Sulfanilic Acid From India: Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order, 1693-1694 [2017-00035]
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Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On October 1, 2015, the Department
initiated 1 and the ITC instituted 2 fiveyear (sunset) reviews of the AD and
CVD orders on coated paper from
Indonesia and the PRC, pursuant to
section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (the Act). As a result of its
reviews, the Department determined
that revocation of the AD orders on
coated paper from Indonesia and the
PRC would likely lead to continuation
or recurrence of dumping,3 and that
revocation of the CVD orders would
likely lead to continuation or recurrence
of countervailable subsidies.4 The
Department, therefore, notified the ITC
of the magnitude of the margins of
dumping and net countervailable
subsidy rates likely to prevail were the
AD and CVD orders revoked.5
On December 29, 2016, the ITC
published its determinations, pursuant
to sections 751(c) and 752 of the Act,
that revocation of the AD and CVD
orders on coated paper from Indonesia
and the PRC would likely lead to
continuation or recurrence of material
injury to an industry in the United
States within a reasonably foreseeable
time.6
Scope of the Orders
The scope of the orders cover certain
coated paper and paperboard 7 in sheets
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1 See
Initiation of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews,
80 FR 59133 (October 1, 2015).
2 See Coated Paper Suitable for High-Quality
Print Graphics Using Sheet-Fed Presses from China
and Indonesia, 80 FR 59189 (October 1, 2015).
3 See Certain Coated Paper Suitable for HighQuality Print Graphics Using Sheet-Fed Presses
from Indonesia and the People’s Republic of China:
Final Results of Expedited First Sunset Reviews of
the Antidumping Duty Orders, 81 FR 907 (January
8, 2016) (Dumping Final).
4 See Certain Coated Paper Suitable for HighQuality Print Graphics Using Sheet-Fed Presses
from Indonesia: Final Results of Expedited First
Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order, 81
FR 6234 (February 5, 2016); and Certain Coated
Paper Suitable for High-Quality Print Graphics
Using Sheet-Fed Presses From the People’s Republic
of China: Final Results of Expedited First Sunset
Review of the Countervailing Duty Order, 81 FR
7081 (February 10, 2016).
5 Id. and Dumping Final.
6 See Coated Paper Suitable for High-Quality
Print Graphics Using Sheet-Fed Presses from China
and Indonesia; Determination, 81 FR 96044
(December 29, 2016). See also Coated Paper
Suitable for High-Quality Print Graphics Using
Sheet-Fed Presses from China and Indonesia, Inv.
Nos. 701–TA–470–471 and 731–TA–1169–1170
(Review), USITC Publication 4656, December 2016.
7 ‘‘ ‘Paperboard’ refers to Certain Coated Paper
that is heavier, thicker and more rigid than coated
paper which otherwise meets the product
description. In the context of Certain Coated Paper,
paperboard typically is referred to as ‘cover,’ to
distinguish it from ‘text.’ ’’
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suitable for high quality print graphics
using sheet-fed presses; coated on one
or both sides with kaolin (China or other
clay), calcium carbonate, titanium
dioxide, and/or other inorganic
substances; with or without a binder;
having a GE brightness level of 80 or
higher,8 weighing not more than 340
grams per square meter; whether gloss
grade, satin grade, matte grade, dull
grade, or any other grade of finish;
whether or not surface-colored, surfacedecorated, printed (except as described
below), embossed, or perforated; and
irrespective of dimensions (Certain
Coated Paper).
Certain Coated Paper includes (a)
coated free sheet paper and paperboard
that meets this scope definition; (b)
coated groundwood paper and
paperboard produced from bleached
chemi-thermo-mechanical pulp
(BCTMP) that meets this scope
definition; and (c) any other coated
paper and paperboard that meets this
scope definition.
Certain Coated Paper is typically (but
not exclusively) used for printing multicolored graphics for catalogues, books,
magazines, envelopes, labels and wraps,
greeting cards, and other commercial
printing applications requiring high
quality print graphics.
Specifically excluded from the scope
are imports of paper and paperboard
printed with final content printed text
or graphics.
Imports of the subject merchandise
are provided for under the following
categories of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS):
4810.14.11, 4810.14.1900, 4810.14.2010,
4810.14.2090, 4810.14.5000,
4810.14.6000, 4810.14.70, 4810.19.1100,
4810.19.1900, 4810.19.2010,
4810.19.2090, 4810.22.1000, 4810.22.50,
4810.22.6000, 4810.22.70, 4810.29.1000,
4810.29.5000, 4810.29.6000, 4810.29.70,
4810.32, 4810.39 and 4810.92. While
HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope of these
orders is dispositive.
Continuation of the Orders
As a result of the determinations by
the Department and the ITC that
revocation of the AD and CVD orders
would likely lead to a continuation or
a recurrence of dumping and
countervailable subsidies and material
8 One of the key measurements of any grade of
paper is brightness. Generally speaking, the brighter
the paper the better the contrast between the paper
and the ink. Brightness is measured using a GE
Reflectance Scale, which measures the reflection of
light off of a grade of paper. One is the lowest
reflection, or what would be given to a totally black
grade, and 100 is the brightest measured grade.
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injury to an industry in the United
States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(a), the
Department hereby orders the
continuation of the AD and CVD orders
on coated paper from Indonesia and the
PRC. U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) will continue to collect
AD and CVD cash deposits at the rates
in effect at the time of entry for all
imports of subject merchandise.
The effective date of the continuation
of the orders will be the date of
publication in the Federal Register of
this notice of continuation. Pursuant to
section 751(c)(2) of the Act, the
Department intends to initiate the next
five-year review of these orders not later
than 30 days prior to the fifth
anniversary of the effective date of
continuation.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of
their responsibility concerning the
return/destruction or conversion to
judicial protective order of proprietary
information disclosed under APO in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3).
Failure to comply is a violation of the
APO which may be subject to sanctions.
These five-year (sunset) reviews and
notice are in accordance with sections
751(c) and published pursuant to
section 777(i) the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(f)(4).
Dated: December 29, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–533–807]
Sulfanilic Acid From India: Final
Results of Expedited Sunset Review of
the Countervailing Duty Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(the Department) finds that revocation
of the countervailing duty (CVD) order
on sulfanilic acid from India would
likely lead to the continuation or
recurrence of a countervailable subsidy
at the levels indicated in the Final
Results of Review section of this notice.
DATES: Effective January 6, 2017.
AGENCY:
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John
Conniff, Office III, AD/CVD Operations,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)
482–1009.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Background
On September 1, 2016, the
Department initiated this fourth sunset
review of the CVD order on sulfanilic
acid from India pursuant to section
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act).1 The Department
received a notice of intent to participate
from Nation Ford Chemical Company
(NFC) (domestic interested party),
within the deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(1)(i). The domestic
interested party claimed interested party
status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act
as a domestic producer of sulfanilic acid
in the United States.
The Department received an adequate
substantive response from the domestic
interested party within the 30-day
deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(3)(i). The Department also
received a response from a domestic
importer of sulfanilic acid, which we
rejected as inadequate under 19 CFR
351.218(d)(3)(ii).2 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 an expedited
review of the CVD order.
Scope of the Order
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The merchandise covered by the CVD
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 (sodium sulfanilate).
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
1 See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Review, 81
FR 60343 (September 1, 2016).
2 See Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary
for Enforcement and Compliance regarding, ‘‘Issues
and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of
Expedited Sunset Review of the Countervailing
Duty Order on Sulfanilic Acid from India,’’ dated
concurrently with this notice (Sulfanilic Acid from
India IDM) for more information on the reasons for
the Department’s rejection.
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sulfanilic acid. All grades are available
as dry free flowing powders.
Technical sulfanilic acid contains 96
percent minimum sulfanilic acid, 1.0
percent maximum aniline, and 1.0
percent maximum alkali insoluble
materials. Refined sulfanilic acid
contains 98 percent minimum sulfanilic
acid, 0.5 percent maximum aniline, and
0.25 percent maximum alkali insoluble
materials. Sodium salt of sulfanilic acid
(sodium sulfanilate) is a granular or
crystalline material containing 75
percent minimum sulfanilic acid, 0.5
percent maximum aniline, and 0.25
percent maximum alkali insoluble
materials based on the equivalent
sulfanilic acid content.
In response to a request from 3V
Corporation, on May 5, 1999, the
Department determined that sodium
sulfanilate processed in Italy from
sulfanilic acid produced in India is
within the scope of the order. See Notice
of Scope Rulings and Anticircumvention
Inquiries, 65 FR 41957 (July 7, 2000).
The merchandise is currently
classifiable under Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
subheadings 2921.42.22 and 2921.42.90.
Although the HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes, our written description of the
scope of the order is dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this review are
addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum, which is dated
concurrently with and adopted by this
notice.3 The issues discussed in the
Issues and Decision Memorandum
include the likelihood of continuation
or recurrence of a countervailable
subsidy and the net countervailable
subsidy likely to prevail if the order
were revoked. Parties can find a
complete discussion of all issues raised
in this expedited sunset review and the
corresponding recommendations in this
public memorandum, which is on file
electronically via the Enforcement and
Compliance Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
ACCESS is available to registered users
at https://access.trade.gov and to all
parties in the Central Records Unit,
Room B8024 of the main Department of
Commerce building. In addition, a
complete version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly on the Internet at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
The signed Issues and Decision
Memorandum and the electronic
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versions of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
Final Results of Review
Pursuant to sections 752(b)(1) and (3)
of the Act, we determine that revocation
of the Order on sulfanilic acid from
India would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of a net
countervailable subsidy at the rate listed
below: 4
Manufacturers/producers/
exporters
Net
countervailable
subsidy rate
(percent)
All-Others ........................
43.71
Notification Regarding Administrative
Protective Order
This notice serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of
their responsibility concerning the
return or destruction of proprietary
information disclosed under APO in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305.
Timely notification of return/
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.
The Department is issuing and
publishing these final results and this
notice in accordance with sections
751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(c)(2).
Dated: December 29, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. History of the Order
III. Background
IV. Scope
V. Discussion of the Issues
1. Continuation or Recurrence of a
Countervailable Subsidy
2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Likely To
Prevail
3. Nature of the Subsidy
V. Final Results of Review
VI. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-533-807]
Sulfanilic Acid From India: Final Results of Expedited Sunset
Review of the Countervailing Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) finds that
revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on sulfanilic acid
from India would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of a
countervailable subsidy at the levels indicated in the Final Results of
Review section of this notice.
DATES: Effective January 6, 2017.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Conniff, Office III, AD/CVD
Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
1009.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On September 1, 2016, the Department initiated this fourth sunset
review of the CVD order on sulfanilic acid from India pursuant to
section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\1\ The
Department received a notice of intent to participate from Nation Ford
Chemical Company (NFC) (domestic interested party), within the deadline
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). The domestic interested party
claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as a
domestic producer of sulfanilic acid in the United States.
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\1\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Review, 81 FR 60343
(September 1, 2016).
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The Department received an adequate substantive response from the
domestic interested party within the 30-day deadline specified in 19
CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). The Department also received a response from a
domestic importer of sulfanilic acid, which we rejected as inadequate
under 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(ii).\2\ 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 an expedited review of the CVD order.
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\2\ See Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, to Paul Piquado, Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance regarding, ``Issues and
Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review
of the Countervailing Duty Order on Sulfanilic Acid from India,''
dated concurrently with this notice (Sulfanilic Acid from India IDM)
for more information on the reasons for the Department's rejection.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the CVD 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 (sodium sulfanilate).
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 contains 96 percent minimum sulfanilic
acid, 1.0 percent maximum aniline, and 1.0 percent maximum alkali
insoluble materials. Refined sulfanilic acid contains 98 percent
minimum sulfanilic acid, 0.5 percent maximum aniline, and 0.25 percent
maximum alkali insoluble materials. Sodium salt of sulfanilic acid
(sodium sulfanilate) is a granular or crystalline material containing
75 percent minimum sulfanilic acid, 0.5 percent maximum aniline, and
0.25 percent maximum alkali insoluble materials based on the equivalent
sulfanilic acid content.
In response to a request from 3V Corporation, on May 5, 1999, the
Department determined that sodium sulfanilate processed in Italy from
sulfanilic acid produced in India is within the scope of the order. See
Notice of Scope Rulings and Anticircumvention Inquiries, 65 FR 41957
(July 7, 2000).
The merchandise is currently classifiable under Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings 2921.42.22 and
2921.42.90. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience
and customs purposes, our written description of the scope of the order
is dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this review are addressed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum, which is dated concurrently with and adopted by
this notice.\3\ The issues discussed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum include the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of a
countervailable subsidy and the net countervailable subsidy likely to
prevail if the order were revoked. Parties can find a complete
discussion of all issues raised in this expedited sunset review and the
corresponding recommendations in this public memorandum, which is on
file electronically via the Enforcement and Compliance Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov and
to all parties in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main
Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the
Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the Internet
at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Issues and
Decision Memorandum and the electronic versions of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
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\3\ See Sulfanilic Acid from India IDM.
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Final Results of Review
Pursuant to sections 752(b)(1) and (3) of the Act, we determine
that revocation of the Order on sulfanilic acid from India would be
likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of a net countervailable
subsidy at the rate listed below: \4\
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Net
countervailable
Manufacturers/producers/exporters subsidy rate
(percent)
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All-Others.......................................... 43.71
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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order
This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely
notification of return/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.
The Department is issuing and publishing these final results and
this notice in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(c)(2).
Dated: December 29, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. History of the Order
III. Background
IV. Scope
V. Discussion of the Issues
1. Continuation or Recurrence of a Countervailable Subsidy
2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Likely To Prevail
3. Nature of the Subsidy
V. Final Results of Review
VI. Recommendation
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