[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 166 (Friday, August 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52721-52722]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-21412]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-923]


Raw Flexible Magnets From the People's Republic of China: Notice 
of Rescission of Countervailing Duty New Shipper Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 27, 2010.
SUMMARY: In response to a request from Jingzhou Meihou Flexible Magnet 
Company, Ltd. (Jingzhou Meihou), the Department of Commerce (the 
Department) initiated a new shipper review of the countervailing duty 
(CVD) order on raw flexible magnets from the People's Republic of China 
(PRC) covering the period January 1, 2009, through February 28, 2010.
    The Department has determined that Jingzhou Meihou is not eligible 
for a CVD new shipper review because of its affiliation with an 
exporter of subject merchandise to the United States during the CVD 
period of investigation (POI). As such, we are rescinding this CVD new 
shipper review with respect to Jingzhou Meihou.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Johnson, Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Operations, Office 3, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Room 4014, Washington, DC 20230, 
telephone: (202) 482-4793.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The CVD order on raw flexible magnets from the PRC was published on 
September 17, 2008. See Raw Flexible

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Magnets From the People's Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order, 
73 FR 53849 (September 17, 2008). On March 29, 2010, pursuant to 
section 751(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act), and 19 CFR 351.214(c), the Department received a timely request 
for a new shipper review from Jingzhou Meihou. On April 22, 2010, the 
Department found that the request for review with respect to Jinzhou 
Meihou met all of the regulatory requirements set forth in 19 CFR 
351.214(b) and initiated a CVD new shipper review. See Raw Flexible 
Magnets from the People's Republic of China: Initiation of 
Countervailing Duty New Shipper Review, 75 FR 22741 (April 30, 
2010).\1\
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    \1\ The Department also initiated an antidumping duty new 
shipper review with respect to Jingzhou Meihou. See Raw Flexible 
Magnets from the People's Republic of China: Initiation of 
Countervailing Duty New Shipper Review, 75 FR 22740 (April 30, 
2010).
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    On May 5, 2010, we issued a CVD questionnaire to Jingzhou Meihou 
and received the company's response on June 21, 2010.\2\ On June 28, 
2010, Magnum Magnetics Corporation, the petitioner, submitted to the 
Department comments on Jinzhou Meihou's questionnaire response.\3\ In 
its submission, petitioner argued that Jingzhou Meihou is not eligible 
for a new shipper review on the basis that there is a familial 
affiliation between it and Dongguan Maghard Flexible Magnet Co., Ltd. 
(Dongguan Maghard), a company that exported subject merchandise to the 
United States during the CVD POI, which was January 1, 2006, through 
December 31, 2006.
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    \2\ See Department's Questionnaire addressed to Frost Brown 
Todd, counsel to Jingzhou Meihou, regarding ``New Shipper Review: 
Raw Flexible Magnets from the People's Republic of China (May 5, 
2010) and Jingzhou Meihou's Response to CVD Questionnaire (June 21, 
2010).
    \3\ See Petitioner's ``Rebuttal to Jingzhou Meihou Comments'' 
submission (June 28, 2010).
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    On July 30, 2010, we issued a memorandum detailing our analysis of 
the affiliation issue. See Memorandum to Edward C. Yang, Acting Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, from Melissa G. Skinner, Director, Operations, Office 3, 
regarding ``Jingzhou Meihou's Eligibility for a New Shipper,'' (July 
30, 2010) (Affiliation Memorandum). We found that Jinzhou Meihou and 
Dongguan Maghard are affiliated companies on the basis of a familial 
connection. We also found that Dongguan Maghard was an exporter of 
subject merchandise to the United States during the CVD POI. We, 
therefore, determined that Jingzhou Meihou is not eligible for a CVD 
new shipper review. We provided interested parties the opportunity to 
submit comments on the Affiliation Memorandum. On August 6, 2010, 
Jingzhou Meihou submitted a letter to the Department expressing 
disagreement with the Department's decision regarding affiliation.\4\ 
Jinzhou Meihou, however, stated that it would respect the Department's 
decision that the CVD new shipper review be rescinded.\5\ Petitioner 
did not submit any comments on the Affiliation Memorandum to the 
Department. As such, we are rescinding the CVD new shipper review with 
respect to Jinzhou Meihou and are not calculating a company-specific 
rate for the company.
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    \4\ See Letter from Frost Brown Todd regarding ``Jingzhou 
Meihou's Eligibility for a New Shipper Review'' (August 6, 2010).
    \5\ Id.
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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) 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 the return or destruction of APO materials or 
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to 
comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which is 
subject to sanction.
    This notice is published in accordance with section 777(i) of the 
Act and 19 CFR 351.214(f)(3).

    Dated: August 23, 2010.
Edward C. Yang,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2010-21412 Filed 8-26-10; 8:45 am]
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