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International Trade Administration
(A–421–811)
Purified Carboxymethylcellulose from
the Netherlands: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review
AGENCY: Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On May 26, 2009, the
Department of Commerce (the
Department) published the preliminary
results of the administrative review of
the antidumping duty order on purified
carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) from the
Netherlands. See Purified
Carboxymethylcellulose from the
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Netherlands; Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review, 74 FR 24823 (May 26, 2009)
(Preliminary Results). The merchandise
covered by the order is purified CMC as
described in the ‘‘Scope of the Order’’
section of this notice. The period of
review (POR) is July 1, 2007, through
June 30, 2008. We afforded interested
parties an opportunity to comment on
the Preliminary Results. We received
comments from interested parties and,
consequently, have made changes to our
calculation based on our analysis of the
comments received. Therefore, the final
results differ from those published in
the Department’s Preliminary Results.
The final weighted–average dumping
margin for the reviewed firm is listed
below in the section entitled ‘‘Final
Results of the Review.’’
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 14, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patrick Edwards, Brian Davis, or
Angelica Mendoza, AD/CVD
Operations, Office 7, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–8029, (202) 482–
7924, or (202) 482–3019, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 26, 2009, the Department
published the preliminary results of the
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order covering
purified CMC from the Netherlands. See
Preliminary Results. The parties subject
to this review are CP Kelco B.V. and its
U.S. affiliate, CP Kelco U.S., Inc.
(collectively, CP Kelco). The petitioner
in this proceeding is The Aqualon
Company, a division of Hercules
Incorporated (petitioner).
We invited interested parties to
comment on the Preliminary Results. On
June 26, 2009, CP Kelco timely filed its
comments on the Preliminary Results
and requested a public hearing. See
Case Brief from Arent Fox LLP (counsel
for respondent) titled ‘‘Purified
Carboxymethylcellulose from the
Netherlands; Case Brief of CP Kelco
B.V.,’’ dated June 26, 2009 (Case Brief).
On June 30, 2009, petitioner timely
submitted comments in lieu of a formal
brief in reply to the June 26, 2009, case
brief filed by CP Kelco. See Letter from
Haynes & Boone, LLP, regarding
‘‘Comment by Petitioner Aqualon
Company in Lieu of Reply Brief,’’ dated
June 30, 2009. On July 2, 2009, CP Kelco
withdrew its request for a public
hearing. See CP Kelco’s letter regarding
‘‘Withdrawal of Hearing Request,’’ dated
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July 2, 2009. On July 15, 2009, counsel
for CP Kelco met with Department
officials. See Ex–parte Memorandum to
the File through Angelica L. Mendoza,
Program Manager, Office 7, from Patrick
Edwards and Brian Davis, Case
Analysts, titled ‘‘Administrative Review
of the Antidumping Duty Order on
Purified Carboxymethylcellulose from
Netherlands: Meeting with Counsel for
Respondent,’’ dated July 17, 2009.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the order
is all purified CMC, sometimes also
referred to as purified sodium CMC,
polyanionic cellulose, or cellulose gum,
which is a white to off–white, non–
toxic, odorless, biodegradable powder,
comprising sodium CMC that has been
refined and purified to a minimum
assay of 90 percent. Purified CMC does
not include unpurified or crude CMC,
CMC Fluidized Polymer Suspensions,
and CMC that is cross–linked through
heat treatment. Purified CMC is CMC
that has undergone one or more
purification operations which, at a
minimum, reduce the remaining salt
and other by–product portion of the
product to less than ten percent. The
merchandise subject to the order is
classified in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States at
subheading 3912.31.00. This tariff
classification is provided for
convenience and customs purposes;
however, the written description of the
scope of the order is dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in CP Kelco’s case
brief and petitioner’s comment in lieu of
a formal reply brief are addressed in the
Memorandum from John M. Andersen,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations, to Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Results of
the Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review of Purified
Carboxymethylcellulose from the
Netherlands,’’ dated October 7, 2009
(Issues and Decision Memorandum),
which is hereby adopted by this notice.
A list of the issues raised, all of which
are in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum, is attached to this notice
as Appendix I. Parties can find a
complete discussion of all issues raised
in the brief and rebuttal and the
corresponding recommendations in this
public memorandum which is on file in
the Central Records Unit, room 1117 of
the main Department of Commerce
building. In addition, a complete
version of the Issues and Decision
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Memorandum can be accessed directly
on the Web at https://www.trade.gov/ia/
. The paper copy and electronic version
of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on our analysis of the
comments received from the interested
parties, we have made changes to the
margin calculation for CP Kelco, in
order to account for CP Kelco’s factoring
expenses as a direct selling expense. For
a discussion of the changes which the
Department has made to the margin
calculation for CP Kelco, see
‘‘Memorandum to the File: Final Results
of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review of Purified
Carboxymethylcellulose from the
Netherlands: Analysis of the Sales
Responses Submitted by CP Kelco
B.V.,’’ dated October 7, 2009. A public
version of this memorandum is on file
in the Central Records Unit.
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after publication of these final results of
review.
The Department clarified its
‘‘automatic assessment’’ regulation on
May 6, 2003. This clarification will
apply to entries of subject merchandise
during the POR produced by reviewed
companies for which these companies
did not know their merchandise was
destined for the United States. In such
instances, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate unreviewed entries at the all–
others rate if there is no rate for the
intermediate company(ies) involved in
the transaction. For a full discussion of
this clarification, see Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68
FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective upon
publication of this notice of final results
of administrative review for all
shipments of purified CMC from the
Final Results of the Review
Netherlands entered, or withdrawn from
We determine the following
warehouse, for consumption on or after
percentage weighted–average margin
the date of publication, as provided by
exists for the period July 1, 2007,
section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of
through June 30, 2008:
1930, as amended (the Act): (1) The cash
deposit rate for CP Kelco will be the rate
Weighted–Average established in the final results of this
Manufacturer / Exporter
Margin
review; (2) for merchandise exported by
(Percentage)
manufacturers or exporters not covered
CP Kelco B.V. ...............
24.23 percent in this review but covered in the
original less–than-fair–value (LTFV)
investigation or previous reviews, the
Assessment
cash deposit rate will continue to be the
The Department shall determine, and
company–specific rate published for the
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
most recent period; (3) if the exporter is
(CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties
not a firm covered in this or any
on all appropriate entries. In accordance
previous review or the LTFV
with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), the
investigation, but the manufacturer is,
Department normally calculates an
assessment rate for each importer of the the cash deposit rate will be the rate
established for the most recent period
subject merchandise covered by the
for the manufacturer of the
review. CP Kelco has reported entered
merchandise; and (4) if neither the
values for all of its sales of subject
merchandise to the United States during exporter nor the manufacturer is a firm
covered in this or any previous review
the POR. Therefore, in accordance with
or the LTFV investigation conducted by
19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), we have
the Department, the cash deposit rate
calculated importer–specific duty
will be the all–others rate of 14.57
assessment rates by dividing the
percent from the LTFV investigation.
dumping margin found on the subject
See Notice of Antidumping Duty Orders:
merchandise examined by the entered
Purified Carboxymethylcellulose from
value of such merchandise for normal
Finland, Mexico, the Netherlands and
1 These rates
customs duty purposes.
will be assessed uniformly on all entries Sweden, 70 FR 39734 (July 11, 2005).
of the respective importers made during These cash deposit requirements shall
remain in effect until further notice.
the POR. Where the assessment rate is
above de minimis, we will instruct CBP
Notification to Importers
to assess duties on all entries of subject
This notice also serves as a final
merchandise by that importer. The
reminder to importers of their
Department intends to issue assessment
responsibility under 19 CFR
instructions directly to CBP 15 days
351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of
1 In instances where the importer is unknown
antidumping duties prior to liquidation
(e.g., EP sales), we have calculated customerspecific duty assessment rates.
of the relevant entries during this
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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 doubled antidumping duties.
Notification Regarding Administrative
Protective Orders
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to administrative
protective orders (APO) of their
responsibility concerning the return or
destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
written notification of the return or
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 that is subject to
sanction.
We are issuing and publishing this
notice in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: October 7, 2009.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
Appendix I
Comment in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum:
Comment 1: The Department’s Use of
Factoring Discounts
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Certain Seamless Carbon and Alloy
Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure
Pipe From the People’s Republic of
China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty
Investigation
AGENCY: Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce
DATES: Effective Date: October 14, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Drew Jackson at (202) 482–4406 or
Melissa Blackledge at (202) 482–3518,
AD/CVD Operations, Office 4, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Petition
On September 16, 2009, the
Department of Commerce
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(‘‘Department’’) received an
antidumping duty (‘‘AD’’) petition 1
concerning imports of certain seamless
pipe (‘‘seamless pipe’’) from the
People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’)
filed in proper form by United States
Steel Corporation and V&M Star L.P. (on
September 28, 2009, TMK IPSCO, and
United Steel, Paper and Forestry,
Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied
Industrial and Service Workers
International Union also entered the
proceeding as petitioners). On
September 21, 2009, the Department
issued a request to United States Steel
Corporation, V&M Star L.P., TMK
IPSCO, and the United Steel, Paper and
Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing,
Energy, Allied Industrial and Service
Workers International Union,
(collectively, ‘‘Petitioners’’) for
additional information and for
clarification of certain areas of the
Petition. Based on the Department’s
request, Petitioners filed two
supplements to the Petition, one
regarding general issues and one
addressing AD-specific issues, on
September 25, 2009 (‘‘Supplement
Regarding General Issues to the AD/CVD
Petition’’ and ‘‘Supplement to the AD
Petition,’’ respectively). On September
25, 2009, the Department requested
further information from Petitioners,
including suggested refinements to the
scope. On September 29, 2009,
Petitioners filed a second supplement to
the Petition in response to the
Department’s September 25, 2009
request (‘‘Second Supplement Regarding
General Issues to the AD/CVD
Petition’’). Also, on September 29, 2009,
the Department issued additional
requests to Petitioners for further
information and clarification of certain
areas of the Petition. Based on the
Department’s request, Petitioners again
filed two supplements to the Petition,
one regarding general issues and one
addressing AD-specific issues, on
October 1, 2009 (‘‘Third Supplement
Regarding General Issues to the AD/CVD
Petition’’ and ‘‘Second Supplement to
the AD Petition’’). On September 30,
2009, the Department requested
comments from Petitioners on revisions
made by the Department to the
proposed scope language. In response to
the Department’s request, Petitioners
reiterated their scope comments filed in
the Second Supplement Regarding
General Issues to the AD/CVD Petition.
See memorandum to the file from Drew
1 See Petition for the Imposition of Antidumping
Duties: Certain Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel
Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe from the People’s
Republic of China, dated September 16, 2009
(‘‘Petition’’).
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Jackson regarding ‘‘Initiation of the
Antidumping Duty Investigation of
Certain Seamless Carbon and Alloy
Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe
from the People’s Republic of China
(‘‘Scope Memorandum’’).
In accordance with section 732(b) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(‘‘Act’’), Petitioners allege that imports
of seamless pipe from the PRC are being,
or are likely to be, sold in the United
States at less than fair value, within the
meaning of section 731 of the Act, and
that such imports materially injure, and
threaten further material injury to, an
industry in the United States.
The Department finds that Petitioners
filed the Petition on behalf of the
domestic industry and unions because
Petitioners are interested parties, as
defined in section 771(9)(C) and (D) of
the Act, and have demonstrated
sufficient industry support with respect
to the investigation that they request the
Department to initiate (see
‘‘Determination of Industry Support for
the Petition’’ below).
Scope of Investigation
The products covered by this
investigation are seamless pipe from the
PRC. For a full description of the scope
of the investigation, please see the
‘‘Scope of the Investigation’’ in
Appendix I of this notice.
Comments on the Scope of Investigation
During our review of the Petition, we
discussed the scope of the investigation
with Petitioners and suggested a number
of revisions to the scope language,
including the removal from the scope of
all language that relies on end-use to
define covered merchandise. While
Petitioners made a number of the
suggested revisions to the scope, they
did not remove end-use language from
the scope. See Supplement Regarding
General Issues to the AD/CVD Petition
at 4; Second Supplement Regarding
General Issues to the AD/CVD Petition,
Item 3; and Scope Memorandum. The
Department has inherent authority to
define the scope of the investigation and
may depart from the scope as proposed
by a petition. NTN Bearing Corp. v.
U.S., 747 F. Supp. 726, 731 (CIT 1990).
In this case, consistent with the position
taken in circular welded carbon quality
steel pipe from the PRC, we have
revised the scope by removing all enduse language from it. See Notice of Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value and Affirmative Final
Determination of Critical
Circumstances: Circular Welded Carbon
Quality Steel Pipe from the People’s
Republic of China, 73 FR 31970 (June 5,
2008) (‘‘Circular Welded Pipe’’) at
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
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Purified Carboxymethylcellulose from the Netherlands: Final
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On May 26, 2009, the Department of Commerce (the Department)
published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on purified carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) from
the Netherlands. See Purified Carboxymethylcellulose from the
Netherlands; Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review, 74 FR 24823 (May 26, 2009) (Preliminary Results). The
merchandise covered by the order is purified CMC as described in the
``Scope of the Order'' section of this notice. The period of review
(POR) is July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008. We afforded interested
parties an opportunity to comment on the Preliminary Results. We
received comments from interested parties and, consequently, have made
changes to our calculation based on our analysis of the comments
received. Therefore, the final results differ from those published in
the Department's Preliminary Results. The final weighted-average
dumping margin for the reviewed firm is listed below in the section
entitled ``Final Results of the Review.''
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 14, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick Edwards, Brian Davis, or
Angelica Mendoza, AD/CVD Operations, Office 7, Import Administration,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482-8029, (202) 482-7924, or (202) 482-3019, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 26, 2009, the Department published the preliminary results
of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order covering
purified CMC from the Netherlands. See Preliminary Results. The parties
subject to this review are CP Kelco B.V. and its U.S. affiliate, CP
Kelco U.S., Inc. (collectively, CP Kelco). The petitioner in this
proceeding is The Aqualon Company, a division of Hercules Incorporated
(petitioner).
We invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary
Results. On June 26, 2009, CP Kelco timely filed its comments on the
Preliminary Results and requested a public hearing. See Case Brief from
Arent Fox LLP (counsel for respondent) titled ``Purified
Carboxymethylcellulose from the Netherlands; Case Brief of CP Kelco
B.V.,'' dated June 26, 2009 (Case Brief). On June 30, 2009, petitioner
timely submitted comments in lieu of a formal brief in reply to the
June 26, 2009, case brief filed by CP Kelco. See Letter from Haynes &
Boone, LLP, regarding ``Comment by Petitioner Aqualon Company in Lieu
of Reply Brief,'' dated June 30, 2009. On July 2, 2009, CP Kelco
withdrew its request for a public hearing. See CP Kelco's letter
regarding ``Withdrawal of Hearing Request,'' dated
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July 2, 2009. On July 15, 2009, counsel for CP Kelco met with
Department officials. See Ex-parte Memorandum to the File through
Angelica L. Mendoza, Program Manager, Office 7, from Patrick Edwards
and Brian Davis, Case Analysts, titled ``Administrative Review of the
Antidumping Duty Order on Purified Carboxymethylcellulose from
Netherlands: Meeting with Counsel for Respondent,'' dated July 17,
2009.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the order is all purified CMC, sometimes
also referred to as purified sodium CMC, polyanionic cellulose, or
cellulose gum, which is a white to off-white, non-toxic, odorless,
biodegradable powder, comprising sodium CMC that has been refined and
purified to a minimum assay of 90 percent. Purified CMC does not
include unpurified or crude CMC, CMC Fluidized Polymer Suspensions, and
CMC that is cross-linked through heat treatment. Purified CMC is CMC
that has undergone one or more purification operations which, at a
minimum, reduce the remaining salt and other by-product portion of the
product to less than ten percent. The merchandise subject to the order
is classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States at
subheading 3912.31.00. This tariff classification is provided for
convenience and customs purposes; however, the written description of
the scope of the order is dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in CP Kelco's case brief and petitioner's comment
in lieu of a formal reply brief are addressed in the Memorandum from
John M. Andersen, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations, to Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, ``Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review of Purified Carboxymethylcellulose from the Netherlands,'' dated
October 7, 2009 (Issues and Decision Memorandum), which is hereby
adopted by this notice. A list of the issues raised, all of which are
in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, is attached to this notice as
Appendix I. Parties can find a complete discussion of all issues raised
in the brief and rebuttal and the corresponding recommendations in this
public memorandum which is on file in the Central Records Unit, room
1117 of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a
complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly on the Web at https://www.trade.gov/ia/. The paper copy and
electronic version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical
in content.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on our analysis of the comments received from the interested
parties, we have made changes to the margin calculation for CP Kelco,
in order to account for CP Kelco's factoring expenses as a direct
selling expense. For a discussion of the changes which the Department
has made to the margin calculation for CP Kelco, see ``Memorandum to
the File: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of
Purified Carboxymethylcellulose from the Netherlands: Analysis of the
Sales Responses Submitted by CP Kelco B.V.,'' dated October 7, 2009. A
public version of this memorandum is on file in the Central Records
Unit.
Final Results of the Review
We determine the following percentage weighted-average margin
exists for the period July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008:
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Weighted-Average
Manufacturer / Exporter Margin
(Percentage)
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CP Kelco B.V........................................ 24.23 percent
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Assessment
The Department shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries. In accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), the Department
normally calculates an assessment rate for each importer of the subject
merchandise covered by the review. CP Kelco has reported entered values
for all of its sales of subject merchandise to the United States during
the POR. Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), we have
calculated importer-specific duty assessment rates by dividing the
dumping margin found on the subject merchandise examined by the entered
value of such merchandise for normal customs duty purposes.\1\ These
rates will be assessed uniformly on all entries of the respective
importers made during the POR. Where the assessment rate is above de
minimis, we will instruct CBP to assess duties on all entries of
subject merchandise by that importer. The Department intends to issue
assessment instructions directly to CBP 15 days after publication of
these final results of review.
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we have calculated customer-specific duty assessment rates.
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The Department clarified its ``automatic assessment'' regulation on
May 6, 2003. This clarification will apply to entries of subject
merchandise during the POR produced by reviewed companies for which
these companies did not know their merchandise was destined for the
United States. In such instances, we will instruct CBP to liquidate
unreviewed entries at the all-others rate if there is no rate for the
intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction. For a full
discussion of this clarification, see Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6,
2003).
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of this notice of final results of administrative review
for all shipments of purified CMC from the Netherlands entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of
publication, as provided by section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act): (1) The cash deposit rate for CP Kelco will
be the rate established in the final results of this review; (2) for
merchandise exported by manufacturers or exporters not covered in this
review but covered in the original less-than-fair-value (LTFV)
investigation or previous reviews, 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 or any previous
review or the LTFV 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) if neither the
exporter nor the manufacturer is a firm covered in this or any previous
review or the LTFV investigation conducted by the Department, the cash
deposit rate will be the all-others rate of 14.57 percent from the LTFV
investigation. See Notice of Antidumping Duty Orders: Purified
Carboxymethylcellulose from Finland, Mexico, the Netherlands and
Sweden, 70 FR 39734 (July 11, 2005). These cash deposit requirements
shall remain in effect until further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a final 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
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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 doubled antidumping duties.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective orders (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
written notification of the return or 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 that is
subject to sanction.
We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: October 7, 2009.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
Appendix I
Comment in the Issues and Decision Memorandum:
Comment 1: The Department's Use of Factoring Discounts
[FR Doc. E9-24700 Filed 10-13-09; 8:45 am]
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