Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 174 / Monday, September 9, 2024 / Notices 73065 

1See 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. 

2See 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). 

3See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for 

Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative 

Review,’’ dated July 17, 2024; see also 19 CFR 

351.213(h)(2). 

4See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Proceedings,’’ dated July 22, 2024. 

5See Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin from 

India and the Russian Federation: Countervailing 

Duty Orders, 87 FR 14509 (March 15, 2022) (Order), 

as amended in Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene 

Resin from India: Notice of Court Decision Not in 

Harmony With the Final Determination of 

Countervailing Duty Investigation; Notice of 

Amended Final Determination and Amended 

Countervailing Duty Order, 88 FR 74153 (October 

30, 2023) (Amended Final Determination and 

Order). 

6See Preliminary Results, 89 FR at 24428. 

7See 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. 

Exporter/manufacturer 

Subsidy rate 

(percent ad 

valorem) 

Tianjin Shuangjie Steel Pipe 

Co., Ltd.; Tianjin Shuangjie 

Steel Pipe Group Co., Ltd.; 

Tianjin Wa Song Imp. & 

Exp. Co., Ltd.; and Tianjin 

Shuanglian Galvanizing 

Products Co., Ltd. (collectively, Shuangjie) ............... 620.08 

All Others .............................. 39.01 

Administrative Protective Order 

This notice serves as the only 

reminder to parties subject to an 

administrative protective order (APO) of 

their responsibility concerning the 

return or destruction of proprietary 

information disclosed under APO in 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a). 

Timely notification of the return or 

destruction of APO materials or 

conversion to judicial protective orders 

is hereby requested. Failure to comply 

with the regulations and terms of an 

APO is a violation which is subject to 

sanction. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

Commerce is issuing and publishing 

these final results and this notice in 

accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), 

and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.218. 

Dated: September 3, 2024. 

Ryan Majerus, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and 

Negotiations, performing the non-exclusive 

functions and duties of the 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 Order 

IV. History of the Order 

V. Legal Framework 

VI. Discussion of the Issues 

1. Likelihood of Continuation or 

Recurrence of Countervailable Subsidies 

2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rates 

Likely to Prevail 

3. Nature of the Subsidies 

VII. Final Results of Expedited Sunset 

Review 

VIII. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–533–900] 

Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin 

From India: Final Results of the 

Countervailing Duty Administrative 

Review; 2021–2022 

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.1 For 

a detailed description of the events that 

occurred subsequent to the Preliminary 

Results, see the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum.2 On July 17, 2024, we 

extended the deadline for these final 

results to August 27, 2024.3 On July 22, 

2024, Commerce tolled certain 

deadlines in this administrative 

proceeding by seven days.4 The 

deadline for these final results is now 

September 3, 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.6

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.7 The Issues and Decision 

Memorandum contains a full 

description of the methodology 

underlying Commerce’s conclusions, 


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8This subsidy rate applies to the period July 6, 

2021, to December 31, 2021. 

9This subsidy rate applies to the period January 

1, 2022, to December 31, 2022. 

10As 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. 

11See Amended Final Determination and Order, 

88 FR at 74154. 

including any determination that relied 

upon the use of adverse facts available 

pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) of 

the Act. 

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 8

Subsidy rate 

(percent ad 

valorem) 

2022 9

Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited 10 ......................................................................................................................... 4.89 4.70 

Assessment Rates 

Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b), Commerce 

has determined, and U.S Customs and 

Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, 

countervailing duties on all appropriate 

entries of subject merchandise in 

accordance with the final results of this 

review, for the above-listed company at 

the applicable ad valorem assessment 

rates listed for the corresponding time 

periods (i.e., July 6, 2021, to December 

31, 2021, and January 1, 2022, to 

December 31, 2022). For entries made 

during the gap period (i.e., on or after 

November 3, 2021, through March 10, 

2022), we will continue to instruct CBP 

to liquidate the entries without regard to 

countervailing duties pursuant to 

section 703(d) of the Act. Commerce 

intends to issue assessment instructions 

to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the 

date of publication of the final results of 

this review in the Federal Register. If a 

timely summons is filed at the U.S. 

Court of International Trade, the 

assessment instructions will direct CBP 

not to liquidate relevant entries until the 

time for parties to file a request for a 

statutory injunction has expired (i.e., 

within 90 days of publication). 

Cash Deposit Requirements 

In accordance with section 751(a)(1) 

of the Act, Commerce intends, upon 

publication of the final results, to 

instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of 

estimated countervailing duties in the 

amount shown for GFCL (and its crossowned affiliate) listed above for 2022, 

the second year covered by the period 

of review, on shipments of subject 

merchandise entered, or withdrawn 

from warehouse, for consumption on or 

after the date of publication of the final 

results of this administrative review. For 

all non-reviewed firms, we will instruct 

CBP to continue to collect cash deposits 

at the most recent company-specific, or 

all others rate (i.e., 5.39 percent),11

applicable to the company. These cash 

deposit requirements, when imposed, 

shall remain in effect until further 

notice. 

Administrative Protective Order (APO) 

This notice also serves as a reminder 

to parties subject to an APO of their 

responsibility concerning the return or 

destruction of proprietary information 

disclosed under APO in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which 

continues to govern business 

proprietary information in this segment 

of the proceeding. Timely written 

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 which is subject to sanction. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

We are issuing and publishing these 

final results of administrative review 

and notice in accordance with sections 

751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.221(b)(5) and 19 CFR 

351.213(h)(2). 

Dated: September 3, 2024. 

Ryan Majerus, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and 

Negotiations, performing the non-exclusive 

functions and duties of the 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 Order 

IV. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and 

Application of Adverse Inferences 

V. Subsidies Valuation Information 

VI. Interest Rate Benchmarks and 

Benchmarks for Measuring the Adequacy 

of Remuneration 

VII. Analysis of Programs 

VIII. Discussion of the Issues 

Comment 1: Whether the Remission of 

Duties and Taxes on Export Products 

(RODTEP) Program Provides a 

Countervailable Benefit 

Comment 2: Whether GFCL Received a 

Benefit Under the RODTEP Program 

Prior to September 6, 2021 

Comment 3: Whether Commerce Should 

Rely on the Petitioner’s Proposed 

Benchmark for the Gujarat Industrial 

Development Corporation’s (GIDC) 

Provision of Land for Less Than 

Adequate Remuneration (LTAR) 

IX. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; National Institute for 

Standards and Technology NIST 

Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) 

Information Management System (IMS) 

and Summer School Application 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology (NIST), Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection, 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to comment on 

proposed, and continuing information 

collections, which helps us assess the 

impact of our information collection 

requirements and minimize the public’s 

reporting burden. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before November 8, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments by 


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