2014-30074. Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews

AGENCY:

Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY:

The Department of Commerce (“the Department”) has received requests to conduct administrative reviews of various antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings with November anniversary dates. In accordance with the Department's regulations, we are initiating those administrative reviews.

DATES:

Effective Date: December 23, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Brenda E. Waters, Office of AD/CVD Operations, Customs Liaison Unit, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, telephone: [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The Department has received timely requests, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b), for administrative reviews of various antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings with November anniversary dates.

All deadlines for the submission of various types of information, certifications, or comments or actions by the Department discussed below refer to the number of calendar days from the applicable starting time.

Notice of No Sales

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 the Department within 60 days of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. All submissions must be filed electronically at http://access.trade.gov in accordance with 19 CFR 351.303.^[1] Such submissions are subject to verification in accordance with section 782(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (“the Act”). Further, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.303(f)(1)(i), a copy must be served on every party on the Department's service list.

Respondent Selection

In the event the Department limits the number of respondents for individual examination for administrative reviews, the Department intends to select respondents based on U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) data for U.S. imports during the POR. We intend to release the CBP data under Administrative Protective Order (“APO”) to all parties having an APO within seven days of publication of this initiation notice and to make our decision regarding respondent selection within 21 days of publication of this Federal Register notice. The Department invites comments regarding the CBP data and respondent selection within five days of placement of the CBP data on the record of the applicable review. Rebuttal comments will be due five days after submission of initial comments.

In the event the Department decides it is necessary to limit individual examination of respondents and conduct respondent selection under section 777A(c)(2) of the Act:

In general, the Department has found that determinations concerning whether particular companies should be “collapsed” (i.e., treated as a single entity for purposes of calculating antidumping duty rates) require a substantial amount of detailed information and analysis, which often require follow-up questions and analysis. Accordingly, the Department will not conduct collapsing analyses at the respondent selection phase of this review and will not collapse companies at the respondent selection phase unless there has been a determination to collapse certain companies in a previous segment of this antidumping proceeding (i.e., investigation, administrative review, new shipper review or changed circumstances review). For any company subject to this review, if the Department determined, or continued to treat, that company as collapsed with others, the Department will assume that such companies continue to operate in the same manner and will collapse them for respondent selection purposes. Otherwise, the Department will not collapse companies for purposes of respondent selection. Parties are requested to (a) identify which companies subject to review previously were collapsed, and (b) provide a citation to the proceeding in which they were collapsed. Further, if companies are requested to complete the Quantity and Value (“Q&V”) Questionnaire for purposes of respondent selection, in general each company must report volume and value data separately for itself. Parties should not include data for any other party, even if they believe they should be treated as a single entity with that other party. If a company was collapsed with another company or companies in the most recently completed segment of this proceeding where the Department considered collapsing that entity, complete Q&V data for that collapsed entity must be submitted.

Deadline for Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), a party that has requested a review may withdraw that request within 90 days of the date of publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review. The regulation provides that the Department may extend this time if it is reasonable to do so. In order to provide parties additional certainty with respect to when the Department will exercise its discretion to extend this 90-day deadline, interested parties are advised that the Department does not intend to extend the 90-day deadline unless the requestor demonstrates that an extraordinary circumstance has prevented it from submitting a timely withdrawal request. Determinations by the Department to extend the 90-day deadline will be made on a case-by-case basis.

Separate Rates

In proceedings involving non-market economy (“NME”) countries, the Department begins with a rebuttable presumption that all companies within the country are subject to government control and, thus, should be assigned a single antidumping duty deposit rate. It is the Department's policy to assign all exporters of merchandise subject to an administrative review in an NME country this single rate unless an exporter can demonstrate that it is sufficiently independent so as to be entitled to a separate rate.

To establish whether a firm is sufficiently independent from government control of its export activities to be entitled to a separate rate, the Department analyzes each entity exporting the subject merchandise under a test arising from the Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Sparklers from the People's Republic of China, 56 FR 20588 (May 6, 1991), as amplified by Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Silicon Carbide from the People's Republic of China, 59 FR 22585 (May 2, 1994). In accordance with the separate rates criteria, the Department assigns separate rates to companies in NME cases only if respondents can demonstrate the absence of both de jure and de facto government control over export activities.

All firms listed below that wish to qualify for separate rate status in the administrative reviews involving NME countries must complete, as appropriate, either a separate rate application or certification, as described below. For these administrative reviews, in order to demonstrate separate rate eligibility, the Department requires entities for whom a review was requested, that were assigned a separate rate in the most recent segment of this proceeding in which they participated, to certify that they continue to meet the criteria for obtaining a separate rate. The Separate Rate Certification form will be available on the Department's Web site at http://enforcement.trade.gov/​nme/​nme-sep-rate.html on the date of publication of this Federal Register notice. In responding to the certification, please follow the “Instructions for Filing the Certification” in the Separate Rate Certification. Separate Rate Certifications are due to the Department no later than 60 calendar days after publication of this Federal Register notice. The deadline and requirement for submitting a Certification applies equally to NME-owned firms, wholly foreign-owned firms, and foreign sellers who purchase and export subject merchandise to the United States.

Entities that currently do not have a separate rate from a completed segment of the proceeding ^[2] should timely file a Separate Rate Application to demonstrate eligibility for a separate rate in this proceeding. In addition, companies that received a separate rate in a completed segment of the proceeding that have subsequently made changes, including, but not limited to, changes to corporate structure, acquisitions of new companies or facilities, or changes to their official company name ^[3] , should timely file a Separate Rate Application to demonstrate eligibility for a separate rate in this proceeding. The Separate Rate Status Application will be available on the Department's Web site at http://enforcement.trade.gov/​nme/​nme-sep-rate.html on the date of publication of this Federal Register notice. In responding to the Separate Rate Status Application, refer to the instructions contained in the application. Separate Rate Status Applications are due to the Department no later than 60 calendar days of publication of this Federal Register notice. The deadline and requirement for submitting a Separate Rate Status Application applies equally to NME-owned firms, wholly foreign-owned firms, and foreign sellers that purchase and export subject merchandise to the United States.

For exporters and producers who submit a separate-rate status application or certification and subsequently are selected as mandatory respondents, these exporters and producers will no longer be eligible for separate rate status unless they respond to all parts of the questionnaire as mandatory respondents.

Initiation of Reviews:

In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we are initiating administrative reviews of the following antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings. We intend to issue the final results of these reviews not later than November 30, 2015.

	Period to be reviewed
Antidumping Duty Proceedings
BRAZIL: Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Film, Sheet, and Strip A-351-841	11/1/13-10/31/14
Terphane, Ltda.
GERMANY: Lightweight Thermal Paper 4 A-428-840	11/1/13-10/31/14
Papierfabrik August Koehler SE
INDIA: Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Film, Sheet and Strip 5 A-533-824	7/1/2013-6/30/2014
Uflex Ltd.
MEXICO: Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe A-201-805	11/1/13-10/31/14
Lamina y Placa Comercial, S.A. de C.V.
Productos Laminados de Monterrey, S.A. de C.V.
MEXICO: Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube A-201-838	11/1/13-10/31/14
GD Affiliates S. de R.L. de C.V.
IUSA, S.A. de C.V.
Nacional de Cobre, S.A. de C.V.
REPUBLIC OF KOREA: Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe A-580-809	11/1/13-10/31/14
Husteel Co., Ltd.
Hyundai HYSCO
SeAH Steel Corporation
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel A-570-849	11/1/13-10/31/14
Hebei Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.
Hunan Valin Xiangtan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.
Jiangyin Xingcheng Plastic Chemical Co., Ltd.
Jiangyin Xingcheng Special Steel Works Co., Ltd.
Wuyang Iron & Steel Co, Ltd.
Xiamen C&D Paper & Pulp Co., Ltd.
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof A-570-900	11/1/13-10/31/14
Advanced Technology & Materials Co., Ltd.
AT&M International Trading Co., Ltd.
Beijing Gang Yan Diamond Products Co.
Bosun Tools Co., Ltd.
Central Iron and Steel Research Institute Group
Chengdu Huifeng Diamond Tools Co., Ltd.
China Iron and Steel Research Institute Group
Cliff International Ltd.
Danyang Aurui Hardware Products Co., Ltd.
Danyang Dida Diamond Tools Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Danyang Huachang Diamond Tools Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Danyang NYCL Tools Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Danyang City Ou Di Ma Tools Co., Ltd.
Danyang Tsunda Diamond Tools Co., Ltd.
Danyang Weiwang Tools Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Electrolux Construction Products (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.
Fujian Quanzhou Wanlong Stone Co., Ltd.
Guilin Tebon Superhard Material Co., Ltd.
Hangzhou Deer King Industrial and Trading Co., Ltd.
Hangzhou Kingburg Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Hebei Jikai Industrial Group Co., Ltd.
Hong Kong Hao Xin International Group Limited
Huachang Diamond Tools Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Hua Da Superabrasive Tools Technology Co., Ltd.
Husqvarna (Hebei) Co., Ltd
Huzhou Gu's Import & Export Co., Ltd.
HXF Saw Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Fengtai Diamond Tool Manufacture Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Fengtai Tools Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Fengyu Tools Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Huachang Tools Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Inter-China Group Corporation
Jiangsu Youhe Tool Manufacturer Co., Ltd.
Jiangyin Likn Industry Co., Ltd.
Orient Gain International Limited
Pantos Logistics (HK) Company Limited
Protech Diamond Tools
Pujiang Talent Diamond Tools Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Hyosung Diamond Tools Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Shinhan Diamond Industrial Co., Ltd.
Qingyuan Shangtai Diamond Tools Co., Ltd.
Quanzhou Shuangyang Diamond Tools Co., Ltd.
Quanzhou Zhongzhi Diamond Tool Co., Ltd.
Rizhao Hein Saw Co., Ltd.
Saint-Gobain Abrasives (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Deda Industry & Trading Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Jingquan Industrial Trade Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Robtol Tool Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Starcraft Tools Co. Ltd.
Shijiazhuang Global New Century Tools Co., Ltd.
Sichuan Huili Tools Co.
Task Tools & Abrasives
Wanli Tools Group
Weihai Xiangguang Mechanical Industrial Co., Ltd.
Wuhan Wanbang Laser Diamond Tools Co.
Wuxi Lianhua Superhard Material Tools Co., Ltd.
Xiamen ZL Diamond Technology Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Tea Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Wanda Import and Export Co.
Zhejiang Wanda Tools Group Corp.
Zhejiang Wanli Super-hard Materials Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Wanli Tools Group Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Inter-China Import & Export Co., Ltd.
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Fresh Garlic A-570-831	11/1/13-10/31/14
American Pioneer Shipping
Anhui Dongqian Foods Ltd.
Anqiu Friend Food Co., Ltd.
Anqiu Haoshun Trade Co., Ltd.
APM Global Logistics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
APS Qingdao
Cangshan Qingshui Vegetable Foods Co., Ltd.
Chengwu County Yuanxiang Industry & Commerce Co., Ltd.
Chiping Shengkang Foodstuff Co., Ltd.
CMEC Engineering Machinery Import & Export Co,. Ltd.
Dalian New Century Food Co., Ltd.
Dongying Shunyifa Chemical Co., Ltd.
Dynalink Systems Logistics (Qingdao) Inc.
Eimskip Logistics Inc.
Feicheng Acid Chemicals Co., Ltd.
Foshan Fuyi Food Co, Ltd.
Frog World Co., Ltd.
Golden Bridge International, Inc.
Goodwave Technology Development Ltd.
Guangxi Lin Si Fu Bang Trade Co., Ltd
Hangzhou Guanyu Foods Co., Ltd.
Hebei Golden Bird Trading Co., Ltd.
Hejiahuan (Zhongshan) Electrical AP
Henan Weite Industrial Co., Ltd.
Heze Ever-Best International Trade Co., Ltd. (f/k/a Shandong Heze International Trade and Developing Company)
Hongkong Golden Eagle Group Ltd.
Hongqiao International Logistics Co.
Intecs Logistics Service Co., Ltd.
IT Logistics Qingdao Branch
Jinan Farmlady Trading Co., Ltd.
Jinan Solar Summit International Co., Ltd.
Jinan Yipin Corporation Ltd.
Jining De-Rain Trading Co., Ltd.
Jining Greenstream Fruits & Vegetables Co., Ltd.
Jining Highton Trading Co., Ltd.
Jining Jiulong International Trading Co., Ltd.
Jining Shengtai Fruits & Vegetables Co., Ltd.
Jining Shunchang Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Jining Tiankuang Trade Co., Ltd.
Jining Trans-High Trading Co., Ltd.
Jining Yifa Garlic Produce Co., Ltd.
Jining Yongjia Trade Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Chengda Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang County Huaguang Food Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Dacheng Food Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Dongyun Freezing Storage Co., Ltd. (a/k/a Jinxiang Eastward Shipping Import and Export Limited Company)
Jinxiang Dongyun Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Feiteng Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Fengsheng Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Guihua Food Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Grand Agricultural Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Hejia Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Infarm Fruits & Vegetables Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Jinma Fruits Vegetables Products Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Kaihua Imp. & Exp Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Merry Vegetable Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Meihua Garlic Produce Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Richfar Fruits & Vegatables Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Shanyang Freezing Storage Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Shenglong Trade Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Tianheng Trade Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Tianma Freezing Storage Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Xian Baishite Trade Co., Ltd. (a/k/a Jinxiang Best Trade Co., Ltd.)
Jinxiang Yuanxin Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Juye Homestead Fruits and Vegetables Co., Ltd.
Kingwin Industrial Co., Ltd.
Laiwu Fukai Foodstuff Co., Ltd.
Laiwu Jiahe Fruit and Vegatable Co., Ltd.
Laizhou Xubin Fruits and Vegetables
Linshu Dading Private Agricultural Products Co., Ltd.
Linyi City Hedong District Jiuli Foodstuff Co.
Linyi City Kangfa Foodstuff Drinkable Co., Ltd.
Linyi Katayama Foodstuffs Co., Ltd.
Linyi Tianqin Foodstuff Co., Ltd.
Ningjin Ruifeng Foodstuff Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Apex Shipping Co., Ltd.
Qingdao BNP Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Cherry Leather Garment Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Chongzhi International Transportation Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Everfresh Trading Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Jiuqiu Industrial Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Key Foods Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Lianghe International Trade Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Maycarrier Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Ritai Food Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Saturn International Trade Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Sea-Line International Trading Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Sino-World International Trading Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Tiantaixing Foods Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Winner Foods Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Xintianfeng Foods Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Xin Tian Feng Food Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Yuankang International
Qingdao Zhuanghe Industrial Co., Ltd.
Qufu Dongbao Import & Export Trade Co., Ltd.
Rizhao Huasai Foodstuff Co., Ltd.
Samyoung America (Shanghai) Inc.
Sea Wealth Frozen Food Co., Ltd.
Shandong Best Food Co., Ltd.
Shandong Chengshun Farm Produce Trading Co., Ltd.
Shandong Chenhe Intl Trading Co., Ltd.
Shandong China Bridge Imports
Shandong Dongsheng Eastsun Foods Co., Ltd.
Shandong Garlic Company
Shandong Jinxiang Zhengyang Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Shandong Longtai Fruits and Vegetables Co., Ltd.
Shandong Sanxing Food Co., Ltd.
Shandong Wonderland Organic Food Co., Ltd.
Shandong Xingda Foodstuffs Group Co., Ltd.
Shandong Yipin Agro (Group) Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Power Dragon
Shanghai Ever Rich Trade Company
Shanghai Goldenbridge International Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Great Harvest International Co., Ltd.
Shanghai LJ International Trading Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Medicines & Health Products Import/Export Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Yijia International Transportation Co., Ltd.
Shenzhen Bainong Co., Ltd.
Shenzhen Fanhui Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Shenzhen Greening Trading Co., Ltd.
Shenzhen Xinboda Industrial Co., Ltd.
Shenzhen Xunong Trade Co., Ltd.
Shenzhen Yuting Foodstuff Co., Ltd.
Shijiazhuang Goodman Trading Co., Ltd.
Sunny Import & Export Limited
Tangerine International Trading Co.
T&S International, LLC.
Taian Eastsun Foods Co., Ltd.
Taian Fook Huat Tong Kee Pte. Ltd.
Taian Solar Summit Food Co., Ltd.
Taiyan Ziyang Food Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Spiceshi Co., Ltd.
U.S. United Logistics (Ningbo) Inc.
V.T. Impex (Shandong) Limited
Weifang Chenglong Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Weifang He Lu Food Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Weifang Hong Qiao International Logistics Co., Ltd.
Weifang Hongqiao International Logistics Co., Ltd.
Weifang Jinbao Agricultural Equipment Co., Ltd.
Weifang Naike Foodstuffs Co., Ltd.
Weifang Shennong Foodstuff Co., Ltd.
Weifang Tianchen Trading Co., Ltd.
Weihai Textile Group Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Wo Hing Food (HK) Co., Ltd.
WSSF Corporation (Weifang)
Xiamen Huamin Import Export Company
Xiamen Keep Top Imp. and Exp. Co., Ltd.
Xinjiang Top Agricultural Products Co., Ltd.
XuZhou Heiners Agricultural Co., Ltd.
XuZhou Simple Garlic Industry Co., Ltd.
Yantai Jinyan Trading Inc.
Yishui Hengshun Food Co., Ltd.
You Shi Li International Trading Co., Ltd.
Zhangzhou Xiangcheng Rainbow Greenland Food Co., Ltd.
Zhengzhou Dadi Garlic Industry Co., Ltd.
Zhengzhou Harmoni Spice Co., Ltd.
Zhengzhou Huachao Industrial Co., Ltd.
Zhengzhou Xiwannian Food Co., Ltd.
Zhengzhou Xuri Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Zhengzhou Yuanli Trading Co., Ltd.
Zhong Lian Farming Product (Qingdao) Co., Ltd.
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet and Strip A-570-924	11/1/13-10/31/14
Fuwei Films (Shandong) Co., Ltd.
Shaoxing Xiangyu Green Packing Co., Ltd.
Sichuan Dongfang Insulating Material Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Wanhua Co., Ltd.
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube A-570-964	11/1/13-10/31/14
China Hailiang Metal Trading
Foshan Hua Hong Copper Tube Co., Ltd.
Golden Dragon Holding (Hong Kong) International Co., Ltd.
Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube Group, Inc.
Guilin Lijia Metals Co., Ltd.
Hong Kong GD Trading Co., Ltd.
Hong Kong Hailiang Metal
Ningbo Jintian Copper Tube Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Hailiang Copper Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Hailiang Metal Trading Limited
Sinochem Ningbo Ltd. & Sinochem Ningbo Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Taicang City Jinxin Copper Tube Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Hailiang Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Jiahe Pipes Inc.
Zhejiang Naile Copper Co., Ltd.
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Film, Sheet and Strip A-520-803	11/1/13-10/31/14
Flex Middle East FZE
JBK RAK LLC
Countervailing Duty Proceedings
INDIA: Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Film, Sheet and Strip 6 C-533-825	1/1/2013-12/31/2013
Uflex Ltd.
Suspension Agreements
None.

Duty Absorption Reviews

During any administrative review covering all or part of a period falling between the first and second or third and fourth anniversary of the publication of an antidumping duty order under 19 CFR 351.211 or a determination under 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4) to continue an order or suspended investigation (after sunset review), the Secretary, if requested by a domestic interested party within 30 days of the date of publication of the notice of initiation of the review, will determine, consistent with FAG Italia v. United States, 291 F.3d 806 (Fed Cir. 2002), as appropriate, whether antidumping duties have been absorbed by an exporter or producer subject to the review if the subject merchandise is sold in the United States through an importer that is affiliated with such exporter or producer. The request must include the name(s) of the exporter or producer for which the inquiry is requested.

Gap Period Liquidation

For the first administrative review of any order, there will be no assessment of antidumping or countervailing duties on entries of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the relevant provisional-measures “gap” period, of the order, if such a gap period is applicable to the POR.

Administrative Protective Orders and Letters of Appearance

Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under administrative protective orders in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. On January 22, 2008, the Department published Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Documents Submission Procedures; APO Procedures, 73 FR 3634 (January 22, 2008). Those procedures apply to administrative reviews included in this notice of initiation. Parties wishing to participate in any of these administrative reviews should ensure that they meet the requirements of these procedures (e.g., the filing of separate letters of appearance as discussed at 19 CFR 351.103(d)).

Revised Factual Information Requirements

On April 10, 2013, the Department published Definition of Factual Information and Time Limits for Submission of Factual Information: Final Rule, 78 FR 21246 (April 10, 2013), which modified two regulations related to antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings: The definition of factual information (19 CFR 351.102(b)(21)), and the time limits for the submission of factual information (19 CFR 351.301). The final rule identifies five categories of factual information in 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21), which are summarized as follows: (i) Evidence submitted in response to questionnaires; (ii) evidence submitted in support of allegations; (iii) publicly available information to value factors under 19 CFR 351.408(c) or to measure the adequacy of remuneration under 19 CFR 351.511(a)(2); (iv) evidence placed on the record by the Department; and (v) evidence other than factual information described in (i)-(iv). The final rule requires any party, when submitting factual information, to specify under which subsection of 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) the information is being submitted and, if the information is submitted to rebut, clarify, or correct factual information already on the record, to provide an explanation identifying the information already on the record that the factual information seeks to rebut, clarify, or correct. The final rule also modified 19 CFR 351.301 so that, rather than providing general time limits, there are specific time limits based on the type of factual information being submitted. These modifications are effective for all segments initiated on or after May 10, 2013. Please review the final rule, available at http://enforcement.trade.gov/​frn/​2013/​1304frn/​2013-08227.txt,, prior to submitting factual information in this segment.

Any party submitting factual information in an antidumping duty or countervailing duty proceeding must certify to the accuracy and completeness of that information.^[7] Parties are hereby reminded that revised certification requirements are in effect for company/government officials as well as their representatives. Ongoing segments of any antidumping duty or countervailing duty proceedings initiated on or after March 14, 2011 should use the formats for the revised certifications provided at the end of the Interim Final Rule.^[8] All segments of any antidumping duty or countervailing duty proceedings initiated on or after August 16, 2013, should use the formats for the revised certifications provided at the end of the Final Rule.^[9] The Department intends to reject factual submissions in any proceeding segments if the submitting party does not comply with applicable revised certification requirements.

Revised Extension of Time Limits Regulation

On September 20, 2013, the Department modified its regulation concerning the extension of time limits for submissions in antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings: Final Rule, 78 FR 57790 (September 20, 2013). The modification clarifies that parties may request an extension of time limits before a time limit established under Part 351 expires, or as otherwise specified by the Secretary. In general, an extension request will be considered untimely if it is filed after the time limit established under Part 351 expires. For submissions which are due from multiple parties simultaneously, an extension request will be considered untimely if it is filed after 10:00 a.m. on the due date. Examples include, but are not limited to: (1) Case and rebuttal briefs, filed pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309; (2) factual information to value factors under 19 CFR 351.408(c), or to measure the adequacy of remuneration under 19 CFR 351.511(a)(2), filed pursuant to 19 CFR 351.301(c)(3) and rebuttal, clarification and correction filed pursuant to 19 CFR 351.301(c)(3)(iv); (3) comments concerning the selection of a surrogate country and surrogate values and rebuttal; (4) comments concerning U.S. Customs and Border Protection data; and (5) quantity and value questionnaires. Under certain circumstances, the Department may elect to specify a different time limit by which extension requests will be considered untimely for submissions which are due from multiple parties simultaneously. In such a case, the Department will inform parties in the letter or memorandum setting forth the deadline (including a specified time) by which extension requests must be filed to be considered timely. This modification also requires that an extension request must be made in a separate, stand-alone submission, and clarifies the circumstances under which the Department will grant untimely-filed requests for the extension of time limits. These modifications are effective for all segments initiated on or after October 21, 2013. Please review the final rule, available at http://www.gpo.gov/​fdsys/​pkg/​FR-2013-09-20/​html/​2013-22853.htm, prior to submitting factual information in these segments.

These initiations and this notice are in accordance with section 751(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)) and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i).

Dated: December 17, 2014.

Christian Marsh,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations.

Footnotes

1.  See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Electronic Filing Procedures; Administrative Protective Order Procedures, 76 FR 39263 (July 6, 2011).

2.  Such entities include entities that have not participated in the proceeding, entities that were preliminarily granted a separate rate in any currently incomplete segment of the proceeding (e.g., an ongoing administrative review, new shipper review, etc.) and entities that lost their separate rate in the most recently completed segment of the proceeding in which they participated.

3.  Only changes to the official company name, rather than trade names, need to be addressed via a Separate Rate Application. Information regarding new trade names may be submitted via a Separate Rate Certification.

4.  We are not initiating an administrative review specifically with respect to Koehler America, Inc., as requested by one interested party, because this company is the U.S. affiliate of Papierfabrik August Koehler SE and is not a producer and/or an exporter of the subject merchandise. In addition, while one interested party requested a review of Papierfabrik August Koehler AG, we determined in a previous review that Papierfabrik August Koehler AG is the successor-in-interest to Papierfabrik August Koehler AG. See Lightweight Thermal Paper From Germany: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2011-2012, 79 FR 34719 (June 18, 2014). Therefore, we are only initiating a review of Papierfabrik August Koehler SE.

5.  The company listed was inadvertently omitted from the initiation notice that published on August 29, 2014 (79 FR 51548).

6.  The company listed was inadvertently omitted from the initiation notice that published on August 29, 2014 (79 FR 51548).

7.  See section 782(b) of the Act.

8.  See Certification of Factual Information to Import Administration During Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Interim Final Rule, 76 FR 7491 (February 10, 2011) (“Interim Final Rule”), amending 19 CFR 351.303(g)(1) and (2); Certification of Factual Information to Import Administration during Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Supplemental Interim Final Rule, 76 FR 54697 (September 2, 2011).

9.  See Certification of Factual Information To Import Administration During Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July 17, 2013) (“Final Rule”); see also the frequently asked questions regarding the Final Rule, available at http://enforcement.trade.gov/​tlei/​notices/​factual_​info_​final_​rule_​FAQ_​07172013.pdf.