Federal Register, Volume 79 Issue 151 (Wednesday, August 6, 2014)

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 151 (Wednesday, August 6, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45763-45764]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18588]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-122-853; A-570-937]

Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From Canada and the
People's Republic of China: Final Results of Expedited First Sunset
Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders

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

SUMMARY: As a result of these sunset reviews, the Department of
Commerce (the Department) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty
orders on citric acid and certain citrate salts (citric acid) from
Canada and the People's Republic of China (PRC) would be likely to lead
to continuation or recurrence of dumping. The magnitude of the dumping
margins likely to prevail is indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset
Reviews'' section of this notice.

DATES: Effective Date: August 6, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terre Keaton Stefanova or Katherine
Johnson, AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street & Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482-1280 or (202) 482-4929, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On May 29, 2009, the Department published in the Federal Register
the antidumping duty orders on citric acid from Canada and the PRC.\1\
On April 1, 2014, the Department published the notice of initiation of
the first sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on citric acid
from Canada and the PRC pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (``the Act'').\2\ On April 14, 2014, the Department
received Notices of Intent to Participate in these reviews from the
following domestic producers of citric acid: Archer Daniels Midland
Company, Cargill, Incorporated, and Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas
LLC. (collectively, ``the petitioners''), within the deadline specified
in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). The petitioners claimed interested party
status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as manufacturers of a
domestic like

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product in the United States. On May 1, 2014, we received a complete
substantive response for each review from the petitioners within the
30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\3\ We received no
substantive responses from any respondent interested parties. As a
result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the Department conducted expedited (120-day)
sunset reviews of these orders.
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\1\ See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Canada and
the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Orders, 74 FR 25703
(May 29, 2009).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 79 FR18279
(April 1, 2014).
\3\ See the May 1, 2014, responses from the petitioners
regarding the Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review of Antidumping Duty
Order on Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Canada: Domestic
Industry's Substantive Response and the Five-Year (``Sunset'')
Review of Antidumping Duty Order on Citric Acid and Certain Citrate
Salts from the People's Republic of China: Domestic Industry's
Substantive Response.
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Scope of the Orders

The merchandise covered by these orders is citric acid and certain
citrate salts. The product is currently classified in the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) at item numbers
2918.14.0000 and 2918.15.1000, 2918.15.5000 and 3824.90.9290. Although
the HTSUS numbers are provided for convenience and for customs
purposes, the written description of the merchandise is dispositive. A
complete description of the scope of these Orders is contained in the
Decision Memo.\4\
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\4\ Memorandum to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, titled
``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the
Expedited First Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders on
Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Canada and the People's
Republic of China,'' dated concurrently with and adopted by this
notice (Decision Memo).
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Analysis of Comments Received

A complete discussion of all issues raised in these reviews is
provided in the accompanying Decision Memo. The issues discussed in the
Decision Memo include the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of
dumping and the magnitude of the margins likely to prevail if these
orders were to be revoked. The Decision Memo is a public document and
is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (IA
ACCESS). IA ACCESS is available to registered users at http://iaaccess.trade.gov, and it 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 Memo can be accessed
directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed and
electronic versions of the Decision Memo are identical in content.

Final Results of Sunset Reviews

We determine that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on
citric acid from Canada and the PRC would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of dumping at the following weighted-average
percentage margins:
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\5\ The cash deposit rate for all PRC companies named below,
except for Yixing Union Biochemical Co., Ltd./Yixing Union
Biochemical Co., Ltd., were adjusted to account for export
subsidies.

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Exporter/producer Percent margin
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Canada:
Jungbunzlauer Canada Inc......................... 23.21
All Others....................................... 23.21
PRC: \5\
TTCA Co., Ltd. (a.k.a. Shandong TTCA Biochemistry 129.08
Co., Ltd.)/TTCA Co., Ltd. (a.k.a. Shandong TTCA
Biochemistry Co., Ltd.).........................
Yixing Union Biochemical Co., Ltd./Yixing Union 94.61
Biochemical Co., Ltd............................
Anhui BBCA Biochemical Co., Ltd./Anhui BBCA 111.85
Biochemical Co., Ltd............................
Anhui BBCA Biochemical Co., Ltd./China BBCA 111.85
Maanshan Biochemical Corp.......................
A.H.A. International Co., Ltd./Yixing Union 111.85
Biochemical Co., Ltd............................
A.H.A. International Co., Ltd./Nantong Feiyu Fine 111.85
Chemical Co., Ltd...............................
High Hope International Group Jiangsu Native 111.85
Produce IMP & EXP Co., Ltd./Yixing Union
Biochemical Co., Ltd............................
Huangshi Xinghua Biochemical Co., Ltd./Huangshi 111.85
Xinghua Biochemical Co., Ltd....................
Lianyungang JF International Trade Co., Ltd./TTCA 111.85
Co., Ltd. (a.k.a Shandong TTCA Biochemistry Co.,
Ltd.)...........................................
Laiwu Taihe Biochemistry Co., Ltd./Laiwu Taihe 111.85
Biochemistry Co., Ltd...........................
Lianyungang Shuren Scientific Creation Import & 111.85
Export Co., Ltd./Lianyungang Great Chemical
Industry Co., Ltd...............................
Penglai Marine Bio-Tech Co. Ltd./Penglai Marine 111.85
Bio-Tech Co. Ltd................................
RZBC Imp & Exp. Co., Ltd./RZBC Co., Ltd/RZBC 111.85
(Juxian) Co.,/RZBC Co., Ltd.....................
RZBC Imp & Exp. Co., Ltd./RZBC Co., Ltd./RZBC 111.85
(Juxian) Co., Ltd./RZBC (Juxian) Co., Ltd.......
RZBC Imp & Exp. Co., Ltd./RZBC Co., Ltd./RZBC 111.85
(Juxian) Co., Ltd./Lianyungang Great Chemical
Industry Co., Ltd...............................
Shihezi City Changyun Biochemical Co., Ltd./ 111.85
Shihezi City Changyun Biochemical Co., Ltd......
Weifang Ensign Industry Co., Ltd./Weifang Ensign 111.85
Industry Co., Ltd...............................
PRC-Wide Entity.................................. 156.87
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Administrative Protective Order

This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
an 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 or destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective orders is hereby requested. Failure
to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which
is subject to sanction.
We are issuing and publishing these results and notice in
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

Dated: July 30, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2014-18588 Filed 8-5-14; 8:45 am]
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