Antidumping Activity for the Period  
December 8 – 19, 2014  
 Investigations - New Initiation 
December 9, 2014 
Melamine From the People's Republic of China and Trinidad and Tobago: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value 
Investigations 
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-12-09/html/2014-28840.htm  
 
Investigations- Preliminary and Final Determination 
December 15, 2014 
Calcium Hypochlorite From the People's Republic of China: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value 
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-12-15/html/2014-29370.htm  
 
New Orders  
Nil 
 
Reviews – Preliminary and Final Results 
December 8, 2014 
Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From the United Arab Emirates; Preliminary Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2012-2013 
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-12-08/html/2014-28691.htm  
 
December 8, 2014 
Fresh Garlic From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of the Nineteenth Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review; 2012-2013 
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-12-08/html/2014-28688.htm  
 
December 9, 2014 
Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube From Mexico: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review; 2012-2013 
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-12-09/html/2014-28827.htm  
 
December 9, 2014 
Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe From Mexico; Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2012-2013 
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-12-09/html/2014-28833.htm  
 
December 18, 2014 
Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review; 2013-2014 
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-12-18/html/2014-29673.htm  
 
December 18, 2014 
Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review and New Shipper Review; 2012-2013 http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-12-18/html/2014-29660.htm  
 
December 19, 2014 
Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review; 2013-2014 
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-12-19/html/2014-29675.htm  
 December 19, 2014 
Stainless Steel Bar From Brazil: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2013-2014 
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-12-19/html/2014-29781.htm  
 
December 19, 2014 
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate Products From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2013-2014 
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-12-19/html/2014-29780.htm  
 
 
  
Federal Register Notices: 
[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 235 (Monday, December 8, 2014)] 
[Notices] 
[Pages 72624-72625] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov ] 
[FR Doc No: 2014-28691] 
 
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------  DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
 
International Trade Administration  [A-520-803]  
 
Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From the United  Arab Emirates; 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 polyethylene  terephthalate film, sheet, and strip (PET Film) from the United Arab  
Emirates (UAE). The period of review (POR) is November 1, 2012, through  October 31, 2013. The review covers one producer/exporter of the  
subject merchandise, JBF RAK LLC (JBF). The Department preliminarily  determines that sales of subject merchandise have been made below  normal value by JBF. Interested parties are invited to comment on these  
preliminary results.  
DATES: Effective Date: December 8, 2014.  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Huston, AD/CVD Operations,  Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade  
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and  
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482- 4261.  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
 
Scope of the Order      The products covered by the order are all gauges of raw, pre- treated, or primed polyethylene terephthalate film, whether extruded or  
co-extruded. Excluded are metallized films and other finished films  
that have had at least one of their surfaces modified by the  application of a performance-enhancing resinous or inorganic layer more  than 0.00001 inches thick. Also excluded is roller transport cleaning  film which has at least one of its surfaces modified by application of  
0.5 micrometers of SBR latex. Tracing and drafting film is also  excluded. Polyethylene terephthalate film is classifiable under  subheading 3920.62.00.90 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the  
United States (HTSUS). While HTSUS subheadings are provided for  convenience and customs purposes, our written description of the scope  
of the order is dispositive.  
Methodology      The Department is conducting this review in accordance with section  
751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Export price is  calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act. Normal value is  
calculated in accordance with section 773 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.\1\ The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is on file  electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and  
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System  (``ACCESS'').\2\ ACCESS is available to registered users at http://access.trade.gov  and in the Central Records Unit in Room 7046 of the  
main 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/ . The signed Preliminary  
Decision Memorandum and electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision  
Memorandum are identical in content. 
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    \1\ See the Memorandum from Gary Taverman, Associate 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  
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Polyethylene Terephthalate  
Film, Sheet, and Strip from the United Arab Emirates'' (Preliminary  
Decision Memorandum), dated concurrently with this notice.     \2\ On November 24, 2014, Enforcement and Compliance changed the  
name of Enforcement and Compliance's AD and CVD Centralized  
Electronic Service System (``IA ACCESS'') to AD and CVD Centralized  
Electronic Service System (``ACCESS''). The Web site location was  
changed from http://iaaccess.trade.gov  to http://access.trade.gov .  
The Final Rule changing the references to the Regulations can be  
found at 79 FR 69046 (November 20, 2014). 
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Preliminary Results of Review  
    As a result of our review, we preliminarily determine the following  
weighted-average dumping margins exist for the period November 1, 2012,  
through October 31, 2013: 
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              Manufacturer/ Exporter                  margin (percent) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
JBF RAK LLC......................................                  9.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------  
Disclosure and Public Comment 
 
    The Department intends to disclose the calculations used in our  analysis to 
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 parties in this review within five days of the date of publication of  
this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Interested parties  are invited to comment on the preliminary results of this review.  Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii), interested parties may submit  
case briefs not later than 30 days after the date of publication of  this notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case  
briefs, may not be filed later than five days after the time limit for  filing case briefs.\3\ Parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal  briefs in this review are requested to submit with each brief: (1) A  
statement of the issue, (2) a brief summary of the argument, and (3) a  table of authorities.\4\ Executive summaries should be limited to five  
pages total, including footnotes.\5\ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------  
    \3\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1).     \4\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2), (d)(2). 
    \5\ See id. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------  
    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), any interested party may request a  hearing within 30 days of the publication of this notice in the Federal  
Register. If a hearing is requested, the Department will notify  interested parties of the hearing schedule. Interested parties who wish  to request a hearing, or to participate if one is requested, must  
submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and  
Compliance, filed electronically via ACCESS within 30 days after the  
date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain: (1) The  
party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of  participants; and (3) a list of the issues to be discussed. Issues  
raised in the hearing will be limited to those raised in the respective  
case briefs. 
    We intend to issue the final results of this administrative review,  
including the results of our analysis of issues raised by the parties  in the written comments, within 120 days of publication of these  
preliminary results in the Federal Register, unless otherwise  
extended.\6\ 
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     \6\ See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act. 
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Assessment Rates 
     Upon issuing the final results of the review, the Department shall  determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess,  
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. The Department intends  to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the date of  
publication of the final results of review.     For any individually examined respondents whose weighted-average  dumping margin is above de minimis, we will calculate importer-specific  
ad valorem duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount  
of dumping calculated for the importer's examined sales to the total  
entered value of those same sales in accordance with 19 CFR  351.212(b)(1).\7\ We will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on  
all appropriate entries covered by this review when the importer- specific assessment rate calculated in the final results of this review  
is above de minimis. Where either the respondent's weighted-average  dumping margin is zero or de minimis, or an importer-specific  
assessment rate is zero or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to  liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     \7\ In these preliminary results, the Department applied the  
assessment rate calculation methodology adopted in Antidumping  Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and  Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Proceedings: Final  
Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14, 2012). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     The final results of this review shall be the basis for the  assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by  
the final results of this review and for future deposits of estimated  duties, where applicable. 
 Cash Deposit Requirements  
    The following deposit requirements will be effective for all  shipments of PET Film from the UAE entered, or withdrawn from  
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of the  final results of this administrative review, as provided for by section  751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for the companies  
under review will be the rate established in the final results of this  
review (except, if the rate is zero or de minimis, no cash deposit will  
be required); (2) for previously reviewed or investigated companies not  
listed above, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company- specific rate published for the most recent period; (3) if the exporter  
is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the less-than- 
fair-value investigation, but the manufacturer is, the cash deposit  
rate will be the rate established for the most recent period for the  
manufacturer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all  other manufacturers or exporters will continue to be 4.05 percent, the  
all-others rate established in the investigation.\8\ These cash deposit  
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further  
notice. 
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    \8\ See Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip from  
Brazil, the People's Republic of China and the United Arab Emirates:  
Antidumping Duty Orders and Amended Final Determination of Sales at  
Less Than Fair Value for the United Arab Emirates, 73 FR 66595,  66597 (November 10, 2008). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Notification to Importers 
     This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of  their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) 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.     These preliminary results of administrative review are issued and  
published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the  Act. 
     Dated: December 1, 2014. Paul Piquado, 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.  
Appendix--List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision  Memorandum  
1. Summary 2. Background 
3. Scope of the Order 4. Date of Sale 5. Discussion of Methodology 
6. Product Comparisons 7. Export Price and Constructed Export Price 
8. Normal Value 9. Cost of Production Analysis 10. Currency Conversion 
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE  International Trade Administration 
 [A-570-831] 
  Fresh Garlic From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary  
Results of the Nineteenth Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2012- 2013 
 AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,  Department of Commerce. 
 SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Department) is conducting the  
nineteenth administrative review of the antidumping duty order on fresh  garlic from the People's Republic of China (PRC) covering the period of  review (POR) November 1, 2012, through October 31, 2013.\1\ We  
preliminary determine that the two mandatory respondents in this  
review, Hebei Golden Bird Trading Co., Ltd. (Golden Bird) and Jinxiang  
Hejia Co., Ltd. 
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(Hejia), each failed to establish that it is separate from the PRC-wide  
entity. As a result, the PRC-wide entity is now under review.\2\ We are  
preliminarily applying adverse facts available (AFA) to the PRC-wide  entity because elements of the entity, Golden Bird and Hejia, failed to  
cooperate by not acting to the best of their ability to comply with the  
Department's requests for information. The Department is preliminarily  
determining that seven companies are entitled to a separate rate.  
Finally, the Department is also preliminarily determining that 16  companies made no shipments during the POR. If these preliminary  
results are adopted in our final results of review, we will instruct  
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess antidumping duties  
on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise during the POR. We  
invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------  
    \1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty  Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part, 78 FR  
79392 (December 30, 2013) (Initiation Notice).     \2\ On November 4, 2013, the Department announced a change in  practice with respect to the condition review of the NME entity. 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 Proceedings, 78 FR 65963 (Nov. 4, 2013). The change in  
practice is not applicable in this administrative review.  
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 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacqueline Arrowsmith, AD/CVD  Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade  
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and  Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482- 
5255.  Scope of the Order 
     The merchandise covered by the order includes all grades of garlic,  
whole or separated into constituent cloves. Fresh garlic that are  subject to the order are currently classified under the Harmonized  Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 0703.20.0010,  
0703.20.0020, 0703.20.0090, 0710.80.7060, 0710.80.9750, 0711.90.6000,  and 2005.90.9700. Although the HTSUS numbers are provided for  
convenience and customs purposes, the written product description  remains dispositive.\3\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     \3\ See Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant  
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations to  Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and  Compliance regarding ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary  
Results and Preliminary Rescission of the 2012-2013 Antidumping Duty  
Administrative Review: Fresh Garlic from the People's Republic of  
China,'' dated concurrently with these results and hereby adopted by  
this notice (``Preliminary Decision Memorandum''), for a complete  description of the Scope of the Order. 
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Methodology 
     The Department conducted this review in accordance with section  
751(a)(1)(B) of the Act. For a full description of the methodology  
underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum,  
dated concurrently with these results and hereby adopted by this  
notice.\4\ 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).\5\ ACCESS is available to registered users at 
http://access.trade.gov  and to all parties in the Central Records Unit (CRU),  
Room 7046 of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition,  
parties can obtain a complete version of the Preliminary Decision  Memorandum on the Internet at http://trade.gov/enforcement/frn/index.html . 
The signed Preliminary Decision Memorandum and the  
electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are  
identical in content. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------  
    \4\ See Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 
    \5\ On November 24, 2014, Enforcement and Compliance changed the  
name of Enforcement and Compliance's AD and CVD Centralized  Electronic Service System (``IA ACCESS'') to AD and CVD Centralized  
Electronic Service System (``ACCESS''). The Web site location was  changed from http://iaaccess.trade.gov  to http://access.trade.gov .  
The Final Rule changing the references to the Regulations can be  
found at 79 FR 69046 (November 20, 2014). 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------  PRC-Wide Entity 
     The two mandatory respondents, Golden Bird and Hejia, each failed  
to respond to the Department's requests for information and/or declined  to participate in this review and therefore, each failed to establish  eligibility for separate rate status. Accordingly, the Department  
preliminarily finds that the PRC-wide entity includes these companies.  Elements of the entity failed to provide necessary information for the  
Department to conduct a review. Accordingly, the Department has relied  on facts available.\6\ Further, the Department finds that the PRC-wide  entity failed to cooperate by not acting to the best of its ability to  
comply with a request for information. Therefore, pursuant to section  776(b) of the Act, the Department used an adverse inference when  
selecting from among the facts otherwise available.\7\ Thus, the  Department relied on AFA in order to determine a margin for the PRC- wide entity, pursuant to sections 776(a)(1), 776(a)(2)(A), (B), (C) and  
776(b) of the Act.\8\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     \6\ See sections 776(a)(1) and (2)(A)-(C) of the Act.     \7\ See section 776(b) of the Act. 
    \8\ See Preliminary Decision Memorandum at the sections  
pertaining to ``PRC-Wide Entity'' and ``Selection of Adverse Facts  
Available (AFA) Rate'' for a discussion of the AFA rate. 
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    On May 29, 2014, the Department rescinded this review for companies  
for whom requests for review were withdrawn and which had a separate  
rate from a prior segment of this proceeding.\9\ The Department finds  
that 92 of the companies whose review requests were withdrawn had not  been assigned a separate rate from a prior segment of the proceeding,  
and thus are considered part of the PRC-wide entity. Further, an  
additional 30 companies for which a review was requested, and not  
withdrawn, did not file a separate rate application or certification,  
nor did they file a no shipments certification.\10\ Accordingly,  because these companies did not demonstrate their eligibility for a  
separate rate, the Department preliminarily determines that they are  
also part of the PRC-wide entity. A full list of companies  
preliminarily determined to be part of the PRC-wide entity can be found  
in Appendix II. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------  
    \9\ See Fresh Garlic From the People's Republic of China:  Partial Rescission of the 19th Antidumping Duty Administrative  
Review; 2012-2013, 79 FR 30819 (May 29, 2014).     \10\ See the Preliminary Decision Memorandum at the sections  pertaining to ``PRC-Wide Entity.'' 
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Preliminary Determination of Separate Rates for Non-Selected Companies  
    In accordance with section 777A(c)(2)(B) of the Act, the Department  employed a limited examination methodology, as it determined that it  
would not be practicable to examine individually all companies for  which a review request was made. There were seven exporters of subject  
merchandise from the PRC that have demonstrated their eligibility for a  separate rate but which were not selected for individual examination in  this review. These seven exporters of subject merchandise that have  
demonstrated their eligibility for a separate rate, but which were not  selected for an individual examination in this review are: Chengwu  
County Yuanxiang Industry & Commerce Co, Ltd.; Jinxiang Richfar Fruits  and Vegetables Co., Ltd.; Qingdao Lianghe International Trade Co.,  Ltd., Shandong Chenhe International Trading Co., Ltd.; Shenzhen Xinboda  
Industrial Trading Co., Ltd.; Weifang Hongqiao International Logistics  Co., Ltd.; and XuZhou Simple Garlic Industry Co., Ltd. 
    Neither the Act nor the Department's regulations address the  establishment of the rate applied to individual  
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companies not selected for examination where the Department limited its  examination in an administrative review pursuant to section 777A(c)(2)  of the Act. The Department's practice in cases involving limited  
selection based on exporters accounting for the largest volumes of  trade has been to look to section 735(c)(5) of the Act for guidance,  
which provides instructions for calculating the all-others rate in an  investigation. Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act instructs the Department  to use rates established for individually investigated producers and  
exporters, excluding any rates that are zero, de minimis, or based  
entirely on facts available in investigations. Section 735(c)(5)(B) of  
the Act provides that, where all rates are zero, de minimis, or based  
entirely on facts available, the Department may use ``any reasonable  method'' for assigning a rate to non-examined respondents. The  
weighted-average margin preliminarily determined for the individually- 
examined respondents in this review is based entirely on facts  
available. For the preliminary results, the Department has  
preliminarily determined to assign a rate of 1.82 U.S. dollars per  kilogram, which is the rate for separate rate companies for the most  
recently completed (18th) administrative review.\11\ 
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    \11\ See Fresh Garlic From the People's Republic of China:  Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of the 18th Antidumping  
Duty Administrative Review; 2011-2012, 79 FR 36721 (June 30, 2014)  
(2011-2012 Garlic Final). 
    See also Multilayered Wood Flooring From the People's Republic  
of China: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 76  FR 64318 (October 18, 2011). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Preliminary Determination of No Shipments 
     The companies listed in Appendix I timely filed ``no shipment''  certifications stating that they had no entries of subject merchandise  
during the POR.\12\ Consistent with its practice, the Department asked  
CBP to conduct a query of potential shipments made by these companies.  
CBP did not provide evidence that contradicted the parties' no shipment  claims. Based on the certifications by these companies and our analysis  
of CBP information, we preliminarily determine that the companies  listed in Appendix I did not have any reviewable transactions during  
the POR. In addition, the Department finds that consistent with its  refinement to its assessment practice in non-market economy (NME)  
cases, further discussed below, it is appropriate not to rescind the  review in part in these circumstances but to complete the review with  respect to these 16 companies and issue appropriate instructions to CBP  
based on the final results of the review.\13\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     \12\ The Department notes that Jinxiang Merry Vegetable Co.,  Ltd. and Cangshan Qingshui Vegetable Foods Co., Ltd., companies who  
participated in the November 1, 2012, to April 30, 2013 new shipper  review (see, e.g., Fresh Garlic From the People's Republic of China:  
Final Results of the Semiannual Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review  of Jinxiang Merry Vegetable Co., Ltd. and Cangshan Qingshui  Vegetable Foods Co., Ltd.; 2012-2013, 79 FR 62103 (October 16,  
2014)) certified that it had not shipments between May 1, 2013 and  October 31, 2013. 
    \13\ See Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment  of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694, 65694-95 (October 24, 2011); see  also ``Assessment Rates'' section below. 
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Preliminary Results of Review      Regarding the administrative review, the Department preliminarily  
determines that the following weighted-average dumping margins exist  
for the period November 1, 2012, through October 31, 2013: 
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                               Weighted- 
                                                               average 
                                                                margin 
                          Exporter                             (dollars 
                                                                 per                                                               kilogram) 
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Chengwu County Yuanxiang Industry & Commerce Co., Ltd......         1.82 
Jinxiang Richfar Fruits & Vegetables Co., Ltd..............         1.82 
Qingdao Lianghe International Trade Co., Ltd...............         1.82 Shandong Chenhe International Trading Co., Ltd.............         1.82 
Shenzhen Xinboda Industrial Co., Ltd.......................         1.82 
Weifang Hongqiao International Logistics Co., Ltd..........         1.82 
XuZhou Simple Garlic Industry Co., Ltd.....................         1.82 
PRC-Wide Rate..............................................         4.71 ------------------------------------------------------------------------  
Public Comment & Opportunity To Request a Hearing  
    Unless otherwise notified by the Department, interested parties may  submit written comments (case briefs) no later than 30 days after the  date of publication of these preliminary results of review and rebuttal  
comments (rebuttal briefs) within five days after the time limit for  
filing case briefs.\14\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(d)(2), rebuttal  
briefs must be limited to issues raised in the case briefs. Parties who  submit arguments are requested to submit with the argument: (1) A  
statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and, (3) a  table of authorities.\15\ 
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    \14\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii) and (d)(1).     \15\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2), (d)(2). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     Any interested party may request a hearing within 30 days of  
publication of this notice.\16\ Hearing 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 case and rebuttal briefs.\17\ If a party requests a hearing, the  
Department will inform parties of the scheduled date for the hearing  which will be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and  Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, at a time and location  
to be determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time,  and location of the hearing. 
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    \17\ Id. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     The Department intends to issue the final results of this review,  including the results of its analysis of the issues raised in any  
written briefs, not later than 120 days after the date of publication  
of this notice, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act. 
 
Assessment Rates  
    Upon issuance of the final results, the Department will determine,  
and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries  
covered by this review.\18\ The Department will direct CBP to assess  
rates based on the per-unit (i.e., per kilogram) amount on each entry  of the subject merchandise during the POR. The Department intends to  
issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the publication date  
of the final results of review. 
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     \18\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b). 
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    Also, the Department announced a refinement to its assessment  
practice in NME cases. Pursuant to this refinement in practice, for  merchandise that was not reported in the U.S. sales databases submitted  by an exporter individually examined during this review, but that  
entered under the case number of that exporter (i.e., at the  individually-examined exporter's cash deposit rate), the Department  
will instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at the NME-wide rate. In  addition, 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.\19\ 
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    \19\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Non-Market  Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties,  
76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Cash Deposit Requirements  
    The following cash deposit requirements, when imposed, will apply  to all shipments of subject merchandise 
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entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the  publication of the final results of this administrative review, as  
provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For the companies  listed above, the cash deposit rate will be the rate established in  these final results of review (except, if the rate is zero or de  
minimis, a zero cash deposit rate will be required for that company);  (2) for previously investigated or reviewed PRC and non-PRC exporters  
not listed above that have separate rates, the cash deposit rate will  continue to be the exporter-specific rate published for the most recent  period; (3) for all PRC exporters of subject merchandise which have not  
been found to be entitled to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate  will be the PRC-wide rate of 4.71 U.S. dollars per kilogram; and (4)  
for all non-PRC exporters of subject merchandise which have not  received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate  applicable to the PRC exporter that supplied that non-PRC exporter.  
These requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further  
notice. 
 
Notification to Importers  
    This notice serves as a preliminary 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 preliminary results in  
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR  351.213(h) and 351.221(b)(4). 
 
    Dated: December 1, 2014. 
Paul Piquado, 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.  Appendix I--Companies That Have Certified No Shipments 
 1. Cangshan Qingshui Vegetable Foods Co., Ltd. 
2. Chengwu County Yuanxiang Industry & Commerce Co., Ltd. 3. Jinan Farmlady Trading Co., Ltd. 4. Jining Yifa Garlic Produce Co., Ltd. 
5. Jining Yongjia Trade Co., Ltd. 
6. Jinxiang Chengda Import & Export Co., Ltd. 
7. Jinxiang Merry Vegetable Co., Ltd. 8. Jinxiang Yuanxin Import & Export Co., Ltd. 
9. Shenzhen Bainong Co., Ltd. 10. Shijazhuang Goodman Trading Co., Ltd. 
11. Qingdao Maycarrier Import & Export Co., Ltd. 12. Qingdao Sea-line International Trading Co. 
13. Qingdao Tiantaixing Foods Co., Ltd. 14. Qingdao Xiangtiangfeng Foods Co., Ltd. or Xi Tian Feng 15. Xuzhou Simple Garlic Industry Co., Ltd. 
16. Yantai Jinyan Trading Inc.  
Appendix II--List of Companies Subject to the PRC-Wide Rate  1. American Pioneer Shipping 
2. Anhui Dongqian Foods Ltd. 3. Anqiu Friend Food Co., Ltd. 
4. Anqiu Haoshun Trade Co., Ltd. 5. APM Global Logistics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. 6. APS Qingdao 
7. Chiping Shengkang Foodstuff Co., Ltd. 8. CMEC Engineering Machinery Import & Export Co., Ltd. 
9. Dalian New Century Food Co., Ltd. 10. Dongying Shunyifa Chemical Co., Ltd. 11. Dynalink Systems Logistics (Qingdao) Inc. 
12. Eimskip Logistics Inc. 13. Feicheng Acid Chemicals Co., Ltd. 
14. Foshan Fuyi Food Co, Ltd. 15. Frog World Co., Ltd. 16. Golden Bridge International, Inc. 
17. Goodwave Technology Development Ltd. 
18. Guangxi Lin Si Fu Bang Trade Co., Ltd 
19. Hangzhou Guanyu Foods Co., Ltd. 
20. Hebei Golden Bird Trading Co., Ltd. 21. Hejiahuan (Zhongshan) Electrical AP 
22. Henan Weite Industrial Co., Ltd. 
23. Heze Ever-Best International Trade Co., Ltd. (f/k/a Shandong  
Heze International Trade and Developing Company) 
24. Hongkong Golden Eagle Group Ltd. 25. Hongqiao International Logistics Co. 
26. Intecs Logistics Service Co., Ltd. 
27. IT Logistics Qingdao Branch 
28. Jinan Solar Summit International Co., Ltd. 
29. Jinan Yipin Corporation Ltd. 30. Jining De-Rain Trading Co., Ltd. 
31. Jining Highton Trading Co., Ltd. 
32. Jining Jiulong International Trading Co., Ltd. 
33. Jining Tiankuang Trade Co., Ltd. 
34. Jining Trans-High Trading Co., Ltd. 35. Jinxiang County Huaguang Food Import & Export Co., Ltd. 36. Jinxiang Dacheng Food Co., Ltd. 
37. Jinxiang Dongyun Freezing Storage Co., Ltd. (a/k/a Jinxiang  Eastward Shipping Import and Export Limited Company) 
38. Jinxiang Dongyun Import & Export Co., Ltd. 39. Jinxiang Fengsheng Import & Export Co., Ltd. 40. Jinxiang Grand Agricultural Co., Ltd. 
41. Jinxiang Hejia Co., Ltd. 
42. Jinxiang Infarm Fruits & Vegetables Co., Ltd. 
43. Jinxiang Meihua Garlic Produce Co., Ltd. 44. Jinxiang Shanyang Freezing Storage Co., Ltd. 
45. Jinxiang Shenglong Trade Co., Ltd. 46. Jinxiang Tianheng Trade Co., Ltd. 
47. Jinxiang Tianma Freezing Storage Co., Ltd. 48. Jinxiang Xian Baishite Trade Co., Ltd. (a/k/a Jinxiang Best  
Trade Co., Ltd.) 49. Juye Homestead Fruits and Vegetables Co., Ltd. 50. Kingwin Industrial Co., Ltd. 
51. Laiwu Fukai Foodstuff Co., Ltd. 52. Laiwu Jiahe Fruit and Vegatable Co., Ltd. 
53. Laizhou Xubin Fruits and Vegetables 54. Linshu Dading Private Agricultural Products Co., Ltd. 55. Linyi City Hedong District Jiuli Foodstuff Co. 
56. Linyi City Kangfa Foodstuff Drinkable Co., Ltd. 57. Linyi Katayama Foodstuffs Co., Ltd. 
58. Linyi Tianqin Foodstuff Co., Ltd. 59. Ningjin Ruifeng Foodstuff Co., Ltd. 60. Qingdao Apex Shipping Co., Ltd. 
61. Qingdao BNP Co., Ltd. 62. Qingdao Cherry Leather Garment Co., Ltd. 
63. Qingdao Chongzhi International Transportation Co., Ltd. 64. Qingdao Everfresh Trading Co., Ltd. 65. Qingdao Liang He International Trade Co., Ltd. 
66. Qingdao Lianghe International Trade Co., Ltd. 67. Qingdao Saturn International Trade Co., Ltd. 
68. Qingdao Sino-World International Trading Co., Ltd. 69. Qingdao Winner Foods Co., Ltd. 70. Qingdao XinTian Feng Food Co., Ltd. 
71. Qingdao Yuankang International 
72. Qufu Dongbao Import & Export Trade Co., Ltd. 
73. Rizhao Huasai Foodstuff Co., Ltd. 
74. Samyoung America (Shanghai) Inc. 75. Shandong Chengshun Farm Produce Trading Co., Ltd. 
76. Shandong Chenhe Intl Trading Co., Ltd. 
77. Shandong China Bridge Imports 
78. Shandong Dongsheng Eastsun Foods Co., Ltd. 
79. Shandong Garlic Company 80. Shandong Longtai Fruits and Vegetables Co., Ltd. 
81. Shandong Sanxing Food Co., Ltd. 
82. Shandong Wonderland Organic Food Co., Ltd. 
83. Shandong Xingda Foodstuffs Group Co., Ltd. 
84. Shandong Yipin Agro (Group) Co., Ltd. 85. Shanghai Ever Rich Trade Company 
86. Shanghai Goldenbridge International Co., Ltd. 
87. Shanghai Great Harvest International Co., Ltd. 
88. Shanghai LJ International Trading Co., Ltd. 
89. Shanghai Medicines & Health Products Import/Export Co., Ltd. 90. Shanghai Yijia International Transportation Co., Ltd. 91. Shenzhen Fanhui Import & Export Co., Ltd. 
92. Shenzhen Greening Trading Co., Ltd. 93. Shenzhen Xunong Trade Co., Ltd. 
94. Sunny Import & Export Limited 95. Tangerine International Trading Co. 96. T&S International, LLC. 
97. Taian Eastsun Foods Co., Ltd. 
98. Taian Fook Huat Tong Kee Pte. Ltd. 
99. Taian Solar Summit Food Co., Ltd. 100. Taiyan Ziyang Food Co., Ltd. 
101. Tianjin Spiceshi Co., Ltd. 102. U.S. United Logistics (Ningbo) Inc. 
103. V.T. Impex (Shandong) Limited 104. Weifang Chenglong Import & Export Co., Ltd. 
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105. Weifang He Lu Food Import & Export Co., Ltd. 106. Weifang Hong Qiao International Logistics Co., Ltd. 
107. Weifang Jinbao Agricultural Equipment Co., Ltd. 108. Weifang Naike Foodstuffs Co., Ltd. 109. Weifang Shennong Foodstuff Co., Ltd. 
110. Weihai Textile Group Import & Export Co., Ltd. 111. WSSF Corporation (Weifang) 
112. Xiamen Huamin Import Export Company 113. Xiamen Keep Top Imp. and Exp. Co., Ltd. 114. Xinjiang Top Agricultural Products Co., Ltd. 
115. XuZhou Heiners Agricultural Co., Ltd. 116. Yishui Hengshun Food Co., Ltd. 
117. You Shi Li International Trading Co., Ltd. 118. Zhangzhou Xiangcheng Rainbow Greenland Food Co., Ltd. 119. Zhengzhou Dadi Garlic Industry Co., Ltd. 
120. Zhengzhou Huachao Industrial Co., Ltd. 121. Zhengzhou Xiwannian Food Co., Ltd. 
122. Zhengzhou Xuri Import & Export Co., Ltd. 123. Zhengzhou Yuanli Trading Co., Ltd. 124. Zhong Lian Farming Product (Qingdao) Co., Ltd. 
 
Appendix III--List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision  
Memorandum 
 Preliminary Rescission of Review 
Separate Rate Determination 
Separate Rate for Non-Selected Companies 
Preliminary Determination of No Shipments 
PRC-Wide Entity  
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 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
 International Trade Administration  
[A-201-838]  
 Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube From Mexico: 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 seamless refined  
copper pipe and tube from Mexico.\1\ The review covers two producers/ 
exporters of the subject merchandise, GD Affiliates S. de R.L. de C.V.  
(Golden Dragon) \2\ and Nacional de Cobre, S.A. de C.V. (Nacobre). The  period of review (POR) is November 1, 2012, through October 31, 2013.  
We have preliminarily found that sales of subject merchandise have been  
made at prices below normal value. Interested parties are invited to  
comment on these preliminary results. 
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    \1\ See Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube From Mexico and  
the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Orders and Amended  
Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value From Mexico, 75  
FR 71070 (November 22, 2010) (Order).     \2\ The Department has previously treated GD Affiliates S. de  
R.L. de C.V. as part of a single entity including: (1) GD Copper  
Cooperatief U.A.; (2) Hong Kong GD Trading Co. Ltd.; (3) Golden  
Dragon Holding (Hong Kong) International, Ltd.; (4) GD Copper U.S.A.  
Inc.; (5) GD Affiliates Servicios S. de R.L. de C.V.; and (6) GD  Affiliates S. de R.L. de C.V., which is collectively referred to as  Golden Dragon. See, e.g., Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube From  
Mexico: Final Results of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review, 77 FR  59178 (September 26, 2012), and accompanying Issues and Decision  
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DATES: Effective Date: December 9, 2014. 
 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Eastwood or Dennis McClure,  AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International  
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and  Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482- 
3874 or (202) 482-5973, respectively.  
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  Scope of the Order 
     The merchandise subject to the order is seamless refined copper  
pipe and tube. The product is currently classified under the Harmonized  Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings 7411.10.1030  and 7411.10.1090, and also may enter under HTSUS subheadings  
7407.10.1500, 7419.99.5050, 8415.90.8065, and 8415.90.8085. The HTSUS  subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes only; the  
written product description of the scope of the order is  dispositive.\3\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     \3\ See Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant  
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to  Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance,  entitled ``Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube from Mexico:  
Decision Memorandum for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty  Administrative Review; 2012-2013'' (Preliminary Decision  
Memorandum), dated concurrent with and adopted by this notice, for a  complete description of the Scope of the Order. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
Methodology 
 
    The Department is conducting this review in accordance with section  751(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Constructed  
export price is calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act.  
Normal value is calculated in accordance with section 773 of the Act. 
    For a full description of the methodology underlying our  
conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, dated  concurrently with these results and hereby adopted by 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).\4\  
ACCESS is available to registered users at http://access.trade.gov  and  
it is available to all parties in the 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  
at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html . The signed Preliminary  
Decision Memorandum and the electronic version of the Preliminary  
Decision Memorandum are identical in content. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     \4\ On November 24, 2014, Enforcement and Compliance changed the  
name of Enforcement and Compliance's AD and CVD Centralized  Electronic Service System (IA ACCESS) to AD and CVD Centralized  Electronic Service System (ACCESS). The Web site location was  
changed from http://iaaccess.trade.gov  to http://access.trade.gov .  
The Final Rule changing the references to the Regulations can be  
found at 79 FR 69046 (November 20, 2014). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Preliminary Results of Review 
     The Department preliminarily determines that the following  
weighted-average dumping margins exist:  ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
                                                       Weighted- average                   Producer/exporter                      dumping margin 
                                                           (percent) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GD Affiliates S. de R.L. de C.V......................               1.23 
Nacional de Cobre, S.A. de C.V.......................               0.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 Disclosure and Public Comment  
    The Department intends to disclose to interested parties the  calculations performed in connection with these preliminary results  
within five days after the date of publication of this notice.\5\  Interested parties may submit case briefs to the Department no later  than seven days after the date of the final verification report issued  
in this proceeding. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the  case briefs, may be filed no later than five days after the time limit  
for filing case briefs.\6\ Parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal  briefs in this proceeding are encouraged to submit with each argument:  (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and  
(3) a table of authorities.\7\ Case and rebuttal briefs should be filed  
using ACCESS.\8\ 
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     \5\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b). 
    \6\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d). 
    \7\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2). 
    \8\ See 19 CFR 351.303. 
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    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to  
request a hearing, or to participate if one is requested, must submit a  
written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and  
Compliance, filed electronically via ACCESS. An electronically-filed  document must be received successfully in its entirety by ACCESS by 5  
p.m. Eastern Standard Time within 30 days after the date of publication  
of this notice.\9\ Hearing requests should contain: (1) The party's  
name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants;  
and (3) a list of issues to be discussed. Issues raised in the hearing  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, 14th Street and  Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.\10\ 
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    \10\ Id. 
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     The Department intends to issue the final results of this  
administrative review, including the results of its analysis of the  issues raised in any written briefs, no later than 120 days after the  
date of publication of this notice, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A)  
[[Page 73029]]  of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h), unless this deadline is extended. 
 Assessment Rates 
     Upon issuance of the final results, the Department shall determine,  and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping  
duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review.\11\ Golden  Dragon and Nacobre reported the names of the importers of record and  
the entered value for all of their sales to the United States during  the POR. If Golden Dragon's and Nacobre's weighted-average dumping  margins are not zero or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.50 percent) in  
the final results of this review, we will calculate importer-specific  assessment rates on the basis of the ratio of the total amount of  
dumping calculated for the importer's examined sales and the total  entered value of those sales in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1),  and we will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all  
appropriate entries covered by this review. Where either the  respondent's weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de minimis, or  
an importer-specific assessment rate is zero or de minimis, we will  instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to  antidumping duties. 
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    \11\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b). 
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    The Department clarified its ``automatic assessment'' regulation on  
May 6, 2003. This clarification will apply to entries of subject  
merchandise during the POR produced by Golden Dragon and Nacobre for  
which they did not know their merchandise was destined for the United  States. In such instances, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed  
entries at the all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate  
company(ies) involved in the transaction. For a full discussion of this  
clarification, see Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:  
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).     We intend to issue instructions to CBP 41 days after the  
publication date of the final results of this review. 
 
Cash Deposit Requirements 
     The following deposit requirements will be effective upon  publication of the notice of final results of administrative review for  
all shipments of seamless refined copper pipe and tube from Mexico  entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the  
date of publication as provided by section 751(a)(2) of the Act: (1)  The cash deposit rates for Golden Dragon and Nacobre will be equal to  the weighted-average dumping margins established in the final results  
of this administrative review; (2) for merchandise exported by  
manufacturers or exporters not covered in this review but covered in a  
prior segment of the proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to  be the company-specific rate published for the most recently-completed  
segment; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a  prior review, or the original investigation but the manufacturer is,  
the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most  recently-completed segment for the manufacturer of the merchandise; (4)  
the cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will  continue to be 26.03 percent, the all-others rate established in the  Order. These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in  
effect until further notice.  
Notification to Importers      This notice also serves as a preliminary 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 Secretary'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(h) and  351.221(b)(4).  
    Dated: December 2, 2014. Paul Piquado, 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.  Appendix 
 
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum 
 
1. Summary 2. Background 
3. Scope of the Order 
4. Discussion of the Methodology 
    i. Normal Value Comparisons 
    ii. Determination of Comparison Method     iii. Product Comparisons 
    iv. Date of Sale 
    v. Constructed Export Price 
    vi. Normal Value 
    vii. Currency Conversion  
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE  International Trade Administration 
 [A-201-805] 
  Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe From Mexico;  
Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty  Administrative Review; 2012-2013 
 AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,  Department of Commerce. 
 SUMMARY: In response to requests from interested parties, the  
Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative  review of  
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the antidumping duty order on certain circular welded non-alloy steel  
pipe from Mexico.\1\ This administrative review originally covered  eight entities: Productos Laminados de Monterrey, S.A. de C.V.  
(Productos Laminados), Prolamsa, Inc.,\2\ Conduit S.A. de C.V.  
(Conduit); Ternium Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (Ternium); Tuberia Nacional,  
S.A. de C. V. (TUNA); Lamina y Placa Comercial, S.A. de C.V. (Lamina);  
\3\ Mueller Comercial de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. (Mueller); and  PYTCO, S.A. de C.V. (PYTCO). All requests for administrative review of  
Conduit, TUNA, Lamina, Ternium, Mueller, and PYTCO were timely  
withdrawn, and we are consequently rescinding this administrative  
review, in part, with respect to these six companies. The sole  
mandatory respondent is Productos Laminados. The period of review (POR)  is August 1, 2012, through July 31, 2013. We preliminarily find that  
Productos Laminados made sales at prices below normal value (NV) during  
the POR. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary  
results. 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------      \1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty  
Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part, 78 FR  79392 (December 30, 2013). 
    \2\ While the Department initiated an administrative review of  Productos Laminados and Prolamsa, Inc. separately, record  information indicates that Prolamsa, Inc. is a wholly-owned U.S.  
subsidiary of Productos Laminados, and is an importer, and not a  
producer, of subject merchandise. 
    \3\ The Department has determined that Lamina is the successor- in-interest to TUNA. See Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty  
Changes Circumstances Review: Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy  Steel Pipe From Mexico, 75 FR 82374 (December 30, 2010). 
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DATES: Effective Date: December 9, 2014.  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Flessner or Robert James, AD/CVD  
Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade  Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and  
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482- 0698 or (202) 482-1131, respectively.  
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  
Scope of the Order      The products covered by the order are circular welded non-alloy  
steel pipes and tubes, of circular cross-section, not more than 406.4  millimeters (16 inches) in outside diameter, regardless of wall  
thickness, surface finish (black, galvanized, or painted), or end  finish (plain end, beveled end, threaded, or threaded and coupled). The  merchandise covered by the order and subject to this review is  
currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United  States (HTSUS) at subheadings: 7306.30.1000, 7306.30.5025,  
7306.30.5032, 7306.30.5040, 7306.30.5055, 7306.30.5085, and  7306.30.5090. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for  convenience and customs purposes, our written description of the scope  
of this proceeding is dispositive. A full description of the scope of  
the order is contained in the 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 Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty  
Administrative Review: Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe  
from Mexico,'' (Preliminary Decision Memorandum), dated concurrently  
with this notice, which is hereby adopted by this notice.\4\ 
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    \4\ See also Notice of Antidumping Duty Orders: Certain Circular  
Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from Brazil, the Republic of Korea  
(Korea), Mexico, and Venezuela and Amendment to Final Determination  
of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Certain Welded Non-Alloy Steel  Pipe from Korea, 57 FR 49453 (November 2, 1992) (the Order). 
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Methodology 
     The Department conducted this review in accordance with section  751(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Constructed  
export price is calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act.  NV is calculated in accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full  
description of the methodology underlying our conclusions, see the  Preliminary Decision Memorandum.     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  \5\  and in the 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 at 
http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html . The signed and electronic  
versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in  
content. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------  
    \5\ On November 24, 2014, Enforcement and Compliance changed the  name of Enforcement and Compliance's AD and CVD Centralized  
Electronic Service System (``IA ACCESS'') to AD and CVD Centralized  Electronic Service System (``ACCESS''). The Web site location was  changed from http://iaaccess.trade.gov  to http://access.trade.gov .  
The Final Rule changing the references to the Regulations can be  
found at: 79 FR 69046 (November 20, 2014). 
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     We preliminarily determine for the period November 1, 2012, through  
October 31, 2013, the following weighted-average dumping margin exists: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------  
    \6\ See the Memorandum from Davina Friedmann to Richard Weible,  Office Director, AD/CVD Operations Office VI, entitled, ``Circular  
Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from Mexico: Affiliation and Collapsing  Memorandum,'' dated December 1, 2014; see also Preliminary Decision  memorandum at 4 and 12-14. 
 
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                                                       Weighted- average 
                 Exporter or producer                    dumping margin                                                            (percent) 
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Productos Laminados de Monterrey, S.A. de C.V./Aceros               6.31 
 Cuatro Caminos, S.A. de C.V.\6\ 
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Scope Inquiry 
 
    The Department is conducting a scope inquiry to determine whether  
certain types of black, circular tubing produced to American Society  for Testing and Materials standard A-513 by Productos Laminados may be  
outside the scope of the Order because they meet the exclusion for  
``mechanical tubing.'' Parties are notified that the final results of  
the scope inquiry may affect the final results of this administrative  
review by decreasing the number of reported sales.  Partial Rescission of Review 
     Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Department will rescind an  
administrative review, in whole, or in part, if a party that requested  a review withdraws the request within 90 days of publication of notice  of initiation of the requested review. All requests for review by all  
parties, except those of Productos Laminados and Prolamsa, Inc.,\7\  
were timely withdrawn.\8\ Accordingly, we rescind the administrative  
review of the antidumping duty order on certain circular welded non- alloy steel pipe from Mexico covering the period November 1, 2012,  
through October 31,  
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     \7\ Prolamsa, Inc. (a wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of Productos  
Laminados which is an importer, and not a producer, of subject  merchandise--see footnote 1), made no entries of subject merchandise  during the POR. See the Memorandum from Davina Hashmi to Richard  
Weible, Director, AD/CVD Operations Office VI, entitled,  ``Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain  
Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from Mexico: Respondent  Selection Memorandum,'' dated March 20, 2014, at 5.     \8\ See Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 5. 
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Disclosure and Public Comment      The Department intends to disclose to interested parties the  
calculations performed in connection with these preliminary results  within five days of the date of publication of this notice.\9\ Pursuant  
to 19 CFR 351.309(c), interested parties may submit case briefs no  later than 30 days after the date of publication of this notice.  Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be  
filed no later than five days after the date for filing case  
briefs.\10\ Parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this  
proceeding are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) A statement  
of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of  authorities.\11\ Case and rebuttal briefs should be filed using  
ACCESS.\12\ 
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    \9\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).     \10\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d). 
    \11\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2). 
    \12\ See 19 CFR 351.303. 
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     Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to  
request a hearing, or to participate if one is requested, must submit a  
written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and  
Compliance, filed electronically via ACCESS. An electronically filed  
document must be received successfully in its entirety by the  Department's electronic records system, ACCESS, by 5:00 p.m. Eastern  Standard Time within 30 days after the date of publication of this  
notice.\13\ Requests should contain: (1) The party's name, address, and  telephone number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of  
issues to be discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to  those raised in the respective case briefs. If a request for a hearing  is made, parties will be notified of the date and time of the hearing  
to be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and  
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230. 
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     The Department intends to issue the final results of this  
administrative review, including the results of its analysis of the  issues raised in all written case briefs, within 120 days after the  date of publication of this notice, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of  
the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1).  
Assessment Rates      Upon completion of the administrative review, the Department shall  
determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess,  antidumping duties on all appropriate entries.\14\ If the weighted- 
average dumping margin for Productos Laminados/Aceros Cuatro Caminos is  not zero or de minimis in the final results of this review, we will  calculate importer-specific assessment rates on the basis of the ratio  
of the total amount of dumping duties calculated for an importer's  examined sales and the total entered value of such sales in accordance  
with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). If the weighted-average dumping margin for  Productos Laminados/Aceros Cuatro Caminos is zero or de minimis in the  final results of review, we will instruct CBP not to assess duties on  
any of its entries in accordance with the Final Modification for  Reviews, i.e., ``{w{time} here the weighted-average margin of dumping  
for the exporter is determined to be zero or de minimis, no antidumping  duties will be assessed.'' \15\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
    \14\ In these preliminary results, the Department applied the  
assessment rate calculation method adopted in Antidumping  
Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and  Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Duty Proceedings; Final  
Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14, 2012). 
    \15\ Id. at 77 FR 8101, 8102. 
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     As noted above, the Department has rescinded this administrative  
review for Conduit, TUNA, Lamina, Ternium, Mueller, and PYTCO. For  
these exporters and/or producers, the Department will instruct CBP to  
liquidate all appropriate entries as entered. 
    We intend to issue instructions to CBP 41 days after publication of  the final results of this review. 
 
Cash Deposit Requirements 
 
    The following deposit requirements will be effective upon  publication of the notice of final results of administrative review for  all shipments of circular welded non-alloy steel pipe from Mexico  
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the  date of publication of the final results of this administrative review,  
as provided by section 751(a)(2) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate  for Productos Laminado/Aceros Cuatro Caminos will be the weighted- average dumping margin established in the final results of this  
administrative review except if the rate is de minimis within the  
meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in which case the cash deposit rate  
will be zero; (2) for merchandise exported by manufacturers or  exporters not covered in this review but covered in a prior segment of  
the proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company- specific rate published for the most recently completed segment of this  
proceeding in which the manufacturer or exporter participated; (3) if  the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or  
the original less-than-fair-value investigation but the manufacturer  is, the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most  recently completed segment of the proceeding for the manufacturer of  
the merchandise; (4) the cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers  or exporters will continue to be 32.62 percent ad valorem, the all- 
others rate established in the less-than-fair-value investigation.\16\  These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect  until further notice. 
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Notification to Importers  
    This notice also serves as a preliminary 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(h)(1). 
 
    Dated: December 1, 2014. 
Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. 
 
Appendix--List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision  
Memorandum 
 1. Summary 
2. Background 
3. Scope of the Order 
4. Postponement of Preliminary Determination 
5. No Shipments Claims 6. Partial Rescission of Review 
7. Duty Absorption 
8. Methodology 
9. Comparisons to Normal Value 
    A. Determination of Comparison Method     B. Results of the DP Analysis 10. Product Comparisons 
11. Date of Sale 12. Level of Trade 
13. Constructed Export Price 14. Normal Value     A. Affiliation and Single Entity 
    B. Cost of Production 
15. Calculation of Normal Value Based on Comparison Market Prices 
16. Currency Conversion 17. Recommendation 
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[Notices] [Pages 73037-73043] 
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE  
International Trade Administration  [A-570-020, A-274-806] 
  
Melamine From the People's Republic of China and Trinidad and  Tobago: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations  
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,  Department of Commerce. 
 DATES: Effective Date: December 9, 2014.  
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Terpstra at (202) 482-3965 (the  
People's Republic of China), or Laurel LaCivita at (202) 482-4243  
(Trinidad and Tobago), Office III, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and  
Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution  Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230. 
 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
 
The Petitions  
    On November 12, 2014, the Department of Commerce (``Department'')  
received antidumping duty (``AD'') petitions concerning imports of  
melamine from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') and Trinidad and  
Tobago filed in proper form on behalf of Cornerstone Chemical Company  (``Petitioner''). The AD petitions were accompanied by two  
countervailing duty (``CVD'') petitions.\1\ Petitioner is a domestic  
producer of melamine.\2\ 
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     \1\ See Petitioner's submission entitled ``Petitions for the  Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties: Melamine from  
China and Trinidad and Tobago,'' dated November 12, 2014  (``Petitions''). 
    \2\ See Volume I of the Petitions, at 1-2. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------  
    On November 14, 2014, the Department requested additional  
information and clarification of certain portions of the Petitions.\3\  
Petitioner filed responses to these requests on November 18, 2014.\4\  On November 18, 2014, the Department requested additional information  
and clarification of certain portions of the Petitions.\5\ Petitioner  filed responses to these requests on November 20, 2014 and November 24,  
2014.\6\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     \3\ See Letter from the Department to Petitioner entitled ``Re:  Petitions for the Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing  
Duties on Imports of Melamine from the People's Republic of China  and Trinidad and Tobago: Supplemental Questions,'' dated November  
14, 2014 (``General Issues Supplemental Questionnaire''), Letter  from the Department to Petitioner entitled ``Re: Petitions for the  Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties on Imports of  
Melamine from the People's Republic of China: Supplemental  Questions,'' dated November 14, 2014, and Letter from the Department  
to Petitioner entitled ``Re: Petitions for the Imposition of  Antidumping and Countervailing Duties on Imports of Melamine from  Trinidad and Tobago: Supplemental Questions,'' dated November 14,  
2014.     \4\ See ``Melamine from China and Trinidad and Tobago/ 
Petitioner's Response to the Department's Questions Regarding the  Petition'' dated November 18, 2014 (``General Issues Supplement''),  ``Melamine from The People's Republic of China/Petitioner's Response  
to the Department's Questions Regarding the Petition'' dated  November 18, 2014 (``PRC AD Supplement''), and ``Melamine from  
Trinidad and Tobago/Petitioner's Response to the Department's  Questions Regarding the Petition'' dated November 18, 2014  (``Trinidad and Tobago AD Supplement''). 
    \5\ See Letter from the Department to Petitioner entitled ``Re:  
Petitions for the Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing  
Duties on Imports of Melamine from the People's Republic of China  
and Trinidad and Tobago: Supplemental Questions,'' dated November  14, 2014 (``Second General Issues Supplemental Questionnaire''). 
    \6\ See ``Melamine from China and Trinidad and Tobago/ 
Petitioner's Response to the Department's Second General Questions  
Regarding the Petition'' dated November 20, 2014 (``Second General  
Issues Supplement''), see also Supplement to Petitions for the  Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties against Melamine  
from China and Trinidad and Tobago,'' dated November 24, 2014  
(``Third General Issues Supplement''). 
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     In accordance with section 732(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as  
amended (``the Act''), Petitioner alleges that melamine from the PRC  
and Trinidad and Tobago is being, or is likely to be, sold in the  
United States at less than fair value within the meaning of section 731  
of the Act and that such imports are materially injuring, or  threatening material injury to, an industry in the United States. Also,  consistent with section 732(b)(1) of the Act, the Petitions are  
accompanied by information reasonably available to Petitioner  supporting its allegations. 
    The Department finds that Petitioner filed the Petitions on behalf  of the domestic industry because Petitioner is an interested party as  defined in section 771(9)(C) of the Act. The Department also finds that  
Petitioner demonstrated sufficient industry support with respect to the  
initiation of the AD investigations that Petitioner is requesting.\7\ 
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    \7\ See the ``Determination of Industry Support for the  Petitions'' section below. 
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Period of Investigations      Because the Petitions were filed on November 12, 2014, pursuant to  
19 CFR 351.204(b)(1) the period of investigation (``POI'') for the PRC  is April 1, 2014 through September 30, 2014, and for Trinidad and  
Tobago the POI is October 1, 2013, through September 30, 2014.  Scope of the Investigations 
     The product covered by these investigations is melamine from the  
PRC and Trinidad and Tobago. For a full description of the scope of  these investigations, see ``Scope of the Investigations'' in Appendix I  of this notice. 
 Comments on Scope of the Investigations 
     During our review of the Petitions, the Department issued questions  to, and received responses from, Petitioner pertaining to the proposed  
scope to ensure that the scope language in the Petitions would be an  accurate reflection of the products for which the domestic industry is  
seeking relief.\8\ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------  
    \8\ See General Issues Supplemental Questionnaire and Second  
General Issues Supplemental Questionnaire; see also General Issues  
Supplement, Second General Issues Supplement, and Third General  
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    As discussed in the preamble to the Department's regulations,\9\ we  
are setting aside a period for interested parties to raise issues  
regarding product coverage (scope). The period for scope comments is  intended to provide the Department with ample opportunity to consider  
all comments and to consult with parties prior to the issuance of the  
preliminary determinations. If scope comments include factual  
information (see 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21)), all such factual information  
should be limited to public information. All such comments must be  filed by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (``EST'') on December 22,  
2014, which is 20 calendar days from the signature date of this notice.  
Any rebuttal comments, which may include factual information, must be  
filed no later than 10 calendar days after the initial comments  
deadline, which in this instance, is January 1, 2015. Because January  1, 2015, is a federal holiday, a non-business day, the revised deadline  for these comments is now 5:00 p.m. EST on January 2, 2015.\10\ 
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    \9\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties; Final rule,  62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997).     \10\ See Notice of Clarification: Application of ``Next Business  
Day'' Rule for Administrative Determination Deadlines Pursuant to  
the Tariff Act of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005). 
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    The Department requests that any factual information the parties  consider relevant to the scope of the investigations be submitted  
during this time period. However, if a party subsequently finds that  additional factual information pertaining to the scope of the  
investigations may be relevant, the party may contact the Department  and request permission to submit the additional information. All such  comments must be filed on the records of the PRC and Trinidad and  
Tobago AD and CVD investigations.  
Filing Requirements      All submissions to the Department must be filed electronically  
using Enforcement and Compliance's  
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System (ACCESS).\11\ An electronically-filed document must be received  successfully in its entirety by the time and date it is due. Documents  
excepted from the electronic submission requirements must be filed  manually (i.e., in paper form) with Enforcement and Compliance's APO/ Dockets Unit, Room 1870, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and  
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, and stamped with the  date and time of receipt by the applicable deadlines. 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------      \11\ See On November 24, 2014, Enforcement and Compliance  
changed the name of Enforcement and Compliance's AD and CVD  
Centralized Electronic Service System (``IA ACCESS'') to AD and CVD  
Centralized Electronic Service System (``ACCESS''). The Web site  
location has changed from http://iaaccess.trade.gov  to 
http://access.trade.gov . The Final Rule changing the references to the  
Regulations can be found at 79 FR 69046 (November 20, 2014). 
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Comments on Product Characteristics for AD Questionnaires  
    The Department requests comments from interested parties regarding  
the appropriate physical characteristics of melamine to be reported in  
response to the Department's AD questionnaires. This information will  
be used to identify the key physical characteristics of the subject  merchandise in order to report the relevant factors and costs of  
production accurately, as well as to develop appropriate product- 
comparison criteria. 
    Interested parties may provide any information or comments that  
they feel are relevant to the development of an accurate list of  physical characteristics. Specifically, they may provide comments as to  which characteristics are appropriate to use as: (1) General product  
characteristics; and (2) product-comparison criteria. We note that it  is not always appropriate to use all product characteristics as  
product-comparison criteria. We base product-comparison criteria on  meaningful commercial differences among products. In other words,  although there may be some physical product characteristics utilized by  
manufacturers to describe melamine, it may be that only a select few  
product characteristics take into account commercially meaningful  
physical characteristics. In addition, interested parties may comment  on the order in which the physical characteristics should be used in  
matching products. Generally, the Department attempts to list the most  important physical characteristics first and the least important  
characteristics last.     In order to consider the suggestions of interested parties in  
developing and issuing the AD questionnaires, all comments must be  filed by 5:00 p.m. EST on December 22, 2014, which is 20 calendar days  from the signature date of this notice. Any rebuttal comments must be  
filed by 5:00 p.m. EST on January 2, 2015. All comments and submissions  to the Department must be filed electronically using ACCESS, as  
explained above, on the records of the PRC and Trinidad and Tobago  less-than-fair-value investigations.  
Determination of Industry Support for the Petitions  
    Section 732(b)(1) of the Act requires that a petition be filed on  behalf of the domestic industry. Section 732(c)(4)(A) of the Act  provides that a petition meets this requirement if the domestic  
producers or workers who support the petition account for: (i) At least  25 percent of the total production of the domestic like product; and  
(ii) more than 50 percent of the production of the domestic like  product produced by that portion of the industry expressing support  for, or opposition to, the petition. Moreover, section 732(c)(4)(D) of  
the Act provides that, if the petition does not establish support of  domestic producers or workers accounting for more than 50 percent of  
the total production of the domestic like product, the Department  shall: (i) Poll the industry or rely on other information in order to  determine if there is support for the petition, as required by  
subparagraph (A); or (ii) determine industry support using a  
statistically valid sampling method to poll the ``industry.'' 
    Section 771(4)(A) of the Act defines the ``industry'' as the  
producers as a whole of a domestic like product, or those producers  whose collective output of a domestic like product constitutes a major  
proportion of the total domestic production of the product. Thus, to  
determine whether a petition has the requisite industry support, the  
statute directs the Department to look to producers and workers who  
produce the domestic like product. The International Trade Commission  (``ITC''), which is responsible for determining whether ``the domestic  
industry'' has been injured, must also determine what constitutes a  
domestic like product in order to define the industry. While both the  
Department and the ITC must apply the same statutory definition  
regarding the domestic like product,\12\ they do so for different  purposes and pursuant to a separate and distinct authority. In  
addition, the Department's determination is subject to limitations of  
time and information. Although this may result in different definitions  
of the like product, such differences do not render the decision of  
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    \12\ See section 771(10) of the Act.     \13\ See USEC, Inc. v. United States, 132 F. Supp. 2d 1, 8 (CIT  
2001) (citing Algoma Steel Corp., Ltd. v. United States, 688 F.  Supp. 639, 644 (CIT 1988), aff'd 865 F.2d 240 (Fed. Cir. 1989)). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
    Section 771(10) of the Act defines the domestic like product as ``a  
product which is like, or in the absence of like, most similar in  characteristics and uses with, the article subject to an investigation  
under this title.'' Thus, the reference point from which the domestic  like product analysis begins is ``the article subject to an  
investigation'' (i.e., the class or kind of merchandise to be  investigated, which normally will be the scope as defined in the  
Petitions).     With regard to the domestic like product, Petitioner does not offer  a definition of the domestic like product distinct from the scope of  
the investigations. Based on our analysis of the information submitted  on the record, we determined that melamine constitutes a single  
domestic like product and we analyzed industry support in terms of that  domestic like product.\14\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     \14\ For a discussion of the domestic like product analysis in  
this case, see Antidumping Duty Investigation Initiation Checklist:  Melamine from the People's Republic of China (``PRC AD Initiation  Checklist'') at Attachment II, Analysis of Industry Support for the  
Petitions Covering Melamine from the People's Republic of China and  Trinidad and Tobago (``Attachment II''); and Antidumping Duty  
Investigation Initiation Checklist: Melamine from Trinidad and  Tobago (``Trinidad and Tobago AD Initiation Checklist''), at  Attachment II. These checklists are dated concurrently with this  
notice and on file electronically via ACCESS. Access to documents  filed via ACCESS is also available in the Central Records Unit, Room  
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    In determining whether Petitioner has standing under section  
732(c)(4)(A) of the Act, we considered the industry support data  
contained in the Petitions with reference to the domestic like product  
as defined in the ``Scope of the Investigations,'' in Appendix I of  this notice. To establish industry support, Petitioner provided its own  
production of the domestic like product in 2013.\15\ Petitioner states  
that it is the only producer of melamine in the United States;  
therefore, the Petitions are supported by 100 percent of the U.S.  
industry.\16\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
    \15\ See Volume I of the Petitions, at 2 and Exhibit I-18. 
    \16\ Id. at 2. 
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    Based on the data provided in the Petitions, supplemental  
submissions, and other information readily available to the Department,  
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Petitioner has established industry support.\17\ First, the Petitions  established support from domestic producers (or workers) accounting for  
more than 50 percent of the total production of the domestic like  product and, as such, the Department is not required to take further  action in order to evaluate industry support (e.g., polling).\18\  
Second, the domestic producers (or workers) met the statutory criteria  
for industry support under section 732(c)(4)(A)(i) of the Act because  
the domestic producers (or workers) who support the Petitions account  for at least 25 percent of the total production of the domestic like  
product.\19\ Finally, the domestic producers (or workers) met the  statutory criteria for industry support under section 732(c)(4)(A)(ii)  
of the Act because the domestic producers (or workers) who support the  Petitions account for more than 50 percent of the production of the  
domestic like product produced by that portion of the industry  expressing support for, or opposition to, the Petitions.\20\  Accordingly, the Department determines that the Petitions were filed on  
behalf of the domestic industry within the meaning of section 732(b)(1)  of the Act. 
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at Attachment II.     \18\ See section 732(c)(4)(D) of the Act; see also PRC AD  
Checklist and Trinidad and Tobago AD Checklist, at Attachment II.     \19\ See PRC AD Checklist and Trinidad and Tobago AD Checklist,  at Attachment II. 
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     The Department finds that Petitioner filed the Petitions on behalf  of the domestic industry because it is an interested party as defined  
in section 771(9)(C) of the Act and it has demonstrated sufficient  industry support with respect to the AD investigations that it is  
requesting the Department initiate.\21\ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------  
    \21\ Id. 
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Allegations and Evidence of Material Injury and Causation  
    Petitioner alleges that the U.S. industry producing the domestic  
like product is being materially injured, or is threatened with  
material injury, by reason of the individual and cumulated imports of  
the subject merchandise sold at less than fair value. In addition,  Petitioner alleges that subject imports exceed the negligibility  
threshold provided for under section 771(24)(A) of the Act.\22\ 
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    Petitioner contends that the industry's injured condition is  
illustrated by reduced market share, underselling and price depression  
or suppression, lost sales and revenues, and adversely impacted  production, shipments, capacity utilization, financial performance, and  capital expenditures.\23\ We assessed the allegations and supporting  
evidence regarding material injury, threat of material injury, and  causation, and we determined that these allegations are properly  
supported by adequate evidence and meet the statutory requirements for  initiation.\24\ In accordance with section 771(7)(G)(ii)(III) of the  Act, which provides an exception to the mandatory cumulation provision  
for imports from any country designated as a beneficiary country under  
the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (``CBERA''), we considered  
Petitioner's allegation of injury with respect to Trinidad and Tobago,  a designated beneficiary under CBERA, independently of the allegation  
for the PRC and found that the information provided satisfies the  requirements for initiation.\25\ 
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    \23\ Id., at 12-16 and Exhibits I-13 through I-20; see also  Third General Issues Supplement, at 2-5 and Exhibits 1-4.     \24\ See PRC AD Initiation Checklist and Trinidad and Tobago AD  
Initiation Checklist, at Attachment III, Analysis of Allegations and  Evidence of Material Injury and Causation for the Antidumping and  
Countervailing Duty Petitions Covering Melamine from the People's  Republic of China and Trinidad and Tobago (``Attachment III'').     \25\ Id. 
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Allegations of Sales at Less Than Fair Value      The following is a description of the allegations of sales at less  
than fair value upon which the Department based its decision to  initiate investigations of imports of melamine from the PRC and  
Trinidad and Tobago. The sources of data for the deductions and  adjustments relating to U.S. price and normal value (``NV'') are  discussed in greater detail in the country-specific initiation  
checklists.  
People's Republic of China  Export Price 
    For the PRC, Petitioner based export price (``EP'') on the POI  
average unit value (``AUV'') of melamine imports from the PRC under  
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'') subheading  
2933.61.0000 (which is specific to subject merchandise), calculated  using U.S. import statistics obtained from the ITC's Dataweb.  
Petitioner also calculated EP based on a producer-specific price for  
Zhongyuan Dahua Group Company Ltd (``ZDG'') for one individual shipment  
of melamine during the POI. Petitioner obtained ship manifest data from  
the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (``CBP'') Automated Manifest  System, via Datamyne, and directly linked monthly U.S. port-specific  
import statistics (obtained via Datamyne) for imports of melamine  
entered under HTSUS subheading 2933.61.0000 to a shipment by ZDG  
identified in the ship manifest data. Because the AUV and producer- 
specific price were based on FOB China port terms, Petitioner adjusted  EP to deduct foreign inland freight and brokerage and handling at the  
port of exportation.\26\ 
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    \26\ See Volume II of the Petition, at 5 and Exhibits II-2--II- 5; see also PRC AD Supplement, at 1 and Exhibit II-S1. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Normal Value 
    Petitioner states that the Department has a long-standing policy of  treating the PRC as a non-market economy (``NME'') country for AD  purposes.\27\ The Department has not revoked the presumption of NME  
status for the PRC as of the date of these Petitions and therefore, in  
accordance with section 771(18)(C)(i) of the Act, remains in effect for  
purposes of the initiation of these investigations. Hence, an NME  methodology is appropriate for valuing production performed in the PRC.  
Accordingly, the NV of the product is appropriately based on the  factors of production (``FOP'') used in the manufacture of melamine and  
valued in a surrogate market economy country selected as a surrogate,  in accordance with section 773(c) of the Act. 
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    Petitioner contends that Indonesia is the appropriate surrogate  country for the PRC because: it is at a level of economic development  comparable to that of the PRC, and is a significant producer of  
comparable merchandise.\28\ Furthermore, Petitioner states that  integrated producers of melamine and comparable merchandise, i.e.,  
nitrogenous fertilizers such as urea, utilize the same equipment and  production processes. Moreover, Petitioner states that Indonesian data  for valuing the FOPs for melamine are available and reliable.\29\  
Petitioner states that the data includes a publicly available financial  statement for PT Pupuk Kujang (``Kujang''), an integrated producer of  
nitrogenous fertilizers in Indonesia.\30\ Based on the information  provided by Petitioner, we believe that it is appropriate to use  Indonesia as a surrogate country for initiation purposes. 
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    After initiation of the investigation, interested parties will have  
the opportunity to submit comments regarding surrogate country  
selection and, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.301(c)(3)(i), will be provided an  
opportunity to submit publicly available information to value factors  of production no later than 30 days before the date of the preliminary  
determination. In addition, in the course of the investigation covering  
merchandise from the PRC, all parties, including the public, will have  
the opportunity to provide relevant information related to the issues  
of the PRC's NME status and the granting of separate rates to  individual exporters. 
Valuation of FOP Inputs 
    Because Petitioner does not have access to actual FOPs for any PRC  
manufacturers, Petitioner based consumption rates of FOPs, including  
direct materials, labor, energy, and packing, for the production of  merchandise under consideration on its own experience.\31\ Petitioner  states that its experience is likely to be representative of the  
experience of integrated PRC producers. Petitioner valued the FOPs  using surrogate value information from Indonesia. Petitioner based  
factory overhead, selling, general and administrative (``SG&A'')  expenses, and profit on the financial results of a surrogate producer  of nitrogen based fertilizers in Indonesia.\32\ 
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    \31\ Id., at 6.     \32\ Id. 
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Valuation of Raw Materials     Petitioner valued the direct material FOPs to produce the  
merchandise under consideration using publicly available Indonesian  import data obtained from Global Trade Atlas (``GTA'') in U.S. dollars  for the period March 2014 through August 2014.\33\ Petitioner excluded  
all import values from all countries previously determined by the  Department to maintain broadly available, non-industry-specific export  
subsidies, from countries previously determined by the Department to be  NME countries, and unspecified countries.\34\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     \33\ Id., at 6-7; see also PRC AD Supplement, at 2 and Exhibit  
II-S5.     \34\ See Volume II of the Petition at 6-7 and Exhibit II-5. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Valuation of Direct and Indirect Labor 
    Petitioner calculated the labor expense rate using 2010 data for  Indonesia from the International Labor Organization under schedule 5B,  Section 242: Manufacture of Other Chemical Products.\35\ Petitioner  
adjusted this rate for inflation using the consumer price index for  Indonesia published by the International Monetary Fund and converted  
the rate to U.S. dollars using the POI average exchange rate.\36\ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------  
    \35\ Id., at 7 and Exhibit II-8. 
    \36\ Id. at 7 and Exhibit II-11; see also PRC AD Supplement at  
5, item 9, and Exhibit II-S8. 
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Valuation of Electricity, Natural Gas, Compressed Air, and Water 
    Petitioner valued electricity using 2011 data published by the  
Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources in the 2012  
Handbook of Energy & Economic Statistics of Indonesia.\37\ Petitioner  valued natural gas (and steam produced from natural gas) using GTA  
weight-based import data for propane natural gas as a proxy for natural  
gas converted to a BTU equivalent value.\38\ Petitioner valued  
compressed air based on its own cost for compressed air adjusted for  
differences in Indonesian costs.\39\ Petitioner valued water using a  2006 study by the United Nations Development Program ``Disconnected:  
Poverty Water Supply and Development in Jakarta Indonesia.'' \40\  
Petitioner adjusted these values for inflation using the wholesale  
price index for Indonesia published by the Organization for Economic  
Cooperation and Development (``OECD'') and converted these values to  U.S. dollars using the POI average exchange rate.\41\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     \37\ Id. at 7-8 and Exhibit II-9 
    \38\ Id. at 8 and Exhibit II-9; see also PRC AD Supplement at 4  and Exhibit II-S6.     \39\ Id. at 3-4. 
    \40\ Id. at 8-9 and Exhibit II-9; see also PRC AD Supplement at  
5 and Exhibit II-S7. 
    \41\ Id. at 7-8 and Exhibits II-8 and II-11. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Valuation of Factory Overhead, Selling, General and Administrative  
Expenses, and Profit     Petitioner calculated surrogate financial ratios (i.e., factory  
overhead expenses, selling, general, and administrative expenses, and  profit) based on the 2013 financial statements of Kujang, an Indonesian  producer of nitrogenous-based fertilizers.\42\ Petitioner contends that  
Kujang, like ZDG and Petitioner, is a vertically integrated producer  that produces urea from ammonia and, therefore, is an appropriate  
surrogate.\43\ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------  
    \42\ Id. at Exhibit II-10.     \43\ Id. at 9 and Exhibit II-10. 
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 Export Price 
    For Trinidad and Tobago, Petitioner based U.S. price on pricing  data for Trinidadian melamine received from a U.S. customer.\44\  Petitioner made deductions for movement and other expenses consistent  
with the sales and delivery terms of the price quotes (e.g., U.S. and  Trinidadian inland freight and brokerage and handling and ocean freight  
and insurance).\45\ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------  
    \44\ See Volume III of the Petition, at Exhibit III-27. 
    \45\ Id., at Exhibit III-31. See Trinidad and Tobago AD  
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Normal Value 
    For Trinidad and Tobago, the Petitioner alleged that the home  
market was not viable.\46\ In addition, Petitioner alleged that sales  
of melamine in Trinidad's largest third-country export market were made  at prices substantially below the fully-loaded cost of production  
(``COP''). Accordingly, Petitioner based NV on the constructed value  
(``CV'') of the imported merchandise.\47\ 
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     \46\ Id. at 3-4 and Exhibit III-1 at 51. 
    \47\ Id., at 4-6 and Exhibits III-9 through III-17. 
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Sales-Below-Cost Allegation     For Trinidad and Tobago, Petitioner provided information  demonstrating reasonable grounds to believe or suspect that sales of  
melamine in the Italian market were made at prices below the COP,  within the meaning of section 773(b) of the Act, and requested that the  
Department conduct a country-wide sales-below-cost investigation.\48\  The Statement of Administrative Action (``SAA''), submitted to the  Congress in connection with the interpretation and application of the  
Uruguay Round Agreements Act, states that an allegation of sales below  
COP need not be specific to individual exporters or producers.\49\ The  
SAA states that ``Commerce will consider allegations of below-cost  sales in the aggregate for a foreign country, just as Commerce  
currently considers allegations of sales at less than fair value on a  country-wide basis for purposes of initiating an antidumping  
investigation.'' \50\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     \48\ Id.     \49\ See SAA, H.R. Doc. No. 103-316 at 833 (1994). 
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     Further, the SAA provides that section 773(b)(2)(A) of the Act  retains the requirement that the Department have ``reasonable grounds  
to believe or suspect'' that below-cost sales have occurred before  initiating such an investigation. Reasonable grounds exist when an  
interested party provides specific factual information on costs and  prices, observed or constructed, indicating that sales in the foreign  
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 Cost of Production     Pursuant to section 773(b)(3) of the Act, COP consists of the cost  
of manufacturing (``COM''); SG&A expenses; financial expenses; and  
packing expenses. Petitioner calculated COM based on the Petitioner's  
experience adjusted for known differences between the U.S. and the  
industries of the respective country during the proposed POI.\52\ Using  average export values into Trinidad and Tobago for the year 2013 (as  
obtained from the GTA),\53\ International Labor Organization wage data,  
and electricity, steam, and natural gas data (either obtained from or  
adjusted by price data reported by the Trinidadian and Tobagonian  
Government and Central Bank), Petitioner multiplied its own usage  quantities by these publicly-available input values to account for  
price differences in the manufacture of melamine.\54\ 
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    \52\ See Trinidad and Tobago AD Checklist.     \53\ Because contemporaneous import data was not available for  
Trinidad and Tobago, Petitioner valued raw material inputs based on  
the average export values into Trinidad and Tobago for the year  
2013, obtained from the GTA. See Trinidad and Tobago AD Checklist at  
10.     \54\ Id.; see also Volume III of the Petition, at 7 and Exhibit  III-21 through III-26. 
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    Petitioner, at the request of the Department, relied on the 2013  financial statements of a producer of comparable merchandise (i.e.,  methanol) to determine the SG&A and profit ratios, which is consistent  
with the Department's practice. Petitioner calculated the overhead  
ratio based on its own production experience.\55\ 
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     Petitioner contends that that a third-country market (i.e., Italy)  
is a viable comparison market for determining normal value and provided  a price quote for melamine produced in Trinidad and Tobago and sold in  this third-country market.\56\ In order to calculate an ``ex-factory''  
third-country net price, Petitioner made an adjustment for foreign  inland freight costs, foreign brokerage and handling costs, and ocean  
freight costs.\57\ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------  
    \56\ See Trinidad and Tobago AD Checklist and Volume III of the  Petition, at 4. 
    \57\ Id., at 4, at 5-6 and Exhibits III-11 through III-17; see  also Trinidad and Tobago AD Supplement, at 1-2 and Exhibits III-S1  through III-S5. 
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    Based upon a comparison of the net price of the foreign like  product in the third-country market to the COP of the product, we find  reasonable grounds to believe or suspect that sales of the foreign like  
product in the comparison market were made below the COP, within the  meaning of section 773(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Act.\58\ Accordingly, the  
Department is initiating a country-wide cost investigation relating to  sales of melamine sold in Trinidad and Tobago's third-country market,  Italy. 
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    \58\ See Trinidad and Tobago AD Supplement, at 3-4 and Exhibit  
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Normal Value Based on Constructed Value 
    Because Trinidad and Tobago does not have a viable home market and  
certain third-country prices fell below COP, pursuant to sections  773(a)(4), 773(b) and 773(e) of the Act, Petitioner based NV on CV.\59\  
Petitioner calculated CV using the same average COM, SG&A, overhead,  
and financial expenses used to compute COP, as discussed above. That  
is, Petitioner constructed CV based on its own consumption rates during  
the proposed POI and generally valued inputs using recent trade data  for all countries exporting to Trinidad and Tobago, along with other  
Trinidadian pricing information, as appropriate.\60\ Petitioner, at the  
request of the Department, relied on the 2013 financial statements of a  
producer of comparable merchandise (i.e., methanol) to determine the  
SG&A and profit ratios. Petitioner calculated the overhead ratio based  on its own production experience.\61\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     \59\ See Trinidad and Tobago AD Initiation Checklist. 
    \60\ Id.     \61\ Id. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
Fair Value Comparisons 
    Based on the data provided by Petitioner, there is reason to  believe that imports of melamine from the PRC and Trinidad and Tobago  
are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than  fair value. Based on comparisons of export price to NV in accordance  
with section 773(a) of the Act, the estimated AD margins for PRC range  from 255.44 to 336.31 percent.\62\ Based on comparisons of export price  
to CV, the estimated AD margin for Trinidad and Tobago range from 166.9  to 189.1 percent.\63\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     \62\ See PRC AD Initiation Checklist. 
    \63\ See Trinidad and Tobago AD Initiation Checklist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------  
Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations     Based upon the examination of the AD Petitions on melamine from PRC  
and Trinidad and Tobago, we find that the Petitions meet the  requirements of section 732 of the Act. Therefore, we are initiating AD  investigations to determine whether imports of melamine from the PRC  
and Trinidad and Tobago are being, or are likely to be, sold in the  United States at less than fair value. In accordance with section  
733(b)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(b)(1), unless postponed, we  will make our preliminary determinations no later than 140 days after  the date of this initiation. 
Respondent Selection     Although the Department normally relies on import data from CBP to  
select a limited number of producers/exporters for individual  examination in AD investigations, if appropriate, these Petitions name  only one company as a producer/exporter of melamine in Trinidad and  
Tobago: Methanol Holdings (Trinidad) Ltd., and Petitioner provided  
information from an independent third party source as support.\64\  
Furthermore, we currently know of no additional producers/exporters of  
subject merchandise from Trinidad and Tobago. Accordingly, the  Department intends to examine all known producers/exporters in this  
investigation (i.e., the company cited above). We invite interested  
parties to comment on this issue. Parties wishing to comment must do so  
within five days of the publication of this notice in the Federal  
Register. Comments must be filed electronically using ACCESS. An  electronically-filed document must be received successfully in its  
entirety by the Department's electronic records system, ACCESS, by 5  
p.m. EST by the date noted above. 
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    With respect to the PRC, Petitioner identified 54 potential  
respondents.\65\ In accordance with our standard practice for  respondent selection in AD investigations involving NME countries, we  intend to issue quantity and value questionnaires to each potential  
respondent named in the Petition,\66\ and will base respondent  selection on the responses received. In addition, the Department will  
post the quantity and value questionnaire along with the filing  instructions on the Enforcement and Compliance Web site (http://trade.gov/enforcement/news.asp ). Exporters and producers of melamine  
from the PRC that do not receive quantity and value questionnaires via  
mail may still submit a quantity and value response, and can obtain a  
copy from the Enforcement and Compliance Web site. The quantity and  value questionnaire response must be submitted by all PRC exporters/ 
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     \65\ See Volume I of the Petition at Exhibit I-5. 
    \66\ Id. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------  
Separate Rates     In order to obtain separate rate status in an NME AD investigation,  
exporters and producers must submit a separate rate application.\67\  The specific requirements for submitting the separate rate application  in the PRC investigation are outlined in detail in the application  
itself, which will be available on the Department's Web site at http://enforcement.trade.gov/nme/nme-sep-rate.html  on the date of publication  
of this initiation notice in the Federal Register. The separate rate  
application will be due 60 days after the publication of this  initiation notice no later than 5:00 p.m. EST. For exporters and  
producers who submit a separate rate status application and have been  selected as mandatory respondents, these exporters and producers will  
no longer be eligible for consideration for separate rate status unless  they respond to all parts of the Department's AD questionnaire as  mandatory respondents. The Department requires that the PRC respondents  
submit a response to both the quantity-and-value questionnaire and the  
separate rate application by their respective deadlines referenced  
above in order to receive consideration for separate rate status. 
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    \67\ See Policy Bulletin 05.1: Separate-Rates Practice and  
Application of Combination Rates in Antidumping Investigation  
involving Non-Market Economy Countries (April 5, 2005) (``Separate  
Rates and Combination Rates Bulletin''), available on the  Department's Web site at http://enforcement.trade.gov/policy/ . 
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Use of Combination Rates 
    The Department will calculate combination rates for certain  respondents that are eligible for a separate rate in an NME  
investigation. The Separate Rates and Combination Rates Bulletin  
states: 
 
    {w{time} hile continuing the practice of assigning separate  rates only to exporters, all separate rates that the Department will  now assign in its NME investigations will be specific to those  
producers that supplied the exporter during the period of  investigation. Note, however, that one rate is calculated for the  
exporter and all of the producers which supplied subject merchandise  to it during the period of investigation. This practice applies both  to mandatory respondents receiving an individually calculated  
separate rate as well as the pool of non-investigated firms  
receiving the weighted-average of the individually calculated rates.  
This practice is referred to as the application of ``combination  rates'' because such rates apply to specific combinations of  
exporters and one or more producers. The cash-deposit rate assigned  to an exporter will apply only to merchandise both exported by the  
firm in question and produced by a firm that supplied the exporter  during the period of investigation.\68\ 
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(emphasis added).  
Distribution of Copies of the Petitions     In accordance with section 732(b)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR  351.202(f), copies of the public version of the Petitions have been  
provided to the governments of the PRC and Trinidad and Tobago via  ACCESS. To the extent practicable, we will attempt to provide a copy of  
the public version of the Petitions to each exporter named in the  Petitions, as provided under 19 CFR 351.203(c)(2). ITC Notification 
    We have notified the ITC of our initiation, as required by section  732(d) of the Act. 
Preliminary Determinations by the ITC     The ITC will preliminarily determine, within 45 days after the date  on which the Petitions were filed, whether there is a reasonable  
indication that imports of melamine from the PRC and Trinidad and  Tobago are materially injuring or threatening material injury to a U.S.  
industry.\69\ A negative ITC determination for any country will result  in the investigation being terminated with respect to that country;  \70\ otherwise, these investigations will proceed according to  
statutory and regulatory time limits. 
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    \69\ See section 733(a) of the Act.     \70\ Id. 
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Submission of Factual Information 
    On April 10, 2013, the Department published Definition of Factual  Information and Time Limits for Submission of Factual Information:  
Final Rule, 78 FR 21246 (April 10, 2013), which modified two  
regulations related to AD and CVD proceedings: the definition of  
factual information (19 CFR 351.102(b)(21)), and the time limits for  
the submission of factual information (19 CFR 351.301). The final rule  identifies five categories of factual information in 19 CFR  
351.102(b)(21), which are summarized as follows: (i) Evidence submitted  
in response to questionnaires; (ii) evidence submitted in support of  
allegations; (iii) publicly available information to value factors  
under 19 CFR 351.408(c) or to measure the adequacy of remuneration  under 19 CFR 351.511(a)(2); (iv) evidence placed on the record by the  Department; and (v) evidence other than factual information described  
in (i)-(iv). The final rule requires any party, when submitting factual  information, to specify under which subsection of 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21)  
the information is being submitted and, if the information is submitted  to rebut, clarify, or correct factual information already on the  record, to provide an explanation identifying the information already  
on the record that the factual information seeks to rebut, clarify, or  
correct. The final rule also modified 19 CFR 351.301 so that, rather  
than providing general time limits, there are specific time limits  based on the type of factual information being submitted. These  
modifications are effective for all proceeding segments initiated on or  after May 10, 2013, and thus are applicable to these investigations.  
Interested parties should review the final rule, available at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/2013/1304frn/2013-08227.txt  prior to  
submitting factual information in these investigations. 
Revised Extension of Time Limits Regulation     On September 20, 2013, the Department modified its regulation  
concerning the extension of time limits for submissions in AD and CVD  proceedings.\71\ The modification clarifies that parties may request an  
extension of time limits before a time limit established under 19 CFR  351 expires, or as otherwise specified by the Secretary. In general, an  extension request will be considered untimely if it is filed after the  
time limit established under Part 351 expires. For submissions which  are due from multiple parties simultaneously, an extension request will  
be considered untimely if it is filed after 10:00 a.m. on the due date.  Examples include but are not limited to: (1) Case and rebuttal briefs,  filed pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309; (2) factual information to value  
factors under 19 CFR 351.408(c), or to measure the adequacy of  remuneration under 19 CFR 351.511(a)(2) filed pursuant to 19 CFR  
351.301(c)(3) and rebuttal, clarification and correction information  filed pursuant to 19 CFR 351.301(c)(3)(iv); (3) comments concerning the  selection of a surrogate country and surrogate values and rebuttal; (4)  
comments concerning CBP data; and (5) quantity and value  questionnaires. Under certain circumstances, the Department may elect  
to specify a different time limit by which extension requests will be  considered untimely for submissions which are due from multiple parties  
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simultaneously. In such a case, the Department will inform parties in  
the letter or memorandum setting forth the deadline (including a  specified time) by which extension requests must be filed to be  
considered timely. This modification also requires that an extension  
request must be made in a separate, stand-alone submission, and  
clarifies the circumstances under which the Department will grant  
untimely-filed requests for the extension of time limits. These  modifications are effective for all segments initiated on or after  
October 21, 2013, and thus are applicable to these investigations.  
Interested parties should review Extension of Time Limits; Final Rule,  
available at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/2013-22853.htm , 
prior to submitting factual information in these  
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    \71\ See Extension of Time Limits; Final Rule, 78 FR 57790  
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Certification Requirements     Any party submitting factual information in an AD or CVD proceeding  
must certify to the accuracy and completeness of that information.\72\  Parties are hereby reminded that revised certification requirements are  in effect for company/government officials, as well as their  
representatives. Investigations initiated on the basis of petitions  
filed on or after August 16, 2013, and other segments of any AD or CVD  
proceedings initiated on or after August 16, 2013, should use the  formats for the revised certifications provided at the end of the Final  
Rule.\73\ The Department intends to reject factual submissions if the  submitting party does not comply with the applicable revised  
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     \72\ See section 782(b) of the Act.     \73\ See Certification of Factual Information To Import  
Administration During Antidumping and Countervailing Duty  Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July 17, 2013) (Final Rule); see also  
frequently asked questions regarding the Final Rule, available at  http://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_info_final_rule_FAQ_0717201
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Notification to Interested Parties     Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under  APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. On January 22, 2008, the  
Department published Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:  Documents Submission Procedures; APO Procedures, 73 FR 3634 (January  
22, 2008). Parties wishing to participate in these investigations  should ensure that they meet the requirements of these procedures  (e.g., the filing of letters of appearance as discussed in 19 CFR  
351.103(d)).     This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 777(i) of  
the Act and 19 CFR 351.203(c).      Dated: December 2, 2014. 
Paul Piquado, 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. 
 
Appendix I--Scope of the Investigations  
    The merchandise subject to these investigations is melamine  
(Chemical Abstracts Service (``CAS'') registry number 108-78-01,  
molecular formula C3H6N6).\1\  
Melamine is a crystalline powder or granule typically (but not  exclusively) used to manufacture melamine formaldehyde resins. All  
melamine is covered by the scope of these investigations  
irrespective of purity, particle size, or physical form. Melamine  
that has been blended with other products is included within this  
scope when such blends include constituent parts that have been  intermingled, but that have not been chemically reacted with each  
other to produce a different product. For such blends, only the  
melamine component of the mixture is covered by the scope of these  
investigations. Melamine that is otherwise subject to these  
investigations is not excluded when commingled with melamine from  sources not subject to these investigations. Only the subject  component of such commingled products is covered by the scope of  
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     \1\ Melamine is also known as 2,4,6-triamino-s-triazine; l,3,5- Triazine-2,4,6-triamine; Cyanurotriamide; Cyanurotriamine;  
Cyanuramide; and by various brand names. 
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     The subject merchandise is provided for in subheading  
2933.61.0000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States  (``HTSUS''). Although the HTSUS subheading and CAS registry number  
are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written  description of the scope is dispositive. 
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[Notices] [Pages 74065-74067] 
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE  International Trade Administration 
 [A-570-008] 
  Calcium Hypochlorite From the People's Republic of China: Final  
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value  
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,  Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') determines  
that calcium hypochlorite from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'')  is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than  
fair value (``LTFV''), as provided in section 735 of the Tariff Act of  1930, as amended (``the Act''). This investigation's final dumping  margin is in the ``Final Determination Margins'' section infra. 
 
DATES: Effective Date: December 15, 2014. 
 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emeka Chukwudebe, AD/CVD Operations,  Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade  
Administration, Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution  
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0219. 
 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  
Background 
 
    On July 25, 2014, the Department published in the Federal Register  
its Preliminary Determination \1\ of sales at LTFV and postponement of  the final determination in the antidumping duty investigation of  
calcium hypochlorite from the PRC.\2\ We invited interested parties to  
comment on our Preliminary Determination. We received no comments. The  
Department conducted this investigation in accordance with section 731  
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    \1\ See Calcium Hypochlorite From the People's Republic of  China: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value  
and Postponement of Final Determination, 79 FR 43393 (July 25, 2014)  (``Preliminary Determination'').     \2\ See id. 
 
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 Period of Investigation 
     The period of investigation (``POI'') is April 1, 2013, through  
September 30, 2013. This period corresponds to the two most recent  fiscal quarters prior to the month of the filing of the petition, which  was December 2013.\3\ 
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Scope Comments  
    In accordance with the preamble to the Department's regulations,  and as noted in the Initiation, we set aside a period of time for  parties to raise issues regarding product coverage, and encouraged all  
parties to submit comments within 20 calendar days of publication of  the Initiation.\4\ We received no comments concerning the scope of this  
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    \4\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, 62 FR 27296,  27323 (May 19, 1997); see also Calcium Hypochlorite From the  
People's Republic of China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty  Investigation, 79 FR 2417 (January 14, 2014) (``Initiation''). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
Scope of the Investigation 
 
    The product covered by this investigation is calcium hypochlorite,  regardless of form (e.g., powder, tablet (compressed), crystalline  
(granular), or in liquid solution), whether or not blended with other  
materials, containing at least 10% available chlorine measured by  
actual weight. The scope also includes bleaching powder and hemibasic  
calcium hypochlorite.     Calcium hypochlorite has the general chemical formulation  
Ca(OCl)2, but may also be sold in a more dilute form as  
bleaching powder with the chemical formulation,  
Ca(OCl)2.CaCl2.Ca(OH)2.2H2O  
or hemibasic calcium hypochlorite with the chemical formula of  2Ca(OCl)2.Ca(OH)2 or  
Ca(OCl)2.0.5Ca(OH)2. Calcium hypochlorite has a  
Chemical Abstract Service (``CAS'') registry number of 7778-54-3, and a  
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA) Pesticide Code (``PC'')  
Number of 014701. The subject calcium hypochlorite has an International  Maritime Dangerous Goods (``IMDG'') code of Class 5.1 UN 1748, 2880, or  2208 or Class 5.1/8 UN 3485, 3486, or 3487. 
    Calcium hypochlorite is currently classifiable under the subheading  2828.10.0000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States  
(``HTSUS''). The subheading covers commercial calcium hypochlorite and  other calcium hypochlorite. When tableted or blended with other  materials, calcium hypochlorite may be entered under other tariff  
classifications, such as 3808.94.5000 and 3808.99.9500, which cover  
disinfectants and similar products. While the HTSUS subheadings, the  
CAS registry number, the U.S. EPA PC number, and the IMDG codes are  provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description  
of the scope of this investigation is dispositive.  
Separate Rate  
    In the Preliminary Determination, we determined that none of the  exporters subject to this investigation demonstrated their eligibility  for a separate rate and as such are part of the PRC-wide entity.\5\ No  
party commented on this determination. As a result, for this final  determination, we are continuing to treat these exporters as part of  
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    \5\ See Preliminary Determination at 79 FR 43394. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 PRC-Wide Entity  
    In the Preliminary Determination, the Department assigned to the  PRC-wide entity a rate of 210.52 percent based upon adverse facts  
available (``AFA'').\6\ Given that the Department did not receive any  comments from interested parties, for this final determination, the  Department continues to assign an AFA rate of 210.52 percent to the  
PRC-wide entity, which includes China Petrochemical International  (Wuhan) Co., Ltd., Tianjin JinBin International Trade Co., Ltd., and  
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    \6\ See Preliminary Determination and accompanying Preliminary  
Decision Memorandum at 11-12. 
    \7\ See id. 
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Combination Rates 
 
    In the Initiation Notice, the Department stated that it would  
calculate combination rates for the respondents that are eligible for a  separate rate in this investigation.\8\ Policy Bulletin 05.1 sets forth  
this practice.\9\ However, for the final determination, we continue to  
find that all parties subject to this investigation are part of the  
PRC-wide entity, to which we do not assign a separate combination  
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    \8\ See Calcium Hypochlorite From the People's Republic of  
China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigation, 79 FR 2410,  
2414 (January 14, 2014) (``Initiation Notice'').     \9\ See Enforcement and Compliance Policy Bulletin No. 05.1  ``Separate-Rates Practice and Application of Combination Rates in  
Antidumping Investigations involving Non-Market Economy Countries,''  (April 5, 2005) (``Policy Bulletin 05.1''), available on the  
Department's Web site at http://enforcement.trade.gov/policy/bull05-1.pdf . 
    \10\ Id. 
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Final Determination Margins 
     The final weighted-average antidumping duty margin percentage is as  
follows:  
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                          Exporter                             Average                                                               margin (%) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
PRC-Wide Entity............................................       210.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 Disclosure  
    Normally, the Department discloses to interested parties the  calculations performed within five days after the date of publication  
of the notice of final determination in the Federal Register, in  accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). However, because there are no  changes to our Preliminary Determination, and because we continue to  
apply AFA to each of the mandatory respondents in this investigation,  in accordance with section 776 of the Act, there are no final  
calculations to disclose.  Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation 
     In accordance with section 735(c)(l)(B) of the Act, the Department  
will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') to continue  to suspend liquidation of all appropriate entries of calcium  hypochlorite from the PRC, as described in the ``Scope of the  
Investigation'' section, which were entered, or withdrawn from  
warehouse, for consumption on or after July 25, 2014, the date of  
publication of the Preliminary Determination in the Federal Register.  
Further, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.205(d), the Department will instruct  CBP to require a cash deposit \11\ equal to the estimated amount by  
which the normal value exceeds the U.S. price, adjusted where  
appropriate for export subsidies and estimated domestic subsidy pass- 
through,\12\ as follows: (1) The rates for China Petrochemical  
International (Wuhan) Co., Ltd., Tianjin JinBin International Trade  Co., Ltd., and Wuhan Rui Sunny Chemical Co., Ltd. will be the PRC-wide  
rate we have 
 
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 determined in this final determination; (2) if the exporter is not a  
firm identified in this investigation but the producer is, the rate  
will be the rate established for the producer of calcium hypochlorite  
from the PRC; (3) the rate for all other producers or exporters will be  
210.52 percent, as discussed in the ``PRC-Wide'' section, above. In  this LTFV investigation, with regard to PRC-wide entity, export  subsidies constitute 9.62 percent \13\ of the final calculated  
countervailing duty rate in the concurrent countervailing duty  investigation, and, thus, we will offset the PRC-wide rate of 210.52  
percent by the countervailing duty rate attributable to export  subsidies (i.e., 9.62 percent) to calculate the cash deposit rate for  this LTFV investigation. These instructions suspending liquidation will  
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     \11\ See Modification of Regulations Regarding the Practice of  
Accepting Bonds During the Provisional Measures Period in  Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations, 76 FR 61042  
(October 3, 2011).     \12\ See sections 772(c)(1)(C) and 777A(f) of the Act,  
respectively. Unlike in administrative reviews, the Department  calculates the adjustment for export subsidies in investigations not  in the margin calculation program, but in the cash deposit  
instructions issued to CBP. See Notice of Final Determination of  Sales at Less Than Fair Value, and Negative Determination of  
Critical Circumstances: Certain Lined Paper Products from India, 71  FR 45012 (August 8, 2006), and accompanying Issues and Decision  Memorandum at Comment 1. 
    \13\ The following subsidy programs in the final determination  of the concurrent countervailing duty investigation are export  
subsidies: Discounted Loans for Export-Oriented Enterprises (1.06%),  Export Credits from China's Export-Import Bank (1.06%), Export  Credit Insurance from China Export and Credit Insurance Corporation  
(Sinosure) (1.06%), Foreign Trade Development Fund (0.55%), Famous  Brands Program (0.55%), Provision of Shipping for LTAR (5.34%). See  
Calcium Hypochlorite From the People's Republic of China: Final  Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, dated concurrently  with this notice, and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum at  
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 U.S. International Trade Commission (``ITC'') Notification  
    In accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, we notified the ITC  
of our final affirmative determination of sales at LTFV. As the  
Department's final determination in this proceeding is affirmative, in  
accordance with section 735(b)(2) of the Act, the ITC will determine,  no later than 45 days after our final determination, whether the  
domestic industry in the United States is materially injured, or  
threatened with material injury, by reason of imports of calcium  
hypochlorite from the PRC, or sales (or the likelihood of sales) for  
importation of calcium hypochlorite from the PRC. If the ITC determines  that such injury does not exist, we will terminate this proceeding and  
we will refund or cancel all securities posted. However, if the ITC  
determines that such injury does exist, the Department will issue an  
antidumping duty order directing CBP to assess, upon further  
instruction by the Department, antidumping duties on all imports of  calcium hypochlorite from the PRC entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,  
for consumption on or after the effective date of the suspension of  
liquidation. 
 
Return or Destruction of Proprietary Information      This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to  
administrative protective order (``APO'') of their responsibility  concerning the destruction of proprietary information disclosed under  
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). We hereby request, timely  written notification of return or destruction of APO materials or  conversion to judicial protective order. Failure to comply with the  
regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation. 
    This determination is issued and published in accordance with  
sections 735(d) and 777(i)(l) of the Act.  
    Dated: December 8, 2014. Paul Piquado, 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. [FR Doc. 2014-29370 Filed 12-12-14; 8:45 am] 
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE  International Trade Administration 
 [A-570-893] 
  Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From the People's Republic of  
China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2013- 2014 
 AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,  Department of Commerce. 
 SUMMARY: On September 12, 2014, the Department of Commerce (the  
``Department'') published the Preliminary Results of the 2013-2014  administrative review on certain frozen warmwater shrimp (``shrimp'')  from the People's Republic of China (``PRC''), covering the period of  
review (``POR'') from February 1, 2013, through January 31, 2014.\1\ We  
gave interested parties an opportunity to submit comments on the  
Preliminary Results, but none were received. Therefore, these final  
results are unchanged from the Preliminary Results, and we continue to  find that Shantou Yuexing Enterprise Company (``SYEC''), and Zhanjiang  
Regal Integrated Marine Resources Co., Ltd. (``Regal'') did not have  
reviewable entries during this POR. Additionally, we continue to find  
that Rizhao Smart Foods Co., Ltd. (``Smart Foods'') is not eligible for  
a separate rate, and we will continue to treat it as part of the PRC- wide entity. 
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    \1\ See Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from the People's  
Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty  Administrative Review; 2013-2014, 79 FR 54678 (September 12, 2014)  
(``Preliminary Results''). 
 
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DATES: Effective Date: December 18, 2014.  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kabir Archuletta, AD/CVD Operations,  
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade  Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and  
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482- 2593.  
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
 
Background  
    On September 14, 2014, the Department published the Preliminary  Results of this administrative review. SYEC, Smart Foods, and Regal \2\  
submitted ``no shipment certifications'' to the Department.\3\ In  response to the Department's query, U.S. Customs and Border Protection  
(``CBP'') did not provide any evidence that contradicted SYEC or  Regal's claims of no shipments. The Department received no comments  from interested parties concerning the results of the CBP queries.  
Therefore, based on SYEC and Regal's certifications and our analysis of  CBP information, we preliminarily determined that SYEC and Regal did  
not have any reviewable entries during the POR.\4\ With regard to Smart  Foods, we noted that because it was previously found to be part of the  PRC-wide entity, and continues to be part of the PRC-wide entity for  
this review, we were not making a determination regarding its no  shipments certification.\5\ In the Preliminary Results we determined  
that 58 companies in total should be treated as part of the PRC-wide  entity.\6\ We invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary  Results. We received no comments from interested parties. 
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    \2\ In the Initiation Notice, we stated that because the order  was revoked with respect to subject merchandise produced and  exported by Regal, this administrative review covers all subject  
merchandise exported by Regal and manufactured by any company other  than Regal. See Initiation Notice 79 FR at 18275 at footnote 5. 
    \3\ See Letter to the Secretary of Commerce from Shantou Yuexing  ``Shantou Yuexing Enterprise Company's Request for rescinding an  Administrative Review'' (April 2, 2014); Letter to the Secretary of  
Commerce from Rizhao Smart Foods Co., Ltd. ``Certificate of No  
Sales'' (April 9, 2014); Letter to the Secretary of Commerce from  
Zhanjiang Regal Integrated Marine Resources Co., Ltd. ``No Shipments  
Statement of Zhanjiang Regal Integrated Marine Resources Co., Ltd.''  (June 2, 2014). 
    \4\ See Preliminary Results, 79 FR at 54679. 
    \5\ Id. 
    \6\ Id. 
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Scope of the Order 
 
    The scope of the order includes certain frozen warmwater shrimp and  
prawns, whether wild-caught (ocean harvested) or farm-raised (produced  by 
 
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aquaculture), head-on or head-off, shell-on or peeled, tail-on or tail- off,\7\ deveined or not deveined, cooked or raw, or otherwise processed  in frozen form. 
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    The frozen warmwater shrimp and prawn products included in the  
scope of the order, regardless of definitions in the Harmonized Tariff  Schedule (``HTS''), are products which are processed from warmwater  
shrimp and prawns through freezing and which are sold in any count  size. 
    The products described above may be processed from any species of  warmwater shrimp and prawns. Warmwater shrimp and prawns are generally  
classified in, but are not limited to, the Penaeidae family. Some  examples of the farmed and wild-caught warmwater species include, but  are not limited to, white-leg shrimp (Penaeus vannemei), banana prawn  
(Penaeus merguiensis), fleshy prawn (Penaeus chinensis), giant river  prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii), giant tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon),  
redspotted shrimp (Penaeus brasiliensis), southern brown shrimp  (Penaeus subtilis), southern pink shrimp (Penaeus notialis), southern  rough shrimp (Trachypenaeus curvirostris), southern white shrimp  
(Penaeus schmitti), blue shrimp (Penaeus stylirostris), western white  shrimp (Penaeus occidentalis), and Indian white prawn (Penaeus  
indicus).     Frozen shrimp and prawns that are packed with marinade, spices or  sauce are included in the scope of the order. In addition, food  
preparations, which are not ``prepared meals,'' that contain more than  20 percent by weight of shrimp or prawn are also included in the scope  
of the order.     Excluded from the scope are: (1) Breaded shrimp and prawns (HTS  subheading 1605.20.1020); (2) shrimp and prawns generally classified in  
the Pandalidae family and commonly referred to as coldwater shrimp, in  any state of processing; (3) fresh shrimp and prawns whether shell-on  
or peeled (HTS subheadings 0306.23.0020 and 0306.23.0040); (4) shrimp  and prawns in prepared meals (HTS subheading 1605.20.0510); (5) dried  shrimp and prawns; (6) Lee Kum Kee's shrimp sauce; \8\ (7) canned  
warmwater shrimp and prawns (HTS subheading 1605.20.1040); and (8)  
certain battered shrimp. Battered shrimp is a shrimp-based product: (1)  
That is produced from fresh (or thawed-from-frozen) and peeled shrimp;  
(2) to which a ``dusting'' layer of rice or wheat flour of at least 95  percent purity has been applied; (3) with the entire surface of the  
shrimp flesh thoroughly and evenly coated with the flour; (4) with the  
non-shrimp content of the end product constituting between four and 10  
percent of the product's total weight after being dusted, but prior to  
being frozen; and (5) that is subjected to individually quick frozen  (``IQF'') freezing immediately after application of the dusting layer.  
When dusted in accordance with the definition of dusting above, the  
battered shrimp product is also coated with a wet viscous layer  
containing egg and/or milk, and par-fried. 
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    \8\ The specific exclusion for Lee Kum Kee's shrimp sauce  
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     The products covered by these orders are currently classified under  the following HTS subheadings: 0306.17.0003, 0306.17.0006,  
0306.17.0009, 0306.17.0012, 0306.17.0015, 0306.17.0018, 0306.17.0021,  0306.17.0024, 0306.17.0027, 0306.17.0040, 1605.21.1030, and  
1605.29.1010. These HTS subheadings are provided for convenience and  for customs purposes only; the written description of the scope of  these orders is dispositive.\9\ 
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    \9\ On April 26, 2011, the Department amended the antidumping  duty order to include dusted shrimp, pursuant to the CIT decision in  
Ad Hoc Shrimp Trade Action Committee v. United States, 703 F. Supp.  2d 1330 (CIT 2010), and the U.S. International Trade Commission  
determination, which found the domestic like product to include  dusted shrimp. See Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Brazil,  
India, the People's Republic of China, Thailand, and the Socialist  Republic of Vietnam: Amended Antidumping Duty Orders in Accordance  with Final Court Decision, 76 FR 23277 (April 26, 2011) (``Order'');  
see also Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Brazil, China, India,  Thailand, and Vietnam (Investigation Nos. 731-TA-1063, 1064, 1066- 
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Final Determination of No Shipments  
    In the Preliminary Results, the Department determined that Regal  and SYEC had no sales of subject merchandise to the United States  during the POR.\10\ We stated, consistent with the recently announced  
refinement to its assessment practice in non-market economy (``NME'')  cases, that the Department would not rescind the review in these  
circumstances but, rather, would complete the review with respect to  Regal and SYEC and issue appropriate instructions to CBP based on the  final results of the review. As stated above, we did not receive any  
comments on our Preliminary Results nor did we receive information from  CBP indicating that there were reviewable transactions for Regal or  
SYEC during the POR. Therefore, we continue to determine that Regal and  SYEC had no reviewable transactions of subject merchandise during the  POR. Consistent with our ``automatic assessment'' clarification, the  
Department will issue appropriate instructions to CBP based on our  
final results.\11\ 
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     \10\ See Preliminary Results, 79 FR at 54679. 
    \11\ See Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment  
of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011) (``Assessment  
Practice Refinement''). See also the ``Assessment'' section of this  
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PRC-Wide Entity 
 
    Because Smart Foods was found to be part of the PRC-wide entity in  recent administrative reviews of the Order,\12\ had no reviewable sales  
or entries in this review, and, consequently, did not demonstrate  
eligibility for a separate rate, Smart Foods continues to be part of  
the PRC-wide entity. Therefore, we continue to find that 58 companies,  
including Smart Foods, should be treated as part of the PRC-wide  entity. The Department's change in policy regarding conditional review  of the PRC-wide entity applies to this administrative review.\13\ Under  
this policy, the PRC-wide entity will not be under review unless a  party specifically requests, or the Department self-initiates, a review  
of the entity. Because no party requested a review of the PRC-wide  entity, the entity is not under review and the entity's rate is not  subject to change. The Department finds that 58 companies \14\ under  
review have 
 
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    \12\ See Administrative Review of Certain Frozen Warmwater  Shrimp from the People's Republic of China: Final Results, Partial  Rescission of Sixth Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and  
Determination Not To Revoke in Part, 77 FR 53856 (September 4, 2012)  at Appendix II; see also Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from the  
People's Republic of China: Final Results of Administrative Review;  2011-2012, 78 FR 56209 (September 12, 2013).     \13\ 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).     \14\ Those companies for which a review was requested and which  we determine are part of the PRC-wide entity include: Asian Seafoods  
(Zhanjiang) Co., Ltd., Beihai Angbang Seafood Co., Ltd., Beihai  Boston Frozen Food Co., Ltd., Dalian Shanhai Seafood Co., Ltd.,  
Dalian Taiyang Aquatic Products Co., Ltd., Eimskip Logistics  (Qingdao) Co., Ltd., EZ Logistics Inc., EZ Logistics LLC (Qingdao  Branch), Fujian Chaohui International Trading, Fujian Rongjiang  
Import and Export Co., Ltd., Fujian Tea Import & Export Co., Ltd.,  Fujian Zhaoan Haili Aquatic Co., Ltd., Fuqing Dongwei Aquatic  
Products Ind., Fuqing Minhua Trade Co., Ltd., Fuqing Yihua Aquatic  Food Co., Ltd., Guangdong Foodstuffs Import & Export (Group)  Corporation, Guangdong Gourmet Aquatic Products Co., Ltd., Guangdong  
Jinhang Food Co., Ltd., Guangdong Jinhang Foods Co., Ltd., Guangdong  
Wanshida Holding Corp., Guangdong Wanya Foods Fty. Co., Ltd.,  
Guangzhou Shi Runjin Trading Development Co., Ltd., Haida Seafood  
Co., Ltd., HaiLi Aquatic Product Co., Ltd., Hainan Brich Aquatic  Products Co., Ltd., Hua Yang (Dalian), International Transportation  
Service Co., Huazhou XinHai Aquatic Products Co. Ltd., Jiazhou Foods  
Industry Co., Ltd., Longhai Gelin Foods Co., Ltd., Longhai Gelin  
Seafoods Co., Ltd., Maoming Xinzhou Seafood Co., Ltd., North Seafood  
Group Co., Panwin International Logistics Co., Ltd., Pingye Foreign  Transportation Corp. Ltd of Shantou, SE.Z., Rizhao Smart Foods  
Company Limited, Savvy Seafood Inc., Shanghai Lingpu Aquatic  
Products Co., Ltd., Shanghai Smiling Food Co., Ltd.. Shantou  
Freezing Aquatic Product Foodstuffs Co., Shantou Jiazhou Food  
Industrial Co., Ltd., Shantou Jin Cheng Food Co., Ltd., Shantou  Jintai Aquatic Product Industrial Co., Ltd., Shantou Li An Plastic  
Products Co. Ltd., Shantou Longsheng Aquatic Product Foodstuff Co.,  
Ltd., Shantou Wanya Foods Fty. Co., Ltd., Thai Royal Frozen Food  
Zhanjiang Co., Ltd., Yangjiang Anyang Food Co., Ltd., Yangjiang City  
Haida Seafood Company Ltd., Yangjiang City Hongwai Seafood Company,  Ltd., Zhangzhou Xinwanya Aquatic Product Co., Ltd., Zhangzhou  Yanfeng Aquatic Product, Zhanjiang Evergreen Aquatic Product Science  
and Technology Co., Ltd., Zhanjiang Fuchang Aquatic Products Co.,  Ltd., Zhanjiang Jinguo Marine Foods Co., Ltd., Zhanjiang Longwei  
Aquatic Products Industry Co., Ltd., Zhanjiang Universal Seafood  Corp., Zhanjiang Newpro Foods Co., Ltd., Zhaoan Yangli Aquatic Co.,  Ltd. 
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Assessment Rates  
    Upon issuance of the final results, the Department will determine,  and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries.  
The Department intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days  after the date of publication of the final results of review. The  
Department recently announced a refinement to its assessment practice  in NME cases. Pursuant 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 NME-wide rate. In addition, 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  
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 Cash Deposit Requirements 
     The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon  publication of the final results of this administrative review for  
shipments of the subject merchandise from the PRC entered, or withdrawn  from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as  
provided by sections 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For previously  investigated or reviewed PRC and non-PRC exporters that received a  separate rate in a prior segment of this proceeding that are not listed  
in footnote 14, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the existing  
exporter-specific rate; (2) for all PRC exporters of subject  
merchandise that have not been found to be entitled to a separate rate  
(including the firms listed in footnote 14), the cash deposit rate will  be the existing rate for the PRC-wide entity; and (3) for all non-PRC  
exporters of subject merchandise which have not received their own  
rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the PRC  
exporter that supplied that non-PRC exporter. These deposit  
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further  notice. 
 
Notifications 
 
    This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their  responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate  
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation  
of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure to comply with this  
requirement could result in the Department's presumption that  
reimbursement of antidumping duties has occurred and the subsequent  assessment of doubled antidumping duties.     This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to the  
administrative protective order (``APO'') of their responsibility  concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under  
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely notification of the  destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order  is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and the  
terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation. 
    We are issuing and publishing these results and this notice in  
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR  351.213(d)(4). 
     Dated: December 12, 2014. 
Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. 
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE  International Trade Administration 
 [A-570-848] 
  Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat From the People's Republic of  
China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and New  Shipper Review; 2012-2013 
 AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,  Department of Commerce. 
SUMMARY: On October 6, 2014, the Department of Commerce (the  Department) published in the Federal Register the preliminary results  
of the administrative review and new shipper review of the antidumping  duty order on freshwater crawfish tail meat from the People's Republic  of China (the PRC).\1\ The period of review (POR) for the  
administrative review is September 1, 2012, through August 31, 2013,  
and the POR for the new shipper review is September 1, 2012 through  
August 31, 2013. These reviews cover two producers/exporters of subject  
merchandise: Xiping Opeck Food Co., Ltd. (Xiping Opeck), and Hubei  Nature Agriculture Industry Co., Ltd (Hubei Nature). We invited parties  
to comment on the Preliminary Results. We received no comments from  
interested parties. Accordingly, for the final results, we continue to  
find that the companies covered by these reviews did not make sales of  
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    \1\ See Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat From the People's Republic  
of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative  
Review and New Shipper Review; 2012-2013, 79 FR 60134 (October 6,  2014) (Preliminary Results). Also, on January 6, 2014, in accordance  
with 19 CFR 351.214(j)(3), the Department aligned the new shipper  
review with the administrative review. See Memorandum to the File  
from Bryan Hansen, Case Analyst, ``Alignment of New Shipper Review  
of Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat from the People's Republic of China  with the concurrent administrative review of Freshwater Crawfish  Tail Meat from the People's Republic of China,'' dated January 6,  
2014.  
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bryan Hansen or Hermes Pinilla, AD/CVD  
Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade  
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and  Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482- 
3683 or (202) 482-3477, respectively.  
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  
Background      On October 4, 2014, the Department published the Preliminary  
Results of  
[[Page 75536]]  these reviews. The Department gave interested parties an opportunity to  
comment on the Preliminary Results. We received no comments from  interested parties. 
    We conducted these reviews in accordance with sections 751(a)(1)(B)  and 751(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).  
Scope of the Order  
    The product covered by the antidumping duty order is freshwater  crawfish tail meat, in all its forms (whether washed or with fat on,  whether purged or un-purged), grades, and sizes; whether frozen, fresh,  
or chilled; and regardless of how it is packed, preserved, or prepared.  Excluded from the scope of the order are live crawfish and other whole  
crawfish, whether boiled, frozen, fresh, or chilled. Also excluded are  saltwater crawfish of any type, and parts thereof. Freshwater crawfish  tail meat is currently classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule  
of the United States (HTSUS) under item numbers 1605.40.1010 and  
1605.40.1090, which are the HTSUS numbers for prepared foodstuffs,  
indicating peeled crawfish tail meat and other, as introduced by CBP in  
2000, and HTSUS numbers 0306.19.0010 and 0306.29.0000, which are  reserved for fish and crustaceans in general. On February 10, 2012, the  
Department added HTSUS classification number 0306.29.0100 to the scope  
description pursuant to a request by U.S. Customs and Border Protection  
(CBP). The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs  
purposes only. The written description of the scope of the order is  dispositive. 
 
Final Results of the Review 
 
    The Department made no changes to its calculations announced in the  Preliminary Results. As a result of our administrative review, we  
determine that a weighted-average dumping margin of 0.00 percent exists  
for Xiping Opeck for the POR. 
    For the final results of the new shipper review, the Department  
determines that a dumping margin of 0.00 percent exists for merchandise  produced and exported by Hubei Nature for the POR.  
Assessment  
    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.212 and the Final Modification,\2\  the Department will instruct CBP to liquidate all appropriate entries  for Xiping Opeck, and Hubei Nature without regard to antidumping duties  
because their weighted-average dumping margins in these final results  
are zero.\3\ 
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    \2\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).     \3\ See Antidumping Proceeding: Calculation of the Weighted- 
Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping  Duty Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14, 2012)  
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    Pursuant to the Department's refinement to its assessment practice  in NME cases,\4\ for entries that were not reported in the U.S. sales  
databases submitted by companies individually examined during these  reviews, the Department will instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at  the PRC-wide rate. 
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    \4\ See Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment  of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     We intend to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the  
date of publication of these final results of reviews.  Cash Deposit Requirements 
     The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon  
publication of the final results of the administrative review for all  shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from  warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date as provided  
by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For subject merchandise  
exported by Xiping Opeck, the cash deposit rate will be the rate  
established in the final results of the administrative review; because  
the rate is zero or de minimis, no cash deposit will be required for  that Xiping Opeck; (2) for previously investigated companies not listed  
above that have separate rates, the cash deposit rate will continue to  
be the company-specific rate published for the investigation; (3) for  
all other PRC exporters of subject merchandise which have not been  
found to be entitled to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be  the PRC-wide rate of 223.01 percent; and (4) for all non-PRC exporters  
of subject merchandise which have not received their own rate, the cash  
deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the PRC entity that  
supplied that non-PRC exporter. 
    With respect to Hubei Nature, the respondent in the new shipper  review, the Department established a combination cash deposit rate for  
this company consistent with its practice as follows: (1) For subject  
merchandise produced and exported by Hubei Nature, the cash deposit  
rate will be the rate established for Hubei Nature in the final results  
of the new shipper review; (2) for subject merchandise exported by  Hubei Nature, but not produced by Hubei Nature, the cash deposit rate  will be the rate for the PRC-wide entity; and (3) for subject  
merchandise produced by Hubei Nature but not exported by Hubei Nature,  the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the exporter.  
These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until  further notice.  
Notification to Importers 
 
    This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their  responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate  
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation  of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply  
with this requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that  reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent  
assessment of double antidumping duties.  Administrative Protective Orders 
     This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to  
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility  concerning the destruction of proprietary information disclosed under  APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written  
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or  conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to  
comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a sanctionable  violation.     These final results of reviews are issued and published in  
accordance with sections 751(a)(1), 751(a)(2)(B)(iv), 751(a)(3), 777(i)  of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h), 351.214 and 351.221(b)(4). 
     Dated: December 12, 2014. Paul Piquado, 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. [FR Doc. 2014-29660 Filed 12-17-14; 8:45 am] 
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE  International Trade Administration 
 [A-570-893] 
  Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From the People's Republic of  
China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2013- 2014 
 AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,  Department of Commerce. 
 ACTION: Notice. 
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SUMMARY: On September 12, 2014, the Department of Commerce (the  
``Department'') published the Preliminary Results of the 2013-2014  
administrative review on certain frozen warmwater shrimp (``shrimp'')  
from the People's Republic of China (``PRC''), covering the period of  review (``POR'') from February 1, 2013, through January 31, 2014.\1\ We  
gave interested parties an opportunity to submit comments on the  
Preliminary Results, but none were received. Therefore, these final  
results are unchanged from the Preliminary Results, and we continue to  
find that Shantou Yuexing Enterprise Company (``SYEC''), and Zhanjiang  Regal Integrated Marine Resources Co., Ltd. (``Regal'') did not have  
reviewable entries during this POR. Additionally, we continue to find  
that Rizhao Smart Foods Co., Ltd. (``Smart Foods'') is not eligible for  
a separate rate, and we will continue to treat it as part of the PRC- 
wide entity. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
    \1\ See Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from the People's  
Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty  
Administrative Review; 2013-2014, 79 FR 54678 (September 12, 2014)  (``Preliminary Results'').  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- DATES: Effective Date: December 19, 2014. 
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kabir Archuletta, AD/CVD Operations,  Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade  
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and  
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482- 
2593.  
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:   
Background  
    On September 14, 2014, the Department published the Preliminary  Results of this administrative review. SYEC, Smart Foods, and Regal \2\  submitted ``no shipment certifications'' to the Department.\3\ In  
response to the Department's query, U.S. Customs and Border Protection  (``CBP'') did not provide any evidence that contradicted SYEC or  
Regal's claims of no shipments. The Department received no comments  from interested parties concerning the results of the CBP queries.  Therefore, based on SYEC and Regal's certifications and our analysis of  
CBP information, we preliminarily determined that SYEC and Regal did  not have any reviewable entries during the POR.\4\ With regard to Smart  
Foods, we noted that because it was previously found to be part of the  PRC-wide entity, and continues to be part of the PRC-wide entity for  this review, we were not making a determination regarding its no  
shipments certification.\5\ In the Preliminary Results we determined  that 58 companies in total should be treated as part of the PRC-wide  
entity.\6\ We invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary  Results. We received no comments from interested parties. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     \2\ In the Initiation Notice, we stated that because the order  
was revoked with respect to subject merchandise produced and  exported by Regal, this administrative review covers all subject  merchandise exported by Regal and manufactured by any company other  
than Regal. See Initiation Notice 79 FR at 18275 at footnote 5. 
    \3\ See Letter to the Secretary of Commerce from Shantou Yuexing  
``Shantou Yuexing Enterprise Company's Request for rescinding an  
Administrative Review'' (April 2, 2014); Letter to the Secretary of  Commerce from Rizhao Smart Foods Co., Ltd. ``Certificate of No  
Sales'' (April 9, 2014); Letter to the Secretary of Commerce from  
Zhanjiang Regal Integrated Marine Resources Co., Ltd. ``No Shipments  
Statement of Zhanjiang Regal Integrated Marine Resources Co., Ltd.''  
(June 2, 2014).     \4\ See Preliminary Results, 79 FR at 54679. 
    \5\ Id. 
    \6\ Id. 
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 Scope of the Order 
 
    The scope of the order includes certain frozen warmwater shrimp and  
prawns, whether wild-caught (ocean harvested) or farm-raised (produced  
by aquaculture), head-on or head-off, shell-on or peeled, tail-on or  tail-off,\7\ deveined or not deveined, cooked or raw, or otherwise  processed in frozen form. 
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    The frozen warmwater shrimp and prawn products included in the  
scope of the order, regardless of definitions in the Harmonized Tariff  Schedule (``HTS''), are products which are processed from warmwater  
shrimp and prawns through freezing and which are sold in any count  size. 
    The products described above may be processed from any species of  
[[Page 75788]]  warmwater shrimp and prawns. Warmwater shrimp and prawns are generally  
classified in, but are not limited to, the Penaeidae family. Some  examples of the farmed and wild-caught warmwater species include, but  
are not limited to, white-leg shrimp (Penaeus vannemei), banana prawn  (Penaeus merguiensis), fleshy prawn (Penaeus chinensis), giant river  prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii), giant tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon),  
redspotted shrimp (Penaeus brasiliensis), southern brown shrimp  (Penaeus subtilis), southern pink shrimp (Penaeus notialis), southern  
rough shrimp (Trachypenaeus curvirostris), southern white shrimp  (Penaeus schmitti), blue shrimp (Penaeus stylirostris), western white  shrimp (Penaeus occidentalis), and Indian white prawn (Penaeus  
indicus).     Frozen shrimp and prawns that are packed with marinade, spices or  
sauce are included in the scope of the order. In addition, food  preparations, which are not ``prepared meals,'' that contain more than  20 percent by weight of shrimp or prawn are also included in the scope  
of the order.     Excluded from the scope are: (1) Breaded shrimp and prawns (HTS  
subheading 1605.20.1020); (2) shrimp and prawns generally classified in  the Pandalidae family and commonly referred to as coldwater shrimp, in  any state of processing; (3) fresh shrimp and prawns whether shell-on  
or peeled (HTS subheadings 0306.23.0020 and 0306.23.0040); (4) shrimp  
and prawns in prepared meals (HTS subheading 1605.20.0510); (5) dried  
shrimp and prawns; (6) Lee Kum Kee's shrimp sauce; \8\ (7) canned  
warmwater shrimp and prawns (HTS subheading 1605.20.1040); and (8)  certain battered shrimp. Battered shrimp is a shrimp-based product: (1)  
That is produced from fresh (or thawed-from-frozen) and peeled shrimp;  
(2) to which a ``dusting'' layer of rice or wheat flour of at least 95  
percent purity has been applied; (3) with the entire surface of the  
shrimp flesh thoroughly and evenly coated with the flour; (4) with the  non-shrimp content of the end product constituting between four and 10  
percent of the product's total weight after being dusted, but prior to  
being frozen; and (5) that is subjected to individually quick frozen  
(``IQF'') freezing immediately after application of the dusting layer.  
When dusted in accordance with the definition of dusting above, the  battered shrimp product is also coated with a wet viscous layer  
containing egg and/or milk, and par-fried. 
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    \8\ The specific exclusion for Lee Kum Kee's shrimp sauce  applies only to the scope in the PRC case. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     The products covered by these orders are currently classified under  
the following HTS subheadings: 0306.17.0003, 0306.17.0006,  0306.17.0009, 0306.17.0012, 0306.17.0015, 0306.17.0018, 0306.17.0021,  0306.17.0024, 0306.17.0027, 0306.17.0040, 1605.21.1030, and  
1605.29.1010. These HTS subheadings are provided for convenience and  
for customs purposes only; the written description of the scope of  
these orders is dispositive.\9\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     \9\ On April 26, 2011, the Department amended the antidumping  
duty order to include dusted shrimp, pursuant to the CIT decision in  Ad Hoc Shrimp Trade Action Committee v. United States, 703 F. Supp.  
2d 1330 (CIT 2010), and the U.S. International Trade Commission  determination, which found the domestic like product to include  dusted shrimp. See Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Brazil,  
India, the People's Republic of China, Thailand, and the Socialist  Republic of Vietnam: Amended Antidumping Duty Orders in Accordance  
with Final Court Decision, 76 FR 23277 (April 26, 2011) (``Order'');  see also Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Brazil, China, India,  Thailand, and Vietnam (Investigation Nos. 731-TA-1063, 1064, 1066- 
1068 (Review), USITC Publication 4221, March 2011. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Final Determination of No Shipments  
    In the Preliminary Results, the Department determined that Regal  and SYEC had no sales of subject merchandise to the United States  
during the POR.\10\ We stated, consistent with the recently announced  refinement to its assessment practice in non-market economy (``NME'')  cases, that the Department would not rescind the review in these  
circumstances but, rather, would complete the review with respect to  Regal and SYEC and issue appropriate instructions to CBP based on the  
final results of the review. As stated above, we did not receive any  comments on our Preliminary Results nor did we receive information from  CBP indicating that there were reviewable transactions for Regal or  
SYEC during the POR. Therefore, we continue to determine that Regal and  
SYEC had no reviewable transactions of subject merchandise during the  
POR. Consistent with our ``automatic assessment'' clarification, the  
Department will issue appropriate instructions to CBP based on our  final results.\11\ 
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    \10\ See Preliminary Results, 79 FR at 54679. 
    \11\ See Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment  of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011) (``Assessment  
Practice Refinement''). See also the ``Assessment'' section of this  
notice, below. 
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 PRC-Wide Entity 
 
    Because Smart Foods was found to be part of the PRC-wide entity in  
recent administrative reviews of the Order,\12\ had no reviewable sales  
or entries in this review, and, consequently, did not demonstrate  eligibility for a separate rate, Smart Foods continues to be part of  the PRC-wide entity. Therefore, we continue to find that 58 companies,  
including Smart Foods, should be treated as part of the PRC-wide  entity. The Department's change in policy regarding conditional review  
of the PRC-wide entity applies to this administrative review.\13\ Under  this policy, the PRC-wide entity will not be under review unless a  party specifically requests, or the Department self-initiates, a review  
of the entity. Because no party requested a review of the PRC-wide  
entity, the entity is not under review and the entity's rate is not  
subject to change. The Department finds that 58 companies \14\ under  review have 
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 not established eligibility for a separate rate and, thus, they should  
continue to be part of the PRC-wide entity for these final results. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------  
    \12\ See Administrative Review of Certain Frozen Warmwater  Shrimp from the People's Republic of China: Final Results, Partial  
Rescission of Sixth Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and  Determination Not To Revoke in Part, 77 FR 53856 (September 4, 2012)  at Appendix II; see also Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from the  
People's Republic of China: Final Results of Administrative Review;  2011-2012, 78 FR 56209 (September 12, 2013). 
    \13\ 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).     \14\ Those companies for which a review was requested and which  
we determine are part of the PRC-wide entity include: Asian Seafoods  (Zhanjiang) Co., Ltd., Beihai Angbang Seafood Co., Ltd., Beihai  Boston Frozen Food Co., Ltd., Dalian Shanhai Seafood Co., Ltd.,  
Dalian Taiyang Aquatic Products Co., Ltd., Eimskip Logistics  (Qingdao) Co., Ltd., EZ Logistics Inc., EZ Logistics LLC (Qingdao  
Branch), Fujian Chaohui International Trading, Fujian Rongjiang  Import and Export Co., Ltd., Fujian Tea Import & Export Co., Ltd.,  Fujian Zhaoan Haili Aquatic Co., Ltd., Fuqing Dongwei Aquatic  
Products Ind., Fuqing Minhua Trade Co., Ltd., Fuqing Yihua Aquatic  
Food Co., Ltd., Guangdong Foodstuffs Import & Export (Group)  
Corporation, Guangdong Gourmet Aquatic Products Co., Ltd., Guangdong  
Jinhang Food Co., Ltd., Guangdong Jinhang Foods Co., Ltd., Guangdong  Wanshida Holding Corp., Guangdong Wanya Foods Fty. Co., Ltd.,  
Guangzhou Shi Runjin Trading Development Co., Ltd., Haida Seafood  
Co., Ltd., HaiLi Aquatic Product Co., Ltd., Hainan Brich Aquatic  
Products Co., Ltd., Hua Yang (Dalian), International Transportation  
Service Co., Huazhou XinHai Aquatic Products Co. Ltd., Jiazhou Foods  Industry Co., Ltd., Longhai Gelin Foods Co., Ltd., Longhai Gelin  
Seafoods Co., Ltd., Maoming Xinzhou Seafood Co., Ltd., North Seafood  
Group Co., Panwin International Logistics Co., Ltd., Pingye Foreign  
Transportation Corp. Ltd of Shantou, SE.Z., Rizhao Smart Foods  
Company Limited, Savvy Seafood Inc., Shanghai Lingpu Aquatic  Products Co., Ltd., Shanghai Smiling Food Co., Ltd.. Shantou  
Freezing Aquatic Product Foodstuffs Co., Shantou Jiazhou Food  
Industrial Co., Ltd., Shantou Jin Cheng Food Co., Ltd., Shantou  
Jintai Aquatic Product Industrial Co., Ltd., Shantou Li An Plastic  
Products Co. Ltd., Shantou Longsheng Aquatic Product Foodstuff Co.,  Ltd., Shantou Wanya Foods Fty. Co., Ltd., Thai Royal Frozen Food  Zhanjiang Co., Ltd., Yangjiang Anyang Food Co., Ltd., Yangjiang City  
Haida Seafood Company Ltd., Yangjiang City Hongwai Seafood Company,  Ltd., Zhangzhou Xinwanya Aquatic Product Co., Ltd., Zhangzhou  
Yanfeng Aquatic Product, Zhanjiang Evergreen Aquatic Product Science  and Technology Co., Ltd., Zhanjiang Fuchang Aquatic Products Co.,  Ltd., Zhanjiang Jinguo Marine Foods Co., Ltd., Zhanjiang Longwei  
Aquatic Products Industry Co., Ltd., Zhanjiang Universal Seafood  
Corp., Zhanjiang Newpro Foods Co., Ltd., Zhaoan Yangli Aquatic Co.,  
Ltd. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Assessment Rates 
     Upon issuance of the final results, the Department will determine,  
and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries.  The Department intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days  after the date of publication of the final results of review. The  
Department recently announced a refinement to its assessment practice  in NME cases. Pursuant 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 NME-wide rate. In addition, 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 NME-wide rate.\15\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     \15\ See Assessment Practice Refinement, 76 FR at 65694. 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------  Cash Deposit Requirements 
     The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon  
publication of the final results of this administrative review for  shipments of the subject merchandise from the PRC entered, or withdrawn  from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as  
provided by sections 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For previously  
investigated or reviewed PRC and non-PRC exporters that received a  
separate rate in a prior segment of this proceeding that are not listed  
in footnote 14, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the existing  exporter-specific rate; (2) for all PRC exporters of subject  
merchandise that have not been found to be entitled to a separate rate  
(including the firms listed in footnote 14), the cash deposit rate will  
be the existing rate for the PRC-wide entity; and (3) for all non-PRC  
exporters of subject merchandise which have not received their own  rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the PRC  
exporter that supplied that non-PRC exporter. These deposit  
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further  
notice. 
 Notifications 
 
    This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their  
responsibility under 19 
    CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement  of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries  during this POR. Failure to comply with this requirement could result  
in the Department's presumption that reimbursement of antidumping  duties has occurred and the subsequent assessment of doubled  
antidumping duties.     This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to the  administrative protective order (``APO'') of their responsibility  
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under  
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely notification of the  
destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order  is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and the  
terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.     We are issuing and publishing these results and this notice in  
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR  351.213(d)(4). 
     Dated: December 12, 2014. Paul Piquado, 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. [FR Doc. 2014-29675 Filed 12-18-14; 8:45 am] 
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE  International Trade Administration 
 [A-351-825] 
  Stainless Steel Bar From Brazil: Preliminary Results of  
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2013-2014  
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 stainless steel  bar (SSB) from Brazil. The period of review (POR) is February 1, 2013,  
through January 31, 2014. The review covers one producer/exporter of  the subject merchandise, Villares Metals S.A. (Villares). We  preliminarily find that subject merchandise has not been sold at less  
than normal value. Interested parties are invited to comment on these  
preliminary results. 
 
DATES: Effective Date: December 19, 2014.  
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Cartsos or Minoo Hatten, AD/ 
CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International  
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and  
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482- 1757, and (202) 482-1690, respectively. 
 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
 
Scope of the Order  
    The merchandise subject to the order is SSB. The SSB subject to the  
order is currently classifiable under subheadings 7222.1000, 7222.1100,  
7222.1900, 7222.2000, 7222.3000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of  
the United States (HTSUS). While the HTSUS subheadings are provided for  convenience and customs purposes, the written description is  dispositive. A full description of the scope of the order is contained  
in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\1\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     \1\ See the 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 Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty  
Administrative Review: Stainless Steel Bar from Brazil,'' dated  concurrently with this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum),  
which is hereby adopted by this notice. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Methodology 
     The Department conducted this review in accordance with section  751(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Constructed  
export price and export price are calculated in accordance with section  772 of the Act. Normal value is calculated in accordance with section  
773 of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying  our conclusions, see Preliminary Decision Memorandum. The Preliminary  Decision Memorandum is a public document and is made available to the  
public via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing  Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS).\2\ ACCESS is  
available to registered users at http://access.trade.gov  and is 
 
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 available to all parties in the Central Records Unit, Room 7046 of the  
main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version  of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be found at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html . 
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    \2\ On November 24, 2014, Enforcement and Compliance changed the  name of Enforcement and Compliance's AD and CVD Centralized  Electronic Service System (``IA ACCESS'') to AD and CVD Centralized  
Electronic Service System (``ACCESS''). The Web site location was  
changed from http://iaaccess.trade.gov  to http://access.trade.gov .  
The Final Rule changing the references to the Regulations can be  
found at 79 FR 69046 (November 20, 2014). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
Preliminary Results of Review 
 
    As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine that a  weighted-average dumping margin of 0.00 percent exists for Villares for  
the period February 1, 2013, through January 31, 2014. 
 
Disclosure and Public Comment 
     We intend to disclose the calculations performed to parties in this  
proceeding within five days of the date of publication of this notice  
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c),  
interested parties may submit case briefs not later than 30 days after  
the date of publication of this notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to  issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed not later than five days  after the date for filing case briefs.\3\ Parties who submit case  
briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are encouraged to submit  with each argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary  
of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities.\4\ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------  
    \3\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d). 
    \4\ See 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements). 
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    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to  request a hearing, or to participate if one is requested, must submit a  
written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and  Compliance, filed electronically via ACCESS. An electronically filed  
document must be received successfully in its entirety by the  Department's electronic records system, ACCESS, by 5 p.m. Eastern Time  within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice.\5\  
Requests should contain: (1) The party's name, address and telephone  number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of issues to be  
discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to those raised  in the respective case briefs. The Department intends to issue the  final results of this administrative review, including the results of  
its analysis of the issues raised in any written briefs, not later than  120 days after the date of publication of this notice, unless extended,  
pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------  
    \5\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Assessment Rates  
    Upon completion of the administrative review, the Department shall  determine and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess  
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. If Villares' weighted- average dumping margin is above de minimis in the final results of this  review, we will calculate an importer-specific assessment rate on the  
basis of the ratio of the total amount of antidumping duties calculated  
for each importer's examined sales and the total entered value of the  
sales in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). If Villares' weighted- 
average dumping margin continues to be zero or de minimis in the final  results of review, we will instruct CBP not to assess duties on any of  
its entries in accordance with the Final Modification for Reviews,  
i.e., ``{w{time} here the weighted-average margin of dumping for the  
exporter is determined to be zero or de minimis, no antidumping duties  
will be assessed.''\6\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
    \6\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted- 
Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping  
Proceedings: Final Modification, 77 FR 8101, 8102 (February 14,  2012). 
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    The Department clarified its ``automatic assessment'' regulation on  
May 6, 2003.\7\ This clarification will apply to entries of subject  merchandise during the POR produced by Villares for which it did not  know its merchandise was destined for the United States. In such  
instances, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the  all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies)  
involved in the transaction. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------  
    \7\ For a full discussion of this clarification, see Antidumping  
and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping  
Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003) (Assessment Policy Notice). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     We intend to issue instructions to CBP 15 days after publication of  
the final results of this review.  
Cash Deposit Requirements      The following deposit requirements will be effective upon  
publication of the notice of final results of administrative review for  all shipments of SSB from Brazil entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,  
for consumption on or after the date of publication as provided by  section 751(a)(2) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for Villares  will be the rate established in the final results of this  
administrative review; (2) for merchandise exported by manufacturers or  exporters not covered in this review but covered in a prior segment of  
the proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company- specific rate published for the most recent period; (3) if the exporter  is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the original  
investigation but the manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate will be  the rate established for the most recent period for the manufacturer of  
the merchandise; (4) the cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers  or exporters will continue to be 19.43 percent, the all-others rate  established in the Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than  
Fair Value: Stainless Steel Bar From Brazil, 59 FR 66914 (December 28,  1994). These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in  
effect until further notice.  Notification to Importers 
 
    This notice serves as a preliminary 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 Secretary'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. 
 
     Dated: December 15, 2014. 
Paul Piquado, 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.  
Appendix--List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision  
Memorandum 
 
I. Summary II. Background III. Scope of the Order 
IV. Discussion of the Methodology     (1) Comparisons to Normal Value 
    A. Determination of Comparison Method     B. Results of Differential Pricing Analysis     (2) Product Comparisons 
    (3) Date of Sale 
    (4) Constructed Export Price 
    (5) Export Price     (6) Normal Value 
    A. Home Market Viability and Comparison Market     B. Level of Trade 
    C. Cost of Production     1. Calculation of Cost of Production 
    2. Test of Comparison Market Sales Prices     3. Results of the COP Test     D. Calculation of Normal Value Based on Comparison Market Prices 
V. Currency Conversion VI. Recommendation 
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[Notices] [Pages 75791-75792] 
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE  
International Trade Administration  [A-580-836] 
  
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate Products From  the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty  Administrative Review; 2013-2014 
 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 certain cut-to- 
length carbon-quality steel plate products (CTL plate) from the  
Republic of Korea (Korea). The period of review (POR) is February 1,  
2013, through January 31, 2014. The Department preliminarily determines  
that the producers/exporters subject to this review made sales of  subject merchandise at less than normal value or had no shipments of  
subject merchandise. We invite interested parties to comment on these  
preliminary results. 
 
DATES: Effective Date: December 19, 2014.  
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yang Jin Chun, AD/CVD Operations,  
Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade  
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and  
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482- 5760. 
 
Scope of the Order 
 
    The products covered by the antidumping duty order are certain CTL  plate. Imports of CTL plate are currently classified in the Harmonized  Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under subheadings  
7208.40.3030, 7208.40.3060, 7208.51.0030, 7208.51.0045, 7208.51.0060,  7208.52.0000, 7208.53.0000, 7208.90.0000, 7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000,  
7211.13.0000, 7211.14.0030, 7211.14.0045, 7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000,  7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000, 7225.40.3050, 7225.40.7000, 7225.50.6000,  7225.99.0090, 7226.91.5000, 7226.91.7000, 7226.91.8000, and  
7226.99.0000. While the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience  
and customs purposes, the written description is dispositive. A full  
description of the scope of the order is contained in the Preliminary  Decision Memorandum.\1\ 
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    \1\ See the memorandum from Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary  Gary Taverman to Assistant Secretary Paul Piquado entitled,  
``Preliminary Decision Memorandum for the Administrative Review of  the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality  Steel Plate Products from the Republic of Korea'' dated concurrently  
with this notice and hereby adopted by this notice (Preliminary  Decision Memorandum). 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------  Preliminary Determination of No Reviewable Entries 
     We received timely submissions of letters from Hyosung Corporation  
(Hyosung), Samsung C&T Corporation (Samsung), and TCC Steel Corporation  (TCC) reporting to the Department that they had no exports, sales or  entries of subject merchandise to the United States during the POR.\2\  
Based on record evidence, we preliminarily determine that Hyosung,  Samsung, and TCC had no reviewable entries during the POR. For  
additional information on our preliminary determination of no  reviewable entries, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     \2\ See the no shipment letters from Hyosung and Samsung dated  
May 30, 2014, and TCC dated May 14, 2014. See also the correction  letter from Samsung dated June 5, 2014. Hyosung reported that the  correct name of Hyosung International in Initiation of Antidumping  
and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Request for  
Revocation in Part, 79 FR 18262, 18264 (April 1, 2014), is Hyosung  
Corporation. See Hyosung's no shipment letter dated May 30, 2014. 
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Methodology 
 
    We selected one company for individual examination in this  
administrative review, Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd. (DSM). The  Department conducted this review in accordance with section 751 of the  
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Constructed export price is  
calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act. Normal value is  
calculated in accordance with section 773 of the Act. 
    For a full description of the methodology underlying our  conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. The Preliminary  
Decision Memorandum is a public document and is made available to the  
public via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing  
Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS).\3\ ACCESS is  
available to registered users at http://access.trade.gov , and is  
available to all parties in the Department's Central Records Unit,  
located at Room 7046 of the main Department of Commerce building. In  
addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can  be found at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html . 
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     \3\ On November 24, 2014, Enforcement and Compliance changed the  
name of Enforcement and Compliance's AD and CVD Centralized  
Electronic Service System (IA ACCESS) to AD and CVD Centralized  
Electronic Service System (ACCESS). The Web site location was  changed from http://iaaccess.trade.gov  to http://access.trade.gov .  
The Final Rule changing the references to the Regulations can be  
found at 79 FR 69046 (November 20, 2014). 
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Preliminary Results of the Review      As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine that the  
following weighted-average dumping margins exist for the respondents  for the period February 1, 2013, through January 31, 2014. The rate for  
the companies not selected for individual examination is equal to the  weighted-average dumping margin for the selected respondent, DSM.  
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                                                               average                    Manufacturer/exporter                       dumping                                                                 margin 
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Bookuk Steel Co., Ltd......................................         0.56 Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd................................         0.56 SM Solution Co. Ltd........................................         0.56 
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Disclosure and Public Comment      We intend to disclose the 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).  
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c), interested parties may submit case  
briefs not later than 30 days after the date of publication of this  notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs,  
may be filed not later than five days after the date for filing case  
briefs.\4\ Parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this  
proceeding are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) A statement  
of the issue, (2) a brief summary of the argument, and (3) a table of  authorities.\5\ 
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    \4\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d). 
    \5\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to  
request a hearing, or to participate if one is requested, must submit a  
written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and  Compliance, filed electronically via ACCESS. An electronically filed  document must be received successfully in its entirety by the  
Department's electronic records system, ACCESS, by 5:00 p.m. Eastern  Time within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice.\6\  
Requests should contain: (1) The party's name, address and telephone  number; (2) the  
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number of participants; and (3) a list of issues to be discussed.  Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to those raised in the  
respective case briefs. The Department will issue the final results of  this administrative review, including the results of its analysis of  
the issues raised in any written briefs, not later than 120 days after  the date of publication of this notice, pursuant to section  
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    \6\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Assessment Rates  
    If DSM's weighted-average dumping margin continues to be above de  minimis in the final results of this review, we will calculate an  
importer-specific assessment rate on the basis of the ratio of the  total amount of antidumping duties calculated for the importer's  examined sales and the total entered value of the sales in accordance  
with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).\7\ If DSM's weighted-average dumping margin  is zero or de minimis in the final results of review, we will instruct  
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) not to assess duties on any of  its entries in accordance with the Final Modification for Reviews.\8\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     \7\ In these preliminary results, the Department applied the  
assessment rate calculation method adopted in Antidumping  Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and  Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Duty Proceedings; Final  
Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14, 2012) (Final Modification for  
Reviews). 
    \8\ See Final Modification for Reviews, 77 FR at 8102. 
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    For entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by DSM,  
for which it did not know its merchandise was destined for the United  
States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the  
all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies)  involved in the transaction.\9\ 
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    \9\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:  
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003) (May  2003 Clarification), for a full discussion of this clarification. 
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    Consistent with the May 2003 Clarification, in the final results of  
this review, if we continue to find that Hyosung, Samsung, and TCC had  no reviewable transactions of subject merchandise, we will instruct CBP  to liquidate any existing entries of merchandise produced by Hyosung,  
Samsung, or TCC but exported by other companies at the all-others  rate.\10\ 
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Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 75 FR  
26922, 26923 (May 13, 2010), unchanged in Magnesium Metal From the  
Russian Federation: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative  Review, 75 FR 56989 (September 17, 2010). 
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    For the companies which were not selected for individual  examination, Bookuk Steel Co., Ltd., and SM Solution Co. Ltd., we will  
instruct CBP to apply the rates listed above to all entries of subject  merchandise produced and/or exported by those firms.     We intend to issue liquidation instructions to CBP 15 days after  
publication of the final results of this review.  
Cash Deposit Requirements      The following deposit requirements will be effective upon  
publication of the notice of final results of administrative review for  all shipments of CTL plate from Korea entered, or withdrawn from  
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication as  provided by section 751(a)(2) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for  companies subject to this review will be the rate established in the  
final results of this administrative review; (2) for merchandise  exported by manufacturers or exporters not covered in this review but  
covered in a prior segment of the proceeding, the cash deposit rate  will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most  recent period; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this  
review, a prior review, or the original investigation but the  manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for  
the most recent period for the manufacturer of the merchandise; (4) the  cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will  continue to be 0.98 percent,\11\ the all-others rate established in the  
less-than-fair-value investigation, adjusted for the export-subsidy  
rate in the companion countervailing duty investigation. These cash  
deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until  
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    \11\ See, e.g., Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate  
Products From the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping  
Duty Administrative Review; 2012-2013, 79 FR 54264, 54265 (September  11, 2014). 
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Notification to Importers 
     This notice serves as a preliminary 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 POR. 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. 
    The Department is issuing and publishing these results in  accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act. 
     Dated: December 15, 2014. Paul Piquado, 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. 
 
Appendix  
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum  
Summary Background 
Scope of the Order Preliminary Determination of No Reviewable Entries Rates for Respondents Not Selected for Individual Examination 
Comparisons to Normal Value Determination of Comparison Method 
Results of the Differential Pricing Analysis Product Comparisons Date of Sale 
Level of Trade/CEP Offset Export Price 
Constructed Export Price Normal Value     1. Overrun Sales 
    2. Selection of Comparison Market     3. Affiliated Parties 
    4. Affiliated Party Transactions and Arm's-Length Test     5. Cost of Production     6. Calculation of Normal Value Based on Comparison Market Prices 
Currency Conversion Recommendation 
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