83 FR 20039 - Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin From the People's Republic of China: 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 88 (May 7, 2018)
International Trade Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 88 (May 7, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-09632 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 88 (Monday, May 7, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 20039-20041] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-09632] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-570-066] Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin From the People's Republic of China: 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 polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) resin from the People's Republic of China (China) is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is January 1, 2017, through June 30, 2017. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination. DATES: Applicable May 7, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Schauer or Michael Romani, AD/ CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0410 or (202) 482-0198, 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 26, 2017.\1\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ See Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin from India and the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 82 FR 49587 (October 26, 2017) (Initiation Notice). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commerce exercised its discretion to toll all deadlines affected by the closure of the Federal Government from January 20 through 22, 2018.\2\ Accordingly, the revised deadline for the preliminary determination of this investigation became March 12, 2018.\3\ Subsequently, on February 20, 2018, Commerce postponed the preliminary determination of this investigation and the revised deadline is now April 30, 2018.\4\ For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\5\ A list of topics addressed 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 [[Page 20040]] 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/. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the Federal Government,'' dated January 23, 2018. All deadlines in this segment of the proceeding have been extended by 3 days. \3\ Id. \4\ See Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin from the People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination of Antidumping Duty Investigation, 83 FR 8423 (February 27, 2018). \5\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation of Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin from the People's Republic of China,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scope of the Investigation The product covered by this investigation is PTFE resin from China. For a complete description of the scope of this investigation, see Appendix I. Scope Comments In accordance with the preamble to Commerce's regulations,\6\ the Initiation Notice set aside a period of time for parties to raise issues regarding product coverage (scope).\7\ Certain interested parties commented on the scope of the investigation as it appeared in the Initiation Notice. For a summary of the product coverage comments and rebuttal responses submitted to the record for this investigation, and accompanying discussion and analysis of all comments timely received, see the Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum.\8\ See the scope in Appendix I to this notice. The scope case briefs were due on April 9, 2018, 30 days after the publication of PTFE Resin from India CVD.\9\ There will be no further opportunity for comments on scope- related issues.\10\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \6\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997). \7\ See Initiation Notice. \8\ See Memorandum, ``Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin from India and the People's Republic of China: Scope Comments Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Determinations,'' dated February 28, 2018 (Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum). \9\ The scope case briefs were due 30 days after the publication of Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin from India: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 83 FR 9842 (March 8, 2018) (PTFE Resin from India CVD), which was Saturday, April 7, 2018. See the Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum at 2. Therefore, the actual deadline for the scope case briefs was Monday, April 9, 2018. See 19 CFR 351.303(b)(1) (``For both electronically filed and manually filed documents, if the applicable due date falls on a non-business day, the Secretary will accept documents that are filed on the next business day.''). The deadline for scope rebuttal briefs was Monday, April 16, 2018. \10\ See Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum at 3 (``Parties should include all arguments about scope-related issues in the scope case and scope rebuttal briefs. Commerce does not intend to permit arguments about scope-related issues in the investigation-specific case and rebuttal briefs regarding other issues.'') --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Methodology Commerce is conducting this investigation in accordance with section 731 of the Act. Export prices were calculated in accordance with section 772(a) of the Act; constructed export prices were calculated in accordance with section 772(b) of the Act. Because China is a non-market economy, within the meaning of section 771(18) of the Act, Commerce calculated normal value (NV) in accordance with section 773(c) of the Act. In addition, pursuant to section 776(a) and (b) of the Act, Commerce preliminarily relied on facts otherwise available, with adverse inferences, for the China-wide entity. For a full description of the methodology underlying Commerce's preliminary determination, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Combination Rates In the Initiation Notice,\11\ we stated that we would calculate producer/exporter combination rates for the respondents that are eligible for a separate rate in this investigation. Policy Bulletin 05.1 describes this practice.\12\ In this investigation, we calculated producer/exporter combination rates for respondents eligible for separate rates. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \11\ See Initiation Notice at 49591. \12\ See Enforcement and Compliance's Policy Bulletin No. 05.1, regarding, ``Separate-Rates Practice and Application of Combination Rates in Antidumping Investigations involving Non-Market Economy Countries,'' (April 5, 2005) (Policy Bulletin 05.1), available on Commerce's website at http://enforcement.trade.gov/policy/bull05-1.pdf. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Determination Commerce preliminarily determines that the following estimated weighted-average dumping margins exist: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Estimated weighted- average Exporter Producer dumping margin (percent ad valorem) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Daikin Fluorochemicals (China) Daikin 84.75 Co., Ltd. Fluorochemicals (China) Co., Ltd. Shandong Dongyue Polymer Material Shandong Dongyue 69.34 Co., Ltd. Polymer Material Co., Ltd. Hangzhou Fine Fluorotech Co., Ltd. Qingdao Orientalflon 78.74 New Materials Co., Ltd. Hangzhou Fine Fluorotech Co., Ltd. Zhejiang Juhua Co., 78.74 Ltd. Fluor- Polymeric Plant. Shanghai Huayi 3f New Materials Shanghai 3f New 78.74 Sales Co., Ltd. Materials Co., Ltd. China-Wide Entity................. .................... 208.16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Suspension of Liquidation 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, as discussed below. 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 weighted-average amount by which NV exceeds U.S. price, as indicated in the chart above as follows: (1) For the exporter/producer combinations listed in the table above, the cash deposit rate is equal to the estimated weighted-average dumping margin listed for that combination in the table; (2) for all combinations of China producers/ exporters of merchandise under consideration that have not established eligibility for their own separate rates, the cash deposit rate will be equal to the estimated weighted-average dumping margin established for the China-wide entity; and (3) for all third-county exporters of merchandise under consideration not listed in the table above, the cash deposit rate is the cash deposit rate applicable to the China exporter/ producer combination (or the China-wide entity) that supplied that third-country exporter. These suspension of liquidation instructions will remain in effect until further notice. Disclosure Commerce intends to disclose to interested parties the calculations performed in connection with this [[Page 20041]] preliminary determination within five days of its 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 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 final verification report is issued in this investigation.\13\ Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in case briefs, may be submitted no later than five days after the deadline date for case briefs.\14\ 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \13\ Case briefs, other written comments, and rebuttal briefs should not include scope-related issues. See Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum at 2-3. Parties were already permitted the opportunity to file scope case briefs. Id. \14\ 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 not 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. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.210(e)(2), Commerce requires that requests by respondents for postponement of a final antidumping 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. In March 2018, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.210(e), Shandong Dongyue Polymer Material Co., Ltd., and Daikin Fluorochemicals (China) Co., Ltd., requested that Commerce postpone the final determination and that provisional measures be extended to a period not to exceed six months.\15\ 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's final determination will be published no later than 135 days after the date of publication of this preliminary determination. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \15\ See Letter from Shandong Dongyue Polymer Material Co., Ltd., ``PTFE Resin from the People's Republic of China: Request to Postpone the Final Results of the Investigation,'' dated March 19, 2018, and Letter from Daikin Fluorochemicals (China) Co., Ltd., ``Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) Resin from the People's Republic of China: Request to Postpone Final Determination,'' dated March 20, 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 of sales at LTFV. 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 imports of the subject merchandise 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 30, 2018. 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. Appendix I Scope of the Investigation The product covered by this investigation is polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) resin, including but not limited to granular, dispersion, or coagulated dispersion (also known as fine powder). PTFE is covered by the scope of this investigation whether filled or unfilled, whether or not modified, and whether or not containing co-polymer additives, pigments, or other materials. Also included is PTFE wet raw polymer. The chemical formula for PTFE is C2F4, and the Chemical Abstracts Service Registry number is 9002-84- 0. PTFE further processed into micropowder, having particle size typically ranging from 1 to 25 microns, and a melt-flow rate no less than 0.1 gram/10 minutes, is excluded from the scope of this investigation. PTFE is classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under subheadings 3904.61.0010 and 3904.61.0090. Subject merchandise may also be classified under HTSUS subheading 3904.69.5000. Although the HTSUS subheadings and CAS Number are provided for convenience and Customs purposes, the written description of the scope is dispositive. Appendix II List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Period of Investigation IV. Scope Comments V. Product Characteristics VI. Selection of Respondents VII. Discussion of the Methodology A. Non-Market Economy Country B. Surrogate Country C. Surrogate Value Comments D. Separate Rates E. Dumping Margin for the Separate Rate Companies F. Combination Rates G. China-Wide Entity H. Application of Facts Available and Adverse Inferences I. Date of Sale J. Comparisons to Fair Value K. U.S. Price L. Normal Value M. Factor Valuation Methodology N. Currency Conversion VIII. Conclusion [FR Doc. 2018-09632 Filed 5-4-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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notice of opportunity to request an 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends to SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
administrative review of the AD order issue appropriate assessment (Commerce) preliminarily determines
on steel wire garment hangers from instructions to CBP 15 days after that polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)
Vietnam for the period February 1, publication of this notice in the Federal resin from the People’s Republic of
2017, through January 31, 2018.1 On Register. China (China) is being, or is likely to be,
February 28, 2018, M&B Metal Products sold in the United States at less than fair
Notification to Importers
Company, Inc. (the petitioner), timely value (LTFV). The period of
requested a review of the AD order with This notice serves as the only investigation (POI) is January 1, 2017,
respect to 66 companies.2 On April 16, reminder to importers of their through June 30, 2017. Interested parties
2018, Commerce initiated an responsibility under 19 CFR are invited to comment on this
administrative review with respect to 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate preliminary determination.
these companies, in accordance with regarding the reimbursement of DATES: Applicable May 7, 2018.
section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, antidumping duties prior to liquidation
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
as amended (the Act) and 19 CFR of the relevant entries during this
review period. Failure to comply with Thomas Schauer or Michael Romani,
351.221(c)(1)(i).3 On April 24, 2018, the
this requirement could result in the AD/CVD Operations, Office I,
petitioner timely withdrew its request Enforcement and Compliance,
for an administrative review of all 66 presumption that reimbursement of
antidumping duties occurred and the International Trade Administration,
companies listed in the Initiation U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Notice.4 No other party requested a subsequent assessment of doubled
antidumping duties. Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
review of these exporters or any other DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0410 or
exporters of subject merchandise. Notification Regarding Administrative (202) 482–0198, respectively.
Rescission of Review Protective Order SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), This notice also serves as the only
Background
Commerce will rescind an reminder to parties subject to
administrative review, in whole or in administrative protective order (APO) of This preliminary determination is
part, if the party that requested the their responsibility concerning the made in accordance with section 733(b)
review withdraws its request within 90 return or destruction of proprietary of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
days of the publication date of the information disclosed under APO in (the Act). Commerce published the
notice of initiation of the requested accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), notice of initiation of this investigation
review. In this case, the petitioner which continues to govern business on October 26, 2017.1
timely withdrew its requests for review proprietary information in this segment Commerce exercised its discretion to
within the 90-day deadline. Because of the proceeding. Timely written toll all deadlines affected by the closure
Commerce received no other requests notification of the return or destruction of the Federal Government from January
for review of the above-referenced of APO materials, or conversion to 20 through 22, 2018.2 Accordingly, the
companies, and no other requests were judicial protective order, is hereby revised deadline for the preliminary
made for a review of the AD order on requested. Failure to comply with the determination of this investigation
steel wire garment hangers from regulations and the terms of an APO is became March 12, 2018.3 Subsequently,
Vietnam with respect to other a sanctionable violation. on February 20, 2018, Commerce
companies, we are rescinding the This notice is issued and published in postponed the preliminary
administrative review covering the accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and determination of this investigation and
period February 1, 2017, through 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR the revised deadline is now April 30,
January 31, 2018, in its entirety, in 351.213(d)(4). 2018.4 For a complete description of the
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1). Dated: May 1, 2018. events that followed the initiation of
James Maeder,
this investigation, see the Preliminary
Assessment Decision Memorandum.5 A list of topics
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
addressed in the Preliminary Decision
and Border Protection (CBP) to assess Operations performing the duties of Deputy Memorandum is included as Appendix
antidumping duties on all appropriate Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and II to this notice. The Preliminary
entries of steel wire garment hangers Countervailing Duty Operations. Decision Memorandum is a public
from Vietnam during the POR at rates [FR Doc. 2018–09630 Filed 5–4–18; 8:45 am] document and is on file electronically
equal to the cash deposit rate for BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
via Enforcement and Compliance’s
estimated antidumping duties required
1 See Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin from India
at the time of entry, or withdrawal from
and the People’s Republic of China: Initiation of
warehouse, for consumption, in DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 82 FR 49587
accordance with 19 CFR (October 26, 2017) (Initiation Notice).
International Trade Administration 2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Deadlines Affected by the
1 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Shutdown of the Federal Government,’’ dated
[A–570–066]
Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity January 23, 2018. All deadlines in this segment of
to Request Administrative Review, 83 FR 4639 the proceeding have been extended by 3 days.
(February 1, 2018). Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin From 3 Id.
2 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Steel Wire Garment the People’s Republic of China: 4 See Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin from the
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Hangers from Vietnam: Request for Fifth Preliminary Affirmative Determination People’s Republic of China: Postponement of
Administrative Review,’’ dated February 28, 2018. of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Preliminary Determination of Antidumping Duty
3 See Initiation of Antidumping and Investigation, 83 FR 8423 (February 27, 2018).
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 83 FR
Postponement of Final Determination, 5 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
16298 (April 16, 2018) (Initiation Notice). and Extension of Provisional Measures the Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-
4 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Fifth Administrative Fair-Value Investigation of Polytetrafluoroethylene
Review of Steel Wire Garment Hangers from
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, Resin from the People’s Republic of China,’’ dated
Vietnam—Petitioner’s Withdrawal of Review International Trade Administration, concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
Request,’’ dated April 24, 2018. Department of Commerce. notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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preliminary determination within five preliminary determination if, in the Notification to Interested Parties
days of its public announcement or, if event of an affirmative preliminary
there is no public announcement, This determination is issued and
determination, a request for such
within five days of the date of published in accordance with sections
postponement is made by exporters who
publication of this notice in accordance 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19
account for a significant proportion of
with 19 CFR 351.224(b). CFR 351.205(c).
exports of the subject merchandise, or in
the event of a negative preliminary Dated: April 30, 2018.
Verification
determination, a request for such Gary Taverman,
As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the postponement is made by the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
Act, Commerce intends to verify petitioners. Pursuant to 19 CFR and Countervailing Duty Operations,
information relied upon in making its 351.210(e)(2), Commerce requires that performing the non-exclusive functions and
final determination. requests by respondents for duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
Public Comment postponement of a final antidumping
determination be accompanied by a Appendix I
Case briefs or other written comments
may be submitted to the Assistant request for extension of provisional Scope of the Investigation
Secretary for Enforcement and measures from a four-month period to a
The product covered by this investigation
Compliance no later than seven days period not more than six months in is polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) resin,
after the date on which the last final duration. including but not limited to granular,
verification report is issued in this In March 2018, pursuant to 19 CFR dispersion, or coagulated dispersion (also
investigation.13 Rebuttal briefs, limited 351.210(e), Shandong Dongyue Polymer known as fine powder). PTFE is covered by
the scope of this investigation whether filled
to issues raised in case briefs, may be Material Co., Ltd., and Daikin
or unfilled, whether or not modified, and
submitted no later than five days after Fluorochemicals (China) Co., Ltd., whether or not containing co-polymer
the deadline date for case briefs.14 requested that Commerce postpone the additives, pigments, or other materials. Also
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and final determination and that provisional included is PTFE wet raw polymer. The
(d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or measures be extended to a period not to chemical formula for PTFE is C2F4, and the
rebuttal briefs in this investigation are exceed six months.15 In accordance with Chemical Abstracts Service Registry number
encouraged to submit with each section 735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 is 9002–84–0.
argument: (1) A statement of the issue; CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii), because (1) the PTFE further processed into micropowder,
(2) a brief summary of the argument; having particle size typically ranging from 1
preliminary determination is to 25 microns, and a melt-flow rate no less
and (3) a table of authorities. affirmative; (2) the requesting exporters than 0.1 gram/10 minutes, is excluded from
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), account for a significant proportion of the scope of this investigation.
interested parties who wish to request a exports of the subject merchandise; and PTFE is classified in the Harmonized Tariff
hearing, limited to issues raised in the (3) no compelling reasons for denial Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under
case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a exist, Commerce is postponing the final subheadings 3904.61.0010 and 3904.61.0090.
written request to the Assistant determination and extending the Subject merchandise may also be classified
Secretary for Enforcement and under HTSUS subheading 3904.69.5000.
provisional measures from a four-month
Compliance, U.S. Department of Although the HTSUS subheadings and CAS
period to a period not greater than six Number are provided for convenience and
Commerce, within 30 days after the date months. Accordingly, Commerce’s final
of publication of this notice. Requests Customs purposes, the written description of
determination will be published no later the scope is dispositive.
should contain the party’s name, than 135 days after the date of
address, and telephone number, the publication of this preliminary Appendix II
number of participants, whether any
determination. List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
participant is a foreign national, and a Decision Memorandum
list of the issues to be discussed. If a International Trade Commission
I. Summary
request for a hearing is made, Commerce Notification II. Background
intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. III. Period of Investigation
Department of Commerce, 1401 In accordance with section 733(f) of IV. Scope Comments
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, the Act, Commerce will notify the V. Product Characteristics
DC 20230, at a time and date to be International Trade Commission (ITC) of VI. Selection of Respondents
determined. Parties should confirm by its preliminary determination of sales at VII. Discussion of the Methodology
telephone the date, time, and location of LTFV. If the final determination is A. Non-Market Economy Country
the hearing two days before the affirmative, the ITC will determine B. Surrogate Country
scheduled date. before the later of 120 days after the date C. Surrogate Value Comments
of this preliminary determination or 45 D. Separate Rates
Postponement of Final Determination E. Dumping Margin for the Separate Rate
days after the final determination Companies
and Extension of Provisional Measures
whether imports of the subject F. Combination Rates
Section 735(a)(2) of the Act provides merchandise are materially injuring, or G. China-Wide Entity
that a final determination may be threaten material injury to, the U.S. H. Application of Facts Available and
postponed until not later than 135 days industry. Adverse Inferences
after the date of the publication of the I. Date of Sale
J. Comparisons to Fair Value
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15 See Letter from Shandong Dongyue Polymer
13 Case briefs, other written comments, and Material Co., Ltd., ‘‘PTFE Resin from the People’s K. U.S. Price
rebuttal briefs should not include scope-related Republic of China: Request to Postpone the Final L. Normal Value
issues. See Preliminary Scope Decision Results of the Investigation,’’ dated March 19, 2018, M. Factor Valuation Methodology
Memorandum at 2–3. Parties were already and Letter from Daikin Fluorochemicals (China) N. Currency Conversion
permitted the opportunity to file scope case briefs. Co., Ltd., ‘‘Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) Resin VIII. Conclusion
Id. from the People’s Republic of China: Request to
14 See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 Postpone Final Determination,’’ dated March 20, [FR Doc. 2018–09632 Filed 5–4–18; 8:45 am]
(for general filing requirements). 2018. BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
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| Contact | Thomas Schauer or Michael Romani, AD/ CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0410 or (202) 482-0198, respectively. | |
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