Low Melt Polyester Staple Fiber From the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022-2023, 9134-9135 [2025-02350]

Download as PDF 9134 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 25 / Friday, February 7, 2025 / Notices (section 301), depending on the country of origin. The applicable section 301 decisions require subject merchandise to be admitted to FTZs in privileged foreign status (19 CFR 146.41). Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions shall be addressed to the Board’s Executive Secretary and sent to: ftz@trade.gov. The closing period for their receipt is March 19, 2025. A copy of the notification will be available for public inspection in the ‘‘Online FTZ Information System’’ section of the Board’s website. For further information, contact Christopher Wedderburn at Chris.Wedderburn@trade.gov. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration Analysis of Comments Received [FR Doc. 2025–02348 Filed 2–6–25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P [A–580–895] Low Melt Polyester Staple Fiber From the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022–2023 Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Toray Advanced Materials Korea, Inc. (TAK), the sole producer and exporter subject to this administrative review, made sales of low melt polyester staple fiber (low melt PSF) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) in the United States at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), August 1, 2022, through July 31, 2023. DATES: Applicable February 7, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Hart, AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1058. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: Background On October 1, 2024, Commerce published in the Federal Register the Preliminary Results of 2022–2023 administrative review of the antidumping duty order 1 on low melt 1 See Low Melt Polyester Staple Fiber from the Republic of Korea and Taiwan: Antidumping Duty Orders, 83 FR 40752 (August 16, 2018) (Order). VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:22 Feb 06, 2025 Jkt 265001 calculations for TAK for the final results or review.5 Final Results of the Administrative Review As a result of this review, we determine that the following estimated weighted-average dumping margin exists for the period August 1, 2022, through July 31, 2023. Producer/exporter Scope of the Order The merchandise subject to this Order is synthetic staple fibers, not carded or combed, specifically bi-component polyester fibers having a polyester fiber component that melts at a lower temperature than the other polyester fiber component (low melt PSF). For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum. Dated: February 4, 2025. Elizabeth Whiteman, Executive Secretary. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 PSF from Korea and invited interested parties to comment.2 On December 9, 2024, Commerce tolled the deadline to issue the final results in this administrative review by 90 days.3 Accordingly, the deadline for these final results is now April 29, 2025. For a complete description of the events that occurred since the Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.4 Commerce conducted this administrative review in accordance with section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs submitted by parties in this administrative review are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum and 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 a review of the record and comments received from interested parties regarding the Preliminary Results, and for the reasons explained in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, Commerce made certain changes to the weighted-average dumping margin 2 See Low Melt Polyester Staple Fiber from the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022– 2023, 89 FR 79897 (October 1, 2024) (Preliminary Results). 3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,’’ dated December 9, 2024. 4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022– 2023: Low Melt Polyester Staple Fiber from the Republic of Korea,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Weightedaverage dumping margin (percent) Toray Advanced Materials Korea, Inc ................................ 3.14 Disclosure Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed in connection with these final results of review to interested parties within five days after public announcement of the final results or, if there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of publication of the notice of final results in the Federal Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Assessment Rates Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), Commerce will determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise in accordance with the final results of this review. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), we calculated importer-specific ad valorem duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for each importer’s examined sales and the total entered value of those sales. Where either the respondent’s weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de minimis, within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), or an importerspecific rate is zero or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties. For entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by TAK for which it did not know that the merchandise it sold to the intermediary (e.g., a reseller, trading company, or exporter) was destined for the United States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the all-others rate established in the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of 16.27 percent ad valorem,6 if there is no rate for the 5 See 6 See E:\FR\FM\07FEN1.SGM Issues and Decision Memorandum. Order. 07FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 25 / Friday, February 7, 2025 / Notices intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction. 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 Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for the company subject to this review will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin established in the final results of the review; (2) for merchandise exported by producers or exporters not covered in this review but covered in a prior completed segment of the proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published in the completed segment for the most recent period; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the original LTFV investigation, but the producer has been covered in a prior completed segment of this proceeding, then the cash deposit rate will be the rate established in the completed segment for the most recent period for the producer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will continue to be 16.27 percent, the all-others rate established in the LTFV investigation for this proceeding.7 These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice. Notification to Interested Parties We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5). Dated: January 30, 2025. Abdelali Elouaradia, Acting 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. Changes Since the Preliminary Results V. Discussion of the Issues Comment 1: Whether Commerce Should Use the Total Cost of Manufacturing Figures as Reported by TAK in the Calculation of the Dumping Margin Comment 2: Whether Commerce Should Adjust the Home Market Indirect Selling Expense Variable to Accurately Reflect the Correct Currencies Comment 3: Whether Commerce Should Adjust the U.S. Sales Universe to Capture All Relevant Sales in this Proceeding Comment 4: Whether Commerce Should Calculate Normal Value Net of the Reported Billing Adjustment for One Home Market Sale VI. Recommendation [FR Doc. 2025–02350 Filed 2–6–25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Notification to Importers lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Administrative Protective Order This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding. Timely written notification of 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 subject to sanction. This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce’s presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of doubled antidumping duties. COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED Procurement List; Deletions Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled. ACTION: Deletions from the Procurement List. AGENCY: This action deletes product(s) from the Procurement List that were SUMMARY: 7 See Order, 83 FR at 40753. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:22 Feb 06, 2025 Jkt 265001 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 9135 furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities. DATES: Date deleted from the Procurement List: March 9, 2025 ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 355 E Street SW, Suite 325, Washington, DC 20024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael R. Jurkowski, Telephone: (703) 489–1322, or email CMTEFedReg@ AbilityOne.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Deletions On 12/27/2024 (89 FR 106446), the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published notice of proposed deletions from the Procurement List. This notice is published pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 8503 (a)(2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3. After consideration of the relevant matter presented, the Committee has determined that the product(s) listed below are no longer suitable for procurement by the Federal Government under 41 U.S.C. 8501–8506 and 41 CFR 51–2.4. Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification I certify that the following action will not have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities. The major factors considered for this certification were: 1. The action will not result in additional reporting, recordkeeping or other compliance requirements for small entities. 2. The action may result in authorizing small entities to furnish the product(s) to the Government. 3. There are no known regulatory alternatives which would accomplish the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 8501–8506) in connection with the product(s) deleted from the Procurement List. End of Certification Accordingly, the following product(s) are deleted from the Procurement List: Product(s) NSN(s)—Product Name(s): 6645–01–491–9825—Clock, Wall, Mahogany, Octagon, 12″ Quartz 6645–01–491–9835—Clock, Wall, Mahogany Octagon, Custom Logo 12″ Quartz 6645–01–557–4607—Clock, Wall, Self-Set, Custom Logo, Mahogany, Octagon, 12″ Diameter Frame 6645–01–557–4608—Clock, Wall, Self-Set, Mahogany, Octagon, 12″ Diameter Frame Authorized Source of Supply: Chicago Lighthouse Industries, Chicago, IL Contracting Activity: GSA/FAS ADMIN E:\FR\FM\07FEN1.SGM 07FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 25 (Friday, February 7, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9134-9135]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-895]


Low Melt Polyester Staple Fiber From the Republic of Korea: Final 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022-2023

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that 
Toray Advanced Materials Korea, Inc. (TAK), the sole producer and 
exporter subject to this administrative review, made sales of low melt 
polyester staple fiber (low melt PSF) from the Republic of Korea 
(Korea) in the United States at less than normal value (NV) during the 
period of review (POR), August 1, 2022, through July 31, 2023.

DATES: Applicable February 7, 2025.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Hart, AD/CVD Operations, Office 
II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1058.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On October 1, 2024, Commerce published in the Federal Register the 
Preliminary Results of 2022-2023 administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order \1\ on low melt PSF from Korea and invited 
interested parties to comment.\2\ On December 9, 2024, Commerce tolled 
the deadline to issue the final results in this administrative review 
by 90 days.\3\ Accordingly, the deadline for these final results is now 
April 29, 2025. For a complete description of the events that occurred 
since the Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum.\4\ Commerce conducted this administrative review in 
accordance with section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act).
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    \1\ See Low Melt Polyester Staple Fiber from the Republic of 
Korea and Taiwan: Antidumping Duty Orders, 83 FR 40752 (August 16, 
2018) (Order).
    \2\ See Low Melt Polyester Staple Fiber from the Republic of 
Korea: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review; 2022-2023, 89 FR 79897 (October 1, 2024) (Preliminary 
Results).
    \3\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated December 9, 2024.
    \4\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022-
2023: Low Melt Polyester Staple Fiber from the Republic of Korea,'' 
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues 
and Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise subject to this Order is synthetic staple fibers, 
not carded or combed, specifically bi-component polyester fibers having 
a polyester fiber component that melts at a lower temperature than the 
other polyester fiber component (low melt PSF). For a complete 
description of the scope of the Order, see the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs submitted by 
parties in this administrative review are addressed in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum and 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 a review of the record and comments received from 
interested parties regarding the Preliminary Results, and for the 
reasons explained in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, Commerce made 
certain changes to the weighted-average dumping margin calculations for 
TAK for the final results or review.\5\
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    \5\ See Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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Final Results of the Administrative Review

    As a result of this review, we determine that the following 
estimated weighted-average dumping margin exists for the period August 
1, 2022, through July 31, 2023.

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                                                              Weighted-
                                                               average
                     Producer/exporter                         dumping
                                                                margin
                                                              (percent)
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Toray Advanced Materials Korea, Inc........................        3.14
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Disclosure

    Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed in 
connection with these final results of review to interested parties 
within five days after public announcement of the final results or, if 
there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of 
publication of the notice of final results in the Federal Register, in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).

Assessment Rates

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, and 19 CFR 
351.212(b)(1), Commerce will determine, and U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate 
entries of subject merchandise in accordance with the final results of 
this review.
    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), we calculated importer-specific 
ad valorem duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount 
of dumping calculated for each importer's examined sales and the total 
entered value of those sales. Where either the 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.
    For entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by TAK 
for which it did not know that the merchandise it sold to the 
intermediary (e.g., a reseller, trading company, or exporter) was 
destined for the United States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate 
unreviewed entries at the all-others rate established in the less-than-
fair-value (LTFV) investigation of 16.27 percent ad valorem,\6\ if 
there is no rate for the

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intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.
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    \6\ See Order.
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    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

    Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the 
following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all shipments 
of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption on or after the date of publication, as provided by section 
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for the company 
subject to this review will be equal to the weighted-average dumping 
margin established in the final results of the review; (2) for 
merchandise exported by producers or exporters not covered in this 
review but covered in a prior completed segment of the proceeding, the 
cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate 
published in the completed segment for the most recent period; (3) if 
the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or 
the original LTFV investigation, but the producer has been covered in a 
prior completed segment of this proceeding, then the cash deposit rate 
will be the rate established in the completed segment for the most 
recent period for the producer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash 
deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will continue to 
be 16.27 percent, the all-others rate established in the LTFV 
investigation for this proceeding.\7\ These deposit requirements, when 
imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
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    \7\ See Order, 83 FR at 40753.
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Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation 
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply 
with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which continues to govern 
business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding. 
Timely written notification of 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 subject 
to sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).

    Dated: January 30, 2025.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Acting 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. Changes Since the Preliminary Results
V. Discussion of the Issues
    Comment 1: Whether Commerce Should Use the Total Cost of 
Manufacturing Figures as Reported by TAK in the Calculation of the 
Dumping Margin
    Comment 2: Whether Commerce Should Adjust the Home Market 
Indirect Selling Expense Variable to Accurately Reflect the Correct 
Currencies
    Comment 3: Whether Commerce Should Adjust the U.S. Sales 
Universe to Capture All Relevant Sales in this Proceeding
    Comment 4: Whether Commerce Should Calculate Normal Value Net of 
the Reported Billing Adjustment for One Home Market Sale
VI. Recommendation

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