Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin From the Russian Federation: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 3764-3765 [2022-01337]
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We are issuing and publishing these
final results in accordance with sections
751(b) and 777(i) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 351.216
and 351.221(c)(3).
Dated: January 19, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
International Trade Administration
[C–821–830]
Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin
From the Russian Federation: Final
Affirmative Countervailing Duty
Determination
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) determines that
countervailable subsidies are being
provided to producers and exporters of
granular polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)
resin from the Russian Federation
(Russia).
AGENCY:
Applicable January 25, 2022.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
George Ayache or William Horn, AD/
CVD Operations, Office VIII,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–2623 or
(202) 482–4868, respectively.
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The period of investigation is January
1, 2020, through December 31, 2020.
Scope Comments
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Period of Investigation
The product covered by this
investigation is granular PTFE resin
from Russia. For a complete description
of the scope of this investigation, see
Appendix I.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
On July 6, 2021, Commerce published
its Preliminary Determination.1 On
October 14, 2021, Commerce released its
Post-Preliminary Analysis.2 For a
complete description of the events that
followed the Preliminary Determination
and Post-Preliminary Analysis, see the
Issues and Decision Memorandum.3 The
Issues and Decision Memorandum is a
public document and is made available
to the public 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 Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly at https://access.trade.gov/
public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Scope of the Investigation
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DATES:
Background
No interested party commented on the
scope of the investigation as it appeared
in the Preliminary Determination.
Therefore, no changes were made to the
scope of the investigation.
Analysis of Subsidy Programs and
Comments Received
The subsidy programs under
investigation and the issues raised in
the case and rebuttal briefs that were
submitted by parties in this
investigation are addressed in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum. For a list of
the issues raised by interested parties
and addressed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum, see Appendix II
to this notice.
1 See Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin from
the Russian Federation: Preliminary Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment
of Final Determination with Final Antidumping
Duty Determination, 86 FR 35476 (July 6, 2021)
(Preliminary Determination), and accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Post-Preliminary Analysis
of Countervailing Duty Investigation,’’ dated
October 14, 2021 (Post-Preliminary Analysis).
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Affirmative
Determination of the Countervailing Duty
Investigation of Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene
Resin from the Russian Federation,’’ dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Methodology
Commerce conducted this
investigation in accordance with section
701 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act). For each of the
subsidy programs found
countervailable, Commerce determines
that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial
contribution by an ‘‘authority’’ that
gives rise to a benefit to the recipient,
and that the subsidy is specific.4 For a
full description of the methodology
underlying our final determination, see
the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
In making this final determination,
Commerce relied, in part, on the facts
otherwise available on the record
pursuant to section 776(a) of the Act.
Additionally, as discussed in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum, because a
respondent did not act to the best of its
ability in responding to our requests for
information, we drew adverse
inferences, where appropriate, in
selecting from among the facts
otherwise available, pursuant to section
776(b) of the Act. For further
information, see the section ‘‘Use of
Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse
Inferences’’ in the accompanying Issues
and Decision Memorandum.
Verification
Commerce was unable to conduct onsite verification of the information
relied upon in making its final
determination in this investigation.
However, we took additional steps in
lieu of an on-site verification to verify
the information relied upon in making
this final determination, in accordance
with section 782(i) of the Act.5
Changes Since the Preliminary
Determination and Post-Preliminary
Analysis
Based on our review and analysis of
the comments received from parties, we
made certain changes to Joint Stock
Company ‘‘HaloPolymer’’
(HaloPolymer)’s preliminary subsidy
rate calculations. For a discussion of
these changes, see the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
All-Others Rate
We continue to determine the allothers rate using the individual
estimated subsidy rate determined for
HaloPolymer, the only individually
4 See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act
regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E)
of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of
the Act regarding specificity.
5 See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Revised Questionnaire
in Lieu of On-Site Verification,’’ dated November 8,
2021; see also HaloPolymer’s Letter, ‘‘In Lieu of
Verification Questionnaire Response,’’ dated
November 15, 2021.
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all estimated duties deposited or
securities posted as a result of the
suspension of liquidation will be
refunded or canceled.
examined exporter/producer in this
investigation, in accordance with
section 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act.
Final Determination
ITC Notification
In accordance with section 705(d) of
the Act, Commerce will notify the ITC
of its final affirmative determination
Subsidy
that countervailable subsidies are being
rate
provided to producers and exporters of
Company
ad valorem
granular PTFE resin from Russia. As
(percent)
Commerce’s final determination is
affirmative, in accordance with section
Joint Stock Company
‘‘HaloPolymer’’ 6 ......................
2.53 705(b) of the Act, the ITC will
All Others ....................................
2.53 determine, within 45 days, whether the
domestic industry in the United States
Disclosure
is materially injured or threatened with
material injury. In addition, we are
Commerce intends to disclose to
making available to the ITC all noninterested parties the calculations and
privileged and nonproprietary
analysis performed in this final
information related to this investigation.
determination within five days of any
We will allow the ITC access to all
public announcement or, if there is no
privileged and business proprietary
public announcement, within five days
information in our files, provided the
of the date of the publication of this
ITC confirms that it will not disclose
notice in the Federal Register, in
such information, either publicly or
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
under an administrative protective order
Continuation of Suspension of
(APO), without the written consent of
Liquidation
the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
As a result of our Preliminary
Determination and pursuant to sections
Notification Regarding APO
703(d)(1)(B) and (d)(2) of the Act, we
In the event that the ITC issues a final
instructed U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation negative injury determination, this
notice will serve as the only reminder
of entries of subject merchandise as
to parties subject to an APO of their
described in the scope of the
responsibility concerning the
investigation section entered, or
destruction of proprietary information
withdrawn from warehouse, for
disclosed under APO in accordance
consumption on or after July 6, 2021,
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
the date of publication of the
written notification of the return/
Preliminary Determination in the
destruction of APO materials or
Federal Register. In accordance with
conversion to judicial protective order is
section 703(d) of the Act, effective
November 3, 2021, we instructed CBP to hereby requested. Failure to comply
with the regulations and terms of an
discontinue the suspension of
APO is a violation which is subject to
liquidation of all entries of subject
sanction.
merchandise, but to continue the
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Commerce determines that the
following estimated countervailable
subsidy rates exist:
suspension of liquidation of all entries
of subject merchandise between July 6,
2021 and November 2, 2021.
If the U.S. International Trade
Commission (ITC) issues a final
affirmative injury determination, we
will issue a countervailing duty order
and require a cash deposit of estimated
countervailing duties for entries of
subject merchandise in the amounts
indicated above, in accordance with
section 706(a) of the Act. If the ITC
determines that material injury, or
threat of material injury, does not exist,
this proceeding will be terminated, and
6 Commerce has found the following companies
to be cross-owned with HaloPolymer: Limited
Liability Company ‘‘HaloPolymer KirovoChepetsk,’’ Joint Stock Company ‘‘HaloPolymer
Perm,’’ and URALCHEM JSC.
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Notification to Interested Parties
This determination is issued and
published pursuant to sections 705(d)
and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.210(c).
Dated: January 18, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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chemical formula for granular PTFE resin is
C2F4, and the Chemical Abstracts Service
(CAS) Registry number is 9002–84–0.
Subject merchandise includes material
matching the above description that has been
finished, packaged, or otherwise processed in
a third country, including by filling,
modifying, compounding, packaging with
another product, or performing any other
finishing, packaging, or processing that
would not otherwise remove the
merchandise from the scope of the
investigation if performed in the country of
manufacture of the granular PTFE resin.
The product covered by this investigation
does not include dispersion or coagulated
dispersion (also known as fine powder)
PTFE.
PTFE further processed into micropowder,
having particle size typically ranging from 1
to 25 microns, and a melt-flow rate no less
than 0.1 gram/10 minutes, is excluded from
the scope of this investigation.
Granular PTFE resin is classified in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS) under subheading
3904.61.0010. Subject merchandise may also
be classified under HTSUS subheading
3904.69.5000. Although the HTSUS
subheadings and CAS Number are provided
for convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope is
dispositive.
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and
Adverse Inferences
IV. Subsidies Valuation
V. Benchmarks and Interest Rates
VI. Analysis of Programs
VII. Analysis of Comments
Comment 1: Whether the Natural Gas for
Less than Adequate Remuneration
(LTAR) Program Is Countervailable
Comment 2: Whether Commerce Should
Use Kazakh Export Prices as a
Benchmark for the Natural Gas for LTAR
Calculation
Comment 3: Whether the Preferential
Loans Provided by the State-Controlled
Banks Program Are Countervailable
VIII. Recommendation
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Appendix I
[C–533–900]
Scope of the Investigation
The product covered by this investigation
is granular polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)
resin. Granular PTFE resin is covered by the
scope of this investigation whether filled or
unfilled, whether or not modified, and
whether or not containing co-polymer,
additives, pigments, or other materials. Also
included is PTFE wet raw polymer. The
Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin
From India: Final Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination and
Final Affirmative Critical
Circumstances Determination
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International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-821-830]
Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin From the Russian
Federation: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that
countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters
of granular polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) resin from the Russian
Federation (Russia).
DATES: Applicable January 25, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George Ayache or William Horn, AD/CVD
Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2623 or (202)
482-4868, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 6, 2021, Commerce published its Preliminary
Determination.\1\ On October 14, 2021, Commerce released its Post-
Preliminary Analysis.\2\ For a complete description of the events that
followed the Preliminary Determination and Post-Preliminary Analysis,
see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\3\ The Issues and Decision
Memorandum is a public document and is made available to the public 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 Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly
at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
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\1\ See Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin from the Russian
Federation: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty
Determination and Alignment of Final Determination with Final
Antidumping Duty Determination, 86 FR 35476 (July 6, 2021)
(Preliminary Determination), and accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Post-Preliminary Analysis of
Countervailing Duty Investigation,'' dated October 14, 2021 (Post-
Preliminary Analysis).
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Affirmative Determination of the Countervailing Duty
Investigation of Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin from the
Russian Federation,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted
by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Period of Investigation
The period of investigation is January 1, 2020, through December
31, 2020.
Scope of the Investigation
The product covered by this investigation is granular PTFE resin
from Russia. For a complete description of the scope of this
investigation, see Appendix I.
Scope Comments
No interested party commented on the scope of the investigation as
it appeared in the Preliminary Determination. Therefore, no changes
were made to the scope of the investigation.
Analysis of Subsidy Programs and Comments Received
The subsidy programs under investigation and the issues raised in
the case and rebuttal briefs that were submitted by parties in this
investigation are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. For
a list of the issues raised by interested parties and addressed in the
Issues and Decision Memorandum, see Appendix II to this notice.
Methodology
Commerce conducted this investigation in accordance with section
701 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For each of the
subsidy programs found countervailable, Commerce determines that there
is a subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution by an ``authority'' that
gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is
specific.\4\ For a full description of the methodology underlying our
final determination, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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\4\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding
benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
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In making this final determination, Commerce relied, in part, on
the facts otherwise available on the record pursuant to section 776(a)
of the Act. Additionally, as discussed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum, because a respondent did not act to the best of its ability
in responding to our requests for information, we drew adverse
inferences, where appropriate, in selecting from among the facts
otherwise available, pursuant to section 776(b) of the Act. For further
information, see the section ``Use of Facts Otherwise Available and
Adverse Inferences'' in the accompanying Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
Verification
Commerce was unable to conduct on-site verification of the
information relied upon in making its final determination in this
investigation. However, we took additional steps in lieu of an on-site
verification to verify the information relied upon in making this final
determination, in accordance with section 782(i) of the Act.\5\
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\5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Revised Questionnaire in Lieu of
On-Site Verification,'' dated November 8, 2021; see also
HaloPolymer's Letter, ``In Lieu of Verification Questionnaire
Response,'' dated November 15, 2021.
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Changes Since the Preliminary Determination and Post-Preliminary
Analysis
Based on our review and analysis of the comments received from
parties, we made certain changes to Joint Stock Company ``HaloPolymer''
(HaloPolymer)'s preliminary subsidy rate calculations. For a discussion
of these changes, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
All-Others Rate
We continue to determine the all-others rate using the individual
estimated subsidy rate determined for HaloPolymer, the only
individually
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examined exporter/producer in this investigation, in accordance with
section 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act.
Final Determination
Commerce determines that the following estimated countervailable
subsidy rates exist:
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Subsidy
rate ad
Company valorem
(percent)
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Joint Stock Company ``HaloPolymer'' \6\..................... 2.53
All Others.................................................. 2.53
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Disclosure
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\6\ Commerce has found the following companies to be cross-owned
with HaloPolymer: Limited Liability Company ``HaloPolymer Kirovo-
Chepetsk,'' Joint Stock Company ``HaloPolymer Perm,'' and URALCHEM
JSC.
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Commerce intends to disclose to interested parties the calculations
and analysis performed in this final determination within five days of
any public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within
five days of the date of the publication of this notice in the Federal
Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation
As a result of our Preliminary Determination and pursuant to
sections 703(d)(1)(B) and (d)(2) of the Act, we instructed U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation of entries of
subject merchandise as described in the scope of the investigation
section entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or
after July 6, 2021, the date of publication of the Preliminary
Determination in the Federal Register. In accordance with section
703(d) of the Act, effective November 3, 2021, we instructed CBP to
discontinue the suspension of liquidation of all entries of subject
merchandise, but to continue the suspension of liquidation of all
entries of subject merchandise between July 6, 2021 and November 2,
2021.
If the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) issues a final
affirmative injury determination, we will issue a countervailing duty
order and require a cash deposit of estimated countervailing duties for
entries of subject merchandise in the amounts indicated above, in
accordance with section 706(a) of the Act. If the ITC determines that
material injury, or threat of material injury, does not exist, this
proceeding will be terminated, and all estimated duties deposited or
securities posted as a result of the suspension of liquidation will be
refunded or canceled.
ITC Notification
In accordance with section 705(d) of the Act, Commerce will notify
the ITC of its final affirmative determination that countervailable
subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of granular
PTFE resin from Russia. As Commerce's final determination is
affirmative, in accordance with section 705(b) of the Act, the ITC will
determine, within 45 days, whether the domestic industry in the United
States is materially injured or threatened with material injury. In
addition, we are making available to the ITC all non-privileged and
nonproprietary information related to this investigation. We will allow
the ITC access to all privileged and business proprietary information
in our files, provided the ITC confirms that it will not disclose such
information, either publicly or under an administrative protective
order (APO), without the written consent of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
Notification Regarding APO
In the event that the ITC issues a final negative injury
determination, this notice will serve as the only reminder to parties
subject to an APO of their responsibility concerning the destruction of
proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR
351.305(a)(3). Timely written notification of the return/destruction of
APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby
requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO
is a violation which is subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
This determination is issued and published pursuant to sections
705(d) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.210(c).
Dated: January 18, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I
Scope of the Investigation
The product covered by this investigation is granular
polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) resin. Granular PTFE resin is covered
by the scope of this investigation whether filled or unfilled,
whether or not modified, and whether or not containing co-polymer,
additives, pigments, or other materials. Also included is PTFE wet
raw polymer. The chemical formula for granular PTFE resin is C2F4,
and the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Registry number is 9002-84-
0.
Subject merchandise includes material matching the above
description that has been finished, packaged, or otherwise processed
in a third country, including by filling, modifying, compounding,
packaging with another product, or performing any other finishing,
packaging, or processing that would not otherwise remove the
merchandise from the scope of the investigation if performed in the
country of manufacture of the granular PTFE resin.
The product covered by this investigation does not include
dispersion or coagulated dispersion (also known as fine powder)
PTFE.
PTFE further processed into micropowder, having particle size
typically ranging from 1 to 25 microns, and a melt-flow rate no less
than 0.1 gram/10 minutes, is excluded from the scope of this
investigation.
Granular PTFE resin is classified in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under subheading 3904.61.0010.
Subject merchandise may also be classified under HTSUS subheading
3904.69.5000. Although the HTSUS subheadings and CAS Number are
provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written
description of the scope is dispositive.
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences
IV. Subsidies Valuation
V. Benchmarks and Interest Rates
VI. Analysis of Programs
VII. Analysis of Comments
Comment 1: Whether the Natural Gas for Less than Adequate
Remuneration (LTAR) Program Is Countervailable
Comment 2: Whether Commerce Should Use Kazakh Export Prices as a
Benchmark for the Natural Gas for LTAR Calculation
Comment 3: Whether the Preferential Loans Provided by the State-
Controlled Banks Program Are Countervailable
VIII. Recommendation
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