Anti-Circumvention Inquiry of Antidumping Duty Order on Hydrofluorocarbon Blends From the People's Republic of China-HFC Components: Final Determination Not To Include Within the Scope of the Order, 51018-51019 [2020-18158]
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B. Postponement of Preliminary
Determination
III. Period of Investigation
IV. Scope Comments
V. Scope of the Investigation
VI. Discussion of the Methodology
A. Non-Market Economy
B. Surrogate Country
C. Separate Rates
D. Separate Rate Recipients
E. Companies Not Receiving Separate Rates
F. Margin for the Separate Rate Companies
G. Combination Rates
H. The China-wide Entity
I. Date of Sale
J. Fair Value Comparisons
K. U.S. Prices
L. Value Added Tax (VAT)
M. Normal Value
VII. Currency Conversion
VIII. Adjustments Adjustments Under
Section 777A(f) of the Act
IX. Adjustments to Cash Deposit Rates for
Export Subsidies
X. Preliminary Affirmative Determination of
Critical Circumstances
XI. ITC Notification
XII. Recommendation
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
International Trade Administration
[A–570–028]
Anti-Circumvention Inquiry of
Antidumping Duty Order on
Hydrofluorocarbon Blends From the
People’s Republic of China—HFC
Components: Final Determination Not
To Include Within the Scope of the
Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) determines not to include
hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) components
R–32 (difluoromethane), R–125
(pentafluoroethane), and R–143a (1,1,1,trifluoroethane), imported into the
United States from the People’s
Republic of China (China), within the
scope of the antidumping duty (AD)
order on HFC blends from the China.
DATES: Applicable August 19, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Benjamin Luberda or Melissa Kinter,
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) 482–2185 or
(202) 482–1413, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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On April 10, 2020, Commerce
published the Preliminary
Determination 1 of circumvention of the
antidumping duty order on HFC blends
from China with respect to HFC
components R–32, R–125, and R–143a
that are imported from China and
further processed into HFC blends
subject to the Order.2 A summary of the
events that occurred since Commerce
published the Preliminary
Determination are discussed in the
Issues and Decision Memorandum.3 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. In addition, a
complete version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/
frn/. The signed and electronic versions
of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
Scope of the Order
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
AGENCY:
Background
The products subject to the Order are
HFC blends. HFC blends covered by the
scope are R–404A, a zeotropic mixture
consisting of 52 percent 1,1,1
Trifluoroethane, 44 percent
Pentafluoroethane, and 4 percent
1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane; R–407A, a
zeotropic mixture of 20 percent
Difluoromethane, 40 percent
Pentafluoroethane, and 40 percent
1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane; R–407C, a
zeotropic mixture of 23 percent
Difluoromethane, 25 percent
Pentafluoroethane, and 52 percent
1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane; R–410A, a
zeotropic mixture of 50 percent
Difluoromethane and 50 percent
Pentafluoroethane; and R–507A, an
azeotropic mixture of 50 percent
Pentafluoroethane and 50 percent 1,1,1Trifluoroethane also known as R–507.
The foregoing percentages are nominal
percentages by weight. Actual
1 See Hydrofluorocarbon Blends from the People’s
Republic of China: Affirmative Preliminary
Determination of Circumvention of the
Antidumping Duty Order for HFC Components; and
Extension of the Time Limit for Final
Determination, 85 FR 20248 (April 10, 2020)
(Preliminary Determination).
2 See Hydrofluorocarbon Blends from the People’s
Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order, 81 FR
55436 (August 19, 2016) (Order).
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Final Issues and Decision
Memorandum for Anti-Circumvention Inquiry of
the Antidumping Duty Order on Hydrofluorocarbon
Blends from the People’s Republic of China: HFC
Components,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision
Memorandum).
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percentages of single component
refrigerants by weight may vary by plus
or minus two percent points from the
nominal percentage identified above.4
Any blend that includes an HFC
component other than R–32, R–125, R–
143a, or R–134a is excluded from the
scope of the Order.
Excluded from the Order are blends of
refrigerant chemicals that include
products other than HFCs, such as
blends including chlorofluorocarbons
(CFCs), hydrochlorofluorocarbons
(HCFCs), hydrocarbons (HCs), or
hydrofluoroolefins (HFOs).
Also excluded from the Order are
patented HFC blends, including, but not
limited to, ISCEON® blends, including
MO99TM (R–438A), MO79 (R–422A),
MO59 (R–417A), MO49PlusTM (R–437A)
and MO29TM (R–4 22D), Genetron®
PerformaxTM LT (R–407F), Choice® R–
421A, and Choice® R–421B.
HFC blends covered by the scope of
the Order are currently classified in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) at subheadings
3824.78.0020 and 3824.78.0050.
Although the HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the
scope is dispositive.5
Merchandise Subject to the AntiCircumvention Inquiry
The anti-circumvention inquiry
covers imports of HFC components R–
32 (difluoromethane), R–125
(pentafluoroethane), and R–143a (1,1,1trifluoroethane) from China that are
further processed in the United States to
create an HFC blend that would be
subject to the Order.6
Final Determination
In the Preliminary Determination, we
determined that imports of HFC
components R–32, R–125, and R–143a
4 R–404A is sold under various trade names,
including Forane® 404A, Genetron® 404A,
Solkane® 404A, Klea® 404A, and Suva®404A. R–
407A is sold under various trade names, including
Forane® 407A, Solkane® 407A, Klea®407A, and
Suva®407A. R–407C is sold under various trade
names, including Forane® 407C, Genetron® 407C,
Solkane® 407C, Klea® 407C and Suva® 407C. R–
410A is sold under various trade names, including
EcoFluor R410, Forane® 410A, Genetron® R410A
and AZ–20, Solkane® 410A, Klea® 410A, Suva®
410A, and Puron®. R–507A is sold under various
trade names, including Forane® 507, Solkane® 507,
Klea®507, Genetron®AZ–50, and Suva®507. R–32 is
sold under various trade names, including
Solkane®32, Forane®32, and Klea®32. R–125 is sold
under various trade names, including Solkane®125,
Klea®125, Genetron®125, and Forane®125. R–143a
is sold under various trade names, including
Solkane®143a, Genetron®143a, and Forane®125.
5 See Order.
6 As detailed in the ‘‘Scope of the Order’’ section
of this notice, the Order covers five HFC blends
(i.e., R–404A, R–407A, R–407C, R–410A, and R–
507/R–507A).
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from China were circumventing the
Order. Specifically, we determined that
imports of HFC components R–32, R–
125, and R–143a from China are being
finished and sold in the United States
pursuant to the statutory and regulatory
criteria laid out in section 781(a) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act),
and 19 CFR 351.225(g). We based our
Preliminary Determination upon record
evidence submitted by the petitioners,7
Arkema,8 BMP,9 National Refrigerants,
Inc., T.T. International Co., Ltd.,
Zhejiang Quzhou Juxin Fluorine
Chemical Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Sanmei
Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd., and other
interested parties. For a complete
discussion of the evidence which led to
our preliminary determination, see the
Preliminary Determination.
Subsequently, on July 6, 2020, the
United States International Trade
Commission (ITC), pursuant to section
781(e)(3) of the Act, informed
Commerce that it believed that an
affirmative final determination by
Commerce on HFC components from
China would raise a significant injury
issue.10 Specifically, the ITC stated in
its written advice:
{T}he {ITC} believes a final determination
by Commerce that HFC components from
China are covered by the scope of the HFC
blends from China antidumping duty order
under the anti-circumvention provisions of
the statute would be inconsistent with the
{ITC}’s final determination in its original
HFCs investigation that the domestic HFC
component industry in the United States was
not materially injured or threatened with
material injury by imports of those same
components from China.11
Based on the ITC’s advice, we
determine that the merchandise subject
to this anti-circumvention inquiry
should not be included within the scope
of the Order. Thus, for the final
determination, we have determined not
to include HFC components R–32
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7 The
petitioner in this anti-circumvention
inquiry is the American HFC Coalition, which is
comprised of the following companies: Arkema,
Inc. (Arkema); The Chemours Company FC LLC;
Honeywell International Inc.; and Mexichem Fluor
Inc.
8 In addition to its membership in the American
HFC Coalition, Arkema was selected as one of the
mandatory respondents in this inquiry. See
Memorandum, ‘‘Anti-Circumvention Inquiry of the
Antidumping Duty Order on Hydrofluorocarbon
Blends from the People’s Republic of China:
Hydrofluorocarbon Components—Respondent
Selection,’’ dated December 18, 2019.
9 BMP USA, Inc., iGas USA Inc., Assured Comfort
A/C Inc., BMP International, Inc., LM Supply Inc.,
and Cool Master U.S.A., L.L.C. (collectively, BMP).
10 See ITC’s Letter, ‘‘Anticircumvention Inquiry of
the Antidumping Duty Order on Hydrofluorocarbon
Blends from the People’s Republic of China, A–
570–028; HFC Components from China,’’ dated July
6, 2020.
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(difluoromethane), R–125
(pentafluoroethane), and R–143a (1,1,1trifluoroethane) from China that are
further processed in the United States to
produce subject HFC blends to be
within the scope of the Order.
Discontinuation of Suspension of
Liquidation
As a result of this determination, and
consistent with 19 CFR 351.225(l)(3), we
intend to direct U.S. Customs and
Border Protection to discontinue
suspension of liquidation and to refund
all cash deposits of estimated
antidumping duties for unliquidated
entries of merchandise subject to this
inquiry that are entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption on or
after June 18, 2019, the date of initiation
of this anti-circumvention inquiry.12
Notification Regarding Administrative
Protective Order
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to the 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
781(a) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.225(f)(4)–(5).
Dated: August 13, 2020.
Joseph A. Laroski Jr.,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and
Negotiations.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Merchandise Subject to the AntiCircumvention Inquiry
IV. Scope of the Order
V. Discussion of the Issues
A. Legal Framework
B. Relevant Factual Background
C. Arguments from Interested Parties
D. Commerce’s Position
VI. Recommendation
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12 See Hydrofluorocarbon Blends from the
People’s Republic of China: Initiation of AntiCircumvention Inquiry of Antidumping Duty Order;
Components, 84 FR 28273, 28275 (June 18, 2019).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Southeast Region Family of
Forms
National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Information
Collection; request for comment.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on
proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps to assess the
impact of information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. The purpose of this
notice is to allow for 60 days of public
comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
by October 19, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at adrienne.thomas@noaa.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number ‘‘0648–
0016’’ in the subject line of your
comments. Do not submit confidential
business information or otherwise
sensitive or protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Rich
Malinowski, National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), Sustainable Fisheries
Division, 263 13th Avenue S, St.
Petersburg, Florida 33701, phone: (727)
824–5305, email: rich.malinowski@
noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
This request is for an extension and
revision of a current information
collection.
Participants in most federally
managed fisheries in the NMFS
Southeast Region are currently required
to keep and submit catch and effort
logbooks from their fishing trips. A
subset of fishermen on these vessels also
provides information on the species and
quantities of fish, shellfish, marine
turtles, and marine mammals that are
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-028]
Anti-Circumvention Inquiry of Antidumping Duty Order on
Hydrofluorocarbon Blends From the People's Republic of China--HFC
Components: Final Determination Not To Include Within the Scope of the
Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines not to
include hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) components R-32 (difluoromethane), R-
125 (pentafluoroethane), and R-143a (1,1,1,-trifluoroethane), imported
into the United States from the People's Republic of China (China),
within the scope of the antidumping duty (AD) order on HFC blends from
the China.
DATES: Applicable August 19, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benjamin Luberda or Melissa Kinter,
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) 482-2185 or (202)
482-1413, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On April 10, 2020, Commerce published the Preliminary Determination
\1\ of circumvention of the antidumping duty order on HFC blends from
China with respect to HFC components R-32, R-125, and R-143a that are
imported from China and further processed into HFC blends subject to
the Order.\2\ A summary of the events that occurred since Commerce
published the Preliminary Determination are discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.\3\ 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. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and electronic versions of the
Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
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\1\ See Hydrofluorocarbon Blends from the People's Republic of
China: Affirmative Preliminary Determination of Circumvention of the
Antidumping Duty Order for HFC Components; and Extension of the Time
Limit for Final Determination, 85 FR 20248 (April 10, 2020)
(Preliminary Determination).
\2\ See Hydrofluorocarbon Blends from the People's Republic of
China: Antidumping Duty Order, 81 FR 55436 (August 19, 2016)
(Order).
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Final Issues and Decision Memorandum for
Anti-Circumvention Inquiry of the Antidumping Duty Order on
Hydrofluorocarbon Blends from the People's Republic of China: HFC
Components,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The products subject to the Order are HFC blends. HFC blends
covered by the scope are R-404A, a zeotropic mixture consisting of 52
percent 1,1,1 Trifluoroethane, 44 percent Pentafluoroethane, and 4
percent 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane; R-407A, a zeotropic mixture of 20
percent Difluoromethane, 40 percent Pentafluoroethane, and 40 percent
1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane; R-407C, a zeotropic mixture of 23 percent
Difluoromethane, 25 percent Pentafluoroethane, and 52 percent 1,1,1,2-
Tetrafluoroethane; R-410A, a zeotropic mixture of 50 percent
Difluoromethane and 50 percent Pentafluoroethane; and R-507A, an
azeotropic mixture of 50 percent Pentafluoroethane and 50 percent
1,1,1-Trifluoroethane also known as R-507. The foregoing percentages
are nominal percentages by weight. Actual percentages of single
component refrigerants by weight may vary by plus or minus two percent
points from the nominal percentage identified above.\4\
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\4\ R-404A is sold under various trade names, including
Forane[supreg] 404A, Genetron[supreg] 404A, Solkane[supreg] 404A,
Klea[supreg] 404A, and Suva[supreg]404A. R-407A is sold under
various trade names, including Forane[supreg] 407A, Solkane[supreg]
407A, Klea[supreg]407A, and Suva[supreg]407A. R-407C is sold under
various trade names, including Forane[supreg] 407C, Genetron[supreg]
407C, Solkane[supreg] 407C, Klea[supreg] 407C and Suva[supreg] 407C.
R-410A is sold under various trade names, including EcoFluor R410,
Forane[supreg] 410A, Genetron[supreg] R410A and AZ-20,
Solkane[supreg] 410A, Klea[supreg] 410A, Suva[supreg] 410A, and
Puron[supreg]. R-507A is sold under various trade names, including
Forane[supreg] 507, Solkane[supreg] 507, Klea[supreg]507,
Genetron[supreg]AZ-50, and Suva[supreg]507. R-32 is sold under
various trade names, including Solkane[supreg]32, Forane[supreg]32,
and Klea[supreg]32. R-125 is sold under various trade names,
including Solkane[supreg]125, Klea[supreg]125, Genetron[supreg]125,
and Forane[supreg]125. R-143a is sold under various trade names,
including Solkane[supreg]143a, Genetron[supreg]143a, and
Forane[supreg]125.
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Any blend that includes an HFC component other than R-32, R-125, R-
143a, or R-134a is excluded from the scope of the Order.
Excluded from the Order are blends of refrigerant chemicals that
include products other than HFCs, such as blends including
chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs),
hydrocarbons (HCs), or hydrofluoroolefins (HFOs).
Also excluded from the Order are patented HFC blends, including,
but not limited to, ISCEON[supreg] blends, including MO99TM
(R-438A), MO79 (R-422A), MO59 (R-417A), MO49PlusTM (R-437A)
and MO29TM (R-4 22D), Genetron[supreg]
PerformaxTM LT (R-407F), Choice[supreg] R-421A, and
Choice[supreg] R-421B.
HFC blends covered by the scope of the Order are currently
classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) at subheadings 3824.78.0020 and 3824.78.0050. Although the
HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes,
the written description of the scope is dispositive.\5\
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\5\ See Order.
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Merchandise Subject to the Anti-Circumvention Inquiry
The anti-circumvention inquiry covers imports of HFC components R-
32 (difluoromethane), R-125 (pentafluoroethane), and R-143a (1,1,1-
trifluoroethane) from China that are further processed in the United
States to create an HFC blend that would be subject to the Order.\6\
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\6\ As detailed in the ``Scope of the Order'' section of this
notice, the Order covers five HFC blends (i.e., R-404A, R-407A, R-
407C, R-410A, and R-507/R-507A).
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Final Determination
In the Preliminary Determination, we determined that imports of HFC
components R-32, R-125, and R-143a
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from China were circumventing the Order. Specifically, we determined
that imports of HFC components R-32, R-125, and R-143a from China are
being finished and sold in the United States pursuant to the statutory
and regulatory criteria laid out in section 781(a) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.225(g). We based our
Preliminary Determination upon record evidence submitted by the
petitioners,\7\ Arkema,\8\ BMP,\9\ National Refrigerants, Inc., T.T.
International Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Quzhou Juxin Fluorine Chemical Co.,
Ltd., Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd., and other interested
parties. For a complete discussion of the evidence which led to our
preliminary determination, see the Preliminary Determination.
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\7\ The petitioner in this anti-circumvention inquiry is the
American HFC Coalition, which is comprised of the following
companies: Arkema, Inc. (Arkema); The Chemours Company FC LLC;
Honeywell International Inc.; and Mexichem Fluor Inc.
\8\ In addition to its membership in the American HFC Coalition,
Arkema was selected as one of the mandatory respondents in this
inquiry. See Memorandum, ``Anti-Circumvention Inquiry of the
Antidumping Duty Order on Hydrofluorocarbon Blends from the People's
Republic of China: Hydrofluorocarbon Components--Respondent
Selection,'' dated December 18, 2019.
\9\ BMP USA, Inc., iGas USA Inc., Assured Comfort A/C Inc., BMP
International, Inc., LM Supply Inc., and Cool Master U.S.A., L.L.C.
(collectively, BMP).
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Subsequently, on July 6, 2020, the United States International
Trade Commission (ITC), pursuant to section 781(e)(3) of the Act,
informed Commerce that it believed that an affirmative final
determination by Commerce on HFC components from China would raise a
significant injury issue.\10\ Specifically, the ITC stated in its
written advice:
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\10\ See ITC's Letter, ``Anticircumvention Inquiry of the
Antidumping Duty Order on Hydrofluorocarbon Blends from the People's
Republic of China, A-570-028; HFC Components from China,'' dated
July 6, 2020.
{T{time} he {ITC{time} believes a final determination by
Commerce that HFC components from China are covered by the scope of
the HFC blends from China antidumping duty order under the anti-
circumvention provisions of the statute would be inconsistent with
the {ITC{time} 's final determination in its original HFCs
investigation that the domestic HFC component industry in the United
States was not materially injured or threatened with material injury
by imports of those same components from China.\11\
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\11\ Id.
Based on the ITC's advice, we determine that the merchandise
subject to this anti-circumvention inquiry should not be included
within the scope of the Order. Thus, for the final determination, we
have determined not to include HFC components R-32 (difluoromethane),
R-125 (pentafluoroethane), and R-143a (1,1,1-trifluoroethane) from
China that are further processed in the United States to produce
subject HFC blends to be within the scope of the Order.
Discontinuation of Suspension of Liquidation
As a result of this determination, and consistent with 19 CFR
351.225(l)(3), we intend to direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection
to discontinue suspension of liquidation and to refund all cash
deposits of estimated antidumping duties for unliquidated entries of
merchandise subject to this inquiry that are entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after June 18, 2019, the date of
initiation of this anti-circumvention inquiry.\12\
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\12\ See Hydrofluorocarbon Blends from the People's Republic of
China: Initiation of Anti-Circumvention Inquiry of Antidumping Duty
Order; Components, 84 FR 28273, 28275 (June 18, 2019).
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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to the
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 781(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.225(f)(4)-(5).
Dated: August 13, 2020.
Joseph A. Laroski Jr.,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Merchandise Subject to the Anti-Circumvention Inquiry
IV. Scope of the Order
V. Discussion of the Issues
A. Legal Framework
B. Relevant Factual Background
C. Arguments from Interested Parties
D. Commerce's Position
VI. Recommendation
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