82_FR_50597 82 FR 50388 - Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin From the Sultanate of Oman: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2015-2017

82 FR 50388 - Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin From the Sultanate of Oman: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2015-2017

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 209 (October 31, 2017)

Page Range50388-50389
FR Document2017-23643

The Department of Commerce (the Department) is rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on polyethylene terephthalate resin (PET resin) from the Sultanate of Oman (Oman) for the period of review (POR), i.e., October 15, 2015, through April 30, 2017.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 209 (Tuesday, October 31, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 209 (Tuesday, October 31, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50388-50389]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23643]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-523-810]


Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin From the Sultanate of Oman: 
Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2015-2017

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is rescinding the 
administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on 
polyethylene terephthalate resin (PET resin) from the Sultanate of Oman 
(Oman) for the period of review (POR), i.e., October 15, 2015, through 
April 30, 2017.

DATES: Applicable October 31, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Hill, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office IV, Enforcement & Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3518.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 6, 2017, based on a timely request for review by OCTAL SAOC 
FZC (OCTAL), the Department published in the Federal Register a notice 
of initiation of an administrative review of the AD order on PET resin 
from Oman with respect to OCTAL for the POR.\1\ On August 22, 2017, 
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), OCTAL timely withdrew its request to 
be reviewed.\2\
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    \1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 31292 (July 6, 2017) (Initiation 
Notice).
    \2\ See Letter from OCTAL to the Secretary of Commerce ``OCTAL's 
Withdrawal of Request for AD Review Certain Polyethylene 
Terephthalate (PET) Resin from the Sultanate of Oman,'' dated August 
22, 2017.
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Rescission of Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Department will rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or in part, if the parties that 
requested the review withdraw their requests within 90 days of the 
publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review. OCTAL 
withdrew its review request by the 90-day deadline, and no other party 
requested an administrative review of the AD order. Therefore, we are 
rescinding the administrative review of the AD order on PET resin from 
Oman covering the period October 15, 2015, through April 30, 2017 in 
its entirety.

Assessment

    The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP) to assess AD duties on all appropriate entries. Because the 
Department is rescinding this administrative review in its entirety, 
the entries to which this administrative review pertains shall be 
assessed AD duties that are equal to the cash deposits of estimated AD 
duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for 
consumption, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). The Department 
intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions to CBP within 15 
days after the publication of this notice in the Federal Register.

Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as the only 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

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this requirement could result in the presumption that reimbursement of 
the AD duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of doubled AD 
duties.

Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice also serves as the only 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, which continues 
to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the 
proceeding. 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 violation which is subject to sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 
CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: October 25, 2017.
James Maeder,
Senior Director perfoming the duties of Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2017-23643 Filed 10-30-17; 8:45 am]
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50388 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 209 / Tuesday, October 31, 2017 / Notices days after the signature date of this Appendix II Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, preliminary determination. List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3518. International Trade Commission Decision Memorandum SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notification I. Summary Background In accordance with section 733(f) of II. Background III. Period of Investigation On July 6, 2017, based on a timely the Act, the Department will notify the IV. Postponement of Final Determination and request for review by OCTAL SAOC International Trade Commission (ITC) of Extension of Provisional Measures FZC (OCTAL), the Department its preliminary determination. If the V. Scope Comments published in the Federal Register a final determination is affirmative, the VI. All-Others Rate notice of initiation of an administrative ITC will determine before the later of VII. Preliminary Negative Determination of review of the AD order on PET resin 120 days after the date of this Critical Circumstances from Oman with respect to OCTAL for preliminary determination or 45 days VIII. Preliminary Determination of No Sales the POR.1 On August 22, 2017, pursuant after the final determination whether (Not an Approporiate Party To Be Examied) to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), OCTAL timely these imports are materially injuring, or withdrew its request to be reviewed.2 IX. Affiliation and Collapsing threaten material injury to, the U.S. X. Discussion of the Methodology industry. Rescission of Review A. Determination of the Comparison Notification to Interested Parties Method Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the B. Results of the Differential Pricing Department will rescind an This determination is issued and Analysis administrative review, in whole or in published in accordance with sections XI. Date of Sale part, if the parties that requested the 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 XII. Product Comparisons review withdraw their requests within CFR 351.205(c). XIII. Export Price and Constructed Export 90 days of the publication of the notice Price Dated: October 24, 2017. of initiation of the requested review. XIV. Normal Value Gary Taverman, A. Home Market Viability OCTAL withdrew its review request by Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping B. Affiliated Party Transactions and Arm’s- the 90-day deadline, and no other party and Countervailing Duty Operations, Length Test requested an administrative review of performing the non-exclusive functions and C. Level of Trade the AD order. Therefore, we are duties of the Assistant Secretary for D. Cost of Production (COP) Analysis rescinding the administrative review of Enforcement and Compliance. 1. Calculation of COP the AD order on PET resin from Oman 2. Test of Home Market Sales Prices covering the period October 15, 2015, Appendix I 3. Results of the COP Test through April 30, 2017 in its entirety. Scope of the Investigation E. Calculation of NV Based on Home The products covered by this investigation Market Prices Assessment are certain hot-rolled products of carbon steel XV. Currency Conversion XVI. Conclusion The Department will instruct U.S. and alloy steel, in coils, of approximately Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to round cross section, less than 19.00 mm in Table of Authorities assess AD duties on all appropriate actual solid cross-sectional diameter. [FR Doc. 2017–23646 Filed 10–30–17; 8:45 am] Specifically excluded are steel products entries. Because the Department is BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P possessing the above-noted physical rescinding this administrative review in characteristics and meeting the Harmonized its entirety, the entries to which this Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE administrative review pertains shall be definitions for (a) stainless steel; (b) tool assessed AD duties that are equal to the steel; (c) high-nickel steel; (d) ball bearing cash deposits of estimated AD duties steel; or (e) concrete reinforcing bars and International Trade Administration required at the time of entry, or rods. Also excluded are free cutting steel [A–523–810] (also known as free machining steel) withdrawal from warehouse, for products (i.e., products that contain by consumption, in accordance with 19 Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin weight one or more of the following CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). The Department From the Sultanate of Oman: elements: 0.1 percent or more of lead, 0.05 intends to issue appropriate assessment Rescission of Antidumping Duty percent or more of bismuth, 0.08 percent or instructions to CBP within 15 days after more of sulfur, more than 0.04 percent of Administrative Review; 2015–2017 the publication of this notice in the phosphorous, more than 0.05 percent of Federal Register. AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, selenium, or more than 0.01 percent of tellurium). All products meeting the physical International Trade Administration, Notification to Importers description of subject merchandise that are Department of Commerce. not specifically excluded are included in this SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce This notice serves as the only scope. (the Department) is rescinding the reminder to importers of their The products under investigation are administrative review of the responsibility under 19 CFR currently classifiable under subheadings antidumping duty (AD) order on 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 7213.91.3011, 7213.91.3015, 7213.91.3020, polyethylene terephthalate resin (PET regarding the reimbursement of 7213.91.3093; 7213.91.4500, 7213.91.6000, resin) from the Sultanate of Oman antidumping duties prior to liquidation 7213.99.0030, 7227.20.0030, 7227.20.0080, of the relevant entries during this (Oman) for the period of review (POR), asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES 7227.90.6010, 7227.90.6020, 7227.90.6030, review period. Failure to comply with and 7227.90.6035 of the HTSUS. Products i.e., October 15, 2015, through April 30, entered under subheadings 7213.99.0090 and 2017. 1 See Initiation of Antidumping and 7227.90.6090 of the HTSUS also may be DATES: Applicable October 31, 2017. Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR included in this scope if they meet the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 31292 (July 6, 2017) (Initiation Notice). physical description of subject merchandise 2 See Letter from OCTAL to the Secretary of above. Although the HTSUS subheadings are Jonathan Hill, AD/CVD Operations, Commerce ‘‘OCTAL’s Withdrawal of Request for AD provided for convenience and customs Office IV, Enforcement & Compliance, Review Certain Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) purposes, the written description of the International Trade Administration, Resin from the Sultanate of Oman,’’ dated August scope of this proceeding is dispositive. Department of Commerce, 1401 22, 2017. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:37 Oct 30, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\31OCN1.SGM 31OCN1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 209 / Tuesday, October 31, 2017 / Notices 50389 this requirement could result in the DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0698 or product coverage (i.e., scope).5 Certain presumption that reimbursement of the (202) 482–1979, respectively. interested parties commented on the AD duties occurred and the subsequent SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: scope of the investigation as it appeared assessment of doubled AD duties. in the Initiation Notice. For a summary Background of the product coverage comments and Administrative Protective Orders This preliminary determination is rebuttal responses submitted to the This notice also serves as the only made in accordance with section 733(b) record for this investigation, and reminder to parties subject to of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended accompanying discussion and analysis administrative protective order (APO) of (the Act). The Department published the of all comments timely received, see the their responsibility concerning the notice of initiation of this investigation Preliminary Scope Decision return or destruction of proprietary on April 20, 2017.1 On August 15, 2017, Memorandum.6 Since the issuance of information disclosed under APO in the Department postponed the the Preliminary Scope Decision accordance with 19 CFR 351.305, which preliminary determination of this Memorandum, certain parties submitted continues to govern business investigation and the revised deadline is scope case briefs or scope rebuttal proprietary information in this segment now October 24, 2017.2 For a complete briefs.7 The Department will issue a of the proceeding. Timely written description of the events that followed final scope decision on the records of notification of the return or destruction the initiation of this investigation, see the wire rod investigations after of APO materials, or conversion to the Preliminary Decision considering those comments submitted judicial protective order, is hereby Memorandum.3 A list of topics included in scope case and rebuttal briefs. requested. Failure to comply with the in the Preliminary Decision Affiliation and Collapsing regulations and terms of an APO is a Memorandum is included as Appendix violation which is subject to sanction. II to this notice. The Preliminary In accordance with section 771(33)(F) Decision Memorandum is a public of the Act, 19 CFR 351.401(f), and the Notification to Interested Parties document and is on file electronically Department’s practice,8 we are treating This notice is issued and published in via Enforcement and Compliance’s Global Steel Wire (GSW), CELSA accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Atlantic SA (CELSA Atlantic), 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as Centralized Electronic Service System Compania Espanola de Laminacion amended, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4). (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to (CELSA Barcelona) (collectively, registered users at https:// CELSA) as a single entity for the Dated: October 25, 2017. access.trade.gov, and to all parties in the purposes of this preliminary James Maeder, determination.9 Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of Senior Director perfoming the duties of the main Department of Commerce Methodology Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations. building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision The Department is conducting this [FR Doc. 2017–23643 Filed 10–30–17; 8:45 am] investigation in accordance with section Memorandum can be accessed directly BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. 731 of the Act. The Department has The signed and the electronic versions calculated export prices in accordance of the Preliminary Decision with section 772(a) of the Act. Normal DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE value (NV) is calculated in accordance Memorandum are identical in content. with section 773 of the Act. International Trade Administration Scope of the Investigation Furthermore, pursuant to section 776(a) [A–469–816] The products covered by this and (b) of the Act, the Department has investigation are wire rod from Spain. preliminarily relied upon adverse facts Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From For a complete description of the scope available for ArcelorMittal Espana S.A. Spain: Preliminary Affirmative of this investigation, see Appendix I. (AME). For a full description of the Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Preliminary Scope Comments 5 See Initiation Notice. Determination of Critical In accordance with the preamble to 6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Carbon and Alloy Steel Circumstances, in Part the Department’s regulations,4 the Wire Rod from Belarus, Italy, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, South Africa, Spain, the Initiation Notice set aside a period of Republic of Turkey, Ukraine, the United Arab AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, time for parties to raise issues regarding Emirates, and the United Kingdom: Scope International Trade Administration, Comments Decision Memorandum for the Department of Commerce. 1 See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Preliminary Determination’’ (Preliminary Scope SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce Belarus, Italy, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Decision Memorandum), dated August 7, 2017. 7 See Preliminary Decision Memorandum. (the Department) preliminarily Federation, South Africa, Spain, the Republic of Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, and United 8 See, e.g., Notice of Final Determination of Sales determines that carbon and alloy steel Kingdom: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value at Less Than Fair Value: Coated Free Sheet Paper wire rod (wire rod) from Spain is being, Investigations, 82 FR 19207 (April 20, 2017) from Indonesia, 72 FR 60636 (October 25, 2007), or is likely to be, sold in the United (Initiation Notice). and accompanying Issues and Decision 2 See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From Italy, Memorandum; Certain Coated Paper Suitable for States at less than fair value (LTFV). The the Republic of Korea, the Republic of South Africa, High-Quality Print Graphics Using Sheet-Fed period of investigation (POI) is January Spain, the Republic of Turkey, Ukraine and the Presses from Indonesia: Final Determination of 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016. asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES United Kingdom: Postponement of Preliminary Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 75 FR 59223 DATES: Applicable October 31, 2017. Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value (September 27, 2010), and accompanying Issues and Investigations, 82 FR 39564 (August 21, 2017). Decision Memorandum, at 4 and Comment 6. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 9 For further discussion of this issue, see Davina Friedmann or Chelsey the Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than- Preliminary Decision Memorandum; see also Simonovich, AD/CVD Operations, Fair-Value Investigation of Carbon and Alloy Wire Memorandum entitled, ‘‘Certain Carbon and Alloy Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, from Spain’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby Steel Wire Rod from Spain: GSW, CELSA Atlantic, adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision and CELSA Barcelona Affiliation and Collapsing International Trade Administration, Memorandum). Memorandum,’’ dated concurrently with this U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 4 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, notice; see also, Preliminary Decision Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997). Memorandum, at 4–5. 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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
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DatesApplicable October 31, 2017.
ContactJonathan Hill, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement & Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3518.
FR Citation82 FR 50388 
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