Phosphate Fertilizers From the Kingdom of Morocco: Preliminary Results of the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, 2020-2021, 29089-29090 [2023-09594]
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Dated: April 28, 2023.
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. Partial Rescission of Administrative
Review
IV. Scope of the Order
V. Product Characteristics
VI. No-Shipment Certifications
VII. Discussion of the Methodology
VIII. Currency Conversion
IX. Adjustment Under Section 777A(f) of the
Act
X. Recommendation
Appendix II
Non-Selected Companies Under Review
Receiving a Separate Rate
1. Anhui Xinyuanda Cupboard Co., Ltd.
2. Dongguan Ri Sheng Home Furnishing
Articles Co., Ltd.
3. Goldenhome Living Co., Ltd.
4. Jiang Su Rongxin Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
(Formerly known as Jiang Su Rongxin
Cabinets Ltd.)
5. Jiangsu Sunwell Cabinetry Co., Ltd.
6. KM Cabinetry Co., Ltd.
7. Kunshan Baiyulan Furniture Co., Ltd.
8. Morewood Cabinetry Co., Ltd.
9. Nantong Aershin Cabinets Co., Ltd.
10. Quanzhou Ample Furnishings Co., Ltd.
11. Qufu Xinyu Furniture Co., Ltd.
12. Shanghai Beautystar Cabinetry Co., Ltd.
13. Shanghai Zifeng International Trading
Co., Ltd.
14. Sheen Lead International Trading
(Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
15. Taishan Oversea Trading Co., Ltd.
16. Taizhou Overseas Int’l Ltd.
17. Tech Forest Cabinetry Co., Ltd.
18. Weifang Fuxing Wood Co., Ltd.
19. Xiamen Adler Cabinetry Co., Ltd.
20. Yichun Dongmeng Wood Co., Ltd.
21. Yixing Pengjia Technology Co., Ltd.
(Formerly known as Yixing Pengjia
Cabinetry Co., Ltd.)
22. Zhangzhou OCA Furniture Co., Ltd.
23. Zhoushan For-strong Wood Co., Ltd.
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Companies Subject to Rescission of Review
1. Jiangsu Weisen Houseware Co., Ltd.
2. Linyi Bomei Furniture Co., Ltd.
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No Shipment Companies
1. Dalian Hualing Wood Co., Ltd.
2. Dalian Meisen Woodworking Co., Ltd.
3. Guangzhou Nuolande Import and Export
Co., Ltd.
4. Hangzhou Hoca Kitchen & Bath Products
Co., Ltd.
5. Linyi Kaipu Furniture Co., Ltd.
6. Senke Manufacturing Company
7. Shandong Longsen Woods Co., Ltd.
8. Shouguang Fushi Wood Co., Ltd.
Companies Considered To Be Part of the
China-Wide Entity
1. Deqing Meisheng Import and Export Co.,
Ltd.
2. Fujian Senyi Kitchen Cabinet Co., Ltd.
3. Fuzhou Hauster Kitchen Cabinet
Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
4. Fuzhou Pyrashine Trading Co., Ltd.
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5. Jiang Su Rongxin Import and Export Co.,
Ltd.
6. Linshu Meibang Furniture Co., Ltd.
7. Shanghai Zifeng Industries Development
Co., Ltd.
8. Shenzhen Pengchengzhirong Trade Co.,
Ltd.
9. Suzhou Siemo Wood Import & Export Co.,
Ltd.
10. Weihai Jarlin Cabinetry Manufacture Co.,
Ltd.
11. Weisen Houseware Co., Ltd.
12. Xiamen Got Cheer Co., Ltd.
13. Yindu Kitchen Equipment Co., Ltd.
14. Zaozhuang New Sharp Import & Export
Trading Co., Ltd.
15. ZBOM Cabinets Co., Ltd.
16. Zhongshan KM Cabinetry Co., Ltd.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–714–001]
Phosphate Fertilizers From the
Kingdom of Morocco: Preliminary
Results of the Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review, 2020–2021
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily
determines that countervailable
subsidies are being provided to
producers and exporters of phosphate
fertilizers from the Kingdom of Morocco
(Morocco). The period of review (POR)
is November 30, 2020, through
December 31, 2021.
DATES: Applicable May 5, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jaron Moore or Janae Martin, AD/CVD
Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–3640 or (202) 482–0238,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On May 2, 2022, we received a
request from the petitioner 1 to conduct
an administrative review with respect to
OCP S.A. (OCP).2 On June 9, 2022,
Commerce published a notice of
1 The
Mosaic Company (the petitioner).
Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Request for
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated
May 2, 2022.
2 See
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initiation of an administrative review of
the countervailing duty (CVD) order on
phosphate fertilizers from Morocco.3 On
June 28, 2022, Commerce issued its
initial questionnaire to OCP and the
Government of Morocco as mandatory
respondents in this administrative
review.4 On December 2, 2022,
Commerce extended the deadline for the
preliminary results of this review.5
For a complete description of the
events that followed the initiation of
this review, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.6 A list of topics
discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is included at 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/.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the
Order is phosphate fertilizers. For a
complete description of the scope of the
Order, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review
in accordance with section 751(a)(l)(A)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act). For each of the subsidy
programs found countervailable, we
preliminarily determine that there is a
subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution
from 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
3 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 87 FR
35165 (June 9, 2022); see also Phosphate Fertilizers
from the Kingdom of Morocco and the Russian
Federation: Countervailing Duty Orders, 86 FR
18037 (April 7, 2021) (Order).
4 See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Countervailing Duty
Questionnaire,’’ dated June 28, 2022.
5 See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for
Preliminary Results of the 2020–2021
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated
December 2, 2022.
6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Results of the Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review; 2020–2021: Phosphate
Fertilizers from the Kingdom of Morocco,’’ dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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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underlying our conclusions, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Preliminary Results of Review
As a result of this review, we
preliminarily determine the net
countervailable subsidy rate to be:
Producer/exporter
Subsidy
rate
(percent
ad valorem)
OCP S.A ...............................
14.49
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Verification
As provided in section 782(i)(3) of the
Act, Commerce intends to verify the
information relied upon for its final
results.
Disclosure and Public Comment
We intend to disclose to interested
parties the calculations performed for
these preliminary results within five
days of the date of publication of this
notice in accordance with 19 CFR
351.224(b). A timeline for the
submission of case and rebuttal briefs
and written comments will be provided
to interested parties at a later date.8
Note that Commerce has temporarily
modified certain of its requirements for
serving documents containing business
proprietary information, until further
notice.9 Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who
submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in
this 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.
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 date
of publication of this notice. Requests
should contain the party’s name,
address, and telephone number, the
number of participants, whether any
participant is a foreign national, and a
list of the issues to be discussed. If a
request for a hearing is made, Commerce
intends to hold the hearing at a 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, we
intend to issue the final results of this
administrative review, which will
8 See
19 CFR 351.309(c) and (d).
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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include the results of our analysis of the
issues raised in the case briefs, within
120 days of publication of these
preliminary results in the Federal
Register, pursuant to section
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.213(h).
for Measuring the Adequacy of
Remuneration
VI. Analysis of Programs
VII. Recommendation
Assessment Rate
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.221(b)(4)(i), we preliminarily
assigned the subsidy rate in the amount
shown above for OCP. Upon completion
of the administrative review, consistent
with section 751(a)(1) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.212(b)(2), Commerce shall
determine, and U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) shall assess,
countervailing duties on all appropriate
entries covered by this review.
We will instruct CBP to assess
countervailing duties on all appropriate
entries at the subsidy rate calculated in
the final results of this review. We
intend 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).
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Cash Deposit Requirements
In accordance with section 751(a)(1)
of the Act, Commerce intends, upon
publication of the final results, to
instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of
estimated countervailing duties in the
amount shown for OCP on shipments of
subject merchandise entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the date of
publication of the final results of this
administrative review. The cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
Notification to Interested Parties
These preliminary results are issued
and published pursuant to sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19
CFR 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: April 28, 2023.
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. Subsidies Valuation Information
V. Interest Rate Benchmarks and Benchmarks
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International Trade Administration
[A–469–820]
Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet From
Spain: Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2020–2022
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an
administrative review of the
antidumping duty (AD) order on
common alloy aluminum sheet
(aluminum sheet) from Spain with
respect to one exporter/producer of
subject merchandise. The period of
review (POR) is October 15, 2020,
through March 31, 2022. Commerce
preliminarily finds that sales of
aluminum sheet from Spain were made
at less than normal value (NV) during
the POR. We invite interested parties to
comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable May 5, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Whitley Herndon, 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) 482–6274.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On April 27, 2021, Commerce
published the AD order on aluminum
sheet from Spain.1 On June 9, 2022,
Commerce initiated an administrative
review of the Order, in accordance with
section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (the Act).2 This
administrative review covers one
producer/exporter of the subject
merchandise, Compania Valenciana de
Aluminio Baux, S.L.U./Bancolor Baux,
S.L.U. (collectively, Baux).3
1 See Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet from
Bahrain, Brazil, Croatia, Egypt, Germany, India,
Indonesia, Italy, Oman, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia,
South Africa, Spain, Taiwan and the Republic of
Turkey: Antidumping Duty Orders, 86 FR 22139
(April 27, 2021) (Order).
2 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 87 FR
35165 (June 9, 2022).
3 Commerce previously determined that Baux is
a collapsed entity comprised of the following two
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-714-001]
Phosphate Fertilizers From the Kingdom of Morocco: Preliminary
Results of the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, 2020-2021
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily
determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to
producers and exporters of phosphate fertilizers from the Kingdom of
Morocco (Morocco). The period of review (POR) is November 30, 2020,
through December 31, 2021.
DATES: Applicable May 5, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jaron Moore or Janae Martin, AD/CVD
Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3640 or (202)
482-0238, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 2, 2022, we received a request from the petitioner \1\ to
conduct an administrative review with respect to OCP S.A. (OCP).\2\ On
June 9, 2022, Commerce published a notice of initiation of an
administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on
phosphate fertilizers from Morocco.\3\ On June 28, 2022, Commerce
issued its initial questionnaire to OCP and the Government of Morocco
as mandatory respondents in this administrative review.\4\ On December
2, 2022, Commerce extended the deadline for the preliminary results of
this review.\5\
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\1\ The Mosaic Company (the petitioner).
\2\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Request for Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review,'' dated May 2, 2022.
\3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 87 FR 35165 (June 9, 2022); see also
Phosphate Fertilizers from the Kingdom of Morocco and the Russian
Federation: Countervailing Duty Orders, 86 FR 18037 (April 7, 2021)
(Order).
\4\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Countervailing Duty
Questionnaire,'' dated June 28, 2022.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of the 2020-2021 Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review,'' dated December 2, 2022.
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For a complete description of the events that followed the
initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\6\
A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is
included at 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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\6\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2020-2021:
Phosphate Fertilizers from the Kingdom of Morocco,'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the Order is phosphate fertilizers. For
a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a)(l)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For each
of the subsidy programs found countervailable, we preliminarily
determine that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution from
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
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underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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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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Preliminary Results of Review
As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine the net
countervailable subsidy rate to be:
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Subsidy rate
Producer/exporter (percent ad
valorem)
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OCP S.A................................................ 14.49
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Verification
As provided in section 782(i)(3) of the Act, Commerce intends to
verify the information relied upon for its final results.
Disclosure and Public Comment
We intend to disclose to interested parties the calculations
performed for these preliminary results within five days of the date of
publication of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). A
timeline for the submission of case and rebuttal briefs and written
comments will be provided to interested parties at a later date.\8\
Note that Commerce has temporarily modified certain of its requirements
for serving documents containing business proprietary information,
until further notice.\9\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2),
parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this 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.
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\8\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c) and (d).
\9\ 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, 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 date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain
the party's name, address, and telephone number, the number of
participants, whether any participant is a foreign national, and a list
of the issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made,
Commerce intends to hold the hearing at a 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, we intend to issue the final
results of this administrative review, which will include the results
of our analysis of the issues raised in the case briefs, within 120
days of publication of these preliminary results in the Federal
Register, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.213(h).
Assessment Rate
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4)(i), we preliminarily
assigned the subsidy rate in the amount shown above for OCP. Upon
completion of the administrative review, consistent with section
751(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), Commerce shall
determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess,
countervailing duties on all appropriate entries covered by this
review.
We will instruct CBP to assess countervailing duties on all
appropriate entries at the subsidy rate calculated in the final results
of this review. We intend 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).
Cash Deposit Requirements
In accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce intends,
upon publication of the final results, to instruct CBP to collect cash
deposits of estimated countervailing duties in the amount shown for OCP
on shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of the
final results of this administrative review. The cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further
notice.
Notification to Interested Parties
These preliminary results are issued and published pursuant to
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: April 28, 2023.
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. Subsidies Valuation Information
V. Interest Rate Benchmarks and Benchmarks for Measuring the
Adequacy of Remuneration
VI. Analysis of Programs
VII. Recommendation
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