83 FR 19696 - Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin From Taiwan: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional Measures
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 87 (May 4, 2018)
International Trade Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 87 (May 4, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-09515 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 87 (Friday, May 4, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 19696-19699] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-09515] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-583-862] Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin From Taiwan: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional Measures AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that polyethylene terephthalate resin (PET resin) from Taiwan is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is July 1, 2016, through June 30, 2017. DATES: Applicable May 4, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jun Jack Zhao or Alexander Cipolla, 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) 482-1396 or (202) 482-4956, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background This preliminary determination is made in accordance with section 733(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Commerce published the notice of initiation of this investigation on October 23, 2017.\1\ On January 23, 2018, Commerce exercised its discretion to toll all deadlines affected by the closure of the Federal Government from January 20, 2018, through January 22, 2018.\2\ On February 22, 2018, Commerce postponed the preliminary determination of this investigation.\3\ As a result, the revised deadline for the preliminary determination of this investigation is now April 27, 2018. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ See Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin from Brazil, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Pakistan, and Taiwan: Initiation of Less- Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 82 FR 48977 (October 23, 2017) (Initiation Notice). \2\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the Federal Government,'' dated January 23, 2018. \3\ See Polyethylene Terephthalate from Brazil, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Pakistan, and Taiwan: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations of Antidumping Duty Investigations, 83 FR 7655 (February 22, 2018). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary [[Page 19697]] Decision Memorandum.\4\ A list of topics included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as Appendix II to this notice. The Preliminary 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 https://access.trade.gov, and to all parties in the Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and the electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation of Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin from Taiwan'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scope of the Investigation The product covered by this investigation is PET resin from Taiwan. For a complete description of the scope of this investigation, see Appendix I. Scope Comments In accordance with the preamble to Commerce's regulations,\5\ the Initiation Notice set aside a period of time for parties to raise issues regarding product coverage (i.e., scope).\6\ For a summary of the product coverage comments and rebuttal responses submitted to the record for this preliminary determination, and accompanying discussion and analysis of all comments timely received, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. After evaluating the comments, Commerce is preliminarily modifying the scope language as it appeared in the Initiation Notice to exclude PET-glycol resin. See the revised scope in Appendix I to this notice. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \5\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997). \6\ See Initiation Notice. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Methodology Commerce is conducting this investigation in accordance with section 731 of the Act. Commerce has calculated export prices in accordance with section 772(a) of the Act. Constructed export prices also have been calculated in accordance with section 772(b) of the Act. Normal value (NV) is calculated in accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying the preliminary determination, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. All-Others Rate Sections 733(d)(1)(ii) and 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act provide that in the preliminary determination Commerce shall determine an estimated all-others rate for all exporters and producers not individually examined. This rate shall be an amount equal to the weighted average of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins established for exporters and producers individually investigated, excluding any zero and de minimis margins, and any margins determined entirely under section 776 of the Act. In this investigation, Commerce calculated estimated weighted-average dumping margins for Far Eastern New Century Corporation and Shinkong Synthetic Fibers Corporation that are not zero, de minimis, or based entirely on facts otherwise available. Commerce calculated the all-others' rate using a weighted average of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins calculated for the examined respondents using each company's publicly-ranged values for the merchandise under consideration.\7\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \7\ With two respondents under examination, Commerce normally calculates (A) a weighted-average of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins calculated for the examined respondents; (B) a simple average of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins calculated for the examined respondents; and (C) a weighted-average of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins calculated for the examined respondents using each company's publicly-ranged U.S. sale quantities for the merchandise under consideration. Commerce then compares (B) and (C) to (A) and selects the rate closest to (A) as the most appropriate rate for all other producers and exporters. See Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews, Final Results of Changed-Circumstances Review, and Revocation of an Order in Part, 75 FR 53661, 53663 (September 1, 2010). As complete publicly ranged sales data was available, Commerce based the all-others rate on the publicly ranged sales data of the mandatory respondents. For a complete analysis of the data, please see the All-Others' Rate Calculation Memorandum. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Determination Commerce preliminarily determines that the following estimated weighted-average dumping margins exist: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Estimated weighted- average Exporter/Producer dumping margin (percent) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Far Eastern New Century Corporation, Far Eastern Textile 11.89 Ltd., and Worldwide Polychem (HK), Ltd. (collectively, Far Eastern) \8\............................................... Shinkong Synthetic Fibers Corporation....................... 9.02 All-Others.................................................. 10.99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Suspension of Liquidation --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \8\ Commerce preliminarily determines that Far Eastern New Century Corporation and Worldwide Polychem (HK) Limited are a single entity, and Far Eastern New Century Corporation to be the successor- in-interest of Far Eastern Textile Ltd. See Preliminary Decision Memorandum. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- In accordance with section 733(d)(2) of the Act, Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation of entries of subject merchandise, as described in Appendix I, entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Section 733(e)(2) of the Act provides that, given an affirmative determination of critical circumstances, any suspension of liquidation shall apply to unliquidated entries of merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the later of (a) the date which is 90 days before the date on which the suspension of liquidation was first ordered, or (b) the date on which notice of initiation of the investigation was published. On April 20, 2018, Commerce preliminarily determined that critical circumstances exist for imports of PET resin from Taiwan produced or exported by Far Eastern and all other producers/exporters.\9\ Accordingly, for Far Eastern and all other producers/exporters, in accordance with section 733(e)(2)(A) of the Act, the suspension of liquidation shall apply to unliquidated entries of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date which is 90 days before the publication of this notice. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \9\ See Antidumping Duty Investigations on Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin from Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan; Preliminary Determinations of Critical Circumstances, 83 FR 17791 (April 24, 2018). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Further, pursuant to section 733(d)(1)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(d), Commerce will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit equal to the estimated weighted-average dumping margin or the estimated all- others rate, as follows: (1) The cash deposit rate for [[Page 19698]] the respondents listed above will be equal to the company-specific estimated weighted-average dumping margins determined in this preliminary determination; (2) if the exporter is not a respondent identified above, but the producer is, then the cash deposit rate will be equal to the company-specific estimated weighted-average dumping margin established for that producer of the subject merchandise; and (3) the cash deposit rate for all other producers and exporters will be equal to the all-others estimated weighted-average dumping margin. Disclosure Commerce intends to disclose its calculations and analysis performed to interested parties in this preliminary determination within five days of any public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of publication of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Verification As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the Act, Commerce intends to verify the information relied upon in making its final determination. Public Comment Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than seven days after the date on which the last verification report is issued in this investigation. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in case briefs, may be submitted no later than five days after the deadline date for case briefs.\10\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this investigation are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \10\ See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain the party's name, address, and telephone number, the number of participants, whether any participant is a foreign national, and a list of the issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, at a time and date to be determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date. Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional Measures Section 735(a)(2) of the Act provides that a final determination may be postponed until no later than 135 days after the date of the publication of the preliminary determination if, in the event of an affirmative preliminary determination, a request for such postponement is made by exporters who account for a significant proportion of exports of the subject merchandise, or in the event of a negative preliminary determination, a request for such postponement is made by the petitioners. Section 351.210(e)(2) of Commerce's regulations requires that a request by exporters for postponement of the final determination be accompanied by a request for extension of provisional measures from a four-month period to a period not more than six months in duration. On April 12, and April 17, 2018, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.210(e), Shinkong and Far Eastern requested that Commerce postpone the final determination and that provisional measures be extended to a period not to exceed six months.\11\ On April 12, 2018, the petitioners also requested that Commerce postpone the final determination.\12\ In accordance with section 735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii), because: (1) The preliminary determination is affirmative; (2) the requesting exporters account for a significant proportion of exports of the subject merchandise; and (3) no compelling reasons for denial exist, Commerce is postponing the final determination and extending the provisional measures from a four-month period to a period not greater than six months. Accordingly, Commerce will make its final determination no later than 135 days after the date of publication of this preliminary determination. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \11\ See Letter from Shinkong, ``Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Resin from Taiwan; Request to Extend Final Determination,'' dated April 12, 2018; and Letter from Far Eastern, ``Respondent Name(s), Investigation of Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin from Taiwan--Request for the Department's Final Determination Extension of Deadline,'' dated April 17, 2018. \12\ See Letter from the petitioners, ``Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin from Brazil, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Pakistan, and Taiwan--Petitioners' Request to Extend the Antidumping Duty Determinations,'' dated April 12, 2018. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Trade Commission Notification In accordance with section 733(f) of the Act, Commerce will notify the International Trade Commission (ITC) of its preliminary determination. If the final determination is affirmative, the ITC will determine before the later of 120 days after the date of this preliminary determination or 45 days after the final determination whether these imports are materially injuring, or threaten material injury to, the U.S. industry. Notification to Interested Parties This determination is issued and published in accordance with sections 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(c). Dated: April 27, 2018. James Maeder, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations performing the duties of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations. Appendix I Scope of the Investigation The merchandise covered by this investigation is polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin having an intrinsic viscosity of at least 70, but not more than 88, milliliters per gram (0.70 to 0.88 deciliters per gram). The scope includes blends of virgin PET resin and recycled PET resin containing 50 percent or more virgin PET resin content by weight, provided such blends meet the intrinsic viscosity requirements above. The scope includes all PET resin meeting the above specifications regardless of additives introduced in the manufacturing process. The scope excludes PET-glycol resin, also referred to as PETG. PET-glycol resins are manufactured by replacing a portion of the raw material input monoethylene glycol (MEG) with one of five glycol modifiers: Cyclohexanedimethanol (CHDM), diethylene glycol (DEG), neopentyl glycol (NPG), isosorbide, or spiro glycol. Specifically, excluded PET-glycol resins must contain a minimum of 10 percent, by weight, of CHDM, DEG, NPG, isosorbide or spiro glycol, or some combination of these glycol modifiers. Unlike subject PET resin, PET-glycol resins are amorphous resins that are not solid-stated and cannot be crystallized or recycled. The merchandise subject to this investigation is properly classified under subheadings 3907.61.0000 and 3907.69.0000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the merchandise covered by this investigation is dispositive. [[Page 19699]] Appendix II List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Period of Investigation IV. Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional Measures V. Scope Comments VI. Affiliation and Collapsing VII. Discussion of the Methodology A. Comparison to Fair Value B. Results of the Differential Pricing Analysis VIII. Product Comparisons IX. Date of Sale X. Export Price and Constructed Export Price XI. Normal Value A. Home Market Viability B. Affiliated-Party Transactions and Arm's-Length Test C. Level of Trade D. Cost of Production (COP) Analysis 1. Calculation of COP 2. Test of Comparison Market Sales Prices 3. Results of the COP Test D. Calculation of NV Based on Comparison Market Prices XII. Currency Conversion XIII. Verification XIV. Conclusion [FR Doc. 2018-09515 Filed 5-3-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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exceed six months.10 The petitioners 11 provided such blends meet the intrinsic DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
filed the same request on April 12, viscosity requirements above. The scope
2018.12 In accordance with section includes all PET resin meeting the above International Trade Administration
735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR specifications regardless of additives
351.210(b)(2)(ii), because: (1) The introduced in the manufacturing process.
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preliminary determination is The scope excludes PET-glycol resin, also
affirmative; (2) the requesting exporter referred to as PETG. PET-glycol resins are Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin
accounts for a significant proportion of manufactured by replacing a portion of the From Taiwan: Preliminary Affirmative
raw material input monoethylene glycol
exports of the subject merchandise; and Determination of Sales at Less Than
(MEG) with one of five glycol modifiers:
(3) no compelling reasons for denial Fair Value, Postponement of Final
Cyclohexanedimethanol (CHDM), diethylene
exist, Commerce is postponing the final glycol (DEG), neopentyl glycol (NPG),
Determination, and Extension of
determination and extending the isosorbide, or spiro glycol. Specifically, Provisional Measures
provisional measures from a four-month excluded PET-glycol resins must contain a
period to a period not greater than six AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance,
minimum of 10 percent, by weight, of CHDM, International Trade Administration,
months. Accordingly, Commerce will DEG, NPG, isosorbide or spiro glycol, or
make its final determination no later Department of Commerce.
some combination of these glycol modifiers.
than 135 days after the date of Unlike subject PET resin, PET-glycol resins SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
publication of this preliminary are amorphous resins that are not solid-stated (Commerce) preliminarily determines
determination. and cannot be crystallized or recycled. that polyethylene terephthalate resin
The merchandise subject to this (PET resin) from Taiwan is being, or is
International Trade Commission
investigation is properly classified under likely to be, sold in the United States at
Notification
subheadings 3907.61.0000 and 3907.69.0000 less than fair value (LTFV). The period
In accordance with section 733(f) of of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the of investigation (POI) is July 1, 2016,
the Act, Commerce will notify the United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS through June 30, 2017.
International Trade Commission (ITC) of subheadings are provided for convenience DATES: Applicable May 4, 2018.
its preliminary determination. If the and customs purposes, the written
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jun
final determination is affirmative, the description of the merchandise covered by
ITC will determine before the later of this investigation is dispositive. Jack Zhao or Alexander Cipolla, AD/
120 days after the date of this CVD Operations, Office VII,
Appendix II Enforcement and Compliance,
preliminary determination or 45 days
after the final determination whether List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary International Trade Administration,
these imports are materially injuring, or Decision Memorandum U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
threaten material injury to, the U.S. Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
I. Summary
industry. II. Background
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1396 or
III. Period of Investigation (202) 482–4956, respectively.
Notification to Interested Parties SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
IV. Postponement of Final Determination and
This determination is issued and Extension of Provisional Measures
published in accordance with sections Background
V. Scope Comments
733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 VI. Discussion of the Methodology This preliminary determination is
CFR 351.205(c). A. Application of Adverse Facts Available made in accordance with section 733(b)
Dated: April 27, 2018. (AFA) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
B. Corroboration of Secondary Information (the Act). Commerce published the
James Maeder,
C. All-Others Rate notice of initiation of this investigation
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for D. Comparisons to Fair Value
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty on October 23, 2017.1 On January 23,
1. Determination of the Comparison 2018, Commerce exercised its discretion
Operations performing the duties of Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Method to toll all deadlines affected by the
Countervailing Duty Operations. 2. Results of the Differential Pricing closure of the Federal Government from
Analysis
January 20, 2018, through January 22,
Appendix I VII. Date of Sale
2018.2 On February 22, 2018, Commerce
Scope of the Investigation VIII. Product Comparisons
IX. Export Price and Constructed Export
postponed the preliminary
The merchandise covered by this Price determination of this investigation.3 As
investigation is polyethylene terephthalate a result, the revised deadline for the
X. Normal Value
(PET) resin having an intrinsic viscosity of at preliminary determination of this
least 70, but not more than 88, milliliters per A. Home Market Viability
B. Affiliated-Party Transactions and Arm’s- investigation is now April 27, 2018.
gram (0.70 to 0.88 deciliters per gram). The
scope includes blends of virgin PET resin Length Test For a complete description of the
and recycled PET resin containing 50 percent C. Level of Trade events that followed the initiation of
or more virgin PET resin content by weight, D. Calculation of NV Based on Comparison this investigation, see the Preliminary
Market Prices
10 See Letter from SK Chemicals, ‘‘Polyethylene E. Calculation of NV Based on Constructed 1 See Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin from
Terephthalate Resin from the Republic of Korea: Value (CV) Brazil, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Pakistan,
Request for Postponement of Final Determination F. Cost of Production (COP) Analysis and Taiwan: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value
and Extension of Provisional Measures,’’ dated 1. Calculation of COP Investigations, 82 FR 48977 (October 23, 2017)
April 11, 2018. (Initiation Notice).
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11 The petitioners are DAK Americas LLC, 2. Test of Comparison Market Sales Prices 2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Deadlines Affected by the
Indorama Ventures USA, Inc., M&G Polymers USA, 3. Results of the COP Test Shutdown of the Federal Government,’’ dated
LLC, and Nan Ya Plastics Corporation, America. XI. Currency Conversion January 23, 2018.
12 See Letter from the petitioners, ‘‘Polyethylene XII. Verification 3 See Polyethylene Terephthalate from Brazil,
Terephthalate Resin from Brazil, Indonesia, the XIII. Conclusion Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Pakistan, and
Republic of Korea, Pakistan, and Taiwan—Request Taiwan: Postponement of Preliminary
to Extend the Antidumping Duty Final [FR Doc. 2018–09521 Filed 5–3–18; 8:45 am] Determinations of Antidumping Duty
Determination,’’ dated April 12, 2018. BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Investigations, 83 FR 7655 (February 22, 2018).
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Appendix II Background Scope Comments
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary This preliminary determination is In accordance with the preamble to
Decision Memorandum made in accordance with section 733(b) Commerce’s regulations,5 the Initiation
I. Summary of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
Notice set aside a period of time for
II. Background (the Act). Commerce published the
notice of initiation of this investigation parties to raise issues regarding product
III. Period of Investigation
IV. Postponement of Final Determination and on October 23, 2017.1 On February 22, coverage (i.e., scope).6 For a summary of
Extension of Provisional Measures 2018, Commerce postponed the the product coverage comments and
V. Scope Comments preliminary determination of this rebuttal responses submitted to the
VI. Affiliation and Collapsing investigation.2 Commerce exercised its record for this preliminary
VII. Discussion of the Methodology determination, and accompanying
discretion to toll all deadlines affected
A. Comparison to Fair Value discussion and analysis of all comments
B. Results of the Differential Pricing by the closure of the Federal
Analysis Government from January 20 through timely received, see the Preliminary
VIII. Product Comparisons 22, 2018. If the new deadline falls on a Decision Memorandum. After
IX. Date of Sale non-business day, in accordance with evaluating the comments, Commerce is
X. Export Price and Constructed Export Price Commerce’s practice, the deadline will preliminarily modifying the scope
XI. Normal Value become the next business day. The language as it appeared in the Initiation
A. Home Market Viability revised deadline for the preliminary Notice to exclude PET-glycol resin. See
B. Affiliated-Party Transactions and Arm’s- determination of this investigation is
Length Test
the revised scope in Appendix I to this
now April 27, 2018.3 notice.
C. Level of Trade
For a complete description of the
D. Cost of Production (COP) Analysis Methodology
1. Calculation of COP events that followed the initiation of
2. Test of Comparison Market Sales Prices this investigation, see the Preliminary
Commerce is conducting this
3. Results of the COP Test Decision Memorandum.4 A list of topics
included in the Preliminary Decision investigation in accordance with section
D. Calculation of NV Based on Comparison
Market Prices Memorandum is included as Appendix 731 of the Act. Commerce has
XII. Currency Conversion II to this notice. The Preliminary calculated export prices in accordance
XIII. Verification Decision Memorandum is a public with section 772(a) of the Act.
XIV. Conclusion document and is on file electronically Constructed export prices have been
[FR Doc. 2018–09515 Filed 5–3–18; 8:45 am] via Enforcement and Compliance’s calculated in accordance with section
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 772(b) of the Act. Normal value (NV) is
Centralized Electronic Service System calculated in accordance with section
(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to 773 of the Act. For a full description of
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE registered users at https:// the methodology underlying the
access.trade.gov, and to all parties in the preliminary determination, see the
International Trade Administration Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
main Department of Commerce
[A–351–852] All-Others Rate
building. In addition, a complete
version of the Preliminary Decision Sections 733(d)(1)(ii) and 735(c)(5)(A)
Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin
Memorandum can be accessed directly of the Act provide that in the
From Brazil: Preliminary Affirmative
at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. preliminary determination Commerce
Determination of Sales at Less Than
The signed and the electronic versions shall determine an estimated all-others
Fair Value, Postponement of Final
of the Preliminary Decision rate for all exporters and producers not
Determination, and Extension of
Memorandum are identical in content. individually examined. This rate shall
Provisional Measures
Scope of the Investigation be an amount equal to the weighted
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, average of the estimated weighted-
International Trade Administration, The merchandise covered by this
investigation is PET resin from Brazil. average dumping margins established
Department of Commerce.
For a complete description of the scope for exporters and producers
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce individually investigated, excluding any
of this investigation, see Appendix I.
(Commerce) preliminarily determines zero and de minimis margins, and any
that polyethylene terephthalate resin 1 See Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin from margins determined entirely under
(PET resin) from Brazil is being, or is Brazil, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Pakistan, section 776 of the Act.
likely to be, sold in the United States at and Taiwan: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value
less than fair value (LTFV). The period Investigations, 82 FR 48977 (October 23, 2017) In this investigation, Commerce
of investigation (POI) is July 1, 2016, (Initiation Notice). calculated estimated weighted-average
2 See Polyethylene Terephthalate from Brazil,
through June 30, 2017. dumping margins for Textil de
Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Pakistan, and
DATES: Applicable May 4, 2018. Taiwan: Postponement of Preliminary
Pernambuco and MGP Brasil that are
Determinations of Antidumping Duty not zero, de minimis, or based entirely
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elfi
Investigations, 83 FR 7655 (February 22, 2018). on facts otherwise available. Commerce
Blum-Page or Kathryn Wallace, AD/CVD 3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Deadlines Affected by the
calculated the all-others’ rate using a
Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Shutdown of the Federal Government,’’ (Tolling
weighted average of the estimated
Compliance, International Trade
amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES
Memorandum), dated January 23, 2018. All
deadlines in this segment of the proceeding have weighted-average dumping margins
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
been extended by 3 days. calculated for the examined respondents
4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: using each company’s publicly-ranged
the Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-
(202) 482–0197 or (202) 482–6251, Fair-Value Investigation of Polyethylene 5 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties,
respectively. Terephthalate Resin from Brazil’’ dated
Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997).
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
6 See Initiation Notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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