Certain Steel Nails From the United Arab Emirates: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-2019, 39884-39886 [2020-14319]
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March 10, 2020, pursuant to a request
from interested parties,2 Commerce
initiated an administrative review with
respect to 40 companies, in accordance
with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR
351.213(b).3 On May 7, 2020, all
interested parties that requested an
administrative review timely withdrew
their requests.4 No other party requested
an administrative review of these
companies.
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
notice of initiation. All interested
parties timely withdrew their review
requests within 90 days of the
publication date of the Initiation Notice.
No other party requested an
administrative review of the order for
this POR. Therefore, in accordance with
19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), we are rescinding
this review in its entirety.
Assessment
Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) to assess
countervailing duties on all appropriate
entries of hardwood plywood products
from China. Countervailing duties shall
be assessed at rates equal to the cash
deposit rate of estimated countervailing
duties required at the time of entry, or
withdrawal from warehouse, for
consumption, in accordance with 19
CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends
to issue appropriate assessment
instructions to CBP 15 days after
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register.
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Notification To Importers
This notice serves as the only
reminder to importers whose entries
will be liquidated as a result of this
rescission notice, of their responsibility
under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a
certificate regarding the reimbursement
of countervailing duties prior to
liquidation of the relevant entries
to Request Administrative Review, 85 FR 64
(January 2, 2020).
2 Commerce received a request for review from 40
exporters/producers (collectively, Interested
Parties). See Interested Parties’ Letter, ‘‘Hardwood
Plywood Products from the People’s Republic of
China: Request for Administrative Review,’’ dated
January 31, 2020.
3 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 85 FR
13860 (March 10, 2020) (Initiation Notice).
4 See Interested Parties’ Letter, ‘‘Hardwood
Plywood Products from the People’s Republic of
China: Withdrawal of Review Request for
Administrative Review,’’ dated May 7, 2020.
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during this POR. Failure to comply with
this requirement could result in the
presumption that reimbursement of the
countervailing duties occurred and the
subsequent assessment of double
countervailing duties.
Notification 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). 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
This notice is issued and published in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and
777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.213(d)(4).
Dated: June 22, 2020.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–520–804]
Certain Steel Nails From the United
Arab Emirates: Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2018–2019
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily finds that
sales of certain steel nails (steel nails)
from the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
were made at less than normal value
during the period of review (POR) May
1, 2018 through April 30, 2019. We
invite interested parties to comment on
these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable July 2, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Matthew Renkey, AD/CVD Operations,
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–2312.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
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Background
On July 15, 2019, Commerce initiated
an administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on steel nails
from the UAE in accordance with
section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (the Act).1 This review
covers one producer/exporter of the
subject merchandise: Middle East
Manufacturing Steel LLC (MEM). For
details regarding the events that
occurred subsequent to the initiation of
the review, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.2
Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the
Act, Commerce determined that it was
not practicable to complete the
preliminary results of this review within
245 days and extended the deadline for
issuance of the preliminary results by
119 days, until May 29, 2020.3 On April
24, 2020, Commerce tolled the
deadlines in all ongoing administrative
reviews by 50 days.4
Scope of the Order
The products covered by this order
are steel nails from the UAE. For a full
description of the scope, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review
in accordance with section 751(a) of the
Act. Export price is calculated in
accordance with section 772 of the Act.
Normal value is calculated in
accordance with section 773 of the Act.
For a full description of the
methodology underlying these
preliminary results, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum. A list of topics
included in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is included as an
appendix to this notice. The Preliminary
1 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 84 FR
33739 (July 15, 2019).
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Results of the Administrative
Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain
Steel Nails from the United Arab Emirates; 2018–
2019,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision
Memorandum).
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review of Certain Steel Nails from
the United Arab Emirates: Extension of Deadline for
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review,’’ dated January 21, 2020.
4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews in Response to Operational
Adjustments Due to COVID–19,’’ dated April 24,
2020. Because the 50-day extension would result in
the signature date being on July 18, 2020, a
Saturday, the deadline moves to the next business
day, Monday, July 20, 2020. See Notice of
Clarification: Application of ‘‘Next Business Day’’
Rule for Administrative Determination Deadlines
Pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930, As Amended, 70
FR 24533 (May 10, 2005).
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Decision Memorandum is a public
document and is made available to the
public 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. In addition, a
complete version of the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum is available at
https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The
signed and electronic versions of the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum are
identical in content.
Preliminary Results of the Review
We preliminarily determine that the
following weighted-average dumping
margin exists for the respondent for the
period May 1, 2018 through April 30,
2019:
Weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
Exporter/producer
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Middle East Manufacturing Steel
LLC ..........................................
27.28
Assessment Rates
Upon completion of this
administrative review, Commerce shall
determine, and U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) shall assess,
antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries. If MEM’s weighted-average
dumping margin is not zero or de
minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent) in
the final results of this review, we will
calculate importer-specific ad valorem
antidumping duty assessment rates
based on the ratio of the total amount of
dumping calculated for the importer’s
examined sales to the total entered
value of those same sales in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). We intend to
instruct CBP to assess antidumping
duties on all appropriate entries covered
by this review where the importerspecific assessment rate calculated in
the final results of this review is not
zero or de minimis. If MEM’s weightedaverage dumping margin is zero or de
minimis, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate the appropriate entries
without regard to antidumping duties.
The final results of this review shall be
the basis for the assessment of
antidumping duties on entries of
merchandise covered by this review and
for future deposits of estimated duties,
where applicable.5
In accordance with Commerce’s
‘‘automatic assessment’’ practice, for
entries of subject merchandise during
the POR produced by MEM where MEM
5 See
section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
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did not know that the merchandise was
destined for the United States, we will
instruct CBP to liquidate those entries at
the all-others rate if there is no rate for
the intermediate company(ies) involved
in the transaction.6
We intend to issue liquidation
instructions to CBP 15 days after
publication of the final results of this
review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective for all
shipments of the subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the
publication date of the finals results of
this administrative review, as provided
by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1)
The cash deposit rate for MEM will be
equal to the weighted-average dumping
margin established in the final results of
this administrative review; (2) for
previously reviewed or investigated
companies not participating in this
review, the cash deposit rate will
continue to be the company-specific
rates published for the most recentlycompleted segment of this proceeding in
which they were reviewed; (3) if the
exporter is not a firm covered by this
review, a prior review, or the original
investigation but the producer is, then
the cash deposit rate will be the rate
established for the most recently
completed segment of this proceeding
for the producer of the merchandise; (4)
the cash deposit rate for all other
producers or exporters will continue to
be 4.30 percent,7 the all-others rate
established in the less-than-fair-value
investigation. These cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
Disclosure and Public Comment
We intend to disclose the calculations
performed to parties within five days
after public announcement of the
preliminary results.8 Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.309(c), interested parties may
submit case briefs no later than 30 days
after the date of publication of this
notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues
raised in the case briefs, may be filed
not later than seven days after the date
for filing case briefs.9 Parties who
a full discussion of this practice, see
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954
(May 6, 2003).
7 See Certain Steel Nails from the United Arab
Emirates: Amended Final Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order,
77 FR 27421 (May 10, 2012).
8 See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
9 See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Temporary Rule
Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements Due to
COVID–19, 85 FR 17006 (March 26, 2020)
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submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in
this proceeding are encouraged to
submit with each argument: (1) A
statement of the issue, (2) a brief
summary of the argument, and (3) a
table of authorities.10 Case and rebuttal
briefs should be filed using ACCESS 11
and must be served on interested
parties.12 Executive summaries should
be limited to five pages total, including
footnotes. Note that Commerce has
modified certain of its requirements for
serving documents containing business
proprietary information, until July 17,
2020, unless extended.13
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
interested parties who wish to request a
hearing must submit a written request to
the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance, filed electronically via
ACCESS. An electronically filed
document must be received successfully
in its entirety by Commerce’s electronic
records system, ACCESS, by 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time within 30 days after the
date of publication of this notice.
Requests should contain: (1) The party’s
name, address, and telephone number;
(2) the number of participants; and (3)
a list of issues to be discussed. Issues
raised in the hearing will be limited to
those raised in the respective case and
rebuttal briefs. Unless otherwise
extended, Commerce intends to issue
the final results of this administrative
review, including the results of its
analysis of the issues raised in any
written briefs, not later than 120 days
after the date of publication of this
notice, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1).
Notification to Importers
This notice also 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 POR. Failure to comply with
this requirement could result in
Commerce’s presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties
occurred and the subsequent assessment
of doubled antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these
results in accordance with sections
(Temporary Rule) (‘‘To provide adequate time for
release of case briefs via ACCESS, E&C intends to
schedule the due date for all rebuttal briefs to be
7 days after case briefs are filed (while these
modifications are in effect).’’).
10 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
11 See generally 19 CFR 351.303.
12 See 19 CFR 351.303(f).
13 See Temporary Rule.
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751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19
CFR 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: June 25, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Assessment for MEM’S U.S. Sales and
Entries of Subject Merchandise
VI. Currency Conversion
VII. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XX061]
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions;
General Provisions for Domestic
Fisheries; Application for Exempted
Fishing Permits
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
The Assistant Regional
Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries,
Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS, has
made a preliminary determination that
an Exempted Fishing Permit application
contains all of the required information
and warrants further consideration. The
Exempted Fishing Permit would allow
commercial fishing vessels to fish
outside of scallop regulations in support
of research conducted by the
Coonamessett Farm Foundation.
Regulations under the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act require publication of
this notification to provide interested
parties the opportunity to comment on
applications for proposed Exempted
Fishing Permits.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before July 17, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written
comments by email to nmfs.gar.efp@
noaa.gov. Include in the subject line
‘‘CFF Compensation Fishing Gear
Research EFP.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shannah Jaburek, Fisheries Management
Specialist, 978–282–8456.
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SUMMARY:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Coonamessett Farm Foundation (CFF)
submitted a complete application for an
Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) on April
28, 2020, that would allow gear research
to be conducted by vessels on
compensation fishing trips associated
with projects funded by the 2020
Scallop Research Set-Aside (RSA)
Program. The exemptions would allow
20 participating commercial fishing
vessels to exceed the crew size
regulations at 50 CFR 648.51(c) to place
a researcher on the vessel and
temporarily exempt the participating
vessels from possession limits and
minimum size requirements specified in
50 CFR part 648, subparts B and D
through O, for biological sampling
purposes. Any fishing activity
conducted outside the scope of the
exempted fishing activity would be
prohibited, including landing fish in
excess of a possession limit or below the
minimum size.
Experimental fishing activity would
test a one-way extended link dredge
gear modification to reduce flatfish
bycatch and catch of pre-recruit scallops
in the scallop dredge fishery. Any
modification would comply with
existing scallop gear regulations. All
trips would take place in scallop open
access areas of southern New England
and scallop fishing areas open to scallop
RSA compensation fishing.
The exemption from crew size limits
is needed because a research technician
would accompany vessels on the
compensation fishing trips to collect
catch data associated with the dredge
modifications. The crew size exemption
would be for approximately 120 days-atsea and must be used in conjunction
with a valid compensation fishing letter
of authorization. The technician would
only engage in data collection activities
and would not process catch to be
landed for sale. Exemption from
possession limit and minimum sizes
would support catch sampling activities
and ensure the vessel is not in conflict
with possession regulations while
collecting catch data. All catch above a
possession limit or below a minimum
size would be discarded as soon as
possible following data collection. The
proposed gear modifications are not
expected to increase catch above typical
commercial fishing practices and gears.
All research trips would otherwise be
consistent with normal commercial
fishing activity and catch would be
retained for sale.
If approved, the applicant may
request minor modifications and
extensions to the EFP throughout the
year. EFP modifications and extensions
may be granted without further notice if
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they are deemed essential to facilitate
completion of the proposed research
and have minimal impacts that do not
change the scope or impact of the
initially approved EFP request. Any
fishing activity conducted outside the
scope of the exempted fishing activity
would be prohibited.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: June 29, 2020.
He´le`ne M.N. Scalliet,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XA262]
New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting via
webinar.
AGENCY:
The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a joint public meeting of its
Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management
(EBFM) Committee via webinar to
consider actions affecting New England
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone
(EEZ). Recommendations from this
group will be brought to the full Council
for formal consideration and action, if
appropriate.
SUMMARY:
This webinar will be held on
Thursday, July 16, 2020 at 9.30 a.m.
Webinar registration URL information:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/
register/3710429939133088527.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via webinar.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
Agenda
The Ecosystem-Based Fishery
Management (EBFM) Committee will
receive, review, and provide feedback
on additional public outreach materials
prepared by Green Fin Studio. The
Committee will receive a draft plain
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-520-804]
Certain Steel Nails From the United Arab Emirates: Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-2019
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that
sales of certain steel nails (steel nails) from the United Arab
Emirates (UAE) were made at less than normal value during the period of
review (POR) May 1, 2018 through April 30, 2019. We invite interested
parties to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable July 2, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Renkey, AD/CVD Operations,
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2312.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 15, 2019, Commerce initiated an administrative review of
the antidumping duty order on steel nails from the UAE in accordance
with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\1\
This review covers one producer/exporter of the subject merchandise:
Middle East Manufacturing Steel LLC (MEM). For details regarding the
events that occurred subsequent to the initiation of the review, see
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\2\
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\1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 33739 (July 15, 2019).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of the Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
on Certain Steel Nails from the United Arab Emirates; 2018-2019,''
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, Commerce determined
that it was not practicable to complete the preliminary results of this
review within 245 days and extended the deadline for issuance of the
preliminary results by 119 days, until May 29, 2020.\3\ On April 24,
2020, Commerce tolled the deadlines in all ongoing administrative
reviews by 50 days.\4\
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\3\ See Memorandum, ``Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of
Certain Steel Nails from the United Arab Emirates: Extension of
Deadline for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review,'' dated January 21, 2020.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews in Response to
Operational Adjustments Due to COVID-19,'' dated April 24, 2020.
Because the 50-day extension would result in the signature date
being on July 18, 2020, a Saturday, the deadline moves to the next
business day, Monday, July 20, 2020. See Notice of Clarification:
Application of ``Next Business Day'' Rule for Administrative
Determination Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930, As
Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005).
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Scope of the Order
The products covered by this order are steel nails from the UAE.
For a full description of the scope, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a) of the Act. Export price is calculated in accordance with
section 772 of the Act. Normal value is calculated in accordance with
section 773 of the Act.
For a full description of the methodology underlying these
preliminary results, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. A list of
topics included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as
an appendix to this notice. The Preliminary
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Decision Memorandum is a public document and is made available to the
public 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. In addition,
a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is available
at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and electronic
versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in
content.
Preliminary Results of the Review
We preliminarily determine that the following weighted-average
dumping margin exists for the respondent for the period May 1, 2018
through April 30, 2019:
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Weighted-
average
Exporter/producer dumping
margin
(percent)
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Middle East Manufacturing Steel LLC........................ 27.28
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Assessment Rates
Upon completion of this administrative review, Commerce shall
determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess,
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. If MEM's weighted-
average dumping margin is not zero or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5
percent) in the final results of this review, we will calculate
importer-specific ad valorem antidumping duty assessment rates based on
the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for the importer's
examined sales to the total entered value of those same sales in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). We intend to instruct CBP to
assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this
review where the importer-specific assessment rate calculated in the
final results of this review is not zero or de minimis. If MEM's
weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de minimis, we will instruct
CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping
duties. The final results of this review shall be the basis for the
assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by
this review and for future deposits of estimated duties, where
applicable.\5\
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\5\ See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
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In accordance with Commerce's ``automatic assessment'' practice,
for entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by MEM where
MEM did not know that the merchandise was destined for the United
States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate those entries at the all-
others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies)
involved in the transaction.\6\
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\6\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties,
68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
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We intend to issue liquidation instructions to CBP 15 days after
publication of the final results of this review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the
finals results of this administrative review, as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for MEM will be
equal to the weighted-average dumping margin established in the final
results of this administrative review; (2) for previously reviewed or
investigated companies not participating in this review, the cash
deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rates published
for the most recently-completed segment of this proceeding in which
they were reviewed; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered by this
review, a prior review, or the original investigation but the producer
is, then the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the
most recently completed segment of this proceeding for the producer of
the merchandise; (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers or
exporters will continue to be 4.30 percent,\7\ the all-others rate
established in the less-than-fair-value investigation. These cash
deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
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\7\ See Certain Steel Nails from the United Arab Emirates:
Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and
Antidumping Duty Order, 77 FR 27421 (May 10, 2012).
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Disclosure and Public Comment
We intend to disclose the calculations performed to parties within
five days after public announcement of the preliminary results.\8\
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c), interested parties may submit case
briefs no later than 30 days after the date of publication of this
notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs,
may be filed not later than seven days after the date for filing case
briefs.\9\ Parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this
proceeding are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) A statement
of the issue, (2) a brief summary of the argument, and (3) a table of
authorities.\10\ Case and rebuttal briefs should be filed using ACCESS
\11\ and must be served on interested parties.\12\ Executive summaries
should be limited to five pages total, including footnotes. Note that
Commerce has modified certain of its requirements for serving documents
containing business proprietary information, until July 17, 2020,
unless extended.\13\
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\8\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
\9\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Temporary Rule Modifying AD/
CVD Service Requirements Due to COVID-19, 85 FR 17006 (March 26,
2020) (Temporary Rule) (``To provide adequate time for release of
case briefs via ACCESS, E&C intends to schedule the due date for all
rebuttal briefs to be 7 days after case briefs are filed (while
these modifications are in effect).'').
\10\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
\11\ See generally 19 CFR 351.303.
\12\ See 19 CFR 351.303(f).
\13\ See Temporary Rule.
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via
ACCESS. An electronically filed document must be received successfully
in its entirety by Commerce's electronic records system, ACCESS, by
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of publication of
this notice. Requests should contain: (1) The party's name, address,
and telephone number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of
issues to be discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to
those raised in the respective case and rebuttal briefs. Unless
otherwise extended, Commerce intends to issue the final results of this
administrative review, including the results of its analysis of the
issues raised in any written briefs, not later than 120 days after the
date of publication of this notice, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1).
Notification to Importers
This notice also 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 POR. Failure to comply with this
requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement
of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of doubled
antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with
sections
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751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: June 25, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Assessment for MEM'S U.S. Sales and Entries of Subject
Merchandise
VI. Currency Conversion
VII. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2020-14319 Filed 7-1-20; 8:45 am]
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