Notice2022-12429
Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2020-2021
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Published
June 9, 2022
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that the 30 companies subject to this administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain magnesia carbon bricks (bricks) from the People's Republic of China (China) are part of the China-wide entity because none filed a separate rate application (SRA) or a separate rate certification (SRC). The period of review (POR) is September 1, 2020, through August 31, 2021. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 111 (Thursday, June 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35161-35163]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12429]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-954]
Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks From the People's Republic of
China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review;
2020-2021
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily
determines that the 30 companies subject to this administrative review
of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain magnesia carbon bricks
(bricks) from the People's Republic of China (China) are part of the
China-wide entity because none filed a separate rate application (SRA)
or a separate rate certification (SRC). The period of review (POR) is
September 1, 2020, through August 31, 2021. We invite interested
parties to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable June 9, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nathan James, AD/CVD Operations,
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4313.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On September 2, 2021, Commerce published in the Federal Register a
notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the AD
order on bricks from China \1\ for the POR.\2\ On November 5, 2021, in
response to a timely request from the Magnesia Carbon Bricks Fair Trade
Committee (the petitioner),\3\ we initiated an administrative review of
the Order with respect to 30 companies.\4\
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\1\ See Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks from Mexico and the
People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Orders, 75 FR 57257
(September 20, 2010) (Order).
\2\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative
Review, 86 FR 49311 (September 2, 2021).
\3\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Request for Administrative
Review,'' dated September 29, 2021.
\4\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 86 FR 61121 (November 5, 2021) (Initiation
Notice); see also the appendix to this notice.
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On November 15, 2021, we placed on the record U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) entry data under administrative protective
order (APO)
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for all interested parties having APO access.\5\ The deadline for
interested parties to submit a no-shipment certification, SRA, or SRC
was December 6, 2021.\6\ No party submitted a no-shipment
certification, SRA, or SRC.
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\5\ See Memorandum, ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection Data
Query,'' dated November 15, 2021.
\6\ See Initiation Notice, 86 FR at 61121 (``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. . . . Separate Rate Applications are due to Commerce no
later than 30 calendar days after publication of this Federal
Register notice.''). Thirty calendar days after the Initiation
Notice published was Sunday December 5, 2021. Commerce's practice
dictates that, where a deadline falls on a weekend or federal
holiday, the appropriate deadline is the next business day. See
Notice of Clarification: Application of ``Next Business Day'' Rule
for Administrative Determination Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff
Act of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005).
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Scope of the Order
The scope of the Order includes certain chemically bonded (resin or
pitch), magnesia carbon bricks with a magnesia component of at least 70
percent magnesia (MgO) by weight, regardless of the source of raw
materials for the MgO, with carbon levels ranging from trace amounts to
30 percent by weight, regardless of enhancements (for example, magnesia
carbon bricks can be enhanced with coating, grinding, tar impregnation
or coking, high temperature heat treatments, anti-slip treatments or
metal casing) and regardless of whether or not antioxidants are present
(for example, antioxidants can be added to the mix from trace amounts
to 15 percent by weight as various metals, metal alloys, and metal
carbides).
Certain magnesia carbon bricks that are subject to the Order are
currently classifiable under subheadings 6902.10.1000, 6902.10.5000,
6815.91.0000, 6815.99.2000 and 6815.99.4000 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). While HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description
is dispositive.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this administrative review in accordance
with section 751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act), and 19 CFR 351.213.
Preliminary Results of Review
The 30 companies subject to this review did not file no-shipment
certifications, SRAs, or SRCs. Thus, Commerce preliminarily determines
that these companies have not demonstrated their eligibility for
separate rate status. As such, Commerce also preliminarily determines
that the companies subject to review are part of the China-wide entity.
In addition, Commerce no longer considers the non-market economy
(NME) entity as an exporter conditionally subject to an AD
administrative review.\7\ Accordingly, the NME entity will not be under
review unless Commerce specifically receives a request for, or self-
initiates, a review of the NME entity. In this administrative review,
no party requested a review of the China-wide entity and we have not
self-initiated a review of the China-wide entity. Because no review of
the China-wide entity is being conducted, the China-wide entity's
entries are not subject to the review, and the rate applicable to the
NME entity is not subject to change as a result of this review. The
China-wide entity rate is 236.00 percent.\8\
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\7\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement of Change in
Department Practice for Respondent Selection in Antidumping Duty
Proceedings and Conditional Review of the Non-Market Economy Entity
in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 65963, 65970 (November 4,
2013).
\8\ See Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks from Mexico and the
People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Orders, 75 FR 57257
(September 20, 2010).
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Public Comment
Interested parties are invited to comment on the preliminary
results and may submit case briefs and/or written comments, filed
electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping Duty and
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS),
within 30 days after the date of publication of these preliminary
results of review.\9\ ACCESS is available to registered users at
<a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in
the case briefs, must be filed within seven days after the time limit
for filing case briefs.\10\ Parties who submit case or rebuttal briefs
in this proceeding are requested to submit with each argument a
statement of the issue, a brief summary of the argument, and a table of
authorities.\11\ Note that Commerce has temporarily modified certain
portions of its requirements for serving documents containing business
proprietary information, until further notice.\12\
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\9\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii).
\10\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1) and (2); see also Temporary Rule
Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements Due to COVID-19; Extension of
Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020) (Temporary Rule).
\11\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c) and (d); see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for
general filing requirements).
\12\ See Temporary Rule.
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Interested parties who wish to request a hearing, or to participate
if one is requested, must submit a written request to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance within 30 days of the date of
publication of this notice.\13\ Requests should contain: (1) the
party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of
participants; and (3) a list of issues to be discussed. Issues raised
in the hearing will be limited to those raised in the respective case
and rebuttal briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, parties will
be notified of the time and date for the hearing to be held.\14\
Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative
review, which will include the results of our analysis of all issues
raised in the case briefs, within 120 days of publication of these
preliminary results in the Federal Register, unless extended, pursuant
to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
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\13\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
\14\ See 19 CFR 310(d).
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Assessment Rates
Upon issuance of the final results of this review, Commerce will
determine, and CBP will assess, ADs on all appropriate entries covered
by this review.\15\ We intend to instruct CBP to liquidate entries
containing subject merchandise exported by the companies under review
that we determine in the final results to be part of the China-wide
entity at the China-wide entity rate of 236.00 percent.\16\
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\15\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
\16\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Non-Market
Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties,
76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011).
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Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier
than 35 days after the date of publication of the final results of this
review in the Federal Register. If a timely summons is filed at the
U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment instructions will
direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties
to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within
90 days of publication).
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this administrative review for all
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the
final results of review, as provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the
Act: (1) for previously investigated or reviewed Chinese and non-
Chinese
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exporters who are not under review in this segment of the proceeding
but who have separate rates, the cash deposit rate will continue to be
the exporter-specific rate published for the most recent period; (2)
for all Chinese exporters of subject merchandise that have not been
found to be entitled to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be
the China-wide rate of 236.00 percent; and (3) for all non-Chinese
exporters of subject merchandise which have not received their own
rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to Chinese
exporter(s) that supplied that non-Chinese exporter. These deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further
notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of ADs prior to liquidation of the relevant
entries during this review period. Failure to comply with this
requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement
of ADs occurred and the subsequent assessment of double ADs.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.213(h) and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: June 2, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
1. Autong Industry Co., Ltd.
2. Dandong Xinxing Carbon Co., Ltd.
3. Fedmet Resources Corporation
4. Fengchi Imp. and Exp. Co., Ltd.
5. Fengchi Imp. and Exp. Co., Ltd. of Haicheng City
6. Fengchi Mining Co., Ltd. of Haicheng City
7. Fengchi Refractories Co., of Haicheng City
8. FRC Global Inc.
9. Haicheng Donghe Taidi Refractory Co., Ltd.
10. Henan Xintuo Refractory Co., Ltd.
11. Liaoning Fucheng Refractories
12. Liaoning Zhongmei High Temperature Material Co., Ltd.
13. Liaoning Zhongmei Holding Co., Ltd.
14. PRCO America Inc.
15. Puyang Refractories Co., Ltd.
16. Puyang Refractories Group Co., Ltd.
17. Qingdao Wonjin Special Refractory Material Co., Ltd.
18. RHI Refractories Liaoning Co., Ltd.
19. Shenglong Refractories Co., Ltd.
20. SL Refractories LLC
21. Tangshan Strong Refractories Co., Ltd.
22. The Economic Trading Group Of Haicheng Houying Corp. Ltd.
23. Wonjin Refractory Co., Ltd.
24. Yingkou Heping Samwha Minerals, Co., Ltd.
25. Yingkou Heping Sanhua Materials Co., Ltd.
26. Yingkou Hongyu Wonjin Refractory Material Co., Ltd.
27. Yingkou Mei'ao Mining Product Co., Ltd.
28. Zibo Fubang Wonjin Refractory Technology Co., Ltd.
29. Zibo Hengsen Refractory Co., Ltd.
30. Zibo Hitech Material Co., Ltd.
[FR Doc. 2022-12429 Filed 6-8-22; 8:45 am]
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