[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 82 (Monday, May 1, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 20318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08732]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-835]
Furfuryl Alcohol From the People's Republic of China: Final
Results of Expedited Fourth Sunset Review of Antidumping Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of this sunset review, the Department of Commerce
(``Department'') finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (``AD'')
order on furfuryl alcohol from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'')
would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the
dumping margins identified in the ``Final Results of Review'' section
of this notice.
DATES: Effective May 1, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keith Haynes, AD/CVD Operations,
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5139.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On January 3, 2017, the Department published the notice of
initiation of the fourth sunset review of the Order,\1\ pursuant to
section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act'').\2\
On January 21, 2017, Penn A Kem, LLC (``PennAKem''), a domestic
interested party (formerly known as Penn Specialty Chemicals, Inc. and
Great Lakes Chemical, the former a petitioner in the underlying
investigation), timely notified the Department of its intent to
participate within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).
On February 1, 2017, the Department received a complete substantive
response from PennAKem within the 30-day period specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(3)(i).\3\ The Department received no substantive responses
from respondent interested parties. Based on the notice of intent to
participate and adequate response filed by PennAKem, and the lack of
response from any respondent interested party, the Department conducted
an expedited sunset review of the Order, pursuant to section
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2).
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\1\ See Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: Furfuryl Alcohol From
the People's Republic of China (PRC), 60 FR 32302 (June 21, 1995)
(``Order'').
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Reviews, 82 FR 84
(January 3, 2017) (``Notice of Initiation'').
\3\ See Submission from PennAKem to the Department, ``Fourth
Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Furfuryl Alcohol from
the People's Republic of China; Domestic Interested Party
Substantive Response to the Notice of Initiation'' (``Substantive
Response''), dated February 1, 2017.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this order is furfuryl alcohol
(C4H3OCH2OH). Furfuryl alcohol is a
primary alcohol, and is colorless or pale yellow in appearance. It is
used in the manufacture of resins and as a wetting agent and solvent
for coating resins, nitrocellulose, cellulose acetate, and other
soluble dyes. The product subject to this order is classifiable under
subheading 2932.13.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (``HTSUS''). Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for
convenience and customs purposes, our written description of the scope
is dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review is
provided in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum, which is
hereby adopted by this notice.\4\ The issues discussed in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum include the likelihood of continuation or
recurrence of dumping and the magnitude of the margins of dumping
likely to prevail if the Order were revoked. 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 http://access.trade.gov and to all parties in
the Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce
building. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum can be accessed at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The
signed Issues and Decision Memorandum and the electronic version of the
Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
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\4\ See the Department's memorandum to Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, ``Issues
and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of Expedited Fourth
Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Furfuryl Alcohol from
the People's Republic of China,'' dated concurrently with this
notice.
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Final Results of the Sunset Review
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act,
the Department determines that revocation of the antidumping duty order
on furfuryl alcohol from the PRC would be likely to lead to a
continuation or recurrence of dumping, and that the magnitude of the
dumping margins likely to prevail would be weighted-average margins up
to 50.43 percent.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as the only 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. Timely
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.
We are issuing and publishing the results and notice in accordance
with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: April 25, 2017.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2017-08732 Filed 4-28-17; 8:45 am]
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