Certain Corrosion Inhibitors From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Initiation and Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review, 71577-71579 [2022-25501]
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the specific foreign-status material(s)/
component(s) and specific finished
product(s) described in the submitted
notification (summarized below) and
subsequently authorized by the Board.
The benefits that may stem from
conducting production activity under
FTZ procedures are explained in the
background section of the Board’s
website—accessible via www.trade.gov/
ftz.
The proposed finished product is
forged steel grinding balls (duty rate is
duty-free).
The proposed foreign-status material
and component is hot-rolled alloy steel
round bar (duty rate is duty-free). The
request indicates that hot-rolled alloy
steel round bar is subject to duties
under section 232 of the Trade
Expansion Act of 1962 (section 232) or
Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974
(section 301), depending on the country
of origin. The applicable section 232
and section 301 decisions require
subject merchandise to be admitted to
FTZs in privileged foreign status (19
CFR 146.41).
Public comment is invited from
interested parties. Submissions shall be
addressed to the Board’s Executive
Secretary and sent to: ftz@trade.gov. The
closing period for their receipt is
January 3, 2023.
A copy of the notification will be
available for public inspection in the
‘‘Online FTZ Information System’’
section of the Board’s website.
For further information, contact
Juanita Chen at juanita.chen@trade.gov.
Andrew Berke,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
Dated: November 17, 2022.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
International Trade Administration
[B–54–2022]
[A–570–122]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 15—Kansas
City, Missouri; Notification of
Proposed Production Activity; MolyCop USA, LLC (Forged Steel Grinding
Balls), Kansas City, Missouri
Certain Corrosion Inhibitors From the
People’s Republic of China: Notice of
Initiation and Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Changed
Circumstances Review
Moly-Cop USA, LLC submitted a
notification of proposed production
activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) for
its facility in Kansas City, Missouri
within FTZ 15. The notification
conforming to the requirements of the
Board’s regulations (15 CFR 400.22) was
received on November 17, 2022.
Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ
production activity would be limited to
AGENCY:
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Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: In response to a request for a
changed circumstances review (CCR),
the U.S. Department of Commerce
(Commerce) is initiating a CCR of the
antidumping duty (AD) order on certain
corrosion resistant inhibitors (corrosion
inhibitors) from the People’s Republic of
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China (China). Additionally, Commerce
preliminarily determines that Kanghua
Chemical Co., Ltd. (Chuzhou Kanghua)
is the successor-in-interest to Nantong
Kanghua Chemical Co., Ltd. (Nantong
Kanghua). Interested parties are invited
to comment on these preliminary
results.
DATES: Applicable November 23, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Hermes Pinilla, 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) 482–3477.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On March 19, 2019, Commerce
published the AD order on corrosion
inhibitors from China in the Federal
Register.1 On August 30, 2022, Chuzhou
Kanghua requested that Commerce
initiate a changed circumstances review
of the Order to determine that it is the
successor-in-interest to Nantong
Kanghua.2 We did not receive
comments from interested parties
concerning this request. On September
8, 2022, Commerce requested additional
information from Chuzhou Kanghua to
determine whether to initiate the
requested CCR.3
On October 7, 2022, we extended the
deadline to initiate the CCR.4
1 See Certain Corrosion Inhibitors from the
People’s Republic of China, and Antidumping Duty
Orders, 86 FR 14869 (March 19, 2021) (Order).
2 See Chuzhou Kanghua’s Letter, ‘‘Certain
Corrosion Inhibitors from the People’s Republic of
China, A–570–122; Changed Circumstances Review
(Kanghua),’’ dated August 30, 2022 (CCR Request).
We note that the actual request contained a
typographical error referencing a different
proceeding and case number. We clarified with
counsel that the correct case name is ‘‘Certain
Corrosion Inhibitors from the People’s Republic of
China, A–570–122.’’ See Memorandum,
‘‘Antidumping Administrative Review of Certain
Corrosion Inhibitors from the People’s Republic of
China: Communication with Counsel Concerning its
Request for a Changed Circumstance Review,’’
dated September 29, 2022.
3 See Chuzhou Kanghua’s Letter ‘‘Certain
Corrosion Inhibitors from the People’s Republic of
China, A–570–122; Changed Circumstances Review
(Kanghua); Response to Supplemental
Questionnaire,’’ dated September 15, 2022. We note
that the response to the supplemental questionnaire
contains typographical errors that reference another
proceeding and case number. However, counsel
clarified that the correct case is ‘‘Certain Corrosion
Inhibitors from the People’s Republic of China, A–
570–122.’’ See Memorandum, ‘‘Antidumping
Administrative Review of Certain Corrosion
Inhibitors from the People’s Republic of China:
Communication with Counsel Concerning its
Request for a Changed Circumstance Review,’’
dated September 29, 2022.
4 See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Request for a Changed
Circumstances Review of the Antidumping Duty
Order on Certain Corrosion Inhibitors from the
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Additionally, on October 7, 2022, we
sent Chuzhou Kanghua a supplemental
questionnaire.5 On October 11, 2022,
Chuzhou Kanghua submitted its
response to our supplemental
questionnaire.6 Commerce received no
comments from interested parties on
Chuzhou Kanghua’s CCR Request or its
supplemental questionnaire responses.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the
Order is corrosion inhibitors from
China. For a full description of the
merchandise covered by the scope of
Order, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.7
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Initiation of Changed Circumstances
Reviews
Pursuant to section 751(b)(1) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act),
and 19 CFR 351.216, Commerce will
conduct a CCR of an order upon receipt
of information or a review request from
an interested party for a review of an
order which shows changed
circumstances sufficient to warrant a
review of the order.8
Under 19 CFR 351.216(c), Commerce
will not review a final determination of
an investigation less than 24 months
after the date of publication of notice of
the final determination unless it finds
that good cause exists. However, 19 CFR
351.216(d) provides that if Commerce
determines that good cause exists and
the changed circumstances are sufficient
to warrant a review, it will conduct a
CCR, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.221.
Based on the record information,
Commerce has determined that,
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.216(c), good
cause exists to conduct a CCR. Chuzhou
Kanghua requested a CCR because of a
change in name of the company and
address not contemplated during the
original investigation.9 In addition,
Chuzhou Kanghua explained and
People’s Republic of China: Extension of Initiation
Deadline,’’ dated October 7, 2022.
5 See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Request for a Changed
Circumstances Review of the Antidumping Duty
Order on Certain Corrosion Inhibitors from the
People’s Republic of China: Second Supplemental
Questionnaire,’’ dated October 7, 2022.
6 See Chuzhou Kanghua’s Letter, ‘‘Certain
Corrosion Inhibitors from the People’s Republic of
China, A–570–122; Changed Circumstances Review
(Kanghua); Response to Supplemental
Questionnaire,’’ dated October 11, 2022 (Chuzhou
Kanghua’s 2nd Supplemental Response).
7 See Memorandum, ‘‘Certain Corrosion Inhibitors
from the People’s Republic of China: Initiation and
Preliminary Results of the Changed Circumstances
Review,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision
Memorandum).
8 See 19 CFR 351.216(c).
9 See Chuzhou Kanghua’s 2nd Supplemental
Response at 1.
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provided information to support its
claim that there are no significant
changes made to the production facility,
management, customer/supplier
relationship or any other aspect of
operation.10 Chuzhou Kanghua further
explains that absent such a review, it
would have difficulties in making entry
of goods into the United States under
the rate properly assigned to it.11
The information submitted by
Chuzhou Kanghua demonstrates that its
request is based solely on a change in
the Chinese name of the company from
‘‘Nantong Kanghua Chemical Co., Ltd’’
to ‘‘Kanghua Chemical Co., Ltd,’’ which
was approved on February 17, 2022.12
As such, based of the reasons outlined
above, and the information provided on
the record by Chuzhou Kanghua, we
find good cause exists for initiating a
CCR to determine whether Chuzhou
Kanghua is the successor-in-interest to
Nantong Kanghua, in accordance with
19 CFR 351.216(c) and (d). Therefore, in
accordance with section 751(b)(1) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.216, we are
initiating a CCR to determine whether
Chuzhou Kanghua is the successor-ininterest to Nantong Kanghua for
purposes of the Order.
Preliminary Results
Commerce is permitted by 19 CFR
351.221(c)(3)(ii) to combine the notice
of initiation of a CCR and the
preliminary results if Commerce
concludes that expedited action is
warranted. In this instance, because the
record contains information necessary
to make a preliminary finding, we find
that expedited action is warranted and
have combined the notice of initiation
and the preliminary results.
Accordingly, pursuant to section
751(b) of the Act, we have conducted a
successor-in-interest analysis in
response to Chuzhou Kanghua’s request.
For a complete discussion of the
information that Chuzhou Kanghua
provided, and the complete successorin-interest analysis, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.13 A list of
topics discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum is included as
the appendix to this notice. 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
11 Id.
at 2.
CCR Request at Exhibit 1.
13 See Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
12 See
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Public Comment
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.309(c)(1)(ii), interested parties may
submit case briefs not later than 30 days
after the date of publication of this
notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues
raised in the case briefs, may be filed no
later than seven days after the case
briefs, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.309(d). Parties who submit case or
rebuttal briefs are encouraged to submit
with each argument: (1) a statement of
the issue; (2) a brief summary of the
arguments; and (3) a table of
authorities.14 All comments must be
filed electronically using ACCESS. An
electronically filed document must be
received successfully in its entirety by
ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on
the established deadline.15 Note that
Commerce has temporarily modified
certain of its requirements for service
documents containing business
proprietary information, until further
notice.16
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
interested parties who wish to request a
hearing must submit a written request
via ACCESS within 30 days of
publication of this notice. Hearing
requests should contain the following
information: (1) the party’s name,
address, and telephone number; (2) the
number of participants; and (3) a list of
the issues to be discussed. Oral
presentations at the hearing will be
limited to issues raised in the briefs. If
a request for a hearing is made,
Commerce intends to hold the hearing
at a time and date to be determined.
Parties should confirm the date and the
time of the hearing two days before the
scheduled date.
Consistent with 19 CFR 351.216(e),
we will issue the final results of this
CCR no later than 270 days after the
date on which this review was initiated,
or within 45 days if all parties agree to
our preliminary finding.
14 See
10 Id.
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Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly at https://access.trade.gov/
public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Should our final results remain
unchanged from these preliminary
results, we will instruct U.S. Customs
and Border Protection to assign entries
of subject merchandise exported by
Chuzhou Kanghua the AD cash deposit
rate applicable to Nantong Kanghua.
Commerce will issue its final results of
the review in accordance with the time
limits set forth in 19 CFR 351.216(e).
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19 CFR 351.309(c)(2).
19 CFR 351.303(b).
16 See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD
Service Requirements Due to Covid–19; Extension of
Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020).
15 See
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Notification to Interested Parties
This initiation and preliminary results
notice is published in accordance with
sections 751(b)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the
Act, and 19 CFR 351.216(b), 351.221(b),
and 351.221(c)(3).
Dated: November 16, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
experience, bring a track record of
effective senior executive leadership on
issues impacting the U.S. and global
supply chains.
ITA will accept nominations
received by 5 p.m. on December 8, 2022,
for membership on the Committee until
the current two-year charter term ends
November 9, 2023.
DATES:
Richard Boll, Office of
Supply Chain, Professional & Business
Services, Room 11004, U.S. Department
of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; email:
richard.boll@trade.gov.
ADDRESSES:
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Initiation of the Changed Circumstances
Review
V. Preliminary Results of Changed
Circumstances Review
VI. Successor-in-Interest Determination
VII. Recommendation
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard Boll, Office of Supply Chain,
Professional & Business Services, Room
11004, U.S. Department of Commerce,
1401 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230; email:
richard.boll@trade.gov. Please visit the
Advisory Committee on Supply Chain
Competitiveness website at: https://
www.trade.gov/acscc.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
I. Background
International Trade Administration
Advisory Committee on Supply Chain
Competitiveness Solicitation of
Nominations for Membership
International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of an opportunity to
apply for membership on the Advisory
Committee on Supply Chain
Competitiveness.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, International Trade
Administration (ITA), seeks
nominations for immediate
consideration to fill positions on the
Advisory Committee on Supply Chain
Competitiveness (‘‘The Committee’’).
The Committee advises the Secretary on
the necessary elements of a
comprehensive policy approach to
supply chain competitiveness. The
Department intends for the Committee
to continue to play a key role in
formulating recommendations to
address current global supply chain
challenges, including identifying key
bottlenecks in supply chains and
actionable solutions to address them,
advising on the latest advances in
supply chain management technology
and how to apply them to the current
challenges in the economy, and
developing long term recommendations
to make supply chains for resilient. The
Department seeks members who, by
virtue of their current roles and past
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The Committee advises the Secretary
on the necessary elements of a
comprehensive policy approach to
supply chain competitiveness designed
to support national economic
competitiveness and U.S. export growth,
encouraging innovation, facilitate the
movement of goods, and improve
competitiveness of U.S. supply chains
for goods and services in the domestic
and global economy; and on regulatory
policies and programs and investment
priorities that affect the competitiveness
of supply chains. The Committee
provides detailed policy and technical
advice, information, and
recommendations to the Secretary
regarding:
(1) national, state, or local factors in
trade programs and policies that affect
the efficient domestic and international
operation and competitiveness of U.S.
global supply chains from point of
origin to destination;
(2) elements of national policies
affecting the movement of goods,
infrastructure, investment, and
regulatory factors that affect supply
chain competitiveness and
sustainability; and
(3) information and data systems to
generate metrics that can be used to
quantify and improve supply chain
performance.
The Department intends for the
Committee to focus on the current
challenges facing the supply chain
during this charter term.
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II. Membership
Members will be selected based on
their demonstrated professional or
personal qualifications and experience
relevant to the functions and tasks of the
Committee. Members shall be selected
in a manner that ensures that the
Committee remains balanced with
respect to the diversity of the supply
chain sector, including with regard to
geographic location and company size.
The diverse membership of the
Committee ensures perspectives and
expertise reflecting the full breadth of
the Committee’s responsibilities and,
where possible, the Department of
Commerce will also consider the ethnic,
racial and gender diversity of the United
States.
Members of the Committee shall
represent companies, organizations, and
stakeholders involved in the U.S.
supply chain, with at least one
individual representing each of the
following: supply chain firms or their
associations; users of supply chains
(e.g., retailers, distributors,
manufacturers or other sectors); freight
transportation providers; ports; and
academia. Based on the balance of
viewpoints currently represented on the
Committee, representatives from the
rail, express delivery/air freight, and
high-tech manufacturing sectors are
encouraged to apply.
Other than the experts from academia,
all members shall serve in a
representative capacity, expressing the
views and interests of a U.S. company
or U.S. organization with which they are
affiliated (e.g., as an employee or
director), as well as its particular sector.
Members serving in such a
representative capacity are not Special
Government Employees. The members
from academia serve as experts and
therefore are Special Government
Employees (SGEs) and shall be subject
to the ethical standards applicable to
SGEs. Members who serve as SGEs must
certify that they are not Federallyregistered lobbyists.
Each member of the Committee must
be a U.S. citizen and not registered as
a foreign agent under the Foreign Agents
Registration Act. All appointments are
made without regard to political
affiliation. Self-nominations will be
accepted.
Members of the Committee will not be
compensated for their services or
reimbursed for their travel expenses.
The Committee shall meet
approximately quarterly, or as
determined by the DFO. Members shall
serve at the pleasure of the Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-122]
Certain Corrosion Inhibitors From the People's Republic of China:
Notice of Initiation and Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Changed Circumstances Review
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: In response to a request for a changed circumstances review
(CCR), the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating a CCR
of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain corrosion resistant
inhibitors (corrosion inhibitors) from the People's Republic of China
(China). Additionally, Commerce preliminarily determines that Kanghua
Chemical Co., Ltd. (Chuzhou Kanghua) is the successor-in-interest to
Nantong Kanghua Chemical Co., Ltd. (Nantong Kanghua). Interested
parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable November 23, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hermes Pinilla, 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) 482-3477.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On March 19, 2019, Commerce published the AD order on corrosion
inhibitors from China in the Federal Register.\1\ On August 30, 2022,
Chuzhou Kanghua requested that Commerce initiate a changed
circumstances review of the Order to determine that it is the
successor-in-interest to Nantong Kanghua.\2\ We did not receive
comments from interested parties concerning this request. On September
8, 2022, Commerce requested additional information from Chuzhou Kanghua
to determine whether to initiate the requested CCR.\3\
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\1\ See Certain Corrosion Inhibitors from the People's Republic
of China, and Antidumping Duty Orders, 86 FR 14869 (March 19, 2021)
(Order).
\2\ See Chuzhou Kanghua's Letter, ``Certain Corrosion Inhibitors
from the People's Republic of China, A-570-122; Changed
Circumstances Review (Kanghua),'' dated August 30, 2022 (CCR
Request). We note that the actual request contained a typographical
error referencing a different proceeding and case number. We
clarified with counsel that the correct case name is ``Certain
Corrosion Inhibitors from the People's Republic of China, A-570-
122.'' See Memorandum, ``Antidumping Administrative Review of
Certain Corrosion Inhibitors from the People's Republic of China:
Communication with Counsel Concerning its Request for a Changed
Circumstance Review,'' dated September 29, 2022.
\3\ See Chuzhou Kanghua's Letter ``Certain Corrosion Inhibitors
from the People's Republic of China, A-570-122; Changed
Circumstances Review (Kanghua); Response to Supplemental
Questionnaire,'' dated September 15, 2022. We note that the response
to the supplemental questionnaire contains typographical errors that
reference another proceeding and case number. However, counsel
clarified that the correct case is ``Certain Corrosion Inhibitors
from the People's Republic of China, A-570-122.'' See Memorandum,
``Antidumping Administrative Review of Certain Corrosion Inhibitors
from the People's Republic of China: Communication with Counsel
Concerning its Request for a Changed Circumstance Review,'' dated
September 29, 2022.
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On October 7, 2022, we extended the deadline to initiate the
CCR.\4\
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Additionally, on October 7, 2022, we sent Chuzhou Kanghua a
supplemental questionnaire.\5\ On October 11, 2022, Chuzhou Kanghua
submitted its response to our supplemental questionnaire.\6\ Commerce
received no comments from interested parties on Chuzhou Kanghua's CCR
Request or its supplemental questionnaire responses.
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\4\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Request for a Changed Circumstances
Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Corrosion Inhibitors
from the People's Republic of China: Extension of Initiation
Deadline,'' dated October 7, 2022.
\5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Request for a Changed Circumstances
Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Corrosion Inhibitors
from the People's Republic of China: Second Supplemental
Questionnaire,'' dated October 7, 2022.
\6\ See Chuzhou Kanghua's Letter, ``Certain Corrosion Inhibitors
from the People's Republic of China, A-570-122; Changed
Circumstances Review (Kanghua); Response to Supplemental
Questionnaire,'' dated October 11, 2022 (Chuzhou Kanghua's 2nd
Supplemental Response).
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the Order is corrosion inhibitors from
China. For a full description of the merchandise covered by the scope
of Order, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\7\
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\7\ See Memorandum, ``Certain Corrosion Inhibitors from the
People's Republic of China: Initiation and Preliminary Results of
the Changed Circumstances Review,'' dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Initiation of Changed Circumstances Reviews
Pursuant to section 751(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act), and 19 CFR 351.216, Commerce will conduct a CCR of an order
upon receipt of information or a review request from an interested
party for a review of an order which shows changed circumstances
sufficient to warrant a review of the order.\8\
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\8\ See 19 CFR 351.216(c).
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Under 19 CFR 351.216(c), Commerce will not review a final
determination of an investigation less than 24 months after the date of
publication of notice of the final determination unless it finds that
good cause exists. However, 19 CFR 351.216(d) provides that if Commerce
determines that good cause exists and the changed circumstances are
sufficient to warrant a review, it will conduct a CCR, in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.221.
Based on the record information, Commerce has determined that,
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.216(c), good cause exists to conduct a CCR.
Chuzhou Kanghua requested a CCR because of a change in name of the
company and address not contemplated during the original
investigation.\9\ In addition, Chuzhou Kanghua explained and provided
information to support its claim that there are no significant changes
made to the production facility, management, customer/supplier
relationship or any other aspect of operation.\10\ Chuzhou Kanghua
further explains that absent such a review, it would have difficulties
in making entry of goods into the United States under the rate properly
assigned to it.\11\
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\9\ See Chuzhou Kanghua's 2nd Supplemental Response at 1.
\10\ Id.
\11\ Id. at 2.
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The information submitted by Chuzhou Kanghua demonstrates that its
request is based solely on a change in the Chinese name of the company
from ``Nantong Kanghua Chemical Co., Ltd'' to ``Kanghua Chemical Co.,
Ltd,'' which was approved on February 17, 2022.\12\
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\12\ See CCR Request at Exhibit 1.
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As such, based of the reasons outlined above, and the information
provided on the record by Chuzhou Kanghua, we find good cause exists
for initiating a CCR to determine whether Chuzhou Kanghua is the
successor-in-interest to Nantong Kanghua, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.216(c) and (d). Therefore, in accordance with section 751(b)(1) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.216, we are initiating a CCR to determine
whether Chuzhou Kanghua is the successor-in-interest to Nantong Kanghua
for purposes of the Order.
Preliminary Results
Commerce is permitted by 19 CFR 351.221(c)(3)(ii) to combine the
notice of initiation of a CCR and the preliminary results if Commerce
concludes that expedited action is warranted. In this instance, because
the record contains information necessary to make a preliminary
finding, we find that expedited action is warranted and have combined
the notice of initiation and the preliminary results.
Accordingly, pursuant to section 751(b) of the Act, we have
conducted a successor-in-interest analysis in response to Chuzhou
Kanghua's request. For a complete discussion of the information that
Chuzhou Kanghua provided, and the complete successor-in-interest
analysis, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\13\ A list of topics
discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as the
appendix to this notice. 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://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
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\13\ See Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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Should our final results remain unchanged from these preliminary
results, we will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to assign
entries of subject merchandise exported by Chuzhou Kanghua the AD cash
deposit rate applicable to Nantong Kanghua. Commerce will issue its
final results of the review in accordance with the time limits set
forth in 19 CFR 351.216(e).
Public Comment
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii), interested parties may
submit case briefs not later than 30 days after the date of publication
of this notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case
briefs, may be filed no later than seven days after the case briefs, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.309(d). Parties who submit case or rebuttal
briefs are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) a statement of
the issue; (2) a brief summary of the arguments; and (3) a table of
authorities.\14\ All comments must be filed electronically using
ACCESS. An electronically filed document must be received successfully
in its entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the established
deadline.\15\ Note that Commerce has temporarily modified certain of
its requirements for service documents containing business proprietary
information, until further notice.\16\
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\14\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2).
\15\ See 19 CFR 351.303(b).
\16\ See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements
Due to Covid-19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July
10, 2020).
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing must submit a written request via ACCESS within 30
days of publication of this notice. Hearing requests should contain the
following information: (1) the party's name, address, and telephone
number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of the issues to
be discussed. Oral presentations at the hearing will be limited to
issues raised in the briefs. If a request for a hearing is made,
Commerce intends to hold the hearing at a time and date to be
determined. Parties should confirm the date and the time of the hearing
two days before the scheduled date.
Consistent with 19 CFR 351.216(e), we will issue the final results
of this CCR no later than 270 days after the date on which this review
was initiated, or within 45 days if all parties agree to our
preliminary finding.
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Notification to Interested Parties
This initiation and preliminary results notice is published in
accordance with sections 751(b)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.216(b), 351.221(b), and 351.221(c)(3).
Dated: November 16, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
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. Initiation of the Changed Circumstances Review
V. Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Review
VI. Successor-in-Interest Determination
VII. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2022-25501 Filed 11-22-22; 8:45 am]
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