[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 204 (Monday, October 22, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64464-64465]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-25973]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-821-801]
Solid Urea From the Russian Federation: Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2010-2011
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On July 18, 2012, the Department of Commerce published the
preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping
duty order on solid urea from the Russian Federation (Russia). The
period of review is July 1, 2010, through June 30, 2011. We gave
interested parties an opportunity to comment on the preliminary
results, but we received no comments. The final weighted-average
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dumping margin for MCC EuroChem is listed below in the ``Final Results
of the Review'' section of this notice.
DATES: Effective October 22, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dustin Ross or Minoo Hatten, AD/CVD
Operations, Office 1, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
0747 or (202) 482-1690, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 18, 2012, the Department of Commerce (the Department)
published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on solid urea from Russia. See Solid Urea From
the Russian Federation: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review, 77 FR 42273 (July 18, 2012) (Preliminary
Results). We invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary
Results, but we received no comments. The Department has conducted this
administrative review in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the order is solid urea, a high-nitrogen
content fertilizer which is produced by reacting ammonia with carbon
dioxide. The product is currently classified under the Harmonized
Tariff Schedules of the United States (HTSUS) item number
3102.10.00.00. Such merchandise was classified previously under item
number 480.3000 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States. Although
the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and customs purposes,
the written description of the merchandise subject to the order is
dispositive.
Final Results of the Review
We have made no changes to our calculations announced in the
Preliminary Results. As a result of our review, we determine that a
weighted-average dumping margin of 0.00 percent exists for MCC EuroChem
for the period July 1, 2010, through June 30, 2011.
Assessment Rates
In accordance with the Final Modification, we will instruct U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to liquidate the reviews entries
without regard to antidumping duties.\1\
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\1\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-
Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping
Duty Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14, 2012)
(Final Modification).
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The Department clarified its ``automatic assessment'' regulation on
May 6, 2003. This clarification will apply to entries of subject
merchandise during the period of review produced by MCC EuroChem for
which it did not know its merchandise was destined for the United
States. In such instances, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed
entries at the all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate
company(ies) involved in the transaction. For a full discussion of this
clarification, see Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
The Department intends to issue assessment instructions directly to
CBP 15 days after publication of these final results of review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of this notice for all shipments of solid urea from Russia
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the
date of publication, as provided by section 751(a)(1) of the Act: (1)
The cash deposit rate for MCC EuroChem will be 0.00 percent; (2) for
merchandise exported by manufacturers or exporters not covered in this
review but covered in the original less-than-fair-value (LTFV)
investigation or previous reviews, the cash deposit rate will continue
to be the company-specific rate published for the most recent period;
(3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a prior
review, or the original investigation but the manufacturer is, the cash
deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent period
for the manufacturer of the merchandise; (4) the cash deposit rate for
all other manufacturers or exporters will continue to be 64.93 percent,
the all-others rate established in the LTFV investigation. See Urea
From the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; Final Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 52 FR 19557, 19561 (May 26, 1987).
Following the break-up of the Soviet Union, the antidumping duty order
on solid urea from the Soviet Union was transferred to the individual
members of the Commonwealth of Independent States. See Solid Urea From
the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; Transfer of the Antidumping
Order on Solid Urea From the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics to the
Commonwealth of Independent States and the Baltic States and
Opportunity to Comment, 57 FR 28828 (June 29, 1992). The rate
established in the LTFV investigation for the Soviet Union was applied
to each new independent state, including Russia. These cash deposit
requirements shall remain in effect until further notice.
Notifications
This notice serves as a final 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 this review period. Failure to comply
with this requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to the
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 notification of the
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.
We are issuing and publishing these results and this notice in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: October 15, 2012.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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