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published the Preliminary Results.1
Although we invited parties to comment
on the Preliminary Results,2 no
interested party submitted comments.
Accordingly, no decision memorandum
accompanies this Federal Register
notice. Commerce conducted this
administrative review in accordance
with section 751 of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act).
Scope of the Order
The products covered by the order
include drawn stainless steel sinks.
Imports of subject merchandise are
currently classified under the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) subheadings
7324.10.0000 and 7324.10.0010.
Although the HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the
scope of the order is dispositive.3
Final Results of Review and Final
Determination of No Shipments
We made no changes from the
Preliminary Results. Therefore, as a
result of this review, we determine that
the two mandatory respondents, New
Shichu and KaiPing, have not
established their eligibility for a
separate rate and are part of the Chinawide entity. We also determine that,
because the following companies did
not submit separate rate applications or
certifications, they are ineligible for a
separate rate and are part of the Chinawide entity: B&R Industries Limited
(B&R); Feidong Import and Export Co.
Ltd. (Feidong); Guangdong G-Top
Import & Export Co., Ltd. (G-Top);
Jiangmen Pioneer Import & Export Co.,
Ltd. (Pioneer); Ningbo Afa Kitchen and
Bath Co., Ltd. (Ningbo Afa); Xinhe
Stainless Steel Products Co., Ltd.
(Xinhe); Yuyao Afa Kitchenware Co.,
Ltd. (Yuyao Afa); and Zhongshan
Superte Kitchenware Co., Ltd. (Superte).
We also determine that, because Zhuhai
Kohler Kitchen & Bathroom Products
Co. Ltd. (Kohler) failed to respond to
Commerce’s supplemental separate rate
questionnaire, this company is
ineligible for a separate rate and is part
of the China-wide entity. Finally, we
continue to grant a separate rate to New
Star, which demonstrated eligibility for
separate rate status, but was not selected
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1 See
Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from the
People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results of
the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and
Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2018–
2019, 84 FR 70946 (December 26, 2019)
(Preliminary Results), and accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
2 Id., 84 FR at 70947.
3 For a complete description of the scope of the
order, see the Preliminary Results PDM at 3–4.
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for individual examination.4 We
determine that the dumping margin for
New Star for the period April 1, 2018
through March 31, 2019 is as follows:
Weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
Exporter
Jiangmen New Star Hi-Tech
Enterprise Ltd. ...................
1.78
rate, the cash deposit rate will be the
rate for China-wide entity, 76.45
percent; and (4) for all exporters of
subject merchandise which are not
located in China and which are not
eligible for a separate rate, the cash
deposit rate will be the rate applicable
to Chinese exporter(s) that supplied that
non-Chinese exporter. These deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
Notification to Importers
Assessment Rates
Commerce shall determine, and U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries in accordance with
section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.212(b). Because we determined
that the following companies were not
eligible for a separate rate and are part
of the China-wide entity, we will
instruct CBP to apply an ad valorem
assessment rate of 76.45 percent to all
entries of subject merchandise during
the POR that were produced and/or
exported by: B&R; Feidong; G-Top;
KaiPing; Kohler; New Shichu; Ningbo
Afa; Pioneer; Superte; Xinhe; and Yuyao
Afa. We will instruct CBP to apply an
assessment rate to all entries of
merchandise produced and/or exported
by New Star equal to the dumping
margin indicated above. Commerce
intends to issue assessment instructions
to CBP 15 days after the date of
publication of these final results of
review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective for all
shipments of subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the
publication date of the final results of
this administrative review, as provided
by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1)
For the company listed above that has
a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will
be the rate established in these final
results of review; (2) for previously
investigated or reviewed Chinese and
non-Chinese exporters not listed above
that have separate rates, the cash
deposit rate will continue to be equal to
the exporter-specific weighted-average
dumping margin published of the most
recently-completed segment of this
proceeding; (3) for all Chinese exporters
of subject merchandise that have not
been found to be entitled to a separate
4 We assigned New Star the most recently
assigned separate rate in this proceeding (i.e., 1.78
percent). See Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from the
People’s Republic of China: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017–
2018, 84 FR 38211 (August 6, 2019).
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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
antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this
review period. Failure to comply with
this requirement could result in
Commerce’s presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties
occurred and the subsequent assessment
of double antidumping duties.
Notification Regarding Administrative
Protective Order
This notice also serves as a 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). Timely
written notification of return/
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 this
notice in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19
CFR 351.213(h) and 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: February 20, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–890]
Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the
People’s Republic of China: Initiation
of Antidumping Duty New Shipper
Review
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
AGENCY:
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The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) has determined that a
request for a new shipper review (NSR)
of the antidumping duty order on
wooden bedroom furniture (WBF) from
the People’s Republic of China (China)
meets the statutory and regulatory
requirements for initiation. The period
of review (POR) for the NSR is January
1, 2019 through December 31, 2019.
DATES: Applicable February 27, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jonathan Hill, AD/CVD Operations,
Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3518.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Background
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Commerce published the Order on
January 4, 2005.1 On January 28, 2020,
pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B)(i) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act),
and 19 CFR 351.214(c), Commerce
received a timely NSR request from
Kunshan Jujia Decoration Design Co.,
Ltd (Kunshan Jujia).2 The deadline for
publication of the NSR initiation is
February 28, 2020.
In its submission, Kunshan Jujia
certified that it is the producer and
exporter of the subject merchandise
upon which its request for a NSR is
based.3 Pursuant to section
751(a)(2)(B)(i)(I) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.214(b)(2)(i), Kunshan Jujia certified
that it did not export WBF to the United
States during the period of investigation
(POI).4 Additionally, pursuant to section
751(a)(2)(B)(i)(II) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.214(b)(2)(iii)(A), Kunshan Jujia
certified that, since the initiation of the
investigation, it has never been affiliated
with any producer or exporter that
exported WBF to the United States
during the POI, including those not
individually examined during the
investigation.5 As required by 19 CFR
351.214(b)(2)(iii)(B), Kunshan Jujia also
certified that its export activities are not
controlled by the central government of
China.6 Further, Kunshan Jujia certified
that it has not made subsequent
shipments of subject merchandise.7
1 See Notice of Amended Final Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping
Duty Order: Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the
People’s Republic of China, 70 FR 329 (January 4,
2005) (Order).
2 See Kunshan Jujia’s January 28, 2020 New
Shipper Review Request (NSR Request).
3 Id. at Exhibit 1.
4 Id.
5 Id.
6 Id.
7 Id. at 3.
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In addition to the certifications
described above, pursuant to 19 CFR
351.214(b)(2)(iv), Kunshan Jujia
submitted documentation establishing
the following: (1) The date on which it
first shipped WBF for export to the
United States and the date on which the
WBF was first entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption; (2)
the volume of its first shipment; and (3)
the date of its first sale to an unaffiliated
customer in the United States.8
Commerce conducted a query of U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
data and confirmed that Kunshan Jujia’s
subject merchandise entered the United
States for consumption and that
liquidation of such entries had been
properly suspended for antidumping
duties. The CBP data that Commerce
examined are consistent with
information provided by Kunshan Jujia
in its NSR request. In particular, the
CBP data confirm the price and quantity
reported by Kunshan Jujia for the sale
that forms that basis of its NSR request.9
Period of Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(c), an
exporter or producer may request an
NSR within one year of the date on
which its subject merchandise was first
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption, or shipped to the
United States, as appropriate. Kunshan
Jujia requested this NSR within one year
of the date on which its WBF first
entered the United States, and made its
request in the month of January, which
is the anniversary month of the Order.10
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.214(g)(l)(i)(A), the POR is January 1,
2019, through December 31, 2019.
Initiation of NSR
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B) of the
Act, 19 CFR 351.214(b), and based on
the information on the record, we find
that Kunshan Jujia’s NSR request meets
the threshold requirements for initiation
of a NSR of its shipment(s) of WBF to
the United States.11 However, if the
information supplied by Kunshan Jujia
is later found to be incorrect or
insufficient during the course of this
NSR, Commerce may rescind the review
or apply adverse facts available,
pursuant to section 776 of the Act, as
appropriate. Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce will publish
8 Id.
at Exhibit 2.
9 Id.; see also Memorandum, ‘‘Initiation of
Antidumping New Shipper Review of Wooden
Bedroom Furniture from the People’s Republic of
China: Kunshan Jujia Decoration Design Co., Ltd.
Initiation Checklist,’’ dated concurrently with this
notice.
10 See NSR Request at Exhibit 2.
11 See generally NSR request.
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the notice of initiation of an NSR no
later than the last day of the month
following the anniversary or semiannual
anniversary month of the order.
Commerce intends to issue the
preliminary results of this review no
later than 180 days from the date of
initiation, and the final results of this
review no later than 90 days after the
date the preliminary results are
issued.12
It is Commerce’s usual practice, in
cases involving non-market economies,
to require that a company seeking to
establish eligibility for an antidumping
duty rate separate from the countrywide rate (i.e., separate rate) to provide
evidence of de jure and de facto absence
of government control over the
company’s export activities.13
Accordingly, Commerce will issue
questionnaires to Kunshan Jujia
requesting, inter alia, information
regarding its export activities for the
purpose of determining whether it is
eligible for a separate rate. The review
of the exporter will proceed if the
response provides sufficient indication
that the exporter is not subject to either
de jure or de facto government control
with respect to its exports of WBF.
We will conduct this NSR in
accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of
the Act.14 Because Kunshan Jujia
certified that it produced and exported
subject merchandise, the sale of which
is the basis for its NSR request,
Commerce will instruct CBP to continue
to suspend liquidation of all entries of
subject merchandise produced and
exported by Kunshan Jujia. To assist in
its analysis of the bona fide nature of
Kunshan Jujia’s sales, upon initiation of
this NSR, Commerce will require
Kunshan Jujia to submit, on an ongoing
basis, complete transaction information
concerning any sales of subject
merchandise to the United States that
were made subsequent to the POR.
Interested parties requiring access to
proprietary information in this NSR
should submit applications for
disclosure under administrative
protective order in accordance with 19
CFR 351.305 and 351.306. This
initiation notice is published in
accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.214 and
351.221(c)(1)(i).
12 See
section 751(a)(2)(B)(iii) of the Act.
Import Administration Policy Bulletin,
Number: 05.1. (https://ia.ita.doc.gov/policy/bull05l.pdf).
14 The Act was amended by the Trade Facilitation
and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 which removed
from section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act the provision
directing Commerce to instruct CBP to allow an
importer the option of posting a bond or security
in lieu of a cash deposit during the pendency of an
NSR.
13 See
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Dated: February 21, 2020.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
[Docket Number: 200213–0056]
Request for Information Regarding
Manufacturing USA Institutes and
Processes
National Institute of Standards
and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Request for Information (RFI).
AGENCY:
The Manufacturing USA
reauthorization prescribes three
pathways for creating centers for
manufacturing innovation or institutes
in the Manufacturing USA network.
Through this Request for Information
(RFI), NIST is seeking comment from
the public on the pathway where
manufacturing centers outside of
Manufacturing USA are recognized by
the Secretary of Commerce as centers for
manufacturing innovation in response
to a formal request by the centers for
such recognition. The law provides that
a manufacturing center substantially
similar to Manufacturing USA
institutes, but which do not have federal
sponsorship, may be recognized for
participation in the network, but does
not specify criteria for similarity. This
pathway may be termed the ‘‘alliance’’
model for membership in
Manufacturing USA. These could be
existing agency-sponsored institutes
which are no longer under a federal
financial aid agreement or existing
entities not in the network with relevant
characteristics that are new to the
network. Through this RFI, NIST also is
seeking broad input and participation
from stakeholders to assist in
identifying and prioritizing issues and
proposed solutions on the information
provided regarding the proposed
‘‘alliance’’ path to designate a
Manufacturing USA Institute, including
what should be the minimum
characteristics and requirements for
such entities.
DATES: Comments must be received by
5:00 p.m. Eastern time on August 25,
2020. Written comments in response to
the RFI should be submitted according
to the instructions in the ADDRESSES and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION sections
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date may not be considered.
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For Comments:
Responses can be submitted by either
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Website: https://docs.google.com/
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Email: manufacturingusa@nist.gov.
Include ‘‘RFI Response: Manufacturing
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Instructions: Attachments will be
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and other empirical data that are not
widely published should include copies
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All submissions, including
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Comments that contain profanity,
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
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Competitions, Office of Advanced
Manufacturing, National Institute of
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Manufacturing USA was authorized
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Science Committee convened a hearing
on Manufacturing USA, leading to the
House passing the American
Manufacturing Leadership Act.
Concurrently the Senate developed and
passed the Global Leadership in
Manufacturing Act. Both of these bills
were reconciled and included into the
1 Consolidated and Further Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113–235,
Title VII—Revitalize American Manufacturing
Innovation Act of 2014, codified at 15 U.S.C. 278s.
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National Defense Authorization Act,
which was signed into law on December
20, 2019.2 This Manufacturing USA
reauthorization prescribes three
pathways for creating centers for
manufacturing innovation, or institutes
in the Manufacturing USA network. The
three pathways are:
(1) Institutes established pursuant to
Federal law or executive actions which
became members of the network,
(2) institutes created via competitions
held by the Secretary of Commerce
through the National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST), and
(3) manufacturing centers outside of
Manufacturing USA but recognized by
the Secretary of Commerce as centers for
manufacturing innovation in response
to a formal request by the centers for
such recognition. ‘‘A manufacturing
center that is substantially similar to
those established under this subsection
but does not receive financial assistance
under subsection (d) may, upon request
of the center, be recognized as a center
for manufacturing innovation by the
Secretary for purposes of participation
in the Network’’.
The third pathway may be termed the
‘‘alliance’’ model for membership in
Manufacturing USA. These could be
existing agency-sponsored institutes
which are no longer under a federal
financial aid agreement or existing
entities not in the network with relevant
characteristics that are new to the
network. NIST is seeking broad input
and participation from stakeholders to
assist in identifying and prioritizing
issues and proposed solutions on the
information provided regarding the
proposed ‘‘alliance’’ path to establish a
Manufacturing USA Institute.
Anticipated Benefits and Impact of the
‘‘Alliance’’ Model
Benefits to the Joining Entities
Entities that seek to join
Manufacturing USA through the
‘‘alliance’’ model stand to benefit in
ways that are both tangible and
intangible. Some of the key benefits are
identified below.
• Formal recognition and ‘‘branding’’
with associated visibility as a national
manufacturing innovation institute.
• Membership in a nationwide
network of manufacturing innovation
institutes with associated support.
Æ Enhanced communication with
leadership of the Manufacturing USA
Institutes.
2 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2020, Public Law 116–92, codified at 15 U.S.C.
278s, as amended.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-890]
Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the People's Republic of China:
Initiation of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) has determined that a
request for a new shipper review (NSR) of the antidumping duty order on
wooden bedroom furniture (WBF) from the People's Republic of China
(China) meets the statutory and regulatory requirements for initiation.
The period of review (POR) for the NSR is January 1, 2019 through
December 31, 2019.
DATES: Applicable February 27, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Hill, AD/CVD Operations,
Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3518.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce published the Order on January 4, 2005.\1\ On January 28,
2020, pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.214(c), Commerce received a timely
NSR request from Kunshan Jujia Decoration Design Co., Ltd (Kunshan
Jujia).\2\ The deadline for publication of the NSR initiation is
February 28, 2020.
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\1\ See Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less
Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order: Wooden Bedroom Furniture
from the People's Republic of China, 70 FR 329 (January 4, 2005)
(Order).
\2\ See Kunshan Jujia's January 28, 2020 New Shipper Review
Request (NSR Request).
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In its submission, Kunshan Jujia certified that it is the producer
and exporter of the subject merchandise upon which its request for a
NSR is based.\3\ Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B)(i)(I) of the Act and
19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(i), Kunshan Jujia certified that it did not export
WBF to the United States during the period of investigation (POI).\4\
Additionally, pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B)(i)(II) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iii)(A), Kunshan Jujia certified that, since the
initiation of the investigation, it has never been affiliated with any
producer or exporter that exported WBF to the United States during the
POI, including those not individually examined during the
investigation.\5\ As required by 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iii)(B), Kunshan
Jujia also certified that its export activities are not controlled by
the central government of China.\6\ Further, Kunshan Jujia certified
that it has not made subsequent shipments of subject merchandise.\7\
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\3\ Id. at Exhibit 1.
\4\ Id.
\5\ Id.
\6\ Id.
\7\ Id. at 3.
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In addition to the certifications described above, pursuant to 19
CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iv), Kunshan Jujia submitted documentation
establishing the following: (1) The date on which it first shipped WBF
for export to the United States and the date on which the WBF was first
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption; (2) the volume
of its first shipment; and (3) the date of its first sale to an
unaffiliated customer in the United States.\8\
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\8\ Id. at Exhibit 2.
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Commerce conducted a query of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) data and confirmed that Kunshan Jujia's subject merchandise
entered the United States for consumption and that liquidation of such
entries had been properly suspended for antidumping duties. The CBP
data that Commerce examined are consistent with information provided by
Kunshan Jujia in its NSR request. In particular, the CBP data confirm
the price and quantity reported by Kunshan Jujia for the sale that
forms that basis of its NSR request.\9\
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\9\ Id.; see also Memorandum, ``Initiation of Antidumping New
Shipper Review of Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People's
Republic of China: Kunshan Jujia Decoration Design Co., Ltd.
Initiation Checklist,'' dated concurrently with this notice.
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Period of Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(c), an exporter or producer may request
an NSR within one year of the date on which its subject merchandise was
first entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, or shipped
to the United States, as appropriate. Kunshan Jujia requested this NSR
within one year of the date on which its WBF first entered the United
States, and made its request in the month of January, which is the
anniversary month of the Order.\10\ In accordance with 19 CFR
351.214(g)(l)(i)(A), the POR is January 1, 2019, through December 31,
2019.
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Initiation of NSR
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act, 19 CFR 351.214(b), and
based on the information on the record, we find that Kunshan Jujia's
NSR request meets the threshold requirements for initiation of a NSR of
its shipment(s) of WBF to the United States.\11\ However, if the
information supplied by Kunshan Jujia is later found to be incorrect or
insufficient during the course of this NSR, Commerce may rescind the
review or apply adverse facts available, pursuant to section 776 of the
Act, as appropriate. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce will
publish the notice of initiation of an NSR no later than the last day
of the month following the anniversary or semiannual anniversary month
of the order. Commerce intends to issue the preliminary results of this
review no later than 180 days from the date of initiation, and the
final results of this review no later than 90 days after the date the
preliminary results are issued.\12\
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\11\ See generally NSR request.
\12\ See section 751(a)(2)(B)(iii) of the Act.
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It is Commerce's usual practice, in cases involving non-market
economies, to require that a company seeking to establish eligibility
for an antidumping duty rate separate from the country-wide rate (i.e.,
separate rate) to provide evidence of de jure and de facto absence of
government control over the company's export activities.\13\
Accordingly, Commerce will issue questionnaires to Kunshan Jujia
requesting, inter alia, information regarding its export activities for
the purpose of determining whether it is eligible for a separate rate.
The review of the exporter will proceed if the response provides
sufficient indication that the exporter is not subject to either de
jure or de facto government control with respect to its exports of WBF.
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\13\ See Import Administration Policy Bulletin, Number: 05.1.
(https://ia.ita.doc.gov/policy/bull05-l.pdf).
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We will conduct this NSR in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of
the Act.\14\ Because Kunshan Jujia certified that it produced and
exported subject merchandise, the sale of which is the basis for its
NSR request, Commerce will instruct CBP to continue to suspend
liquidation of all entries of subject merchandise produced and exported
by Kunshan Jujia. To assist in its analysis of the bona fide nature of
Kunshan Jujia's sales, upon initiation of this NSR, Commerce will
require Kunshan Jujia to submit, on an ongoing basis, complete
transaction information concerning any sales of subject merchandise to
the United States that were made subsequent to the POR.
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\14\ The Act was amended by the Trade Facilitation and Trade
Enforcement Act of 2015 which removed from section 751(a)(2)(B) of
the Act the provision directing Commerce to instruct CBP to allow an
importer the option of posting a bond or security in lieu of a cash
deposit during the pendency of an NSR.
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Interested parties requiring access to proprietary information in
this NSR should submit applications for disclosure under administrative
protective order in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305 and 351.306. This
initiation notice is published in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214 and 351.221(c)(1)(i).
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Dated: February 21, 2020.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2020-04006 Filed 2-26-20; 8:45 am]
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