Carbazole Violet Pigment-23 From India: Final Results, and Rescission, in Part of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2023

Issuing agencies

Abstract

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has conducted an administrative review of Navpad Pigments Private Limited (Navpad) regarding the countervailing duty order on carbazole violet pigment 23 (CVP-23) from India. The period of review (POR) is January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. In addition, Commerce is rescinding this review, in part, with respect to one company.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 205 (Monday, October 26, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67271-67272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-21793]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-533-839]


Carbazole Violet Pigment-23 From India: Final Results, and 
Rescission, in Part of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2023

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has conducted an 
administrative review of Navpad Pigments Private Limited (Navpad) 
regarding the countervailing duty order on carbazole violet pigment 23 
(CVP-23) from India. The period of review (POR) is January 1, 2023, 
through December 31, 2023. In addition, Commerce is rescinding this 
review, in part, with respect to one company.

DATES: Applicable October 26, 2026

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan Alexander, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4313

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On June 23, 2026, Commerce published in the Federal Register the 
Preliminary Results of this administrative review and invited 
interested parties to comment.\1\ For a complete description of the 
events that occurred since the Preliminary Results, see the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum.\2\ 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 System 
(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at <a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>. In addition, the Issues and Decision Memorandum can 
be accessed directly at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/frnotices">https://access.trade.gov/frnotices</a>.
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    \1\ See Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 from India: Preliminary 
Results, Intent To Rescind, and Rescission, in Part of 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2023, 91 FR 37392 (June 
23, 2026) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum.
    \2\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results, and Rescission, in Part of Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Review of Carbazole Violet Pigment-23 from India; 
2023,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice 
(Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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    Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section 
751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).

Scope of the Order <SUP>3</SUP>

    The merchandise subject to the Order is carbazole violet pigment-23 
from India. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see 
the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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    \3\ See Notice of Countervailing Duty Order: Carbazole Violet 
Pigment 23 from India, 69 FR 77995 (December 29, 2004) (Order).
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Rescission of Administrative Review, in Part

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), Commerce will rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or only with respect to a particular 
exporter or producer, if during the period covered by the review, there 
were no entries, exports, or sales of the subject merchandise, as the 
case may be. According to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 
import data on the record, the following company subject to this review 
did not have reviewable entries of subject merchandise during the POR 
for which liquidation is suspended: Sudarshan Chemical Industries 
Limited. Therefore, we are rescinding this administrative review with 
respect to this company, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).\4\
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    \4\ See Memorandum, ``Release of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection Entry Data,'' dated February 24, 2025.
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Methodology

    Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section 
751(a)(1)(A) of the Act. For each of the subsidy programs found to be 
countervailable, we find that there is a subsidy, i.e., a government-
provided financial contribution that gives rise to a benefit to the 
recipient, and that the subsidy is specific.\5\ For a full description 
of the methodology underlying all of Commerce's conclusions, see the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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    \5\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding 
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding 
benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs filed by parties 
in this review are listed in the appendix to this notice and addressed 
in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.

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Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on our analysis of the comments received from interested 
parties regarding the Preliminary Results, we made certain changes to 
the countervailable subsidy rate calculated for Navpad. For a 
discussion of these changes, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.

Final Results of Review

    Commerce determines that the following net countervailable subsidy 
rate exists for the period January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023:

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                                                           Subsidy rate
                    Producer/exporter                       (percent ad
                                                             valorem)
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Navpad Pigments Private Limited.........................           2.81
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Disclosure

    Commerce intends to disclose the calculations and analysis 
performed in connection with the final results of this administrative 
review to interested parties within five days of any public 
announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five days 
of the publication date of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.224(b).

Assessment Rates

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b), 
Commerce shall determine, and CBP shall assess, countervailing duties 
on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise in accordance with 
the final results of this review. For Navpad, Commerce will instruct 
CBP to assess countervailing duties at the subsidy rate listed in the 
table above. Because we have rescinded the review with regard to 
Sudarshan Chemical Industries Limited, as discussed above, Commerce 
will instruct CBP to assess countervailing duties on all appropriate 
entries at a rate equal to the cash deposit of estimated countervailing 
duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for 
consumption, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i).
    Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier 
than 35 days after the date of publication of these Final Results 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 the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the 
final results of this administrative review, as provided by section 
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act. In accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the 
Act, Commerce intends to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of 
estimated countervailing duties in the amount shown for the company 
listed above on shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of 
publication of the final results of this administrative review.
    For all non-reviewed firms, we will instruct CBP to continue to 
collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties at the most 
recent company-specific rate applicable to the company or the all-
others rate, as appropriate. These cash deposit requirements, when 
imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.

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 and/or countervailing duties 
prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure 
to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption 
that reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties has 
occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties, 
and/or an increase in the amount of antidumping duties by the amount of 
countervailing duties.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order (APO)

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to an APO 
of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of 
proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.305(a)(3), which continues to govern business proprietary 
information in this segment of the proceeding. Timely written 
notification of the return or 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.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).

    Dated: October 21, 2026.
Scot Fullerton,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Subsidies Valuation
V. Analysis of Programs
VI. Discussion of the Issue
    Comment: Calculation Error in the Emergency Credit Line 
Guarantee (ECLG) Scheme
VII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2026-21793 Filed 10-23-26; 8:45 am]
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