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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: Final Results of
Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review; 2017
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) determines that Yama
Ribbons and Bows Co., Ltd (Yama) an
exporter/producer of narrow woven
ribbons with woven selvedge (Ribbons)
from the People’s Republic of China
(China), received countervailable
subsidies during the period of review
(POR) January 1, 2017 through
December 31, 2017.
DATES: Applicable February 25, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Terre Keaton Stefanova or 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) 482–1280 or
(202) 482–4798, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
The events that occurred since
Commerce published the Preliminary
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Results 1 on August 23, 2019 are
discussed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum, which is hereby adopted
this notice.2
In October 2019, we verified Yama’s
questionnaire responses.3 On December
10, 2019, Commerce extended the
deadline for the final results of this
administrative review until February 19,
2020.4
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the order
is narrow woven ribbons with woven
selvedge from China.5 The product is
currently classified under the following
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) item numbers:
5806.32.1020, 5806.32.1030,
5806.32.1050, 5806.32.1060, 5806.31.00,
5806.32.20, 5806.39.20, 5806.39.30,
5808.90.00, 5810.91.00, 5810.99.90,
5903.90.10, 5903.90.25, 5907.00.60,
5907.00.80, 5806.32.1080, 5810.92.9080,
5903.90.3090, and 6307.90.9889.
Although the HTSUS numbers are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written product
description remains dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in interested parties’
briefs are addressed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum accompanying
this notice. A list of the issues raised by
interested parties and to which we
responded in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum is provided 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 in the Central
1 See Narrow Woven Ribbons with Woven
Selvedge from the People’s Republic of China:
Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review; 2017, 84 FR 44281 (August
23, 2019) (Preliminary Results).
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Final 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 (Issues and Decision
Memorandum).
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘2017 Administrative
Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Narrow
Woven Ribbons from the People’s Republic of
China: Verification of the Questionnaire Responses
of Yama Ribbons and Bows Co., Ltd.,’’ dated
November 6, 2019.
4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Narrow Woven Ribbons
from the People’s Republic of China: Extension of
Deadline for the Final Results of Countervailing
Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated December 10,
2019.
5 For a complete description of the scope of the
order, see Preliminary Results and accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main
Commerce building. In addition, a
complete version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be access
directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/
frn/. The signed and electronic versions
of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
While we made no changes to the
Preliminary Results as a result of our
analysis of the comments received from
the interested parties, we made
corrections to our subsidy rate
calculations for certain programs.6
Final Results of Administrative Review
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.221(b)(5), we calculated a
countervailable subsidy rate for the
producer/exporter under review as
follows:
Subsidy
rate
(percent)
Company
Yama Ribbons and Bows Co.,
Ltd. ..........................................
31.87
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Assessment Rates
Consistent with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2),
we intend 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. Commerce will instruct CBP to
liquidate shipments of subject
merchandise produced and/or exported
by the company listed above, entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption, on or after January 1,
2017 through December 31, 2017, at the
ad valorem rate listed above.
Cash Deposit Instructions
Commerce intends also to instruct
CBP to collect cash deposits of
estimated countervailing duties in the
amount shown 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 this
review. For all non-reviewed firms,
Commerce will instruct CBP to continue
to collect cash deposits at the most
recent company-specific or all-others
rate applicable to the company, as
appropriate. Accordingly, the cash
deposit requirements that will be
applied to companies covered by this
order, but not examined in this
administrative review, are those
6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Final Results Calculation
Memorandum for Yama Ribbons,’’ dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Final Calculation Memorandum).
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established in the most recently
completed segment of the proceeding
for each company. These cash deposit
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
results in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: February 19, 2020.
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. Use of Adverse Facts Available and
Adverse Inferences
IV. Subsidies Valuation Information
V. Programs Determined to be
Countervailable
VI. Programs Determined not to Provide
Measurable Benefits During the POR
VII. Programs Determined not to be Used
During the POR
VIII. Analysis of Comments
Comment 1: The Application of Adverse
Facts Available (AFA) to the Provision of
Synthetic Yarn and Caustic Soda for
Less-than-Adequate Remuneration
Comment 2: The Application of AFA to the
Export Buyer’s Credit Program
IX. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–879]
Polyvinyl Alcohol From the People’s
Republic of China: Rescission of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2018–2019
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) is rescinding the
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administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on polyvinyl
alcohol (PVA) from the People’s
Republic of China (China) for the period
of review October 1, 2018, through
September 30, 2019, based on the timely
withdrawal of the request for review.
DATES: Applicable February 25, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Charles Doss or Shanah Lee, AD/CVD
Operations, Office III, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–4474 and (202) 482–6386,
respectively.
Background
On October 1, 2019, Commerce
published in the Federal Register a
notice of opportunity to request an
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on PVA from
China for the period of review October
1, 2018, through September 30, 2019.1
Pursuant to a timely filed request from
Sekisui Specialty Chemical America,
LLC (the petitioner),2 in accordance
with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR
351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce initiated an
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on PVA from
China on December 11, 2019, with
respect to Sinopec Sichuan Vinylon
Works and its successor-in-interest,3
Sinopec Chongqing SVW Chemical Co.,
Ltd.4 On February 11, 2020, the
petitioner timely withdrew its request
for an administrative review with
respect to all of the companies for
which it had requested a review in its
October 31, 2019, submission.5
Rescission of Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1),
Commerce will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in
part, if the party that requested the
review withdraws its request within 90
days of the publication date of the
1 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order,
Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity
to Request Administrative Review, 84 FR 52068
(October 1, 2019).
2 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Polyvinyl Alcohol from
the People’s Republic of China: Request for
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated
October 31, 2019.
3 See Polyvinyl Alcohol from the People’s
Republic of China: Notice of Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review,
84 FR 16246 (April 18, 2019).
4 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 84 FR
67712 (December 11, 2019).
5 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Polyvinyl Alcohol from
the People’s Republic of China: Withdrawal of
Request for Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review,’’ dated February 11, 2020.
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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: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review; 2017
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Yama
Ribbons and Bows Co., Ltd (Yama) an exporter/producer of narrow woven
ribbons with woven selvedge (Ribbons) from the People's Republic of
China (China), received countervailable subsidies during the period of
review (POR) January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017.
DATES: Applicable February 25, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terre Keaton Stefanova or 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) 482-1280 or (202)
482-4798, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The events that occurred since Commerce published the Preliminary
Results \1\ on August 23, 2019 are discussed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum, which is hereby adopted this notice.\2\
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\1\ See Narrow Woven Ribbons with Woven Selvedge from the
People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Countervailing
Duty Administrative Review; 2017, 84 FR 44281 (August 23, 2019)
(Preliminary Results).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Final 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 (Issues
and Decision Memorandum).
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In October 2019, we verified Yama's questionnaire responses.\3\ On
December 10, 2019, Commerce extended the deadline for the final results
of this administrative review until February 19, 2020.\4\
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\3\ See Memorandum, ``2017 Administrative Review of the
Countervailing Duty Order on Narrow Woven Ribbons from the People's
Republic of China: Verification of the Questionnaire Responses of
Yama Ribbons and Bows Co., Ltd.,'' dated November 6, 2019.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Narrow Woven Ribbons from the People's
Republic of China: Extension of Deadline for the Final Results of
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,'' dated December 10,
2019.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the order is narrow woven ribbons with
woven selvedge from China.\5\ The product is currently classified under
the following Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
item numbers: 5806.32.1020, 5806.32.1030, 5806.32.1050, 5806.32.1060,
5806.31.00, 5806.32.20, 5806.39.20, 5806.39.30, 5808.90.00, 5810.91.00,
5810.99.90, 5903.90.10, 5903.90.25, 5907.00.60, 5907.00.80,
5806.32.1080, 5810.92.9080, 5903.90.3090, and 6307.90.9889. Although
the HTSUS numbers are provided for convenience and customs purposes,
the written product description remains dispositive.
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\5\ For a complete description of the scope of the order, see
Preliminary Results and accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in interested parties' briefs are addressed in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum accompanying this notice. A list of
the issues raised by interested parties and to which we responded in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum is provided 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
in the Central
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Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Commerce building. In addition, a
complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be access
directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and
electronic versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical
in content.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
While we made no changes to the Preliminary Results as a result of
our analysis of the comments received from the interested parties, we
made corrections to our subsidy rate calculations for certain
programs.\6\
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\6\ See Memorandum, ``Final Results Calculation Memorandum for
Yama Ribbons,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Final Calculation Memorandum).
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Final Results of Administrative Review
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5), we calculated a
countervailable subsidy rate for the producer/exporter under review as
follows:
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Subsidy
Company rate
(percent)
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Yama Ribbons and Bows Co., Ltd.............................. 31.87
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Assessment Rates
Consistent with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), we intend 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. Commerce will
instruct CBP to liquidate shipments of subject merchandise produced
and/or exported by the company listed above, entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption, on or after January 1, 2017 through
December 31, 2017, at the ad valorem rate listed above.
Cash Deposit Instructions
Commerce intends also to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of
estimated countervailing duties in the amount shown 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 this review. For all non-reviewed firms, Commerce will
instruct CBP to continue to collect cash deposits at the most recent
company-specific or all-others rate applicable to the company, as
appropriate. Accordingly, the cash deposit requirements that will be
applied to companies covered by this order, but not examined in this
administrative review, are those established in the most recently
completed segment of the proceeding for each company. These cash
deposit 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 results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: February 19, 2020.
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. Use of Adverse Facts Available and Adverse Inferences
IV. Subsidies Valuation Information
V. Programs Determined to be Countervailable
VI. Programs Determined not to Provide Measurable Benefits During
the POR
VII. Programs Determined not to be Used During the POR
VIII. Analysis of Comments
Comment 1: The Application of Adverse Facts Available (AFA) to
the Provision of Synthetic Yarn and Caustic Soda for Less-than-
Adequate Remuneration
Comment 2: The Application of AFA to the Export Buyer's Credit
Program
IX. Recommendation
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