35478 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 126 / Tuesday, July 6, 2021 / Notices 

Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements Due 

to COVID–19, 85 FR 17006, 17007 (March 26, 2020). 

12See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD 

Service Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension 

of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020). 

1See Antidumping Duty Orders: Polyethylene 

Retail Carrier Bags from Indonesia, Taiwan, and the 

Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 75 FR 23667 (May 

4, 2010); see also Antidumping Duty Order: 

Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from Malaysia, 69 

FR 48203 (August 9, 2004); Antidumping Duty 

Order: Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from The 

People’s Republic of China, 69 FR 48201 (August 

9, 2004); Antidumping Duty Order: Polyethylene 

Retail Carrier Bags from Thailand, 69 FR 48204 

(August 9, 2004) (collectively, AD Orders). 

2See Initiation Notice of Five-Year (Sunset) 

Reviews, 86 FR 16701 (March 31, 2021) (Initiation 

Notice). 

3See Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bag Committee’s 

Letters, ‘‘Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Review of 

Antidumping Duty Order on Polyethylene Retail 

Carrier Bags from Indonesia: Domestic Industry 

Notice of Intent to Participate in Sunset Review,’’ 

dated April 9, 2021; ‘‘Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Review 

of Antidumping Duty Order on Polyethylene Retail 

Carrier Bags from Malaysia: Domestic Industry 

Notice of Intent to Participate in Sunset Review,’’ 

dated April 9, 2021; ‘‘Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Review 

Of Antidumping Duty Order On Polyethylene Retail 

Carrier Bags from the People’s Republic of China: 

Domestic Industry Notice Of Intent to Participate in 

Sunset Review,’’ dated April 9, 2021; ‘‘Five-Year 

(‘‘Sunset’’) Review Of Antidumping Duty Order on 

Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from Taiwan: 

Domestic Industry Notice of Intent to Participate In 

Sunset Review,’’ dated April 9, 2021; ‘‘Five-Year 

(‘‘Sunset’’) Review of Antidumping Duty Order on 

Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from Thailand: 

Domestic Industry Notice of Intent to Participate in 

Sunset Review,’’ dated April 9, 2021; ‘‘Five-Year 

(‘‘Sunset’’) Review Of Antidumping Duty Order on 

Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from the Socialist 

Republic of Vietnam: Domestic Industry Notice of 

that Commerce has temporarily 

modified certain of its requirements for 

serving documents containing business 

proprietary information, until further 

notice.12 Pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who 

submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in 

this investigation are encouraged to 

submit with each argument: (1) A 

statement of the issue; (2) a brief 

summary of the argument; and (3) a 

table of authorities. 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), 

interested parties who wish to request a 

hearing, limited to issues raised in the 

case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a 

written request to the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance, U.S. Department of 

Commerce within 30 days after the date 

of publication of this notice. Requests 

should contain the party’s name, 

address, and telephone number, the 

number of participants, whether any 

participant is a foreign national, and a 

list of the issues to be discussed. If a 

request for a hearing is made, Commerce 

intends to hold the hearing at a time and 

date to be determined. Parties should 

confirm by telephone the date, time, and 

location of the hearing two days before 

the scheduled date. 

International Trade Commission 

Notification 

In accordance with section 703(f) of 

the Act, Commerce will notify the 

International Trade Commission (ITC) of 

its determination. If Commerce’s final 

determination is affirmative, the ITC 

will make its final injury determination 

before the later of 120 days after the date 

of this preliminary determination or 45 

days after the final determination. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This determination is issued and 

published pursuant to sections 703(f) 

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

351.205(c). 

Dated: June 28, 2021. 

Christian Marsh, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

Appendix I 

Scope of the Investigation 

The product covered by this investigation 

is granular polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) 

resin. Granular PTFE resin is covered by the 

scope of this investigation whether filled or 

unfilled, whether or not modified, and 

whether or not containing co-polymer, 

additives, pigments, or other materials. Also 

included is PTFE wet raw polymer. The 

chemical formula for granular PTFE resin is 

C2F4, and the Chemical Abstracts Service 

(CAS) Registry number is 9002–84–0. 

Subject merchandise includes material 

matching the above description that has been 

finished, packaged, or otherwise processed in 

a third country, including by filling, 

modifying, compounding, packaging with 

another product, or performing any other 

finishing, packaging, or processing that 

would not otherwise remove the 

merchandise from the scope of the 

investigation if performed in the country of 

manufacture of the granular PTFE resin. 

The product covered by this investigation 

does not include dispersion or coagulated 

dispersion (also known as fine powder) 

PTFE. 

PTFE further processed into micropowder, 

having particle size typically ranging from 1 

to 25 microns, and a melt-flow rate no less 

than 0.1 gram/10 minutes, is excluded from 

the scope of this investigation. 

Granular PTFE resin is classified in the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 

States (HTSUS) under subheading 

3904.61.0010. Subject merchandise may also 

be classified under HTSUS subheading 

3904.69.5000. Although the HTSUS 

subheadings and CAS Number are provided 

for convenience and customs purposes, the 

written description of the scope is 

dispositive. 

Appendix II 

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Injury Test 

IV. Subsidies Valuation 

V. Benchmarks and Interest Rates 

VI. Analysis of Programs 

VII. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–560–822, A–557–813, A–570–886, A–583– 

843, A–549–821, A–552–806] 

Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags From 

Indonesia, Malaysia, the People’s 

Republic of China, Taiwan, Thailand, 

and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: 

Final Results of the Expedited Sunset 

Reviews of the Antidumping Duty 

Orders 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: As a result of these expedited 

sunset reviews, the Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) finds that 

revocation of the antidumping duty 

(AD) orders on polyethylene retail 

carrier bags from Indonesia, Malaysia, 

the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, 

Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of 

Vietnam would be likely to lead to 

continuation or recurrence of dumping 

as indicated in the ‘‘Final Results of 

Sunset Review’’ section of this notice. 

DATES: Applicable July 6, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Allison Hollander or Minoo Hatten, AD/ 

CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement 

and Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–2805 or (202) 482–1690, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On March 31, 2021, Commerce 

published the notice of initiation of the 

sunset reviews of the AD orders on 

polyethylene retail carrier bags (PRCBs) 

from Indonesia, Malaysia, the People’s 

Republic of China (China), Taiwan, 

Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of 

Vietnam (Vietnam) 1 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 

the Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bag 

Committee (the domestic interested 

party) within 15 days after the date of 

publication of the Initiation Notice.3


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Intent to Participate In Sunset Review,’’ dated April 

9, 2021. The Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bag 

Committee is comprised of Hilex Poly Co., LLC and 

Superbag Corporation. 

4See Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bag Committee’s 

Letters, ‘‘Five-Year (‘Sunset’) Review Of 

Antidumping Duty Order on Polyethylene Retail 

Carrier Bags from Indonesia: Domestic Industry’s 

Substantive Response,’’ dated May 1, 2015; 

‘‘Second Five-Year (‘Sunset’) Review Of 

Antidumping Duty Order on Polyethylene Retail 

Carrier Bags from Malaysia: Domestic Industry’s 

Substantive Response,’’ dated May 1, 2015; 

‘‘Second Five-Year (‘Sunset’) Review of 

Antidumping Duty Order on Polyethylene Retail 

Carrier Bags from the People’s Republic of China: 

Domestic Industry’s Substantive Response,’’ dated 

May 1, 2015; ‘‘Five-Year (‘Sunset’) Review of 

Antidumping Duty Order on Polyethylene Retail 

Carrier Bags from Taiwan: Domestic Industry’s 

Substantive Response,’’ dated May 1, 2015; 

‘‘Second Five-Year (‘Sunset’) Review of 

Antidumping Duty Order on Polyethylene Retail 

Carrier Bags from Thailand: Domestic Industry’s 

Substantive Response,’’ dated May 1, 2015; and 

‘‘Five-Year (‘Sunset’) Review of Antidumping Duty 

Order on Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from the 

Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Domestic Industry’s 

Substantive Response,’’ dated May 1, 2015. 

5See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision 

Memorandum for the Expedited Sunset Reviews of 

the Antidumping Duty Orders on Polyethylene 

Retail Carrier Bags from Indonesia, Malaysia, the 

People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, Thailand, and 

the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,’’ dated 

concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this 

notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). 

1See Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin from 

India and the Russian Federation: Initiation of 

Countervailing Duty Investigations, 86 FR 10931 

(February 23, 2021) (Initiation Notice). 

2See Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin from 

India and the Russian Federation: Postponement of 

Preliminary Determinations in the Countervailing 

Duty Investigations, 86 FR 14871 (March 19, 2021). 

The domestic interested party claimed 

interested party status under sections 

771(9)(C) and (E) of the Act. 

Commerce received adequate 

substantive responses to the Initiation 

Notice from the domestic interested 

party within the 30-day period specified 

in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).4 Commerce 

received no substantive responses from 

any respondent interested parties. 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 AD Orders. 

Scope of the Orders 

The merchandise subject to the AD 

Orders is PRCBs which are currently 

classified under subheading 

3923.21.0085 of the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). 

The HTSUS number is provided for 

convenience and customs purposes. A 

full description of the scope of the AD 

Orders is contained in the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum.5 The written 

description is dispositive. 

Analysis of Comments Received 

All issues raised in this review are 

addressed in the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum, including the likelihood 

of continuation or recurrence of 

dumping in the event of revocation and 

the magnitude of dumping margins 

likely to prevail if the order was 

revoked. Parties can find a complete 

discussion of all issues raised in this 

review and the corresponding 

recommendations in the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum, which 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 found at 

http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/ 

index.html. 

Final Results of Sunset Review 

Pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752(c) 

of the Act, Commerce determines that 

revocation of the AD Orders would be 

likely to lead to continuation or 

recurrence of dumping and the 

magnitude of the margins of dumping 

likely to prevail would be weightedaverage margins up to the following 

percentages: 

Country 

Weightedaverage 

margin 

(percent) 

Indonesia .................................... 85.17 

Malaysia ...................................... 101.74 

China .......................................... 77.57 

Taiwan ........................................ 95.81 

Thailand ...................................... 122.88 

Vietnam ....................................... 76.11 

Notification Regarding Administrative 

Protective Orders 

This notice serves as a reminder to 

parties subject to administrative 

protective order (APO) of their 

responsibility concerning the 

disposition of proprietary information 

disclosed under APO in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.305(a). Timely written 

notification of the 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 

Commerce is issuing and publishing 

these final results and notice in 

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

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

351.221(c)(5)(ii). 

Dated: June 25, 2021. 

James Maeder, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Operations. 

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 

VII. Final Results of Expedited Sunset 

Reviews 

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: Preliminary Affirmative 

Countervailing Duty Determination, 

Preliminary Affirmative Critical 

Circumstances Determination, and 

Alignment of Final Determination With 

Final Antidumping Duty Determination 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) preliminarily determines 

that countervailable subsidies are being 

provided to producers and exporters of 

granular polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) 

resin from India. The period of 

investigation is April 1, 2019, through 

March 31, 2020. Interested parties are 

invited to comment on this preliminary 

determination. 

DATES: Applicable July 6, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Janae ́ Martin or Joshua Simonidis, AD/ 

CVD Operations, Office VIII, 

Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0238 or 

(202) 482–0608, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

This preliminary determination is 

made in accordance with section 703(b) 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 

(the Act). Commerce published the 

notice of initiation of this investigation 

on February 23, 2021.1 On March 19, 

2021, Commerce postponed the 

preliminary determination of this 

investigation and the revised deadline is 

now June 28, 2021.2 For a complete 

description of the events that followed 

the initiation of this investigation, see 


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