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Continuation of Suspension of
Liquidation
In accordance with section
735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, Commerce will
instruct U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) to continue to suspend
liquidation of entries of subject
merchandise, as described in Appendix
I of this notice, which were entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption, on or after November 6,
2024, the date of publication of the
Preliminary Determination in the
Federal Register. These suspension of
liquidation instructions will remain in
effect until further notice.
Pursuant to section 735(c)(1)(B)(ii) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(d), upon
the publication of this notice, we will
instruct CBP to require a cash deposit
for estimated antidumping duties for
such entries as follows: (1) the cash
deposit rates for the companies listed in
the table above are the company-specific
estimated weighted-average dumping
margins determined in this final
determination; (2) if the exporter is not
a respondent listed in the table above,
but the producer is, then the cash
deposit rate is the company-specific
estimated weighted-average dumping
margin established for that producer of
the subject merchandise; and (3) the
cash deposit rate for all other producers
and exporters is the all-others estimated
weighted-average dumping margin
listed in the table above. These
suspension of liquidation instructions
will remain in effect until further notice.
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U.S. International Trade Commission
(ITC) Notification
In accordance with section 735(d) of
the Act, Commerce will notify the ITC
of its final affirmative determination of
sales at LTFV. Because Commerce’s
final determination is affirmative, in
accordance with section 735(b)(2) of the
Act, the ITC will make its final
determination as to whether the
domestic industry in the United States
is materially injured, or threatened with
material injury, by reason of imports or
sales (or the likelihood of sales) for
importation of ferrosilicon from
Kazakhstan, no later than 45 days after
this final determination. If the ITC
determines that such injury does not
exist, this proceeding will be
terminated, all cash deposits posted will
be refunded, and suspension of
liquidation will be lifted. If the ITC
determines that such injury does exist,
Commerce will issue an antidumping
duty order directing CBP to assess, upon
further instruction by Commerce,
antidumping duties on all imports of the
subject merchandise entered, or
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withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the effective
date of the suspension of liquidation, as
discussed in the ‘‘Continuation of
Suspension of Liquidation’’ section
above.
Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice will serve 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 accordance with 19 CFR
351.305(a)(3). Timely written
notification of the return or destruction
of APO materials or conversion to
judicial protective order is hereby
requested. Failure to comply with the
regulations and the terms of an APO is
a sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
This determination is issued and
published in accordance with sections
735(d) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.210(c).
Dated: March 21, 2025.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and
Negotiations, performing the non-exclusive
functions and duties of the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I—Scope of the Investigation
The scope of this investigation covers all
forms and sizes of ferrosilicon, regardless of
grade, including ferrosilicon briquettes.
Ferrosilicon is a ferroalloy containing by
weight four percent or more iron, more than
eight percent but not more than 96 percent
silicon, three percent or less phosphorus, 30
percent or less manganese, less than three
percent magnesium, and 10 percent or less of
any other element. The merchandise covered
also includes product described as slag, if the
product meets these specifications.
Subject merchandise includes material
matching the above description that has been
finished, packaged, or otherwise processed in
a third country, including by performing any
grinding or 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 ferrosilicon.
Ferrosilicon is currently classifiable under
subheadings 7202.21.1000, 7202.21.5000,
7202.21.7500, 7202.21.9000, 7202.29.0010,
and 7202.29.0050 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).
While the HTSUS numbers are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope remains
dispositive.
Appendix II—List of Topics Discussed
in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Final Negative Determination of Critical
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Circumstances
IV. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Date of Sale
Comment 2: Whether Kazchrome’s Home
Market is Viable
Comment 3: Whether Kazchrome’s
Purported Home Market Sales to An
Affiliate Should Be Excluded from The
Home Market Sales Database
Comment 4: Whether Commerce Should
Deduct an Amount from Kazchrome’s
U.S. Sales To Account for a Specific
Adjustment
Comment 5: Whether to Apply our
Verification Findings Concerning
Methodological and Clerical Errors in
Kazchrome’s Reported Costs
Comment 6: Whether to Include Foreign
Exchange Gain or Loss in Financial
Expenses for Kazchrome
Comment 7: Whether to Apply Partial
Adverse Facts Available (AFA) with
Respect to Kazchrome’s Failure to
Provide Affiliated Party Information on a
Timely Basis
Comment 8: Whether to Apply the Major
Input Rule to Kazchrome’s Electricity
Costs
Comment 9: Whether the YDD Single
Entity’s Control Number Reporting
Methodology is Deficient
Comment 10: YDD Single Entity’s Sales to
Canada
Comment 11: Whether to Continue to
Apply Partial AFA to YDD
Comment 12: Whether Commerce Should
Deduct YDD Single Entity’s Reported
Customs Expense from U.S. Gross Unit
Price
Comment 13: Whether Commerce Should
Continue to Adjust Negative Margins in
the YDD Single Entity’s Margin Program
Comment 14: Whether to Adjust for the
YDD Single Entity’s Cost Verification
Findings
Comment 15: Whether to Apply the Major
Input Rule to the Transactions Between
the Collapsed YDD Single Entity
Companies
Comment 16: Whether to Apply the Major
Input Rule to the YDD Single Entity’s
Purchases of Electricity from Affiliated
Parties
V. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–533–885]
Polyester Textured Yarn From India:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review; 2023
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily
finds that polyester textured yarn (yarn)
from India was not sold at less than
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normal value (NV) during the period of
review (POR), January 1, 2023, through
December 31, 2023. We invite interested
parties to comment on these preliminary
results of review.
DATES: Applicable March 28, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mira
Warrier, 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) 482–8031.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
On January 10, 2020, Commerce
published in the Federal Register the
antidumping duty (AD) order on yarn
from India.1 On January 2, 2024,
Commerce published in the Federal
Register a notice of opportunity to
request an administrative review of the
Order.2 On March 5, 2024, based on
timely requests for review, in
accordance with 19 CFR
351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an
administrative review of the Order
covering one producer/exporter, AYM
Syntex Ltd. (AYM).3
On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled
certain deadlines in this administrative
proceeding by seven days.4 Pursuant to
section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act), on
September 4, 2024, Commerce extended
the deadline for the preliminary results
of this review until October 9, 2024.5 On
December 9, 2024, Commerce tolled
certain deadlines in this administrative
review by 90 days.6 The current
deadline for the preliminary results of
this review is May 7, 2025.7 For a
complete description of the events that
followed the initiation of this review,
see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.8
1 See Polyester Textured Yarn from India and the
People’s Republic of China: Amended Final
Antidumping Duty Determination for India and
Antidumping Duty Orders, 85 FR 1298 (January 10,
2020) (Order).
2 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order,
Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity
to Request Administrative Review and Join Annual
Inquiry Service List, 89 FR 63 (January 2, 2024).
3 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 89 FR
15827 (March 5, 2024).
4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings,’’ dated July 22, 2024.
5 See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review,’’ dated September 4, 2024.
6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings,’’ dated December 9, 2024.
7 Id.
8 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
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case briefs to Commerce to no later than
21 days after the date of the publication
of this notice.9 Rebuttal briefs, limited
to issues raised in the case briefs, may
be filed no later than five days after the
date for filing case briefs.10 Interested
parties who submit case or rebuttal
Methodology
briefs in this proceeding must submit:
(1) a statement of the issue; (2) a brief
Commerce is conducting this review
in accordance with sections 751(a)(1)(B) summary of the argument; and (3) a
table of authorities.11
and (2) of the Act. Export price is
As provided under 19 CFR
calculated in accordance with section
351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), in prior
772 of the Act. NV is calculated in
proceedings we have encouraged
accordance with section 773 of the Act.
interested parties to provide an
For a full description of the
executive summary of their brief that
methodology underlying these
preliminary results, see the Preliminary should be limited to five pages total,
including footnotes. In this
Decision Memorandum. A list of topics
administrative review, we instead
discussed in the Preliminary Decision
request that interested parties provide at
Memorandum is attached as an
appendix to this notice. The Preliminary the beginning of their briefs a public
executive summary for each issue raised
Decision Memorandum is a public
in their briefs.12 Further, we request that
document and is on file electronically
interested
parties limit their executive
via Enforcement and Compliance’s
summary of each issue to no more than
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
450 words, not including citations. We
Centralized Electronic Service System
intend to use the executive summaries
(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
as the basis of the comment summaries
registered users at https://
access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete included in the issues and decision
memorandum that will accompany the
version of the Preliminary Decision
final results in this review. We request
Memorandum can be accessed directly
that interested parties include footnotes
at https://access.trade.gov/public/
for relevant citations in the executive
FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
summary of each issue. Note that
Preliminary Results of Review
Commerce has amended certain of its
requirements pertaining to the service of
Commerce preliminarily determines
documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).13
that the following estimated weightedPursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
average dumping margin exists for the
interested
parties who wish to request a
period January 1, 2023, through
hearing must submit a written request to
December 31, 2023:
the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
Weighted- and Compliance, filed electronically via
average
ACCESS. Hearing requests should
Producer or exporter
dumping
contain: (1) the party’s name, address,
margin
and telephone number; (2) the number
(percent)
of participants and whether any
participant is a foreign national; and (3)
AYM Syntex Ltd ..........................
0.00
a list of issues to be discussed. Issues
raised in the hearing will be limited to
Disclosure and Public Comment
issues raised in the respective case
Commerce intends to disclose the
briefs.14 If a request for a hearing is
calculations and analysis performed to
made, Commerce intends to hold the
interested parties for these preliminary
hearing at a date and time to be
results within five days after public
determined and will notify the parties
announcement or, if there is no public
through ACCESS.15 Parties should
announcement, within five days after
confirm the date, time, and location of
the date of publication of this notice in
the Federal Register, in accordance with
9 See 19 CFR 351.309.
19 CFR 351.224(b).
10 See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Administrative
Case briefs or other written comments Protective Order, Service, and Other Procedures in
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,
may be submitted to the Assistant
88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29, 2023) (APO and
Secretary for Enforcement and
Final Service Rule).
Compliance. Pursuant to 19 CFR
11 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
351.309(c)(1)(ii), we have modified the
12 We use the term ‘‘issue’’ here to describe an
deadline for interested parties to submit argument that Commerce would normally address
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the
scope of the Order is yarn from India.
For a complete description of the scope
of the Order, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
Administrative Review: Polyester Textured Yarn
from India; 2023,’’ dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum).
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in a comment of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
13 See APO and Final Service Rule.
14 See 19 CFR 351.310.
15 See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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the hearing two days before the
scheduled date. All submissions,
including case and rebuttal briefs, as
well as hearing requests, should be filed
using ACCESS. An electronically-filed
document must be received successfully
in its entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time on the established
deadline.
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the
Act, upon completion of the final results
of this administrative review, Commerce
shall determine, and U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) shall assess,
antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries of subject merchandise covered
by this review.16 If the respondent’s
weighted-average dumping margin is
not zero or de minimis (i.e., less than
0.50 percent) in the final results of this
review, we intend to calculate an
importer-specific ad valorem AD
assessment rate based on the ratio of the
total amount of dumping calculated for
each importer’s examined sales to the
total entered value of those same sales
in accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1).17 We intend to instruct
CBP to assess antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries covered by this
review when the importer-specific
assessment rate calculated in the final
results of this review is above de
minimis (i.e., 0.50 percent). If the
weighted-average dumping margin for
the respondent or an importer-specific
assessment rate is zero or de minimis in
the final results of review, we intend to
instruct CBP to liquidate entries without
regard to antidumping duties.18
For entries of subject merchandise
during the POR produced by AYM for
which it did not know that the
merchandise was destined for the
United States, we intend to instruct CBP
to liquidate those entries at the allothers rate in the original less-than-fairvalue (LTFV) investigation (i.e., 13.50
percent) 19 if there is no rate for the
intermediate company(ies) involved in
the transaction.20
The final results of this administrative
review shall be the basis for the
assessment of antidumping duties on
entries of merchandise covered by the
final results of this review and for future
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16 See
19 CFR 351.212(b).
Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of
the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and
Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping
Proceedings: Final Modification, 77 FR 8101, 8103
(February 14, 2012).
18 Id. at 8102; see also 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
19 See Order, 85 FR at 1300.
20 Id.; see also Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping
Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
17 See
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deposits of estimated duties, where
applicable.21
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
The following deposit requirements
will be effective upon publication in the
Federal Register of the notice of final
results of administrative review 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 AYM listed above will
be equal to the weighted-average
dumping margin established in the final
results of this review, except if the rate
is less than 0.50 percent and, therefore,
de minimis within the meaning of 19
CFR 351.106(c)(1), in which case the
cash deposit rate will be zero; (2) for
merchandise exported by producers or
exporters not covered in this review but
covered in a prior segment of the
proceeding, the cash deposit rate will
continue to be the company-specific rate
published for the most recentlycompleted segment of this proceeding in
which they were reviewed; (3) if the
exporter is not a firm covered in this
review, a prior review, or the original
LTFV investigation, but the producer is,
then the cash deposit rate will be the
cash deposit rate established for the
most recently completed segment of this
proceeding for the producer of the
merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit
rate for all other producers or exporters
will continue to be 13.50 percent,22 the
all-others rate established in the LTFV
investigation.23 These cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
Final Results of Review
Unless the deadline is otherwise
extended, Commerce intends to issue
the final results of this administrative
review, including the results of its
analysis of issues raised by interested
parties in the written comments, within
120 days after the date of publication of
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these preliminary results in the Federal
Register.24
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a
preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR
351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding
the reimbursement of antidumping and/
or countervailing 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 and/or
countervailing duties occurred and the
subsequent assessment of doubled
antidumping duties, and/or an increase
in the amount of antidumping duties by
the amount of countervailing duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these
preliminary results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the
Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: March 21, 2025.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and
Negotiations, performing the non-exclusive
functions and duties of the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Currency Conversion
VI. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative
Reviews
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) has received
requests to conduct administrative
reviews of various antidumping duty
(AD) and countervailing duty (CVD)
orders with February anniversary dates.
In accordance with Commerce’s
regulations, we are initiating those
administrative reviews.
DATES: Applicable March 28, 2025.
AGENCY:
21 Id.
22 See
Order, 85 FR at 1300.
23 Id.
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24 See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act; and 19 CFR
351.213(h).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-533-885]
Polyester Textured Yarn From India: Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds
that polyester textured yarn (yarn) from India was not sold at less
than
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normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), January 1, 2023,
through December 31, 2023. We invite interested parties to comment on
these preliminary results of review.
DATES: Applicable March 28, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mira Warrier, 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) 482-8031.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On January 10, 2020, Commerce published in the Federal Register the
antidumping duty (AD) order on yarn from India.\1\ On January 2, 2024,
Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to
request an administrative review of the Order.\2\ On March 5, 2024,
based on timely requests for review, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an administrative review of the Order
covering one producer/exporter, AYM Syntex Ltd. (AYM).\3\
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\1\ See Polyester Textured Yarn from India and the People's
Republic of China: Amended Final Antidumping Duty Determination for
India and Antidumping Duty Orders, 85 FR 1298 (January 10, 2020)
(Order).
\2\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative
Review and Join Annual Inquiry Service List, 89 FR 63 (January 2,
2024).
\3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 89 FR 15827 (March 5, 2024).
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On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this
administrative proceeding by seven days.\4\ Pursuant to section
751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), on
September 4, 2024, Commerce extended the deadline for the preliminary
results of this review until October 9, 2024.\5\ On December 9, 2024,
Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this administrative review by 90
days.\6\ The current deadline for the preliminary results of this
review is May 7, 2025.\7\ For a complete description of the events that
followed the initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.\8\
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\4\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated July 22, 2024.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated September
4, 2024.
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated December 9, 2024.
\7\ Id.
\8\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Polyester
Textured Yarn from India; 2023,'' dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the scope of the Order is yarn from
India. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with sections
751(a)(1)(B) and (2) of the Act. Export price is calculated in
accordance with section 772 of the Act. NV is calculated in accordance
with section 773 of the Act.
For a full description of the methodology underlying these
preliminary results, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. A list of
topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is attached as
an 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.
Preliminary Results of Review
Commerce preliminarily determines that the following estimated
weighted-average dumping margin exists for the period January 1, 2023,
through December 31, 2023:
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Weighted-
average
Producer or exporter dumping
margin
(percent)
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AYM Syntex Ltd............................................. 0.00
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Disclosure and Public Comment
Commerce intends to disclose the calculations and analysis
performed to interested parties for these preliminary results within
five days after public announcement or, if there is no public
announcement, within five days after the date of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.309(c)(1)(ii), we have modified the deadline for interested parties
to submit case briefs to Commerce to no later than 21 days after the
date of the publication of this notice.\9\ Rebuttal briefs, limited to
issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed no later than five days
after the date for filing case briefs.\10\ Interested parties who
submit case or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must submit: (1) a
statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a
table of authorities.\11\
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\9\ See 19 CFR 351.309.
\10\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Administrative Protective
Order, Service, and Other Procedures in Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29,
2023) (APO and Final Service Rule).
\11\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
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As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), in prior
proceedings we have encouraged interested parties to provide an
executive summary of their brief that should be limited to five pages
total, including footnotes. In this administrative review, we instead
request that interested parties provide at the beginning of their
briefs a public executive summary for each issue raised in their
briefs.\12\ Further, we request that interested parties limit their
executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not
including citations. We intend to use the executive summaries as the
basis of the comment summaries included in the issues and decision
memorandum that will accompany the final results in this review. We
request that interested parties include footnotes for relevant
citations in the executive summary of each issue. Note that Commerce
has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the service of
documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).\13\
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\12\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
\13\ See APO and Final Service Rule.
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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. Hearing requests should contain: (1) the party's name, address,
and telephone number; (2) the number of participants and whether any
participant is a foreign national; and (3) a list of issues to be
discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to issues
raised in the respective case briefs.\14\ If a request for a hearing is
made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing at a date and time to be
determined and will notify the parties through ACCESS.\15\ Parties
should confirm the date, time, and location of
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the hearing two days before the scheduled date. All submissions,
including case and rebuttal briefs, as well as hearing requests, should
be filed using ACCESS. An electronically-filed document must be
received successfully in its entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on the established deadline.
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\14\ See 19 CFR 351.310.
\15\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the Act, upon completion of the
final results of this administrative review, Commerce shall determine,
and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping
duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise covered by
this review.\16\ If the respondent's weighted-average dumping margin is
not zero or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.50 percent) in the final
results of this review, we intend to calculate an importer-specific ad
valorem AD assessment rate based on the ratio of the total amount of
dumping calculated for each importer's examined sales to the total
entered value of those same sales in accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1).\17\ We intend to instruct CBP to assess antidumping
duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review when the
importer-specific assessment rate calculated in the final results of
this review is above de minimis (i.e., 0.50 percent). If the weighted-
average dumping margin for the respondent or an importer-specific
assessment rate is zero or de minimis in the final results of review,
we intend to instruct CBP to liquidate entries without regard to
antidumping duties.\18\
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\16\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b).
\17\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-
Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping
Proceedings: Final Modification, 77 FR 8101, 8103 (February 14,
2012).
\18\ Id. at 8102; see also 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
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For entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by AYM
for which it did not know that the merchandise was destined for the
United States, we intend to instruct CBP to liquidate those entries at
the all-others rate in the original less-than-fair-value (LTFV)
investigation (i.e., 13.50 percent) \19\ if there is no rate for the
intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.\20\
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\19\ See Order, 85 FR at 1300.
\20\ Id.; see also Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6,
2003).
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The final results of this administrative review shall be the basis
for the assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise
covered by the final results of this review and for future deposits of
estimated duties, where applicable.\21\
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\21\ Id.
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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
The following deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication in the Federal Register of the notice of final results of
administrative review 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 AYM listed above will be equal to the
weighted-average dumping margin established in the final results of
this review, except if the rate is less than 0.50 percent and,
therefore, de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in
which case the cash deposit rate will be zero; (2) for merchandise
exported by producers or exporters not covered in this review but
covered in a prior segment of the proceeding, the cash deposit rate
will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most
recently-completed segment of this proceeding in which they were
reviewed; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a
prior review, or the original LTFV investigation, but the producer is,
then the cash deposit rate will be the cash deposit rate established
for the most recently completed segment of this proceeding for the
producer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all
other producers or exporters will continue to be 13.50 percent,\22\ the
all-others rate established in the LTFV investigation.\23\ These cash
deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
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\22\ See Order, 85 FR at 1300.
\23\ Id.
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Final Results of Review
Unless the deadline is otherwise extended, Commerce intends to
issue the final results of this administrative review, including the
results of its analysis of issues raised by interested parties in the
written comments, within 120 days after the date of publication of
these preliminary results in the Federal Register.\24\
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\24\ See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act; and 19 CFR 351.213(h).
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Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing 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 and/or countervailing
duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of doubled antidumping
duties, and/or an increase in the amount of antidumping duties by the
amount of countervailing duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.221(b)(4).
Dated: March 21, 2025.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Currency Conversion
VI. Recommendation
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