[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 95 (Monday, May 18, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28554-28555]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09828]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-523-810]
Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin From the Sultanate of Oman:
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that the
sole producer/exporter under administrative review, OCTAL SAOC FZC
(OCTAL), sold subject merchandise at less than normal value during the
period of review (POR), May 1, 2023, through April 30, 2024.
DATES: Applicable May 18, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dylan Hill, 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) 482-1197.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On September 11, 2025, Commerce published the Preliminary Results
in the Federal Register.\1\ In January 2026, Commerce conducted a
verification of the sales and cost information submitted by OCTAL.\2\
On April 10, 2026, Commerce invited interested parties to comment on
the Preliminary Results and Verification Report.\3\ No parties
submitted comments.
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\1\ See Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin from the Sultanate of
Oman: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review;
2023- 2024, 90 FR 44015 (September 11, 2025) (Preliminary Results),
and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Verification of OCTAL SAOC-FZC in the
Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Polyethylene
Terephthalate Resin from the Sultanate of Oman,'' dated April 9,
2026 (Verification Report).
\3\ See Preliminary Results; see also Memorandum ``Briefing
Schedule,'' dated April 10, 2026.
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Due to the lapse in appropriations and Federal Government shutdown,
on November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative
proceedings by 47 days.\4\ Additionally, due to a backlog of documents
that were electronically filed via Enforcement and Compliance's
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service
System (ACCESS) during the Federal Government shutdown, on November 24,
2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative proceedings by an
additional 21 days.\5\ On March 12, 2026, Commerce extended the final
results of this review by 53 days, until May 11, 2026.\6\
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\4\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of all Case Deadlines,'' dated
November 24, 2025.
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated March 12, 2026.
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Scope of the Order \7\
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\7\ See Certain Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin from Canada,
the People's Republic of China, India, and the Sultanate of Oman:
Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping Determination (Sultanate of
Oman) and Antidumping Duty Orders, 81 FR 27979 (May 6, 2016)
(Order).
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The merchandise covered by the Order is polyethylene terephthalate
resin from the Sultanate of Oman. For a full description of the scope
of the Order, see the Preliminary Results.
Verification
As provided in section 782(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act), in January 2026, Commerce verified the sales and cost data
reported by OCTAL. We used standard verification procedures, including
an examination of relevant accounting and production records, and
original source documents provided by OCTAL.\8\
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\8\ See Verification Report.
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Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on our verification findings,\9\ we recalculated the reported
inventory carrying costs using the most recent cost data submitted by
OCTAL. See the Analysis Memorandum.\10\
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\9\ Id. at 13.
\10\ See Memorandum, ``Final Results Analysis Memorandum,''
dated concurrently with this notice (Analysis Memorandum).
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Final Results of Review
Commerce determines that the following weighted-average dumping
margin exists for the period, May 1, 2023, through April 30, 2024:
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Weighted-
average
Producer or exporter dumping
margin
(percent)
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OCTAL SAOC FZC............................................. 2.82
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Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose its calculations and analysis
performed in these final results of review to parties to the proceeding
within five days after the date of any public announcement of the final
results or, if there is no public announcement of the final results,
within five days after the date of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1), Commerce has determined, and U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries of subject merchandise during the POR. Commerce will instruct
CBP to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by
this review where an importer-specific assessment rate is not zero or
de minimis.\11\
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\11\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-
Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping
Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101, 8102-03 (February 14,
2012).
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Pursuant to a refinement to Commerce's assessment practice, where
sales of subject merchandise that was produced or exported by OCTAL
were not reported in the U.S. sales data, but the merchandise was
entered for consumption into the United States during the POR, we will
instruct CBP to liquidate any entries of such merchandise at the all-
others rate (i.e., 7.62 percent) \12\ if there is no rate for the
intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.\13\
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\12\ See Order, 81 FR at 27982.
\13\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties,
68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
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Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier
than 35 days after the date of publication of this notice of the final
results of 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
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of this
notice in the Federal Register, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of
the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for OCTAL will be 2.82 percent; (2)
for merchandise exported by a company that is not under review that has
a company-specific cash deposit rate from a completed segment of this
proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company's
cash deposit rate from the most recently completed segment of the
proceeding in which the company was under review; (3) if the exporter
of the subject merchandise is not covered by this review or a
previously completed segment of this proceeding, but the producer of
the subject merchandise is/was covered, then the cash deposit rate will
be equal to the producer's cash deposit rate from the most recently
completed segment of this proceeding in which the producer of the
subject merchandise was under review; and (4) if neither the exporter
nor the producer of the subject merchandise is covered by this review
or a previously completed segment of this proceeding, then the cash
deposit rate will be 7.62 percent ad valorem \14\, the all-others rate
established in the less-than-fair-value investigation in this
proceeding. These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain
in effect until further notice.
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\14\ See Order, 81 FR at 27982.
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Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure to comply with this
requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement
of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of doubled
antidumping duties.
Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an
APO of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of
proprietary information disclosed under the 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 the terms of an APO is a violation
subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these final results of review and
this notice in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the
Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: March 11, 2026.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2026-09828 Filed 5-15-26; 8:45 am]
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