[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 176 (Tuesday, September 11, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45883-45887]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19698]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-909]


Certain Steel Nails From the People's Republic of China: 
Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and 
Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2016-2017

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines 
that certain steel nails (nails) from the People's Republic of China 
(China) were

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sold in the United States at less than normal value (NV) during the 
period of review (POR), August 1, 2016, through July 31, 2017.

DATES: Applicable September 11, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Pulongbarit or Benito 
Ballesteros, AD/CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4031 
or (202) 482-7425, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On October 16, 2017, Commerce published in the Federal Register the 
notice of initiation of an administrative review of the antidumping 
duty order on nails from China \1\ for the POR, August 1, 2016, through 
July 31, 2017.\2\ Commerce initiated a review with respect to 145 
companies.\3\ Pursuant to section 777A(c)(2)(A) of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the Act), Commerce selected three mandatory 
respondents, The Stanley Works (Langfang) Fastening Systems Co., Ltd. 
and Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (collectively, Stanley), Dezhou 
Hualude Hardware Products Co. Ltd. (Dezhou Hualude), and Shandong 
Dinglong Import & Export Co., Ltd. (Shandong Dinglong).\4\ On April 30, 
2018, Commerce extended the deadline for issuing the preliminary 
results by 90 days.\5\ On August 1, 2018, Commerce fully extended the 
deadline for issuing the preliminary results to September 4, 2018.\6\
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    \1\ See Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Steel Nails 
from the People's Republic of China, 73 FR 44961 (August 1, 2008).
    \2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 48051, 48056-58 (October 16, 2017); 
See also corrections in Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 52268, 52271 n. 4 (November 13, 
2017); and Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 57705, 57707 n.5 (December 7, 2017) 
(collectively, Initiation Notice).
    \3\ Id.
    \4\ See Memorandum, ``Respondent Selection for Certain Steel 
Nails from the People's Republic of China: Sampling Meeting with 
Outside Parties,'' dated April 6, 2018.
    \5\ See Memorandum, ``Ninth Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review of Certain Steel Nails from the People's Republic of China: 
Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review,'' dated April 30, 2018.
    \6\ See Memorandum, Ninth Antidumping Duty Administrative Review 
of Certain Steel Nails from the People's Republic of China: 
Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review,'' dated August 2, 2018.
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Scope of the Order

    The products covered by this review are nails from China. For a 
full description of the scope, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, 
dated concurrently with and hereby adopted by this notice.\7\
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    \7\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary 
Results of the 2016-2017 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: 
Certain Steel Nails from the People's Republic of China,'' dated 
concurrently with this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Preliminary Determination of No Shipments

    Based on the no-shipments letters filed by nine companies,\8\ 
Commerce preliminarily determined that these companies had no shipments 
during the POR. For additional information regarding this 
determination, including a list of these companies, see the Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum. Consistent with our assessment practice in non-
market economy (NME) administrative reviews, Commerce is not rescinding 
this review for these companies, but intends to complete the review and 
issue appropriate instructions to CBP based on the final results of the 
review.\9\
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    \8\ Although Shanxi Yuci Broad Wire Products Co., Ltd. and 
Certified Products International Inc. each submitted a no shipments 
letter, they are not among the 145 companies initiated on in this 
review, and therefore are not subject to this review. Therefore, we 
only evaluated the no shipment claims of the nine companies that 
submitted no shipments letters and for which this review was 
initiated.
    \9\ See Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment 
of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694, 65694-95 (October 24, 2011) and 
the ``Assessment Rates'' section, below.
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Separate Rates

    Commerce preliminarily determined that information placed on the 
record by the three mandatory respondents, as well as by the 19 other 
separate rate applicants, demonstrates that these companies are 
entitled to separate rate status. See Preliminary Results of Review 
section below. For additional information, see the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum.

China-Wide Entity

    Commerce's policy regarding conditional review of the China-wide 
entity applies to this administrative review.\10\ Under this policy, 
the China-wide entity will not be under review unless a party 
specifically requests, or Commerce self-initiates, a review of the 
entity. Because no party requested a review of the China-wide entity in 
this review, the entity is not under review and the weighted-average 
dumping margin determined for the China-wide entity is not subject to 
change (i.e., 118.04 percent) as a result of this review.\11\ Aside 
from the companies discussed above, Commerce considers all other 
companies for which a review was requested \12\ to be part of the 
China-wide entity. For additional information, see the Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum; see also Appendix I for a list of companies 
considered as part of the China-wide entity.
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    \10\ 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 Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 65963 (November 4, 2013) 
(Sampling Methodology Notice).
    \11\ Id.; Certain Steel Nails from the People's Republic of 
China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 
2012-2013, 80 FR 18816, 18817 and accompanying Issues and Decision 
Memorandum.
    \12\ See Appendix I.
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Sample Rate Calculation

    In the Sampling Methodology Notice, we stated that, in order to 
calculate a rate to assign the non-selected companies when using a 
sampling procedure, Commerce will calculate a ``sample rate'' based 
upon an average of the rates for the selected respondents, weighted by 
the import share of their corresponding strata.\13\ The respondents 
selected for individual examination through the sampling process will 
receive their own rates; all companies in the sample population who 
were not selected for individual examination will receive the sample 
rate.\14\ Accordingly, we have calculated the sample rate by averaging 
the rates for the three selected respondents, weighted by the import 
share of their corresponding strata.\15\ The non-selected companies 
entitled to a separate rate have been assigned the sample rate. For 
additional information and a discussion of the issues examined with 
regard to the calculation of the sample rate, see the Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum.
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    \13\ See Sampling Methodology Notice, 78 FR at 65965.
    \14\ Id.
    \15\ See Memorandum, ``Preliminary Results of the Ninth 
Antidumping Administrative Review of Certain Steel Nails from the 
People's Republic of China: Calculation of the Sample Margin for 
Respondents Not Selected for Individual Examination,'' dated 
concurrently with this memorandum (Sample Rate Memorandum).
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Methodology

    Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with sections 
751(a)(1)(B) and 751(a)(2)(A) of the Act. Constructed export prices and 
export prices have been calculated in accordance with section 772 of 
the Act. Because China is an NME country within the meaning of section 
771(18) of the Act, NV has been calculated in accordance with section 
773(c) of the Act.
    For a full description of the methodology underlying our 
conclusions, see the Preliminary

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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 http://access.trade.gov and is available to all parties in the Central Records 
Unit, Room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce building. In 
addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can 
be accessed directly on the internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Preliminary Decision Memorandum and the electronic 
versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in 
content.

Preliminary Results of Review

    Commerce preliminarily determines that the following weighted-
average dumping margins exist for the period August 1, 2016, through 
July 31, 2017:

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                                                             Weighted-
                    Exporter/producer                         average
                                                          dumping margin
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Dezhou Hualude..........................................           40.03
Shandong Dinglong.......................................          118.04
Stanley.................................................            3.85
Hebei Canzhou New Century Foreign Trade Co. Ltd.........           36.93
Mingguang Ruifeng Hardware Products Co. Ltd.............           36.93
Qingdao D&L Group Ltd...................................           36.93
SDC International Australia Pty. Ltd....................           36.93
Shandong Oriental Cherry Hardware Group Co. Ltd.........           36.93
Shanghai Curvet Hardware Products Co. Ltd...............           36.93
Shanghai Yueda Nails Co. Ltd............................           36.93
Shanxi Hairui Trade Co., Ltd............................           36.93
Shanxi Pioneer Hardware Industrial Co. Ltd..............           36.93
Shanxi Tianli Industries Co. Ltd........................           36.93
S-Mart (Tianjin) Technology Development Co. Ltd.........           36.93
Suntec Industries Co. Ltd...............................           36.93
Tianjin Huixingshangmao Co. Ltd.........................           36.93
Tianjin Jinchi Metal Products Co. Ltd...................           36.93
Tianjin Jinghai County Hongli Industry and Business Co.            36.93
 Ltd....................................................
Tianjin Universal Machinery Imp. & Exp..................           36.93
Tianjin Zhonglian Metals Ware Co. Ltd...................           36.93
Xi'An Metals and Minerals Imp. & Exp. Co. Ltd...........           36.93
Zhangjiagang Lianfeng Metals Products Co. Ltd...........           36.93
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Disclosure

    Commerce intends to disclose to interested parties the calculations 
performed in connection with these preliminary results within five days 
of its public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, 
within five days of the date of publication of this notice in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).

Public Comment

    Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than 30 
days after the date of publication of these preliminary results, unless 
the Secretary alters the time limit. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues 
raised in case briefs, may be submitted no later than five days after 
the deadline date for case briefs.\16\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) 
and (d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this 
administrative review 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.
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    \16\ See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general 
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    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to 
request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal 
briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, within 30 days 
after the date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain 
the party's name, address, and telephone number, the number of 
participants, whether any participant is a foreign national, and a list 
of the issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, 
Commerce intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, at a time 
and date to be determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the 
date, time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled 
date.
    Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative 
review, which will include the results of our analysis of all issues 
raised in the case briefs, within 120 days of publication of these 
preliminary results in the Federal Register, pursuant to section 
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, unless extended.

Assessment Rates

    Upon issuance of the final results, Commerce will determine, and 
CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered 
by this review.\17\ Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions 
to CBP 15 days after the publication date of the final results of this 
review.
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    \17\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b).
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    For any individually examined respondent whose weighted average 
dumping margin is not zero or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.50 percent) 
in the final results of this review, Commerce 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 to the total 
entered value of those sales, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). 
Where an importer-specific ad valorem rate is not zero or de minimis, 
Commerce will instruct CBP to collect the appropriate duties at the 
time of liquidation.\18\ Where either a respondent's weighted-average

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dumping margin is zero or de minimis, or an importer-specific ad 
valorem assessment rate is zero or de minimis, Commerce will instruct 
CBP to liquidate appropriate entries without regard to antidumping 
duties.\19\
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    \18\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
    \19\ See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
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Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the final results of this review for shipments of the 
subject merchandise from China 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 the companies listed above 
that have a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be equal to the 
weighted-average dumping margin established in the final results of 
this review (except, if the rate is de minimis, then cash deposit rate 
will be zero); (2) for previously examined China and non-China 
exporters not listed above that at the time of entry are eligible for a 
separate rate based on a prior completed segment of this proceeding, 
the cash deposit rate will continue to be the existing exporter-
specific cash deposit rate; (3) for all China exporters of subject 
merchandise that have not been found to be entitled to a separate rate 
at the time of entry, the cash deposit rate will be that for the China-
wide entity (i.e., 118.04 percent); and (4) for all non-China exporters 
of subject merchandise which at the time of entry are not eligible for 
a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to 
the China exporter that supplied that non-China exporter. These 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 the POR. Failure to comply with this 
requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement 
of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double 
antidumping duties.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This preliminary determination is issued and published in 
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: September 4, 2018.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I

China-Wide Entity

1. Air It on Inc.
2. A-Jax Enterprises Ltd.
3. A-Jax International Co. Ltd.
4. Anhui Amigo Imp.& Exp. Co. Ltd.
5. Anhui Tea Imp. & Exp. Co. Ltd.
6. Beijing Catic Industry Ltd.
7. Beijing Qin-Li Jeff Trading Co., Ltd.
8. Bodi Corporation.
9. Cana (Rizhou) Hardward Co. Ltd.
10. Cangzhou Xinqiao Int'l Trade Co. Ltd.
11. Certified Products Taiwan Inc.
12. Changzhou Kya Trading Co. Ltd.
13. Chia Pao Metal Co. Ltd.
14. China Dinghao Co. Ltd.
15. China Staple Enterprise Co. Ltd.
16. Chinapack Ningbo Imp. & Exp. Co. Ltd.
17. Chite Enterprise Co. Ltd.
18. Crelux Int'l Co. Ltd.
19. Daejin Steel Co. Ltd.
20. Dingzhou Baota Metal Products Co. Ltd.
21. Dong E Fuqiang Metal Products Co. Ltd.
22. Ejen Brother Limited.
23. Faithful Engineering Products Co. Ltd.
24. Fastening Care.
25. Fastgrow International Co. Inc.
26. Foshan Hosontool Development Hardware Co. Ltd.
27. Glori-Industry Hong Kong Inc.
28. Guangdong Meite Mechanical Co. Ltd.
29. Hangzhou Spring Washer Co. Ltd.
30. Hebei Handform Plastic Products Co. Ltd.
31. Hebei Minghao Imp. & Exp. Co. Ltd.
32. Hengtuo Metal Products Co. Ltd
33. Hongyi (HK) Hardware Products Co. Ltd.
34. Huaiyang County Yinfeng Plastic Factory.
35. Huanghua Yingjin Hardware Products.
36. Inmax Industries Sdn. Bhd.
37. Jade Shuttle Enterprise Co. Ltd.
38. Jiangsu General Science Technology Co. Ltd.
39. Jiangsu Huaiyin Guex Tools.
40. Jiaxing TSR Hardware Inc.
41. Jinhai Hardware Co. Ltd.
42. Jinsco International Corp.
43. Jinsheung Steel Corporation.
44. Koram Inc.
45. Korea Wire Co. Ltd.
46. Liaocheng Minghui Hardware Products.
47. Maanshan Lilai International Trade. Co. Ltd.
48. Mingguang Abundant Hardware Products Co. Ltd.
49. Nailtech Co. Ltd.
50. Nanjing Nuochun Hardware Co. Ltd.
51. Nanjing Tianxingtong Electronic Technology Co. Ltd.
52. Nanjing Tianyu International Co. Ltd.
53. Nanjing Zeejoe International Trade.
54. Ningbo Adv. Tools Co. Ltd.
55. Ningbo Fine Hardware Production Co. Ltd.
56. Overseas Distribution Services Inc.
57. Overseas International Steel Industry.
58. Paslode Fasteners Co. Ltd.
59. Patek Tool Co. Ltd.
60. President Industrial Inc.
61. Promising Way (Hong Kong) Ltd.
62. Qingda Jisco Co. Ltd.
63. Qingdao D&L Hardware Co. Ltd.
64. Qingdao Gold Dragon Co. Ltd.
65. Qingdao Hongyuan Nail Industry Co. Ltd.
66. Qingdao Meijialucky Industry and Co.
67. Qingdao MST Industry and Commerce Co. Ltd.
68. Qingdao Top Steel Industrial Co. Ltd.
69. Qingdao Uni-Trend International.
70. Quzhou Monsoon Hardware Co. Ltd.
71. Rise Time Industrial Ltd.
72. Romp Coil Nail Industries Inc.
73. R-Time Group Inc.
74. Shandong Liaocheng Minghua Metal Pvt. Ltd.
75. Shanghai Haoray International Trade Co. Ltd.
76. Shanghai Pioneer Speakers Co. Ltd.
77. Shanghai Seti Enterprise Int'l Co. Ltd.
78. Shanxi Easyfix Trade Co. Ltd.
79. Shaoxing Chengye Metal Producing Co. Ltd.
80. Shenzhen Xinjintal Hardware Co. Ltd.
81. Suzhou Xingya Nail Co. Ltd.
82. Taizhou Dajiang Ind. Co. Ltd.
83. Theps International.
84. Tianji Hweschun Fasteners Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
85. Tianjin Baisheng Metal Products Co. Ltd.
86. Tianjin Bluekin Indusries Ltd.
87. Tianjin Coways Metal Products Co. Ltd.
88. Tianjin Dagang Jingang Nail Factory.
89. Tianjin Evangel Imp. & Exp. Co. Ltd.
90. Tianjin Fulida Supply Co. Ltd.
91. Tianjin Jin Xin Sheng Long Metal Products Co. Ltd.
92. Tianjin Jinghai Yicheng Metal Pvt.
93. Tianjin Jinlin Pharmaceutical Factory.
94. Tianjin Jinmao Imp. & Exp. Corp. Ltd.
95. Tianjin Lianda Group Co. Ltd.
96. Tianjin Tianhua Environmental Plastics Co. Ltd.
97. Tianjin Yong Sheng Towel Mill.
98. Tianjin Yongye Furniture Co. Ltd.
99. Tianjin Zhonglian Times Technology.
100. Tianjin Zhongsheng Garment Co. Ltd.
101. Unicore Tianjin Fasteners Co. Ltd.
102. Win Fasteners Manufactory (Thailand) Co. Ltd.
103. Wulian Zhanpeng Metals Co. Ltd.
104. Yongchang Metal Product Co.
105. Yuyao Dingfeng Engineering Co. Ltd.
106. Zhangjiagang Longxiang Industries Co. Ltd.
107. Zhaoqing Harvest Nails Co. Ltd.
108. Zhejiang Best Nail Industry Co. Ltd.
109. Zhejiang Jihengkang (JHK) Door Ind. Co. Ltd.
110. Zhejiang Yiwu Yongzhou Imp. & Exp. Co. Ltd.
111. Zhong Shan Daheng Metal Products Co. Ltd.
112. Zhong Shan Shen Neng Metals Products Co. Ltd.
113. Zhucheng Jinming Metal Products Co. Ltd.
114. Zhucheng Runfang Paper Co. Ltd.

Appendix II

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum

1. Summary
2. Background
3. Scope of the Order

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4. Discussion of the Methodology
    a. Preliminary Determination of No Shipments
    b. Non-Market Economy Country Status
    c. Separate Rates
5. Use of Application of Facts Otherwise Available
6. Use of Adverse Inference
7. Sample Rate Calculation
8. Surrogate Country
9. Date of Sale
10. Normal Value Comparisons
11. Factor Valuation Methodology
12. Comparisons to Normal Value
13. Currency Conversion
14. Recommendation

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