80_FR_48976 80 FR 48819 - Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin From India: Preliminary Affirmative Determination, Preliminary Affirmative Critical Circumstances Determination, in Part, and Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination

80 FR 48819 - Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin From India: Preliminary Affirmative Determination, Preliminary Affirmative Critical Circumstances Determination, in Part, and Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 157 (August 14, 2015)

Page Range48819-48821
FR Document2015-20124

The Department of Commerce (the Department) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers/exporters of certain polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin from India. The period of investigation is January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2014. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 157 (Friday, August 14, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 157 (Friday, August 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-533-862]


Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Polyethylene 
Terephthalate Resin From India: Preliminary Affirmative Determination, 
Preliminary Affirmative Critical Circumstances Determination, in Part, 
and Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty 
Determination

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) preliminarily 
determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to 
producers/exporters of certain polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin 
from India. The period of investigation is January 1, 2014, through 
December 31, 2014. Interested parties are invited to comment on this 
preliminary determination.

DATES: Effective Date: August 14, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yasmin Nair or Angelica Townshend, AD/
CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-3813 
or (202) 482-3019, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Scope of the Investigation

    The merchandise covered by this investigation is PET resin. The 
merchandise subject to this investigation is properly classified under 
subheading 3907.60.00.30 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for 
convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the 
merchandise under investigation is dispositive.\1\
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    \1\ For a complete description of the Scope of the Order, see 
Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to Ronald K. 
Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 
Compliance, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Determination 
in the Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Polyethylene 
Terephthalate Resin from India,'' dated concurrently with this 
notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Methodology

    The Department is conducting this countervailing duty (CVD) 
investigation in accordance with section 701 of the Tariff Act of 1930, 
as amended (the Act). For each of the subsidy programs found 
countervailable, we preliminarily determine that there is a subsidy, 
i.e., a financial contribution by an ``authority'' that gives rise to a 
benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is specific.\2\ For a 
full description of the methodology underlying our preliminary 
conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\3\ The 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file 
electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). 
ACCESS is available to registered users at http://access.trade.gov, and 
is available to all parties in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of 
the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete 
version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly 
at http://trade.gov/enforcement. The signed Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum and the electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum are identical in content.
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    \2\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding 
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding 
benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
    \3\ See Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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    The Department notes that, in making this preliminary 
determination, we relied, in part, on facts available and, because one 
respondent did not act to the best of its ability to respond to the 
Department's requests for information, we drew an adverse inference 
where appropriate in selecting from among the facts otherwise available 
with respect to that respondent.\4\ For further information, see ``Use 
of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences'' in the 
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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    \4\ See sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act.
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Alignment

    As noted in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, in accordance with 
section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(4), we are aligning 
the final CVD determination in this investigation with the final 
determination in the companion antidumping duty (AD) investigation of 
PET resin from India based on a request made by Petitioners.\5\ 
Consequently, the final CVD determination will be issued on the same 
date as the final AD determination, which is currently scheduled to be 
issued no later than December 21, 2015,\6\ unless postponed.
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    \5\ DAK Americas, LLC; M&G Chemicals; and Nan Ya Plastics 
Corporation, America (collectively, Petitioners); see also Letter 
from Petitioners dated, July 31, 2015.
    \6\ We note that the current deadline for the final AD 
determination is December 20, 2015, which is a Sunday. Pursuant to 
Department practice, the signature date will be the next business 
day, which is Monday, December 21, 2015. See Notice of 
Clarification: Application of ``Next Business Day'' Rule for 
Administrative Determination Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act of 
1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005).
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Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances

    On July 16, 2015, Petitioners filed a timely critical circumstances 
allegation, pursuant to section 773(e)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.206(c)(1), alleging that critical circumstances exist with respect 
to imports of PET resin from India.\7\ We preliminarily determine that 
critical circumstances do not exist for Dhunseri Petrochem Ltd., but do 
exist for JBF Industries Limited, and the all-others companies. A 
discussion of our determination can be found in the Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum at the section, ``Critical Circumstances.''
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    \7\ See Letter from Petitioners dated July 16, 2015.
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Preliminary Determination and Suspension of Liquidation

    We preliminarily determine the countervailable subsidy rates to be:

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                                                           Subsidy rate
                    Exporter/producer                        (percent)
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Dhunseri Petrochem Ltd (formerly Dhunseri Petrochem and             5.50
 Tea Ltd) (collectively, Dhunseri)......................
JBF Industries Limited..................................          115.04
All-Others..............................................            5.50
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    In accordance with sections 703(d)(1)(B) and (d)(2) of the Act, we 
are directing U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend 
liquidation of all entries of PET resin from India that are entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of the 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register, and to require a 
cash deposit for such entries of merchandise in the amounts indicated 
above. Moreover, because we preliminarily find that critical 
circumstances exist with respect to JBF Industries Ltd. and all other 
exporters or producers not individually examined, in accordance with 
section 703(e)(2)(A) of the Act, we are directing CBP to apply the 
suspension of liquidation to any unliquidated entries entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption by these companies, on or 
after the date which is 90 days prior to the date of publication of 
this notice in the Federal Register.
    Sections 703(d) and 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act state that for 
companies not investigated, we will determine an all-others rate by 
weighting the individual company subsidy rate of each of the companies 
investigated by each company's exports of subject merchandise to the 
United States, excluding rates that are zero or de minimis or any rates 
determined entirely on the facts available. In this investigation, the 
only rate that is not zero or de minimis or determined entirely on 
facts available is the rate calculated for Dhunseri. Consequently, the 
rate calculated for Dhunseri is also assigned as the ``all-others'' 
rate.

Verification

    As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the Act, we intend to verify 
the information submitted by Dhunseri and the Government of India (GOI) 
prior to making our final determination.

Disclosure and Public Comment

    The Department intends to disclose to interested parties the 
calculations performed for this preliminary determination within five 
days of the date of public announcement of this determination in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Case briefs or other written 
comments for all non-scope issues may be submitted to the Assistant 
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than seven days after 
the date on which the final verification report is issued in this 
proceeding, and rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in case 
briefs, may be submitted no later than five days after the deadline 
date for case briefs.\8\ A table of contents, list of authorities used 
and an executive summary of issues should accompany any briefs 
submitted to the Department. This summary should be limited to five 
pages total, including footnotes.
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    \8\ See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general 
filing requirements).
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    Interested parties who wish to request a hearing must submit a 
written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 
Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, filed electronically using 
ACCESS. An electronically filed request for a hearing must be received 
successfully in its entirety by the Department's electronic records 
system, ACCESS, by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, within 30 days after the 
date of publication of this notice.\9\ Requests should contain the 
party's name, address, and telephone number; the number of 
participants; and a list of the issues to be discussed. If a request 
for a hearing is made, the Department intends to hold the hearing at 
the U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20230, at a date and time to be determined. Parties 
will be notified of the date and time of any hearing. The hearing will 
be limited to issues raised in the respective briefs.\10\
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    \9\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
    \10\ Id.
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International Trade Commission Notification

    In accordance with section 703(f) of the Act, we will notify the 
International Trade Commission (ITC) of our determination. In addition, 
we are making available to the ITC all non-privileged and non-
proprietary information relating to this investigation. We will allow 
the ITC access to all privileged and business proprietary information 
in our files, provided the ITC confirms that it will not disclose such 
information, either publicly or under an administrative protective 
order, without the written consent of the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance.
    In accordance with section 705(b)(2) of the Act, if our final 
determination is affirmative, the ITC will make its final determination 
within 45 days after the Department makes its final determination.
    This determination is issued and published pursuant to sections 
703(f) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(c).

    Dated: August 7, 2015.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix--List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
    A. Initiation and Case History
    B. Period of Investigation
III. Alignment
IV. Scope Comments
V. Scope of the Investigation
VI. Injury Test
VII. Subsidies Valuation
    A. Allocation Period
    B. Attribution of Subsidies
    C. Denominators
    D. Benchmarks and Discount Rates Short-Term and Long-Term Rupee 
Denominated Loans Discount Rates
VIII. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences
    JBF Industries Limited (JBF)
    Selection of the Adverse Facts Available Rate
    Corroboration of Secondary Information
IX. Critical Circumstances
X. Analysis of Programs
    A. Programs Preliminarily Determined To Be Countervailable
    1. Export Promotion of Capital Goods Scheme (EPCG)
    2. Duty Drawback (DDB)
    3. Focus Product Scheme (FPS)
    4. Income Tax Exemption Scheme (ITES)
    5. Incentive Under the West Bengal State Support for Industries 
Scheme
    B. Programs Preliminary Determined Not To Be Used or Not To 
Confer a Benefit During the POI by Dhunseri
    Government of India Programs
    a) Pre- and Post-Shipment Export Financing
    b) Status Holder Incentive Scrip
    c) Advance Licenses Program
    d) Focus Market Scheme
    e) Special Economic Zones (6 programs) Export Oriented Units 
(EOUs) Program: Duty Drawback on Furnace Oil Procured From Domestic 
Oil Companies
    f) GOI Loan Guarantees
    g) Market Development Assistance Program
    State Government Programs
    h) Maharashtra Market Development Assistance Program
    i) Maharashtra Industrial Promotion Subsidy
    j) Maharashtra Electricity Duty Exemption
    k) Maharashtra Waiver of Stamp Duty
    l) State Government of Maharashtra--Incentives to Strengthening 
Micro-, Small-, and Medium-Sized and Large Scale Industries
    m) State Government of Gujarat--Industrial Policy 2009 Scheme
    C. Programs For Which Additional Information Is Needed
    D. Preliminary AFA Rates Determined for Programs Used by JBF

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XI. Calculation of the All Others Rate
XII. ITC Notification
XIII. Disclosure and Public Comment
XIV. Verification
    Recommendation
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                                                                                  Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 157 / Friday, August 14, 2015 / Notices                                                      48819

                                                    Implementation of the Revised Cash                      Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,                    relied, in part, on facts available and,
                                                    Deposit Requirements                                    Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202)                  because one respondent did not act to
                                                      On August 4, 2015, in accordance                      482–3813 or (202) 482–3019,                            the best of its ability to respond to the
                                                    with sections 129(b)(4) and 129(c)(1)(B)                respectively.                                          Department’s requests for information,
                                                    of the URAA and after consulting with                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                             we drew an adverse inference where
                                                    the Department and Congress, the USTR                                                                          appropriate in selecting from among the
                                                                                                            Scope of the Investigation
                                                    directed the Department to implement                                                                           facts otherwise available with respect to
                                                    these final determinations. With respect                  The merchandise covered by this                      that respondent.4 For further
                                                    to each of these proceedings, unless the                investigation is PET resin. The                        information, see ‘‘Use of Facts
                                                    applicable cash deposit rate has been                   merchandise subject to this                            Otherwise Available and Adverse
                                                    superseded by intervening                               investigation is properly classified                   Inferences’’ in the accompanying
                                                    administrative reviews, the Department                  under subheading 3907.60.00.30 of the                  Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
                                                    will instruct U.S. Customs and Border                   Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
                                                    Protection to require a cash deposit for                United States (HTSUS). Although the                    Alignment
                                                    estimated ADs at the appropriate rate for               HTSUS subheading is provided for
                                                                                                            convenience and customs purposes, the                    As noted in the Preliminary Decision
                                                    each exporter/producer specified above,                                                                        Memorandum, in accordance with
                                                    for entries of subject merchandise,                     written description of the merchandise
                                                                                                            under investigation is dispositive.1                   section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
                                                    entered or withdrawn from warehouse,
                                                                                                                                                                   351.210(b)(4), we are aligning the final
                                                    for consumption, on or after August 4,                  Methodology                                            CVD determination in this investigation
                                                    2015.                                                      The Department is conducting this                   with the final determination in the
                                                      This notice of implementation of                      countervailing duty (CVD) investigation
                                                    these section 129 final determinations is                                                                      companion antidumping duty (AD)
                                                                                                            in accordance with section 701 of the                  investigation of PET resin from India
                                                    published in accordance with section                    Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
                                                    129(c)(2)(A) of the URAA.                                                                                      based on a request made by Petitioners.5
                                                                                                            For each of the subsidy programs found                 Consequently, the final CVD
                                                      Dated: August 7, 2015.                                countervailable, we preliminarily                      determination will be issued on the
                                                    Ronald K. Lorentzen,                                    determine that there is a subsidy, i.e., a
                                                                                                                                                                   same date as the final AD
                                                    Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement              financial contribution by an ‘‘authority’’
                                                                                                                                                                   determination, which is currently
                                                    and Compliance.                                         that gives rise to a benefit to the
                                                                                                            recipient, and that the subsidy is                     scheduled to be issued no later than
                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–20085 Filed 8–13–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            specific.2 For a full description of the               December 21, 2015,6 unless postponed.
                                                    BILLING CODE P
                                                                                                            methodology underlying our                             Preliminary Affirmative Determination
                                                                                                            preliminary conclusions, see the                       of Critical Circumstances
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  Preliminary Decision Memorandum.3
                                                                                                            The Preliminary Decision Memorandum                      On July 16, 2015, Petitioners filed a
                                                    International Trade Administration                      is a public document and is on file                    timely critical circumstances allegation,
                                                                                                            electronically via Enforcement and                     pursuant to section 773(e)(1) of the Act
                                                    [C–533–862]
                                                                                                            Compliance’s Antidumping and                           and 19 CFR 351.206(c)(1), alleging that
                                                    Countervailing Duty Investigation of                    Countervailing Duty Centralized                        critical circumstances exist with respect
                                                    Certain Polyethylene Terephthalate                      Electronic Service System (ACCESS).                    to imports of PET resin from India.7 We
                                                    Resin From India: Preliminary                           ACCESS is available to registered users                preliminarily determine that critical
                                                    Affirmative Determination, Preliminary                  at http://access.trade.gov, and is                     circumstances do not exist for Dhunseri
                                                    Affirmative Critical Circumstances                      available to all parties in the Central                Petrochem Ltd., but do exist for JBF
                                                    Determination, in Part, and Alignment                   Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main                   Industries Limited, and the all-others
                                                    of Final Determination With Final                       Department of Commerce building. In
                                                                                                                                                                   companies. A discussion of our
                                                                                                            addition, a complete version of the
                                                    Antidumping Duty Determination                                                                                 determination can be found in the
                                                                                                            Preliminary Decision Memorandum can
                                                                                                            be accessed directly at http://trade.gov/              Preliminary Decision Memorandum at
                                                    AGENCY:  Enforcement and Compliance,
                                                    International Trade Administration,                     enforcement. The signed Preliminary                    the section, ‘‘Critical Circumstances.’’
                                                    Department of Commerce.                                 Decision Memorandum and the                            Preliminary Determination and
                                                    SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce                     electronic versions of the Preliminary                 Suspension of Liquidation
                                                    (the Department) preliminarily                          Decision Memorandum are identical in
                                                    determines that countervailable                         content.                                                 We preliminarily determine the
                                                    subsidies are being provided to                            The Department notes that, in making                countervailable subsidy rates to be:
                                                    producers/exporters of certain                          this preliminary determination, we
                                                    polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin                                                                           4 See  sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act.
                                                                                                              1 For a complete description of the Scope of the
                                                    from India. The period of investigation                                                                          5 DAK   Americas, LLC; M&G Chemicals; and Nan
                                                                                                            Order, see Memorandum from Christian Marsh,
                                                    is January 1, 2014, through December                    Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
                                                                                                                                                                   Ya Plastics Corporation, America (collectively,
                                                    31, 2014. Interested parties are invited                Countervailing Duty Operations, to Ronald K.           Petitioners); see also Letter from Petitioners dated,
                                                    to comment on this preliminary                          Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for              July 31, 2015.
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                                                                                                            Enforcement and Compliance, ‘‘Decision                    6 We note that the current deadline for the final
                                                    determination.                                          Memorandum for the Preliminary Determination in        AD determination is December 20, 2015, which is
                                                    DATES:   Effective Date: August 14, 2015.               the Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain       a Sunday. Pursuant to Department practice, the
                                                                                                            Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin from India,’’         signature date will be the next business day, which
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        dated concurrently with this notice (Preliminary
                                                                                                                                                                   is Monday, December 21, 2015. See Notice of
                                                    Yasmin Nair or Angelica Townshend,                      Decision Memorandum).
                                                                                                                                                                   Clarification: Application of ‘‘Next Business Day’’
                                                                                                              2 See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act
                                                    AD/CVD Operations, Office VI,                                                                                  Rule for Administrative Determination Deadlines
                                                                                                            regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E)
                                                    Enforcement and Compliance,                             of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of   Pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930, As Amended, 70
                                                    International Trade Administration,                     the Act regarding specificity.                         FR 24533 (May 10, 2005).
                                                    U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th                         3 See Preliminary Decision Memorandum.                  7 See Letter from Petitioners dated July 16, 2015.




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                                                    48820                         Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 157 / Friday, August 14, 2015 / Notices

                                                                                                     Secretary for Enforcement and
                                                                                          Subsidy rate                                                              This determination is issued and
                                                          Exporter/producer                (percent) Compliance no later than seven days                          published pursuant to sections 703(f)
                                                                                                     after the date on which the final                            and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR
                                                    Dhunseri Petrochem Ltd (for-                     verification report is issued in this                        351.205(c).
                                                       merly Dhunseri Petrochem                      proceeding, and rebuttal briefs, limited
                                                       and Tea Ltd) (collectively,                                                                                  Dated: August 7, 2015.
                                                       Dhunseri) ...........................    5.50
                                                                                                     to issues raised in case briefs, may be                      Ronald K. Lorentzen,
                                                    JBF Industries Limited ..........         115.04 submitted no later than five days after                      Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
                                                    All-Others ..............................   5.50 the deadline date for case briefs.8 A                        and Compliance.
                                                                                                     table of contents, list of authorities used
                                                       In accordance with sections                   and an executive summary of issues                           Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in
                                                    703(d)(1)(B) and (d)(2) of the Act, we are should accompany any briefs submitted                              the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
                                                    directing U.S. Customs and Border                to the Department. This summary                              I. Summary
                                                    Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation should be limited to five pages total,                                II. Background
                                                    of all entries of PET resin from India           including footnotes.                                            A. Initiation and Case History
                                                    that are entered, or withdrawn from                  Interested parties who wish to request                      B. Period of Investigation
                                                    warehouse, for consumption on or after           a hearing must submit a written request                      III. Alignment
                                                    the date of the publication of this notice to the Assistant Secretary for                                     IV. Scope Comments
                                                                                                                                                                  V. Scope of the Investigation
                                                    in the Federal Register, and to require          Enforcement and Compliance, U.S.                             VI. Injury Test
                                                    a cash deposit for such entries of               Department of Commerce, filed                                VII. Subsidies Valuation
                                                    merchandise in the amounts indicated             electronically using ACCESS. An                                 A. Allocation Period
                                                    above. Moreover, because we                      electronically filed request for a hearing                      B. Attribution of Subsidies
                                                    preliminarily find that critical                 must be received successfully in its                            C. Denominators
                                                    circumstances exist with respect to JBF          entirety by the Department’s electronic                         D. Benchmarks and Discount Rates Short-
                                                    Industries Ltd. and all other exporters or records system, ACCESS, by 5:00 p.m.                                     Term and Long-Term Rupee
                                                    producers not individually examined, in Eastern Time, within 30 days after the                                      Denominated Loans Discount Rates
                                                                                                                                                                  VIII. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and
                                                    accordance with section 703(e)(2)(A) of          date of publication of this notice.9                               Adverse Inferences
                                                    the Act, we are directing CBP to apply           Requests should contain the party’s                             JBF Industries Limited (JBF)
                                                    the suspension of liquidation to any             name, address, and telephone number;                            Selection of the Adverse Facts Available
                                                    unliquidated entries entered, or                 the number of participants; and a list of                          Rate
                                                    withdrawn from warehouse for                     the issues to be discussed. If a request                        Corroboration of Secondary Information
                                                    consumption by these companies, on or for a hearing is made, the Department                                   IX. Critical Circumstances
                                                    after the date which is 90 days prior to         intends to hold the hearing at the U.S.                      X. Analysis of Programs
                                                    the date of publication of this notice in        Department of Commerce, 14th Street                             A. Programs Preliminarily Determined To
                                                    the Federal Register.                                                                                               Be Countervailable
                                                                                                     and Constitution Avenue NW.,
                                                       Sections 703(d) and 705(c)(5)(A) of                                                                           1. Export Promotion of Capital Goods
                                                                                                     Washington, DC 20230, at a date and                                Scheme (EPCG)
                                                    the Act state that for companies not             time to be determined. Parties will be                          2. Duty Drawback (DDB)
                                                    investigated, we will determine an all-          notified of the date and time of any                            3. Focus Product Scheme (FPS)
                                                    others rate by weighting the individual          hearing. The hearing will be limited to                         4. Income Tax Exemption Scheme (ITES)
                                                    company subsidy rate of each of the              issues raised in the respective briefs.10                       5. Incentive Under the West Bengal State
                                                    companies investigated by each                                                                                      Support for Industries Scheme
                                                    company’s exports of subject                     International Trade Commission                                  B. Programs Preliminary Determined Not
                                                    merchandise to the United States,                Notification                                                       To Be Used or Not To Confer a Benefit
                                                    excluding rates that are zero or de                  In accordance with section 703(f) of                           During the POI by Dhunseri
                                                    minimis or any rates determined                                                                                  Government of India Programs
                                                                                                     the Act, we will notify the International                       a) Pre- and Post-Shipment Export
                                                    entirely on the facts available. In this         Trade Commission (ITC) of our                                      Financing
                                                    investigation, the only rate that is not         determination. In addition, we are                              b) Status Holder Incentive Scrip
                                                    zero or de minimis or determined                 making available to the ITC all non-                            c) Advance Licenses Program
                                                    entirely on facts available is the rate          privileged and non-proprietary                                  d) Focus Market Scheme
                                                    calculated for Dhunseri. Consequently,           information relating to this                                    e) Special Economic Zones (6 programs)
                                                    the rate calculated for Dhunseri is also         investigation. We will allow the ITC                               Export Oriented Units (EOUs) Program:
                                                    assigned as the ‘‘all-others’’ rate.             access to all privileged and business                              Duty Drawback on Furnace Oil Procured
                                                                                                                                                                        From Domestic Oil Companies
                                                    Verification                                     proprietary information in our files,                           f) GOI Loan Guarantees
                                                                                                     provided the ITC confirms that it will                          g) Market Development Assistance Program
                                                       As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the not disclose such information, either
                                                                                                                                                                     State Government Programs
                                                    Act, we intend to verify the information publicly or under an administrative
                                                                                                                                                                     h) Maharashtra Market Development
                                                    submitted by Dhunseri and the                    protective order, without the written                              Assistance Program
                                                    Government of India (GOI) prior to               consent of the Assistant Secretary for                          i) Maharashtra Industrial Promotion
                                                    making our final determination.                  Enforcement and Compliance.                                        Subsidy
                                                                                                         In accordance with section 705(b)(2)                        j) Maharashtra Electricity Duty Exemption
                                                    Disclosure and Public Comment                                                                                    k) Maharashtra Waiver of Stamp Duty
                                                                                                     of the Act, if our final determination is
                                                       The Department intends to disclose to                                                                         l) State Government of Maharashtra—
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                                                                                                     affirmative, the ITC will make its final                           Incentives to Strengthening Micro-,
                                                    interested parties the calculations
                                                                                                     determination within 45 days after the                             Small-, and Medium-Sized and Large
                                                    performed for this preliminary
                                                                                                     Department makes its final                                         Scale Industries
                                                    determination within five days of the
                                                                                                     determination.                                                  m) State Government of Gujarat—Industrial
                                                    date of public announcement of this
                                                                                                                                                                        Policy 2009 Scheme
                                                    determination in accordance with 19                 8 See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303                C. Programs For Which Additional
                                                    CFR 351.224(b). Case briefs or other             (for general filing requirements).                                 Information Is Needed
                                                    written comments for all non-scope                  9 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).                                     D. Preliminary AFA Rates Determined for
                                                    issues may be submitted to the Assistant            10 Id.                                                          Programs Used by JBF



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                                                                                  Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 157 / Friday, August 14, 2015 / Notices                                           48821

                                                    XI. Calculation of the All Others Rate                  submission of LoIs, NIST invites                      DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                    XII. ITC Notification                                   companies with relevant technology to
                                                    XIII. Disclosure and Public Comment                     enter into a Collaborative Research and               National Institute of Standards and
                                                    XIV. Verification                                                                                             Technology
                                                      Recommendation                                        Development Agreement (CRADA) with
                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–20124 Filed 8–13–15; 8:45 am]             NIST.                                                 [Docket Number: 150508436–5436–01]
                                                    BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P                                  II. Method of Collection
                                                                                                                                                                  National Cybersecurity Center of
                                                                                                              Upon request, submitters are provided               Excellence, Attribute Based Access
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  with questions in an electronic                       Control Building Block
                                                                                                            document that can be filled in, signed,               AGENCY: National Institute of Standards
                                                    National Institute of Standards and                     and submitted via mail or electronic
                                                    Technology                                                                                                    and Technology, Department of
                                                                                                            mail.                                                 Commerce.
                                                    Proposed Information Collection;                        III. Data                                             ACTION: Notice.
                                                    Comment Request; National
                                                    Cybersecurity Center of Excellence                        OMB Control Number: 0693–XXXX.                      SUMMARY:    The National Institute of
                                                    Participant Letter of Interest                            Form Number(s): None.                               Standards and Technology (NIST)
                                                                                                                                                                  invites organizations to provide
                                                    AGENCY: National Institute of Standards                   Type of Review: New Information                     products and technical expertise to
                                                    and Technology (NIST), Department of                    Collection.                                           support and demonstrate security
                                                    Commerce.                                                 Affected Public: Businesses or other                platforms for the Attribute Based Access
                                                    ACTION: Notice.                                         for profit.                                           Control Building Block. This notice is
                                                                                                                                                                  the initial step for the National
                                                    SUMMARY:    The Department of                             Estimated Number of Respondents:
                                                                                                                                                                  Cybersecurity Center of Excellence
                                                    Commerce, as part of its continuing                     100 per year.
                                                                                                                                                                  (NCCoE) in collaborating with
                                                    effort to reduce paperwork and                            Estimated Time per Response: 30                     technology companies to address
                                                    respondent burden, invites the general                  minutes.                                              cybersecurity challenges identified
                                                    public and other Federal agencies to                                                                          under the Attribute Based Access
                                                    take this opportunity to comment on                       Estimated Total Annual Burden
                                                                                                            Hours: 50 hours.                                      Control Building Block. Participation in
                                                    proposed and/or continuing information                                                                        the building block is open to all
                                                    collections, as required by the                           Estimated Total Annual Cost to                      interested organizations.
                                                    Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.                        Public: $0.
                                                                                                                                                                  DATES: Interested parties must contact
                                                    DATES: Written comments must be
                                                                                                            IV. Request for Comments                              NIST to request a letter of interest
                                                    submitted on or before October 13,                                                                            template to be completed and submitted
                                                    2015.                                                      Comments are invited on: (a) Whether               to NIST that identifies the organization
                                                    ADDRESSES:    Direct all written comments               the proposed collection of information                requesting participation in the Attribute
                                                    to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental                        is necessary for the proper performance               Based Access Control Building Block
                                                    Paperwork Clearance Officer,                            of the functions of the agency, including             and the capabilities and components
                                                    Department of Commerce, Room 6616,                      whether the information shall have                    that are being offered to the
                                                    14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,                       practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the            collaborative effort. Letters of interest
                                                    Washington, DC 20230 (or via the                        agency’s estimate of the burden                       will be accepted on a first come, first
                                                    Internet at JJessup@doc.gov).                           (including hours and cost) of the                     served basis. Collaborative activities
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        proposed collection of information; (c)               will commence as soon as enough
                                                    Requests for additional information or                  ways to enhance the quality, utility, and             completed and signed letters of interest
                                                    copies of the information collection                    clarity of the information to be                      have been returned to address all the
                                                    instrument and instructions should be                   collected; and (d) ways to minimize the               necessary components and capabilities,
                                                    directed to Lucy Salah, 9600 Gudelsky                   burden of the collection of information               but no earlier than September 14, 2015.
                                                    Dr., Rockville, MD 20850 or                             on respondents, including through the                 When the building block has been
                                                    Lucy.Salah@nist.gov.                                    use of automated collection techniques                completed, NIST will post a notice on
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              or other forms of information                         the NCCoE Attribute Based Access
                                                                                                            technology.                                           Control Building Block Web site at
                                                    I. Abstract                                                                                                   http://nccoe.nist.gov/content/attribute-
                                                                                                               Comments submitted in response to                  based-access-control announcing the
                                                       In order to fulfill its core mission, the
                                                                                                            this notice will be summarized and/or                 completion of the building block and
                                                    National Cybersecurity Center of
                                                    Excellence (NCCoE) publishes                            included in the request for OMB                       informing the public that it will no
                                                    announcements in the Federal Register                   approval of this information collection;              longer accept letters of interest for this
                                                    of new collaborative projects to address                they also will become a matter of public              building block.
                                                    cybersecurity challenges. In response to                record.                                               ADDRESSES: The NCCoE is located at
                                                    these announcements, technology                           Dated: August 10, 2015.                             9600 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville, MD
                                                    vendors are invited to submit Letters of                                                                      20850. Letters of interest must be
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                                                                                                            Glenna Mickelson,
                                                    Interest (LoI) for technologies relevant to             Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
                                                                                                                                                                  submitted to abac-nccoe@nist.gov or via
                                                    the challenge. These letters specify the                Information Officer.                                  hardcopy to National Institute of
                                                    product(s) that the potential collaborator              [FR Doc. 2015–20015 Filed 8–13–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                  Standards and Technology, NCCoE;
                                                    is submitting for consideration, how the                                                                      9600 Gudelsky Drive; Rockville, MD
                                                                                                            BILLING CODE 3510–13–P
                                                    product(s) address(es) one or more of                                                                         20850. Organizations whose letters of
                                                    the requirements of the project, and                                                                          interest are accepted in accordance with
                                                    contact information for the company’s                                                                         the process set forth in the
                                                    representative. Subsequent to the                                                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of



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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
DatesEffective Date: August 14, 2015.
ContactYasmin Nair or Angelica Townshend, AD/ CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-3813 or (202) 482-3019, respectively.
FR Citation80 FR 48819 

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