[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31699-31700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12532]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-533-838, A-570-892, C-533-839]


Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 From India and the People's Republic 
of China: Continuation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders

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

SUMMARY: As a result of the determinations by the Department of 
Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC) that 
revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on carbazole violet 
pigment 23 (CVP-23) from India and the People's Republic of China 
(China) and the countervailing duty (CVD) order on CVP-23 from India 
would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, net 
countervailable subsidies, and material injury to an industry in the 
United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of the 
AD and CVD orders.

DATES: Applicable June 15, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marc Castillo or Margaret Collins, AD/
CVD Operations Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0519 or (202) 
482-6250, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 29, 2004, Commerce published in the Federal Register 
the AD orders on CVP-23 from India and China, and the CVD order on CVP-
23 from India.\1\ On October 1, 2020, Commerce initiated, and the ITC 
instituted, five-year (sunset) reviews of the Orders pursuant to 
section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ On 
February 5, 2021, and February 9, 2021, Commerce published in the 
Federal Register the results of its third expedited sunset reviews of 
the Orders on CVP-23 from India and China.\3\ As a result of its 
reviews, Commerce determined that revocation of the Orders would likely 
lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping and of countervailable 
subsidies and, therefore, notified the ITC of the magnitude of the 
margins of dumping and subsidy rates likely to prevail should the 
Orders be revoked.\4\
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    \1\ 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); and Antidumping Duty 
Order: Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 from the People's Republic of 
China, 69 FR 77987 (December 29, 2004); and Notice of Countervailing 
Duty Order: Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 from India, 69 FR 77995 
(December 29, 2004) (collectively, the Orders).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Reviews, 85 FR 
61928 (October 1, 2020); and Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 From China 
and India; Institution of Five-Year Reviews, 85 FR 61977 (October 1, 
2020).
    \3\ See Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 from India and the People's 
Republic of China: Final Results of Expedited Third Sunset Review of 
the Antidumping Duty Orders, 86 FR 8340 (February 5, 2021); and 
Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 From India: Final Results of the 
Expedited Third Five-Year Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty 
Order, 86 FR 8764 (February 9, 2021).
    \4\ Id.
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    On June 1, 2021, the ITC published its determination, pursuant to 
section 751(c) of the Act, that revocation of the Orders would likely 
lead to a continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry 
in the United

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States within a reasonably foreseeable time.\5\
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    \5\ See Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 from China and India, 86 FR 
30331 (June 7, 2021); see also ITC's Letter, dated June 1, 2021.
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Scope of the Orders

    The merchandise subject to the Orders is CVP-23, identified as 
Color Index Number 51319 and Chemical Abstract Number 6358-30-1, with 
the chemical name of diindolo [3,2-b:'2'-m] \6\ triphenodioxazine, 
8,18-dicholor-5, 15-diethyl-5, 15-dihydro-, and molecular formula of 
C34H22Cl2N4O2. 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., pigment dispersed in oleoresins, flammable solvents, water) are 
not included within the scope of the Orders. The merchandise subject to 
the Orders is classifiable under subheading 3204.17.90.40 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Although the 
HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, 
our written description of the scope of the Orders is dispositive.
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    \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 the 
Orders.
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Continuation of the Orders

    As a result of the determinations by Commerce and the ITC that 
revocation of the Orders would likely lead to a continuation or 
recurrence of dumping and net countervailable subsidies, as well as 
material injury to an industry in the United States, pursuant to 
section 751(d)(2) of the Act, Commerce hereby orders the continuation 
of the Orders. U.S. Customs and Border Protection will continue to 
collect AD and CVD cash deposits at the rates in effect at the time of 
entry for all imports of subject merchandise.
    The effective date of the continuation of the Orders will be the 
date of publication in the Federal Register of this notice of 
continuation. Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(c)(2), Commerce intends to initiate the next five-year reviews 
of the Orders not later than 30 days prior to the fifth anniversary of 
the effective date of continuation.

Administrative Protective Order (APO)

    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
APO of their responsibility concerning the return, destruction, or 
conversion to judicial protective order of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Failure to 
comply is a violation of the APO which may be subject to sanctions.

Notification to Interested Parties

    These five-year (sunset) reviews and this notice are in accordance 
with section 751(c) and (d)(2) of the Act and published pursuant to 
section 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4).

    Dated: June 9, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2021-12532 Filed 6-14-21; 8:45 am]
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