81 FR 91903 - Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From India: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2015

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 243 (December 19, 2016)

Page Range91903-91904
FR Document2016-30425

On August 3, 2016, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results of the 2014-2015 administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet, and strip (PET Film) from India. The period of review (POR) is July 1, 2014, through June 30, 2015. Based on comments received from interested parties, we have made changes to the preliminary results. For the final results of this review, we find that neither Jindal Poly Films Limited (Jindal) nor SRF Limited (SRF) made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-533-824]


Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From India: 
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2015

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On August 3, 2016, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published the preliminary results of the 2014-2015 administrative 
review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on polyethylene terephthalate 
film, sheet, and strip (PET Film) from India. The period of review 
(POR) is July 1, 2014, through June 30, 2015. Based on comments 
received from interested parties, we have made changes to the 
preliminary results. For the final results of this review, we find that 
neither Jindal Poly Films Limited (Jindal) nor SRF Limited (SRF) made 
sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value.

DATES: Effective December 19, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacqueline Arrowsmith, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On August 2, 2016, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published the Preliminary Results.\1\ For events that have occurred 
since the Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum.\2\ 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 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 Issues and Decision Memorandum 
can be accessed directly on the Internet at http://trade.gov/login.aspx. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum and the 
electronic versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical 
in content.
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    \1\ See Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip from 
India: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2015, 81 FR 50684 (August 2, 2016) 
(Preliminary Results).
    \2\ See Department Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum 
for the Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: 
Polyethylene Terephthalate Film from India; 2014--2015 
Administrative Review'' (Issues and Decision Memorandum), dated 
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice.
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Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the order are all gauges of raw, 
pretreated, or primed PET Film, 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

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inches thick. Imports of PET Film are currently 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

    All issues raised in the case brief and rebuttal briefs are 
addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, which is attached to 
this notice as an Appendix.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on our review of the record and comments received from 
interested parties regarding our Preliminary Results, we made changes 
to SRF's and Jindal's margin calculations.\3\ The margins for both SRF 
and Jindal are now zero. In addition, we adjusted Jindal's reported 
U.S. prices to account for changes in its export subsidies in the final 
results of the companion countervailing duty administrative review.\4\ 
Additionally, for companies not selected for individual review, we have 
assigned a zero rate in the final results of this review, in accordance 
with section 735(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
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    \3\ See Memoranda to Thomas Gilgunn, Program Manager ``Analysis 
Memorandum for the Final Results of the Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review of Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and 
Strip from India: Jindal Poly Films Limited, and ``Analysis 
Memorandum for the Final Results of the Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review of Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and 
Strip from India: SRF Limited,'' both dated concurrently with these 
final results.
    \4\ See Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip from 
India: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Countervailing 
Duty Administrative Review; 2014, 81 FR 51186 (August 3, 2016).
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Final Results of Review

    As a result of our review, we determine the following weighted-
average dumping margins exist for the period July 1, 2014, through June 
30, 2015.
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    \5\ The Initiation Notice lists the company as Jindal Poly Films 
Limited of India. See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Administrative Reviews, 80 FR 53106 (September 2, 2015).

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                                                             Weighted-
                                                              average
                  Producer or Exporter                    dumping margin
                                                             (percent)
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Jindal Poly Films Limited \5\...........................            0.00
SRF Limited.............................................            0.00
Garware Polyester Ltd...................................            0.00
Vacmet India............................................            0.00
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Disclosure

    We intend to disclose the calculations performed to parties in this 
proceeding within five days after the public announcement of the final 
results, in accordance with section 735(a) of the Act, and 19 CFR 
351.224(b).

Assessment Rates

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.212(b)(1), the Department determined, and U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate 
entries of subject merchandise, in accordance with the final results of 
this review. The Department intends to issue assessment instructions to 
CBP 15 days after the date of publication of the final results of 
review. Because we have calculated zero margins in the final results of 
this review for both mandatory respondents during this POR, in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.212 we will instruct CBP to liquidate the 
appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.
    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2), we will instruct CBP to liquidate 
without regard to antidumping duties any entries produced and/or 
exported by Garware, Jindal, SRF, or Vacmet during the POR.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all 
shipments of PET Film from India entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 
for consumption on or after the date of publication of the final 
results of this administrative review, as provided for by section 
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for the companies 
under review will be zero; (2) for previously reviewed or investigated 
companies not listed above, the cash deposit rate will continue to be 
the company-specific rate published in the completed segment for the 
most recent period for that company; (3) if the exporter is not a firm 
covered in this review, a prior review, or the less-than-fair-value 
investigation, but the manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate will be 
the rate established in the completed segment for the most recent 
period for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and (4) if neither the 
exporter nor the manufacturer is a firm covered in this or any other 
completed segment of this proceeding, then the cash deposit rate will 
be the all others rate for this proceeding, 5.71 percent. These deposit 
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further 
notice.

Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as a final 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 this review period. Failure to comply 
with this requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.

Notifications to Interested Parties

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the destruction of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written 
notification of the return or 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 sanctionable 
violation.
    The Department is issuing and publishing these final results of 
administrative review in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 
777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221.

    Dated: December 12, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

APPENDIX

I. Summary
II. Background
    Scope of the Order
III. Discussion of the Issues
    Comment 1: Issues Requiring Revision to SRF's Program
    Comment 2: Whether the Department Should Include Sample Sales in 
the Margin Calculation for the Final Results
    Comment 3: Issue Requiring Revision Jindal's Program
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DatesEffective December 19, 2016.
ContactJacqueline Arrowsmith, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5255.
FR Citation81 FR 91903 

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