Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From Taiwan: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2015-2016, 36122-36124 [2017-16351]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–583–837]
Polyethylene Terephthalate Film,
Sheet, and Strip From Taiwan:
Preliminary Results and Partial
Rescission of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2015–2016
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(the Department) is conducting an
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on
polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet,
and strip (PET Film) from Taiwan. The
period of review (POR) is July 1, 2015,
through June 30, 2016. This review
covers the respondent Nan Ya Plastics
Corporation (Nan Ya), a producer and
exporter of PET Film from Taiwan. The
Department preliminarily determines
that sales of subject merchandise have
been made below normal value (NV) by
Nan Ya during the POR. In addition, we
are rescinding this administrative
review with respect to Shinkong
Materials Technology Corporation
(SMTC). Interested parties are invited to
comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable August 3, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jacqueline Arrowsmith or Myrna Lobo
at (202) 482–5255 and (202) 482–2371,
AD/CVD Operations, Office VII,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the order
is PET Film. The PET Film subject to
the order is currently classifiable under
subheading 3920.62.00.90 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States.1
1 A full description of the scope of the order is
contained in the memorandum from James Maeder,
Senior Director performing the duties of Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
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Partial Rescission of Administrative
Review
On September 12, 2016, the
Department published a notice of
initiation of administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on PET Film
from Taiwan.2 On December 12, 2016,
the petitioners 3 withdrew their request
for review with respect to SMTC.4 In
response to this timely filed request and
since no other party requested a review
of SMTC, we are rescinding this
administrative review, in part, with
respect to SMTC, pursuant to 19 CFR
351.213(d)(1).
Methodology
The Department is conducting this
review in accordance with section
751(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act). Export price is
calculated in accordance with section
772 of the Act. NV is calculated in
accordance with section 773 of the Act.
For a full description of the
methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum. A list of topics
included in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is included as an
Appendix 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 is
available to all parties in the Central
Records Unit in room B8024 of the main
Commerce building. In addition, a
complete version of the Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly
on the Internet at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
The signed and electronic versions of
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
are identical in content.
Countervailing Duty Operations, to 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,
‘‘Decision Memorandum for Preliminary Results
and Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review: Polyethylene Terephthalate
Film, Sheet, and Strip from Taiwan; 2015–2016’’
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum), which is
hereby adopted by this notice.
2 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 81 FR
62720 (September 12, 2016).
3 The petitioners in this investigation are DuPont
Teijin Films, Mitsubishi Polyester Film, Inc., and
SKC, Inc. (the petitioners).
4 See Petitioners Letter ‘‘Partial Withdrawal of
Request for Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review,’’ dated December 12, 2016.
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Preliminary Results of Review
As a result of this review, we
preliminarily determine the following
weighted-average dumping margin for
the period July 1, 2015, through June 30,
2016.
Nan Ya Plastics Corporation ......
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Manufacturer/exporter
Weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
1.34
Disclosure and Public Comment
The Department intends to disclose to
interested parties the calculations
performed in connection with these
preliminary results within five days of
the date of publication of this notice.5
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c),
interested parties may submit case briefs
no later than 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice.6 Rebuttal
briefs, limited to issues raised in the
case briefs, may be filed not later than
five days after the date for filing case
briefs.7 Parties who submit case briefs or
rebuttal briefs in this proceeding 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.8 Case and
rebuttal briefs should be filed using
ACCESS.9 In order to be properly filed,
ACCESS must successfully receive an
electronically-filed document in its
entirety by 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight
Time.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
interested parties who wish to request a
hearing, or to participate if one is
requested, must submit a written
request to the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, filed
electronically via ACCESS, within 30
days after the date of publication of this
notice.10 Requests should contain: (1)
The party’s name, address, and
telephone number; (2) the number of
participants; and (3) a list of issues to be
discussed. Issues raised in the hearing
will be limited to those raised in the
respective case briefs.
Unless extended, the Department
intends to issue the final results of this
administrative review, including the
results of its analysis of the issues raised
in any written briefs, not later than 120
days after the date of publication of this
notice, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h).
5 See
19 CFR 351.224(b).
19 CFR 351.309(c)(ii).
7 See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
8 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
9 See 19 CFR 351.303.
10 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
6 See
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Assessment Rates
Upon completion of the
administrative review, the Department
shall determine, and CBP shall assess,
antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries in accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1). If Nan Ya’s weightedaverage dumping margin is not zero or
de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent)
in the final results of this review, we
will calculate importer-specific
assessment rates on the basis of the ratio
of the total amount of dumping
calculated for the importer’s examined
sales and the total entered value of the
sales in accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1). We will instruct CBP to
assess antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries covered by this
review when the importer-specific
assessment rate calculated in the final
results of this review is above de
minimis. Where the respondent’s
weighted-average dumping margin is
zero or de minimis, or an importerspecific assessment rate is zero or de
minimis, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate the appropriate entries
without regard to antidumping duties.
The final results of this review shall be
the basis for the assessment of
antidumping duties on entries of
merchandise covered by the final results
of this review and for future deposits of
estimated duties, where applicable.
Consistent with the Department’s
‘‘automatic assessment’’ regulation for
entries this clarification will apply to
entries of subject merchandise during
the POR produced by Nan Ya for which
it did not know that its merchandise
was destined for the United States.11
Furthermore, for SMTC for which this
review is rescinded, we will instruct
CBP to assess antidumping duties at
rates equal to the cash deposit of
estimated antidumping duties required
at the time of entry, or withdrawal from
warehouse for consumption, in
accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(c)(1)(i).
We intend to issue instructions to
CBP 15 days after the date of
publication of the final results of this
review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following deposit requirements
will be effective for all shipments of
PET Film from Taiwan entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the date of
11 See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68
FR 23954 (May 6, 2003) (Assessment Policy Notice).
See also Brass Sheet and Strip From Germany:
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review and Final Determination of No Shipments;
2013–2014, 80 FR 61369 (October 13, 2015).
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publication of the final results of this
administrative review, as provided for
by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1)
The cash deposit rate for the company
under review will be the rate
established in the final results of this
review (except, if the rate is zero or de
minimis, no cash deposit will be
required); (2) for previously reviewed or
investigated companies not listed above,
the cash deposit rate will continue to be
the company-specific rate published for
the most recent period; (3) if the
exporter is not a firm covered in this
review, a prior review, or the less-thanfair-value investigation, but the
manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate
will be the rate established for the most
recent period for the manufacturer of
the merchandise; and (4) the cash
deposit rate for all other manufacturers
or exporters is 2.40 percent.12 These
cash deposit requirements, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice also serves as a
preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR
351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of
antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this
review period. Failure to comply with
this requirement could result in the
Secretary’s presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties
occurred and the subsequent assessment
of double antidumping duties.
We are issuing and publishing these
results in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.213(h)(1).
Dated: July 28, 2017.
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
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
1. Summary
2. Background
3. Partial Rescission
4. Scope of the Order
5. Preliminary Finding of No Shipments for
SMTC
6. Comparisons to Normal Value
7. Product Comparisons
8. Date of Sale
9. Export Price
10. Normal Value
11. Currency Conversion
12 See PET Film from Taiwan Amended Final
Determination.
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12. Recommendation
remaining companies subject to the
instant review are Jindal and SRF,
which the Department has selected as
the mandatory respondents.2
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–533–825]
Polyethylene Terephthalate Film,
Sheet, and Strip From India:
Preliminary Results and Partial
Rescission of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review; 2015
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(the Department) is conducting an
administrative review of the
countervailing duty (CVD) order on
polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet
and strip (PET film) from India for the
period of review (POR) January 1, 2015,
through December 31, 2015. We
preliminarily determine that Jindal Poly
Films Limited of India (Jindal) and SRF
Limited (SRF) received countervailable
subsidies during the POR. See the
‘‘Preliminary Results of Review’’
section, below. Interested parties are
invited to comment on these
preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable August 3, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elfi
Blum, 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) 482–0197.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
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Partial Rescission of Administrative
Review
The Department initiated a review of
ten companies in this segment of the
proceeding.1 In response to timely filed
withdrawal requests, we are rescinding
this administrative review with respect
to Ester, Garware, Jindal Poly Films Ltd.
(India), MTZ, Polyplex, Uflex Ltd.,
Vacmet, and Vacmet India Limited,
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1). The
1 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 81 FR
62720, 62727 (September 12, 2016). The ten
companies were Ester, Garware, Jindal, Jindal Poly
Films Ltd. (India), MTZ, Polyplex, SRF, Uflex Ltd.,
Vacmet, and Vacmet India Limited. DuPont Teijin
Films, Mitsubishi Polyester Film, Inc., and SKC,
Inc. (collectively Petitioners) requested a review for
six companies (Ester, Garware, Polyplex, SRF,
Jindal, and Vacmet). Polyplex USA requested a
review for eight companies (Ester, Garware, Jindal,
MTZ, Polyplex, SRF, Uflex Ltd., and Vacmet India
Limited). In addition, Jindal Poly Films Ltd. (India)
and SRF self-requested an administrative review.
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Preliminary Decision Memorandum and
the electronic versions of the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum are
identical in content.
Scope of the Order
The products covered by this order
are all gauges of raw, pretreated, or
primed polyethylene terephthalate film,
sheet and strip, whether extruded or
coextruded. Excluded are metallized
films and other finished films that have
had at least one of their surfaces
modified by the application of a
performance-enhancing resinous or
inorganic layer of more than 0.00001
inches thick. Imports of PET film are
classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
under item number 3920.62.00.90.
HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes. The
written description of the scope of the
order is dispositive.
Preliminary Results of Review
We preliminarily determine the total
estimated net countervailable subsidy
rates for the period January 1, 2015,
through December 31, 2015 to be:
Methodology
The Department is conducting this
review in accordance with section
751(a)(l)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act). For each of the
subsidy programs found
countervailable, we preliminarily
determine that there is a subsidy, i.e., a
government-provided financial
contribution that gives rise to a benefit
to the recipient, and that the subsidy is
specific.3 For a full description of the
methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum, dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted
by, this notice. A list of topics included
in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is included as an
Appendix 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 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
on the Internet at https://trade.gov/
enforcement/frn/. The signed
2 See Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results and Partial Rescission of the Countervailing
Duty Administrative Review of Polyethylene
Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip from India;
2015, dated concurrently with this notice
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
3 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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Manufacturer/exporter
Jindal Poly Films Limited of
India ..................................
SRF Limited ..........................
Subsidy rate
(percent
ad valorem)
5.26
5.79
Disclosure and Public Comment
The Department will disclose to
parties to this proceeding the
calculations performed in reaching the
preliminary results within five days of
the date of publication of these
preliminary results.4 Interested parties
may submit written comments (case
briefs) within 30 days of publication of
the preliminary results and rebuttal
comments (rebuttal briefs) within five
days after the time limit for filing case
briefs.5 Rebuttal briefs must be limited
to issues raised in the case briefs.6
Parties who submit case or rebuttal
briefs are requested to submit with the
argument: (1) A statement of the issue;
(2) a brief summary of the argument;
and (3) a table of authorities.7
Interested parties who wish to request
a hearing must do so within 30 days of
publication of these preliminary results
by submitting a written request to the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, U.S. Department of
Commerce, using Enforcement and
Compliance’s ACCESS system.8
Requests should contain the party’s
name, address, and telephone number,
the number of participants, and a list of
the issues to be discussed. If a request
for a hearing is made, we will inform
parties of the scheduled date for the
hearing which will be held at the U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230, at a time and location to be
determined.9 Parties should confirm by
telephone the date, time, and location of
the hearing. Issues addressed at the
hearing will be limited to those raised
in the briefs.10 All briefs and hearing
requests must be filed electronically and
4 See
19 CFR 351.224(b).
19 CFR 351.309(c)(l)(ii) and 351.309(d)(l).
6 See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(2).
7 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
8 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
9 See 19 CFR 351.310.
10 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
5 See
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-583-837]
Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From Taiwan:
Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2015-2016
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on polyethylene
terephthalate film, sheet, and strip (PET Film) from Taiwan. The period
of review (POR) is July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016. This review
covers the respondent Nan Ya Plastics Corporation (Nan Ya), a producer
and exporter of PET Film from Taiwan. The Department preliminarily
determines that sales of subject merchandise have been made below
normal value (NV) by Nan Ya during the POR. In addition, we are
rescinding this administrative review with respect to Shinkong
Materials Technology Corporation (SMTC). Interested parties are invited
to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable August 3, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacqueline Arrowsmith or Myrna Lobo at
(202) 482-5255 and (202) 482-2371, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII,
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC
20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the order is PET Film. The PET Film
subject to the order is currently classifiable under subheading
3920.62.00.90 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States.\1\
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\1\ A full description of the scope of the order is contained in
the memorandum from James Maeder, Senior Director performing the
duties of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations, to 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, ``Decision Memorandum for
Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review: Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and
Strip from Taiwan; 2015-2016'' (Preliminary Decision Memorandum),
which is hereby adopted by this notice.
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Partial Rescission of Administrative Review
On September 12, 2016, the Department published a notice of
initiation of administrative review of the antidumping duty order on
PET Film from Taiwan.\2\ On December 12, 2016, the petitioners \3\
withdrew their request for review with respect to SMTC.\4\ In response
to this timely filed request and since no other party requested a
review of SMTC, we are rescinding this administrative review, in part,
with respect to SMTC, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).
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\2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 81 FR 62720 (September 12, 2016).
\3\ The petitioners in this investigation are DuPont Teijin
Films, Mitsubishi Polyester Film, Inc., and SKC, Inc. (the
petitioners).
\4\ See Petitioners Letter ``Partial Withdrawal of Request for
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated December 12, 2016.
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Methodology
The Department is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Export price
is calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act. NV is
calculated in accordance with section 773 of the Act.
For a full description of the methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. A list of topics
included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as an
Appendix 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 is available to all parties in the Central
Records Unit in room B8024 of the main Commerce building. In addition,
a complete version of the Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly
on the Internet at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The
signed and electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
are identical in content.
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Preliminary Results of Review
As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine the
following weighted-average dumping margin for the period July 1, 2015,
through June 30, 2016.
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Weighted-
average
Manufacturer/exporter dumping
margin
(percent)
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Nan Ya Plastics Corporation................................ 1.34
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Disclosure and Public Comment
The Department intends to disclose to interested parties the
calculations performed in connection with these preliminary results
within five days of the date of publication of this notice.\5\ Pursuant
to 19 CFR 351.309(c), interested parties may submit case briefs no
later than 30 days after the date of publication of this notice.\6\
Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be
filed not later than five days after the date for filing case
briefs.\7\ Parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this
proceeding 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.\8\ Case and rebuttal briefs should be filed using
ACCESS.\9\ In order to be properly filed, ACCESS must successfully
receive an electronically-filed document in its entirety by 5 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time.
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\5\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
\6\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(ii).
\7\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
\8\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
\9\ See 19 CFR 351.303.
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing, or to participate if one is requested, must submit a
written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, filed electronically via ACCESS, within 30 days after the
date of publication of this notice.\10\ Requests should contain: (1)
The party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of
participants; and (3) a list of issues to be discussed. Issues raised
in the hearing will be limited to those raised in the respective case
briefs.
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\10\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
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Unless extended, the Department intends to issue the final results
of this administrative review, including the results of its analysis of
the issues raised in any written briefs, not later than 120 days after
the date of publication of this notice, pursuant to section
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h).
Assessment Rates
Upon completion of the administrative review, the Department shall
determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). If Nan Ya's weighted-
average dumping margin is not zero or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5
percent) in the final results of this review, we will calculate
importer-specific assessment rates on the basis of the ratio of the
total amount of dumping calculated for the importer's examined sales
and the total entered value of the sales in accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1). We will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries covered by this review when the importer-specific
assessment rate calculated in the final results of this review is above
de minimis. Where the respondent's weighted-average dumping margin is
zero or de minimis, or an importer-specific assessment rate is zero or
de minimis, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries
without regard to antidumping duties. The final results of this review
shall be the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties on entries
of merchandise covered by the final results of this review and for
future deposits of estimated duties, where applicable.
Consistent with the Department's ``automatic assessment''
regulation for entries this clarification will apply to entries of
subject merchandise during the POR produced by Nan Ya for which it did
not know that its merchandise was destined for the United States.\11\
Furthermore, for SMTC for which this review is rescinded, we will
instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties at rates equal to the cash
deposit of estimated antidumping duties required at the time of entry,
or withdrawal from warehouse for consumption, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(c)(1)(i).
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\11\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003)
(Assessment Policy Notice). See also Brass Sheet and Strip From
Germany: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and
Final Determination of No Shipments; 2013-2014, 80 FR 61369 (October
13, 2015).
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We intend to issue instructions to CBP 15 days after the date of
publication of the final results of this review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following deposit requirements will be effective for all
shipments of PET Film from Taiwan entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the date of publication of the final
results of this administrative review, as provided for by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for the company
under review will be the rate established in the final results of this
review (except, if the rate is zero or de minimis, no cash deposit will
be required); (2) for previously reviewed or investigated companies not
listed above, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-
specific rate published for the most recent period; (3) if the exporter
is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the less-than-
fair-value investigation, but the manufacturer is, the cash deposit
rate will be the rate established for the most recent period for the
manufacturer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all
other manufacturers or exporters is 2.40 percent.\12\ These cash
deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
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\12\ See PET Film from Taiwan Amended Final Determination.
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Notification to Interested Parties
This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply
with this requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1).
Dated: July 28, 2017.
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
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
1. Summary
2. Background
3. Partial Rescission
4. Scope of the Order
5. Preliminary Finding of No Shipments for SMTC
6. Comparisons to Normal Value
7. Product Comparisons
8. Date of Sale
9. Export Price
10. Normal Value
11. Currency Conversion
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12. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2017-16351 Filed 8-2-17; 8:45 am]
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