7852 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 20 / Tuesday, February 2, 2021 / Notices 

1See Cast Iron Soil Pipe Fittings from the People’s 

Republic of China: Preliminary Results of 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, 85 FR 

67515 (October 23, 2020) (Preliminary Results), and 

accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 

2On January 8, 2020, Commerce published its 

final determination in a changed circumstances 

(27) Land survey with flood plain 

certification. 

(28) Description of how the applicant 

will meet the equity contribution 

requirement as applicable. 

(29) Description of how the applicant 

will provide the two percent initial 

operating and maintenance reserve 

requirement. 

(30) Signed statement from the 

applicant agreeing to pay cost overruns. 

Final Applications 

RHS will follow this Notice for the 

processing of final applications. Final 

applications will need to follow the 

bidding process as set forth in 7 CFR 

part 1924. 

Documentation of Underwriting and 

Costs 

All final applications including the 

loan and/or grant requests will be 

analyzed using an underwriting 

template that RHS has developed. A 

complete analysis and underwriting of 

the proposed transaction will be 

completed to ensure all regulatory 

requirements are met and to ensure 

overall project feasibility as well as to 

determine the minimum amount of 

assistance that is needed for the 

proposal. 

Once the loan and/or grant funds have 

been obligated, the applicant should be 

prepared to close the transaction and 

complete construction within 12–18 

months. Off-FLH loans and/or grants 

must be liquidated not more than three 

years from the date the loan and/or 

grant funds were obligated. Annually, if 

the loan and/or grant funds have not 

been fully liquidated, the applicant 

must submit an obligation extension 

request to RHS. 

Questions regarding this Notice may 

be directed to Jonathan Bell, Branch 

Chief, Processing and Report Review 

Branch 1, Production and Preservation 

Division, Multifamily Housing Program, 

Rural Development, United States 

Department of Agriculture, or email: 

MFHprocessing1@usda.gov or phone at: 

254–742–9764. 

Technical Assistance Providers 

Please be aware that TA services may 

not be used to reimburse a non-profit or 

public body applicant for technical 

services provided by a non-profit 

organization, with housing and/or 

community development experience, to 

assist the non-profit applicant entity in 

the development and packaging of its 

loan/grant docket and project. In 

addition, TA will not be funded by RHS 

when an identity of interest exists 

between the TA provider and the loan 

or grant applicant. Identity of interest is 

defined in 7 CFR 3560.11. 

Equal Opportunity Survey 

RHS should provide applicants the 

voluntary OMB 1890–0014 form, 

‘‘Survey on Ensuring Equal Opportunity 

for Applicants,’’ (or other forms 

currently being used by RHS) and ask 

the applicant to complete it and return 

it to RHS. 

Substantial Portion of Income From 

Farm Labor 

The Notice restates the requirement 

that domestic farm laborers must receive 

a substantial portion of their income 

from ‘‘farm labor.’’ Further explanation 

of this requirement can be found in the 

regulation at 7 CFR 3560.576(b)(2). The 

term ‘‘farm labor’’ is defined in 7 CFR 

3560.11. 

H. Equal Opportunity and NonDiscrimination Requirements 

In accordance with federal civil rights 

law and USDA civil rights regulations 

and policies, USDA, its Agencies, 

offices, and employees, and institutions 

participating in or administering USDA 

programs are prohibited from 

discriminating based on race, color, 

national origin, religion, sex, gender 

identity (including gender expression), 

sexual orientation, disability, age, 

marital status, family/parental status, 

income derived from a public assistance 

program. Political beliefs, or reprisal or 

retaliation for prior civil rights activity, 

in any program or activity conducted or 

funded by USDA (not all bases apply to 

all programs). Remedies and complaint 

filing deadlines vary by program or 

incident. 

Persons with disabilities who require 

alternative means of communication for 

program information (e.g., Braille, large 

print, audiotape, American Sign 

Language, etc.) should contact the 

responsible Agency or USDA’s TARGET 

Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice and 

TTY) or contact USDA through the 

Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. 

Additionally, program information may 

be made available in languages other 

than English. 

To file a program discrimination 

complaint, complete the USDA Program 

Discrimination Complaint Form, AD– 

3027, found online at: http://

www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_

cust.html, and at any USDA office or 

write a letter addressed to USDA and 

provide in the letter all of the 

information requested in the form. To 

request a copy of a complaint form, call, 

(866) 632–9992. Submit your completed 

form or letter to USDA by: 

(1) Mail: United States Department of 

Agriculture, Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20250–9410; 

(2) Fax: (202) 690–7442; or 

(3) Email at: program.intake@

usda.gov. 

USDA is an equal opportunity 

provider, employer, and lender. 

Chadwick Parker, 

Acting Administrator, Rural Housing Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–XV–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–570–063] 

Cast Iron Soil Pipe Fittings From the 

People’s Republic of China: Final 

Results of Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Review; 2017–2018 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) determines that certain 

producers and/or exporters of cast iron 

soil pipe fittings (soil pipe fittings) from 

the People’s Republic of China (China), 

received countervailable subsidies 

during the period of review (POR) 

December 19, 2017, through December 

31, 2018. 

DATES: Applicable February 2, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dennis McClure or Joseph Dowling, AD/ 

CVD Operations, Office VIII, 

Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–5973 or 

(202) 482–1646, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Commerce published the Preliminary 

Results of the administrative review in 

the Federal Register on October 23, 

2020.1 We invited interested parties to 

comment on the Preliminary Results. 

On November 23, 2020, we received 

a case brief from Wor-Biz Industrial 

Product Co., Limited (Anhui) (WorBiz).2 3 On November 30, 2020, we 


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review, finding that Wor-Biz Industrial Product Co., 

Ltd. (Anhui) is the successor in interest to Wor-Biz 

Trading Co., Ltd. (Anhui). See Cast Iron Soil Pipe 

Fittings from the People’s Republic of China: Final 

Results of Changed Circumstances Reviews, 85 FR 

881 (January 8, 2020). 

3See Wor-Biz’s Letter, ‘‘Cast Iron Soil Pipe 

Fittings from the People’s Republic of China: 

Comments on Preliminary Results,’’ dated 

November 23, 2020. 

4See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Cast Iron Soil Pipe 

Fittings from the People’s Republic of China: 

Rebuttal Brief, dated November 30, 2020. The 

petitioner in this review is the Cast Iron Soil Pipe 

Institute, which is a trade association, whose 

members are all domestic producers of cast iron soil 

pipe fittings. 

5See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision 

Memorandum for the Final Results of the 2017– 

2018 Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of 

Cast Iron Soil Pipe Fittings from the People’s 

Republic of China,’’ dated concurrently with, and 

hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision 

Memorandum). 

6See Cast Iron Soil Pipe Fittings from the People’s 

Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order, 83 

FR 44566 (August 31, 2018) (Order). 

7See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act 

regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) 

of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of 

the Act regarding specificity. 

8This rate applies to subject merchandise 

exported by Wor-Biz Industrial Product Co., Ltd. 

(Anhui) and produced by companies other than 

Wuhu Best Machines Co., Ltd. 9See Notice of Discontinuation of Policy to Issue 

Liquidation Instructions After 15 Days in 

Applicable Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Proceedings, 86 FR 3995 (January 

15, 2021). 

received a rebuttal brief from the 

petitioner.4 For a complete description 

of the events that occurred since the 

Preliminary Results, see the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum.5

Scope of the Order 6

The product covered by the Order is 

cast iron soil pipe fittings from China. 

For a complete description of the scope 

of the Order, see the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum. 

Analysis of Comments Received 

All issues raised by parties in the case 

and rebuttal briefs are addressed in the 

Issues and Decision Memorandum. A 

list of the issues addressed in the Issues 

and Decision Memorandum is provided 

in the appendix to this notice. The 

Issues and Decision Memorandum is a 

public document and is on file 

electronically via Enforcement and 

Compliance’s Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Centralized 

Electronic Service System (ACCESS). 

ACCESS is available to registered users 

at http://access.trade.gov. In addition, a 

complete version of the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum can be accessed 

directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/ 

frn/. The signed and electronic versions 

of the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum are identical in content. 

Changes Since the Preliminary Results 

Based on our analysis of the case and 

rebuttal briefs, and the evidence on the 

record, Commerce made no changes to 

the preliminary results. 

Methodology 

Commerce conducted this review in 

accordance with section 751(a)(1)(A) of 

the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 

Act). For each of the subsidy programs 

found countervailable, we find that 

there is a subsidy, i.e., a governmentprovided financial contribution that 

gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, 

and that the subsidy is specific.7 The 

Issues and Decision Memorandum 

contains a full description of the 

methodology underlying Commerce’s 

conclusions, including any 

determination that relied upon the use 

of adverse facts available (AFA) 

pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) of 

the Act. 

Rate for Non-Selected Companies 

Under Review 

There are nine companies for which 

a review was requested, but which were 

not selected as mandatory respondents 

or found to be cross-owned with a 

mandatory respondent. For these nine 

companies, we applied the subsidy rate 

calculated for Wor-Biz, as the only rate 

calculated for a mandatory respondent 

that was above de minimis and not 

based entirely on facts available. This 

methodology for establishing the 

subsidy rate for the non-selected 

companies is consistent with our 

practice and with section 705(c)(5)(A) of 

the Act. 

Final Results of Administrative Review 

In accordance with 19 CFR 

351.221(b)(4)(i), we calculated a 

countervailable subsidy rate for the 

mandatory respondent Wor-Biz. We 

determined the countervailable subsidy 

rate for Qinshui Shunshida Casting Co., 

Ltd. based entirely on AFA, in 

accordance with section 776 of the Act. 

We also assigned an individual 

estimated subsidy rate based on AFA to 

entries produced or exported by WorBiz’s unaffiliated supplier, Wuhu Best 

Machines Co., Ltd., in accordance with 

section 776 of the Act. Therefore, the 

only rate that is not zero, de minimis, 

or based entirely on facts otherwise 

available is the rate calculated for WorBiz. Consequently, as discussed above, 

the rate calculated for Wor-Biz is also 

assigned as the rate for all other 

producers and exporters subject to this 

review but not selected for individual 

examination (i.e., non-selected 

companies). 

We find the countervailable subsidy 

rates for the mandatory and nonselected respondents under review to be 

as follows: 

Producer/exporter 

Subsidy 

rate 

(percent) 

Qinshui Shunshida Casting Co., 

Ltd ........................................... 109.32 

Wor-Biz Industrial Product Co., 

Ltd. (Anhui) ............................. 8 5.13 

Wuhu Best Machines Co., Ltd ... 109.32 

Non-Selected Companies Under 

Review: 

Dalian Lino F.T.Z. Co., Ltd .. 5.13 

Dalian Metal I/E Co., Ltd ..... 5.13 

Dinggin Hardware (Dalian) 

Co., Ltd ............................ 5.13 

Golden Orange International 

Ltd .................................... 5.13 

Hebei Metals & Engineering 

Products Trading Co., Ltd 5.13 

Richang Qiaoshan Trade 

Co., Ltd ............................ 5.13 

Shanxi Zhongrui Tianyue 

Trading Co., Ltd ............... 5.13 

Shijiazhuang Asia Casting 

Co., Ltd ............................ 5.13 

Yangcheng County 

Huawang Universal .......... 5.13 

Assessment Rates 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), 

Commerce will determine, and U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 

shall assess, countervailing duties on all 

appropriate entries of subject 

merchandise in accordance with the 

final results of this review, for the 

above-listed companies at the applicable 

ad valorem assessment rates listed. 

Consistent with its recent notice,9

Commerce intends to issue assessment 

instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 

days after the date of publication of the 

final results of this review in the 

Federal Register. If a timely summons is 

filed at the U.S. Court of International 

Trade, the assessment instructions will 

direct CBP not to liquidate relevant 

entries until the time for parties to file 

a request for a statutory injunction has 

expired (i.e., within 90 days of 

publication). 

Cash Deposit Instructions 

In accordance with section 

751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, Commerce also 

intends to instruct CBP to collect cash 

deposits of estimated countervailing 

duties in the amounts shown for each of 

the respective companies listed above 

on shipments of subject merchandise 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption on or after the date of 

publication of the final results of this 


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1See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, 

Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity 

to Request Administrative Review, 85 FR 18191 

(April 1, 2020). 

2American HFC Coalition’s members include the 

following companies: Arkema Inc., the Chemours 

Company FC LLC, Honeywell International Inc., 

and Mexichem Fluor, Inc. 

3See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘1,1,1,2- 

Tetrafluoroethane (R–134a) from the People’s 

Republic of China: Request for Administrative 

Review of Antidumping Duty Order,’’ dated April 

30, 2020. 

4See Initiation of Antidumping Duty and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 85 FR 

35068 (June 8, 2020) (Initiation Notice). 

5SRAs and SRCs were due thirty days from the 

publication of Commerce’s Initiation Notice. In this 

administrative review, the deadline was July 8, 

2020. 

6See Memorandum, ‘‘2019—2020 Administrative 

Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on 1,1,1,2- 

Tetrafluoroethane (R–134a) from the People’s 

Republic of China,’’ dated July 16, 2020. 

7See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Review of 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane 

(R–134a) from China: HFC Coalition’s Comments on 

CBP Data and Request to Issue Quantity and Value 

Questionnaire,’’ dated August 6, 2020. 

8See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Reviews,’’ dated July 21, 2020. 

9 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane is sold under a 

number of trade names including Klea 134a and 

Zephex 134a (Mexichem Fluor); Genetron 134a 

(Honeywell); FreonTM 134a, Suva 134a, Dymel 

134a, and Dymel P134a (Chemours); Solkane 134a 

(Solvay); and Forane 134a (Arkema). Generically, 

1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane has been sold as 

Fluorocarbon 134a, R–134a, HFC–134a, HF A–134a, 

Refrigerant 134a, and UN3159. 

administrative review. For all nonreviewed firms, we will instruct CBP to 

continue to collect cash deposits of 

estimated countervailing duties at the 

most recent company-specific or allothers rate applicable to the company, 

as appropriate. These cash deposit 

requirements, effective upon 

publication of these final results, shall 

remain in effect until further notice. 

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. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

We are issuing and publishing these 

final results in accordance with sections 

751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 

CFR 351.221(b)(5). 

Dated: January 27, 2021. 

Christian Marsh, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

Appendix 

List of Topics Discussed in the Final 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scope of the Order 

IV. Period of Review 

V. Subsidies Valuation Information 

VI. Changes Since the Preliminary Results 

VII. Use of Facts Otherwise Available 

VIII. Analysis of Programs 

IX. Analysis of Comments 

Comment 1: Whether To Use the ValueAdded Tax (VAT) Rates Provided by 

Wor-Biz or the Government of China 

Comment 2: Whether To Adjust the 

Electricity for Less-Than-AdequateRemuneration (LTAR) Calculation To Reflect 

a VAT-Exclusive Subsidy Rate 

X. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–044] 

1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (R–134a) 

From the People’s Republic of China: 

Preliminary Results of Antidumping 

Duty Administrative Review; 2019– 

2020 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) preliminarily determines 

that the sole company subject to this 

administrative review is part of the 

China-wide entity because it did not file 

a separate rate application (SRA). The 

period of review (POR) is April 1, 2019, 

through March 31, 2020. We invite 

interested parties to comment on these 

preliminary results. 

DATES: Applicable February 2, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephanie Berger, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–2483. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On April 1, 2020, Commerce 

published a notice of opportunity to 

request an administrative review of the 

antidumping duty order on 1,1,1,2- 

Tetrafluoroethane (R–134a) from the 

People’s Republic of China (China).1 In 

response, on April 30, 2020, the 

American HFC Coalition and its 

individual members 2 (the petitioners) 

requested a review of one company, 

Puremann, Inc. (Puremann).3 Commerce 

initiated a review of this company on 

June 8, 2020.4 The deadline for 

interested parties to submit an SRA or 

separate rate certification (SRC) was July 

8, 2020.5 No party submitted an SRA or 

an SRC. On July 16, 2020, Commerce 

placed U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP) data on the record of 

this review demonstrating that there 

were no entries of subject merchandise 

during the POR.6 The petitioners 

submitted comments on the CBP data on 

August 6, 2020.7 On July 21, 2020, 

Commerce tolled all deadlines in 

administrative reviews by 60 days.8 The 

deadline for the preliminary results of 

this review is now March 1, 2020. 

Scope of the Order 

The merchandise covered by the order 

is 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane, R–134a, or 

its chemical equivalent, regardless of 

form, type, or purity level. The chemical 

formula for 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane is 

CF3-CH2 F, and the Chemical Abstracts 

Service registry number is CAS 811–97– 

2.9

Merchandise subject to the order is 

currently classified in the Harmonized 

Tariff Schedule of the United States 

(HTSUS) at subheading 2903.39.2020. 

Although the HTSUS subheading and 

CAS registry number are provided for 

convenience and customs purposes, the 

written description of the scope is 

dispositive. 

Methodology 

Commerce is conducting this review 

in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B) 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 

(the Act), and 19 CFR 351.213. 

Preliminary Results of Review 

Puremann, the sole company subject 

to this review, did not file an SRA. 

Thus, Commerce preliminarily 

determines that this company has not 

demonstrated its eligibility for separate 

rate status. As such, Commerce 

preliminarily determines that the 

company subject to this review is part 

of the China-wide entity. In addition, 

Commerce no longer considers the nonmarket economy (NME) entity as an 

exporter conditionally subject to an 


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