[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 9, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29887-29888]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09796]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-533-838]


Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 From India: Rescission of Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review; 2021-2022

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on carbazole violet 
pigment 23 from India for the period of review (POR) December 1, 2021, 
through November 30, 2022, based on the timely withdrawal of the 
request for review and evidence of no suspended entries during the POR.

DATES: Applicable May 9, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis McClure or Henry Wolfe, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5973 or (202) 
482-0574, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On December 1, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice 
of opportunity to request an administrative review of the order on 
carbazole violet pigment 23 from India.\1\ On December 22, 2022, 
Meghmani LLP, an exporter of subject merchandise, and Meghmani 
Pigments, an importer of subject merchandise, (collectively Meghmani) 
requested an administrative review of the order for the POR.\2\ On 
December 30, 2022, Navpad Pigments Pvt. Ltd. (Navpad), a producer and 
exporter of the subject merchandise, requested an administrative review 
of the order for

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the POR.\3\ Pursuant to these requests, Commerce initiated an 
administrative review with respect to Meghmani and Navpad, in 
accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(the Act).\4\ On February 6, 2023, we placed U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) data on the record indicating that Navpad had no 
entries of subject merchandise during the POR, and permitting parties 
to comment on the data.\5\ On February 15, 2023, Navpad submitted 
comments on the CBP data placed on the record.\6\ On March 8, 2023, 
Meghmani timely withdrew its request for the review.\7\ No other party 
requested an administrative review of Meghmani. On March 13, 2023, we 
issued a memorandum notifying the parties of our intention to rescind 
the administrative review with respect on Navpad based on the fact that 
it had no suspended entries during the POR.\8\ On March 20, 2023, 
Navpad submitted comments objecting to our rescission intention with 
respect to it.\9\
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 87 FR 73752 (December 1, 2022).
    \2\ See Meghmani's Letter, ``Request for Administrative 
Review,'' dated December 2, 2022.
    \3\ See Navpad's Letter, ``Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review Request,'' dated December 30, 2022.
    \4\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 88 FR 7060 (February 2, 2023).
    \5\ See Memorandum, ``Customs and Border Protection Data for 
Respondent Selection,'' dated February 6, 2023.
    \6\ See Navpad's Letter, ``Comments on CBP Data and Respondent 
Selection,'' dated February 15, 2023.
    \7\ See Meghmani's Letter, ``Withdrawal of Request for 
Administrative Review,'' dated March 8, 2023.
    \8\ See Memorandum, ``Intent to Rescind Review,'' dated March 
13, 2023 (Intent to Rescind Memorandum).
    \9\ See Navpad's Letter, ``Comments in Notice of Intent to 
Rescind,'' dated March 20, 2023.
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Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the order are carbazole violet pigment 23. 
For a complete description of the scope of the order, see the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum.\10\
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    \10\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Rescission of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Carbazole 
Violet Pigment 23 from India; 2021-2022,'' dated concurrently with, 
and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    Commerce addressed the issue raised in response to its Intent to 
Rescind Memorandum in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of 
topics discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is included as 
the appendix to this notice. 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.

Rescission of Administrative Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or in part, if the party that requested 
a review withdraws its request within 90 days of the date of 
publication of the notice of initiation. As stated above, Meghmani 
withdrew its request for an administrative review by the established 
90-day deadline and there were no other requests for review of 
Meghmani.
    Additionally, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), Commerce will 
rescind an administrative review, in whole or only with respect to a 
particular exporter or producer, if the Secretary concludes that, 
during the period covered by the review, there were no entries, 
exports, or sales of the subject merchandise, as the case may be. 
Normally, upon completion of an administrative review, the suspended 
entries are liquidated at the antidumping duty assessment rate for the 
review period.\11\ Therefore, for an administrative review to be 
conducted, there must be a reviewable, suspended entry that Commerce 
can instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to liquidate at 
the calculated antidumping duty assessment rate for the review period. 
As noted above, there were no suspended entries of subject merchandise 
from Navpad during the POR for Commerce to review.
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    \11\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
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    Based on the foregoing facts, Commerce is rescinding this review in 
its entirety for Meghmani and Navpad, in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.213(d)(1) and (3), respectively.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    As Commerce has proceeded to a final rescission of this 
administrative review, no cash deposit rates will change. Accordingly, 
the current cash deposit requirements shall remain in effect until 
further notice.

Assessment

    Commerce will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all 
appropriate entries at rates equal to the cash deposit of estimated 
antidumping duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from 
warehouse, for consumption, during the period December 1, 2021, through 
November 30, 2022, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce 
intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days 
after publication of this notice in the Federal Register.

Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as the only reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties and/or countervailing 
duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during the review 
period. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in the 
presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties and/or 
countervailing duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of doubled 
antidumping duties, and/or an increase in the amount of antidumping 
duties by the amount of the countervailing duties.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which 
continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of 
the proceeding. Timely written 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

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

    Dated: May 3, 2023.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.

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

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Issue
    Comment: Rescission of the Administrative Review
V. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2023-09796 Filed 5-8-23; 8:45 am]
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