81_FR_7783 81 FR 7753 - Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From India: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2013

81 FR 7753 - Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From India: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2013

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

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

Page Range7753-7755
FR Document2016-03082

On August 6, 2015, the Department published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the countervailing duty order on polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet, and strip (PET film) from India.\1\ The period of review (POR) is January 1, 2013, through December 31, 2013.\2\ Based on an analysis of the comments received, the Department has made changes to the subsidy rate determined for Jindal Poly Films Limited (Jindal). The final subsidy rates are listed in the ``Final Results of Administrative Review'' section below. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-533-825]


Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From India: 
Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2013

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

SUMMARY: On August 6, 2015, the Department published the preliminary 
results of the administrative review of the countervailing duty order 
on polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet, and strip (PET film) from 
India.\1\ The period of review (POR) is January 1, 2013, through 
December 31, 2013.\2\ Based on an analysis of the comments received, 
the Department has made changes to the subsidy rate determined for 
Jindal Poly Films Limited (Jindal). The final subsidy rates are listed 
in the ``Final Results of Administrative Review'' section below.
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    \1\ See Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet and Strip From 
India: Preliminary Results And Partial Rescission of Countervailing 
Duty Administrative Review; 2013, 80 FR 46956 (August 6, 2015) 
(Preliminary Results 2013).
    \2\ As explained in the memorandum from the Acting Assistant 
Secretary for Enforcement & 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 final results of this review is now 
February 8, 2016. See Memorandum to the Record from Ron Lorentzen, 
Acting A/S for Enforcement & Compliance, regarding ``Tolling of 
Adminstrative Deadlines as a Result of the Government Closure During 
Snowstorm Jonas,'' dated January 27, 2016.

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DATES: Effective date: February 16, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elfi Blum, AD/CVD Operations, Office 
VII, Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 
(202) 482-0197.

Scope of the Order

    For the purposes of the order, the products covered are all gauges 
of raw, pretreated, or primed polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet 
and strip, whether extruded or coextruded. Excluded are metallized 
films and other finished films that have had at least one of their 
surfaces modified by the application of a performance-enhancing 
resinous or inorganic layer of more than 0.00001 inches thick. Imports 
of PET film are classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States (HTSUS) under item number 3920.62.00.90. HTSUS 
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes. The 
written description of the scope of the order is dispositive.

Analysis of Comments Received

    The issues raised by Petitioners \3\ and Jindal in their case 
briefs, and Petitioners' rebuttal brief, are addressed in the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum.\4\ The issues are

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identified in the Appendix to this notice. The Issues and Decision 
Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via 
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to 
registered users at http://access.trade.gov and in the Central Records 
Unit, Room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce building. In 
addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can 
be accessed directly on the Internet at http://trade.gov/enforcement/frn/index.html. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum and 
electronic versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical 
in content.
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    \3\ DuPont Teijin Films, Inc., Mitsubishi Polyester Film, Inc. 
and SKC, Inc. (collectively, ``Petitioners'').
    \4\ See Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to 
Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, 
``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review: Polyethylene 
Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip from India; 2013,'' dated 
concurrently with this notice and herein incorporated by reference 
(Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on the comments received from Petitioners and Jindal, we 
adjusted the numerators used in Jindal's subsidy rate calculations for 
the Export Promotion Capital Goods Scheme (EPCGS) and the Duty Drawback 
(DDB) programs. For a discussion of these issues, see the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum and Memorandum to the File from Elfi Page, 
International Trade Compliance Analyst, titled ``Final Results of 2013 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review: Polyethylene Terephthalate 
Film, Sheet, and Strip from India-Jindal Polyfilms Limited,'' each 
dated concurrently with these final results.

Methodology

    The Department conducted this review in accordance with section 
751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For each 
of the subsidy programs found countervailable, we find that there is a 
subsidy, i.e., a government-provided financial contribution that gives 
rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is 
specific.\5\ For a description of the methodology underlying all of the 
Department's conclusions, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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    \5\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding 
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding 
benefit; and, section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
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Companies Not Selected for Individual Review

    For the companies not selected for individual review (Ester, 
Garware, Polyplex, Vacmet, and Vacmet India Limited), because the rates 
calculated for Jindal and SRF were above de minimis and not based 
entirely on facts available, we applied a subsidy rate based on a 
weighted average of the subsidy rates calculated for Jindal and SRF 
using publicly ranged sales data submitted by respondents.\6\
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    \6\ The statute and the Department's regulations do not directly 
address the establishment of rates to be applied to companies not 
selected for individual examination where the Department limited its 
examination in an administrative review pursuant to section 
777A(e)(2) of the Act. However, the Department normally determines 
the rates for non-selected companies in reviews in a manner that is 
consistent with section 705(c)(5) of the Act, which provides 
instructions for calculating the all others rate in an 
investigation. Section 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act instructs the 
Department to calculate an all others rate using the weighted 
average of the subsidy rates established for the producers/exporters 
individually examined, excluding any zero, de minimis, or facts 
available rates. In this review, calculating the non-selected rate 
by weight averaging Jindal's and SRF's rates risks disclosure of 
proprietary information. Therefore, we calculated the rate for the 
non-selected companies by weight averaging the rates of Jindal and 
SRF using publicly-ranged sales data.
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Final Results of Administrative Review

    In accordance with section 777A(e)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.221(b)(5), we determine the total estimated net countervailable 
subsidy rates for the period January 1, 2013, through December 31, 2013 
to be:

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                                                           Subsidy rate
                  Manufacturer/exporter                     (percent ad
                                                             valorem)
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Jindal Poly Films of India Limited......................            8.90
SRF Limited.............................................            2.11
Ester Industries Limited................................            6.09
Garware Polyester Ltd...................................            6.09
Polyplex Corporation Ltd................................            6.09
Vacmet..................................................            6.09
Vacmet India Limited....................................            6.09
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Assessment and Cash Deposit Requirements

    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), the Department intends to 
issue appropriate instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP) 15 days after publication of the final results of this review. 
The Department will instruct CBP to liquidate shipments of subject 
merchandise produced and/or exported by the companies listed above, 
entered or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption from January 1, 
2013, through December 31, 2013, at the percent rates, as listed above 
for each of the respective companies, of the entered value.
    The Department intends also to instruct CBP to collect cash 
deposits of estimated countervailing duties, in the amounts shown above 
for each of the respective companies shown above, on shipments of 
subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption on or after the date of publication of the final results of 
this review. For all non-reviewed firms, we will instruct CBP to 
continue to collect cash deposits at the most-recent company-specific 
or all-others rate applicable to the company, as appropriate. These 
cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until 
further notice.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to 
an administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which 
continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of 
proceeding. Timely written notification of the return/destruction of 
APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby 
requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO 
is a violation which is subject to sanction.
    These final 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 I--Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
    Scope of the Order
III. Subsidies Valuation Information
    A. Allocation Period
    B. Benchmarks Interest Rates
    C. Denominator
IV. Analysis of Programs
    A. Programs Determined To Be Countervailable
    B. Programs Determined To Be Not Used or To Provide No Benefit 
During the POR
V. Analysis of Comments
    Comment 1: Whether the Department Wrongly Countervailed Export 
Promotion Capital Goods Scheme (EPCGS) Benefits That Apply to Non-
Subject Merchandise.
    Comment 2: Whether the Department Used the Wrong Numerator To 
Calculate the POR Benefit For the Status Holder Incentive Scheme 
(SHIS).
    Comment 3: Whether the Value Added Tax (VAT) and Central Sales 
Tax (CST) Refunds Under the Industrial Promotion Subsidy (IPS) of 
the State Government of Maharashtra's (SGOM) Package Scheme of 
Incentives (PSI) Is Countervailable.
    Comment 4: Whether the Department Double Counted One of the 
EPCGS Licences Reported by Jindal and Failed To Include the Benefit 
of Another License in Its Rate Calculations for Jindal

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    Comment 5: Whether the Department Used the Wrong Figure To 
Calculate the Duty Drawback Subsidy for Jindal

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                                                  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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                                                  identified in the Appendix to this                      based on a weighted average of the                           publication of the final results of this
                                                  notice. The Issues and Decision                         subsidy rates calculated for Jindal and                      review. For all non-reviewed firms, we
                                                  Memorandum is a public document and                     SRF using publicly ranged sales data                         will instruct CBP to continue to collect
                                                  is on file electronically via Enforcement               submitted by respondents.6                                   cash deposits at the most-recent
                                                  and Compliance’s Antidumping and                                                                                     company-specific or all-others rate
                                                                                                          Final Results of Administrative Review
                                                  Countervailing Duty Centralized                                                                                      applicable to the company, as
                                                  Electronic Service System (ACCESS).                       In accordance with section 777A(e)(1)                      appropriate. These cash deposit
                                                  ACCESS is available to registered users                 of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5), we                      requirements, when imposed, shall
                                                  at http://access.trade.gov and in the                   determine the total estimated net                            remain in effect until further notice.
                                                  Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of                     countervailable subsidy rates for the
                                                  the main Department of Commerce                         period January 1, 2013, through                              Administrative Protective Order
                                                  building. In addition, a complete                       December 31, 2013 to be:
                                                                                                                                                                         This notice also serves as a final
                                                  version of the Issues and Decision                                                                                   reminder to parties subject to an
                                                  Memorandum can be accessed directly                                                                  Subsidy rate
                                                                                                                Manufacturer/exporter                  (percent ad     administrative protective order (APO) of
                                                  on the Internet at http://trade.gov/                                                                   valorem)      their responsibility concerning the
                                                  enforcement/frn/index.html. The signed                                                                               return or destruction of proprietary
                                                  Issues and Decision Memorandum and                      Jindal Poly Films of India                                   information disclosed under APO in
                                                  electronic versions of the Issues and                      Limited ...............................            8.90   accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3),
                                                  Decision Memorandum are identical in                    SRF Limited ..........................                2.11
                                                                                                                                                                       which continues to govern business
                                                  content.                                                Ester Industries Limited ........                     6.09
                                                                                                          Garware Polyester Ltd. .........                      6.09   proprietary information in this segment
                                                  Changes Since the Preliminary Results                   Polyplex Corporation Ltd. .....                       6.09   of proceeding. Timely written
                                                    Based on the comments received from                   Vacmet ..................................             6.09   notification of the return/destruction of
                                                                                                          Vacmet India Limited ............                     6.09   APO materials or conversion to judicial
                                                  Petitioners and Jindal, we adjusted the
                                                  numerators used in Jindal’s subsidy rate                                                                             protective order is hereby requested.
                                                  calculations for the Export Promotion                   Assessment and Cash Deposit                                  Failure to comply with the regulations
                                                  Capital Goods Scheme (EPCGS) and the                    Requirements                                                 and terms of an APO is a violation
                                                  Duty Drawback (DDB) programs. For a                        In accordance with 19 CFR                                 which is subject to sanction.
                                                  discussion of these issues, see the Issues              351.212(b)(2), the Department intends to                       These final results are issued and
                                                  and Decision Memorandum and                             issue appropriate instructions to U.S.                       published in accordance with sections
                                                  Memorandum to the File from Elfi Page,                  Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 15                       751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
                                                  International Trade Compliance                          days after publication of the final results                    Dated: February 8, 2016.
                                                  Analyst, titled ‘‘Final Results of 2013                 of this review. The Department will
                                                                                                                                                                       Paul Piquado,
                                                  Countervailing Duty Administrative                      instruct CBP to liquidate shipments of
                                                                                                          subject merchandise produced and/or                          Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
                                                  Review: Polyethylene Terephthalate
                                                                                                                                                                       Compliance.
                                                  Film, Sheet, and Strip from India-Jindal                exported by the companies listed above,
                                                  Polyfilms Limited,’’ each dated                         entered or withdrawn from warehouse,                         Appendix I—Issues and Decision
                                                  concurrently with these final results.                  for consumption from January 1, 2013,                        Memorandum
                                                                                                          through December 31, 2013, at the
                                                  Methodology                                                                                                          I. Summary
                                                                                                          percent rates, as listed above for each of                   II. Background
                                                     The Department conducted this                        the respective companies, of the entered                        Scope of the Order
                                                  review in accordance with section                       value.                                                       III. Subsidies Valuation Information
                                                  751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as                 The Department intends also to                               A. Allocation Period
                                                  amended (the Act). For each of the                      instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of                        B. Benchmarks Interest Rates
                                                  subsidy programs found                                  estimated countervailing duties, in the                         C. Denominator
                                                  countervailable, we find that there is a                amounts shown above for each of the                          IV. Analysis of Programs
                                                  subsidy, i.e., a government-provided                    respective companies shown above, on                            A. Programs Determined To Be
                                                  financial contribution that gives rise to               shipments of subject merchandise                                   Countervailable
                                                  a benefit to the recipient, and that the                entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,                           B. Programs Determined To Be Not Used or
                                                  subsidy is specific.5 For a description of              for consumption on or after the date of                            To Provide No Benefit During the POR
                                                  the methodology underlying all of the                                                                                V. Analysis of Comments
                                                                                                                                                                          Comment 1: Whether the Department
                                                  Department’s conclusions, see the Issues                  6 The statute and the Department’s regulations do

                                                                                                          not directly address the establishment of rates to be
                                                                                                                                                                             Wrongly Countervailed Export
                                                  and Decision Memorandum.                                                                                                   Promotion Capital Goods Scheme
                                                                                                          applied to companies not selected for individual
                                                  Companies Not Selected for Individual                   examination where the Department limited its                       (EPCGS) Benefits That Apply to Non-
                                                  Review                                                  examination in an administrative review pursuant                   Subject Merchandise.
                                                                                                          to section 777A(e)(2) of the Act. However, the                  Comment 2: Whether the Department Used
                                                    For the companies not selected for                    Department normally determines the rates for non-                  the Wrong Numerator To Calculate the
                                                  individual review (Ester, Garware,                      selected companies in reviews in a manner that is                  POR Benefit For the Status Holder
                                                                                                          consistent with section 705(c)(5) of the Act, which
                                                  Polyplex, Vacmet, and Vacmet India                      provides instructions for calculating the all others
                                                                                                                                                                             Incentive Scheme (SHIS).
                                                  Limited), because the rates calculated                  rate in an investigation. Section 705(c)(5)(A) of the           Comment 3: Whether the Value Added Tax
                                                  for Jindal and SRF were above de                        Act instructs the Department to calculate an all                   (VAT) and Central Sales Tax (CST)
                                                                                                          others rate using the weighted average of the                      Refunds Under the Industrial Promotion
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                                                  minimis and not based entirely on facts
                                                  available, we applied a subsidy rate                    subsidy rates established for the producers/                       Subsidy (IPS) of the State Government of
                                                                                                          exporters individually examined, excluding any                     Maharashtra’s (SGOM) Package Scheme
                                                                                                          zero, de minimis, or facts available rates. In this                of Incentives (PSI) Is Countervailable.
                                                  incorporated by reference (Issues and Decision          review, calculating the non-selected rate by weight
                                                  Memorandum).                                                                                                            Comment 4: Whether the Department
                                                                                                          averaging Jindal’s and SRF’s rates risks disclosure
                                                    5 See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act           of proprietary information. Therefore, we calculated               Double Counted One of the EPCGS
                                                  regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E)     the rate for the non-selected companies by weight                  Licences Reported by Jindal and Failed
                                                  of the Act regarding benefit; and, section 771(5A)      averaging the rates of Jindal and SRF using                        To Include the Benefit of Another
                                                  of the Act regarding specificity.                       publicly-ranged sales data.                                        License in Its Rate Calculations for Jindal



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                                                     Comment 5: Whether the Department Used               Department requested additional                        Scope of the Investigation
                                                       the Wrong Figure To Calculate the Duty             information and clarification on the
                                                       Drawback Subsidy for Jindal                                                                                 The products covered by this
                                                                                                          calculation of AD margins,6 and                        investigation are geogrids from the PRC.
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–03082 Filed 2–12–16; 8:45 am]             Petitioner timely filed a response to this             For a full description of the scope of this
                                                  BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P                                  request on January 28, 2016.7 On                       investigation, see the ‘‘Scope of the
                                                                                                          January 27, 2016, the Department                       Investigation,’’ in Appendix I of this
                                                                                                          determined to toll all deadlines four                  notice.
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  business days as a result of the Federal
                                                                                                          Government closure during snowstorm                    Comments on Scope of the Investigation
                                                  International Trade Administration                      Jonas, which is applicable to this                        During our review of the AD and CVD
                                                  [A–570–036]                                             initiation.                                            Petitions, the Department issued
                                                                                                             As explained in the memorandum                      questions to, and received responses
                                                  Certain Biaxial Integral Geogrid                        from the Acting Assistant Secretary for                from, Petitioner pertaining to the
                                                  Products From the People’s Republic                     Enforcement and Compliance, the                        proposed scope to ensure that the scope
                                                  of China: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-                 Department has exercised its discretion                language in the Petition would be an
                                                  Value Investigation                                     to toll all administrative deadlines due               accurate reflection of the products for
                                                                                                          to the recent closure of the Federal                   which the domestic industry is seeking
                                                  AGENCY:  Enforcement and Compliance,                    Government. All deadlines in this
                                                  International Trade Administration,                                                                            relief.10
                                                                                                          segment of the proceeding have been                       As discussed in the preamble to the
                                                  Department of Commerce.                                 extended by four business days. The                    Department’s regulations,11 we are
                                                  DATES: Effective date: February 16, 2016.               revised deadline for the initiation of this            setting aside a period for interested
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia                  investigation is now February 8, 2016.8                parties to raise issues regarding product
                                                  Hancock at (202) 482–1394 and Susan                        In accordance with section 732(b) of                coverage (i.e., the scope). The
                                                  Pulongbarit (202) 482–4031, AD/CVD                      the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the                Department will consider all comments
                                                  Operations, Enforcement and                             ‘‘Act’’), Petitioner alleges that imports of           received from parties and, if necessary,
                                                  Compliance, U.S. Department of                          geogrids from the PRC are being, or are                will consult with parties prior to the
                                                  Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution                  likely to be, sold in the United States at             issuance of the preliminary
                                                  Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.                       less-than-fair value within the meaning                determination. If scope comments
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              of section 731 of the Act, and that such               include factual information (see 19 CFR
                                                                                                          imports are materially injuring, or                    351.102(b)(21)), all such factual
                                                  The Petition                                            threatening material injury to, an                     information should be limited to public
                                                     On January 13, 2016, the Department                  industry in the United States. Also,                   information. In order to facilitate
                                                  of Commerce (‘‘the Department’’)                        consistent with section 732(b)(1) of the               preparation of its questionnaires, the
                                                  received an antidumping duty (‘‘AD’’)                   Act, the Petition is accompanied by                    Department requests all interested
                                                  petition concerning imports of certain                  information reasonably available to                    parties to submit such comments by
                                                  biaxial integral geogrid products                       Petitioner supporting its allegations.                 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (‘‘ET’’) on
                                                  (‘‘geogrids’’) from the People’s Republic                  The Department finds that Petitioner                February 29, 2016, which is 20 calendar
                                                  of China (‘‘PRC’’), filed in proper form                filed these Petitions on behalf of the                 days from the signature date of this
                                                  on behalf of Tensar Corporation                         domestic industry because Petitioner is                notice. Any rebuttal comments, which
                                                  (‘‘Petitioner’’).1 The AD petition was                  an interested party as defined in section              may include factual information, must
                                                  accompanied by a countervailing duty                    771(9)(C) of the Act. The Department                   be filed by 5:00 p.m. ET on March 10,
                                                  (‘‘CVD’’) petition for the PRC.2                        also finds that Petitioner demonstrated                2016, which is 10 calendar days after
                                                  Petitioner is a domestic producer of                    sufficient industry support with respect               the initial comments deadline.
                                                  geogrids.3                                              to the initiation of the AD investigation                 The Department requests that any
                                                     On January 15, 2016, the Department                  that Petitioner is requesting.9                        factual information the parties consider
                                                  requested additional information and                    Period of Investigation                                relevant to the scope of the
                                                  clarification of certain areas of the                                                                          investigations be submitted during this
                                                  Petition,4 and Petitioner timely filed                    Because the AD Petition was filed on
                                                                                                                                                                 time period. However, if a party
                                                                                                          January 13, 2015, the period of
                                                  responses to these requests on January                                                                         subsequently finds that additional
                                                                                                          investigation (‘‘POI’’) is, pursuant to 19
                                                  20, 2016.5 On January 26, 2016, the                                                                            factual information pertaining to the
                                                                                                          CFR 351.204(b)(1), July 1, 2015, through
                                                                                                                                                                 scope of the investigations may be
                                                     1 See the Petitions for the Imposition of            December 31, 2015.
                                                                                                                                                                 relevant, the party may contact the
                                                  Antidumping Duties and Countervailing Duties:
                                                  Certain Biaxial Integral Geogrid Products from the      Response to the General Issues Supplemental
                                                                                                                                                                 Department and request permission to
                                                  People’s Republic of China, dated January 13, 2016      Questionnaire, dated January 20, 2016 (‘‘General       submit the additional information. All
                                                  (‘‘the Petition’’).                                     Issues Supplement’’).                                  such comments must be filed on the
                                                     2 Id.                                                   6 See Letter from the Department to Petitioner
                                                                                                                                                                 records of each of the concurrent AD
                                                     3 See Volume I of the Petition at 2.                 entitled ‘‘Petition for the Imposition of              and CVD investigations.
                                                     4 See Letters from the Department to Petitioner      Antidumping Duties on Imports of Certain Biaxial
                                                  entitled ‘‘Petitions for the Imposition of              Integral Geogrid Products from the People’s            Filing Requirements
                                                  Antidumping and Countervailing Duties on Imports        Republic of China: Supplemental Questions,’’
                                                  of Certain Biaxial Integral Geogrid Products from       January 26, 2016 (‘‘Second AD Supplemental               All submissions to the Department
                                                  the People’s Republic of China: Supplemental            Questionnaire’’).                                      must be filed electronically using
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                                                                                                             7 See Petitioner’s January 28, 2016 submission
                                                  Questions,’’ January 15, 2016 (‘‘General Issues                                                                Enforcement and Compliance’s
                                                  Supplemental Questionnaire’’); and ‘‘Petition for       (‘‘Second AD Petition Supplement’’).
                                                                                                                                                                 Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
                                                  the Imposition of Antidumping Duties on Certain            8 See Memorandum to the Record from Ron

                                                  Biaxial Integral Geogrid Products from the People’s     Lorentzen, Acting A/S for Enforcement &                Centralized Electronic Service System
                                                  Republic of China,’’ dated January 15, 2016 (‘‘AD       Compliance, regarding ‘‘Tolling of Administrative
                                                  Supplemental Questionnaire’’).                          Deadlines As a Result of the Government Closure         10 See General Issues Supplemental
                                                     5 See Petitioner’s Response to the AD                During Snowstorm Jonas,’’’ dated January 27, 2016.     Questionnaire and General Issues Supplement.
                                                  Supplemental Questionnaire, dated January 20,              9 See the ‘‘Determination of Industry Support for    11 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing

                                                  2016 (‘‘AD Petition Supplement’’) and Petitioner’s      the Petition’’ section below.                          Duties, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997).



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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ContactElfi Blum, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0197.
FR Citation81 FR 7753 

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