[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50047-50048]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19370]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-533-876]


Fine Denier Polyester Staple Fiber From India: Final Results of 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2019

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Reliance 
Industries Limited (Reliance) received countervailable subsidies that 
are above de minimis during the period of review (POR), January 1, 
2019, through December 31, 2019.

DATES: Applicable September 7, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ariela Garvett, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3609.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On May 18, 2021, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of this 
review.\1\ A summary of the events that occurred since Commerce 
published the Preliminary Results, as well as a full discussion of the 
issues raised by parties for these final results, are discussed in the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum.\2\ The Issues and Decision Memorandum 
is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and 
Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic 
Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at 
https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
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    \1\ See Fine Denier Polyester Staple Fiber from the Republic of 
India: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Review; 2019, 86 FR 26903 (May 18, 2021) (Preliminary Results), and 
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
    \2\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the 2019 Administrative Review of the 
Countervailing Duty Order on Fine Denier Polyester Staple Fiber from 
India,'' dated concurrently, and hereby adopted by, this notice 
(Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by this order is fine denier polyester 
staple fiber (fine denier PSF). For a complete description of the scope 
of this order, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the interested parties' case and rebuttal 
briefs are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. Based on 
our analysis of the comments received from interested parties and 
record information, we revised the prohibited subsidy rate calculated 
for Reliance.

Methodology

    Commerce conducted this administrative review in accordance with 
section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). 
For each of the subsidy programs found countervailable, we find 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.\3\ For a description of the methodology underlying Commerce's 
conclusions, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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    \3\ 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(5)(A) of the Act regarding specificity.
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Final Results of the Administrative Review

    In accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.221(B)(5), we find the net countervailable subsidy rate for the POR 
January 1, 2019, through December 31, 2019 to be as follows:

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                                                           Subsidy rate
                        Company                            (percent ad
                                                             valorem)
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Reliance Industries Limited............................            4.89
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Assessment and Cash Deposit Requirements

    In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.212(b)(2), 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 appropriate 
assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date 
of this publication of the final results of this review in the Federal 
Register. If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of 
International Trade, the assessment instructions will direct CBP not to 
liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties to file a request 
for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within 90 days of 
publication).
    In accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the Act, we also intend to 
instruct

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CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties in the 
amount shown above. For all non-reviewed firms, CBP will 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 requirements, when imposed, shall 
remain in effect until further notice.

Disclosure

    Commerce intends to disclose the calculations and analysis 
performed for these final results to interested parties within five 
days of the date of publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register.\4\
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    \4\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
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Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to 
an administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 315.305(A)(3). 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 the terms of an APO is a sanctionable 
violation.

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 351.221(b)(5).

    Dated: September 1, 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. Scope of the Order
IV. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Application of Adverse 
Inferences
V. Subsidies Valuation Information
VI. Analysis of Programs
VII. Discussion of the Issue
    Comment: Prohibited Subsidy Rate
VIII. Recommendation

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