[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 89 (Monday, May 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 27567]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09912]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-839, A-583-833]


Polyester Staple Fiber From the Republic of Korea and Taiwan: 
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 polyester staple fiber (PSF) from the Republic of Korea 
(Korea) and Taiwan would be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of dumping at levels identified in the ``Final Results of 
Sunset Reviews'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable May 9, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Theodore Pearson, 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) 482-2631.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On May 25, 2000, Commerce published the AD orders on PSF from Korea 
and Taiwan.\1\ On January 3, 2022, Commerce published the notice of 
initiation of the fourth sunset reviews of the Orders, pursuant to 
section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ On 
January 14, 2022, Commerce received timely and complete notices of 
intent to participate in these sunset reviews from the domestic 
interested parties \3\ within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(1)(i), after the date of publication of the Initiation 
Notice.\4\ The domestic interested parties claimed interested party 
status under sections 771(9)(C) of the Act as manufacturers in the 
United States of the domestic-like product.
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    \1\ See Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less 
Than Fair Value: Certain Polyester Staple Fiber from the Republic of 
Korea and Antidumping Duty Orders: Certain Polyester Staple Fiber 
from the Republic of Korea and Taiwan, 65 FR 33807 (May 25, 2000) 
(Orders); see also Certain Polyester Staple Fiber from Korea: Notice 
of Amended Final Determination and Amended Order Pursuant to Final 
Court Decision, 68 FR 74552 (December 24, 2003) (Korea Amended 
Order).
    \2\ See Initiation Notice of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 87 FR 
76 (January 3, 2022) (Initiation Notice).
    \3\ The domestic interested parties are Auriga Polymers Inc. 
(Auriga), Fiber Industries LLC (Fiber Industries), and Nan Ya 
Plastics Corporation, America (Nan Ya America) (collectively, 
domestic interested parties).
    \4\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letters, ``Five-Year Sunset 
Review of the Antidumping Order on Polyester Staple Fiber from the 
Republic of Korea--Notice of Intent to Participate,'' and ``Five-
Year Sunset Review of the Antidumping Order on Polyester Staple 
Fiber from Taiwan--Notice of Intent to Participate,'' both dated 
January 14, 2022 (collectively, Notice of Intent to Participate).
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    On February 2, 2022, the domestic interested parties filed timely 
and adequate substantive responses, within the deadline specified in 19 
CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\5\ Commerce received no substantive responses 
from any respondent interested parties nor was a hearing requested.\6\ 
As a result, pursuant to 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 Domestic Interested Parties' Letters, ``Polyester Staple 
Fiber from the Republic of Korea--Domestic Interested Parties 
Substantive Response''; and ``Polyester Staple Fiber from Taiwan--
Domestic Interested Parties Substantive Response,'' both dated 
February 2, 2022.
    \6\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on January 
3, 2022,'' dated February 22, 2022.
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Scope of the Orders

    The merchandise subject to the Orders is PSF from Korea and Taiwan. 
For a complete description of the scope of the Orders, see the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum.\7\
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    \7\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Expedited Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders on 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

    A complete discussion of all issues raised in these reviews is 
provided in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, A list of the topics 
discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached 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 found at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

Final Results of Sunset Reviews

    Pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752(c) of the Act, Commerce 
determines that revocation of the Orders would be likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping and the magnitude of the dumping 
margins likely to prevail would be weighted-average margins of up to 
the following percentages:

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                                                               Weighted-
                                                                average
                           Country                              dumping
                                                                margin
                                                               (percent)
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Korea.......................................................        7.48
Taiwan......................................................        9.90
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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice also serves as the only 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

    We are 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: May 3, 2022.
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 RecmTence of Dumping
    2. Magnitude of the Dumping Margins Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Expedited Sunset Reviews
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2022-09912 Filed 5-6-22; 8:45 am]
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