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Polyester Staple Fiber From the Republic of Korea and Taiwan: Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders
As a result of these expedited sunset reviews, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on polyester staple fiber (PSF) fr...
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 25, 2000, Commerce published the AD orders on PSF from Korea and Taiwan.[]
On January 3, 2022, Commerce published the notice of initiation of the fourth sunset reviews of the
Orders,
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).[]
On January 14, 2022, Commerce received timely and complete notices of intent to participate in these sunset reviews from the domestic interested parties []
within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i), after the date of publication of the
Initiation Notice.[]
The domestic interested parties claimed interested party status under sections 771(9)(C) of the Act as manufacturers in the United States of the domestic-like product.
On February 2, 2022, the domestic interested parties filed timely and adequate substantive responses, within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).[]
Commerce received no substantive responses from any respondent interested parties nor was a hearing requested.[]
As a result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce conducted expedited,
i.e.,
120-day, sunset reviews of the
Orders.
Scope of the Orders
The merchandise subject to the
Orders
is PSF from Korea and Taiwan. For a complete description of the scope of the
Orders, see
the Issues and Decision Memorandum.[]
Analysis of Comments Received
A complete discussion of all issues raised in these reviews is provided in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, A list of the topics discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached as an appendix to this notice. The Issues and 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.
In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be found at
https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Final Results of Sunset Reviews
Pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752(c) of the Act, Commerce determines that revocation of the
Orders
would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and the magnitude of the dumping margins likely to prevail would be weighted-average margins of up to the following percentages:
| Country |
Weighted-
average
dumping
margin
(percent) |
| Korea |
7.48 |
| Taiwan |
9.90 |
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a). Timely written notification of the destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which is subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these final results and notice in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).
Dated: May 3, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the
Orders
IV. History of the
Orders
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or RecmTence of Dumping
2. Magnitude of the Dumping Margins Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Expedited Sunset Reviews
VIII. Recommendation