[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 187 (Friday, September 25, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60421-60422]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21194]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-839]


Polyester Staple Fiber From the Republic of Korea; Rescission of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2019-2020

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the 
administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on polyester 
staple fiber from the Republic of Korea (Korea) for the period of 
review (POR) May 1, 2019, through April 30, 2020, based on the timely 
withdrawal of the requests for review.

DATES: Applicable May 1, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason Willoughby, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-5509.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On May 1, 2020, Commerce published a notice of opportunity to 
request an administrative review of the AD order on polyester staple 
fiber from Korea for the POR of May 1, 2019, through April 30, 2020.\1\ 
On May 29, 2019, Commerce received timely-filed requests from DAK 
Americas LLC and Auriga Polymers, Inc. (the petitioners) \2\ for 
administrative reviews of Huvis Corporation (Huvis) and Toray Chemical 
Korea, Inc. (Toray) and from Huvis \3\ for administrative review of 
itself, in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.213(b). Commerce received no other 
requests for administrative review.
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 85 FR 25394 (May 1, 2020).
    \2\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Polyester Staple Fiber--Review 
Request,'' dated May 29, 2020.
    \3\ See Huvis's Letter, ``Certain Polyester Staple fiber from 
Korea; Request for Administrative Review for 2019-2020 Period,'' 
dated June 1, 2020.
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    On July 10, 2020, pursuant to these requests, and in accordance 
with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce initiated an administrative 
review of the AD order on polyester staple fiber from Korea.\4\ On July 
20, 2020, the petitioners withdrew their request for an administrative 
review of Toray.\5\ On August 3, 2020, the petitioners withdrew their 
request for an administrative review of Huvis.\6\ On August 3, 2020, 
Huvis withdrew its request for an administrative review of itself.\7\
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    \4\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 85 FR 41540 (July 10, 2020).
    \5\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Polyester Staple Fiber from 
Korea--Withdrawal of Review Request for Toray Chemical Korea,'' 
dated July 20, 2020.
    \6\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Polyester Staple Fiber from 
Korea--Withdrawal of Review Request for Huvis Corporation,'' dated 
August 3, 2020.
    \7\ See Huvis's Letter, ``Certain Polyester Staple Fiber from 
Korea; Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review for 2019-2020 
Period,'' dated August 2, 2019.
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Rescission of Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or in part, if a party that requested a 
review withdraws the request within 90 days of the publication date of 
the notice of initiation of the requested review. The petitioners and 
Huvis withdrew their requests within 90 days of the publication date of 
the notice of initiation. No other parties requested an administrative 
review of the order. Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.213(d)(1), we are rescinding the administrative review of the AD 
order on polyester staple fiber from Korea covering May 1, 2019, 
through April 30, 2020, in its entirety.

Assessment

    Commerce intends to instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP) to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of 
polyester staple fiber from Korea during the POR at rates equal to the 
cash deposit of estimated antidumping duties required at the time of 
entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption in accordance with 
19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends to issue appropriate 
assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the date of publication of 
this notice in the Federal Register.

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 Commerce's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.

Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice also serves as a reminder to all parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues to govern 
business proprietary information. Timely written notification of the 
return/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.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).


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    Dated: September 18, 2020.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
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