[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 201 (Thursday, October 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72045-72046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22881]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-895, A-583-861]


Low Melt Polyester Staple Fiber From the Republic of Korea and 
Taiwan: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Reviews of 
Antidumping Duty Orders

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

SUMMARY: As a result of these expedited sunset reviews, the U.S. 
Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the 
antidumping duty (AD) orders on low melt polyester staple fiber (low 
melt PSF) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) and Taiwan would be likely 
to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels 
indicated in the ``Final Results of Expedited Sunset Reviews'' section 
of this notice.

DATES: Applicable October 19, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Hart, AD/CVD Operations, 
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20230; telephone: (202) 482-1058.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On August 16, 2018, Commerce published in the Federal Register the 
AD orders on low melt PSF from Korea and Taiwan.\1\ On July 3, 2023, 
Commerce published the Initiation Notice of the first sunset reviews of 
the Orders pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act).\2\ In accordance with 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i) and 
(ii), Commerce received notices of intent to participate in these 
sunset reviews from Huvis Indorama Advanced Materials, LLC and Nan Ya 
Plastics Corporation, America (collectively, the domestic interested 
parties) within 15-days after the date of publication of the Initiation 
Notice.\3\ The domestic interested parties claimed interested party 
status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as producers of a domestic 
like product in the United States.
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    \1\ See Low Melt Polyester Staple Fiber from the Republic of 
Korea and Taiwan: Antidumping Duty Orders, 83 FR 40752 (August 16, 
2018) (collectively, Orders).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 88 FR 42688 
(July 3, 2023) (Initiation Notice).
    \3\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Low Melt 
Polyester Staple Fiber from the Republic of Korea--Domestic 
Interested Parties' Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated July 
18, 2023; see also Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Low Melt 
Polyester Staple Fiber from Taiwan--Domestic Interested Parties' 
Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated July 18, 2023.
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    Commerce received timely, adequate substantive responses to the 
Initiation Notice from the domestic interested parties within the 30-
day period specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ Commerce did not 
receive substantive responses from any other interested parties, and no 
party requested a hearing.
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    \4\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Low Melt 
Polyester Staple Fiber from the Republic of Korea--Domestic 
Interested Parties' Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated July 
18, 2023; see also, Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Low Melt 
Polyester Staple Fiber from Taiwan--Domestic Interested Parties' 
Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated July 18, 2023.
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    On August 22, 2023, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade 
Commission that it did not receive an adequate substantive response 
from other interested parties.\5\ As a result, in accordance with 
section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), 
Commerce conducted expedited, i.e., 120-day, sunset reviews of the 
Orders.
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    \5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews for July 2023,'' 
dated August 22, 2023.
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Scope of the Orders

    The merchandise subject to the Orders 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 (low melt PSF). For a complete 
description of the scope of the Orders, see the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum.\6\
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    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Reviews of the 
Antidumping Duty Orders on Low Melt Polyester Staple Fiber from the 
Republic of Korea and Taiwan,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby 
adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in these sunset reviews are addressed in the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum, including the likelihood of 
continuation or recurrence of dumping and the magnitude of the margins 
of dumping likely to prevail if the Orders were revoked.\7\ A list of 
topics discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is included as 
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 
http://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum can be accessed at http://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
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    \7\ Id.
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Final Results of Expedited Sunset Reviews

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, 
Commerce determines that revocation of the Orders would likely lead to 
the continuation or recurrence of dumping and that the magnitude of the 
dumping margins likely to prevail would be at a rate up to 16.27 
percent for Korea and up to 49.93 percent for Taiwan.

Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice serves as the only reminder to interested parties 
subject to an administrative protective order (APO) of their 
responsibility concerning

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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 subject to sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing the results in accordance with 
sections 751(c), 752(c), and 771(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218.

    Dated: October 10, 2023.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Orders
IV. History of the Orders
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
    1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
    2. Magnitude of the Margins of Dumping Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Expedited Sunset Reviews
VIII. Recommendation

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