[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 98 (Friday, May 20, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29194-29195]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-12461]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-201-834, A-401-808]
Purified Carboxymethylcellulose From Mexico and Sweden:
Revocation of Antidumping Duty Orders
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On June 2, 2010, the Department of Commerce initiated sunset
reviews of the antidumping duty orders on purified
carboxymethylcellulose from Mexico and Sweden. Pursuant to section
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, the U.S. International
Trade Commission determined that revocation of the existing antidumping
duty orders on purified carboxymethylcellulose from Mexico and Sweden
would not be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material
injury to an industry in the United States within a reasonably
foreseeable time. Therefore, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 351.222(i)(1)(iii), the
Department is revoking the antidumping duty orders on purified
carboxymethylcellulose from Mexico and Sweden.
DATES: Effective Date: July 11, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dena Crossland or Angelica Mendoza,
AD/CVD Operations Office 7, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
3362 and (202) 482-3019, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 11, 2005, the Department of Commerce (the Department)
published the antidumping duty orders on purified
carboxymethylcellulose (purified CMC) from Mexico and Sweden. See
Notice of Antidumping Duty Orders: Purified Carboxymethylcellulose from
Finland, Mexico, the Netherlands and Sweden, 70 FR 39734 (July 11,
2005). On June 2, 2010, the Department initiated its five-year sunset
reviews of the antidumping duty orders on purified CMC from Mexico and
Sweden. See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 75 FR 30777
(June 2, 2010).
As a result of these sunset reviews, the Department determined that
revocation of the antidumping duty orders on purified CMC from Mexico
and Sweden would be likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of
dumping. See Purified Carboxymethylcellulose From Finland, the
Netherlands, and Sweden: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset
Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders, 75 FR 61700 (October 6, 2010),
and Purified Carboxymethylcellulose From Mexico: Final Results of the
First Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review of Antidumping Duty Order, 76 FR
4865 (January 27, 2011). The Department notified the U.S. International
Trade Commission (ITC) of the magnitude of the margins likely to
prevail should the antidumping duty orders be revoked.
On May 12, 2011, the ITC published its determination that, pursuant
to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act),
revocation of the antidumping duty orders on purified CMC from Mexico
and Sweden would not be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of
material injury to an industry in the United States within a reasonably
foreseeable time. See Purified Carboxymethylcellulose from Finland,
Mexico, Netherlands and Sweden, 76 FR 27663 (May 12, 2011), and USITC
Publication 4225 (May 2011), titled Purified Carboxymethylcellulose
from Finland, Mexico, Netherlands and Sweden (Investigation Nos. 731-
TA-1084-1087 (Review)).
Scope of the Orders
The merchandise covered by the orders is all purified CMC,
sometimes also referred to as purified sodium CMC, polyanionic
cellulose, or cellulose gum, which is a white to off-white, non-toxic,
odorless, biodegradable powder, comprising sodium CMC that has been
refined and purified to a minimum assay of 90 percent. Purified CMC
does not include unpurified or crude CMC, CMC Fluidized Polymer
Suspensions, and CMC that is cross-linked through heat treatment.
Purified CMC is CMC that has undergone one or more purification
operations, which, at a minimum, reduce the remaining salt and other
by-product portion of the product to less than ten percent. The
merchandise subject to the orders is currently classified in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States at subheading
3912.31.00. This tariff classification is provided for convenience and
customs purposes; however, the written description of the scope of the
orders is dispositive.
Determination
As a result of the determination by the ITC that revocation of the
antidumping duty orders is not likely to lead to the continuation or
recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States, the
Department, pursuant to section 751(d) of the Act, is revoking the
antidumping duty orders on purified CMC from Mexico and Sweden.
Pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.222(i)(2)(i),
the effective date of revocation is July 11, 2010 (i.e., the fifth
anniversary of the publication in the Federal Register of the notice of
these orders). The Department will notify U.S. Customs and Border
Protection to terminate suspension of liquidation and collection of
cash deposits on entries of the subject merchandise entered or
withdrawn from warehouse on or after July 11, 2010. Entries of subject
merchandise prior to the effective date of revocation will continue to
be subject to suspension of liquidation and antidumping duty deposit
requirements. The Department will complete any pending administrative
reviews of these orders.
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These five-year sunset reviews and notice are in accordance with
section 751(d)(2) of the Act and published pursuant to section
777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: May 13, 2011.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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