[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 53 (Friday, March 19, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13257-13258]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-6090]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-533-839]


Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 from India: Final Results of the 
Expedited Five-year (Sunset) Review of the Countervailing Duty Order

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On November 2, 2009, the Department of Commerce (the 
Department) initiated a sunset review of the countervailing duty (CVD) 
order on Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 (CVP-23)

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from India pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act). See Initiation of Five-year (Sunset) Review, 74 FR 
56593 (November 2, 2009) (Initiation Notice). On the bases of a notice 
of intent to participate and an adequate response filed on behalf of 
domestic interested parties, and in this case no response from any 
respondent interested party, the Department conducted an expedited 
sunset review of the CVD order pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the 
Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(B). As a result of this review, the 
Department finds that revocation of the CVD order would likely lead to 
continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels 
indicated in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 19, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha Douthit or Mark Hoadley, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office 6, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5050 
or (202) 482-3148, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Department published in the Federal Register the notice of 
initiation of the first five-year sunset review of the CVD order on 
CVP-23 from India, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act. See 
Initiation Notice. The Department received notice of intent to 
participate from domestic interested parties and Petitioners in the 
original investigation, Nation Ford Chemical Company and Sun Chemical 
Corporation (collectively, Petitioners). On December 2, 2009, 
Petitioners submitted a timely substantive response in accordance with 
19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). Petitioners claimed interested party status as 
U.S. producers of the domestic like product, pursuant to section 
771(9)(C) of the Act. The Department did not receive a response from 
the Government of India or any other respondent interested party in 
this proceeding. In accordance with 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(1), the 
Department notified the International Trade Commission (ITC) that 
respondent interested parties provided inadequate responses to the 
Initiation Notice. See Letter from Edward C. Yang, Senior Executive 
Coordinator, AD/CVD Operations, Office 9, Import Administration, to Ms. 
DeFilippo, Director, Office of Investigations, ITC, dated December 22, 
2009. As a result, pursuant to 19 CFR 51.218(e)(1)(ii)(B) and (C)(2), 
the Department conducted an expedited review of this order.

Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by this order is CVP-23 identified as Color 
Index No. 51319 and Chemical Abstract No. 6358-30-1, with the chemical 
name of diindolo [3,2-b:3',2'-m] triphenodioxazine, 8,18-dichloro-5,15-
diethy-5,15-dihydro-, and molecular formula of 
C[bds3][bds4]H[bds2][bds2]Cl[bds2]N[bds4]O[bds2].\1\ The subject 
merchandise includes the crude pigment in any form (e.g., dry powder, 
paste, wet cake) and finished pigment in the form of presscake and dry 
color. Pigment dispersions in any form (e.g., pigments dispersed in 
oleoresins, flammable solvents, water) are not included within the 
scope of the order. The merchandise subject to this order is 
classifiable under subheading 3204.17.9040 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheading is 
provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description 
of the merchandise under the order is dispositive.
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    \1\ The bracketed section of the product description, [3,2-
b:3',2'-m], is not business proprietary information. In this case, 
the brackets are simply part of the chemical nomenclature. See 
December 4, 2003 amendment to petition (supplemental petition) at 8.
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Analysis of Comments Received

    A complete discussion of all issues raised in this review is 
addressed in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum (Decision 
Memorandum), from John M. Andersen, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to Ronald K. 
Lorentzen, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, dated 
concurrently with this notice, which is hereby adopted by this notice. 
Parties can obtain a public copy of the Decision Memorandum on file in 
the Central Records Unit, room 1117, of the main Commerce building. In 
addition, a complete public version of the Decision Memorandum can be 
accessed directly on the Web at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn. The paper 
copy and electronic version of the Decision Memorandum are identical in 
content.

Final Results of Review

    The Department determines that revocation of the CVD order would be 
likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of a countervailable 
subsidy at the rates listed below:

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                  PRODUCER/EXPORTER                    NET SUBSIDY RATE
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Alpanil Industries Ltd..............................   17.57% ad valorem
Pidilite Industries Ltd.............................   17.33% ad valorem
AMI Pigments Pvt. Ltd...............................   33.61% ad valorem
  All Others........................................   20.55% ad valorem
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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely 
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 terms of an APO is a violation which is 
subject to sanction.
    We are issuing and publishing these results and notice in 
accordance with sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: March 9, 2010.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-6090 Filed 3-18-10; 8:45 am]
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