[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 180 (Friday, September 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 57715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-23825]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-807]


Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From the 
Republic of Korea: Revocation of Antidumping Duty Order

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: On September 1, 2010, the Department of Commerce (the 
Department) initiated its third sunset review of the antidumping duty 
order on polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet, and strip (PET film) 
from the Republic of Korea. Pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff 
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), the U.S. International Trade 
Commission (ITC) determined that revocation of the existing antidumping 
duty order on polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet, and strip from 
the Republic of Korea would not be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States 
within a reasonably foreseeable time. Therefore, pursuant to section 
751(d)(2) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.222(i)(1)(iii), the Department is 
revoking the antidumping duty order on PET film from the Republic of 
Korea.

DATES: Effective Date: October 20, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tyler Weinhold or Robert James, AD/CVD 
Operations Office 7, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
1121 and (202) 482-0649, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On June 5, 1991, the Department published the antidumping duty 
order on PET film from the Republic of Korea. See Antidumping Duty 
Order and Amendment to Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair 
Value: Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From the 
Republic of Korea, 56 FR 25669 (June 5, 1991). On September 1, 2010, 
the Department initiated its third five-year sunset review of the 
antidumping duty order on PET film from the Republic of Korea. See 
Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 75 FR 53664 (September 1, 
2010).
    As a result of this sunset review, the Department determined that 
revocation of the antidumping duty order would be likely to lead to the 
continuation or recurrence of dumping. See Polyethylene Terephthalate 
Film, Sheet, and Strip From the Republic of Korea: Final Results of the 
Expedited Third Five-Year (Sunset) Review of the Antidumping Duty 
Order, 76 FR 1135 (January 7, 2011). The Department notified the ITC of 
the magnitude of the margins likely to prevail should the antidumping 
duty order be revoked.
    On September 2, 2011, the ITC published its determination that, 
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act, revocation of the antidumping 
duty order on PET film from the Republic of Korea would not be likely 
to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry 
in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable time. See 
Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Film From Korea, 76 FR 54791 
(September 2, 2011), and USITC Publication 4254 (August 2011), entitled 
Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Film from Korea: Investigation No. 
731-TA-459 (Third Review).

Scope of the Order

    Imports covered by this order are shipments of all gauges of raw, 
pretreated, or primed polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet, and 
strip, whether extruded or coextruded. The films excluded from this 
review are metalized films and other finished films that have had at 
least one of their surfaces modified by the application of a 
performance-enhancing resinous or inorganic layer more than 0.00001 
inches (0.254 micrometers) thick.
    PET film is currently classifiable under Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
of the United States (HTSUS) subheading 3920.62.00. The HTSUS 
subheading is provided for convenience and for customs purposes. The 
written description remains dispositive as to the scope of the product 
coverage.

Revocation

    As a result of the determination by the ITC that revocation of the 
antidumping duty order is not likely to lead to the continuation or 
recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States, the 
Department, pursuant to section 751(d) of the Act, is revoking the 
antidumping duty order on PET film from the Republic of Korea. Pursuant 
to section 751(d)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.222(i)(2)(i), the 
effective date of revocation is October 20, 2010 (i.e., the fifth 
anniversary of the effective date of publication in the Federal 
Register of the previous continuation notice of this order).\1\
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    \1\ See Polyethylene Terephthalate Film from Korea; Continuation 
of Antidumping Duty Order, 70 FR 61118 (October 20, 2005).
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    The Department will notify U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 15 
days after publication of this notice, to terminate suspension of 
liquidation and collection of cash deposits on entries of the subject 
merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, on or after October 
20, 2010. Entries of subject merchandise prior to the effective date of 
revocation will continue to be subject to suspension of liquidation and 
antidumping duty deposit requirements. The Department will complete any 
pending administrative reviews of this order.
    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return/destruction or conversion to judicial protective 
order of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 
19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Failure to comply is a violation of the APO which 
may be subject to sanctions.
    This five-year sunset review and notice are in accordance with 
section 751(d)(2) of the Act and published pursuant to section 
777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: September 9, 2011.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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