81_FR_50832 81 FR 50684 - Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip from India: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2015

81 FR 50684 - Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip from India: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2015

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 148 (August 2, 2016)

Page Range50684-50686
FR Document2016-18333

The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet, and strip (PET Film) from India. The period of review (POR) is July 1, 2014, through June 30, 2015. The Department selected two respondents for individual review, Jindal Poly Films Limited of India (Jindal) and SRF Limited (SRF). The Department preliminarily determines that both Jindal and SRF made sales of subject merchandise at prices below normal value (NV) during the POR. The preliminary results are listed below in the section titled ``Preliminary Results of Review.'' If these preliminary results are adopted in the final results, the Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise during the POR. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-533-824]


Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip from India: 
Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review; 2014-2015

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an 
administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on 
polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet, and strip (PET Film) from 
India. The period of review (POR) is July 1, 2014, through June 30, 
2015. The Department selected two respondents for individual review, 
Jindal Poly Films Limited of India (Jindal) and SRF Limited (SRF). The 
Department preliminarily determines that both Jindal and SRF made sales 
of subject merchandise at prices below normal value (NV) during the 
POR. The preliminary results are listed below in the section titled 
``Preliminary Results of Review.'' If these preliminary results are 
adopted in the final results, the Department will instruct U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection (``CBP'') to assess antidumping duties on all 
appropriate entries of subject merchandise during the POR. Interested 
parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

DATES: Effective August 2, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alex Cipolla at (202) 482-4956; AD/CVD 
Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Scope of the Order

    The merchandise subject to the order is polyethylene terephthalate 
film, sheet, and strip. The PET Film subject to the order is currently 
classifiable under subheading 3920.62.00.90 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). The HTSUS subheading is provided 
for convenience and customs purposes. The written description is 
dispositive. A full description of the scope of the order is contained 
in the 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 Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Polyethylene Terephthalate 
Film, Sheet, and Strip from India; 2014-2015'' (Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum), which is dated concurrently with these preliminary results 
and hereby adopted by this notice.

Partial Rescission of Administrative Review

    On April 1, 2015, the Department published in the Federal Register 
a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the AD 
order on PET Film from India.\1\ The Department received multiple 
timely requests for an administrative review of the AD order on PET 
Film from India and on September 2, 2015, in accordance with section 
751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''), the 
Department initiated a review of nine companies in this proceeding.\2\ 
In response to timely filed withdrawal requests, we are rescinding this 
administrative review with respect to Ester, MTZ, Polyplex, Vacmet, and 
Uflex pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).\3\ Accordingly, the companies 
subject to the instant review are: Jindal, SRF, Gaware, and Vacmet 
India, of which the Department has selected Jindal and SRF as the 
mandatory respondents.\4\
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To RequestAdministrative 
Review, 80 FR 37583 (July 1, 2015).
    \2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 80 FR 53106 (September 2, 2015) (Initiation 
Notice). The nine companies were Ester Industries Limited (Ester), 
Garware Polyester Ltd. (Garware), Jindal, MTZ Polyesters Ltd. (MTZ), 
Polyplex Corporation Ltd. (Polyplex), SRF, Uflex Ltd. (Uflex), 
Vacmet, and Vacmet India.
    \3\ For Additional Information see The Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum at ``Partial Rescission.''
    \4\ See Respondent Selection Memorandum.
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Methodology

    The Department is conducting this review in accordance with section 
751(a)(2) of the Act. Export price is calculated in accordance with 
section 772 of the Act. NV is calculated in accordance with section 773 
of the Act.
    For a full description of the methodology underlying our 
conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. A list of topics 
discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is attached as an 
Appendix to this notice.
    The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on 
file electronically via Enforcement

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and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized 
Electronic Service System (``ACCESS''). ACCESS is available to 
registered users at https://access.trade.gov/login.aspx and it 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 on the 
Internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum and the electronic versions of the Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum are identical in content.

Companies Not Selected for Individual Review

    We preliminarily assign to those companies not selected for 
individual review the average of the rates calculated for Jindal and 
SRF in this review, in accordance with section 735(c)(5) of the Act. 
See the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

Preliminary Results of Review

    As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine the 
following weighted-average dumping margins for the period July 1, 2014, 
through June 30, 2015.

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                    Manufacturer/exporter                       margin
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Jindal Poly Films Limited \5\...............................        0.82
SRF Limited.................................................        0.56
Garware Polyester Ltd.......................................        0.77
Vacmet India................................................        0.77
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Disclosure and Public Comment

    The Department will disclose to interested parties the calculations 
performed in connection with these preliminary results within five days 
of the date of publication of this notice.\6\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 
351.309(c), interested parties may submit cases briefs no later than 30 
days after the date of publication of this notice.\7\ Rebuttal briefs, 
limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed not later 
than five days after the date for filing case briefs.\8\ Parties who 
submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are encouraged 
to submit with each argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief 
summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities.\9\ Case and 
rebuttal briefs should be filed using ACCESS.\10\ In order to be 
properly filed, ACCESS must successfully receive an electronically-
filed document in its entirety by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
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    \5\ The Initiation Notice lists the company as Jindal Poly Films 
Limited of India.
    \6\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
    \7\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(ii).
    \8\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
    \9\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
    \10\ See 19 CFR 351.303.
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    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to 
request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant 
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via 
ACCESS, within 30 days after the date of publication of this 
notice.\11\ Requests should contain: (1) The party's name, address, and 
telephone number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of 
issues to be discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to 
those raised in the respective case briefs.
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    \11\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
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    The Department will issue the final results of this administrative 
review, including the results of its analysis of the issues raised in 
any written briefs, not later than 120 days after the date of 
publication of this notice, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the 
Act, unless that time is extended.

Assessment Rates

    Upon completion of the administrative review, the Department shall 
determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate 
entries in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). We will instruct CBP 
to liquidate entries of merchandise produced and/or exported by 
respondent companies. We intend to issue instructions to CBP 15 days 
after the date of publication of the final results of this review.
    For the individually examined respondents Jindal and SRF, if the 
weighted-average dumping margins are not zero or de minimis (i.e., less 
than 0.5 percent) in the final results of this review, we will 
calculate importer-specific (or customer-specific) ad valorem 
assessment rates on the basis of the ratio of the total amount of 
dumping calculated for the importer's examined sales and the total 
entered value of the sales in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
    However, where the respondent did not report the entered value for 
its sales, we will calculate importer-specific (or customer-specific) 
per-unit duty assessment rates. Where the respondents' weighted-average 
dumping margin is zero or de minimis, or an importer-specific 
assessment rate is zero or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to 
liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.
    For companies Ester, MTZ, Polyplex, Uflex, and Vacmet for which 
this review is rescinded, we will instruct CBP to assess antidumping 
duties at rates equal to the cash deposit of estimated antidumping 
duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse for 
consumption, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i).

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following deposit requirements will be effective for all 
shipments of PET Film from India entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 
for consumption on or after the date of publication of the final 
results of this administrative review, as provided for by section 
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for the company 
under review will be the rate established in the final results of this 
review (except, if the rate is zero or de minimis, i.e., less than 0.5 
percent, no cash deposit will be required); (2) for previously reviewed 
or investigated 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 review, a 
prior review, or the less-than-fair-value 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) 
if neither the exporter nor the manufacturer is a firm covered in this 
or any previous review, the cash deposit rate will be the all others 
rate for this proceeding, 5.71 percent. These deposit requirements, 
when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of 
their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties and/or countervailing 
duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this POR. 
Failure to comply with this requirement could result in the Secretary's 
presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties and/or 
countervailing duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of doubled 
antidumping duties.
    We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1) 
and 351.221(b)(4).


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    Dated: July 27, 2016.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum

1. Summary.
2. Background.
3. Partial Rescission.
4. Scope of the Order.
5. Comparisons to Normal Value.
6. Product Comparisons.
7. Date of Sale.
8. Export Price.
9. Normal Value.
10. Currency Conversion.
11. Companies Not Selected for Individual Review.
12. Recommendation.

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50684 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 148 / Tuesday, August 2, 2016 / Notices Border Protection (CBP) data for U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Compliance, ‘‘Decision Memorandum imports of subject merchandise during for Preliminary Results and Partial the POR for the companies for which an International Trade Administration Rescission of Antidumping Duty administrative review was requested.5 [A–533–824] Administrative Review: Polyethylene The CBP data demonstrated that there Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip were no entries of subject merchandise Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, from India; 2014–2015’’ (Preliminary exported by these companies during the Sheet, and Strip from India: Decision Memorandum), which is dated POR.6 The Department solicited Preliminary Results and Partial concurrently with these preliminary interested party comments,7 and we Rescission of Antidumping Duty results and hereby adopted by this received no comments. Administrative Review; 2014–2015 notice. Rescission of Review AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, Partial Rescission of Administrative International Trade Administration, Review It is the Department’s practice to U.S. Department of Commerce. On April 1, 2015, the Department rescind an administrative review of a SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce published in the Federal Register a countervailing duty order, pursuant to (the Department) is conducting an notice of opportunity to request an 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), when there are no administrative review of the administrative review of the AD order reviewable entries of subject antidumping duty (AD) order on on PET Film from India.1 The merchandise during the POR for which polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet, Department received multiple timely liquidation is suspended.8 Normally, and strip (PET Film) from India. The requests for an administrative review of upon completion of an administrative period of review (POR) is July 1, 2014, the AD order on PET Film from India review, the suspended entries are through June 30, 2015. The Department and on September 2, 2015, in liquidated at the countervailing duty selected two respondents for individual accordance with section 751(a) of the assessment rate calculated for the review, Jindal Poly Films Limited of Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the review period. See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(l). India (Jindal) and SRF Limited (SRF). Act’’), the Department initiated a review Therefore, for an administrative review The Department preliminarily of nine companies in this proceeding.2 to be conducted, there must be a determines that both Jindal and SRF In response to timely filed withdrawal reviewable, suspended entry that the made sales of subject merchandise at requests, we are rescinding this Department can order CBP to liquidate prices below normal value (NV) during administrative review with respect to at the newly calculated countervailing the POR. The preliminary results are Ester, MTZ, Polyplex, Vacmet, and listed below in the section titled Uflex pursuant to 19 CFR duty assessment rate. Accordingly, in ‘‘Preliminary Results of Review.’’ If 351.213(d)(1).3 Accordingly, the the absence of suspended entries of these preliminary results are adopted in companies subject to the instant review subject merchandise during the period the final results, the Department will are: Jindal, SRF, Gaware, and Vacmet of this administrative review (January 1, instruct U.S. Customs and Border India, of which the Department has 2014, through December 31, 2014), we Protection (‘‘CBP’’) to assess selected Jindal and SRF as the are now rescinding this administrative antidumping duties on all appropriate mandatory respondents.4 review of the countervailing duty order entries of subject merchandise during on LWTP from the PRC, pursuant to 19 Methodology the POR. Interested parties are invited to CFR 351.213(d)(3). comment on these preliminary results. The Department is conducting this This notice is issued and published DATES: Effective August 2, 2016. review in accordance with section pursuant to section 751 of the Tariff Act FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alex 751(a)(2) of the Act. Export price is of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR Cipolla at (202) 482–4956; AD/CVD calculated in accordance with section 351.213(d)(4). Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and 772 of the Act. NV is calculated in Compliance, International Trade accordance with section 773 of the Act. Dated: July 25, 2016. For a full description of the Administration, U.S. Department of Christian Marsh, methodology underlying our Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230. conclusions, see the Preliminary and Countervailing Duty Operations. Decision Memorandum. A list of topics SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: [FR Doc. 2016–18302 Filed 8–1–16; 8:45 am] discussed in the Preliminary Decision BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Scope of the Order Memorandum is attached as an The merchandise subject to the order Appendix to this notice. is polyethylene terephthalate film, The Preliminary Decision sheet, and strip. The PET Film subject Memorandum is a public document and to the order is currently classifiable is on file electronically via Enforcement under subheading 3920.62.00.90 of the 1 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity United States (HTSUS). The HTSUS To RequestAdministrative Review, 80 FR 37583 5 See Memorandum, ‘‘Administrative Review of subheading is provided for convenience (July 1, 2015). Certain Lightweight Thermal Paper from the and customs purposes. The written 2 See Initiation of Antidumping and People’s Republic of China: Request for U.S. Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 80 FR description is dispositive. A full mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES Customs and Border Protection Data,’’ dated April 53106 (September 2, 2015) (Initiation Notice). The 19, 2016. description of the scope of the order is nine companies were Ester Industries Limited 6 Id. contained in the memorandum from (Ester), Garware Polyester Ltd. (Garware), Jindal, Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant MTZ Polyesters Ltd. (MTZ), Polyplex Corporation 7 Id. Ltd. (Polyplex), SRF, Uflex Ltd. (Uflex), Vacmet, 8 See, e.g., Certain Welded Carbon Steel Standard Secretary for Antidumping and and Vacmet India. Pipe and Tube From Turkey: Notice of Final Countervailing Duty Operations, to 3 For Additional Information see The Preliminary Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Decision Memorandum at ‘‘Partial Rescission.’’ Review, In Part, 77 FR 6542 (February 8, 2012). Secretary for Enforcement and 4 See Respondent Selection Memorandum. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:35 Aug 01, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\02AUN1.SGM 02AUN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 148 / Tuesday, August 2, 2016 / Notices 50685 and Compliance’s Antidumping and argument; and (3) a table of authorities.9 For companies Ester, MTZ, Polyplex, Countervailing Duty Centralized Case and rebuttal briefs should be filed Uflex, and Vacmet for which this review Electronic Service System (‘‘ACCESS’’). using ACCESS.10 In order to be properly is rescinded, we will instruct CBP to ACCESS is available to registered users filed, ACCESS must successfully receive assess antidumping duties at rates equal at https://access.trade.gov/login.aspx an electronically-filed document in its to the cash deposit of estimated and it is available to all parties in the entirety by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. antidumping duties required at the time Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse main Department of Commerce interested parties who wish to request a for consumption, in accordance with 19 building. In addition, a complete hearing must submit a written request to CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). version of the Preliminary Decision the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement Memorandum can be accessed directly and Compliance, filed electronically via Cash Deposit Requirements on the Internet at http:// ACCESS, within 30 days after the date enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed of publication of this notice.11 Requests The following deposit requirements Preliminary Decision Memorandum and should contain: (1) The party’s name, will be effective for all shipments of the electronic versions of the address, and telephone number; (2) the PET Film from India entered, or Preliminary Decision Memorandum are number of participants; and (3) a list of withdrawn from warehouse, for identical in content. issues to be discussed. Issues raised in consumption on or after the date of the hearing will be limited to those publication of the final results of this Companies Not Selected for Individual raised in the respective case briefs. administrative review, as provided for Review The Department will issue the final by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) We preliminarily assign to those results of this administrative review, The cash deposit rate for the company companies not selected for individual including the results of its analysis of under review will be the rate review the average of the rates the issues raised in any written briefs, established in the final results of this calculated for Jindal and SRF in this not later than 120 days after the date of review (except, if the rate is zero or de review, in accordance with section publication of this notice, pursuant to minimis, i.e., less than 0.5 percent, no 735(c)(5) of the Act. See the Preliminary section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, unless cash deposit will be required); (2) for Decision Memorandum. that time is extended. previously reviewed or investigated Preliminary Results of Review Assessment Rates companies not listed above, the cash Upon completion of the deposit rate will continue to be the As a result of this review, we administrative review, the Department company-specific rate published for the preliminarily determine the following shall determine, and CBP shall assess, most recent period; (3) if the exporter is weighted-average dumping margins for antidumping duties on all appropriate not a firm covered in this review, a prior the period July 1, 2014, through June 30, entries in accordance with 19 CFR review, or the less-than-fair-value 2015. 351.212(b)(1). We will instruct CBP to investigation, but the manufacturer is, liquidate entries of merchandise the cash deposit rate will be the rate Weighted- average produced and/or exported by established for the most recent period Manufacturer/exporter respondent companies. We intend to for the manufacturer of the margin (percent) issue instructions to CBP 15 days after merchandise; and (4) if neither the the date of publication of the final exporter nor the manufacturer is a firm Jindal Poly Films Limited 5 ......... 0.82 results of this review. SRF Limited ................................ 0.56 covered in this or any previous review, For the individually examined the cash deposit rate will be the all Garware Polyester Ltd. ............... 0.77 Vacmet India ............................... 0.77 respondents Jindal and SRF, if the others rate for this proceeding, 5.71 weighted-average dumping margins are percent. These deposit requirements, Disclosure and Public Comment not zero or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 when imposed, shall remain in effect percent) in the final results of this until further notice. The Department will disclose to review, we will calculate importer- interested parties the calculations specific (or customer-specific) ad Notification to Interested Parties performed in connection with these valorem assessment rates on the basis of preliminary results within five days of the ratio of the total amount of dumping This notice also serves as a the date of publication of this notice.6 calculated for the importer’s examined preliminary reminder to importers of Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c), sales and the total entered value of the their responsibility under 19 CFR interested parties may submit cases sales in accordance with 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate briefs no later than 30 days after the 351.212(b)(1). regarding the reimbursement of date of publication of this notice.7 However, where the respondent did antidumping duties and/or Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised not report the entered value for its sales, countervailing duties prior to in the case briefs, may be filed not later we will calculate importer-specific (or liquidation of the relevant entries than five days after the date for filing customer-specific) per-unit duty during this POR. Failure to comply with case briefs.8 Parties who submit case assessment rates. Where the this requirement could result in the briefs or rebuttal briefs in this respondents’ weighted-average dumping Secretary’s presumption that proceeding are encouraged to submit margin is zero or de minimis, or an reimbursement of antidumping duties mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES with each argument: (1) A statement of importer-specific assessment rate is zero and/or countervailing duties occurred the issue; (2) a brief summary of the or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to and the subsequent assessment of liquidate the appropriate entries doubled antidumping duties. 5 The Initiation Notice lists the company as Jindal without regard to antidumping duties. Poly Films Limited of India. We are issuing and publishing these 6 See 19 CFR 351.224(b). 9 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2). results in accordance with sections 7 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(ii). 10 See 19 CFR 351.303. 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 8 See 19 CFR 351.309(d). 11 See 19 CFR 351.310(c). CFR 351.213(h)(1) and 351.221(b)(4). VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:35 Aug 01, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\02AUN1.SGM 02AUN1

50686 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 148 / Tuesday, August 2, 2016 / Notices Dated: July 27, 2016. Quantum Cryptography Requirements secure against both quantum and Ronald K. Lorentzen, and Evaluation Criteria’’ in the subject classical computers. A significant effort Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement line. Written comments may also be will be required in order to develop, and Compliance. submitted by mail to Information standardize, and deploy new post- Appendix Technology Laboratory, ATTN: Post- quantum algorithms. In addition, this Quantum Cryptography Comments, transition needs to take place well List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary National Institute of Standards and before any large-scale quantum Decision Memorandum Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail computers are built, so that any 1. Summary. Stop 8930, Gaithersburg, MD 20899– information that is later compromised 2. Background. 8930. by quantum cryptanalysis is no longer 3. Partial Rescission. Comments received in response to sensitive when that compromise occurs. 4. Scope of the Order. this notice will be published NIST has taken a number of steps in 5. Comparisons to Normal Value. 6. Product Comparisons. electronically at http://www.nist.gov/ response to this potential threat. On 7. Date of Sale. pqcrypto, so commenters should not April 2–3, 2015, NIST held a public 8. Export Price. include information they do not wish to workshop on Cybersecurity in a Post- 9. Normal Value. be posted (e.g., personal or confidential Quantum World to solicit input on 10. Currency Conversion. business information). public-key cryptographic policy in the 11. Companies Not Selected for Individual FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. time of quantum computers. NIST also Review. Lily Chen, National Institute of published NISTIR 8105, Report on Post- 12. Recommendation. Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Quantum Cryptography (http:// [FR Doc. 2016–18333 Filed 8–1–16; 8:45 am] dx.doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8105), in Drive, Mail Stop 8930, Gaithersburg, BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P MD 20899–8930, email: Lily.Chen@ April 2016 which shares NIST’s nist.gov, by telephone (301) 975–6974. understanding of the status of quantum Technical inquiries regarding the computing and post-quantum DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE proposed draft acceptability cryptography. National Institute of Standards and requirements, submission requirements, As a result of study and public Technology or the evaluation criteria should be sent feedback, NIST has decided to develop electronically to pqc-comments@ additional public-key cryptographic [Docket No. 160606494–6494–01] nist.gov. algorithms through a public A public email list-serve has been set standardization process, similar to the Request for Comments on Post- up for announcements, as well as a development processes for the hash Quantum Cryptography Requirements forum to discuss the standardization function SHA–3 and the Advanced and Evaluation Criteria effort being initiated by NIST. For Encryption Standard (AES). To begin AGENCY: National Institute of Standards directions on how to subscribe, please the process, NIST has drafted a set of and Technology (NIST), Commerce. visit http://www.nist.gov/pqcrypto. minimum acceptability requirements, ACTION: Notice; request for comments SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In recent submission requirements, and years, there has been a substantial evaluation criteria for candidate SUMMARY: The National Institute of amount of research on quantum algorithms. The draft document Standards and Technology (NIST) is computers—machines that exploit containing these requirements and requesting comments on a proposed quantum mechanical phenomena to criteria is available at the Web site: process to solicit, evaluate, and solve mathematical problems that are http://www.nist.gov/pqcrypto. NIST standardize one or more quantum- difficult or intractable for conventional seeks comments on these draft resistant public-key cryptographic computers. If large-scale quantum minimum acceptability requirements, algorithms. Current algorithms are computers are ever built, they will submission requirements, evaluation vulnerable to attacks from large-scale compromise the security of many criteria, and the evaluation process, as quantum computers. The purpose of commonly used cryptographic well as suggestions for other criteria and this notice is to solicit comments on the algorithms. In particular, quantum for the relative importance of each draft minimum acceptability computers would completely break individual criterion in the evaluation requirements, submission requirements, many public-key cryptosystems, process. Since neither the submission evaluation criteria, and evaluation including those standardized in FIPS requirements nor the evaluation criteria process of candidate algorithms from 186–4, Digital Signature Standard have been finalized, and may evolve the public, the cryptographic (http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/ over time as a result of the public community, academic/research NIST.FIPS.186-4), SP 800–56A Revision comments that NIST receives, candidate communities, manufacturers, voluntary 2, Recommendation for Pair-Wise Key algorithms should NOT be submitted at standards organizations, and Federal, Establishment Schemes Using Discrete this time. state, and local government Logarithm Cryptography (http:// Authority: In accordance with the organizations so that their needs can be dx.doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-56Ar2), Information Technology Management Reform considered in the process of developing and SP 800–56B Revision 1, Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104–106) and the new public-key cryptography standards. Recommendation for Pair-Wise Key- Federal Information Security Management The draft requirements and evaluation Establishment Schemes Using Integer Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107–347), the Secretary criteria are available on the NIST Factorization Cryptography (http:// of Commerce is authorized to approve FIPS. mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES Computer Security Resource Center dx.doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-56Br1). NIST activities to develop computer security Web site: http://www.nist.gov/pqcrypto. Due to this concern, many researchers standards to protect federal sensitive DATES: Comments must be received on (unclassified) information systems are have begun to investigate post-quantum undertaken pursuant to specific or before September 16, 2016. cryptography (PQC) (also called responsibilities assigned to NIST by Section ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent quantum-resistant cryptography). The 20 of the National Institute of Standards and electronically to pqc-comments@ goal of this research is to develop Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g–3), as nist.gov with ‘‘Comment on Post- cryptographic algorithms that would be amended. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:35 Aug 01, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\02AUN1.SGM 02AUN1


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