Dioctyl Terephthalate From Malaysia: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 14073-14075 [2025-05315]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
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Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, et al.; Notice of Decision
on Application for Duty-Free Entry of
Scientific Instruments
This is a decision pursuant to section
6(c) of the Educational, Scientific, and
Cultural Materials Importation Act of
1966 (Pub. L. 89–651, as amended by
Pub. L. 106–36; 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR
part 301). On October 29, 2024, the
Department of Commerce published a
notice in the Federal Register
requesting public comment on whether
instruments of equivalent scientific
value, for the purposes for which the
instruments identified in the docket(s)
below are intended to be used, are being
manufactured in the United States. See
‘‘Application(s) for Duty-Free Entry of
Scientific Instruments’’, 89 FR 85942–
43, October 29, 2024 (Notice). We
received no public comments.
Comments: None received. Decision:
Approved. We know of no instrument of
equivalent scientific value to the foreign
instrument described below, for such
purposes as this is intended to be used,
that was being manufactured in the
United States at the time of order.
Docket Number: 24–026. Applicant:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge,
MA 02139. Instrument: Narrow
linewidth laser, FL–SF–1695–0.5.–CW.
Manufacturer: Shanghai Precilaser
Technology, Co., Ltd., China. Intended
Use: The instrument will be used as a
single frequency laser system at 1695
nm that will be used in quantum
physics experiments at MIT for
improved optical atomic clocks and
precision measurement using ytterbium
(171Yb). The 1695 nm frequency is the
Yb optical transition between the
ground state 4f146s6p3P0 and the
metastable state 4f136s25d(J = 2), where
J represents the total angular
momentum. This transition allows the
possibility of dual-mode optical lattice
clocks to further reduce the uncertainty
from external level shifts, as well as
physics beyond the standard model (for
example investigating a potential
mediating particle for forces between
electron and neutron).
Docket Number: 24–027. Applicant:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge,
MA 02114. Instrument: Low noise laser
system. Manufacturer: Shanghai
Precilasers Technology Co., Ltd., China.
Intended Use: The instrument is
intended to be used for Sodium
potassium molecules confined in optical
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dipole traps. Sodium potassium
molecules are fermionic molecules
possessing large electric dipole moment.
Clouds of sodium-23 and potassium-40
atoms are first laser-cooled into suitable
ultracold temperatures and loaded into
optical dipole traps. A two-photon
Raman process using the laser system to
be imported then binds pairs of sodium23 and potassium-40 atoms into deeply
bound molecules in their absolute
ground state. Direct control of quantum
states of molecules is difficult owing to
the structural complexity of molecules.
Binding molecules from laser-cooled
and well-controlled atoms provides a
more feasible alternative to controlling
and manipulating quantum states of
molecules.
Docket Number: 24–029. Applicant:
Harvard University, 1033 Massachusetts
Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138.
Instrument: Narrow Line-width laser.
Manufacturer: Shanghai Precilasers
Technology Co., Ltd., China. Intended
Use: The narrow linewidth (<2kHz),
ultralow noise (intensity and phase),
large tuning range (>1nm) seed laser at
1591 nm will be used as a seed to be
doubled down to 795 nm. The seed laser
will be used in a quantum physics
experiment at Harvard for laser cooling
and trapping experiments for Rubidium
atoms to explore quantum physics
research. The research work enabled by
this system is part of the training of
graduate students, undergraduate
students, and postdoctoral research
fellows.
Docket Number: 24–030. Applicant:
University of Michigan, Naval
Architecture and Marine Engineering,
West Hall Rm. 126, 1085 S University
Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.
Instrument: Wave Generator System.
Manufacturer: Van Halteren
Technologies Boxtel BV, Netherlands.
Intended Use: The instrument will be
used to study ship motions in water
waves. Ship models in fresh water are
to be investigated. The experiments to
be conducted will involve the creation
of model scale ocean waves. The
objective is an engineering
understanding of wave mechanics and
the response of ship metrics.
Docket Number: 24–031. Applicant:
University of Chicago, 929 E 57th Street,
GCIS ESB41, Chicago, IL 60637
Instrument: Fiber Laser. Manufacturer:
PreciLasers, China. Intended Use: The
instrument is intended to be used to
study the Cold molecular Nuclear TimeReversal Experiment (CeNTREX), a
collaborative physics experiment
between University of Massachusetts
Amherst, Columbia University, Yale
University, University of Chicago, and
Argonne National Laboratory. The goal
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of the CeNTREX project is to shed light
on the reasons for why there is more
matter than antimatter in the Universe
through the measurement of properties
of the thallium-205 nucleus.
Docket Number: 24–032. Applicant:
University of California, Santa Barbara,
2509 Broida Hall, Santa Barbara, CA
93106–9530. Instrument: Low Noise
Laser Amplifier. Manufacturer:
Shanghai Precilaser Technology Co.,
Ltd., China. Intended Use: The
instrument is intended to be used in a
cold atom experiment at the University
of California, Santa Barbara, for optical
trapping and manipulation of cold
lithium-7 atoms. It will be seeded by
100 nW 1064 laser and will produce 100
W output power. The low relative
intensity noise (RIN) of this laser
amplifier is critical, because the
intensity noise contributes a lot to the
stability of the optical traps, and the
atom interferometry experiment is very
sensitive to the noise of the optical
traps.
Docket Number: 24–033. Applicant:
Harvard University, 17 Oxford Street,
Jefferson 158, Cambridge, MA 02138.
Instrument: High Power Single
Frequency Fiber Amplifier.
Manufacturer: Connet Laser Technology
Co., Ltd., China. Intended Use: The high
power (30 W), single frequency fiber
amplifier system 1908 nm will be used
in a quantum physics experiment at
Harvard for optical tweezer trapping of
rubidium-87 atoms. The available laser
power will allow many more of these
atoms (thousands) to be controlled than
previously demonstrated (hundreds).
This platform will allow the study of
larger quantum systems with properties
and fidelities far exceeding smaller
systems.
Dated: March 20, 2025.
Tyler O’Daniel,
Acting Director, Subsidies and Economic
Analysts, Enforcement and Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
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Dioctyl Terephthalate From Malaysia:
Final Affirmative Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) determines that
dioctyl terephthalate (DOTP) from
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Malaysia is being, or is likely to be, sold
in the United States at less than fair
value (LTFV). The period of
investigation (POI) is January 1, 2023,
through December 31, 2023.
DATES: Applicable March 28, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nathan Araya, 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) 482–3401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 5, 2024, Commerce
published in the Federal Register its
preliminary affirmative determination
in the LTFV investigation of DOTP from
Malaysia and invited interested parties
to comment.1 For a complete
description of the events that followed
the Preliminary Determination, see the
Issues and Decision Memorandum.2
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.
Scope of the Investigation
The product covered by this
investigation is DOTP from Malaysia.
For a full description of the scope of this
investigation, see Appendix I.
Scope Comments
We received no comments from
interested parties on the scope of the
investigation as it appeared in the
Preliminary Determination. Therefore,
we made no changes to the scope of the
investigation.
Verification
Commerce verified the sales and cost
information submitted by UPC
Chemicals (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd. (UPC
MY) for use in our final determination,
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1 See
Dioctyl Terephthalate from Malaysia:
Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final
Determination, and Extension of Provisional
Measures, 89 FR 87848 (November 5, 2024)
(Preliminary Determination).
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Affirmative
Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigation of Dioctyl Terephthalate from
Malaysia,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision
Memorandum).
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consistent with section 782(i) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act).3 We used standard verification
procedures, including an examination of
relevant sales and accounting records,
and original source documents provided
by UPC MY.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and
rebuttal briefs submitted by interested
parties in this investigation are
addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum. A list of the issues
addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum is attached to this notice
as Appendix II.
Changes Since the Preliminary
Determination
We made certain changes to the
dumping margin calculation of UPC MY
since the Preliminary Determination.
For a discussion of these changes, see
the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
All-Others Rate
Sections 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act
provides that the estimated weightedaverage dumping margin for all other
producers and exporters not
individually investigated shall be equal
to the weighted average of the estimated
weighted-average dumping margins
established for individually investigated
exporters and producers, excluding
rates that are zero, de minimis, or
determined entirely under section 776
of the Act.
For the final determination of this
investigation, UPC MY was the only
individually examined exporter/
producer for which Commerce
calculated an individual estimated
weighted average dumping margin.
Because UPC MY’s dumping margin is
the only individually calculated
dumping margin that is not zero, de
minimis, or based entirely on facts
otherwise available, the estimated
weighted-average dumping margin
calculated for UPC MY is the margin
assigned to all other producers and
exporters, pursuant to section
735(c)(5)(A) of the Act.
Final Determination
Commerce determines that the
following estimated weighted-average
dumping margins exist:
3 See
Memoranda, ‘‘Verification of the Sales
Response of UPC Chemicals (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd. In
the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation of Dioctyl
Terephthalate from Malaysia,’’ dated January 10,
2025; and ‘‘Verification of the Cost Response of
UPC Chemicals (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd. (UPC MY) in
the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation of Dioctyl
Terephthalate from Malaysia,’’ dated February 18,
2025.
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Exporter/producer
UPC Chemicals (Malaysia) Sdn
Bhd ..........................................
All Others ....................................
Estimated
weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
7.50
7.50
Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose the
calculations performed in connection
with this final determination to
interested parties within five days of
any public announcement or, if there is
no public announcement, within five
days of the date of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
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 all appropriate 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
5, 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), where
appropriate, Commerce will instruct
CBP to require a cash deposit equal to
the estimated weighted-average
dumping margin or the estimated allothers rate, as follows: (1) the cash
deposit rate for the respondent listed
above will be equal to the companyspecific estimated weighted-average
dumping margin determined in this
final determination; (2) if the exporter is
not a respondent identified above, but
the producer is, then the cash deposit
rate will be equal to the companyspecific 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 will be equal to
the estimated weighted-average
dumping margin for all other producers
and exporters.
U.S. International Trade Commission
(ITC) Notification
In accordance with section 735(d) of
the Act, Commerce will notify the ITC
of the final affirmative determination of
sales at LTFV. Because Commerce’s
final determination is affirmative, in
accordance with section 735(b)(2) of the
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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 DOTP 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
order directing CBP to assess, upon
further instruction by Commerce,
antidumping duties on all imports of the
subject merchandise entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the effective
date of the suspension of liquidation, as
discussed above in the ‘‘Continuation of
Suspension of Liquidation’’ section.
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 and notice are
issued and published pursuant to
sections 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act,
and 19 CFR 351.210(c).
Dated: March 20, 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.
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Appendix I—Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by this
investigation is dioctyl terephthalate (DOTP),
regardless of form. DOTP that has been
blended with other products is included
within this scope when such blends include
constituent parts that have not been
chemically reacted with each other to
produce a different product. For such blends,
only the DOTP component of the mixture is
covered by the scope of the investigations.
DOTP that is otherwise subject to this
investigation is not excluded when
commingled with DOTP from sources not
subject to these investigations. Commingled
refers to the mixing of subject and nonsubject DOTP. Only the subject component of
such commingled products is covered by the
scope of these investigations.
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DOTP has the general chemical
formulation of C6H4 (C8H17COO)2 and a
chemical name of ‘‘bis (2-ethylhexyl)
terephthalate’’ and has a Chemical Abstract
Service (CAS) registry number of 6422–86–2.
Regardless of the label, all DOTP is covered
by this investigation.
Subject merchandise is currently classified
under subheading 2917.39.2000 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS). Subject merchandise may
also enter under subheadings 2917.39.7000
or 3812.20.1000 of the HTSUS. While the
CAS registry number and HTSUS
classifications are provided for convenience
and customs purposes, the written
description of the scope of this investigation
is dispositive.
Appendix II—List of Topics Discussed
in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Changes Since the Preliminary
Determination
IV. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Treatment of Home Market
Gross Price and Expense Variables
Comment 2: Minor Corrections Presented
at Verification
Comment 3: Treatment of Packing
Expenses
Comment 4: Treatment of Shutdown Costs
Comment 5: Treatment of Cost
Adjustments in the Preliminary
Determination
V. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–557–829]
Ferrosilicon From Malaysia: Final
Affirmative Countervailing Duty
Determination and Final Affirmative
Determination of Critical
Circumstances, in Part
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) determines that
countervailable subsidies are being
provided to producers and exporters of
ferrosilicon from Malaysia during the
period of investigation (POI), January 1,
2023, through December 31, 2023.
DATES: Applicable March 28, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Suresh Maniam or Stefan Smith, AD/
CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
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(202) 482–1603 or (202) 482–4342,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On September 10, 2024, Commerce
published in the Federal Register the
Preliminary Determination and invited
comments from interested parties.1 For
a complete description of the events that
occurred since Commerce published the
Preliminary Determination, as well as a
full discussion of the issues raised by
parties for this final determination, see
the Issues and Decision Memorandum.2
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.
Scope of the Investigation
The product covered by this
investigation is ferrosilicon from
Malaysia. For a complete description of
the scope of this investigation, see
Appendix I.
Scope Comments
No interested party commented on the
scope of the investigation as it appeared
in the Preliminary Determination.
Therefore, no changes were made to the
scope of the investigation.
Verification
Commerce conducted verification of
the information relied upon in making
its final determination in this
investigation, in accordance with
section 782(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (the Act). Specifically, we
conducted on-site verifications of the
subsidy information reported by the
Government of Malaysia (GOM), OM
Materials (Sarawak) Sdn. Bhd (OM
Materials), and Pertama Ferroalloys
Sdn. Bhd (Pertama) in October 2024
using standard verification procedures,
1 See Ferrosilicon from Malaysia: Preliminary
Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination,
Preliminary Affirmative Critical Circumstances
Determination, In Part, and Alignment of Final
Determination with Final Antidumping Duty
Determination, 89 FR 73364 (September 10, 2024)
(Preliminary Determination), and accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Affirmative
Determination in the Countervailing Duty
Investigation of Ferrosilicon from Malaysia,’’ dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-557-827]
Dioctyl Terephthalate From Malaysia: Final Affirmative
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that
dioctyl terephthalate (DOTP) from
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Malaysia is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at
less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is
January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023.
DATES: Applicable March 28, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nathan Araya, 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) 482-3401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 5, 2024, Commerce published in the Federal Register its
preliminary affirmative determination in the LTFV investigation of DOTP
from Malaysia and invited interested parties to comment.\1\ For a
complete description of the events that followed the Preliminary
Determination, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\2\
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\1\ See Dioctyl Terephthalate from Malaysia: Preliminary
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value,
Postponement of Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional
Measures, 89 FR 87848 (November 5, 2024) (Preliminary
Determination).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Affirmative Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigation of Dioctyl Terephthalate from Malaysia,'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and
Decision Memorandum).
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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.
Scope of the Investigation
The product covered by this investigation is DOTP from Malaysia.
For a full description of the scope of this investigation, see Appendix
I.
Scope Comments
We received no comments from interested parties on the scope of the
investigation as it appeared in the Preliminary Determination.
Therefore, we made no changes to the scope of the investigation.
Verification
Commerce verified the sales and cost information submitted by UPC
Chemicals (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd. (UPC MY) for use in our final
determination, consistent with section 782(i) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act).\3\ We used standard verification
procedures, including an examination of relevant sales and accounting
records, and original source documents provided by UPC MY.
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\3\ See Memoranda, ``Verification of the Sales Response of UPC
Chemicals (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd. In the Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigation of Dioctyl Terephthalate from Malaysia,'' dated
January 10, 2025; and ``Verification of the Cost Response of UPC
Chemicals (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd. (UPC MY) in the Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigation of Dioctyl Terephthalate from Malaysia,'' dated
February 18, 2025.
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs submitted by
interested parties in this investigation are addressed in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues addressed in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum is attached to this notice as Appendix II.
Changes Since the Preliminary Determination
We made certain changes to the dumping margin calculation of UPC MY
since the Preliminary Determination. For a discussion of these changes,
see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
All-Others Rate
Sections 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act provides that the estimated
weighted-average dumping margin for all other producers and exporters
not individually investigated shall be equal to the weighted average of
the estimated weighted-average dumping margins established for
individually investigated exporters and producers, excluding rates that
are zero, de minimis, or determined entirely under section 776 of the
Act.
For the final determination of this investigation, UPC MY was the
only individually examined exporter/producer for which Commerce
calculated an individual estimated weighted average dumping margin.
Because UPC MY's dumping margin is the only individually calculated
dumping margin that is not zero, de minimis, or based entirely on facts
otherwise available, the estimated weighted-average dumping margin
calculated for UPC MY is the margin assigned to all other producers and
exporters, pursuant to section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act.
Final Determination
Commerce determines that the following estimated weighted-average
dumping margins exist:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Estimated
weighted-
average
Exporter/producer dumping
margin
(percent)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
UPC Chemicals (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd............................ 7.50
All Others.................................................. 7.50
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed in
connection with this final determination to interested parties within
five days of any public announcement or, if there is no public
announcement, within five days of the date of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
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 all appropriate 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 5,
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), where appropriate, Commerce will instruct CBP to require a
cash deposit equal to the estimated weighted-average dumping margin or
the estimated all-others rate, as follows: (1) the cash deposit rate
for the respondent listed above will be equal to the company-specific
estimated weighted-average dumping margin determined in this final
determination; (2) if the exporter is not a respondent identified
above, but the producer is, then the cash deposit rate will be equal to
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 will be equal
to the estimated weighted-average dumping margin for all other
producers and exporters.
U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) Notification
In accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, Commerce will notify
the ITC of the final affirmative determination of sales at LTFV.
Because Commerce's final determination is affirmative, in accordance
with section 735(b)(2) of the
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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 DOTP 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 order directing CBP to assess, upon further instruction
by Commerce, antidumping duties on all imports of the subject
merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or
after the effective date of the suspension of liquidation, as discussed
above in the ``Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation'' section.
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 and notice are issued and published pursuant to
sections 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.210(c).
Dated: March 20, 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 merchandise covered by this investigation is dioctyl
terephthalate (DOTP), regardless of form. DOTP that has been blended
with other products is included within this scope when such blends
include constituent parts that have not been chemically reacted with
each other to produce a different product. For such blends, only the
DOTP component of the mixture is covered by the scope of the
investigations.
DOTP that is otherwise subject to this investigation is not
excluded when commingled with DOTP from sources not subject to these
investigations. Commingled refers to the mixing of subject and non-
subject DOTP. Only the subject component of such commingled products
is covered by the scope of these investigations.
DOTP has the general chemical formulation of
C6H4
(C8H17COO)2 and a chemical name of
``bis (2-ethylhexyl) terephthalate'' and has a Chemical Abstract
Service (CAS) registry number of 6422-86-2. Regardless of the label,
all DOTP is covered by this investigation.
Subject merchandise is currently classified under subheading
2917.39.2000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS). Subject merchandise may also enter under subheadings
2917.39.7000 or 3812.20.1000 of the HTSUS. While the CAS registry
number and HTSUS classifications are provided for convenience and
customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this
investigation is dispositive.
Appendix II--List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Changes Since the Preliminary Determination
IV. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Treatment of Home Market Gross Price and Expense
Variables
Comment 2: Minor Corrections Presented at Verification
Comment 3: Treatment of Packing Expenses
Comment 4: Treatment of Shutdown Costs
Comment 5: Treatment of Cost Adjustments in the Preliminary
Determination
V. Recommendation
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