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11See Temporary Rule. 

1See Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin from 

India and the Russian Federation: Initiation of LessThan-Fair-Value Investigations, 86 FR 10926 

(February 23, 2021) (Initiation Notice). 

2See Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin from 

India and Russia: Postponement of Preliminary 

Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value 

Investigations, 86 FR 31276 (June 11, 2021). 

3See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

the Preliminary Affirmative Determination in the 

Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation of Granular 

Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin from the Russian 

Federation,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby 

adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum). 

4See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, 

Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997). 

5See Initiation Notice, 86 FR at 10927. 

6See Memorandum, ‘‘Granular 

Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin from India and the 

Russian Federation: Comments on Scope of 

Investigations,’’ dated June 28, 2021 (Preliminary 

Scope Decision Memorandum). 

be limited to five pages total, including 

footnotes. 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), 

interested parties who wish to request a 

hearing, must submit a written request 

to the Assistant Secretary for 

Enforcement and Compliance, filed 

electronically via Commerce’s electronic 

records system, ACCESS. Requests 

should contain: (1) The party’s name, 

address and telephone number; (2) the 

number of participants; and (3) a list of 

issues to be discussed. Issues raised in 

the hearing will be limited to those 

raised by each party in their respective 

case brief. If a request for a hearing is 

made, Commerce will announce the 

date and time of the hearing. Parties 

should confirm by telephone the date 

and time of the hearing two days before 

the scheduled hearing date. 

Note that Commerce has temporarily 

modified certain of its requirements for 

serving documents containing business 

proprietary information, until further 

notice.11 An electronically filed 

document must be received successfully 

in its entirety in ACCESS by 5 p.m. 

Eastern Time on the due date. 

Commerce intends to issue the final 

results of this administrative review, 

including the results of its analysis of 

the issues raised in any written briefs, 

not later than 120 days after the date of 

publication of this notice, unless 

extended, pursuant to section 

751(a)(3)(A) of the Act. 

Notification to Importers 

This notice also serves as a 

preliminary reminder to importers of 

their responsibility under 19 CFR 

351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 

regarding the reimbursement of 

antidumping duties prior to liquidation 

of the relevant entries during this 

review period. Failure to comply with 

this requirement could result in 

Commerce’s presumption that 

reimbursement of antidumping duties 

occurred and the subsequent assessment 

of doubled antidumping duties. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

We are issuing and publishing these 

preliminary results of review in 

accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 

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

351.213(h)(1) and 351.221(b)(4). 

Dated: August 27, 2021. 

Christian Marsh, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

Appendix 

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scope of the Order 

IV. Discussion of the Methodology 

V. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–821–829] 

Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin 

From the Russian Federation: 

Preliminary Affirmative Determination 

of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 

Postponement of Final Determination, 

and Extension of Provisional Measures 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) preliminarily determines 

that granular polytetrafluoroethylene 

resin (granular PTFE resin) from the 

Russian Federation (Russia) is being, or 

is likely to be, sold in the United States 

at less than fair value (LTFV). The 

period of investigation is January 1, 

2020, through December 31, 2020. 

Interested parties are invited to 

comment on this preliminary 

determination. 

DATES: Applicable September 2, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jaron Moore or William Horn, 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) 482–3640 or (202) 482–4868, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

This preliminary determination is 

made in accordance with section 733(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 June 11, 

2021, Commerce postponed the 

preliminary determination of this 

investigation and the deadline is now 

August 25, 2021.2 For a complete 

description of the events that followed 

the initiation of this investigation, see 

the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum.3 A list of topics included 

in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum is included as Appendix 

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

Scope of the Investigation 

The product covered by this 

investigation is granular PTFE from 

Russia. For a complete description of 

the scope of this investigation, see 

Appendix I. 

Scope Comments 

In accordance with the Preamble to 

Commerce’s regulations,4 the Initiation 

Notice set aside a period of time for 

parties to raise issues regarding product 

coverage (i.e., scope).5 Certain interested 

parties commented on the scope of the 

investigation as it appeared in the 

Initiation Notice. For a summary of the 

product coverage comments and 

rebuttal responses submitted to the 

record for this investigation, and 

accompanying discussion and analysis 

of all comments timely received, see the 

Preliminary Scope Decision 

Memorandum.6 As discussed in the 

Preliminary Scope Decision 

Memorandum, Commerce is not 

modifying the scope language as it 

appeared in the Initiation Notice. 

No scope case briefs were received 

prior to the deadline established in the 

Preliminary Scope Decision 


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7Case briefs, other written comments, and 

rebuttal briefs submitted in response to this 

preliminary LTFV determination should not 

include scope-related issues. See Preliminary Scope 

Decision Memorandum; see also ‘‘Public Comment’’ 

section of this notice. 

8HaloPolymer OJSC reported that home market 

manufacturers HaloPolymer Kirovo-Chepetsk, LLC 

(HPKC), HaloPolymer Perm, OJSC (HPP), and 

Limited Liability Company First Fluoroplastic Plant 

(FFP) and home market reseller Limited Liability 

Company Trading House HaloPolymer (HPTH), are 

affiliated with HaloPolymer OJSC by common 

control. This reported affiliation is supported by 

record evidence. See Halopolymer’s Letter, ‘‘Section 

A Questionnaire Response,’’ dated May 14, 2021, at 

6–10 and Exhibits A–2 and A–3. Accordingly, the 

preliminary rate calculated applies to subject 

merchandise produced by HPKC, HPP, and FFP and 

exported by either HPTH or HaloPolymer OJSC. 

9See Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 11– 

12. 

Memorandum. There will be no further 

opportunity for comments on scoperelated issues.7

Methodology 

Commerce is conducting this 

investigation in accordance with section 

731 of the Act. Commerce has 

calculated constructed export prices in 

accordance with section 772(b) of the 

Act. Normal value (NV) is calculated in 

accordance with section 773 of the Act. 

For a full description of the 

methodology underlying the 

preliminary determination, see the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 

All-Others Rate 

Sections 733(d)(1)(A)(ii) and 

735(c)(5)(A) of the Act provide that in 

the preliminary determination 

Commerce shall determine an estimated 

all-others rate for all exporters and 

producers not individually examined. 

This rate shall be an amount equal to 

the weighted average of the estimated 

weighted-average dumping margins 

established for exporters and producers 

individually investigated, excluding any 

zero and de minimis margins, and any 

margins determined entirely under 

section 776 of the Act. 

In this investigation, Commerce 

calculated an individual estimated 

weighted-average dumping margin for 

HaloPolymer OJSC (Halopolymer), the 

sole mandatory respondent, that is not 

zero, de minimis, or based entirely on 

facts otherwise available. Consequently, 

the rate calculated for Halopolymer is 

also assigned as the rate for all other 

producers and exporters, pursuant to 

section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act. 

Preliminary Determination 

Commerce preliminarily determines 

that the following estimated weightedaverage dumping margins exist: 

Exporter/producer 

Estimated 

weightedaverage 

dumping 

margin 

(percent) 

Cash 

deposit rate 

(adjusted 

for subsidy 

offsets) 

(percent) 

Halopolymer OJSC 8 ................................................................................................................................................ 17.99 17.36 

All Others ................................................................................................................................................................. 17.99 17.36 

Suspension of Liquidation 

In accordance with section 733(d)(2) 

of the Act, Commerce will direct U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 

suspend liquidation of entries of subject 

merchandise, as described in Appendix 

I, entered, or withdrawn from 

warehouse, for consumption on or after 

the date of publication of this notice in 

the Federal Register. Further, pursuant 

to section 733(d)(1)(B) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.205(d), Commerce will instruct 

CBP to require a cash deposit equal to 

the estimated weighted-average 

dumping margin or the estimated allothers rate, as follows: (1) The cash 

deposit rate for the respondents listed 

above will be equal to the companyspecific estimated weighted-average 

dumping margins determined in this 

preliminary determination; (2) if the 

exporter is not a respondent identified 

above, but the producer is, then the cash 

deposit rate will be equal to the 

company-specific estimated weightedaverage dumping margin established for 

that producer of the subject 

merchandise; and (3) the cash deposit 

rate for all other producers and 

exporters will be equal to the all-others 

estimated weighted-average dumping 

margin. These suspension of liquidation 

instructions will remain in effect until 

further notice. 

Commerce normally adjusts the 

estimated weighted-average dumping 

margin by the amount of export 

subsidies determined in a companion 

countervailing duty (CVD) proceeding 

when CVD provisional measures are in 

effect. Accordingly, where Commerce 

has made a preliminary affirmative 

determination for export subsidies, 

Commerce has offset the calculated 

estimated weighted-average dumping 

margin by the appropriate CVD rate(s). 

As further explained in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum, we made an 

adjustment for export subsidies found in 

the companion CVD investigation.9 The 

adjusted rate may be found in the 

‘‘Preliminary Determination’’ section’s 

chart of estimated weighted-average 

dumping margins above. 

Should provisional measures in the 

companion CVD investigation expire 

prior to the expiration of provisional 

measures in this LTFV investigation, 

Commerce will direct CBP to begin 

collecting cash deposits at a rate equal 

to the estimated weighted-average 

dumping margin calculated in this 

preliminary determination unadjusted 

for export subsidies at the time the CVD 

provisional measures expire. These 

suspension of liquidation instructions 

will remain in effect until further notice. 

Disclosure 

Commerce intends to disclose to 

interested parties its calculations 

performed in connection with this 

preliminary determination within five 

days of any public announcement or, if 

there is no public announcement, 

within five days of the date of 

publication of this notice in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.224(b). 

Verification 

As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the 

Act, Commerce intends to verify the 

information relied upon in making its 

final determination. Normally, 

Commerce verifies information using 

standard procedures, including an onsite examination of original accounting, 

financial, and sales documentation. 

However, due to current travel 

restrictions in response to the global 

COVID–19 pandemic, Commerce is 

unable to conduct on-site verification in 

this investigation. Accordingly, we 

intend to verify the information relied 

upon in making the final determination 

through alternative means in lieu of an 

on-site verification. 


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10See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also 19 CFR 

351.303 (for general filing requirements). 

11See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD 

Service Requirements Due to COVID–10; Extension 

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

12See Halopolymer’s Letter, ‘‘Granular 

Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin from the Russian 

Federation: Request for Extension of Final 

Determination and Provisional Measures,’’ dated 

August 11, 2021. 

Public Comment 

Case briefs or other written comments 

on non-scope issues may be submitted 

to the Assistant Secretary for 

Enforcement and Compliance. 

Interested parties will be notified of the 

timeline for the submission of such case 

briefs and written comments at a later 

date. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues 

raised in case briefs, may be submitted 

no later than seven days after the 

deadline date for case briefs.10 Note that 

Commerce has modified certain of its 

requirements for serving documents 

containing business proprietary 

information until further notice.11

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. 

Postponement of Final Determination 

and Extension of Provisional Measures 

Section 735(a)(2) of the Act provides 

that a final determination may be 

postponed until not later than 135 days 

after the date of the publication of the 

preliminary determination if, in the 

event of an affirmative preliminary 

determination, a request for such 

postponement is made by exporters who 

account for a significant proportion of 

exports of the subject merchandise, or in 

the event of a negative preliminary 

determination, a request for such 

postponement is made by the petitioner. 

Section 351.210(e)(2) of Commerce’s 

regulations requires that a request by 

exporters for postponement of the final 

determination be accompanied by a 

request for extension of provisional 

measures from a four-month period to a 

period not more than six months in 

duration. 

On August 11, 2021, pursuant to 19 

CFR 351.210(e), Halopolymer requested 

that Commerce postpone the final 

determination and that provisional 

measures be extended to a period not to 

exceed six months.12 In accordance with 

section 735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii), because: (1) The 

preliminary determination is 

affirmative; (2) the requesting exporter 

accounts for a significant proportion of 

exports of the subject merchandise; and 

(3) no compelling reasons for denial 

exist, Commerce is postponing the final 

determination and extending the 

provisional measures from a four-month 

period to a period not greater than six 

months. Accordingly, Commerce will 

make its final determination no later 

than 135 days after the date of 

publication of this preliminary 

determination, pursuant to section 

735(a)(2) of the Act. 

International Trade Commission 

Notification 

In accordance with section 733(f) of 

the Act, Commerce will notify the 

International Trade Commission (ITC) of 

its affirmative preliminary 

determination. If the final determination 

is affirmative, then the ITC will 

determine before the later of 120 days 

after the date of this preliminary 

determination or 45 days after the final 

determination whether these imports 

are materially injuring, or threaten 

material injury to, the U.S. industry. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This determination is issued and 

published in accordance with sections 

733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 

CFR 351.205(c) and 19 CFR 351.210(g). 

Dated: August 25, 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. Period of Investigation 

IV. Discussion of the Methodology 

V. Adjustment to Cash Deposit Rate for 

Export Subsidies 

VI. Currency Conversion 

VII. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–533–899] 

Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin 

From India: Preliminary Affirmative 

Determination of Sales at Less Than 

Fair Value, Preliminary Affirmative 

Determination of Critical 

Circumstances, Postponement of Final 

Determination, and Extension of 

Provisional Measures 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) preliminarily determines 

that granular polytetrafluoroethylene 

(PTFE) resin from India is being, or is 

likely to be, sold in the United States at 

less than fair value (LTFV). The period 

of investigation (POI) is January 1, 2020, 


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