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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:
Final Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review; 2010
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(the Department) has completed its
administrative review of the
countervailing duty (CVD) order on
citric acid and certain citrate salts from
the People’s Republic of China for the
period January 1, 2010, through
December 31, 2010. On June 5, 2012, we
published the preliminary results of this
review.1
We provided interested parties with
an opportunity to comment on the
Preliminary Results. Our analysis of the
comments submitted has not resulted in
a change to the net subsidy rate for
RZBC Co., Ltd., RZBC Juxian Co., Ltd.,
RZBC Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd., and RZBC
Group Shareholding Co., Ltd.
(collectively, the RZBC Companies or
RZBC). The final net subsidy rate for the
RZBC Companies is listed below in the
section entitled ‘‘Final Results of
Review.’’
DATES: Effective Date: December 5, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kristen Johnson or Patricia Tran, AD/
AGENCY:
1 See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from
the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results
of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, 77
FR 33167 (June 5, 2012) (Preliminary Results).
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CVD Operations, Office 3, Import
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone (202) 482–4793 and (202)
482–1503, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Following the Preliminary Results, we
received a case brief from the
Government of the People’s Republic of
China (GOC) and the RZBC Companies
on July 12, 2012, and a rebuttal brief
from Petitioners 2 on July 23, 2012. We
did not hold a hearing in this review, as
one was not requested.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the order
is citric acid and certain citrate salts.
The product is currently classified
under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States (HTSUS) item
numbers 2918.14.0000, 2918.15.1000,
2918.15.5000, 3824.90.9290, and
3824.90.9290. Although the HTSUS
numbers are provided for convenience
and customs purposes, the written
product description, available in Citric
Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from the
People’s Republic of China: Notice of
Countervailing Duty Order, 74 FR 25705
(May 29, 2009), remains dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case briefs
filed by the GOC and the RZBC
Companies and the rebuttal brief filed
by Petitioners are addressed in the
Memorandum from Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations, to Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration, entitled ‘‘Issues and
Decision Memorandum for the Final
Results of the Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review of Citric Acid
and Certain Citrate Salts from the
People’s Republic of China,’’ signed
concurrently with this notice (Issues
and Decision Memorandum), which is
hereby adopted by this notice. A list of
the issues raised is attached to this
notice as Appendix I. The Issues and
Decision Memorandum is a public
document and is on file electronically
via Import Administration’s
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System
(IA ACCESS). IA ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://
iaaccess.trade.gov and in the Central
Records Unit, room 7046 of the main
2 Petitioners are Archer Daniels Midland
Company, Cargill, Incorporated, and Tate & Lyle
Ingredients Americas LLC.
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Department of Commerce building. In
addition, a complete version of the
Issues and Decision Memorandum can
be accessed directly on the internet at
https://www.trade.gov/ia/. The signed
Issues and Decision Memorandum and
the electronic versions of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum are identical in
content.
Final Results of Review
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.221(b)(5), we calculated a subsidy
rate for the mandatory respondent, the
RZBC Companies.
Producer/Exporter
Net subsidy
rate
RZBC Co., Ltd., RZBC Juxian
Co., Ltd., RZBC Imp. &
Exp. Co., Ltd., and RZBC
Group Shareholding Co.,
Ltd .......................................
5.27%
Assessment Rates
The Department intends to issue
appropriate assessment instructions
directly to U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) 15 days after the date
of publication of these final results, to
liquidate shipments of subject
merchandise by the RZBC Companies
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after January 1,
2010, through December 31, 2010.
Cash Deposit Instructions
The Department also intends to
instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of
estimated countervailing duties in the
amounts shown above on shipments of
subject merchandise by the RZBC
Companies entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after
the date of publication of the final
results of this review. For all nonreviewed companies, we will instruct
CBP to continue to collect cash deposits
at the most recent company-specific or
country-wide rate applicable to the
company. Accordingly, the cash deposit
rates that will be applied to companies
covered by this order, but not examined
in this review, are those established in
the most recently completed segment of
the proceeding for each company. These
cash deposit requirements, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
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Administrative Protective Order
This notice serves as a reminder to
parties subject to administrative
protective order (APO) of their
responsibility concerning the
disposition of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
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written notification of return or
destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is
hereby requested. Failure to comply
with the regulations and the terms of an
APO is a sanctionable violation.
We are issuing and publishing these
results in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended.
Dated: November 29, 2012.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
Appendix—Issues in Decision
Memorandum
Comment 1: Authority to Apply CVD to the
PRC
Comment 2: Double-Counting
Comment 3: Countervailability of
Shandong Province Policy Loans
Comment 4: Specificity Findings for
Sulfuric Acid and Steam Coal
Comment 5: Use of Tier One Benchmark
for Sulfuric Acid and Steam Coal
Comment 6: Whether Certain Input
Suppliers Are Government Authorities
Comment 7: Rejection of RZBC’s
Submission
Comment 8: Export Prices for Sulfuric Acid
from India and Thailand
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–570–942]
Certain Kitchen Appliance Shelving
and Racks from the People’s Republic
of China: Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review, 2010;
Correction
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On October 9, 2012, the
Department of Commerce (Department)
published in the Federal Register a
notice of preliminary results and partial
rescission of administrative review
concerning the countervailing duty
order on certain kitchen appliance
shelving and racks from the People’s
Republic of China. See Certain Kitchen
Appliance Shelving and Racks From the
People’s Republic of China:
Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review; 2010, 77 FR 61396 (October 9,
2012) (Preliminary Results). The
Preliminary Results inadvertently
omitted the assessment instructions that
pertain to the rescission of review for
six producers/exporters.
DATES: Effective Date: December 5, 2012.
AGENCY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Meek or Mary Kolberg, Office of
AD/CVD Operations, Office 1, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–2778 and (202)
482–1785, respectively.
Background
In the Preliminary Results, the
Department partially rescinded this
administrative review with respect to
the following companies: Asia Pacific
CIS (Wuxi) Co., Ltd.; Guangdong
Wireking Co., Ltd. (formerly known as
Foshun Shunde Wireking Housewares &
Hardware); Hangzhou Dunli Import &
Export Co., Ltd. and Hangzhou Dunli
Industry Co., Ltd.; Hengtong Hardware
Manufacturing (Huizhou) Co., Ltd.;
Jiangsu Weixi Group Co.; and Leader
Metal Industry Co., Ltd. (aka Marmon
Retail Services Asia).
Assessment
The Department will instruct U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to
assess countervailing duties on all
appropriate entries. For the companies
for which this review is rescinded,
countervailing duties shall be assessed
at rates equal to the cash deposit of
estimated countervailing duties required
at the time of entry, or withdrawal from
warehouse, for consumption, during the
period January 1, 2010, through
December 31, 2010, 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.
Dated: November 28, 2012
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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[Application No. 85–17A18]
Export Trade Certificate of Review
Notice of Application to Amend
the Export Trade Certificate of Review
Issued to U.S. Shippers Association No.
85–17A18.
ACTION:
The Office of Competition
and Economic Analysis (‘‘OCEA’’) of the
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce, has received
an application to amend an Export
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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: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review;
2010
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) has completed its
administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on citric
acid and certain citrate salts from the People's Republic of China for
the period January 1, 2010, through December 31, 2010. On June 5, 2012,
we published the preliminary results of this review.\1\
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\1\ See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from the People's
Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review, 77 FR 33167 (June 5, 2012) (Preliminary
Results).
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We provided interested parties with an opportunity to comment on
the Preliminary Results. Our analysis of the comments submitted has not
resulted in a change to the net subsidy rate for RZBC Co., Ltd., RZBC
Juxian Co., Ltd., RZBC Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd., and RZBC Group
Shareholding Co., Ltd. (collectively, the RZBC Companies or RZBC). The
final net subsidy rate for the RZBC Companies is listed below in the
section entitled ``Final Results of Review.''
DATES: Effective Date: December 5, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Johnson or Patricia Tran, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 3, Import Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC
20230; telephone (202) 482-4793 and (202) 482-1503, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Following the Preliminary Results, we received a case brief from
the Government of the People's Republic of China (GOC) and the RZBC
Companies on July 12, 2012, and a rebuttal brief from Petitioners \2\
on July 23, 2012. We did not hold a hearing in this review, as one was
not requested.
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\2\ Petitioners are Archer Daniels Midland Company, Cargill,
Incorporated, and Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas LLC.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the order is citric acid and certain
citrate salts. The product is currently classified under the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) item numbers 2918.14.0000,
2918.15.1000, 2918.15.5000, 3824.90.9290, and 3824.90.9290. Although
the HTSUS numbers are provided for convenience and customs purposes,
the written product description, available in Citric Acid and Certain
Citrate Salts from the People's Republic of China: Notice of
Countervailing Duty Order, 74 FR 25705 (May 29, 2009), remains
dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case briefs filed by the GOC and the RZBC
Companies and the rebuttal brief filed by Petitioners are addressed in
the Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, entitled ``Issues
and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the Countervailing
Duty Administrative Review of Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts
from the People's Republic of China,'' signed concurrently with this
notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum), which is hereby adopted by
this notice. A list of the issues raised is attached to this notice as
Appendix I. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and
is on file electronically via Import Administration's Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (IA ACCESS).
IA ACCESS is available to registered users at https://iaaccess.trade.gov
and in the Central Records Unit, room 7046 of the main
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Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the
Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the internet
at https://www.trade.gov/ia/. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum
and the electronic versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are
identical in content.
Final Results of Review
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5), we calculated a subsidy
rate for the mandatory respondent, the RZBC Companies.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net subsidy
Producer/Exporter rate
------------------------------------------------------------------------
RZBC Co., Ltd., RZBC Juxian Co., Ltd., RZBC Imp. & Exp. 5.27%
Co., Ltd., and RZBC Group Shareholding Co., Ltd..........
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Assessment Rates
The Department intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions
directly to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 15 days after the
date of publication of these final results, to liquidate shipments of
subject merchandise by the RZBC Companies entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after January 1, 2010, through
December 31, 2010.
Cash Deposit Instructions
The Department also intends to instruct CBP to collect cash
deposits of estimated countervailing duties in the amounts shown above
on shipments of subject merchandise by the RZBC Companies entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of
publication of the final results of this review. For all non-reviewed
companies, we will instruct CBP to continue to collect cash deposits at
the most recent company-specific or country-wide rate applicable to the
company. Accordingly, the cash deposit rates that will be applied to
companies covered by this order, but not examined in this review, are
those established in the most recently completed segment of the
proceeding for each company. These cash deposit requirements, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written
notification of return or destruction of APO materials or conversion to
judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with
the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.
Dated: November 29, 2012.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
Appendix--Issues in Decision Memorandum
Comment 1: Authority to Apply CVD to the PRC
Comment 2: Double-Counting
Comment 3: Countervailability of Shandong Province Policy Loans
Comment 4: Specificity Findings for Sulfuric Acid and Steam Coal
Comment 5: Use of Tier One Benchmark for Sulfuric Acid and Steam
Coal
Comment 6: Whether Certain Input Suppliers Are Government
Authorities
Comment 7: Rejection of RZBC's Submission
Comment 8: Export Prices for Sulfuric Acid from India and
Thailand
[FR Doc. 2012-29429 Filed 12-4-12; 8:45 am]
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