79 FR 143 pgs. 43391-43393 - Chlorinated Isocyanurates From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2012-2013
Type: NOTICEVolume: 79Number: 143Pages: 43391 - 43393
Pages: 43391, 43392, 43393Docket number: [A-570-898]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2014-17484 Filed 7-24-14; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: International Trade Administration
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-898]
Chlorinated Isocyanurates From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2012-2013
AGENCY:
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY:
The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on chlorinated isocyanurates (chlorinated isos) from the People's Republic of China (PRC). The period of review (POR) is June 1, 2012, through May 31, 2013. This administrative review covers five producers/exporters: (1) Arch Chemicals (China) Co. Ltd. (Arch China); (2) Hebei Jiheng Chemical Co., Ltd.(Jiheng); (3) Heze Huayi Chemical Co. Ltd. (Heze); (4) Juancheng Kangtai Chemical Co., Ltd. (Kangtai); and (5) Zhucheng Taisheng Chemical Co., Ltd. (Zhucheng). Jiheng and Kangtai are the two producers/exporters being individually examined as mandatory respondents. We preliminarily determine that Jiheng and Kangtai made sales in the United States at prices below normal value (NV). Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES:
Effective: July 25, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
[top] Sean Carey, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Scope of the Order
The products covered by the order are chlorinated isos, which are derivatives of cyanuric acid, described as chlorinated s-triazine triones.1Chlorinated isos are currently classifiable under subheadings 2933.69.6015, 2933.69.6021, 2933.69.6050, 3808.40.50, 3808.50.40 and 3808.94.5000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes only; the written product description of the scope of the order is dispositive.
Footnotes:
1 For a complete description of the Scope of the Order, see Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, "Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the 2012-2013 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Chlorinated Isocyanurates from the People's Republic of China," dated concurrently with this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
Methodology
The Department has conducted this administrative review in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Export prices have been calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act. Because the PRC is a non-market economy within the meaning of section 771(18) of the Act, normal value has been calculated in accordance with section 773(c) of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, which is hereby adopted by this notice.
The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's centralized electronic service system ("IA ACCESS"). IA ACCESS is available to registered users at http://iaaccess.trade.gov and in the Department's Central Records Unit, room 7046 of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the Internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed Preliminary Decision Memorandum and the electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
Preliminary Results of Review
The Department preliminarily determines that the following weighted-average dumping margins exist:
| Exporter | Weight- average dumping margin percentage |
|---|---|
| Arch Chemicals (China) Co. Ltd * | 21.51 |
| Hebei Jiheng Chemical Co., Ltd | 0.00 |
| Juancheng Kangtai Chemical Co., Ltd | 43.01 |
| Heze Huayi Chemical Co. Ltd * | 21.51 |
| Zhucheng Taisheng Chemical Co., Ltd * | 21.51 |
| * The rate for these companies is the simple average of the calculated antidumping duty rates for Jiheng and Kangtai. | |
Disclosure and Public Comment
The Department intends to disclose calculations performed for these preliminary results to the parties within five days of the date of publication of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Interested parties may submit written comments by no later than 30 days after the date of publication of these preliminary results of review.2Rebuttals to written comments may be filed by no later than five days after the written comments are filed.3
Footnotes:
2 See 19 CFR 351.309(c); see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements).
3 See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
Any interested party may request a hearing within 30 days of publication of this notice.4Hearing requests should contain the following information: (1) The party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of the issues to be discussed. Oral presentations will be limited to issues raised in the briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, parties will be notified of the time and date for the hearing to be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.5
Footnotes:
4 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
5 See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
The Department intends to issue the final results of this administrative review, which will include the results of its analysis of issues raised in any such comments, within 120 days of publication of these preliminary results, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act unless this deadline is extended.
Assessment Rates
Upon issuing the final results of this new shipper review, the Department shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("CBP") shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review.6The Department intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the date of publication of the final results of this new shipper review.
Footnotes:
6 See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
Where appropriate, we calculated an ad valorem rate for each importer (or customer) by dividing the total dumping margins for reviewed sales to that party by the total entered values associated with those transactions. For duty-assessment rates calculated on this basis, we will direct CBP to assess the resulting ad valorem rate against the entered customs values for the subject merchandise.
Where appropriate, we calculated a per-unit rate for each importer (or customer) by dividing the total dumping margins for reviewed sales to that party by the total sales quantity associated with those transactions. For duty-assessment rates calculated on this basis, we will direct CBP to assess the resulting per-unit rate against the entered quantity of the subject merchandise. If an importer- (or customer-) specific assessment rate is de minimis ( i.e., less than 0.50 percent), the Department will instruct CBP to assess that importer (or customer's) entries of subject merchandise without regard to antidumping duties. The Department intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions directly to CBP 15 days after publication of the final results of this review.
Also, the Department recently announced a refinement to its assessment practice in NME cases.7Pursuant to this refinement in practice, for entries that were not reported in the U.S. sales databases submitted by companies individually examined during this review, the Department will instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at the PRC-wide rate.8Additionally, if the Department determines that an exporter under review had no shipments of the subject merchandise, any suspended entries that entered under that exporter's case number (i.e., at that exporter's rate) will be liquidated at the PRC-wide rate.9
Footnotes:
7 For a full discussion of this practice, see Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011).
8 Id.
9 Id.
Cash Deposit Requirements
[top] The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon publication of the final results of this administrative review for all shipments
Footnotes:
10 For an explanation on the derivation of the PRC-wide rate, see Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Chlorinated Isocyanurates From the People's Republic of China, 70 FR 24502, 24505 (May 10, 2005).
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in the Department's presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties.
We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213 and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: July 17, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix-List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
1. Background
2. Scope of the Order
3. Non-Market Economy Country Status
4. Separate Rates
5. Separate Rates for Non-Selected Companies
6. Surrogate Country
7. Date of Sale
8. Determination of Comparison Method
9. Results of the Differential Pricing Analysis
10. Fair Value Comparisons
11. U.S. Price
12. Value-Added Tax
13. Normal Value
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