[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 166 (Wednesday, August 27, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51139-51140]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20395]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-878]
Saccharin From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of
Expedited Second Sunset Review of Antidumping Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of this sunset review, the Department of Commerce
(``the Department'') finds that revocation of the antidumping duty
(``AD'') order on saccharin from the People's Republic of China
(``PRC'') would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of
dumping as indicated in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this
notice.
DATES: Effective Date: August 27, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurel LaCivita, AD/CVD Operations,
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4243.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 1, 2014, the Department published the notice of initiation
of the second sunset review of the AD order on saccharin from the
PRC,\1\ pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (``the Act'').\2\ The Department received a notice of intent to
participate from Kinetic Industries, Inc. (``Kinetic''), within the
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ Kinetic claimed
interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as a
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domestic producer of saccharin.\4\ We received a complete substantive
response from Kinetic within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(3)(i).\5\ We did not receive any responses from any
respondent interested parties. As a result, pursuant to section
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), we conducted
an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the order on saccharin from the
PRC.
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\1\ See Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: Saccharin from the
People's Republic of China, 68 FR 40906 (July 9, 2003).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 79 FR 24673
(May 1, 2014).
\3\ See letter from Kinetic, ``Five-Year (Sunset) (2nd Review)
of Antidumping Duty Order on Saccharin From the People's Republic of
China: Notice of Intent to Participate of Kinetic Industries,
Inc.,'' dated May 15, 2014.
\4\ Id. at 2.
\5\ See letter from Kinetic, ``Saccharin from the People's
Republic of China: Substantive Response to the Notice of
Initiation,'' dated May 30, 2014.
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Scope of the Order
The product covered by this AD order is saccharin. Saccharin is
defined as a non-nutritive sweetener used in beverages and foods,
personal care products such as toothpaste, table top sweeteners, and
animal feeds. It is also used in metalworking fluids. There are four
primary chemical compositions of saccharin: (1) Sodium saccharin
(American Chemical Society Chemical Abstract Service (``CAS'') Registry
128-44-9); (2) calcium saccharin (CAS Registry 6485-34-3); (3) acid (or
insoluble) saccharin (CAS Registry 81-07-2); and (4) research grade
saccharin. Most of the U.S.-produced and imported grades of saccharin
from the PRC are sodium and calcium saccharin, which are available in
granular, powder, spray-dried powder, and liquid forms. The merchandise
subject to this order is currently classifiable under subheading
2925.11.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(``HTSUS'') and includes all types of saccharin imported under this
HTSUS subheading, including research and specialized grades. Although
the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and customs purposes,
the Department's written description of the scope of this order remains
dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review is
provided in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum, which is
hereby adopted by this notice.\6\ The issues discussed in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum include the likelihood of continuation or
recurrence of dumping and the magnitude of the margins of dumping
likely to prevail if the order were revoked. 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 Service System (``IA ACCESS''). Access to IA
ACCESS is available to registered users at http://iaaccess.trade.gov
and to all parties in the Central Records Unit, room 7046 of the main
Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the
Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum
and the electronic version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are
identical in content.
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\6\ See ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results
of the Expedited Second Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
on Saccharin from the People's Republic of China,'' from Gary
Taverman, Senior Advisor for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations, to Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance (``Issues and Decision Memorandum''),
dated concurrently with this notice.
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Final Results of the Sunset Review
Pursuant to section 752(c)(3) of the Act, we determine that
revocation of the AD order on saccharin from the PRC would be likely to
lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the following
weighted-average percentage margins:
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Weighted-
average
Manufacturers/exporters/ producers margin
(percent)
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Suzhou Fine Chemical Group Co., Ltd........................ 291.57
Shanghai Fortune Chemical Co., Ltd......................... 249.39
Kaifeng Xinhua Fine Chemical Factory....................... 281.97
PRC-Wide Rate.............................................. 329.94
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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective orders (``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 order 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 the results and notice in accordance
with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: August 20, 2014.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2014-20395 Filed 8-26-14; 8:45 am]
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