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Notice and opportunity for
public comment.
ACTION:
The Economic Development
Administration (EDA) has received
petitions for certification of eligibility to
SUMMARY:
apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance
from the firms listed below.
Accordingly, EDA has initiated
investigations to determine whether
increased imports into the United States
of articles like or directly competitive
with those produced by each of the
firms contributed importantly to the
total or partial separation of the firms’
workers, or threat thereof, and to a
decrease in sales or production of each
petitioning firm.
LIST OF PETITIONS RECEIVED BY EDA FOR CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY FOR TRADE ADJUSTMENT
ASSISTANCE
[10/1/2020 through 10/8/2020]
Date
accepted for
investigation
Firm name
Firm address
MacDonald and Owen Veneer and Lumber Company, Inc.
Center Tool Company, Inc ......................
1500 West City Highway 16, West
Salem, WI 54669.
250 Industrial Drive, Hampshire, IL
60140.
3780 Highway 281 SE, Jamestown, ND
58401.
14015 South Van Dyke Road, Plainfield,
IL 60544.
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Ultimate Machining & Engineering, Inc ...
Any party having a substantial
interest in these proceedings may
request a public hearing on the matter.
A written request for a hearing must be
submitted to the Trade Adjustment
Assistance Division, Room 71030,
Economic Development Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce,
Washington, DC 20230, no later than ten
(10) calendar days following publication
of this notice. These petitions are
received pursuant to section 251 of the
Trade Act of 1974, as amended.
Please follow the requirements set
forth in EDA’s regulations at 13 CFR
315.9 for procedures to request a public
hearing. The Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance official number
and title for the program under which
these petitions are submitted is 11.313,
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms.
Bryan Borlik,
Director.
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BILLING CODE 3510–WH–P
International Trade Administration
[A–570–836]
Glycine From the People’s Republic of
China: Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review and Preliminary Determination
of No Shipments; 2019–2020
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) is conducting an
administrative review of the
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antidumping duty order on glycine from
the People’s Republic of China (China),
covering the period March 1, 2019
through February 29, 2020. Commerce
preliminarily determines that Studio
Disrupt, Mulji Mehta Enterprises (Mulji
Mehta), Kumar Industries (Kumar), and
Baoding Mantong Fine Chemistry Co.,
Ltd. (Baoding Mantong) did not have
shipments of subject merchandise
during the period of review (POR).
Additionally, Commerce preliminarily
finds Avid Organics Private Limited
(Avid) to be part of the China-wide
entity. Interested parties are invited to
comment on this preliminary
determination.
Applicable October 22, 2020.
John
C. McGowan, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3019.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Background
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
AGENCY:
10/1/2020
On March 2, 2020, Commerce
published a notice of opportunity to
request an administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on glycine from
China for the POR.1 On May 6, 2020, in
response to a timely request from the
petitioner,2 and in accordance with
section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
1 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order,
Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity
to Request Administrative Review, 85 FR 12267
(March 2, 2020).
2 The petitioner is GEO Specialty Chemical Inc.
See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Glycine from the People’s
Republic of China (A–570–836): Request for
Administrative Review,’’ dated March 31, 2020.
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Product(s)
The firm manufactures hardwood lumber.
The firm manufactures miscellaneous
metal parts.
The firm manufactures wood grinders
and wood chippers.
The firm manufactures miscellaneous
metal parts and assemblies.
as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR
351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on glycine from
China with respect to Avid; Studio
Disrupt; Mulji Mehta; Kumar; and
Baoding Mantong.3 On July 21, 2020,
Commerce tolled all deadlines in
administrative reviews by 60 days,
thereby extending the deadline for these
preliminary results until February 1,
2021.4
Scope of the Order
The product covered by this
antidumping duty order is glycine,
which is a free-flowing crystalline
material, like salt or sugar. Glycine is
produced at varying levels of purity and
is used as a sweetener/taste enhancer, a
buffering agent, reabsorbable amino
acid, chemical intermediate, and a metal
complexing agent. This proceeding
includes glycine of all purity levels.
Glycine is currently classified under
subheading 2922.49.4020 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS).5 Although the
3 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 85 FR
26931, 26935 (May 6, 2020).
4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews,’’ dated July 21, 2020. In
accordance with Commerce’s practice, where a
deadline falls on a weekend or federal holiday, the
appropriate deadline is the next business day. 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).
5 In separate scope rulings, Commerce determined
that: (a) D(-) Phenylglycine Ethyl Dane Salt is
outside the scope of the order; and (b) PRC-origin
glycine exported from India remains the same class
or kind of merchandise as the Chinese-origin
glycine imported into India. See Notice of Scope
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HTSUS subheading is provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the merchandise
under the order is dispositive.
Preliminary Determination of No
Shipments
For the purpose of respondent
selection, on May 12, 2020, we
requested U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) data. This query
returned no entries by the companies
subject to this administrative review
during the POR.6 Subsequently, we
received timely submissions from
Studio Disrupt; Mulji Mehta; Kumar;
and Baoding Mantong, certifying that
they did not have sales, shipments, or
exports of subject merchandise to the
United States during the POR. In order
to confirm these certifications, we
issued inquiries to CBP requesting that
CBP alert Commerce if CBP has any
information contrary to these no
shipment claims.7 On August 20, 2020,
we received notification from CBP that
there is no information contrary to the
no shipment claims.8
Because we have not received
information to the contrary from CBP,
consistent with our practice, we
preliminarily determine that Studio
Disrupt; Mulji Mehta; Kumar; and
Baoding Mantong had no shipments of
subject merchandise during the POR.9
China-Wide Entity
Under Commerce’s policy regarding
the conditional review of the Chinawide entity,10 the China-wide entity
will not be under review unless a party
specifically requests, or Commerce selfinitiates, a review of the entity. Because
Rulings and Anticircumvention Inquiries, 62 FR
62288 (November 21, 1997); and Glycine from the
People’s Republic of China: Final Partial
Affirmative Determination of Circumvention of the
Antidumping Duty Order, 77 FR 73426 (December
10, 2012), respectively.
6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Glycine from the People’s
Republic of China; 2019–2020: Release of U.S.
Customs and Border Protection Import Data,’’ dated
May 12, 2020.
7 See CBP message numbers 0230401, 0230402,
0230403, and 0230404, dated August 17, 2020, and
available at https://aceservices.cbp.dhs.gov/
adcvdweb/.
8 See Memorandum, ‘‘Glycine from the People’s
Republic of China (A–570–836) (A–533–975): No
shipment inquiries with respect to the companies
below during the period 03/01/2019 through 02/29/
2020,’’ dated August 20, 2020.
9 See, e.g., Certain Steel Threaded Rod from the
People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results of
the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and
Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2018–
2019, 84 FR 71900 (December 30, 2019).
10 See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement
of Change in Department Practice for Respondent
Selection in Antidumping Duty Proceedings and
Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy
Entity in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78
FR 65963 (November 4, 2013).
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no party requested a review of the
China-wide entity in this review, the
entity is not under review, and the
entity’s rate (i.e., 155.89 percent) is not
subject to change.11 Aside from the no
shipment companies, discussed above,
Commerce considers all companies for
which a review was requested and
which did not file a separate rate
application or a no shipment
certification letter (i.e., Avid) not
eligible for a separate rate and,
accordingly, to be part of the Chinawide entity.
Public Comment
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(ii),
interested parties may submit case briefs
no later than 30 days after the date of
publication of these preliminary results
of review. Rebuttal briefs, limited to
issues raised in the case briefs, may be
filed no later than seven days after the
case briefs are filed.12
Note that Commerce has temporarily
modified certain of its requirements for
serving documents containing business
proprietary information, until further
notice.13 Parties who submit case briefs
or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are
requested to submit with each brief: (1)
A statement of the issue; (2) a brief
summary of the argument; and (3) a
table of authorities.14 Executive
summaries should be limited to five
pages total, including footnotes.15 Case
and rebuttal briefs should be filed using
ACCESS.16
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
interested parties who wish to request a
hearing, limited to issues raised in the
case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a
written request to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, filed electronically via
ACCESS, within 30 days after the date
of publication of this notice. Requests
should contain the party’s name,
address, and telephone number, the
number of participants, whether any
participant is a foreign national, and a
list of the issues to be discussed. If a
request for a hearing is made, Commerce
intends to hold the hearing at a date and
11 See, e.g., Diamond Sawblades and Parts
Thereof from the People’s Republic of China; Final
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2012–2013, 80 FR 32344, 32345 (June 8,
2015).
12 See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Temporary
Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements Due
to COVID–19, 85 FR 17006, 17007 (March 26, 2020)
(Temporary Rule).
13 See 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing
requirements); see also Temporary Rule; and
Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service
Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension of
Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020).
14 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
15 Id.
16 See 19 CFR 351.303.
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time to be determined.17 Parties should
confirm by telephone the date, time, and
location of the hearing two days before
the scheduled date.
Commerce intends to issue the final
results of this administrative review,
including the results of our analysis of
the issues raised in any written briefs,
not later than 120 days after the date of
publication of these preliminary results
in the Federal Register, unless
otherwise extended.18
Assessment Rates
Upon issuing the final results of this
review, Commerce will determine, and
CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on
all appropriate entries covered by this
review.19 Commerce intends to issue
assessment instructions to CBP 15 days
after the publication date of the final
results of this review. We intend to
instruct CBP to liquidate entries of
subject merchandise exported by the
China-wide entity, including the five
companies for which a review was
requested, at the China-wide rate.
Additionally, pursuant to Commerce’s
practice in non-market economy (NME)
cases, any suspended entries of subject
merchandise during the POR under case
numbers for the companies for which a
review was requested will be liquidated
at the China-wide rate.20
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this
review for shipments of subject
merchandise from China entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the publication
date, as provided by sections
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For
previously investigated or reviewed
China and non-China exporters that
received a separate rate in a prior
segment of this proceeding, the cash
deposit rate will continue to be the
existing exporter-specific rate; (2) for all
Chinese exporters of subject
merchandise that have not been found
to be entitled to a separate rate, the cash
deposit rate will be the rate for the
China-wide entity, which is 155.89
percent; and (3) for all non-China
exporters of subject merchandise which
have not received their own rate, the
cash deposit rate will be the rate
applicable to the China exporter that
supplied that non-China exporter.
17 See
19 CFR 351.310(c).
section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
19 See 19 CFR 351.212(b).
20 For a full discussion of this practice, see NonMarket Economy Antidumping Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694
(October 24, 2011).
18 See
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These deposit requirements, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a preliminary
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 these
PORs. 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 to Interested Parties
This administrative review and notice
are issued and published in accordance
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: October 15, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–469–814]
Chlorinated Isocyanurates from Spain:
Rescission of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review: 2019–2020
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) is rescinding the
administrative review of the
antidumping duty (AD) order on
chlorinated isocyanurates from Spain
for the period of review (POR) June 1,
2019, through May 31, 2020, based on
the timely withdrawal of the request for
review.
DATES: Applicable October 22, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andrew Huston, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VII, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–4261.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On June 2, 2020, Commerce published
a notice of opportunity to request an
administrative review of the AD order
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on chlorinated isocyanurates from Spain
for the POR.1 On June 30, 2020,
Commerce received a timely-filed
request from Bio-Lab, Inc. (Bio-Lab),
Clearon Corp. (Clearon), and Occidental
Chemical Corporation (OxyChem),
domestic producers of chlorinated
isocyanurates and the petitioner in the
original antidumping investigation (the
petitioner) for an administrative review
of one Spanish producer and/or
exporter, in accordance with section
751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act), and 19 CFR
351.213(b).2
On August 6, 2020, pursuant to this
request, and in accordance with section
751(a) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce published a
notice initiating an administrative
review of the antidumping duty order
on chlorinated isocyanurates from Spain
for one Spanish producer and/or
exporter.3 On October 8, 2020, the
petitioner timely withdrew its request
for an administrative review.4
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 or parties that
requested a review withdraws the
request within 90 days of the
publication date of the notice of
initiation of the requested review. The
petitioner withdrew its request for
review within the 90-day deadline.
Because Commerce received no other
requests for review, we are rescinding
the administrative review of the order
on chlorinated isocyanurates from Spain
covering the June 1, 2019, through May
31, 2020 POR, in accordance with 19
CFR 351.213(d)(1).
Assessment
Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) to assess
antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries of chlorinated isocyanurates
from Spain. Antidumping duties shall
be assessed at rates equal to the cash
deposit of estimated antidumping duties
required at the time of entry, or
withdrawal from warehouse, for
consumption in accordance with 19
1 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order,
Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity
to Request Administrative Review, 85 FR 33628
(June 2, 2020).
2 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Chlorinated
Isocyanurates from Spain: Request for
Administrative Review,’’ dated June 30, 2020.
3 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 85 FR
47731 (August 6, 2020).
4 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Chlorinated
Isocyanurates from Spain: Withdrawal of Request
for Administrative Review,’’ dated October 8, 2020.
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CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends
to issue appropriate assessment
instructions to CBP 15 days after the
date of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as the only
reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR
351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of
antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this
review period. Failure to comply with
this requirement could result in the
presumption that reimbursement of
antidumping duties occurred and the
subsequent assessment of doubled
antidumping duties.
Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as a reminder
to all 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. Timely written
notification of the return/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
which is subject to sanction.
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: October 16, 2020.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations.
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–201–844, C–489–819]
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars From
Mexico and Turkey: Continuation of
Antidumping Duty and Countervailing
Duty Orders
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of the
determinations by the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S.
International Trade Commission (ITC)
that revocation of the antidumping duty
(AD) order on steel concrete reinforcing
bars (rebar) from Mexico and revocation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-836]
Glycine From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Preliminary Determination
of No Shipments; 2019-2020
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on glycine from the
People's Republic of China (China), covering the period March 1, 2019
through February 29, 2020. Commerce preliminarily determines that
Studio Disrupt, Mulji Mehta Enterprises (Mulji Mehta), Kumar Industries
(Kumar), and Baoding Mantong Fine Chemistry Co., Ltd. (Baoding Mantong)
did not have shipments of subject merchandise during the period of
review (POR). Additionally, Commerce preliminarily finds Avid Organics
Private Limited (Avid) to be part of the China-wide entity. Interested
parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.
DATES: Applicable October 22, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John C. McGowan, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3019.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On March 2, 2020, Commerce published a notice of opportunity to
request an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on
glycine from China for the POR.\1\ On May 6, 2020, in response to a
timely request from the petitioner,\2\ and in accordance with section
751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR
351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on glycine from China with respect to Avid;
Studio Disrupt; Mulji Mehta; Kumar; and Baoding Mantong.\3\ On July 21,
2020, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative reviews by 60
days, thereby extending the deadline for these preliminary results
until February 1, 2021.\4\
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\1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative
Review, 85 FR 12267 (March 2, 2020).
\2\ The petitioner is GEO Specialty Chemical Inc. See
Petitioner's Letter, ``Glycine from the People's Republic of China
(A-570-836): Request for Administrative Review,'' dated March 31,
2020.
\3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 85 FR 26931, 26935 (May 6, 2020).
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews,'' dated July 21, 2020.
In accordance with Commerce's practice, where a deadline falls on a
weekend or federal holiday, the appropriate deadline is the next
business day. 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 product covered by this antidumping duty order is glycine,
which is a free-flowing crystalline material, like salt or sugar.
Glycine is produced at varying levels of purity and is used as a
sweetener/taste enhancer, a buffering agent, reabsorbable amino acid,
chemical intermediate, and a metal complexing agent. This proceeding
includes glycine of all purity levels. Glycine is currently classified
under subheading 2922.49.4020 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS).\5\ Although the
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HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the merchandise under the order is dispositive.
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\5\ In separate scope rulings, Commerce determined that: (a) D(-
) Phenylglycine Ethyl Dane Salt is outside the scope of the order;
and (b) PRC-origin glycine exported from India remains the same
class or kind of merchandise as the Chinese-origin glycine imported
into India. See Notice of Scope Rulings and Anticircumvention
Inquiries, 62 FR 62288 (November 21, 1997); and Glycine from the
People's Republic of China: Final Partial Affirmative Determination
of Circumvention of the Antidumping Duty Order, 77 FR 73426
(December 10, 2012), respectively.
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Preliminary Determination of No Shipments
For the purpose of respondent selection, on May 12, 2020, we
requested U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data. This query
returned no entries by the companies subject to this administrative
review during the POR.\6\ Subsequently, we received timely submissions
from Studio Disrupt; Mulji Mehta; Kumar; and Baoding Mantong,
certifying that they did not have sales, shipments, or exports of
subject merchandise to the United States during the POR. In order to
confirm these certifications, we issued inquiries to CBP requesting
that CBP alert Commerce if CBP has any information contrary to these no
shipment claims.\7\ On August 20, 2020, we received notification from
CBP that there is no information contrary to the no shipment claims.\8\
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\6\ See Memorandum, ``Glycine from the People's Republic of
China; 2019-2020: Release of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Import Data,'' dated May 12, 2020.
\7\ See CBP message numbers 0230401, 0230402, 0230403, and
0230404, dated August 17, 2020, and available at https://aceservices.cbp.dhs.gov/adcvdweb/.
\8\ See Memorandum, ``Glycine from the People's Republic of
China (A-570-836) (A-533-975): No shipment inquiries with respect to
the companies below during the period 03/01/2019 through 02/29/
2020,'' dated August 20, 2020.
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Because we have not received information to the contrary from CBP,
consistent with our practice, we preliminarily determine that Studio
Disrupt; Mulji Mehta; Kumar; and Baoding Mantong had no shipments of
subject merchandise during the POR.\9\
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\9\ See, e.g., Certain Steel Threaded Rod from the People's
Republic of China: Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review and Preliminary Determination of No Shipments;
2018-2019, 84 FR 71900 (December 30, 2019).
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China-Wide Entity
Under Commerce's policy regarding the conditional review of the
China-wide entity,\10\ the China-wide entity will not be under review
unless a party specifically requests, or Commerce self-initiates, a
review of the entity. Because no party requested a review of the China-
wide entity in this review, the entity is not under review, and the
entity's rate (i.e., 155.89 percent) is not subject to change.\11\
Aside from the no shipment companies, discussed above, Commerce
considers all companies for which a review was requested and which did
not file a separate rate application or a no shipment certification
letter (i.e., Avid) not eligible for a separate rate and, accordingly,
to be part of the China-wide entity.
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\10\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement of Change in
Department Practice for Respondent Selection in Antidumping Duty
Proceedings and Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy Entity
in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 65963 (November 4, 2013).
\11\ See, e.g., Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof from the
People's Republic of China; Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2012-2013, 80 FR 32344, 32345 (June 8, 2015).
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Public Comment
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(ii), interested parties may submit
case briefs no later than 30 days after the date of publication of
these preliminary results of review. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues
raised in the case briefs, may be filed no later than seven days after
the case briefs are filed.\12\
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\12\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Temporary Rule Modifying
AD/CVD Service Requirements Due to COVID-19, 85 FR 17006, 17007
(March 26, 2020) (Temporary Rule).
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Note that Commerce has temporarily modified certain of its
requirements for serving documents containing business proprietary
information, until further notice.\13\ Parties who submit case briefs
or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are requested to submit with each
brief: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the
argument; and (3) a table of authorities.\14\ Executive summaries
should be limited to five pages total, including footnotes.\15\ Case
and rebuttal briefs should be filed using ACCESS.\16\
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\13\ See 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements); see
also Temporary Rule; and Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service
Requirements Due to COVID-19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR
41363 (July 10, 2020).
\14\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
\15\ Id.
\16\ See 19 CFR 351.303.
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal
briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via ACCESS, within 30
days after the date of publication of this notice. Requests should
contain the party's name, address, and telephone number, the number of
participants, whether any participant is a foreign national, and a list
of the issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made,
Commerce intends to hold the hearing at a date and time to be
determined.\17\ Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and
location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date.
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\17\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
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Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative
review, including the results of our analysis of the issues raised in
any written briefs, not later than 120 days after the date of
publication of these preliminary results in the Federal Register,
unless otherwise extended.\18\
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\18\ See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
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Assessment Rates
Upon issuing the final results of this review, Commerce will
determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries covered by this review.\19\ Commerce intends to issue
assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the publication date of
the final results of this review. We intend to instruct CBP to
liquidate entries of subject merchandise exported by the China-wide
entity, including the five companies for which a review was requested,
at the China-wide rate. Additionally, pursuant to Commerce's practice
in non-market economy (NME) cases, any suspended entries of subject
merchandise during the POR under case numbers for the companies for
which a review was requested will be liquidated at the China-wide
rate.\20\
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\19\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b).
\20\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Non-Market
Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties,
76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011).
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Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this review for shipments of
subject merchandise from China entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the publication date, as provided by
sections 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For previously investigated or
reviewed China and non-China exporters that received a separate rate in
a prior segment of this proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue
to be the existing exporter-specific rate; (2) for all Chinese
exporters of subject merchandise that have not been found to be
entitled to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate for
the China-wide entity, which is 155.89 percent; and (3) for all non-
China exporters of subject merchandise which have not received their
own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the
China exporter that supplied that non-China exporter.
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These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect
until further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a preliminary 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 these PORs. 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 to Interested Parties
This administrative review and notice are issued and published in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.221(b)(4).
Dated: October 15, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2020-23427 Filed 10-21-20; 8:45 am]
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