Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 36572-36577 [2019-16038]
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Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope Comments
IV. Scope of the Investigation
V. Injury Test
VI. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and
Adverse Inferences
VII. Subsidies Valuation
VIII. Benchmarks and Discount Rates
IX. Analysis of Programs
X. ITC Notification
XI. Recommendation
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative
Reviews
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) has received requests to
conduct administrative reviews of
various antidumping and countervailing
duty orders and findings with June
anniversary dates. In accordance with
Commerce’s regulations, we are
initiating those administrative reviews.
DATES: Applicable July 29, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brenda E. Brown, Office of AD/CVD
Operations, Customs Liaison Unit,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482–4735.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
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Background
Commerce has received timely
requests, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.213(b), for administrative reviews of
various antidumping and countervailing
duty orders and findings with June
anniversary dates.
All deadlines for the submission of
various types of information,
certifications, or comments or actions by
Commerce discussed below refer to the
number of calendar days from the
applicable starting time.
Notice of No Sales
If a producer or exporter named in
this notice of initiation had no exports,
sales, or entries during the period of
review (POR), it must notify Commerce
within 30 days of publication of this
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notice in the Federal Register. All
submissions must be filed electronically
at https://access.trade.gov in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.303.1 Such
submissions are subject to verification,
in accordance with section 782(i) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
Further, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.303(f)(1)(i), a copy must be served
on every party on Commerce’s service
list.
Respondent Selection
In the event Commerce limits the
number of respondents for individual
examination for administrative reviews
initiated pursuant to requests made for
the orders identified below, Commerce
intends to select respondents based on
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) data for U.S. imports during the
POR. We intend to place the CBP data
on the record within five days of
publication of the initiation notice and
to make our decision regarding
respondent selection within 30 days of
publication of the initiation Federal
Register notice. Comments regarding the
CBP data and respondent selection
should be submitted within seven days
after the placement of the CBP data on
the record of this review. Parties
wishing to submit rebuttal comments
should submit those comments within
five days after the deadline for the
initial comments.
In the event Commerce decides it is
necessary to limit individual
examination of respondents and
conduct respondent selection under
section 777A(c)(2) of the Act, the
following guidelines regarding
collapsing of companies for purposes of
respondent selection will apply. In
general, Commerce has found that
determinations concerning whether
particular companies should be
‘‘collapsed’’ (e.g., treated as a single
entity for purposes of calculating
antidumping duty rates) require a
substantial amount of detailed
information and analysis, which often
require follow-up questions and
analysis. Accordingly, Commerce will
not conduct collapsing analyses at the
respondent selection phase of this
review and will not collapse companies
at the respondent selection phase unless
there has been a determination to
collapse certain companies in a
previous segment of this antidumping
proceeding (e.g., investigation,
administrative review, new shipper
review or changed circumstances
1 See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings: Electronic Filing Procedures;
Administrative Protective Order Procedures, 76 FR
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review). For any company subject to this
review, if Commerce determined, or
continued to treat, that company as
collapsed with others, Commerce will
assume that such companies continue to
operate in the same manner and will
collapse them for respondent selection
purposes. Otherwise, Commerce will
not collapse companies for purposes of
respondent selection. Parties are
requested to (a) identify which
companies subject to review previously
were collapsed, and (b) provide a
citation to the proceeding in which they
were collapsed. Further, if companies
are requested to complete the Quantity
and Value (Q&V) Questionnaire for
purposes of respondent selection, in
general each company must report
volume and value data separately for
itself. Parties should not include data
for any other party, even if they believe
they should be treated as a single entity
with that other party. If a company was
collapsed with another company or
companies in the most recently
completed segment of this proceeding
where Commerce considered collapsing
that entity, complete Q&V data for that
collapsed entity must be submitted.
Deadline for Withdrawal of Request for
Administrative Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), a
party that has requested a review may
withdraw that request within 90 days of
the date of publication of the notice of
initiation of the requested review. The
regulation provides that Commerce may
extend this time if it is reasonable to do
so. Determinations by Commerce to
extend the 90-day deadline will be
made on a case-by-case basis.
Deadline for Particular Market
Situation Allegation
Section 504 of the Trade Preferences
Extension Act of 2015 amended the Act
by adding the concept of particular
market situation (PMS) for purposes of
constructed value under section 773(e)
of the Act.2 Section 773(e) of the Act
states that ‘‘if a particular market
situation exists such that the cost of
materials and fabrication or other
processing of any kind does not
accurately reflect the cost of production
in the ordinary course of trade, the
administering authority may use
another calculation methodology under
this subtitle or any other calculation
methodology.’’ When an interested
party submits a PMS allegation pursuant
to section 773(e) of the Act, Commerce
will respond to such a submission
consistent with 19 CFR 351.301(c)(2)(v).
2 See Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015,
Public Law 114–27, 129 Stat. 362 (2015).
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If Commerce finds that a PMS exists
under section 773(e) of the Act, then it
will modify its dumping calculations
appropriately.
Neither section 773(e) of the Act nor
19 CFR 351.301(c)(2)(v) set a deadline
for the submission of PMS allegations
and supporting factual information.
However, in order to administer section
773(e) of the Act, Commerce must
receive PMS allegations and supporting
factual information with enough time to
consider the submission. Thus, should
an interested party wish to submit a
PMS allegation and supporting new
factual information pursuant to section
773(e) of the Act, it must do so no later
than 20 days after submission of initial
responses to section D of the
questionnaire.
Separate Rates
In proceedings involving non-market
economy (NME) countries, Commerce
begins with a rebuttable presumption
that all companies within the country
are subject to government control and,
thus, should be assigned a single
antidumping duty deposit rate. It is
Commerce’s policy to assign all
exporters of merchandise subject to an
administrative review in an NME
country this single rate unless an
exporter can demonstrate that it is
sufficiently independent so as to be
entitled to a separate rate.
To establish whether a firm is
sufficiently independent from
government control of its export
activities to be entitled to a separate
rate, Commerce analyzes each entity
exporting the subject merchandise. In
accordance with the separate rates
criteria, Commerce assigns separate
rates to companies in NME cases only
if respondents can demonstrate the
absence of both de jure and de facto
government control over export
activities.
All firms listed below that wish to
qualify for separate rate status in the
administrative reviews involving NME
countries must complete, as
appropriate, either a separate rate
application or certification, as described
below. For these administrative reviews,
in order to demonstrate separate rate
eligibility, Commerce requires entities
for whom a review was requested, that
were assigned a separate rate in the
most recent segment of this proceeding
in which they participated, to certify
that they continue to meet the criteria
for obtaining a separate rate. The
Separate Rate Certification form will be
available on Commerce’s website at
https://enforcement.trade.gov/nme/
nme-sep-rate.html on the date of
publication of this Federal Register
notice. In responding to the
certification, please follow the
‘‘Instructions for Filing the
Certification’’ in the Separate Rate
Certification. Separate Rate
Certifications are due to Commerce no
later than 30 calendar days after
publication of this Federal Register
notice. The deadline and requirement
for submitting a Certification applies
equally to NME-owned firms, wholly
foreign-owned firms, and foreign sellers
who purchase and export subject
merchandise to the United States.
Entities that currently do not have a
separate rate from a completed segment
of the proceeding 3 should timely file a
Separate Rate Application to
demonstrate eligibility for a separate
rate in this proceeding. In addition,
companies that received a separate rate
in a completed segment of the
proceeding that have subsequently
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made changes, including, but not
limited to, changes to corporate
structure, acquisitions of new
companies or facilities, or changes to
their official company name,4 should
timely file a Separate Rate Application
to demonstrate eligibility for a separate
rate in this proceeding. The Separate
Rate Status Application will be
available on Commerce’s website at
https://enforcement.trade.gov/nme/
nme-sep-rate.html on the date of
publication of this Federal Register
notice. In responding to the Separate
Rate Status Application, refer to the
instructions contained in the
application. Separate Rate Status
Applications are due to Commerce no
later than 30 calendar days of
publication of this Federal Register
notice. The deadline and requirement
for submitting a Separate Rate Status
Application applies equally to NMEowned firms, wholly foreign-owned
firms, and foreign sellers that purchase
and export subject merchandise to the
United States.
For exporters and producers who
submit a separate-rate status application
or certification and subsequently are
selected as mandatory respondents,
these exporters and producers will no
longer be eligible for separate rate status
unless they respond to all parts of the
questionnaire as mandatory
respondents.
Initiation of Reviews
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.221(c)(1)(i), we are initiating
administrative reviews of the following
antidumping and countervailing duty
orders and findings. We intend to issue
the final results of these reviews not
later than June 30, 2020.
Period to be
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Antidumping Duty Proceedings
GERMANY: Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel, A–428–845 ...........................................................
Benteler Distribution International GmbH
Benteler Steel Tube GmbH
Mubea Fahrwerksfedern GmbH
Salzgitter Mannesmann Line Pipe GmbH
Salzgitter Mannesmann Precision GmbH
Vsmpo Tirus GmbH
INDIA: Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel, A–533–873 ....................................................................
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APL Apollo Tubes Ltd.
Automotive Steel Pipe
3 Such entities include entities that have not
participated in the proceeding, entities that were
preliminarily granted a separate rate in any
currently incomplete segment of the proceeding
(e.g., an ongoing administrative review, new
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shipper review, etc.) and entities that lost their
separate rate in the most recently completed
segment of the proceeding in which they
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rather than trade names, need to be addressed via
a Separate Rate Application. Information regarding
new trade names may be submitted via a Separate
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Goodluck India Limited
Hyundai Steel Pipe India Pvt., Ltd.
ISMT Limited
Jindal (India) Ltd.
Jindal Saw Ltd.
Khanna Industries Pipes Pvt. Ltd.
KLT Automotive Tubular Products Ltd.
Patton International Ltd.
Sandvik Asia Pvt. Ltd.
Surya Global Steel Tubes Ltd.
Surya Roshni Ltd.
Tata Steel Bsl Ltd. (fka Bhushan Steel Ltd.)
Tube Products of India, Ltd., a unit of Tube Investments of India Limited (collectively,
TPI)
Zenith Birla Steels (India) Pvt., Ltd.
ITALY: Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel, A–475–838 ...................................................................
Alessio Tubi S.p.A
Arvedi Tubi Acciaio S.p.A
Dalmine S.p.A.
Italsempione S.p.A
Marcegaglia Novero S.p.A
Metalfer, S.p.A.
Pipex ltalia S.p.A
JAPAN: Carbon and Alloy Seamless Standard, Line and Pressure (over 41⁄2 inches), A–588–850 ..................................................
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Denka Company Limited
Ebara Corporation
JFE Steel Corporation
Kaneka Corporation
Kawasaki Steel Corporation
Maruichi Kohan Ltd.
Metal One Tubular Products Inc.
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
Nippon Steel Corporation
NKK Tubes
Okaya & Co., Ltd.
Sumitomo Corporation
Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
Taiheiyo Cement Corporation
Vallourec & Sumitomo Tubos do Brasil Ltda.
Vallourec Solucoes Tubulares do Brasil
Yamashin Industry Co., Inc.
JAPAN: Carbon and Alloy Seamless Standard, Line and Pressure (under 41⁄2 inches), A–588–851 ................................................
Denka Company Limited
Ebara Corporation
JFE Steel Corporation
Kaneka Corporation
Kawasaki Steel Corporation
Maruichi Kohan Ltd.
Metal One Tubular Products Inc.
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
Nippon Steel Corporation
NKK Tubes
Okaya & Co., Ltd.
Sumitomo Corporation
Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
Taiheiyo Cement Corporation
Vallourec & Sumitomo Tubos do Brasil Ltda.
Vallourec Solucoes Tubulares do Brasil
Yamashin Industry Co., Inc.
REPUBLIC OF KOREA: Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel, A–580–892 .......................................
Dong A Steel Co., Ltd.
Husteel Co., Ltd.
Nexteel Co., Ltd.
Sang Shin Ind. Co., Ltd.
Seah Steel Corporation
Sic Tube
Tgs Pipe Co., Ltd.
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Tpc Co., Ltd.
Yulchon Co., Ltd.
SPAIN: Chlorinated Isocyanurates, A–469–814 ..................................................................................................................................
Ercros S. A.
SPAIN: Finished Carbon Steel Flanges, A–469–815 ..........................................................................................................................
Ateaciones De Metales Sinterizados S.A
Central Y Almacenes
Farina Group Spain
Friedrich Geldbach Gmbh; and its Spanish affiliate
Grupo Cunado
Transglory S.A.
Tubacero, S.L.
ULMA Forja, S. Coop
SWITZERLAND: Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel, A–441–801 ...................................................
Benteler Rothrist AG
Jansen AG
Mubea Pra¨zisionsstahlrohr AG
THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel, A–570–058 .............
Benteler Distribution Ltd.
Anji Pengda Steel Pipe Co., Ltd.
Changshu Fushilai Steel Pipe Co., Ltd.
Changshu Special Shaped Steel Tube Co., Ltd.
Changshu Walsin Specialty Steel Co., Ltd.
Hengyang Steel Tube Group International Trading Inc.
Hubei Xinyegang Steel Co., Ltd.
Huludao City Steel Pipe Industrial Co., Ltd.
Hunan Standard Steel Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Chengde Steel Tube Share Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Huacheng Industry Pipe Making Corporation
Jiangsu Liwan Precision Tube Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
JW Steel Ltd.
Suzhou Foster International Co., Ltd.
Tianiin Longshenghua Imp. & Exp.
TPCO International
Wuxi Dajin High-Precision Cold-Drawn Steel Tube Co., Ltd.
Wuxi Huijin International Trade Co., Ltd.
Wuxi P&C Machinery Co., Ltd.
Yangzhou Lontrin Steel Tube Co., Ltd.
Zhangjiagang Huacheng Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Zhangjiagang Precision Tube Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Zhangjiagang Salem Fine Tubing Co., Ltd.
Zhangjiagang ShengDingYuan Pipe-Making Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Dingxin Steel Tube Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Minghe Steel Pipe Co., Ltd.
THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Chlorinated Isocyanurates, A–570–898 ..............................................................................
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Juancheng Kangtai Chemical Co., Ltd.
THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Tapered Roller Bearings, A–570–601 ................................................................................
BRTEC Wheel Hub Bearing Co., Ltd.
Changshan Peer Bearing Co., Ltd.
GGB Bearing Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd
Hangzhou Feiwang Auto Parts Co., Ltd.
Ningbo Xinglun Bearings Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Shanghai General Bearing Co., Ltd.
Taizhou Zson Bearing Technology Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Sihe Machine Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Sling Automobile Bearing Co., Ltd.
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THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: High Pressure Steel Cylinders, C–570–978 .......................................................................
Beijing Tianhai Industry Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Tianhai High Pressure Container Co., Ltd.,
Langfang Tianhai High Pressure Container Co., Ltd.
THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Stainless Steel Flanges, C–570–065 .................................................................................
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Activa Inc.
Advanced CAE, Ltd.
AP Alloy Industries
Beijing Kang Jie Kong International Cargo Agent Co. Ltd.
Cheonseng Precision Foundry Co., Ltd.
Dalian Lianmei Machinery Co., Ltd.
Dalian Newshow Pipeline Industry Co., Ltd.
DK Logistics Co. Ltd.
Dongtai QB Stainless Steel Co., Ltd
EN Corp.
Felix Metal Tech Co., Ltd.
Felix Technology Co., Ltd.
Highlight Tech Corp.
Hydro-Fluid Controls Limited
J&C Industrial Co. Ltd.
Jiangsu Huayang Metal Pipes Co., Ltd.
Jiangyin Ganghui Packing Co. Ltd.
Jiangyin Huaxi Flange Co., Ltd.
Jiangyin Huaxin Electrical Equipment Co. Ltd.
Jiangyin Shengda Brite Line Kasugai Flange Co., Ltd
Jiangyin Tianhong Decoration Material Co., Ltd.
Jiaxing MT Stainless Steel Co., Ltd.
King Compass Logistics Ltd.
Linde Engineering Dresden
New Youngmart Corp.
Ni Fang Co., Ltd.
Ningbo Kexing Pipe Industrial Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Hongyang Wooden Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Sunmac International Co., Ltd.
Rankam Group Ltd.
Scytek International (Sii) Inc.
Shanghai Jiawen Performance Industries Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Yume International Trading Co., Ltd.
Shanxi Guanjiaying Flange Forging Group Co., Ltd,
Shenzhen Rock Hardware Co., Ltd.
Songhai Flange Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Sunoble International Logistics, Ltd.
VIO Co., Ltd.
Wenzhou Good Fittings Co., Ltd.
Wenzhou Welsure Steel Co., Ltd.
Wholelucks Industrial Ltd.
World Steel Asia Co., Ltd.
Yih Kuang Metal Corp.
Yuhong Group Co. Ltd.
Zhejiang Good Fittings Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Wangbin Decorative Material Co., Ltd.
Suspension Agreements
None.
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Duty Absorption Reviews
During any administrative review
covering all or part of a period falling
between the first and second or third
and fourth anniversary of the
publication of an antidumping duty
order under 19 CFR 351.211 or a
determination under 19 CFR
351.218(f)(4) to continue an order or
suspended investigation (after sunset
review), the Secretary, if requested by a
domestic interested party within 30
days of the date of publication of the
notice of initiation of the review, will
determine whether antidumping duties
have been absorbed by an exporter or
producer subject to the review if the
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subject merchandise is sold in the
United States through an importer that
is affiliated with such exporter or
producer. The request must include the
name(s) of the exporter or producer for
which the inquiry is requested.
Gap Period Liquidation
For the first administrative review of
any order, there will be no assessment
of antidumping or countervailing duties
on entries of subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption during the relevant
provisional-measures ‘‘gap’’ period, of
the order, if such a gap period is
applicable to the POR.
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Administrative Protective Orders and
Letters of Appearance
Interested parties must submit
applications for disclosure under
administrative protective orders in
accordance with the procedures
outlined in Commerce’s regulations at
19 CFR 351.305. Those procedures
apply to administrative reviews
included in this notice of initiation.
Parties wishing to participate in any of
these administrative reviews should
ensure that they meet the requirements
of these procedures (e.g., the filing of
separate letters of appearance as
discussed at 19 CFR 351.103(d)).
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Factual Information Requirements
Commerce’s regulations identify five
categories of factual information in 19
CFR 351.102(b)(21), which are
summarized as follows: (i) Evidence
submitted in response to questionnaires;
(ii) evidence submitted in support of
allegations; (iii) publicly available
information to value factors under 19
CFR 351.408(c) or to measure the
adequacy of remuneration under 19 CFR
351.511(a)(2); (iv) evidence placed on
the record by Commerce; and (v)
evidence other than factual information
described in (i)–(iv). These regulations
require any party, when submitting
factual information, to specify under
which subsection of 19 CFR
351.102(b)(21) the information is being
submitted and, if the information is
submitted to rebut, clarify, or correct
factual information already on the
record, to provide an explanation
identifying the information already on
the record that the factual information
seeks to rebut, clarify, or correct. The
regulations, at 19 CFR 351.301, also
provide specific time limits for such
factual submissions based on the type of
factual information being submitted.
Please review the final rule, available at
https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/2013/
1304frn/2013-08227.txt, prior to
submitting factual information in this
segment.
Any party submitting factual
information in an antidumping duty or
countervailing duty proceeding must
certify to the accuracy and completeness
of that information.5 Parties are hereby
reminded that revised certification
requirements are in effect for company/
government officials as well as their
representatives. All segments of any
antidumping duty or countervailing
duty proceedings initiated on or after
August 16, 2013, should use the formats
for the revised certifications provided at
the end of the Final Rule.6 Commerce
intends to reject factual submissions in
any proceeding segments if the
submitting party does not comply with
applicable revised certification
requirements.
Extension of Time Limits Regulation
Parties may request an extension of
time limits before a time limit
established under Part 351 expires, or as
otherwise specified by the Secretary.
See 19 CFR 351.302. In general, an
extension request will be considered
untimely if it is filed after the time limit
established under Part 351 expires. For
submissions which are due from
multiple parties simultaneously, an
extension request will be considered
untimely if it is filed after 10:00 a.m. on
the due date. Examples include, but are
not limited to: (1) Case and rebuttal
briefs, filed pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309;
(2) factual information to value factors
under 19 CFR 351.408(c), or to measure
the adequacy of remuneration under 19
CFR 351.511(a)(2), filed pursuant to 19
CFR 351.301(c)(3) and rebuttal,
clarification and correction filed
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.301(c)(3)(iv); (3)
comments concerning the selection of a
surrogate country and surrogate values
and rebuttal; (4) comments concerning
CBP data; and (5) Q&V questionnaires.
Under certain circumstances, Commerce
may elect to specify a different time
limit by which extension requests will
be considered untimely for submissions
which are due from multiple parties
simultaneously. In such a case,
Commerce will inform parties in the
letter or memorandum setting forth the
deadline (including a specified time) by
which extension requests must be filed
to be considered timely. This
modification also requires that an
extension request must be made in a
separate, stand-alone submission, and
clarifies the circumstances under which
Commerce will grant untimely-filed
requests for the extension of time limits.
These modifications are effective for all
segments initiated on or after October
21, 2013. Please review the final rule,
available at https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/
pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/201322853.htm, prior to submitting factual
information in these segments.
These initiations and this notice are
in accordance with section 751(a) of the
Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)) and 19 CFR
351.221(c)(1)(i).
Dated: July 24, 2019.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations.
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5 See
section 782(b) of the Act.
6 See Certification of Factual Information To
Import Administration During Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July
17, 2013) (Final Rule); see also the frequently asked
questions regarding the Final Rule, available at
https://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_
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Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable July 29, 2019.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) hereby publishes a list of
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scope rulings and anticircumvention
determinations made between Apri1 1,
2018, and June 30, 2018, inclusive. We
intend to publish future lists after the
close of the next calendar quarter.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brenda E. Brown, AD/CVD Operations,
Customs Liaison Unit, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
202–482–4735.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce regulations provide that
the Secretary will publish in the Federal
Register a list of scope rulings on a
quarterly basis.1 Our most recent
notification of scope rulings was
published on July 16, 2019.2 This
current notice covers all scope rulings
and anticircumvention determinations
made by Enforcement and Compliance
between April 1, 2018, and June 30,
2018, inclusive.
Scope Rulings Made Between April 1,
2018 and June 30, 2018
Canada
A–122–857 and C–122–858: Softwood
Lumber From Canada
Requestor: Produits Matra, Inc.
(Matra); rectangular and profiled
Primelock-branded trim boards with a
width of 8, 10 or 12 inches that have
been edge-glued are not covered by the
scope of the antidumping and
countervailing duty orders on softwood
lumber from Canada because Commerce
has determined that edge-glued lumber
products constitute finished goods that
are excluded from the orders.
Rectangular and profiled Primelockbranded trim boards that are not edgeglued are covered by the scope of the
antidumping and countervailing duty
orders on softwood lumber from
Canada.; June 14, 2018
Italy
A–475–832 and C–475–833; A–570–026
and C–570–027: Corrosion-Resistant
Steel Products From Italy and the
People’s Republic of China
Requestor: Trendium Pool Products,
Inc; Chinese and Italian CORE
components of the pool kits and pool
walls exported by Trendium to the
United States are within the scope of the
antidumping and countervailing duty
orders, because they meet the
1 See
19 CFR 351.225(o).
Notice of Scope Rulings, 84 FR 33915 (July
16, 2019).
2 See
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative
Reviews
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) has received requests to
conduct administrative reviews of various antidumping and
countervailing duty orders and findings with June anniversary dates. In
accordance with Commerce's regulations, we are initiating those
administrative reviews.
DATES: Applicable July 29, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda E. Brown, Office of AD/CVD
Operations, Customs Liaison Unit, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482-
4735.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce has received timely requests, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.213(b), for administrative reviews of various antidumping and
countervailing duty orders and findings with June anniversary dates.
All deadlines for the submission of various types of information,
certifications, or comments or actions by Commerce discussed below
refer to the number of calendar days from the applicable starting time.
Notice of No Sales
If a producer or exporter named in this notice of initiation had no
exports, sales, or entries during the period of review (POR), it must
notify Commerce within 30 days of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register. All submissions must be filed electronically at
https://access.trade.gov in accordance with 19 CFR 351.303.\1\ Such
submissions are subject to verification, in accordance with section
782(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Further, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.303(f)(1)(i), a copy must be served on every
party on Commerce's service list.
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\1\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
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Respondent Selection
In the event Commerce limits the number of respondents for
individual examination for administrative reviews initiated pursuant to
requests made for the orders identified below, Commerce intends to
select respondents based on U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
data for U.S. imports during the POR. We intend to place the CBP data
on the record within five days of publication of the initiation notice
and to make our decision regarding respondent selection within 30 days
of publication of the initiation Federal Register notice. Comments
regarding the CBP data and respondent selection should be submitted
within seven days after the placement of the CBP data on the record of
this review. Parties wishing to submit rebuttal comments should submit
those comments within five days after the deadline for the initial
comments.
In the event Commerce decides it is necessary to limit individual
examination of respondents and conduct respondent selection under
section 777A(c)(2) of the Act, the following guidelines regarding
collapsing of companies for purposes of respondent selection will
apply. In general, Commerce has found that determinations concerning
whether particular companies should be ``collapsed'' (e.g., treated as
a single entity for purposes of calculating antidumping duty rates)
require a substantial amount of detailed information and analysis,
which often require follow-up questions and analysis. Accordingly,
Commerce will not conduct collapsing analyses at the respondent
selection phase of this review and will not collapse companies at the
respondent selection phase unless there has been a determination to
collapse certain companies in a previous segment of this antidumping
proceeding (e.g., investigation, administrative review, new shipper
review or changed circumstances review). For any company subject to
this review, if Commerce determined, or continued to treat, that
company as collapsed with others, Commerce will assume that such
companies continue to operate in the same manner and will collapse them
for respondent selection purposes. Otherwise, Commerce will not
collapse companies for purposes of respondent selection. Parties are
requested to (a) identify which companies subject to review previously
were collapsed, and (b) provide a citation to the proceeding in which
they were collapsed. Further, if companies are requested to complete
the Quantity and Value (Q&V) Questionnaire for purposes of respondent
selection, in general each company must report volume and value data
separately for itself. Parties should not include data for any other
party, even if they believe they should be treated as a single entity
with that other party. If a company was collapsed with another company
or companies in the most recently completed segment of this proceeding
where Commerce considered collapsing that entity, complete Q&V data for
that collapsed entity must be submitted.
Deadline for Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), a party that has requested a
review may withdraw that request within 90 days of the date of
publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review. The
regulation provides that Commerce may extend this time if it is
reasonable to do so. Determinations by Commerce to extend the 90-day
deadline will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Deadline for Particular Market Situation Allegation
Section 504 of the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 amended
the Act by adding the concept of particular market situation (PMS) for
purposes of constructed value under section 773(e) of the Act.\2\
Section 773(e) of the Act states that ``if a particular market
situation exists such that the cost of materials and fabrication or
other processing of any kind does not accurately reflect the cost of
production in the ordinary course of trade, the administering authority
may use another calculation methodology under this subtitle or any
other calculation methodology.'' When an interested party submits a PMS
allegation pursuant to section 773(e) of the Act, Commerce will respond
to such a submission consistent with 19 CFR 351.301(c)(2)(v).
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If Commerce finds that a PMS exists under section 773(e) of the Act,
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Neither section 773(e) of the Act nor 19 CFR 351.301(c)(2)(v) set a
deadline for the submission of PMS allegations and supporting factual
information. However, in order to administer section 773(e) of the Act,
Commerce must receive PMS allegations and supporting factual
information with enough time to consider the submission. Thus, should
an interested party wish to submit a PMS allegation and supporting new
factual information pursuant to section 773(e) of the Act, it must do
so no later than 20 days after submission of initial responses to
section D of the questionnaire.
Separate Rates
In proceedings involving non-market economy (NME) countries,
Commerce begins with a rebuttable presumption that all companies within
the country are subject to government control and, thus, should be
assigned a single antidumping duty deposit rate. It is Commerce's
policy to assign all exporters of merchandise subject to an
administrative review in an NME country this single rate unless an
exporter can demonstrate that it is sufficiently independent so as to
be entitled to a separate rate.
To establish whether a firm is sufficiently independent from
government control of its export activities to be entitled to a
separate rate, Commerce analyzes each entity exporting the subject
merchandise. In accordance with the separate rates criteria, Commerce
assigns separate rates to companies in NME cases only if respondents
can demonstrate the absence of both de jure and de facto government
control over export activities.
All firms listed below that wish to qualify for separate rate
status in the administrative reviews involving NME countries must
complete, as appropriate, either a separate rate application or
certification, as described below. For these administrative reviews, in
order to demonstrate separate rate eligibility, Commerce requires
entities for whom a review was requested, that were assigned a separate
rate in the most recent segment of this proceeding in which they
participated, to certify that they continue to meet the criteria for
obtaining a separate rate. The Separate Rate Certification form will be
available on Commerce's website at https://enforcement.trade.gov/nme/nme-sep-rate.html on the date of publication of this Federal Register
notice. In responding to the certification, please follow the
``Instructions for Filing the Certification'' in the Separate Rate
Certification. Separate Rate Certifications are due to Commerce no
later than 30 calendar days after publication of this Federal Register
notice. The deadline and requirement for submitting a Certification
applies equally to NME-owned firms, wholly foreign-owned firms, and
foreign sellers who purchase and export subject merchandise to the
United States.
Entities that currently do not have a separate rate from a
completed segment of the proceeding \3\ should timely file a Separate
Rate Application to demonstrate eligibility for a separate rate in this
proceeding. In addition, companies that received a separate rate in a
completed segment of the proceeding that have subsequently made
changes, including, but not limited to, changes to corporate structure,
acquisitions of new companies or facilities, or changes to their
official company name,\4\ should timely file a Separate Rate
Application to demonstrate eligibility for a separate rate in this
proceeding. The Separate Rate Status Application will be available on
Commerce's website at https://enforcement.trade.gov/nme/nme-sep-rate.html on the date of publication of this Federal Register notice.
In responding to the Separate Rate Status Application, refer to the
instructions contained in the application. Separate Rate Status
Applications are due to Commerce no later than 30 calendar days of
publication of this Federal Register notice. The deadline and
requirement for submitting a Separate Rate Status Application applies
equally to NME-owned firms, wholly foreign-owned firms, and foreign
sellers that purchase and export subject merchandise to the United
States.
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\3\ Such entities include entities that have not participated in
the proceeding, entities that were preliminarily granted a separate
rate in any currently incomplete segment of the proceeding (e.g., an
ongoing administrative review, new shipper review, etc.) and
entities that lost their separate rate in the most recently
completed segment of the proceeding in which they participated.
\4\ Only changes to the official company name, rather than trade
names, need to be addressed via a Separate Rate Application.
Information regarding new trade names may be submitted via a
Separate Rate Certification.
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For exporters and producers who submit a separate-rate status
application or certification and subsequently are selected as mandatory
respondents, these exporters and producers will no longer be eligible
for separate rate status unless they respond to all parts of the
questionnaire as mandatory respondents.
Initiation of Reviews
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we are initiating
administrative reviews of the following antidumping and countervailing
duty orders and findings. We intend to issue the final results of these
reviews not later than June 30, 2020.
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Antidumping Duty Proceedings
GERMANY: Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of 11/22/17-5/31/19
Carbon and Alloy Steel, A-428-845.
Benteler Distribution International GmbH
Benteler Steel Tube GmbH
Mubea Fahrwerksfedern GmbH
Salzgitter Mannesmann Line Pipe GmbH
Salzgitter Mannesmann Precision GmbH
Vsmpo Tirus GmbH
INDIA: Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of 11/22/17-5/31/19
Carbon and Alloy Steel, A-533-873.
APL Apollo Tubes Ltd.
Automotive Steel Pipe
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Goodluck India Limited
Hyundai Steel Pipe India Pvt., Ltd.
ISMT Limited
Jindal (India) Ltd.
Jindal Saw Ltd.
Khanna Industries Pipes Pvt. Ltd.
KLT Automotive Tubular Products Ltd.
Patton International Ltd.
Sandvik Asia Pvt. Ltd.
Surya Global Steel Tubes Ltd.
Surya Roshni Ltd.
Tata Steel Bsl Ltd. (fka Bhushan Steel Ltd.)
Tube Products of India, Ltd., a unit of Tube
Investments of India Limited (collectively,
TPI)
Zenith Birla Steels (India) Pvt., Ltd.
ITALY: Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of 11/22/17-5/31/19
Carbon and Alloy Steel, A-475-838.
Alessio Tubi S.p.A
Arvedi Tubi Acciaio S.p.A
Dalmine S.p.A.
Italsempione S.p.A
Marcegaglia Novero S.p.A
Metalfer, S.p.A.
Pipex ltalia S.p.A
JAPAN: Carbon and Alloy Seamless Standard, Line 6/1/18-5/31/19
and Pressure (over 4\1/2\ inches), A-588-850.
Denka Company Limited
Ebara Corporation
JFE Steel Corporation
Kaneka Corporation
Kawasaki Steel Corporation
Maruichi Kohan Ltd.
Metal One Tubular Products Inc.
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
Nippon Steel Corporation
NKK Tubes
Okaya & Co., Ltd.
Sumitomo Corporation
Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
Taiheiyo Cement Corporation
Vallourec & Sumitomo Tubos do Brasil Ltda.
Vallourec Solucoes Tubulares do Brasil
Yamashin Industry Co., Inc.
JAPAN: Carbon and Alloy Seamless Standard, Line 6/1/18-5/31/19
and Pressure (under 4\1/2\ inches), A-588-851.
Denka Company Limited
Ebara Corporation
JFE Steel Corporation
Kaneka Corporation
Kawasaki Steel Corporation
Maruichi Kohan Ltd.
Metal One Tubular Products Inc.
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
Nippon Steel Corporation
NKK Tubes
Okaya & Co., Ltd.
Sumitomo Corporation
Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
Taiheiyo Cement Corporation
Vallourec & Sumitomo Tubos do Brasil Ltda.
Vallourec Solucoes Tubulares do Brasil
Yamashin Industry Co., Inc.
REPUBLIC OF KOREA: Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical 11/22/17-5/31/19
Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel, A-580-892.
Dong A Steel Co., Ltd.
Husteel Co., Ltd.
Nexteel Co., Ltd.
Sang Shin Ind. Co., Ltd.
Seah Steel Corporation
Sic Tube
Tgs Pipe Co., Ltd.
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Tpc Co., Ltd.
Yulchon Co., Ltd.
SPAIN: Chlorinated Isocyanurates, A-469-814..... 6/1/18-5/31/19
Ercros S. A.
SPAIN: Finished Carbon Steel Flanges, A-469-815. 6/1/18-5/31/19
Ateaciones De Metales Sinterizados S.A
Central Y Almacenes
Farina Group Spain
Friedrich Geldbach Gmbh; and its Spanish
affiliate
Grupo Cunado
Transglory S.A.
Tubacero, S.L.
ULMA Forja, S. Coop
SWITZERLAND: Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical 11/22/17-5/31/19
Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel, A-441-801.
Benteler Rothrist AG
Jansen AG
Mubea Pr[auml]zisionsstahlrohr AG
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Certain Cold- 11/22/17-5/31/19
Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy
Steel, A-570-058.
Benteler Distribution Ltd.
Anji Pengda Steel Pipe Co., Ltd.
Changshu Fushilai Steel Pipe Co., Ltd.
Changshu Special Shaped Steel Tube Co., Ltd.
Changshu Walsin Specialty Steel Co., Ltd.
Hengyang Steel Tube Group International
Trading Inc.
Hubei Xinyegang Steel Co., Ltd.
Huludao City Steel Pipe Industrial Co., Ltd.
Hunan Standard Steel Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Chengde Steel Tube Share Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Huacheng Industry Pipe Making
Corporation
Jiangsu Liwan Precision Tube Manufacturing
Co., Ltd.
JW Steel Ltd.
Suzhou Foster International Co., Ltd.
Tianiin Longshenghua Imp. & Exp.
TPCO International
Wuxi Dajin High-Precision Cold-Drawn Steel
Tube Co., Ltd.
Wuxi Huijin International Trade Co., Ltd.
Wuxi P&C Machinery Co., Ltd.
Yangzhou Lontrin Steel Tube Co., Ltd.
Zhangjiagang Huacheng Import & Export Co.,
Ltd.
Zhangjiagang Precision Tube Manufacturing
Co., Ltd.
Zhangjiagang Salem Fine Tubing Co., Ltd.
Zhangjiagang ShengDingYuan Pipe-Making Co.,
Ltd.
Zhejiang Dingxin Steel Tube Manufacturing
Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Minghe Steel Pipe Co., Ltd.
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Chlorinated 6/1/18-5/31/19
Isocyanurates, A-570-898.
Heze Huayi Chemical Co., Ltd.
Juancheng Kangtai Chemical Co., Ltd.
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Tapered Roller 6/1/18-5/31/19
Bearings, A-570-601.
BRTEC Wheel Hub Bearing Co., Ltd.
Changshan Peer Bearing Co., Ltd.
GGB Bearing Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd
Hangzhou Feiwang Auto Parts Co., Ltd.
Ningbo Xinglun Bearings Import & Export Co.,
Ltd.
Shanghai General Bearing Co., Ltd.
Taizhou Zson Bearing Technology Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Sihe Machine Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Sling Automobile Bearing Co., Ltd.
Countervailing Duty Proceedings
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: High Pressure 1/1/18-12/31/18
Steel Cylinders, C-570-978.
Beijing Tianhai Industry Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Tianhai High Pressure Container Co.,
Ltd.,
Langfang Tianhai High Pressure Container
Co., Ltd.
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Stainless Steel 1/23/18-12/31/18
Flanges, C-570-065.
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Activa Inc.
Advanced CAE, Ltd.
AP Alloy Industries
Beijing Kang Jie Kong International Cargo
Agent Co. Ltd.
Cheonseng Precision Foundry Co., Ltd.
Dalian Lianmei Machinery Co., Ltd.
Dalian Newshow Pipeline Industry Co., Ltd.
DK Logistics Co. Ltd.
Dongtai QB Stainless Steel Co., Ltd
EN Corp.
Felix Metal Tech Co., Ltd.
Felix Technology Co., Ltd.
Highlight Tech Corp.
Hydro-Fluid Controls Limited
J&C Industrial Co. Ltd.
Jiangsu Huayang Metal Pipes Co., Ltd.
Jiangyin Ganghui Packing Co. Ltd.
Jiangyin Huaxi Flange Co., Ltd.
Jiangyin Huaxin Electrical Equipment Co.
Ltd.
Jiangyin Shengda Brite Line Kasugai Flange
Co., Ltd
Jiangyin Tianhong Decoration Material Co.,
Ltd.
Jiaxing MT Stainless Steel Co., Ltd.
King Compass Logistics Ltd.
Linde Engineering Dresden
New Youngmart Corp.
Ni Fang Co., Ltd.
Ningbo Kexing Pipe Industrial Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Hongyang Wooden Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Sunmac International Co., Ltd.
Rankam Group Ltd.
Scytek International (Sii) Inc.
Shanghai Jiawen Performance Industries Co.,
Ltd.
Shanghai Yume International Trading Co.,
Ltd.
Shanxi Guanjiaying Flange Forging Group Co.,
Ltd,
Shenzhen Rock Hardware Co., Ltd.
Songhai Flange Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Sunoble International Logistics, Ltd.
VIO Co., Ltd.
Wenzhou Good Fittings Co., Ltd.
Wenzhou Welsure Steel Co., Ltd.
Wholelucks Industrial Ltd.
World Steel Asia Co., Ltd.
Yih Kuang Metal Corp.
Yuhong Group Co. Ltd.
Zhejiang Good Fittings Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Wangbin Decorative Material Co.,
Ltd.
Suspension Agreements
None.
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Duty Absorption Reviews
During any administrative review covering all or part of a period
falling between the first and second or third and fourth anniversary of
the publication of an antidumping duty order under 19 CFR 351.211 or a
determination under 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4) to continue an order or
suspended investigation (after sunset review), the Secretary, if
requested by a domestic interested party within 30 days of the date of
publication of the notice of initiation of the review, will determine
whether antidumping duties have been absorbed by an exporter or
producer subject to the review if the subject merchandise is sold in
the United States through an importer that is affiliated with such
exporter or producer. The request must include the name(s) of the
exporter or producer for which the inquiry is requested.
Gap Period Liquidation
For the first administrative review of any order, there will be no
assessment of antidumping or countervailing duties on entries of
subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption during the relevant provisional-measures ``gap'' period, of
the order, if such a gap period is applicable to the POR.
Administrative Protective Orders and Letters of Appearance
Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under
administrative protective orders in accordance with the procedures
outlined in Commerce's regulations at 19 CFR 351.305. Those procedures
apply to administrative reviews included in this notice of initiation.
Parties wishing to participate in any of these administrative reviews
should ensure that they meet the requirements of these procedures
(e.g., the filing of separate letters of appearance as discussed at 19
CFR 351.103(d)).
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Factual Information Requirements
Commerce's regulations identify five categories of factual
information in 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21), which are summarized as follows:
(i) Evidence submitted in response to questionnaires; (ii) evidence
submitted in support of allegations; (iii) publicly available
information to value factors under 19 CFR 351.408(c) or to measure the
adequacy of remuneration under 19 CFR 351.511(a)(2); (iv) evidence
placed on the record by Commerce; and (v) evidence other than factual
information described in (i)-(iv). These regulations require any party,
when submitting factual information, to specify under which subsection
of 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) the information is being submitted and, if the
information is submitted to rebut, clarify, or correct factual
information already on the record, to provide an explanation
identifying the information already on the record that the factual
information seeks to rebut, clarify, or correct. The regulations, at 19
CFR 351.301, also provide specific time limits for such factual
submissions based on the type of factual information being submitted.
Please review the final rule, available at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/2013/1304frn/2013-08227.txt, prior to
submitting factual information in this segment.
Any party submitting factual information in an antidumping duty or
countervailing duty proceeding must certify to the accuracy and
completeness of that information.\5\ Parties are hereby reminded that
revised certification requirements are in effect for company/government
officials as well as their representatives. All segments of any
antidumping duty or countervailing duty proceedings initiated on or
after August 16, 2013, should use the formats for the revised
certifications provided at the end of the Final Rule.\6\ Commerce
intends to reject factual submissions in any proceeding segments if the
submitting party does not comply with applicable revised certification
requirements.
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\6\ See Certification of Factual Information To Import
Administration During Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July 17, 2013) (Final Rule); see also the
frequently asked questions regarding the Final Rule, available at
https://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf.
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Extension of Time Limits Regulation
Parties may request an extension of time limits before a time limit
established under Part 351 expires, or as otherwise specified by the
Secretary. See 19 CFR 351.302. In general, an extension request will be
considered untimely if it is filed after the time limit established
under Part 351 expires. For submissions which are due from multiple
parties simultaneously, an extension request will be considered
untimely if it is filed after 10:00 a.m. on the due date. Examples
include, but are not limited to: (1) Case and rebuttal briefs, filed
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309; (2) factual information to value factors
under 19 CFR 351.408(c), or to measure the adequacy of remuneration
under 19 CFR 351.511(a)(2), filed pursuant to 19 CFR 351.301(c)(3) and
rebuttal, clarification and correction filed pursuant to 19 CFR
351.301(c)(3)(iv); (3) comments concerning the selection of a surrogate
country and surrogate values and rebuttal; (4) comments concerning CBP
data; and (5) Q&V questionnaires. Under certain circumstances, Commerce
may elect to specify a different time limit by which extension requests
will be considered untimely for submissions which are due from multiple
parties simultaneously. In such a case, Commerce will inform parties in
the letter or memorandum setting forth the deadline (including a
specified time) by which extension requests must be filed to be
considered timely. This modification also requires that an extension
request must be made in a separate, stand-alone submission, and
clarifies the circumstances under which Commerce will grant untimely-
filed requests for the extension of time limits. These modifications
are effective for all segments initiated on or after October 21, 2013.
Please review the final rule, available at https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/2013-22853.htm, prior to submitting factual
information in these segments.
These initiations and this notice are in accordance with section
751(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)) and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i).
Dated: July 24, 2019.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
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