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Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 220 / Thursday, November 14, 2019 / Notices 61877 or dividing the internal portion of the drawer DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Decision Memorandum is a public into multiple areas for the purpose of document and is on file electronically containing smaller items such as cutlery, International Trade Administration via Enforcement and Compliance’s utensils, bathroom essentials, etc. [A–570–108] Antidumping and Countervailing Duty • Round or oblong inserts that rotate Centralized Electronic Service System internally in a cabinet for the purpose of Ceramic Tile From the People’s (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to accessibility to foodstuffs, dishware, general Republic of China: Preliminary registered users at https:// supplies, etc. Affirmative Determination of Sales at access.trade.gov, and to all parties in the (2) Solid wooden accessories including Less Than Fair Value, Preliminary Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the corbels and rosettes, which serve the primary Negative Critical Circumstances main Commerce building. In addition, a purpose of decoration and personalization. Determination, and Postponement of complete version of the Preliminary (3) Non-wooden cabinet hardware Final Determination Decision Memorandum can be accessed components including metal hinges, directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/ brackets, catches, locks, drawer slides, AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, frn/. fasteners (nails, screws, tacks, staples), International Trade Administration, handles, and knobs. Department of Commerce. Scope of the Investigation (4) Medicine cabinets that meet all of the SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce The product covered by this following five criteria are excluded from the (Commerce) preliminarily determines investigation is ceramic tile from China. scope: (1) Wall mounted; (2) assembled at the that ceramic tile from the People’s For a complete description of the scope time of entry into the United States; (3) Republic of China (China) is being, or is of this investigation, see Appendix I. contain one or more mirrors; (4) be packaged likely to be, sold in the United States at Scope Comments for retail sale at time of entry; and (5) have less than fair value (LTFV). The period a maximum depth of seven inches. of investigation (POI) is October 1, 2018 In accordance with the preamble to Also excluded from the scope of this 4 through March 31, 2019. Interested Commerce’s regulations, the Initiation investigation are: parties are invited to comment on this Notice set aside a period of time for (1) All products covered by the scope of preliminary determination. parties to raise issues regarding product the antidumping duty order on Wooden coverage (i.e., scope).5 Certain interested DATES: Applicable November 14, 2019. Bedroom Furniture from the People’s parties commented on the scope of the Republic of China. See Notice of Amended FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: investigation as it appeared in the Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Heather Lui or Paul Walker, AD/CVD Initiation Notice. For a summary of the Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order: Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and product coverage comments and Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the Compliance, International Trade rebuttal responses submitted to the People’s Republic of China, 70 FR 329 Administration, U.S. Department of record for this investigation, and (January 4, 2005). Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue accompanying discussion and analysis (2) All products covered by the scope of NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: of all comments timely received, see the the antidumping and countervailing duty (202) 482–0016 or (202) 482–0413, Preliminary Scope Decision orders on Hardwood Plywood from the respectively. Memorandum.6 The scope case briefs People’s Republic of China. See Certain SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: were due on October 15, 2019, 30 days Hardwood Plywood Products from the after the publication of the Ceramic Tile People’s Republic of China: Amended Final Background from China Preliminary CVD Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair This preliminary determination is Determination.7 There will be no further Value, and Antidumping Duty Order, 83 FR 504 (January 4, 2018); Certain Hardwood made in accordance with section 733(b) opportunity for comments on scope- 8 Plywood Products from the People’s Republic of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended related issues. of China: Countervailing Duty Order, 83 FR (the Act). Commerce published the 4 513 (January 4, 2018). notice of initiation of this investigation See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, 1 Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997). Imports of subject merchandise are on May 8, 2019. On September 5, 2019, Commerce postponed the preliminary 5 See Initiation Notice. classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule 6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Ceramic Tile from the of the United States (HTSUS) statistical determination of this investigation and People’s Republic of China: Scope Comments numbers 9403.40.9060 and 9403.60.8081. the revised deadline is now November Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary 2 The subject component parts of wooden 6, 2019. For a complete description of Determinations,’’ dated September 6, 2019 (Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum). cabinets and vanities may be entered into the the events that followed the initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary 7 The scope case briefs were due 30 days after the United States under HTSUS statistical publication of Ceramic Tile from the People’s 3 number 9403.90.7080. Although the HTSUS Decision Memorandum. A list of topics Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative subheadings are provided for convenience included in the Preliminary Decision Countervailing Duty Determination, Preliminary and customs purposes, the written Memorandum is included as Appendix Negative Critical Circumstances Determination, and II to this notice. The Preliminary Alignment of Final Determination with Final description of the scope of this investigation Antidumping Duty Determination, 84 FR 48125 is dispositive. (September 12, 2019) (Ceramic Tile from China 1 See Ceramic Tile from the People’s Republic of [FR Doc. 2019–24732 Filed 11–13–19; 8:45 am] Preliminary CVD Determination). See the China: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum at 3. In BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Investigation, 84 FR 20093 (May 8, 2019) (Initiation accordance with Commerce’s practice, where a Notice). deadline falls on a weekend or federal holiday, the 2 See Ceramic Tile from the People’s Republic of appropriate deadline is the next business day. See China: Postponement of Preliminary Notice of Clarification: Application of ‘‘Next Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Business Day’’ Rule for Administrative Investigations, 84 FR 46711 (September 5, 2019). Determination Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act 3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for of 2930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005). the Preliminary Determination in the Less Than 8 Parties were already permitted the opportunity Fair Value Investigation of Ceramic Tile from the to file scope case briefs. Case briefs, other written People’s Republic of China,’’ dated concurrently comments, and rebuttal briefs should not include with, and hereby adopted by, this notice scope-related issues. See Preliminary Scope (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). Decision Memorandum at 3. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:47 Nov 13, 2019 Jkt 250001 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\14NON1.SGM 14NON1 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 61878 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 220 / Thursday, November 14, 2019 / Notices Methodology underlying Commerce’s preliminary Combination Rates Commerce is conducting this determination, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. In the Initiation Notice,9 Commerce investigation in accordance with section stated that it would calculate producer/ 731 of the Act. Commerce has Preliminary Negative Determination of exporter combination rates for the calculated export prices in accordance Critical Circumstances respondents that are eligible for a with section 772(a) of the Act. Because In accordance with section 733(e)(1) separate rate in this investigation. Policy China is a non-market economy, within 10 the meaning of section 771(18) of the of the Act, Commerce preliminarily Bulletin 05.1 describes this practice. Act, Commerce has calculated normal determines that information provided in In this investigation, we calculated value in accordance with section 773(c) the critical circumstances allegation producer/exporter combination rates for of the Act. In addition, pursuant to does not demonstrate the existence of respondents eligible for separate rates. section 776(a) and (b) of the Act, critical circumstances with respect to Preliminary Determination Commerce has relied on facts otherwise imports of ceramic tile from China. For available, with adverse inferences, for a full description of the methodology Commerce preliminarily determines the China-wide entity. For a full and results of Commerce’s analysis, see that the following estimated weighted- description of the methodology the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. average dumping margins exist: Estimated weighted- Cash deposit average rate (adjusted Exporter Producer dumping for subsidy margin offsets) (percent) (percent) Belite Ceramics (Anyang) Co., Ltd ......................................... Belite Ceramics (Anyang) Co., Ltd./Beilitai 244.26 233.72 (Tianjin) Tile Co., Ltd./Tianjin