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the rate of 44.20 percent from the
original investigation) is in accord with
the requirement of section 776(c) of the
Act that secondary information be
corroborated (i.e., that it be shown to
have probative value).
PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF REVIEW
We preliminarily determine that the
following dumping margins exist:
Margin
(percent)
Manufacturer/Exporter
JFE Steel Corporation ................
Nippon Steel Corporation ...........
44.20
44.20
PUBLIC COMMENT
Pursuant to section 351.309 of the
Department’s regulations, interested
parties may submit written comments in
response to these preliminary results.
Unless the deadline is extended by the
Department, case briefs are to be
submitted within 30 days after the date
of publication of this notice, and
rebuttal briefs, limited to arguments
raised in case briefs, are to be submitted
no later than five days after the time
limit for filing case briefs. Parties who
submit arguments in this proceeding are
requested to submit with the argument:
(1) a statement of the issues, and (2) a
brief summary of the argument. Case
and rebuttal briefs must be served on
interested parties in accordance with
section 351.303(f) of the Department’s
regulations.
Also, pursuant to section 351.310(c)
of the Department’s regulations, within
30 days of the date of publication of this
notice, interested parties may request a
public hearing on arguments to be
raised in the case and rebuttal briefs.
Unless the Department specifies
otherwise, the hearing, if requested, will
be held two days after the date for
submission of rebuttal briefs. Parties
will be notified of the time and location.
The Department will publish the final
results of this administrative review,
including the results of its analysis of
issues raised in any case or rebuttal
brief, no later than 120 days after
publication of these preliminary results,
unless extended. See section 351.213(h)
of the Department’s regulations.
DUTY ASSESSMENT
Pursuant to section 351.212(b) of the
Department’s regulations, the
Department calculates an assessment
rate for each importer or customer of the
subject merchandise. The Department
will issue appropriate assessment
instructions directly to CBP within 15
days of publication of the final results
of this review. Upon issuance of the
final results of this administrative
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review, if any importer- or customer–
specific assessment rates calculated in
the final results are above de minimis
(i.e., at or above 0.5 percent), the
Department will instruct CBP to assess
antidumping duties on appropriate
entries by applying the assessment rate
to the entered value of the merchandise.
For assessment purposes, if the
Department’s final results include the
rescission of this review with respect to
SMI and NKK, the Department will
instruct CBP to liquidate all entries from
SMI and NKK at the rate applicable at
the time of entry.
CASH DEPOSIT REQUIREMENTS
The following cash deposit rates will
be effective with respect to all
shipments of OCTG from Japan entered,
or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the publication
date of the final results, as provided for
by section 751(a)(1) of the Act: (1) for
JFE and Nippon, the cash deposit rate
will be the rate established in the final
results of this review; (2) for previously
reviewed or investigated companies not
listed above, including NKK and SMI (if
this review is rescinded), the cash
deposit rate will be the company–
specific rate established for the most
recent period; (3) if the exporter is not
a firm covered in this review, a prior
review, or the LTFV investigation, but
the manufacturer is, the cash deposit
rate will be the rate established for the
most recent period for the manufacturer
of the subject merchandise; and (4) if
neither the exporter nor the
manufacturer is a firm covered by this
review, a prior review, or the LTFV
investigation, the cash deposit rate shall
be the all others rate established in the
LTFV investigation, which is 44.20
percent. See Notice of Amended Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value and Antidumping Duty
Order: Oil Country Tubular Goods from
Japan, 60 FR 155 (August 11, 1995).
These deposit rates, when imposed,
shall remain in effect until publication
of the final results of the next
administrative review.
NOTIFICATION TO IMPORTERS
This notice serves as a preliminary
reminder to importers of their
responsibility under section 351.402(f)
of the Department’s regulations to file a
certificate regarding the reimbursement
of antidumping duties prior to
liquidation of the relevant entries
during this review period. Failure to
comply with this requirement could
result in the Secretary’s presumption
that reimbursement of antidumping
duties occurred and the subsequent
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assessment of double antidumping
duties.
This administrative review and notice
are issued and published in accordance
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of
the Act.
Dated: August 30, 2005.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
(A–533–806, A–570–815)
Sulfanilic Acid from India and the
People’s Republic of China; Notice of
Final Results of Expedited Sunset
Reviews of Antidumping Duty Orders
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On May 2, 2005, the
Department of Commerce (‘‘the
Department’’) initiated sunset reviews of
the antidumping duty orders on
sulfanilic acid from India and the
People’s Republic of China (‘‘China’’)
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’). On
the basis of a Notice of Intent to
Participate, adequate substantive
responses filed on behalf of domestic
interested parties, and lack of response
from respondent interested parties, the
Department conducted expedited (120–
day) sunset reviews. As a result of these
sunset reviews, the Department finds
that revocation of the antidumping duty
orders would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of dumping.
The dumping margins are identified in
the Final Results of Reviews section of
this notice.
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 7, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Hilary E. Sadler, Esq. or Maureen
Flannery, Office 8, AD/CVD
Enforcement, Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street & Constitution Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)
482–4340.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background:
On May 2, 2005, the Department
published the notice of initiation of the
sunset reviews of the antidumping duty
orders on sulfanilic acid from India and
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China.1 On May 12, 2005, the
Department received a Notice of Intent
to Participate from Nation Ford
Chemical Company (‘‘NFC’’), the
domestic interested party, within the
deadline specified in section
315.218(d)(1)(i) of the Department’s
regulations. NFC claimed interested
party status under section 771(9)(C) of
the Act, as a producer of the domestic–
like product in the United States. On
May 31, 2005, the Department received
a complete substantive response from
NFC within the deadline specified in
section 351.218(d)(3)(i) of the
Department’s regulations. We did not
receive responses from any respondent
interested parties to this proceeding. As
a result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B)
of the Act and section
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2) of the
Department’s regulations, the
Department determined to conduct
expedited reviews of these orders.
Scope of the Orders:
Imports covered by this antidumping
duty order are all grades of sulfanilic
acid, which include technical (or crude)
sulfanilic acid, refined (or purified)
sulfanilic acid and sodium salt of
sulfanilic acid.
Sulfanilic acid is a synthetic organic
chemical produced from the direct
sulfonation of aniline with sulfuric acid.
Sulfanilic acid is used as a raw material
in the production of optical brighteners,
food colors, specialty dyes, and concrete
additives. The principal differences
between the grades are the undesirable
quantities of residual aniline and alkali
insoluble materials present in the
sulfanilic acid. All grades are available
as dry, free flowing powders.
Technical sulfanilic acid, classifiable
under the subheading 2921.42.22 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS),
contains 96 percent minimum sulfanilic
acid, 1.0 percent maximum aniline, and
1.0 percent maximum alkali insoluble
materials. Refined sulfanilic acid, also
classifiable under the subheading
2921.42.22 of the HTS, contains 98
percent minimum sulfanilic acid, 0.5
percent maximum aniline and 0.25
percent maximum alkali insoluble
materials.
Sodium salt (sodium sulfanilate),
classifiable under the HTS subheading
2921.42.90, is a powder, granular or
crystalline material which contains 75
percent minimum equivalent sulfanilic
acid, 0.5 percent maximum aniline
based on the equivalent sulfanilic acid
content, and 0.25 percent maximum
alkali insoluble materials based on the
equivalent sulfanilic acid content.
The Department conducted a scope
ruling regarding 3V Corporation and
determined that sodium sulfanilate
processed in Italy from sulfanilic acid
from India was within the scope of this
order. See Notice of Scope Rulings and
Anticircumvention Inquiries, 65 FR
41957 (July 7, 2000).
Although the HTS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes, our written description of the
scope of this proceeding is dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received:
All issues raised in these reviews are
addressed in the ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum’’ (‘‘Decision
Memorandum’’) from Barbara E.
Tillman, Acting Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Import Administration, to
Joseph A. Spetrini, Acting Assistant
Secretary for Import Administration,
dated August 30, 2005, which is hereby
adopted by this notice. 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 orders were revoked.
Parties can find a complete discussion
of all issues raised in these reviews and
the corresponding recommendations in
this public memorandum which is on
file in room B–099 of the main
Commerce Building.
In addition, a complete version of the
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly on the Web at https://
ia.ita.doc.gov/frn/, under the
heading ‘‘September 2005.’’ The paper
copy and electronic version of the
Decision Memorandum are identical in
content.
We determine that revocation of the
antidumping duty orders on sulfanilic
acid from India and China would likely
lead to continuation or recurrence of
dumping at the following weighted–
average percentage margins:
Weighted Average
Margin (percent)
India.
All Indian Manufacturers
and Exporters ............
China.
China National Chemicals I&E Corporation,
Hebei Branch ............
114.802
19.14
1 See
Initiation of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews,
70 FR 22632 (May 2, 2005) (‘‘Initiation Notice’’).
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Weighted Average
Margin (percent)
China–wide rate ............
85.20
2 The
Department published its final affirmative determination of sales at less than fair
value (‘‘LTFV’’) with respect to imports of sulfanilic acid from India on January 8, 1993 (58
FR 3251). In this determination, the Department published a weighted-average dumping
margin for all manufacturers/producers/exporters of 114.8 percent.
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 of the Department’s regulations.
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, and 777(i)(1) of the
Act.
Dated: August 30, 2005.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
A–570–856
Synthetic Indigo from the People’s
Republic of China; Notice of Final
Results of Expedited Sunset Review of
Antidumping Duty Order
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On May 2, 2005, the
Department of Commerce (‘‘the
Department’’) initiated the sunset
review of the antidumping duty order
on synthetic indigo from the People’s
Republic of China (‘‘China’’) pursuant to
section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
AGENCY:
Final Results of Reviews:
Manufacturers/Exporters/Producers
Manufacturers/Exporters/Producers
However, consistent with section 772(d)(1)(D) of
the Act, which prohibits assessing antidumping
duties on the portion of the margin attributable to
an export subsidy, we established an estimated
antidumping duty deposit rate of 71.09 percent for
duty deposit purposes. The Department issued its
antidumping duty order on sulfanilic acid from
India on March 2, 1993. See Notice of Antidumping
Duty Order; Sulfanilic Acid from India, 58 FR
12025 (March 2, 1993). The Department has not
conducted an administrative review of this order
since its imposition.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
(A-533-806, A-570-815)
Sulfanilic Acid from India and the People's Republic of China;
Notice of Final Results of Expedited Sunset Reviews of Antidumping Duty
Orders
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On May 2, 2005, the Department of Commerce (``the
Department'') initiated sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders
on sulfanilic acid from India and the People's Republic of China
(``China'') pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (``the Act''). On the basis of a Notice of Intent to
Participate, adequate substantive responses filed on behalf of domestic
interested parties, and lack of response from respondent interested
parties, the Department conducted expedited (120-day) sunset reviews.
As a result of these sunset reviews, the Department finds that
revocation of the antidumping duty orders would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of dumping. The dumping margins are
identified in the Final Results of Reviews section of this notice.
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 7, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hilary E. Sadler, Esq. or Maureen
Flannery, Office 8, AD/CVD Enforcement, Import Administration,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street & Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482-4340.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background:
On May 2, 2005, the Department published the notice of initiation
of the sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on sulfanilic acid
from India and
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China.\1\ On May 12, 2005, the Department received a Notice of Intent
to Participate from Nation Ford Chemical Company (``NFC''), the
domestic interested party, within the deadline specified in section
315.218(d)(1)(i) of the Department's regulations. NFC claimed
interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as a
producer of the domestic-like product in the United States. On May 31,
2005, the Department received a complete substantive response from NFC
within the deadline specified in section 351.218(d)(3)(i) of the
Department's regulations. We did not receive responses from any
respondent interested parties to this proceeding. As a result, pursuant
to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and section 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2)
of the Department's regulations, the Department determined to conduct
expedited reviews of these orders.
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\1\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Reviews, 70 FR
22632 (May 2, 2005) (``Initiation Notice'').
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Scope of the Orders:
Imports covered by this antidumping duty order are all grades of
sulfanilic acid, which include technical (or crude) sulfanilic acid,
refined (or purified) sulfanilic acid and sodium salt of sulfanilic
acid.
Sulfanilic acid is a synthetic organic chemical produced from the
direct sulfonation of aniline with sulfuric acid. Sulfanilic acid is
used as a raw material in the production of optical brighteners, food
colors, specialty dyes, and concrete additives. The principal
differences between the grades are the undesirable quantities of
residual aniline and alkali insoluble materials present in the
sulfanilic acid. All grades are available as dry, free flowing powders.
Technical sulfanilic acid, classifiable under the subheading
2921.42.22 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS), contains 96 percent
minimum sulfanilic acid, 1.0 percent maximum aniline, and 1.0 percent
maximum alkali insoluble materials. Refined sulfanilic acid, also
classifiable under the subheading 2921.42.22 of the HTS, contains 98
percent minimum sulfanilic acid, 0.5 percent maximum aniline and 0.25
percent maximum alkali insoluble materials.
Sodium salt (sodium sulfanilate), classifiable under the HTS
subheading 2921.42.90, is a powder, granular or crystalline material
which contains 75 percent minimum equivalent sulfanilic acid, 0.5
percent maximum aniline based on the equivalent sulfanilic acid
content, and 0.25 percent maximum alkali insoluble materials based on
the equivalent sulfanilic acid content.
The Department conducted a scope ruling regarding 3V Corporation
and determined that sodium sulfanilate processed in Italy from
sulfanilic acid from India was within the scope of this order. See
Notice of Scope Rulings and Anticircumvention Inquiries, 65 FR 41957
(July 7, 2000).
Although the HTS subheadings are provided for convenience and
customs purposes, our written description of the scope of this
proceeding is dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received:
All issues raised in these reviews are addressed in the ``Issues
and Decision Memorandum'' (``Decision Memorandum'') from Barbara E.
Tillman, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration,
to Joseph A. Spetrini, Acting Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration, dated August 30, 2005, which is hereby adopted by this
notice. 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 orders were revoked. Parties
can find a complete discussion of all issues raised in these reviews
and the corresponding recommendations in this public memorandum which
is on file in room B-099 of the main Commerce Building.
In addition, a complete version of the Decision Memorandum can be
accessed directly on the Web at https://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn/,
under the heading ``September 2005.'' The paper copy and electronic
version of the Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
Final Results of Reviews:
We determine that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on
sulfanilic acid from India and China would likely lead to continuation
or recurrence of dumping at the following weighted-average percentage
margins:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Weighted Average
Manufacturers/Exporters/Producers Margin (percent)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
India...............................................
All Indian Manufacturers and Exporters.............. 114.80\2\
China...............................................
China National Chemicals I&E Corporation, Hebei 19.14
Branch.............................................
China-wide rate..................................... 85.20
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\2\ The Department published its final affirmative determination of
sales at less than fair value (``LTFV'') with respect to imports of
sulfanilic acid from India on January 8, 1993 (58 FR 3251). In this
determination, the Department published a weighted-average dumping
margin for all manufacturers/producers/exporters of 114.8 percent.
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 of the
Department's regulations. 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, and 777(i)(1) of the Act.\\
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\\ However, consistent with section 772(d)(1)(D) of the Act,
which prohibits assessing antidumping duties on the portion of the
margin attributable to an export subsidy, we established an
estimated antidumping duty deposit rate of 71.09 percent for duty
deposit purposes. The Department issued its antidumping duty order
on sulfanilic acid from India on March 2, 1993. See Notice of
Antidumping Duty Order; Sulfanilic Acid from India, 58 FR 12025
(March 2, 1993). The Department has not conducted an administrative
review of this order since its imposition.
Dated: August 30, 2005.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E5-4866 Filed 9-6-05; 8:45 am]
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