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AGENCY:
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY:
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that the sole producer/exporter subject to this administrative review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) August 1, 2022, through July 31, 2023. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES:
Applicable October 1, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andrew Hart, AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1058, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 16, 2018, Commerce published in the Federal Register the antidumping duty order on low melt polyester staple fiber (low melt PSF) from the Republic of Korea (Korea). On October 18, 2023, based on a timely request for review, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an administrative review on low melt PSF from Korea. The review covers one producer/exporter of the subject merchandise, Toray Advanced Materials Korea, Inc. (TAK).
See Low Melt Polyester Staple Fiber from the Republic of Korea and Taiwan: Antidumping Duty Orders,83 FR 40752 (August 16, 2018) ( Order).
See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 88 FR 71829 (October 18, 2023).
On April 8, 2024, Commerce extended the deadline for the preliminary results of this administrative review until August 30, 2024. On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this administrative proceeding by seven days. The deadline for the preliminary results is now September 6, 2024. For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
See Memorandum, “Extension of the Deadline for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,” dated April 8, 2024.
See Memorandum, “Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,” dated July 22, 2024.
See Memorandum, “Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Low Melt Polyester Staple Fiber from the Republic of Korea; 2022-2023,” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the Order is synthetic staple fibers, not carded or combed, specifically bi-component polyester fibers having a polyester fiber component that melts at a lower temperature than the other polyester fiber component. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with sections 751(a)(1)(B) and (2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Export price is calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act. NV is calculated in accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. A list of the topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is attached as an appendix to this notice. The Preliminary 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 Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Preliminary Results of Review
As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine that the following estimated weighted-average dumping margin exists for the period August 1, 2022, through July 31, 2023:
| Exporter/producer | Weighted- average dumping margin (percent) |
|---|---|
| Toray Advanced Materials Korea, Inc | 2.46 |