Certain Epoxy Resins From the People's Republic of China: Postponement of Final Determination in the Less Than Fair Value Investigation, 94709-94710 [2024-28021]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 230 / Friday, November 29, 2024 / Notices see the Issues and Decision Memorandum. Disclosure Analysis of Comments Received All issues raised by the interested parties in their case briefs are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. The topics discussed and the issues raised by parties to which we responded in the Issues and Decision Memorandum are listed in the appendix to this notice. 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, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/ public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. Changes Since the Preliminary Results Based on our analysis of the comments received from interested parties, we made changes to the net countervailable subsidy rates for Sgambaro SpA. (Sgambaro). For a discussion of these changes, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum. Methodology Commerce conducted this administrative review in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Act. For each of the subsidy programs found to be countervailable, we find that there is a subsidy, i.e., a government-provided financial contribution that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is specific.4 For a complete description of the methodology underlying all of Commerce’s conclusions, including our reliance, in part, on facts otherwise available, including adverse facts available, pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum. khammond on DSK9W7S144PROD with NOTICES Pastificio Gentile S.r.l ........... Sgambaro SpA ..................... 21:22 Nov 27, 2024 In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), Commerce has determined, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, countervailing duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise covered by this review. Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after 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 Jkt 265001 Notification to Interested Parties The final results are issued and published in accordance with sections PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5). Dated: November 21, 2024. Abdelali Elouaradia, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Scope of the Order IV. Subsidies Valuation V. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences VI. Analysis of Program VII. Discussion of Issues Comment 1: Whether Commerce Erred in the Sales Denominator Used when Calculating Subsidy Rates for Sgambaro Comment 2: Whether Commerce Erred in Finding the Preferential Financing for Export Law 394/81 to be Export Contingent Comment 3: Whether Commerce Erred in its Calculations for the Sabatini Law Program Comment 4: Whether the IRAP Program Is Countervailable VIII. Recommendation [FR Doc. 2024–27882 Filed 11–27–24; 8:45 am] In accordance with section 751(a)(1) and (a)(2)(C) of the Act, Commerce also intends to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties in the amounts shown for the companies listed above for shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of these final results of this administrative review. For all nonreviewed firms, we will instruct CBP to continue to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties at the all-others rate or the most recent company-specific rate applicable to the company, as appropriate. These cash deposit requirements, effective upon publication of these final results, shall remain in effect until further notice. This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to an APO of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely Subsidy rate written notification of the return or (percent ad destruction of APO materials or valorem) conversion to judicial protective order, 0.94 is hereby requested. Failure to comply 2.29 with the regulations and terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation. 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. VerDate Sep<11>2014 Assessment Rates Administrative Protective Order (APO) Final Results of the Administrative Review Commerce determines that the following net countervailable subsidy rates exist for the period January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022: Producer/exporter Commerce intends to disclose calculations and analysis performed for these final results of review within five days after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). 94709 BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–570–166] Certain Epoxy Resins From the People’s Republic of China: Postponement of Final Determination in the Less Than Fair Value Investigation Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is postponing the deadline for issuing the final determination in the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of certain epoxy resins (epoxy resins) from the People’s Republic of China (China) until March 28, 2025, and is extending the provisional measures from a four-month period to a period of not more than six months. DATES: Applicable November 29, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Flessner, AD/CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–6312. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: E:\FR\FM\29NON1.SGM 29NON1 94710 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 230 / Friday, November 29, 2024 / Notices Background On April 23, 2024, Commerce initiated an LTFV investigation of imports of epoxy resins from China.1 The period of investigation is October 1, 2023, through March 31, 2024. On November 13, 2024, Commerce published its Preliminary Determination of sales at LTFV of epoxy resins from China.2 Postponement of Final Determination khammond on DSK9W7S144PROD with NOTICES Section 735(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2) provide that a final determination may be postponed until not later than 135 days after the date of the publication of the preliminary determination if, in the event of an affirmative preliminary determination, a request for such postponement is made by the exporters or producers who account for a significant proportion of exports of the subject merchandise, or in the event of a negative preliminary determination, a request for such postponement is made by the petitioners. Further, 19 CFR 351.210(e)(2) requires that such postponement requests by exporters be accompanied by a request for extension of provisional measures from a fourmonth period to a period of not more than six months, in accordance with section 733(d) of the Act. On November 18, 2024, Huntsman Advanced Materials (Guangdong) Company Ltd. (Huntsman), the mandatory respondent in this investigation, requested that Commerce postpone the deadline for the final determination until no later than 135 days from the publication of the Preliminary Determination, and extend the application of the provisional measures from a four-month period to a period of not more than six months.3 In accordance with section 735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii), because: (1) the Preliminary Determination was affirmative; (2) the request was made by an exporter or producer who accounts for a significant proportion of exports of the subject merchandise; and (3) no compelling reasons for denial exist, Commerce is postponing the final 1 See Certain Epoxy Resins from the People’s Republic of China, India, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand: Initiation of Less-Than-FairValue Investigations, 89 FR 33324 (April 29, 2024). 2 See Certain Epoxy Resins from the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, 89 FR 89594 (November 13, 2024) (Preliminary Determination). 3 See Huntsman’s Letter, ‘‘Request to Postpone Final Determination,’’ dated November 18, 2024. VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:22 Nov 27, 2024 Jkt 265001 determination until no later than 135 days after the date of the publication of the Preliminary Determination, and extending the provisional measures from a four-month period to a period of not more than six months. Accordingly, Commerce will issue its final determination no later than March 28, 2025. Notification to Interested Parties This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 735(a)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(g). Dated: November 22, 2024. Abdelali Elouaradia, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. [FR Doc. 2024–28021 Filed 11–27–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XE494] Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area; Cost Recovery Fee Notice for the Western Alaska Community Development Quota and Trawl Limited Access Privilege Programs National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of standard prices and fee percentage. AGENCY: NMFS publishes standard prices and fee percentages for cost recovery for the Amendment 80 Program, the American Fisheries Act (AFA) Program, the Aleutian Islands Pollock (AIP) Program, and the Western Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program in the Bering Sea Aleutian Islands (BSAI) management area. The fee percentages for 2024 are 1.86 percent for the Amendment 80 Program, 0.24 percent for the AFA inshore cooperatives, 0 percent for the AIP program, and 1.38 percent for the CDQ Program. This notice is intended to provide the 2024 standard prices and fee percentages to calculate the required payment for cost recovery fees due by December 31, 2024. DATES: The standard prices and fee percentages are valid on November 29, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charmaine Weeks, Fee Coordinator, 907–586–7231. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Section 304(d) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) authorizes and requires that NMFS collect cost recovery fees for limited access privilege programs and the CDQ Program. Cost recovery fees include NMFS’ actual costs directly related to its management, data collection, and enforcement of the programs. Section 304(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act mandates that cost recovery fees not exceed 3 percent of the annual ex-vessel value of fish harvested under any program subject to a cost recovery fee and that the fee be collected either at the time of landing, filing of a landing report, or sale of such fish during a fishing season or in the last quarter of the calendar year in which the fish is harvested. NMFS manages the Amendment 80 Program, AFA Program, and AIP Program as limited access privilege programs. On January 5, 2016, NMFS published a final rule to implement cost recovery for these three limited access privilege programs and the CDQ program (81 FR 150). The designated representative (for the purposes of cost recovery) for each program is responsible for submitting the fee payment to NMFS on or before December 31 of the year in which the landings were made. The total dollar amount of the fee due is determined by multiplying the NMFS published fee percentage by the ex-vessel value of all landings under the program made during the fishing year. NMFS publishes this notice of the fee percentages for the Amendment 80, AFA, AIP, and CDQ programs in the Federal Register by December 1 each year. Standard Prices The fee liability is based on the exvessel value of fish harvested in each program. For purposes of calculating cost recovery fees, NMFS uses a standard ex-vessel price (standard price) for each species. A standard price is determined using information on landings purchased (volume) and exvessel value paid (value). For most groundfish species, NMFS annually summarizes volume and value information for landings of all fishery species subject to cost recovery to estimate a standard price for each species. The standard prices are described in U.S. dollars per pound for landings made during the year. The standard prices for all species in the Amendment 80, AFA, AIP, and CDQ programs are provided in Table 1. Each E:\FR\FM\29NON1.SGM 29NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 230 (Friday, November 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 94709-94710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28021]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-166]


Certain Epoxy Resins From the People's Republic of China: 
Postponement of Final Determination in the Less Than Fair Value 
Investigation

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is postponing the 
deadline for issuing the final determination in the less-than-fair-
value (LTFV) investigation of certain epoxy resins (epoxy resins) from 
the People's Republic of China (China) until March 28, 2025, and is 
extending the provisional measures from a four-month period to a period 
of not more than six months.

DATES: Applicable November 29, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Flessner, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-6312.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

[[Page 94710]]

Background

    On April 23, 2024, Commerce initiated an LTFV investigation of 
imports of epoxy resins from China.\1\ The period of investigation is 
October 1, 2023, through March 31, 2024. On November 13, 2024, Commerce 
published its Preliminary Determination of sales at LTFV of epoxy 
resins from China.\2\
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    \1\ See Certain Epoxy Resins from the People's Republic of 
China, India, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand: 
Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 89 FR 33324 
(April 29, 2024).
    \2\ See Certain Epoxy Resins from the People's Republic of 
China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than 
Fair Value and Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical 
Circumstances, 89 FR 89594 (November 13, 2024) (Preliminary 
Determination).
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Postponement of Final Determination

    Section 735(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 
and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2) provide that a final determination may be 
postponed until not later than 135 days after the date of the 
publication of the preliminary determination if, in the event of an 
affirmative preliminary determination, a request for such postponement 
is made by the exporters or producers who account for a significant 
proportion of exports of the subject merchandise, or in the event of a 
negative preliminary determination, a request for such postponement is 
made by the petitioners. Further, 19 CFR 351.210(e)(2) requires that 
such postponement requests by exporters be accompanied by a request for 
extension of provisional measures from a four-month period to a period 
of not more than six months, in accordance with section 733(d) of the 
Act.
    On November 18, 2024, Huntsman Advanced Materials (Guangdong) 
Company Ltd. (Huntsman), the mandatory respondent in this 
investigation, requested that Commerce postpone the deadline for the 
final determination until no later than 135 days from the publication 
of the Preliminary Determination, and extend the application of the 
provisional measures from a four-month period to a period of not more 
than six months.\3\
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    \3\ See Huntsman's Letter, ``Request to Postpone Final 
Determination,'' dated November 18, 2024.
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    In accordance with section 735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.210(b)(2)(ii), because: (1) the Preliminary Determination was 
affirmative; (2) the request was made by an exporter or producer who 
accounts for a significant proportion of exports of the subject 
merchandise; and (3) no compelling reasons for denial exist, Commerce 
is postponing the final determination until no later than 135 days 
after the date of the publication of the Preliminary Determination, and 
extending the provisional measures from a four-month period to a period 
of not more than six months. Accordingly, Commerce will issue its final 
determination no later than March 28, 2025.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 735(a)(2) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(g).

    Dated: November 22, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2024-28021 Filed 11-27-24; 8:45 am]
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