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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–520–804]
Certain Steel Nails From the United
Arab Emirates: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2018–2019
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On July 2, 2020, the
Department of Commerce (Commerce)
published the preliminary results of the
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on certain steel
nails (steel nails) from the United Arab
Emirates (UAE). The period of review
(POR) is May 1, 2018 through April 30,
2019. For the final results of this review,
we continue to find that Middle East
Manufacturing Steel LLC (MEM) made
sales of subject merchandise at less than
normal value during the POR.
DATES: Applicable September 25, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Matthew Renkey, AD/CVD Operations,
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance,
AGENCY:
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International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–2312.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 2, 2020, Commerce published
the Preliminary Results of the
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on steel nails
from the UAE.1 The administrative
review covers one producer/exporter of
the subject merchandise, MEM. We gave
interested parties an opportunity to
comment on the Preliminary Results.
We received no comments. Hence, these
final results are unchanged from the
Preliminary Results.2
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this
order includes certain steel nails having
a shaft length up to 12 inches. Certain
steel nails include, but are not limited
to, nails made of round wire and nails
that are cut. Certain steel nails may be
of one piece construction or constructed
of two or more pieces. Certain steel nails
may be produced from any type of steel,
and have a variety of finishes, heads,
shanks, point types, shaft lengths and
shaft diameters. Finishes include, but
are not limited to, coating in vinyl, zinc
(galvanized, whether by electroplating
or hot-dipping one or more times),
phosphate cement, and paint. Head
styles include, but are not limited to,
flat, projection, cupped, oval, brad,
headless, double, countersunk, and
sinker. Shank styles include, but are not
limited to, smooth, barbed, screw
threaded, ring shank and fluted shank
styles. Screw-threaded nails subject to
this order are driven using direct force
and not by turning the fastener using a
tool that engages with the head. Point
styles include, but are not limited to,
diamond, blunt, needle, chisel and no
point. Certain steel nails may be sold in
bulk, or they may be collated into strips
or coils using materials such as plastic,
paper, or wire.
Certain steel nails subject to this order
are currently classified under the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) subheadings
7317.00.55, 7317.00.65, and 7317.00.75.
1 See Certain Steel Nails from the United Arab
Emirates: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2018–2019, 85 FR 39884
(July 2, 2020) (Preliminary Results), and
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum
(PDM).
2 On July 21, 2020, Commerce tolled all deadlines
in administrative reviews by 60 days. The deadline
for the final results of this review is now December
29, 2020. See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines
for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews,’’ dated July 21, 2020.
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Excluded from the scope of this order
are steel nails specifically enumerated
and identified in ASTM Standard F
1667 (2011 revision) as Type I, Style 20
nails, whether collated or in bulk, and
whether or not galvanized.
Also excluded from the scope of this
order are the following products:
• Non-collated (i.e., hand-drive or
bulk), two-piece steel nails having
plastic or steel washers (caps) already
assembled to the nail, having a bright or
galvanized finish, a ring, fluted or spiral
shank, an actual length of 0.500″ to 8″
inclusive; an actual shank diameter of
0.1015″ to 0.166″, inclusive; and an
actual washer or cap diameter of 0.900″
to 1.10″, inclusive;
• non-collated (i.e., hand-drive or
bulk), steel nails having a bright or
galvanized finish, a smooth, barbed or
ringed shank, an actual length of 0.500″
to 4″, inclusive; an actual shank
diameter of 0.1015″ to 0.166″, inclusive;
and an actual head diameter of 0.3375″
to 0.50″, inclusive;
• wire collated steel nails, in coils,
having a galvanized finish, a smooth,
barbed or ringed shank, an actual length
of 0.500″ to 1.75″, inclusive; an actual
shank diameter of 0.116″ to 0.166″,
inclusive; and an actual head diameter
of 0.3375″ to 0.500″, inclusive;
• non-collated (i.e., hand-drive or
bulk), steel nails having a convex head
(commonly known as an umbrella
head), a smooth or spiral shank, a
galvanized finish, an actual length of
1.75″ to 3″, inclusive; an actual shank
diameter of 0.131″ to 0.152″, inclusive;
and an actual head diameter of 0.450″ to
0.813″, inclusive;
• corrugated nails. A corrugated nail
is made of a small strip of corrugated
steel with sharp points on one side;
• thumb tacks, which are currently
classified under HTSUS 7317.00.10.00;
• fasteners suitable for use in powderactuated hand tools, not threaded and
threaded, which are currently classified
under HTSUS 7317.00.20 and
7317.00.30;
• certain steel nails that are equal to
or less than 0.0720 inches in shank
diameter, round or rectangular in cross
section, between 0.375 inches and 2.5
inches in length, and that are collated
with adhesive or polyester film tape
backed with a heat seal adhesive; and
• fasteners having a case hardness
greater than or equal to 50 HRC, a
carbon content greater than or equal to
0.5 percent, a round head, a secondary
reduced-diameter raised head section, a
centered shank, and a smooth
symmetrical point, suitable for use in
gas-actuated hand tools.
While the HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs
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purposes, the written description of the
scope of this order is dispositive.
Final Results of the Administrative
Review
As a result of this administrative
review, we determine that the following
weighted-average dumping margin
exists for the POR:
Weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
Producer/exporter
Middle East Manufacturing
Steel LLC ..........................
27.28
Assessment
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act)
and 19 CFR 351.212(b), Commerce has
determined, and U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) shall assess,
antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries of subject merchandise in
accordance with the final results of this
review. For MEM, because its weightedaverage dumping margin is not zero or
de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent),
Commerce has calculated importerspecific antidumping duty assessment
rates. We calculated importer- (or
customer-) specific ad valorem
antidumping duty assessment rates by
dividing the total amount of dumping
calculated for the importer’s examined
sales by the total entered value of the
same sales for that importer, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
However, for the reasons described in
our preliminary results, we intend to
issue assessment instructions to CBP on
a per-unit basis.3
For entries of subject merchandise
during the POR produced by MEM for
which it did not know its merchandise
was destined for the United States, we
will instruct CBP to liquidate
unreviewed entries at the all-others rate
if there is no rate for the intermediate
company involved in the transaction.
We intend to issue assessment
instructions to CBP 15 days after the
date of publication of the final results of
review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements for estimated antidumping
duties will be effective upon publication
of the notice of final results of this
3 See Preliminary Results PDM at 11; see also
Memorandum, ‘‘Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review of Certain Steel Nails from the United Arab
Emirates: Preliminary Results Analysis
Memorandum for Middle East Manufacturing Steel
LLC,’’ dated June 25, 2020 at 4–5, unchanged in
these final results.
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review for all shipments of steel nails
from the UAE entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption on or
after the date of publication as provided
by section 751(a)(2) of the Act of these
final results: (1) The cash deposit rate
for MEM will be 27.28 percent, the
weighted-average dumping margin
established in the final results of this
administrative review; (2) for
merchandise exported by companies not
covered in this review but covered in a
prior segment of this 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, 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
subject merchandise; and (4) the cash
deposit rate for all other producers or
exporters will continue to be 4.30
percent, the all-others rate established
in the investigation, adjusted for the
export-subsidy rate in the companion
countervailing duty investigation. These
cash deposit requirements, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice 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 double antidumping duties.
Notification Regarding Administrative
Protective Orders
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to administrative
protective order (APO) of their
responsibility concerning the return or
destruction 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 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
violation subject to sanction.
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Notification to Interested Parties
Rob
Pauline, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, (301) 427–8401. Electronic
copies of the application and supporting
documents, as well as a list of the
references cited in this document, may
be obtained online at: https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/permit/
incidental-take-authorizations-undermarine-mammal-protection-act. In case
of problems accessing these documents,
please call the contact listed above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Commerce is issuing and publishing
these results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: September 21, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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Background
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XA396]
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
Specified Activities; Taking Marine
Mammals Incidental to Marine Site
Characterization Surveys Off of
Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
Connecticut, New York and New
Jersey
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of an incidental
harassment authorization.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
regulations implementing the Marine
Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as
amended, notification is hereby given
that NMFS has issued an incidental
harassment authorization (IHA) to
Equinor Wind, LLC (Equinor) to
incidentally harass, by Level B
harassment only, marine mammals
during site characterization surveys off
the coast in the Atlantic Ocean in the
area of the Commercial Leases of
Submerged Lands for Renewable Energy
Development on the Outer Continental
Shelf (OCS–A 0520 and OCS–A 0512)
and along potential submarine cable
routes to a landfall location in
Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
Connecticut, New York or New Jersey.
DATES: This authorization is effective for
one year from September 20, 2020 to
September 19, 2021.
SUMMARY:
The MMPA prohibits the ‘‘take’’ of
marine mammals, with certain
exceptions. sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D)
of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.)
direct the Secretary of Commerce (as
delegated to NMFS) to allow, upon
request, the incidental, but not
intentional, taking of small numbers of
marine mammals by U.S. citizens who
engage in a specified activity (other than
commercial fishing) within a specified
geographical region if certain findings
are made and either regulations are
issued or, if the taking is limited to
harassment, a notice of a proposed
incidental take authorization may be
provided to the public for review.
Authorization for incidental takings
shall be granted if NMFS finds that the
taking will have a negligible impact on
the species or stock(s) and will not have
an unmitigable adverse impact on the
availability of the species or stock(s) for
taking for subsistence uses (where
relevant). Further, NMFS must prescribe
the permissible methods of taking and
other ‘‘means of effecting the least
practicable adverse impact’’ on the
affected species or stocks and their
habitat, paying particular attention to
rookeries, mating grounds, and areas of
similar significance, and on the
availability of the species or stocks for
taking for certain subsistence uses
(referred to in shorthand as
‘‘mitigation’’); and requirements
pertaining to the mitigation, monitoring
and reporting of the takings are set forth.
Summary of Request
On January 30, 2020, NMFS received
a request from Equinor for an IHA to
take marine mammals incidental to
marine site characterization surveys in
the Atlantic Ocean in the area of the
Commercial Leases of Submerged Lands
for Renewable Energy Development on
the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS–A
0520 and OCS–A 0512) and along
potential submarine cable routes to a
landfall location in Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York or
New Jersey. A revised application was
received on March 31, 2020. NMFS
deemed that request to be adequate and
complete. On May 22, 2020 Equinor
notified NMFS of a revision to their
planned activities and submitted a
revised IHA application reflecting the
change. Equinor’s request is for the take
of 17 marine mammal stocks by Level B
harassment only. Neither Equinor nor
NMFS expects serious injury or
mortality to result from this activity and
the activity is expected to last no more
than one year, therefore, an IHA is
appropriate.
Description of Activity
Equinor plans to conduct marine site
characterization surveys, including
high-resolution geophysical (HRG) and
geotechnical surveys, in the area of
Commercial Leases of Submerged Lands
for Renewable Energy Development on
the Outer Continental Shelf OCS–A
0520 and OCS–A 0512 (Lease Areas)
and along potential submarine cable
routes offshore Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, Connecticut, New York and New
Jersey.
The purpose of the planned surveys is
to support the preliminary site
characterization, siting, and engineering
design of offshore wind project facilities
and submarine cables within the Lease
Areas and in export cable route areas
(ECRAs). As many as two survey vessels
may operate concurrently as part of the
planned surveys. Underwater sound
resulting from Equinor’s planned
surveys has the potential to result in the
incidental take of marine mammals in
the form of behavioral harassment.
The HRG survey activities planned by
Equinor are described in detail in the
notice of proposed IHA (85 FR 37848;
June 24, 2020). The HRG equipment
planned for use is shown in Table 1.
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TABLE 1—SUMMARY OF VESSEL-BASED HRG SURVEY EQUIPMENT PLANNED FOR USE BY EQUINOR WITH THE POTENTIAL
TO RESULT IN THE TAKE OF MARINE MAMMALS
HRG equipment type
Medium Sub-bottom
Profiler 2.
1 Sound
Equipment
Operating
frequency
Geo-Source 400 Tip
Sparker Source (800
J).
0.25 to 3.25 ..........
SL rms
(dB re 1
μPa m)
SL pk (dB re 1
μPa m)
Pulse duration
(milli-second)
Repetition rate
(Hz)
Beam width
(degrees)
213
2
4
Omni-directional.
203
source characteristics from manufacturer specifications.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-520-804]
Certain Steel Nails From the United Arab Emirates: Final Results
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-2019
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On July 2, 2020, the Department of Commerce (Commerce)
published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on certain steel nails (steel nails) from the
United Arab Emirates (UAE). The period of review (POR) is May 1, 2018
through April 30, 2019. For the final results of this review, we
continue to find that Middle East Manufacturing Steel LLC (MEM) made
sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the POR.
DATES: Applicable September 25, 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 2, 2020, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of the
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on steel nails from
the UAE.\1\ The administrative review covers one producer/exporter of
the subject merchandise, MEM. We gave interested parties an opportunity
to comment on the Preliminary Results. We received no comments. Hence,
these final results are unchanged from the Preliminary Results.\2\
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\1\ See Certain Steel Nails from the United Arab Emirates:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-
2019, 85 FR 39884 (July 2, 2020) (Preliminary Results), and
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
\2\ On July 21, 2020, Commerce tolled all deadlines in
administrative reviews by 60 days. The deadline for the final
results of this review is now December 29, 2020. See Memorandum,
``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews,'' dated July 21, 2020.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this order includes certain steel nails
having a shaft length up to 12 inches. Certain steel nails include, but
are not limited to, nails made of round wire and nails that are cut.
Certain steel nails may be of one piece construction or constructed of
two or more pieces. Certain steel nails may be produced from any type
of steel, and have a variety of finishes, heads, shanks, point types,
shaft lengths and shaft diameters. Finishes include, but are not
limited to, coating in vinyl, zinc (galvanized, whether by
electroplating or hot-dipping one or more times), phosphate cement, and
paint. Head styles include, but are not limited to, flat, projection,
cupped, oval, brad, headless, double, countersunk, and sinker. Shank
styles include, but are not limited to, smooth, barbed, screw threaded,
ring shank and fluted shank styles. Screw-threaded nails subject to
this order are driven using direct force and not by turning the
fastener using a tool that engages with the head. Point styles include,
but are not limited to, diamond, blunt, needle, chisel and no point.
Certain steel nails may be sold in bulk, or they may be collated into
strips or coils using materials such as plastic, paper, or wire.
Certain steel nails subject to this order are currently classified
under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
subheadings 7317.00.55, 7317.00.65, and 7317.00.75.
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Excluded from the scope of this order are steel nails specifically
enumerated and identified in ASTM Standard F 1667 (2011 revision) as
Type I, Style 20 nails, whether collated or in bulk, and whether or not
galvanized.
Also excluded from the scope of this order are the following
products:
Non-collated (i.e., hand-drive or bulk), two-piece steel
nails having plastic or steel washers (caps) already assembled to the
nail, having a bright or galvanized finish, a ring, fluted or spiral
shank, an actual length of 0.500'' to 8'' inclusive; an actual shank
diameter of 0.1015'' to 0.166'', inclusive; and an actual washer or cap
diameter of 0.900'' to 1.10'', inclusive;
non-collated (i.e., hand-drive or bulk), steel nails
having a bright or galvanized finish, a smooth, barbed or ringed shank,
an actual length of 0.500'' to 4'', inclusive; an actual shank diameter
of 0.1015'' to 0.166'', inclusive; and an actual head diameter of
0.3375'' to 0.50'', inclusive;
wire collated steel nails, in coils, having a galvanized
finish, a smooth, barbed or ringed shank, an actual length of 0.500''
to 1.75'', inclusive; an actual shank diameter of 0.116'' to 0.166'',
inclusive; and an actual head diameter of 0.3375'' to 0.500'',
inclusive;
non-collated (i.e., hand-drive or bulk), steel nails
having a convex head (commonly known as an umbrella head), a smooth or
spiral shank, a galvanized finish, an actual length of 1.75'' to 3'',
inclusive; an actual shank diameter of 0.131'' to 0.152'', inclusive;
and an actual head diameter of 0.450'' to 0.813'', inclusive;
corrugated nails. A corrugated nail is made of a small
strip of corrugated steel with sharp points on one side;
thumb tacks, which are currently classified under HTSUS
7317.00.10.00;
fasteners suitable for use in powder-actuated hand tools,
not threaded and threaded, which are currently classified under HTSUS
7317.00.20 and 7317.00.30;
certain steel nails that are equal to or less than 0.0720
inches in shank diameter, round or rectangular in cross section,
between 0.375 inches and 2.5 inches in length, and that are collated
with adhesive or polyester film tape backed with a heat seal adhesive;
and
fasteners having a case hardness greater than or equal to
50 HRC, a carbon content greater than or equal to 0.5 percent, a round
head, a secondary reduced-diameter raised head section, a centered
shank, and a smooth symmetrical point, suitable for use in gas-actuated
hand tools.
While the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and
customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this order is
dispositive.
Final Results of the Administrative Review
As a result of this administrative review, we determine that the
following weighted-average dumping margin exists for the POR:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Weighted-
average
Producer/exporter dumping margin
(percent)
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Middle East Manufacturing Steel LLC..................... 27.28
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Assessment
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act) and 19 CFR 351.212(b), Commerce has determined, and
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping
duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise in accordance
with the final results of this review. For MEM, because its weighted-
average dumping margin is not zero or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5
percent), Commerce has calculated importer-specific antidumping duty
assessment rates. We calculated importer- (or customer-) specific ad
valorem antidumping duty assessment rates by dividing the total amount
of dumping calculated for the importer's examined sales by the total
entered value of the same sales for that importer, in accordance with
19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). However, for the reasons described in our
preliminary results, we intend to issue assessment instructions to CBP
on a per-unit basis.\3\
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\3\ See Preliminary Results PDM at 11; see also Memorandum,
``Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Certain Steel Nails from
the United Arab Emirates: Preliminary Results Analysis Memorandum
for Middle East Manufacturing Steel LLC,'' dated June 25, 2020 at 4-
5, unchanged in these final results.
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For entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by MEM
for which it did not know its merchandise was destined for the United
States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the
all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate company
involved in the transaction. We intend to issue assessment instructions
to CBP 15 days after the date of publication of the final results of
review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements for estimated antidumping
duties will be effective upon publication of the notice of final
results of this review for all shipments of steel nails from the UAE
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the
date of publication as provided by section 751(a)(2) of the Act of
these final results: (1) The cash deposit rate for MEM will be 27.28
percent, the weighted-average dumping margin established in the final
results of this administrative review; (2) for merchandise exported by
companies not covered in this review but covered in a prior segment of
this 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, 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
subject merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other
producers or exporters will continue to be 4.30 percent, the all-others
rate established in the investigation, adjusted for the export-subsidy
rate in the companion countervailing duty investigation. These cash
deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice 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 double
antidumping duties.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction 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 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 violation subject to sanction.
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Notification to Interested Parties
Commerce is issuing and publishing these results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: September 21, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2020-21195 Filed 9-24-20; 8:45 am]
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