Xanthan Gum From the People's Republic of China: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 33351-33354 [2013-13220]
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Company
Subsidy rate
(percent)
All Others ..............................
2.09.
* De minimis.
In accordance with sections
703(d)(1)(B) and (2) of the Act, we are
directing U.S. Customs and Border
Protection to suspend liquidation of all
entries of frozen shrimp from Thailand
that are entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after
the date of the publication of this notice
in the Federal Register, and to require
a cash deposit for such entries of
merchandise in the amounts indicated
above. We are not, however, ordering
suspension of liquidation or the
collection of cash deposits, on entries by
Marine Gold Products Limited because
its countervailing duty rate is de
minimis.
Disclosure and Public Comment
The Department intends to disclose to
interested parties the calculations
performed in connection with this
preliminary determination within five
days of announcement of its public
announcement.2 Interested parties may
submit case and rebuttal briefs, as well
as request a hearing.3 For a schedule of
the deadlines for filing case briefs,
rebuttal briefs, and hearing requests, see
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
This determination is issued and
published pursuant to sections 703(f)
and 777(i) of the Act.
Dated: May 28, 2013.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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Appendix 1
Scope of the Investigation
The products covered by this investigation
are certain frozen warmwater shrimp and
prawns, whether wild-caught (ocean
harvested) or farm-raised (produced by
aquaculture), head-on or head-off, shell-on or
peeled, tail-on or tail-off,4 deveined or not
deveined, cooked or raw, or otherwise
processed in frozen form, regardless of size.
The frozen warmwater shrimp and prawn
products included in the scope, regardless of
definitions in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (‘‘HTSUS’’),
are products which are processed from
warmwater shrimp and prawns through
freezing and which are sold in any count
size.
The products described above may be
processed from any species of warmwater
shrimp and prawns. Warmwater shrimp and
prawns are generally classified in, but are not
2 See
19 CFR 351.224(b).
19 CFR 351.309(c)–(d), 19 CFR 351.310(c).
4 ‘‘Tails’’ in this context means the tail fan, which
includes the telson and the uropods.
3 See
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limited to, the Penaeidae family. Some
examples of the farmed and wild-caught
warmwater species include, but are not
limited to, whiteleg shrimp (Penaeus
vannemei), banana prawn (Penaeus
merguiensis), fleshy prawn (Penaeus
chinensis), giant river prawn
(Macrobrachium rosenbergii), giant tiger
prawn (Penaeus monodon), redspotted
shrimp (Penaeus brasiliensis), southern
brown shrimp (Penaeus subtilis), southern
pink shrimp (Penaeus notialis), southern
rough shrimp (Trachypenaeus curvirostris),
southern white shrimp (Penaeus schmitti),
blue shrimp (Penaeus stylirostris), western
white shrimp (Penaeus occidentalis), and
Indian white prawn (Penaeus indicus).
Frozen shrimp and prawns that are packed
with marinade, spices or sauce are included
in the scope. In addition, food preparations
(including dusted shrimp), which are not
‘‘prepared meals,’’ that contain more than 20
percent by weight of shrimp or prawn are
also included in the scope.
Excluded from the scope are: (1) Breaded
shrimp and prawns; (2) shrimp and prawns
generally classified in the Pandalidae family
and commonly referred to as coldwater
shrimp, in any state of processing; (3) fresh
shrimp and prawns whether shell-on or
peeled; (4) shrimp and prawns in prepared
meals; (5) dried shrimp and prawns; (6)
canned warmwater shrimp and prawns; and
(7) certain ‘‘battered shrimp’’ (see below).
‘‘Battered shrimp’’ is a shrimp-based
product: (1) That is produced from fresh (or
thawed-from-frozen) and peeled shrimp; (2)
to which a ‘‘dusting’’’ layer of rice or wheat
flour of at least 95 percent purity has been
applied; (3) with the entire surface of the
shrimp flesh thoroughly and evenly coated
with the flour; (4) with the non-shrimp
content of the end product constituting
between four and 10 percent of the product’s
total weight after being dusted, but prior to
being frozen; and (5) that is subjected to
individually quick frozen (‘‘IQF’’) freezing
immediately after application of the dusting
layer. When dusted in accordance with the
definition of dusting above, the battered
shrimp product is also coated with a wet
viscous layer containing egg and/or milk, and
par-fried.
The products included in the scope of this
investigation are currently classified under
the following HTSUS subheadings:
0306.17.00.03, 0306.17.00.06, 0306.17.00.09,
0306.17.00.12, 0306.17.00.15, 0306.17.00.18,
0306.17.00.21, 0306.17.00.24, 0306.17.00.27,
0306.17.00.40, 1605.21.10.30 and
1605.29.10.10. These HTSUS subheadings
are provided for convenience and for
customs purposes only and are not
dispositive, but rather the written description
of the scope is dispositive.
Appendix 2
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
1. Scope Comments
2. Scope of the Investigation
3. Injury Test
4. Subsidies Valuation
5. Analysis of Programs
6. ITC Notification
7. Disclosure and Public Comment
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–985]
Xanthan Gum From the People’s
Republic of China: Final Determination
of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Effective Date: June 4, 2013.
SUMMARY: On January 10, 2013, the
Department of Commerce
(‘‘Department’’) published its
preliminary determination of sales at
less than fair value (‘‘LTFV’’) and
postponement of final determination in
the antidumping (‘‘AD’’) investigation of
xanthan gum from the People’s Republic
of China (‘‘PRC’’).1 On March 4, 2013,
the Department released its postpreliminary differential pricing
analysis.2 The Department invited
interested parties to comment on the
Preliminary Determination and postpreliminary analysis. Based on an
analysis of the comments received, the
Department has made changes from the
Preliminary Determination. The
Department has determined that
xanthan gum from the PRC is being, or
is likely to be, sold in the United States
at LTFV, as provided in section 735 of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the
Act’’). The final weighted-average
dumping margins for this investigation
are listed in the ‘‘Final Determination’’
section below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brandon Farlander or Erin Kearney,
AD/CVD Operations, Office 4, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–0182 or (202) 482–
0167, respectively.
AGENCY:
1 See Xanthan Gum from the People’s Republic of
China: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less
Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final
Determination, 77 FR 2252 (January 10, 2013)
(‘‘Preliminary Determination’’).
2 See ‘‘Less Than Fair Value Investigation of
Xanthan Gum from the People’s Republic of China:
Post-Preliminary Analysis and Calculation
Memorandum for Neimenggu Fufeng
Biotechnologies Co., Ltd. (aka Inner Mongolia
Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd.) and Shandong
Fufeng Fermentation Co., Ltd.,’’ dated March 4,
2013; see also ‘‘Less Than Fair Value Investigation
of Xanthan Gum from the People’s Republic of
China: Post-Preliminary Analysis and Calculation
Memorandum for Deosen Biochemical Ltd.,’’ dated
March 4, 2013.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Department published its
Preliminary Determination on January
10, 2013.3 At the Department’s request,
Fufeng and Deosen submitted
supplemental questionnaire responses
on February 25 and February 26, 2013,
respectively. On February 15, 2013, in
response to a request filed by Deosen,
the Department extended the deadline
for submission of publicly available
information to February 22, 2013, and
the due date for rebuttal information to
March 4, 2013. On February 22, 2013,
Petitioner, Deosen, and Fufeng
submitted surrogate value (‘‘SV’’)
information, and Petitioner, Deosen, and
Fufeng submitted rebuttal comments to
this information on March 4, 2013. Also
on March 4, 2013, the Department
released its post-preliminary differential
pricing analysis and extended the
deadline for submission of case briefs to
March 12, 2013, and the due date for
rebuttal briefs to March 18, 2013.4 On
March 15, 2013, in response to a request
from Fufeng, the Department extended
the deadline for submission of rebuttal
briefs to March 19, 2013.
Petitioner, Deosen, and Fufeng
submitted case briefs on March 12,
2013,5 and rebuttal briefs on March 19,
2013.6 On March 27, 2013, the
Department rejected Deosen’s rebuttal
brief. Deosen resubmitted its rebuttal
brief, at the Department’s request, on
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3 The
Department postponed the deadline for the
final determination to not later than 135 days after
publication of the Preliminary Determination (i.e.,
January 10, 2013). See Preliminary Determination,
78 FR at 2254. However, because May 25, 2013,
falls on a non-business day, the revised deadline for
this final determination is now May 28, 2013. See
Notice of Clarification: Application of ‘‘Next
Business Day’’ Rule for Administrative
Determination Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act
of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005).
4 See ‘‘Less Than Fair Value Investigation of
Xanthan Gum from the People’s Republic of China:
Post-Preliminary Analysis and Calculation
Memorandum for Neimenggu Fufeng
Biotechnologies Co., Ltd. (aka Inner Mongolia
Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd.) and Shandong
Fufeng Fermentation Co., Ltd.,’’ dated March 4,
2013; see also ‘‘Less Than Fair Value Investigation
of Xanthan Gum from the People’s Republic of
China: Post-Preliminary Analysis and Calculation
Memorandum for Deosen Biochemical Ltd.,’’ dated
March 4, 2013.
5 See ‘‘Xanthan Gum from the People’s Republic
of China: Petitioner’s Case Brief,’’ dated March 12,
2013 (‘‘Petitioner Case Brief’’); see also ‘‘Neimenggu
Fufeng’s Administrative Case Brief,’’ dated March
12, 2013 (‘‘Fufeng Case Brief’’); ‘‘Case Brief of
Deosen Biochemical and Deosen USA: Xanthan
Gum from China,’’ dated March 13, 2013 (‘‘Deosen
Case Brief’’).
6 See ‘‘Xanthan Gum from the People’s Republic
of China: Petitioner’s Rebuttal Case Brief,’’ dated
March 19, 2013 (‘‘Petitioner Rebuttal Brief’’); see
also ‘‘Neimenggu Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd.
Rebuttal Case Brief,’’ dated March 20, 2013
(‘‘Fufeng Rebuttal Brief’’).
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March 29, 2013.7 We did not receive
briefs or rebuttal briefs from any other
interested party to the investigation. At
the request of Deosen, Fufeng, and
Petitioner, the Department held a public
hearing on April 11, 2013.
Period of Investigation
The period of investigation (‘‘POI’’) is
October 1, 2011, through March 31,
2012. This period corresponds to the
two most recent fiscal quarters prior to
the month of the filing of the petition,
which was June 2012.8
Verification
As provided in section 782(i) of the
Act, between January 14 and January 29,
2013, the Department verified the
information submitted by Deosen and
Fufeng for use in the final
determination.9 Verification reports
were issued on February 20, 2013. The
Department used standard verification
procedures, including examination of
relevant accounting and production
records and original source documents
provided by respondents.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and
rebuttal briefs by parties in this
investigation are addressed in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum.10 A list of
the issues which parties raised and to
which we respond in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum is attached to
this notice as an Appendix. The Issues
and Decision Memorandum is a public
document and is on file electronically
via Import Administration’s
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
7 See ‘‘Rebuttal Brief of Deosen Biochemical and
Deosen USA,’’ dated March 29, 2013 (‘‘Deosen
Rebuttal Brief’’).
8 See 19 CFR 351.204(b)(1).
9 See the Department’s Memoranda to the File,
entitled ‘‘Verification of the Sales and Factors
Responses of Neimenggu Fufeng Biotechnologies
Co., Ltd. and its affiliate Shandong Fufeng
Fermentation Co., Ltd. in the Investigation of
Xanthan Gum from the People’s Republic of
China,’’ dated February 20, 2013, ‘‘Verification of
the Questionnaire Responses of Deosen
Biochemical Ltd.,’’ dated February 20, 2013, and
‘‘Verification of the Questionnaire Responses of
Deosen USA Inc.,’’ dated February 20, 2013, on the
record of this investigation 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 (‘‘CRU’’), room 7046 of the
main Department of Commerce, with respect to
these entities.
10 See Memorandum from Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations, to Ronald K.
Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration, ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum
for the Final Determination of the Antidumping
Duty Investigation of Xanthan Gum from the
People’s Republic of China’’ (May 28, 2013) (‘‘Issues
and Decision Memorandum’’).
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Centralized Electronic Service System
(‘‘IA ACCESS’’). Access to IA ACCESS
is available to registered users at
https://iaaccess.trade.gov, and is
available to all parties in the Central
Records Unit, which is in room 7046 of
the main Department of Commerce
building. In addition, a complete
version of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly
on the internet at www.trade.gov/ia. The
signed Issues and Decision
Memorandum and the electronic
versions of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
Changes Since the Preliminary
Determination
Changes Applicable to Multiple
Companies
• We applied a differential pricing
analysis to determine the comparison
method, rather than the targeted
dumping test.11
• We valued truck freight using the
World Bank’s Doing Business 2013:
Thailand report.12
• We valued brokerage and handling
using the World Bank’s Doing Business
2013: Thailand report.13
• We valued labor using Thai
National Statistics Office 2007 data.14
• We valued electricity using the
Electricity Generating Authority of
Thailand’s 2011 Annual Report.15
• We revised the SV used to value
hydrochloric acid.16
Changes Specific to Fufeng
• We declined to grant Fufeng’s byproduct offsets for clinker and corn
rejects.17
• We revised Fufeng’s FOP allocation
methodology for its energy FOPs and
did not grant Fufeng’s steam by-product
offset.18
• We revised the SV used to value
Fufeng’s corn protein powder byproduct.19
• We revised the SV used to value
Fufeng’s caustic soda.20
• We revised the SV used to value
Fufeng’s corn embryo by-product.21
• We revised Fufeng’s corn embryo,
corn protein powder, and protein feed
by-products to include packing
materials.22
11 See
Issues and Decision Memorandum.
id. at Comment 6–A.
13 See id. at Comment 6–B.
14 See id. at Comment 6–C.
15 See id. at Comment 6–D.
16 See id. at Comment 6–F.
17 See id. at Comment 12–C.
18 See id. at Comment 9.
19 See id. at Comment 12–A.
20 See id. at Comment 11–C.
21 See id. at Comment 12–B.
22 See the Department’s Memorandum entitled,
‘‘Antidumping Duty Investigation of Xanthan Gum
12 See
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• We revised Fufeng’s marine
insurance calculation.23
Changes Specific to Deosen
• We valued the water FOP for
Deosen’s Ordos factory.24
• We revised the SV used to value
Deosen’s metal buckle input.25
• We revised Deosen’s calculations
for certain U.S. expenses.26
• We revised Deosen’s calculations
for certain U.S. indirect selling
expenses.27
• We corrected the ministerial error
identified in the Preliminary
Determination.28
For detailed information concerning
all of the changes made, including those
listed above, see the company-specific
analysis and SV memoranda.
Scope of the Investigation
The scope of this investigation covers
dry xanthan gum, whether or not coated
or blended with other products. Further,
xanthan gum is included in this
investigation regardless of physical
form, including, but not limited to,
solutions, slurries, dry powders of any
particle size, or unground fiber.
Xanthan gum that has been blended
with other product(s) is included in this
scope when the resulting mix contains
15 percent or more of xanthan gum by
dry weight. Other products with which
xanthan gum may be blended include,
but are not limited to, sugars, minerals,
and salts.
Xanthan gum is a polysaccharide
produced by aerobic fermentation of
Xanthomonas campestris. The chemical
structure of the repeating
pentasaccharide monomer unit consists
of a backbone of two P-1,4-D-Glucose
monosaccharide units, the second with
a trisaccharide side chain consisting of
P-D-Mannose-(1,4)- P-DGlucuronic acid(1,2)-a-D-Mannose monosaccharide
units. The terminal mannose may be
pyruvylated and the internal mannose
unit may be acetylated.
Merchandise covered by the scope of
this investigation is classified in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule (‘‘HTS’’) of
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the United States at subheading
3913.90.20. This tariff classification is
provided for convenience and customs
purposes; however, the written
description of the scope is dispositive.
Combination Rates
In the Initiation Notice, the
Department stated that it would
calculate combination rates for
respondents that are eligible for a
separate rate in this investigation.29 This
practice is described in Policy Bulletin
05.1, available at https://www.trade.gov/
ia/.
Final Determination
Because the PRC-wide entity did not
provide the Department with requested
information, pursuant to section
776(a)(2)(A) of the Act, the Department
continues to find it appropriate to base
the PRC-wide rate on facts available.30
The Department determines that the
following weighted-average dumping
margins exist for the period October 1,
2011, through March 31, 2012.
Weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
Exporter
Producer
Neimenggu Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd. (aka Inner Mongolia Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd.)/Shandong Fufeng
Fermentation Co., Ltd.
Deosen Biochemical Ltd .............................................................
A.H.A. International Co., Ltd .......................................................
A.H.A. International Co., Ltd .......................................................
CP Kelco (Shandong) Biological Company Limited ...................
Hebei Xinhe Biochemical Co. Ltd ...............................................
Shanghai Smart Chemicals Co. Ltd ...........................................
PRC-Wide Entity * .......................................................................
Neimenggu Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd. (aka Inner Mongolia Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd.)/Shandong Fufeng
Fermentation Co., Ltd.
Deosen Biochemical Ltd./Deosen Biochemical (Ordos) Ltd .....
Shandong Fufeng Fermentation Co., Ltd ..................................
Deosen Biochemical Ltd ............................................................
CP Kelco (Shandong) Biological Company Limited ..................
Hebei Xinhe Biochemical Co. Ltd ..............................................
Deosen Biochemical Ltd ............................................................
....................................................................................................
15.09
128.32
71.71
71.71
71.71
71.71
71.71
154.07
* The PRC-wide entity includes Shandong Yi Lian Cosmetics Co., Ltd., Shanghai Echem Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd., Sinotrans Xiamen Logistics
Co., Ltd., and Zibo Cargill HuangHelong Bioengineering Co., Ltd.
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Disclosure
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.224(b), the Department will disclose
the calculations performed in this
investigation to parties within five days
of the date of publication of this notice
in the Federal Register.
Continuation of Suspension of
Liquidation
In accordance with section
735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, the Department
will instruct U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (‘‘CBP’’) to continue to
suspend liquidation of all appropriate
entries of xanthan gum from the PRC as
from the People’s Republic of China: Final
Determination Analysis Memorandum for
Neimenggu Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd. (aka
Inner Mongolia Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd.)
and Shandong Fufeng Fermentation Co., Ltd.,’’
dated May 28, 2013.
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described in the ‘‘Scope of the
Investigation’’ section, which were
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after January 10,
2013, the date of publication of the
Preliminary Determination in the
Federal Register. Further, the
Department will instruct CBP to require
a cash deposit equal to the weightedaverage amount by which the normal
value exceeds U.S. price as follows: (1)
For the exporter/producer combinations
listed in the table above, the cash
deposit rate will be equal to the
weighted-average dumping margin
which the Department has determined
23 See
id.
Issues and Decision Memorandum at
Comment 18.
25 See id. at Comment 19–C.
26 See id. at Comment 21.
27 See id. at Comment 22.
24 See
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in this final determination; (2) for all
combinations of PRC exporters/
producers of merchandise under
consideration which have not received
their own separate rate above, the cash
deposit rate will be equal to the
weighted-average dumping margin
established for the PRC-wide entity; and
(3) for all non-PRC exporters of
merchandise under consideration which
have not received their own separate
rate above, the cash deposit rate will be
equal to the cash deposit rate applicable
to the PRC exporter/producer
combination that supplied that non-PRC
exporter.
28 See
id. at Comment 23.
Xanthan Gum From Austria and the
People’s Republic of China: Initiation of
Antidumping Duty Investigations, 77 FR 39210 (July
2, 2012) (‘‘Initiation Notice’’).
30 See Issues and Decision Memorandum.
29 See
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These suspension-of-liquidation
instructions will remain in effect until
further notice.
International Trade Commission
Notification
In accordance with section 735(d) of
the Act, the Department has notified the
International Trade Commission (‘‘ITC’’)
of the final affirmative determination of
sales at LTFV. In accordance with
section 735(b)(2) of the Act, the ITC will
determine, within 45 days, whether the
domestic industry in the United States
is materially injured, or threatened with
material injury, by reason of imports, or
sales (or the likelihood of sales) for
importation, of the merchandise under
consideration. If the ITC determines that
material injury or threat of material
injury does not exist, the proceeding
will be terminated and all securities
posted will be refunded. If the ITC
determines that such injury does exist,
the Department will issue an
antidumping duty order directing CBP
to assess, upon further instruction by
the Department, antidumping duties on
all imports of the subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the effective
date of the suspension of liquidation.
Notification Regarding Administrative
Protective Orders
This notice also serves as a reminder
to the parties subject to administrative
protective order (‘‘APO’’) of their
responsibility concerning the
disposition of propriety information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305. 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 terms of an APO is a sanctionable
violation.
This determination is issued and
published in accordance with sections
735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: May 28, 2013.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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Appendix—Issues for the Final
Determination
Comment 1: Surrogate Country
Comment 2: Surrogate Financial Statements
Comment 3: Comparison Methodology
Comment 4: Use of Indonesian Export Data
Comment 5: Valuation of Bacteria
Comment 6: General Surrogate Values
Comment 6–A: Truck Freight
Comment 6–B: Brokerage and Handling
Comment 6–C: Labor
Comment 6–D: Electricity
Comment 6–E: Sodium Hypochlorite
Comment 6–F: Hydrochloric Acid
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Comment 7: Discrepancy in Respondents’
Preliminary Weighted-Average Dumping
Margins
Fufeng-Specific Issues:
Comment 8: Cornstarch Intermediate Input
Comment 9: FOP Allocation Methodology
and Steam By-Product Offset
Comment 10: Packing FOP for Raw Xanthan
Gum
Comment 11: Fufeng Surrogate Values
Comment 11–A: Corn
Comment 11–B: Decoking Agent
Comment 11–C: Caustic Soda
Comment 12: Fufeng By-Products
Comment 12–A: Corn Protein Powder
Comment 12–B: Corn Embryo
Comment 12–C: Corn Rejects, Coal Ash,
and Clinker
Comment 12–D: Soybean Dregs
Deosen-Specific Issues:
Comment 13: Energy Intermediate Input
Comment 14: Compressed Air
Comment 15: Deosen Ordos Water
Consumption
Comment 16: Deosen Surrogate Values
Comment 16–A: Cornstarch
Comment 16–B: Soy Powder
Comment 16–C: Metal Buckle
Comment 16–D: Coal
Comment 17: Power Plant By-Products
Comment 18: U.S. Expenses
Comment 19: U.S. Indirect Selling Expenses
Comment 20: Ministerial and Other Claimed
Errors
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
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Xanthan Gum From Austria: Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Effective Date: June 4, 2013.
SUMMARY: On January 10, 2013, the
Department of Commerce
(‘‘Department’’) published its
preliminary determination of sales at
less than fair value (‘‘LTFV’’) and
postponement of final determination in
the antidumping (‘‘AD’’) investigation of
xanthan gum from Austria.1 On March
4, 2013, the Department released its
post-preliminary differential pricing
analysis.2 The Department invited
AGENCY:
1 See Xanthan Gum from Austria: Preliminary
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and
Postponement of Final Determination, 78 FR 2251
(January 10, 2013) (‘‘Preliminary Determination’’).
2 See Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy
Assistant Secretary Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration,
concerning, Less Than Fair Value Investigation of
Xanthan Gum from Austria: Post-Preliminary
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interested parties to comment on the
Preliminary Determination and PostPreliminary Analysis and Calculation
Memorandum. Based on an analysis of
the comments received, the Department
has made changes from the Preliminary
Determination. The Department has
determined that xanthan gum from
Austria is being, or is likely to be, sold
in the United States at LTFV, as
provided in section 735 of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (the ‘‘Act’’). The
final weighted-average dumping
margins for this investigation are listed
in the ‘‘Final Determination’’ section
below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Drew Jackson or Karine Gziryan, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 4, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–4406 or (202) 482–
4081, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Department published its
Preliminary Determination on January
10, 2013.3 On March 4, 2013, the
Department issued its Post-Preliminary
Analysis and Calculation Memorandum
to determine whether an alternative
comparison methodology should be
used. Based on this analysis, the
Department determined that application
of an alternative calculation
methodology was not appropriate for
Jungbunzlauer Austria AG (‘‘JBL
Austria’’) and, accordingly, continued to
apply the average-to-average method.4
On March 12, 2013, JBL Austria and
Petitioner 5 submitted case briefs. On
March 18, 2013, JBL Austria and
Petitioner submitted rebuttal briefs.
Subsequently, the Department rejected
JBL Austria’s March 18, 2013 rebuttal
brief because it contained new factual
information.6 On April 9, 2013, JBL
Analysis and Calculation Memorandum, dated
March 4, 2013 (‘‘Post-Preliminary Analysis and
Calculation Memorandum’’).
3 The Department postponed the deadline for the
final determination to not later than 135 days after
publication of the Preliminary Determination (i.e.,
January 10, 2013). See Preliminary Determination,
78 FR at 2254. However, because May 25, 2013,
falls on a non-business day, the revised deadline for
this final determination is now May 28, 2013. See
Notice of Clarification: Application of ‘‘Next
Business Day’’ Rule for Administrative
Determination Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act
of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005).
4 See id.
5 Petitioner in this investigation is CP Kelco U.S.
6 See Letter from Abdelali Elouaradia, Director,
AD/CVD Operations Office 4, to JBL Austria,
concerning, Antidumping Investigation of Xanthan
Gum from Austria: New Factual Information in
Jungbunzlauer Austria Rebuttal Brief, dated April
15, 2013.
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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 4, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33351-33354]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-13220]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-985]
Xanthan Gum From the People's Republic of China: Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Effective Date: June 4, 2013.
SUMMARY: On January 10, 2013, the Department of Commerce
(``Department'') published its preliminary determination of sales at
less than fair value (``LTFV'') and postponement of final determination
in the antidumping (``AD'') investigation of xanthan gum from the
People's Republic of China (``PRC'').\1\ On March 4, 2013, the
Department released its post-preliminary differential pricing
analysis.\2\ The Department invited interested parties to comment on
the Preliminary Determination and post-preliminary analysis. Based on
an analysis of the comments received, the Department has made changes
from the Preliminary Determination. The Department has determined that
xanthan gum from the PRC is being, or is likely to be, sold in the
United States at LTFV, as provided in section 735 of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (``the Act''). The final weighted-average dumping
margins for this investigation are listed in the ``Final
Determination'' section below.
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\1\ See Xanthan Gum from the People's Republic of China:
Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and
Postponement of Final Determination, 77 FR 2252 (January 10, 2013)
(``Preliminary Determination'').
\2\ See ``Less Than Fair Value Investigation of Xanthan Gum from
the People's Republic of China: Post-Preliminary Analysis and
Calculation Memorandum for Neimenggu Fufeng Biotechnologies Co.,
Ltd. (aka Inner Mongolia Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd.) and
Shandong Fufeng Fermentation Co., Ltd.,'' dated March 4, 2013; see
also ``Less Than Fair Value Investigation of Xanthan Gum from the
People's Republic of China: Post-Preliminary Analysis and
Calculation Memorandum for Deosen Biochemical Ltd.,'' dated March 4,
2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brandon Farlander or Erin Kearney, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 4, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
0182 or (202) 482-0167, respectively.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Department published its Preliminary Determination on January
10, 2013.\3\ At the Department's request, Fufeng and Deosen submitted
supplemental questionnaire responses on February 25 and February 26,
2013, respectively. On February 15, 2013, in response to a request
filed by Deosen, the Department extended the deadline for submission of
publicly available information to February 22, 2013, and the due date
for rebuttal information to March 4, 2013. On February 22, 2013,
Petitioner, Deosen, and Fufeng submitted surrogate value (``SV'')
information, and Petitioner, Deosen, and Fufeng submitted rebuttal
comments to this information on March 4, 2013. Also on March 4, 2013,
the Department released its post-preliminary differential pricing
analysis and extended the deadline for submission of case briefs to
March 12, 2013, and the due date for rebuttal briefs to March 18,
2013.\4\ On March 15, 2013, in response to a request from Fufeng, the
Department extended the deadline for submission of rebuttal briefs to
March 19, 2013.
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\3\ The Department postponed the deadline for the final
determination to not later than 135 days after publication of the
Preliminary Determination (i.e., January 10, 2013). See Preliminary
Determination, 78 FR at 2254. However, because May 25, 2013, falls
on a non-business day, the revised deadline for this final
determination is now May 28, 2013. See Notice of Clarification:
Application of ``Next Business Day'' Rule for Administrative
Determination Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930, As
Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005).
\4\ See ``Less Than Fair Value Investigation of Xanthan Gum from
the People's Republic of China: Post-Preliminary Analysis and
Calculation Memorandum for Neimenggu Fufeng Biotechnologies Co.,
Ltd. (aka Inner Mongolia Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd.) and
Shandong Fufeng Fermentation Co., Ltd.,'' dated March 4, 2013; see
also ``Less Than Fair Value Investigation of Xanthan Gum from the
People's Republic of China: Post-Preliminary Analysis and
Calculation Memorandum for Deosen Biochemical Ltd.,'' dated March 4,
2013.
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Petitioner, Deosen, and Fufeng submitted case briefs on March 12,
2013,\5\ and rebuttal briefs on March 19, 2013.\6\ On March 27, 2013,
the Department rejected Deosen's rebuttal brief. Deosen resubmitted its
rebuttal brief, at the Department's request, on March 29, 2013.\7\ We
did not receive briefs or rebuttal briefs from any other interested
party to the investigation. At the request of Deosen, Fufeng, and
Petitioner, the Department held a public hearing on April 11, 2013.
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\5\ See ``Xanthan Gum from the People's Republic of China:
Petitioner's Case Brief,'' dated March 12, 2013 (``Petitioner Case
Brief''); see also ``Neimenggu Fufeng's Administrative Case Brief,''
dated March 12, 2013 (``Fufeng Case Brief''); ``Case Brief of Deosen
Biochemical and Deosen USA: Xanthan Gum from China,'' dated March
13, 2013 (``Deosen Case Brief'').
\6\ See ``Xanthan Gum from the People's Republic of China:
Petitioner's Rebuttal Case Brief,'' dated March 19, 2013
(``Petitioner Rebuttal Brief''); see also ``Neimenggu Fufeng
Biotechnologies Co., Ltd. Rebuttal Case Brief,'' dated March 20,
2013 (``Fufeng Rebuttal Brief'').
\7\ See ``Rebuttal Brief of Deosen Biochemical and Deosen USA,''
dated March 29, 2013 (``Deosen Rebuttal Brief'').
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Period of Investigation
The period of investigation (``POI'') is October 1, 2011, through
March 31, 2012. This period corresponds to the two most recent fiscal
quarters prior to the month of the filing of the petition, which was
June 2012.\8\
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\8\ See 19 CFR 351.204(b)(1).
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Verification
As provided in section 782(i) of the Act, between January 14 and
January 29, 2013, the Department verified the information submitted by
Deosen and Fufeng for use in the final determination.\9\ Verification
reports were issued on February 20, 2013. The Department used standard
verification procedures, including examination of relevant accounting
and production records and original source documents provided by
respondents.
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\9\ See the Department's Memoranda to the File, entitled
``Verification of the Sales and Factors Responses of Neimenggu
Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd. and its affiliate Shandong Fufeng
Fermentation Co., Ltd. in the Investigation of Xanthan Gum from the
People's Republic of China,'' dated February 20, 2013,
``Verification of the Questionnaire Responses of Deosen Biochemical
Ltd.,'' dated February 20, 2013, and ``Verification of the
Questionnaire Responses of Deosen USA Inc.,'' dated February 20,
2013, on the record of this investigation 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 (``CRU''), room 7046 of the main Department
of Commerce, with respect to these entities.
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by parties in
this investigation are addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.\10\ A list of the issues which parties raised and to which
we respond in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached to this
notice as an Appendix. 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''). Access to IA ACCESS is available to registered
users at https://iaaccess.trade.gov, and is available to all parties in
the Central Records Unit, which is in room 7046 of the main Department
of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the internet at
www.trade.gov/ia. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum and the
electronic versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical
in content.
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\10\ See Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to
Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final
Determination of the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Xanthan Gum
from the People's Republic of China'' (May 28, 2013) (``Issues and
Decision Memorandum'').
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Changes Since the Preliminary Determination
Changes Applicable to Multiple Companies
We applied a differential pricing analysis to determine
the comparison method, rather than the targeted dumping test.\11\
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\11\ See Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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We valued truck freight using the World Bank's Doing
Business 2013: Thailand report.\12\
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\12\ See id. at Comment 6-A.
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We valued brokerage and handling using the World Bank's
Doing Business 2013: Thailand report.\13\
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\13\ See id. at Comment 6-B.
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We valued labor using Thai National Statistics Office 2007
data.\14\
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\14\ See id. at Comment 6-C.
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We valued electricity using the Electricity Generating
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\15\ See id. at Comment 6-D.
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We revised the SV used to value hydrochloric acid.\16\
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\16\ See id. at Comment 6-F.
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Changes Specific to Fufeng
We declined to grant Fufeng's by-product offsets for
clinker and corn rejects.\17\
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\17\ See id. at Comment 12-C.
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We revised Fufeng's FOP allocation methodology for its
energy FOPs and did not grant Fufeng's steam by-product offset.\18\
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\18\ See id. at Comment 9.
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We revised the SV used to value Fufeng's corn protein
powder by-product.\19\
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\19\ See id. at Comment 12-A.
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We revised the SV used to value Fufeng's caustic soda.\20\
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\20\ See id. at Comment 11-C.
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We revised the SV used to value Fufeng's corn embryo by-
product.\21\
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\21\ See id. at Comment 12-B.
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We revised Fufeng's corn embryo, corn protein powder, and
protein feed by-products to include packing materials.\22\
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\22\ See the Department's Memorandum entitled, ``Antidumping
Duty Investigation of Xanthan Gum from the People's Republic of
China: Final Determination Analysis Memorandum for Neimenggu Fufeng
Biotechnologies Co., Ltd. (aka Inner Mongolia Fufeng Biotechnologies
Co., Ltd.) and Shandong Fufeng Fermentation Co., Ltd.,'' dated May
28, 2013.
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We revised Fufeng's marine insurance calculation.\23\
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\23\ See id.
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Changes Specific to Deosen
We valued the water FOP for Deosen's Ordos factory.\24\
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\24\ See Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 18.
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We revised the SV used to value Deosen's metal buckle
input.\25\
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\25\ See id. at Comment 19-C.
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We revised Deosen's calculations for certain U.S.
expenses.\26\
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We revised Deosen's calculations for certain U.S. indirect
selling expenses.\27\
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We corrected the ministerial error identified in the
Preliminary Determination.\28\
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For detailed information concerning all of the changes made,
including those listed above, see the company-specific analysis and SV
memoranda.
Scope of the Investigation
The scope of this investigation covers dry xanthan gum, whether or
not coated or blended with other products. Further, xanthan gum is
included in this investigation regardless of physical form, including,
but not limited to, solutions, slurries, dry powders of any particle
size, or unground fiber.
Xanthan gum that has been blended with other product(s) is included
in this scope when the resulting mix contains 15 percent or more of
xanthan gum by dry weight. Other products with which xanthan gum may be
blended include, but are not limited to, sugars, minerals, and salts.
Xanthan gum is a polysaccharide produced by aerobic fermentation of
Xanthomonas campestris. The chemical structure of the repeating
pentasaccharide monomer unit consists of a backbone of two P-1,4-D-
Glucose monosaccharide units, the second with a trisaccharide side
chain consisting of P-D-Mannose-(1,4)- P-DGlucuronic acid-(1,2)-a-D-
Mannose monosaccharide units. The terminal mannose may be pyruvylated
and the internal mannose unit may be acetylated.
Merchandise covered by the scope of this investigation is
classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (``HTS'') of the United
States at subheading 3913.90.20. This tariff classification is provided
for convenience and customs purposes; however, the written description
of the scope is dispositive.
Combination Rates
In the Initiation Notice, the Department stated that it would
calculate combination rates for respondents that are eligible for a
separate rate in this investigation.\29\ This practice is described in
Policy Bulletin 05.1, available at https://www.trade.gov/ia/.
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\29\ See Xanthan Gum From Austria and the People's Republic of
China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigations, 77 FR 39210
(July 2, 2012) (``Initiation Notice'').
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Final Determination
Because the PRC-wide entity did not provide the Department with
requested information, pursuant to section 776(a)(2)(A) of the Act, the
Department continues to find it appropriate to base the PRC-wide rate
on facts available.\30\ The Department determines that the following
weighted-average dumping margins exist for the period October 1, 2011,
through March 31, 2012.
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\30\ See Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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Weighted-
average
Exporter Producer dumping margin
(percent)
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Neimenggu Fufeng Neimenggu Fufeng 15.09
Biotechnologies Co., Ltd. (aka Biotechnologies Co.,
Inner Mongolia Fufeng Ltd. (aka Inner
Biotechnologies Co., Ltd.)/ Mongolia Fufeng
Shandong Fufeng Fermentation Biotechnologies Co.,
Co., Ltd. Ltd.)/Shandong Fufeng
Fermentation Co., Ltd.
Deosen Biochemical Ltd......... Deosen Biochemical Ltd./ 128.32
Deosen Biochemical
(Ordos) Ltd.
A.H.A. International Co., Ltd.. Shandong Fufeng 71.71
Fermentation Co., Ltd.
A.H.A. International Co., Ltd.. Deosen Biochemical Ltd. 71.71
CP Kelco (Shandong) Biological CP Kelco (Shandong) 71.71
Company Limited. Biological Company
Limited.
Hebei Xinhe Biochemical Co. Ltd Hebei Xinhe Biochemical 71.71
Co. Ltd.
Shanghai Smart Chemicals Co. Deosen Biochemical Ltd. 71.71
Ltd.
PRC-Wide Entity *.............. ....................... 154.07
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* The PRC-wide entity includes Shandong Yi Lian Cosmetics Co., Ltd.,
Shanghai Echem Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd., Sinotrans Xiamen Logistics
Co., Ltd., and Zibo Cargill HuangHelong Bioengineering Co., Ltd.
Disclosure
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b), the Department will disclose
the calculations performed in this investigation to parties within five
days of the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, the Department
will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') to continue
to suspend liquidation of all appropriate entries of xanthan gum from
the PRC as described in the ``Scope of the Investigation'' section,
which were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or
after January 10, 2013, the date of publication of the Preliminary
Determination in the Federal Register. Further, the Department will
instruct CBP to require a cash deposit equal to the weighted-average
amount by which the normal value exceeds U.S. price as follows: (1) For
the exporter/producer combinations listed in the table above, the cash
deposit rate will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin which
the Department has determined in this final determination; (2) for all
combinations of PRC exporters/producers of merchandise under
consideration which have not received their own separate rate above,
the cash deposit rate will be equal to the weighted-average dumping
margin established for the PRC-wide entity; and (3) for all non-PRC
exporters of merchandise under consideration which have not received
their own separate rate above, the cash deposit rate will be equal to
the cash deposit rate applicable to the PRC exporter/producer
combination that supplied that non-PRC exporter.
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These suspension-of-liquidation instructions will remain in effect
until further notice.
International Trade Commission Notification
In accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, the Department has
notified the International Trade Commission (``ITC'') of the final
affirmative determination of sales at LTFV. In accordance with section
735(b)(2) of the Act, the ITC will determine, within 45 days, whether
the domestic industry in the United States is materially injured, or
threatened with material injury, by reason of imports, or sales (or the
likelihood of sales) for importation, of the merchandise under
consideration. If the ITC determines that material injury or threat of
material injury does not exist, the proceeding will be terminated and
all securities posted will be refunded. If the ITC determines that such
injury does exist, the Department will issue an antidumping duty order
directing CBP to assess, upon further instruction by the Department,
antidumping duties on all imports of the subject merchandise entered,
or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the effective
date of the suspension of liquidation.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as a reminder to the parties subject to
administrative protective order (``APO'') of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of propriety information disclosed under APO
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. 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 terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
This determination is issued and published in accordance with
sections 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: May 28, 2013.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
Appendix--Issues for the Final Determination
Comment 1: Surrogate Country
Comment 2: Surrogate Financial Statements
Comment 3: Comparison Methodology
Comment 4: Use of Indonesian Export Data
Comment 5: Valuation of Bacteria
Comment 6: General Surrogate Values
Comment 6-A: Truck Freight
Comment 6-B: Brokerage and Handling
Comment 6-C: Labor
Comment 6-D: Electricity
Comment 6-E: Sodium Hypochlorite
Comment 6-F: Hydrochloric Acid
Comment 7: Discrepancy in Respondents' Preliminary Weighted-Average
Dumping Margins
Fufeng-Specific Issues:
Comment 8: Cornstarch Intermediate Input
Comment 9: FOP Allocation Methodology and Steam By-Product Offset
Comment 10: Packing FOP for Raw Xanthan Gum
Comment 11: Fufeng Surrogate Values
Comment 11-A: Corn
Comment 11-B: Decoking Agent
Comment 11-C: Caustic Soda
Comment 12: Fufeng By-Products
Comment 12-A: Corn Protein Powder
Comment 12-B: Corn Embryo
Comment 12-C: Corn Rejects, Coal Ash, and Clinker
Comment 12-D: Soybean Dregs
Deosen-Specific Issues:
Comment 13: Energy Intermediate Input
Comment 14: Compressed Air
Comment 15: Deosen Ordos Water Consumption
Comment 16: Deosen Surrogate Values
Comment 16-A: Cornstarch
Comment 16-B: Soy Powder
Comment 16-C: Metal Buckle
Comment 16-D: Coal
Comment 17: Power Plant By-Products
Comment 18: U.S. Expenses
Comment 19: U.S. Indirect Selling Expenses
Comment 20: Ministerial and Other Claimed Errors
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