Federal Register/Vol. 83, No. 51/Thursday, March 15, 2018/Notices
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 51 / Thursday, March 15, 2018 / Notices 11501 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue Commerce exercised its discretion to NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: toll deadlines affected by the closure of Foreign-Trade Zones Board (202) 482–1121 or (202) 482–2057, the Federal Government from January [B–71–2017] respectively. 20 through 22, 2018. If the new deadline SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: falls on a non-business day, in Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 52—Suffolk accordance with Commerce’s practice, County, New York; Authorization of Background the deadline will become the next Production Activity; Advanced Commerce published the notice of business day. On January 24, 2018, and Optowave Corporation; (Diode initiation of this administrative review March 1, 2018, Commerce extended the Pumped Solid State Laser Systems); on July 6, 2017.1 The review was deadline for the preliminary results.5 Ronkonkoma, New York initiated on 219 companies. On October The revised deadline for the preliminary 4, 2017, the Aluminum Extrusions results of this review is now March 9, On November 8, 2017, Advanced Trade Enforcement Working Group (the 2018.6 Optowave Corporation submitted a petitioner) withdrew its request for For a complete description of the notification of proposed production review of all but five companies: events that followed the initiation of activity to the FTZ Board for its facility Liaoning Zhongwang Group Co. Ltd. this review, see the Preliminary within FTZ 52, Site 5, in Ronkonkoma, (Liaoning), Liaoyang Zhongwang Decision Memorandum.7 A list of topics New York. Aluminum Profile Co. Ltd. (Liaoyang), discussed in the Preliminary Decision The notification was processed in Guangdong Xin Wei Aluminum Memorandum is included as Appendix accordance with the regulations of the Products Co., Ltd., Xin Wei Aluminum I to this notice. The Preliminary FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including Co. Ltd., and Xin Wei Aluminum Decision Memorandum is a public notice in the Federal Register inviting Company Limited.2 On July 20, 2017, document and is on file electronically public comment (82 FR 55578, Commerce received timely no-shipment via Enforcement and Compliance’s November 22, 2017). On March 12, certifications from certain companies for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 2018, the applicant was notified of the which there remain active requests for Centralized Electronic Service System FTZ Board’s decision that no further review: Guangdong Xin Wei Aluminum (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to review of the activity is warranted at Products Co., Ltd., Xin Wei Aluminum registered users at http:// this time. The production activity Company Limited, and Xin Wei access.trade.gov, and is available to all described in the notification was Aluminum Co. Ltd.3 On October 31, parties in the Central Records Unit, authorized, subject to the FTZ Act and 2017, Commerce issued the standard Room B8024 of the main Department of the FTZ Board’s regulations, including CVD questionnaire to Liaoning and Commerce building. In addition, a Section 400.14. Liaoyang as mandatory respondents.4 complete version of the Preliminary Dated: March 12, 2018. Decision Memorandum can be accessed 1 directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/ Andrew McGilvray, See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR frn/. The signed and electronic versions Executive Secretary. 44260 (July 6, 2017) (Initiation Notice). of the Preliminary Decision [FR Doc. 2018–05265 Filed 3–14–18; 8:45 am] 2 See Letter from the petitioner, ‘‘Aluminum Memorandum are identical in content. BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Extrusions from the People’s Republic of China: Request for Administrative Review,’’ dated May 31, Scope of the Order 2017; Letter from Regal Ideas Inc., ‘‘Aluminum Extrusions from the People’s Republic of China: The merchandise covered by the order DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Request for Administrative Review,’’ dated May 31, is aluminum extrusions which are 2017; and Letter, ‘‘Aluminum Extrusions from the shapes and forms, produced by an International Trade Administration People’s Republic of China: Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review,’’ dated October 4, 2017. extrusion process, made from aluminum [C–570–968] See also Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for alloys having metallic elements the Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty corresponding to the alloy series Aluminum Extrusions From the Administrative Review, Rescission of Review, in designations published by The Part, and Intent to Rescind, in Part; 2016,’’ dated People’s Republic of China: concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this Aluminum Association commencing Preliminary Results of Countervailing notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum) at Duty Administrative Review, ‘‘Background’’ and ‘‘Partial Rescission of Review.’’ Company Limited, Xin Wei Aluminum Co., Ltd., Rescission of Review, in Part, and 3 See Letter, ‘‘Aluminum Extrusions from the Xin Wei Aluminum Co., and Guangdong Xin Wei Intent To Rescind, in Part; 2016 People’s Republic of China: Certification of No Aluminum Products Co., Ltd. had submitted a Sales, Shipments, or Entries,’’ dated July 20, 2017. timely no-shipment certification. See ‘‘Preliminary AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 4 See Department Letter re: ‘‘2016 Administrative Determination of No Shipments,’’ below. See also Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Preliminary Decision Memorandum. International Trade Administration, Aluminum Extrusions from the People’s Republic 5 See Memorandum, ‘‘Aluminum Extrusions from Department of Commerce. of China: Countervailing Duty Questionnaire,’’ the People’s Republic of China: Extension of SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce dated September 6, 2017 (Initial CVD Deadline for Preliminary Results of Countervailing Questionnaire—Liaoning Zhongwang Group Co., Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated January 24, (Commerce) preliminarily determines Ltd.) and Department Letter re: ‘‘2016 2018, and uploaded to ACCESS on January 25, that countervailable subsidies have been Administrative Review of the Countervailing Duty 2018; see also Memorandum, ‘‘Aluminum provided to producers and exporters of Order on Aluminum Extrusions from the People’s Extrusions from the People’s Republic of China: aluminum extrusions from the People’s Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Second Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Questionnaire,’’ dated September 6, 2017 (Initial Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Republic of China (China). The period CVD Questionnaire—Liaoyang Zhongwang Review,’’ dated March 1, 2018. of review (POR) is January 1, 2016, Aluminum Profile Co., Ltd.). Liaoning Zhongwang 6 See Memorandum for the Record from Christian through December 31, 2016. Group Co., Ltd. and Liaoyang Zhongwang Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement Aluminum Profile Co. Ltd. were the only and Compliance, performing the non-exclusive DATES : Applicable March 15, 2018. companies with outstanding review requests which functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: had not submitted timely certifications of no- Enforcement and Compliance, ‘‘Deadlines Affected Tyler Weinhold or Tom Bellhouse, AD/ shipment. Commerce also issued a countervailing by the Shutdown of the Federal Government’’ duty questionnaire to Xin Wei Aluminum Company (Tolling Memorandum), dated January 23, 2018. All CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement Limited, Xin Wei Aluminum Co., Ltd., and deadlines in this segment of the proceeding have and Compliance, International Trade Guangdong Xin Wei Aluminum Products Co., Ltd., been extended by 3 days. Administration, U.S. Department of but later determined that Xin Wei Aluminum 7 See Preliminary Decision Memorandum. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:34 Mar 14, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\15MRN1.SGM 15MRN1 sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES 11502 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 51 / Thursday, March 15, 2018 / Notices with the numbers 1, 3, and 6 (or 9507.30.40.00, 9507.30.60.00, Intent To Rescind Administrative proprietary equivalents or other 9507.90.60.00, and 9603.90.80.50. Review, in Part certifying body equivalents). The subject merchandise entered as As explained above, on July 20, 2017, Imports of the subject merchandise parts of other aluminum products may Commerce received timely no-shipment are provided for under the following be classifiable under the following certifications from Guangdong Xin Wei categories of the Harmonized Tariff additional Chapter 76 subheadings: Aluminum Products Co., Ltd., Xin Wei Schedule of the United States (HTSUS): 7610.10, 7610.90, 7615.19, 7615.20, and Aluminum Company Limited, and Xin 6603.90.8100, 7616.99.51, 8479.89.94, 7616.99, as well as under other HTSUS Wei Aluminum Co. Ltd. Because there 8481.90.9060, 8481.90.9085, chapters. In addition, fin evaporator is no evidence on the record to indicate 9031.90.9195, 8424.90.9080, coils may be classifiable under HTSUS that these companies had entries of 9405.99.4020, 9031.90.90.95, numbers: 8418.99.80.50 and subject merchandise during the POR,10 7616.10.90.90, 7609.00.00, 7610.10.00, 8418.99.80.60. While HTSUS pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), we 7610.90.00, 7615.10.30, 7615.10.71, subheadings are provided for preliminarily intend to rescind the 7615.10.91, 7615.19.10, 7615.19.30, convenience and customs purposes, the review with respect to Guangdong Xin 7615.19.50, 7615.19.70, 7615.19.90, written description of the scope of this Wei Aluminum Products Co., Ltd., Xin 7615.20.00, 7616.99.10, 7616.99.50, order is dispositive.8 Wei Aluminum Company Limited, and 8479.89.98, 8479.90.94, 8513.90.20, Xin Wei Aluminum Co. Ltd.11 A final 9403.10.00, 9403.20.00, 7604.21.00.00, Methodology decision regarding whether to rescind 7604.29.10.00, 7604.29.30.10, the review of this company will be 7604.29.30.50, 7604.29.50.30, Commerce is conducting this review issued with the final results of review. in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(A) 7604.29.50.60, 7608.20.00.30, Preliminary Results 7608.20.00.90, 8302.10.30.00, of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 8302.10.60.30, 8302.10.60.60, (the Act).