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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–882]
Refined Brown Aluminum Oxide From
the People’s Republic of China: Final
Results of the Expedited Third FiveYear Sunset Review of the
Antidumping Duty Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of this sunset
review, the Department of Commerce
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(Commerce) finds that revocation of the
antidumping duty order on refined
brown aluminum oxide (RBAO) from
the People’s Republic of China (China)
would be likely to lead to continuation
or recurrence of dumping at the levels
indicated in the ‘‘Final Results of
Review’’ section of this notice.
DATES: Applicable December 31, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ian
Hamilton, 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) 482–4798.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 19, 2003, Commerce
published its antidumping duty order
on RBAO from China in the Federal
Register.1 On September 10, 2019,
Commerce published the notice of
initiation of the third sunset review of
the antidumping duty order on RBAO
from China,2 pursuant to section 751(c)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act).3 Commerce received notices
of intent to participate from Imerys
Fused Minerals Niagara Falls, Inc.
(Imerys), U.S. Electrofused Minerals,
Inc. (Electrofused), Washington Mills
Group, Inc (Washington Mills), and
Great Lakes Minerals, LLC (Great Lakes)
(collectively, domestic interested
parties), within the deadline specified
in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).4 Imerys,
Electrofused, Washington Mills, and
Great Lakes each claimed interested
party status under section 771(9)(C) of
the Act, as domestic producers of
RABO.
Commerce received a substantive
response from the domestic interested
parties 5 within the 30-day deadline
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). We
received no substantive response from
any other domestic or interested parties
1 See Antidumping Duty Order: Refined Brown
Aluminum Oxide (Otherwise Known as Refined
Brown Artificial Corundum or Brown Fused
Alumina) from the People’s Republic of China, 68
FR 65249 (November 19, 2003) (Order).
2 See Order. We applied the weighted-average
dumping margins of 135.18 percent to Zibo Jinyu
Abrasive Co., Ltd. (Zibo Jinyu), and 135.18 percent
as the China-wide rate. Id., 68 FR at 65250.
3 See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Review, 84
FR 47485 (September 10, 2019).
4 See Imerys, Electrofused, and Washington Mills’
Letter, ‘‘Refined Brown Aluminum Oxide from the
People’s Republic of China: Notice of Intent to
Participate,’’ dated September 16, 2019; and Great
Lakes’ Letter, ‘‘Refined Brown Aluminum Oxide
from the People’s Republic of China: Notice of
Intent to Participate,’’ dated September 18, 2019.
5 See Domestic Interested Parties’ Letter, ‘‘Refined
Brown Aluminum Oxide from China, Third Sunset
Review: Substantive Response to the Notice of
Initiation,’’ dated October 1, 2019.
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in this proceeding, nor was a hearing
requested.
On October 21, 2019, Commerce
notified the U.S. International Trade
Commission (ITC) that it did not receive
an adequate substantive response from
respondent interested parties.6 As a
result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B)
of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce
conducted an expedited (120-day)
sunset review of this antidumping duty
order.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this
order is ground, pulverized or refined
brown artificial corundum, also known
as brown aluminum oxide or brown
fused alumina, in grit size of 3⁄8 inch or
less. Excluded from the scope of the
order is crude artificial corundum in
which particles with a diameter greater
than 3⁄8 inch constitute at least 50
percent of the total weight of the entire
batch. The scope includes brown
artificial corundum in which particles
with a diameter greater than 3⁄8 inch
constitute less than 50 percent of the
total weight of the batch. The
merchandise under investigation is
currently classifiable under subheadings
2818.10.20.00 and 2818.10.20.90 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS). Although the
HTSUS subheading is provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the merchandise
covered by the order is dispositive. For
a complete description of the scope of
the Order, see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.7
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this sunset review
are addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum. The issues discussed in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum
are the likelihood of continuation or
recurrence of dumping, and the
magnitude of the margins of dumping
likely to prevail if this order were
revoked. 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 to all
6 See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Sunset Review
Initiated on September 1, {sic} 2019,’’ dated
October 21, 2019.
7 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Results of Expedited
Third Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty
Order on Refined Brown Aluminum Oxide from the
People’s Republic of China,’’ dated concurrently
with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and
Decision Memorandum).
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parties in the Central Records Unit,
room B8024 of the main Commerce
building. A list of topics discussed in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum is
included as an appendix to this notice.
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 and electronic versions of the
Issues and Decision Memorandum are
identical in content.
Final Results of Review
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and
752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, we
determine that revocation of the
antidumping duty order on RBAO from
China would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of dumping
at weighted-average margins up to
135.18 percent.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to an
administrative protective order (APO) of
their responsibility concerning the
return or destruction of proprietary
information disclosed under APO in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305.
Timely 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 violation which is subject to
sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing the
final results and this notice in
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c),
and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218.
Dated: December 19, 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. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or
Recurrence of Dumping
2. Magnitude of the Dumping Margins
Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–967]
Aluminum Extrusions From the
People’s Republic of China:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review and
Rescission of Review in Part; 2018–
2019
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) is conducting an
administrative review of the
antidumping duty (AD) order on
aluminum extrusions from the People’s
Republic of China (China). The period
of review (POR) is May 1, 2018 through
April 30, 2019. Commerce preliminarily
determines that none of the 52
companies for which an administrative
review was requested, and not
withdrawn, demonstrated eligibility for
a separate rate, and are, therefore, all
part of the China-wide entity. For the
205 companies for which all requests for
administrative review have been timely
withdrawn, we rescind this
administrative review. Interested parties
are invited to comment on these
preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable December 31, 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:
AGENCY:
Background
On July 15, 2019, Commerce
published the notice of initiation of the
administrative review of the AD order
on aluminum extrusions from China 1
for the period May 1, 2018 through
April 30, 2019, covering 257
companies.2 All requests for
administrative review were timely
withdrawn with regard to 205
companies (listed in Appendix II to this
notice), leaving 52 companies subject to
1 See Aluminum Extrusions from the People’s
Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order, 76 FR
30650 (May 26, 2011) (Order).
2 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 84 FR
33739 (July 15, 2019) (Initiation Notice); see also
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 47242, 47248
(September 9, 2019) (Correction Notice), which
contained a correction to the Initiation Notice.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-882]
Refined Brown Aluminum Oxide From the People's Republic of China:
Final Results of the Expedited Third Five-Year Sunset Review of the
Antidumping Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of this sunset review, the Department of Commerce
(Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty order on
refined brown aluminum oxide (RBAO) from the People's Republic of China
(China) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of
dumping at the levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Review''
section of this notice.
DATES: Applicable December 31, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ian Hamilton, 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) 482-4798.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 19, 2003, Commerce published its antidumping duty order
on RBAO from China in the Federal Register.\1\ On September 10, 2019,
Commerce published the notice of initiation of the third sunset review
of the antidumping duty order on RBAO from China,\2\ pursuant to
section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\3\
Commerce received notices of intent to participate from Imerys Fused
Minerals Niagara Falls, Inc. (Imerys), U.S. Electrofused Minerals, Inc.
(Electrofused), Washington Mills Group, Inc (Washington Mills), and
Great Lakes Minerals, LLC (Great Lakes) (collectively, domestic
interested parties), within the deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(1)(i).\4\ Imerys, Electrofused, Washington Mills, and Great
Lakes each claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of
the Act, as domestic producers of RABO.
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\1\ See Antidumping Duty Order: Refined Brown Aluminum Oxide
(Otherwise Known as Refined Brown Artificial Corundum or Brown Fused
Alumina) from the People's Republic of China, 68 FR 65249 (November
19, 2003) (Order).
\2\ See Order. We applied the weighted-average dumping margins
of 135.18 percent to Zibo Jinyu Abrasive Co., Ltd. (Zibo Jinyu), and
135.18 percent as the China-wide rate. Id., 68 FR at 65250.
\3\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Review, 84 FR 47485
(September 10, 2019).
\4\ See Imerys, Electrofused, and Washington Mills' Letter,
``Refined Brown Aluminum Oxide from the People's Republic of China:
Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated September 16, 2019; and
Great Lakes' Letter, ``Refined Brown Aluminum Oxide from the
People's Republic of China: Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated
September 18, 2019.
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Commerce received a substantive response from the domestic
interested parties \5\ within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(3)(i). We received no substantive response from any other
domestic or interested parties
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\5\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Refined Brown
Aluminum Oxide from China, Third Sunset Review: Substantive Response
to the Notice of Initiation,'' dated October 1, 2019.
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On October 21, 2019, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade
Commission (ITC) that it did not receive an adequate substantive
response from respondent interested parties.\6\ As a result, pursuant
to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2),
Commerce conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of this
antidumping duty order.
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\6\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Review Initiated on
September 1, {sic{time} 2019,'' dated October 21, 2019.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this order is ground, pulverized or
refined brown artificial corundum, also known as brown aluminum oxide
or brown fused alumina, in grit size of \3/8\ inch or less. Excluded
from the scope of the order is crude artificial corundum in which
particles with a diameter greater than \3/8\ inch constitute at least
50 percent of the total weight of the entire batch. The scope includes
brown artificial corundum in which particles with a diameter greater
than \3/8\ inch constitute less than 50 percent of the total weight of
the batch. The merchandise under investigation is currently
classifiable under subheadings 2818.10.20.00 and 2818.10.20.90 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Although the
HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the merchandise covered by the order is
dispositive. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see
the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\7\
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\7\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of Expedited Third Sunset Review of the Antidumping
Duty Order on Refined Brown Aluminum Oxide from the People's
Republic of China,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by,
this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this sunset review are addressed in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum. The issues discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum are the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of
dumping, and the magnitude of the margins of dumping likely to prevail
if this order were revoked. 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 to all parties in the Central Records
Unit, room B8024 of the main Commerce building. A list of topics
discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is included as an
appendix to this notice. 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 and electronic versions
of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
Final Results of Review
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, we
determine that revocation of the antidumping duty order on RBAO from
China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping
at weighted-average margins up to 135.18 percent.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
an administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely
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 violation which is
subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing the final results and this notice in
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act and
19 CFR 351.218.
Dated: December 19, 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. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
2. Magnitude of the Dumping Margins Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation
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