83_FR_9888 83 FR 9842 - Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin From India: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination

83 FR 9842 - Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin From India: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 46 (March 8, 2018)

Page Range9842-9843
FR Document2018-04658

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of polytetrafluoroethylene resin (PTFE resin) from India. The period of investigation is April 1, 2016, through March 31, 2017.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 46 (Thursday, March 8, 2018)
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-533-880]


Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin From India: Preliminary Affirmative 
Countervailing Duty Determination

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines 
that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and 
exporters of polytetrafluoroethylene resin (PTFE resin) from India. The 
period of investigation is April 1, 2016, through March 31, 2017.

DATES: Effective March 8, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Toby Vandall, Emily Halle, or Aimee 
Phelan, 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-
1664, (202) 482-0176, or (202) 482-0697, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    This preliminary determination is made in accordance with section 
703(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\ On December 7, 2017, Commerce postponed the preliminary 
determination of this investigation to February 26, 2018.\2\ Commerce 
exercised its discretion to toll deadlines for the duration of the 
closure of the Federal Government from January 20 through 22, 2018. As 
a result, the deadline for this preliminary determination became 
February 28, 2018.\3\ For a complete description of the events that 
followed the initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum.\4\ A list of topics discussed 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 http://access.trade.gov, and 
is available 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 electronic 
versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in 
content.
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    \1\ See Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin from India: Initiation of 
Countervailing Duty Investigation, 82 FR 49592 (October 26, 2017) 
(Initiation Notice).
    \2\ See Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin from India: Postponement 
of Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty 
Investigation, 82 FR 57727 (December 7, 2017). The postponement of 
the preliminary determination to the 130th day after initiation of 
the investigation resulted in the deadline falling on Sunday, 
February 25, 2018. Consistent with Commerce's practice, the deadline 
became the next business day, Monday, February 26. Id. at footnote 
6.
    \3\ 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 three days.
    \4\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary 
Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation of 
Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin from India,'' dated concurrently with, 
and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum).
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Scope of the Investigation

    The product covered by this investigation is PTFE resin from India. 
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\ 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 preliminary 
determination, and accompanying discussion and analysis of all comments 
timely received, see the Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum.\7\ 
Commerce is preliminarily adopting the scope language as it appeared in 
the Initiation Notice.
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    \5\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Final Rule, 
62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997).
    \6\ See Initiation Notice.
    \7\ See Memorandum, ``Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin from India 
and the People's Republic of China: Scope Comments Decision 
Memorandum for the Preliminary Determinations,'' dated concurrently 
with this notice (Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum).
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Methodology

    Commerce is conducting this investigation in accordance with 
section 701 of the Act. For each of the subsidy programs found 
countervailable, Commerce preliminarily determines that there is a 
subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution by an ``authority'' that gives 
rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is 
specific.\8\
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    \8\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding 
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding 
benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
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    Commerce notes that, in making these findings, it relied, in part, 
on facts available and, because it finds that the government of India 
did not act to the best of its ability to respond to Commerce's 
requests for information, Commerce drew an adverse inference where 
appropriate in selecting from among the facts otherwise available.\9\ 
For further information, see ``Use of Facts Otherwise Available and 
Adverse Inferences'' in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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    \9\ See sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act.
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All-Others Rate

    Sections 703(d) and 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act provide that in the 
preliminary determination, Commerce shall determine an estimated all-
others rate for companies not individually examined. This rate shall be 
an amount equal to the weighted average of the estimated subsidy rates 
established for those companies individually examined, excluding any 
zero and de

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minimis rates and any rates based entirely under section 776 of the 
Act.
    Commerce calculated an individual estimated countervailable subsidy 
rate for Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited (GFL),\10\ the only 
individually examined exporter/producer in this investigation. Because 
the only individually calculated rate is not zero, de minimis, or based 
entirely on facts otherwise available, the countervailable subsidy rate 
calculated for GFL is the rate assigned to all-other producers and 
exporters, pursuant to section 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act.
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    \10\ As discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, 
Commerce has found Inox Leasing and Finance Limited to be cross-
owned with GFL.
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Preliminary Determination

    Commerce preliminarily determines that the following estimated 
countervailable subsidy rates exist:

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                                                           Subsidy rate
                         Company                             (percent)
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Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited (GFL)...................            3.90
All-Others..............................................            3.90
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Suspension of Liquidation

    In accordance with section 703(d)(1)(B) and (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 
the scope of the investigation section entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register. Further, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.205(d), 
Commerce will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit equal to the rates 
indicated above.

Disclosure

    Commerce intends to disclose its calculations and analysis 
performed to interested parties in this preliminary determination 
within five days of its public announcement, or if there is no public 
announcement, within five days of the date 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.\11\ 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.
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    \11\ See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general 
filing requirements).
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    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.

International Trade Commission Notification

    In accordance with section 703(f) of the Act, Commerce will notify 
the International Trade Commission (ITC) of its 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.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This determination is issued and published pursuant to sections 
703(f) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(c).

    Dated: February 28, 2018.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy 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. Scope Comments
IV. Scope of the Investigation
V. Injury Test
VI. Subsidies Valuation
VII. Benchmarks and Discount Rates
VIII. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences
IX. Analysis of Programs
X. Calculation of the All-Others Rate
XI. ITC Notification
XII. Disclosure and Public Comment
XIII. Verification
XIV. Conclusion

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                                                9842                          Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 46 / Thursday, March 8, 2018 / Notices

                                                  Dated: February 27, 2018.                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            Scope Comments
                                                Christian Marsh,
                                                                                                        Background                                              In accordance with the preamble to
                                                Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement                                                                    Commerce’s regulations,5 the Initiation
                                                and Compliance.                                            This preliminary determination is                  Notice set aside a period of time for
                                                Appendix I—Scope of the Investigation                   made in accordance with section 703(b)                parties to raise issues regarding product
                                                                                                        of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended                 coverage, (i.e., scope).6 Certain
                                                   The scope of this investigation covers all           (the Act). Commerce published the
                                                forms and sizes of silicon metal, including                                                                   interested parties commented on the
                                                                                                        notice of initiation of this investigation            scope of the investigation as it appeared
                                                silicon metal powder. Silicon metal contains
                                                at least 85.00 percent but less than 99.99
                                                                                                        on October 26, 2017.1 On December 7,                  in the Initiation Notice. For a summary
                                                percent silicon, and less than 4.00 percent             2017, Commerce postponed the                          of the product coverage comments and
                                                iron, by actual weight. Semiconductor grade             preliminary determination of this                     rebuttal responses submitted to the
                                                silicon (merchandise containing at least                investigation to February 26, 2018.2                  record for this preliminary
                                                99.99 percent silicon by actual weight and              Commerce exercised its discretion to                  determination, and accompanying
                                                classifiable under Harmonized Tariff                    toll deadlines for the duration of the
                                                Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
                                                                                                                                                              discussion and analysis of all comments
                                                                                                        closure of the Federal Government from                timely received, see the Preliminary
                                                subheading 2804.61.0000) is excluded from               January 20 through 22, 2018. As a result,
                                                the scope of this investigation.                                                                              Scope Decision Memorandum.7
                                                   Silicon metal is currently classifiable
                                                                                                        the deadline for this preliminary                     Commerce is preliminarily adopting the
                                                under subheadings 2804.69.1000 and                      determination became February 28,                     scope language as it appeared in the
                                                2804.69.5000 of the HTSUS. While HTSUS                  2018.3 For a complete description of the              Initiation Notice.
                                                numbers are provided for convenience and                events that followed the initiation of
                                                customs purposes, the written description of            this investigation, see the Preliminary               Methodology
                                                the scope remains dispositive.                          Decision Memorandum.4 A list of topics                   Commerce is conducting this
                                                Appendix II—List of Topics Discussed                    discussed in the Preliminary Decision                 investigation in accordance with section
                                                in the Issues and Decision                              Memorandum is included as Appendix                    701 of the Act. For each of the subsidy
                                                Memorandum                                              II to this notice. The Preliminary                    programs found countervailable,
                                                                                                        Decision Memorandum is a public                       Commerce preliminarily determines
                                                I. Summary                                              document and is on file electronically
                                                II. Background                                                                                                that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial
                                                                                                        via Enforcement and Compliance’s                      contribution by an ‘‘authority’’ that
                                                III. Discussion of the Issues:
                                                   Comment 1: Application of Facts Available
                                                                                                        Antidumping and Countervailing Duty                   gives rise to a benefit to the recipient,
                                                      for Simcoa                                        Centralized Electronic Service System                 and that the subsidy is specific.8
                                                   Comment 2: Appropriate Rate for Use as               (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to                         Commerce notes that, in making these
                                                      Adverse Facts Available                           registered users at http://                           findings, it relied, in part, on facts
                                                IV. Recommendation                                      access.trade.gov, and is available to all             available and, because it finds that the
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–04657 Filed 3–7–18; 8:45 am]              parties in the Central Records Unit,                  government of India did not act to the
                                                BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                                                                                        room B8024 of the main Department of                  best of its ability to respond to
                                                                                                        Commerce building. In addition, a                     Commerce’s requests for information,
                                                                                                        complete version of the Preliminary                   Commerce drew an adverse inference
                                                DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  Decision Memorandum can be accessed                   where appropriate in selecting from
                                                                                                        directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/             among the facts otherwise available.9
                                                International Trade Administration                      frn/. The signed and electronic versions              For further information, see ‘‘Use of
                                                [C–533–880]
                                                                                                        of the Preliminary Decision                           Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse
                                                                                                        Memorandum are identical in content.                  Inferences’’ in the Preliminary Decision
                                                Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin From                      Scope of the Investigation                            Memorandum.
                                                India: Preliminary Affirmative
                                                Countervailing Duty Determination                         The product covered by this                         All-Others Rate
                                                                                                        investigation is PTFE resin from India.                 Sections 703(d) and 705(c)(5)(A) of
                                                AGENCY:   Enforcement and Compliance,                   For a complete description of the scope               the Act provide that in the preliminary
                                                International Trade Administration,                     of this investigation, see Appendix I.                determination, Commerce shall
                                                Department of Commerce.
                                                                                                                                                              determine an estimated all-others rate
                                                SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce                       1 See Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin from India:     for companies not individually
                                                (Commerce) preliminarily determines                     Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation, 82   examined. This rate shall be an amount
                                                that countervailable subsidies are being                FR 49592 (October 26, 2017) (Initiation Notice).
                                                                                                                                                              equal to the weighted average of the
                                                                                                          2 See Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin from India:
                                                provided to producers and exporters of                                                                        estimated subsidy rates established for
                                                                                                        Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the
                                                polytetrafluoroethylene resin (PTFE                     Countervailing Duty Investigation, 82 FR 57727        those companies individually
                                                resin) from India. The period of                        (December 7, 2017). The postponement of the           examined, excluding any zero and de
                                                investigation is April 1, 2016, through                 preliminary determination to the 130th day after
                                                March 31, 2017.                                         initiation of the investigation resulted in the
                                                                                                                                                                5 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties,
                                                                                                        deadline falling on Sunday, February 25, 2018.
                                                DATES: Effective March 8, 2018.                         Consistent with Commerce’s practice, the deadline     Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997).
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        became the next business day, Monday, February          6 See Initiation Notice.

                                                Toby Vandall, Emily Halle, or Aimee                     26. Id. at footnote 6.                                  7 See Memorandum, ‘‘Polytetrafluoroethylene
                                                                                                          3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Deadlines Affected by the       Resin from India and the People’s Republic of
                                                Phelan, AD/CVD Operations, Office I,
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                                                                                                        Shutdown of the Federal Government,’’ dated           China: Scope Comments Decision Memorandum for
                                                Enforcement and Compliance,                             January 23, 2018. All deadlines in this segment of    the Preliminary Determinations,’’ dated
                                                International Trade Administration,                     the proceeding have been extended by three days.      concurrently with this notice (Preliminary Scope
                                                U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401                         4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for         Decision Memorandum).
                                                                                                                                                                8 See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act
                                                Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,                     the Preliminary Determination in the
                                                                                                        Countervailing Duty Investigation of                  regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E)
                                                DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1664,                    Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin from India,’’ dated     of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of
                                                (202) 482–0176, or (202) 482–0697,                      concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this        the Act regarding specificity.
                                                respectively.                                           notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).               9 See sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act.




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                                                minimis rates and any rates based                       verification report is issued in this                 or unfilled, whether or not modified, and
                                                entirely under section 776 of the Act.                  investigation. Rebuttal briefs, limited to            whether or not containing co-polymer
                                                  Commerce calculated an individual                     issues raised in case briefs, may be                  additives, pigments, or other materials. Also
                                                estimated countervailable subsidy rate                                                                        included is PTFE wet raw polymer. The
                                                                                                        submitted no later than five days after               chemical formula for PTFE is C2F4, and the
                                                for Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited                     the deadline date for case briefs.11                  Chemical Abstracts Service Registry number
                                                (GFL),10 the only individually examined                 Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and                  is 9002–84–0.
                                                exporter/producer in this investigation.                (d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or                PTFE further processed into micropowder,
                                                Because the only individually                           rebuttal briefs in this investigation are             having particle size typically ranging from 1
                                                calculated rate is not zero, de minimis,                encouraged to submit with each                        to 25 microns, and a melt-flow rate no less
                                                or based entirely on facts otherwise                    argument: (1) A statement of the issue;               than 0.1 gram/10 minutes, is excluded from
                                                available, the countervailable subsidy                                                                        the scope of this investigation.
                                                                                                        (2) a brief summary of the argument;
                                                                                                                                                                 PTFE is classified in the Harmonized Tariff
                                                rate calculated for GFL is the rate                     and (3) a table of authorities.                       Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under
                                                assigned to all-other producers and                        Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),                     subheadings 3904.61.0010 and 3904.61.0090.
                                                exporters, pursuant to section                          interested parties who wish to request a              Subject merchandise may also be classified
                                                705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act.                             hearing, limited to issues raised in the              under HTSUS subheading 3904.69.5000.
                                                                                                        case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a               Although the HTSUS subheadings and CAS
                                                Preliminary Determination                                                                                     Number are provided for convenience and
                                                                                                        written request to the Assistant
                                                   Commerce preliminarily determines                    Secretary for Enforcement and                         Customs purposes, the written description of
                                                that the following estimated                            Compliance, U.S. Department of                        the scope is dispositive.
                                                countervailable subsidy rates exist:                    Commerce within 30 days after the date                Appendix II
                                                                                                        of publication of this notice. Requests
                                                                                          Subsidy rate                                                        List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
                                                           Company                         (percent)
                                                                                                        should contain the party’s name,                      Decision Memorandum
                                                                                                        address, and telephone number, the
                                                                                                        number of participants, whether any                   I. Summary
                                                Gujarat Fluorochemicals Lim-                                                                                  II. Background
                                                   ited (GFL) ..........................           3.90 participant is a foreign national, and a              III. Scope Comments
                                                All-Others ..............................          3.90 list of the issues to be discussed. If a              IV. Scope of the Investigation
                                                                                                        request for a hearing is made, Commerce               V. Injury Test
                                                Suspension of Liquidation                               intends to hold the hearing at the U.S.               VI. Subsidies Valuation
                                                   In accordance with section                           Department of Commerce, 1401                          VII. Benchmarks and Discount Rates
                                                                                                        Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,                   VIII. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and
                                                703(d)(1)(B) and (d)(2) of the Act,                                                                                 Adverse Inferences
                                                Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and DC 20230, at a time and date to be                                      IX. Analysis of Programs
                                                Border Protection (CBP) to suspend                      determined. Parties should confirm by
                                                                                                                                                              X. Calculation of the All-Others Rate
                                                liquidation of entries of subject                       telephone the date, time, and location of             XI. ITC Notification
                                                merchandise as described in the scope                   the hearing two days before the                       XII. Disclosure and Public Comment
                                                of the investigation section entered, or                scheduled date.                                       XIII. Verification
                                                withdrawn from warehouse, for                                                                                 XIV. Conclusion
                                                                                                        International Trade Commission
                                                consumption on or after the date of                     Notification                                          [FR Doc. 2018–04658 Filed 3–7–18; 8:45 am]
                                                publication of this notice in the Federal                                                                     BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                                                                                           In accordance with section 703(f) of
                                                Register. Further, pursuant to 19 CFR
                                                                                                        the Act, Commerce will notify the
                                                351.205(d), Commerce will instruct CBP
                                                                                                        International Trade Commission (ITC) of               DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                to require a cash deposit equal to the
                                                                                                        its determination. If the final
                                                rates indicated above.
                                                                                                        determination is affirmative, the ITC                 National Oceanic and Atmospheric
                                                Disclosure                                              will determine before the later of 120                Administration
                                                   Commerce intends to disclose its                     days after the date of this preliminary
                                                calculations and analysis performed to                  determination or 45 days after the final              Proposed Information Collection;
                                                interested parties in this preliminary                  determination.                                        Comment Request; Seafood Inspection
                                                determination within five days of its                                                                         and Certification Requirements
                                                                                                        Notification to Interested Parties
                                                public announcement, or if there is no                                                                        AGENCY: National Oceanic and
                                                                                                           This determination is issued and
                                                public announcement, within five days                                                                         Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
                                                                                                        published pursuant to sections 703(f)
                                                of the date of this notice in accordance                                                                      Commerce.
                                                                                                        and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR
                                                with 19 CFR 351.224(b).                                                                                       ACTION: Notice.
                                                                                                        351.205(c).
                                                Verification                                               Dated: February 28, 2018.                          SUMMARY:    The Department of
                                                   As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the Christian Marsh,                                                   Commerce, as part of its continuing
                                                Act, Commerce intends to verify the                     Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement            effort to reduce paperwork and
                                                information relied upon in making its                   and Compliance.                                       respondent burden, invites the general
                                                final determination.                                                                                          public and other Federal agencies to
                                                                                                        Appendix I
                                                Public Comment                                                                                                take this opportunity to comment on
                                                                                                        Scope of the Investigation                            proposed and/or continuing information
                                                   Case briefs or other written comments                   The product covered by this investigation          collections, as required by the
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                                                may be submitted to the Assistant                       is polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) resin,              Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
                                                Secretary for Enforcement and                           including but not limited to granular,                DATES: Written comments must be
                                                Compliance no later than seven days                     dispersion, or coagulated dispersion (also
                                                                                                                                                              submitted on or before May 7, 2018.
                                                after the date on which the last                        known as fine powder). PTFE is covered by
                                                                                                        the scope of this investigation whether filled        ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
                                                  10 Asdiscussed in the Preliminary Decision
                                                                                                                                                              to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
                                                Memorandum, Commerce has found Inox Leasing                11 See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303     Paperwork Clearance Officer,
                                                and Finance Limited to be cross-owned with GFL.         (for general filing requirements).                    Department of Commerce, Room 6616,


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DatesEffective March 8, 2018.
ContactToby Vandall, Emily Halle, or Aimee Phelan, 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- 1664, (202) 482-0176, or (202) 482-0697, respectively.
FR Citation83 FR 9842 

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