1. On August 11, 2016, the International Trade Commission (ITC) published its final determination that two domestic like products exist for the merchandise covered by the antidumping duty investigation on hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) blends and components from the People's Republic of China (PRC) (A-570-028) (81 FR 53157): 1) HFC blends; and 2) HFC components. The ITC further determined that a U.S. industry is not materially injured or threatened with material injury by reason of imports of HFC components from the PRC; therefore, Commerce will direct CBP in separate instructions to terminate suspension of liquidation of HFC components.

2. In addition, the ITC determined that critical circumstances do not exist with respect to HFC blends from the PRC. As a result of the ITC's negative determination of critical circumstances, CBP should terminate the suspension of liquidation for all shipments of HFC blends from the People's Republic of China (PRC) that were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption before 02/01/2016 (the date of publication of Commerce's affirmative preliminary determination notice in the Federal Register). All estimated antidumping duties deposited on entries of the subject merchandise entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption before 02/01/2016 shall be refunded and bonds or other security released.

3. Notice of lifting of suspension of liquidation of entries of merchandise covered by paragraph 2, above, occurred with the publication of the ITC's final determination (81 FR 53157) on 08/11/2016. For all other shipments of HFC blends from the PRC, continue to collect cash deposits of estimated antidumping duties for the merchandise at the current rates unless instructed otherwise.

4. The interest provisions of section 778 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, do not apply.

5. If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, at (202) 482-0984. CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only. (This message was generated by OII: MR)

6. There are no restrictions on the release of this information.

Alexander Amdur