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these companies. Accordingly, we are DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE December 20, 2017, Commerce extended rescinding this review, in part, with the deadline in this proceeding by 60 respect to these companies, pursuant to International Trade Administration days.4 On January 23, 2018, we tolled 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1). [A–570–909] the deadline by three days due to the shutdown of the federal government.5 Assessment Certain Steel Nails From the People’s The revised deadline for the final results Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs Republic of : Final Results of of this review is now March 9, 2018. and Border Protection (CBP) to assess Antidumping Duty Administrative In accordance with 19 CFR 351.309, antidumping duties on all appropriate Review and Final Determination of No we invited parties to comment on our entries. For Leviathan and Maxon, the Shipments; 2015–2016 Preliminary Results. On February 15, companies for which this review is 2018, Minmetals Co., Ltd.,6 rescinded, antidumping duties shall be AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, Hillman Group, Inc.,7 Mid Continent assessed at rates equal to the cash International Trade Administration, Steel & Wire, Inc. (the petitioner),8 The deposit of estimated antidumping duties Department of Commerce. Stanley Works (Langfang) Fastening required at the time of entry, or SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce Systems Co., Ltd. and Stanley Black & withdrawal from warehouse, for (Commerce) determines that The Decker Inc.,9 Building Material consumption, in accordance with 19 Stanley Works (Langfang) Fastening Distributors, Inc. (BMD), and CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends Systems Co., Ltd. and Stanley Black & Jinghai County Hongli Industry & to issue appropriate assessment Decker, Inc. (collectively, Stanley), a Business Co., Ltd., Tianjin Jinchi Metal instructions to CBP 15 days after manufacturer/exporter of certain steel Products Co., Ltd., Shandong Dinglong publication of this notice. nails from the People’s Republic of Import & Export Co., Ltd., Tianjin Notification to Importers China (China), sold subject merchandise Zhonglian Metals Ware Co., Ltd., in the United States at prices below Yueda Nails Industry Co., Ltd. This notice serves as a reminder to normal value during the period of and Shanxi Tianli Industries Co., Ltd.,10 importers of their responsibility under review (POR), August 1, 2015, through submitted timely filed case briefs, 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate July 31, 2016. We are also not granting pursuant to our regulations.11 regarding the reimbursement of a separate rate to Tianjin Lianda Group Additionally, on February 21, 2018, the antidumping and/or countervailing Co., Ltd. (Tianjin Lianda). petitioner and Stanley submitted timely- duties prior to liquidation of the 12 DATES: Applicable March 16, 2018. filed rebuttal briefs. On February 28, relevant entries during this review FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 2018, in response to Commerce’s period. Failure to comply with this instructions, Stanley re-filed it case brief requirement could result in Commerce’s Matthew Renkey or Courtney Canales, AD/CVD Operations, Office V, with untimely new factual information presumption that reimbursement of redacted, and the petitioner re-filed its antidumping and/or countervailing Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, rebuttal brief with an untimely new duties occurred and the subsequent affirmative argument redacted.13 assessment of doubled antidumping U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, duties. Certain Steel Nails from the People’s Republic of DC 20230; telephone (202) 482–2312 or China (China),’’ dated February 6, 2018 (Stanley Notification Regarding Administrative (202) 482–4997, respectively. Langfang Verification Report). Protective Order SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 4 See Memorandum to James Maeder, ‘‘Eighth This notice serves as a final reminder Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Background Certain Steel Nails from the People’s Republic of to parties subject to an administrative China: Extension of Deadline for Final Results of protective order (APO) of their Commerce published the Preliminary Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,’’ responsibility concerning the return or Results on September 7, 2017.1 From (December 20, 2017). destruction of proprietary information November 29, 2017, through December 5 See Memorandum to The Record, from Christian 1, 2017, Commerce officials verified the Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement disclosed under an APO in accordance and Compliance performing the non-exclusive with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues questionnaire responses of Stanley in functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for to govern business proprietary North Kingstown, Rhode Island.2 Also, Enforcement and Compliance, ‘‘Deadlines Affected information in this segment of the from December 11 through 15, 2017, by the Shutdown of the Federal Government,’’ Commerce officials verified the dated January 23, 2018. proceeding. Timely written notification 6 Hebei Minmetals Co., Ltd. (Hebei Minmetals). of the return/destruction of APO questionnaire responses of Stanley in 7 Hillman Group, Inc. (Hillman). 3 materials or conversion to judicial Langfang, Hebei Province, China. On 8 Mid Continent Steel & Wire, Inc. (the protective order is hereby requested. petitioner). Failure to comply with the regulations 1 See Certain Steel Nails from the People’s 9 The Stanley Works (Langfang) Fastening Republic of China: Preliminary Results of the Systems Co., Ltd. and Stanley Black & Decker Inc. and terms of an APO is a violation Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and (Stanley). which is subject to sanction. Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2015– 10 Tianjin Jinghai County Hongli Industry & This notice is issued and published in 2016, 82 FR 42291 (September 7, 2017) (Preliminary Business Co., Ltd., Tianjin Jinchi Metal Products accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and Results) and accompanying Preliminary Decision Co., Ltd., Shandong Dinglong Import & Export Co., 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR Memorandum. Ltd., Tianjin Zhonglian Metals Ware Co., Ltd., 2 See Memorandum to the file ‘‘Sales Verification Shanghai Yueda Nails Industry Co., Ltd. and Shanxi 351.213(d)(4). Report for The Stanley Works (Langfang) Fastening Tianli Industries Co., Ltd. (GDLSK Respondents). Dated: March 12, 2018. Systems Co., Ltd. (Stanley Langfang), and Stanley 11 See e.g., Letter to the Secretary, from Hebei Black & Decker, Inc. (SBD) (collectively, Stanley) in Minmetals regarding ‘‘Certain Steel Nails from the James Maeder, the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of People’s Republic of China: Case Brief,’’ dated Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Certain Steel Nails from the People’s Republic of February 15, 2018. Antidumping and Countervailing Duty China (China),’’ dated February 6, 2018 (Stanley 12 See e.g., Letter to the Secretary, from the Operations performing the duties of Deputy Sales Verification Report). petitioner, regarding ‘‘Certain Steel Nails from the Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and 3 See Memorandum to the file ‘‘Sales Verification People’s Republic of China: Rebuttal Brief,’’ dated Countervailing Duty Operations. Report for The Stanley Works (Langfang) Fastening February 21, 2018. Systems Co., Ltd. (Stanley Langfang), and Stanley 13 See Letter to the Secretary, from Stanley [FR Doc. 2018–05374 Filed 3–15–18; 8:45 am] Black & Decker, Inc. (SBD) (collectively, Stanley) in regarding ‘‘Certain Steel Nails from the People’s BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Continued

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Scope of the Order Results, and for the reasons explained in methodology underlying our The merchandise covered by the the I&D Memo, we revised the margin conclusions, see the Preliminary Order includes certain steel nails having calculation for Stanley. Accordingly, for Decision Memorandum, available at a shaft length up to 12 inches. Certain the final results, Commerce has updated http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. the margin to be assigned to companies steel nails subject to the Order are Final Results of Administrative Review currently classified under the eligible for a separate rate as the revised Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the margins for the sole mandatory The weighted-average dumping United States (HTSUS) subheadings respondent, Stanley, whose margin is margins for the administrative review 7317.00.55, 7317.00.65, 7317.00.75, and not zero, de minimis, or based on facts are as follows: 7907.00.6000.14 While the HTSUS available. The Surrogate Values Memo contains further explanation of our Weighted- subheadings are provided for average convenience and customs purposes, the changes to the surrogate values selected Exporter 16 margin written description of the scope of the for Stanley’s factors of production. For (percent) Order, which is contained in the a list of all issues addressed in these accompanying Issues and Decision final results, please refer to the Stanley ...... 5.98 Memorandum (I&D Memo), is Appendix accompanying this notice. Dezhou Hualude Hardware dispositive.15 Products Co., Ltd ...... 5.98 Final Determination of No Shipments Hebei New Analysis of Comments Received In the Preliminary Results, Commerce Century Foreign Trade Co., Ltd ...... 5.98 We addressed all issues raised in the preliminarily determined that two companies, Mingguan Ruifeng Hebei Minmetals Co., Ltd ..... 5.98 case and rebuttal briefs by parties to this CAIQING Hardware review in the I&D Memo. Attached to Hardware Products Co., Ltd. (Mingguan Ruifeng) and Shandong Oriental Cherry Co., Ltd ...... 5.98 this notice, as an Appendix, is a list of Nanjing Toua Hardware & the issues which parties raised. The I&D Hardware Import & Export Co., Ltd. Tools Co., Ltd ...... 5.98 Memo is a public document and is on (Cherry Hardware Import & Export), did D&L Group Ltd ...... 5.98 file in the Central Records Unit (CRU), not have any reviewable transactions SDC International Aust. PTY. Room B8024 of the main Department of during the POR. Consistent with LTD ...... 5.98 Commerce building, as well as Commerce’s assessment practice in non- Shandong Dinglong Import & electronically via Enforcement and market economy (NME) cases, we Export Co., Ltd ...... 5.98 Shandong Oriental Cherry Compliance’s Antidumping and completed the review with respect to Mingguan Ruifeng and Cherry Hardware Hardware Group Co., Ltd 5.98 Countervailing Duty Centralized Shandong Qingyun Hongyi Electronic Service System (ACCESS). Import & Export. Based on the certifications submitted by the Hardware Products Co., ACCESS is available to registered users Ltd ...... 5.98 at http://access.trade.gov and in the aforementioned companies, and our Shanghai Curvet Hardware CRU. In addition, a complete version of analysis of CBP information, we Products Co., Ltd ...... 5.98 the I&D Memo can be accessed directly continue to determine that these Shanghai Yueda Nails Indus- on the internet at http:// companies did not have any reviewable try Co., Ltd. a.k.a. Shang- enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. transactions during the POR. As noted hai Yueda Nails Co., Ltd ... 5.98 The signed I&D Memo and the in the ‘‘Assessment Rates’’ section Shanxi Hairui Trade Co., Ltd 5.98 below, Commerce intends to issue Shanxi Pioneer Hardware electronic versions of the I&D Memo are Industrial Co., Ltd ...... 5.98 identical in content. appropriate instructions to CBP for the above-named companies based on the Shanxi Tianli Industries Co., Changes Since the Preliminary Results final results of this review. Ltd ...... 5.98 Suntec Industries Co., Ltd .... 5.98 Based on a review of the record and Methodology S-Mart (Tianjin) Technology comments received from interested Development Co., Ltd ...... 5.98 parties regarding our Preliminary Commerce conducted this review in Tianjin Jinchi Metal Products accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B) of Co., Ltd ...... 5.98 Republic of China: Redacted Version Case Brief,’’ the Act. In the Preliminary Results, the Tianjin Jinghai County Hongli dated February 28, 2018; see also Letter to the Department calculated constructed Industry & Business Co., Secretary, from the petitioner regarding ‘‘Certain export prices in accordance with section Ltd ...... 5.98 Steel Nails from the People’s Republic of China: 772 of the Act. Because China is a Tianjin Universal Machinery Revised Rebuttal Brief,’’ dated February 28, 2018. Imp. & Exp. Corporation ... 5.98 14 nonmarket economy (NME) within the Commerce added the Harmonized Tariff Tianjin Zhonglian Metals Schedule category 7907.00.6000, ‘‘Other articles of meaning of section 771(18) of the Act, zinc: Other,’’ to the language of the Order. See normal value is calculated in Ware Co., Ltd ...... 5.98 Memorandum to Gary Taverman, Senior Advisor accordance with section 773(c) of the Xi’an Metals & Minerals Im- for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty port & Export Co., Ltd ...... 5.98 Operations, through James C. Doyle, Director, Office Act. We have not received any information since the issuance of the 9, Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Assessment Rates Operations, regarding ‘‘Certain Steel Nails from the Preliminary Results that provides a basis People’s Republic of China: Cobra Anchors Co. Ltd. for reconsidering this determination. Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the Final Scope Ruling,’’ (September 19, 2013). For a full description of the 15 For a full description of the scope of the Order, Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), see Memorandum from James Maeder, Associate and 19 CFR 351.212(b), Commerce has Deputy Assistant Secretary performing the duties of 16 See Memorandum to the File, through Paul determined, and U.S. Customs and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Walker, Program Manager, Office V, Enforcement Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, Countervailing Duty Operations, to Christopher and Compliance, from Courtney Canales, Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement International Trade Analyst, Office V, Enforcement antidumping duties on all appropriate and Compliance, ‘‘Certain Steel Nails from the and Compliance, regarding Eighth Antidumping entries of subject merchandise in People’s Republic of China: Issues and Decision Administrative Review of Certain Steel Nails from accordance with the final results of this Memorandum for the Final Results of the Eighth the People’s Republic of China: Surrogate Values for review. Commerce intends to issue Antidumping Duty Administrative Review’’ (March the Final Results, dated concurrently with and 9, 2018) (I&D Memo) which is adopted by this hereby adopted by this notice (Surrogate Values appropriate assessment instructions notice. Memo). directly to CBP 15 days after publication

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of the final results of this administrative withdrawn from warehouse, for We are issuing and publishing these review. consumption on or after the publication final results of administrative review in Where the respondent reported date, as provided for by section accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and reliable entered values, we calculated 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For the 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR importer- (or customer-) specific ad exporters listed above, the cash deposit 351.221(b)(5). valorem rates by aggregating the rate will be the rate established in the Dated: March 9, 2018. dumping margins calculated for all U.S. final results of review (except, if the rate Gary Taverman, sales to each importer (or customer) and is zero or de minimis, a zero cash dividing this amount by the total Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping deposit rate will be required for that and Countervailing Duty Operations, entered value of the sales to each company); (2) for previously 17 performing the non-exclusive functions and importer (or customer). Where investigated or reviewed China and non- duties of the Assistant Secretary for Commerce calculated a weighted- China exporters not listed above that Enforcement and Compliance. average dumping margin by dividing the have separate rates, the cash deposit rate total amount of dumping for reviewed will continue to be the exporter-specific Appendix sales to that party by the total sales rate published for the most recent List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and quantity associated with those period; (3) for all China exporters of Decision Memorandum transactions, Commerce will direct CBP subject merchandise which have not I. Summary to assess importer-specific assessment been found to be entitled to a separate II. Background rates based on the resulting per-unit rate, the cash deposit rate will be the III. Scope of the Order rates.18 Where an importer- (or China-wide rate of 118.04 percent; and IV. Discussion of the Issues customer-) specific ad valorem or per- (4) for all non-China exporters of subject Comment 1: Low Carbon Steel Wire Rod Surrogate Value unit rate is greater than de minimis (i.e., merchandise which have not received 0.50 percent), Commerce will instruct Comment 2: Medium Carbon Steel Wire their own rate, the cash deposit rate will Rod Surrogate Value CBP to collect the appropriate duties at be the rate applicable to the China 19 Comment 3: Differential Pricing the time of liquidation. Where an exporters that supplied that non-China Methodology importer- (or customer-) specific ad exporter. The deposit requirements, Comment 4A: Tianjin Lianda’s Status for valorem or per-unit rate is zero or de when imposed, shall remain in effect the Final Results minimis, Commerce will instruct CBP to until further notice. Comment 4B: Calculation of a Margin for liquidate appropriate entries without Tianjin Lianda Based on Incomplete Data regard to antidumping duties.20 We Disclosure Comment 4C: Whether Commerce Should intend to instruct CBP to liquidate Include Tianjin Lianda’s Margin in the We intend to disclose the calculations Calculation of the Separate Rate entries containing subject merchandise performed regarding these final results exported by the China-wide entity at the Comment 5: Correction of Errors in Tianjin within five days of the date of Lianda’s Margin Calculation China-wide rate. publication of this notice to parties in Comment 6: Plastic Granules Surrogate For respondents that were not Value selected for individual examination in this proceeding in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Comment 7: Sealing Tape Surrogate Value this administrative review and which Comment 8: Thermal Transfer Ribbon qualified for a separate rate, the Notification to Importers Surrogate Value assessment rate is equal to the weighted- Comment 9: Orthophosphoric Acid average dumping margin assigned to This notice also serves as a final Surrogate Value Stanley, 5.98 percent. reminder to importers of their Comment 10: Treatment of Stanley’s Pursuant to Commerce’s assessment responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) Wiredrawing Toller’s Scrap practice, for entries that were not to file a certificate regarding the Comment 11: Correction of a Transposition reported in the U.S. sales databases reimbursement of antidumping duties Error for the Corrosion Resistant Coating prior to liquidation of the relevant and Paint Thinner Surrogate Values submitted by companies individually V. Recommendation examined during this review, Commerce entries during this POR. Failure to will instruct CBP to liquidate such comply with this requirement could [FR Doc. 2018–05370 Filed 3–15–18; 8:45 a.m.] entries at the China-wide entity rate. result in Commerce’s presumption that BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Additionally, if Commerce determines reimbursement of antidumping duties that an exporter had no shipments of the occurred and the subsequent assessment DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE subject merchandise, any suspended of doubled antidumping duties. entries that entered under that Administrative Protective Orders International Trade Administration exporter’s case number (i.e., at that exporter’s rate) will be liquidated at the This notice also serves as a reminder Initiation of Antidumping and China-wide entity rate.21 to parties subject to administrative Countervailing Duty Administrative protective order (APO) of their Cash Deposit Requirements Reviews responsibility concerning the return or The following cash deposit destruction of proprietary information AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, requirements will be effective upon disclosed under APO in accordance International Trade Administration, publication of the final results of this with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which Department of Commerce. administrative review for all shipments continues to govern business SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce of the subject merchandise entered, or proprietary information in this segment (Commerce) has received requests to of the proceeding. Timely written conduct administrative reviews of 17 See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). notification of the return or destruction various antidumping and countervailing 18 Id. of APO materials, or conversion to duty orders and findings with January 19 Id. anniversary dates. In accordance with 20 judicial protective order, is hereby See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2). Commerce’s regulations, we are 21 See Non-Market Economy Antidumping requested. Failure to comply with the Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76 regulations and terms of an APO is a initiating those administrative reviews. FR 65694 (October 24, 2011). violation which is subject to sanction. DATES: Applicable March 16, 2018.

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