Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene Rubber From Brazil: Amended Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018, 47342-47343 [2020-17030]

Download as PDF 47342 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 151 / Wednesday, August 5, 2020 / Notices Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to a collection of information, to search data sources, to complete and review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise disclose the information. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/ public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function and entering either the title of the collection. Sheleen Dumas, Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Commerce Department. [FR Doc. 2020–16984 Filed 8–4–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–BP–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–351–849] Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene Rubber From Brazil: Amended Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017–2018 Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is amending the final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on emulsion styrene-butadiene rubber (ESB rubber) from Brazil to correct two ministerial errors. DATES: Applicable August 5, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Drew Jackson, 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) 482–4406. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:55 Aug 04, 2020 Jkt 250001 Background On June 29, 2020, Commerce published its Final Results of the 2017– 2018 administrative review of the AD order on ESB rubber from Brazil.1 On June 30, 2020, ARLANXEO Brasil S.A. (ARLANXEO Brasil), the sole respondent in this administrative review, timely submitted ministerial error comments regarding Commerce’s Final Results.2 On July 6, 2020, the petitioner 3 filed timely ministerial error rebuttal comments.4 Commerce is amending its Final Results to correct two ministerial errors raised by ARLANXEO Brasil. Legal Framework A ministerial error, as defined in section 751(h) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), includes ‘‘errors in addition, subtraction, or other arithmetic function, clerical errors resulting from inaccurate copying, duplication, or the like, and any other type of unintentional error which the administering authority considers ministerial.’’ 5 With respect to final results of administrative reviews, 19 CFR 351.224(e) provides that Commerce ‘‘will analyze any comments received and, if appropriate, correct any ministerial error by amending . . . the final results of review. . . .’’ Ministerial Error Commerce committed two errors within the meaning of section 751(h) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.224(f). First, Commerce committed a clerical error with respect to setting the window period established by 19 CFR 351.414 for the matching of sales, which impacted the matching of U.S. sales to home-market sales by the month in which the sale occurred. Specifically, contrary to our intent, in the margin calculation program we set the beginning of the window period at February 1, 2017 rather than November 1, 2016. Second, Commerce committed a calculation error in analyzing the data related to an alleged sample sale. Specifically, Commerce made an arithmetical error, and as a result, incorrectly concluded that the sale was 1 See Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene Rubber from Brazil: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017–2018, 85 FR 38847 (June 29, 2020) (Final Results). 2 See ARLANXEO Brasil’s Letter, ‘‘Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene Rubber from Brazil: Ministerial Error Comments on the Final Results Margin Calculation for ARLANXEO,’’ dated June 30, 2020. 3 The petitioner is Lion Elastomers, LLC. 4 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Antidumping Review of Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene Rubber (E–SBR) from Brazil: Reply to ARLANXEO’s Ministerial Error Comments,’’ dated July 6, 2020. 5 See 19 CFR 351.224(f). PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 made for consideration such that it should be included in the margin calculation. As clerical and arithmetic errors, these constitute ministerial errors within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.224(f). Accordingly, Commerce determines that, in accordance with section 751(h) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.224(f), it made ministerial errors in the Final Results. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.224(e), Commerce is amending the Final Results to reflect the correction of these ministerial errors in the calculation of the final weighted-average dumping margin assigned to ARLANXEO Brasil, which changes from 21.22 percent to 18.38 percent.6 Amended Final Results of the Review As a result of correcting these ministerial errors described above, Commerce determines that, for the period of review (POR) February 24, 2017 through August 31, 2018, the following weighted-average dumping margin exists: Producer and/or exporter Weightedaverage dumping margin (percent) ARLANXEO Brasil S.A ............... 18.38 Disclosure We intend to disclose the calculation performed for these amended final results in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Antidumping Duty Assessment Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), Commerce has determined, and U.S. Customs and Border Protections (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise in accordance with the amended final results of this review. We will calculate importer-specific assessment rates on the basis of the ratio of the total amount of antidumping duties calculated for each importer’s examined sales and the total entered value of the sales in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). Commerce’s ‘‘automatic assessment’’ will apply to entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by companies included in these amended final results of review for which the reviewed companies did not know that the merchandise they sold to 6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Ministerial Error Memorandum for the Final Results of the 2017– 2018 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene Rubber from Brazil,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice. E:\FR\FM\05AUN1.SGM 05AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 151 / Wednesday, August 5, 2020 / Notices the intermediary (e.g., a reseller, trading company, or exporter) was destined for the United States. In such instances, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.7 Cash Deposit Requirements The following cash deposit requirements will be effective retroactively for all shipments of subject merchandise that entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after June 29, 2020, the date of publication of the Final Results of this administrative review, as provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for ARLANXEO Brasil will be equal to the weightedaverage dumping margin established in these amended final results of review; (2) for producers or exporters not covered in this review but covered in a prior segment of the proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most recently completed segment of this proceeding; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review or another completed segment of this proceeding, 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; and (4) if neither the exporter nor the producer is a firm covered in this or any previously completed segment of this proceeding, then the cash deposit rate will be the all-others rate of 19.61 percent established in the less-than-fair-value investigation.8 These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice. Notification to Importers jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties 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 7 For a full discussion of this practice, see Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003). 8 See Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene Rubber from Brazil: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final Negative Determination of Critical Circumstances, 82 FR 33048 (July 19, 2019). VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:55 Aug 04, 2020 Jkt 250001 subsequent assessment of doubled antidumping duties. Administrative Protective Order This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to administrative protective orders (APO) of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding. Timely written notification of return or destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation. Notification to Interested Parties These amended final results and notice are issued and published in accordance with sections 751(h) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.224(e). Dated: July 29, 2020. Jeffrey I. Kessler, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. [FR Doc. 2020–17030 Filed 8–4–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–570–133] Certain Metal Lockers and Parts Thereof From the People’s Republic of China: Initiation of Less-Than-FairValue Investigation Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable July 29, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick Barton at (202) 482–0012 or Laurel LaCivita at (202) 482–4243; AD/ CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: The Petition On July 9, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) received an antidumping duty (AD) petition concerning imports of certain metal lockers and parts thereof (metal lockers) from the People’s Republic of China (China) filed in proper form on behalf of List Industries, Inc., Lyon LLC, Penco Products, Inc., and Tennsco LLC PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 47343 (collectively, the petitioners), domestic producers of metal lockers.1 The Petition was accompanied by a countervailing duty (CVD) petition concerning imports of metal lockers from China.2 On July 13, 2020, Commerce requested supplemental information pertaining to certain aspects of the Petition in separate supplemental questionnaires.3 Further, on July 22, 2020, Commerce held a conversation via telephone with counsel to the petitioners requesting further clarification regarding certain issues.4 As part of these requests, Commerce asked that the petitioners provide further information regarding the proposed scope to ensure that the scope language in the Petition is an accurate reflection of the products for which the domestic industry is seeking relief.5 On July 16, 17, and 23, 2020, the petitioners filed responses to Commerce’s supplemental questionnaires, which included revisions to the scope.6 In accordance with section 732(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), the petitioners allege that imports of metal lockers from China are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV) within the meaning of section 731 of the Act, and that imports of such products are materially injuring, or threatening material injury to, the domestic metal locker industry in the United States. 1 See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Petitions for the Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties: Certain Metal Lockers and Parts Thereof from the People’s Republic of China,’’ dated July 9, 2020 (the Petition). 2 Id. 3 See Commerce’s Letters, ‘‘Certain Metal Lockers and Parts Thereof from the People’s Republic of China—Petitions for the Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties: Supplemental Questions,’’ (Volume I Supplemental Questionnaire); and ‘‘Certain Metal Lockers and Parts Thereof from the People’s Republic of China— Petition for the Imposition of Antidumping Duties: Supplemental Questions,’’ (Volume II Supplemental Questionnaire) both dated July 13, 2020. 4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Telephone Conversation with the Petitioners regarding Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions Covering Certain Metal Lockers and Parts Thereof from the People’s Republic of China,’’ dated July 22, 2020. 5 Id. 6 See Petitioners’ Letters, ‘‘Certain Metal Lockers and Parts Thereof from the People’s Republic of China—Petitioners’ Response to Supplemental Questionnaire Regarding Volume I: General Issues’’ (First General Issues Supplement); ‘‘Certain Metal Lockers and Parts Thereof from the People’s Republic of China—Petitioners’ Response to Supplemental Questionnaire Regarding Volume II: Antidumping Duty Petition’’ (China AD Supplement), both dated July 16, 2020; and ‘‘Certain Metal Lockers and Parts Thereof from the People’s Republic of China—Petitioners’ Petitioners’ Second Amendment to Volume I Relating to General Issues,’’ dated July 23, 2020 (Second General Issues Supplement). 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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 151 (Wednesday, August 5, 2020)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-351-849]


Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene Rubber From Brazil: Amended Final 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is amending the final 
results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order 
on emulsion styrene-butadiene rubber (ESB rubber) from Brazil to 
correct two ministerial errors.

DATES: Applicable August 5, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Drew Jackson, 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) 482-4406.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On June 29, 2020, Commerce published its Final Results of the 2017-
2018 administrative review of the AD order on ESB rubber from 
Brazil.\1\ On June 30, 2020, ARLANXEO Brasil S.A. (ARLANXEO Brasil), 
the sole respondent in this administrative review, timely submitted 
ministerial error comments regarding Commerce's Final Results.\2\ On 
July 6, 2020, the petitioner \3\ filed timely ministerial error 
rebuttal comments.\4\ Commerce is amending its Final Results to correct 
two ministerial errors raised by ARLANXEO Brasil.
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    \1\ See Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene Rubber from Brazil: Final 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018, 85 FR 
38847 (June 29, 2020) (Final Results).
    \2\ See ARLANXEO Brasil's Letter, ``Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene 
Rubber from Brazil: Ministerial Error Comments on the Final Results 
Margin Calculation for ARLANXEO,'' dated June 30, 2020.
    \3\ The petitioner is Lion Elastomers, LLC.
    \4\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Antidumping Review of Emulsion 
Styrene-Butadiene Rubber (E-SBR) from Brazil: Reply to ARLANXEO's 
Ministerial Error Comments,'' dated July 6, 2020.
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Legal Framework

    A ministerial error, as defined in section 751(h) of the Tariff Act 
of 1930, as amended (the Act), includes ``errors in addition, 
subtraction, or other arithmetic function, clerical errors resulting 
from inaccurate copying, duplication, or the like, and any other type 
of unintentional error which the administering authority considers 
ministerial.'' \5\ With respect to final results of administrative 
reviews, 19 CFR 351.224(e) provides that Commerce ``will analyze any 
comments received and, if appropriate, correct any ministerial error by 
amending . . . the final results of review. . . .''
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    \5\ See 19 CFR 351.224(f).
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Ministerial Error

    Commerce committed two errors within the meaning of section 751(h) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.224(f). First, Commerce committed a clerical 
error with respect to setting the window period established by 19 CFR 
351.414 for the matching of sales, which impacted the matching of U.S. 
sales to home-market sales by the month in which the sale occurred. 
Specifically, contrary to our intent, in the margin calculation program 
we set the beginning of the window period at February 1, 2017 rather 
than November 1, 2016. Second, Commerce committed a calculation error 
in analyzing the data related to an alleged sample sale. Specifically, 
Commerce made an arithmetical error, and as a result, incorrectly 
concluded that the sale was made for consideration such that it should 
be included in the margin calculation. As clerical and arithmetic 
errors, these constitute ministerial errors within the meaning of 19 
CFR 351.224(f). Accordingly, Commerce determines that, in accordance 
with section 751(h) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.224(f), it made 
ministerial errors in the Final Results. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.224(e), 
Commerce is amending the Final Results to reflect the correction of 
these ministerial errors in the calculation of the final weighted-
average dumping margin assigned to ARLANXEO Brasil, which changes from 
21.22 percent to 18.38 percent.\6\
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    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Ministerial Error Memorandum for the Final 
Results of the 2017-2018 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of 
Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene Rubber from Brazil,'' dated concurrently 
with, and hereby adopted by, this notice.
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Amended Final Results of the Review

    As a result of correcting these ministerial errors described above, 
Commerce determines that, for the period of review (POR) February 24, 
2017 through August 31, 2018, the following weighted-average dumping 
margin exists:

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                                                              Weighted-
                                                               average
                  Producer and/or exporter                     dumping
                                                                margin
                                                              (percent)
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ARLANXEO Brasil S.A........................................       18.38
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Disclosure

    We intend to disclose the calculation performed for these amended 
final results in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).

Antidumping Duty Assessment

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.212(b)(1), Commerce has determined, and U.S. Customs and Border 
Protections (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate 
entries of subject merchandise in accordance with the amended final 
results of this review. We will calculate importer-specific assessment 
rates on the basis of the ratio of the total amount of antidumping 
duties calculated for each importer's examined sales and the total 
entered value of the sales in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
    Commerce's ``automatic assessment'' will apply to entries of 
subject merchandise during the POR produced by companies included in 
these amended final results of review for which the reviewed companies 
did not know that the merchandise they sold to

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the intermediary (e.g., a reseller, trading company, or exporter) was 
destined for the United States. In such instances, we will instruct CBP 
to liquidate unreviewed entries at the all-others rate if there is no 
rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.\7\
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    \7\ 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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Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective 
retroactively for all shipments of subject merchandise that entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after June 29, 2020, 
the date of publication of the Final Results of this administrative 
review, as provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The 
cash deposit rate for ARLANXEO Brasil will be equal to the weighted-
average dumping margin established in these amended final results of 
review; (2) for producers or exporters not covered in this review but 
covered in a prior segment of the proceeding, the cash deposit rate 
will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most 
recently completed segment of this proceeding; (3) if the exporter is 
not a firm covered in this review or another completed segment of this 
proceeding, 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; and (4) if neither the 
exporter nor the producer is a firm covered in this or any previously 
completed segment of this proceeding, then the cash deposit rate will 
be the all-others rate of 19.61 percent established in the less-than-
fair-value investigation.\8\ These cash deposit requirements, when 
imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
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    \8\ See Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene Rubber from Brazil: Final 
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final 
Negative Determination of Critical Circumstances, 82 FR 33048 (July 
19, 2019).
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Notification to Importers

    This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties 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.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective orders (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which continues to govern 
business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding. 
Timely written notification of return or destruction of APO materials 
or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure 
to comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a 
sanctionable violation.

Notification to Interested Parties

    These amended final results and notice are issued and published in 
accordance with sections 751(h) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 
351.224(e).

    Dated: July 29, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2020-17030 Filed 8-4-20; 8:45 am]
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