Difluoromethane (R-32) From the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order

• Published date: 11 March 2021
• Citation: 86 FR 13886
• Record Number: 2021-05099
• Section: Notices
• Court: Commerce Department,International Trade Administration

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See Difluoromethane (R–32) From the People’s

Republic of China: Final Affirmative Determination

of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 86 FR 5136

(January 19, 2021).

2

See ITC’s Letter, Final Determination

Notification, dated March 2, 2021.

3

Id.

4

See Difluoromethane (R–32) from the People’s

Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative

Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and

Postponement of Final Determination, 85 FR 52950

(August 27, 2020) (Preliminary Determination).

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See section 736(a)(3) of the Act.

(b) Submissions by parties. Parties shall

have 12 days from the date of issuance of the

recommended decision and order in which to

submit simultaneous responses. Parties

thereafter shall have eight days from receipt

of any response(s) in which to submit replies.

Any response or reply must be received

within the time specified by the Under

Secretary.

(c) Final decision. Within 30 days after

receipt of the recommended decision and

order, the Under Secretary shall issue a

written order affirming, modifying or

vacating the recommended decision and

order of the administrative law judge. If he/

she vacates the recommended decision and

order, the Under Secretary may refer the case

back to the administrative law judge for

further proceedings. Because of the time

limits, the Under Secretary’s review will

ordinarily be limited to the written record for

decision, including the transcript of any

hearing, and any submissions by the parties

concerning the recommended decision.

(d) Delivery. The final decision and

implementing order shall be served on the

parties and will be publicly available in

accordance with § 766.20 of this part.

(e) [Reserved by 75 FR 33683].

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BILLING CODE 3510–DT–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–570–121]

Difluoromethane (R–32) From the

People’s Republic of China:

Antidumping Duty Order

AGENCY

: Enforcement and Compliance,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY

: Based on affirmative final

determinations by the Department of

Commerce (Commerce) and the

International Trade Commission (ITC),

Commerce is issuing the antidumping

duty (AD) order on difluoromethane (R–

32) from the People’s Republic of China

(China).

DATES

: Applicable March 11, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

:

William Miller or Joshua Tucker, AD/

CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement

and Compliance, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:

(202) 482–3906 or (202) 482–2044,

respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

:

Background

In accordance with section 735(d) of

the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the

Act), on January 19, 2021, Commerce

published its affirmative final

determination in the less-than-fair-value

(LTFV) investigation of R–32 from

China.

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On March 2, 2021, the ITC notified

Commerce of its final affirmative

determination that an industry in the

United States is materially injured by

reason of imports of R–32 from China,

within the meaning of section

735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act.

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Scope of the Order

The product covered by this order is

R–32 from China. For a complete

description of the scope of the order, see

Appendix I to this notice.

Antidumping Duty Order

On March 2, 2021, in accordance with

sections 735(b)(i)(A)(i) and 735(d) of the

Act, the ITC notified Commerce of its

final determination that an industry in

the United States is materially injured

by reason of imports of R–32 from

China.

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Therefore, in accordance with

section 735(c)(2) of the Act, we are

issuing this order. Because the ITC

determined that imports of R–32 from

China are materially injuring a U.S.

industry, unliquidated entries of such

merchandise from China which are

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,

for consumption are subject to the

assessment of antidumping duties.

Therefore, in accordance with section

736(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce will

direct U.S. Customs and Border

Protection (CBP) to assess, upon further

instruction by Commerce, antidumping

duties equal to the amount by which the

normal value of the merchandise

exceeds the export price (or constructed

export price) of the subject

merchandise, for all relevant entries of

R–32 from China. Antidumping duties

will be assessed on unliquidated entries

of R–32 from China entered, or

withdrawn from warehouse, for

consumption on or after August 27,

2020, the date of publication of the

Preliminary Determination.

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Continuation of Suspension of

Liquidation

In accordance with section 736 of the

Act, Commerce will instruct CBP to

continue to suspend liquidation on all

relevant entries of R–32 from China,

which are entered, or withdrawn from

warehouse, for consumption on or after

the date of publication of the ITC’s final

determination in the Federal Register.

These instructions suspending

liquidation will remain in effect until

further notice.

Commerce will also instruct CBP to

require cash deposits for estimated

antidumping duties equal to the cash

deposit rates for each producer and

exporter combination listed below.

Accordingly, effective on the date of

publication in the Federal Register of

the ITC’s final determination, CBP will

require, at the same time as importers

would normally deposit estimated

duties on the subject merchandise, a

cash deposit equal to the rates listed

below:

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Producer Exporter

Estimated

weighted-

average

dumping

margin

(percent)

Taizhou Qingsong Refrigerant New Material Co., Ltd ............... Taizhou Qingsong Refrigerant New Material Co., Ltd ............... 161.49

Zibo Feiyuan Chemical Co., Ltd ................................................. Zibo Feiyuan Chemical Co., Ltd ................................................. 221.06

Zibo Feiyuan Chemical Co., Ltd ................................................. T.T. International Co., Ltd .......................................................... 221.06

Producers Supplying the Non-Individually- Examined Exporters

Receiving Separate Rates (see Appendix II). Non-Individually Examined Exporters Receiving Separate

Rates (see Appendix II). 196.19

China-Wide Entity ....................................................................... ..................................................................................................... 221.06

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See Preliminary Determination, 85 FR at 52952.

Provisional Measures

Section 733(d) of the Act states that

suspension of liquidation pursuant to an

affirmative preliminary determination

may not remain in effect for more than

four months, except that Commerce may

extend the four-month period to no

more than six months at the request of

exporters representing a significant

proportion of exports of the subject

merchandise. At the request of Taizhou

Qingsong Refrigerant New Material Co.,

Ltd. and Zibo Feiyuan Chemical Co.,

Ltd., exporters that account for a

significant proportion of R–32 from

China, we extended the four-month

period to six months.

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Commerce

published its Preliminary Determination

on August 27, 2020.

The extended provisional measures

period, beginning on the date of

publication of the Preliminary

Determination, ended on February 22,

2021. Therefore, in accordance with

section 733(d) of the Act and our

practice, we will instruct CBP to

terminate the suspension of liquidation

and to liquidate, without regard to

antidumping duties, unliquidated

entries of R–32 from China, entered, or

withdrawn, from warehouse, for

consumption on or after February 23,

2021, the first day provisional measures

were no longer in effect, until and

through the day preceding the date of

publication of the ITC’s final

determination in the Federal Register.

Suspension of liquidation and the

collection of cash deposits will resume

on the date of publication of the ITC’s

final determination in the Federal

Register.

Notifications to Interested Parties

This notice constitutes the order with

respect to R–32 from China pursuant to

section 736(a) of the Act. Interested

parties can find a list of orders currently

in effect at http://enforcement.trade.gov/

stats/iastats1.html.

This order is published in accordance

with section 736(a) of the Act and 19

CFR 351.211(b).

Dated: March 8, 2021.

Christian Marsh,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement

and Compliance.

Appendix I—

Scope of the Order

The merchandise covered by this order is

difluoromethane (R–32), or its chemical

equivalent, regardless of form, type or purity

level. R–32 has the Chemical Abstracts

Service (CAS) registry number of 75–10–5

and the chemical formula CH2 F2. R–32 is

also referred to as difluoromethane, HFC–32,

FC–32, Freon-32, methylene difluoride,

methylene fluoride, carbon fluoride hydride,

halocarbon R32, fluorocarbon R32, and UN

3252. Subject merchandise also includes R–

32 and unpurified R–32 that are processed in

a third country or the United States,

including, but not limited to, purifying or

any other processing that would not

otherwise remove the merchandise from the

scope of this order if performed in the

country of manufacture of the in-scope R–32.

R–32 that has been blended with products

other than pentafluoroethane (R–125) is

included within this scope if such blends

contain 85% or more by volume on an actual

percentage basis of R–32. In addition, R–32

that has been blended with any amount of R–

125 is included within this scope if such

blends contain more than 52% by volume on

an actual percentage basis of R–32. Whether

R–32 is blended with R–125 or other

products, only the R–32 component of the

mixture is covered by the scope of this order.

The scope also includes R–32 that is

commingled with R–32 from sources not

subject to this order. Only the subject

component of such commingled products is

covered by the scope of this order.

Excluded from the current scope is

merchandise covered by the scope of the

antidumping order on hydrofluorocarbon

blends from the People’s Republic of China.

See Hydrofluorocarbon Blends from the

People’s Republic of China: Antidumping

Duty Order, 81 FR 55436 (August 19, 2016)

(the Blends Order).

R–32 is classified under Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)

subheading 2903.39.2035. Other merchandise

subject to the current scope, including the

abovementioned blends that are outside the

scope of the Blends Order, may be classified

under 2903.39.2045 and 3824.78.0020. The

HTSUS subheadings and CAS registry

number are provided for convenience and

customs purposes. The written description of

the scope of the order is dispositive.

Appendix II—

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EPARATE

R

ATE

C

OMPANIES

Exporter Producer

Non-Individually Examined Exporters Receiving Separate Rates Producers Supplying the Non-Individually-Examined

Exporters Receiving Separate Rates

Icool International (Hong Kong) Limited ................................................... Changshu 3F Zhonghao New Chemical Materials Co., Ltd.

Icool International (Hong Kong) Limited ................................................... Zhejiang Zhiyang Chemical Co., Ltd.

Icool International (Hong Kong) Limited ................................................... Taizhou Huasheng New Refrigeration Material Co., Ltd.

Icool International (Hong Kong) Limited ................................................... Zhejiang Lishui Fuhua Chemical Co., Ltd.

Icool International (Hong Kong) Limited ................................................... Zibo Feiyuan Chemical Co., Ltd.

Icool International (Hong Kong) Limited ................................................... Jiangsu Meilan Chemical Co., Ltd.

Icool International (Hong Kong) Limited ................................................... Taizhou Qingsong Refrigerant New Material Co., Ltd.

Icool International (Hong Kong) Limited ................................................... Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.

Icool International (Hong Kong) Limited ................................................... Shandong Huaan New Material Co., Ltd.

Icool International (Hong Kong) Limited ................................................... Liaocheng Fuer New Materials Technology Co., Ltd.

Icool International (Hong Kong) Limited ................................................... Ruyuan Dongyangguang Fluorine Co., Ltd.

Icool International (Hong Kong) Limited ................................................... Shandong Xinlong Science Technology Co., Ltd.

Icool International (Hong Kong) Limited ................................................... Linhai Limin Chemicals Co., Ltd.

Icool International (Hong Kong) Limited ................................................... Dongyang Weihua Refrigerants Co., Ltd.

Icool International (Hong Kong) Limited ................................................... Zhejiang Fulai Refrigerant Co., Ltd.

Icool International (Hong Kong) Limited ................................................... Zhejiang Guomao Industrial Co., Ltd.

Icool International (Hong Kong) Limited ................................................... Zhejiang Yonghe Refrigerant Co., Ltd.

Icool International (Hong Kong) Limited ................................................... Shanghai Aohong Chemical Co., Ltd.

Ninhua Group Co., Ltd. ............................................................................ Changshu 3F Zhonghao New Chemical Materials Co., Ltd.

Ninhua Group Co., Ltd ............................................................................. Zhejiang Zhiyang Chemical Co., Ltd.

Ninhua Group Co., Ltd ............................................................................. Taizhou Huasheng New Refrigeration Material Co., Ltd.

Ninhua Group Co., Ltd ............................................................................. Zhejiang Lishui Fuhua Chemical Co., Ltd.

Ninhua Group Co., Ltd ............................................................................. Zibo Feiyuan Chemical Co., Ltd.

Ninhua Group Co., Ltd ............................................................................. Jiangsu Meilan Chemical Co., Ltd.

Ninhua Group Co., Ltd ............................................................................. Taizhou Qingsong Refrigerant New Material Co., Ltd.

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R

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C

OMPANIES

—Continued

Exporter Producer

Non-Individually Examined Exporters Receiving Separate Rates Producers Supplying the Non-Individually-Examined

Exporters Receiving Separate Rates

Ninhua Group Co., Ltd ............................................................................. Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.

Ninhua Group Co., Ltd ............................................................................. Shandong Huaan New Material Co., Ltd.

Ninhua Group Co., Ltd ............................................................................. Liaocheng Fuer New Materials Technology Co., Ltd.

Ninhua Group Co., Ltd ............................................................................. Ruyuan Dongyangguang Fluorine Co., Ltd.

Ninhua Group Co., Ltd ............................................................................. Shandong Xinlong Science Technology Co., Ltd.

Ninhua Group Co., Ltd ............................................................................. Linhai Limin Chemicals Co., Ltd.

Ninhua Group Co., Ltd ............................................................................. Dongyang Weihua Refrigerants Co., Ltd.

Ninhua Group Co., Ltd ............................................................................. Zhejiang Fulai Refrigerant Co., Ltd.

Ninhua Group Co., Ltd ............................................................................. Zhejiang Guomao Industrial Co., Ltd.

Ninhua Group Co., Ltd ............................................................................. Zhejiang Yonghe Refrigerant Co., Ltd.

Ninhua Group Co., Ltd ............................................................................. Shanghai Aohong Chemical Co., Ltd.

Shandong Huaan New Material Co., Ltd ................................................. Shandong Huaan New Material Co., Ltd.

T.T. International Co., Ltd ........................................................................ Sinochem Lantian Fluoro Materials Co., Ltd.

T.T. International Co., Ltd ........................................................................ Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.

T.T. International Co., Ltd ........................................................................ Shandong Huaan New Material Co., Ltd.

Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd ................................................. Jiangsu Sanmei Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd.

Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd ................................................. Fujian Qingliu Dongying Chemical Co., Ltd.

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED–2021–SCC–0035]

Agency Information Collection

Activities; Comment Request; Follow-

Up Surveys to the 2020–21 NTPS:

2021–22 Teacher Follow-Up Survey

(TFS) and 2021–22 Principal Follow-Up

AGENCY

: Institute of Educational Science

(IES), National Center for Education

Statistics (NCES), Department of

Education (ED).

ACTION

: Notice.

SUMMARY

: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is

proposing a reinstatement with change

of a previously approved information

collection.

DATES

: Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on or before May 10,

2021.

ADDRESSES

: To access and review all the

documents related to the information

collection listed in this notice, please

use http://www.regulations.gov by

searching the Docket ID number ED–

2021–SCC–0035. Comments submitted

in response to this notice should be

submitted electronically through the

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov by selecting the

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commercial delivery, or hand delivery.

If the regulations.gov site is not

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ED will temporarily accept comments at

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please include the

docket ID number and the title of the

information collection request when

requesting documents or submitting

comments. Please note that comments

submitted by fax or email and those

submitted after the comment period will

not be accepted. Written requests for

information or comments submitted by

postal mail or delivery should be

addressed to the PRA Coordinator of the

Strategic Collections and Clearance

Governance and Strategy Division, U.S.

Department of Education, 400 Maryland

Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W208B,

Washington, DC 20202–8240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

: For

specific questions related to collection

activities, please contact Carrie Clarady,

202–245–6347.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

: The

Department of Education (ED), in

accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general

public and Federal agencies with an

opportunity to comment on proposed,

revised, and continuing collections of

information. This helps the Department

assess the impact of its information

collection requirements and minimize

the public’s reporting burden. It also

helps the public understand the

Department’s information collection

requirements and provide the requested

data in the desired format. ED is

soliciting comments on the proposed

information collection request (ICR) that

is described below. The Department of

Education is especially interested in

public comment addressing the

following issues: (1) Is this collection

necessary to the proper functions of the

Department; (2) will this information be

processed and used in a timely manner;

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;

(4) how might the Department enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (5) how

might the Department minimize the

burden of this collection on the

respondents, including through the use

of information technology. Please note

that written comments received in

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considered public records.

Title of Collection: FOLLOW-UP

SURVEYS TO THE 2020–21 NTPS:

2021–22 Teacher Follow-Up Survey

(TFS) and 2021–22 Principal Follow-

Up.

OMB Control Number: 1850–0617.

Type of Review: Reinstatement with

change of a previously approved

information collection.

Respondents/Affected Public:

Individuals and Households.

Total Estimated Number of Annual

Responses: 25,688.

Total Estimated Number of Annual

Burden Hours: 5,136.

Abstract: This request is to conduct

data collection for the two follow-up

surveys to the 2020–21 National

Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS)—

the 2021–22 Teacher Follow-up Survey

(TFS) and the 2021–22 Principal

Follow-up Survey (PFS). The 2021–22

TFS is a one-year follow up of a

subsample of teachers who responded to

the 2020–21 NTPS, and the 2021–22

PFS is a one-year follow up of

principals who responded to the 2020–

21 NTPS. TFS and PFS are conducted

by the National Center for Education

Statistics (NCES), of the Institute of

Education Sciences (IES), within the

U.S. Department of Education (ED). The

2021–22 TFS and 2021–22 PFS, like

earlier TFS and PFS collections, will

measure the one-year attrition rates of

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