[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8764-8765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-02598]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-533-839]


Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 From India: Final Results of the 
Expedited Third Five-Year Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty 
Order

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

SUMMARY: As a result of this sunset review, the Department of Commerce 
(Commerce) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order 
on carbazole violet pigment 23 (CVP 23) from India would be likely to 
lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the 
levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this 
notice.

DATES: Applicable February 9, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Hoadley, 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) 482-3148.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 29, 2004, Commerce published its CVD order on CVP 23 
from India in the Federal Register.\1\ On October 1, 2020, Commerce 
published the notice of initiation of the third sunset review of the 
Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(the Act).\2\ Commerce received a notice of intent to participate from 
Sun Chemical Corporation (domestic interested party or Sun), within the 
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ Sun claimed 
interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as a 
domestic producer of CVP 23 in the United States.
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    \1\ See Notice of Countervailing Duty Order: Carbazole Violet 
Pigment 23 from India, 69 FR 77995 (December 29, 2004) (Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Review, 85 FR 61928 
(October 1, 2020).
    \3\ See Sun's Letter, ``Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 from the 
Republic of India: Notice of Intent to Participate In 3rd Sunset 
Review of Countervailing Duty Order,'' dated October 9, 2020.
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    Commerce received a substantive response from the domestic 
interested

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party \4\ within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(3)(i). We received no substantive response from any other 
domestic or respondent interested parties in this proceeding, nor was a 
hearing requested.
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    \4\ See Sun's Letter, ``Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 from the 
Republic of India: Petitioner's Substantive Response,'' dated 
October 30, 2020.
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    On November 20, 2020, Commerce notified the U.S. International 
Trade Commission (ITC) that it did not receive an adequate substantive 
response from respondent interested parties.\5\ As a result, pursuant 
to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), 
Commerce conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of this Order.
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    \5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on October 
1, 2020,'' dated November 20, 2020.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the scope of 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.\6\ 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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    \6\ The bracketed section of the product description, [3,2-
b:3',2'-m], is not business proprietary information; the brackets 
are simply part of the chemical nomenclature.
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    The merchandise subject to this 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, the written description of the 
merchandise covered by the scope of the Order is dispositive. For a 
complete description of the scope of the Order, see the accompanying 
Issues and Decision Memorandum.\7\
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    \7\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Expedited Third Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on 
Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 from India,'' dated concurrently with, 
and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in this sunset review are addressed in the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum. A list of topics discussed in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum is included as an appendix to this notice. The 
Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file 
electronically via the Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). 
ACCESS is available to registered users at http://access.trade.gov. In 
addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can 
be accessed directly on the internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and electronic versions of the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum are identical in content.

Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(b) of the Act, we determine 
that revocation of the CVD order on CVP-23 from India would be likely 
to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at 
the following rates:

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                                                               Net
                                                         countervailable
           Manufacturers/producers/ exporters              subsidy rate
                                                           (ad valorem)
                                                            (percent)
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Alpanil Industries Ltd.................................          14.93
Pidilite Industries Ltd................................          15.24
AMI Pigments Pvt. Ltd..................................          33.61
All Others.............................................          18.66
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)

    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
an APO of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of 
proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.305. Timely 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.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing the final results and this notice in 
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 
19 CFR 351.218.

    Dated: January 29, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix--List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. History of the Order
IV. Scope of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
    1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of a Countervailable 
Subsidy
    2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rates Likely to Prevail
    3. Nature of the Subsidies
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation

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