[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 133 (Wednesday, July 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41663-41664]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14898]


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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; 2020

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that 
countervailable subsidies were being provided to Reliance Industries 
Limited (Reliance) that are above de minimis during the period of 
review (POR), January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020.

DATES: Applicable July 13, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Martin, 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) 482-3936.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On March 8, 2022, 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://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
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    \1\ See Fine Denier Polyester Staple Fiber from the Republic of 
India: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Review; 2020, 87 FR 12936 (March 8, 2022) (Preliminary Results), and 
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
    \2\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the 2020 Administrative Review of the 
Countervailing Duty Order on Fine Denier Polyester Staple Fiber from 
India,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice 
(Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order \3\
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    \3\ See Fine Denier Polyester Staple Fiber from the People's 
Republic of China and India: Amended Final Affirmative 
Countervailing Duty Determination for the People's Republic of China 
and Countervailing Duty Orders for the People's Republic of China 
and India, 83 FR 11681 (March 16, 2018) (Order).
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    The merchandise covered by this Order is fine denier polyester 
staple fiber. For a complete description of the scope of this order, 
see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.

Analysis of Comments Received and Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    All issues raised in the case brief submitted by Auriga Polymers, 
Inc., Fiber Industries LLC, and Nan Ya Plastics Corporation, America 
are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the 
issues discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is included as 
the appendix to this notice. Based on our analysis of the comments 
received and record information, we revised the countervailing duty 
(CVD) subsidy rates calculated for Reliance. These changes are 
explained in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.

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 to be 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.\4\ For a description of the methodology 
underlying Commerce's conclusions, see the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum.
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    \4\ 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 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

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for the POR January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020 to be as 
follows:

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                                                               Subsidy
                                                                 rate
                          Company                            (percent ad
                                                               valorem)
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Reliance Industries Limited................................        6.88
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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.\5\
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    \5\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
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Assessment Rates

    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, CVDs 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).

Cash Deposit Requirements

    In accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the Act, we also intend to 
instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated CVDs in the amount 
shown above. For all non-reviewed firms, CBP will continue to collect 
cash deposits of estimated CVDs at the most recent company-specific or 
all-others rate applicable to the company, as appropriate. These cash 
deposit requirements, effective upon publication of these final 
results, shall remain in effect until further notice.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as a 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), which continues to govern 
business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding. 
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: July 6, 2022.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Changes Since the Preliminary Results
V. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Application of Adverse 
Inferences
VI. Subsidies Valuation
VII. Analysis of Programs
VIII. Discussion of the Issues
    Comment 1: Land Benchmark
    Comment 2: Correction of Errors Regarding the Duty Drawback 
(DDB) Program
    Comment 3: Correction of Errors Regarding the Special Economic 
Zone (SEZ) Program
    Comment 4: Correct Subsidy Rate
IX. Recommendation

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