[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 137 (Monday, July 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42113-42114]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18042]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-201-834]
Purified Carboxymethylcellulose From Mexico: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On April 12, 2011, the Department of Commerce (the Department)
published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on purified carboxymethylcellulose from Mexico.
See Purified Carboxymethylcellulose From Mexico: Notice of Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 76 FR 20313 (April
12, 2011) (Preliminary Results). The review covers one producer/
exporter, Quimica Amtex S.A. de C.V. The period of review (POR) is July
1, 2009, through June 30, 2010. We invited interested parties to
comment on our Preliminary Results. The Department received no comments
concerning our Preliminary Results; therefore, our final results remain
unchanged from our Preliminary Results. The final results are listed in
the section ``Final Results of Review'' below.
DATES: Effective Date: July 18, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Flessner or Robert James, AD/CVD
Operations Office 7, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
6312 or (202) 482-0649, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
On April 12, 2011, the Department published the preliminary results
of this review in the Federal Register. See Preliminary Results. We
invited parties to comment on the Preliminary Results. We received no
comments or requests for a hearing.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the order is all purified
carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), sometimes also referred to as purified
sodium CMC, polyanionic cellulose, or cellulose gum, which is a white
to off-white, non-toxic, odorless, biodegradable powder, comprising
sodium CMC that has been refined and purified to a minimum assay of 90
percent. Purified CMC does not include unpurified or crude CMC, CMC
Fluidized Polymer Suspensions, and CMC that is cross-linked through
heat treatment. Purified CMC is CMC that has undergone one or more
purification operations which, at a minimum, reduce the remaining salt
and other by-product portion of the product to less than ten percent.
The merchandise subject to this order is classified in the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States at subheading 3912.31.00. This
tariff classification is provided for convenience and customs purposes;
however, the written description of the scope of the order is
dispositive.
Final Results of Review
As noted above, the Department received no comments concerning the
Preliminary Results. As there have been no changes from or comments on
the Preliminary Results, there is no decision memorandum accompanying
this Federal Register notice. For further details of the issues
addressed in this proceeding, see Preliminary Results. The final
weighted-average dumping margin for the period July 1, 2009, through
June 30, 2010, is as follows:
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Weighted-
Producer/exporter average margin
(percentage)
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Quimica Amtex, S.A. de C.V.............................. 0.80
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Assessment
The Department shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries. The Department intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP
15 days after the date of publication of these final results of review.
We will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries covered by this review if any importer-specific
assessment rate calculated in the final results of this review is above
de minimis (i.e., at or above 0.50 percent). Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.106(c)(2), we will instruct CBP to liquidate without regard to
antidumping duties any entries for which the assessment rate is de
minimis (i.e., less than 0.50 percent).
The Department clarified its ``automatic assessment'' regulation on
May 6, 2003. See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003). This
clarification will apply to entries of subject merchandise during the
POR produced by companies included in these final results of review for
which the reviewed companies did not know their merchandise was
destined for the United States. This clarification will also apply to
POR entries of subject merchandise produced by companies for which we
rescind the review based on certifications of no shipments, because
these companies certify that they made no POR shipments of subject
merchandise for which they had knowledge of U.S. destination. In such
instances, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the
``all-others'' rate established in the less-than-fair value (LTFV)
investigation if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies)
involved in the transaction.
Cash Deposit Requirements
Because we revoked the order with an effective date of July 11,
2010, no cash deposits for estimated antidumping duties are
required.\1\
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\1\ On May 20, 2011, the Department revoked the order, with an
effective date of July 11, 2010. See Purified Carboxymethylcellulose
From Mexico and Sweden: Revocation of Antidumping Duty Orders, 76 FR
29194 (May 20, 2011).
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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 review period. Failure to comply
with this requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written
notification of 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.
This administrative review and notice are issued and published in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: July 11, 2011.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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