Barium Carbonate From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited Third Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order, 26666-26667 [2020-09594]
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interest in these proceedings may
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Miriam Kearse,
Lead Program Analyst.
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BILLING CODE 3510–WH–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–880]
Barium Carbonate From the People’s
Republic of China: Final Results of the
Expedited Third Sunset Review of the
Antidumping Duty Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) finds that revocation of the
antidumping duty order on barium
carbonate from the People’s Republic of
China (China) would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of dumping
at the levels indicated in the ‘‘Final
Results of Sunset Review’’ section of
this notice.
DATES: Applicable May 5, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Eliza Siordia, AD/CVD Operations,
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3878.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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AGENCY:
Background
On October 1, 2003, Commerce
published the Order on barium
carbonate from China.1 On January 2,
2019, Commerce published the notice of
1 See Antidumping Duty Order: Barium Carbonate
from the People’s Republic of China, 68 FR 56619
(October 1, 2003) (Order).
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initiation of the five-year sunset review
of the Order, pursuant to section 751(c)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act).2 On January 13, 2020,
Commerce received a notice of intent to
participate in this review from Chemical
Products Corporation (CPC) within the
deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(1)(i).3 CPC claimed
interested party status under section
771(9)(C) of the Act as a manufacturer
of a domestic like product in the United
States. On January 29, 2020, CPC
provided a complete substantive
response for this review within the 30day deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(3)(i).4 We received no
substantive responses from any other
interested parties, nor was a hearing
requested. On February 25, 2020,
Commerce notified the U.S.
International Trade Commission (ITC)
that it did not receive an adequate
substantive response from respondent
interested parties.5 As a result, pursuant
to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce
conducted an expedited (120-day)
sunset review of this Order.
Scope of the Order
The product covered by this order is
barium carbonate, regardless of form or
grade. The product covered by this
order is currently classifiable under
subheading 2836.60.0000 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS). Although the
HTSUS subheading is provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope of this
proceeding is dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this review,
including the likelihood of continuation
or recurrence of dumping in the event
of revocation and the magnitude of the
margins likely to prevail if the order
were revoked, are addressed in the
accompanying Issues and Decision
Memorandum. A list of topics discussed
in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum is included as an
appendix to this notice. The Issues and
Decision Memorandum is a public
document and is on file electronically
via Enforcement and Compliance’s
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System
2 See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 85
FR 67 (January 2, 2020).
3 See CPC’s Letter, ‘‘Notice of Intent to
Participate,’’ dated January 13, 2020.
4 See CPC’s Letter, ‘‘Substantive Response to
Notice of Initiation,’’ dated January 29, 2020.
5 See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Sunset Reviews
Initiated on January 2, 2020,’’ dated February 25,
2020.
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(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://
access.trade.gov. 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 version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum are identical in
content.
Final Results of Sunset Review
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and
752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, Commerce
determines that revocation of the
antidumping duty order on barium
carbonate from China would likely lead
to continuation or recurrence of
dumping at the following weightedaverage percentage margins:
Exporter
Weightedaverage
margin
(%)
Qingdao Red Star Chemical Import & Export Co., Ltd .............
China-Wide Entity .......................
34.44
81.30
Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice serves as the only
reminder to interested parties subject to
an 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
order is hereby requested. Failure to
comply with the regulations and terms
of an APO is a violation which is subject
to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these
final results and notice in accordance
with sections 751(c), 752(c), and
777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218.
Dated: April 29, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or
Recurrence of Dumping
2. Magnitude of the Margins Likely To
Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–791–815, A–570–873]
Ferrovanadium From the Republic of
South Africa and the People’s Republic
of China: Final Results of the
Expedited Third Sunset Reviews of the
Antidumping Duty Orders
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of these expedited
sunset reviews, Commerce finds that
revocation of the antidumping duty
(AD) orders would be likely to lead to
the continuation or recurrence of
dumping at the levels indicated in the
‘‘Final Results of Review’’ section of this
notice.
DATES: Applicable May 5, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ian
Hamilton AD/CVD Operations, Office II,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4798.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
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On January 2, 2020, Commerce
published the notice of initiation of the
third sunset review of the AD orders on
ferrovanadium from the Republic of
South Africa (South Africa) and the
People’s Republic of China (China) 1
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).2 On
January 17, 2020, Commerce received
notices of intent to participate from the
Vanadium Producers and Reclaimers
Association (VPRA) and its individual
members—AMG Vanadium LLC (AMG
V), Evergreen Metallurgical LLC, d.b.a.
Bear Metallurgical Company (Bear), and
U.S. Vanadium, LLC (U.S. Vanadium),
within the 15-day deadline specified in
19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).3 VPRA claimed
1 See Notice of Antidumping Duty Order:
Ferrovanadium from the Republic of South Africa,
68 FR 4169 (January 28, 2003); see also Notice of
Amended Final Antidumping Duty Determination
of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping
Duty Order: Ferrovanadium from the People’s
Republic of China, 68 FR 4168 (January 28, 2003).
2 See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 85
FR 67 (January 2, 2020).
3 See VPRA’s Letter, ‘‘Ferrovanadium from South
Africa: Notice of Intent to Participate,’’ dated
January 17, 2020; see also VPRA’s Letter,
‘‘Ferrovanadium from the People’s Republic of
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interested party status under section
771(9)(E) of the Act as a trade or
business association a majority of whose
members manufacture, produce, or
wholesale a domestic like product in the
United States.
On January 27, 2020, Commerce
received adequate substantive responses
to the notice of initiation from VPRA
within the 30-day deadline specified in
19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).4 We received
no substantive responses from
respondent interested parties with
respect to either of the orders covered
by these sunset reviews.
On February 25, 2020, Commerce
notified the U.S. International Trade
Commission that it did not receive an
adequate substantive response from
respondent interested parties.5 As a
result, pursuant to 751(c)(3)(B) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2),
Commerce conducted expedited (120day) sunset reviews of the AD orders on
ferrovanadium from South Africa and
China.
Scope of the Orders
The scope of these orders covers all
ferrovanadium regardless of grade,
chemistry, form, shape, or size.
Ferrovanadium is an alloy of iron and
vanadium that is used chiefly as an
additive in the manufacture of steel. The
merchandise is commercially and
scientifically identified as vanadium. It
specifically excludes vanadium
additives other than ferrovanadium,
such as nitride vanadium, vanadiumaluminum master alloys, vanadium
chemicals, vanadium oxides, vanadium
waste and scrap, and vanadium-bearing
raw materials such as slag, boiler
residues and fly ash. Merchandise under
the following Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
item numbers 2850.00.2000,
8112.40.3000, and 8112.40.6000 are
specifically excluded.
Ferrovanadium is classified under
HTSUS item number 7202.92.00.
Although the HTSUS item number is
provided for convenience and Customs
China: Notice of Intent to Participate,’’ dated
January 17, 2020. VPRA indicated that AMG V and
Bear are producers of a domestic like product,
ferrovanadium, in the United States and
wholesalers of domestically-produced
ferrovanadium in the United States, and that U.S.
Vanadium has periodically been a wholesaler of
domestically produced ferrovanadium in the United
States.
4 See VPRA’s Letter, ‘‘Ferrovanadium from the
Republic of South Africa: Substantive Response to
the Notice of Initiation,’’ dated January 27, 2020;
see also VPRA’s Letter, ‘‘Ferrovanadium from the
People’s Republic of China: Substantive Response
to the Notice of Initiation,’’ dated January 27, 2020.
5 See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Sunset Review {sic}
Initiated on January 2, 2020,’’ dated February 25,
2020.
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purposes, Commerce’s written
description of the scope of these orders
remains dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in these sunset
reviews are addressed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.6 The issues
discussed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum are the likelihood of
continuation or recurrence of dumping
and the magnitude of the dumping
margin likely to prevail if the orders
were revoked. The Issues and Decision
Memorandum is a public document and
is on file electronically via Enforcement
and Compliance’s Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
ACCESS is available to registered users
at https://acess.trade.gov. A list of topics
discussed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum is included as an
appendix to this notice. 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
and electronic versions of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum are identical in
content.
Final Results of Reviews
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and
752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, Commerce
determines that revocation of the AD
orders on ferrovanadium from South
Africa and China would be likely to lead
to the continuation or recurrence of
dumping at weighted-average dumping
margins up to 116.00 percent for South
Africa and 66.71 percent for China.
Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice also serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to an 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.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing the
final results and this notice in
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c),
6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Expedited Third Sunset
Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders on
Ferrovanadium from the Republic of South Africa
and the People’s Republic of China,’’ dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-880]
Barium Carbonate From the People's Republic of China: Final
Results of the Expedited Third Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty
Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of
the antidumping duty order on barium carbonate from the People's
Republic of China (China) would be likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the ``Final Results of
Sunset Review'' section of this notice.
DATES: Applicable May 5, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eliza Siordia, AD/CVD Operations,
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3878.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On October 1, 2003, Commerce published the Order on barium
carbonate from China.\1\ On January 2, 2019, Commerce published the
notice of initiation of the five-year sunset review of the Order,
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act).\2\ On January 13, 2020, Commerce received a notice of intent to
participate in this review from Chemical Products Corporation (CPC)
within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ CPC
claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as a
manufacturer of a domestic like product in the United States. On
January 29, 2020, CPC provided a complete substantive response for this
review within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ We received no substantive responses from any
other interested parties, nor was a hearing requested. On February 25,
2020, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)
that it did not receive an adequate substantive response from
respondent interested parties.\5\ As a result, pursuant to section
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce
conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of this Order.
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\1\ See Antidumping Duty Order: Barium Carbonate from the
People's Republic of China, 68 FR 56619 (October 1, 2003) (Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 85 FR 67
(January 2, 2020).
\3\ See CPC's Letter, ``Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated
January 13, 2020.
\4\ See CPC's Letter, ``Substantive Response to Notice of
Initiation,'' dated January 29, 2020.
\5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on January
2, 2020,'' dated February 25, 2020.
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Scope of the Order
The product covered by this order is barium carbonate, regardless
of form or grade. The product covered by this order is currently
classifiable under subheading 2836.60.0000 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheading is
provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description
of the scope of this proceeding is dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this review, including the likelihood of
continuation or recurrence of dumping in the event of revocation and
the magnitude of the margins likely to prevail if the order were
revoked, are addressed in the accompanying Issues and Decision
Memorandum. A list of topics discussed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum is included as an appendix to this notice. The Issues and
Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically
via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://access.trade.gov. 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 version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
Final Results of Sunset Review
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act,
Commerce determines that revocation of the antidumping duty order on
barium carbonate from China would likely lead to continuation or
recurrence of dumping at the following weighted-average percentage
margins:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Weighted-
average
Exporter margin
(%)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Qingdao Red Star Chemical Import & Export Co., Ltd.......... 34.44
China-Wide Entity........................................... 81.30
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice serves as the only reminder to interested parties
subject to an 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 order
is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms
of an APO is a violation which is subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these final results and notice in
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act and
19 CFR 351.218.
Dated: April 29, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix--List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
2. Magnitude of the Margins Likely To Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
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VIII. Recommendation
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