[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15238-15240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06425]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-068]
Aluminum Extrusions From the People's Republic of China: Amended
Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2013
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On December 14, 2015, the Department of Commerce (the
Department) published the Final Results of the administrative review of
the countervailing duty (CVD) order \1\ on aluminum extrusions from the
People's Republic of China (PRC) for the January 1, 2013, through
December 31, 2013 period of review (POR).\2\ As explained below, the
Department is amending the Final Results to correct the net subsidy
rates for the Jangho Companies,\3\ non-selected cooperative
respondents, and companies for which we applied total adverse facts
available (AFA) in the Final Results. The amended final net subsidy
rates are listed below in ``Amended Final Results of Administrative
Review.'' \4\
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\1\ See Aluminum Extrusions from the People's Republic of China:
Countervailing Duty Order, 76 FR 30653 (May 26, 2011) (Order).
\2\ See Aluminum Extrusions from the People's Republic of China:
Final Results, and Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review; 2013, 80 FR 77325, dated December 14, 2015
(Final Results); Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations to Paul
Piquado Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance
regarding: ``Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review: Aluminum Extrusions from
the People's Republic of China, 2013 (Third Review),'' December 7,
2015 (Final Results Issues and Decision Memorandum).
\3\ For purposes of this administrative review, the Jangho
Companies includes Guangzhou Jangho Curtain Wall System Engineering
Co., Ltd., (Guangzhou Jangho); Jangho Group Co., Ltd. (Jangho Group
Co.); Beijing Jiangheyuan Holding Co., Ltd (Beijing Jiangheyuan);
Beijing Jangho Curtain Wall System Engineering Co., Ltd. (Beijing
Jangho); and Shanghai Jangho Curtain Wall System Engineering Co.,
Ltd., (Shanghai Jangho).
\4\ On December 17, 2015, the Department issued a memorandum
correcting certain inadvertent errors in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum. See Memorandum to the File from Tyler Weinhold:
``Countervailing Duty Order on Aluminum Extrusions from the People's
Republic of China: Errors in the Issues and Decision Memorandum for
the Final Results of the 2013 Administrative Review,'' December 17,
2015. We hereby incorporate that memorandum by reference in this
notice.
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DATES: Effective Date: March 22, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Davina Friedmann, Tyler Weinhold or
Robert James, AD/CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482-0698, (202) 482-1121 or (202) 482-0649, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 14, 2015, the Department published the Final
Results.\5\ On December 15, 2015, the Jangho Companies alleged that
certain ministerial errors were contained in the Final Results, and
requested that the Department correct such errors.\6\ No other party
has submitted ministerial error comments or rebuttal comments.
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\5\ See Final Results.
\6\ See letter from the Jangho Companies to the Department
regarding: ``Aluminum Extrusions from the People's Republic of
China: Ministerial Errors,'' December 15, 2015 (Ministerial Error
Allegation).
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Before the Department could take action on the alleged ministerial
errors, both Taizhou United Imp & Exp Co Ltd. and the Jangho Companies
filed a summons and complaint with the U.S. Court of International
Trade (``CIT'') challenging the Final Results, which vested the CIT
with jurisdiction over the administrative proceeding.\7\ On February 8
and 12, 2016, the CIT granted the Department leave to publish amended
final results upon considering the ministerial error allegations.\8\
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\7\ See Zenith Elecs. Corp. v. United States, 884 F.2d 556, 561-
62 (Fed. Cir. 1989).
\8\ See Taizhou United Imp. & Exp. Co. Ltd. v. United States,
CIT No. 16-00009; Guangzhou Jangho Curtain Wall System Engineering
Co., Ltd. et al v. United States, CIT No. 16-00012.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the Order is aluminum extrusions which
are shapes and forms, produced by an extrusion process, made from
aluminum alloys having metallic elements corresponding to the alloy
series designations published by The Aluminum Association commencing
with the numbers 1, 3, and 6 (or proprietary equivalents or other
certifying body equivalents).\9\
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\9\ See Final Results Issues and Decision Memorandum for a
complete description of the scope of the Order.
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Imports of the subject merchandise are provided for under the
following categories of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS): 9031.90.90.95, 7610.10.00, 7610.90.00, 7615.10.30,
7615.10.71, 7615.10.91, 7615.19.10, 7615.19.30, 7615.19.50, 7615.19.70,
7615.19.90, 7615.20.00, 7616.99.10, 7616.99.50, 8479.89.98, 8479.90.94,
8513.90.20, 9403.10.00, 9403.20.00, 7604.21.00.00, 7604.29.10.00,
7604.29.30.10, 7604.29.30.50, 7604.29.50.30, 7604.29.50.60,
7608.20.00.30, 7608.20.00.90, 8302.10.30.00, 8302.10.60.30,
8302.10.60.60, 8302.10.60.90, 8302.20.00.00, 8302.30.30.10,
8302.30.30.60, 8302.41.30.00, 8302.41.60.15, 8302.41.60.45,
8302.41.60.50, 8302.41.60.80, 8302.42.30.10, 8302.42.30.15,
8302.42.30.65, 8302.49.60.35, 8302.49.60.45, 8302.49.60.55,
8302.49.60.85, 8302.50.00.00, 8302.60.90.00, 8305.10.00.50,
8306.30.00.00, 8418.99.80.05, 8418.99.80.50, 8418.99.80.60,
8419.90.10.00, 8422.90.06.40, 8479.90.85.00, 8486.90.00.00,
8487.90.00.80, 8503.00.95.20, 8515.90.20.00, 8516.90.50.00,
8516.90.80.50, 8708.80.65.90, 9401.90.50.81, 9403.90.10.40,
9403.90.10.50, 9403.90.10.85, 9403.90.25.40, 9403.90.25.80,
9403.90.40.05, 9403.90.40.10, 9403.90.40.60, 9403.90.50.05,
9403.90.50.10, 9403.90.50.80, 9403.90.60.05, 9403.90.60.10,
9403.90.60.80, 9403.90.70.05, 9403.90.70.10, 9403.90.70.80,
9403.90.80.10, 9403.90.80.15, 9403.90.80.20, 9403.90.80.30,
9403.90.80.41, 9403.90.80.51, 9403.90.80.61,
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9506.51.40.00, 9506.51.60.00, 9506.59.40.40, 9506.70.20.90,
9506.91.00.10, 9506.91.00.20, 9506.91.00.30, 9506.99.05.10,
9506.99.05.20, 9506.99.05.30, 9506.99.15.00, 9506.99.20.00,
9506.99.25.80, 9506.99.28.00, 9506.99.55.00, 9506.99.60.80,
9507.30.20.00, 9507.30.40.00, 9507.30.60.00, 9507.90.60.00, and
9603.90.80.50
The subject merchandise entered as parts of other aluminum products
may be classifiable under the following additional Chapter 76
subheadings: 7610.10, 7610.90, 7615.19, 7615.20, and 7616.99 as well as
under other HTSUS chapters. In addition, fin evaporator coils may be
classifiable under HTSUS numbers: 8418.99.80.50 and 8418.99.80.60.
While HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the scope of this Order is
dispositive.
Correction to the Final Results
As discussed in the memoranda accompanying this notice, and which
are hereby adopted by this notice, we determine that the Final Results
contained two ministerial errors.\10\ First, in Guangzhou Jangho's
glass for less than adequate remuneration (LTAR) purchases and benefits
spreadsheet, we inadvertently referenced the wrong column in the
transaction-specific benefits formulas for Guangzhou Jangho's glass
purchases. We have corrected this error by modifying the relevant
formula to refer to the correct column. Second, in Shanghai Jangho's
aluminum extrusions for LTAR purchases and benefits spreadsheet, the
formulas used to reference monthly aluminum extrusions benchmark prices
were returning the value for the wrong month in certain instances, and
in some instances we had used incorrect formulas. We have corrected
these errors.
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\10\ See Memorandum from Tyler Weinhold and Davina Friedmann,
through Robert James, program Manager, Office VI, to Scot Fullerton,
Director, AD/CVD Operations, Office VI, regarding: ``Administrative
Review of Countervailing Duty Order on Aluminum Extrusions from the
People's Republic of China: Ministerial Error Allegation,'' dated
concurrently with this memorandum (Amended Final Results Decision
Memorandum), and Memorandum from Tyler Weinhold through Robert
James, Program Manager, Office VI, to the File, regarding:
``Administrative Review of Countervailing Duty Order on Aluminum
Extrusions from the People's Republic of China: Amended Final
Results Analysis Memorandum for the Jangho Companies,'' dated
concurrently with this memorandum (Amended Final Analysis Memorandum
for the Jangho Companies).
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Amendment to Rates for Non-Selected Companies Under Review
In light of the above corrections, for the 38 companies for which a
review was requested and not rescinded, but were not selected as
mandatory respondents, we have recalculated the net subsidy rate which
is based on the overall subsidy rates calculated for the mandatory
respondents of this review.\11\
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\11\ For further information see Memorandum from Davina
Friedmann and Tyler Weinhold, Case Analysts, to Robert James,
Program Manager, Office VI, AD/CVD Operations, regarding:
``Administrative Review of Countervailing Duty Order on Aluminum
Extrusions from the People's Republic of China: Non-Selected Rate
Calculation Memorandum for the Amended Final Results,'' dated
concurrently with these amended final results of review.
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We have also recalculated the net subsidy rate assigned to those
companies for which we applied AFA in the Final Results because the AFA
rate includes the individual subsidy rates determined for the glass for
LTAR and aluminum extrusions for LTAR programs.\12\
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\12\ For further information see Memorandum from Davina
Friedmann and Tyler Weinhold, Case Analysts, to Robert James,
Program Manager, Office VI, AD/CVD Operations, regarding:
``Administrative Review of Countervailing Duty Order on Aluminum
Extrusions from the People's Republic of China: AFA Calculation
Memorandum for the Amended Final Results,'' dated concurrently with
these amended final results of review.
\13\ Because the net subsidy rate for the Guang Ya Group did not
change as a result of these amended final results, their net subsidy
rate remains the same as was published in the Final Results. See
Final Results, 80 FR 77325, 77327.
\14\ In the Final Results, the Department misspelled the name of
this company. This error has been corrected for these amended final
results of review.
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Amended Final Results of Administrative Review
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(e) we determine the following
amended final net subsidy rates for the 2013 administrative review:
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Ad Valorem
Company rate \13\
(percent)
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Allied Maker Limited.................................... 28.01
Alnan Aluminum Co. Ltd.................................. 28.01
Bracalente Metal Producers (Suzhou) Co. Ltd \14\........ 28.01
Changzhou Changzheng Evaporator Co., Ltd................ 28.01
Classic & Contemporary Inc.............................. 28.01
Danfoss Micro Channel Heat Exchanger (Jia Xing) Co. Ltd. 28.01
Dongguan Golden Tiger Hardware Industrial Co., Ltd...... 28.01
Dynamic Technologies China Ltd.......................... 187.86
Ever Extend Ent. Ltd.................................... 28.01
Fenghua Metal Product Factory........................... 28.01
Foreign Trade Co. of Suzhou New & High Tech Industrial 187.86
Development Zone.......................................
Foshan Shunde Aoneng Electrical Appliances Co., Ltd..... 187.86
Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube Group................. 187.86
Guandong JMA Aluminum Profile (Group) Co., Ltd.......... 28.01
Guangdong Whirlpool Electrical Appliances Co. Ltd....... 28.01
Guangdong Zhongya Aluminum Company Limited.............. 28.01
Hanyung Alcobis Co., Ltd................................ 28.01
Hangyung Metal (Suzhou) Co., Ltd........................ 28.01
Henan New Kelong Electrical Appliances, Co., Ltd........ 28.01
IDEX Dinglee Technology (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.............. 28.01
IDEX Technology Suzhou Co., Ltd......................... 28.01
Jangho Companies........................................ 29.18
Jiangsu Susun Group (HK) Co., Ltd....................... 28.01
Justhere Co., Ltd....................................... 28.01
Kromet International Inc................................ 28.01
Metaltek Group Co. Ltd.................................. 28.01
North Fenghua Aluminum Limited.......................... 28.01
Nidec Sankyo Singapore Pte. Ltd......................... 28.01
Nanhai Textiles Import & Export Co., Ltd................ 28.01
Permasteelisa Hong Kong Ltd............................. 28.01
Permasteelisa South China Factory....................... 28.01
Sapa Profiles (Shanghai) Co., Ltd....................... 28.01
Shanghai Tongtai Precise Aluminum Alloy Manufacturing 28.01
Co., Ltd...............................................
Shenyang Yuanda Aluminum Industry Engineering Co., Ltd.. 28.01
Taishan City Kam Kiu Aluminum Extrusion Co., Ltd........ 28.01
Taizhou United Imp & Exp Co Ltd......................... 28.01
tenKsolar (Shanghai) Co., Ltd........................... 28.01
Union Industry (Asia) Co., Limited...................... 28.01
Whirlpool Microwave Products Development Ltd............ 28.01
WTI Building Products, Ltd.............................. 187.86
Zhaoqing Asia Aluminum Factory Company Ltd.............. 187.86
Zhejiang Dongfeng Refrigeration Components Co. Ltd...... 28.01
Zhongya Shaped Aluminum (HK) Holding Limited............ 28.01
Zhongshan Daya Hardware Co., Ltd........................ 28.01
Zhaoqing New Zhongya Aluminum Co., Ltd.................. 28.01
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Assessment Rates
The Department intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions
directly to CBP 15 days after publication of these amended final
results of review, to liquidate appropriate shipments of subject
merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or
after January 1, 2013, through December 31, 2013, at the ad valorem
rates listed above.
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Cash Deposit Requirements
The Department also intends to instruct CBP to collect cash
deposits of estimated countervailing duties in the amounts indicated
above for each company listed above on shipments of subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after
December 14, 2015, the date of publication of the Final Results. For
all non-reviewed firms, we will instruct CBP to continue to collect
cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties at the most recent
company-specific or all-others rate applicable to the company, as
appropriate. These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice. We will disclose the
calculations performed for these amended final results to interested
parties within five business days of the date of publication of this
notice.
We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1), 751(h), and 777(i)(1) of the Act; and 19 CFR
351.224(e) and (h).
Dated: March 15, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
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