[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 112 (Monday, June 11, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26949-26950]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12476]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-904]
Certain Activated Carbon From the People's Republic of China:
Final Results of Expedited Second Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty
Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of
the antidumping duty order on certain activated carbon from the
People's Republic of China (China) 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.
DATES: Applicable June 11, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Palmer, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-9068.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On February 1, 2018, Commerce initiated the second sunset review of
the antidumping duty order on certain activated carbon from China,
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act) and 19 CFR 351.218(c)(2).\1\ The Department received a notice of
intent to participate from Calgon Carbon Corporation, Norit Americas,
Inc., and ADA Carbon Solutions LLC (collectively, the domestic
interested parties) within the deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(1)(i).\2\ The domestic interested parties claimed interested
party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as manufacturers of a
domestic like product in the United States.
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\1\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Review, 83 FR 4641
(February 1, 2018); see also Notice of Antidumping Duty Order:
Certain Activated Carbon from the People's Republic of China, 72 FR
20988 (April 27, 2007) (Order).
\2\ See Letter from domestic interested parties, re: ``Five-Year
(``Sunset'') Review of the Antidumping Order on Certain Activated
Carbon from the People's Republic of China--Domestic Interested
Parties' Intent to Participate,'' dated February 14, 2018.
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We received a complete substantive response from the domestic
interested parties within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(3)(i).\3\ We received no responses from respondent
interested parties. As a result, the Department conducted an expedited
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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\3\ See Letter from domestic interested parties, re: ``Five-Year
(``Sunset'') Review of the Antidumping Order on Certain Activated
Carbon from the People's Republic of China--Domestic Industry's
Substantive Response,'' dated March 5, 2018.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the Order is certain activated carbon.
For a complete description of the scope of this Order, see the
accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum.\4\
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\4\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Expedited Second Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on
Certain Activated Carbon from the People's Republic of China''
(Issues and Decision Memorandum), dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by, this notice.
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this review are addressed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum. The issues discussed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum include the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of
dumping and the magnitude of the dumping margin 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
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Services System (ACCESS). Access to ACCESS is
available to registered users at http://access.trade.gov, and to all
parties in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Department
of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be access directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn. The signed and electronic versions of the
Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
Final Results of Review
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, we
determine that revocation of the antidumping duty order on certain
activated carbon from China would likely lead to continuation or
recurrence of dumping and that the magnitude of the dumping margins
likely to prevail would be weighted-average dumping margins up to
228.11 percent.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice 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 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 these results and notice in
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act and
19 CFR 351.218.
Dated: June 1, 2018.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix--List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
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VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
2. Magnitude of the Dumping Margin Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2018-12476 Filed 6-8-18; 8:45 am]
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