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DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4475, or 

(202) 482–0649, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On May 5, 2008, the Department 

published the preliminary 

determination of sales at less than fair 

value (LTFV) in the antidumping 

investigation of polyethylene 

terephthalate film, sheet and strip from 

Brazil. See Notice of Preliminary 

Determination of Sales at Less Than 

Fair Value: Polyethylene Terephthalate 

Film, Sheet, and Strip from Brazil, 73 

FR 24560 (May 5, 2008) (Preliminary 

Determination). On June 5, 2006 we 

extended the due date for issuing our 

final determination to September 17, 

2008. See Postponement of Final 

Determination of Antidumping Duty 

Investigations: Polyethylene 

Terephthalate Film, Sheet and Strip 

from the People’s Republic of China, 

Brazil, and Thailand. 73 FR 31964, June 

5, 2006. We invited parties to comment 

on the Preliminary Determination. We 

received no comments. 

Period of Investigation 

The period of investigation is July 1, 

2006, through June 30, 2007. 

Scope of Investigation 

The products covered in this 

investigation are all gauges of raw, pre– 

treated, or primed PET film, whether 

extruded or co–extruded. Excluded are 

metalized films and other finished films 

that have had at least one of their 

surfaces modified by the application of 

a performance–enhancing resinous or 

inorganic layer more than 0.00001 

inches thick. Also, excluded is roller 

transport cleaning film which has at 

least one of its surfaces modified by 

application of 0.5 micrometers of SBR 

latex. Tracing and drafting film is also 

excluded. PET film is classifiable under 

subheading 3920.62.00.90 of the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (HTSUS). While HTSUS 

subheadings are provided for 

convenience and Customs purposes, our 

written description of the scope of this 

investigation is dispositive. 

Adverse Facts Available 

For the final determination, we 

continue to find that by failing to 

respond to sections A through E of our 

questionnaire and by withdrawing from 

the proceeding, Terphane Ltda, (Brazil) 

(Terphane) did not cooperate to the best 

of its ability in this investigation. See 

Preliminary Determination, 73 FR at 

24562–24563. Thus, the Department 

continues to find the use of adverse 

facts available is warranted for this 

company in accordance with sections 

776(a)(2) and (b) of the Act. As we 

explained in the Preliminary 

Determination, the rate of 44.36 percent 

we selected as the adverse facts– 

available rate is the highest margin 

alleged in the petition and we 

corroborated the adverse facts–available 

rate pursuant to section 776(c) of the 

Act. 

All–Others Rate 

As explained in the Preliminary 

Determination, we continue to assign as 

the all–others rate a simple average of 

the rates in the petition, that is, 28.72 

percent. See Preliminary Determination, 

73 FR at 24564. 

Final Determination of Investigation 

We determine that the following 

weighted–average dumping margins 

exist for the period April 1, 2006, 

through March 31, 2007: 

Producer/Exporter Weighted–Average 

Margin (Percentage) 

Terphane ................ 44.36 

All Others ................ 28.72 

Continuation of Suspension of 

Liquidation 

Pursuant to section 735(c)(1)(B) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.210(d)(1), we will 

instruct U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP) to continue to suspend 

liquidation of all entries of subject 

merchandise from Brazil entered, or 

withdrawn from warehouse, for 

consumption on or after May 5, 2008, 

the date of the publication of the 

Preliminary Determination. We will 

instruct CBP to require a cash deposit or 

the posting of a bond equal to the 

weighted–average margin, as indicated 

in the chart above, as follows: (1) the 

rate for Terphane will be the rate we 

have determined in this final 

determination; (2) if the exporter is not 

a firm identified in this investigation 

but the producer is, the rate will be the 

rate established for the producer of the 

subject merchandise; (3) the rate for all 

other producers or exporters will be 

28.72 percent. These suspension–ofliquidation instructions will remain in 

effect until further notice. 

International Trade Commission 

Notification 

In accordance with section 735(d) of 

the Act, we have notified the 

International Trade Commission (ITC) of 

our final determination. As our final 

determination is affirmative, and in 

accordance with section 735(b)(2) of the 

Act, the ITC will determine, within 45 

days, whether the domestic industry in 

the United States is materially injured, 

or threatened with material injury, by 

reason of imports or sales (or the 

likelihood of sales) for importation of 

the subject merchandise. If the ITC 

determines that material injury or threat 

of material injury does not exist, the 

proceeding will be terminated and all 

securities posted will be refunded or 

canceled. If the ITC determines that 

such injury does exist, the Department 

will issue an antidumping duty order 

directing CBP to assess antidumping 

duties on all imports of the subject 

merchandise entered, or withdrawn 

from warehouse, for consumption on or 

after the effective date of the suspension 

of liquidation. 

Notification Regarding APO 

This notice also 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. Timely 

notification of return/destruction of 

APO materials or conversion to judicial 

protective order is hereby requested. 

Failure to comply with the regulations 

and the terms of an APO is a 

sanctionable violation. 

This determination is issued and 

published pursuant to sections 735(d) 

and 777(i)(1) of the Act. 

Dated: September 17, 2008. 

Stephen J. Claeys, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–520–803] 

Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, 

Sheet, and Strip from the United Arab 

Emirates: Final Determination of Sales 

at Less Than Fair Value 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: On May 5, 2008, the 

Department of Commerce (Department) 

published its preliminary determination 

of sales at less than fair value (LTFV) in 

the antidumping investigation of 

polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet 

and strip (PET film) from the United 

Arab Emirates (UAE). On August 4, 

2008, the Department issued a decision 

memorandum concerning the targeted 

dumping allegation by petitioners. See 

Memorandum to Stephen Claeys, 


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Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration, from Barbara E. 

Tillman, Director, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office 6, Antidumping Duty 

Investigation of Polyethylene 

Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip 

(PET Film) from the United Arab 

Emirates: Analysis of Petitioners’ 

Allegation of Targeting Dumping, dated 

August 4, 2008 (Targeted Dumping 

Memorandum). In that memorandum, 

we found that petitioners had not 

provided sufficient information to 

warrant a targeted dumping analysis. 

We invited interested parties to 

comment on our preliminary 

determination of sales at LTFV and on 

our targeted dumping decision. Based 

on our analysis of the comments 

received, we have made changes to our 

calculations for the sole respondent. See 

‘‘Changes Since the Preliminary 

Determination’’ section below. We 

determine that PET film from the UAE 

is being, or is likely to be, sold in the 

United States at LTFV as provided in 

section 735 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended (the Act). The final dumping 

margins for this investigation are listed 

in the ‘‘Final Determination Margins’’ 

section below. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 24, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Douglas Kirby or Myrna Lobo, AD/CVD 

Operations, Office 6, Import 

Administration, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; 

telephone: (202) 482–3782 or (202) 482– 

2371, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department published its preliminary 

determination of sales at LTFV on May 

5, 2008. See Polyethylene Terephthalate 

Film, Sheet, and Strip from the United 

Arab Emirates: Preliminary 

Determination of Sales at Less Than 

Fair Value and Postponement of Final 

Determination, 73 FR 24547 (May 5, 

2008) (Preliminary Determination). 

Additionally, the Department postponed 

the deadline for the final determination 

to the 135th day following publication of 

the Preliminary Determination. See id. 

at 24548. As a result, the deadline for 

this final determination is September 

17, 2008. See id. The petitioners are 

DuPont Teijin Films, Mitsubishi 

Polyester Film of America, Inc., SKC, 

Inc. and Toray Plastics (America), Inc. 

(collectively, the petitioners). The 

respondent for this investigation is Flex 

Middle East FZE (Flex UAE). 

On March 21, 2008, the petitioners 

submitted a timely allegation that Flex 

UAE engaged in targeted dumping 

during the POI in accordance with 19 

CFR 351.301(d)(5). On March 31, 2008, 

Flex UAE submitted comments in 

response to the petitioners’ targeted 

dumping allegation. On April 11, 2008, 

the Department requested additional 

information from the petitioners 

regarding their targeted dumping 

allegation, which was submitted on 

April 21, 2008. Since there was not 

sufficient time to analyze the 

information and fully consider the 

petitioners’ allegation before the 

preliminary determination, the 

Department stated in the Preliminary 

Determination that it would issue a 

decision regarding targeted dumping 

following the issuance of the 

preliminary determination, and would 

allow parties to comment on it prior to 

the final determination. After reviewing 

petitioners’ April 21, 2008 supplemental 

information, the Department determined 

that additional information was needed 

from petitioners and issued a second 

request for information on June 6, 2008. 

Petitioners filed their submission on 

June 9, 2008. On August 4, 2008 the 

Department issued the Targeted 

Dumping Memorandum in which we 

determined that petitioners had not 

provided sufficient information to 

warrant a targeted dumping analysis. 

See ‘‘Targeted Dumping’’ section below 

for additional information. 

Cost and sales verifications of Flex 

UAE were conducted by the Department 

in May 2008, and a sales verification of 

Flex UAE’s U.S. affiliate, Flex America 

Inc. (Flex America) was conducted in 

July 2008. See the ‘‘Verification’’ section 

below for additional information. 

Upon the release of the last 

verification report on August 11, 2008, 

we invited parties to comment on the 

Preliminary Determination, the targeted 

dumping decision, and the verification 

reports. On August 18, 2008, petitioners 

and respondents filed timely case briefs. 

On August 22, 2008, both parties filed 

rebuttal briefs. No parties requested a 

hearing. 

Period of Investigation 

The period of investigation (POI) is 

July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007. 

Scope of the Investigation 

The products covered by this 

investigation are all gauges of raw, pre– 

treated, or primed PET film, whether 

extruded or co–extruded. Excluded are 

metallized films and other finished 

films that have had at least one of their 

surfaces modified by the application of 

a performance–enhancing resinous or 

inorganic layer more than 0.00001 

inches thick. Also excluded is Roller 

transport cleaning film which has at 

least one of its surfaces modified by 

application of 0.5 micrometers of SBR 

latex. Tracing and drafting film is also 

excluded. PET film is classifiable under 

subheading 3920.62.00.90 of the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (HTSUS). While HTSUS 

subheadings are provided for 

convenience and U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection (CBP) purposes, our 

written description of the scope of this 

investigation is dispositive. 

Analysis of Comments Received 

All issues raised in the case and 

rebuttal briefs by parties to this 

investigation are addressed in the 

memorandum from Stephen J. Claeys, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration, to David M. Spooner, 

Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration, Issues and Decision 

Memorandum for the Final 

Determination of Sales at Less Than 

Fair Value: Polyethylene Terephthalate 

Film, Sheet, and Strip from the United 

Arab Emirates (UAE) (Issues and 

Decision Memorandum), dated 

concurrently with this notice and which 

is hereby adopted by this notice. A list 

of the issues which parties raised and to 

which we respond in the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum is attached to 

this notice as an appendix. The Issues 

and Decision Memorandum is a public 

document and is on file in the Central 

Records Unit (CRU), Main Commerce 

Building, Room 1117, and is accessible 

on the World Wide Web at http:// 

ia.ita.doc.gov/frn . The paper copy and 

electronic version of the memorandum 

are identical in content. 

Targeted Dumping 

On August 4, 2008, the Department 

issued its Targeted Dumping 

Memorandum, finding that the 

petitioners’ allegation did not provide 

sufficient information and analysis to 

warrant the conduct of a targeted 

dumping analysis. The Department 

therein recommended applying the 

standard methodology of comparing 

weighted–average normal values to 

weighted–average export prices (or 

constructed export prices) for purposes 

of calculating the dumping margin for 

the final determination. After 

considering comments received in the 

case and rebuttal briefs, the Department 

continues to find that petitioners’ 

allegations of targeted dumping do not 

provide a reasonable basis to find a 

pattern of export prices for comparable 

merchandise that differ significantly 

among purchasers. We determine 

further that petitioners did not 

demonstrate that any such differences 

could not be taken into account using 

the average–to-average methodology, 


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pursuant to section 777A(d)(1)(B) of the 

Act. We therefore conclude that, for this 

final determination, we will continue to 

utilize the average–to-average 

methodology in calculating the final 

margin for respondent. For further 

discussion, see Comment 12 in the 

Issues and Decision Memorandum. 

Changes Since the Preliminary 

Determination 

Based on our analysis of information 

on the record of this investigation, and 

comments received from the interested 

parties, we have made changes to the 

margin calculations for Flex UAE. We 

have also considered information 

received in response to our April 25, 

2008 questionnaire and information 

obtained at verification. As a result, we 

have reclassified certain channel 2 and 

channel 3 sales as channel 1 (direct) 

sales. Further, we have revised the date 

of sale for Flex UAE’s channel 1 sales 

and recalculated credit expenses and 

inventory carrying costs for the different 

channels as necessary. We have also 

made adjustments to normal value (NV) 

for customs clearance fees and export 

credit insurance, and to CEP for bank 

charges, sample sales expenses and cash 

discounts as required. In addition, we 

have made corrections to Flex UAE’s 

cost of production. All of these changes 

are fully discussed in the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum, the Analysis 

Memorandum for the Final 

Determination of Sales at Less Than 

Fair Value: Polyethylene Terephthalate 

Film, Sheet, and Strip from the United 

Arab Emirates, dated September 17, 

2008, and the Memorandum to Neal M. 

Halper, Director, Office of Accounting, 

Cost of Production and Constructed 

Value Calculation Adjustments for the 

Final Determination – Flex Middle East 

FZE, dated September 17, 2008. 

Verification 

As provided in section 782(i) of the 

Act, we verified the sales and cost 

information submitted by Flex UAE for 

use in our final determination. We also 

conducted a sales verification of Flex 

UAE’s U.S. affiliate Flex America. We 

used standard verification procedures 

including an examination of relevant 

accounting and production records, and 

original source documents provided by 

Flex UAE and Flex America. See 

Memorandum to the File, Verification of 

the Sales Response of Flex Middle East 

(FZE) in the Antidumping Investigation 

of Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, 

Sheet and Strip (PET film) from the 

United Arab Emirates (UAE), dated July 

23, 2008; Memorandum to Neal M. 

Halper, Director, Office of Accounting, 

Verification of the Cost of Production 

and Constructed Value Data Submitted 

by Flex Middle East FZE in the 

Antidumping Duty Investigation of 

Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Film, 

Sheet, and Strip from United Arab 

Emirates, dated July 8, 2008; and 

Memorandum to the File, Verification of 

the Sales Response of Flex America Inc. 

in the Antidumping Investigation of 

Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet 

and Strip (PET Film) from the United 

Arab Emirates (UAE), dated August 11, 

2008. 

All–Others Rate 

Pursuant to section 735(c)(5)(A) of the 

Act, the all–others rate is equal to the 

weighted average of the dumping 

margins of each respondent 

investigated, excluding zero or de 

minimis margins and any margins 

determined exclusively under section 

776 of the Act. Flex UAE is the only 

respondent in this investigation for 

which the Department has calculated a 

rate. Therefore, for purposes of 

determining the all–others rate and 

pursuant to section 735(c)(5)(A) of the 

Act, we are using the rate calculated for 

Flex UAE as the all–others rate, as 

referenced in the ‘‘Final Determination 

Margins’’ section below. 

Final Determination Margins 

We determine that the weighted– 

average dumping margins are as follows: 

Producer/Exporter Weighted–Average 

Margin 

Flex Middle East FZE ... 4.80% 

All Others ...................... 4.80% 

Disclosure 

We will disclose the calculations 

performed in reaching this final 

determination within five days of the 

date of public announcement of this 

determination to parties in this 

proceeding in accordance with 19 CFR 

351.224(b). 

Continuation of Suspension of 

Liquidation 

Pursuant to section 735(c)(1)(B) of the 

Act, we will instruct CBP to continue to 

suspend liquidation of all entries of 

subject merchandise from the UAE 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption on or after May 5, 

2008, the date of publication of the 

Preliminary Determination. We will 

instruct CBP to require a cash deposit or 

the posting of a bond equal to the 

weighted–average dumping margins, as 

indicated in the chart above, as follows: 

(1) the rate for the firm listed above will 

be the rate we have determined in this 

final determination; (2) if the exporter is 

not a firm identified in this 

investigation, but the producer is, the 

rate will be the rate established for the 

producer of the subject merchandise; (3) 

the rate for all other producers or 

exporters will be 4.80 percent. The 

suspension of liquidation will remain in 

effect until further notice. 

International Trade Commission 

Notification 

In accordance with section 735(d) of 

the Act, we have notified the 

International Trade Commission (ITC) of 

our final determination. As our final 

determination is affirmative, and in 

accordance with section 735(b)(2) of the 

Act, the ITC will determine, within 45 

days, whether the domestic industry in 

the United States is materially injured, 

or threatened with material injury, by 

reason of imports, or sales (or the 

likelihood of sales) for importation, of 

the subject merchandise. If the ITC 

determines that such injury does exist, 

the Department will issue an 

antidumping duty order directing CBP 

to assess antidumping duties on all 

imports of the subject merchandise 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption on or after the effective 

date of the suspension of liquidation. 

Return or Destruction of Proprietary 

Information 

This notice will serve as the only 

reminder to parties subject to 

administrative protective order (‘‘APO’’) 

of their responsibility concerning the 

destruction of proprietary information 

disclosed under APO in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely 

written notification of return/ 

destruction of APO materials or 

conversion to judicial protective order is 

hereby requested. Failure to comply 

with the regulations and the terms of an 

APO is a sanctionable violation. 

We are issuing and publishing this 

determination and notice in accordance 

with sections 735(d) and 777(i) of the 

Act. 

Dated: September 17, 2008. 

Stephen J. Claeys, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

Appendix - Issues in Decision 

Memorandum 

Comment 1: Date of Sale/Credit 

Expenses for U.S. Channel 1 Sales 

Comment 2: Calculation of Inventory 

Carrying Costs for U.S. Sales 

Comment 3: Reclassification of Direct 

Sales Reported as Channel 3 Sales 

Comment 4: Correction to Erroneous 

Calculation for a U.S. Credit Expense 

Comment 5: Treatment of Bank Charges 

Incurred on U.S. Sales 


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Comment 6: Unreported Cash Discounts 

for a U.S. Sale 

Comment 7: Treatment of U.S. Sample 

Sales 

Comment 8: Whether to Adjust Normal 

Value for Customs Clearance Fees 

Incurred on Home Market Sales 

Comment 9: Whether to Adjust Normal 

Value for Export Credit Insurance 

Incurred on Home Market Sales 

Comment 10: Whether to Include the 

Surrogate Cost for a Domestic Product 

Sold but Not Produced During the POI 

Comment 11: Corrections to Flex UAE’s 

Reported Cost of Production 

Comment 12: Targeted Dumping 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–924] 

Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, 

Sheet, and Strip from the People’s 

Republic of China: Final Determination 

of Sales at Less Than Fair Value 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 24, 2008. 

SUMMARY: On May 5, 2008, the 

Department of Commerce 

(‘‘Department’’) published its 

preliminary determination of sales at 

less than fair value (‘‘LTFV’’) in the 

antidumping investigation of 

polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet, 

and strip (‘‘PET Film’’) from the 

People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’). 

The period of investigation (‘‘POI’’) is 

January 1, 2007, through June 30, 2007. 

We invited interested parties to 

comment on our preliminary 

determination of sales at LTFV. Based 

on our analysis of the comments we 

received, we have made changes to our 

calculation for the mandatory 

respondent. The final dumping margins 

for this investigation are listed in the 

‘‘Final Determination Margins’’ section 

below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin 

Begnal or Toni Dach, Import 

Administration, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; 

telephone: (202) 482–1442 or (202) 482– 

1655, respectively. 

FINAL DETERMINATION 

We determine that PET Film from the 

PRC is being, or is likely to be, sold in 

the United States at LTFV as provided 

in section 735 of the Tariff Act of 1930, 

as amended (‘‘the Act’’). The estimated 

margins of sales at LTFV are shown in 

the ‘‘Final Determination Margins’’ 

section of this notice. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Case History 

The Department published its 

preliminary determination of sales at 

LTFV on 

May 5, 2008. See Polyethylene 

Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip 

from the People’s Republic of China: 

Preliminary Determination of Sales at 

Less Than Fair Value, 73 FR 24552 (May 

5, 2008) (‘‘Preliminary Determination’’). 

On May 2, 2008, DuPont Teijin Films 

China Limited (‘‘DTFC’’), the sole active 

mandatory respondent, along with its 

affiliates DuPont Teijin Hongji Films 

Ningbo Co., Ltd. (‘‘DTHFN’’) and 

DuPont–Hongji Films Foshan Co., Ltd. 

(‘‘DPHJ’’), (collectively the DuPont 

Group), requested a 60-day extension of 

the final determination. On June 2, 

2008, the Department published the 

postponement of the final 

determination. See Postponement of 

Final Determinations of Antidumping 

Duty Investigations: Polyethylene 

Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip 

from the People’s Republic of China, 

Brazil, and Thailand, 73 FR 31964 (June 

5, 2008). 

Between June 5, 2008, and June 20, 

2008, the Department conducted 

verifications of DTFC and DPHJ, and 

their U.S. affiliate, DuPont Teijin Films 

U.S. Limited Partnership (‘‘DTFUS’’). 

See the ‘‘Verification’’ section below for 

additional information. Upon the July 

28, 2008, release of the verification 

reports for DPHJ, DTFUS, and DTFC, 

parties were allotted seven days to 

comment on the Preliminary 

Determination. On August 5, 2008, the 

DuPont Group filed a case brief. No 

other interested parties submitted case 

briefs or rebuttal briefs. 

Analysis of Comments Received 

All issues raised in the DuPont 

Group’s case brief are addressed in the 

‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for 

the Final Determination of Sales at Less 

than Fair Value: Polyethylene 

Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip 

from the People’s Republic of China,’’ 

dated September 17, 2008 (‘‘I&D 

Memo’’), which is hereby adopted by 

this notice. A list of the issues which 

the DuPont Group raised and to which 

we respond in the I&D Memo is attached 

to this notice as an appendix. The I&D 

Memo is a public document and is on 

file in the Central Records Unit 

(‘‘CRU’’), Main Commerce Building, 

Room 1117, and is accessible on the 

world wide web at http:// 

www.trade.gov/ia. The paper copy and 

electronic version of the memorandum 

are identical in content. 

Changes Since the Preliminary 

Determination 

Based on our analysis of information 

on the record of this investigation, and 

comments received from the interested 

parties, we have made changes to the 

margin calculations for the DuPont 

Group. We have revalued some of the 

surrogate values used in the Preliminary 

Determination. The values that were 

modified for this final determination are 

those for surrogate financial ratios and 

PET chips. For further details see I&D 

Memo at Comments 1 and 3, and 

Memorandum to the File from Erin 

Begnal, through Scot T. Fullerton, 

Program Manager, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office 9, and James C. Doyle, Director, 

AD/CVD Operations, Office 9; 

Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, 

and Strip from the People’s Republic of 

China: Surrogate Values for the Final 

Determination, dated September 17, 

2008 (‘‘Final Surrogate Value Memo’’). 

In addition, we have made some 

company–specific changes since the 

Preliminary Determination. Specifically, 

we have incorporated, where applicable, 

post–preliminary clarifications based on 

verification for DTFC. For further details 

on these company–specific changes, see 

Memorandum to the File, through Scot 

T. Fullerton, Program Manager, AD/CVD 

Operations, Office 9, from Erin Begnal, 

Senior International Trade Analyst, AD/ 

CVD Operations, Office 9, regarding 

‘‘Program Analysis for the Final 

Determination of Antidumping Duty 

Investigation of Polyethylene 

Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip 

from the People’s Republic of China,’’ 

dated September 17, 2008 (‘‘DTFC 

Analysis Memorandum’’). 

Scope of Investigation 

The products covered by this 

investigation are all gauges of raw, pre– 

treated, or primed PET Film, whether 

extruded or co–extruded. Excluded are 

metallized films and other finished 

films that have had at least one of their 

surfaces modified by the application of 

a performance–enhancing resinous or 

inorganic layer more than 0.00001 

inches thick. Also excluded is Roller 

transport cleaning film which has at 

least one of its surfaces modified by 

application of 0.5 micrometers of SBR 

latex. Tracing and drafting film is also 

excluded. PET Film is classifiable under 

subheading 3920.62.00.90 of the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (‘‘HTSUS’’). While 

HTSUS subheadings are provided for 


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