Narrow Woven Ribbons With Woven Selvedge From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2018, 7264-7266 [2021-01786]
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For all such shipments and/or entries on or
after the date of publication of this
preliminary determination in the Federal
Register, through 14 days after the date of
publication of this preliminary determination
in the Federal Register, for which
certifications are required, importers should
complete the required certifications no later
than 14 days after the date of publication of
this preliminary determination in the Federal
Register.
Accordingly, where appropriate, the
relevant bullet in the certification should be
edited to reflect that the certification was
completed within the time frame specified
above. For example, the bullet in the
importer certification that reads: ‘‘This
certification was completed at or prior to the
time of Entry Summary,’’ could be edited as
follows: ‘‘The imports referenced herein
entered on {insert date}. This certification
was completed on mm/dd/yyyy, within 14
days of the date of publication of the Federal
Register notice of the preliminary
determination of circumvention.’’
For all shipments and/or entries made later
than the 14th day after the date of
publication of this preliminary determination
in the Federal Register for which
certifications are required, importers should
complete the required certification at or prior
to the date of Entry Summary.
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Appendix III—Importer Certification
I hereby certify that:
(A) My name is {IMPORTING COMPANY
OFFICIAL’S NAME} and I am an official of
{NAME OF IMPORTING COMPANY},
located at {ADDRESS OF IMPORTING
COMPANY}.
(B) I have direct personal knowledge of the
facts regarding the importation into the
Customs territory of the United States of
subject-paper rolls produced in Brazil that
entered under entry summary number(s),
identified below, and which are covered by
this certification. Subject-paper rolls are
defined as certain uncoated paper rolls
commonly, but not exclusively, known as
‘‘sheeter rolls,’’ (rolls with paper that weigh
at least 40 grams per square meter but not
more than 150 grams per square meter; and
paper that either is a white paper with a GE
brightness level of 83 +/¥1% or higher or is
a colored paper) that may be converted into
subject merchandise. The uncoated paper
rolls are typically, but not exclusively,
between 52 and 103 inches wide and 50
inches in diameter. Subject-paper rolls are
classified under HTSUS category 4802.55.
‘‘Direct personal knowledge’’ refers to facts
the certifying party is expected to have in its
own records. For example, the importer
should have direct personal knowledge of the
importation of the product (e.g., the name of
the exporter) in its records.
(C) If the importer is acting on behalf of the
first U.S. customer, complete this paragraph,
if not put ‘‘NA’’ at the end of this paragraph:
The imported subject-paper rolls covered by
this certification were imported by {NAME
OF IMPORTING COMPANY} on behalf of
{NAME OF U.S. CUSTOMER}, located at
{ADDRESS OF U.S. CUSTOMER}.
(D) The imported subject-paper rolls
covered by this certification were shipped to
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{NAME OF PARTY TO WHOM
MERCHANDISE WAS FIRST SHIPPED IN
THE UNITED STATES}, located at
{ADDRESS OF SHIPMENT}.
(E) Select appropriate statement below:
ll I have direct personal knowledge of
the facts regarding the end-use of the
imported product because my company is the
end-user of the imported product covered by
this certification and I certify that the
imported subject-paper rolls will not be used
to produce subject merchandise. ‘‘Direct
personal knowledge’’ includes information
contained within my company’s books and
records.
ll I have personal knowledge of the facts
regarding the end-use of the imported
product because my company is not the enduser of the imported product covered by this
certification. However, I have been able to
contact the end-user of the imported product
and confirm that it will not use this product
to produce subject merchandise. The enduser of the imported product is {COMPANY
NAME} located at {ADDRESS}. ‘‘Personal
knowledge’’ includes facts obtained from
another party (e.g., correspondence received
by the importer from the end-user of the
product).
(F) The imported subject-paper rolls
covered by this certification will not be
further processed into uncoated paper sheets
in the United States. (NOTE: For
certifications related to entries made on or
after the date of publication of the
Preliminary Determination, and through 14
days after the date of publication of the
Preliminary Determination, the importer
should replace ‘‘will not be further
processed’’ with ‘‘were not further
processed’’ in the certification, as necessary).
(G) This certification applies to the
following entries (repeat this block as many
times as necessary):
Entry Summary #:
Entry Summary Line Item #:
Foreign Seller:
Foreign Seller’s Address:
Foreign Seller’s Invoice #:
Foreign Seller’s Invoice Line Item #:
Producer:
Producer’s Address:
(H) I understand that {NAME OF
IMPORTING COMPANY} is required to
maintain a copy of this certification and
sufficient documentation supporting this
certification (i.e., documents maintained in
the normal course of business, or documents
obtained by the certifying party, for example,
mill certificates, production records,
invoices, etc.) for the later of: (1) A period of
five years from the date of entry; or (2) a
period of three years after the conclusion of
any litigation in the United States courts
regarding such entries.
(I) I understand that {NAME OF
IMPORTING COMPANY} is required to
provide this certification and supporting
records to U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) and/or the Department of
Commerce (Commerce), upon request by the
respective agency.
(J) I understand that the claims made
herein, and the substantiating
documentation, are subject to verification by
CBP and/or Commerce.
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(K) I understand that failure to maintain
the required certifications, and/or failure to
substantiate the claims made herein, and/or
failure to allow CBP and/or Commerce to
verify the claims made herein, may result in
a de facto determination that all entries to
which this certification applies are within
the scope of the antidumping duty order on
certain uncoated paper from Brazil. I
understand that such finding will result in:
(i) Suspension of liquidation of all
unliquidated entries (and entries for which
liquidation has not become final) for which
these requirements were not met;
(ii) the requirement that the importer post
applicable antidumping duty cash deposits
(as appropriate) equal to the rates determined
by Commerce; and
(iii) the revocation of {NAME OF
IMPORTING COMPANY}’s privilege to
certify future imports of subject-paper rolls
from Brazil as not being imported for
purposes of further processing into the
United States into uncoated paper sheets.
(L) I understand that agents of the
importer, such as brokers, are not permitted
to make this certification. Where a broker or
other party was used to facilitate the entry
process, {NAME OF IMPORTING
COMPANY} obtained the entry summary
number and date of entry summary from that
party.
(M) This certification was completed at or
prior to the date of entry summary.
(N) I am aware that U.S. law (including,
but not limited to, 18 U.S.C. 1001) imposes
criminal sanctions on individuals who
knowingly and willfully make material false
statements to the U.S. government.
Signature
{NAME OF COMPANY OFFICIAL}
{TITLE}
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–570–953]
Narrow Woven Ribbons With Woven
Selvedge From the People’s Republic
of China: Preliminary Results of
Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review; 2018
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
that countervailable subsidies have been
provided to producers and exporters of
narrow woven ribbons with woven
selvedge (ribbons) from the People’s
Republic of China (China). The period
of review (POR) is January 1, 2018
through December 31, 2018. Interested
parties are invited to comment on these
preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable January 27, 2021.
AGENCY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Terre Keaton Stefanova or Ian Hamilton,
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) 482–1280 or
(202) 482–4798, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce published the notice of
initiation of this administrative review
on November 12, 2019.1 Commerce
extended the deadline for the
preliminary results of this
administrative review until September
29, 2020.2 On April 24, 2020, Commerce
tolled all deadlines in administrative
reviews by 50 days.3 On July 21, 2020,
Commerce tolled all deadlines in
administrative reviews by an additional
60 days.4 Therefore, the deadline for the
preliminary results of this review is
January 19, 2021. For a complete
description of the events that followed
the initiation of this administrative
review, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.5
Scope of the Order
The products covered by the order are
narrow woven ribbons with woven
selvedge from China. For a complete
description of the scope of the order, see
the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.6
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this
countervailing duty (CVD) review in
accordance with section 751(a)(1)(A) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act). For each of the subsidy programs
found countervailable, Commerce
preliminarily determines that there is a
subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution by
1 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 84 FR
61011 (November 12, 2019).
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Narrow Woven Ribbons
with Woven Selvedge from the People’s Republic of
China: Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of the 2018 Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review,’’ dated April 21, 2020.
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews in Response to Operational
Adjustments Due to COVID–19,’’ dated April 24,
2020.
4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews,’’ dated July 21, 2020.
5 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Results of 2018 Countervailing
Duty Administrative Review: Narrow Woven
Ribbons with Woven Selvedge from the People’s
Republic of China,’’ dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum).
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an ‘‘authority’’ that gives rise to a
benefit to the recipient, and that the
subsidy is specific.7
For a full description of the
methodology underlying our
preliminary conclusions, including our
reliance, in part, on adverse facts
available pursuant to sections 776(a)
and (b) of the Act, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.8 The
Preliminary 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 Preliminary
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/summary/
prc/prc-fr.htm. The signed and
electronic versions of the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum are identical in
content.
Preliminary Results of the Review
As a result of this review, we
preliminarily determine that the
following estimated countervailable
subsidy rate exists:
Subsidy
rate
(percent)
Company
Yama Ribbons and Bows Co.,
Ltd ...........................................
42.20
Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose the
calculations and analysis performed in
connection with the preliminary results
to interested parties within five days of
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register.9
Public Comment
Case briefs or other written comments
may be submitted to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance no later than 30 days after
the publication of these preliminary
results of review.10 Rebuttal briefs,
limited to issues raised in case briefs,
may be submitted no later than seven
days after the deadline for filing case
briefs.11 Parties who submit case briefs
or rebuttal briefs in this administrative
7 See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act
regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E)
of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of
the Act regarding specificity.
8 A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum can be found in the
appendix to this notice.
9 See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
10 See 19 CFR 351.309(c).
11 See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
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review are encouraged to submit with
each argument: (1) A statement of the
issue; (2) a brief summary of the
argument; and (3) a table of
authorities.12 Case and rebuttal briefs
must be filed using ACCESS.13 An
electronically filed document must be
received successfully in its entirety by
ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on
the established deadline.14 Note that
Commerce has temporarily modified
certain of its requirements for serving
documents containing business
proprietary information.15
Interested parties who wish to request
a hearing, limited to issues raised in the
case and rebuttal briefs, must do so
within 30 days after the date of
publication of these preliminary results
by submitting a written request to the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, U.S. Department of
Commerce, using Enforcement and
Compliance’s ACCESS system.16
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, we will
inform parties of the scheduled date for
the hearing.17
Unless the deadline is extended
pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the
Act, we intend to issue the final results
of this administrative review, including
the results of our analysis of the issues
raised by the parties in their case briefs,
within 120 days after issuance of these
preliminary results of this
administrative review.
Assessment Rates
Consistent with section 751(a)(1) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), upon
issuance of the final results, Commerce
shall determine, and U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) shall assess,
countervailing duties on all appropriate
entries covered by this review.
Commerce intends to issue assessment
instructions to CBP no earlier than 35
days after the date of publication of the
final results of this review in the
Federal Register. If a timely summons is
filed at the U.S. Court of International
Trade, the assessment instructions will
direct CBP not to liquidate relevant
entries until the time for parties to file
a request for a statutory injunction has
See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
See 19 CFR 351.303.
14 See 19 CFR 351.303(b).
15 See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD
Service Requirements Due to COVID–19, 85 FR
41363 (July 10, 2020).
16 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
17 See 19 CFR 351.310.
12
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expired (i.e., within 90 days of
publication).
Cash Deposit Requirements
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the
Act, Commerce also intends to instruct
CBP to collect cash deposits of
estimated countervailing duties in the
amount indicated above for Yama, on
shipments of subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption, on or after the date of
publication of the final results of
review. For all non-reviewed firms, we
will instruct CBP to collect cash
deposits of estimated countervailing
duties at the most recent companyspecific or all-others rate applicable to
the company, as appropriate. These cash
deposit requirements, when imposed,
shall remain in effect until further
notice.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these
preliminary results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the
Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: January 19, 2021.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Diversification of China’s Economy
V. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and
Adverse Inferences
VI. Subsidies Valuation
VII. Interest Rate Benchmarks, Discount
Rates, Inputs, and Electricity
Benchmarks
VIII. Analysis of Programs
IX. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
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[A–560–828, C–560–829]
Certain Uncoated Paper From
Indonesia: Affirmative Preliminary
Determinations of Circumvention of
the Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Orders for Uncoated Paper Rolls
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
that imports of certain uncoated paper
rolls from Indonesia are circumventing
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the antidumping duty (AD) and
countervailing duty (CVD) orders on
certain uncoated paper from Indonesia.
As a result, all imports of certain
uncoated paper rolls from Indonesia
from certain non-responsive converters 1
will be subject to suspension of
liquidation on or after October 18, 2019.
All remaining imports of certain
uncoated paper rolls from Indonesia
will be subject to suspension of
liquidation on or after the date of
publication of this preliminary
determination. Commerce is also
imposing a certification requirement.
We invite interested parties to comment
on these preliminary determinations.
DATES: Applicable January 27, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Genevieve Coen, 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) 482–3251.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On October 18, 2019, Commerce
initiated anti-circumvention inquiries to
determine whether imports of certain
uncoated paper rolls that are further
processed into uncoated paper sheets in
the United States 2 are circumventing
the Orders 3 on certain uncoated paper
from Indonesia. Commerce issued
questionnaires soliciting data on the
quantity and value of exports of
uncoated paper rolls to various
companies. We received responses to
these questionnaires from all parties
except Midwest Converting and
Mohawk Fine Papers Inc.
1 The non-responsive converters are: Advanced
Paper Enterprises, Inc.; Alliance Converting LLC;
Case Paper Company Inc.; LinkMax Paper; Midwest
Converting; Mohawk Fine Papers Inc.; and
Northwoods Paper Converting (collectively, nonresponsive converters). See Memorandum,
‘‘Preliminary Decision Memorandum for the AntiCircumvention Inquiries on the Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Orders on Certain Uncoated
Paper from Indonesia,’’ dated concurrently with
this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum) at
‘‘Use of Facts Available and Use of Facts Available
with an Adverse Inference.’’
2 See Certain Uncoated Paper Products from
Australia, Brazil, the People’s Republic of China,
and Indonesia: Initiation of Anti-Circumvention
Inquiry on the Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Orders, 84 FR 55915 (October 18, 2019)
(Initiation Notice).
3 See Certain Uncoated Paper from Australia,
Brazil, Indonesia, the People’s Republic of China,
and Portugal: Amended Final Affirmative
Antidumping Determinations for Brazil and
Indonesia and Antidumping Duty Orders, 81 FR
11174 (March 3, 2016); see also Certain Uncoated
Paper from Indonesia and the People’s Republic of
China: Amended Final Affirmative Countervailing
Duty Determination and Countervailing Duty Order,
81 FR 11187 (March 3, 2016) (collectively, Orders).
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Subsequently, Commerce selected
three Indonesian companies/company
groups as mandatory respondents—
APRIL Fine Paper Macao Offshore
Limited/APRIL International Enterprise
Pte. Ltd./A P Fine Paper Trading (Hong
Kong) Limited/PT Anugrah Kertas
Utama,/PT Riau Andalan Kertas
(collectively, APRIL); Great Champ
Trading Limited (Great Champ); and PT.
Indah Kiat Pulp and Paper Tbk/PT.
Pabrik Kertas Tjiwi Kimia Tbk/Pindo
Deli Pulp and Paper (collectively, APP
Indonesian Mills)—and required them
to respond to a full questionnaire
relating to their export activity with
respect to uncoated paper rolls.4 We
additionally determined to examine
merchandise imported by three U.S.
companies and to obtain information
related to their paper conversion
operations from nine additional U.S.
companies.5 We received full
questionnaire, supplemental
questionnaire, and conversion
questionnaire responses, as applicable
from six of these companies and a
partial response from a seventh
company, CellMark Paper, Inc.
(CellMark). Five companies (i.e.,
Advanced Paper Enterprises, Inc.;
Alliance Converting LLC; Case Paper
Company Inc.; LinkMax; and
Northwoods Paper Converting) failed to
respond. For a complete description of
the events that followed the initiation of
these inquiries, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
Scope of the Orders
The merchandise subject to the
Orders includes uncoated paper in sheet
form; weighing at least 40 grams per
square meter but not more than 150
grams per square meter; that either is a
white paper with a GE brightness level
of 85 or higher or is a colored paper;
whether or not surface-decorated,
printed (except as described below),
embossed, perforated, or punched;
irrespective of the smoothness of the
surface; and irrespective of dimensions
(Certain Uncoated Paper). For a full
description of the scope, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.6
4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Respondent Selection,’’
dated May 18, 2020. As discussed in that document,
we have previously found the various APRIL and
APP Indonesian Mills companies as single entities
in prior segments of this proceeding. In the absence
of comments from any interested parties and any
contrary information, we continue to treat these
parties as single entities in this segment.
5 Id.
6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Preliminary Decision
Memorandum for Anti-Circumvention Inquiry of
the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Uncoated
Paper from Indonesia: Uncoated Paper Rolls,’’ dated
concurrently, and hereby adopted, with this notice
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-953]
Narrow Woven Ribbons With Woven Selvedge From the People's
Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review; 2018
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines
that countervailable subsidies have been provided to producers and
exporters of narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge (ribbons) from
the People's Republic of China (China). The period of review (POR) is
January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018. Interested parties are
invited to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable January 27, 2021.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terre Keaton Stefanova or Ian
Hamilton, 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) 482-1280
or (202) 482-4798, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce published the notice of initiation of this administrative
review on November 12, 2019.\1\ Commerce extended the deadline for the
preliminary results of this administrative review until September 29,
2020.\2\ On April 24, 2020, Commerce tolled all deadlines in
administrative reviews by 50 days.\3\ On July 21, 2020, Commerce tolled
all deadlines in administrative reviews by an additional 60 days.\4\
Therefore, the deadline for the preliminary results of this review is
January 19, 2021. For a complete description of the events that
followed the initiation of this administrative review, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\5\
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\1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 61011 (November 12, 2019).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Narrow Woven Ribbons with Woven Selvedge
from the People's Republic of China: Extension of Deadline for
Preliminary Results of the 2018 Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review,'' dated April 21, 2020.
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews in Response to
Operational Adjustments Due to COVID-19,'' dated April 24, 2020.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews,'' dated July 21, 2020.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of 2018 Countervailing Duty Administrative Review: Narrow
Woven Ribbons with Woven Selvedge from the People's Republic of
China,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The products covered by the order are narrow woven ribbons with
woven selvedge from China. For a complete description of the scope of
the order, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\6\
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\6\ Id.
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this countervailing duty (CVD) review in
accordance with section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act). For each of the subsidy programs found
countervailable, Commerce preliminarily determines that there is a
subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution by an ``authority'' that gives
rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is
specific.\7\
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\7\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding
benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
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For a full description of the methodology underlying our
preliminary conclusions, including our reliance, in part, on adverse
facts available pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\8\ The Preliminary 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
Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/summary/prc/prc-fr.htm. The signed and
electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are
identical in content.
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\8\ A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum can be found in the appendix to this notice.
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Preliminary Results of the Review
As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine that the
following estimated countervailable subsidy rate exists:
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Subsidy
Company rate
(percent)
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Yama Ribbons and Bows Co., Ltd............................. 42.20
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Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose the calculations and analysis
performed in connection with the preliminary results to interested
parties within five days of publication of this notice in the Federal
Register.\9\
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\9\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
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Public Comment
Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than 30
days after the publication of these preliminary results of review.\10\
Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in case briefs, may be
submitted no later than seven days after the deadline for filing case
briefs.\11\ Parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this
administrative review are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1)
A statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3)
a table of authorities.\12\ Case and rebuttal briefs must be filed
using ACCESS.\13\ An electronically filed document must be received
successfully in its entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the
established deadline.\14\ Note that Commerce has temporarily modified
certain of its requirements for serving documents containing business
proprietary information.\15\
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\10\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c).
\11\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
\12\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
\13\ See 19 CFR 351.303.
\14\ See 19 CFR 351.303(b).
\15\ See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements
Due to COVID-19, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020).
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Interested parties who wish to request a hearing, limited to issues
raised in the case and rebuttal briefs, must do so within 30 days after
the date of publication of these preliminary results by submitting a
written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, using Enforcement and
Compliance's ACCESS system.\16\ 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, we will inform
parties of the scheduled date for the hearing.\17\
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\16\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
\17\ See 19 CFR 351.310.
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Unless the deadline is extended pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of
the Act, we intend to issue the final results of this administrative
review, including the results of our analysis of the issues raised by
the parties in their case briefs, within 120 days after issuance of
these preliminary results of this administrative review.
Assessment Rates
Consistent with section 751(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.212(b)(2), upon issuance of the final results, Commerce shall
determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess,
countervailing duties on all appropriate entries covered by this
review. Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no
earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of the final results
of this review in the Federal Register. If a timely summons is filed at
the U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment instructions will
direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties
to file a request for a statutory injunction has
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expired (i.e., within 90 days of publication).
Cash Deposit Requirements
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, Commerce also intends
to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing
duties in the amount indicated above for Yama, on shipments of subject
merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, on
or after the date of publication of the final results of review. For
all non-reviewed firms, we will instruct CBP to collect cash deposits
of estimated countervailing duties at the most recent company-specific
or all-others rate applicable to the company, as appropriate. These
cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.221(b)(4).
Dated: January 19, 2021.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Diversification of China's Economy
V. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences
VI. Subsidies Valuation
VII. Interest Rate Benchmarks, Discount Rates, Inputs, and
Electricity Benchmarks
VIII. Analysis of Programs
IX. Recommendation
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