Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 179 / Monday, September 18, 2017 / Notices 43523 

Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review; 2014–2015, 82 FR 25766 (June 5, 2017). 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This notice is issued and published in 

accordance with sections 516A(e)(1), 

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

Dated: September 11, 2017. 

Gary Taverman, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Operations, 

performing the non-exclusive functions and 

duties for the Assistant Secretary for 

Enforcement and Compliance. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Upcoming 2018 International Trade 

Administration Aerospace Industry 

Trade Mission to Singapore 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The United States Department 

of Commerce, International Trade 

Administration (ITA) is announcing an 

additional upcoming trade mission that 

will be recruited, organized, and 

implemented by ITA. The mission is: 

• Aerospace Executive Service Trade 

Mission to the Singapore Airshow— 

February 5–9, 2018. 

A summary of the mission is found 

below. Application information and 

more detailed mission information, 

including the commercial setting and 

sector information, can be found at the 

trade mission Web site: http://

export.gov/trademissions. 

For each mission, recruitment will be 

conducted in an open and public 

manner, including publication in the 

Federal Register, posting on the 

Commerce Department trade mission 

calendar (http://export.gov/ 

trademissions) and other Internet Web 

sites, press releases to general and trade 

media, direct mail, broadcast fax, 

notices by industry trade associations 

and other multiplier groups, and 

publicity at industry meetings, 

symposia, conferences, and trade shows. 

The Following Conditions for 

Participation Will Be Used for Each 

Mission 

Applicants must submit a completed 

and signed mission application and 

supplemental application materials, 

including adequate information on their 

products and/or services, primary 

market objectives, and goals for 

participation. If the Department of 

Commerce receives an incomplete 

application, the Department may either: 

Reject the application, request 

additional information/clarification, or 

take the lack of information into account 

when evaluating the application. If the 

requisite minimum number of 

participants is not selected for a 

particular mission by the recruitment 

deadline, the mission may be cancelled. 

Each applicant must also certify that 

the products and services it seeks to 

export through the mission are either 

produced in the United States, or, if not, 

are marketed under the name of a U.S. 

firm and have at least fifty-one percent 

U.S. content by value. In the case of a 

trade association or organization, the 

applicant must certify that, for each firm 

or service provider to be represented by 

the association/organization, the 

products and/or services the 

represented firm or service provider 

seeks to export are either produced in 

the United States or, if not, marketed 

under the name of a U.S. firm and have 

at least 51% U.S. content. 

A trade association/organization 

applicant must certify to the above for 

all of the companies it seeks to represent 

on the mission. 

In addition, each applicant must: 

• Certify that the products and 

services that it wishes to market through 

the mission would be in compliance 

with U.S. export controls and 

regulations; 

• Certify that it has identified any 

matter pending before any bureau or 

office in the Department of Commerce; 

• Certify that it has identified any 

pending litigation (including any 

administrative proceedings) to which it 

is a party that involves the Department 

of Commerce; and 

• Sign and submit an agreement that 

it and its affiliates (1) have not and will 

not engage in the bribery of foreign 

officials in connection with a 

company’s/participant’s involvement in 

this mission, and (2) maintain and 

enforce a policy that prohibits the 

bribery of foreign officials. 

In the case of a trade association/ 

organization, the applicant must certify 

that each firm or service provider to be 

represented by the association/ 

organization can make the above 

certifications. 

The Following Selection Criteria Will 

Be Used for Each Mission 

Targeted mission participants are U.S. 

firms, services providers and trade 

associations/organizations providing or 

promoting U.S. products and services 

that have an interest in entering or 

expanding their business in the 

mission’s destination country. The 

following criteria will be evaluated in 

selecting participants: 

• Suitability of the applicant’s (or in 

the case of a trade association/ 

organization, represented firm or service 

provider’s) products or services to these 

markets; 

• The applicant’s (or in the case of a 

trade association/organization, 

represented firm or service provider’s) 

past, present, and prospective business 

activity in relation to the Mission’s 

target market(s) and sector(s); 

• The applicant’s (or in the case of a 

trade association/organization, 

represented firm or service provider’s) 

potential for business in the markets, 

including likelihood of exports resulting 

from the mission; and 

• Consistency of the applicant’s (or in 

the case of a trade association/ 

organization, represented firm or service 

provider’s) goals and objectives with the 

stated scope of the mission. 

Referrals from a political party or 

partisan political group or any 

information, including on the 

application, containing references to 

political contributions or other partisan 

political activities will be excluded from 

the application and will not be 

considered during the selection process. 

The sender will be notified of these 

exclusions. 

Trade Mission Participation Fees 

If and when an applicant is selected 

to participate on a particular mission, a 

payment to the Department of 

Commerce in the amount of the 

designated participation fee below is 

required. Upon notification of 

acceptance to participate, those selected 

have 5 business days to submit payment 

or the acceptance may be revoked. 

Participants selected for a trade 

mission will be expected to pay for the 

cost of personal expenses, including, 

but not limited to, international travel, 

lodging, meals, transportation, 

communication, and incidentals, unless 

otherwise noted. Participants will, 

however, be able to take advantage of 

U.S. Government rates for hotel rooms. 

In the event that a mission is cancelled, 

no personal expenses paid in 

anticipation of a mission will be 

reimbursed. However, participation fees 

for a cancelled mission will be 

reimbursed to the extent they have not 

already been expended in anticipation 

of the mission. 

If a visa is required to travel on a 

particular mission, applying for and 

obtaining such visas will be the 

responsibility of the mission 

participant. Government fees and 


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* An SME is defined as a firm with fewer than 

500 employees or that otherwise qualifies as a small 

business under SBA regulations (see https://

www.sba.gov/contracting/getting-started-contractor/ 

make-sure-you-meet-sba-size-standards/smallbusiness-size-regulations#regulations). Parent 

companies, affiliates, and subsidiaries will be 

considered when determining business size. The 

dual pricing reflects the Commercial Service’s user 

fee schedule that became effective April 12, 2017 

(see http://trade.gov/fees/ for additional 

information). 

processing expenses to obtain such visas 

are not included in the participation fee. 

However, the Department of Commerce 

will provide instructions to each 

participant on the procedures required 

to obtain business visas. 

Trade Mission members participate in 

trade missions and undertake missionrelated travel at their own risk. The 

nature of the security situation in a 

given foreign market at a given time 

cannot be guaranteed. The U.S. 

Government does not make any 

representations or guarantees as to the 

safety or security of participants. The 

U.S. Department of State issues U.S. 

Government international travel alerts 

and warnings for U.S. citizens available 

at https://travel.state.gov/content/ 

passports/en/alertswarnings.html. Any 

question regarding insurance coverage 

must be resolved by the participant and 

its insurer of choice. 

Definition of Small and Medium Sized 

Enterprise 

For purposes of assessing 

participation fees, the Department of 

Commerce defines Small and Medium 

Sized Enterprises (SME) as a firm with 

500 or fewer employees or that 

otherwise qualifies as a small business 

under SBA regulations (see http://

www.sba.gov/services/contracting

opportunities/sizestandardstopics/ 

index.html). Parent companies, 

affiliates, and subsidiaries will be 

considered when determining business 

size. The dual pricing reflects the 

Commercial Service’s user fee schedule 

that became effective May 1, 2008 (see 

http://www.export.gov/newsletter/ 

march2008/initiatives.html for 

additional information). 

Mission List: (additional information 

about each mission can be found at 

http://export.gov/trademissions). 

Aerospace Executive Service Trade 

Mission to the Singapore Airshow, 

February 5–9, 2018 

Summary 

The United States Department of 

Commerce, International Trade 

Administration is organizing a nonExecutive led Aerospace Executive 

Service Trade Mission (AESTM) to 

Singapore in conjunction with the 

Singapore Airshow 2018 (http://

www.singaporeairshow.com). 

The AESTM will include 

representatives from a variety of U.S. 

aerospace-industry manufacturers and 

service providers. The mission 

participants will be introduced to 

international agents, distributors and 

end-users whose capabilities are 

targeted to each participant’s needs. 

Mission participants will also be 

briefed by key local industry leaders 

who can advise on local market 

conditions and opportunities. 

The mission’s goal for the AESTM at 

the Singapore Airshow is to enhance the 

presence of U.S. exporters at the show. 

The AESTM will enable U.S. aerospace 

and defense companies to familiarize 

themselves with this important air 

show, conduct market research, and 

explore export opportunities through 

pre-screened meetings with potential 

partners. 

Schedule 

Sunday, February 4, 2018 

—Arrival of AESTM participants 

Monday, February 5, 2018 

—One-on-one business matchmaking 

appointments 

—Networking Session with members of 

the Association of Aerospace 

Industries (Singapore) 

—Briefing at the designated hotel on 

AESTM event logistics 

—Breakfast Market Briefing for SA2016 

exhibitors 

Tuesday, February 6, 2018 

—Singapore Airshow participation 

—Attend U.S. Pavilion Ribbon Cutting 

Ceremony with U.S. VIP participation 

Wednesday, February 7, 2018 

—Singapore Airshow participation 

—Show Time Business to Government 

Meeting Program 

Thursday, February 8, 2018 

—Singapore Airshow participation 

—Show Time Business to Government 

Meeting Program 

Friday, February 9, 2018 

—Singapore Airshow participation 

—Show Time Business to Government 

Meeting Program 

—Program Concludes 

Participation Requirements 

All companies interested in 

participating in the AESTM at the 

Singapore Airshow must complete and 

submit an application for consideration 

by the Department of Commerce. All 

applicants will be evaluated on their 

ability to meet certain conditions and 

best satisfy the selection criteria as 

outlined below. A minimum of ten and 

a maximum of 15 companies will be 

selected to participate in the mission 

from the applicant pool. Participants 

may include companies that are new to 

or have previously participated in the 

AESTM. U.S. companies already doing 

business in Singapore or elsewhere in 

the Asia-Pacific region as well as U.S. 

companies seeking to enter those 

markets for the first time may apply. 

Fees and Expenses 

After a company has been selected to 

participate on the mission, a payment to 

the Department of Commerce in the 

form of a participation fee is required. 

The participation fee will be $2,750 for 

a small or medium-sized enterprise 

(SME) and $3,450 for large firms.* The 

fee for each additional firm 

representative (large firm or SME) is 

$300. Expenses for travel to and from 

Singapore, lodging, meals, and 

incidentals will be the responsibility of 

each mission participant. 

Conditions for Participation 

• An applicant must submit a 

completed mission application and 

supplemental application materials, 

including adequate information on the 

company’s products and/or services, 

primary market objectives, and goals for 

participation. If the Department of 

Commerce receives an incomplete 

application, the Department may reject 

the application, request additional 

information, or take the lack of 

information into account when 

evaluating the applications. 

• Each applicant must also certify 

that the products and services it seeks 

to export through the mission are either 

produced in the United States, or, if not, 

marketed under the name of a U.S. firm 

and have at least 51 percent U.S. 

content of the value of the finished 

product or service. 

Selection Criteria for Participation 

• Suitability of the company’s 

products or services to the Asia Pacific 

markets. 

• Applicant’s potential for business 

in Asia Pacific, including likelihood of 

exports resulting from the mission. 

• Consistency of the applicant’s goals 

and objectives with the stated scope of 

the mission. 

Payment must be made by December 

1, 2017, otherwise USDOC reserves the 

rights to exclude applicants from the 

AESTM program. 

Referrals from political organizations 

and any documents containing 

references to partisan political activities 


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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). 2See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, 

Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity 

to Request Administrative Review, 82 FR 20315 

(May 1, 2017). 3See Ester letter to Secretary of Commerce, ‘‘Ester 

Industries Ltd: Request for Administrative Review 

of Anti-Dumping Duty Administrative Review,’’ 

dated May 31, 2017. 4See Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 

31292 (July 6, 2017). 

5See Ester letter to Secretary of Commerce, 

‘‘Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin from India: 

Withdrawal Request for Review—Ester Industries 

Ltd,’’ dated July 17, 2017. 

(including political contributions) will 

be removed from an applicant’s 

submission and not considered during 

the selection process. 

Timeline for Recruitment 

Mission recruitment will be 

conducted in an open and public 

manner, including publication in the 

Federal Register and posting on the 

Commerce Department trade missions 

calendar—http://export.gov/ 

trademissions/—and other Internet Web 

sites, publication in domestic trade 

publications and association 

newsletters, mailings from internal 

mailing lists, faxes to internal aerospace 

clients, emails to aerospace distribution 

lists, and promotion at industry 

meetings, symposia, conferences, trade 

shows, and other events. The ITA 

Aerospace and Defense Technology 

Team members in U.S. Export 

Assistance Centers will have the lead in 

recruiting the AESTM. 

Recruitment for the mission will 

begin immediately and conclude no 

later than December 1, 2017. The U.S. 

Department of Commerce will evaluate 

applications and inform applicants of 

selection decisions periodically during 

the recruitment period. All applications 

received subsequent to an evaluation 

date will be considered at the next 

evaluation. Applications received after 

December 1, 2017, will be considered 

only if space and scheduling constraints 

permit. 

Contacts 

Jason Sproule, Senior International 

Trade Specialist, U.S. Commercial 

Service—Los Angeles, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, Phone: +1– 

213–894–8785, Email: jason.sproule@

trade.gov 

Hawcheng Ng, Commercial Specialist, 

U.S. Embassy Singapore, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, Phone: 

+011–65–6476–9037, Email: 

hawcheng.ng@trade.gov 

Frank Spector, 

Senior Advisor for Trade Missions. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–533–861] 

Certain Polyethylene Terephthalate 

Resin From India: Rescission of 

Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review; 2015/2017 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(the Department) is rescinding the 

administrative review of the 

antidumping duty order on certain 

polyethylene terephthalate resin from 

India, based on the timely withdrawal of 

request for review. The period of review 

(POR) is October 15, 2015, through 

April 30, 2017. 

DATES: Applicable September 18, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael J. Heaney, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4475. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On May 1, 2017, the Department 

published in the Federal Register a 

notice of opportunity to request an 

administrative review of the 

antidumping duty order 1 of certain 

polyethylene terephthalate resin from 

India for the POR October 15, 2015, 

through April 30, 2017.2 On May 31, 

2017, the Department received a timely 

request for an administrative review 

from Ester Industries Ltd. (Ester), in 

accordance with section 751(a) of the 

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

and 19 CFR 351.213(b).3 No other 

parties requested an administrative 

review. Pursuant to Ester’s review 

request and in accordance with 19 CFR 

351.221(c)(1)(i), on July 6, 2017, the 

Department published in the Federal 

Register a notice of initiation of an 

administrative review covering Ester.4

However, on July 17, 2017, Ester 

withdrew its request for an 

administrative review.5

Rescission of Review 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the 

Department will rescind an 

administrative review, in whole or in 

part, if the party, or parties, that 

requested a review withdraws the 

requests within 90 days of the 

publication of the notice of initiation of 

the requested review. As noted above, 

Ester withdrew its request for review by 

the 90-day deadline, and no other party 

requested an administrative review of 

this order. Therefore, in response to the 

timely withdrawal of the request for 

review, and in accordance with 19 CFR 

351.213(d)(1), the Department is 

rescinding this review. 

Assessment 

The Department will instruct U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 

assess antidumping duties on all 

appropriate entries. Antidumping duties 

shall be assessed at rates equal to the 

cash deposit of estimated antidumping 

duties required at the time of entry, or 

withdrawal from warehouse, for 

consumption, in accordance with 19 

CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). The Department 

intends to issue appraisement 

instructions to CBP 15 days after the 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. 

Notification to Importers 

This notice serves as a final 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 POR. Failure to comply with 

this requirement could result in the 

Department’s presumption that 

reimbursement of antidumping duties 

occurred and the subsequent assessment 

of double antidumping duties. 

Notification Regarding Administrative 

Protective Order 

This notice also serves as the only 

reminder to parties subject to 

administrative protective order (APO) of 

their responsibility concerning the 

return or destruction of proprietary 

information disclosed under APO in 

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

Timely written notification of the return 

or destruction of APO materials, or 

conversion to judicial protective order, 

is hereby requested. Failure to comply 


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