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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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received successfully in their entirety
through ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on the due date.
Unless the deadline is extended
pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the
Act, the Department intends to issue the
final results of this administrative
review, including the results of our
analysis of the issues raised by the
parties in their comments, within 120
days after publication of these
preliminary results.
Assessment Rates and Cash Deposit
Requirement
Upon issuance of the final results, the
Department shall determine, and U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, countervailing duties on all
appropriate entries covered by this
review. We intend to issue instructions
to CBP 15 days after publication of the
final results of review.
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the
Act, the Department also intends to
instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of
estimated countervailing duties, in the
amounts shown above for each of the
respective companies shown above, on
shipments of subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the date of
publication of the final results of this
review. For all non-reviewed firms, we
will instruct CBP to continue to collect
cash deposits at the most-recent
company-specific or all-others rate
applicable to the company, as
appropriate. These cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
These preliminary results of review
are issued and published in accordance
with sections 751(a)(l) and 777(i)(l) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.213 and
351.221(b)(4).
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
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List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
1. Summary
2. Background
3. Partial Rescission of Administrative
Review
4. Scope of the Order
5. Subsidies Valuation Information
6. Analysis of Programs
7. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Meeting of the Civil Nuclear Trade
Advisory Committee
International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory
Committee meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice sets forth the
schedule and proposed agenda for a
meeting of the Civil Nuclear Trade
Advisory Committee (CINTAC).
DATES: The meeting is scheduled for
Thursday, December 14, 2017, from 9:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
(EST).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the U.S. Department of Commerce,
Herbert C. Hoover Building, Room 1412,
1401 Constitution Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Jonathan Chesebro, Office of Energy &
Environmental Industries, International
Trade Administration, Mail Stop 28018,
1401 Constitution Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20230. (Phone: 202–
482–1297; Fax: 202–482–5665; email:
jonathan.chesebro@trade.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The CINTAC was
established under the discretionary
authority of the Secretary of Commerce
and in accordance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
App.), in response to an identified need
for consensus advice from U.S. industry
to the U.S. Government regarding the
development and administration of
programs to expand United States
exports of civil nuclear goods and
services in accordance with applicable
U.S. laws and regulations, including
advice on how U.S. civil nuclear goods
and services export policies, programs,
and activities will affect the U.S. civil
nuclear industry’s competitiveness and
ability to participate in the international
market.
Topics To Be Considered: The agenda
for the Thursday, December 14, 2017
CINTAC meeting is as follows:
SUMMARY:
Closed Session (9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.)
1. Discussion of matters determined to
be exempt from the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
relating to public meetings found in 5
U.S.C. App. §§ (10)(a)(1) and 10(a)(3) as
information will be disclosed that
would be likely to significantly frustrate
implementation of proposed agency
actions were it to be disclosed
prematurely (5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B)) and
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as trade secrets and commercial or
financial information obtained from a
person and privileged or confidential
information will be disclosed. (5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(4)).
Public Session (3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.)
2. Public comment period.
Public attendance is limited and
available on a first-come, first-served
basis. Members of the public wishing to
attend the meeting must notify Mr.
Jonathan Chesebro at the contact
information above by 5:00 p.m. EST on
Friday, December 8, 2017 in order to
pre-register.
Please specify any requests for
reasonable accommodation at least five
business days in advance of the
meeting. Last minute requests will be
accepted, but may not be possible to fill.
A limited amount of time will be
available for pertinent brief oral
comments from members of the public
attending the meeting. To accommodate
as many speakers as possible, the time
for public comments will be limited to
two (2) minutes per person, with a total
public comment period of 60 minutes.
Individuals wishing to reserve speaking
time during the meeting must contact
Mr. Chesebro and submit a brief
statement of the general nature of the
comments and the name and address of
the proposed participant by 5:00 p.m.
EST on Friday, December 8, 2017. If the
number of registrants requesting to
make statements is greater than can be
reasonably accommodated during the
meeting, ITA may conduct a lottery to
determine the speakers.
Any member of the public may
submit pertinent written comments
concerning the CINTAC’s affairs at any
time before and after the meeting.
Comments may be submitted to the
Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory
Committee, Office of Energy &
Environmental Industries, U.S.
Department of Commerce, Mail Stop
28018, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20230. For
consideration during the meeting, and
to ensure transmission to the Committee
prior to the meeting, comments must be
received no later than 5:00 p.m. EST on
Friday, December 8, 2017. Comments
received after that date will be
distributed to the members but may not
be considered at the meeting.
Copies of CINTAC meeting minutes
will be available within 90 days of the
meeting.
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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
AGENCY: 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:
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
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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\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.
\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).
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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.
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.
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\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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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 Preliminary Decision
Memorandum and the electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
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:
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Subsidy rate
Manufacturer/exporter (percent ad
valorem)
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Jindal Poly Films Limited of India...................... 5.26
SRF Limited............................................. 5.79
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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\
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\4\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
\5\ See 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).
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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
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Eastern Time on the due date.
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\8\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
\9\ See 19 CFR 351.310.
\10\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
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Unless the deadline is extended pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of
the Act, the Department intends to issue the final results of this
administrative review, including the results of our analysis of the
issues raised by the parties in their comments, within 120 days after
publication of these preliminary results.
Assessment Rates and Cash Deposit Requirement
Upon issuance of the final results, the Department shall determine,
and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess,
countervailing duties on all appropriate entries covered by this
review. We intend to issue instructions to CBP 15 days after
publication of the final results of review.
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, the Department also
intends to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated
countervailing duties, in the amounts shown above for each of the
respective companies shown above, on shipments of subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the
date of publication of the final results of this review. For all non-
reviewed firms, we will instruct CBP to continue to collect cash
deposits at the most-recent company-specific or all-others rate
applicable to the company, as appropriate. These cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further
notice.
These preliminary results of review are issued and published in
accordance with sections 751(a)(l) and 777(i)(l) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.213 and 351.221(b)(4).
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 of Administrative Review
4. Scope of the Order
5. Subsidies Valuation Information
6. Analysis of Programs
7. Recommendation
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