[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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