Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From Brazil, the People's Republic of China, and the United Arab Emirates: Continuation and Revocation of Antidumping Duty Orders, 6689-6690 [2015-02456]

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Population 18 and over Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From Brazil, the 5,109,792 People’s Republic of China, and the 2,259,350 United Arab Emirates: Continuation 29,649,348 and Revocation of Antidumping Duty 4,109,494 Orders 2,821,247 731,367 543,588 15,839,713 7,604,061 1,111,117 1,203,384 9,892,106 5,014,928 2,381,172 2,181,355 3,400,843 3,536,183 1,071,112 4,625,863 5,354,940 7,686,087 4,175,347 2,262,810 4,670,966 798,555 1,414,894 2,175,874 1,059,672 6,926,094 1,583,623 15,517,321 7,656,415 570,955 8,955,859 2,925,352 3,112,217 10,086,316 842,321 3,747,734 642,768 5,054,826 19,841,344 2,038,787 504,976 6,457,174 5,458,809 1,470,179 4,457,375 445,830 asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, Vintage 2014 Population Estimates. I have certified these estimates for the Federal Election Commission. Dated: January 29, 2015. Penny Pritzker, Secretary of Commerce. [FR Doc. 2015–02473 Filed 2–5–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–07–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:52 Feb 05, 2015 Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: As a result of the determinations by the Department of Commerce (the Department) and the International Trade Commission (the ITC) in their five year (sunset) reviews that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet, and strip (PET Film) from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) would likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to an industry in the United States, the Department is publishing a notice of continuation for these antidumping duty orders. As a result of the ITC’s determination that revocation of the AD order on PET Film from Brazil is not likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States, the Department is revoking this AD order. DATES: Effective Date: AD Brazil Revocation: November 10, 2013; AD PRC and UAE Continuation: February 6, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacqueline Arrowsmith, Office VII, AD/ CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–5255. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: Background On October 1, 2013, the Department initiated the sunset reviews on the AD orders on PET film from Brazil, the PRC, and the UAE pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).1 As a result of the reviews, the Department found that revocation of the AD orders on PET Film from Brazil, the PRC, and the UAE would likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, and notified the ITC of the 1 See Initiation of Five year (‘‘Sunset’’) Review, 78 FR 60253 (October 1, 2013). Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 6689 margins of dumping likely to prevail should the order be revoked.2 On January 23, 2015, the ITC published its determination, pursuant to section 751(c)(1) and section 752(a) of the Act, that revocation of the AD order on PET Film the PRC and the UAE would be likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time, but that revocation of the AD order on PET Film from Brazil would not be likely to do so.3 Scope of the Order The products covered by this order are all gauges of raw, pre-treated, or primed PET film, whether extruded or co-extruded. 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 more than 0.00001 inches thick. Also excluded is roller transport cleaning film which has at least one of its surfaces modified by application of 0.5 micrometers of SBR latex. Tracing and drafting film is also excluded. PET film is classifiable under subheading 3920.62.0090 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). While HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, our written description of the scope of the order is dispositive. Scope Determinations on PET Film From the PRC Since these orders were published, there was one scope determination for PET film from the PRC, with notice of the decision published on July 1, 2010. In this determination, requested by Coated Fabrics Company, the Department determined that Amorphous PET (‘‘APET’’), Glycolmodified PET (‘‘PETG’’), and coextruded APET with PETG on its outer surfaces (‘‘GAG Sheet’’), are within the scope of the antidumping duty order of PET Film from the PRC.4 2 See Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet and Strip From Brazil, the People’s Republic of China, and the United Arab Emirates: Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders, 79 FR 10095, (February 24, 2014). 3 See Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip from Brazil, China, and the United Arab Emirates, 80 FR 3623 (January 23, 2015). On the same day, the ITC also determined that revocation of the antidumping orders of PET Film from the PRC and the UAE would lead to a continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable time. 4 See Notice of Scope Rulings, 75 FR 38081 (July 1, 2010). E:\FR\FM\06FEN1.SGM 06FEN1 6690 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 25 / Friday, February 6, 2015 / Notices Continuation of the Order on PET Film From the PRC and the UAE As a result of the determinations by the Department and the ITC that revocation of these antidumping duty orders would likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to an industry in the United States, pursuant to sections 751(c) and 751(d)(2) of the Act, the Department hereby orders the continuation of the AD order on PET Film from the PRC and the UAE. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will continue to collect antidumping duty cash deposits at the rates in effect at the time of entry for all imports of subject merchandise. The effective date of the continuation of this order will be the date of publication in the Federal Register of this notice of continuation. Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act, the Department intends to initiate the next five-year review of this order not later than 30 days prior to the fifth anniversary of the effective date of continuation. asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Revocation of the Order on PET Film From Brazil As a result of the determination by the ITC that revocation of this AD order is not likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States, the Department is revoking the AD order on PET Film from Brazil. Pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.222(i)(2)(i), the effective date of revocation is November 10, 2013 (i.e., the fifth anniversary of the date of publication in the Federal Register of the order 5). Cash Deposit and Assessment of Duties on PET Film From Brazil The Department will notify U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), 15 days after the publication of this notice, to terminate the suspension of liquidation and to discontinue the collection of cash deposits on entries of PET Film from Brazil, entered or withdrawn from warehouse, on or after November 10, 2013. The Department will further instruct CBP to refund with interest all cash deposits on entries made on or after November 10, 2013. Entries of subject merchandise prior to the effective date of revocation will continue to be subject to suspension of liquidation and AD deposit 5 See Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From Brazil, the People’s Republic of China and the United Arab Emirates: Antidumping Duty Orders and Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value for United Arab Emirates, 73 FR 66595 (November 10, 2008). VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:52 Feb 05, 2015 Jkt 235001 requirements and assessments. The Department will complete any pending or requested administrative reviews of the order on PET Film from Brazil covering entries prior to November 10, 2013. Administrative Protective Order This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility concerning the return/destruction or conversion to judicial protective order of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Failure to comply is a violation of the APO which, may be subject to sanctions. This five-year (sunset) review and notice are in accordance with sections 751(c) and 751(d)(2), and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4). Dated: January 30, 2015. Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. [FR Doc. 2015–02456 Filed 2–5–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–570–890] Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Review, and Intent To Revoke Antidumping Duty Order in Part Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: On June 2, 2014, the Department of Commerce (the ‘‘Department’’) received a request for revocation, in part, of the antidumping duty (‘‘AD’’) order on wooden bedroom furniture from the People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’) 1 with respect to certain shoe cabinets. We preliminarily determine that the producers accounting for substantially all of the production of the domestic like product to which the Order pertains lack interest in the relief provided by the Order with respect to certain shoe cabinets described below. Accordingly, we intend to revoke, in part, the Order as to imports of certain shoe cabinets. The Department invites AGENCY: 1 See Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order: Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the People’s Republic of China, 70 FR 329 (January 4, 2005) (‘‘Order’’). PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 interested parties to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Effective Date: February 6, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Martin or Howard Smith, AD/ CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3936 or (202) 482– 5193, respectively. Background On January 4, 2005, the Department published the Order in the Federal Register. On June 2, 2014, the Department received a request on behalf of Elements International Group LLC (‘‘Elements’’) for a changed circumstances review to revoke, in part, the Order with respect to certain shoe cabinets.2 In its request, Elements stated that the American Furniture Manufacturing Committee for Legal Trade and Vaughan-Basset Furniture Company, Inc. (‘‘Petitioners’’) discussed the scope exclusion described below and are in agreement with the revocation, in part. On June 3, 2014, the Department received a letter from the Petitioners in which they stated they were in agreement with the proposed scope exclusion language in Elements’ June 2, 2014, changed circumstances review request.3 On July 15, 2014, we published the Initiation Notice in the Federal Register.4 Because the statement submitted by Petitioners in support of Elements’ Request did not indicate whether Petitioners account for substantially all of the domestic wooden bedroom furniture production, in the Initiation Notice, we invited interested parties to submit comments concerning industry support, as well as comments and/or factual information regarding the changed circumstances review.5 We received no comments concerning industry support. Scope of the Order The product covered by the order is wooden bedroom furniture. Wooden 2 See Submission from Elements, ‘‘Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the People’s Republic of China: Request for a Changed Circumstance Review Regarding Shoe Cabinets,’’ dated June 2, 2014 (‘‘Elements’ Request’’). 3 See Submission from Petitioners, ‘‘Wooden Bedroom Furniture From The People’s Republic of China/Petitioners’ Response to Elements’ Letter of June 2, 2014,’’ dated June 3, 2014. 4 See Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the People’s Republic of China: Notice of Initiation of Changed Circumstances Review, and Consideration of Revocation of the Antidumping Duty Order in Part, 79 FR 41260 (July 15, 2014) (‘‘Initiation Notice’’) 5 Id. at 41262. E:\FR\FM\06FEN1.SGM 06FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 25 (Friday, February 6, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6689-6690]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-351-841, A-520-803, A-570-924]


Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From Brazil, 
the People's Republic of China, and the United Arab Emirates: 
Continuation and Revocation of Antidumping Duty Orders

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of the determinations by the Department of 
Commerce (the Department) and the International Trade Commission (the 
ITC) in their five year (sunset) reviews that revocation of the 
antidumping duty (AD) order on polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet, 
and strip (PET Film) from the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the 
United Arab Emirates (UAE) would likely lead to a continuation or 
recurrence of dumping and material injury to an industry in the United 
States, the Department is publishing a notice of continuation for these 
antidumping duty orders. As a result of the ITC's determination that 
revocation of the AD order on PET Film from Brazil is not likely to 
lead to the continuation or recurrence of material injury to an 
industry in the United States, the Department is revoking this AD 
order.

DATES: Effective Date: AD Brazil Revocation: November 10, 2013; AD PRC 
and UAE Continuation: February 6, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacqueline Arrowsmith, Office VII, AD/
CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
5255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On October 1, 2013, the Department initiated the sunset reviews on 
the AD orders on PET film from Brazil, the PRC, and the UAE pursuant to 
section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\1\ As a 
result of the reviews, the Department found that revocation of the AD 
orders on PET Film from Brazil, the PRC, and the UAE would likely to 
lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, and notified the ITC of 
the margins of dumping likely to prevail should the order be 
revoked.\2\
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    \1\ See Initiation of Five year (``Sunset'') Review, 78 FR 60253 
(October 1, 2013).
    \2\ See Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet and Strip From 
Brazil, the People's Republic of China, and the United Arab 
Emirates: Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Reviews of the 
Antidumping Duty Orders, 79 FR 10095, (February 24, 2014).
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    On January 23, 2015, the ITC published its determination, pursuant 
to section 751(c)(1) and section 752(a) of the Act, that revocation of 
the AD order on PET Film the PRC and the UAE would be likely to lead to 
the continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably 
foreseeable time, but that revocation of the AD order on PET Film from 
Brazil would not be likely to do so.\3\
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    \3\ See Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip from 
Brazil, China, and the United Arab Emirates, 80 FR 3623 (January 23, 
2015). On the same day, the ITC also determined that revocation of 
the antidumping orders of PET Film from the PRC and the UAE would 
lead to a continuation or recurrence of material injury to an 
industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable time.
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Scope of the Order

    The products covered by this order are all gauges of raw, pre-
treated, or primed PET film, whether extruded or co-extruded. 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 more than 0.00001 inches thick. 
Also excluded is roller transport cleaning film which has at least one 
of its surfaces modified by application of 0.5 micrometers of SBR 
latex. Tracing and drafting film is also excluded. PET film is 
classifiable under subheading 3920.62.0090 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). While HTSUS subheadings are 
provided for convenience and customs purposes, our written description 
of the scope of the order is dispositive.

Scope Determinations on PET Film From the PRC

    Since these orders were published, there was one scope 
determination for PET film from the PRC, with notice of the decision 
published on July 1, 2010. In this determination, requested by Coated 
Fabrics Company, the Department determined that Amorphous PET 
(``APET''), Glycol-modified PET (``PETG''), and coextruded APET with 
PETG on its outer surfaces (``GAG Sheet''), are within the scope of the 
antidumping duty order of PET Film from the PRC.\4\
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    \4\ See Notice of Scope Rulings, 75 FR 38081 (July 1, 2010).

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Continuation of the Order on PET Film From the PRC and the UAE

    As a result of the determinations by the Department and the ITC 
that revocation of these antidumping duty orders would likely lead to a 
continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to an 
industry in the United States, pursuant to sections 751(c) and 
751(d)(2) of the Act, the Department hereby orders the continuation of 
the AD order on PET Film from the PRC and the UAE. U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection (CBP) will continue to collect antidumping duty cash 
deposits at the rates in effect at the time of entry for all imports of 
subject merchandise.
    The effective date of the continuation of this order will be the 
date of publication in the Federal Register of this notice of 
continuation. Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act, the Department 
intends to initiate the next five-year review of this order not later 
than 30 days prior to the fifth anniversary of the effective date of 
continuation.

Revocation of the Order on PET Film From Brazil

    As a result of the determination by the ITC that revocation of this 
AD order is not likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of 
material injury to an industry in the United States, the Department is 
revoking the AD order on PET Film from Brazil. Pursuant to section 
751(d)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.222(i)(2)(i), the effective date of 
revocation is November 10, 2013 (i.e., the fifth anniversary of the 
date of publication in the Federal Register of the order \5\).
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    \5\ See Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From 
Brazil, the People's Republic of China and the United Arab Emirates: 
Antidumping Duty Orders and Amended Final Determination of Sales at 
Less Than Fair Value for United Arab Emirates, 73 FR 66595 (November 
10, 2008).
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Cash Deposit and Assessment of Duties on PET Film From Brazil

    The Department will notify U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP), 15 days after the publication of this notice, to terminate the 
suspension of liquidation and to discontinue the collection of cash 
deposits on entries of PET Film from Brazil, entered or withdrawn from 
warehouse, on or after November 10, 2013. The Department will further 
instruct CBP to refund with interest all cash deposits on entries made 
on or after November 10, 2013. Entries of subject merchandise prior to 
the effective date of revocation will continue to be subject to 
suspension of liquidation and AD deposit requirements and assessments. 
The Department will complete any pending or requested administrative 
reviews of the order on PET Film from Brazil covering entries prior to 
November 10, 2013.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return/destruction or conversion to judicial protective 
order of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 
19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Failure to comply is a violation of the APO 
which, may be subject to sanctions.
    This five-year (sunset) review and notice are in accordance with 
sections 751(c) and 751(d)(2), and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 
351.218(f)(4).

    Dated: January 30, 2015.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
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