Certain Steel Nails From the United Arab Emirates: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2021-2022, 85219-85221 [2023-26892]
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hereby requested. Failure to comply
with the regulations and the terms of an
APO is a sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these
final results of administrative review in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and
777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.221(b)(5).
Dated: November 30, 2023.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy 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. Changes Since the Preliminary
Results
V. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Selection of Surrogate
Financial Statements
Comment 2: Whether to Include the
Surrogate Financial Expense Ratio
in Wuyi
Xilinde’s Normal Value (NV)
Comment 3: Valuation of Certain
Factors of Production (FOP)
Comment 4: Treatment of Carton
Inputs as Packing Expense or
Packaging Cost
VI. Recommendation
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–570–157]
Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates
From the People’s Republic of China:
Postponement of Preliminary
Determination in the Countervailing
Duty Investigation
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable December 7, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Terre Keaton Stefanova, AD/CVD
Operations Office IX, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–1280.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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AGENCY:
Background
On October 18, 2023, the U.S.
Department of Commerce (Commerce)
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initiated a countervailing duty (CVD)
investigation of imports of aluminum
lithographic printing plates (printing
plates) from the People’s Republic of
China (China).1 Currently, the
preliminary determination is due no
later than December 22, 2023.
Postponement of Preliminary
Determination
Section 703(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act), requires
Commerce to issue the preliminary
determination in a CVD investigation
within 65 days after the date on which
Commerce initiated the investigation.
However, section 703(c)(1) of the Act
permits Commerce to postpone the
preliminary determination until no later
than 130 days after the date on which
Commerce initiated the investigation if:
(A) the petitioner makes a timely
request for a postponement; or (B)
Commerce concludes that the parties
concerned are cooperating, that the
investigation is extraordinarily
complicated, and that additional time is
necessary to make a preliminary
determination. Under 19 CFR
351.205(e), the petitioner must submit a
request for postponement 25 days or
more before the scheduled date of the
preliminary determination and must
state the reasons for the request.
Commerce will grant the request unless
it finds compelling reasons to deny the
request.
On November 27, 2023, Eastman
Kodak Company (the petitioner) timely
filed a request for Commerce to
postpone the preliminary CVD
determination.2 The petitioner
requested postponement of the
preliminary determination because
Commerce needs additional time to
collect and analyze questionnaire
responses from the Government of
China and the mandatory respondents
in this investigation, and issue
supplemental questionnaires.3
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.205(e), the petitioner has stated the
reasons for requesting a postponement
of the preliminary determination, and
Commerce finds no compelling reason
to deny the request. Therefore, in
accordance with section 703(c)(1)(A) of
the Act, Commerce is postponing the
deadline for the preliminary
determination to no later than 130 days
after the date on which this
1 See Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates
from the People’s Republic of China: Initiation of
Countervailing Duty Investigation, 88 FR 73313
(October 25, 2023).
2 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Petitioner’s Request for
Postponement of Preliminary Determination,’’ dated
November 27, 2023.
3 Id.
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investigation was initiated, i.e.,
February 26, 2024.4 Pursuant to section
705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the final
determination of this investigation will
continue to be 75 days after the date of
the preliminary determination.
This notice is issued and published
pursuant to section 703(c)(2) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
Dated: November 30, 2023.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–520–804]
Certain Steel Nails From the United
Arab Emirates: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2021–2022
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) determines that
sales of certain steel nails from the
United Arab Emirates were made at less
than normal value during the period of
review (POR) May 1, 2021, through
April 30, 2022.
DATES: Applicable December 7, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kelsie Hohenberger, 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) 482–2517.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On June 5, 2023, Commerce published
the Preliminary Results and invited
interested parties to comment.1 This
review covers two respondents: Master
Nails and Pins Manufacturing, LLC/
4 Postponing the preliminary determination to
130 days after initiation would place the deadline
on February 25, 2024, which is a Sunday.
Commerce’s practice dictates that, when a deadline
falls on a weekend or federal holiday, the
appropriate deadline is the next business day. See
Notice of Clarification: Application of ‘‘Next
Business Day’’ Rule for Administrative
Determination Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act
of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005).
1 See Certain Steel Nails from the United Arab
Emirates: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2021–2022, 88 FR 36536
(June 5, 2023) (Preliminary Results), and
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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Middle East Manufacturing Steel LLC
(collectively, Master) and Rich Well
Steel Industries LLC (Rich Well).
From June 20 through 23,2 and July 3
through 7, 2023,3 Commerce verified
Master’s sales and cost responses. On
August 29, 2023, the petitioner 4
submitted case briefs,5 and on
September 7 and 8, 2023, Rich Well 6
and Master,7 respectively, submitted
rebuttal briefs. On September 21, 2023,
we extended the deadline for these final
results to December 1, 2023.8 For a
complete description of the events that
occurred since the Preliminary Results,
see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.9
Commerce conducted this
administrative review in accordance
with section 751 of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act).
Scope of the Order 10
The products covered by this Order
are certain steel nails from the United
Arab Emirates. For a full description of
the scope, see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
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Analysis of Comments Received
We addressed the issues raised in the
case and rebuttal briefs in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum. A list of the
issues addressed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum is included in
the appendix to this notice. The Issues
and 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://
2 See Verification Report, ‘‘Verification of the
Sales Response of Master Nails and Pins
Manufacturing LLC,’’ dated July 21, 2023.
3 See Verification Report, ‘‘Verification of the Cost
Response of Master Nails and Pins Manufacturing
LLC,’’ dated August 15, 2023.
4 The petitioner is Mid Continent Steel & Wire,
Inc.
5 See Petitioner’s Letters, ‘‘Case Brief Regarding
Master,’’ and ‘‘Case Brief Regarding Rich Well,’’
both dated August 29, 2023.
6 See Rich Well’s Letter, ‘‘Rich Well Steel
Industries LLC Rebuttal to the Petitioner’s Case
Brief,’’ dated September 7, 2023.
7 See Master’s Letter, ‘‘Rebuttal Brief of Master,’’
dated September 8, 2023.
8 See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for
Final Results of the 2021–2022 Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review,’’ dated September 21, 2023.
9 See Memorandum, ‘‘Certain Steel Nails from the
United Arab Emirates: Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Results of the
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2021–
2022,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision
Memorandum).
10 See Certain Steel Nails from the United Arab
Emirates: Amended Final Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order,
77 FR 27421 (May 10, 2012) (Order).
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access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete
version of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly
at https://access.trade.gov/public/
FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on our review of the record,
including our verification reports and
comments received from interested
parties, we have made changes to the
Preliminary Results margin calculation
for Master.11
Final Results of Administrative Review
Commerce determines that the
following weighted-average dumping
margins exist for the period May 1,
2021, through April 30, 2022:
Weighted
average
dumping
margin
(percent)
Exporter/producer
Consistent with Commerce’s
assessment practice, for entries of
subject merchandise during the POR
produced by Master or Rich Well for
which they did not know their
merchandise was destined for the
United States, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate unreviewed entries at the allothers rate if there is no rate for the
intermediate company(ies) involved in
the transaction.12
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).
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
Master Nails and Pins Manurequirements will be effective for all
facturing LLC/Middle East
Manufacturing Steel, LLC
4.58 shipments of the subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
Rich Well Steel Industries
LLC ....................................
2.28 for consumption on or after the
publication date of the final results of
this administrative review, as provided
Disclosure
by section 751(a)(2) of the Act: (1) the
Commerce intends to disclose the
cash deposit rates for Master and Rich
calculations performed in connection
Well will be the weighted-average
with these final results of review (with
dumping margins established in the
respect to Master’s revised dumping
final results of this administrative
margin) to interested parties within five review; (2) for previously reviewed or
days after public announcement of the
investigated companies not listed above,
final results or, if there is no public
the cash deposit rate will continue to be
announcement, within five days of the
the company-specific rate published for
date of publication of this notice in the
the most recently completed segment of
Federal Register, in accordance with 19 this proceeding; (3) if the exporter is not
CFR 351.224(b).
a firm covered in this review, a prior
review, or the original LTFV
Assessment Rates
investigation, but the producer has been
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2) of the
covered in a prior completed segment of
Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1),
this proceeding, the cash deposit rate
Commerce has determined, and U.S.
will be the company-specific rate
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
established for the most recent period
shall assess, antidumping duties on all
for the producer of the merchandise;
appropriate entries covered by this
and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other
review.
producers or exporters will continue to
be 4.30 percent.13 These cash deposit
Because the weighted-average
requirements, when imposed, shall
dumping margins for Master and Rich
remain in effect until further notice.
Well are not zero or de minimis (i.e.,
less than 0.5 percent), we calculated
Notification to Importers
importer-specific ad valorem
This notice serves as a final reminder
assessment rates based on the ratio of
to importers of their responsibility
the total amount of dumping calculated
under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a
for the examined sales to the total
certificate regarding the reimbursement
entered value of the sales. Where an
importer-specific assessment rate is zero of antidumping duties prior to
liquidation of the relevant entries
or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate the appropriate entries
12 For a full discussion of this practice, see
without regard to antidumping duties.
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
11 See
Issues and Decision Memorandum at
Comments 1 and 2.
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Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954
(May 6, 2003).
13 See Order, 77 FR at 27422.
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during this POR. Failure to comply with
this requirement could result in
Commerce’s presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties
has occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping
duties.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to administrative
protective order (APO) of their
responsibility concerning the return or
destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which
continues to govern business
proprietary information in this segment
of the proceeding. 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
We are issuing and publishing this
notice in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19
CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: December 1, 2023.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
Appendix
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List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Changes Since the Preliminary Results
V. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Whether Master Nails and
Pins Manufacturing, LLC/Middle East
Manufacturing Steel, LLC (Master) Failed
to Report Reliable/Verifiable Sales Data
Comment 2: Whether Commerce Should
Make Adjustments to Master’s Data
Comment 3: Whether Rich Well Steel
Industries LLC (Rich Well) Failed to
Provide an Accurate and Reliable Cost
Database
Comment 4: Whether Commerce Should
Adjust Rich Well’s General and
Administrative (G&A) Expenses
VI. Recommendation
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–067]
Forged Steel Fittings From the
People’s Republic of China:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review,
Preliminary Determination of No
Shipments; 2021–2022
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily
determines that Qingdao Bestflow
Industrial Co., Ltd. (Bestflow), the sole
participating mandatory respondent in
this review and an exporter of forged
steel fittings from the People’s Republic
of China (China), as well as Both-Well
Taizhou Steel Fittings Co., Ltd. (BothWell), a non-individually-examined
exporter of forged steel fittings from
China, sold subject merchandise in the
United States at prices below normal
value (NV) during the period of review
(POR) November 1, 2021, through
October 31, 2022. Further, Commerce
preliminarily determines that Xin Yi
International Trade Co., Limited (Xin
Yi) had no shipments of subject
merchandise during the POR. Lastly,
Commerce preliminarily determines
that Lianfa Stainless Steel Pipes &
Valves (Qingyun) Co., Ltd. (Lianfa),
Yingkou Guangming Pipeline Industry
Co., Ltd. (Yingkou Guangming), Jiangsu
Forged Pipe Fittings Co., Ltd. (Jiangsu),
and 20 other companies for which this
review was initiated are not eligible for
a separate rate and, are thus, part of the
China-wide entity. Interested parties are
invited to comment on these
preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable December 7, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jinny Ahn, AD/CVD Operations, Office
VIII, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
This administrative review is being
conducted in accordance with section
751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act). On January 3, 2023,
Commerce published the notice of
initiation of this administrative review,
covering 26 companies.1 On March 23,
1 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 88 FR
50 (January 3, 2023).
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2023, Commerce selected as the
mandatory respondents, Lianfa Stainless
Steel Pipes & Valves (Qingyun) Co., Ltd.
(Lianfa) and Bestflow, the companies
accounting for the largest volume of
suspended U.S. entries of subject
merchandise into the United States as
reported by U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP).2 On March 23, 2023,
Commerce also issued its initial nonmarket economy (NME) antidumping
duty questionnaire to Bestflow and
Lianfa. On April 14, 2023, Lianfa
notified Commerce that it intended not
to participate in this review.3 On June
29, 2023, Commerce selected Yingkou
Guangming as an additional mandatory
respondent based on the volume of
suspended entries of subject
merchandise, entered for consumption
into the United States during the POR,
and issued its initial questionnaire to
Yingkou Guangming.4 On July 14, 2023,
Yingkou Guangming notified Commerce
that it intended not to participate in this
review.5 On July 25, 2023, Commerce
selected Jiangsu as a second additional
mandatory respondent based on the
volume of suspended entries of subject
merchandise entered for consumption
into the United States during the POR,
and issued its initial questionnaire to
Jiangsu.6 On August 8, 2023, Jiangsu
notified Commerce that it intended not
to participate in this review.7 On July
11, 2023, Commerce extended the
preliminary results deadline by 120
days.8
For a complete description of the
events that followed the initiation of
this administrative review, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.9 A
list of the topics included in the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum is
included in Appendix I to this notice.
The Preliminary Decision Memorandum
is a public document and is made
available to the public via Enforcement
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Respondent Selection,’’
dated March 23, 2023.
3 See Lianfa’s Letter, ‘‘Lianfa Notice of Intent Not
to Participate,’’ dated April 14, 2023.
4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Selection of an Additional
Mandatory Respondent,’’ dated June 29, 2023.
5 See Yingkou Guangming’s Letter, ‘‘Yingkou
Notice of Intent Not to Participate,’’ dated July 14,
2023.
6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Selection of a Second
Additional Mandatory Respondent,’’ dated July 25,
2023.
7 See Jiangsu’s Letter, ‘‘Notice of Intent Not to
Participate,’’ dated August 8, 2023.
8 See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review,’’ dated July 11, 2023.
9 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Results of the 2021–2022
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Forged
Steel Fittings from the People’s Republic of China,’’
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by,
this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-520-804]
Certain Steel Nails From the United Arab Emirates: Final Results
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2021-2022
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that
sales of certain steel nails from the United Arab Emirates were made at
less than normal value during the period of review (POR) May 1, 2021,
through April 30, 2022.
DATES: Applicable December 7, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelsie Hohenberger, 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) 482-2517.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 5, 2023, Commerce published the Preliminary Results and
invited interested parties to comment.\1\ This review covers two
respondents: Master Nails and Pins Manufacturing, LLC/
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Middle East Manufacturing Steel LLC (collectively, Master) and Rich
Well Steel Industries LLC (Rich Well).
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\1\ See Certain Steel Nails from the United Arab Emirates:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2021-
2022, 88 FR 36536 (June 5, 2023) (Preliminary Results), and
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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From June 20 through 23,\2\ and July 3 through 7, 2023,\3\ Commerce
verified Master's sales and cost responses. On August 29, 2023, the
petitioner \4\ submitted case briefs,\5\ and on September 7 and 8,
2023, Rich Well \6\ and Master,\7\ respectively, submitted rebuttal
briefs. On September 21, 2023, we extended the deadline for these final
results to December 1, 2023.\8\ For a complete description of the
events that occurred since the Preliminary Results, see the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.\9\
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\2\ See Verification Report, ``Verification of the Sales
Response of Master Nails and Pins Manufacturing LLC,'' dated July
21, 2023.
\3\ See Verification Report, ``Verification of the Cost Response
of Master Nails and Pins Manufacturing LLC,'' dated August 15, 2023.
\4\ The petitioner is Mid Continent Steel & Wire, Inc.
\5\ See Petitioner's Letters, ``Case Brief Regarding Master,''
and ``Case Brief Regarding Rich Well,'' both dated August 29, 2023.
\6\ See Rich Well's Letter, ``Rich Well Steel Industries LLC
Rebuttal to the Petitioner's Case Brief,'' dated September 7, 2023.
\7\ See Master's Letter, ``Rebuttal Brief of Master,'' dated
September 8, 2023.
\8\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Final Results of
the 2021-2022 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated
September 21, 2023.
\9\ See Memorandum, ``Certain Steel Nails from the United Arab
Emirates: Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of
the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2021-2022,'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and
Decision Memorandum).
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Commerce conducted this administrative review in accordance with
section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
Scope of the Order 10
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\10\ See Certain Steel Nails from the United Arab Emirates:
Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and
Antidumping Duty Order, 77 FR 27421 (May 10, 2012) (Order).
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The products covered by this Order are certain steel nails from the
United Arab Emirates. For a full description of the scope, see the
Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Analysis of Comments Received
We addressed the issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues addressed in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum is included in the appendix to this
notice. The Issues and 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 Issues and Decision Memorandum can
be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on our review of the record, including our verification
reports and comments received from interested parties, we have made
changes to the Preliminary Results margin calculation for Master.\11\
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\11\ See Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comments 1 and 2.
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Final Results of Administrative Review
Commerce determines that the following weighted-average dumping
margins exist for the period May 1, 2021, through April 30, 2022:
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Weighted
average
Exporter/producer dumping margin
(percent)
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Master Nails and Pins Manufacturing LLC/Middle East 4.58
Manufacturing Steel, LLC...............................
Rich Well Steel Industries LLC.......................... 2.28
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Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed in
connection with these final results of review (with respect to Master's
revised dumping margin) to interested parties within five days after
public announcement of the final results or, if there is no public
announcement, within five days of the date of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1),
Commerce has determined, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by
this review.
Because the weighted-average dumping margins for Master and Rich
Well are not zero or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent), we
calculated importer-specific ad valorem assessment rates based on the
ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for the examined sales
to the total entered value of the sales. Where an importer-specific
assessment rate is zero or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.
Consistent with Commerce's assessment practice, for entries of
subject merchandise during the POR produced by Master or Rich Well for
which they did not know their merchandise was destined for the United
States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the
all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies)
involved in the transaction.\12\
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\12\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties,
68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
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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).
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the
final results of this administrative review, as provided by section
751(a)(2) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rates for Master and Rich
Well will be the weighted-average dumping margins established in the
final results of this administrative review; (2) for previously
reviewed or investigated companies not listed above, the cash deposit
rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the
most recently completed segment of this proceeding; (3) if the exporter
is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the original
LTFV investigation, but the producer has been covered in a prior
completed segment of this proceeding, the cash deposit rate will be the
company-specific rate established for the most recent period for the
producer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all
other producers or exporters will continue to be 4.30 percent.\13\
These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect
until further notice.
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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
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during this POR. Failure to comply with this requirement could result
in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties has
occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which
continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of
the proceeding. 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
We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: December 1, 2023.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy 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. Changes Since the Preliminary Results
V. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Whether Master Nails and Pins Manufacturing, LLC/
Middle East Manufacturing Steel, LLC (Master) Failed to Report
Reliable/Verifiable Sales Data
Comment 2: Whether Commerce Should Make Adjustments to Master's
Data
Comment 3: Whether Rich Well Steel Industries LLC (Rich Well)
Failed to Provide an Accurate and Reliable Cost Database
Comment 4: Whether Commerce Should Adjust Rich Well's General
and Administrative (G&A) Expenses
VI. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2023-26892 Filed 12-6-23; 8:45 am]
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