Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin From India: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2021-2023

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Federal RegisterOct 10, 2024
89 Fed. Reg. 82221 (Oct. 10, 2024)
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    Department of Commerce International Trade Administration
  • [A-533-899]
  • AGENCY:

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

    SUMMARY:

    The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited (GFCL) made sales of subject merchandise in the United States at prices below normal value during the period of review (POR) September 2, 2021, through February 28, 2023.

    DATES:

    Applicable October 10, 2024.

    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    William Horn or Noah Wetzel, 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) 482-4868 and (202) 482-7466 respectively.

    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Background

    On April 3, 2024, Commerce published the Preliminary Results and invited interested parties to comment. On July 15, 2024, Commerce extended the deadline for the final results of this administrative review until September 27, 2024. On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this administrative proceeding by seven days. The deadline for the final results is now October 4, 2024. For a summary of the events that occurred since the Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum. Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).

    See Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin from India: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Administrative Review,89 FR 22989 (April 3, 2024) ( Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).

    See Memorandum, “Extension of Deadline for Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,” dated July 15, 2024.

    See Memorandum, “Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,” dated July 22, 2024.

    See Memorandum, “Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin from India; 2021-2023,” dated concurrently with this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).

    Scope of the Order

    See Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin from India and the Russian Federation: Antidumping Duty Orders,87 FR 14514 (March 15, 2022) ( Order).

    The merchandise covered by the Order is granular polytetrafluoroethylene resin (granular PTFE) from India. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.

    Analysis of Comments Received

    We addressed all issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs filed in this administrative review in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is 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 accessed directly at https://access.trade/gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

    Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on our evaluation of the comments received from interested parties regarding our Preliminary Results and our analysis of the record, we made certain changes to the weighted-average dumping margin calculation for GFCL, as detailed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. For a discussion of the comments, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.

    See Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 2.

    Final Results of Review

    We determine that the following estimated weighted-average dumping margin exists for the period September 2, 2021, through February 28, 2023:

    Exporter/producer Weighted- average dumping margin (percent)
    Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited 2.40