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The Department thus requires
additional time to conduct its analysis
for each of these reviews. Therefore, in
accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) the
Act, we are extending the time period
for issuing the preliminary results of
these reviews until March 1, 2011. The
final results continue to be due 120 days
after the publication of the preliminary
results.
This notice is published pursuant to
section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.213(h)(2).
Dated: October 1, 2010.
Susan H. Kuhbach,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–201–834]
Purified Carboxymethylcellulose From
Mexico: Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On June 15, 2010, the
Department of Commerce (the
Department) published the preliminary
results of the administrative review of
the antidumping duty order on purified
carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) from
Mexico. See Purified
Carboxymethylcellulose From Mexico:
Notice of Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review, 75 FR 33775 (June 15, 2010)
(Preliminary Results). The review covers
one producer/exporter, Quimica Amtex,
S.A. de C.V. (Amtex). The period of
review (POR) is July 1, 2008, through
June 30, 2009. We invited interested
parties to comment on our Preliminary
Results. The Department received
comments concerning our Preliminary
Results from Amtex only. Based on our
analysis of the comments received, we
have made one change in the margin
calculations. Therefore, the final results
differ from the Preliminary Results. The
final weighted-average dumping margin
for the reviewed firm is listed below in
the section entitled ‘‘Final Results of
Review.’’
DATES: Effective Date: October 7, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark Flessner or Robert James, AD/CVD
Operations Office 7, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
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Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–6312 or (202) 482–
0649, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 15, 2010, the Department
published the preliminary results of this
review in the Federal Register. See
Preliminary Results. We invited
interested parties to comment on the
Preliminary Results. Since the
Preliminary Results, we received a case
brief from respondent Amtex on July 15,
2010. See ‘‘Purified
Carboxymethylcellulose from Mexico—
A–201–834 (Administrative Review 7/1/
2008–6/30/2009): Case Brief,’’ dated July
15, 2010, at 1–2 (Amtex Case Brief). No
brief was received from petitioner,
Aqualon Company (a division of
Hercules Incorporated), nor did
petitioner file a rebuttal to Amtex’s case
brief.
Amtex originally reported the
quantity unit of measure for some of its
U.S. sales as ‘‘2,’’ indicating sales in
pounds. See Amtex’s Section C
Questionnaire Response dated October
29, 2010, at pages C–53 to C–56. For
such sales, Amtex contends, the
Department should adjust for packing
expenses using per-pound amounts. See
Amtex Case Brief at 1–2. In its case
brief, Amtex alleged that the
Department had failed to make a
conversion from kilograms to pounds
for those sales originally reported in
pounds in the U.S. market database
when adjusting for packing expenses.
Id.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the order
is all purified carboxymethylcellulose
(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 this
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;
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however, the written description of the
scope of the order is dispositive.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on our analysis of Amtex’s
comments, we have made one change to
the margin calculations. After analyzing
the databases and the programming
used in the Preliminary Results, we
agreed with Amtex’s contention
concerning the conversion of packing
costs reported in pounds. Therefore, we
added one line of programming to the
comparison market program stipulating
that if the quantity unit reporting is in
pounds (i.e., ‘‘2’’), then an adjustment to
the comparison market program is
appropriate. See Memorandum to the
File from Mark Flessner, Case Analyst,
through Robert James, Program
Manager, entitled ‘‘Purified
Carboxymethylcellulose from Mexico:
Final Determination Analysis
Memorandum for Quimica Amtex, S.A.
de C.V.,’’ dated September 27, 2010.
Because the only comments received
dealt with the singular programming
issue, we have not included a separate
Issues and Decisions memorandum to
accompany this notice of final results.
Final Results of Review
The final weighted-average dumping
margin for the period July 1, 2008,
through June 30, 2009, is as follows:
Producer/exporter
Quimica Amtex, S.A. de C.V ....
Weightedaverage
margin
(percentage)
0.83
Assessment
The Department shall determine, and
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties
on all appropriate entries. We have
calculated importer-specific ad valorem
duty assessment rates based on the ratio
of the total amount of antidumping
duties calculated for the examined sales
to the total entered value of the sales.
We will instruct CBP to assess
antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries covered by this review if any
importer-specific assessment rate
calculated in the final results of this
review is above de minimis (i.e., less
than 0.50 percent). The Department
intends to issue assessment instructions
to CBP 41 days after the date of
publication of these final results of
review. See 19 CFR 356.8(a).
The Department clarified its
‘‘automatic assessment’’ regulation on
May 6, 2003. See Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68
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their responsibility concerning the
disposition of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
written notification of return/
destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is
hereby requested. Failure to comply
with the regulations and the terms of an
APO is a sanctionable violation.
This administrative review and notice
are issued and published in accordance
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of
the Act.
Cash Deposit Requirements
Further, the following deposit
requirements will be effective for all
shipments of purified
carboxymethylcellulose from Mexico
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the
publication date of the final results of
this administrative review, as provided
for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act): (1)
The cash deposit rates for Amtex will be
the rate shown above; (2) for previouslyinvestigated or reviewed 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, 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) the cash deposit rate for all other
manufacturers or exporters will
continue to be 12.61 percent, the ‘‘all
others’’ rate established in the LTFV
investigation. See Notice of Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value: Purified
Carboxymethylcellulose from Mexico,
70 FR 28280 (May 17, 2005). These
deposit requirements shall remain in
effect until further notice.
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FR 23954 (May 6, 2003). This
clarification will apply to entries of
subject merchandise during the POR
produced by companies included in
these final results of review for which
the reviewed companies did not know
their merchandise was destined for the
United States. In such instances, we will
instruct CBP to liquidate un-reviewed
entries at the all-others rate established
in the less-than-fair-value (LTFV)
investigation if there is no rate for the
intermediate company or companies
involved in the transaction.
Dated: September 27, 2010.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
Notification to Importers
This notice 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 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.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–580–835]
Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils
From the Republic of Korea: Final
Results of Expedited Second Sunset
Review
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On June 2, 2010, the
Department of Commerce (‘‘the
Department’’) initiated the second
sunset review of the countervailing duty
order (‘‘CVD’’) on stainless steel sheet
and strip in coils from the Republic of
Korea (‘‘Korea’’) pursuant to section
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (‘‘the Act’’). On the basis of a
notice of intent to participate and an
adequate substantive response filed on
behalf of the domestic interested parties
and an inadequate response from
respondent interested parties (in this
case, no response), the Department
conducted an expedited sunset review
of the CVD order pursuant to section
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(B). As a result of this
sunset review, the Department finds that
revocation of the CVD order would be
likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of a countervailable subsidy
at the level indicated in the ‘‘Final
Results of Review’’ section of this notice.
DATES: Effective Date: October 7, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric
Greynolds or David Goldberger, AD/
CVD Enforcement, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230;
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telephone: (202) 482–6071 or (202) 482–
4136, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 2, 2010, the Department
initiated the second sunset review of the
CVD order on stainless steel sheet and
strip in coils from Korea pursuant to
section 751(c) of the Act. See Initiation
of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews, 75 FR
30777 (June 2, 2010). The Department
received a notice of intent to participate
from the following domestic interested
parties: AK Steel Corporation;
Allegheny Ludlum Corporation; the
United Steel, Paper and Forestry,
Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied
Industrial and Service Workers
International Union; United Auto
Workers, Local 3303; and United Auto
Workers, Local 4104 (collectively,
‘‘domestic interested parties’’), within
the deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(1)(i). The domestic
interested parties claimed interested
party status under sections 771(9)(C)
and (D) of the Act, as domestic
producers of stainless steel sheet and
strip in coils in the United States and
certified unions representing workers in
the domestic industry producing
stainless steel and strip in coils in the
United States.
The Department received an adequate
substantive response collectively from
the domestic interested parties within
the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(3)(i). However, the
Department did not receive a
substantive response from any
government or respondent interested
party to this proceeding. As a result,
pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2),
the Department conducted an expedited
review of the CVD order.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the CVD
order consists of stainless steel sheet
and strip in coils from Korea. Stainless
steel is an alloy steel containing, by
weight, 1.2 percent or less of carbon and
10.5 percent or more of chromium, with
or without other elements. The subject
sheet and strip is a flat-rolled product in
coils that is greater than 9.5 mm in
width and less than 4.75 mm in
thickness, and that is annealed or
otherwise heat treated and pickled or
otherwise descaled. The subject sheet
and strip may also be further processed
(e.g., cold-rolled, polished, aluminized,
coated, etc.) provided that it maintains
the specific dimensions of sheet and
strip following such processing.
The merchandise subject to the order
is classified in the Harmonized Tariff
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-201-834]
Purified Carboxymethylcellulose From Mexico: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On June 15, 2010, the Department of Commerce (the Department)
published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on purified carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) from
Mexico. See Purified Carboxymethylcellulose From Mexico: Notice of
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 75 FR
33775 (June 15, 2010) (Preliminary Results). The review covers one
producer/exporter, Quimica Amtex, S.A. de C.V. (Amtex). The period of
review (POR) is July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009. We invited
interested parties to comment on our Preliminary Results. The
Department received comments concerning our Preliminary Results from
Amtex only. Based on our analysis of the comments received, we have
made one change in the margin calculations. Therefore, the final
results differ from the Preliminary Results. The final weighted-average
dumping margin for the reviewed firm is listed below in the section
entitled ``Final Results of Review.''
DATES: Effective Date: October 7, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Flessner or Robert James, 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-
6312 or (202) 482-0649, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 15, 2010, the Department published the preliminary results
of this review in the Federal Register. See Preliminary Results. We
invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Results. Since
the Preliminary Results, we received a case brief from respondent Amtex
on July 15, 2010. See ``Purified Carboxymethylcellulose from Mexico--A-
201-834 (Administrative Review 7/1/2008-6/30/2009): Case Brief,'' dated
July 15, 2010, at 1-2 (Amtex Case Brief). No brief was received from
petitioner, Aqualon Company (a division of Hercules Incorporated), nor
did petitioner file a rebuttal to Amtex's case brief.
Amtex originally reported the quantity unit of measure for some of
its U.S. sales as ``2,'' indicating sales in pounds. See Amtex's
Section C Questionnaire Response dated October 29, 2010, at pages C-53
to C-56. For such sales, Amtex contends, the Department should adjust
for packing expenses using per-pound amounts. See Amtex Case Brief at
1-2. In its case brief, Amtex alleged that the Department had failed to
make a conversion from kilograms to pounds for those sales originally
reported in pounds in the U.S. market database when adjusting for
packing expenses. Id.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the order is all purified
carboxymethylcellulose (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 this 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.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on our analysis of Amtex's comments, we have made one change
to the margin calculations. After analyzing the databases and the
programming used in the Preliminary Results, we agreed with Amtex's
contention concerning the conversion of packing costs reported in
pounds. Therefore, we added one line of programming to the comparison
market program stipulating that if the quantity unit reporting is in
pounds (i.e., ``2''), then an adjustment to the comparison market
program is appropriate. See Memorandum to the File from Mark Flessner,
Case Analyst, through Robert James, Program Manager, entitled
``Purified Carboxymethylcellulose from Mexico: Final Determination
Analysis Memorandum for Quimica Amtex, S.A. de C.V.,'' dated September
27, 2010. Because the only comments received dealt with the singular
programming issue, we have not included a separate Issues and Decisions
memorandum to accompany this notice of final results.
Final Results of Review
The final weighted-average dumping margin for the period July 1,
2008, through June 30, 2009, is as follows:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Weighted-
average
Producer/exporter margin
(percentage)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Quimica Amtex, S.A. de C.V................................ 0.83
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Assessment
The Department shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries. We have calculated importer-specific ad valorem duty
assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of antidumping
duties calculated for the examined sales to the total entered value of
the sales. We will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries covered by this review if any importer-specific
assessment rate calculated in the final results of this review is above
de minimis (i.e., less than 0.50 percent). The Department intends to
issue assessment instructions to CBP 41 days after the date of
publication of these final results of review. See 19 CFR 356.8(a).
The Department clarified its ``automatic assessment'' regulation on
May 6, 2003. See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68
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FR 23954 (May 6, 2003). This clarification will apply to entries of
subject merchandise during the POR produced by companies included in
these final results of review for which the reviewed companies did not
know their merchandise was destined for the United States. In such
instances, we will instruct CBP to liquidate un-reviewed entries at the
all-others rate established in the less-than-fair-value (LTFV)
investigation if there is no rate for the intermediate company or
companies involved in the transaction.
Cash Deposit Requirements
Further, the following deposit requirements will be effective for
all shipments of purified carboxymethylcellulose from Mexico entered,
or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the
publication date of the final results of this administrative review, as
provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act): (1) The cash deposit rates for Amtex will be the
rate shown above; (2) for previously-investigated or reviewed 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, 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) the cash deposit rate for all other
manufacturers or exporters will continue to be 12.61 percent, the ``all
others'' rate established in the LTFV investigation. See Notice of
Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Purified
Carboxymethylcellulose from Mexico, 70 FR 28280 (May 17, 2005). These
deposit requirements shall remain in effect until further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice 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 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.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice 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)(3). Timely written
notification of return/destruction of APO materials or conversion to
judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with
the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
This administrative review and notice are issued and published in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: September 27, 2010.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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