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Antidumping or Countervailing Duty
Order, Finding, or Suspended
Investigation; Opportunity To Request
Administrative Review and Join
Annual Inquiry Service List
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
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Brenda E. Brown, Office of AD/CVD
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AGENCY:
Background
Each year during the anniversary
month of the publication of an
antidumping or countervailing duty
order, finding, or suspended
investigation, an interested party, as
defined in section 771(9) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), may
request, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.213, that the U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) conduct an
administrative review of that
antidumping or countervailing duty
order, finding, or suspended
investigation.
All deadlines for the submission of
comments or actions by Commerce
discussed below refer to the number of
calendar days from the applicable
starting date.
Respondent Selection
In the event Commerce limits the
number of respondents for individual
examination for administrative reviews
initiated pursuant to requests made for
the orders identified below, Commerce
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intends to select respondents based on
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) data for U.S. imports during the
period of review. We intend to release
the CBP data under Administrative
Protective Order (APO) to all parties
having an APO within five days of
publication of the initiation notice and
to make our decision regarding
respondent selection within 35 days of
publication of the initiation Federal
Register notice. Therefore, we
encourage all parties interested in
commenting on respondent selection to
submit their APO applications on the
date of publication of the initiation
notice, or as soon thereafter as possible.
Commerce invites comments regarding
the CBP data and respondent selection
within five days of placement of the
CBP data on the record of the review.
In the event Commerce decides it is
necessary to limit individual
examination of respondents and
conduct respondent selection under
section 777A(c)(2) of the Act:
In general, Commerce finds that
determinations concerning whether
particular companies should be
‘‘collapsed’’ (i.e., treated as a single
entity for purposes of calculating
antidumping duty rates) require a
substantial amount of detailed
information and analysis, which often
require follow-up questions and
analysis. Accordingly, Commerce will
not conduct collapsing analyses at the
respondent selection phase of a review
and will not collapse companies at the
respondent selection phase unless there
has been a determination to collapse
certain companies in a previous
segment of this antidumping proceeding
(i.e., investigation, administrative
review, new shipper review or changed
circumstances review). For any
company subject to a review, if
Commerce determined, or continued to
treat, that company as collapsed with
others, Commerce will assume that such
companies continue to operate in the
same manner and will collapse them for
respondent selection purposes.
Otherwise, Commerce will not collapse
companies for purposes of respondent
selection. Parties are requested to: (a)
identify which companies subject to
review previously were collapsed; and
(b) provide a citation to the proceeding
in which they were collapsed. Further,
if companies are requested to complete
a Quantity and Value Questionnaire for
purposes of respondent selection, in
general each company must report
volume and value data separately for
itself. Parties should not include data
for any other party, even if they believe
they should be treated as a single entity
with that other party. If a company was
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collapsed with another company or
companies in the most recently
completed segment of a proceeding
where Commerce considered collapsing
that entity, complete quantity and value
data for that collapsed entity must be
submitted.
Deadline for Withdrawal of Request for
Administrative Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), a
party that requests a review may
withdraw that request within 90 days of
the date of publication of the notice of
initiation of the requested review. The
regulation provides that Commerce may
extend this time if it is reasonable to do
so. Determinations by Commerce to
extend the 90-day deadline will be
made on a case-by-case basis.
Deadline for Particular Market
Situation Allegation
Section 504 of the Trade Preferences
Extension Act of 2015 amended the Act
by adding the concept of particular
market situation (PMS) for purposes of
constructed value under section 773(e)
of the Act.1 Section 773(e) of the Act
states that ‘‘if a particular market
situation exists such that the cost of
materials and fabrication or other
processing of any kind does not
accurately reflect the cost of production
in the ordinary course of trade, the
administering authority may use
another calculation methodology under
this subtitle or any other calculation
methodology.’’ When an interested
party submits a PMS allegation pursuant
to section 773(e) of the Act, Commerce
will respond to such a submission
consistent with 19 CFR 351.301(c)(2)(v).
If Commerce finds that a PMS exists
under section 773(e) of the Act, then it
will modify its dumping calculations
appropriately.
Neither section 773(e) of the Act nor
19 CFR 351.301(c)(2)(v) set a deadline
for the submission of PMS allegations
and supporting factual information.
However, in order to administer section
773(e) of the Act, Commerce must
receive PMS allegations and supporting
factual information with enough time to
consider the submission. Thus, should
an interested party wish to submit a
PMS allegation and supporting new
factual information pursuant to section
773(e) of the Act, it must do so no later
than 20 days after submission of initial
Section D responses.
Opportunity to Request a Review: Not
later than the last day of May 2024,2
1 See Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015,
Public Law 114–27, 129 Stat. 362 (2015).
2 Or the next business day, if the deadline falls
on a weekend, federal holiday or any other day
when Commerce is closed.
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interested parties may request
administrative review of the following
orders, findings, or suspended
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May for the following periods:
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Antidumping Duty Proceedings
AUSTRIA: Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate, A–433–812 .........................................................................................
BELGIUM:
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate, A–423–812 ....................................................................................................
Stainless Steel Plate in Coils, A–423–808 .............................................................................................................................
BRAZIL: Iron Construction Castings, A–351–503 .........................................................................................................................
CAMBODIA: Mattresses, A–555–001 ...........................................................................................................................................
CANADA:
Large Diameter Welded Pipe, A–122–863 ............................................................................................................................
Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin, A–122–855 .....................................................................................................................
FRANCE:
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate, A–427–828 ....................................................................................................
Certain Preserved Mushrooms,3 A–427–833 ........................................................................................................................
GERMANY: Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate, A–428–844 .......................................................................................
GREECE: Large Diameter Welded Pipe, A–484–803 ..................................................................................................................
INDIA:
Certain Welded Carbon Steel Standard Pipes and Tubes, A–533–502 ...............................................................................
Organic Soybean Meal, A–533–901 ......................................................................................................................................
Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin, A–533–861 .....................................................................................................................
Silicomanganese, A–533–823 ................................................................................................................................................
INDONESIA:
Mattresses, A–560–836 ..........................................................................................................................................................
Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags, A–560–822 .......................................................................................................................
ITALY:
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate, A–475–834 ....................................................................................................
Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod, A–475–836 .....................................................................................................................
JAPAN:
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate, A–588–875 ....................................................................................................
Diffusion-Annealed Nickel-Plated Flat-Rolled Steel Products, A–588–869 ...........................................................................
Gray Portland Cement and Cement Clinker, A–588–815 ......................................................................................................
KAZAKHSTAN: Silicomanganese, A–834–807 .............................................................................................................................
MALAYSIA: Mattresses, A–557–818 .............................................................................................................................................
NETHERLANDS: Certain Preserved Mushrooms, A–421–815 ....................................................................................................
OMAN: Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin, A–523–810 ...............................................................................................................
POLAND: Certain Preserved Mushrooms, A–455–806 ................................................................................................................
REPUBLIC OF KOREA:
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate, A–580–887 ....................................................................................................
Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod, A–580–891 .....................................................................................................................
Ferrovanadium, A–580–886 ...................................................................................................................................................
Large Diameter Welded Pipe, A–580–897 ............................................................................................................................
Polyester Staple Fiber, A–580–839 .......................................................................................................................................
SERBIA: Mattresses, A–801–002 .................................................................................................................................................
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM:
Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags, A–552–806 .......................................................................................................................
Mattresses, A–552–827 ..........................................................................................................................................................
SOUTH AFRICA: Stainless Steel Plate in Coils, A–791–805 .......................................................................................................
SPAIN:
Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod, A–469–816 .....................................................................................................................
Certain Preserved Mushrooms, A–469–825 ..........................................................................................................................
TAIWAN:
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate, A–583–858 ....................................................................................................
Certain Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes, A–583–008 ..................................................................................
Polyester Staple Fiber, A–583–833 .......................................................................................................................................
Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags, A–583–843 .......................................................................................................................
Certain Stainless Steel Plate in Coils, A–583–830 ................................................................................................................
THAILAND: Mattresses, A–549–841 .............................................................................................................................................
THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA:
1-Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Diphoshonic Acid (HEDP), A–570–045 ........................................................................................
Aluminum Extrusions, A–570–967 .........................................................................................................................................
Carton-Closing Staples, A–570–055 ......................................................................................................................................
Cast Iron Soil Pipe, A–570–079 .............................................................................................................................................
Certain Steel Wheels, A–570–082 .........................................................................................................................................
Certain Vertical Shaft Engines Between 99cc and Up to 225cc, and Parts Thereof, A–570–124 .......................................
Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Line Pipe, A–570–935 ..............................................................................................
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To Request Administrative Review and Join Annual
Inquiry Service List, 89 FR 63, 64 (January 2, 2024).
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Citric Acid and Citrate Salt, A–570–937 ................................................................................................................................
Iron Construction Castings, A–570–502 ................................................................................................................................
Non-refillable Steel Cylinders, A–570–126 ............................................................................................................................
Oil Country Tubular Goods, A–570–943 ................................................................................................................................
Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin, A–570–024 .....................................................................................................................
Pure Magnesium, A–570–832 ................................................................................................................................................
Stilbenic Optical Brightening Agents, A–570–972 .................................................................................................................
Walk-Behind Snow Throwers and Parts Thereof, A–570–141 ..............................................................................................
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REPUBLIC OF TU
Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod, A–489–831 .....................................................................................................................
Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes, A–489–501 ..............................................................................................
Large Diameter Welded Pipe, A–489–833 ............................................................................................................................
Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube, A–489–815 ..........................................................................................................
Mattresses, A–489–841 ..........................................................................................................................................................
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Steel Nails, A–520–804 ...................................................................................................................
THE UNITED KINGDOM: Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod, A–412–826 ..................................................................................
VENEZUELA: Silicomanganese, A–307–820 ...............................................................................................................................
Countervailing Duty Proceedings
BRAZIL: Heavy Iron Construction Castings, C–351–504 .............................................................................................................
INDIA:
Organic Soybean Meal, C–533–902 ......................................................................................................................................
Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin, C–533–862 .....................................................................................................................
ITALY: Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod, C–475–837 ................................................................................................................
REPUBLIC OF KOREA:
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate, C–580–888 ....................................................................................................
Large Diameter Welded Pipe, C–580–898 ............................................................................................................................
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM: Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags, C–552–805 ..............................................................
SOUTH AFRICA: Stainless Steel Plate in Coils, C–791–806 ......................................................................................................
THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA:
1-Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Diphoshonic Acid (HEDP), C–570–046 ........................................................................................
Aluminum Extrusions, C–570–968 .........................................................................................................................................
Mattresses, C–570–128 .........................................................................................................................................................
Cast Iron Soil Pipe, C–570–080 .............................................................................................................................................
Certain Chassis and Subassemblies Thereof, C–570–136 ...................................................................................................
Certain Steel Wheels, C–570–083 .........................................................................................................................................
Certain Vertical Shaft Engines Between 99cc and Up to 225cc, and Parts Thereof, C–570–125 .......................................
Citric Acid and Citrate Salt, C–570–938 ................................................................................................................................
Non-refillable Steel Cylinders, C–570–127 ............................................................................................................................
Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin, C–570–025 .....................................................................................................................
Walk-Behind Snow Throwers and Parts Thereof, C–570–142 ..............................................................................................
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REPUBLIC OF TU
Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod, C–489–832 .....................................................................................................................
Large Diameter Welded Pipe, C–489–834 ............................................................................................................................
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None.
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.213(b), an interested party as
defined by section 771(9) of the Act may
request in writing that the Secretary
conduct an administrative review. For
both antidumping and countervailing
duty reviews, the interested party must
specify the individual producers or
exporters covered by an antidumping
finding or an antidumping or
countervailing duty order or suspension
agreement for which it is requesting a
review. In addition, a domestic
interested party or an interested party
described in section 771(9)(B) of the Act
must state why it desires the Secretary
to review those particular producers or
exporters. If the interested party intends
for the Secretary to review sales of
merchandise by an exporter (or a
producer if that producer also exports
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merchandise from other suppliers)
which was produced in more than one
country of origin and each country of
origin is subject to a separate order, then
the interested party must state
specifically, on an order-by-order basis,
which exporter(s) the request is
intended to cover.
Note that, for any party Commerce
was unable to locate in prior segments,
Commerce will not accept a request for
an administrative review of that party
absent new information as to the party’s
location. Moreover, if the interested
party who files a request for review is
unable to locate the producer or
exporter for which it requested the
review, the interested party must
provide an explanation of the attempts
it made to locate the producer or
exporter at the same time it files its
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request for review, in order for the
Secretary to determine if the interested
party’s attempts were reasonable,
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.303(f)(3)(ii).
As explained in Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68
FR 23954 (May 6, 2003), and NonMarket Economy Antidumping
Proceedings: Assessment of
Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694
(October 24, 2011), Commerce clarified
its practice with respect to the
collection of final antidumping duties
on imports of merchandise where
intermediate firms are involved. The
public should be aware of this
clarification in determining whether to
request an administrative review of
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merchandise subject to antidumping
findings and orders.4
Commerce no longer considers the
non-market economy (NME) entity as an
exporter conditionally subject to an
antidumping duty administrative
reviews.5 Accordingly, the NME entity
will not be under review unless
Commerce specifically receives a
request for, or self-initiates, a review of
the NME entity.6 In administrative
reviews of antidumping duty orders on
merchandise from NME countries where
a review of the NME entity has not been
initiated, but where an individual
exporter for which a review was
initiated does not qualify for a separate
rate, Commerce will issue a final
decision indicating that the company in
question is part of the NME entity.
However, in that situation, because no
review of the NME entity was
conducted, the NME entity’s entries
were not subject to the review and the
rate for the NME entity is not subject to
change as a result of that review
(although the rate for the individual
exporter may change as a function of the
finding that the exporter is part of the
NME entity). Following initiation of an
antidumping administrative review
when there is no review requested of the
NME entity, Commerce will instruct
CBP to liquidate entries for all exporters
not named in the initiation notice,
including those that were suspended at
the NME entity rate.
All requests must be filed
electronically in Enforcement and
Compliance’s Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (ACCESS) on
Enforcement and Compliance’s ACCESS
website at https://access.trade.gov.7
Further, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.303(f)(l)(i), a copy of each request
must be served on the petitioner and
each exporter or producer specified in
the request. Note that Commerce has
amended certain of its requirements
4 See the Enforcement and Compliance website at
https://www.trade.gov/us-antidumping-andcountervailing-duties.
5 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).
6 In accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b)(1), parties
should specify that they are requesting a review of
entries from exporters comprising the entity, and to
the extent possible, include the names of such
exporters in their request.
7 See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings: Electronic Filing Procedures;
Administrative Protective Order Procedures, 76 FR
39263 (July 6, 2011).
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pertaining to the service of documents
in 19 CFR 351.303(f).8
Commerce will publish in the Federal
Register a notice of ‘‘Initiation of
Administrative Review of Antidumping
or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding,
or Suspended Investigation’’ for
requests received by the last day of May
2024. If Commerce does not receive, by
the last day of May 2024,9 a request for
review of entries covered by an order,
finding, or suspended investigation
listed in this notice and for the period
identified above, Commerce will
instruct CBP to assess antidumping or
countervailing duties on those entries at
a rate equal to the cash deposit of
estimated antidumping or
countervailing duties required on those
entries at the time of entry, or
withdrawal from warehouse, for
consumption and to continue to collect
the cash deposit previously ordered.
For the first administrative review of
any order, there will be no assessment
of antidumping or countervailing duties
on entries of subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption during the relevant
provisional-measures ‘‘gap’’ period of
the order, if such a gap period is
applicable to the period of review.
Establishment of and Updates to the
Annual Inquiry Service List
On September 20, 2021, Commerce
published the final rule titled
‘‘Regulations to Improve Administration
and Enforcement of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Laws’’ in the
Federal Register.10 On September 27,
2021, Commerce also published the
notice entitled ‘‘Scope Ruling
Application; Annual Inquiry Service
List; and Informational Sessions’’ in the
Federal Register.11 The Final Rule and
Procedural Guidance provide that
Commerce will maintain an annual
inquiry service list for each order or
8 See Administrative Protective Order, Service,
and Other Procedures in Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings; Final Rule, 88 FR
67069 (September 29, 2023).
9 In the opportunity to request administrative
review notice for orders, findings, or suspended
investigations with April anniversary dates,
Commerce inadvertently identified the deadline to
request a review of covered entries as the last day
of March 2024. See Antidumping or Countervailing
Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation;
Opportunity to Request Administrative Review and
Join Annual Inquiry Service List, 89 FR 22390
(April 1, 2024). Commerce hereby corrects this date
to identify the deadline to request a review of these
entries as the last day of April 30, 2024.
10 See Regulations to Improve Administration and
Enforcement of Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Laws, 86 FR 52300 (September 20, 2021)
(Final Rule).
11 See Scope Ruling Application; Annual Inquiry
Service List; and Informational Sessions, 86 FR
53205 (September 27, 2021) (Procedural Guidance).
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suspended investigation, and any
interested party submitting a scope
ruling application or request for
circumvention inquiry shall serve a
copy of the application or request on the
persons on the annual inquiry service
list for that order, as well as any
companion order covering the same
merchandise from the same country of
origin.12
In accordance with the Procedural
Guidance, for orders published in the
Federal Register before November 4,
2021, Commerce created an annual
inquiry service list segment for each
order and suspended investigation.
Interested parties who wished to be
added to the annual inquiry service list
for an order submitted an entry of
appearance to the annual inquiry
service list segment for the order in
ACCESS, and on November 4, 2021,
Commerce finalized the initial annual
inquiry service lists for each order and
suspended investigation. Each annual
inquiry service list has been saved as a
public service list in ACCESS, under
each case number, and under a specific
segment type called ‘‘AISL-Annual
Inquiry Service List.’’ 13
As mentioned in the Procedural
Guidance, beginning in January 2022,
Commerce will update these annual
inquiry service lists on an annual basis
when the Opportunity Notice for the
anniversary month of the order or
suspended investigation is published in
the Federal Register.14 Accordingly,
Commerce will update the annual
inquiry service lists for the above-listed
antidumping and countervailing duty
proceedings. All interested parties
wishing to appear on the updated
annual inquiry service list must take
one of the two following actions: (1)
new interested parties who did not
previously submit an entry of
appearance must submit a new entry of
appearance at this time; (2) interested
parties who were included in the
preceding annual inquiry service list
must submit an amended entry of
appearance to be included in the next
year’s annual inquiry service list. For
these interested parties, Commerce will
12 Id.
13 This segment has been combined with the
ACCESS Segment Specific Information (SSI) field
which will display the month in which the notice
of the order or suspended investigation was
published in the Federal Register, also known as
the anniversary month. For example, for an order
under case number A–000–000 that was published
in the Federal Register in January, the relevant
segment and SSI combination will appear in
ACCESS as ‘‘AISL-January Anniversary.’’ Note that
there will be only one annual inquiry service list
segment per case number, and the anniversary
month will be pre-populated in ACCESS.
14 See Procedural Guidance, 86 FR at 53206.
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change the entry of appearance status
from ‘‘Active’’ to ‘‘Needs Amendment’’
for the annual inquiry service lists
corresponding to the above-listed
proceedings. This will allow those
interested parties to make any necessary
amendments and resubmit their entries
of appearance. If no amendments need
to be made, the interested party should
indicate in the area on the ACCESS form
requesting an explanation for the
amendment that it is resubmitting its
entry of appearance for inclusion in the
annual inquiry service list for the
following year. As mentioned in the
Final Rule,15 once the petitioners and
foreign governments have submitted an
entry of appearance for the first time,
they will automatically be added to the
updated annual inquiry service list each
year.
Interested parties have 30 days after
the date of this notice to submit new or
amended entries of appearance.
Commerce will then finalize the annual
inquiry service lists five business days
thereafter. For ease of administration,
please note that Commerce requests that
law firms with more than one attorney
representing interested parties in a
proceeding designate a lead attorney to
be included on the annual inquiry
service list.
Commerce may update an annual
inquiry service list at any time as
needed based on interested parties’
amendments to their entries of
appearance to remove or otherwise
modify their list of members and
representatives, or to update contact
information. Any changes or
announcements pertaining to these
procedures will be posted to the
ACCESS website at https://access.
trade.gov.
Special Instructions for Petitioners and
Foreign Governments
In the Final Rule, Commerce stated
that, ‘‘after an initial request and
placement on the annual inquiry service
list, both petitioners and foreign
governments will automatically be
placed on the annual inquiry service list
in the years that follow.’’ 16
Accordingly, as stated above and
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.225(n)(3), the
petitioners and foreign governments
will not need to resubmit their entries
of appearance each year to continue to
be included on the annual inquiry
service list. However, the petitioners
and foreign governments are responsible
for making amendments to their entries
of appearance during the annual update
to the annual inquiry service list in
15 See
Final Rule, 86 FR at 52335.
16 Id.
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accordance with the procedures
described above.
This notice is not required by statute
but is published as a service to the
international trading community.
Dated: April 26, 2024.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2024–09581 Filed 5–1–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–570–107]
Wooden Cabinets and Vanities and
Components Thereof From the
People’s Republic of China:
Preliminary Results and Partial
Rescission of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review; 2022
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily
determines that countervailable
subsidies were provided to producers
and exporters of wooden cabinets and
vanities and components thereof
(wooden cabinets) from the People’s
Republic of China (China), during the
period of review (POR) January 1, 2022,
through December 31, 2022. In addition,
Commerce is rescinding this review, in
part, with respect to 28 companies.
Interested parties are invited to
comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable May 2, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Suresh Maniam or Michael Romani,
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) 482–1603 or
(202) 482–0198, respectively.
AGENCY:
Background
On April 21, 2020, Commerce
published in the Federal Register the
countervailing duty (CVD) order on
wooden cabinets from China.1 On June
12, 2023, Commerce published in the
Federal Register the notice of initiation
of an administrative review of the
Order.2 On August 16, 2023, Commerce
1 See Wooden Cabinets and Vanities and
Components Thereof from the People’s Republic of
China: Countervailing Duty Order, 85 FR 22134
(April 21, 2020) (Order).
2 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 88 FR
38021, 38033 (June 12, 2023).
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selected The Ancientree Cabinet Co.,
Ltd. (Ancientree) and Jiangsu Sunwell
Cabinet Co. Ltd. (Sunwell) for
individual examination as the
mandatory respondents in this
administrative review.3 Between
September 13 and October 25, 2023,
multiple parties either withdrew their
requests for review or did not respond
to our initial questionnaire.4 On
November 13, 2023, we also selected
Yixing Pengjia Cabinetry Co., Ltd. for
individual examination as a mandatory
respondent.5 During the course of this
proceeding, Yixing Pengjia Cabinetry
Co., Ltd. explained that its name
changed to Yixing Pengjia Technology
Co., Ltd. (Pengjia). On December 4,
2023, we extended the deadline for the
preliminary results of this
administrative review until April 26,
2024.6
For a complete description of the
events that followed the initiation of
this review, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.7 A list of topics
discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is included as Appendix
I 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 product covered by the Order is
wooden cabinets from China. For a
complete description of the scope of the
Order, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this
administrative review in accordance
with section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For
each of the subsidy programs found
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Respondent Selection,’’
dated August 16, 2023.
4 For a full description of events regarding
respondent selection, see Memorandum ‘‘Fourth
Respondent Selection,’’ dated November 13, 2023.
5 Id.
6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for
Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review,’’ dated October 30, 2023.
7 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Results of the Administrative
Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on
Wooden Cabinets and Vanities and Components
Thereof from the People’s Republic of China; 2022,’’
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by,
this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended
Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative Review and Join
Annual Inquiry Service List
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda E. Brown, Office of AD/CVD
Operations, Customs Liaison Unit, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482-
4735.
Background
Each year during the anniversary month of the publication of an
antidumping or countervailing duty order, finding, or suspended
investigation, an interested party, as defined in section 771(9) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), may request, in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.213, that the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
conduct an administrative review of that antidumping or countervailing
duty order, finding, or suspended investigation.
All deadlines for the submission of comments or actions by Commerce
discussed below refer to the number of calendar days from the
applicable starting date.
Respondent Selection
In the event Commerce limits the number of respondents for
individual examination for administrative reviews initiated pursuant to
requests made for the orders identified below, Commerce intends to
select respondents based on U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
data for U.S. imports during the period of review. We intend to release
the CBP data under Administrative Protective Order (APO) to all parties
having an APO within five days of publication of the initiation notice
and to make our decision regarding respondent selection within 35 days
of publication of the initiation Federal Register notice. Therefore, we
encourage all parties interested in commenting on respondent selection
to submit their APO applications on the date of publication of the
initiation notice, or as soon thereafter as possible. Commerce invites
comments regarding the CBP data and respondent selection within five
days of placement of the CBP data on the record of the review.
In the event Commerce decides it is necessary to limit individual
examination of respondents and conduct respondent selection under
section 777A(c)(2) of the Act:
In general, Commerce finds that determinations concerning whether
particular companies should be ``collapsed'' (i.e., treated as a single
entity for purposes of calculating antidumping duty rates) require a
substantial amount of detailed information and analysis, which often
require follow-up questions and analysis. Accordingly, Commerce will
not conduct collapsing analyses at the respondent selection phase of a
review and will not collapse companies at the respondent selection
phase unless there has been a determination to collapse certain
companies in a previous segment of this antidumping proceeding (i.e.,
investigation, administrative review, new shipper review or changed
circumstances review). For any company subject to a review, if Commerce
determined, or continued to treat, that company as collapsed with
others, Commerce will assume that such companies continue to operate in
the same manner and will collapse them for respondent selection
purposes. Otherwise, Commerce will not collapse companies for purposes
of respondent selection. Parties are requested to: (a) identify which
companies subject to review previously were collapsed; and (b) provide
a citation to the proceeding in which they were collapsed. Further, if
companies are requested to complete a Quantity and Value Questionnaire
for purposes of respondent selection, in general each company must
report volume and value data separately for itself. Parties should not
include data for any other party, even if they believe they should be
treated as a single entity with that other party. If a company was
collapsed with another company or companies in the most recently
completed segment of a proceeding where Commerce considered collapsing
that entity, complete quantity and value data for that collapsed entity
must be submitted.
Deadline for Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), a party that requests a review
may withdraw that request within 90 days of the date of publication of
the notice of initiation of the requested review. The regulation
provides that Commerce may extend this time if it is reasonable to do
so. Determinations by Commerce to extend the 90-day deadline will be
made on a case-by-case basis.
Deadline for Particular Market Situation Allegation
Section 504 of the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 amended
the Act by adding the concept of particular market situation (PMS) for
purposes of constructed value under section 773(e) of the Act.\1\
Section 773(e) of the Act states that ``if a particular market
situation exists such that the cost of materials and fabrication or
other processing of any kind does not accurately reflect the cost of
production in the ordinary course of trade, the administering authority
may use another calculation methodology under this subtitle or any
other calculation methodology.'' When an interested party submits a PMS
allegation pursuant to section 773(e) of the Act, Commerce will respond
to such a submission consistent with 19 CFR 351.301(c)(2)(v). If
Commerce finds that a PMS exists under section 773(e) of the Act, then
it will modify its dumping calculations appropriately.
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Neither section 773(e) of the Act nor 19 CFR 351.301(c)(2)(v) set a
deadline for the submission of PMS allegations and supporting factual
information. However, in order to administer section 773(e) of the Act,
Commerce must receive PMS allegations and supporting factual
information with enough time to consider the submission. Thus, should
an interested party wish to submit a PMS allegation and supporting new
factual information pursuant to section 773(e) of the Act, it must do
so no later than 20 days after submission of initial Section D
responses.
Opportunity to Request a Review: Not later than the last day of May
2024,\2\
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in May for the following periods:
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\2\ Or the next business day, if the deadline falls on a
weekend, federal holiday or any other day when Commerce is closed.
\3\ This case was listed in the January opportunity notice with
an incorrect period of review. See Antidumping or Countervailing
Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To
Request Administrative Review and Join Annual Inquiry Service List,
89 FR 63, 64 (January 2, 2024). We are hereby correcting this error
and providing interested parties with an opportunity to request a
review for the corrected period of review by not later than the last
day of May 2024.
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Antidumping Duty Proceedings
AUSTRIA: Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate, 5/1/23-4/30/24
A-433-812...........................................
BELGIUM:
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate, A-423- 5/1/23-4/30/24
812.............................................
Stainless Steel Plate in Coils, A-423-808........ 5/1/23-4/30/24
BRAZIL: Iron Construction Castings, A-351-503........ 5/1/23-4/30/24
CAMBODIA: Mattresses, A-555-001...................... 5/1/23-4/30/24
CANADA:
Large Diameter Welded Pipe, A-122-863............ 5/1/23-4/30/24
Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin, A-122-855...... 5/1/23-4/30/24
FRANCE:
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate, A-427- 5/1/23-4/30/24
828.............................................
Certain Preserved Mushrooms,\3\ A-427-833........ 9/13/22-12/31/23
GERMANY: Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate, 5/1/23-4/30/24
A-428-844...........................................
GREECE: Large Diameter Welded Pipe, A-484-803........ 5/1/23-4/30/24
INDIA:
Certain Welded Carbon Steel Standard Pipes and 5/1/23-4/30/24
Tubes, A-533-502................................
Organic Soybean Meal, A-533-901.................. 5/1/23-4/30/24
Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin, A-533-861...... 5/1/23-4/30/24
Silicomanganese, A-533-823....................... 5/1/23-4/30/24
INDONESIA:
Mattresses, A-560-836............................ 5/1/23-4/30/24
Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags, A-560-822...... 5/1/23-4/30/24
ITALY:
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate, A-475- 5/1/23-4/30/24
834.............................................
Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod, A-475-836....... 5/1/23-4/30/24
JAPAN:
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate, A-588- 5/1/23-4/30/24
875.............................................
Diffusion-Annealed Nickel-Plated Flat-Rolled 5/1/23-4/30/24
Steel Products, A-588-869.......................
Gray Portland Cement and Cement Clinker, A-588- 5/1/23-4/30/24
815.............................................
KAZAKHSTAN: Silicomanganese, A-834-807............... 5/1/23-4/30/24
MALAYSIA: Mattresses, A-557-818...................... 5/1/23-4/30/24,
NETHERLANDS: Certain Preserved Mushrooms, A-421-815.. 11/3/22-4/30/24
OMAN: Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin, A-523-810.... 5/1/23-4/30/24
POLAND: Certain Preserved Mushrooms, A-455-806....... 11/3/22-4/30/24
REPUBLIC OF KOREA:
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate, A-580- 5/1/23-4/30/24
887.............................................
Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod, A-580-891....... 5/1/23-4/30/24
Ferrovanadium, A-580-886......................... 5/1/23-4/30/24
Large Diameter Welded Pipe, A-580-897............ 5/1/23-4/30/24
Polyester Staple Fiber, A-580-839................ 5/1/23-4/30/24
SERBIA: Mattresses, A-801-002........................ 5/1/23-4/30/24
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM:
Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags, A-552-806...... 5/1/23-4/30/24
Mattresses, A-552-827............................ 5/1/23-4/30/24
SOUTH AFRICA: Stainless Steel Plate in Coils, A-791- 5/1/23-4/30/24
805.................................................
SPAIN:
Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod, A-469-816....... 5/1/23-4/30/24
Certain Preserved Mushrooms, A-469-825........... 11/3/22-4/30/24,
TAIWAN:
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate, A-583- 5/1/23-4/30/24
858.............................................
Certain Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and 5/1/23-4/30/24
Tubes, A-583-008................................
Polyester Staple Fiber, A-583-833................ 5/1/23-4/30/24
Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags, A-583-843...... 5/1/23-4/30/24
Certain Stainless Steel Plate in Coils, A-583-830 5/1/23-4/30/24
THAILAND: Mattresses, A-549-841...................... 5/1/23-4/30/24
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA:
1-Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Diphoshonic Acid (HEDP), 5/1/23-4/30/24
A-570-045.......................................
Aluminum Extrusions, A-570-967................... 5/1/23-4/30/24
Carton-Closing Staples, A-570-055................ 5/1/23-5/7/24
Cast Iron Soil Pipe, A-570-079................... 5/1/23-4/30/24,
Certain Steel Wheels, A-570-082.................. 5/1/23-4/30/24
Certain Vertical Shaft Engines Between 99cc and 5/1/23-4/30/24
Up to 225cc, and Parts Thereof, A-570-124.......
Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Line Pipe, A- 5/1/23-4/30/24
570-935.........................................
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Citric Acid and Citrate Salt, A-570-937.......... 5/1/23-4/30/24
Iron Construction Castings, A-570-502............ 5/1/23-4/30/24
Non-refillable Steel Cylinders, A-570-126........ 5/1/23-4/30/24
Oil Country Tubular Goods, A-570-943............. 5/1/23-4/30/24
Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin, A-570-024...... 5/1/23-4/30/24
Pure Magnesium, A-570-832........................ 5/1/23-4/30/24
Stilbenic Optical Brightening Agents, A-570-972.. 5/1/23-4/30/24
Walk-Behind Snow Throwers and Parts Thereof, A- 5/1/23-4/30/24
570-141.........................................
REPUBLIC OF T[Uuml]RKIYE:
Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod, A-489-831....... 5/1/23-4/30/24
Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes, A- 5/1/23-4/30/24
489-501.........................................
Large Diameter Welded Pipe, A-489-833............ 5/1/23-4/30/24
Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube, A-489-815 5/1/23-4/30/24
Mattresses, A-489-841............................ 5/1/23-4/30/23
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Steel Nails, A-520-804......... 5/1/23-4/30/24
THE UNITED KINGDOM: Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod, 5/1/23-4/30/24
A-412-826...........................................
VENEZUELA: Silicomanganese, A-307-820................ 5/1/23-4/30/24
Countervailing Duty Proceedings
BRAZIL: Heavy Iron Construction Castings, C-351-504.. 1/1/23-12/31/23
INDIA:
Organic Soybean Meal, C-533-902.................. 1/1/23-12/31/23
Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin, C-533-862...... 1/1/23-12/31/23
ITALY: Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod, C-475-837.... 1/1/23-12/31/23
REPUBLIC OF KOREA:
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate, C-580- 1/1/23-12/31/23
888.............................................
Large Diameter Welded Pipe, C-580-898............ 1/1/23-12/31/23
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM: Polyethylene Retail 1/1/23-12/31/23
Carrier Bags, C-552-805.............................
SOUTH AFRICA: Stainless Steel Plate in Coils, C-791- 1/1/23-12/31/23
806.................................................
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA:
1-Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Diphoshonic Acid (HEDP), 1/1/23-12/31/23
C-570-046.......................................
Aluminum Extrusions, C-570-968................... 1/1/23-12/31/23
Mattresses, C-570-128............................ 1/1/23-12/31/23
Cast Iron Soil Pipe, C-570-080................... 1/1/23-12/31/23
Certain Chassis and Subassemblies Thereof, C-570- 1/1/23-12/31/23
136.............................................
Certain Steel Wheels, C-570-083.................. 1/1/23-12/31/23
Certain Vertical Shaft Engines Between 99cc and 1/1/23-12/31/23
Up to 225cc, and Parts Thereof, C-570-125.......
Citric Acid and Citrate Salt, C-570-938.......... 1/1/23-12/31/23
Non-refillable Steel Cylinders, C-570-127........ 1/1/23-12/31/23
Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin, C-570-025...... 1/1/23-12/31/23
Walk-Behind Snow Throwers and Parts Thereof, C- 1/1/23-12/31/23
570-142.........................................
REPUBLIC OF T[Uuml]RKIYE:
Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod, C-489-832....... 1/1/23-12/31/23
Large Diameter Welded Pipe, C-489-834............ 1/1/23-12/31/23
Suspension Agreements
None.................................................
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In accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b), an interested party as
defined by section 771(9) of the Act may request in writing that the
Secretary conduct an administrative review. For both antidumping and
countervailing duty reviews, the interested party must specify the
individual producers or exporters covered by an antidumping finding or
an antidumping or countervailing duty order or suspension agreement for
which it is requesting a review. In addition, a domestic interested
party or an interested party described in section 771(9)(B) of the Act
must state why it desires the Secretary to review those particular
producers or exporters. If the interested party intends for the
Secretary to review sales of merchandise by an exporter (or a producer
if that producer also exports merchandise from other suppliers) which
was produced in more than one country of origin and each country of
origin is subject to a separate order, then the interested party must
state specifically, on an order-by-order basis, which exporter(s) the
request is intended to cover.
Note that, for any party Commerce was unable to locate in prior
segments, Commerce will not accept a request for an administrative
review of that party absent new information as to the party's location.
Moreover, if the interested party who files a request for review is
unable to locate the producer or exporter for which it requested the
review, the interested party must provide an explanation of the
attempts it made to locate the producer or exporter at the same time it
files its request for review, in order for the Secretary to determine
if the interested party's attempts were reasonable, pursuant to 19 CFR
351.303(f)(3)(ii).
As explained in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003), and Non-
Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping
Duties, 76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011), Commerce clarified its practice
with respect to the collection of final antidumping duties on imports
of merchandise where intermediate firms are involved. The public should
be aware of this clarification in determining whether to request an
administrative review of
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Commerce no longer considers the non-market economy (NME) entity as
an exporter conditionally subject to an antidumping duty administrative
reviews.\5\ Accordingly, the NME entity will not be under review unless
Commerce specifically receives a request for, or self-initiates, a
review of the NME entity.\6\ In administrative reviews of antidumping
duty orders on merchandise from NME countries where a review of the NME
entity has not been initiated, but where an individual exporter for
which a review was initiated does not qualify for a separate rate,
Commerce will issue a final decision indicating that the company in
question is part of the NME entity. However, in that situation, because
no review of the NME entity was conducted, the NME entity's entries
were not subject to the review and the rate for the NME entity is not
subject to change as a result of that review (although the rate for the
individual exporter may change as a function of the finding that the
exporter is part of the NME entity). Following initiation of an
antidumping administrative review when there is no review requested of
the NME entity, Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate entries for all
exporters not named in the initiation notice, including those that were
suspended at the NME entity rate.
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\5\ 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).
\6\ In accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b)(1), parties should
specify that they are requesting a review of entries from exporters
comprising the entity, and to the extent possible, include the names
of such exporters in their request.
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All requests must be filed electronically in Enforcement and
Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic
Service System (ACCESS) on Enforcement and Compliance's ACCESS website
at https://access.trade.gov.\7\ Further, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.303(f)(l)(i), a copy of each request must be served on the
petitioner and each exporter or producer specified in the request. Note
that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the
service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).\8\
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\7\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Electronic Filing Procedures; Administrative Protective Order
Procedures, 76 FR 39263 (July 6, 2011).
\8\ See Administrative Protective Order, Service, and Other
Procedures in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings; Final
Rule, 88 FR 67069 (September 29, 2023).
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Commerce will publish in the Federal Register a notice of
``Initiation of Administrative Review of Antidumping or Countervailing
Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation'' for requests received
by the last day of May 2024. If Commerce does not receive, by the last
day of May 2024,\9\ a request for review of entries covered by an
order, finding, or suspended investigation listed in this notice and
for the period identified above, Commerce will instruct CBP to assess
antidumping or countervailing duties on those entries at a rate equal
to the cash deposit of estimated antidumping or countervailing duties
required on those entries at the time of entry, or withdrawal from
warehouse, for consumption and to continue to collect the cash deposit
previously ordered.
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\9\ In the opportunity to request administrative review notice
for orders, findings, or suspended investigations with April
anniversary dates, Commerce inadvertently identified the deadline to
request a review of covered entries as the last day of March 2024.
See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended
Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative Review and Join
Annual Inquiry Service List, 89 FR 22390 (April 1, 2024). Commerce
hereby corrects this date to identify the deadline to request a
review of these entries as the last day of April 30, 2024.
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For the first administrative review of any order, there will be no
assessment of antidumping or countervailing duties on entries of
subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption during the relevant provisional-measures ``gap'' period of
the order, if such a gap period is applicable to the period of review.
Establishment of and Updates to the Annual Inquiry Service List
On September 20, 2021, Commerce published the final rule titled
``Regulations to Improve Administration and Enforcement of Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Laws'' in the Federal Register.\10\ On
September 27, 2021, Commerce also published the notice entitled ``Scope
Ruling Application; Annual Inquiry Service List; and Informational
Sessions'' in the Federal Register.\11\ The Final Rule and Procedural
Guidance provide that Commerce will maintain an annual inquiry service
list for each order or suspended investigation, and any interested
party submitting a scope ruling application or request for
circumvention inquiry shall serve a copy of the application or request
on the persons on the annual inquiry service list for that order, as
well as any companion order covering the same merchandise from the same
country of origin.\12\
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\10\ See Regulations to Improve Administration and Enforcement
of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Laws, 86 FR 52300 (September
20, 2021) (Final Rule).
\11\ See Scope Ruling Application; Annual Inquiry Service List;
and Informational Sessions, 86 FR 53205 (September 27, 2021)
(Procedural Guidance).
\12\ Id.
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In accordance with the Procedural Guidance, for orders published in
the Federal Register before November 4, 2021, Commerce created an
annual inquiry service list segment for each order and suspended
investigation. Interested parties who wished to be added to the annual
inquiry service list for an order submitted an entry of appearance to
the annual inquiry service list segment for the order in ACCESS, and on
November 4, 2021, Commerce finalized the initial annual inquiry service
lists for each order and suspended investigation. Each annual inquiry
service list has been saved as a public service list in ACCESS, under
each case number, and under a specific segment type called ``AISL-
Annual Inquiry Service List.'' \13\
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\13\ This segment has been combined with the ACCESS Segment
Specific Information (SSI) field which will display the month in
which the notice of the order or suspended investigation was
published in the Federal Register, also known as the anniversary
month. For example, for an order under case number A-000-000 that
was published in the Federal Register in January, the relevant
segment and SSI combination will appear in ACCESS as ``AISL-January
Anniversary.'' Note that there will be only one annual inquiry
service list segment per case number, and the anniversary month will
be pre-populated in ACCESS.
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As mentioned in the Procedural Guidance, beginning in January 2022,
Commerce will update these annual inquiry service lists on an annual
basis when the Opportunity Notice for the anniversary month of the
order or suspended investigation is published in the Federal
Register.\14\ Accordingly, Commerce will update the annual inquiry
service lists for the above-listed antidumping and countervailing duty
proceedings. All interested parties wishing to appear on the updated
annual inquiry service list must take one of the two following actions:
(1) new interested parties who did not previously submit an entry of
appearance must submit a new entry of appearance at this time; (2)
interested parties who were included in the preceding annual inquiry
service list must submit an amended entry of appearance to be included
in the next year's annual inquiry service list. For these interested
parties, Commerce will
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change the entry of appearance status from ``Active'' to ``Needs
Amendment'' for the annual inquiry service lists corresponding to the
above-listed proceedings. This will allow those interested parties to
make any necessary amendments and resubmit their entries of appearance.
If no amendments need to be made, the interested party should indicate
in the area on the ACCESS form requesting an explanation for the
amendment that it is resubmitting its entry of appearance for inclusion
in the annual inquiry service list for the following year. As mentioned
in the Final Rule,\15\ once the petitioners and foreign governments
have submitted an entry of appearance for the first time, they will
automatically be added to the updated annual inquiry service list each
year.
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\14\ See Procedural Guidance, 86 FR at 53206.
\15\ See Final Rule, 86 FR at 52335.
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Interested parties have 30 days after the date of this notice to
submit new or amended entries of appearance. Commerce will then
finalize the annual inquiry service lists five business days
thereafter. For ease of administration, please note that Commerce
requests that law firms with more than one attorney representing
interested parties in a proceeding designate a lead attorney to be
included on the annual inquiry service list.
Commerce may update an annual inquiry service list at any time as
needed based on interested parties' amendments to their entries of
appearance to remove or otherwise modify their list of members and
representatives, or to update contact information. Any changes or
announcements pertaining to these procedures will be posted to the
ACCESS website at https://access.trade.gov.
Special Instructions for Petitioners and Foreign Governments
In the Final Rule, Commerce stated that, ``after an initial request
and placement on the annual inquiry service list, both petitioners and
foreign governments will automatically be placed on the annual inquiry
service list in the years that follow.'' \16\ Accordingly, as stated
above and pursuant to 19 CFR 351.225(n)(3), the petitioners and foreign
governments will not need to resubmit their entries of appearance each
year to continue to be included on the annual inquiry service list.
However, the petitioners and foreign governments are responsible for
making amendments to their entries of appearance during the annual
update to the annual inquiry service list in accordance with the
procedures described above.
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\16\ Id.
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This notice is not required by statute but is published as a
service to the international trading community.
Dated: April 26, 2024.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2024-09581 Filed 5-1-24; 8:45 am]
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