[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 158 (Friday, August 15, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48119-48120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19399]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-405-803]


Purified Carboxymethylcellulose From Finland; Preliminary Results 
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2012-2013

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: In response to a request from Ashland Specialty Ingredients, a 
division of Hercules Inc., (Petitioner), the Department of Commerce 
(the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on purified carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) from 
Finland. The period of review (POR) is July 1, 2012, through June 30, 
2013. The review covers one respondent, CP Kelco Oy (CP Kelco). We 
preliminarily find that sales of the subject merchandise by CP Kelco 
have not been made at prices below normal value (NV) during the POR. We 
invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.

DATES: Effective Date: August 15, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael J. Heaney or Steve 
Bezirganian, AD/CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 
(202) 482-4475 or (202) 482-1131, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the order is all purified 
carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), sometimes also referred to as purified 
sodium CMC, polyanionic cellulose, or cellulose gum, which is a white 
to off-white, non-toxic, odorless, biodegradable powder, comprising 
sodium CMC that has been refined and purified to a minimum assay of 90 
percent. The merchandise subject to the order is classified in the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States at subheading 
3912.31.00. For a full description of the scope of the order, see the 
memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado, 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement & Compliance, ``Decision Memorandum 
for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: 
Purified Carboxymethylcellulose from Finland'' (Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum), which is dated concurrently with this notice, and is 
hereby incorporated by reference.\1\
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    \1\ A list of the topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum appears in Appendix I of this notice.
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Methodology

    The Department has conducted this review in accordance with section 
751(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Export price 
(EP) and constructed export price (CEP) are 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 our conclusions, see Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 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 (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, room 7046 
of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete 
version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly 
on the Internet at http://www.enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum and the electronic versions of the 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content.

Preliminary Results of the Review

    As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine the 
following

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dumping margin for the period July 1, 2012, through June 30, 2013.

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           Exporter/Manufacturer                       Margin
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CP Kelco Oy...............................  0.00 percent
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Disclosure and Public Comment

    The Department intends to disclose to interested parties the 
calculations performed in connection with these preliminary results 
within five days of the date of publication of this notice.\2\ Pursuant 
to 19 CFR 351.309(c), interested parties may submit cases briefs no 
later than 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. 
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.\3\ 
Parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding 
are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) A statement of the 
issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of 
authorities.\4\ Case and rebuttal briefs should be filed using IA 
Access.\5\ An electronically filed document must be received 
successfully in its entirety by the Department's electronic records 
system, IA ACCESS, by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on the date the document is 
due.
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    \2\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
    \3\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
    \4\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
    \5\ See 19 CFR 351.303.
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    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to 
request a hearing, or to participate if one is requested, must submit a 
written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 
Compliance, filed electronically via IA ACCESS. An electronically filed 
document must be received successfully in its entirety by the 
Departments electronic records system, IA ACCESS, by 5:00 p.m. Eastern 
Standard Time within 30 days after the date of publication of this 
notice.\6\ Requests should contain: (1) The party's name, address, and 
telephone number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of 
issues to be discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to 
those raised in the respective case briefs. If a request for a hearing 
is made, parties will be notified of the date and time for the hearing 
to be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20230.
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    \6\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
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    The Department intends to issue the final results of this 
administrative review, including the results of its analysis of the 
issues raised in any written briefs, within 120 days after the date of 
publication of this notice, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the 
Act.

Assessment Rates

    Upon completion of the administrative review, the Department shall 
determine and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, 
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. If CP Kelco's weighted-
average dumping margin is above de minimis in the final results of this 
review, we will calculate importer-specific assessment rates on the 
basis of the ratio of the total amount of antidumping duties calculated 
for an importer's examined sales and the total entered value of such 
sales in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). If CP Kelco's weighted-
average dumping margin is zero or de minimis in the final results of 
review, or an importer-specific rate is zero or de minimis, we will 
instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to 
dumping margins.\7\ We intend to issue instructions to CBP 15 days 
after publication of the final results of this review.
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    \7\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-
Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping 
Proceedings: Final Modification, 77 FR 8101, 8102 (February 14, 
2012) (Final Modification for Reviews).
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Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the notice of final results of administrative review for 
all shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication as 
provided by section 751(a)(2) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for 
CP Kelco Oy will be the rate established in the final results of this 
administrative review except if the rate is 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 manufacturers 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 recent period in which the 
manufacturer or exporter participated; (3) if the exporter is not a 
firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the original less-than-
fair-value investigation but the manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate 
will be the rate established for the most recent period for the 
manufacturer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all 
other manufacturers or exporters will continue to be 6.65 percent, the 
all-others rate established in the less-than-fair-value 
investigation.\8\ These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall 
remain in effect until further notice.
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    \8\ See Notice of Antidumping Duty Orders: Purified 
Carboxymethylcellulose from Finland, Mexico, the Netherlands and 
Sweden, 70 FR 39734 (July 11, 2005).
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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)(2) to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation 
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply 
with this requirement could result in the Department's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.
    We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: August 8, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary, Enforcement & Compliance.

Appendix I-- List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum

Summary
Background
Scope of The Order
Methodology
    Fair Value Comparisons
    Product Comparisons
    Determination of Comparison Method
    Results of Differential Pricing Analysis
    Date of Sale
    U.S. Price
    Export Price
    Constructed Export Price
    Sales of Merchandise Further Manufactured in the United States
    U.S. Sample Sales
    Normal Value
    Home Market Viability as Comparison Market
    Calculation of NV Based On Comparison Market Prices
    HM Sample Sales
    Cost of Production Analysis
    Level of Trade Analysis/CEP Offset
    Calculation of Normal Value Based on Constructed Value
    Currency Conversion
Conclusion
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