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31, 2018 POR.1 On February 28, 2019,
Commerce received a timely request
from ArcelorMittal Tubular Products
LLC and Webco Industries, Inc.
(collectively, the petitioners) to conduct
a CVD administrative review of 13
companies.2 On February 28, 2019,
Commerce received timely requests
from Goodluck India Limited
(Goodluck) and Tube Investments of
India Ltd. (TII) to conduct an
administrative review of the CVD order
on cold-drawn mechanical tubing from
India.3 Based upon these requests, on
May 2, 2019, in accordance with section
751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act), Commerce
published a notice of initiation of an
administrative review covering the POR,
with respect to the 14 companies for
which a review was requested.4 On June
18, 2019, we selected Goodluck and TII
as mandatory respondents in this
administrative review.5 The deadline for
a party to withdraw a request for review
was July 31, 2019.6
Innoventive Industries; ISMT Limited;
Jindal (India) Ltd.; Jindal Saw Ltd.;
Pennar Industries, Inc.; Sandvik Asia
Pvt., Ltd.; Tata Steel BSL Limited; and
Tube Products of India.7 No other
parties requested a review of these
companies.
Withdrawal of Review Requests
On June 27, 2019, the petitioners
timely withdrew their request for an
administrative review of 11 companies:
Automotive Steel Pipe; Bhushan Steel
Ltd.; Hyundai Steel Pipe India Pvt., Ltd.;
Assessment
Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) to assess
countervailing duties on all appropriate
entries. For the companies for which
this review is rescinded, countervailing
duties shall be assessed at rates equal to
the cash deposit of estimated
countervailing duties required at the
time of entry, or withdrawal from
warehouse, for consumption, in
accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends to
issue appropriate assessment
instructions directly to CBP 15 days
after publication of this notice.
1 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order,
Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity
to Request Administrative Review, 84 FR 2816
(February 8, 2019).
2 See the petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Cold-Drawn
Mechanical Tubing from India—Domestic
Industry’s Request for 2017–2018 First
Administrative Review,’’ dated February 28, 2019
(Petitioners’ Request for Review).
3 See Goodluck’s Letter, ‘‘Certain Cold-Drawn
Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel from
India: Request for Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review,’’ dated February 28, 2019
(Goodluck’s Request for Review), see also, TII’s
Letter, ‘‘Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing from India:
Request for Administrative Review,’’ dated
February 28, 2019 (TII’s Request for Review).
4 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 84 FR
18777 (May 2, 2019) (Initiation Notice).
5 See Memorandum, ‘‘Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review of Certain Cold-Drawn
Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel from
India: Respondent Selection,’’ dated June 18, 2019,
see also, Initiation Notice (we initiated a review of
Good Luck India Limited (based on Goodluck’s
request) and Good Luck Industries (based on the
petitioner’s request). In the Respondent Selection
Memorandum, we noted that we combined the
names of companies with minor variations in the
spelling. Based on the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection data, the largest exporters were TII and
‘‘Good Luck Industries.’’ For respondent selection
purposes, we combined Good Luck India Limited
and Good Luck Industries together as the same
company, and we selected Good Luck India Limited
as a mandatory respondent. We further note that
these companies have the same address. See
Petitioners’ Request for Review; see also Goodluck’s
Request for Review. Therefore, we are continuing
our review of Good Luck India Limited and Good
Luck Industries).
6 See Initiation Notice.
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Rescission in Part
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1),
Commerce will rescind an
administrative review, ‘‘in whole or in
part, if a party that requested the review
withdraws the request within 90 days of
the date of publication of notice of
initiation of the requested review.’’ The
petitioners timely withdrew their
request for review of the 11 companies.
Because we received no other requests
for review of the 11 companies, we are
rescinding the administrative review, in
part, with respect to these 11
companies, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.213(d)(1). This administrative
review will continue with respect to
Goodluck and TII.8
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a reminder to
importers of their responsibility under
19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of
countervailing duties prior to
liquidation of the relevant entries
during this review period. Failure to
comply with this requirement could
result in the presumption that
reimbursement of countervailing duties
occurred and the subsequent assessment
of doubled countervailing duties.
Notification Regarding Administrative
Protective Orders
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to administrative
7 See the petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Cold-Drawn
Mechanical Tubing from India—Petitioners’ Partial
Withdrawal of Review Request,’’ dated June 27,
2019.
8 As noted supra, our review of Goodluck covers
entities Good Luck India Limited and Good Luck
Industries.
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protective order (APO) of their
responsibility concerning the return or
destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which
continues to govern business
proprietary information in this segment
of the proceeding. Timely written
notification of the return/destruction of
APO materials or conversion to judicial
protective order is hereby requested.
Failure to comply with the regulations
and terms of an APO is a violation
which is subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published in
accordance with section 751(a)(1) and
777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).
Dated: August 19, 2019.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations.
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–570–953]
Narrow Woven Ribbons With Woven
Selvedge From the People’s Republic
of China: Preliminary Results of
Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review; 2017
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
that countervailable subsidies have been
provided to producers and exporters of
narrow woven ribbons with woven
selvedge (ribbons) from the People’s
Republic of China (China). The period
of review (POR) is January 1, 2017
through December 31, 2017. Interested
parties are invited to comment on these
preliminary results.
DATES: Effective August 23, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Terre Keaton Stefanova or Maria
Tatarska, AD/CVD Operations, Office II,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1280 or
(202) 482–1562.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
Commerce published the notice of
initiation of this administrative review
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on November 15, 2018.1 Commerce
exercised its discretion to toll all
deadlines affected by the partial federal
government closure from December 22,
2018 through the resumption of
operations on January 28, 2019.2 In June
2019, Commerce extended the deadline
for the preliminary results of this
administrative review until August 9,
2019.3 For a complete description of the
events that followed the initiation of
this administrative review, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.4
Scope of the Order
The products covered by the order are
narrow woven ribbons with woven
selvedge from China. For a complete
description of the scope of this
administrative review, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.5
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this
countervailing duty (CVD) review in
accordance with section 751(a)(1)(A) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act). For each of the subsidy programs
found countervailable, Commerce
preliminarily determines that there is a
subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution by
an ‘‘authority’’ that gives rise to a
benefit to the recipient, and that the
subsidy is specific.6
For a full description of the
methodology underlying our
preliminary conclusions, including our
reliance, in part, on adverse facts
available pursuant to sections 776(a)
and (b) of the Act, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.7 The
Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a
public document and is on file
electronically via Enforcement and
Compliance’s Antidumping and
1 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 83 FR
57411 (November 15, 2018).
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Deadlines Affected by the
Partial Shutdown of the Federal Government,’’
dated January 28, 2019. All deadlines in this
segment of the proceeding have been extended by
40 days.
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Narrow Woven Ribbons
with Woven Selvedge from the People’s Republic of
China: Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of the 2017 Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review,’’ dated June 14, 2019.
4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Results of 2017 Countervailing
Duty Administrative Review: Narrow Woven
Ribbons with Woven Selvedge from the People’s
Republic of China,’’ dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum).
5 Id.
6 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.
7 A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum can be found in Appendix
I to this notice.
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Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
ACCESS is available to registered users
at https://access.trade.gov, and is
available to all parties in the Central
Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main
Department of Commerce building. In
addition, a complete version of the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum can
be accessed directly at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/summary/
prc/prc-fr.htm. The signed and
electronic versions of the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum are identical in
content.
Preliminary Results of the Review
As a result of this review, we
preliminarily determine that the
following estimated countervailable
subsidy rate exists:
Subsidy
rate
(percent)
Company
Yama Ribbons and Bows Co.,
Ltd ...........................................
31.57
Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose the
calculations and analysis performed in
connection with these preliminary
results to interested parties within five
days of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register.8
Verification
As provided in section 782(i)(3) of the
Act, Commerce intends to verify the
information relied upon in making its
final results.
Public Comment
Case briefs or other written comments
may be submitted to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance no later than seven days
after the date on which Commerce
issues the verification report in this
proceeding.9 Rebuttal briefs, limited to
issues raised in case briefs, may be
submitted no later than five days after
the deadline for filing case briefs.10
Parties who submit case briefs or
rebuttal briefs in this administrative
review are encouraged to submit with
each argument: (1) A statement of the
issue; (2) a brief summary of the
argument; and (3) a table of
authorities.11
Interested parties who wish to request
a hearing, limited to issues raised in the
case and rebuttal briefs, must do so
within 30 days of publication of these
8 See
19 CFR 351.224(b).
19 CFR 351.309(c)(l)(ii).
10 See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
11 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
preliminary results by submitting a
written request to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, U.S. Department of
Commerce, using Enforcement and
Compliance’s ACCESS system.12
Requests should contain the party’s
name, address, and telephone number,
the number of participants, whether any
participant is a foreign national, and a
list of the issues to be discussed. If a
request for a hearing is made, we will
inform parties of the scheduled date for
the hearing which will be held at the
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230, at a time and date to be
determined.13 Parties should confirm by
telephone the date, time, and location of
the hearing.
Unless the deadline is extended
pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the
Act, we intend to issue the final results
of this administrative review, including
the results of our analysis of the issues
raised by the parties in their comments,
within 120 days after issuance of these
preliminary results.
Assessment Rates
Upon issuance of the final results,
Commerce shall determine, and U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, countervailing duties on all
appropriate entries covered by this
review. We intend to issue assessment
instructions to CBP 15 days after
publication of the final results of this
review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the
Act, Commerce also intends to instruct
CBP to collect cash deposits of
estimated countervailing duties in the
amount indicated above for Yama, on
shipments of subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption, on or after the date of
publication of the final results of
review. For all non-reviewed firms, we
will instruct CBP to collect cash
deposits of estimated countervailing
duties at the most recent companyspecific or all-others rate applicable to
the company, as appropriate. These cash
deposit requirements, when imposed,
shall remain in effect until further
notice.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these
results in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19
CFR 351.221(b)(4).
9 See
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19 CFR 351.310(c).
19 CFR 351.310.
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Dated: August 5, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix I
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Diversification of China’s Economy
V. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and
Adverse Inferences
VI. Subsidies Valuation
VII. Interest Rate Benchmarks, Discount
Rates, and Inputs
VIII. Analysis of Programs
IX. Conclusion
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–912]
Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road
Tires From the People’s Republic of
China: Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2017–2018
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
that Weihai Zhongwei Rubber Co., Ltd.
(Zhongwei), an exporter of certain new
pneumatic off-the-road tires (OTR tires)
from the People’s Republic of China
(China), did not sell merchandise in the
United States at prices below normal
value (NV) during the period of review
(POR) September 1, 2017 through
August 31, 2018. We invite interested
parties to comment on these preliminary
results.
DATES: Applicable August 23, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Keith Haynes, AD/CVD Operations,
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–5139.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
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Background
On September 11, 2018, Commerce
published a notice of opportunity to
request an administrative review of the
antidumping duty (AD) order on OTR
tires from China for the period
September 1, 2017 through August 31,
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2018.1 Based on requests by interested
parties, Commerce initiated an
administrative review on five exporters
of OTR tires.2 On January 31, 2019, we
selected two mandatory respondents for
individual examination in this review:
Triangle Tyre Co. Ltd. (Triangle) and
Weihai Zhongwei Rubber Co. Ltd.
(Zhongwei).3 Pursuant to timely
withdrawal of review requests,
Commerce rescinded the review on
April 11, 2019, with respect to three
exporters upon which the review was
initiated, including mandatory
respondent Triangle.4 Accordingly, this
administrative review covers one
mandatory respondent, Zhongwei, and
one separate rate respondent Qingdao
Honghua Tyre Factory (Honghua).
On January 28, 2019, Commerce
exercised its discretion to toll all
deadlines affected by the partial federal
government closure from December 22,
2018 through the resumption of
operations on January 29, 2019.5 In this
case, the original deadline for the
preliminary results of the underlying
administrative review was June 3,
2019.6 Thus, the revised initial deadline
for the preliminary results in this review
was tolled to July 12, 2019.
On June 19, 2019, pursuant to section
751(a)(3)(A) Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act), we determined that
it was not practicable to complete the
preliminary results of this review within
1 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order,
Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity
to Request Administrative Review, 83 FR 45888
(September 11, 2018).
2 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 83 FR
57411 (November 15, 2018).
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Administrative Review of
Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires from the
People’s Republic of China,’’ dated January 31,
2019.
4 See Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires
from the People’s Republic of China: Notice of
Partial Rescission of the Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2017–2018, 84 FR 13633
(April 5, 2019); see also Certain New Pneumatic
Off-the-Road Tires from the People’s Republic of
China: Notice of Correction to the Partial Rescission
of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review;
2017–2018, 84 FR 15179 (April 15, 2019).
5 See Memorandum to the Record from Gary
Taverman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations,
performing the non-exclusive functions and duties
of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, ‘‘Deadlines Affected by the Partial
Shutdown of the Federal Government,’’ dated
January 28, 2019. All deadlines in this segment of
the proceeding have been extended by 40 days.
6 The calculated initial deadline of June 2, 2019
was a Sunday. Commerce’s practice dictates that
where a deadline falls on a weekend or a 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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245 days.7 Thus, we postponed the
preliminary results by 35 days.8 The
revised deadline for the preliminary
results in this review is now August 16,
2019.
For a complete description of the
events that followed the initiation of
this administrative review, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.9
The Preliminary Decision Memorandum
is a public document and is on file
electronically via Enforcement and
Compliance’s Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
ACCESS is available to registered users
at https://access.trade.gov, and is
available to all parties in the Central
Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main
Commerce building. In addition, a
complete version of the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly on the internet at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed
Preliminary Decision Memorandum and
the electronic versions of the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum are
identical in content.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this
order includes new pneumatic tires
designed for off-the-road and offhighway use, subject to certain
exceptions. The subject merchandise is
currently classifiable under Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) subheadings: 4011.20.10.25,
4011.20.10.35, 4011.20.50.30,
4011.20.50.50, 4011.61.00.00,
4011.62.00.00, 4011.63.00.00,
4011.69.00.00, 4011.92.00.00,
4011.93.40.00, 4011.93.80.00,
4011.94.40.00, and 4011.94.80.00. The
HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes
only; the written product description of
the scope of the order is dispositive. For
a complete description of the scope of
the order, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.10
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review
in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B)
and 751(a)(2)(A) of the Act. Export
7 See Memorandum, ‘‘New Pneumatic Off-TheRoad Tires from the People’s Republic of China:
Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of the
2017–2018 Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review,’’ dated June 19, 2019.
8 Id. at 2.
9 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review: Certain New Pneumatic
Off-the-Road Tires from the People’s Republic of
China; 2017–2018,’’ dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum).
10 Id.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-953]
Narrow Woven Ribbons With Woven Selvedge From the People's
Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review; 2017
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines
that countervailable subsidies have been provided to producers and
exporters of narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge (ribbons) from
the People's Republic of China (China). The period of review (POR) is
January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017. Interested parties are
invited to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Effective August 23, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terre Keaton Stefanova or Maria
Tatarska, AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1280
or (202) 482-1562.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce published the notice of initiation of this administrative
review
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on November 15, 2018.\1\ Commerce exercised its discretion to toll all
deadlines affected by the partial federal government closure from
December 22, 2018 through the resumption of operations on January 28,
2019.\2\ In June 2019, Commerce extended the deadline for the
preliminary results of this administrative review until August 9,
2019.\3\ For a complete description of the events that followed the
initiation of this administrative review, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.\4\
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\1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 57411 (November 15, 2018).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Partial Shutdown
of the Federal Government,'' dated January 28, 2019. All deadlines
in this segment of the proceeding have been extended by 40 days.
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Narrow Woven Ribbons with Woven Selvedge
from the People's Republic of China: Extension of Deadline for
Preliminary Results of the 2017 Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review,'' dated June 14, 2019.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of 2017 Countervailing Duty Administrative Review: Narrow
Woven Ribbons with Woven Selvedge from the People's Republic of
China,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The products covered by the order are narrow woven ribbons with
woven selvedge from China. For a complete description of the scope of
this administrative review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\5\
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\5\ Id.
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this countervailing duty (CVD) review in
accordance with section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act). For each of the subsidy programs found
countervailable, Commerce preliminarily determines that there is a
subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution by an ``authority'' that gives
rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is
specific.\6\
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\6\ 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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For a full description of the methodology underlying our
preliminary conclusions, including our reliance, in part, on adverse
facts available pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\7\ The Preliminary Decision Memorandum
is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and
Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic
Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at
https://access.trade.gov, and is available to all parties in the Central
Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce building.
In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
can be accessed directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/summary/prc/prc-fr.htm. The signed and electronic versions of the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
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\7\ A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum can be found in Appendix I to this notice.
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Preliminary Results of the Review
As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine that the
following estimated countervailable subsidy rate exists:
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Subsidy
Company rate
(percent)
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Yama Ribbons and Bows Co., Ltd.............................. 31.57
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Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose the calculations and analysis
performed in connection with these preliminary results to interested
parties within five days of publication of this notice in the Federal
Register.\8\
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\8\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
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Verification
As provided in section 782(i)(3) of the Act, Commerce intends to
verify the information relied upon in making its final results.
Public Comment
Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than seven
days after the date on which Commerce issues the verification report in
this proceeding.\9\ Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in case
briefs, may be submitted no later than five days after the deadline for
filing case briefs.\10\ Parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal
briefs in this administrative review are encouraged to submit with each
argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the
argument; and (3) a table of authorities.\11\
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\9\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(l)(ii).
\10\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
\11\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
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Interested parties who wish to request a hearing, limited to issues
raised in the case and rebuttal briefs, must do so within 30 days of
publication of these preliminary results by submitting a written
request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S.
Department of Commerce, using Enforcement and Compliance's ACCESS
system.\12\ Requests should contain the party's name, address, and
telephone number, the number of participants, whether any participant
is a foreign national, and a list of the issues to be discussed. If a
request for a hearing is made, we will inform parties of the scheduled
date for the hearing which will be held at the U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, at a time
and date to be determined.\13\ Parties should confirm by telephone the
date, time, and location of the hearing.
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\12\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
\13\ See 19 CFR 351.310.
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Unless the deadline is extended pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of
the Act, we intend to issue the final results of this administrative
review, including the results of our analysis of the issues raised by
the parties in their comments, within 120 days after issuance of these
preliminary results.
Assessment Rates
Upon issuance of the final results, Commerce shall determine, and
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, countervailing
duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review. We intend to
issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after publication of the
final results of this review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, Commerce also intends
to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing
duties in the amount indicated above for Yama, on shipments of subject
merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, on
or after the date of publication of the final results of review. For
all non-reviewed firms, we will instruct CBP to collect cash deposits
of estimated countervailing duties at the most recent company-specific
or all-others rate applicable to the company, as appropriate. These
cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).
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Dated: August 5, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Diversification of China's Economy
V. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences
VI. Subsidies Valuation
VII. Interest Rate Benchmarks, Discount Rates, and Inputs
VIII. Analysis of Programs
IX. Conclusion
[FR Doc. 2019-18192 Filed 8-22-19; 8:45 am]
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