Aluminum Extrusions From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018, 56164-56166 [2019-22871]
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threaded rod. Steel threaded rod is certain
threaded rod, bar, or studs, of carbon or alloy
steel, having a solid, circular cross section of
any diameter, in any straight length. Steel
threaded rod is normally drawn, cold-rolled,
threaded, and straightened, or it may be hotrolled. In addition, the steel threaded rod,
bar, or studs subject to this investigation are
non-headed and threaded along greater than
25 percent of their total actual length. A
variety of finishes or coatings, such as plain
oil finish as a temporary rust protectant, zinc
coating (i.e., galvanized, whether by
electroplating or hot-dipping), paint, and
other similar finishes and coatings, may be
applied to the merchandise.
Steel threaded rod is normally produced to
American Society for Testing and Materials
(ASTM) specifications ASTM A36, ASTM
A193 B7/B7m, ASTM A193 B16, ASTM
A307, ASTM A320 L7/L7M, ASTM A320
L43, ASTM A354 BC and BD, ASTM A449,
ASTM F1554–36, ASTM F1554–55, ASTM
F1554 Grade 105, American Society of
Mechanical Engineers (ASME) specification
ASME B18.31.3, and American Petroleum
Institute (API) specification API 20E. All
steel threaded rod meeting the physical
description set forth above is covered by the
scope of this investigation, whether or not
produced according to a particular standard.
Subject merchandise includes material
matching the above description that has been
finished, assembled, or packaged in a third
country, including by cutting, chamfering,
coating, or painting the threaded rod, by
attaching the threaded rod to, or packaging it
with, another product, or any other finishing,
assembly, or packaging operation that would
not otherwise remove the merchandise from
the scope of the investigations if performed
in the country of manufacture of the threaded
rod.
Carbon and alloy steel threaded rod are
also included in the scope of this
investigation whether or not imported
attached to, or in conjunction with, other
parts and accessories such as nuts and
washers. If carbon and alloy steel threaded
rod are imported attached to, or in
conjunction with, such non-subject
merchandise, only the threaded rod is
included in the scope.
Excluded from the scope of this
investigations are: (1) Threaded rod, bar, or
studs which are threaded only on one or both
ends and the threading covers 25 percent or
less of the total actual length; and (2)
stainless steel threaded rod, defined as steel
threaded rod containing, by weight, 1.2
percent or less of carbon and 10.5 percent or
more of chromium, with our without other
elements.
Excluded from the scope of the
antidumping investigation on steel threaded
rod from the People’s Republic of China is
any merchandise covered by the existing
antidumping order on Certain Steel Threaded
Rod from the People’s Republic of China. See
Certain Steel Threaded Rod from the People’s
Republic of China: Notice of Antidumping
Duty Order, 74 FR 17154 (April 14, 2009).
Specifically excluded from the scope of
this investigation is threaded rod that is
imported as part of a package of hardware in
conjunction with a ready-to-assemble piece
of furniture.
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Steel threaded rod is currently classifiable
under subheadings 7318.15.5051,
7318.15.5056, and 7318.15.5090 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS). Subject merchandise may
also enter under subheading 7318.15.2095
and 7318.19.0000 of the HTSUS. The HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience
and U.S. Customs purposes only. The written
description of the scope is dispositive.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–967]
Aluminum Extrusions From the
People’s Republic of China: Final
Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2017–2018
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) finds that sales of
aluminum extrusions from the People’s
Republic of China (China) were made at
less than normal value during the
period of review (POR), May 1, 2017
through April 30, 2018. We further find
that each of the companies for which an
administrative review was requested,
and not withdrawn, failed to
demonstrate eligibility for a separate
rate; therefore, each is part of the Chinawide entity.
DATES: Applicable October 21, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Heather Lui or Mark Flessner, AD/CVD
Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–0016 or (202) 482–6312,
respectively.
AGENCY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce initiated this review on
July 12, 2018.1 These final results cover
26 companies for which an
administrative review was initiated and
not rescinded.2 On April 16, 2019,
1 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 83 FR
32270 (July 12, 2018) (Initiation Notice), corrected
by Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 39688 (August
10, 2018).
2 Initially, this administrative review covered 243
companies. See Initiation Notice, 83 FR 32270 at
32274. However, Commerce rescinded this
administrative review with respect to 217
companies for which all review requests were
timely withdrawn. See Aluminum Extrusions from
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Commerce published the Preliminary
Results of this administrative review
and invited interested parties to
comment on the Preliminary Results.3
On May 16, 2019, we received a case
brief from Houztek Architectural
Products Co., Ltd. (Houztek) and
Columbia Aluminum Products, LLC
(Columbia).4 On May 21, 2019, we
received a rebuttal brief from the
Aluminum Extrusions Fair Trade
Committee (the petitioner).5 No other
party submitted case or rebuttal briefs.
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,
2019.6 Between August 8 and
September 11, 2019, we extended the
deadline for the final results of review,
until October 11, 2019.7
Scope of the Order 8
The merchandise covered by the
Order is aluminum extrusions which are
shapes and forms, produced by an
extrusion process, made from aluminum
alloys having metallic elements
corresponding to the alloy series
designations published by The
Aluminum Association commencing
with the numbers 1, 3, and 6 (or
proprietary equivalents or other
certifying body equivalents).9
Imports of the subject merchandise
are provided for under the following
categories of the Harmonized Tariff
the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and
Rescission of Review, in Part; 2017–2018, 84 FR
15587 (April 16, 2019) (Preliminary Results) and
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
3 See Aluminum Extrusions from the People’s
Republic of China: Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and
Rescission of Review, in Part; 2017–2018, 84 FR
15587 (April 16, 2019) (Preliminary Results).
4 See Houztek and Columbia’s Letter, ‘‘Aluminum
Extrusions from the People’s Republic of China:
Houztek/Columbia Aluminum Case Brief,’’ dated
May 16, 2019.
5 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Aluminum Extrusions
from the People’s Republic of China: Rebuttal
Brief,’’ dated May 21, 2019.
6 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.
7 See Memoranda, ‘‘Aluminum Extrusions from
the People’s Republic of China: Extension of
Deadline for Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review,’’ dated August 8, 2019 and
September 11, 2019.
8 See Aluminum Extrusions from the People’s
Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order, 76 FR
30650 (May 26, 2011) (the Order).
9 See Preliminary Decision Memorandum for a
complete description of the scope of the Order.
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Schedule of the United States (HTSUS):
8541.90.00.00, 8708.10.30.50,
8708.99.68.90, 6603.90.8100,
7616.99.51, 8479.89.94, 8481.90.9060,
8481.90.9085, 9031.90.9195,
8424.90.9080, 9405.99.4020,
9031.90.90.95, 7616.10.90.90,
7609.00.00, 7610.10.00, 7610.90.00,
7615.10.30, 7615.10.71, 7615.10.91,
7615.19.10, 7615.19.30, 7615.19.50,
7615.19.70, 7615.19.90, 7615.20.00,
7616.99.10, 7616.99.50, 8479.89.98,
8479.90.94, 8513.90.20, 9403.10.00,
9403.20.00, 7604.21.00.00,
7604.29.10.00, 7604.29.30.10,
7604.29.30.50, 7604.29.50.30,
7604.29.50.60, 7608.20.00.30,
7608.20.00.90, 8302.10.30.00,
8302.10.60.30, 8302.10.60.60,
8302.10.60.90, 8302.20.00.00,
8302.30.30.10, 8302.30.30.60,
8302.41.30.00, 8302.41.60.15,
8302.41.60.45, 8302.41.60.50,
8302.41.60.80, 8302.42.30.10,
8302.42.30.15, 8302.42.30.65,
8302.49.60.35, 8302.49.60.45,
8302.49.60.55, 8302.49.60.85,
8302.50.00.00, 8302.60.90.00,
8305.10.00.50, 8306.30.00.00,
8414.59.60.90, 8415.90.80.45,
8418.99.80.05, 8418.99.80.50,
8418.99.80.60, 8419.90.10.00,
8422.90.06.40, 8473.30.20.00,
8473.30.51.00, 8479.90.85.00,
8486.90.00.00, 8487.90.00.80,
8503.00.95.20, 8508.70.00.00,
8515.90.20.00, 8516.90.50.00,
8516.90.80.50, 8517.70.00.00,
8529.90.73.00, 8529.90.97.60,
8536.90.80.85, 8538.10.00.00,
8543.90.88.80, 8708.29.50.60,
8708.80.65.90, 8803.30.00.60,
9013.90.50.00, 9013.90.90.00,
9401.90.50.81, 9403.90.10.40,
9403.90.10.50, 9403.90.10.85,
9403.90.25.40, 9403.90.25.80,
9403.90.40.05, 9403.90.40.10,
9403.90.40.60, 9403.90.50.05,
9403.90.50.10, 9403.90.50.80,
9403.90.60.05, 9403.90.60.10,
9403.90.60.80, 9403.90.70.05,
9403.90.70.10, 9403.90.70.80,
9403.90.80.10, 9403.90.80.15,
9403.90.80.20, 9403.90.80.41,
9403.90.80.51, 9403.90.80.61,
9506.11.40.80, 9506.51.40.00,
9506.51.60.00, 9506.59.40.40,
9506.70.20.90, 9506.91.00.10,
9506.91.00.20, 9506.91.00.30,
9506.99.05.10, 9506.99.05.20,
9506.99.05.30, 9506.99.15.00,
9506.99.20.00, 9506.99.25.80,
9506.99.28.00, 9506.99.55.00,
9506.99.60.80, 9507.30.20.00,
9507.30.40.00, 9507.30.60.00,
9507.90.60.00, and 9603.90.80.50.
The subject merchandise entered as
parts of other aluminum products may
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be classifiable under the following
additional Chapter 76 subheadings:
7610.10, 7610.90, 7615.19, 7615.20, and
7616.99, as well as under other HTSUS
chapters. In addition, fin evaporator
coils may be classifiable under HTSUS
numbers: 8418.99.80.50 and
8418.99.80.60. While HTSUS
subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope of this
Order is dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and
rebuttal briefs filed by parties in this
review are addressed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum, which is
incorporated herein by reference. A list
of the issues which parties raised, and
to which we respond in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum, follows in the
Appendix to this notice. The Issues and
Decision Memorandum is a public
document and is on file electronically
via Enforcement and Compliance’s
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System
(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://
access.trade.gov and is available to all
parties in the Central Records Unit,
Room B8024 of the main Commerce
building. In addition, a complete
version of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly
on the internet at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
The signed Issues and Decision
Memorandum and the electronic
version of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on our analysis of the
comments received, and for the reasons
explained in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum, Commerce made no
changes to the Preliminary Results.
China-Wide Entity
For the purposes of the final results of
this administrative review, we continue
to find that the following entities are
part of the China-wide entity because
they failed to submit both a response to
Commerce’s quantity and value
questionnaire and information to
establish eligibility for a separate rate:
(1) Activa International Inc.; (2) Belton
(Asia) Development Ltd.; (3) Belton
(Asia) Development Limited; (4)
Changzhou Changzhen Evaporator Co.,
Ltd.; (5) Changzhou Changzheng
Evaporator Co., Ltd.; (6) Changzhou
Tenglong Auto Parts Co., Ltd.; (7)
Changzhou Tenglong Auto Accessories
Manufacturing Co. Ltd; (8) Changzhou
Tenglong Auto Parts Co Ltd; (9) China
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Square; (10) China Square Industrial
Co.; (11) China Square Industrial Ltd;
(12) Cosco; (13) Cosco (JM) Aluminum
Development Co. Ltd; (14) Dynamic
Technologies China; (15) ETLA
Technology (Wuxi) Co. Ltd; (16) Foshan
Shanshui Fenglu Aluminum Co., Ltd.;
(17) Global Hi- Tek Precision Co. Ltd;
(18) Houztek; (19) Jangho Curtain Wall
Hong Kong Ltd.; (20) Kromet
International Inc.; (21) Kromet Intl Inc;
(22) Kromet International; (23) Kunshan
Giant Light Metal Technology Co., Ltd.;
(24) Precision Metal Works Ltd.; (25)
Sihui Shi Guo Yao Aluminum Co., Ltd.;
and (26) Summit Heat Sinks Metal Co,
Ltd.10
Commerce’s policy regarding
conditional review of the China-wide
entity applies to this administrative
review.11 Under this policy, the Chinawide entity will not be under review
unless a party specifically requests, or
Commerce self-initiates, a review of the
entity. Because no party requested, and
Commerce did not self-initiate, a review
of the China-wide entity in the instant
review, the entity is not under review;
therefore, the entity’s current rate, i.e.,
86.01 percent,12 is not subject to change.
Adjustments for Countervailable
Subsidies
Because no company established
eligibility for an adjustment under
section 777A(f) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (the Act) for countervailable
domestic subsidies, for these final
results, Commerce did not make an
adjustment pursuant to section 777A(f)
of the Act for countervailable domestic
subsidies for separate-rate recipients.
Furthermore, because the China-wide
entity is not under review, we made no
adjustment for countervailable export
subsidies for the China-wide entity
pursuant to section 772(c)(1)(C) of the
Act.
Assessment
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b), Commerce
will determine, and U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) shall assess,
antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries of subject merchandise in
accordance with the final results of this
review. Commerce intends to issue
assessment instructions to CBP 15 days
10 See
Preliminary Results, 84 FR at 15587.
Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement
of Change in Department Practice for Respondent
Selection in Antidumping Duty Proceedings and
Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy
Entity in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78
FR 65963, 65970 (November 4, 2013).
12 See Aluminum Extrusions from the People’s
Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review; 2015–2016, 82 FR
52265, 52267 (November 13, 2017).
11 See
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after the date of publication of the final
results of review in the Federal
Register. Consistent with Commerce’s
assessment practice in non-market
economy cases, if Commerce determines
that an exporter under review had no
shipments of subject merchandise, any
suspended entries that entered under
the exporter’s case number (i.e., at that
exporter’s rate) will be liquidated at the
China-wide rate.13
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this
administrative review for all shipments
of the subject merchandise from China
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the
publication date, as provided for by
section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For
previously investigated or reviewed
Chinese and non-Chinese exporters not
listed above that received a separate rate
in a prior segment of this proceeding,
the cash deposit rate will continue to be
the exporter-specific rate published for
the most-recently completed segment of
this proceeding in which the exporter
was reviewed; (2) for all Chinese
exporters of subject merchandise which
have not been found to be entitled to a
separate rate, the cash deposit rate will
be that established for the China-wide
entity, which is 86.01 percent; and (3)
for all non-Chinese exporters of subject
merchandise which have not received
their own rate, the cash deposit rate will
be the rate applicable to the Chinese
exporter that supplied that non-Chinese
exporter with the subject merchandise.
These deposit requirements, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
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Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing notice
of these final results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the
Act and sections 351.213(h) and
351.221(b)(5) of Commerce’s
regulations.
Dated: October 11, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Issues
Comment: Houztek’s Separate Rate
Eligibility
V. Recommendation
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This notice serves as a final reminder
to importers of their responsibility
under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a
certificate regarding the reimbursement
of antidumping duties and/or
countervailing duties prior to
liquidation of the relevant entries
during this POR. Failure to comply with
this requirement could result in
Commerce’s presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties
and/or countervailing duties occurred
and the subsequent assessment of
doubled antidumping duties.
13 See Non-Market Economy Antidumping
Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76
FR 65694 (October 24, 2011).
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This notice also serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of
their responsibility concerning the
disposition 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 or destruction
of APO materials or conversion to
judicial protective order is hereby
requested. Failure to comply with the
regulations and the terms of an APO is
a sanctionable violation.
International Trade Administration
Notification to Importers
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Order
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Acetone From Spain: Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value, and Final Determination of
No Shipments
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) determines that acetone
from Spain is being, or is likely to be,
sold in the United States at less than fair
value (LTFV). The period of
investigation (POI) is January 1, 2018
through December 31, 2018.
DATES: Applicable October 21, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Preston Cox, AD/CVD Operations,
AGENCY:
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Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–5041.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 5, 2019, Commerce
published the Preliminary
Determination in the Federal Register.1
The petitioner in this investigation is
the Coalition for Acetone Fair Trade.
Commerce individually examined
CEPSA Quimica, S.A. (CEPSA) in this
investigation. We provided interested
parties an opportunity to comment on
the Preliminary Determination. We
received no comments. Commerce
conducted this investigation in
accordance with section 731 of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by this
investigation is all grades of liquid or
aqueous acetone. Acetone is also known
under the International Union of Pure
and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) name
propan-2-one. In addition to the IUPAC
name, acetone is also referred to as +ketopropane (or beta-ketopropane),
ketone propane, methyl ketone,
dimethyl ketone, DMK, dimethyl
carbonyl, propanone, 2-propanone,
dimethyl formaldehyde, pyroacetic acid,
pyroacetic ether, and pyroacetic spirit.
Acetone is an isomer of the chemical
formula C3H6O, with a specific
molecular formula of CH3COCH3 or
(CH3)2CO.
The scope covers both pure acetone
(with or without impurities) and
acetone that is combined or mixed with
other products, including, but not
limited to, isopropyl alcohol, benzene,
diethyl ether, methanol, chloroform,
and ethanol. Acetone that has been
combined with other products is
included within the scope, regardless of
whether the combining occurs in third
countries.
The scope also includes acetone that
is commingled with acetone from
sources not subject to this investigation.
For combined and commingled
products, only the acetone component is
covered by the scope of this
investigation. However, when acetone is
combined with acetone components
from sources not subject to this
1 See Acetone From Spain: Preliminary
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value, and Preliminary Determination of No
Shipments, 84 FR 37990 (August 5, 2019)
(Preliminary Determination), and accompanying
memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the
Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-FairValue Investigation of Acetone from Spain’’ (PDM).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-967]
Aluminum Extrusions From the People's Republic of China: Final
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that sales of
aluminum extrusions from the People's Republic of China (China) were
made at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), May
1, 2017 through April 30, 2018. We further find that each of the
companies for which an administrative review was requested, and not
withdrawn, failed to demonstrate eligibility for a separate rate;
therefore, each is part of the China-wide entity.
DATES: Applicable October 21, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heather Lui or Mark Flessner, AD/CVD
Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0016 or (202) 482-6312,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce initiated this review on July 12, 2018.\1\ These final
results cover 26 companies for which an administrative review was
initiated and not rescinded.\2\ On April 16, 2019, Commerce published
the Preliminary Results of this administrative review and invited
interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Results.\3\ On May 16,
2019, we received a case brief from Houztek Architectural Products Co.,
Ltd. (Houztek) and Columbia Aluminum Products, LLC (Columbia).\4\ On
May 21, 2019, we received a rebuttal brief from the Aluminum Extrusions
Fair Trade Committee (the petitioner).\5\ No other party submitted case
or rebuttal briefs.
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\1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 32270 (July 12, 2018) (Initiation
Notice), corrected by Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 39688 (August 10, 2018).
\2\ Initially, this administrative review covered 243 companies.
See Initiation Notice, 83 FR 32270 at 32274. However, Commerce
rescinded this administrative review with respect to 217 companies
for which all review requests were timely withdrawn. See Aluminum
Extrusions from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Rescission of Review,
in Part; 2017-2018, 84 FR 15587 (April 16, 2019) (Preliminary
Results) and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
\3\ See Aluminum Extrusions from the People's Republic of China:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and
Rescission of Review, in Part; 2017-2018, 84 FR 15587 (April 16,
2019) (Preliminary Results).
\4\ See Houztek and Columbia's Letter, ``Aluminum Extrusions
from the People's Republic of China: Houztek/Columbia Aluminum Case
Brief,'' dated May 16, 2019.
\5\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Aluminum Extrusions from the
People's Republic of China: Rebuttal Brief,'' dated May 21, 2019.
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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.\6\ Between August 8
and September 11, 2019, we extended the deadline for the final results
of review, until October 11, 2019.\7\
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\6\ 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.
\7\ See Memoranda, ``Aluminum Extrusions from the People's
Republic of China: Extension of Deadline for Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated August 8, 2019 and
September 11, 2019.
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Scope of the Order 8
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\8\ See Aluminum Extrusions from the People's Republic of China:
Antidumping Duty Order, 76 FR 30650 (May 26, 2011) (the Order).
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The merchandise covered by the Order is aluminum extrusions which
are shapes and forms, produced by an extrusion process, made from
aluminum alloys having metallic elements corresponding to the alloy
series designations published by The Aluminum Association commencing
with the numbers 1, 3, and 6 (or proprietary equivalents or other
certifying body equivalents).\9\
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\9\ See Preliminary Decision Memorandum for a complete
description of the scope of the Order.
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Imports of the subject merchandise are provided for under the
following categories of the Harmonized Tariff
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Schedule of the United States (HTSUS): 8541.90.00.00, 8708.10.30.50,
8708.99.68.90, 6603.90.8100, 7616.99.51, 8479.89.94, 8481.90.9060,
8481.90.9085, 9031.90.9195, 8424.90.9080, 9405.99.4020, 9031.90.90.95,
7616.10.90.90, 7609.00.00, 7610.10.00, 7610.90.00, 7615.10.30,
7615.10.71, 7615.10.91, 7615.19.10, 7615.19.30, 7615.19.50, 7615.19.70,
7615.19.90, 7615.20.00, 7616.99.10, 7616.99.50, 8479.89.98, 8479.90.94,
8513.90.20, 9403.10.00, 9403.20.00, 7604.21.00.00, 7604.29.10.00,
7604.29.30.10, 7604.29.30.50, 7604.29.50.30, 7604.29.50.60,
7608.20.00.30, 7608.20.00.90, 8302.10.30.00, 8302.10.60.30,
8302.10.60.60, 8302.10.60.90, 8302.20.00.00, 8302.30.30.10,
8302.30.30.60, 8302.41.30.00, 8302.41.60.15, 8302.41.60.45,
8302.41.60.50, 8302.41.60.80, 8302.42.30.10, 8302.42.30.15,
8302.42.30.65, 8302.49.60.35, 8302.49.60.45, 8302.49.60.55,
8302.49.60.85, 8302.50.00.00, 8302.60.90.00, 8305.10.00.50,
8306.30.00.00, 8414.59.60.90, 8415.90.80.45, 8418.99.80.05,
8418.99.80.50, 8418.99.80.60, 8419.90.10.00, 8422.90.06.40,
8473.30.20.00, 8473.30.51.00, 8479.90.85.00, 8486.90.00.00,
8487.90.00.80, 8503.00.95.20, 8508.70.00.00, 8515.90.20.00,
8516.90.50.00, 8516.90.80.50, 8517.70.00.00, 8529.90.73.00,
8529.90.97.60, 8536.90.80.85, 8538.10.00.00, 8543.90.88.80,
8708.29.50.60, 8708.80.65.90, 8803.30.00.60, 9013.90.50.00,
9013.90.90.00, 9401.90.50.81, 9403.90.10.40, 9403.90.10.50,
9403.90.10.85, 9403.90.25.40, 9403.90.25.80, 9403.90.40.05,
9403.90.40.10, 9403.90.40.60, 9403.90.50.05, 9403.90.50.10,
9403.90.50.80, 9403.90.60.05, 9403.90.60.10, 9403.90.60.80,
9403.90.70.05, 9403.90.70.10, 9403.90.70.80, 9403.90.80.10,
9403.90.80.15, 9403.90.80.20, 9403.90.80.41, 9403.90.80.51,
9403.90.80.61, 9506.11.40.80, 9506.51.40.00, 9506.51.60.00,
9506.59.40.40, 9506.70.20.90, 9506.91.00.10, 9506.91.00.20,
9506.91.00.30, 9506.99.05.10, 9506.99.05.20, 9506.99.05.30,
9506.99.15.00, 9506.99.20.00, 9506.99.25.80, 9506.99.28.00,
9506.99.55.00, 9506.99.60.80, 9507.30.20.00, 9507.30.40.00,
9507.30.60.00, 9507.90.60.00, and 9603.90.80.50.
The subject merchandise entered as parts of other aluminum products
may be classifiable under the following additional Chapter 76
subheadings: 7610.10, 7610.90, 7615.19, 7615.20, and 7616.99, as well
as under other HTSUS chapters. In addition, fin evaporator coils may be
classifiable under HTSUS numbers: 8418.99.80.50 and 8418.99.80.60.
While HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the scope of this Order is
dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs filed by parties
in this review are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum,
which is incorporated herein by reference. A list of the issues which
parties raised, and to which we respond in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum, follows in the Appendix to this notice. The Issues and
Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically
via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://access.trade.gov and is available to all
parties in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Commerce
building. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly on the internet at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Issues and Decision
Memorandum and the electronic version of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on our analysis of the comments received, and for the reasons
explained in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, Commerce made no
changes to the Preliminary Results.
China-Wide Entity
For the purposes of the final results of this administrative
review, we continue to find that the following entities are part of the
China-wide entity because they failed to submit both a response to
Commerce's quantity and value questionnaire and information to
establish eligibility for a separate rate: (1) Activa International
Inc.; (2) Belton (Asia) Development Ltd.; (3) Belton (Asia) Development
Limited; (4) Changzhou Changzhen Evaporator Co., Ltd.; (5) Changzhou
Changzheng Evaporator Co., Ltd.; (6) Changzhou Tenglong Auto Parts Co.,
Ltd.; (7) Changzhou Tenglong Auto Accessories Manufacturing Co. Ltd;
(8) Changzhou Tenglong Auto Parts Co Ltd; (9) China Square; (10) China
Square Industrial Co.; (11) China Square Industrial Ltd; (12) Cosco;
(13) Cosco (JM) Aluminum Development Co. Ltd; (14) Dynamic Technologies
China; (15) ETLA Technology (Wuxi) Co. Ltd; (16) Foshan Shanshui Fenglu
Aluminum Co., Ltd.; (17) Global Hi- Tek Precision Co. Ltd; (18)
Houztek; (19) Jangho Curtain Wall Hong Kong Ltd.; (20) Kromet
International Inc.; (21) Kromet Intl Inc; (22) Kromet International;
(23) Kunshan Giant Light Metal Technology Co., Ltd.; (24) Precision
Metal Works Ltd.; (25) Sihui Shi Guo Yao Aluminum Co., Ltd.; and (26)
Summit Heat Sinks Metal Co, Ltd.\10\
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\10\ See Preliminary Results, 84 FR at 15587.
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Commerce's policy regarding conditional review of the China-wide
entity applies to this administrative review.\11\ Under this policy,
the China-wide entity will not be under review unless a party
specifically requests, or Commerce self-initiates, a review of the
entity. Because no party requested, and Commerce did not self-initiate,
a review of the China-wide entity in the instant review, the entity is
not under review; therefore, the entity's current rate, i.e., 86.01
percent,\12\ is not subject to change.
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\11\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement of Change in
Department Practice for Respondent Selection in Antidumping Duty
Proceedings and Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy Entity
in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 65963, 65970 (November 4,
2013).
\12\ See Aluminum Extrusions from the People's Republic of
China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review;
2015-2016, 82 FR 52265, 52267 (November 13, 2017).
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Adjustments for Countervailable Subsidies
Because no company established eligibility for an adjustment under
section 777A(f) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act) for
countervailable domestic subsidies, for these final results, Commerce
did not make an adjustment pursuant to section 777A(f) of the Act for
countervailable domestic subsidies for separate-rate recipients.
Furthermore, because the China-wide entity is not under review, we made
no adjustment for countervailable export subsidies for the China-wide
entity pursuant to section 772(c)(1)(C) of the Act.
Assessment
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b),
Commerce will determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject
merchandise in accordance with the final results of this review.
Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days
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after the date of publication of the final results of review in the
Federal Register. Consistent with Commerce's assessment practice in
non-market economy cases, if Commerce determines that an exporter under
review had no shipments of subject merchandise, any suspended entries
that entered under the exporter's case number (i.e., at that exporter's
rate) will be liquidated at the China-wide rate.\13\
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\13\ See Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment
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Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this administrative review for all
shipments of the subject merchandise from China entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as
provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For previously
investigated or reviewed Chinese and non-Chinese exporters not listed
above that received a separate rate in a prior segment of this
proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the exporter-
specific rate published for the most-recently completed segment of this
proceeding in which the exporter was reviewed; (2) for all Chinese
exporters of subject merchandise which have not been found to be
entitled to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be that
established for the China-wide entity, which is 86.01 percent; and (3)
for all non-Chinese exporters of subject merchandise which have not
received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate
applicable to the Chinese exporter that supplied that non-Chinese
exporter with the subject merchandise. These deposit requirements, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties and/or countervailing
duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this POR.
Failure to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce's
presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties and/or
countervailing duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of doubled
antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties Regarding Administrative Protective
Order
This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition 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 or destruction of APO
materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby
requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and the terms of an
APO is a sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing notice of these final results in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and
sections 351.213(h) and 351.221(b)(5) of Commerce's regulations.
Dated: October 11, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix--List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Issues
Comment: Houztek's Separate Rate Eligibility
V. Recommendation
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