82 FR 22497 - Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet and Strip From the United Arab Emirates: Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2015-2016

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 93 (May 16, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 93 (Tuesday, May 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22497-22498]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09873]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-520-803]


Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet and Strip From the United 
Arab Emirates: Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review; 2015-2016

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

DATES: Effective May 16, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Huston, Office VII, Antidumping 
and Countervailing Duty Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
4261.

Background

    On November 4, 2016, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review 
of the antidumping duty (AD) order on polyethylene terephthalate film, 
sheet and strip from the United Arab Emirates covering the period 
November 1, 2015, through October 31, 2016.\1\ The Department received 
a timely request from the petitioners \2\ for an AD administrative 
review of two companies: JBF RAK LLC (JBF) and Flex Middle East FZE 
(Flex).\3\ In addition, Polyplex USA LLC (Polyplex), a domestic 
interested party, submitted a timely request for an AD review of JBF 
and Uflex Limited (Uflex).\4\ JBF submitted a timely request for an AD 
review of itself.\5\ On January 13, 2017,

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pursuant to the requests from interested parties, the Department 
published a notice of initiation of administrative review with respect 
to Flex, Uflex, and JBF.\6\ On April 13, 2017, the petitioners withdrew 
their requests for reviews of JBF and Flex.\7\
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative 
Review, 81 FR 76920 (November 4, 2016).
    \2\ DuPont Teijin Films, Mitsubishi Polyester Film, Inc., and 
SKC, Inc.
    \3\ See Petitioners' letter, ``Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, 
Sheet, and Strip from United Arab Emirates: Request for Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review,'' dated November 30, 2016.
    \4\ See letter from Polyplex USA LLC, ``Polyethylene 
Terephthalate (PET) Film, Sheet, and Strip from United Arab 
Emirates: Request for Review,'' dated November 22, 2016.
    \5\ See JBF's letter, ``JBF RAK LLC/Request for A/D 
Administrative Review: Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and 
Strip from United Arab Emirates (A-520-803),'' dated November 30, 
2016.
    \6\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 4294 (January 13, 2017).
    \7\ See Petitioners' letter ``Withdrawal of Request for 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated April 13, 2017.
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Rescission in Part

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Secretary will rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or in part, if a party that requested 
the review withdraws the request within 90 days of the date of 
publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review. The 
Department initiated the instant review on January 13, 2017 and the 
petitioners withdrew their request on April 13, 2017, which is within 
the 90-day period and is thus timely. Because the petitioners' 
withdrawal of their requests for review is timely and because no other 
party requested a review of Flex, we are rescinding this review, in 
part, with respect to Flex, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1). 
Polyplex did not withdraw its request for review of JBF and Uflex, and 
JBF did not withdraw its request for review of itself. As such, the 
instant review will continue with respect to Uflex and JBF.

Assessment

    The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP) to assess anti-dumping duties on all appropriate entries. Subject 
merchandise of Flex will be assessed antidumping duties at rates equal 
to the cash deposit of estimated antidumping duties required at the 
time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, during 
the period November 1, 2015, through October 31, 2016, in accordance 
with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). The Department intends to issue 
assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the date of publication of 
this notice.

Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as a reminder to importers for whom this review 
is being rescinded, as of the publication date of this notice, 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 the antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
increase in the amount of antidumping duties assessed.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to 
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 
the 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.
    This notice is issued and published in accordance with section 
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 
CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: May 11, 2017.
James Maeder,
Senior Director, Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations.
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