[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 117 (Tuesday, June 20, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28044-28045]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12822]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-001]


Potassium Permanganate From the People's Republic of China: Final 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2015

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Department) published the 
preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping 
duty order on potassium permanganate from the People's Republic of 
China (PRC) on December 13, 2016. We gave interested parties an 
opportunity to comment on the Preliminary Results, and based upon our 
analysis of the comments and information received, we made changes to 
the margin calculation for these final results. The final dumping 
margin for the reviewed firm is listed below in the ``Final Results of 
the Administrative Review'' section of this notice. The period of 
review (POR) is January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015.

DATES: Effective June 20, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Kenneth Hawkins, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone 202.482.6491.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    The Department published the Preliminary Results on December 13, 
2016.\1\ This review covers one respondent, Pacific Accelerator Limited 
(PAL).\2\ Between January 12 and 17, 2017, PAL and the petitioner, the 
Carus Corporation, submitted case and rebuttal briefs.\3\ On April 4, 
2017, the Department held a hearing limited to issues raised in the 
case and rebuttal briefs. On March 30, 2017, in accordance with section 
751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), the 
Department extended the period for issuing the final results of this 
review by thirty days, from April 12, 2017 to May 12, 2017. On May 11, 
2017, the Department extended the period for issuing the final results 
of this review a final time for an additional thirty days, from May 12, 
2017 to June 12, 2017.\4\
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    \1\ See Potassium Permanganate from the People's Republic of 
China: Preliminary Results of the 2015 Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review, 81 FR 81897 (December 13, 2016) (Preliminary 
Results).
    \2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 81 FR 11179 (March 3, 2015).
    \3\ See PAL's July 12, 2016 submission; Petitioner's July 17, 
2016 submission.
    \4\ See Notice of Clarification: Application of ``Next Business 
Day'' Rule for Administrative Determination Deadlines Pursuant to 
the Tariff Acto of 1930, As Amended,70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005).
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Scope of the Order

    Imports covered by this order are shipments of potassium 
permanganate, an inorganic chemical produced in free-flowing, 
technical, and pharmaceutical grades. Potassium permanganate is 
currently classifiable under item 2841.61.00 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS item number 
is provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written 
description of the merchandise remains dispositive.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by parties in 
this review are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memo (I&D 
Memo).\5\ A list of the issues which parties raised is attached to this 
notice as an appendix. The I&D Memo is a public document and is on file 
in the Central Records Unit (CRU), Room B8024 of the main Department of 
Commerce building, as well as 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 to all users in the CRU. In addition, a 
complete version of the I&D Memo can be accessed directly on the 
Internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed I&D 
Memo and the electronic version are identical in content.
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    \5\ See Memorandum to Ronald Lorentzen, Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance, from Gary Taverman, Associate Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, ``Potassium Permanganate from the People's Republic of 
China: Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results,'' dated 
concurrently with and hereby adopted by this notice (I&D Memo).
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Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on a review of the record and comments received from 
interested parties regarding our Preliminary Results, and for the 
reasons explained in the I&D Memo, we revised the margin calculation 
for PAL. Specifically, we made adjusted the drum factor of production, 
and we adjusted PAL's international freight movement expense.

Final Results of the Review

    The dumping margins for the final results of this administrative 
review are as follows:

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                                                            Weighted-
                                                          average margin
                        Exporter                            (dollars/
                                                          kilogram) \6\
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Pacific Accelerator Limited............................           $0.00
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    \6\ Consistent with Comment V in the I&D Memo, the Department 
has determined that it will calculate per-unit assessment and cash 
deposit rates.
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Disclosure

    The Department will disclose calculations performed for these final 
results to the parties within five days of the date of publication of 
this notice, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).

Assessment Rates

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b), 
the Department will determine, 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 intends to issue appropriate assessment 
instructions directly to CBP 15 days after publication of the final 
results of this administrative review.
    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), we are calculating 
importer- (or customer-) specific assessment rates for the merchandise 
subject to this review. For assessment purposes, we calculated a per-
unit rate for each importer (or customer) by dividing the total dumping 
margins for reviewed sales to that party by the total sales quantity 
associated with those transactions. We will direct CBP to assess the 
resulting per-unit rate against the entered quantity of the subject

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merchandise.\7\ We will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on 
all appropriate entries covered by this review when the importer- (or 
customer-) specific assessment rate is above de minimis. Where an 
importer- (or customer-) specific assessment rate is zero or de 
minimis, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries 
without regard to antidumping duties.
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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, 8103 (February 14, 
2012).
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Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the final results of this administrative review for all 
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the 
final results, as provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) 
For the exporter listed above, the cash deposit rate will be the rate 
established in the final results of review; (2) for previously 
investigated or reviewed PRC and non-PRC exporters not listed above 
that have separate rates, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the 
exporter-specific rate published for the most recent period; (3) for 
all PRC exporters of subject merchandise that have not been found to be 
entitled to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be that for the 
PRC-wide entity, which is 128.94 percent; \8\ and (4) for all non-PRC 
exporters of subject merchandise which have not received their own 
rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the PRC 
exporter that supplied that non-PRC exporter. The cash deposit 
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further 
notice.
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    \8\ See Potassium Permanganate from the People's Republic of 
China; Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 59 
FR 26625 (May 23, 1994).
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Notification to Importers Regarding the Reimbursement of Duties

    This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding 
the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the 
relevant entries during this POR. Failure to comply with this 
requirement could result in the Department's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as a 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, which continues 
to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the 
proceeding. 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 violation which is subject to sanction.
    We are issuing and publishing this administrative review and notice 
in accordance with sections 751(a)(l) and 777(i) of the Act.

    Dated: June 12, 2017.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Final Decision Memorandum

Summary
Case Issues
Background
Scope of the Order
Discussion of the Issues
Comment I International Movement Expenses
Comment II Brokerage and Handling and Truck Freight Calculations
Comment III Marine Insurance Calculation
Comment IV Application of Rail Expense
Comment V Currency Conversion
Comment VI Drum FOP
Comment VII Valuation of Manganese Dioxidee
Comment VIII Deduction of VAT
Recommendation

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