[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 13, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9085-9086]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04625]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-533-838]
Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 From India: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Pidilite
Industries Limited (Pidilite), a producer/exporter of carbazole violet
pigment 23 (CVP 23) from India, did not sell subject merchandise at
prices below normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR)
December 1, 2016, through November 30, 2017.
DATES: Applicable March 13, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George Ayache, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2623.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 17, 2018, Commerce published in the Federal Register
the Preliminary Results of the administrative review of the antidumping
duty order on CVP 23 from India.\1\ This review covers one producer/
exporter of the subject merchandise, Pidilite. We invited parties to
comment on the Preliminary Results.\2\ No interested party submitted
comments. On January 16, 2019, and February 25, 2019, Pidilite
submitted requests to participate in a hearing in the event that
Commerce held a hearing.\3\ No other party submitted a request for a
hearing in the instant review. Commerce conducted this administrative
review in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act).
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\1\ See Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 from India: Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017, 83 FR
64529 (December 17, 2018) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
\2\ Id.
\3\ See Pidilite's letters, ``Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 from
India--Request to Participate in Hearing,'' dated January 16, 2019,
and ``Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 from India--Request to
Participate,'' dated February 25, 2019.
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Commerce exercised its discretion to toll all deadlines affected by
the partial federal government closure from December 22, 2018, through
the resumption of operations on January 29, 2019.\4\ If the new
deadline falls on a non-business day, in accordance with Commerce's
practice, the deadline will become the next business day. Accordingly,
the revised deadline for the final results of this administrative
review is now May 28, 2019.
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\4\ See Memorandum to the Record from Gary Taverman, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, ``Deadlines
Affected by the Partial Shutdown of the Federal Government,'' dated
January 28, 2019. All deadlines in this segment of the proceeding
have been extended by 40 days.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the Order \5\ is CVP-23 identified as
Color Index No. 51319 and Chemical Abstract No. 6358-30-1, with the
chemical name of diindolo [3,2-b:3',2'-m] \6\ triphenodioxazine, 8,18-
dichloro-5, 15-diethy-5, 15-dihydro-, and molecular formula of C34 H22
Cl2 N4 O2. The subject merchandise includes the crude pigment in any
form (e.g., dry powder, paste, wet cake) and finished pigment in the
form of presscake and dry color. Pigment dispersions in any form (e.g.,
pigments dispersed in oleoresins, flammable solvents, water) are not
included within the scope of the Order.
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\5\ See Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less
Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order: Carbazole Violet Pigment
23 from India, 69 FR 77988 (December 29, 2004) (Order).
\6\ The bracketed section of the product description, [3,2-
b:3',2'-m], is not business proprietary information. In this case,
the brackets are simply part of the chemical nomenclature. See
``Amendment to Petition for Antidumping Investigations of China and
India and a Countervailing Duty Investigation of India on Imports of
Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 in the forms of Crude Pigment, Presscake
and Dry Color Pigment,'' dated December 3, 2003, at 8.
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The merchandise subject to the Order is classifiable under
subheading 3204.17.9040 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for
convenience and customs purposes, our written description of the scope
of the Order is dispositive.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
As no parties submitted comments on the margin calculation
methodology used in the Preliminary Results, Commerce made no
adjustments to that methodology in the final results of this review.
Final Results of the Review
As a result of this review, Commerce determines that a weighted-
average dumping margin of 0.00 percent exists for entries of subject
merchandise that were produced and/or exported by Pidilite during the
POR.
Assessment Rates
Commerce shall 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, pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.212(b). Because we calculated a zero margin for Pidilite in the
final results of this review, we intend to instruct CBP to liquidate
the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties. Commerce
intends to issue the appropriate assessment instructions to CBP 15 days
after the date of publication of these final results of review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of the notice of these final results for all shipments of
CVP 23 from India entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption
on or after the publication date as provided by section 751(a)(2) of
the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for Pidilite will be zero; (2) for
merchandise exported by manufacturers or exporters not covered in this
review but covered in a completed prior segment of the proceeding, the
cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate
published for the most recently completed segment; (3) if the exporter
is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the original
investigation but the manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate will be
the rate established for the most recently completed segment for the
manufacturer of the merchandise; (4) the cash deposit rate for all
other manufacturers or exporters will continue to be 27.48 percent, the
all-others rate established in the Order. These cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further
notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice also 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 POR. Failure to comply with this
requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement
of antidumping duties has occurred and the subsequent assessment of
double antidumping duties.
Administrative Protective Order
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), 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 the APO, 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 subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
These final results are issued and published in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h) and
351.221(b)(5).
Dated: March 6, 2019.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
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