40752 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 159 / Thursday, August 16, 2018 / Notices 

1See Low Melt Polyester Staple Fiber from the 

Republic of Korea: Final Determination of Sales at 

Less Than Fair Value and Final Affirmative 

Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part, 83 

FR 29094 (June 22, 2018) (Korea Final 

Determination); and Low Melt Polyester Staple Fiber 

from Taiwan: Final Determination of Sales at Less 

Than Fair Value, 83 FR 29099 (June 22, 2018). 

2See Letter from the ITC to the Hon. Gary 

Taverman, dated August 6, 2018. See also Low Melt 

Polyester Staple Fiber from Korea and Taiwan, 83 

FR 39461 (August 9, 2018). 

3 Id. 

4 Id. 

5See Low Melt Polyester Staple Fiber from the 

Republic of Korea: Preliminary Determination of 

Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Preliminary 

Affirmative Determination of Critical 

Circumstances, in Part, Postponement of Final 

Determination, and Extension of Provisional 

Measures, 83 FR 4906 (February 2, 2018) (Korea 

Preliminary Determination); and Low Melt Polyester 

Staple Fiber from Taiwan: Preliminary Affirmative 

Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 

Postponement of Final Determination, and 

Extension of Provisional Measures, 83 FR 4903 

(February 2, 2018) (Taiwan Preliminary 

Determination). 

6See section 736(a)(3) of the Act. 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–580–895, A–583–861] 

Low Melt Polyester Staple Fiber From 

the Republic of Korea and Taiwan: 

Antidumping Duty Orders 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final 

determinations by the Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) and the 

International Trade Commission (ITC), 

Commerce is issuing antidumping duty 

(AD) orders on low melt polyester staple 

fiber (low melt PSF) from the Republic 

of Korea (Korea) and Taiwan. 

DATES: Applicable August 16, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alice Maldonado at (202) 482–4682 or 

Brittany Bauer at (202) 482–3860 

(Korea); Rebecca Janz at (202) 482–2972 

or Ajay Menon at (202) 482–1993 

(Taiwan); AD/CVD Operations, Office II, 

Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

In accordance with sections 735(d) 

and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, 

as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 

351.210(c), on June 22, 2018, Commerce 

published its affirmative final 

determinations in the less-than-fairvalue (LTFV) investigations of low melt 

PSF from Korea and Taiwan.1 On 

August 6, 2018, the ITC notified 

Commerce of its affirmative 

determinations that an industry in the 

United States is materially injured 

within the meaning of section 

735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, by reason of 

the LTFV imports of low melt PSF from 

Korea and Taiwan, and its 

determination that critical 

circumstances do not exist with respect 

to imports of low melt PSF from Korea 

subject to Commerce’s affirmative 

critical circumstances determination.2

Scope of the Orders 

The merchandise subject to these 

orders is synthetic staple fibers, not 

carded or combed, specifically bicomponent polyester fibers having a 

polyester fiber component that melts at 

a lower temperature than the other 

polyester fiber component (low melt 

PSF). The scope includes bi-component 

polyester staple fibers of any denier or 

cut length. The subject merchandise 

may be coated, usually with a finish or 

dye, or not coated. 

Low melt PSF is classifiable under the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (HTSUS) subheading 

5503.20.0015. Although the HTSUS 

subheading is provided for convenience 

and customs purposes, the written 

description of the scope of the orders is 

dispositive. 

Antidumping Duty Orders 

As stated above, on August 6, 2018, in 

accordance with sections 735(b)(1)(A)(i) 

and 735(d) of the Act, the ITC notified 

Commerce of its final determinations in 

these investigations, in which it found 

that an industry in the United States is 

materially injured by reason of imports 

of low melt PSF from Korea and 

Taiwan.3 The ITC also notified 

Commerce of its determination that 

critical circumstances do not exist with 

respect to imports of low melt PSF from 

Korea subject to Commerce’s critical 

circumstances finding.4 Therefore, in 

accordance with section 735(c)(2) of the 

Act, we are issuing these AD orders. 

Because the ITC determined that 

imports of low melt PSF from Korea and 

Taiwan are materially injuring a U.S. 

industry, unliquidated entries of such 

merchandise from Korea and Taiwan, 

entered or withdrawn from warehouse 

for consumption, are subject to the 

assessment of antidumping duties. 

As a result of the ITC’s final 

determination, in accordance with 

section 736(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce 

will direct U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP) to assess, upon further 

instruction by Commerce, antidumping 

duties equal to the amount by which the 

normal value of the merchandise 

exceeds the export price (or constructed 

export price) of the merchandise, for all 

relevant entries of low melt PSF from 

Korea and Taiwan. Antidumping duties 

will be assessed on unliquidated entries 

of low melt PSF from Korea and Taiwan 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption on or after February 2, 

2018, the date of publication of the 

preliminary determinations,5 but will 

not include entries occurring after the 

expiration of the provisional measures 

period and before publication of the 

ITC’s final injury determination as 

further described below. 

Suspension of Liquidation 

In accordance with section 

735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, we will instruct 

CBP to continue to suspend liquidation 

on all relevant entries of low melt PSF 

from Korea and Taiwan. Because the 

estimated weighted-average dumping 

margin for Huvis Corporation (Huvis) in 

the Korea Final Determination was zero, 

entries of shipments of subject 

merchandise both produced and 

exported by Huvis are not subject to 

suspension of liquidation or cash 

deposit requirements. Entries of subject 

merchandise exported to the United 

States by any other producer and 

exporter combination are not entitled to 

this exclusion from suspension of 

liquidation and are subject to the 

applicable cash deposit rates noted 

below. These instructions suspending 

liquidation will remain in effect until 

further notice. 

We will also instruct CBP to require 

cash deposits equal to the amounts as 

indicated below. Accordingly, effective 

on the date of publication of the ITC’s 

final affirmative injury determination, 

CBP will require, at the same time as 

importers would normally deposit 

estimated duties on this subject 

merchandise, a cash deposit equal to the 

estimated weighted-average dumping 

margins listed below.6 The relevant allothers rates apply to all producers or 

exporters not specifically listed, as 

appropriate. 

Provisional Measures 

Section 733(d) of the Act states that 

the suspension of liquidation pursuant 

to an affirmative preliminary 

determination may not remain in effect 

for more than four months, except 

where exporters representing a 

significant proportion of exports of the 

subject merchandise request Commerce 

to extend that four-month period to no 

more than six months. At the request of 


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7See Korea Preliminary Determination and 

Taiwan Preliminary Determination. 

exporters that account for a significant 

proportion of low melt PSF from Korea 

and Taiwan, we extended the fourmonth period to six months in both 

cases.7 Commerce’s preliminary 

determinations were published on 

February 2, 2018. Therefore, the 

extended period, beginning on the date 

of publication of the preliminary 

determinations, ended on August 1, 

2018. Pursuant to section 737(b) of the 

Act, the collection of cash deposits at 

the rates listed below will begin on the 

date of publication of the ITC’s final 

injury determination. 

Therefore, in accordance with section 

733(d) of the Act, Commerce will 

instruct CBP to terminate the 

suspension of liquidation and to 

liquidate, without regard to 

antidumping duties, unliquidated 

entries of low melt PSF from Korea and 

Taiwan entered, or withdrawn from 

warehouse, for consumption after 

August 1, 2018, the date on which the 

provisional measures expired, until and 

through the day preceding the date of 

publication of the ITC’s final injury 

determinations in the Federal Register. 

Suspension of liquidation will resume 

on the date of publication of the ITC’s 

final determination in the Federal 

Register. 

Critical Circumstances 

With regard to the ITC’s negative 

critical circumstances determination 

regarding imports of low melt PSF from 

Korea, Commerce will instruct CBP to 

lift suspension and refund any cash 

deposits made to secure payment of 

estimated antidumping duties on 

subject merchandise entered, or 

withdrawn from warehouse, for 

consumption on or after November 4, 

2017 (i.e., 90 days prior to the date of 

publication of the preliminary 

determinations), but before February 2, 

2018 (i.e., the date of publication of the 

preliminary determinations). 

Estimated Weighted-Average Dumping 

Margins 

The estimated weighted-average AD 

margins are as follows: 

Exporter/producer 

Dumping 

margins 

(percent) 

Korea: Huvis Corporation 0.00 

Toray Chemical Korea Inc ...... 16.27 

All Others ................................ 16.27 

Taiwan: Far Eastern New Century Corporation 49.93 

All Others ................................ 49.93 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This notice constitutes the AD orders 

with respect to low melt PSF from Korea 

and Taiwan pursuant to section 736(a) 

of the Act. Interested parties can find a 

list of AD orders currently in effect at 

http://enforcement.trade.gov/stats/ 

iastats1.html. 

These orders are published in 

accordance with section 736(a) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.211. 

Dated: August 9, 2018. 

James Maeder, 

Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Operations performing the duties of Deputy 

Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17691 Filed 8–15–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XG399 

Northwest Atlantic Fisheries 

Organization Consultative Committee 

Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces a public 

meeting of the Northwest Atlantic 

Fisheries Organization Consultative 

Committee. This meeting will help to 

ensure that the interests of U.S. 

stakeholders in the fisheries of the 

Northwest Atlantic Ocean are 

adequately represented at the Annual 

Meeting of the Organization. Northwest 

Atlantic Fisheries Organization 

Consultative Committee members and 

all other interested U.S. stakeholders are 

invited to attend. 

DATES: The meeting will be held August 

27, 2018, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. 

EST. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

National Marine Fisheries Service’s 

Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries 

Office, 55 Great Republic Drive, 

Gloucester, MA 01930. Please notify 

Shannah Jaburek (see FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT) by August 22, 

2018, if you plan to attend the meeting 

in person or remotely. The meeting will 

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will be emailed to meeting participants 

who provide notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elizabethann Mencher by email at 

Elizabethann.Mencher@noaa.gov, or by 

phone at 301–427–8362; or Shannah 

Jaburek by email at Shannah.Jaburek@

noaa.gov, or by phone at 978–282–8456. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Northwest Atlantic Fisheries 

Organization (NAFO) is a regional 

fisheries management organization that 

coordinates scientific study and 

cooperative management of the fisheries 

resources of the Northwest Atlantic 

Ocean, excluding salmon, tunas/ 

marlins, whales and sedentary species 

(e.g., shellfish). NAFO was established 

in 1979 by the Convention on Future 

Multilateral Cooperation in the 

Northwest Atlantic Fisheries. The 

United States acceded to the Convention 

in 1995, and has participated actively in 

NAFO since that time. In 2005, NAFO 

launched a reform effort to amend the 

Convention in order bring the 

Organization more in line with the 

principles of modern fisheries 

management. As a result of these efforts, 

the Amendment to the Convention on 

Future Multilateral Cooperation in the 

Northwest Atlantic Fisheries entered 

into force in May 2017. 

NAFO currently has 12 Contracting 

Parties, including Canada, Cuba, 

Denmark (in respect of Faroe Islands 

and Greenland), European Union, 

France (in respect of St. Pierre and 

Miquelon), Iceland, Japan, Norway, 

Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, 

Ukraine and the United States. 

Membership in the NCC is open to 

representatives from the New England 

and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Councils, the States represented on 

those Councils, the Atlantic States 

Marine Fisheries Commission, the 

fishing industry, the seafood processing 

industry, and others knowledgeable and 

experienced in the conservation and 

management of fisheries in the 

Northwest Atlantic Ocean. Members 

shall be appointed to a 2-year term and 

are eligible for reappointment. The NCC 

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meetings of the U.S. Commissioners and 

at such meetings are given an 

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on all proposed programs of study and 

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issues relating to the Act and 

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