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AGENCY:
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY:
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies were provided to Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited (GFCL), a producer and exporter of granular polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) resin from India. The period of review (POR) is July 6, 2021, through December 31, 2022.
DATES:
Applicable September 9, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shane Subler or Bob Palmer, AD/CVD Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-6241 or (202) 482-9068, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On April 8, 2024, Commerce published the Preliminary Results . For a detailed description of the events that occurred subsequent to the Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum. On July 17, 2024, we extended the deadline for these final results to August 27, 2024. On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this administrative proceeding by seven days. The deadline for these final results is now September 3, 2024.
See Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin from India: Preliminary Results and Partial Recission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2021-2022,89 FR 24428 (April 8, 2024) ( Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
See Memorandum, “Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the Administrative Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin from India; 2021-2022,” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
See Memorandum, “Extension of Deadline for Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,” dated July 17, 2024; see also19 CFR 351.213(h)(2).
See Memorandum, “Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,” dated July 22, 2024.
Scope of the Order 5
The product covered by this Order is granular PTFE resin. A full description of the scope of the Order is contained in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised by interested parties in briefs are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is provided in an 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 analysis of comments from interested parties and the evidence on the record, we have not made any changes to the Preliminary Results. The reasons for this conclusion are explained in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. Accordingly, we made no changes to the countervailable subsidy rate calculations from the Preliminary Results for mandatory respondent GFCL.
See Preliminary Results, 89 FR at 24428.
Methodology
Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For each of the subsidy programs found to be countervailable, we find that 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. The Issues and Decision Memorandum contains a full description of the methodology underlying Commerce's conclusions, including any determination that relied upon the use of adverse facts available pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act.
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 Review
As a result of this review, we determine the following net countervailable subsidy rates for the POR of July 6, 2021, through December 31, 2022:
| Company | Subsidy rate (percent ad valorem) 2021 | Subsidy rate (percent ad valorem) 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited | 4.89 | 4.70 |
This subsidy rate applies to the period July 6, 2021, to December 31, 2021.
This subsidy rate applies to the period January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022.
As stated in the Preliminary Results, Commerce found Inox Leasing and Finance Limited to be cross-owned with GFCL. See Preliminary Results, 89 FR at 24428.