Phosphate Fertilizers From the Kingdom of Morocco: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2022, 88952-88953 [2024-26178]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Activities; Submission to the Office of
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Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Services Surveys: BE–185,
Quarterly Survey of Financial Services
Transactions Between U.S. Financial
Services Providers and Foreign
Persons
The Department of Commerce will
submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance, in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (PRA) on or after the date of
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minimize the public’s reporting burden.
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August 5, 2024, during a 60-day
comment period. This notice allows for
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comments.
Agency: Bureau of Economic
Analysis, Department of Commerce.
Title: Quarterly Survey of Financial
Services Transactions between U.S.
Financial Services Providers and
Foreign Persons.
OMB Control Number: 0608–0065.
Form Number(s): BE–185.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,860 annually (715 filed each quarter;
580 reporting mandatory data, and 135
that would file exemption claims or
voluntary responses).
Estimated Time per Response: 10
hours is the average for the 715
respondents filing mandatory data and 1
hour for those filing an exemption claim
or voluntary response. Hours may vary
considerably among respondents
because of differences in company size
and complexity.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 23,740.
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to monitor U.S. trade in financial
services, to analyze the impact of these
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support U.S. commercial policy on trade
in services, to conduct trade promotion,
and to improve the ability of U.S.
businesses to identify and evaluate
market opportunities. The data are used
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in estimating the trade in financial
services component of the U.S.
international transactions accounts
(ITAs) and national income and product
accounts (NIPAs).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: International
Investment and Trade in Services
Survey Act (Pub. L. 94–472, 22 U.S.C.
3101–3108, as amended).
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Follow the instructions to view the
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Sheleen Dumas,
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of the Under Secretary of Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–714–001]
Phosphate Fertilizers From the
Kingdom of Morocco: Final Results of
Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review; 2022
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) determines that
OCP S.A. (OCP), a producer/exporter of
phosphate fertilizers from the Kingdom
of Morocco (Morocco), received
countervailable subsidies during the
period of review (POR), January 1, 2022,
through December 31, 2022.
DATES: Applicable November 12, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jaron Moore or Faris Montgomery, AD/
CVD Operations, Office VIII,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
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DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3640 or
(202) 482–1537, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce published the preliminary
results of this administrative review on
May 2, 2024.1 On July 22, 2024,
Commerce tolled certain deadlines in
this administrative proceeding by seven
days.2 On August 1, 2024, Commerce
extended the deadline for the final
results of this review to no later than
November 5, 2024.3
For a summary of the events that
occurred since the Preliminary Results,
see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.4 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.
We conducted this review in
accordance with section 751 of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
Scope of the Order
The products covered by this order
are phosphate fertilizers. For a complete
description of the scope of this order,
see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
Analysis of Comments Received
The issues raised by parties in this
administrative review are addressed in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
A list of the issues addressed in the
Issues and Decision Memorandum is
provided in the appendix to this notice.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on a review of the record and
comments received from interested
parties regarding the Preliminary
Results, we made certain revisions to
1 See Phosphate Fertilizers from the Kingdom of
Morocco: Preliminary Results of the Countervailing
Duty Administrative Review, 2022, 89 FR 35800
(May 2, 2024) (Preliminary Results), and
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings,’’ dated July 22, 2024.
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for
the Final Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review,’’ dated August 1, 2024.
4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Results of the
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of
Phosphate Fertilizers from the Kingdom of
Morocco; 2022,’’ dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision
Memorandum).
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the subsidy calculations for OCP. These
changes are explained in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
review, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
Final Results of Administrative Review
This notice also serves as a final
reminder to parties subject to an APO of
their responsibility concerning the
return or destruction of proprietary
information disclosed under APO in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3).
Timely written notification of the
return/destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is
hereby requested. Failure to comply
with the regulations and terms of an
APO is a sanctionable violation.
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.221(b)(4)(i), we calculated an
individual net countervailable subsidy
rate for OCP. Commerce determines
that, during the POR, the net
countervailable subsidy rate for the
company under review is as follows:
Company
Subsidy rate
(percent ad valorem)
OCP S.A. 5 ............
16.81
Administrative Protective Order (APO)
Notification to Interested Parties
Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose the
calculations performed for these final
results of review within five days of the
date of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register, in accordance with 19
CFR 351.224(b).
Assessment Rate
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2),
Commerce has determined, and U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, countervailing duties on all
appropriate entries of subject
merchandise in accordance with the
final results of this review, for the
above-listed company at the applicable
ad valorem assessment rate. We intend
to issue assessment instructions to CBP
no earlier than 35 days after the date of
publication of the final results of this
review in the Federal Register. If a
timely summons is filed with 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).
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Cash Deposit Rates
In accordance with section 751(a)(1)
of the Act, Commerce intends to instruct
CBP to collect cash deposits of
estimated countervailing duties in the
amount shown for OCP on shipments of
the subject merchandise entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption, on or after the date of
publication of the final results of this
administrative review. The cash deposit
requirement, effective upon the
publication of the final results of this
5 Commerce has found the following companies
to be cross-owned with OCP S.A.: Jorf Fertilizers
Company I; Jorf Fertilizers Company II; Jorf
Fertilizers Company III; Jorf Fertilizers Company IV;
Jorf Fertilizers Company V; and OCP Nutricrops
S.A.
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These final results are issued and
published in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19
CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: November 5, 2024.
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. Subsidies Valuation
V. Analysis of Programs
VI. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Whether Commerce Can Seek
Information Regarding Previously
Investigated Programs That Commerce
Found Conferred No Benefit and ‘‘Other
Assistance’’ Provided by the GOM
Comment 2A: Whether Commerce Should
Revise the Phosphate Rock Benchmark
for the Provision of Phosphate Mining
Rights for Less Than Adequate
Remuneration (LTAR) Program
Comment 2B: Whether Commerce Should
Include Headquarters (HQ), Support, and
Debt Costs in the Costs of Producing
Phosphate Rock for the Benchmark for
the Provision of Phosphate Mining
Rights for LTAR Program
Comment 2C: Whether Commerce Should
Revise the Methodology for the
Calculation of OCP’s Profit Rate Used in
its Valuation of OCP’s Phosphate Rock
Comment 3A: Whether Certain of OCP’s
Land Purchases Provided a Financial
Contribution from the GOM
Comment 3B: Whether the Provision of
Land for LTAR is Specific
Comment 3C: Whether Commerce Should
Include Certain Land Transactions in the
Benchmark Calculation for the Provision
of Land for LTAR
Comment 3D: Whether Commerce Should
Include OCP’s Land Transactions Subject
to Ongoing Judicial Proceedings in the
Benefit Calculation for the Provision of
Land for LTAR
Comment 3E: Whether Commerce Should
Correct Arithmetical Errors in the
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Provision of Land for LTAR Calculation
of Benefit
Comment 4: Whether Commerce Should
Include Transactions from Countries
with Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with
Morocco in OCP’s Benefit Calculation for
the Customs Duty Exemptions for Capital
Goods, Machinery, and Equipment
Program
Comment 5: Whether the Provision of Port
Services and Infrastructure for LTAR
Program Provided a Countervailable
Benefit to OCP During the POR
Comment 6: Whether Marsa Maroc’s
Provision of Port and Vessel Services is
Consistent with Market Principles
Comment 7: Whether Commerce Should
Make Certain Changes to its Cash
Deposit Instructions
VII. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–106]
Wooden Cabinet and Vanities and
Components Thereof From the
People’s Republic of China: Final
Results and Partial Rescission of the
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2022–2023
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) determines that
and The Ancientree Cabinet Co., Ltd.
(Ancientree) and Jiangsu Weisen
Houseware Co., Ltd. (Weisen) did not
make sales of wooden cabinets and
vanities and components thereof
(cabinets) at prices below normal value
during the period of review (POR) April
1, 2022, through March 31, 2023.
DATES: Applicable November 12, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Garry Kasparov or Hermes Pinilla, 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) 482–1397 or (202) 482–3477,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On May 2, 2024, Commerce published
in the Federal Register the Preliminary
Results of the antidumping duty
administrative review and invited
interested parties to comment.1 On July
1 See Wooden Cabinets and Vanities and
Components Thereof from the People’s Republic of
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-714-001]
Phosphate Fertilizers From the Kingdom of Morocco: Final Results
of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2022
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that OCP
S.A. (OCP), a producer/exporter of phosphate fertilizers from the
Kingdom of Morocco (Morocco), received countervailable subsidies during
the period of review (POR), January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022.
DATES: Applicable November 12, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jaron Moore or Faris Montgomery, AD/
CVD Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3640 or (202)
482-1537, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce published the preliminary results of this administrative
review on May 2, 2024.\1\ On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain
deadlines in this administrative proceeding by seven days.\2\ On August
1, 2024, Commerce extended the deadline for the final results of this
review to no later than November 5, 2024.\3\
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\1\ See Phosphate Fertilizers from the Kingdom of Morocco:
Preliminary Results of the Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review, 2022, 89 FR 35800 (May 2, 2024) (Preliminary Results), and
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated July 22, 2024.
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for the Final
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,'' dated August
1, 2024.
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For a summary of the events that occurred since the Preliminary
Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\4\ 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.
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\4\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of
Phosphate Fertilizers from the Kingdom of Morocco; 2022,'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and
Decision Memorandum).
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We conducted this review in accordance with section 751 of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
Scope of the Order
The products covered by this order are phosphate fertilizers. For a
complete description of the scope of this order, see the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
Analysis of Comments Received
The issues raised by parties in this administrative review are
addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues
addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is provided in the
appendix to this notice.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on a review of the record and comments received from
interested parties regarding the Preliminary Results, we made certain
revisions to
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the subsidy calculations for OCP. These changes are explained in the
Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Final Results of Administrative Review
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4)(i), we calculated an
individual net countervailable subsidy rate for OCP. Commerce
determines that, during the POR, the net countervailable subsidy rate
for the company under review is as follows:
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\5\ Commerce has found the following companies to be cross-owned
with OCP S.A.: Jorf Fertilizers Company I; Jorf Fertilizers Company
II; Jorf Fertilizers Company III; Jorf Fertilizers Company IV; Jorf
Fertilizers Company V; and OCP Nutricrops S.A.
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Subsidy rate (percent ad
Company valorem)
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OCP S.A. \5\.................................. 16.81
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Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed for these
final results of review within five days of the date of publication of
this notice in the Federal Register, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.224(b).
Assessment Rate
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.212(b)(2), Commerce has determined, and U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) shall assess, countervailing duties on all appropriate
entries of subject merchandise in accordance with the final results of
this review, for the above-listed company at the applicable ad valorem
assessment rate. We intend to issue assessment instructions to CBP no
earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of the final results
of this review in the Federal Register. If a timely summons is filed
with 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 Rates
In accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce intends
to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing
duties in the amount shown for OCP on shipments of the subject
merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or
after the date of publication of the final results of this
administrative review. The cash deposit requirement, effective upon the
publication of the final results of this review, shall remain in effect
until further notice.
Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to
an APO of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of
proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR
351.305(a)(3). Timely written notification of the return/destruction of
APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby
requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO
is a sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
These final results are issued and published in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: November 5, 2024.
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. Subsidies Valuation
V. Analysis of Programs
VI. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Whether Commerce Can Seek Information Regarding
Previously Investigated Programs That Commerce Found Conferred No
Benefit and ``Other Assistance'' Provided by the GOM
Comment 2A: Whether Commerce Should Revise the Phosphate Rock
Benchmark for the Provision of Phosphate Mining Rights for Less Than
Adequate Remuneration (LTAR) Program
Comment 2B: Whether Commerce Should Include Headquarters (HQ),
Support, and Debt Costs in the Costs of Producing Phosphate Rock for
the Benchmark for the Provision of Phosphate Mining Rights for LTAR
Program
Comment 2C: Whether Commerce Should Revise the Methodology for
the Calculation of OCP's Profit Rate Used in its Valuation of OCP's
Phosphate Rock
Comment 3A: Whether Certain of OCP's Land Purchases Provided a
Financial Contribution from the GOM
Comment 3B: Whether the Provision of Land for LTAR is Specific
Comment 3C: Whether Commerce Should Include Certain Land
Transactions in the Benchmark Calculation for the Provision of Land
for LTAR
Comment 3D: Whether Commerce Should Include OCP's Land
Transactions Subject to Ongoing Judicial Proceedings in the Benefit
Calculation for the Provision of Land for LTAR
Comment 3E: Whether Commerce Should Correct Arithmetical Errors
in the Provision of Land for LTAR Calculation of Benefit
Comment 4: Whether Commerce Should Include Transactions from
Countries with Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with Morocco in OCP's
Benefit Calculation for the Customs Duty Exemptions for Capital
Goods, Machinery, and Equipment Program
Comment 5: Whether the Provision of Port Services and
Infrastructure for LTAR Program Provided a Countervailable Benefit
to OCP During the POR
Comment 6: Whether Marsa Maroc's Provision of Port and Vessel
Services is Consistent with Market Principles
Comment 7: Whether Commerce Should Make Certain Changes to its
Cash Deposit Instructions
VII. Recommendation
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