Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From India: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, and Rescission, in Part; 2020, 48453-48455 [2022-17020]
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International Trade Administration
[C–533–825]
Polyethylene Terephthalate Film,
Sheet, and Strip From India:
Preliminary Results of Countervailing
Duty Administrative Review, and
Rescission, in Part; 2020
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily
determines that countervailable
subsidies are being provided to SRF
Limited (SRF), a producer and exporter
of polyethylene terephthalate film,
sheet, and strip (PET film) from India.
The period of review is January 1, 2020,
through December 31, 2020. In addition,
we are rescinding the review with
respect to three companies. Interested
parties are invited to comment on these
preliminary results.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
AGENCY:
DATES:
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Michael A. Romani or Konrad
Ptaszynski, AD/CVD Operations, Office
I, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0198 or
(202) 482–6187, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 1, 2002, Commerce published
in the Federal Register the
countervailing duty (CVD) order on PET
film from India.1 On September 7, 2021,
Commerce published a notice of
initiation of an administrative review of
the Order.2 On March 30, 2022,
Commerce extended the deadline for the
preliminary results of this review to no
later than July 29, 2022.3 For a complete
description of the events that followed
the initiation of this review, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.4 A
list of topics discussed in the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum is
included as the 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://access.trade.gov/
public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Scope of the Order
The products covered by this Order
are PET film from India. For a complete
description of the scope of the Order,
1 See Countervailing Duty Order; Polyethylene
Terephthalate Film Sheet, and Strip (PET Film)
from India, 67 FR 44179 (July 1, 2002) (Order).
2 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 86 FR
50034 (September 7, 2021) as corrected by Initiation
of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review, 86 FR 555572 (October 6,
2021) and Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 86 FR
57808 (October 18, 2021).
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Polyethylene Terephthalate
Film, Sheet and Strip from India: Extension of
Deadline for Preliminary Results of Countervailing
Duty Administrative Review; 2020,’’ dated March
30, 2022.
4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of
the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review:
Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip
from India; 2020,’’ dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum).
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see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.5
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this
administrative review in accordance
with section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For
each of the subsidy programs found to
be countervailable, we preliminarily
find 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.6 For a full description of the
methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
Rescission of Administrative Review, in
Part
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1),
Commerce will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in
part, if the parties that requested a
review withdraw the request within 90
days of the date of publication of the
notice of initiation. Commerce received
timely-filed withdrawal requests for
MTZ Polyesters Ltd. (MTZ), Uflex Ltd.
(Uflex), and Vacmet India Ltd. (Vacmet).
Because the withdrawal requests were
timely filed and no other party
requested a review of these companies,
in accordance with 19 CFR
351.213(d)(1), Commerce is rescinding
this review of the Order with respect to
MTZ, Uflex, and Vacmet.
Preliminary Rate for Non-Selected
Companies Under Review
There are four companies for which a
review was requested and not
rescinded, and which were not selected
as mandatory respondents. The statute
and Commerce’s regulations do not
directly address the establishment of
rates to be applied to companies not
selected for individual examination
where Commerce limits its examination
in an administrative review pursuant to
section 777A(e)(2) of the Act. However,
Commerce normally determines the
rates for non-selected companies in
reviews in a manner that is consistent
with section 705(c)(5) of the Act, which
provides the basis for calculating the allothers rate in an investigation.
Section 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act
instructs Commerce, as a general rule, to
calculate an all-others rate equal to the
weighted average of the countervailable
subsidy rates established for exporters
and/or producers individually
examined, excluding any rates that are
zero, de minimis, or based entirely on
facts available. In this review, the
preliminary rate calculated for SRF, the
sole mandatory respondent, was not
zero, de minimis, or based entirely on
facts available. Therefore, for the
companies for which a review was
requested that were not selected as
mandatory company respondents, and
for which Commerce did not receive a
timely request for withdrawal of review,
Commerce based the preliminary
subsidy rate on the preliminary rate
calculated for SRF.
Preliminary Results of Review
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.221(b)(4)(i), we preliminarily
determine the following net
countervailable subsidy rates for the
POR:
Subsidy rate
(percent ad
valorem)
Manufacturer/exporter
SRF Limited 7 .......................................................................................................................................................................................
3.52
Review-Specific Average Rate Applicable to the Following Companies
Ester Industries Limited .......................................................................................................................................................................
Garware Polyester Ltd .........................................................................................................................................................................
Jindal Polyester Ltd .............................................................................................................................................................................
Polyplex USA .......................................................................................................................................................................................
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Disclosure and Public Comment
We will disclose to parties in this
review the calculations performed for
these preliminary results within five
days of publication of these preliminary
results.8 Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c),
interested parties may submit written
comments (case briefs) on the
preliminary results no later than 30 days
from the date of publication of this
Federal Register notice, and rebuttal
comments (rebuttal briefs) within seven
days after the time limit for filing case
briefs.9 Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.309(d)(2), rebuttal briefs must be
limited to issues raised in the case
briefs. Parties who submit arguments are
requested to submit with the argument:
5 Id.
at 3.
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.
7 SRF Limited is also known as SRF Limited of
India, SRF Ltd., and SRF Limited Packaging Films.
6 See
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(1) a statement of the issue; (2) a brief
summary of the argument; and (3) a
table of authorities.10 All briefs must be
filed electronically using ACCESS 11
and must be served on interested
parties.12
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 by 5 p.m. Eastern Time within
30 days after the date of publication of
this notice. Hearing requests should
contain: (1) the party’s name, address,
and telephone number; (2) the number
of participants; and (3) a list of the
issues to be discussed. Issues addressed
at the hearing will be limited to those
19 CFR 351.224(b).
19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii); 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).
10 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
raised in the briefs. If a request for a
hearing is made, Commerce intends to
hold the hearing at a date and time to
be determined.13
Parties are reminded that briefs and
hearing requests are to be filed
electronically using ACCESS and that
electronically filed documents must be
received successfully in their entirety by
5 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
Commerce has temporarily modified
certain of its requirements for serving
documents containing business
proprietary information, until further
notice.14
Commerce intends to issue the final
results of this administrative review,
including the results of our analysis of
the issues raised by the parties in their
8 See
11 See
9 See
12 See
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3.52
3.52
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generally 19 CFR 351.303.
19 CFR 351.303(f).
13 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
14 See Temporary Rule.
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briefs, no later than 120 days after the
date of publication of this notice,
pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h), unless this
deadline is extended.
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Assessment Rates
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.221(b)(4)(i), we preliminarily
assigned subsidy rates in the amounts
shown above for the producers/
exporters shown above. Upon
completion of the administrative
review, consistent with section 751(a)(1)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2),
Commerce shall determine, and U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, countervailing duties on all
appropriate entries covered by this
review. For the companies for which
this review is rescinded, we will
instruct CBP to assess countervailing
duties on all appropriate entries at a rate
equal to the cash deposit of estimated
countervailing duties required at the
time of entry, or withdrawal from
warehouse, for consumption, during the
period January 1, 2020, through
December 31, 2020, in accordance with
19 CFR 351.212(c)(l)(i). For the
companies remaining in the review,
Commerce intends to issue assessment
instructions to CBP no earlier than 35
days after the date of publication of the
final results of this review in the
Federal Register. If a timely summons is
filed at the U.S. Court of International
Trade, the assessment instructions will
direct CBP not to liquidate relevant
entries until the time for parties to file
a request for a statutory injunction has
expired (i.e., within 90 days of
publication).
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of
the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: July 29, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Partial Rescission of Administrative
Review
IV. Non-Selected Rate
V. Scope of the Order
VI. Subsidies Valuation Information
VII. Analysis of Programs
VIII. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–122–858]
Certain Softwood Lumber Products
From Canada: Final Results and Final
Rescission, in Part, of the
Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review, 2020
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) determines that
producers and exporters of certain
softwood lumber products (softwood
lumber) from Canada received
countervailable subsidies during the
period of review (POR), January 1, 2020,
through December 31, 2020. With
respect to 18 companies, we are
rescinding this administrative review
because none of the companies had a
reviewable entry during the POR.
DATES: Applicable August 9, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jonathan Hall-Eastman (Canfor), John
Hoffner (JDIL), Kristen Johnson/Samuel
Brummitt (Resolute), and Laura Griffith
(West Fraser), 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) 482–1468,
(202) 482–3315, (202) 482–4793/(202)
482–7851, and (202) 482–6430,
respectively.
AGENCY:
Cash Deposit Requirements
In accordance with section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, Commerce
intends, upon publication of the final
results, to instruct CBP to collect cash
deposits of estimated countervailing
duties in the amounts shown for each of
the respondents listed above on
shipments of subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the date of
publication of the final results of this
administrative review. For all nonreviewed firms, CBP will continue to
collect cash deposits of estimated
countervailing duties at the most recent
company-specific or all-others rate
applicable to the company, as
appropriate. These cash deposit
instructions, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
Background
Notification to Interested Parties
These preliminary results and notice
are issued and published in accordance
Commerce published the preliminary
results of this countervailing duty (CVD)
administrative review of softwood
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lumber from Canada on February 4,
2022, and invited interested parties to
comment.1 For a summary of the events
that occurred since the Preliminary
Results and a full discussion of the
issues raised by parties for the final
results, see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.2
Scope of the Order
The product covered by this order is
certain softwood lumber products from
Canada. For a complete description of
the scope of the Order, see the Issues
and Decision Memorandum.
Final Rescission of Administrative
Review, in Part
Based on our analysis of U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) data and
comments received from interested
parties, we determine that the 18
companies listed below had no
reviewable shipments, sales, or entries
of subject merchandise during the POR.
Absent evidence of shipments on the
record, we are rescinding the
administrative review of these
companies, pursuant to 19 CFR
351.213(d)(3). For further information,
see ‘‘Final Rescission of Administrative
Review, in Part’’ in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
AA Trading Ltd.
Blanchette & Blanchette Inc.
Canada Pallet Corp.
Careau Bois Inc.
Cedarcoast Lumber Products
CWP—Montreal inc.
Goldband Shake & Shingle Ltd.
Imperial Cedar Products, Ltd.
Les Produits Forestiers D&G Lte´e (aka,
D&G Forest Products Ltd.)
Marcel Lauzon Inc.
North American Forest Products Ltd.
(located in Saint-Quentin, New
Brunswick)
Sapphire Lumber Company
Scierie Alexandre Lemay & Fils Inc.
Skeena Sawmills Ltd
Sonora Logging Ltd.
1 See Certain Softwood Lumber Products from
Canada: Preliminary Results, Partial Rescission,
and Preliminary Intent to Rescind, in Part, the
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2020,
87 FR 6500 (February 4, 2022) (Preliminary
Results).
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Results of the
Administrative Review of the Countervailing Duty
Order on Certain Softwood Lumber Products from
Canada; 2020,’’ dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision
Memorandum). The Issues and 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, members of the public
may access the IDM directly at https://
access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-533-825]
Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From India:
Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, and
Rescission, in Part; 2020
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily
determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to SRF
Limited (SRF), a producer and exporter of polyethylene terephthalate
film, sheet, and strip (PET film) from India. The period of review is
January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020. In addition, we are
rescinding the review with respect to three companies. Interested
parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable August 9, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael A. Romani or Konrad
Ptaszynski, AD/CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0198
or (202) 482-6187, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 1, 2002, Commerce published in the Federal Register the
countervailing duty (CVD) order on PET film from India.\1\ On September
7, 2021, Commerce published a notice of initiation of an administrative
review of the Order.\2\ On March 30, 2022, Commerce extended the
deadline for the preliminary results of this review to no later than
July 29, 2022.\3\ For a complete description of the events that
followed the initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.\4\ A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is included as the 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://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
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\1\ See Countervailing Duty Order; Polyethylene Terephthalate
Film Sheet, and Strip (PET Film) from India, 67 FR 44179 (July 1,
2002) (Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 86 FR 50034 (September 7, 2021) as corrected
by Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review, 86 FR 555572 (October 6, 2021) and Initiation of Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 86 FR 57808 (October
18, 2021).
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet and
Strip from India: Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2020,'' dated March 30,
2022.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results and Partial Rescission of the Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review: Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and
Strip from India; 2020,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The products covered by this Order are PET film from India. For a
complete description of the scope of the Order,
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this administrative review in accordance
with section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act). For each of the subsidy programs found to be countervailable, we
preliminarily find 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.\6\ For a full description
of the methodology underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
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\6\ 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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Rescission of Administrative Review, in Part
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in part, if the parties that
requested a review withdraw the request within 90 days of the date of
publication of the notice of initiation. Commerce received timely-filed
withdrawal requests for MTZ Polyesters Ltd. (MTZ), Uflex Ltd. (Uflex),
and Vacmet India Ltd. (Vacmet). Because the withdrawal requests were
timely filed and no other party requested a review of these companies,
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce is rescinding this
review of the Order with respect to MTZ, Uflex, and Vacmet.
Preliminary Rate for Non-Selected Companies Under Review
There are four companies for which a review was requested and not
rescinded, and which were not selected as mandatory respondents. The
statute and Commerce's regulations do not directly address the
establishment of rates to be applied to companies not selected for
individual examination where Commerce limits its examination in an
administrative review pursuant to section 777A(e)(2) of the Act.
However, Commerce normally determines the rates for non-selected
companies in reviews in a manner that is consistent with section
705(c)(5) of the Act, which provides the basis for calculating the all-
others rate in an investigation.
Section 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act instructs Commerce, as a general
rule, to calculate an all-others rate equal to the weighted average of
the countervailable subsidy rates established for exporters and/or
producers individually examined, excluding any rates that are zero, de
minimis, or based entirely on facts available. In this review, the
preliminary rate calculated for SRF, the sole mandatory respondent, was
not zero, de minimis, or based entirely on facts available. Therefore,
for the companies for which a review was requested that were not
selected as mandatory company respondents, and for which Commerce did
not receive a timely request for withdrawal of review, Commerce based
the preliminary subsidy rate on the preliminary rate calculated for
SRF.
Preliminary Results of Review
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4)(i), we preliminarily
determine the following net countervailable subsidy rates for the POR:
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Subsidy rate
Manufacturer/exporter (percent ad
valorem)
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SRF Limited \7\......................................... 3.52
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Review-Specific Average Rate Applicable to the Following Companies
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Ester Industries Limited................................ 3.52
Garware Polyester Ltd................................... 3.52
Jindal Polyester Ltd.................................... 3.52
Polyplex USA............................................ 3.52
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Disclosure and Public Comment
We will disclose to parties in this review the calculations
performed for these preliminary results within five days of publication
of these preliminary results.\8\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c),
interested parties may submit written comments (case briefs) on the
preliminary results no later than 30 days from the date of publication
of this Federal Register notice, and rebuttal comments (rebuttal
briefs) within seven days after the time limit for filing case
briefs.\9\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(d)(2), rebuttal briefs must be
limited to issues raised in the case briefs. Parties who submit
arguments are requested to submit with the argument: (1) a statement of
the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of
authorities.\10\ All briefs must be filed electronically using ACCESS
\11\ and must be served on interested parties.\12\
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\7\ SRF Limited is also known as SRF Limited of India, SRF Ltd.,
and SRF Limited Packaging Films.
\8\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
\9\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii); 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).
\10\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
\11\ See generally 19 CFR 351.303.
\12\ See 19 CFR 351.303(f).
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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 by 5 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice. Hearing requests should contain: (1) the
party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of
participants; and (3) a list of the issues to be discussed. Issues
addressed at the hearing will be limited to those raised in the briefs.
If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold the
hearing at a date and time to be determined.\13\
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\13\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
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Parties are reminded that briefs and hearing requests are to be
filed electronically using ACCESS and that electronically filed
documents must be received successfully in their entirety by 5 p.m.
Eastern Time on the due date. Commerce has temporarily modified certain
of its requirements for serving documents containing business
proprietary information, until further notice.\14\
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\14\ See Temporary Rule.
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Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative
review, including the results of our analysis of the issues raised by
the parties in their
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briefs, no later than 120 days after the date of publication of this
notice, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.213(h), unless this deadline is extended.
Assessment Rates
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4)(i), we preliminarily
assigned subsidy rates in the amounts shown above for the producers/
exporters shown above. Upon completion of the administrative review,
consistent with section 751(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2),
Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, countervailing duties on all appropriate entries covered
by this review. For the companies for which this review is rescinded,
we will instruct CBP to assess countervailing duties on all appropriate
entries at a rate equal to the cash deposit of estimated countervailing
duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for
consumption, during the period January 1, 2020, through December 31,
2020, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(l)(i). For the companies
remaining in the review, Commerce intends to issue assessment
instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date of
publication of the final results of this review in the Federal
Register. If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of
International Trade, the assessment instructions will direct CBP not to
liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties to file a request
for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within 90 days of
publication).
Cash Deposit Requirements
In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, Commerce
intends, upon publication of the final results, to instruct CBP to
collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties in the amounts
shown for each of the respondents listed above on shipments of subject
merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or
after the date of publication of the final results of this
administrative review. For all non-reviewed firms, CBP will continue to
collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties at the most
recent company-specific or all-others rate applicable to the company,
as appropriate. These cash deposit instructions, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
Notification to Interested Parties
These preliminary results and notice are issued and published in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.221(b)(4).
Dated: July 29, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix--List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Partial Rescission of Administrative Review
IV. Non-Selected Rate
V. Scope of the Order
VI. Subsidies Valuation Information
VII. Analysis of Programs
VIII. Recommendation
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