[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 146 (Tuesday, August 3, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41821-41827]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16497]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Reviews

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) has received requests to 
conduct administrative reviews of various antidumping duty (AD) and 
countervailing duty (CVD) orders and findings with June anniversary 
dates. In accordance with Commerce's regulations, we are initiating 
those administrative reviews.

DATES: Applicable August 3, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda E. Brown, AD/CVD Operations, 
Customs Liaison Unit, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482-4735.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Commerce has received timely requests, in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.213(b), for administrative reviews of various AD and CVD orders and 
findings with June anniversary dates.
    All deadlines for the submission of various types of information, 
certifications, or comments or actions by Commerce discussed below 
refer to the number of calendar days from the applicable starting time.

Notice of No Sales

    If a producer or exporter named in this notice of initiation had no 
exports, sales, or entries during the period of review (POR), it must 
notify Commerce within 30 days of publication of this notice in the 
Federal Register. All submissions must be filed electronically at 
https://access.trade.gov, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.303.\1\ Such 
submissions are subject to verification, in accordance with section 
782(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Further, in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.303(f)(1)(i), a copy must be served on every 
party on Commerce's service list.
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    \1\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: 
Electronic Filing Procedures; Administrative Protective Order 
Procedures, 76 FR 39263 (July 6, 2011).
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Respondent Selection

    In the event Commerce limits the number of respondents for 
individual examination for administrative reviews initiated pursuant to 
requests made for the orders identified below, Commerce intends to 
select respondents based on U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 
data for U.S. imports during the POR. We intend to place the CBP data 
on the record within five days of publication of the initiation notice 
and to make our decision regarding respondent selection within 35 days 
of publication of the initiation Federal Register notice. Comments 
regarding the CBP data and respondent selection should be submitted 
within seven days after the placement of the CBP data on the record of 
this review. Parties

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wishing to submit rebuttal comments should submit those comments within 
five days after the deadline for the initial comments.
    In the event Commerce decides it is necessary to limit individual 
examination of respondents and conduct respondent selection under 
section 777A(c)(2) of the Act, the following guidelines regarding 
collapsing of companies for purposes of respondent selection will 
apply. In general, Commerce has found that determinations concerning 
whether particular companies should be ``collapsed'' (e.g., treated as 
a single entity for purposes of calculating antidumping duty rates) 
require a substantial amount of detailed information and analysis, 
which often require follow-up questions and analysis. Accordingly, 
Commerce will not conduct collapsing analyses at the respondent 
selection phase of this review and will not collapse companies at the 
respondent selection phase unless there has been a determination to 
collapse certain companies in a previous segment of this AD proceeding 
(e.g., investigation, administrative review, new shipper review, or 
changed circumstances review). For any company subject to this review, 
if Commerce determined, or continued to treat, that company as 
collapsed with others, Commerce will assume that such companies 
continue to operate in the same manner and will collapse them for 
respondent selection purposes. Otherwise, Commerce will not collapse 
companies for purposes of respondent selection. Parties are requested 
to (a) identify which companies subject to review previously were 
collapsed, and (b) provide a citation to the proceeding in which they 
were collapsed. Further, if companies are requested to complete the 
Quantity and Value (Q&V) Questionnaire for purposes of respondent 
selection, in general, each company must report volume and value data 
separately for itself. Parties should not include data for any other 
party, even if they believe they should be treated as a single entity 
with that other party. If a company was collapsed with another company 
or companies in the most recently completed segment of this proceeding 
where Commerce considered collapsing that entity, complete Q&V data for 
that collapsed entity must be submitted.

Deadline for Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), a party that has requested a 
review may withdraw that request within 90 days of the date of 
publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review. The 
regulation provides that Commerce may extend this time if it is 
reasonable to do so. Determinations by Commerce to extend the 90-day 
deadline will be made on a case-by-case basis.

Deadline for Particular Market Situation Allegation

    Section 504 of the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 amended 
the Act by adding the concept of a particular market situation (PMS) 
for purposes of constructed value under section 773(e) of the Act.\2\ 
Section 773(e) of the Act states that ``if a particular market 
situation exists such that the cost of materials and fabrication or 
other processing of any kind does not accurately reflect the cost of 
production in the ordinary course of trade, the administering authority 
may use another calculation methodology under this subtitle or any 
other calculation methodology.'' When an interested party submits a PMS 
allegation pursuant to section 773(e) of the Act, Commerce will respond 
to such a submission consistent with 19 CFR 351.301(c)(2)(v). If 
Commerce finds that a PMS exists under section 773(e) of the Act, then 
it will modify its dumping calculations appropriately.
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    \2\ See Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, Pubic Law 114-
27, 129 Stat. 362 (2015).
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    Neither section 773(e) of the Act nor 19 CFR 351.301(c)(2)(v) set a 
deadline for the submission of PMS allegations and supporting factual 
information. However, in order to administer section 773(e) of the Act, 
Commerce must receive PMS allegations and supporting factual 
information with enough time to consider the submission. Thus, should 
an interested party wish to submit a PMS allegation and supporting new 
factual information pursuant to section 773(e) of the Act, it must do 
so no later than 20 days after submission of initial responses to 
section D of the questionnaire.

Separate Rates

    In proceedings involving non-market economy (NME) countries, 
Commerce begins with a rebuttable presumption that all companies within 
the country are subject to government control and, thus, should be 
assigned a single antidumping duty deposit rate. It is Commerce's 
policy to assign all exporters of merchandise subject to an 
administrative review in an NME country this single rate unless an 
exporter can demonstrate that it is sufficiently independent so as to 
be entitled to a separate rate.
    To establish whether a firm is sufficiently independent from 
government control of its export activities to be entitled to a 
separate rate, Commerce analyzes each entity exporting the subject 
merchandise. In accordance with the separate rates criteria, Commerce 
assigns separate rates to companies in NME cases only if respondents 
can demonstrate the absence of both de jure and de facto government 
control over export activities.
    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. For these administrative reviews, in 
order to demonstrate separate rate eligibility, Commerce requires 
entities for whom a review was requested, that were assigned a separate 
rate in the most recent segment of this proceeding in which they 
participated, to certify that they continue to meet the criteria for 
obtaining a separate rate. The Separate Rate Certification form will be 
available on Commerce's website at https://enforcement.trade.gov/nme/nme-sep-rate.html on the date of publication of this Federal Register 
notice. In responding to the certification, please follow the 
``Instructions for Filing the Certification'' in the Separate Rate 
Certification. Separate Rate Certifications are due to Commerce no 
later than 30 calendar days after publication of this Federal Register 
notice. The deadline and requirement for submitting a Certification 
applies equally to NME-owned firms, wholly foreign-owned firms, and 
foreign sellers who purchase and export subject merchandise to the 
United States.
    Entities that currently do not have a separate rate from a 
completed segment of the proceeding \3\ should timely file a Separate 
Rate Application to demonstrate eligibility for a separate rate in this 
proceeding. In addition, companies that received a separate rate in a 
completed segment of the proceeding that have subsequently made 
changes, including, but not limited to, changes to corporate structure, 
acquisitions of new companies or facilities, or changes to

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their official company name,\4\ should timely file a Separate Rate 
Application to demonstrate eligibility for a separate rate in this 
proceeding. The Separate Rate Application will be available on 
Commerce's website at https://enforcement.trade.gov/nme/nme-sep-rate.html on the date of publication of this Federal Register notice. 
In responding to the Separate Rate Application, refer to the 
instructions contained in the application. Separate Rate Applications 
are due to Commerce no later than 30 calendar days after publication of 
this Federal Register notice. The deadline and requirement for 
submitting a Separate Rate Application applies equally to NME-owned 
firms, wholly foreign-owned firms, and foreign sellers that purchase 
and export subject merchandise to the United States.
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    \3\ Such entities include entities that have not participated in 
the proceeding, entities that were preliminarily granted a separate 
rate in any currently incomplete segment of the proceeding (e.g., an 
ongoing administrative review, new shipper review, etc.) and 
entities that lost their separate rate in the most recently 
completed segment of the proceeding in which they participated.
    \4\ Only changes to the official company name, rather than trade 
names, need to be addressed via a Separate Rate Application. 
Information regarding new trade names may be submitted via a 
Separate Rate Certification.
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    Exporters and producers must file a timely Separate Rate 
Application or Certification if they want to be considered for 
respondent selection. Furthermore, exporters and producers who submit a 
Separate Rate Application or Certification and subsequently are 
selected as mandatory respondents will no longer be eligible for 
separate rate status unless they respond to all parts of the 
questionnaire as mandatory respondents.
    Initiation of Reviews: In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), 
we are initiating administrative reviews of the following AD and CVD 
orders and findings. We intend to issue the final results of these 
reviews not later than June 30, 2022.

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                                                  Period to be Reviewed
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                 AD Proceedings
 
GERMANY: Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing             6/1/20-5/31/21
 of Carbon and Alloy Steel, A-428-845..........
    Benteler Distribution International GmbH
    Benteler Steel/Tube GmbH
    Mubea Fahrwerksfedern GmbH
    Salzgitter Mannesmann Line Pipe GmbH
    Salzgitter Mannesmann Precision GmbH
INDIA: Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of            6/1/20-5/31/21
 Carbon and Alloy Steel, A-533-873.............
    Tube Products of India, Ltd., a unit of
     Tube Investments of India Limited
     (collectively ``TPI'')
INDIA: Glycine, A-533-883......................           6/1/20-5/31/21
    Avid Organics Private Limited
    GEM Corpochem Private Limited
    Indiana Chem-Port
    J.R. Corporation
    Kumar Industries
    Mulji Mehta Enterprises
    Mulji Mehta Pharma
    Paras Intermediates Private Ltd.
    Rexisize Rasayan Industries
    Rudraa International
    Studio Disrupt
INDIA: Quartz Surface Products, A-533-889......         12/13/19-5/31/21
    Alicante Surfaces Pvt., Ltd.
    Antique Granito Shareholders Trust
    Antique Marbonite Private Limited
    Argil Ceramic Private Limited
    Argil Ceramics
    ARO Granite Industries Limited
    Asian Granito India Ltd
    Baba Super Minerals Pvt. Ltd.
    Camrola Quartz Limited
    Chaitanya International Minerals LLP
    Chariot International Pvt. Ltd.
    Colors Of Rainbow
    Creative Quartz LLP
    Cuarzo
    Divyashakti Granites Limited
    Esprit Stones Pvt., Ltd.
    Global Stones Private Limited
    Globalfair Technologies Pvt.
    Glowstone Industries Private Limited
    Gupta Marbles
    Gyan Chand Lodha
    Hi Elite Quartz LLP
    Hilltop Stones Pvt., Ltd.
    Inani Marbles and Industries Ltd.
    International Stones India Private Limited
    Jennex Granite Industries
    Jessie Kan Granite Inc.
    Keros Stone LLP
    M.B. Granites Private Ltd.
    Mahi Granites Private Limited.
    Malbros Marbles & Granites Industries
    Marudhar Rocks International Pvt. Ltd.

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    Mountmine Imp. & Exp. Pvt., Ltd.
    P.M. Quartz Surfaces Pvt., Ltd.
    Pacific Industries Limited
    Pacific Quartz Surfaces LLP
    Pangaea Stone International Private Ltd.
    Paradigm Granite Pvt., Ltd.
    Paradigm Stone India Private Limited
    Pelican Quartz Stone
    Pokarna Engineered Stone Limited
    Prism Johnson Limited
    Quartzkraft LLP
    Rocks Forever
    Rose Marbles Ltd.
    Safayar Ceramics Private Ltd.
    Satya Exports
    Shivam Enterprises
    Southern Rocks and Minerals Private Limited
    Stone Imp. & Exp. (India) Pvt., Ltd.
    Stoneby India LLP
    Sunex Stones Private Ltd.
    Tab India Granites Pvt., Ltd.
    Ultima International
    Vishwas Ceramic
    Vishwas Exp.
    Yash Gems
ITALY: Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of            6/1/20-5/31/21
 Carbon and Alloy Steel, A-475-838.............
    Dalmine S.p.A.
    Metalfer SpA
JAPAN: Carbon and Alloy Seamless Standard,                6/1/20-5/31/21
 Line, and Pressure (over 4\1/2\ inches), A-588-
 850...........................................
    JFE Shoji Corporation
    JFE Steel Corporation
    K and I Tubular Corporation
    K I Tubular Corporation
    K&I Tubular Corporation
    Kanematsu Corporation
    Mitsui & Co Ltd
    Mitsui & Co., Ltd (SAS)
    Mitsui and Co., Ltd
    Okaya & Co., Ltd
    Sumitomo Corporation
JAPAN: Carbon and Alloy Seamless Standard,                6/1/20-5/31/21
 Line, and Pressure (under 4\1/2\ inches), A-
 588-851.......................................
    JFE Shoji Corporation
    JFE Steel Corporation
    K and I Tubular Corporation
    K I Tubular Corporation
    K&I Tubular Corporation
    Kanematsu Corporation
    Mitsui & Co Ltd
    Mitsui & Co., Ltd (SAS)
    Mitsui and Co., Ltd
    Okaya & Co., Ltd
    Sumitomo Corporation
JAPAN: Glycine, A-588-878......................           6/1/20-5/31/21
    Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Nagase & Co., Ltd.
    Showa Denko K.K.
    Yasunaga Trading Co., Ltd.
SPAIN: Finished Carbon Steel Flanges, A-469-815           6/1/20-5/31/21
    Aleaciones De Metales Sinterizados S.A.
    Central Y Almacenes
    Farina Group Spain
    Friedrich Geldbach Gmbh
    Grupo Cunado
    Transglory S.A.
    Tubacero, S.L.
    ULMA Forja, S.Coop
SWITZERLAND: Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical                6/1/20-5/31/21
 Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel, A-441-801...
    Benteler Rothrist AG
    Mubea Inc.
    Mubea Pr[auml]zisionsstahlrohr AG
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Chlorinated               6/1/20-5/31/21
 Isocyanurates, A-570-898......................
    Heze Huayi Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Juancheng Kangtai Chemical Co., Ltd.
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Tapered Roller            6/1/20-5/31/21
 Bearings, A-570-601...........................

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    C&U Group Shanghai Bearing Co., Ltd.
    Changshan Peer Bearing Co., Ltd.
    GGB Bearing Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
    Hangzhou C&U Automotive Bearing Co., Ltd.
    Hangzhou C&U Metallurgy Bearing Co., Ltd.
    Hebei Xintai Bearing Forging Co., Ltd
    Huangshi C&U Bearing Co., Ltd
    Shanghai Tainai Bearing Co., Ltd.
    Sichuan C&U Bearing Co., Ltd.
    Xinchang Newsun Xintianlong Precision
     Bearing Manufacturing Co., Ltd
    Zhejiang Jingli Bearing Technology Co.,
     Ltd.
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Wooden Cabinets          10/9/19-3/31/21
 and Vanities and Components Thereof,\5\ A-570-
 106...........................................
    Hangzhou Hoca Kitchen & Bath Products Co.,
     Ltd.
    Linyi Bonn Flooring Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
TURKEY: Large Diameter Welded Pipe,\6\ A-489-             5/1/20-4/30/21
 833...........................................
    Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret
     A.S.
TURKEY: Quartz Surface Products, A-489-837.....         12/13/19-5/31/21
    Belenco Dis Ticaret A.S.
                CVD Proceedings
 
INDIA: Glycine, C-533-884......................          1/1/20-12/31/20
    Avid Organics Private Limited
    Indiana Chem-Port
    J.R. Corporation
    Kumar Industries
    Mulji Mehta Enterprises
    Mulji Mehta Pharma
    Paras Intermediates Private Ltd.
    Rexisize Rasayan Industries
    Rudraa International
    Studio Disrupt
INDIA: Quartz Surface Products, C-533-890......        10/11/19-12/31/20
    Antique Marbonite Pvt. Ltd.
    Argil Ceramics
    ARO Granite Industries Limited
    Baba Super Minerals Pvt. Ltd.
    Camrola Quartz Limited
    Cuarzo
    Divyashakti Granites Limited
    Esprit Stones Pvt. Ltd.
    Global Stones Pvt. Ltd.
    Hi Elite Quartz LLP, India
    Keros Stone LLP
    Mahi Granites Pvt. Ltd.
    Malbros Marbles & Granites Industries
    Pacific Industries Limited
    Pacific Quartz Surfaces LLP
    Paradigm Stone India Pvt. Ltd.
    Pelican Quartz Stone
    Pokarna Engineered Stone Limited
    Rocks Forever
    Satya Exports
    Shivam Enterprises
    Southern Rocks and Minerals Pvt. Ltd
    Sunex Stones Private Limited, India
    Tab India Granites Private Limited, India
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Glycine, C-570-          1/1/20-12/31/20
 081...........................................
    A.H.A. International Co., Ltd.
    Aqua Bond Inc.
    Baoding Mantong Fine Chemistry Co., Ltd.
    Beijing Lanjian Xingda Industrial & Trade
     Co., Ltd.
    Elementis, Srl, Inc.
    Hebei Changhao Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
    Hebei Pushi Yongdao Trade Co., Ltd.
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: High Pressure            1/1/20-12/31/20
 Steel Cylinders, C-570-978....................
    Beijing Tianhai Industry Co., Ltd.
    Tianjin Tianhai High Pressure Container
     Co., Ltd.\7\
    Langfang Tianhai High Pressure Container
     Co., Ltd
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Wooden Cabinets         8/12/19-12/31/20
 and Vanities and Components Thereof,\8\ C-570-
 107...........................................
    Hangzhou Hoca Kitchen & Bath Products Co.,
     Ltd.
    Linyi Bonn Flooring Manufacturing Co., Ltd
    TURKEY: Large Diameter Welded Pipe,\9\ C-
     489-834 1/1/20-12/31/20
    Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret
     A.S.
TURKEY: Quartz Surface Products, C-489-838.....        10/11/19-12/31/20
    Belenco Dis Ticaret A.S.
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Suspension Agreements 
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    \5\The initiation notice published on June 11, 2021 (86 FR 
31282) listed the names of two companies incorrectly. The names were 
incorrectly listed as Hangzhou Hoco Kitchen & Bath Products Co., 
Ltd. and Linyi Bonn Flooring Manufacture Co., Ltd. However, the 
correct spellings are Hangzhou Hoca Kitchen & Bath Products Co., 
Ltd. and Linyi Bonn Flooring Manufacturing Co., Ltd. as listed in 
this initiation notice. See Memorandum, ``Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review of Wooden Cabinets and Vanities and Components 
Thereof from the People's Republic of China; Correction to Company 
Names,'' dated July 20, 2021.
    \6\ In the initiation notice that published on July 6, 2021 (86 
FR 35481), Commerce omitted Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve 
Ticaret A.S. (Borusan). We note that subject merchandise produced 
and exported by Borusan was excluded from the order effective June 
1, 2020. See Large Diameter Welded Pipe from the Republic of Turkey: 
Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony With Amended Final 
Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation; Notice of 
Amended Final Determination Pursuant to Court Decision; and Notice 
of Revocation of Antidumping Duty Order, in Part, 85 FR 35262, 35264 
(June 9, 2020). Commerce also stated in this notice that it would 
not initiate any new reviews of Borusan's entries. Accordingly, we 
are initiating this administrative review with respect to Borusan 
only for subject merchandise produced in Turkey where Borusan acted 
as either the manufacturer or exporter (but not both).
    \7\ This company is also known as Tianjin Tianhai High Pressure 
Corp., Ltd.
    \8\ The initiation notice published on June 11, 2021 (86 FR 
31282) listed the names of two companies incorrectly. The names were 
incorrectly listed as Hangzhou Hoco Kitchen & bath Products Co., 
Ltd. and Linyi Bonn Flooring Manufacture Co., Ltd. However, the 
correct spellings are Hangzhou Hoca Kitchen & Bath Products Co., 
Ltd. and Linyi Bonn Flooring Manufacturing Co., Ltd. as listed in 
this initiation notice. See Husch Blackwell LLP's Letter, ``Wooden 
Cabinets and Vanities from the People's Republic of China: Name 
Corrections,'' dated July 23, 2021.
    \9\ In the initiation notice that published on July 6, 2021 (86 
FR 35481), Commerce omitted Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve 
Ticaret A.S. (Borusan). We note that subject merchandise produced 
and exported by Borusan was excluded from the order. See Large 
Diameter Welded Pipe From the Republic of Turkey: Countervailing 
Duty Order, 84 FR 18771, 18772 (May 2, 2019). Accordingly, we are 
initiating this administrative review with respect to Borusan only 
for subject merchandise produced in Turkey where Borusan acted as 
either the manufacturer or exporter (but not both).
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    None.

Duty Absorption Reviews

    During any administrative review covering all or part of a period 
falling between the first and second or third and fourth anniversary of 
the publication of an AD order under 19 CFR 351.211 or a determination 
under 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4) to continue an order or suspended 
investigation (after sunset review), Commerce, if requested by a 
domestic interested party within 30 days of the date of publication of 
the notice of initiation of the review, will determine whether AD 
duties have been absorbed by an exporter or producer subject to the 
review if the subject merchandise is sold in the United States through 
an importer that is affiliated with such exporter or producer. The 
request must include the name(s) of the exporter or producer for which 
the inquiry is requested.

Gap Period Liquidation

    For the first administrative review of any order, there will be no 
assessment of antidumping or countervailing duties on entries of 
subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption during the relevant ``gap'' period of the order (i.e., the 
period following the expiry of provisional measures and before 
definitive measures were put into place), if such a gap period is 
applicable to the POR.

Administrative Protective Orders and Letters of Appearance

    Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under 
administrative protective orders in accordance with the procedures 
outlined in Commerce's regulations at 19 CFR 351.305. Those procedures 
apply to administrative reviews included in this notice of initiation. 
Parties wishing to participate in any of these administrative reviews 
should ensure that they meet the requirements of these procedures 
(e.g., the filing of separate letters of appearance as discussed at 19 
CFR 351.103(d)).

Factual Information Requirements

    Commerce's regulations identify five categories of factual 
information in 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21), which are summarized as follows: 
(i) Evidence submitted in response to questionnaires; (ii) evidence 
submitted in support of allegations; (iii) publicly available 
information to value factors under 19 CFR 351.408(c) or to measure the 
adequacy of remuneration under 19 CFR 351.511(a)(2); (iv) evidence 
placed on the record by Commerce; and (v) evidence other than factual 
information described in (i)-(iv). These regulations require any party, 
when submitting factual information, to specify under which subsection 
of 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) the information is being submitted and, if the 
information is submitted to rebut, clarify, or correct factual 
information already on the record, to provide an explanation 
identifying the information already on the record that the factual 
information seeks to rebut, clarify, or correct. The regulations, at 19 
CFR 351.301, also provide specific time limits for such factual 
submissions based on the type of factual information being submitted. 
Please review the Final Rule,\10\ available at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/2013/1304frn/2013-08227.txt, prior to 
submitting factual information in this segment. Note that Commerce has 
temporarily modified certain of its requirements for serving documents 
containing business proprietary information, until further notice.\11\
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    \10\ See Certification of Factual Information To Import 
Administration During Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July 17, 2013) (Final Rule); see also the 
frequently asked questions regarding the Final Rule, available at 
https://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf.
    \11\ See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements 
Due to COVID-19, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020).
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    Any party submitting factual information in an AD or CVD proceeding 
must certify to the accuracy and completeness of that information using 
the formats provided at the end of the Final Rule.\12\ Commerce intends 
to reject factual submissions in any proceeding segments if the 
submitting party does not comply with applicable certification 
requirements.
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    \12\ See section 782(b) of the Act; see also Final Rule; and the 
frequently asked questions regarding the Final Rule, available at 
https://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf.
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Extension of Time Limits Regulation

    Parties may request an extension of time limits before a time limit 
established under Part 351 expires, or as otherwise specified by 
Commerce.\13\ In general, an extension request will be considered 
untimely if it is filed after the time limit established under Part 351 
expires. For submissions which are due from multiple parties 
simultaneously, an extension request will be considered untimely if it 
is filed after 10:00 a.m. on the due date. Examples include, but are 
not limited to: (1) Case and rebuttal briefs, filed pursuant to 19 CFR 
351.309; (2) factual information to value factors under 19 CFR 
351.408(c), or to measure the adequacy of remuneration under 19 CFR 
351.511(a)(2), filed pursuant to 19 CFR 351.301(c)(3) and rebuttal, 
clarification and correction filed pursuant to 19 CFR 
351.301(c)(3)(iv); (3) comments concerning the selection of a surrogate 
country and surrogate values and rebuttal; (4) comments concerning CBP 
data; and (5) Q&V questionnaires. 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 
the letter or memorandum setting forth the

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deadline (including a specified time) by which extension requests must 
be filed to be considered timely. This policy also requires that an 
extension request must be made in a separate, stand-alone submission, 
and clarifies the circumstances under which Commerce will grant 
untimely-filed requests for the extension of time limits. Please review 
the Final Rule, available at https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/2013-22853.htm, prior to submitting factual information in 
these segments.
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    \13\ See 19 CFR 351.302.
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    These initiations and this notice are in accordance with section 
751(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)) and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i).

    Dated: July 29, 2021.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
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