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Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on case briefs, rebuttal briefs,
and all supporting documentation, we
made no changes from the Preliminary
Results.
Methodology
Commerce conducted this 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, we find that
there is a subsidy, i.e., a governmentprovided financial contribution that
gives rise to a benefit to the recipient,
and that the subsidy is specific.12 The
Issues and Decision Memorandum
contains a full description of the
methodology underlying Commerce’s
conclusions, including any
determination that relied upon the use
of adverse facts available pursuant to
sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act.
Final Results of Review
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.221(b)(5), we determine the
following net subsidy rates for the 2016
administrative review:
Company
Subsidy rate
(percent)
Heze Huayi Chemical Co.,
Ltd. ....................................
Juancheng Kangtai Chemical
Co., Ltd. ............................
1.71
1.54
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Assessment Rates
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(b)(2), Commerce intends to
issue assessment instructions to U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 15
days after the date of publication of
these final results of review, to liquidate
shipments of subject merchandise
produced and/or exported by the
companies listed above, entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after January 1, 2016
through December 31, 2016, at the ad
valorem rates listed above.
Cash Deposit Instructions
In accordance with section 751(a)(1)
of the Act, Commerce intends to instruct
CBP to collect cash deposits of
estimated countervailing duties in the
amounts shown for each of the
respective companies listed above. For
all non-reviewed firms, we will instruct
CBP to continue to collect cash deposits
at the most recent company-specific or
all-others rate applicable to the
company. These cash deposit
12 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.
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requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to administrative
protective order (APO) of their
responsibility concerning the
destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
written notification of the return or
destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is
hereby requested. Failure to comply
with the regulations and terms of an
APO is a sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these
final results in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: July 12, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in
the Final Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. List of Interested Party Comments
IV. Scope of the Order
V. Changes From the Preliminary Results
VI. Subsidies Valuation Information
VII. Benchmarks
VIII. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and
Adverse Inferences
IX. Programs Determined To Be
Countervailable
X. Programs Determined Not To Confer
Measurable Benefits
XI. Programs Determined Not To Be Used
During the POR
XII. Analysis of Comments
Comment 1: Applying AFA to the Export
Buyer’s Credit Program
Comment 2: AFA Rate
XIII. Conclusion
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XQ001
Taking and Importing of Marine
Mammals
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; affirmative finding
annual renewals for Ecuador, El
Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, and
Spain.
AGENCY:
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The NMFS Assistant
Administrator (Assistant Administrator)
has renewed affirmative findings for the
Governments of Ecuador, El Salvador,
Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, and Spain
(referred to hereafter as ‘‘the Nations’’)
under the Marine Mammal Protection
Act (MMPA). These affirmative findings
will continue to allow the importation
into the United States of yellowfin tuna
and yellowfin tuna products harvested
in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean
(ETP) for 1 year in compliance with the
Agreement on the International Dolphin
Conservation Program (AIDCP) by purse
seine vessels operating under the
Nations’ jurisdiction or exported from
the Nations. NMFS bases the affirmative
finding annual renewals on reviews of
documentary evidence submitted by the
Governments of the Nations and of
information obtained from the
secretariat of the Inter-American
Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC).
DATES: These affirmative finding annual
renewals are effective for the one-year
period of April 1, 2019, through March
31, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Justin Greenman, West Coast Region,
National Marine Fisheries Service, 501
W Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach,
CA 90802. Phone: 562–980–3264. Email:
justin.greenman@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
MMPA, 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq., allows
for importation into the United States of
yellowfin tuna harvested by purse seine
vessels in the ETP from a nation with
jurisdiction over purse seine vessels
with carrying capacity greater than 400
short tons that harvest tuna in the ETP
only if the nation has an ‘‘affirmative
finding’’ issued by the NMFS Assistant
Administrator. See Section 101(a)(2)(B)
of the MMPA, 16 U.S.C. 1371(a)(2)(B). If
requested the government of such a
nation, the Assistant Administrator will
determine whether to make an
affirmative finding based upon
documentary evidence provided by the
government, the IATTC secretariat, or
the Department of State.
The affirmative finding process
requires that the harvesting nation is
meeting its obligations under the AIDCP
and its obligations of membership in the
IATTC. Every 5 years, the government of
the harvesting nation must request a
new affirmative finding and submit the
required documentary evidence directly
to the Assistant Administrator. On an
annual basis, NMFS reviews the
affirmative finding and determines
whether the harvesting nation continues
to meet the requirements. A nation may
provide information related to
compliance with AIDCP and IATTC
SUMMARY:
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measures directly to NMFS on an
annual basis or may authorize the
IATTC to release the information to
NMFS to annually renew an affirmative
finding determination without an
application from the harvesting nation.
An affirmative finding will be
terminated, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, if the Assistant
Administrator determines that the
requirements of 50 CFR 216.24(f) are no
longer being met or that a nation is
consistently failing to take enforcement
actions on violations, thereby
diminishing the effectiveness of the
AIDCP.
As a part of the affirmative finding
process set forth in 50 CFR 216.24(f)(8),
the Assistant Administrator considered
documentary evidence submitted by the
Governments of The Nations and
obtained from the IATTC secretariat and
has determined that The Nations have
met the MMPA’s requirements to
receive affirmative finding annual
renewals.
After consultation with the
Department of State, the Assistant
Administrator issued affirmative finding
annual renewals to the Nations,
allowing the continued importation into
the United States of yellowfin tuna and
products derived from yellowfin tuna
harvested in the ETP by purse seine
vessels operating under the Nations’
jurisdiction or exported from the
Nations. Issuance of affirmative finding
annual renewals for the Nations does
not affect implementation of an
intermediary nation embargo under 50
CFR 216.24(f)(9), which apply to exports
from a nation that exports to the United
States yellowfin tuna or yellowfin tuna
products that was subject to a ban on
importation into the United States
under section 101(a)(2)(B) of the MMPA,
16 U.S.C. 1371(a)(2)(B). These
affirmative finding renewals are for the
1-year period of April 1, 2019, through
March 31, 2020.
El Salvador’s 5-year affirmative
finding will remain valid through March
31, 2023, Peru’s 5-year affirmative
finding will remain valid through March
31, 2022, and Ecuador, Guatemala,
Mexico, and Spain’s 5-year affirmative
findings will remain valid through
March 31, 2020, subject to subsequent
annual reviews by NMFS.
Dated: July 24, 2019.
Paul N. Doremus,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Operations, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XQ002
Taking and Importing of Marine
Mammals
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; 5-year affirmative
finding for Colombia.
AGENCY:
The NMFS Assistant
Administrator (Assistant Administrator)
has issued a 5-year affirmative finding
for the Government of Colombia under
the Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA). This affirmative finding will
allow importation into the United States
of yellowfin tuna and yellowfin tuna
products harvested in the eastern
tropical Pacific Ocean (ETP) in
compliance with the Agreement on the
International Dolphin Conservation
Program (AIDCP) by purse seine vessels
operating under Colombian jurisdiction
or exported from Colombia. NMFS bases
the affirmative finding determination on
reviews of documentary evidence
submitted by the Government of
Colombia and of information obtained
from the secretariat of the InterAmerican Tropical Tuna Commission
(IATTC).
SUMMARY:
This affirmative finding is
effective for the 5-year period of April
1, 2019, through March 31, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Justin Greenman, West Coast Region,
National Marine Fisheries Service, 501
W Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach,
CA 90802. Phone: 562–980–3264. Email:
justin.greenman@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
MMPA, 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq., allows
for importation into the United States of
yellowfin tuna harvested by purse seine
vessels in the ETP from a nation with
jurisdiction over purse seine vessels
with carrying capacity greater than 400
short tons that harvest tuna in the ETP
only if the nation has an ‘‘affirmative
finding’’ issued by the NMFS Assistant
Administrator. See Section 101(a)(2)(B)
of the MMPA, 16 U.S.C. 1371(a)(2)(B). If
requested by the government of such a
nation, the Assistant Administrator will
determine whether to make an
affirmative finding based upon
documentary evidence provided by the
government, the IATTC secretariat, or
the Department of State.
The affirmative finding process
requires that the harvesting nation is
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meeting its obligations under the AIDCP
and its obligations of membership in the
IATTC. Every 5 years, the government of
the harvesting nation must request a
new affirmative finding and submit the
required documentary evidence directly
to the Assistant Administrator. On an
annual basis, NMFS reviews the
affirmative finding and determines
whether the harvesting nation continues
to meet the requirements. A nation may
provide information related to
compliance with AIDCP and IATTC
measures directly to NMFS on an
annual basis or may authorize the
IATTC to release the information to
NMFS to annually renew an affirmative
finding determination without an
application from the harvesting nation.
An affirmative finding will be
terminated, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, if the Assistant
Administrator determines that the
requirements of 50 CFR 216.24(f) are no
longer being met or that a nation is
consistently failing to take enforcement
actions on violations, thereby
diminishing the effectiveness of the
AIDCP.
As a part of the affirmative finding
process set forth in 50 CFR 216.24(f)(8),
the Assistant Administrator considered
documentary evidence submitted by the
Government of Colombia and obtained
from the IATTC secretariat and has
determined that Colombia has met the
MMPA’s requirements to receive an
affirmative finding.
After consultation with the
Department of State, the Assistant
Administrator issued a 5-year
affirmative finding to Colombia,
allowing the importation into the
United States of yellowfin tuna and
products derived from yellowfin tuna
harvested in the ETP by purse seine
vessels operating under Colombian
jurisdiction or exported from Colombia.
Issuance of an affirmative finding for
Colombia does not affect
implementation of an intermediary
nation embargo under 50 CFR
216.24(f)(9), which apply to exports
from a nation that exports to the United
States yellowfin tuna or yellowfin tuna
products that was subject to a ban on
importation into the United States
under section 101(a)(2)(B) of the MMPA,
16 U.S.C. 1371(a)(2)(B). Colombia’s
affirmative finding is effective for the 5year period of April 1, 2019, through
March 31, 2024, subject to subsequent
annual reviews by NMFS.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XQ001
Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; affirmative finding annual renewals for Ecuador, El
Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, and Spain.
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SUMMARY: The NMFS Assistant Administrator (Assistant Administrator) has
renewed affirmative findings for the Governments of Ecuador, El
Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, and Spain (referred to hereafter as
``the Nations'') under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). These
affirmative findings will continue to allow the importation into the
United States of yellowfin tuna and yellowfin tuna products harvested
in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (ETP) for 1 year in compliance
with the Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program
(AIDCP) by purse seine vessels operating under the Nations'
jurisdiction or exported from the Nations. NMFS bases the affirmative
finding annual renewals on reviews of documentary evidence submitted by
the Governments of the Nations and of information obtained from the
secretariat of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC).
DATES: These affirmative finding annual renewals are effective for the
one-year period of April 1, 2019, through March 31, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Justin Greenman, West Coast Region,
National Marine Fisheries Service, 501 W Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long
Beach, CA 90802. Phone: 562-980-3264. Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MMPA, 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq., allows for
importation into the United States of yellowfin tuna harvested by purse
seine vessels in the ETP from a nation with jurisdiction over purse
seine vessels with carrying capacity greater than 400 short tons that
harvest tuna in the ETP only if the nation has an ``affirmative
finding'' issued by the NMFS Assistant Administrator. See Section
101(a)(2)(B) of the MMPA, 16 U.S.C. 1371(a)(2)(B). If requested the
government of such a nation, the Assistant Administrator will determine
whether to make an affirmative finding based upon documentary evidence
provided by the government, the IATTC secretariat, or the Department of
State.
The affirmative finding process requires that the harvesting nation
is meeting its obligations under the AIDCP and its obligations of
membership in the IATTC. Every 5 years, the government of the
harvesting nation must request a new affirmative finding and submit the
required documentary evidence directly to the Assistant Administrator.
On an annual basis, NMFS reviews the affirmative finding and determines
whether the harvesting nation continues to meet the requirements. A
nation may provide information related to compliance with AIDCP and
IATTC
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measures directly to NMFS on an annual basis or may authorize the IATTC
to release the information to NMFS to annually renew an affirmative
finding determination without an application from the harvesting
nation.
An affirmative finding will be terminated, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, if the Assistant Administrator determines that the
requirements of 50 CFR 216.24(f) are no longer being met or that a
nation is consistently failing to take enforcement actions on
violations, thereby diminishing the effectiveness of the AIDCP.
As a part of the affirmative finding process set forth in 50 CFR
216.24(f)(8), the Assistant Administrator considered documentary
evidence submitted by the Governments of The Nations and obtained from
the IATTC secretariat and has determined that The Nations have met the
MMPA's requirements to receive affirmative finding annual renewals.
After consultation with the Department of State, the Assistant
Administrator issued affirmative finding annual renewals to the
Nations, allowing the continued importation into the United States of
yellowfin tuna and products derived from yellowfin tuna harvested in
the ETP by purse seine vessels operating under the Nations'
jurisdiction or exported from the Nations. Issuance of affirmative
finding annual renewals for the Nations does not affect implementation
of an intermediary nation embargo under 50 CFR 216.24(f)(9), which
apply to exports from a nation that exports to the United States
yellowfin tuna or yellowfin tuna products that was subject to a ban on
importation into the United States under section 101(a)(2)(B) of the
MMPA, 16 U.S.C. 1371(a)(2)(B). These affirmative finding renewals are
for the 1-year period of April 1, 2019, through March 31, 2020.
El Salvador's 5-year affirmative finding will remain valid through
March 31, 2023, Peru's 5-year affirmative finding will remain valid
through March 31, 2022, and Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, and Spain's 5-
year affirmative findings will remain valid through March 31, 2020,
subject to subsequent annual reviews by NMFS.
Dated: July 24, 2019.
Paul N. Doremus,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Operations, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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