[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7750-7751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-03083]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-533-824]


Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From India: 
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2013-2014

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

SUMMARY: For the final results of the administrative review of the 
antidumping duty (AD) order on polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet, 
and strip (PET Film) from India, we find that Jindal Poly Films Limited 
(Jindal) and the four-non selected respondents made sales of subject 
merchandise at less than normal value; we also find that SRF Limited 
(SRF) did not make sales of subject merchandise at less than normal 
value. The period of review is July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2014.

DATES: Effective date: February 16, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Myrna Lobo or Alexander Cipolla, 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-
2371 and (202) 482-4956, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On August 6, 2015, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published the Preliminary Results.\1\ For a history of events that have 
occurred since the Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum.\2\ 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 is available to all parties 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 directly on the Internet at http://trade.gov/login.aspx. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum and the 
electronic versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical 
in content.
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    \1\ See Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From 
India: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review; 2013-2014, 80 FR 46957 (August 6, 2015) 
(Preliminary Results).
    \2\ See Department Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum 
for the Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: 
Polyethylene Terephthalate Film From India; 2013-2014 Administrative 
Review'' (Issues and Decision Memorandum), dated concurrently with, 
and hereby adopted by, this notice.
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    As explained in the memorandum from the Acting Assistant Secretary 
for Enforcement & Compliance, the Department has exercised its 
discretion to toll all administrative deadlines due to the recent 
closure of the Federal Government. All deadlines in this segment of the 
proceeding have been extended by four business days. The revised 
deadline for the final results of this review is now February 8, 
2016.\3\
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    \3\ See Memorandum to the Record from Ron Lorentzen, Acting A/S 
for Enforcement & Compliance, regarding ``Tolling of Administrative 
Deadlines as a Result of the Government Closure During Snowstorm 
Jonas,'' dated January 27, 2016.
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Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the AD order 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 are currently classifiable in the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under item 
number 3920.62.00.90. HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience 
and customs purposes. The written description of the scope of the AD 
order is dispositive.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case briefs are addressed in the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum. A list of issues raised and to which we 
respond in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached to this 
notice as an Appendix.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on a review of the record and comments received from 
interested parties regarding our Preliminary Results, we have made 
changes to SRF's and Jindal's calculations.\4\ In addition, we have 
adjusted Jindal's reported U.S. prices to account for changes in its 
export subsidies in the final results of the companion countervailing 
duty administrative review.\5\
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    \4\ See Memoranda to Thomas Gilgunn, Program Manager ``Analysis 
Memorandum for the Final Results of the Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review of Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and 
Strip from India: Jindal Poly Films Limited, and ``Analysis 
Memorandum for the Final Results of the Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review of Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and 
Strip from India: SRF Limited,'' both dated concurrently with these 
final results.
    \5\ See Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From 
India: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Countervailing 
Duty Administrative Review; 2013, 80 FR 46956 (August 3, 2015). See 
also Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip from India: 
Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2013 
(signed February 2, 2016).
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    Additionally, for companies not selected for individual review, we 
have assigned the rate calculated for Jindal in the final results of 
this review, in accordance with section 735(c)(5) of the Act.

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Final Results of Review

    As a result of our review, we determine the following weighted-
average dumping margins exist for the period July 1, 2013, through June 
30, 2014.
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    \6\ The Initiation Notice lists the company as Jindal Poly Films 
Limited of India.

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                                                             Weighted-
                                                              average
                  Producer or exporter                    dumping margin
                                                             (percent)
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Jindal Poly Films Limited \6\...........................            0.59
SRF Limited.............................................            0.00
Ester Industries Limited................................            0.59
Garware Polyester Ltd...................................            0.59
Polyplex Corporation Limited............................            0.59
Vacmet..................................................            0.59
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Assessment Rates

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.212(b)(1), the Department determined, and U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate 
entries of subject merchandise, in accordance with the final results of 
this review. The Department will issue assessment instructions to CBP 
15 days after the date of publication of the final results of review. 
We will instruct CBP to liquidate entries of merchandise produced and/
or exported by the aforementioned companies. The Department will 
calculate importer-specific assessment rates for Jindal. Where the 
respondent reported the entered value for its sales, the Department 
calculates importer-specific ad valorem assessment rates based on the 
ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for the examined sales 
to the total entered value of those same sales.\7\ However, where the 
respondent did not report the entered value for its sales, the 
Department calculates importer-specific per-unit duty assessment rates. 
We will instruct CBP to apply an ad valorem assessment rate as 
indicated above to all entries of subject merchandise during the POR 
which were produced and/or exported by the four non-selected companies 
Ester Industries Limited, Garware Polyester Ltd, Polyplex Corporation 
Limited, and Vacmet. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2), we will instruct 
CBP to liquidate without regard to antidumping duties any entries 
produced and/or exported by SRF during the POR.\8\
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    \7\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b).
    \8\ See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1).
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Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following deposit requirements will be effective for all 
shipments of PET Film from India entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 
for consumption on or after the date of publication of the final 
results of this administrative review, as provided for by section 
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for the company 
under review will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin 
established in the final results of this review (except, if the rate is 
de minimis, i.e., less than 0.5 percent, then the cash deposit rate 
will be zero); (2) for previously reviewed or investigated companies 
not listed above, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the 
company-specific rate published in the completed segment for the most 
recent period for that company; (3) if the exporter is not a firm 
covered in this review, a prior review, or the less-than-fair-value 
investigation, but the manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate will be 
the rate established in the completed segment for the most recent 
period for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and (4) if neither the 
exporter nor the manufacturer is a firm covered in this or any other 
completed segment of this proceeding, then the cash deposit rate will 
be the all others rate for this proceeding, 5.71 percent. These deposit 
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further 
notice.

Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as a final 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 Secretary's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.

Notifications to Interested Parties

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the destruction of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written 
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 sanctionable 
violation.
    The Department is issuing and publishing these final results of 
administrative review in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 
777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: February 8, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

I. Summary
II. Background
    Scope of the Order
III. Discussion of the Issues
    Comment 1: Whether To Exclude Certain Sales From the Margin 
Calculation
    Comment 2: Whether To Grant a Quantity Discount Adjustment to 
Jindal
    Comment 3: G&A Expense and Interest Expense Ratio
    Comment 4: Differential Pricing

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