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1See Memorandum to 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, from 

James P. Maeder Senior Director performing the 

duties of Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, 

‘‘Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results 

in the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 

Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People’s 

Republic of China; 2015–2016,’’ (Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum), dated concurrently with, 

and hereby adopted by, this notice. 

2See Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 

10457 (February 13, 2017) (Initiation Notice); see 

also Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing 

Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 57705 

(December 7, 2017) (Second Initiation Notice). 

Commerce notes that the Second Initiation Notice 

contained a typographical error in the spelling of 

‘‘Dun Hua Sen Tai Wood Co., Ltd.’’ This 

determination corrects the second notice of 

initiation and reflects the accurate spelling. 

3See Letters from the Coalition for American 

Hardwood Parity, ‘‘Partial Withdrawal of Request 

for Administrative Review: Multilayered Wood 

Flooring from the People’s Republic of China,’’ and 

Dalian Penghong, ‘‘Multilayered Wood Flooring 

from the People’s Republic of China; Withdrawal of 

Request for Review,’’ both dated March 27, 2017. 

4See 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1). 

to assess, upon further instruction by 

the Department, antidumping duties on 

all imports of the subject merchandise 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption on or after the effective 

date of the suspension of liquidation, as 

discussed above in the ‘‘Continuation of 

Suspension of Liquidation’’ section. 

Notification Regarding Administrative 

Protective Orders 

This notice will serve as a reminder 

to parties subject to administrative 

protective orders (APOs) of their 

responsibility concerning the 

disposition of proprietary information 

disclosed under APO in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely 

written notification of return or 

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. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This determination and notice are 

issued and published in accordance 

with sections 735(d) and 777(i) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.210(c). 

Dated: January 8, 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—Scope of the Investigation 

The products covered by this investigation 

are certain hot-rolled products of carbon steel 

and alloy steel, in coils, of approximately 

round cross section, less than 19.00 mm in 

actual solid cross-sectional diameter. 

Specifically excluded are steel products 

possessing the above-noted physical 

characteristics and meeting the Harmonized 

Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 

definitions for (a) stainless steel; (b) tool 

steel; (c) high-nickel steel; (d) ball bearing 

steel; or (e) concrete reinforcing bars and 

rods. Also excluded are free cutting steel 

(also known as free machining steel) 

products (i.e., products that contain by 

weight one or more of the following 

elements: 0.1 percent of more of lead, 0.05 

percent or more of bismuth, 0.08 percent or 

more of sulfur, more than 0.04 percent of 

phosphorous, more than 0.05 percent of 

selenium, or more than 0.01 percent of 

tellurium). All products meeting the physical 

description of subject merchandise that are 

not specifically excluded are included in this 

scope. 

The products under investigation are 

currently classifiable under subheadings 

7213.91.3011, 7213.91.3015, 7213.91.3020, 

7213.91.3093, 7213.91.4500, 7213.91.6000, 

7213.99.0030, 7227.20.0030, 7227.20.0080, 

7227.90.6010, 7227.90.6020, 7227.90.6030, 

and 7227.90.6035 of the HTSUS. Products 

entered under subheadings 7213.99.0090 and 

7227.90.6090 of the HTSUS may also be 

included in this scope if they meet the 

physical description of subject merchandise 

above. Although the HTSUS subheadings are 

provided for convenience and customs 

purposes, the written description of the 

scope of these proceedings is dispositive. 

Appendix II—List of Topics Discussed 

in the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Period of Investigation 

IV. Scope of the Investigation 

V. Determination of No Sales 

VI. Discussion of the Issues: 

Comment 1: Application of Total AFA to 

AMKR 

Comment 2: Application of Total AFA to 

Yenakiieve 

VII. Recommendation 

[FR Doc. 2018–00571 Filed 1–12–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–970] 

Multilayered Wood Flooring From the 

People’s Republic of China: 

Preliminary Results of the 

Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review, Preliminary Determination of 

No Shipments, and Rescission of 

Review, in Part; 2015–2016 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) is conducting an 

administrative review of the 

antidumping duty order on multilayered 

wood flooring (MLWF) from the 

People’s Republic of China (China). The 

period of review (POR) is December 1, 

2015, through November 30, 2016. The 

review covers two mandatory 

respondents, Jiangsu Senmao Bamboo 

and Wood Industry Co., Ltd. (Jiangsu 

Senmao) and Jilin Forest Industry 

Jinqiao Flooring Group Co., Ltd. (Jinqiao 

Flooring). 

We preliminarily determine that sales 

of subject merchandise by Jiangsu 

Senmao have not been made at prices 

below normal value (NV) and that 

Jinqiao Flooring is not eligible for a 

separate rate and, therefore, remains 

part of the China-wide entity. In 

addition, we are preliminarily granting 

separate rates to 70 producers/exporters, 

including Jiangsu Senmao, and 

determine that 16 producer/exporters 

made no shipments of subject 

merchandise during the POR. Finally, 

we are rescinding the review with 

respect to Dalian Penghong Floor 

Products Co., Ltd. (Dalian Penghong). 

We invite interested parties to comment 

on these preliminary results. 

DATES: Applicable January 16, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sergio Balbontin or Michael Bowen, 

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) 482–6478 

and (202) 482–0768, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Scope of the Order 

The product covered by the Order is 

wood flooring from China. For a 

complete description of the scope of this 

administrative review, see the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum.1

Partial Rescission of Review 

Commerce initiated a review of 116 

companies in this administrative 

review. 2 The requests for review of 

Dalian Penghong were timely 

withdrawn.3 Accordingly, we are 

rescinding the administrative review 

with respect to this company.4

Preliminary Determination of No 

Shipments 

Sixteen companies submitted timelyfiled certifications that they had no 

exports, sales, or entries of subject 

merchandise during the POR. 

Accordingly, Commerce, consistent 

with its practice, requested that U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 


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5See Appendix II for a list of these companies. 

6See Non-Market Economy Antidumping 

Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76 

FR 65694, 65694–95 (October 24, 2011) (NME AD 

Assessment) and the ‘‘Assessment Rates’’ section, 

below. 

7See Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 8–14, 

for more details. 

8See Albemarle Corp. & Subsidiaries v. United 

States, 821 F.3d 1345 (Fed. Cir. 2016). 

9See Memorandum, ‘‘Preliminary Results Margin 

Calculation for Jiangsu Senmao Bamboo and Wood 

Industry Co., Ltd.,’’ dated concurrently with this 

notice (Preliminary Results Memorandum). 10See 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). 

11See Initiation Notice (‘‘All firms listed below 

that wish to qualify for separate rate status in the 

administrative reviews involving NME countries 

must complete, as appropriate, either a separate rate 

application or certification, as described below.’’) 

Companies that are subject to this administrative 

review that are considered to be part of the Chinawide entity are listed in Appendix II. 

12See Preliminary Results Memorandum. 

13See Preliminary Decision Memorandum and 

‘‘Preliminary Separate Rate Analysis Memorandum 

for Jilin Forest Industry Jinqiao Flooring Group Co., 

Ltd.,’’ dated concurrently with this notice. 

conduct a query of potential shipments 

made by these companies. Based on an 

analysis of the CBP information and the 

no shipment certifications, Commerce 

preliminarily determines that these 16 

companies had no shipments during the 

POR.5 For additional information 

regarding this determination, see the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 

Consistent with our practice in nonmarket economy (NME) cases, 

Commerce is not rescinding this 

administrative review with respect to 

these companies but, rather, intends to 

complete the review and issue 

appropriate instructions to CBP based 

on the final results of the review.6

Separate Rates 

Commerce preliminarily determines 

that 70 respondents are eligible for 

separate rates in this review.7

Separate Rates for Eligible NonSelected Respondents 

In accordance with the U.S. Court of 

Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s 

decision in Albemarle Corp. v. United 

States,8 we assigned to eligible nonselected respondents the separate rate 

we assigned to Jiangsu Senmao 9 for the 

preliminary results of this review. 

China-Wide Entity 

Commerce’s policy regarding 

conditional review of the China-wide 

entity applies to this administrative 

review.10 Under this policy, the Chinawide 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, the 

entity is not under review and the 

entity’s rate is not subject to change. 

Aside from the no shipments companies 

discussed above, and the company for 

which the review is being rescinded, 

Commerce considers all other 

companies for which a review was 

requested and which did not 

preliminarily qualify for a separate rate, 

to be part of the China-wide entity.11

For additional information, see the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 

Methodology 

Commerce is conducting this review 

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

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 

(the Act). We calculated export price for 

Jiangsu Senmao in accordance with 

section 772 of the Act. Because China is 

a NME within the meaning of section 

771(18) of the Act, we calculated NV in 

accordance with section 773(c) 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 and in the 

Central Records Unit, Room B8024 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/ 

index.html. The signed Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum and the 

electronic version of the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum are identical in 

content. A list of topics discussed in the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum is 

included as Appendix I to this notice. 

Preliminary Results of Review 

In this administrative review, we 

preliminarily calculated a weightedaverage dumping margin for Jiangsu 

Senmao of zero.12 We assigned this rate 

to the companies subject to this review 

who established their eligibility for a 

separate rate. 

Commerce preliminarily finds that 

Jinqiao Flooring did not establish 

eligibility for a separate rate, and is 

therefore considered to be part of the 

China-wide entity.13 Because no party 

requested a review of the China-wide 

entity, the entity is not under review, 

and the China-wide entity’s rate of 25.62 

percent from the investigation is not 

subject to change. For additional 

information regarding this 

determination, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum. 

For companies subject to this review 

that have established their eligibility for 

a separate rate, Commerce preliminarily 

determines that the following weightedaverage dumping margins exist for the 

period December 1, 2015, through 

November 30, 2016: 

Exporters 

Weightedaverage 

dumping 

margin 

(percent) 

A&W (Shanghai) Woods Co., Ltd ........................................................................................................................................................ 0.0 

Anhui Longhua Bamboo Product Co., Ltd .......................................................................................................................................... 0.0 

Baishan Huafeng Wooden Product Co., Ltd ....................................................................................................................................... 0.0 

Benxi Wood Company ......................................................................................................................................................................... 0.0 

Changzhou Hawd Flooring Co., Ltd .................................................................................................................................................... 0.0 

Dalian Dajen Wood Co., Ltd ................................................................................................................................................................ 0.0 

Dalian Guhua Wood Product Co., Ltd ................................................................................................................................................. 0.0 

Dalian Huade Wood Product Co., Ltd ................................................................................................................................................. 0.0 

Dalian Huilong Wooden Products Co., Ltd ......................................................................................................................................... 0.0 

Dalian Jaenmaken Wood Industry Co., Ltd ........................................................................................................................................ 0.0 

Dalian Kemian Wood Industry Co., Ltd ............................................................................................................................................... 0.0 

Dalian Xinjinghua Wood Co., Ltd ........................................................................................................................................................ 0.0 


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14See 19 CFR 351.309(c). 15See 19 CFR 351.309(d). 

Exporters 

Weightedaverage 

dumping 

margin 

(percent) 

Dongtai Fuan Universal Dynamics, LLC ............................................................................................................................................. 0.0 

Dunhua City Jisen Wood Industry Co., Ltd ......................................................................................................................................... 0.0 

Dunhua City Dexin Wood Industry Co., Ltd ........................................................................................................................................ 0.0 

Dunhua City Hongyuan Wood Industry Co., Ltd ................................................................................................................................. 0.0 

Dunhua City Wanrong Wood Industry Co., Ltd ................................................................................................................................... 0.0 

Dunhua Shengda Wood Industry Co., Ltd .......................................................................................................................................... 0.0 

Dun Hua Sen Tai Wood Co., Ltd ........................................................................................................................................................ 0.0 

Fine Furniture (Shanghai) Limited ....................................................................................................................................................... 0.0 

Fusong Jinlong Wooden Group Co., Ltd ............................................................................................................................................. 0.0 

Fusong Jinqiu Wooden Product Co., Ltd ............................................................................................................................................ 0.0 

Fusong Qianqiu Wooden Product Co., Ltd ......................................................................................................................................... 0.0 

Guangzhou Panyu Kangda Board Co., Ltd ......................................................................................................................................... 0.0 

Guangzhou Panyu Southern Star Co., Ltd ......................................................................................................................................... 0.0 

HaiLin LinJing Wooden Products, Ltd ................................................................................................................................................. 0.0 

Hangzhou Hanje Tec Co., Ltd ............................................................................................................................................................. 0.0 

Hunchun Forest Wolf Wooden Industry Co., Ltd ................................................................................................................................ 0.0 

Hunchun Xingjia Wooden Flooring Inc ................................................................................................................................................ 0.0 

Huzhou Chenghang Wood Co., Ltd .................................................................................................................................................... 0.0 

Huzhou Fulinmen Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd .............................................................................................................................................. 0.0 

Huzhou Jesonwood Co., Ltd ............................................................................................................................................................... 0.0 

Huzhou Sunergy World Trade Co., Ltd ............................................................................................................................................... 0.0 

Jiangsu Guyu International Trading Co., Ltd ...................................................................................................................................... 0.0 

Jiangsu Kentier Wood Co., Ltd ........................................................................................................................................................... 0.0 

Jiangsu Mingle Flooring Co ................................................................................................................................................................. 0.0 

Jiangsu Senmao Bamboo and Wood Industry Co., Ltd ...................................................................................................................... 0.0 

Jiangsu Simba Flooring Co., Ltd ......................................................................................................................................................... 0.0 

Jiashan Huijiale Decoration Material Co., Ltd ..................................................................................................................................... 0.0 

Jiaxing Hengtong Wood Co., Ltd ........................................................................................................................................................ 0.0 

Jilin Xinyuan Wooden Industry Co., Ltd .............................................................................................................................................. 0.0 

Karly Wood Product Limited ................................................................................................................................................................ 0.0 

Kember Flooring, Inc ........................................................................................................................................................................... 0.0 

Kemian Wood Industry (Kunshan) Co., Ltd ........................................................................................................................................ 0.0 

Linyi Anying Wood Co., Ltd ................................................................................................................................................................. 0.0 

Linyi Youyou Wood Co., Ltd ................................................................................................................................................................ 0.0 

Metropolitan Hardwood Floors, Inc ..................................................................................................................................................... 0.0 

Mudanjiang Bosen Wood Industry Co., Ltd ........................................................................................................................................ 0.0 

Nakahiro Jyou Sei Furniture (Dalian) Co., Ltd .................................................................................................................................... 0.0 

Pinge Timber Manufacturing (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd ................................................................................................................................ 0.0 

Scholar Home (Shanghai) New Material Co. Ltd ................................................................................................................................ 0.0 

Shanghai Lairunde Wood Co., Ltd ...................................................................................................................................................... 0.0 

Shenyang Haobainian Wooden Co., Ltd ............................................................................................................................................. 0.0 

Shenzhenshi Huanwei Woods Co., Ltd ............................................................................................................................................... 0.0 

Sino-Maple (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd ............................................................................................................................................................. 0.0 

Suzhou Dongda Wood Co., Ltd .......................................................................................................................................................... 0.0 

Tongxiang Jisheng Import and Export Co., Ltd .................................................................................................................................. 0.0 

Xiamen Yung De Ornament Co., Ltd .................................................................................................................................................. 0.0 

Xuzhou Antop International Trade Co., Ltd ......................................................................................................................................... 0.0 

Xuzhou Shenghe Wood Co., Ltd ......................................................................................................................................................... 0.0 

Yekalon Industry, Inc ........................................................................................................................................................................... 0.0 

Yihua Lifestyle Technology Co., Ltd .................................................................................................................................................... 0.0 

Yingyi-Nature (Kunshan) Wood Industry Co., Ltd ............................................................................................................................... 0.0 

Zhejiang Biyork Wood Co., Ltd ........................................................................................................................................................... 0.0 

Zhejiang Dadongwu Green Home Wood Co., Ltd .............................................................................................................................. 0.0 

Zhejiang Fudeli Timber Industry Co., Ltd ............................................................................................................................................ 0.0 

Zhejiang Fuerjia Wooden Co., Ltd ...................................................................................................................................................... 0.0 

Zhejiang Fuma Warm Technology Co., Ltd ........................................................................................................................................ 0.0 

Zhejiang Longsen Lumbering Co., Ltd ................................................................................................................................................ 0.0 

Zhejiang Shiyou Timber Co., Ltd ......................................................................................................................................................... 0.0 

Disclosure and Public Comment 

Commerce intends to disclose to the 

parties the calculations performed for 

these preliminary results within five 

days of the date of publication of this 

notice in accordance with 19 CFR 

351.224(b). Interested parties may 

submit case briefs no later than 30 days 

after the date of publication of these 

preliminary results of review.14

Rebuttals to case briefs may be filed no 

later than five days after the written 

comments are filed, and all rebuttal 

comments must be limited to comments 

raised in the case briefs.15

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and 

(d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or 

rebuttal briefs in this review are 

encouraged to submit with each 


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16See Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from the 

People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results of 

the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and 

Preliminary Determination of No Shipments: 2014– 

2015, 81 FR 29528 (May 12, 2016), and 

accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum 

at 10–11; unchanged in Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks 

from the People’s Republic of China: Final Results 

of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; Final 

Determination of No Shipments; 2014–2015, 81 FR 

54042 (August 15, 2016). 

17See Appendix II for a list of these companies. 

18See Non-Market Economy Antidumping 

Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76 

FR 65694, 65695 (October 24, 2011). 

argument: (1) A statement of the issue; 

(2) a brief summary of the argument; 

and (3) a table of authorities. 

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. 

Unless otherwise extended, 

Commerce intends to issue the final 

results of this administrative review, 

which will include the results of our 

analysis of the 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. 

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, in accordance with 19 CFR 

351.212(b). For the company for which 

this review is rescinded, antidumping 

duties shall be assessed at rates equal to 

the cash deposit of estimated 

antidumping duties required at the time 

of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, 

for consumption, in accordance with 19 

CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends 

to issue appropriate assessment 

instructions with respect to the 

companies for which this review is 

rescinded to CBP 15 days after the 

publication of this notice. 

For the remaining companies subject 

to review, and for which we do not 

make a final determination of no 

shipments, Commerce will direct CBP to 

assess rates based on the per-unit (i.e., 

per square meter) amount on each entry 

of the subject merchandise during the 

POR. For the respondents that were not 

selected for individual examination in 

this administrative review but qualified 

for a separate rate, the assessment rate 

will be equal to the weighted-average 

dumping margin assigned to Jiangsu 

Senmao in the final results of this 

review.16 If Jiangsu Senmao’s weightedaverage dumping margin is zero or de 

minimus (i.e., less than 0.5 percent), 

Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate 

the appropriate entries without regard to 

antidumping duties. Commerce intends 

to issue assessment instructions to CBP 

15 days after the publication date of the 

final results of review. For entries that 

were not reported in the U.S. sales 

databases submitted by the companies 

individually examined during this 

review, Commerce will instruct CBP to 

liquidate such entries at the China-wide 

rate. In addition, if we continue to find 

no shipments of subject merchandise for 

the 16 companies that reported no such 

shipments during the POR,17 any 

suspended entries of subject 

merchandise from those companies will 

be liquidated at the China-wide rate.18

Cash Deposit Requirements 

The following cash deposit 

requirements will be effective upon 

publication of the final results of this 

administrative review for all shipments 

of the subject merchandise from China 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption on or after the 

publication date, as provided for by 

section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For 

the companies listed above that have a 

separate rate, the cash deposit rate will 

be that rate established in the final 

results of this review (except, if the rate 

is de minimis, then a cash deposit rate 

of zero will be required); (2) for 

previously investigated or reviewed 

Chinese and non-Chinese exporters not 

listed above that received a separate rate 

in a prior segment of this proceeding, 

the cash deposit rate will continue to be 

the existing exporter-specific rate; (3) for 

all Chinese exporters of subject 

merchandise that have not been found 

to be entitled to a separate rate, the cash 

deposit rate will be the rate for the 

China-wide entity, which is 25.62 

percent; and (4) for all non-China 

exporters of subject merchandise that 

have not received their own rate, the 

cash deposit rate will be the rate 

applicable to China exporter(s) that 

supplied that non-China exporter. 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) to file a certificate regarding 

the reimbursement of antidumping and/ 

or countervailing duties prior to 

liquidation of the relevant entries 

during this review period. Failure to 

comply with this requirement could 

result in Commerce’s presumption that 

reimbursement of antidumping and/or 

countervailing duties occurred and the 

subsequent assessment of double 

antidumping duties. 

We are issuing and publishing these 

preliminary results of review in 

accordance with sections 751(a)(l) and 

777(i)(l) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.221(b)(4). 

Dated: January 2, 2018. 

Christian Marsh, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

Appendix I—List of Topics Discussed in 

the Preliminary Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Period of Review 

IV. Scope of the Order 

V. Selection of Respondents 

VI. Partial Rescission of Review 

VII. Preliminary Determination of No 

Shipments 

VIII. Discussion of the Methodology 

A. Non-Market Economy Country Status 

B. Separate Rate Determinations 

1. Wholly Foreign-Owned Applicants 

2. Mandatory Respondents and the 

Remaining Separate Rate Applicants 

a. Absence of De Jure Control 

b. Absence of De Facto Control 

3. China-Wide Entity 

C. Weighted-Average Dumping Margin for 

Non-Examined Separate-Rate Companies 

D. Surrogate Country and Surrogate Value 

Data 

1. Surrogate Country Selection 

2. Economic Comparability 

3. Significant Producer of Comparable 

Merchandise 

4. Data Availability 

E. Date of Sale 

F. Comparisons to Normal Value 

1. Determination of Comparison Method 

2. Results of the Differential Pricing 

Analysis 

G. U.S. Price 

1. Export Price 

2. Value-Added Tax 

H. Normal Value 

1. Factor Valuation Methodology 

a. Direct and Packing Materials 

b. Labor 

c. Financial Ratios 

d. By-Products 

I. Adjustment Under Section 777A(f) of the 

Act 


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1See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from the 

Republic of South Africa: Preliminary Affirmative 

Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 

Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical 

Circumstances, and Preliminary Determination of 

No Shipments, 82 FR at 50383 (October 31, 2017) 

(Preliminary Determination), and accompanying 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM). 

2See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision 

Memorandum for the Final Affirmative 

Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value 

Investigation of Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod 

from the Republic of South Africa,’’ dated 

concurrently with this determination and hereby 

adopted by this notice (Issues and Decision 

Memorandum or IDM). 

J. Currency Conversion 

IX. Recommendation 

Appendix II 

No-Shipment Certifications 

Anhui Boya Bamboo & Wood Products Co., 

Ltd. 

Changbai Mountain Development and 

Protection Zone Hongtu Wood Industrial 

Co., Ltd. 

Chinafloors Timber (China) Co, Ltd. 

Dalian Jiahong Wood Industry Co., Ltd. 

Guangzhou Homebon Timber Manufacturing 

Co., Ltd. 

Huzhou Muyun Wood Co., Ltd. 

Jiangsu Keri Wood Co., Ltd. 

Jiangsu Yuhui International Trade Co., Ltd. 

Jiashan On-Line Lumber Co., Ltd. 

Kingman Floors Co., Ltd. 

Les Planchers Mercier, Inc. 

Linyi Bonn Flooring Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 

Power Dekor Group Co., Ltd. 

Shanghai Lizhong Wood Products Co., Ltd. 

Zhejiang Shuimojiangnan New Material 

Technology Co., Ltd. 

Zhejiang Simite Wooden Co., Ltd. 

China-Wide Entity Companies 

Anhui Suzhou Dongda Wood Co., Ltd. 

Baishan Huafeng Wood Product Co., Ltd. 

Baiying Furniture Manufacturer Co., Ltd. 

Cheng Hang Wood Co., Ltd. 

Dalian Jiuyuan Wood Industry Co., Ltd. 

Dalian Qinqui Wooden Product Co., Ltd. 

Dongtai Zhangshi Wood Industry Co., Ltd. 

Fu Lik Timber (HK) Co., Ltd. 

GTP International Ltd. 

Guangdong Yihua Timber Industry Co., Ltd. 

HaiLin Xincheng Wooden Products, Ltd. 

Hangzhou Dazhuang Floor Co., Ltd. (dba 

Dasso Industrial Group Co., Ltd.) 

Hangzhou Huahi Wood Industry Co., Ltd. 

Huber Engineering Wood Corp. 

Huzhou City Nanxun Guangda Wood Co., 

Ltd. 

Huzhou Fuma Wood Co., Ltd. 

Jiafeng Wood (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. 

Jilin Forest Industry Jinqiao Flooring Group 

Co., Ltd. 

Qingdao Barry Flooring Co., Ltd. 

Shandong Kaiyuan Wood Industry Co., Ltd. 

Shanghai Anxin (Weiguang) Timber Co., Ltd. 

Shanghai Eswell Timber Co., Ltd. 

Shanghai New Sihe Wood Co., Ltd. 

Shanghai Shenlin Corporation 

Vicwood Industry (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. 

Yixing Lion-King Timber Industry 

Zhejiang AnJi Xinfeng Bamboo and Wood 

Industry Co., Ltd. 

Zhejiang Desheng Wood Industry Co., Ltd. 

Zhejiang Haoyun Wooden Co., Ltd. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00573 Filed 1–12–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–791–823] 

Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From 

the Republic of South Africa: 

Affirmative Final Determination of 

Sales at Less Than Fair Value and 

Affirmative Finding of Critical 

Circumstances 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) determines that imports of 

carbon and alloy steel wire rod (wire 

rod) from the Republic of South Africa 

(South Africa) are being, or are likely to 

be, sold in the United States at less than 

fair value (LTFV). The final estimated 

weighted-average dumping margins of 

sales at LTFV are listed below in the 

section entitled ‘‘Final Determination.’’ 

The period of investigation (POI) is 

January 1, 2016, through December 31, 

2016. 

DATES: Applicable January 16, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Moses Song or John McGowan, AD/CVD 

Operations, Office VI, AD/CVD 

Operations, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–5041 or (202) 482–3019, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On October 31, 2017, Commerce 

published the Preliminary 

Determination in the Federal Register.1

The petitioners in this investigation are 

Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc., Nucor 

Corporation, Keystone Consolidated 

Industries, Inc., and Charter Steel 

(collectively, the petitioners). The three 

mandatory respondents in this 

investigation are: (1) ArcelorMittal 

South Africa Limited (AMSA); (2) Scaw 

South Africa (Pty) Ltd. (also known as 

Scaw Metals Group) (Scaw); and (3) 

Davsteel Division of Cape Gate (Pty) Ltd. 

(Cape Gate). At the Preliminary 

Determination, Commerce determined 

that AMSA, Scaw, and Consolidated 

Wire Industries (CWI) are affiliated and 

constituted a single entity, i.e., AMSA/ 

Scaw/CWI. Furthermore, we 

preliminarily found that the application 

of facts available with an adverse 

inference (AFA) to the collapsed entity, 

due to Scaw’s failure to participate in 

this investigation, was warranted. 

Commerce also preliminarily 

determined that critical circumstances 

existed for AMSA/Scaw/CWI and for 

all-other exporters/producers of wire 

rod. Concerning Cape Gate, Commerce 

preliminarily determined not to further 

examine Cape Gate as part of this 

investigation because Cape Gate timely 

certified that it did not make any sales 

of subject merchandise in the United 

States during the POI and there is no 

record evidence to the contrary. 

A summary of the events that 

occurred since Commerce published the 

Preliminary Determination, as well as a 

full discussion of the issues raised by 

parties for this final determination, may 

be found in the accompanying Issues 

and Decision Memorandum.2 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, and to all parties in the 

Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the 

main Department of Commerce 

building. In addition, a complete 

version of the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum can be accessed directly 

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

signed and electronic versions of the 

Issues and Decision Memorandum are 

identical in content. 

Scope of the Investigation 

The product covered by this 

investigation is wire rod from South 

Africa. For a complete description of the 

scope of this investigation, see 

Appendix I. 

Scope Comments 

During the course of this 

investigation, Commerce received 

numerous scope comments from 

interested parties. Prior to the 

Preliminary Determination, Commerce 

issued a Preliminary Scope Decision 

Memorandum to address these 

comments. As a result of these 

comments, Commerce made no changes 


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