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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–925; A–428–841]
Sodium Nitrite From Germany and the
People’s Republic of China: Final
Results of the Expedited First Sunset
Reviews of the Antidumping Duty
Orders
Enforcement and Compliance,
formerly Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On July 1, 2013, the
Department of Commerce (‘‘the
Department’’) initiated the first sunset
reviews of the antidumping duty (‘‘AD’’)
orders on sodium nitrite from Germany
and the People’s Republic of China
(‘‘PRC’’) pursuant to section 751(c) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the
Act’’). Based on the notice of intent to
participate and adequate substantive
response filed by the domestic
interested party, and the lack of
response from any respondent
interested party, the Department
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conducted expedited (120-day) sunset
reviews of these AD orders, pursuant to
section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2). As a result
of these sunset reviews, the Department
finds that revocation of the AD orders
would likely lead to continuation or
recurrence of dumping, at the levels
indicated in the ‘‘Final Results of Sunset
Reviews’’ section of this notice.
DATES: Effective: November 19, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori
Apodaca or Howard Smith, AD/CVD
Operations, Office 4, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–4551 or (202) 482–
5193, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 27, 2008, the Department
published the AD orders on sodium
nitrite from Germany and the PRC.1 On
July 1, 2013, the Department published
the notice of initiation of the first sunset
reviews of the AD orders on sodium
nitrite from Germany and the PRC,
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act.2
On July 11, 2013 and July 12, 2013,
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1), the
Department received timely and
complete notices of intent to participate
in the sunset reviews for both orders
from General Chemical LLC, a domestic
producer of sodium nitrite. On July 30,
2013, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3),
General Chemical LLC filed a timely
and adequate substantive response for
both orders. The Department did not
receive substantive responses from any
respondent interested party. As a result,
pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2),
the Department conducted expedited
(120-day) sunset reviews of the AD
orders on sodium nitrite from Germany
and the PRC.
As explained in the memorandum
from the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, the
Department has exercised its discretion
to toll deadlines for the duration of the
closure of the Federal Government from
October 1, through October 16, 2013.3
Therefore, all deadlines in this segment
of the proceeding have been extended
1 See Sodium Nitrite from the Federal Republic of
Germany and the People’s Republic of China:
Antidumping Duty Orders, 73 FR 50593 (August 27,
2008).
2 See Initiation of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Review, 78
FR 39256 (July 1, 2013).
3 See Memorandum for the Record from Paul
Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, ‘‘Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown
of the Federal Government’’ (October 18, 2013).
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by 16 days. The revised deadline for the
final results of this sunset review is now
November 14, 2013.
Scope of the Orders
The merchandise subject to these
orders is sodium nitrite in any form, at
any purity level. In addition, the sodium
nitrite covered by these orders may or
may not contain an anti-caking agent.
Examples of names commonly used to
reference sodium nitrite are nitrous
acid, sodium salt, anti-rust, diazotizing
salts, erinitrit, and filmerine. The
chemical composition of sodium nitrite
is NaNO2 and it is generally classified
under subheading 2834.10.1000 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS). The American
Chemical Society Chemical Abstract
Service (CAS) has assigned the name
‘‘sodium nitrite’’ to sodium nitrite. The
CAS registry number is 7632–00–0.
While the HTSUS subheading, CAS
registry number, and CAS name are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the
scope of these orders is dispositive.
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Analysis of Comments Received
A complete discussion of all issues
raised in these sunset reviews is
provided in the accompanying Issues
and Decision Memorandum, which is
hereby adopted by this notice. See
‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for
the Expedited First Sunset Reviews of
the Antidumping Duty Orders on
Sodium Nitrite from the Germany and
the People’s Republic of China,’’ from
Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul
Piquado, Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, dated
concurrently with this notice (‘‘I&D
Memorandum’’). The issues discussed
in the I&D Memorandum include the
likelihood of continuation or recurrence
of dumping and the magnitude of the
dumping margins likely to prevail if the
orders are revoked. The I&D
Memorandum is a public document and
is on file electronically via Enforcement
and Compliance’s Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (‘‘IA
ACCESS’’). Access to IA ACCESS is
available in the Central Records Unit,
room 7046 of the main Department of
Commerce building. In addition, a
complete version of the I&D
Memorandum can be accessed at
https://www.trade.gov/ia/. The signed
I&D Memorandum and the electronic
versions of the I&D Memorandum are
identical in content.
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Final Results of Sunset Reviews
of China (PRC). The Department finds
that revocation of this countervailing
The Department determines that
duty (CVD) order would be likely to
revocation of the AD orders on sodium
lead to the continuation or recurrence of
nitrite from Germany and the PRC
net countervailable subsidies at the rates
would be likely to lead to continuation
in the ‘‘Final Results of Review’’ section
or recurrence of dumping, with the
of this notice.
following dumping margin magnitudes
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Toni
likely to prevail:
Page, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII,
Weighted-average Enforcement and Compliance,
Exporter/producer
percentage margin International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
PRC:
Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
PRC-Wide Entity .........
190.74 Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202)
Germany:
482–1398.
BASF AG ....................
237.00
All Others ....................
150.82 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notification Regarding Administrative
Protective Orders
This notice also serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective orders
(‘‘APO’’) of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of
proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR
351.305. Timely notification of the
return or destruction of APO materials
or conversion to judicial protective
orders is hereby requested. Failure to
comply with the regulations and terms
of an APO is a violation which is subject
to sanction.
We are issuing and publishing the
results and notice in accordance with
sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.218.
Dated: November 12, 2013.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–570–917]
Laminated Woven Sacks From the
People’s Republic of China: Final
Results of the Expedited Sunset
Review of the Countervailing Duty
Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
formerly Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Effective Date: November 19,
2013.
SUMMARY: On July 1, 2013, the
Department of Commerce (Department)
initiated a sunset review of the
countervailing duty order on laminated
woven sacks from the People’s Republic
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Background
The CVD order on laminated woven
sacks from the PRC was published on
August 7, 2008.1 On July 1, 2013, the
Department initiated a sunset review of
the order, pursuant to section 751(c) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act).2 The Department received notices
of intent to participate from Coating
Excellence International, LLC, Exopack
Holding Corp., Graphic Packaging
International, Inc., Hood Packaging
Corporation, Polytex Fibers Corporation,
and SeaTac Packaging Manufacturing
Corporation (collectively, the Laminated
Woven Sacks Committee or ‘‘the
Committee’’) within the deadline
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).
The Department received an adequate
substantive response to the notice of
initiation from the domestic interested
parties within the 30-day deadline
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).
The Department received no substantive
responses from the Government of the
PRC (GOC) or any Chinese producers or
exporters.
19 CFR 351.218 (e)(1)(ii)(A) states that
the Department will normally conclude
that respondent interested parties have
provided adequate response to a notice
of initiation where it receives complete
substantive responses from respondent
interested parties accounting on average
for more than 50 percent, on a volume
basis (or a value basis, if appropriate),
of the total exports of the subject
merchandise to the United States over
the five calendar years preceding the
year of publication of the notice of
initiation. Moreover, in a sunset review
of a CVD order, the Department will
normally conduct a full review only if
it receives adequate responses from
domestic and respondent interested
parties and a complete substantive
1 See Laminated Woven Sacks From the People’s
Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order, 73
FR 45955 (August 7, 2008).
2 See Initiation of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews,
78 FR 39256 (July 1, 2013).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-925; A-428-841]
Sodium Nitrite From Germany and the People's Republic of China:
Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping
Duty Orders
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, formerly Import Administration,
International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On July 1, 2013, the Department of Commerce (``the
Department'') initiated the first sunset reviews of the antidumping
duty (``AD'') orders on sodium nitrite from Germany and the People's
Republic of China (``PRC'') pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''). Based on the notice of intent to
participate and adequate substantive response filed by the domestic
interested party, and the lack of response from any respondent
interested party, the Department conducted expedited (120-day) sunset
reviews of these AD orders, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2). As a result of these sunset
reviews, the Department finds that revocation of the AD orders would
likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, at the levels
indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset Reviews'' section of this
notice.
DATES: Effective: November 19, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori Apodaca or Howard Smith, AD/CVD
Operations, Office 4, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
4551 or (202) 482-5193, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 27, 2008, the Department published the AD orders on
sodium nitrite from Germany and the PRC.\1\ On July 1, 2013, the
Department published the notice of initiation of the first sunset
reviews of the AD orders on sodium nitrite from Germany and the PRC,
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act.\2\ On July 11, 2013 and July 12,
2013, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1), the Department received timely
and complete notices of intent to participate in the sunset reviews for
both orders from General Chemical LLC, a domestic producer of sodium
nitrite. On July 30, 2013, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3), General
Chemical LLC filed a timely and adequate substantive response for both
orders. The Department did not receive substantive responses from any
respondent interested party. As a result, pursuant to section
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the
Department conducted expedited (120-day) sunset reviews of the AD
orders on sodium nitrite from Germany and the PRC.
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\1\ See Sodium Nitrite from the Federal Republic of Germany and
the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Orders, 73 FR 50593
(August 27, 2008).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 78 FR 39256
(July 1, 2013).
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As explained in the memorandum from the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, the Department has exercised its discretion
to toll deadlines for the duration of the closure of the Federal
Government from October 1, through October 16, 2013.\3\ Therefore, all
deadlines in this segment of the proceeding have been extended
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by 16 days. The revised deadline for the final results of this sunset
review is now November 14, 2013.
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\3\ See Memorandum for the Record from Paul Piquado, Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, ``Deadlines Affected by
the Shutdown of the Federal Government'' (October 18, 2013).
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Scope of the Orders
The merchandise subject to these orders is sodium nitrite in any
form, at any purity level. In addition, the sodium nitrite covered by
these orders may or may not contain an anti-caking agent. Examples of
names commonly used to reference sodium nitrite are nitrous acid,
sodium salt, anti-rust, diazotizing salts, erinitrit, and filmerine.
The chemical composition of sodium nitrite is NaNO2 and it is generally
classified under subheading 2834.10.1000 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). The American Chemical Society
Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) has assigned the name ``sodium
nitrite'' to sodium nitrite. The CAS registry number is 7632-00-0.
While the HTSUS subheading, CAS registry number, and CAS name are
provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description
of the scope of these orders is dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
A complete discussion of all issues raised in these sunset reviews
is provided in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum, which
is hereby adopted by this notice. See ``Issues and Decision Memorandum
for the Expedited First Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders
on Sodium Nitrite from the Germany and the People's Republic of
China,'' from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, dated concurrently
with this notice (``I&D Memorandum''). The issues discussed in the I&D
Memorandum include the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of
dumping and the magnitude of the dumping margins likely to prevail if
the orders are revoked. The I&D Memorandum is a public document and is
on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (``IA
ACCESS''). Access to IA ACCESS is available in the Central Records
Unit, room 7046 of the main Department of Commerce building. In
addition, a complete version of the I&D Memorandum can be accessed at
https://www.trade.gov/ia/. The signed I&D Memorandum and the electronic
versions of the I&D Memorandum are identical in content.
Final Results of Sunset Reviews
The Department determines that revocation of the AD orders on
sodium nitrite from Germany and the PRC would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of dumping, with the following dumping
margin magnitudes likely to prevail:
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Weighted-average
Exporter/producer percentage margin
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PRC:
PRC-Wide Entity.................................... 190.74
Germany:
BASF AG............................................ 237.00
All Others......................................... 150.82
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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective orders (``APO'') of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective orders is hereby requested. Failure
to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which
is subject to sanction.
We are issuing and publishing the results and notice in accordance
with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218.
Dated: November 12, 2013.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
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