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Federal Register/Vol. 80, No. 5/Thursday, January 8, 2015/Notices Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 5 / Thursday, January 8, 2015 / Notices 1019 (i.e., products that contain by weight published its affirmative Preliminary Company Subsidy rate one or more of the following elements: Determination 5 in the Federal Register, (percent) 0.1 percent or more of lead, 0.05 percent and before November 5, 2014, the date 6 or more of bismuth, 0.08 percent or on which the Department instructed Benxi Steel ......................... 193.31 Hebei Iron & Steel Co Ltd more of sulfur, more than 0.04 percent CBP to discontinue the suspension of of phosphorus, more than 0.05 percent Tangshan Branch .............. 178.46 liquidation in accordance with section All Others .............................. 185.89 of selenium, or more than 0.01 percent 703(d) of the Act. Section 703(d) of the of tellurium). All products meeting the Act states that the suspension of Notification to Interested Parties physical description of subject liquidation pursuant to a preliminary merchandise that are not specifically This notice constitutes the CVD order determination may not remain in effect excluded are included in this scope. with respect to steel wire rod from the for more than four months. Entries of The products under order are PRC pursuant to section 706(a) of the currently classifiable under subheadings steel wire rod made on or after Act. Interested parties may contact the 7213.91.3011, 7213.91.3015, November 5, 2014, and prior to the date Department’s Central Records Unit, 7213.91.3020, 7213.91.3093, of publication of the ITC’s final Room 7046 of the main Commerce 7213.91.4500, 7213.91.6000, determination in the Federal Register Building, for copies of an updated list 7213.99.0030, 7227.20.0030, are not liable for assessment of CVDs, of countervailing duty orders currently 7227.20.0080, 7227.90.6010, due to the Department’s in effect. 7227.90.6020, 7227.90.6030, and discontinuation, effective November 5, This order is issued and published in 7227.90.6035 of the HTSUS. Products 2014, of the suspension of liquidation. accordance with section 706(a) of the entered under subheadings With regard to the ITC’s negative Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b). 7213.99.0090 and 7227.90.6090 of the critical circumstances determination, Dated: January 2, 2015. HTSUS also may be included in this the Department will instruct CBP to lift Ronald K. Lorentzen, scope if they meet the physical suspension and refund any cash description of subject merchandise Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement deposits of estimated CVDs for entries above. Although the HTSUS and Compliance. on or after April 9, 2014 (i.e., 90 days subheadings are provided for [FR Doc. 2015–00095 Filed 1–7–15; 8:45 am] convenience and customs purposes, the prior to the date of the Preliminary BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P written description of the scope of this Determination), but before July 8, 2014. order is dispositive. Suspension of Liquidation DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Correction to the Final Determination In accordance with section 706 of the International Trade Administration In the Final Determination we Act, the Department will direct CBP to inadvertently omitted Benxi Iron & Steel reinstitute the suspension of liquidation (Group) Co., Ltd. from the list of of steel wire rod from the PRC, effective [C–570–980] companies comprising Benxi Beiying the date of publication of the ITC’s Iron & Steel Import & Export Corp./ Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, notice of final determination in the Whether or Not Assembled Into Benxi Beiying Iron & Steel (Group) Co., Federal Register, and to assess, upon Ltd.4 Benxi Iron & Steel (Group) Co., Modules, From the People’s Republic further instruction by the Department of China: Preliminary Results of Ltd. is properly included in the list of pursuant to section 706(a)(1) of the Act, affiliates in the ‘‘Suspension of Countervailing Duty Administrative CVDs for each entry of the subject Liquidation’’ section of this notice. Review; 2012; and Partial Rescission merchandise in an amount based on the of Countervailing Duty Administrative Countervailing Duty Order net countervailable subsidy rates for the Review In accordance with sections subject merchandise. CBP must require, AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 705(b)(1)(A)(i) and 705(d) of the Act, the at the same time as importers would normally deposit estimated duties on International Trade Administration, ITC notified the Department of its final Department of Commerce. determination that the industry in the this merchandise, a cash deposit equal United States producing steel wire rod to the rates listed below: SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is materially injured by reason of (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the subsidized imports of steel wire rod 5 See Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from the PRC. Therefore, in accordance From the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary countervailing duty (CVD) order on with section 705(c)(2) of the Act, we are Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, Preliminary Affirmative Critical Circumstances publishing this CVD order. whether or not assembled into modules Determination, and Alignment of Final (Solar Cells), from the People’s Republic Pursuant to section 706(a) of the Act, Countervailing Duty Determination With Final the Department will direct U.S. Customs Antidumping Duty Determination, 79 FR 38490 of China (PRC). The period of review and Border Protection (CBP) to assess, (July 8, 2014) (Preliminary Determination). (POR) is March 26, 2012, through upon further instruction by the 6 Benxi Steel is comprised of: Benxi Beiying Iron December 31, 2012. This review covers & Steel Group Import & Export Corp.; Benxi Beiying Department, CVDs on unliquidated multiple exporters/producers, two of Iron & Steel (Group) Co., Ltd.; Benxi Steel Group which are being individually reviewed entries of steel wire rod entered, or Corporation; Beitai Iron & Steel (Group) Co., Ltd.; withdrawn from warehouse, for Benxi Northern Steel Rolling Co., Ltd.; Benxi as mandatory respondents. We consumption on or after July 8, 2014, Beifang Gaosu Steel Wire Rod Co., Ltd.; Benxi preliminarily determine that Lightway the date on which the Department Beitai Gaosu Steel Wire Rod Co., Ltd.; Benxi Green New Energy Co., Ltd. (Lightway), Northern Steel Co., Ltd.; Benxi Beifang Second Shanghai BYD Co. Ltd. (Shanghai BYD) Rolling Co., Ltd.; Benxi Beitai Ductile Iron Pipes 4 See Final Determination at 68859, and the Co., Ltd.; Benxi Iron and Steel (Group) Metallurgy and its cross-owned affiliates received accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum Co., Ltd.; Benxi Iron and Steel (Group) Real Estate countervailable subsidies during the for the Final Determination in the Countervailing Development Co., Ltd.; Benxi Iron & Steel (Group) POR. Interested parties are invited to Duty Investigation of Carbon and Certain Alloy Co., Ltd.; Bei Tai Iron and Steel Group Imp. and comment on these preliminary results. Steel Wire Rod From the People’s Republic of China Exp. (Dalian) Co., Ltd.; and Bengang Steel Plate Co., at 1–2. Ltd. DATES: Effective Date: January 8, 2015. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:07 Jan 07, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\08JAN1.SGM 08JAN1 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 1020 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 5 / Thursday, January 8, 2015 / Notices FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elfi registered users at http:// Subsidy rate Blum-Page, Lingjun Wang, or Andrew access.trade.gov, and is available to all Company (percent) Huston, Office VII, AD/CVD Operations, parties in the Central Records Unit, Enforcement and Compliance, room 7046 of the main Department of Lightway Green New Energy International Trade Administration, Co., Ltd ............................. 22.73 Commerce building. In addition, a Shanghai BYD Co. Ltd. and U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th complete version of the Preliminary its cross-owned affiliates 5 8.63 Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Decision Memorandum can be accessed Remaining Companies Sub- Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) directly on the Internet at http:// ject to Review 6 ................. 15.68 482–0197, (202) 482–2316, and (202) enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. 482–4261, respectively. The signed Preliminary Decision Disclosure and Public Comment SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Memorandum and the electronic The Department intends to disclose to Scope of the Investigation versions of the Preliminary Decision interested parties the calculations Memorandum are identical in content. The merchandise covered by this performed in connection with this investigation is crystalline silicon Partial Rescission of the 2012 preliminary determination within five 7 photovoltaic cells, and modules, Administrative Review days of its public announcement. laminates, and panels, consisting of Interested parties may submit case and crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the rebuttal briefs, as well as request a 8 whether or not partially or fully Department will rescind an hearing. Interested parties may submit assembled into other products, administrative review, in whole or in written comments (case briefs) within including, but not limited to, modules, part, if the parties that requested a 30 days of publication of the laminates, panels and building review withdraw the request within 90 preliminary results and rebuttal integrated materials.1 days of the date of publication of the comments (rebuttal briefs) within five notice of initiation. SolarWorld days after the time limit for filing case Methodology Industries America, Inc. (Petitioner) briefs.9 Rebuttal briefs must be limited The Department is conducting this submitted the withdrawal of its review to issues raised in the case briefs.10 countervailing duty review in request within the deadline set forth Parties who submit case or rebuttal accordance with section 751(a)(1)(A) of under 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1). Therefore, briefs are requested to submit with the the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the in accordance with 19 CFR argument: (1) A statement of the issue; Act).
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