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1See Certain Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin 

from Canada, the People’s Republic of China, India, 

and the Sultanate of Oman: Amended Final 

Affirmative Antidumping Determination (Sultanate 

of Oman) and Antidumping Duty Orders, 81 FR 

27979 (May 6, 2016) (Order). 

2See Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 86 FR 

35481 (July 6, 2021). 

3See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

the Preliminary Results of the 2020–2021 

Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of 

Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin from the 

Sultanate of Oman,’’ dated concurrently with, and 

hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum). 

4See Memorandum, ‘‘Polyethylene Terephthalate 

Resin from the Sultanate of Oman: Extension of 

Deadline for Preliminary Results of the 2020–2021 

Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated 

January 11, 2022. 

5On January 27, 2017, Commerce added HTS 

numbers 3907.61.0000 and 3907.69.0000 to the 

Case Reference File. See Memorandum, ‘‘Request 

from Customs and Border Protection to Update the 

ACE Case Reference File: Polyethylene 

Terephthalate Resin form the Sultanate of Oman 

(A–523–810),’’ dated January 31, 2017. Further, on 

February 28, 2019, Commerce added HTS numbers 

3907.61.0010, 3907.61.0050, 3907.69.0010 and 

3907.69.0050 to the Case Reference File. See 

Memorandum, ‘‘Request from U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection to Update the ACE Case 

Reference File: Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin 

from the Sultanate of Oman (A–523–810),’’ dated 

February 28, 2019. 6See Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 

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(b), and 

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

351.221(c)(5)(ii). 

Dated: June 1, 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 Order 

IV. History of the Order 

V. Legal Framework 

VI. Discussion of the Issues 

1. Likelihood of Continuation or 

Recurrence of a Countervailable Subsidy 

2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rates 

Likely to Prevail 

3. Nature of the Subsidies 

VII. Final Results of Review 

VIII. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–523–810] 

Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin 

From the Sultanate of Oman: 

Preliminary Results of Antidumping 

Duty Administrative Review; 2020– 

2021 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily 

determines that OCTAL SAOC—FZC 

(OCTAL), the sole respondent subject to 

this antidumping duty (AD) 

administrative review, did not make 

sales of subject merchandise at less than 

normal value during the period of 

review (POR) May 1, 2020, through 

April 30, 2021. Interested parties are 

invited to comment on these 

preliminary results of review. 

DATES: Applicable June 7, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jonathan Hill, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3518. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On July 6, 2021, Commerce initiated 

an administrative review of the AD 

order on polyethylene terephthalate 

resin (PET resin) from the Sultanate of 

Oman (Oman) 1 for the POR with respect 

to OCTAL.2 For a complete description 

of the events that followed the initiation 

of this review, see the accompanying 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum.3

On January 11, 2022, Commerce 

extended the deadline for these 

preliminary results of this review from 

January 31, 2022, to May 31, 2022.4

Scope of the Order 

The merchandise covered by this 

order is PET resin having an intrinsic 

viscosity of at least 0.70, but not more 

than 0.88, deciliters per gram. The 

merchandise subject to this order is 

properly classified under subheadings 

3907.60.00.30, 3907.61.0000, 

3907.61.0010, 3907.61.0050, 

3907.69.0000, 3907.69.0010, and 

3907.69.0050 of the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States 

(HTSUS).5 Although the HTSUS 

subheadings are provided for 

convenience and customs purposes, the 

written description of the merchandise 

covered by this order is dispositive. For 

a full description of the scope of the 

Order, see Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum.6

Methodology 

We conducted this review in 

accordance with section 751(a) of the 

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). 

We calculated export price and normal 

value in accordance with sections 772 

and 773 of the Act, respectively. For a 

full description of the methodology 

underlying our conclusions, see the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum. A 

list of the topics discussed in the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum is 

attached as an appendix 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 http://access.trade.gov. In addition, 

the Preliminary Decision Memorandum 

may be accessed directly at https://

access.trade.gov/public/ 

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Preliminary Results of the Review 

Commerce preliminarily determines 

that the following weighted-average 

dumping margin exists for the period 

May 1, 2020, through April 30, 2021: 

Manufacturer/exporter 

Weightedaverage 

margin 

(percent) 

OCTAL SAOC—FZC .................. 1.27 

Disclosure 

Commerce intends to disclose the 

calculations used in its analysis to 

parties to the proceeding within five 

days of the date of publication of this 

notice in the Federal Register in 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). 

Verification 

As provided in section 782(i)(3) of the 

Act, Commerce intends to verify the 

information relied upon in making its 

final results of the review. 

Public Comment 

Interested parties are invited to 

comment on the preliminary results of 

this review. Pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.309(c)(1)(ii), interested parties may 

submit case briefs no later than 30 days 

after the date of publication of this 

notice in the Federal Register. Rebuttal 

briefs, limited to issues raised in the 

case briefs, may be filed no later than 

five days after the time limit for filing 


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7See 19 CFR 351.309(d). 

8See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2). 

9 Id. 

10See 19 CFR 351.303. 

11See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD 

Service Requirements Due to COVID–19, 85 FR 

17006 (March 26, 2020); and Temporary Rule 

Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements Due to 

COVID–19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 

41363 (July 10, 2020). 

12See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act; see also 19 

CFR 351.213(h)(1). 

13 In these preliminary results, we applied the 

assessment rate calculation method adopted in 

Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the 

Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and 

Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Duty 

Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101 

(February 14, 2012). 

14 Id., 77 FR at 8103; see also 19 CFR 

351.106(c)(2). 

15See Order, 81 FR 27981. 16 Id. 

case briefs.7 Parties who submit case or 

rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are 

requested to submit with each brief: (1) 

a statement of the issue, (2) a brief 

summary of the argument, and (3) a 

table of authorities.8 Executive 

summaries should be limited to five 

pages total, including footnotes.9 Case 

and rebuttal briefs should be filed using 

ACCESS.10 Note that Commerce has 

temporarily modified certain of its 

requirements for serving documents 

containing business proprietary 

information, until further notice.11

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), any 

interested party who wishes to request 

a hearing must file a written request for 

a hearing to the Assistant Secretary for 

Enforcement and Compliance via 

ACCESS within 30 days after the date of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. Requests for a hearing should 

contain: (1) the requesting party’s name, 

address, and telephone number; (2) the 

number of individuals from the 

requesting party that will attend the 

hearing, including, whether any 

individuals are foreign nationals; and 

(3) a list of the issues the party intends 

to discuss at the hearing. Issues raised 

in the hearing will be limited to those 

raised in the case and rebuttal briefs. If 

a hearing is requested, Commerce will 

notify interested parties of the hearing 

date and time. Parties should confirm by 

telephone the date and time of the 

hearing two days before the scheduled 

hearing date. 

Final Results of the Review 

We intend to issue the final results of 

this administrative review, including 

the results of our analysis of issues 

raised by the parties in any written 

briefs, within 120 days of publication of 

these preliminary results in the Federal 

Register, unless otherwise extended.12

Assessment Rates 

Upon issuance of the final results of 

this review, Commerce will determine, 

and U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

(CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties 

on all appropriate entries in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). We will 

calculate importer-specific assessment 

rates equal to the ratio of the total 

amount of dumping calculated for 

examined U.S. sales of merchandise 

imported by a particular importer, to the 

total entered value of the reported U.S. 

sales in accordance with 19 CFR 

351.212(b)(1).13 Where the respondent’s 

weighted-average dumping margin is 

zero or de minimis, or an importerspecific assessment rate is zero or de 

minimis, we will instruct CBP to 

liquidate the appropriate entries 

without regard to antidumping duties.14

The final results of this review shall be 

the basis for the assessment of 

antidumping duties on entries of 

merchandise under review and for 

future deposits of estimated duties, 

where applicable. 

For entries of subject merchandise 

during the POR produced by OCTAL for 

which it did not know that its 

merchandise was destined for the 

United States, we will instruct CBP to 

liquidate such entries at the all-others 

rate (i.e., 7.62 percent) 15 if there is no 

rate for the intermediate company(ies) 

involved in the transaction. 

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 

The following cash deposit 

requirements will be effective for all 

shipments of PET resin from Oman 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption on or after the date of 

publication of this notice of the final 

results of this administrative review, as 

provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of 

the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for 

OCTAL will be equal to the weightedaverage dumping margin established in 

the final results of this review (except, 

if the weighted-average dumping margin 

is zero or de minimis, no cash deposit 

will be required); (2) for merchandise 

exported by manufacturers or exporters 

not covered in this review but covered 

in a prior segment of the proceeding, the 

cash deposit rate will continue to be the 

company-specific rate published for the 

most recently completed segment of this 

proceeding in which the manufacturer 

or exporter participated; (3) if the 

exporter is not a firm covered in this 

review, a prior review, or the less-thanfair-value investigation, but the 

manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate 

will be the rate established in the most 

recently completed segment of the 

proceeding for the manufacturer of the 

merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit 

rate for all other manufacturers or 

exporters will continue to be 7.62 

percent ad valorem, the all-others rate 

established in the less-than-fair-value 

investigation.16 These cash deposit 

requirements, when imposed, shall 

remain in effect until further notice. 

Notification to Importers 

This notice serves as a preliminary 

reminder to importers of their 

responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) 

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 double 

antidumping duties. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

These preliminary results of 

administrative review are issued and 

published in accordance with sections 

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

CFR 351.221(b)(4). 

Dated: May 31, 2022. 

Lisa W. Wang, 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. 

Appendix 

List of Sections in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scope of the Order 

IV. Adverse Facts Available 

V. Discussion of the Methodology 

VI. Currency Conversion 

VI. Recommendation 

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