[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 112 (Tuesday, June 11, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34989-34990]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-13877]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-908]
Sodium Hexametaphosphate From the People's Republic of China:
Final Results of Expedited First Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty
Order
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On February 1, 2013, the Department of Commerce (the
``Department'') initiated the first five-year (``sunset'') review of
the antidumping duty order on sodium hexametaphosphate from the
People's Republic of China (``PRC'') pursuant to section 751(c) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the ``Act'').\1\ As a result of this
sunset review, the Department finds that revocation of the antidumping
duty order on sodium hexametaphosphate from the PRC would be likely to
lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated
in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.
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\1\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 78 FR 7400
(February 1, 2013).
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DATES: Effective Date: June 11, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Walker, AD/CVD Operations, Import
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC
20230; telephone: 202.482.0413.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On March 4, 2013, the Department received an adequate substantive
response from domestic interested parties ICL Performance Products LP
and Innophos, Inc. (collectively, ``Petitioners'') within the deadline
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\2\ We received no responses from
respondent interested parties. As a result, the Department conducted an
expedited (120-day) sunset review of the order, pursuant to section
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2).
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\2\ See Petitioners' March 4, 2013 submission.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the order is sodium hexametaphosphate.
Sodium hexametaphosphate is a water-soluble polyphosphate glass that
consists of a distribution of polyphosphate chain lengths. It is a
collection of sodium polyphosphate polymers built on repeating
NaPO3 units. Sodium
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hexametaphosphate has a P2O5 content from 60 to
71 percent. Alternate names for sodium hexametaphosphate include the
following: Calgon; Calgon S; Glassy Sodium Phosphate; Sodium
Polyphosphate, Glassy; Metaphosphoric Acid; Sodium Salt; Sodium Acid
Metaphosphate; Graham's Salt; Sodium Hex; Polyphosphoric Acid, Sodium
Salt; Glass H; Hexaphos; Sodaphos; Vitrafos; and BAC-N-FOS. Sodium
hexametaphosphate is typically sold as a white powder or granule
(crushed) and may also be sold in the form of sheets (glass) or as a
liquid solution. It is imported under heading 2835.39.5000, Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS''). It may also be
imported as a blend or mixture under heading 3824.90.3900, HTSUS. The
American Chemical Society, Chemical Abstract Service (``CAS'') has
assigned the name ``Polyphosphoric Acid, Sodium Salt'' to sodium
hexametaphosphate. The CAS registry number is 68915-31-1. However,
sodium hexametaphosphate is commonly identified by CAS No. 10124-56-8
in the market. For purposes of the order, the narrative description is
dispositive, not the tariff heading, CAS registry number or CAS name.
The product covered by the order includes sodium hexametaphosphate
in all grades, whether food grade or technical grade. The product
covered by the order includes sodium hexametaphosphate without regard
to chain length, i.e., whether regular or long chain. The product
covered by the order includes sodium hexametaphosphate without regard
to physical form, whether glass, sheet, crushed, granule, powder,
fines, or other form, and whether or not in solution.
However, the product covered by the order does not include sodium
hexametaphosphate when imported in a blend with other materials in
which the sodium hexametaphosphate accounts for less than 50 percent by
volume of the finished product.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this review are addressed in the ``Issues and
Decision Memorandum for the Expedited First Sunset Review of the
Antidumping Duty Order on Sodium Hexametaphosphate from the People's
Republic of China'' from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, dated concurrently with,
and hereby adopted by, this notice (``Decision Memorandum''). The
issues discussed in the Decision Memorandum include the likelihood of
continuation or recurrence of dumping and the magnitude of the margins
likely to prevail if the order was to be revoked. Parties may find a
complete discussion of all issues raised in the review and the
corresponding recommendations in this public memorandum which is on
file electronically via Import Administration's Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Services System (``IA
ACCESS''). Access to IA ACCESS is available to registered users at
http://iaaccess.trade.gov and is available to all parties in the
Central Records Unit, room 7046 of the main Department of Commerce
building. In addition, a complete version of the Decision Memorandum
can be access directly on the Web at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn. The
signed Decision Memorandum and the electronic versions of the Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
Final Results of Review
We determine that revocation of the order would be likely to lead
to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the following weighted-
average percentage margins:
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Weighted-
Average
Exporter Dumping
Margin
(percent)
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Jiangyin Chengxing International Trading Co., Ltd........... 92.02
Sichuan Mianzhu Norwest Phosphate Chemical Co............... 92.02
PRC-Wide Rate............................................... 188.05
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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. Timely
notification of the return of destruction of APO 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.
This sunset review and notice are in accordance with sections
751(c), 752(c), and 771(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: June 3, 2013.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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