[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 152 (Friday, August 7, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47462-47463]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-19354]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-533-839]


Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 From India: Final Results of 
Expedited Second Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce finds that revocation of the 
countervailing duty (CVD) order on carbazole violet pigment 23 (CVP-23) 
from India would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of a 
countervailable subsidy at the levels indicated in the ``Final Results 
of Sunset Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Effective Date: August 7, 2015.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 29, 2004, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published the CVD order on CVP-23 from India.\1\ On April 1, 2015, the 
Department published a notice of initiation of the second sunset review 
of the CVD Order on CVP-23 from India pursuant to section 751(c) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ On April 13, 2015, Nation 
Ford Chemical Company (NFC) and Sun Chemical Corporation (Sun) filed a 
notice of intent to participate in the review.\3\ NFC and Sun claimed 
interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as domestic 
producers of the domestic like product.\4\
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    \1\ See: Notice of Countervailing Duty Order: Carbazole Violet 
Pigment 23 From India, 69 FR 77995 (December 29, 2004) (CVD Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five Year (``Sunset'') Review, 79 FR 65186 
(April 1, 2015).
    \3\ See Letter from NFC and Sun to the Department, ``Carbazole 
Violet Pigment 23 from India/Notice of Intent to Participate in 
Second Sunset Review of Countervailing Duty Order,'' dated April 13, 
2015.
    \4\ In its response, NFC and Sun claim to be domestic producers 
of CVP-23. Id. at 2.
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    The Department received an adequate substantive response from the 
domestic industry within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(3)(i). The Department did not receive a response from the 
Government of India or any respondent interested party to the 
proceeding. As a result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act 
and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(l)(ii)(B)(2) and (C)(2), the Department conducted 
an expedited review of this CVD Order on CVP-23 from India.

Scope of the Order

    The merchandise subject to this CVD Order is CVP-23. Imports of 
merchandise included within the scope of this order are currently 
classifiable under subheading 3204.17.9040 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States. The Issues and Decision Memorandum, 
which is hereby adopted by this notice, provides a full description of 
the scope of the order.\5\
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    \5\ See Department Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum 
for the Final Results of the Expedited Second Sunset Review of the 
Countervailing Duty Order on Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 from 
India,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this 
notice.
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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 http://access.trade.gov and 
in the Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the main Department of 
Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum can be accessed at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum and the electronic 
version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in content.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in this review are addressed in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum. The issues discussed include the likelihood of 
continuation or recurrence of a countervailable subsidy and the net 
countervailable subsidy rate likely to prevail if the CVD Order were 
revoked.

Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 752(b)(1) and (3) of the Act, we determine 
that revocation of the CVD Order on CVP-23 from India would be likely 
to lead to continuation or recurrence of a net countervailable subsidy 
at the rates listed below:

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                                                              Net
         Manufacturers exporters/ producers             countervailable
                                                       subsidy (percent)
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Alpanil Industries Ltd..............................               14.93
Pidilite Industries Ltd.............................               15.24
AMI Pigments Pvt. Ltd...............................               33.61
All Others..........................................               18.66
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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 orders is hereby requested. Failure 
to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which 
is subject to sanction.

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    The Department is issuing and publishing these final results and 
this notice in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) 
of the Act.

    Dated: July 30, 2015.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
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