82_FR_48412 82 FR 48213 - Certain Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin From India: Notice of Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, 2015-2016

82 FR 48213 - Certain Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin From India: Notice of Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, 2015-2016

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 199 (October 17, 2017)

Page Range48213-48213
FR Document2017-22458

The Department of Commerce (the Department) is rescinding the administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain polyethylene terephthalate resin (PET resin) from India for the period August 14, 2015, to December 31, 2016, based on a timely withdrawal of the request for review.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 199 (Tuesday, October 17, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 17, 2017)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-533-862]


Certain Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin From India: Notice of 
Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, 2015-2016

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is rescinding the 
administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain 
polyethylene terephthalate resin (PET resin) from India for the period 
August 14, 2015, to December 31, 2016, based on a timely withdrawal of 
the request for review.

DATES: Applicable October 17, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Corrigan, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-7438.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On May 1, 2017, the Department published in the Federal Register a 
notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the CVD 
order on PET resin from India for the period August 14, 2015, to 
December 31, 2016.\1\ On May 31, 2017, the Department received a timely 
request, in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, 
as amended (the Act), from Ester Industries Ltd. (Ester), an exporter 
of subject merchandise, to conduct an administrative review of this CVD 
order.\2\ Based upon this request, on July 6, 2017, in accordance with 
section 751(a) of the Act, the Department published in the Federal 
Register a notice of initiation of administrative review for this CVD 
order, with respect to Ester.\3\ On July 17, 2017, Ester timely 
withdrew its request for an administrative review.\4\
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 82 FR 20315 (May 1, 2017).
    \2\ See Ester's May 31, 2017, Request for CVD Administrative 
Review.
    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 31292 (July 6, 2017) (Initiation 
Notice).
    \4\ See Ester's July 17, 2017, Withdrawal of Administrative 
Review Request.
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Rescission of Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Secretary will rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or in part, if a party who requested 
the review withdraws the request within 90 days of the date of 
publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review. As 
noted above, Ester withdrew its request for review by the 90-day 
deadline. No other party requested an administrative review of Ester. 
Accordingly, we are rescinding the administrative review of the CVD 
order on PET resin from India covering the period August 14, 2015, to 
December 31, 2016.

Assessment

    The Department will instruct Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 
assess CVDs on all appropriate entries at a rate equal to the cash 
deposit of estimated CVDs required at the time of entry, or withdrawal 
from warehouse, for consumption, during the period August 14, 2015, to 
December 31, 2016, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). The 
Department intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions 
directly to CBP 15 days after publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under an APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). 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 sections 751 of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: October 10, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2017-22458 Filed 10-16-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  review, in whole or in part, if a party               DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                                                                        who requested the review withdraws
                                                International Trade Administration                      the request within 90 days of the date                International Trade Administration
                                                [C–533–862]                                             of publication of the notice of initiation            [C–552–819]
                                                                                                        of the requested review. As noted above,
                                                Certain Polyethylene Terephthalate                      Ester withdrew its request for review by              Certain Steel Nails From the Socialist
                                                Resin From India: Notice of Rescission                  the 90-day deadline. No other party                   Republic of Vietnam: Final Results of
                                                of Countervailing Duty Administrative                   requested an administrative review of                 Countervailing Duty Administrative
                                                Review, 2015–2016                                       Ester. Accordingly, we are rescinding                 Review, and Partial Rescission of
                                                                                                        the administrative review of the CVD                  Countervailing Duty Administrative
                                                AGENCY:  Enforcement and Compliance,
                                                International Trade Administration,                     order on PET resin from India covering                Review; 2014–2015
                                                Department of Commerce.                                 the period August 14, 2015, to                        AGENCY:   Enforcement and Compliance,
                                                SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce                     December 31, 2016.                                    International Trade Administration,
                                                (the Department) is rescinding the                                                                            Department of Commerce.
                                                administrative review of the                            Assessment
                                                                                                                                                              SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
                                                countervailing duty (CVD) order on                         The Department will instruct Customs               (the Department) has completed its
                                                certain polyethylene terephthalate resin                and Border Protection (CBP) to assess                 administrative review of the
                                                (PET resin) from India for the period                   CVDs on all appropriate entries at a rate             countervailing duty (CVD) order on
                                                August 14, 2015, to December 31, 2016,                                                                        certain steel nails (steel nails) from the
                                                                                                        equal to the cash deposit of estimated
                                                based on a timely withdrawal of the
                                                                                                        CVDs required at the time of entry, or                Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam)
                                                request for review.
                                                                                                        withdrawal from warehouse, for                        covering the period November 3, 2014,
                                                DATES: Applicable October 17, 2017.                                                                           through December 31, 2015. We have
                                                                                                        consumption, during the period August
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John                                                                         determined, based on adverse facts
                                                                                                        14, 2015, to December 31, 2016, in
                                                Corrigan, AD/CVD Operations, Office                                                                           available, that the mandatory
                                                                                                        accordance with 19 CFR
                                                VI, Enforcement and Compliance,                                                                               respondents Truong Vinh Ltd. (Truong
                                                                                                        351.212(c)(1)(i). The Department
                                                International Trade Administration,                                                                           Vinh) and Rich State Inc. (Rich State)
                                                U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401                       intends to issue appropriate assessment
                                                                                                        instructions directly to CBP 15 days                  received countervailable subsidies
                                                Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,                                                                          during the period of review (POR). The
                                                DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–7438.                    after publication of this notice in the
                                                                                                        Federal Register.                                     final net subsidy rates are listed below
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                                                                    in the section, ‘‘Final Results of
                                                Background                                              Notification Regarding Administrative                 Administrative Review.’’ We are also
                                                                                                        Protective Order                                      rescinding the review for Dicha
                                                   On May 1, 2017, the Department                                                                             Sombrilla Co., Ltd. (Dicha Sombrilla) as
                                                published in the Federal Register a                       This notice serves as a reminder to                 we have concluded that Dicha Sombrilla
                                                notice of opportunity to request an                     parties subject to administrative                     did not have reviewable entries during
                                                administrative review of the CVD order                  protective order (APO) of their                       the POR.
                                                on PET resin from India for the period                  responsibility concerning the return or               DATES: Applicable October 17, 2017.
                                                August 14, 2015, to December 31, 2016.1                 destruction of proprietary information
                                                On May 31, 2017, the Department                                                                               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                        disclosed under an APO in accordance                  Yasmin Bordas, AD/CVD Operations,
                                                received a timely request, in accordance
                                                                                                        with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely                     Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance,
                                                with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of
                                                                                                        written notification of the return/                   International Trade Administration,
                                                1930, as amended (the Act), from Ester
                                                Industries Ltd. (Ester), an exporter of                 destruction of APO materials or                       U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
                                                subject merchandise, to conduct an                      conversion to judicial protective order is            Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
                                                administrative review of this CVD                       hereby requested. Failure to comply                   DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3813.
                                                order.2 Based upon this request, on July                with the regulations and terms of an                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                6, 2017, in accordance with section                     APO is a violation which is subject to
                                                                                                        sanction. This notice is issued and                   Background
                                                751(a) of the Act, the Department
                                                published in the Federal Register a                     published in accordance with sections                   On June 27, 2017, the Department
                                                notice of initiation of administrative                  751 of the Act and 19 CFR                             published the Preliminary Results.1 We
                                                review for this CVD order, with respect                 351.213(d)(4).                                        invited interested parties to comment on
                                                to Ester.3 On July 17, 2017, Ester timely                 Dated: October 10, 2017.                            the Preliminary Results,2 but received
                                                withdrew its request for an                                                                                   none. Accordingly, no decision
                                                                                                        Gary Taverman,
                                                administrative review.4                                                                                       memorandum accompanies this Federal
                                                                                                        Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping            Register notice, and the final results are
                                                Rescission of Review                                    and Countervailing Duty Operations,                   unchanged from the Preliminary
                                                  Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the                 performing the non-exclusive functions and            Results.
                                                Secretary will rescind an administrative                duties of the Assistant Secretary for
                                                                                                        Enforcement and Compliance.                           Scope of the Order
                                                  1 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order,       [FR Doc. 2017–22458 Filed 10–16–17; 8:45 am]            The merchandise covered by this
                                                Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity                                                              order is certain steel nails having a
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                                                                                                        BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                                to Request Administrative Review, 82 FR 20315
                                                (May 1, 2017).                                                                                                nominal shaft length not exceeding 12
                                                  2 See Ester’s May 31, 2017, Request for CVD

                                                Administrative Review.                                                                                          1 See Certain Steel Nails from the Socialist
                                                  3 See Initiation of Antidumping and                                                                         Republic of Vietnam: Preliminary Results of
                                                Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR                                                             Countervailing Duty Administrative Review and
                                                31292 (July 6, 2017) (Initiation Notice).                                                                     Intent to Rescind, in Part, 82 FR 29022 (June 27,
                                                  4 See Ester’s July 17, 2017, Withdrawal of                                                                  2017) (Steel Nails Vietnam Prelim).
                                                Administrative Review Request.                                                                                  2 Id. at 29023.




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Document Created: 2017-10-17 01:11:28
Document Modified: 2017-10-17 01:11:28
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
DatesApplicable October 17, 2017.
ContactJohn Corrigan, AD/CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-7438.
FR Citation82 FR 48213 

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