[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 217 (Friday, November 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67113-67115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-26851]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-533-824, A-583-837]


Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet and Strip From India and 
Taiwan: Preliminary Results of the Second Sunset Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Orders

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

DATES: Effective Date: November 8, 2013.
SUMMARY: On April 2, 2013, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') 
initiated the second sunset review of the antidumping duty orders on 
Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet and Strip (``PET Film'') from 
India and Taiwan. The Department determined that it was appropriate to 
conduct full reviews. The Department

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preliminarily finds that revocation of these antidumping duty orders 
would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the 
rates identified in the ``Preliminary Results of Review'' section of 
this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacqueline Arrowsmith or Myrna Lobo, 
AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone 
(202) 482-5255 or (202) 482-2371, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    The antidumping duty orders on PET Film from India and Taiwan were 
published on July 1, 2002.\1\ On April 2, 2013, the Department 
initiated the second sunset review of these orders pursuant to section 
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act'').\2\ The 
Department received a notice of intent to participate from DuPont 
Teijin Films, Mitsubishi Polyester Film, Inc., and SKC, Inc. 
(collectively, ``the domestic interested parties''), within the 
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). DuPont Teijin Films, 
Mitsubishi Polyester Film, Inc., and SKC, Inc. are manufacturers of a 
domestic like product in the United States and, accordingly, are 
domestic interested parties pursuant to section 771(9)(C) of the Act.
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    \1\ See Notice of Amended Final Antidumping Duty Determination 
of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order: 
Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip from India, 67 FR 
44175 (July 1, 2002); see also Notice of Amended Final Antidumping 
Duty Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping 
Duty Order: Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip (PET 
Film) from Taiwan, 67 FR 44174 (July 1, 2002).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 78 FR 19647 
(April 2, 2013).
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    On May 2, 2013, the Department received an adequate substantive 
response to the notice of initiation from the domestic interested 
parties within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(3)(i). The Department received no response from the 
respondent interested parties, i.e., PET Film producers and exporters 
from India and/or Taiwan. On the basis of the notice of intent to 
participate and adequate substantive response filed by the domestic 
interested parties and the inadequate response from any respondent 
interested party, the Department decided to conduct expedited sunset 
reviews of these orders pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 
19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C). However, on July 22, 2013, the Department 
revised its original adequacy determination and determined to conduct 
full sunset reviews of these orders.\3\ The Department also extended 
the deadline for issuing the preliminary results of these full sunset 
reviews by 90 days, to October 18, 2013.\4\ The reviews were converted 
to full sunset reviews to provide interested parties with an 
opportunity to comment concerning the implementation of the Final 
Modification for Reviews, and the deadline was extended for the 
preliminary results of these reviews because these reviews are 
extraordinarily complicated.\5\ On October 18, 2013, the Department 
issued a tolling memorandum extending all deadlines by 16 days for the 
duration of the government shutdown.\6\ The deadline for these reviews 
is now November 4, 2013.
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    \3\ See Memorandum to Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, from 
Mark Hoadley, Acting Director, Office 6, on ``Sunset Reviews of the 
Antidumping Duty Orders on Polyethylene Terephthalate Film from 
India and Taiwan: Adequacy Redetermination, '' dated July 22, 2013.
    \4\ See Polyethylene Terephthalate Film from India and Taiwan: 
Extension of Time Limits for Preliminary and Final Results of the 
Second Antidumping Duty Sunset Reviews 78 FR 45512 (July 29, 2013) 
(``PET Film Extension Notice'').
    \5\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-
Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping 
Duty Proceedings; Final Modification for Reviews, 77 FR 8101 
(February 14, 2012) (``Final Modification for Reviews'').
    \6\ See ``Memorandum for The Record from Paul Piquado, Assistant 
Secretary of Enforcement and Compliance,'' dated October 18, 2013 
(``Tolling Memorandum'')
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Scope of the Orders

    The products covered by these orders are all gauges of raw, 
pretreated or primed PET film, whether extruded or coextruded. Excluded 
are metallized 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 of more than 0.00001 inches 
thick. Imports of PET film were classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'') under item number 3920.62.00. 
Effective July 1, 2003, the HTSUS subheading 3920.62.00.00 was divided 
into 3920.62.00.10 (metallized PET film) and 3920.62.00.90 (non-
metallized PET film). Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for 
the convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the 
scope of these orders is dispositive. Since these orders were 
published, there was one scope determination for PET film from India, 
dated August 25, 2003. In this determination, requested by 
International Packaging Films Inc., the Department determined that 
tracing and drafting film is outside of the scope of the order on PET 
film from India.\7\
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    \7\ See Notice of Scope Rulings, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised for the preliminary results of these reviews are 
addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum (``Decision 
Memorandum'') from Edward Yang, Director, Office VII, Office of AD/CVD 
Operations, to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 
Compliance, dated concurrently with this notice. The issues discussed 
in the Decision Memorandum are the likelihood of continuation or 
recurrence of dumping, and the magnitude of the margins of dumping 
likely to prevail if these orders were revoked. The analysis addresses 
the impact of the Final Modification for Reviews on these reviews. 
Parties can find a complete discussion of all issues raised in this 
review and the corresponding recommendations in this public memorandum 
which is on file electronically via Import Administration's Antidumping 
and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (IA 
ACCESS). IA ACCESS is available to registered users at http://iaaccess.trade.gov and is available to all parties in the Central 
Records Unit in room 7046 of the main Commerce building. In addition, a 
complete version of the Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on 
the Internet at http://trade.gov/enforcement/. The signed Decision 
Memorandum and electronic versions of the Decision Memorandum are 
identical in content.

Preliminary Results of Review

    Pursuant to sections 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, we preliminarily 
determine that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on PET Film 
from India and Taiwan would be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of dumping. Further, we determine that the magnitude of the 
margins of dumping likely to prevail are as follows:

 
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                                                                Margin
                    Exporter or producer                      (percent)
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Ester Industries Limited, Inc..............................        24.10
Polyplex Corporation Limited...............................         3.02
All Others.................................................        16.96

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Nan Ya Plastics Corporation, Ltd...........................         8.99
Shinkong Synthetic Fibers Corporation/Shinkong Materials            0.75
 Technology Co., Ltd.......................................
All Others.................................................         4.37
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    Interested parties may submit case briefs no later than 50 days 
after the date of publication of the preliminary results of these full 
sunset reviews, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(i). Rebuttal 
briefs, which must be limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may 
be filed not later than five days after the time limit for filing case 
briefs in accordance with 19 CFR 351.309(d). Any interested party may 
request a hearing within 30 days of publication of this notice in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.310(c). A hearing, if requested, will be 
held two days after the date the rebuttal briefs are due. The 
Department will issue a notice of final results of these full sunset 
reviews, which will include the results of its analysis of issues 
raised in any such comments, no later than March 13, 2014.\8\
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    \8\ See PET Film Extension Notice; see also Tolling Memorandum.
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    The Department is issuing and publishing these preliminary results 
and notice in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of 
the Act.

     Dated: November 4, 2013.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2013-26851 Filed 11-7-13; 8:45 am]
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