Dioctyl Terephthalate From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-2019, 83894-83896 [2020-28335]

Download as PDF 83894 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 247 / Wednesday, December 23, 2020 / Notices Zhanjiang Longwei Aquatic Products Industry Co., Ltd. Zhanjiang Newpro Foods Co., Ltd. Zhanjiang Universal Seafood Corp. Zhaoan Yangli Aquatic Co., Ltd. Zhejiang Xinwang Foodstuffs Co., Ltd. Zhoushan Genho Food Co., Ltd. Zhoushan Green Food Co., Ltd. [FR Doc. 2020–28402 Filed 12–22–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–580–889] Dioctyl Terephthalate From the Republic of Korea: 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 Hanwha Chemical Corporation (Hanwha Chemical) made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV) during the August 1, 2018 through July 31, 2019 period of review (POR). Commerce preliminarily determines that sales of subject merchandise have not been made below NV by Aekyung Petrochemical Co., Ltd. (AKP) and LG Chem Ltd. (LG Chem) during the POR. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results of review. DATES: Applicable December 23, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurel LaCivita or Patrick Barton, AD/ CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4243 or (202) 482–0012, respectively. AGENCY: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Background On October 7, 2019, based on timely requests for review, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce initiated an administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on dioctyl terephthalate (DOTP) from the Republic of Korea (Korea), covering three companies: AKP, Hanwha Chemical, and LG Chem.1 Hanwha Chemical informed Commerce that it would not 1 See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 53411 (October 7, 2019) (Initiation Notice). VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:21 Dec 22, 2020 Jkt 253001 be participating in the review on January 3, 2020.2 On April 21, 2020, in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), Commerce extended the preliminary results deadline by 118 days.3 On April 24, 2020, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative reviews by 50 days.4 On July 21, 2020, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative reviews by an additional 60 days.5 The deadline for these preliminary results is now December 16, 2020. For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.6 Scope of the Order The merchandise covered by this order is DOTP, regardless of form. DOTP that has been blended with other products is included within this scope when such blends include constituent parts that have not been chemically reacted with each other to produce a different product. For such blends, only the DOTP component of the mixture is covered by the scope of this order. Subject merchandise is currently classified under subheading 2917.39.2000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Subject merchandise may also enter under subheadings 2917.39.7000 or 3812.20.1000 of the HTSUS. While the Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) registry number and HTSUS classification are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this order is dispositive. See the Preliminary Decision Memorandum for a full description of the scope of the order. Methodology Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with sections 751(a)(1)(B) 2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Notification from Hanwha Chemical Corp. Regarding Decision to Not Participate in the 2018–2019 Administrative Review of Dioctyl Terephthalate from the Republic of Korea,’’ dated January 6, 2020. 3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Dioctyl Terephthalate from the Republic of Korea: Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of the 2018–2019 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated April 21, 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 See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews,’’ dated July 21, 2020. 6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the 2018–2019 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Dioctyl Terephthalate from the Republic of Korea,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 and (2) of the Act. We calculated export price and constructed export price in accordance with section 772 of the Act. We calculated NV in accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying our calculations, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 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 and electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content. A list of the topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is attached as the Appendix to this notice. Application of Facts Available with Adverse Inferences Pursuant to section 776(a) of the Act, Commerce is preliminarily relying upon facts otherwise available to determine a weighted-average dumping margin for Hanwha Chemical in this review. Commerce preliminarily finds that necessary information is not available on the record, and that Hanwha Chemical withheld information requested by Commerce, failed to provide the requested information in the form and manner requested, and significantly impeded the proceeding, warranting a determination on the basis of the facts available under section 776(a) of the Act. Further, Commerce preliminarily determines that Hanwha Chemical failed to cooperate to the best of its ability, and thus, Commerce is applying facts available with adverse inferences (AFA) to Hanwha Chemical, in accordance with section 776(b) of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions regarding the application of AFA, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Preliminary Results of the Review As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine the following weighted-average dumping margins for the period August 1, 2018 through July 31, 2019: Exporter or producer Aekyung Petrochemical Co., Ltd E:\FR\FM\23DEN1.SGM 23DEN1 Weightedaverage dumping margin (percent) 0.00 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 247 / Wednesday, December 23, 2020 / Notices deposits of estimated duties, where applicable.9 We intend to issue liquidation instructions to CBP 15 days after publication of the final results of this 22.97 review. 0.00 Cash Deposit Requirements Weightedaverage dumping margin (percent) Exporter or producer Hanwha Chemical Corporation .. LG Chem, Ltd ............................. Assessment Rates Upon completion of the administrative review, Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review. For any individually examined respondents whose weighted-average dumping margin is not zero or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.50 percent) or not based entirely on AFA, we will calculate importer-specific ad valorem duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for the importer’s examined sales to the total entered value of those same sales in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).7 We will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review when the importer-specific assessment rate calculated in the final results of this review is not zero or de minimis. If a respondent’s weightedaverage dumping margin is zero or de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), or an importer-specific rate is zero or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties. In accordance with our practice, for entries of subject merchandise during the POR for which a respondent did not know that the 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.8 Further, because Hanwha Chemical withdrew its participation from this review, we will instruct CBP to apply an assessment rate equal to the dumping margin of 22.97 percent, as indicated above, to all entries produced and/or exported by Hanwha Chemical. The final results of this review shall be the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by the final results of this review and for future jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES 7 In these preliminary results, Commerce applied the assessment rate calculation methodology adopted in Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14, 2012). 8 See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003). VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:21 Dec 22, 2020 Jkt 253001 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 each specific company listed above will be that 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 previously investigated companies not participating in this review, the cash deposit will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most recently completed segment of this proceeding in which the company participated; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this or a previously completed review, or in the original less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation, but the producer is, the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent segment for the producer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to be 3.69 percent, the all-others rate established in the LTFV investigation.10 These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice. Disclosure and Public Comment Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed in connection with these preliminary results to interested parties within five days after the date of publication of this notice.11 Interested parties may submit case briefs no later than 30 days after the date of publication of this notice.12 Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed no later than seven days after the time limit for filing case briefs.13 Parties who submit case 9 See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act. 10 See Dioctyl Terephthalate from the Republic of Korea: Antidumping Duty Order, 82 FR 39410 (August 18, 2017). 11 See 19 CFR 351.224(b). 12 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii). 13 See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1); see also Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020) (Temporary Rule). PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 83895 briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities.14 Case and rebuttal briefs should be filed using ACCESS.15 Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), 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. An electronically-filed document must be received successfully in its entirety by ACCESS by 5 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice.16 Hearing requests should contain: (1) The party’s name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of issues to be discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to issues raised in the briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing at a time and date to be determined.17 Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative review, including the results of its analysis raised in any written briefs, not later than 120 days after the publication of these preliminary results in the Federal Register, unless otherwise extended.18 Notification to Importers This notice also 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 We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act. Dated: December 16, 2020. Jeffrey I. Kessler, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background 14 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2). 19 CFR 351.303. 16 See 19 CFR 351.310(c). 17 Id. 18 See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act. 15 See E:\FR\FM\23DEN1.SGM 23DEN1 83896 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 247 / Wednesday, December 23, 2020 / Notices III. Scope of the Order IV. Application of Facts Available and Use of Adverse Inferences V. Discussion of the Methodology VI. Currency Conversion VII. Recommendation [FR Doc. 2020–28335 Filed 12–22–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XA732] Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Ecosystem Subcommittee of the Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council’s) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold an online meeting to consult with the NMFS California Current Integrated Ecosystem Assessment (CCIEA) team on how COVID–19 impacts may affect its annual Ecosystem Status Report to the Pacific Council. The meeting is open to the public. DATES: The SSC Ecosystem Subcommittee’s online meeting will be held Tuesday, January 12, 2021, beginning at 9 a.m. Pacific Standard Time and continuing until 1 p.m. or until business for the day has been completed. The SSC Ecosystem Subcommittee meeting will be an online meeting. Specific meeting information, including directions on how to join the meeting and system requirements will be provided in the meeting announcement on the Pacific Council’s website (see www.pcouncil.org). You may send an email to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt (kris.kleinschmidt@ noaa.gov) or contact him at (503) 820– 2412 for technical assistance. Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John DeVore, Staff Officer, Pacific Fishery Management Council; telephone: (503) 820–2413. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the SSC Ecosystem Subcommittee meeting is to discuss impacts of the COVID–19 pandemic with the CCIEA team and how such jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES ADDRESSES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:21 Dec 22, 2020 Jkt 253001 impacts might affect its annual Ecosystem Status Report to the Pacific Council. The topics to be discussed are: • Adjustments to forage time series analyses to ensure consistency with previous years’ data; • Environmental driver: Biological response thresholds analysis; and • Groundfish distribution, port availability shifts, and impacts to catch portfolios. The SSC Ecosystem Subcommittee members’ role will be development of recommendations and reports for consideration by the SSC and the Pacific Council at the March 2021 Pacific Council meeting. Although nonemergency issues not contained in the meeting agendas may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the intent of the SSC Ecosystem Subcommittee to take final action to address the emergency. Special Accommodations Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt, (503) 820–2412, at least 10 days prior to the meeting date. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: December 17, 2020. Rey Israel Marquez, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2020–28293 Filed 12–22–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XA734] Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings and Hearings National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of availability of reports; public meetings, and hearings. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) has begun its annual preseason management process for the 2021 ocean PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 salmon fisheries. This document announces the availability of Pacific Council documents, as well as the anticipated dates and locations of upcoming Pacific Council meetings and public hearings hosted by the Pacific Council. These documents and events comprise the Pacific Council’s complete schedule for determining the annual proposed and final modifications to ocean salmon fishery management measures. The agendas for the March and April 2021 Pacific Council meetings will be published in subsequent Federal Register documents prior to the actual meetings. DATES: Written comments on the salmon management alternatives must be submitted through the Pacific Council’s e-portal (https://pfmc.psmfc.org.) and received by the public comment deadline prior to the April 2021 Council meeting. Information will be available on the Pacific Council’s website (https:// www.pcouncil.org.) as the date for the April Council meeting approaches. ADDRESSES: Documents will be available upon request from the Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220–1384; telephone: (503) 820– 2280 (voice) or (503) 820–2299 (fax). Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Robin Ehlke, telephone: (503) 820–2280. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Tentative Schedule for Document Completion and Availability February 16, 2021: ‘‘Review of 2020 Ocean Salmon Fisheries, Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation Document for the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan’’ is scheduled to be posted on the Pacific Council website at https://www.pcouncil.org. March 1, 2021: ‘‘Preseason Report I— Stock Abundance Analysis and Environmental Assessment Part 1 for 2021 Ocean Salmon Fishery Regulations’’ is scheduled to be posted on the Pacific Council website at https:// www.pcouncil.org. 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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-889]


Dioctyl Terephthalate From the Republic of Korea: 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 Hanwha Chemical Corporation (Hanwha Chemical) made sales of 
subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV) during the August 1, 
2018 through July 31, 2019 period of review (POR). Commerce 
preliminarily determines that sales of subject merchandise have not 
been made below NV by Aekyung Petrochemical Co., Ltd. (AKP) and LG Chem 
Ltd. (LG Chem) during the POR. Interested parties are invited to 
comment on these preliminary results of review.

DATES: Applicable December 23, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurel LaCivita or Patrick Barton, AD/
CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4243 or (202) 
482-0012, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On October 7, 2019, based on timely requests for review, in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce initiated an 
administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on dioctyl 
terephthalate (DOTP) from the Republic of Korea (Korea), covering three 
companies: AKP, Hanwha Chemical, and LG Chem.\1\ Hanwha Chemical 
informed Commerce that it would not be participating in the review on 
January 3, 2020.\2\
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    \1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 53411 (October 7, 2019) (Initiation 
Notice).
    \2\ See Memorandum, ``Notification from Hanwha Chemical Corp. 
Regarding Decision to Not Participate in the 2018-2019 
Administrative Review of Dioctyl Terephthalate from the Republic of 
Korea,'' dated January 6, 2020.
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    On April 21, 2020, in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), Commerce extended the 
preliminary results deadline by 118 days.\3\ On April 24, 2020, 
Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative reviews by 50 days.\4\ 
On July 21, 2020, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative 
reviews by an additional 60 days.\5\ The deadline for these preliminary 
results is now December 16, 2020.
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    \3\ See Memorandum, ``Dioctyl Terephthalate from the Republic of 
Korea: Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of the 2018-
2019 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated April 21, 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\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews,'' dated July 21, 2020.
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    For a complete description of the events that followed the 
initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\6\
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    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary 
Results of the 2018-2019 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: 
Dioctyl Terephthalate from the Republic of Korea,'' dated 
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by this order is DOTP, regardless of form. 
DOTP that has been blended with other products is included within this 
scope when such blends include constituent parts that have not been 
chemically reacted with each other to produce a different product. For 
such blends, only the DOTP component of the mixture is covered by the 
scope of this order. Subject merchandise is currently classified under 
subheading 2917.39.2000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States (HTSUS). Subject merchandise may also enter under subheadings 
2917.39.7000 or 3812.20.1000 of the HTSUS. While the Chemical Abstract 
Service (CAS) registry number and HTSUS classification are provided for 
convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope 
of this order is dispositive. See the Preliminary Decision Memorandum 
for a full description of the scope of the order.

Methodology

    Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with sections 
751(a)(1)(B) and (2) of the Act. We calculated export price and 
constructed export price in accordance with section 772 of the Act. We 
calculated NV in accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full 
description of the methodology underlying our calculations, see the 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
    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 
and electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are 
identical in content. A list of the topics discussed in the Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum is attached as the Appendix to this notice.

Application of Facts Available with Adverse Inferences

    Pursuant to section 776(a) of the Act, Commerce is preliminarily 
relying upon facts otherwise available to determine a weighted-average 
dumping margin for Hanwha Chemical in this review. Commerce 
preliminarily finds that necessary information is not available on the 
record, and that Hanwha Chemical withheld information requested by 
Commerce, failed to provide the requested information in the form and 
manner requested, and significantly impeded the proceeding, warranting 
a determination on the basis of the facts available under section 
776(a) of the Act. Further, Commerce preliminarily determines that 
Hanwha Chemical failed to cooperate to the best of its ability, and 
thus, Commerce is applying facts available with adverse inferences 
(AFA) to Hanwha Chemical, in accordance with section 776(b) of the Act. 
For a full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions 
regarding the application of AFA, see the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum.

Preliminary Results of the Review

    As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine the 
following weighted-average dumping margins for the period August 1, 
2018 through July 31, 2019:

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Aekyung Petrochemical Co., Ltd..............................        0.00

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Hanwha Chemical Corporation.................................       22.97
LG Chem, Ltd................................................        0.00
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Assessment Rates

    Upon completion of the administrative review, Commerce shall 
determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, 
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review.
    For any individually examined respondents whose weighted-average 
dumping margin is not zero or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.50 percent) 
or not based entirely on AFA, we will calculate importer-specific ad 
valorem duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of 
dumping calculated for the importer's examined sales to the total 
entered value of those same sales in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.212(b)(1).\7\ We will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on 
all appropriate entries covered by this review when the importer-
specific assessment rate calculated in the final results of this review 
is not zero or de minimis. If a respondent's weighted-average dumping 
margin is zero or de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 
351.106(c)(1), or an importer-specific rate is zero or de minimis, we 
will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard 
to antidumping duties. In accordance with our practice, for entries of 
subject merchandise during the POR for which a respondent did not know 
that the 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.\8\ Further, because Hanwha Chemical withdrew its 
participation from this review, we will instruct CBP to apply an 
assessment rate equal to the dumping margin of 22.97 percent, as 
indicated above, to all entries produced and/or exported by Hanwha 
Chemical. The final results of this review shall be the basis for the 
assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by 
the final results of this review and for future deposits of estimated 
duties, where applicable.\9\
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    \7\ In these preliminary results, Commerce applied the 
assessment rate calculation methodology adopted in Antidumping 
Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and 
Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Proceedings; Final 
Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14, 2012).
    \8\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: 
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
    \9\ See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
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    We intend to issue liquidation instructions to CBP 15 days after 
publication of the final results of this review.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    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 each specific 
company listed above will be that 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 previously 
investigated companies not participating in this review, the cash 
deposit will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the 
most recently completed segment of this proceeding in which the company 
participated; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this or a 
previously completed review, or in the original less-than-fair-value 
(LTFV) investigation, but the producer is, the cash deposit rate will 
be the rate established for the most recent segment for the producer of 
the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers 
or exporters will continue to be 3.69 percent, the all-others rate 
established in the LTFV investigation.\10\
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    \10\ See Dioctyl Terephthalate from the Republic of Korea: 
Antidumping Duty Order, 82 FR 39410 (August 18, 2017).
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    These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in 
effect until further notice.

Disclosure and Public Comment

    Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed in 
connection with these preliminary results to interested parties within 
five days after the date of publication of this notice.\11\ Interested 
parties may submit case briefs no later than 30 days after the date of 
publication of this notice.\12\ Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues 
raised in the case briefs, may be filed no later than seven days after 
the time limit for filing case briefs.\13\ Parties who submit case 
briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are encouraged to submit 
with each argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary 
of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities.\14\ Case and rebuttal 
briefs should be filed using ACCESS.\15\
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    \11\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
    \12\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii).
    \13\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1); see also Temporary Rule Modifying 
AD/CVD Service Requirements Due to COVID-19; Extension of Effective 
Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020) (Temporary Rule).
    \14\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
    \15\ See 19 CFR 351.303.
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    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), 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. An electronically-filed document must be received successfully 
in its entirety by ACCESS by 5 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after 
the date of publication of this notice.\16\ Hearing requests should 
contain: (1) The party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the 
number of participants; and (3) a list of issues to be discussed. 
Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to issues raised in the 
briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold 
the hearing at a time and date to be determined.\17\
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    \16\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
    \17\ Id.
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    Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative 
review, including the results of its analysis raised in any written 
briefs, not later than 120 days after the publication of these 
preliminary results in the Federal Register, unless otherwise 
extended.\18\
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    \18\ See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
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Notification to Importers

    This notice also 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

    We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: December 16, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background

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III. Scope of the Order
IV. Application of Facts Available and Use of Adverse Inferences
V. Discussion of the Methodology
VI. Currency Conversion
VII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2020-28335 Filed 12-22-20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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