[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 172 (Thursday, September 5, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54625-54626]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21645]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-938]


Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From the People's Republic 
of China: Notice of Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.


DATES: Effective Date: September 5, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia M. Tran or Raquel Silva, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 8, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
1503 or (202) 482-6475, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On May 1, 2013, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review 
of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on citric acid and certain 
citrate salts from the People's Republic of China (PRC) covering the 
period of January 1, 2012, through December 31, 2012.\1\ The Department 
received a timely request for a CVD administrative review from 
Petitioners \2\ for RZBC Group Co., Ltd., RZBC Co., Ltd., RZBC Import & 
Export Co., Ltd., and RZBC (Juxian) Co., Ltd. (collectively, RZBC). The 
Department also received timely requests from RZBC and Laiwu Taihe 
Biochemistry Co., Ltd. (Laiwu) for a CVD administrative review of 
themselves. On June 28, 2013, the Department published the notice of 
initiation of this CVD administrative review with respect to the two 
companies.\3\ On July 31, 2013, Laiwu

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withdrew its request for an administrative review.
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative 
Review, 78 FR 25423 (May 1, 2013).
    \2\ Archer Daniels Midland Company, Cargill, Incorporated, and 
Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas LLC (collectively, Petitioners).
    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part, 78 FR 
38924 (June 28, 2013).
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Rescission, in Part

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Secretary will rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or in part, if a party that requested 
the review withdraws the request within 90 days of the date of 
publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review. 
Laiwu's withdrawal was submitted within the 90-day period and, thus, is 
timely. Because Laiwu's withdrawal request was timely and no other 
party requested a review of Laiwu, the Department is rescinding this 
review with respect to Laiwu, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1). 
The Department will continue to conduct the CVD administrative review 
of RZBC.

Assessment

    The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP) to assess CVDs on all appropriate entries. Laiwu shall be 
assessed CVDs at rates equal to the cash deposit of estimated CVDs 
required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for 
consumption, during the period January 1, 2012, through December 31, 
2012, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i).
    The Department intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions 
directly to CBP 15 days after publication of this notice.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective orders (APOs) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues 
to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the 
proceeding. Timely written notification of the return/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 notice is issued and published in accordance with section 
777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 
351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: August 29, 2013.
Gary Taverman,
Senior Advisor for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2013-21645 Filed 9-4-13; 8:45 am]
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