[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 11, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7730-7731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02675]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-533-839]


Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 From the Republic of India: 
Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2017

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines 
that Pidilite Industries Limited (Pidilite), a producer/exporter of 
carbazole violet pigment 23 (CVP 23) from the Republic of India (India) 
received countervailable subsidies during the period of review (POR) 
January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017. Interested parties are 
invited to comment on these preliminary results.

DATES: Applicable February 11, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gene H. Calvert, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3586.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On March 14, 2019, Commerce published a notice of initiation of an 
administrative review of the countervailing duty order on CVP 23 from 
India with respect to Pidilite.\1\ On October 1, 2019, we extended the 
deadline for these preliminary results to January 16, 2020.\2\ On 
January 15, 2020, we further extended this deadline until January 31, 
2020.\3\ For a complete description of the events that followed the 
initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\4\ 
A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is 
included as the appendix to this notice. The Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via 
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Centralized Electronic System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to 
registered users at http://access.trade.gov, and to all parties in the 
Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Commerce building. In 
addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can 
be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed 
and electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are 
identical in content.
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    \1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 9297 (March 14, 2019).
    \2\ See Memorandum, ``Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 from India: 
Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Review,'' dated October 1, 2019.
    \3\ See Memorandum, ``Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 from India: 
Second Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,'' dated January 15, 2020.
    \4\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary 
Results of the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of 
Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 from the Republic of India,'' dated 
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the order 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] triphenodioxazine, 8,18-dichloro-5,15-
diethy-5,15-dihydro-, and molecular formula of 
C34H22Cl2N4O2.\5\
 For a complete description of the scope of the order, see the 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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    \5\ The bracketed section of the product description, [3,2-
b:3',2'-m], is not business proprietary information; the brackets 
are part of the chemical nomenclature.
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Methodology

    Commerce is conducting this administrative review in accordance 
with section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act). For each subsidy program found to be countervailable, Commerce 
preliminarily finds that there is a subsidy, i.e., a government-
provided financial contribution that gives rise to a benefit to the 
recipient, and that the subsidy is specific.\6\ For a full description 
of the methodology underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum.
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    \6\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding 
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding 
benefit, and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
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Preliminary Results of Review

    As a result of this review, Commerce preliminarily finds that the 
net countervailable subsidy rate for the POR regarding Pidilite is as 
follows:

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                                                           Subsidy rate
                         Company                           (Ad valorem)
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Pidilite Industries Limited.............................            3.13
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Assessment Rates

    Consistent with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, upon issuance of 
the final results, Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, countervailing duties on all 
appropriate entries covered by this review. Commerce intends to issue 
instructions to CBP 15 days after the date of publication of the final 
results of this review.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce intends to 
instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing 
duties in the amount indicated above with regard to shipments of 
subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption on or after the date of publication of the final results of 
this review. For all non-reviewed firms, Commerce will instruct CBP to 
continue to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties at 
the most recent company-specific or all-others rate applicable to the 
company, as appropriate. These cash deposit instructions, when imposed, 
shall remain in effect until further notice.

Disclosure and Public Comment

    Commerce will disclose to the parties in this proceeding the 
calculations performed in reaching these preliminary results within 
five days of the date this notice is published in the Federal 
Register.\7\ Interested parties may submit written arguments (case 
briefs) on these preliminary results within 30 days of publication of 
the preliminary results, and rebuttal arguments (rebuttal briefs) 
within five days after the time limit for filing case briefs.\8\ 
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(d)(2), rebuttal briefs must be limited to 
issues raised in the case briefs. Parties who submit arguments are 
requested to submit with their argument: (1) A statement of the issue; 
(2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities.\9\
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    \7\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
    \8\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c); see also 19 CFR 351.309(d); and 
351.303 (for general filing requirements).
    \9\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2); see also 19 CFR 351.309(d)(2).
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    Interested parties who wish to request a hearing, or to participate 
if one is requested, must submit a written request within 30 days after 
the date of publication of this notice.\10\ Requests should contain (1) 
the party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of 
participants; and (3) a list of the issues to be discussed. If Commerce 
receives a request for a hearing, Commerce will inform parties of the 
schedule date for the hearing, which will be held at the main Commerce 
building at a time and location to be

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determined.\11\ Parties should confirm by telephone, the date, time, 
and location of the hearing.
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    \10\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
    \11\ See 19 CFR 351.310.
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    Parties are reminded that briefs and hearing requests must be filed 
electronically using ACCESS and received successfully in their entirety 
by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
    Unless the deadline is extended pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of 
the Act, Commerce intends to issue the final results of this 
administrative review, including the results of Commerce's analysis of 
the issues raised by parties in their comments, within 120 days after 
publication of these preliminary results.

Notification to Interested Parties

    These preliminary results of review are issued and published in 
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 
351.213 and 351.221(b)(4).

    Dated: January 31, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix--List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Period of Review
V. Subsidies Valuation Information
VI. Analysis of Programs
VII. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2020-02675 Filed 2-10-20; 8:45 am]
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