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1See Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube 

from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Initiation of 

Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation, 85 FR 47181 

(August 4, 2020). 

2See Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube 

from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Preliminary 

Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than 

Fair Value and Preliminary Negative Determination 

of Critical Circumstances, 86 FR 7698 (February 1, 

2021) (Preliminary Determination). 

3See Hailiang Vietnam/Hongkong Hailiang’s 

Letter, ‘‘Hailiang Request to Postpone Final 

Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value 

Investigation of Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and 

Tube from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: (A– 

552–831),’’ dated January 28, 2021. 

4The members of the American Copper Tube 

Coalition are Mueller Copper Tube Products, Inc., 

Mueller Copper Tube West Co., Mueller Copper 

Tube Company, Inc., Howell Metal Company, and 

Linesets, Inc. (collectively, Mueller Group) and 

Cerro Flow Products, LLC. 

5See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Seamless Refined 

Copper Pipe and Tube from Vietnam: Confirmation 

of No Objection to Extension of Final Results,’’ 

dated January 28, 2021. 

1See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Petitions for the 

Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing 

Duties: R–125 (Pentafluoroethane) from the People’s 

Republic of China,’’ dated January 12, 2021 (the 

Petition). 

issue its final determination no later 

than June 16, 2021. 

Notice to Interested Parties 

This notice is issued and published 

pursuant to section 735(a)(2) of the Act 

and 19 CFR 351.210(g). 

Dated: February 1, 2021. 

Christian Marsh, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

[FR Doc. 2021–02458 Filed 2–5–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–552–831] 

Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and 

Tube From the Socialist Republic of 

Vietnam: Postponement of Final 

Determination of Less-Than-Fair-Value 

Investigation 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) is postponing the deadline 

for issuing the final determination in the 

less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation 

of imports of seamless refined copper 

pipe and tube (copper pipe and tube) 

from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam 

(Vietnam) until June 16, 2021, and is 

extending the provisional measures 

from a four-month period to a period of 

not more than six months. 

DATES: Applicable February 8, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ariela Garvett, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3609. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On July 20, 2020, Commerce initiated 

the LTFV investigation of imports of 

copper pipe and tube from Vietnam.1

The period of investigation is October 1, 

2019, through March 31, 2020. On 

February 1, 2021, Commerce published 

its Preliminary Determination in this 

LTFV investigation.2

Postponement of the Final 

Determination 

Section 735(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of 

1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 

351.210(b)(2) provide that a final 

determination may be postponed until 

not later than 135 days after the date of 

the publication of the preliminary 

determination if, in the event of an 

affirmative preliminary determination, a 

request for such postponement is made 

by the exporters or producers who 

account for a significant portion of 

exports of the subject merchandise, or in 

the event of a negative preliminary 

determination, a request for such 

postponement is made by the petitioner. 

Further, 19 CFR 351.210(e)(2) requires 

that such postponement requests by 

exporters be accompanied by a request 

for extension of provisional measures 

from a four-month period to a period of 

not more than six months, in 

accordance with section 733(d) of the 

Act. 

On January 28, 2021, Hailiang 

(Vietnam) Copper Manufacturing 

Company Limited/Hongkong Hailiang 

Metal Trading Limited (also known as 

Hong Kong Hailiang Metal Trading 

Limited) (Hailiang Vietnam/Hongkong 

Hailiang), the sole mandatory 

respondent in this investigation, 

requested that Commerce postpone the 

deadline for the final determination 

until no later than 135 days from the 

publication of the Preliminary 

Determination and extend the 

application of the provisional measures 

from a four-month period to a period of 

not more than six months.3

Additionally, on January 28, 2021, the 

American Copper Tube Coalition and its 

constituent members 4 (the petitioners) 

requested that Commerce postpone the 

deadline for the final determination.5 In 

accordance with section 735(a)(2)(A) of 

the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii), 

because: (1) The preliminary 

determination was affirmative; (2) the 

request was made by the exporter and 

producer who accounts for a significant 

proportion of exports of the subject 

merchandise; and (3) no compelling 

reasons for denial exist, Commerce is 

postponing the final determination until 

no later than 135 days after the date of 

the publication of the Preliminary 

Determination and extending the 

provisional measures from a four-month 

period to a period of not more than six 

months. Accordingly, Commerce will 

issue its final determination no later 

than June 16, 2021. 

Notice to Interested Parties 

This notice is issued and published 

pursuant to section 735(a)(2) of the Act 

and 19 CFR 351.210(g). 

Dated: February 1, 2021. 

Christian Marsh, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

[FR Doc. 2021–02531 Filed 2–5–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–570–138] 

Pentafluoroethane (R–125) From the 

People’s Republic of China: Initiation 

of Countervailing Duty Investigation 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Applicable February 1, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joshua Tucker or Peter Skarlatos, AD/ 

CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement 

and Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–2044 or (202) 482–0324, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Petition 

On January 12, 2021, the U.S. 

Department of Commerce (Commerce) 

received a countervailing duty (CVD) 

petition concerning imports of 

pentafluoroethane (R–125) from the 

People’s Republic of China (China) filed 

in proper form on behalf of Honewell 

International, Inc. (the petitioner).1 The 

Petition was accompanied by an 

antidumping duty (AD) petition 

concerning imports of R–125 from 

China. 

Between January 14 and 27, 2021, 

Commerce requested supplemental 

information pertaining to certain aspects 


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2See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Petition for the 

Imposition of Countervailing Duties on Imports of 

Pentafluoroethane (R–125) from the People’s 

Republic of China: Supplemental Questions,’’ dated 

January 14, 2021; see also Commerce’s Letter, 

‘‘Petitions for the Imposition of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duties on Imports of 

Pentafluoroethane (R–125) from the People’s 

Republic of China: Supplemental Questions,’’ dated 

January 14, 2021 (General Issues Supplemental); 

Memorandum, ‘‘Phone Call with Counsel to the 

Petitioner,’’ dated January 22, 2021 (Phone Call 

with Petitioner’s Counsel); and Memorandum, 

‘‘Phone Call with Counsel to the Petitioner,’’ dated 

January 27, 2021 (Second Phone Call with 

Petitioner’s Counsel). 

3See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘R–125 

(Pentafluoroethane) from the People’s Republic of 

China: Honeywell International Inc.’s CVD 

Supplemental Questionnaire Response,’’ dated 

January 19, 2021; see also Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘R– 

125 (Pentafluoroethane) from the People’s Republic 

of China: Honeywell International Inc.’s 

Supplemental Questionnaire Response,’’ dated 

January 21, 2021 (Petitioner’s First Supplemental 

Questionnaire Response); Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘R– 

125 (Pentafluoroethane) from the People’s Republic 

of China: Honeywell International Inc.’s Second 

Supplemental Questionnaire Response,’’ dated 

January 25, 2021; and Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘R–125 

(Pentafluoroethane) from the People’s Republic of 

China: Honeywell International Inc.’s Third 

Supplemental Questionnaire Response,’’ dated 

January 28, 2021 (Petitioner’s Third Supplemental 

Questionnaire Response). 

4See ‘‘Determination of Industry Support for the 

Petition’’ section, infra. 

5See 19 CFR 351.204(b)(2). 

6See General Issues Supplemental at 3; see also 

Phone Call with Petitioner’s Counsel at 1; and 

Second Phone Call with Petitioner’s Counsel at 1. 

7See Petitioner’s First Supplemental 

Questionnaire Response at 1–2; see also Petitioner’s 

Third Supplemental Questionnaire Response at 1– 

2. 

8See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, 

62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997) (Preamble). 

9See 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) (defining ‘‘factual 

information’’). 

10See 19 CFR 351.303(b). Commerce’s practice 

dictates that where a deadline falls on a weekend 

or Federal holiday, the appropriate deadline is the 

next business day (in this instance, February 22, 

2021). 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). 

11See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Proceedings: Electronic Filing Procedures; 

Administrative Protective Order Procedures, 76 FR 

39263 (July 6, 2011); see also Enforcement and 

Compliance; Change of Electronic Filing System 

Name, 79 FR 69046 (November 20, 2014), for details 

of Commerce’s electronic filing requirements, 

effective August 5, 2011. Information on using 

ACCESS can be found at https://access.trade.gov/ 

help.aspx and a handbook can be found at https:// 

access.trade.gov/help/Handbook_on_Electronic_

Filing_Procedures.pdf. 

12See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Pentafluoroethane (R– 

125) from the People’s Republic of China: Invitation 

for Consultation to Discuss the Countervailing Duty 

Petition,’’ dated January 14, 2021. 

of the Petition,2 to which the petitioner 

filed responses between January 19 and 

28, 2021.3

In accordance with section 702(b)(1) 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 

(the Act), the petitioner alleges that the 

Government of China (GOC) is 

providing countervailable subsidies, 

within the meaning of sections 701 and 

771(5) of the Act, to producers of R–125 

in China and that such imports are 

materially injuring, or threatening 

material injury to, the domestic industry 

producing R–125 in the United States. 

Consistent with section 702(b)(1) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.202(b), for those 

alleged programs on which we are 

initiating a CVD investigation, the 

Petition is supported by information 

reasonably available to the petitioner. 

Commerce finds that the petitioner 

filed the Petition on behalf of the 

domestic industry because the 

petitioner is an interested party as 

defined in section 771(9)(C) of the Act. 

Commerce also finds that the petitioner 

demonstrated sufficient industry 

support with respect to the initiation of 

the requested CVD investigation.4

Period of Investigation 

Because the Petition was filed on 

January 12, 2021, the period of 

investigation is January 1, 2020, through 

December 31, 2020.5

Scope of the Investigation 

The merchandise covered by this 

investigation is R–125 from China. For 

a full description of the scope of this 

investigation, see the appendix to this 

notice. 

Comments on Scope of the Investigation 

On January 14, 22, and 27, 2021, 

Commerce requested further 

information from the petitioner 

regarding the proposed scope to ensure 

that the scope language in the Petition 

is an accurate reflection of the products 

for which the domestic industry is 

seeking relief.6 On January 19 and 28, 

2021, the petitioner revised the scope.7

The description of the merchandise 

covered by this investigation, as 

described in the appendix to this notice, 

reflects these clarifications. 

As discussed in the Preamble to 

Commerce’s regulations, we are setting 

aside a period for interested parties to 

raise issues regarding product coverage 

(i.e., scope).8 Commerce will consider 

all comments received from interested 

parties and, if necessary, will consult 

with interested parties prior to the 

issuance of the preliminary 

determination. If scope comments 

include factual information,9 all such 

factual information should be limited to 

public information. To facilitate 

preparation of its questionnaires, 

Commerce requests that all interested 

parties submit scope comments by 5:00 

p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on February 22, 

2021, which is the next business day 

after 20 calendar days from the 

signature date of this notice.10 Any 

rebuttal comments, which may include 

factual information, must be filed by 

5:00 p.m. ET on March 4, 2021, which 

is 10 calendar days from the initial 

comment deadline. 

Commerce requests that any factual 

information the parties consider 

relevant to the scope of the investigation 

be submitted during this time period. 

However, if a party subsequently finds 

that additional factual information 

pertaining to the scope of the 

investigation may be relevant, the party 

may contact Commerce and request 

permission to submit the additional 

information. All scope comments must 

also be filed on the record of the 

concurrent AD investigation. 

Filing Requirements 

All submissions to Commerce must be 

filed electronically using Enforcement 

and Compliance (E&C)’s Antidumping 

Duty and Countervailing Duty 

Centralized Electronic Service System 

(ACCESS), unless an exception 

applies.11 An electronically filed 

document must be received successfully 

in its entirety by the time and date it is 

due. 

Consultations 

Pursuant to sections 702(b)(4)(A)(i) 

and (ii) of the Act, Commerce notified 

the GOC of the receipt of the Petition 

and provided it the opportunity for 

consultations with respect to the CVD 

Petition.12 The GOC did not request 

consultations. 

Determination of Industry Support for 

the Petition 

Section 702(b)(1) of the Act requires 

that a petition be filed on behalf of the 

domestic industry. Section 702(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 702(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, 

Commerce 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 

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13See section 771(10) of the Act. 

14See 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)). 

15See Volume I of the Petition at 11–14 and 

Exhibit I–3. 

16For a discussion of the domestic like product 

analysis as applied to this case and information 

regarding industry support, see Countervailing Duty 

Investigation Initiation Checklist: Pentafluoroethane 

(R–125) from the People’s Republic of China (China 

CVD Initiation Checklist) at Attachment II, Analysis 

of Industry Support for the Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Petitions Covering 

Pentafluoroethane (R–125) from the People’s 

Republic of China (Attachment II). This checklist is 

dated concurrently with this notice and on file 

electronically via ACCESS. 

17See Petitioner’s First Supplemental 

Questionnaire Response at 2–3 and Exhibit Supp– 

I–10b. 

18See Volume I of the Petition at 2–4 and Exhibit 

I–1; see also Petitioner’s First Supplemental 

Questionnaire Response at Exhibit Supp–I–1. 

19See Volume I of the Petition at 2–4 and Exhibit 

I–1; see also Petitioner’s First Supplemental 

Questionnaire Response at 2–3 and Exhibits Supp– 

I–1 and Supp–I–10b. For further discussion, see 

Attachment II of the China CVD Initiation Checklist. 

20See Attachment II of the China CVD Initiation 

Checklist; see also section 702(c)(4)(D) of the Act. 

21See Attachment II of the China CVD Initiation 

Checklist. 

22 Id. 

23 Id. 

24See Volume I of the Petition at 14–15 and 

Exhibit I–8. 

25See Volume I of the Petition at 9–10, 14–26 and 

Exhibits I–2 and I–7 through I–10. 

26See China CVD Initiation Checklist at 

Attachment III, Analysis of Allegations and 

Evidence of Material Injury and Causation for the 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions 

Covering Pentafluoroethane (R–125) from the 

People’s Republic of China (Attachment III). 

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. Thus, 

to determine whether a petition has the 

requisite industry support, the statute 

directs Commerce 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 Commerce and the 

ITC must apply the same statutory 

definition regarding the domestic like 

product,13 they do so for different 

purposes and pursuant to a separate and 

distinct authority. In addition, 

Commerce’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 

either agency contrary to law.14

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 petition). 

With regard to the domestic like 

product, the petitioner does not offer a 

definition of the domestic like product 

distinct from the scope of the 

investigation.15 Based on our analysis of 

the information submitted on the 

record, we have determined that R–125, 

as defined in the scope, constitutes a 

single domestic like product, and we 

have analyzed industry support in terms 

of that domestic like product.16

In determining whether the petitioner 

has standing under section 702(c)(4)(A) 

of the Act, we considered the industry 

support data contained in the Petition 

with reference to the domestic like 

product as defined in the ‘‘Scope of the 

Investigation,’’ in the appendix to this 

notice. To establish industry support, 

the petitioner provided its own 

production of the domestic like product 

in 2020.17 The petitioner states that 

there are no other known U.S. producers 

of R–125; therefore, the Petition is 

supported by 100 percent of the U.S. 

industry.18 We relied on data provided 

by the petitioner for purposes of 

measuring industry support.19

Our review of the data provided in the 

Petition, the Petitioner’s First 

Supplemental Questionnaire Response, 

and other information readily available 

to Commerce indicates that the 

petitioner has established industry 

support for the Petition. First, the 

Petition 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, Commerce is not 

required to take further action in order 

to evaluate industry support (e.g., 

polling).20 Second, the domestic 

producers (or workers) have met the 

statutory criteria for industry support 

under section 702(c)(4)(A)(i) of the Act 

because the domestic producers (or 

workers) who support the Petition 

account for at least 25 percent of the 

total production of the domestic like 

product.21 Finally, the domestic 

producers (or workers) have met the 

statutory criteria for industry support 

under section 702(c)(4)(A)(ii) of the Act 

because the domestic producers (or 

workers) who support the Petition 

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 Petition.22 Accordingly, Commerce 

determines that the Petition was filed on 

behalf of the domestic industry within 

the meaning of section 702(b)(1) of the 

Act.23

Injury Test 

Because China is a ‘‘Subsidies 

Agreement Country’’ within the 

meaning of section 701(b) of the Act, 

section 701(a)(2) of the Act applies to 

this investigation. Accordingly, the ITC 

must determine whether imports of the 

subject merchandise from China 

materially injure, or threaten material 

injury to, a U.S. industry. 

Allegations and Evidence of Material 

Injury and Causation 

The petitioner alleges that imports of 

the subject merchandise are benefitting 

from countervailable subsidies and that 

such imports are causing, or threaten to 

cause, material injury to the U.S. 

industry producing the domestic like 

product. In addition, the petitioner 

alleges that subject imports exceed the 

negligibility threshold provided for 

under section 771(24)(A) of the Act.24

The petitioner contends that the 

industry’s injured condition is 

illustrated by a significant and 

increasing volume of subject imports; 

reduced market share; underselling and 

price depression and suppression; lost 

sales and revenues; decline in 

employment variables; declining 

profitability; and adverse impact on 

capital expenditures and capacity 

utilization.25 We assessed the 

allegations and supporting evidence 

regarding material injury, threat of 

material injury, causation, as well as 

negligibility, and we have determined 

that these allegations are properly 

supported by adequate evidence, and 

meet the statutory requirements for 

initiation.26

Initiation of CVD Investigation 

Based upon our examination of the 

Petition and supplemental responses, 

we find that the Petition meets the 

requirements of section 702 of the Act. 

Therefore, we are initiating a CVD 

investigation to determine whether 

imports of R–125 from China benefit 

from countervailable subsidies 

conferred by the GOC. Based on our 

review of the Petition, we find that there 

is sufficient information to initiate a 

CVD investigation on all five alleged 

programs. For a full discussion of the 

basis for our decision to initiate on each 

program, see China CVD Initiation 


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27See Volume I of the Petition at Exhibit I–11. 

28See section 703(a)(1) of the Act. 

29 Id. 

30See 19 CFR 351.301(b). 

31See 19 CFR 351.301(b)(2). 

32See 19 CFR 351.302. 

33See 19 CFR 351; see also Extension of Time 

Limits; Final Rule, 78 FR 57790 (September 20, 

2013), available at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/ 

FR-2013-09-20/html/2013-22853.htm. 

34See section 782(b) of the Act. 

35See 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_07172013.pdf. 

Checklist. The initiation checklist for 

this investigation is available on 

ACCESS. In accordance with section 

703(b)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.205(b)(1), unless postponed, we will 

make our preliminary determination no 

later than 65 days after the date of this 

initiation. 

Respondent Selection 

The petitioner named 11 companies 

in China as producers/exporters of R– 

125.27 Commerce intends to follow its 

standard practice in CVD investigations 

and calculate company-specific subsidy 

rates in this investigation. In the event 

Commerce determines that the number 

of companies is large and it cannot 

individually examine each company 

based upon Commerce’s resources, 

where appropriate, Commerce intends 

to select mandatory respondents based 

on quantity and value (Q&V) 

questionnaires issued to the potential 

respondents. Commerce normally 

selects mandatory respondents in CVD 

investigations using U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection (CBP) entry data for 

U.S. imports under the appropriate 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (HTSUS) numbers listed 

in the scope of the investigation. 

However, for this investigation, the 

HTSUS number under which the subject 

merchandise would enter (i.e., 

2903.39.2035) is a basket category under 

which non-subject merchandise may 

enter. Therefore, we cannot rely on CBP 

entry data in selecting respondents. We 

intend instead to issue Q&V 

questionnaires to each potential 

respondent for which the petitioner has 

provided a complete address. 

Producers/exporters of R–125 from 

China that do not receive Q&V 

questionnaires by mail may still submit 

a response to the Q&V questionnaire 

and can obtain the Q&V questionnaire 

from E&C’s website at https://

enforcement.trade.gov/questionnaires/ 

questionnaires-ad.html. Responses to 

the Q&V questionnaire must be 

submitted by the relevant Chinese 

producers/exporters no later than 5:00 

p.m. ET on February 16, 2021. All Q&V 

responses must be filed electronically 

via ACCESS. An electronically filed 

document must be received 

successfully, in its entirety, by ACCESS 

no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on the 

deadline noted above. Commerce 

intends to finalize its decisions 

regarding respondent selection within 

20 days of publication of this notice. 

Distribution of Copies of the Petition 

In accordance with section 

702(b)(4)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.202(f), a copy of the public version 

of the Petition has been provided to the 

GOC via ACCESS. Furthermore, to the 

extent practicable, Commerce will 

attempt to provide a copy of the public 

version of the Petition to each exporter 

named in the Petition, as provided 

under 19 CFR 351.203(c)(2). 

ITC Notification 

Commerce will notify the ITC of its 

initiation, as required by section 702(d) 

of the Act. 

Preliminary Determination by the ITC 

The ITC will preliminarily determine, 

within 45 days after the date on which 

the Petition was filed, whether there is 

a reasonable indication that imports of 

R–125 from China are materially 

injuring, or threatening material injury 

to, a U.S. industry.28 A negative ITC 

determination will result in the 

investigation being terminated.29

Otherwise, this investigation will 

proceed according to statutory and 

regulatory time limits. 

Submission of Factual Information 

Factual information is defined in 19 

CFR 351.102(b)(21) as: (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 Commerce; and (v) 

evidence other than factual information 

described in (i)–(iv). Section 351.301(b) 

of Commerce’s regulations requires any 

party, when submitting factual 

information, to specify under which 

subsection of 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) the 

information is being submitted 30 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.31 Time limits for the 

submission of factual information are 

addressed in 19 CFR 351.301, which 

provides specific time limits based on 

the type of factual information being 

submitted. Interested parties should 

review the regulations prior to 

submitting factual information in this 

investigation. 

Extensions of Time Limits 

Parties may request an extension of 

time limits before the expiration of a 

time limit established under 19 CFR 

351.301, or as otherwise specified by 

Commerce. In general, an extension 

request will be considered untimely if it 

is filed after the expiration of the time 

limit established under 19 CFR 

351.301.32 For submissions that are due 

from multiple parties simultaneously, 

an extension request will be considered 

untimely if it is filed after 10:00 a.m. ET 

on the due date. Under certain 

circumstances, Commerce may elect to 

specify a different time limit by which 

extension requests will be considered 

untimely for submissions which are due 

from multiple parties simultaneously. In 

such a case, Commerce will inform 

parties in a letter or memorandum of the 

deadline (including a specified time) by 

which extension requests must be filed 

to be considered timely. An extension 

request must be made in a separate, 

stand-alone submission; under limited 

circumstances we will grant untimelyfiled requests for the extension of time 

limits. Parties should review 

Commerce’s regulations concerning the 

extension of time limits prior to 

submitting extension requests or factual 

information in this investigation.33

Certification Requirements 

Any party submitting factual 

information in an AD or CVD 

proceeding must certify to the accuracy 

and completeness of that information.34

Parties must use the certification 

formats provided in 19 CFR 

351.303(g).35 Commerce intends to 

reject factual submissions if the 

submitting party does not comply with 

the applicable certification 

requirements. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

Interested parties must submit 

applications for disclosure under 

administrative protective order in 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. 

Parties wishing to participate in this 

investigation should ensure that they 


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36See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Proceedings: Documents Submission Procedures; 

APO Procedures, 73 FR 3634 (January 22, 2008). 

37See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD 

Service Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension 

of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020). 

1See Aluminum Extrusions from the People’s 

Republic of China: Final Results of the 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Review and 

Rescission of Review, in Part, 2018, 86 FR 6630 

(January 22, 2021) (Final Results). 

2 Id., 86 FR at 6631. 

3 Id; see also Aluminum Extrusions from the 

People’s Republic of China: Final Results of the 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, 

Rescission of Review, in Part, and Intent to Rescind, 

in Part; 2018, 85 FR 47349 (August 5, 2020) 

(Preliminary Results). 

4See Preliminary Results, 85 FR at 47350. 

5See Final Results, 86 FR at 6630; see also 

Preliminary Results, 85 FR at 47351. 

6See Preliminary Results; see also Memorandum, 

‘‘Administrative Review of Countervailing Duty 

Order on Aluminum Extrusions from the People’s 

Republic of China: AFA Calculation Memorandum 

for the Preliminary Results of Review; 2018,’’ dated 

August 28, 2020. 

7This company was inadvertently omitted from 

the rates table in the Final Results. 

8 Id. 

9 Id. 

meet the requirements of document 

submission procedures (e.g., the filing of 

letters of appearance as discussed at 19 

CFR 351.103(d)).36 Note that Commerce 

has temporarily modified certain of its 

requirements for serving documents 

containing business proprietary 

information, until further notice.37

This notice is issued and published 

pursuant to sections 702 and 777(i) of 

the Act, and 19 CFR 351.203(c). 

Dated: February 1, 2021. 

Christian Marsh, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

Appendix 

Scope of the Investigation 

The merchandise covered by this 

investigation is pentafluoroethane (R–125), or 

its chemical equivalent, regardless of form, 

type or purity level. R–125 has the Chemical 

Abstracts Service (CAS) registry number of 

354–33–6 and the chemical formula C2HF5. 

R–125 is also referred to as 

Pentafluoroethane, Genetron HFC 125, 

Khladon 125, Suva 125, Freon 125, and Fc125. Subject merchandise includes R–125, 

whether or not incorporated into a blend. 

When R–125 is blended with other products, 

only the R–125 component of the mixture is 

covered by the scope of this investigation. 

Subject merchandise also includes R–125 

and unpurified R–125 that is processed in a 

third country or otherwise outside the 

customs territory of the United States, 

including, but not limited to, purifying, 

blending, or any other processing that would 

not otherwise remove the merchandise from 

the scope of this investigation if performed 

in the country of manufacture of the in-scope 

R–125. The scope also includes R–125 that is 

commingled with R–125 from sources not 

subject to this investigation. Only the subject 

component of such commingled products is 

covered by the scope of this investigation. 

Excluded from the current scope is 

merchandise covered by the scope of the 

antidumping order on Hydrofluorocarbon 

Blends from the People’s Republic of China. 

See Hydrofluorocarbon Blends from the 

People’s Republic of China: Antidumping 

Duty Order, 81 FR 55436 (August 19, 2016) 

(the Blends Order). 

R–125 is classified under Harmonized 

Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 

subheading 2903.39.2035. Merchandise 

subject to the scope may also be entered 

under HTSUS subheadings 2903.39.2045 and 

3824.78.0020. The HTSUS subheadings and 

CAS registry number are provided for 

convenience and customs purposes. The 

written description of the scope of the 

investigation is dispositive. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–570–968] 

Aluminum Extrusions From the 

People’s Republic of China: Notice of 

Correction to Final Results of 

Countervailing Duty Administrative 

Review; 2018 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) is issuing a correction to 

the previously published Federal 

Register notice of the final results of the 

countervailing duty administrative 

review on aluminum extrusions from 

the People’s Republic of China (China) 

covering the period January 1, 2018, 

through December 31, 2018, which 

inadvertently omitted certain 

companies. 

DATES: Applicable February 8, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Davina Friedmann, AD/CVD 

Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–0698. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Correction 

On January 22, 2021, Commerce 

published the Final Results in the 

Federal Register.1 The Final Results 

covered nine companies under 

administrative review and intended to 

convey the final subsidy rates assigned 

to all nine companies in a rates table.2

However, Commerce inadvertently 

omitted from the rates table three of the 

nine companies to which it assigned 

final subsidy rates.3 Those companies 

are: Shanyang Yuanda Aluminum 

Industry Engineering Co. Ltd. (Shenyang 

Yuanda); Summit Heat Sinks Metal Co, 

Ltd. (Summit); and Wenzhou Yongtai 

Electric Co. Ltd. (Wenzhou Yongtai).4 In 

the Final Results Commerce made no 

changes to its preliminary results, and 

thus continued to assign the rate of 

242.15 percent, based on adverse facts 

available, to these three companies, 

which are included in the rates table 

listed below.5

With this notice, we are hereby 

correcting the Final Results by 

providing the complete rates table for all 

nine companies, which restates the 

subsidy rates for six of the nine 

companies and includes the additional 

three companies that were inadvertently 

omitted from the rates table in the Final 

Results (i.e., Shenyang Yuanda, Summit, 

and Wenzhou Yongtai). 

Corrected Final Results of 

Administrative Review 

As stated in the Final Results, and in 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5), 

we determine the following final net 

subsidy rates for the 2018 

administrative review: 6

Company 

Final 

ad valorem 

rate 

(percent) 

Activa International Inc ............. 242.15 

Changzou Tenglong Auto Parts 

Co. Ltd .................................. 16.08 

CRRC Changzhou Auto Parts 

Co. Ltd .................................. 242.15 

Dongguan Aoda Aluminum Co. 

Ltd ......................................... 16.08 

Guangdong Xingfa Aluminum 

Co., Ltd ................................. 242.15 

Precision Metal Works Ltd ....... 242.15 

Shenyang Yuanda Aluminum 

Industry Engineering Co. 

Ltd 7 ....................................... 242.15 

Summit Heat Sinks Metal Co, 

Ltd 8 ....................................... 242.15 

Wenzhou Yongtai Electric Co. 

Ltd 9 ....................................... 242.15 

This notice serves as a correction to 

the Final Results and is published in 

accordance with 751(a) and 777(i) of the 

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended. 

Dated: February 1, 2021. 

Christian Marsh, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

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