[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 239 (Wednesday, December 12, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73982-73986]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-29976]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-988]
Silica Bricks and Shapes From the People's Republic of China:
Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigation
DATES: Effective Date: December 12, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Pedersen or Rebecca Pandolph,
AD/CVD Operations, Office 4, (202) 482-2769 or (202) 482-3627,
respectively; Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 15, 2012, the Department of
Commerce (``Department'') received a petition concerning imports of
silica bricks and shapes (``silica bricks'') from the People's Republic
of China (``PRC'') filed in proper form by Utah Refractories
Corporation (``Petitioner'').\1\ On November 16, 2012, Petitioner re-
filed the petition to correct the bracketing of business proprietary
information in certain exhibits. On November 19, 2012, the Department
issued a supplemental questionnaire requesting information and
clarification of certain areas of the Petition. Petitioner timely filed
additional information on November 21, 2012 (``Lost Sales and Revenue
Supplement'') and November 26, 2012 (``First Supplement to the
Petition''). At the Department's request, Petitioner filed additional
information on November 28, 2012 (``Second Supplement to the
Petition''). At the Department's request, Petitioner filed further
information on December 4, 2012.
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\1\ See Petition for the Imposition of Antidumping Duties:
Silica Bricks and Shapes from the People's Republic of China dated
November 15, 2012 (``Petition'').
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Period of Investigation
The period of investigation (``POI'') is April 1, 2012, through
September 30, 2012.\2\
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\2\ See 19 CFR 351.204(b)(1).
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The Petition
In accordance with section 732(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (``the Act''), Petitioner alleges that imports of silica bricks
from the PRC are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States
at less than fair value, within the meaning of section 731 of the Act,
and that such imports are materially injuring, or threatening material
injury
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to, an industry in the United States. Also, consistent with section
732(b)(1) of the Act, the Petition is accompanied by information
reasonably available to Petitioner supporting its allegations.
The Department finds that, as an interested party, as defined in
section 771(9)(C) of the Act, Petitioner filed the Petition on behalf
of the domestic industry and has demonstrated sufficient industry
support with respect to the Petition (see ``Determination of Industry
Support for the Petition'' section below).
Scope of Investigation
The products covered by the scope of this investigation are silica
bricks from the PRC. For a full description of the scope of the
investigation, see ``Scope of Investigation'' in Appendix I of this
notice.
Comments on Scope of Investigation
During our review of the Petition, we discussed the scope with
Petitioner to ensure that it is an accurate reflection of the product
for which the domestic industry is seeking relief.\3\ Moreover, as
discussed in the preamble to the regulations (Antidumping Duties;
Countervailing Duties; Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997)),
we are setting aside a period for interested parties to raise issues
regarding product coverage. The Department encourages all interested
parties to submit such comments by December 26, 2012, 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Standard Time, 21 calendar days from the signature date of this
notice.\4\ All comments should be filed on the record of this
antidumping investigation using Import Administration's Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (``IA
ACCESS'').\5\ An electronically filed document must be received
successfully in its entirety by the Department's electronic records
system, IA ACCESS, by the time and date noted above. Documents excepted
from the electronic submission requirements must be filed manually
(i.e., in paper form) with Import Administration's APO/Dockets Unit,
Room 1870, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, and stamped with the date and time of
receipt by the deadline noted above.
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\3\ See Memorandum to the File from Whitney Schablik, Import
Policy Analyst, entitled ``Phone Call to Counsel for Petitioner,''
dated November 21, 2012; see also Memorandum to the File from
Rebecca Pandolph, International Trade Analyst, Office 4, AD/CVD
Operations regarding ``Petition for the Imposition of Antidumping
Duties on Imports of Silica Bricks and Shapes from the People's
Republic of China: Conference Call'' dated November 29, 2012.
\4\ Because the normal 20 day deadline falls on a federal
holiday, the appropriate deadline is the next business day.
\5\ See, generally, 19 CFR 351.303; see also Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Electronic Filing Procedures;
Administrative Protective Order Procedures, 76 FR 39263 (July 6,
2011) for details of the Department's electronic filing
requirements, which went into effect on August 5, 2011. Information
on help using IA ACCESS can be found at https://iaaccess.trade.gov/help.aspx and a handbook can be found at https://iaaccess.trade.gov/help/Handbook%20on%20Electronic%20Filling%20Procedures.pdf.
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Comments on Product Characteristics for Antidumping Duty Questionnaire
We are requesting comments from interested parties regarding the
appropriate physical characteristics of silica bricks to be reported in
response to the Department's antidumping questionnaire. This
information will be used to identify the key physical characteristics
of the merchandise under consideration in order to more accurately
report the relevant factors of production, as well as to develop
appropriate product comparison criteria.
Interested parties may provide information or comments that they
believe are relevant to the development of an accurate listing of
physical characteristics. Specifically, they may provide comments as to
which characteristics are appropriate to use in defining unique
products. We note that it is not always appropriate to use all product
characteristics to define products. We base product comparison criteria
on meaningful commercial differences among products. In other words,
while there may be some physical product characteristics utilized by
manufacturers to describe silica bricks, it may be that only a select
few product characteristics take into account commercially meaningful
physical characteristics.
In order to consider the suggestions of interested parties in
developing and issuing the antidumping duty questionnaire, we must
receive comments filed electronically using IA ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. on
December 26, 2012. Additionally, rebuttal comments must be received by
5:00 p.m. on January 4, 2013.
Determination of Industry Support for the Petition
Section 732(b)(1) of the Act requires that a petition be filed on
behalf of the domestic industry. Section 732(c)(4)(A) of the Act
provides that a petition meets this requirement if the domestic
producers or workers who support the petition account for: (i) At least
25 percent of the total production of the domestic like product; and
(ii) more than 50 percent of the production of the domestic like
product produced by that portion of the industry expressing support
for, or opposition to, the petition. Moreover, section 732(c)(4)(D) of
the Act provides that, if the petition does not establish support of
domestic producers or workers accounting for more than 50 percent of
the total production of the domestic like product, the Department
shall: (i) poll the industry or rely on other information in order to
determine if there is support for the petition, as required by
subparagraph (A); or (ii) determine industry support using a
statistically valid sampling method to poll the industry if there is a
large number of producers in the industry.
Section 771(4)(A) of the Act defines the ``industry'' as the
producers as a whole of a domestic like product. Thus, to determine
whether a petition has the requisite industry support, the statute
directs the Department to look to producers and workers who produce the
domestic like product. The U.S. International Trade Commission
(``ITC''), which is responsible for determining whether ``the domestic
industry'' has been injured, must also determine what constitutes a
domestic like product in order to define the industry. While both the
Department and the ITC must apply the same statutory definition
regarding the domestic like product,\6\ they do so for different
purposes and pursuant to a separate and distinct authority. In
addition, the Department's determination is subject to limitations of
time and information. Although this may result in different definitions
of the like product, such differences do not render the decision of
either agency contrary to law.\7\
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\6\ See section 771(10) of the Act
\7\ See USEC, Inc. v. United States, 132 F. Supp. 2d 1, 8 (CIT
2001), (citing Algoma Steel Corp., Ltd. v. United States, 688 F.
Supp. 639, 644 (CIT 1988), aff'd 865 F.2d 240 (Fed. Cir. 1989)).
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Section 771(10) of the Act defines the domestic like product as ``a
product which is like, or in the absence of like, most similar in
characteristics and uses with, the article subject to an investigation
under this title.'' Thus, the reference point from which the domestic
like product analysis begins is ``the article subject to an
investigation'' (i.e., the class or kind of merchandise to be
investigated, which normally will be the scope as defined in the
petition).
With regard to the domestic like product, Petitioner does not offer
a definition of domestic like product distinct from the scope of the
investigation. Based on our analysis of
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the information submitted on the record, we have determined that silica
bricks constitute a single domestic like product and we have analyzed
industry support in terms of that domestic like product.\8\
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\8\ See Antidumping Duty Investigation Initiation Checklist:
Silica Bricks and Shapes from the People's Republic of China
(``Initiation Checklist''), at Attachment II, Analysis of Industry
Support for the Petitions Covering Silica Bricks and Shapes from the
People's Republic of China, on file in the Central Records Unit
(CRU), Room 7046 of the main Department of Commerce building.
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In determining whether Petitioner has standing under section
732(c)(4)(A) of the Act, we considered the industry support data
contained in the Petition with reference to the domestic like product
as defined in the ``Scope of Investigation'' section above. To
establish industry support, Petitioner demonstrated that it was the
sole producer of the domestic like product and provided its production
quantity for the domestic like product for the year 2011.\9\ We have
relied upon data Petitioners provided for purposes of measuring
industry support.\10\
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\9\ See Petition, at 5 and Exhibits 1 and 9.
\10\ See Initiation Checklist at Attachment II.
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Based on information provided in the Petition, supplemental
submissions, and other information readily available to the Department,
we determine that Petitioner has met the statutory criteria for
industry support under section 732(c)(4)(A)(i) of the Act because
Petitioner accounts for at least 25 percent of the total production of
the domestic like product.\11\ Based on information provided in the
Petition and other submissions, Petitioner has met the statutory
criteria for industry support under section 732(c)(4)(A)(ii) of the Act
because Petitioner accounts for more than 50 percent of the production
of the domestic like product produced by that portion of the industry
expressing support for, or opposition to, the Petition. Accordingly,
the Department determines that the Petition was filed on behalf of the
domestic industry within the meaning of section 732(b)(1) of the
Act.\12\
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\11\ See Initiation Checklist at Attachment II.
\12\ Id.
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The Department finds that Petitioner filed the Petition on behalf
of the domestic industry because it is an interested party as defined
in section 771(9) of the Act and it has demonstrated sufficient
industry support with respect to the antidumping duty investigation it
is requesting the Department initiate.\13\
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\13\ Id.
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Allegations and Evidence of Material Injury and Causation
Petitioner alleges that the U.S. industry producing the domestic
like product is being materially injured, or is threatened with
material injury, by reason of the imports of the subject merchandise
sold at less than normal value (``NV''). In addition, Petitioner
alleges that subject imports exceed the negligibility threshold
provided for under section 771(24)(A) of the Act.
Petitioner contends that the industry's injured condition is
illustrated by reduced market share; underselling and price depression
or suppression; lost sales and revenue; reduced capacity utilization
and stunted production and shipments; reduced employment, hours worked,
and wages paid; and decline in financial performance.\14\ We have
assessed the allegations and supporting evidence regarding material
injury, threat of material injury, and causation, and we have
determined that these allegations are properly supported by adequate
evidence and meet the statutory requirements for initiation.\15\
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\14\ See Petition, at 17-25 and Exhibits 1, 8-9, and 11; see
also Lost Sales and Revenue Supplement; see also First Supplement to
the Petition, at questions 5-7.
\15\ See Initiation Checklist, at Attachment III, Analysis of
Allegations and Evidence of Material Injury and Causation for the
Petition Covering Silica Bricks and Shapes from the People's
Republic of China.
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Allegations of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
The following is a description of the allegations of sales at less
than fair value upon which the Department based its decision to
initiate this investigation of imports of silica bricks from the PRC.
The sources of data for the deductions and adjustments relating to the
U.S. price and the factors of production are also discussed in the
Initiation Checklist.\16\
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\16\ See Initiation Checklist, at 5-7.
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U.S. Price
Petitioner calculated an export price (``EP'') based on price
quotes for silica bricks from seven PRC producers of silica bricks.\17\
Petitioner substantiated the U.S. price quotes with price quotes
received from the Chinese producers and an affidavit explaining that
the price quotes were obtained in response to email queries.\18\ The
terms of sale for these invoices were free on board (``FOB'') China
port. Petitioners conservatively made no adjustments to U.S. price.\19\
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\17\ See Petition, at 15 and Exhibits 5 and 6.
\18\ See Petition, at Exhibit 6; see also First Supplement to
the Petition, at Exhibit 12.
\19\ See First Supplement to the Petition, at questions 9-10.
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Normal Value
Petitioner claims the PRC is a non-market economy (``NME'') country
and that this designation remains in effect today.\20\ The presumption
of NME status for the PRC has not been revoked by the Department and,
therefore, in accordance with section 771(18)(C)(i) of the Act, remains
in effect for purposes of the initiation of this investigation.
Accordingly, the NV of the product for the investigation is
appropriately based on factors of production valued in a surrogate
market-economy country in accordance with section 773(c) of the Act. In
the course of this investigation, all parties, including the public,
will have the opportunity to provide relevant information related to
the issues of the PRC's NME status and the granting of separate rates
to individual exporters.
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\20\ See Petition, at 14.
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Petitioner contends that Ukraine is the appropriate surrogate
country for the PRC because: (1) It is at a level of economic
development comparable to that of the PRC, (2) it is a significant
producer of identical merchandise, and (3) the availability and quality
of data are good.\21\ Based on the information provided by Petitioner,
we believe that it is appropriate to use Ukraine as a surrogate country
for initiation purposes.\22\ After initiation of the investigation,
interested parties will have the opportunity to submit comments
regarding surrogate country selection and, pursuant to 19 CFR
351.301(c)(3)(i), will be provided an opportunity to submit publicly
available information to value factors of production within 40 days
after the date of publication of the preliminary determination.
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\21\ See Petition, at 14-15.
\22\ See Initiation Checklist at 6.
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Petitioner calculated NV and the dumping margins using the
Department's NME methodology as required by 19 CFR 351.202(b)(7)(i)(C)
and 19 CFR 351.408. In calculating NV, Petitioner based the quantity of
each of the inputs used to manufacture the subject merchandise on its
own consumption experience, which Petitioner asserts that, to the best
of its knowledge, is similar to the consumption of PRC producers.\23\
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\23\ See Petition, at 16; see also First Supplement to the
Petition at answers to questions 13-14.
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Factors of production values were based on reasonably available,
public surrogate country data, specifically, Ukraine import data from
the Global
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Trade Atlas (``GTA'').\24\ In addition, Petitioner made currency
conversions, where necessary, based on the POI-average hryvnia/U.S.
dollar exchange rate based on Federal Reserve exchange rates.\25\ The
Department determines that the surrogate values used by Petitioner are
reasonably available and, thus, acceptable for purposes of initiation.
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\24\ See Initiation Checklist; see also Petition, at Exhibit 5;
see also First and Second Supplements to the Petition, both at
Exhibits 5.
\25\ See id.
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Petitioner determined energy costs using reasonably available
information.\26\ Petitioner valued electricity using Ukrainian
electricity rate for grade 1 and 2 voltage reported by the National
Electricity Regulatory Commission of Ukraine. Petitioner valued natural
gas using a price quote in a March 19, 2012 article from UPI.com.
Petitioner valued propane using November 15, 2011 prices from Argus
International LPG. Petitioner did not inflate the surrogate value for
propane because the value only changes periodically and not regularly
with inflation.\27\ Lastly, Petitioner valued water based on Utilities
Ministry of Ukraine data.
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\26\ See id. (for all surrogate values used to value energy
inputs).
\27\ See First Supplement to the Petition at the answers to
question 30.
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Petitioner determined labor consumption, in hours, using its own
production experience. Petitioner valued labor using data collected by
the International Labor Organization (``ILO'') and disseminated in
Chapter 6A of the ILO Yearbook of Labor Statistics.\28\ Petitioner
adjusted labor costs using consumer price index data published by the
International Monetary Fund.
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\28\ See Initiation Checklist; see also First Supplement to the
Petition at Exhibits 5.
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Petitioner determined packing material consumption using reasonably
available information. The relevant factors were then valued using data
from GTA.\29\
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\29\ See Initiation Checklist; see also Petition, at Exhibit 5;
see also First and Second Supplements to the Petition, both at
Exhibits 5.
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Financial ratios for factory overhead and selling, general and
administrative expenses were based on data from the 2011 financial
statements of Krasnogorivs'kij Refractory Plant, a Ukrainian producer
of refractory bricks.\30\
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\30\ See id.
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Fair Value Comparisons
Based on the data provided by Petitioner, there is reason to
believe that imports of silica bricks from the PRC are being, or are
likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value. Based
on a comparison of U.S. prices and NV calculated in accordance with
section 773(c) of the Act, as described above, the estimated dumping
margins range from 118.47 percent to 290.12 percent.\31\
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\31\ See Initiation Checklist; see also Second Supplement to the
Petition, at Exhibit 5.
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Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigation
Based upon our examination of the Petition on silica bricks from
the PRC, the Department finds the Petition meets the requirements of
section 732 of the Act. Therefore, we are initiating an antidumping
duty investigation to determine whether imports of silica bricks from
the PRC are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at
less than fair value. In accordance with section 733(b)(1)(A) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.205(b)(1), unless postponed, we will make our
preliminary determination no later than 140 days after the date of this
initiation.
Application of an Alternative Comparison Methodology
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.414(c)(1) (2012), in calculating the
weighted-average dumping margins in this investigation, the Department
will compare weighted-average EPs (or constructed export prices) with
weighted-average NVs (the average-to-average method) unless it is
determined that another method is appropriate in a particular case. If
any interested party wishes to request that the Department consider
whether it is appropriate in this investigation to apply an alternative
comparison methodology pursuant to 19 CFR 351.414(c)(1) (2012), such
requests are due no later than 45 days before the scheduled date of the
preliminary determination.
Respondent Selection
Petitioner identified 10 PRC producers/exporters of silica bricks.
The Department will issue quantity and value questionnaires to each of
the 10 producers/exporters of silica bricks named in the Petition, and
will make its respondent selection decision based on the responses to
the questionnaires it receives. Parties that do not receive a quantity
and value questionnaire from the Department may file a quantity and
value questionnaire by the applicable deadline if they wish to be
included in the pool of companies from which the Department will select
mandatory respondents.
The Department requires that the respondents submit a response to
both the quantity and value questionnaire and the separate-rate
application by the respective deadlines in order to receive
consideration for separate-rate status. On the date of the publication
of this initiation notice in the Federal Register, the Department will
post the quantity and value questionnaire along with the filing
instructions on the Import Administration Web site at (http://ia.ita.doc.gov/ia-highlights-and-news.html). In order for the
Department to consider a quantity and value questionnaire response, we
must receive the response filed electronically using IA ACCESS by no
later than 5:00 p.m. on December 26, 2012.\32\
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\32\ See Circular Welded Austenitic Stainless Pressure Pipe from
the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty
Investigation, 73 FR 10221, 10225 (February 26, 2008); Initiation of
Antidumping Duty Investigation: Certain Artist Canvas From the
People's Republic of China, 70 FR 21996, 21999 (April 28, 2005).
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Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under
administrative protective order (``APO'') in accordance with 19 CFR
351.305. Instructions for filing such applications may be found on the
Department's Web site at (http://ia.ita.doc.gov/apo).
Separate-Rate Application
In order to obtain separate-rate status in NME investigations,
exporters and producers must submit a separate-rate status
application.\33\ The specific requirements for submitting the separate-
rate application in this investigation are outlined in detail in the
application itself, which will be available on the Department's Web
site at (http://ia.ita.doc.gov/ia-highlights-and-news.html) on the date
of publication of this initiation notice in the Federal Register. The
separate-rate application must be filed electronically with the
Department using IA ACCESS by no later than 60 days after publication
of this initiation notice. For exporters and producers who submit a
separate-rate status application and subsequently are selected as
mandatory respondents, these exporters and producers will no longer be
eligible for consideration for separate rate status unless they respond
to all parts of the questionnaire as mandatory respondents. As noted in
the ``Respondent Selection'' section above, the Department requires
that respondents submit a response to both the quantity and value
questionnaire and the separate rate application by the
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respective deadlines in order to receive consideration for separate-
rate status. The quantity and value questionnaire will be available on
the Department's Web site at (http://ia.ita.doc.gov/ia-highlights-and-news.html) on the date of the publication of this initiation notice in
the Federal Register.
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\33\ See Policy Bulletin 05.1: Separate-Rates Practice and
Application of Combination Rates in Antidumping Investigations
involving Non-Market Economy Countries, dated April 5, 2005
(``Policy Bulletin''), available on the Department's Web site at
http://ia.ita.doc.gov/policy/bull05-1.pdf.
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Use of Combination Rates in an NME Investigation
The Department will calculate combination rates for certain
respondents that are eligible for a separate rate in this
investigation. The relevant Policy Bulletin states:
While continuing the practice of assigning separate rates only
to exporters, all separate rates that the Department will now assign
in its NME investigations will be specific to those producers that
supplied the exporter during the period of investigation. Note,
however, that one rate is calculated for the exporter and all of the
producers which supplied subject merchandise to it during the period
of investigation. This practice applies both to mandatory
respondents receiving an individually calculated separate rate as
well as the pool of non-investigated firms receiving the weighted-
average of the individually calculated rates. This practice is
referred to as the application of ``combination rates'' because such
rates apply to specific combinations of exporters and one or more
producers. The cash-deposit rate assigned to an exporter will apply
only to merchandise both exported by the firm in question and
produced by a firm that supplied the exporter during the period of
investigation.\34\
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\34\ See Policy Bulletin at 6 (emphasis added).
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Distribution of Copies of the Petition
In accordance with section 732(b)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.202(f), copies of the public versions of the Petition have been
provided to the representatives of the Government of the PRC. The
Department considers the service of the public version of the Petition
to the foreign producers/exporters satisfied by the delivery of the
public version to the Government of the PRC, consistent with 19 CFR
351.203(c)(2).
ITC Notification
We have notified the ITC of our initiation, as required by section
732(d) of the Act.
Preliminary Determination by the ITC
The ITC will preliminarily determine, no later than December 31,
2012, whether there is a reasonable indication that imports of silica
bricks from the PRC are materially injuring, or threatening material
injury to a U.S. industry. A negative ITC determination will result in
the investigation being terminated; otherwise, this investigation will
proceed according to statutory and regulatory time limits.
Notification to Interested Parties
Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. On January 22, 2008, the
Department published Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Documents Submission Procedures; APO Procedures, 73 FR 3634. Parties
wishing to participate in this investigation should ensure that they
meet the requirements of these procedures (e.g., the filing of letters
of appearance as discussed at 19 CFR 351.103(d)).
Any party submitting factual information in an antidumping duty or
countervailing duty proceeding must certify to the accuracy and
completeness of that information.\35\ Parties are hereby reminded that
revised certification requirements are in effect for company/government
officials as well as their representatives in all segments of any
antidumping duty or countervailing duty proceeding initiated on or
after March 14, 2011 as supplemented.\36\ The formats for the revised
certifications are provided at the end of the Interim Final Rule. The
Department intends to reject factual submissions in any proceeding
segments initiated on or after March 14, 2011, if the submitting party
does not comply with the revised certification requirements.
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\35\ See section 782(b) of the Act.
\36\ See Certification of Factual Information to Import
Administration during Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings: Interim Final Rule, 76 FR 7491 (February 10, 2011)
(``Interim Final Rule'') as supplemented 76 FR 54697 (September 2,
2011) (this rulemaking modified 19 CFR 351.303(g)(1) and (2)).
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This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 777(i) of
the Act.
Dated: December 5, 2012.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
Appendix I
Scope of the Investigation
The products covered by the scope of this investigation are
bricks and shapes, regardless of size, containing at least 90
percent silica (also known as silicon dioxide (Si02)),
regardless of other materials in the bricks and shapes. The products
covered by the scope of this investigation are currently classified
under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'')
subheadings 6902.20.1020 and 6902.20.5020. Imports of subject
merchandise may also be entered under HTSUS subheading 6901.00.0000.
Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and
customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this
proceeding is dispositive.
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