies subject to this review will be equal to the weighted-average
dumping margins established in the final results of the review; (2) for
merchandise exported by companies not covered in this review but
covered in a prior segment of this proceeding, the cash deposit rate
will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most
recent period; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this 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 less-than-fair-value
investigation.\4\ These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
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\4\ 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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Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure to comply with this
requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties occurred and
the subsequent assessment of doubled antidumping duties.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective orders (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/destruction
of APO materials, or conversion to judicial protective order, is hereby
requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and the terms of an
APO is a sanctionable violation.
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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)(5).
Dated: October 9, 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.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Final Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. List of Comments
V. Discussion of Comments
Comment 1: Treatment of Suzano's Sales to an U.S. Foreign Trade
Zone (FTZ)
Comment 2: Treatment of Suzano's Credit Expenses
Comment 3: Treatment of INSS Taxes
Comment 4: Suzano's Liquidation Instructions
Comment 5: Programming Issue in Suzano's Margin Calculation
VI. Recommendation
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