81_FR_7781 81 FR 7751 - Potassium Permanganate From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of the 2014 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

81 FR 7751 - Potassium Permanganate From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of the 2014 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 30 (February 16, 2016)

Page Range7751-7753
FR Document2016-03073

In response to a request by Pacific Accelerator Limited (``PAL''), the Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty (``AD'') order on potassium permanganate from the People's Republic of China (the ``PRC'') for the period of review (``POR'') January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2014.\1\ The Department preliminarily determines that PAL sold subject merchandise in the United States at prices below normal value (``NV'') during the POR. 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-570-001]


Potassium Permanganate From the People's Republic of China: 
Preliminary Results of the 2014 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: In response to a request by Pacific Accelerator Limited 
(``PAL''), the Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') is 
conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty (``AD'') 
order on potassium permanganate from the People's Republic of China 
(the ``PRC'') for the period of review (``POR'') January 1, 2014, 
through December 31, 2014.\1\ The Department preliminarily determines 
that PAL sold subject merchandise in the United States at prices below 
normal value (``NV'') during the POR. 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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    \1\ See Antidumping Duty Order: Potassium Permanganate from the 
People's Republic of China, 49 FR 3897 (January 31, 1984).

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DATES: Effective February 16, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Walker or Javier Barrientos, AD/
CVD

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Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone 202-482-0413 
or 202-482-2243, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On March 2, 2015, the Department initiated an administrative review 
of the antidumping order on potassium permanganate from the PRC.\2\ 
Between April and September 2015, the Department sent AD questionnaires 
and supplemental questionnaires to PAL, to which it responded in a 
timely manner. On October 5, 2015, the Department partially extended 
the deadline for issuing the preliminary results until November 2, 
2015.\3\ On October 27, 2015, the Department fully extended the 
deadline for issuing the preliminary results until February 1, 2016.\4\ 
As explained in the memorandum from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance, the Department has exercised its discretion 
to toll all administrative deadlines due to the recent closure of the 
Federal Government. All deadlines in this segment of the proceeding 
have been extended by four business days. The revised deadline for the 
preliminary results of this administrative review is now February 5, 
2016.\5\
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    \2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 80 FR 11166 (March 2, 2015) (``Initiation 
Notice'').
    \3\ See Memorandum to Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, 
``Potassium Permanganate from the People's Republic of China: 
Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of 2014 Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review,'' dated October 5, 2015.
    \4\ See Memorandum to Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, 
``Potassium Permanganate from the People's Republic of China: 
Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of 2014 Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review,'' dated October 27, 2015.
    \5\ See Memorandum to the Record from Ron Lorentzen, Acting A/S 
for Enforcement & Compliance, regarding ``Tolling of Administrative 
Deadlines As a Result of the Government Closure During Snowstorm 
Jonas,'' dated January 27, 2016.
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Scope of the Order

    Imports covered by the order are shipments of potassium 
permanganate, an inorganic chemical produced in free-flowing, 
technical, and pharmaceutical grades. Potassium permanganate is 
currently classifiable under item 2841.61.00 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS''). Although the HTSUS item 
number is provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written 
description of the merchandise remains dispositive.

Methodology

    The Department conducted this review in accordance with sections 
751(a)(1)(B) and 751(a)(2)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(the ``Act''). Export prices have been calculated in accordance with 
section 772 of the Act. Because the PRC is a non-market economy 
(``NME'') within the meaning of section 771(18) of the Act, NV has been 
calculated in accordance with section 773(c) of the Act.
    For a full description of the methodology underlying our 
conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. The Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically 
via Enforcement aCnd 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://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Preliminary Decision Memorandum 
and the electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are 
identical in content.

PRC-Wide Entity

    The Department's change in policy regarding conditional review of 
the PRC-wide entity applies to this administrative review.\6\ Under 
this policy, the PRC-wide entity will not be under review unless a 
party specifically requests, or the Department self-initiates, a review 
of the entity. Because no party requested a review of the PRC-wide 
entity in this review, the entity is not under review and the entity's 
rate (i.e., 128.94 percent) is not subject to change.
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    \6\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement of Change in 
Department Practice for Respondent Selection in Antidumping Duty 
Proceedings and Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy Entity 
in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 65963 (November 4, 2013).
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Preliminary Results of Review

    The Department preliminarily determines that the following 
weighted-average dumping margins exist for the period January 1, 2014, 
through December 31, 2014:

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                                                               Weighted-
                                                                average
                          Exporter                              margin
                                                                 (USD/
                                                               kilogram)
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Pacific Accelerator Limited.................................        2.20
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Disclosure, Public Comment and Opportunity To Request a Hearing

    The Department will disclose the calculations used in our analysis 
to parties in this review within five days of the date of publication 
of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
    Interested parties may submit case briefs within 30 days after the 
date of publication of these preliminary results of review in the 
Federal Register.\7\ Rebuttals to case briefs, which must be limited to 
issues raised in the case briefs, must be filed within five days after 
the time limit for filing case briefs.\8\ Parties who submit arguments 
are requested to submit with the argument (a) a statement of the issue, 
(b) a brief summary of the argument, and (c) a table of authorities.\9\ 
Parties submitting briefs should do so pursuant to the Department's 
electronic filing system, ACCESS.
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    \7\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii).
    \8\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1)-(2).
    \9\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2), (d)(2).
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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 within 30 days of the date of 
publication of this notice. Requests should contain: (1) The party's 
name, address and telephone number; (2) the number of participants; and 
(3) a list of issues parties intend to discuss. Issues raised in the 
hearing will be limited to those raised in the respective case and 
rebuttal briefs. 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. See 19 CFR 351.310(d). Parties should confirm by 
telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing two days before 
the scheduled date.
    The Department intends to issue the final results of this 
administrative review, which will include the results of our analysis 
of all issues raised in the case briefs, within 120 days of publication 
of these preliminary results in the Federal Register, pursuant to 
section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.

Assessment Rates

    Upon issuance of the final results, the Department will determine, 
and CBP

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shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by 
this review.\10\ The Department intends to issue assessment 
instructions to CBP 15 days after the publication date of the final 
results of this review.
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    \10\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b).
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    For any individually examined respondent whose weighted average 
dumping margin is above de minimis (i.e., 0.50 percent) in the final 
results of this review, the Department will calculate importer-specific 
assessment rates on the basis of the ratio of the total amount of 
dumping calculated for the importer's examined sales to the total 
entered value of sales, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). Where 
an importer- (or customer-) specific ad valorem rate is greater than de 
minimis, the Department will instruct CBP to collect the appropriate 
duties at the time of liquidation.\11\ Where either a respondent's 
weighted average dumping margin is zero or de minimis, or an importer- 
(or customer-) specific ad valorem is zero or de minimis, the 
Department will instruct CBP to liquidate appropriate entries without 
regard to antidumping duties.\12\
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    \11\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
    \12\ See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
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Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the final results of this review for shipments of the 
subject merchandise from the PRC entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 
for consumption on or after the publication date, as provided by 
sections 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For the companies listed above 
that have a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be that 
established in the final results of this review (except, if the rate is 
zero or de minimis, then zero cash deposit will be required); (2) for 
previously investigated or reviewed PRC and non-PRC exporters not 
listed above that received a separate rate in a prior segment of this 
proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the existing 
exporter-specific rate; (3) for all PRC exporters of subject 
merchandise that have not been found to be entitled to a separate rate, 
the cash deposit rate will be that for the PRC-wide entity; and (4) for 
all non-PRC exporters of subject merchandise which have not received 
their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to 
the PRC exporter that supplied that non-PRC exporter. These deposit 
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further 
notice.

Notification to Importers

    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 prior to liquidation 
of the relevant entries during the POR. Failure to comply with this 
requirement could result in the Department's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.
    These preliminary results are issued and published in accordance 
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: February 8, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum

1. Summary
2. Case History
3. Scope of the Order
4. Discussion of the Methodology
    a. Non-Market Economy Country Status
    b. Separate Rates
    c. Surrogate Country
    d. PRC-Wide Entity
    e. Determination of Comparison Method
    f. Results of Differential Pricing Analysis
    g. Comparisons to Normal Value
    h. Date of Sale
    i. Export Price
    j. Value Added Tax
    k. Normal Value
    l. Factor Valuations
    m. Currency Conversion
5. Recommendation

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                                                  Final Results of Review                                         Cash Deposit Requirements                              The Department is issuing and
                                                                                                                     The following deposit requirements                publishing these final results of
                                                    As a result of our review, we                                                                                      administrative review in accordance
                                                  determine the following weighted-                               will be effective for all shipments of
                                                                                                                  PET Film from India entered, or                      with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of
                                                  average dumping margins exist for the                                                                                the Act.
                                                  period July 1, 2013, through June 30,                           withdrawn from warehouse, for
                                                                                                                  consumption on or after the date of                    Dated: February 8, 2016.
                                                  2014.
                                                                                                                  publication of the final results of this             Paul Piquado,
                                                                                               Weighted-
                                                                                                                  administrative review, as provided for               Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
                                                                                                average           by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1)              Compliance.
                                                        Producer or exporter                   dumping            The cash deposit rate for the company                Appendix
                                                                                                margin            under review will be equal to the
                                                                                               (percent)          weighted-average dumping margin                      I. Summary
                                                                                                                  established in the final results of this             II. Background
                                                  Jindal Poly Films Limited 6 ...                          0.59                                                           Scope of the Order
                                                  SRF Limited ..........................                   0.00
                                                                                                                  review (except, if the rate is de minimis,           III. Discussion of the Issues
                                                  Ester Industries Limited ........                        0.59   i.e., less than 0.5 percent, then the cash              Comment 1: Whether To Exclude Certain
                                                  Garware Polyester Ltd ..........                         0.59   deposit rate will be zero); (2) for                        Sales From the Margin Calculation
                                                  Polyplex Corporation Limited                             0.59   previously reviewed or investigated                     Comment 2: Whether To Grant a Quantity
                                                                                                                  companies not listed above, the cash                       Discount Adjustment to Jindal
                                                  Vacmet ..................................                0.59
                                                                                                                  deposit rate will continue to be the                    Comment 3: G&A Expense and Interest
                                                                                                                  company-specific rate published in the                     Expense Ratio
                                                  Assessment Rates                                                                                                        Comment 4: Differential Pricing
                                                                                                                  completed segment for the most recent
                                                                                                                  period for that company; (3) if the                  [FR Doc. 2016–03083 Filed 2–12–16; 8:45 am]
                                                     Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the
                                                  Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), the                               exporter is not a firm covered in this               BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

                                                  Department determined, and U.S.                                 review, a prior review, or the less-than-
                                                  Customs and Border Protection (CBP)                             fair-value investigation, but the
                                                                                                                  manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate               DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                  shall assess, antidumping duties on all
                                                  appropriate entries of subject                                  will be the rate established in the                  International Trade Administration
                                                  merchandise, in accordance with the                             completed segment for the most recent
                                                                                                                  period for the manufacturer of the                   [A–570–001]
                                                  final results of this review. The
                                                  Department will issue assessment                                merchandise; and (4) if neither the
                                                                                                                  exporter nor the manufacturer is a firm              Potassium Permanganate From the
                                                  instructions to CBP 15 days after the                                                                                People’s Republic of China:
                                                                                                                  covered in this or any other completed
                                                  date of publication of the final results of                                                                          Preliminary Results of the 2014
                                                                                                                  segment of this proceeding, then the
                                                  review. We will instruct CBP to                                                                                      Antidumping Duty Administrative
                                                                                                                  cash deposit rate will be the all others
                                                  liquidate entries of merchandise                                                                                     Review
                                                                                                                  rate for this proceeding, 5.71 percent.
                                                  produced and/or exported by the
                                                                                                                  These deposit requirements, when                     AGENCY:   Enforcement and Compliance,
                                                  aforementioned companies. The
                                                                                                                  imposed, shall remain in effect until                International Trade Administration,
                                                  Department will calculate importer-                             further notice.                                      Department of Commerce.
                                                  specific assessment rates for Jindal.                                                                                SUMMARY: In response to a request by
                                                  Where the respondent reported the                               Notification to Importers
                                                                                                                                                                       Pacific Accelerator Limited (‘‘PAL’’), the
                                                  entered value for its sales, the                                   This notice serves as a final reminder            Department of Commerce (the
                                                  Department calculates importer-specific                         to importers of their responsibility                 ‘‘Department’’) is conducting an
                                                  ad valorem assessment rates based on                            under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a                 administrative review of the
                                                  the ratio of the total amount of dumping                        certificate regarding the reimbursement              antidumping duty (‘‘AD’’) order on
                                                  calculated for the examined sales to the                        of antidumping duties prior to                       potassium permanganate from the
                                                  total entered value of those same sales.7                       liquidation of the relevant entries                  People’s Republic of China (the ‘‘PRC’’)
                                                  However, where the respondent did not                           during this review period. Failure to                for the period of review (‘‘POR’’)
                                                  report the entered value for its sales, the                     comply with this requirement could                   January 1, 2014, through December 31,
                                                  Department calculates importer-specific                         result in the Secretary’s presumption                2014.1 The Department preliminarily
                                                  per-unit duty assessment rates. We will                         that reimbursement of antidumping                    determines that PAL sold subject
                                                  instruct CBP to apply an ad valorem                             duties occurred and the subsequent                   merchandise in the United States at
                                                  assessment rate as indicated above to all                       assessment of doubled antidumping                    prices below normal value (‘‘NV’’)
                                                  entries of subject merchandise during                           duties.                                              during the POR. If these preliminary
                                                  the POR which were produced and/or                                                                                   results are adopted in the final results,
                                                                                                                  Notifications to Interested Parties
                                                  exported by the four non-selected                                                                                    the Department will instruct U.S.
                                                  companies Ester Industries Limited,                               This notice also serves as a reminder              Customs and Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’)
                                                  Garware Polyester Ltd, Polyplex                                 to parties subject to administrative                 to assess antidumping duties on all
                                                  Corporation Limited, and Vacmet.                                protective order (APO) of their                      appropriate entries of subject
                                                  Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2), we                            responsibility concerning the                        merchandise during the POR. Interested
                                                  will instruct CBP to liquidate without                          destruction of proprietary information               parties are invited to comment on these
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                                                  regard to antidumping duties any                                disclosed under APO in accordance                    preliminary results.
                                                  entries produced and/or exported by                             with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely                    DATES: Effective February 16, 2016.
                                                  SRF during the POR.8                                            written notification of the return or
                                                                                                                                                                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul
                                                                                                                  destruction of APO materials or
                                                                                                                                                                       Walker or Javier Barrientos, AD/CVD
                                                    6 The Initiation Notice lists the company as Jindal           conversion to judicial protective order is
                                                  Poly Films Limited of India.                                    hereby requested. Failure to comply                    1 See Antidumping Duty Order: Potassium
                                                    7 See 19 CFR 351.212(b).                                      with the regulations and terms of an                 Permanganate from the People’s Republic of China,
                                                    8 See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1).                                   APO is a sanctionable violation.                     49 FR 3897 (January 31, 1984).



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                                                  Operations, Office V, Enforcement and                   description of the merchandise remains                                                        Weighted-
                                                  Compliance, International Trade                         dispositive.                                                                                  average
                                                  Administration, U.S. Department of                                                                                          Exporter                   margin
                                                  Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution                  Methodology                                                                                     (USD/
                                                                                                                                                                                                        kilogram)
                                                  Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;                          The Department conducted this
                                                  telephone 202–482–0413 or 202–482–                      review in accordance with sections                    Pacific Accelerator Limited .........        2.20
                                                  2243, respectively.                                     751(a)(1)(B) and 751(a)(2)(A) of the
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the                   Disclosure, Public Comment and
                                                  Background                                              ‘‘Act’’). Export prices have been                     Opportunity To Request a Hearing
                                                                                                          calculated in accordance with section                    The Department will disclose the
                                                     On March 2, 2015, the Department                     772 of the Act. Because the PRC is a
                                                  initiated an administrative review of the                                                                     calculations used in our analysis to
                                                                                                          non-market economy (‘‘NME’’) within                   parties in this review within five days
                                                  antidumping order on potassium                          the meaning of section 771(18) of the
                                                  permanganate from the PRC.2 Between                                                                           of the date of publication of this notice
                                                                                                          Act, NV has been calculated in                        in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
                                                  April and September 2015, the                           accordance with section 773(c) of the                    Interested parties may submit case
                                                  Department sent AD questionnaires and                   Act.                                                  briefs within 30 days after the date of
                                                  supplemental questionnaires to PAL, to
                                                                                                             For a full description of the                      publication of these preliminary results
                                                  which it responded in a timely manner.
                                                                                                          methodology underlying our                            of review in the Federal Register.7
                                                  On October 5, 2015, the Department
                                                                                                          conclusions, see the Preliminary                      Rebuttals to case briefs, which must be
                                                  partially extended the deadline for
                                                                                                          Decision Memorandum. The                              limited to issues raised in the case
                                                  issuing the preliminary results until
                                                                                                          Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a                  briefs, must be filed within five days
                                                  November 2, 2015.3 On October 27,
                                                                                                          public document and is on file                        after the time limit for filing case briefs.8
                                                  2015, the Department fully extended the
                                                                                                          electronically via Enforcement aCnd                   Parties who submit arguments are
                                                  deadline for issuing the preliminary
                                                                                                          Compliance’s Antidumping and                          requested to submit with the argument
                                                  results until February 1, 2016.4 As
                                                                                                          Countervailing Duty Centralized                       (a) a statement of the issue, (b) a brief
                                                  explained in the memorandum from the
                                                                                                          Electronic Service System (‘‘ACCESS’’).               summary of the argument, and (c) a
                                                  Acting Assistant Secretary for
                                                                                                          ACCESS is available to registered users               table of authorities.9 Parties submitting
                                                  Enforcement and Compliance, the
                                                                                                          at http://access.trade.gov, and is                    briefs should do so pursuant to the
                                                  Department has exercised its discretion
                                                                                                          available to all parties in the Central               Department’s electronic filing system,
                                                  to toll all administrative deadlines due
                                                                                                          Records Unit, room B8024 of the main                  ACCESS.
                                                  to the recent closure of the Federal                                                                             Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
                                                  Government. All deadlines in this                       Department of Commerce building. In
                                                                                                                                                                interested parties who wish to request a
                                                  segment of the proceeding have been                     addition, a complete version of the
                                                                                                                                                                hearing must submit a written request to
                                                  extended by four business days. The                     Preliminary Decision Memorandum can
                                                                                                                                                                the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
                                                  revised deadline for the preliminary                    be accessed directly at http://
                                                                                                                                                                and Compliance within 30 days of the
                                                  results of this administrative review is                enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed
                                                                                                                                                                date of publication of this notice.
                                                  now February 5, 2016.5                                  Preliminary Decision Memorandum and
                                                                                                                                                                Requests should contain: (1) The party’s
                                                                                                          the electronic versions of the
                                                  Scope of the Order                                                                                            name, address and telephone number;
                                                                                                          Preliminary Decision Memorandum are                   (2) the number of participants; and (3)
                                                     Imports covered by the order are                     identical in content.
                                                  shipments of potassium permanganate,                                                                          a list of issues parties intend to discuss.
                                                  an inorganic chemical produced in free-                 PRC-Wide Entity                                       Issues raised in the hearing will be
                                                  flowing, technical, and pharmaceutical                                                                        limited to those raised in the respective
                                                                                                             The Department’s change in policy                  case and rebuttal briefs. If a request for
                                                  grades. Potassium permanganate is
                                                                                                          regarding conditional review of the                   a hearing is made, the Department
                                                  currently classifiable under item
                                                                                                          PRC-wide entity applies to this                       intends to hold the hearing at the U.S.
                                                  2841.61.00 of the Harmonized Tariff
                                                                                                          administrative review.6 Under this                    Department of Commerce, 14th Street
                                                  Schedule of the United States
                                                                                                          policy, the PRC-wide entity will not be               and Constitution Avenue NW.,
                                                  (‘‘HTSUS’’). Although the HTSUS item
                                                                                                          under review unless a party specifically              Washington, DC 20230, at a date and
                                                  number is provided for convenience and
                                                                                                          requests, or the Department self-                     time to be determined. See 19 CFR
                                                  customs purposes, the written
                                                                                                          initiates, a review of the entity. Because            351.310(d). Parties should confirm by
                                                    2 See Initiation of Antidumping and                   no party requested a review of the PRC-               telephone the date, time, and location of
                                                  Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 80 FR       wide entity in this review, the entity is             the hearing two days before the
                                                  11166 (March 2, 2015) (‘‘Initiation Notice’’).          not under review and the entity’s rate                scheduled date.
                                                    3 See Memorandum to Christian Marsh, Deputy
                                                                                                          (i.e., 128.94 percent) is not subject to                 The Department intends to issue the
                                                  Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and                 change.                                               final results of this administrative
                                                  Countervailing Duty Operations, ‘‘Potassium
                                                  Permanganate from the People’s Republic of China:                                                             review, which will include the results of
                                                                                                          Preliminary Results of Review                         our analysis of all issues raised in the
                                                  Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of
                                                  2014 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,’’
                                                                                                            The Department preliminarily                        case briefs, within 120 days of
                                                  dated October 5, 2015.                                                                                        publication of these preliminary results
                                                    4 See Memorandum to Christian Marsh, Deputy           determines that the following weighted-
                                                  Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and                 average dumping margins exist for the                 in the Federal Register, pursuant to
                                                  Countervailing Duty Operations, ‘‘Potassium             period January 1, 2014, through                       section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
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                                                  Permanganate from the People’s Republic of China:
                                                  Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of
                                                                                                          December 31, 2014:                                    Assessment Rates
                                                  2014 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,’’                                                                  Upon issuance of the final results, the
                                                  dated October 27, 2015.                                   6 See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement
                                                    5 See Memorandum to the Record from Ron
                                                                                                                                                                Department will determine, and CBP
                                                                                                          of Change in Department Practice for Respondent
                                                  Lorentzen, Acting A/S for Enforcement &                 Selection in Antidumping Duty Proceedings and
                                                                                                                                                                  7 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii).
                                                  Compliance, regarding ‘‘Tolling of Administrative       Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy
                                                                                                                                                                  8 See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1)–(2).
                                                  Deadlines As a Result of the Government Closure         Entity in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78
                                                  During Snowstorm Jonas,’’ dated January 27, 2016.       FR 65963 (November 4, 2013).                            9 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2), (d)(2).




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                                                                              Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 30 / Tuesday, February 16, 2016 / Notices                                                     7753

                                                  shall assess, antidumping duties on all                 Notification to Importers                             period of review (POR) is January 1,
                                                  appropriate entries covered by this                       This notice also serves as a                        2013, through December 31, 2013.2
                                                  review.10 The Department intends to                     preliminary reminder to importers of                  Based on an analysis of the comments
                                                  issue assessment instructions to CBP 15                 their responsibility under 19 CFR                     received, the Department has made
                                                  days after the publication date of the                  351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate                   changes to the subsidy rate determined
                                                  final results of this review.                           regarding the reimbursement of                        for Jindal Poly Films Limited (Jindal).
                                                     For any individually examined                        antidumping duties prior to liquidation               The final subsidy rates are listed in the
                                                  respondent whose weighted average                       of the relevant entries during the POR.               ‘‘Final Results of Administrative
                                                  dumping margin is above de minimis                      Failure to comply with this requirement               Review’’ section below.
                                                  (i.e., 0.50 percent) in the final results of            could result in the Department’s                      DATES: Effective date: February 16, 2016.
                                                  this review, the Department will                        presumption that reimbursement of                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elfi
                                                  calculate importer-specific assessment                  antidumping duties occurred and the                   Blum, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII,
                                                  rates on the basis of the ratio of the total            subsequent assessment of double                       Enforcement and Compliance, U.S.
                                                  amount of dumping calculated for the                    antidumping duties.                                   Department of Commerce, 14th Street
                                                  importer’s examined sales to the total                    These preliminary results are issued                and Constitution Avenue NW.,
                                                  entered value of sales, in accordance                   and published in accordance with                      Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)
                                                  with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). Where an                     sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the               482–0197.
                                                  importer- (or customer-) specific ad                    Act.                                                  Scope of the Order
                                                  valorem rate is greater than de minimis,                  Dated: February 8, 2016.
                                                  the Department will instruct CBP to                                                                              For the purposes of the order, the
                                                                                                          Paul Piquado,                                         products covered are all gauges of raw,
                                                  collect the appropriate duties at the time
                                                                                                          Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and               pretreated, or primed polyethylene
                                                  of liquidation.11 Where either a                        Compliance.
                                                  respondent’s weighted average dumping                                                                         terephthalate film, sheet and strip,
                                                  margin is zero or de minimis, or an                     Appendix                                              whether extruded or coextruded.
                                                  importer- (or customer-) specific ad                                                                          Excluded are metallized films and other
                                                                                                          List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary           finished films that have had at least one
                                                  valorem is zero or de minimis, the                      Decision Memorandum
                                                  Department will instruct CBP to                                                                               of their surfaces modified by the
                                                                                                          1. Summary                                            application of a performance-enhancing
                                                  liquidate appropriate entries without                   2. Case History
                                                  regard to antidumping duties.12                                                                               resinous or inorganic layer of more than
                                                                                                          3. Scope of the Order
                                                                                                          4. Discussion of the Methodology
                                                                                                                                                                0.00001 inches thick. Imports of PET
                                                  Cash Deposit Requirements                                  a. Non-Market Economy Country Status               film are classifiable in the Harmonized
                                                                                                             b. Separate Rates                                  Tariff Schedule of the United States
                                                    The following cash deposit
                                                                                                             c. Surrogate Country                               (HTSUS) under item number
                                                  requirements will be effective upon
                                                                                                             d. PRC-Wide Entity                                 3920.62.00.90. HTSUS subheadings are
                                                  publication of the final results of this                   e. Determination of Comparison Method              provided for convenience and customs
                                                  review for shipments of the subject                        f. Results of Differential Pricing Analysis        purposes. The written description of the
                                                  merchandise from the PRC entered, or                       g. Comparisons to Normal Value                     scope of the order is dispositive.
                                                  withdrawn from warehouse, for                              h. Date of Sale
                                                  consumption on or after the publication                    i. Export Price                                    Analysis of Comments Received
                                                  date, as provided by sections                              j. Value Added Tax
                                                                                                             k. Normal Value
                                                                                                                                                                   The issues raised by Petitioners 3 and
                                                  751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For the                                                                          Jindal in their case briefs, and
                                                  companies listed above that have a                         l. Factor Valuations
                                                                                                             m. Currency Conversion                             Petitioners’ rebuttal brief, are addressed
                                                  separate rate, the cash deposit rate will               5. Recommendation                                     in the Issues and Decision
                                                  be that established in the final results of                                                                   Memorandum.4 The issues are
                                                                                                          [FR Doc. 2016–03073 Filed 2–12–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  this review (except, if the rate is zero or
                                                  de minimis, then zero cash deposit will                 BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                                                                                                                                                Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative
                                                  be required); (2) for previously                                                                              Review; 2013, 80 FR 46956 (August 6, 2015)
                                                  investigated or reviewed PRC and non-                                                                         (Preliminary Results 2013).
                                                                                                          DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                   2 As explained in the memorandum from the
                                                  PRC exporters not listed above that
                                                                                                                                                                Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement &
                                                  received a separate rate in a prior                     International Trade Administration                    Compliance, the Department has exercised its
                                                  segment of this proceeding, the cash                                                                          discretion to toll all administrative deadlines due
                                                  deposit rate will continue to be the                    [C–533–825]                                           to the recent closure of the Federal Government. All
                                                  existing exporter-specific rate; (3) for all                                                                  deadlines in this segment of the proceeding have
                                                  PRC exporters of subject merchandise                    Polyethylene Terephthalate Film,                      been extended by four business days. The revised
                                                                                                          Sheet, and Strip From India: Final                    deadline for the final results of this review is now
                                                  that have not been found to be entitled                                                                       February 8, 2016. See Memorandum to the Record
                                                  to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate               Results of Countervailing Duty                        from Ron Lorentzen, Acting A/S for Enforcement &
                                                  will be that for the PRC-wide entity; and               Administrative Review; 2013                           Compliance, regarding ‘‘Tolling of Adminstrative
                                                                                                                                                                Deadlines as a Result of the Government Closure
                                                  (4) for all non-PRC exporters of subject                AGENCY:  Enforcement and Compliance,                  During Snowstorm Jonas,’’ dated January 27, 2016.
                                                  merchandise which have not received                     International Trade Administration,                      3 DuPont Teijin Films, Inc., Mitsubishi Polyester

                                                  their own rate, the cash deposit rate will              Department of Commerce.                               Film, Inc. and SKC, Inc. (collectively,
                                                  be the rate applicable to the PRC                                                                             ‘‘Petitioners’’).
                                                                                                          SUMMARY: On August 6, 2015, the                          4 See Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy
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                                                  exporter that supplied that non-PRC                     Department published the preliminary                  Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
                                                  exporter. These deposit requirements,                   results of the administrative review of               Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado,
                                                  when imposed, shall remain in effect                    the countervailing duty order on                      Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
                                                  until further notice.                                   polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet,               Compliance, ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for
                                                                                                                                                                the Final Results of Countervailing Duty
                                                                                                          and strip (PET film) from India.1 The                 Administrative Review: Polyethylene Terephthalate
                                                    10 See 19 CFR 351.212(b).                                                                                   Film, Sheet, and Strip from India; 2013,’’ dated
                                                    11 See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).                            1 See Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet and    concurrently with this notice and herein
                                                    12 See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).                          Strip From India: Preliminary Results And Partial                                                Continued




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Document Created: 2016-02-13 03:13:14
Document Modified: 2016-02-13 03:13:14
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
DatesEffective February 16, 2016.
ContactPaul Walker or Javier Barrientos, AD/ CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone 202-482-0413 or 202-482-2243, respectively.
FR Citation81 FR 7751 

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