Alloy and Certain Carbon Steel Threaded Rod From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Rescission of Administrative Review, in Part; 2021-2022, 78640-78642 [2022-27837]
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to disclose for the final results of this
review.
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Assessment Rate
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the
Act, Commerce shall determine, and
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) shall assess, antidumping 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 expired (i.e.,
within 90 days of publication).
In accordance with Commerce’s
‘‘automatic assessment’’ practice, for
entries of subject merchandise that
entered the United States during the
POR that were produced by Oman
Fasteners for which the respondent did
not know that its merchandise was
destined to the United States,
Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate
unreviewed entries at the all-others rate
of 9.10 percent,9 if there is no rate for
the intermediate company(ies) involved
in the transaction.10
Because we are applying total AFA to
Oman Fasteners, we will instruct CBP to
apply an assessment rate to all entries
Oman Fasteners produced and/or
exported equal to the dumping margin
indicated above in the ‘‘Final Results of
Review.’’ Further, the assessment rate
for antidumping duties for each of the
companies not selected for individual
examination will be equal to the
weighted-average dumping margin
identified above in the ‘‘Final Results of
Review.’’
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective upon
publication of the notice of the final
results of this administrative review for
all shipments of steel nails from Oman
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the date of
publication of the final results in the
Federal Register, as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) for the
companies covered by this review, the
cash deposit rate will be the rates listed
above in the section ‘‘Final Results of
Review’’; (2) for merchandise exported
by producers or exporters not covered in
9 See
Steel Nails from Oman Final Determination.
a full discussion of this practice, see
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954
(May 6, 2003).
10 For
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this administrative review but covered
in a prior segment of the proceeding, the
cash deposit rate will continue to be the
company-specific rate published in a
completed segment for the most recent
period of review; (3) if the exporter is
not a firm covered in this review, a prior
review, or in the original investigation,
but the producer is, the cash deposit
rate will be the rate established for the
most recently completed segment of this
proceeding for the producer of the
merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit
rate for all other producers or exporters
will continue to be 9.10 percent, the allothers rate established in the
investigation.11 These cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder
to importers of their responsibility
under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a
certificate regarding the reimbursement
of antidumping duties prior to
liquidation of the relevant entries
during this POR. Failure to comply with
this requirement could result in
Commerce’s presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties
occurred and the subsequent assessment
of doubled antidumping duties.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to an administrative
protective order (APO) of their
responsibility concerning the
destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
written notification of the return or
destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is
hereby requested. Failure to comply
with the regulations and the terms of an
APO is a sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
Commerce is issuing and publishing
these final results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the
Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: December 16, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Issues
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Comment 1: Whether to Accept/Add
the Rejected Response to the Record
Comment 2: Whether to Apply
Adverse Facts Available (AFA)
Comment 3: Which Rate to Apply as
AFA
V. Recommendation
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–104]
Alloy and Certain Carbon Steel
Threaded Rod From the People’s
Republic of China: Preliminary Results
of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review and Rescission of
Administrative Review, in Part; 2021–
2022
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily
finds that Ningbo Dongxin HighStrength Nut Co., Ltd. (Ningbo
Dongxin), is not eligible for a separate
rate. The period of review (POR) is April
1, 2021, through March 31, 2022.
Commerce is also rescinding the review
with respect to Ningbo Zhongjiang High
Strength Bolts Co., Ltd. (Zhongjiang
Bolts). Interested parties are invited to
comment on these preliminary results of
review.
DATES: Applicable December 22, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Allison Hollander or Bryan Hansen, AD/
CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–2805 or (202) 482–3683,
respectively.
AGENCY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On April 21, 2020, Commerce
published in the Federal Register the
antidumping duty (AD) order on alloy
and certain carbon steel threaded rod
(threaded rod) from the People’s
Republic of China (China).1 On April 1,
2022, Commerce published in the
Federal Register a notice of opportunity
to request an administrative review of
1 See Alloy and Certain Carbon Steel Threaded
Rod from the People’s Republic of China:
Antidumping Duty Order, 85 FR 19929 (April 9,
2020) (Order).
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the Order.2 On June 9, 2022, based on
timely requests for an administrative
review, Commerce initiated the
administrative review of the Order.3 The
administrative review covers two
companies, including one mandatory
respondent, Ningbo Dongxin.
Scope of the Order
The products covered by this Order
are threaded rod. A full description of
the scope of the Order is provided in the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.4
Rescission of Administrative Review, in
Part
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1),
Commerce will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in
part, if the party that requested a review
withdraws its request within 90 days of
the date of publication of the notice of
initiation. On June 21, 2022, Zhongjiang
Bolts timely withdrew its request for
review.5 Because no other party
requested an administrative review of
Zhongjiang Bolts, Commerce is
rescinding this administrative review, in
part, with respect to Zhongjiang Bolts,
in accordance with 19 CFR
351.213(d)(1).
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China-Wide Entity
Under Commerce’s policy regarding
the conditional review of the Chinawide entity,6 the China-wide entity will
not be under review unless a party
specifically requests, or Commerce selfinitiates, 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., 48.91 percent) is not
subject to change.7 We find the
mandatory respondent, Ningbo
Dongxin, to be a part of the China-wide
entity in the instant review because it
failed to submit a timely response to the
2 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order,
Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity
to Request Administrative Review, 87 FR 19075
(April 1, 2021).
3 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 87 FR
35165, 35170 (June 9, 2022) (Initiation Notice).
4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Results of the Administrative
Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Alloy
and Certain Carbon Steel Threaded Rod from the
People’s Republic of China; 2021–2022,’’ dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
5 See Zhongjiang Bolts’ Letter, ‘‘Zhongjiang
Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review,’’
dated June 21, 2022.
6 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).
7 See Order.
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initial AD questionnaire, thereby failing
to establish its eligibility for a separate
rate.8
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review
in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B)
of the Act. For a full description of the
methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum. 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. A list of
topics discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum is included as
an appendix to this notice. In addition,
a complete version of the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum can be found at
https://access.trade.gov/public/
FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Disclosure
Normally, Commerce discloses to the
parties in a proceeding the calculations
performed in connection with
preliminary results of review within five
days after public announcement of
preliminary results of review in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).9
However, because Commerce did not
calculate a margin for the sole
mandatory respondent, there are no
calculations to disclose for the
preliminary results of review.
Public Comment
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c),
interested parties case briefs no later
than 30 days after the date of
publication of these preliminary results
of review.10 Rebuttals to case briefs may
be filed no later than seven days after
the case briefs are filed, and all rebuttal
comments must be limited to comments
raised in the case briefs.11 Note that
Commerce has temporarily modified
certain of its requirements for serving
documents containing business
proprietary information until further
notice.12
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and
(d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or
rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are
8 See
Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 5.
19 CFR 351.224(b).
10 See 19 CFR 351.309(c).
11 See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
12 See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD
Service Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension
of Effective Period, 85 FR 29615 (May 18, 2020);
and Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service
Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension of
Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020).
9 See
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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.13
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, U.S. Department of
Commerce, within 30 days after the
publication of this notice. Requests
should contain the party’s name,
address, 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 time and date to
be determined. Parties should confirm
by telephone the date, time, and
location of the hearing two days before
the scheduled date.
Unless the deadline is extended,
Commerce intends to issue the final
results of this review, including the
results of its analysis of the issues raised
in any written briefs, no later than 120
days after the date of publication of this
notice, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h).
Assessment Rates
Upon issuing the final results,
Commerce will determine, and CBP
shall assess, antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries covered by this
review.14
Because Commerce is rescinding this
administrative review, in part, with
respect to Zhongjiang Bolts, Commerce
will instruct CBP to assess antidumping
duties on all appropriate entries of
threaded rod from China exported by
Zhongjiang Bolts during the POR at the
rate 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 CFR
351.212(c)(1)(i).
If the preliminary results are
unchanged for the final results, we will
instruct CBP to apply an ad valorem
assessment rate of 48.91 percent to all
entries of subject merchandise during
the POR which were exported by
Ningbo Dongxin.
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.
13 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2); see also 19
CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements).
14 See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
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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 expired (i.e.,
within 90 days of publication).
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this
review for shipments of the subject
merchandise from China entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the publication
date, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C)
of the Act: (1) for Ningbo Dongxin, that
has not been found to be entitled to a
separate rate, the cash deposit rate will
be that for the China-wide entity; (2) for
previously investigated or reviewed
Chinese and non-Chinese 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; (3) 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 that for the Chinawide entity; and (4) for all non-Chinese
exporters of subject merchandise which
have not received their own rate, the
cash deposit rate will be the rate
applicable to the Chinese exporter that
supplied that non-Chinese exporter.
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 the POR.
Failure to comply with this requirement
could result in Commerce’s
presumption that reimbursement of
antidumping duties occurred and the
subsequent assessment of double
antidumping duties.
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Notification to Interested Parties
Commerce is issuing and publishing
the preliminary results of this review in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1)(B),
751(a)(3) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19
CFR 351.213 and 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: December 13, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix I—List of Topics Discussed in
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
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II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Recommendation
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Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–0056.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
On October 3, 2016, Commerce
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
published in the Federal Register the
AD orders on hot-rolled steel from
International Trade Administration
Australia, Brazil, Japan, Korea, the
[A–602–809, A–351–845, A–588–874, A–580– Netherlands, Turkey, and the United
883, A–421–813, A–489–826, A–412–825, C– Kingdom (AD Orders) 1 and the CVD
351–846, C–580–884]
orders on hot-rolled steel from Brazil
and Korea (CVD Orders, collectively
Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products
with AD Orders, Orders).2 On
From Australia, Brazil, Japan, the
September 1, 2021, Commerce
Republic of Korea, the Netherlands,
published the notice of initiation of the
the Republic of Turkey, and the United sunset reviews of the Orders pursuant to
Kingdom: Continuation of
section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
Antidumping Duty Orders (Australia,
as amended (the Act).3 Commerce
Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, Turkey, conducted expedited (120-day) sunset
and United Kingdom) and
reviews of the Orders, pursuant to
Countervailing Duty Order (Korea) and section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19
Revocation of Antidumping and
CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2). As a result
Countervailing Duty Orders (Brazil)
of its reviews, Commerce determined,
pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance,
752(c) of the Act, that revocation of the
International Trade Administration,
Orders would likely lead to
Department of Commerce.
continuation or recurrence of dumping
SUMMARY: As a result of the
and countervailable subsidies.
determinations by the U.S. Department
Commerce also notified the ITC of the
of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S.
magnitude of the dumping margins and
International Trade Commission (ITC)
that revocation of the antidumping duty net countervailable subsidies likely to4
prevail should the Orders be revoked.
(AD) orders on certain hot-rolled steel
On December 2, 2022, the ITC
flat products (hot-rolled steel) from
published its determination, pursuant to
Australia, Japan, the Republic of Korea
(Korea), the Netherlands, the Republic
1 See Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products from
of Turkey (Turkey), and the United
Australia, Brazil, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the
Kingdom would likely lead to
Netherlands, the Republic of Turkey, and the
United Kingdom: Amended Final Affirmative
continuation or recurrence of dumping
and material injury to an industry in the Antidumping Determinations for Australia, the
Republic of Korea, and the Republic of Turkey and
United States, Commerce is publishing
Antidumping Duty Orders, 81 FR 67962 (October 3,
a notice of continuation of the AD
2016), as amended by Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat
Products from Turkey: Notice of Court Decision Not
orders for these countries. Further, as a
in Harmony with the Amended Final Determination
result of Commerce’s and the ITC’s
in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation; Notice of
determinations that the countervailing
Amended Final Determination, Amended
Antidumping Duty Order, Notice of Revocation of
duty (CVD) order on hot-rolled steel
Antidumping Duty Order in Part; and
from Korea would likely lead to
Discontinuation of the 2017–18 and 2018–19
continuation or recurrence of net
Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews, in Part,
countervailable subsidies and material
85 FR 29399 (May 15, 2020) (AD Orders).
2 See Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products from
injury to an industry in the United
States, Commerce is publishing a notice Brazil and the Republic of Korea: Amended Final
Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determinations
of continuation CVD order for Korea.
and Countervailing Duty Orders, 81 FR 67960
Finally, as a result of the ITC’s
(October 3, 2016) (CVD Orders).
3 See Initiation Notice of Five-Year (Sunset)
determination that revocation of the AD
and CVD orders on hot-rolled steel from Reviews, 86 FR 48983 (September 1, 2021)
(Initiation Notice).
Brazil is not likely to lead to
4 See Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products from
continuation or recurrence of material
Australia, Brazil, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the
injury to an industry in the United
Netherlands, the Republic of Turkey, and the
States, Commerce is revoking the AD
United Kingdom: Final Results of the Expedited
and CVD orders on hot-rolled steel from Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders, 87
FR 751 (January 6, 2022); Certain Hot-Rolled Steel
Brazil.
Flat Products of Brazil: Final Results of the
DATES: Applicable December 22, 2022.
Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing
Duty Order, 87 FR 750 (January 6, 2022); and
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products From the
Zachary Le Vene, AD/CVD Operations,
Republic of Korea: Final Results of the Expedited
Office VII, Enforcement and
First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty
Order, 87 FR 428 (January 5, 2022).
Compliance, International Trade
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-104]
Alloy and Certain Carbon Steel Threaded Rod From the People's
Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review and Rescission of Administrative Review, in Part;
2021-2022
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds
that Ningbo Dongxin High-Strength Nut Co., Ltd. (Ningbo Dongxin), is
not eligible for a separate rate. The period of review (POR) is April
1, 2021, through March 31, 2022. Commerce is also rescinding the review
with respect to Ningbo Zhongjiang High Strength Bolts Co., Ltd.
(Zhongjiang Bolts). Interested parties are invited to comment on these
preliminary results of review.
DATES: Applicable December 22, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allison Hollander or Bryan Hansen, AD/
CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2805 or (202)
482-3683, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On April 21, 2020, Commerce published in the Federal Register the
antidumping duty (AD) order on alloy and certain carbon steel threaded
rod (threaded rod) from the People's Republic of China (China).\1\ On
April 1, 2022, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of
opportunity to request an administrative review of
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the Order.\2\ On June 9, 2022, based on timely requests for an
administrative review, Commerce initiated the administrative review of
the Order.\3\ The administrative review covers two companies, including
one mandatory respondent, Ningbo Dongxin.
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\1\ See Alloy and Certain Carbon Steel Threaded Rod from the
People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order, 85 FR 19929
(April 9, 2020) (Order).
\2\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative
Review, 87 FR 19075 (April 1, 2021).
\3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 87 FR 35165, 35170 (June 9, 2022)
(Initiation Notice).
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Scope of the Order
The products covered by this Order are threaded rod. A full
description of the scope of the Order is provided in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.\4\
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\4\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of the Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
on Alloy and Certain Carbon Steel Threaded Rod from the People's
Republic of China; 2021-2022,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Rescission of Administrative Review, in Part
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in part, if the party that requested
a review withdraws its request within 90 days of the date of
publication of the notice of initiation. On June 21, 2022, Zhongjiang
Bolts timely withdrew its request for review.\5\ Because no other party
requested an administrative review of Zhongjiang Bolts, Commerce is
rescinding this administrative review, in part, with respect to
Zhongjiang Bolts, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).
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\5\ See Zhongjiang Bolts' Letter, ``Zhongjiang Withdrawal of
Request for Administrative Review,'' dated June 21, 2022.
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China-Wide Entity
Under Commerce's policy regarding the conditional review of the
China-wide entity,\6\ 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., 48.91 percent) is not subject to change.\7\ We
find the mandatory respondent, Ningbo Dongxin, to be a part of the
China-wide entity in the instant review because it failed to submit a
timely response to the initial AD questionnaire, thereby failing to
establish its eligibility for a separate rate.\8\
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\6\ 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).
\7\ See Order.
\8\ See Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 5.
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(B) of the Act. For a full description of the methodology
underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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. A
list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is
included as an appendix to this notice. In addition, a complete version
of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be found at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Disclosure
Normally, Commerce discloses to the parties in a proceeding the
calculations performed in connection with preliminary results of review
within five days after public announcement of preliminary results of
review in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).\9\ However, because
Commerce did not calculate a margin for the sole mandatory respondent,
there are no calculations to disclose for the preliminary results of
review.
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\9\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
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Public Comment
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c), interested parties case briefs no
later than 30 days after the date of publication of these preliminary
results of review.\10\ Rebuttals to case briefs may be filed no later
than seven days after the case briefs are filed, and all rebuttal
comments must be limited to comments raised in the case briefs.\11\
Note that Commerce has temporarily modified certain of its requirements
for serving documents containing business proprietary information until
further notice.\12\
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\10\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c).
\11\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
\12\ See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements
Due to COVID-19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 29615 (May 18,
2020); and 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 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who submit
case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding 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.\13\
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\13\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2); see also 19 CFR
351.303 (for general filing requirements).
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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, U.S. Department of Commerce, within 30 days
after the publication of this notice. Requests should contain the
party's name, address, 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 time and date to be determined. Parties should
confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing two
days before the scheduled date.
Unless the deadline is extended, Commerce intends to issue the
final results of this review, including the results of its analysis of
the issues raised in any written briefs, no later than 120 days after
the date of publication of this notice, pursuant to section
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h).
Assessment Rates
Upon issuing the final results, Commerce will determine, and CBP
shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by
this review.\14\
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\14\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
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Because Commerce is rescinding this administrative review, in part,
with respect to Zhongjiang Bolts, Commerce will instruct CBP to assess
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of threaded rod from
China exported by Zhongjiang Bolts during the POR at the rate 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 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i).
If the preliminary results are unchanged for the final results, we
will instruct CBP to apply an ad valorem assessment rate of 48.91
percent to all entries of subject merchandise during the POR which were
exported by Ningbo Dongxin.
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.
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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 expired (i.e., within 90
days of publication).
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this review for shipments of the
subject merchandise from China entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the publication date, as provided by
section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) for Ningbo Dongxin, that has not
been found to be entitled to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate
will be that for the China-wide entity; (2) for previously investigated
or reviewed Chinese and non-Chinese 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; (3) 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 that for the
China-wide entity; and (4) for all non-Chinese exporters of subject
merchandise which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit
rate will be the rate applicable to the Chinese exporter that supplied
that non-Chinese exporter. 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 the POR. Failure to comply with this
requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement
of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double
antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
Commerce is issuing and publishing the preliminary results of this
review in accordance with sections 751(a)(1)(B), 751(a)(3) and 777(i)
of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213 and 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: December 13, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I--List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Recommendation
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