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AGENCY:
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY:
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has conducted a new shipper review (NSR) of Sudarshan Chemical Industries Limited (Sudarshan) regarding the countervailing duty order on carbazole violet pigment 23 (CVP-23) from India. The period of review (POR) is January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022. Based on our analysis, we continue to find that countervailable subsidies were provided to Sudarshan with the respect to the production of CVP-23 from India during the POR.
DATES:
Applicable October 31, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gene H. Calvert, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3586.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 28, 2024, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of this NSR. On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this administrative proceeding by seven days. On August 16, we extended the deadline for these final results until October 16, 2024. Between August 27 and 30, 2024, we conducted verification of Sudarshan's questionnaire responses that were submitted in this NSR. On September 12, 2024, we established the deadline for the submission of case and rebuttal briefs. On September 19, 2024, a case brief was timely submitted on behalf of Sudarshan. No other interested party submitted a case or rebuttal brief. On October 16, 2024, we further extended the deadline for the final results for this NSR to its current deadline of October 24, 2024. For a description of the events that occurred since the Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
See Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 from India: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty New Shipper Review; 2022, 89 FR 46063 (May 28, 2024) ( Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
See Memorandum, “Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,” dated July 22, 2024.
See Memorandum, “Extension of Deadline for Final Results of Countervailing Duty New Shipper Review,” dated August 16, 2024. This extension of deadline memorandum inadvertently references October 17, 2024, rather than October 16, 2024, as the extended deadline for the final results.
See Memorandum, “Verification of Questionnaire Responses Submitted by Sudarshan Chemical Industries Limited,” dated September 12, 2024 (Sudarshan's Verification Report).
See Memorandum, “Briefing Schedule,” dated September 12, 2024.
See Sudarshan's Letter, “Case Brief,” dated September 19, 2024 (Sudarshan's Case Brief).
See Memorandum, “Second Extension of Deadline for Final Results of Countervailing Duty New Shipper Review,” dated October 16, 2024.
See Memorandum, “Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of New Shipper Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 from India; 2022,” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
Scope of the Order
See Notice of Countervailing Duty Order: Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 from India,69 FR 77995 (December 29, 2004) ( Order).
The product covered by the Order is CVP-23 from India. For a full description of the scope of the Order, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Verification
Commerce conducted verification of Sudarshan's questionnaire responses between August 27 and 30, 2024. We used standard verification procedures, including an examination of relevant accounting records and original source documents provided by Sudarshan.
See Sudarshan's Verification Report.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in Sudarshan's Case Brief are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues addressed is attached in 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 accesses directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
As referenced above, Sudarshan was the only interested party that submitted a case or rebuttal brief.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on record information, the results of Sudarshan's verification, and comments received from Sudarshan, we made certain changes to the Preliminary Results regarding Sudarshan's subsidy calculation. These changes are explained in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce conducted this NSR in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.214. For each subsidy program found to be countervailable, Commerce finds 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. For a full description of the methodology underlying Commerce's conclusions, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
Final Results of New Shipper Review
As a result of this NSR, Commerce determines that the following net countervailable subsidy rate exists for the period January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022:
| Producer/exporter | Subsidy rate (percent ad valorem) |
|---|---|
| Sudarshan Chemical Industries Limited | 6.75 |