Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin From the Sultanate of Oman: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-2019, 44856-44858 [2020-16092]
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Commerce’s ‘‘reseller policy’’ 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 that the merchandise they
sold to the intermediary (e.g., a reseller,
trading company, or exporter) was
destined for the United States. In such
instances, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate unreviewed entries at the allothers rate if there is no rate for the
intermediate company(ies) involved in
the transaction.19
We intend to issue liquidation
instructions to CBP 15 days after
publication of the final results of this
review.
Notification to Importers
Cash Deposit Requirements
Dated: July 17, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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The following deposit requirements
will be effective for all shipments of the
subject merchandise entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the publication
date of the final results of this
administrative review, as provided by
section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The
cash deposit rate for the exporters listed
above will be equal to the weightedaverage dumping margin established in
the final results of this review, except if
the rate is less than 0.50 percent and,
therefore, de minimis within the
meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in
which case the cash deposit rate will be
zero; (2) for companies not participating
in this review, the cash deposit rate will
continue to be the company-specific
cash deposit rate published for the most
recently completed segment; (3) if the
exporter is not a firm covered in this
review, or the original less-than-fairvalue (LTFV) investigation, but the
producer is, then the cash deposit rate
will be the cash deposit rate established
for the most recently completed segment
for the producer of the merchandise;
and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other
producers or exporters will continue to
be 5.40 percent, the all-others rate
established in the LTFV investigation.20
These deposit requirements, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
19 For a full discussion of this practice, see
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954
(May 6, 2003).
20 See Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-ToLength Plate from Austria, Belgium, France, the
Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Japan, the
Republic of Korea, and Taiwan: Amended Final
Affirmative Antidumping Determinations for
France, the Federal Republic of Germany, the
Republic of Korea and Taiwan, and Antidumping
Duty Orders, 82 FR 24096, 24098 (May 25, 2017).
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This notice serves as a preliminary
reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR
351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of
antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this
review period. Failure to comply with
this requirement could result in
Commerce’s presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties
occurred and the subsequent assessment
of double antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these
results in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Companies Not Selected for Individual
Examination
V. Discussion of the Methodology
VI. Currency Conversion
VII. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–523–810]
Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin
From the Sultanate of Oman:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review; 2018–
2019
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
that OCTAL SAOC–FZC (OCTAL), the
sole respondent subject to this
antidumping duty (AD) administrative
review, did not make sales of subject
merchandise at less than normal value
during the period of review (POR) May
1, 2018 through April 30, 2019.
Interested parties are invited to
comment on these preliminary results of
review.
DATES: Applicable July 24, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jonathan Hill, AD/CVD Operations,
AGENCY:
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Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3518.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 15, 2019, Commerce
published a notice initiating an AD
administrative review of polyethylene
terephthalate resin (PET resin) from the
Sultanate of Oman (Oman) covering
OCTAL for the POR.1 During the course
of this administrative review, OCTAL
responded to Commerce’s questionnaire
and supplemental questionnaires and
the petitioners filed multiple
submissions. For further details, see the
accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.2
On January 6, 2020, Commerce
extended the deadline for issuing the
preliminary results of this review from
January 31, 2020 to May 29, 2020.3 On
April 24, 2020, Commerce tolled all
deadlines in administrative reviews by
50 days, thereby extending the deadline
for these preliminary results until July
20, 2020.4
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this
order is PET resin having an intrinsic
viscosity of at least 0.70, but not more
than 0.88, deciliters per gram. The
merchandise subject to this order is
properly classified under subheadings
3907.60.00.30, 3907.61.0000,
3907.61.0010, 3907.61.0050,
3907.69.0000, 3907.69.0010, and
3907.69.0050 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS).5 Although the HTSUS
1 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 84 FR
33739 (July 15, 2019).
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Results of the 2018–2019
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of
Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin from the
Sultanate of Oman,’’ dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum).
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Polyethylene Terephthalate
Resin from the Sultanate of Oman: Extension of
Deadline for Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated January 6,
2020.
4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews in Response to Operational
Adjustments Due to COVID–19,’’ dated April 24,
2020.
5 On January 27, 2017, Commerce added HTS
numbers 3907.61.0000 and 3907.69.0000 to the
Case Reference File. See Commerce Memorandum
re: ‘‘Request from Customs and Border Protection to
Update the ACE Case Reference File: Polyethylene
Terephthalate Resin form the Sultanate of Oman
(A–523–810) dated January 31, 2017. Further, on
February 28, 2019, Commerce added HTS numbers
3907.61.0010, 3907.61.0050, 3907.69.0010 and
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subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the merchandise
covered by this order is dispositive. For
a full description of the scope of the
order, see Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.6
after the date of publication of this
notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues
raised in the case briefs, may be filed no
later than five days after the time limit
for filing case briefs.7 Parties who
submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in
this proceeding are requested to submit
with each brief: (1) A statement of the
Methodology
issue, (2) a brief summary of the
Commerce is conducting this review
argument, and (3) a table of authorities.8
in accordance with section 751(a) of the Executive summaries should be limited
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). to five pages total, including footnotes.9
Export price has been calculated in
Case and rebuttal briefs should be filed
accordance with section 772 of the Act.
using ACCESS.10 Note that Commerce
Normal value was calculated in
has temporarily modified certain of its
accordance with section 773 of the Act.
requirements for serving documents
For a full description of the
containing business proprietary
methodology underlying our
information, until further notice.11
conclusions, see the Preliminary
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), any
Decision Memorandum. A list of the
interested party may request a hearing
topics discussed in the Preliminary
within 30 days of the publication of this
Decision Memorandum is attached as an notice in the Federal Register. If a
appendix to this notice. The Preliminary hearing is requested, Commerce will
Decision Memorandum is a public
notify interested parties of the hearing
document and is on file electronically
date and time. Interested parties who
via Enforcement and Compliance’s
wish to request a hearing must submit
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
a written request to the Assistant
Centralized Electronic Service System
Secretary for Enforcement and
(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
Compliance, filed electronically via
registered users at https://
ACCESS within 30 days after the date of
access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete publication of this notice. Requests
version of the Preliminary Decision
should contain: (1) The party’s name,
Memorandum can be accessed directly
address, and telephone number; (2) the
at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
number of hearing participants; and (3)
The signed Preliminary Decision
a list of the issues to be discussed in the
Memorandum and the electronic
hearing. Issues raised in the hearing will
version of the Preliminary Decision
be limited to those raised in the
Memorandum are identical in content.
respective case and rebuttal briefs.
We intend to issue the final results of
Preliminary Results of Review
this administrative review, including
Commerce preliminarily determines
the results of our analysis of issues
that the following weighted-average
raised by the parties in the written
dumping margin exists for the period
comments, within 120 days of
May 1, 2018 through April 30, 2019:
publication of these preliminary results
in the Federal Register, unless
Weightedotherwise extended.12
average
Manufacturer/exporter
margin
(percent)
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Assessment Rates
Upon issuance of the final results,
OCTAL SAOC—FZC ..................
0.00 Commerce will determine, and U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Disclosure and Public Comment
shall assess, antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries in accordance with
Commerce intends to disclose the
19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). We will calculate
calculations used in its analysis to
importer-specific assessment rates equal
interested parties in this review within
to the ratio of the total amount of
five days of the date of publication of
dumping calculated for examined U.S.
this notice in accordance with 19 CFR
351.224(b). Interested parties are invited sales of merchandise imported by a
particular importer, to the total entered
to comment on the preliminary results
value of the reported U.S. sales in
of this review. Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.309(c)(1)(ii), interested parties may
7 See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1).
submit case briefs no later than 30 days
8 See
3907.69.0050 to the Case Reference File. See
Memorandum, ‘‘Request from U.S. Customs and
Border Protection to Update the ACE Case
Reference File: Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin
from the Sultanate of Oman (A–523–810),’’ dated
February 28, 2019.
6 See Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
9 Id.
19 CFR 351.303.
Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD
Service Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension
of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020).
12 See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.213(h)(1).
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11 See
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accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).13
Where the respondent’s weightedaverage dumping margin is zero or de
minimis, or an importer-specific
assessment rate is zero or de minimis,
we will instruct CBP to liquidate the
appropriate entries without regard to
antidumping duties.14 The final results
of this review shall be the basis for the
assessment of antidumping duties on
entries of merchandise under review
and for future deposits of estimated
duties, where applicable.15
For entries of subject merchandise
during the POR produced by the
respondent for which it did not know
that its merchandise was destined for
the United States, we will instruct CBP
to liquidate such entries at the all-others
rate if there is no rate for the
intermediate company(ies) involved in
the transaction.
We intend to issue liquidation
instructions to CBP 15 days after the
date of publication of the final results of
this review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective for all
shipments of PET resin from Oman
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the date of
publication of this notice of the final
results of this administrative review, as
provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of
the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for
OCTAL will be equal to the weightedaverage dumping margin established in
the final results of this review (except,
if the weighted-average dumping margin
is zero or de minimis, no cash deposit
will be required); (2) for merchandise
exported by manufacturers or exporters
not covered in this review but covered
in a prior segment of the proceeding, the
cash deposit rate will continue to be the
company-specific rate published for the
most recently completed segment of this
proceeding in which the manufacturer
or exporter participated; (3) if the
exporter is not a firm covered in this
review, a prior review, or the less-thanfair-value investigation, but the
manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate
will be the rate established in the most
recently completed segment of the
proceeding for the manufacturer of the
merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit
13 In these preliminary results, Commerce applied
the assessment rate calculation method adopted in
Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the
Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and
Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Duty
Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101
(February 14, 2012) (Final Modification for
Reviews).
14 See Final Modification for Reviews, 77 FR at
8103; see also 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
15 See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
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rate for all other manufacturers or
exporters will continue to be 7.62
percent ad valorem, the all-others rate
established in the less-than-fair-value
investigation.16 These cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a preliminary
reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)
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 Commerce’s
presumption that reimbursement of
antidumping duties occurred and the
subsequent assessment of double
antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
These preliminary results of
administrative review are issued and
published in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19
CFR 351.213(h)(1).
Dated: July 20, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
APPENDIX
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Particular Market Situation Allegation
(PMS)
V. Discussion of the Methodology
A. Date of Sale
B. Normal Value Comparisons
C. Product Comparisons
D. EP/CEP
E. Normal Value
VI. Currency Conversion
VII. Recommendation
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16 See Certain Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin
from Canada, the People’s Republic of China, India,
and the Sultanate of Oman: Amended Final
Affirmative Antidumping Determination (Sultanate
of Oman) and Antidumping Duty Orders, 81 FR
27979 (May 6, 2016).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–580–891]
Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From
the Republic of Korea: Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2017–2019
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily finds that
POSCO, a producer and exporter of
carbon and alloy steel wire rod (wire
rod) from the Republic of Korea (Korea),
sold subject merchandise in the United
States at prices below normal value
during the period of review (POR)
October 31, 2017 through April 30,
2019. We invite all interested parties to
comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable July 24, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lingjun Wang, 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) 482–2316.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
Commerce is conducting the first
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on wire rod
from Korea in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(B) of Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act).1 On December 11,
2018, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated this
administrative review of the Order
covering POSCO, the sole producer and
exporter of the subject merchandise.2
On January 29, 2020, we extended the
time limit for the preliminary results of
this review from 245 days to 364 days.3
1 See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Italy,
the Republic of Korea, Spain, the Republic of
Turkey, and the United Kingdom: Antidumping
Duty Orders and Amended Final Affirmative
Antidumping Duty Determinations for Spain and
the Republic of Turkey, 83 FR 23417 (May 21, 2018)
(Order); see also Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod
from the Republic of Korea and the United
Kingdom: Notice of Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Changed Circumstances Review, 84 FR 13888
(April 8, 2019); and Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire
Rod from the Republic of Korea: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review,
84 FR 27582 (June 13, 2019).
2 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 84 FR
33739 (July 15, 2019).
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2017–2019,’’ dated January
29, 2020.
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On April 24, 2020, Commerce tolled all
deadlines in administrative reviews by
50 days, thereby extending the deadline
for these results until July 20, 2020.4
For a detailed description of the
events that followed the initiation of
this review, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum, dated
concurrently with these preliminary
results and hereby adopted by this
notice.5
Scope of the Order
The scope of the Order includes
certain hot-rolled products of carbon
steel and alloy steel, in coils, of
approximately round cross section, less
than 19.00 mm in actual solid crosssectional diameter. Excluded from the
scope are grade 1078 and higher tire
cord quality wire rod to be used in the
production of tire cord wire. Also,
excluded from the scope are valve
spring quality (VSQ) steel products
which is defined as wire rod. For a
complete description of the scope of the
Order, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.6
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review
in accordance with section 751(a) of the
Act. Constructed export prices are
calculated in accordance with section
772 of the Act. Normal value is
calculated in accordance with section
773 of the Act. For a full description of
the methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum. A list of topics
discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is attached 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. The signed
and electronic versions of the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum are
identical in content.
Preliminary Results
We preliminarily determine the
following weighted-average dumping
4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews in Response to Operational
Adjustments Due to COVID–19,’’ dated April 24,
2020.
5 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review: Carbon and Alloy Steel
Wire Rod from the Republic of Korea; 2017–2019,’’
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by,
this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
6 Id.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-523-810]
Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin From the Sultanate of Oman:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-
2019
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines
that OCTAL SAOC-FZC (OCTAL), the sole respondent subject to this
antidumping duty (AD) administrative review, did not make sales of
subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of
review (POR) May 1, 2018 through April 30, 2019. Interested parties are
invited to comment on these preliminary results of review.
DATES: Applicable July 24, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Hill, AD/CVD Operations,
Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3518.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 15, 2019, Commerce published a notice initiating an AD
administrative review of polyethylene terephthalate resin (PET resin)
from the Sultanate of Oman (Oman) covering OCTAL for the POR.\1\ During
the course of this administrative review, OCTAL responded to Commerce's
questionnaire and supplemental questionnaires and the petitioners filed
multiple submissions. For further details, see the accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\2\
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\1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 33739 (July 15, 2019).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of the 2018-2019 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of
Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin from the Sultanate of Oman,'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum).
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On January 6, 2020, Commerce extended the deadline for issuing the
preliminary results of this review from January 31, 2020 to May 29,
2020.\3\ On April 24, 2020, Commerce tolled all deadlines in
administrative reviews by 50 days, thereby extending the deadline for
these preliminary results until July 20, 2020.\4\
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\3\ See Memorandum, ``Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin from the
Sultanate of Oman: Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated January 6, 2020.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews in Response to
Operational Adjustments Due to COVID-19,'' dated April 24, 2020.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this order is PET resin having an
intrinsic viscosity of at least 0.70, but not more than 0.88,
deciliters per gram. The merchandise subject to this order is properly
classified under subheadings 3907.60.00.30, 3907.61.0000, 3907.61.0010,
3907.61.0050, 3907.69.0000, 3907.69.0010, and 3907.69.0050 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).\5\ Although
the HTSUS
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subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the merchandise covered by this order is
dispositive. For a full description of the scope of the order, see
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\6\
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\5\ On January 27, 2017, Commerce added HTS numbers 3907.61.0000
and 3907.69.0000 to the Case Reference File. See Commerce Memorandum
re: ``Request from Customs and Border Protection to Update the ACE
Case Reference File: Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin form the
Sultanate of Oman (A-523-810) dated January 31, 2017. Further, on
February 28, 2019, Commerce added HTS numbers 3907.61.0010,
3907.61.0050, 3907.69.0010 and 3907.69.0050 to the Case Reference
File. See Memorandum, ``Request from U.S. Customs and Border
Protection to Update the ACE Case Reference File: Polyethylene
Terephthalate Resin from the Sultanate of Oman (A-523-810),'' dated
February 28, 2019.
\6\ See Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Export price
has been calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act. Normal
value was calculated in accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a
full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum. A list of the topics discussed in the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum is attached 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. In
addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can
be accessed directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed
Preliminary Decision Memorandum and the electronic version of the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
Preliminary Results of Review
Commerce preliminarily determines that the following weighted-
average dumping margin exists for the period May 1, 2018 through April
30, 2019:
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Weighted-
average
Manufacturer/exporter margin
(percent)
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Disclosure and Public Comment
Commerce intends to disclose the calculations used in its analysis
to interested parties in this review within five days of the date of
publication of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Interested parties are invited to comment on the preliminary results of
this review. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii), interested parties
may submit case briefs no later than 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised
in the case briefs, may be filed no later than five days after the time
limit for filing case briefs.\7\ Parties who submit case briefs or
rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are requested to submit with each
brief: (1) A statement of the issue, (2) a brief summary of the
argument, and (3) a table of authorities.\8\ Executive summaries should
be limited to five pages total, including footnotes.\9\ Case and
rebuttal briefs should be filed using ACCESS.\10\ Note that Commerce
has temporarily modified certain of its requirements for serving
documents containing business proprietary information, until further
notice.\11\
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\7\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1).
\8\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
\9\ Id.
\10\ See 19 CFR 351.303.
\11\ See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements
Due to COVID-19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July
10, 2020).
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), any interested party may request a
hearing within 30 days of the publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. If a hearing is requested, Commerce will notify interested
parties of the hearing date and time. Interested parties who wish to
request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via
ACCESS within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice.
Requests should contain: (1) The party's name, address, and telephone
number; (2) the number of hearing participants; and (3) a list of the
issues to be discussed in the hearing. Issues raised in the hearing
will be limited to those raised in the respective case and rebuttal
briefs.
We intend to issue the final results of this administrative review,
including the results of our analysis of issues raised by the parties
in the written comments, within 120 days of publication of these
preliminary results in the Federal Register, unless otherwise
extended.\12\
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\12\ See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.213(h)(1).
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Assessment Rates
Upon issuance of the final results, Commerce will 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). We will calculate importer-specific assessment rates
equal to the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for
examined U.S. sales of merchandise imported by a particular importer,
to the total entered value of the reported U.S. sales in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).\13\ Where the respondent's weighted-average
dumping margin is zero or de minimis, or an importer-specific
assessment rate is zero or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping
duties.\14\ The final results of this review shall be the basis for the
assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise under review
and for future deposits of estimated duties, where applicable.\15\
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\13\ In these preliminary results, Commerce applied the
assessment rate calculation method adopted in Antidumping
Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and
Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Duty Proceedings; Final
Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14, 2012) (Final Modification for
Reviews).
\14\ See Final Modification for Reviews, 77 FR at 8103; see also
19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
\15\ See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
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For entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by the
respondent for which it did not know that its merchandise was destined
for the United States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate such entries
at the all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate
company(ies) involved in the transaction.
We intend to issue liquidation instructions to CBP 15 days after
the date of publication of the final results of this review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all
shipments of PET resin from Oman entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the date of publication of this notice of
the final results of this administrative review, as provided for by
section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for OCTAL
will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin established in the
final results of this review (except, if the weighted-average dumping
margin is zero or de minimis, no cash deposit will be required); (2)
for merchandise exported by manufacturers or exporters not covered in
this review but covered in a prior segment of the proceeding, the cash
deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published
for the most recently completed segment of this proceeding in which the
manufacturer or exporter participated; (3) if the exporter is not a
firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the less-than-fair-
value investigation, but the manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate
will be the rate established in the most recently completed segment of
the proceeding for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and (4) the
cash deposit
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rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will continue to be 7.62
percent ad valorem, the all-others rate established in the less-than-
fair-value investigation.\16\ These cash deposit requirements, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
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\16\ See Certain Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin from Canada,
the People's Republic of China, India,
and the Sultanate of Oman: Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping
Determination (Sultanate
of Oman) and Antidumping Duty Orders, 81 FR 27979 (May 6, 2016).
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Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) 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 Commerce's presumption that reimbursement
of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double
antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
These preliminary results of administrative review are issued and
published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the
Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1).
Dated: July 20, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
APPENDIX
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Particular Market Situation Allegation (PMS)
V. Discussion of the Methodology
A. Date of Sale
B. Normal Value Comparisons
C. Product Comparisons
D. EP/CEP
E. Normal Value
VI. Currency Conversion
VII. Recommendation
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