67 FR 53 pgs. 12518-12519 - Gray Portland Cement and Clinker From Mexico; Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Type: NOTICEVolume: 67Number: 53Pages: 12518 - 12519
Docket number: [A-201-802]
FR document: [FR Doc. 02-6600 Filed 3-18-02; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: International Trade Administration
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-201-802]
Gray Portland Cement and Clinker From Mexico; Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
AGENCY:
Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
ACTION:
Notice of final results of antidumping duty administrative review.
SUMMARY:
On September 13, 2001, the Department of Commerce published the preliminary results of administrative review of the antidumping duty order on gray portland cement and clinker from Mexico. On January 15, 2002, the Department published a notice of extension of final results. The review covers one manufacturer/exporter, CEMEX, S.A. de C.V., and its affiliate, GCC Cemento, S.A. de C.V. The period of review is August 1, 1999, through July 31, 2000.
Based on our analysis of the comments received, we have made changes in the margin calculations. Therefore, the final results differ from the preliminary results. The final weighted-average dumping margin is listed below in the "Final Results of Review" section of this notice.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
March 19, 2002.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Hermes Pinilla or Mark Ross, Office of AD/CVD Enforcement 3, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3477 or (202) 482-4794, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Applicable Statute and Regulations
Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute are references to the provisions effective January 1, 1995, the effective date of the amendments made to the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. In addition, unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Department of Commerce's (the Department's) regulations to 19 CFR part 351 (April 2000).
Background
On September 13, 2001, the Department published in the Federal Register the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on gray portland cement and clinker from Mexico. See Preliminary Results and Rescission in Part of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Gray Portland Cement and Clinker From Mexico , 66 FR 47632 (September 13, 2001) ( Preliminary Results ). On January 15, 2002, the Department published a notice of extension of final results. See Gray Portland Cement and Clinker from Mexico; Notice of Extension of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review , 67 FR 1962 (January 15, 2002).
We invited parties to comment on our Preliminary Results. In October 2001, we received case and rebuttal briefs from the petitioner, the Southern Tier Cement Committee, and from the respondents, CEMEX, S.A. de C.V. (CEMEX), and GCC Cemento, S.A. de C.V. (GCCC). The Department has conducted this administrative review in accordance with section 751(a) of the Act.
Scope of Review
The products covered by this review include gray portland cement and clinker. Gray portland cement is a hydraulic cement and the primary component of concrete. Clinker, an intermediate material product produced when manufacturing cement, has no use other than being ground into finished cement. Gray portland cement is currently classifiable under Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) item number 2523.29 and cement clinker is currently classifiable under HTS item number 2523.10. Gray portland cement has also been entered under HTS item number 2523.90 as "other hydraulic cements." The HTS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes only. The Department's written description remains dispositive as to the scope of the product coverage.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by parties to this administrative review, and to which we have responded, are listed in the Appendix to this notice and addressed in the Decision Memorandum, which is adopted by this notice. The Decision Memorandum is on file in Import Administration's Central Records Unit, Room B-099 of the main Department of Commerce Building. In addition, a complete version of the Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly from the Internet at http://ia.ita.doc.gov . The paper copy and electronic version of the Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on our analysis of comments received, we have corrected certain programming and clerical errors in our preliminary results, where applicable. These changes are discussed in the relevant sections of the Decision Memorandum.
Final Results of Review
We determine that the weighted-average margin for the collapsed parties, CEMEX and GCCC, for the period August 1, 1999, through July 31, 2000 is 50.98 percent.
Assessment Rates
The Department shall determine, and the Customs Service shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. In accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b), we have calculated an exporter/importer-specific assessment value. Because we found that the respondents had constructed export price (CEP) sales, we divided the total dumping margin for the reviewed sales by the total entered value of those reviewed sales. We will direct the Customs Service to assess the resulting percentage margin against the entered customs values for the subject merchandise on each of the collapsed entity's importers' entries under the relevant order during the review period (see 19 CFR 351.212(a)).
This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following deposit requirements shall be effective upon publication of this notice of final results of administrative review for all shipments of gray portland cement and clinker from Mexico, entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as provided by section 751(a)(1) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for CEMEX/GCCC will be 50.98 percent; (2) for previously investigated or reviewed companies not listed above, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most recent period; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this or any previous reviews or the original less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation but the manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent period for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will continue to be 61.85 percent, which was the "all others" rate in the LTFV investigation. See Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Gray Portland Cement and Clinker from Mexico , 55 FR 29244 (July 18, 1990). The deposit requirements shall remain in effect until publication of the final results of the next administrative review.
This notice serves as a reminder to parties subject to administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely notification of return/destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
This administrative review and notice are issued and published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221.
Dated: March 12, 2002.
Faryar Shirzad,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
Appendix-Issues in the Decision Memorandum
1. Adverse Facts Available
2. Regional Assessment
3. Revocation
4. Bag vs. Bulk
5. Sales-Below-Cost Test
6. Arm's-Length Test
7. Model Match
8. Financing Cash Deposits
9. Cash-Deposit Methodology
10. Packing Expenses
11. Export-Price Sales
12. Unit Conversions
13. Early-Payment Discounts
14. Arm's-Length Test
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