Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From Thailand: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-2019, 48672-48674 [2020-17639]
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Dated: August 5, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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Appendix I
Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise subject to this
investigation consists of wood mouldings
and millwork products that are made of
wood (regardless of wood species), bamboo,
laminated veneer lumber (LVL), or of wood
and composite materials (where the
composite materials make up less than 50
percent of the total merchandise), and which
are continuously shaped wood or fingerjointed or edge-glued moulding or millwork
blanks (whether or not resawn). The
merchandise subject to this investigation can
be continuously shaped along any of its
edges, ends, or faces.
The percentage of composite materials
contained in a wood moulding or millwork
product is measured by length, except when
the composite material is a coating or
cladding. Wood mouldings and millwork
products that are coated or clad, even along
their entire length, with a composite
material, but that are otherwise comprised of
wood, LVL, or wood and composite materials
(where the non-coating composite materials
make up 50 percent or less of the total
merchandise) are covered by the scope.
The merchandise subject to this
investigation consists of wood, LVL, bamboo,
or a combination of wood and composite
materials that is continuously shaped
throughout its length (with the exception of
any endwork/dados), profiled wood having a
repetitive design in relief, similar milled
wood architectural accessories, such as
rosettes and plinth blocks, and finger-jointed
or edge-glued moulding or millwork blanks
(whether or not resawn). The scope includes
continuously shaped wood in the forms of
dowels, building components such as interior
paneling and jamb parts, and door
components such as rails, stiles, interior and
exterior door frames or jambs (including
split, flat, stop applied, single- or doublerabbeted), frame or jamb kits, and packaged
door frame trim or casing sets, whether or not
the door components are imported as part of
a door kit or set.
The covered products may be solid wood,
laminated, finger-jointed, edge-glued, faceglued, or otherwise joined in the production
or remanufacturing process and are covered
by the scope whether imported raw, coated
(e.g., gesso, polymer, or plastic), primed,
painted, stained, wrapped (paper or vinyl
overlay), any combination of the
aforementioned surface coatings, treated, or
which incorporate rot-resistant elements
(whether wood or composite). The covered
products are covered by the scope whether or
not any surface coating(s) or covers obscures
the grain, textures, or markings of the wood,
whether or not they are ready for use or
require final machining (e.g., endwork/dado,
hinge/strike machining, weatherstrip or
application thereof, mitre) or packaging.
All wood mouldings and millwork
products are included within the scope even
if they are trimmed; cut-to-size; notched;
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punched; drilled; or have undergone other
forms of minor processing.
Subject merchandise also includes wood
mouldings and millwork products that have
been further processed in a third country,
including but not limited to trimming,
cutting, notching, punching, drilling, coating,
or any other processing that would not
otherwise remove the merchandise from the
scope of the investigation if performed in the
country of manufacture of the in-scope
product.
Excluded from the scope of this
investigation are countertop/butcherblocks,
exterior fencing, exterior decking and
exterior siding products (including solid
wood siding, non-wood siding (e.g.,
composite or cement), and shingles) that are
not LVL or finger jointed; finished and
unfinished doors; flooring; parts of stair steps
(including newel posts, balusters, easing,
gooseneck, risers, treads, rail fittings and stair
stringers); picture frame components three
feet and under in individual lengths; and
lumber whether solid, finger-jointed, or edgeglued. To be excluded from the scope, fingerjointed or edge-glued lumber must have a
nominal thickness greater than 1.5 inches
and a certification stamp from an American
Lumber Standard Committee-certified
grading bureau. The exclusion for lumber
whether solid, finger-jointed, or edge-glued
does not apply to screen/‘‘surfaced on 4
sides’’ (S4S) and/or ‘‘surface 1 side, 2 edges’’
(SlS2E) stock (also called boards) that are
finger-jointed, edge-glued mouldings, or
millwork blanks (whether or not resawn).
Excluded from the scope of this
investigation are all products covered by the
scope of the antidumping duty order on
Hardwood Plywood from the People’s
Republic of China. See Certain Hardwood
Plywood Products from the People’s Republic
of China: Amended Final Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value, and
Antidumping Duty Order, 83 FR 504 (January
4, 2018).
Excluded from the scope of this
investigation are all products covered by the
scope of the antidumping duty order on
Multilayered Wood Flooring from the
People’s Republic of China. See Multilayered
Wood Flooring from the People’s Republic of
China: Amended Final Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value and
Antidumping Duty Order, 76 FR 76690
(December 8, 2011).
Excluded from the scope of this
investigation are all products covered by the
scope of the antidumping duty order on
Wooden Cabinets and Vanities from the
People’s Republic of China. See Wooden
Cabinets and Vanities and Components
Thereof from the People’s Republic of China:
Antidumping Duty Order, 85 FR 22126 (April
21, 2020).
Excluded from the scope of this
investigation are all products covered by the
scope of the antidumping duty order on
Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the
People’s Republic of China. See Notice of
Amended Final Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty
Order: Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the
People’s Republic of China, 70 FR 329
(January 4, 2005).
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Imports of wood mouldings and millwork
products are primarily entered under the
following Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) numbers:
4409.10.4010, 4409.10.4090, 4409.10.4500,
4409.10.5000, 4409.22.4000, 4409.22.5000,
4409.29.4100, and 4409.29.5100. Imports of
wood mouldings and millwork products may
also enter under HTSUS numbers:
4409.10.6000,4409.10.6500, 4409.22.6000,
4409.22.6500, 4409.29.6100, 4409.29.6600,
4418.20.4000, 4418.20.8030, 4418.20.8060,
4418.99.9095 and 4421.99.9780. While the
HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope of this
investigation is dispositive.
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Period of Investigation
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Currency Conversion
VI. Adjustment Under Section 777(A)(f) of
the Act
VII. Adjustment for Countervailable Export
Subsidies
VIII. Conclusion
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–549–833]
Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts
From Thailand: Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2018–2019
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
that sales of citric acid and certain
citrate salts (citric acid) from Thailand
were made by COFCO Biochemical
(Thailand) Co., Ltd. (COFCO) and Niran
(Thailand) Co., Ltd. (Niran) at less than
normal value (NV) during the period of
review (POR) January 8, 2018 through
June 30, 2019. We also find that
Sunshine Biotech International Co., Ltd.
(Sunshine) did not sell citric acid at less
than NV during the POR. Interested
parties are invited to comment on these
preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable August 12, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joy
Zhang or Jolanta Lawska, AD/CVD
Operations, Office III, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
AGENCY:
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(202) 482–1168 or (202) 482–8362,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 25, 2018, Commerce
published the Citric Acid Order in the
Federal Register.1 On September 9,
2019, pursuant to section 751(a)(1) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act), Commerce initiated an
administrative review of the Citric Acid
Order covering COFCO, Niran, and
Sunshine.2 On March 2, 2020,
Commerce extended the deadline for the
preliminary results to July 30, 2020.3 On
April 24, 2020, Commerce tolled all
deadlines in administrative reviews by
50 days.4 On July 21, 2020, Commerce
tolled all deadlines in administrative
reviews by an additional 60 days.5 The
deadline for the preliminary results of
this review is now November 17, 2020.
For a complete description of the events
that followed the initiation of this
review, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.6
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this
review includes all grades and
granulation sizes of citric acid, sodium
citrate, and potassium citrate in their
unblended forms, whether dry or in
solution, and regardless of packaging
type. The scope also includes blends of
citric acid, sodium citrate, and
potassium citrate; as well as blends with
other ingredients, such as sugar, where
the unblended form(s) of citric acid,
sodium citrate, and potassium citrate
constitute 40 percent or more, by
weight, of the blend.
Citric acid and sodium citrate are
classifiable under 2918.14.0000 and
2918.15.1000 of the Harmonized Tariff
1 See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from
Belgium, Colombia and Thailand: Antidumping
Duty Orders, 83 FR 35214 (July 25, 2018) (Citric
Acid Order).
2 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 84 FR
47242 (September 9, 2019).
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Citric Acid from Thailand:
Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018/
2019,’’ dated March 2, 2020.
4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews in Response to Operational
Adjustments Due to COVID–19,’’ dated April 24,
2020.
5 See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews,’’ dated July 21, 2020.
6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Citric
Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Thailand; 2018–
2019,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision
Memorandum).
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Schedule of the United States (HTSUS),
respectively. Potassium citrate and
crude calcium citrate are classifiable
under 2918.15.5000 and, if included in
a mixture or blend, 3824.99.9295 of the
HTSUS. Blends that include citric acid,
sodium citrate, and potassium citrate
are classifiable under 3824.99.9295 of
the HTSUS. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience
and customs purposes, the written
description of the merchandise is
dispositive. For a full description of the
scope of the Order, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review
in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B)
of the Act. Export price and constructed
export price were calculated in
accordance with section 772 of the Act.
Normal value was calculated in
accordance with section 773 of the Act.
For a full description of the
methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum. The
Preliminary 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). A
complete version of the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/
frn/. The signed Preliminary
Decision Memorandum and the
electronic version of the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum are identical in
content. A list of topics discussed in the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum is
attached as an Appendix to this notice.
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dumping margin for listed above
companies are not zero or de minimis
(i.e., less than 0.5 percent), we will
calculate importer-specific ad valorem
antidumping duty assessment rates
based on the ratio of the total amount of
dumping calculated for the importer’s
examined sales to the total entered
value of those same sales in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).7 We will
instruct CBP to assess antidumping
duties on all appropriate entries covered
by this review when the importerspecific assessment rate calculated in
the final results of this review is above
de minimis (i.e., 0.5 percent). Where
either the respondent’s weightedaverage dumping margin is zero or de
minimis, or an importer-specific
assessment rate is zero or de minimis,
we will instruct CBP to liquidate the
appropriate entries without regard to
antidumping duties. The final results of
this review shall be the basis for the
assessment of antidumping duties on
entries of merchandise covered by the
final results of this review where
applicable.
In accordance with Commerce’s
‘‘automatic assessment’’ practice, for
entries of subject merchandise during
the POR produced by each respondent
which did not know that its
merchandise was destined for the
United States, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate entries not reviewed at the allothers rate of 11.25 percent if there is no
rate for the intermediate company(ies)
involved in the transaction. We intend
to issue instructions to CBP 15 days
after publication of the final results of
this review.8
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
Preliminary Results of the Review
requirements will be effective upon
publication of the notice of final results
As a result of this review, we
of administrative review for all
preliminarily determine the following
shipments of citric acid from Thailand
weighted-average dumping margins
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
exist for the POR:
for consumption on or after the date of
Weighted- publication of the final results, as
average
provided by section 751(a)(2) of the Act:
Exporter/producer
dumping
(1) The cash deposit rate for the firms
margin
listed above will be equal to the
(percent)
dumping margins established in the
COFCO Biochemical (Thailand)
final results of this review, except if the
Co., Ltd. (COFCO) ..................
0.76 ultimate rates are de minimis within the
Niran (Thailand) Co., Ltd ............
54.11
meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in
Sunshine Biotech International
Co., Ltd ...................................
0.00 (de which case the cash deposit rates will
minimis) be zero; (2) for merchandise exported by
Assessment Rates
Upon issuance of the final results,
Commerce shall determine, and CBP
shall assess, antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries covered by this
review. If the weighted-average
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7 In the preliminary results, Commerce applied
the assessment rate calculation method adopted in
Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the
Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and
Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping
Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101
(February 14, 2012).
8 See 19 CFR 356.8(a).
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producers or exporters not covered in
this administrative review but covered
in a prior segment of the proceeding, the
cash deposit rate will continue to be the
company-specific rate published for the
most recently completed segment of this
proceeding in which the producer or
exporter participated; (3) if the exporter
is not a firm covered in this review, a
prior review, or the original less-thanfair-value investigation but the producer
is, then the cash deposit rate will be the
rate established for the most recently
completed segment of the proceeding
for the producer of the merchandise;
and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other
producers or exporters will continue to
be 11.25 percent, the all-others rate
established in the antidumping duty
investigation.9 These cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
Disclosure and Public Comment
Commerce intends to disclose to the
parties to the proceeding the
calculations performed in connection
with these preliminary results to
interested parties within five days of
publication of this notice.10
Interested parties may submit case
briefs to Commerce in response to these
preliminary results no later than 30 days
after the publication of this notice.11
Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised
in the case briefs, may be filed no later
than seven days after the date for filing
case briefs.12 Parties who submit case
briefs or rebuttal briefs in this
proceeding are encouraged to submit
with each argument: (1) A statement of
the issue; (2) a brief summary of the
argument; and (3) a table of
authorities.13 Case and rebuttal briefs
should be filed using ACCESS.14 Note
that Commerce has temporarily
modified certain of its requirements for
serving documents containing business
proprietary information, until further
notice.15
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
interested parties who wish to request a
hearing must submit a written request to
the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
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9 See
Citric Acid Order.
10 See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
11 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii).
12 See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1) and (2); see also
Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service
Requirements Due to COVID–19, 85 FR 17006
(March 26, 2020); Temporary Rule Modifying AD/
CVD Service Requirements Due to COVID–19;
Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10,
2020).
13 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2) and 19 CFR
351.303 (for general filing requirements).
14 See generally 19 CFR 351.303.
15 See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD
Service Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension
of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020).
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and Compliance, filed electronically via
ACCESS. An electronically-filed request
for a hearing must be received
successfully in its entirety by ACCESS
by 5 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days
after the date of publication of this
notice.16 Hearing requests should
contain: (1) The party’s name, address,
and telephone number; (2) the number
of participants; and (3) a list of issues to
be discussed. Issues raised in the
hearing will be limited to issues raised
in the briefs. If a request for a hearing
is made, Commerce intends to hold the
hearing at a date and time to be
determined.17
Commerce intends to issue the final
results of this administrative review,
including the results of our analysis of
the issues raised in any written briefs,
not later than 120 days after the date of
publication of these preliminary results
in the Federal Register, unless
otherwise extended.18
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a
preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR
351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of
antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this
review period. Failure to comply with
this requirement could result in
Commerce’s presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties
occurred and the subsequent assessment
of doubled antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these
results in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19
CFR 351.213(h)(1).
Dated: August 5, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Recommendation
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16 See 19 CFR 351.310(c); see also 19 CFR
351.303(b)(1).
17 See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
18 See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control
Program: Intent To Find That
Washington Has Satisfied All
Conditions of Approval Placed on Its
Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control
Program
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, and U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice of availability of
proposed finding; extension to public
comment period.
AGENCY:
The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
and the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) (the agencies) hereby
extend the comment period on the
agencies’ proposed finding that
Washington has satisfied all conditions
the agencies established as part of their
1998 approval of the State’s coastal
nonpoint pollution control program
(coastal nonpoint program) under
Section 6217 of the Coastal Zone Act
Reauthorization Amendments (CZARA).
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proposed findings published June 15,
2020, at 85 FR 36186, is extended to
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20910; phone (240) 533–0813; ATTN:
Washington Coastal Nonpoint Program.
Instructions: All comments received
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generally be posted for public viewing
on www.regulations.gov without change.
All personally identifiable information
(name, address, etc.), confidential
business information, or otherwise
sensitive information submitted
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publicly accessible. NOAA and EPA
will accept anonymous comments (enter
‘‘N/A’’ in the required fields if you wish
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-549-833]
Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From Thailand: Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-2019
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines
that sales of citric acid and certain citrate salts (citric acid) from
Thailand were made by COFCO Biochemical (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (COFCO)
and Niran (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (Niran) at less than normal value (NV)
during the period of review (POR) January 8, 2018 through June 30,
2019. We also find that Sunshine Biotech International Co., Ltd.
(Sunshine) did not sell citric acid at less than NV during the POR.
Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable August 12, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joy Zhang or Jolanta Lawska, AD/CVD
Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
[[Page 48673]]
(202) 482-1168 or (202) 482-8362, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 25, 2018, Commerce published the Citric Acid Order in the
Federal Register.\1\ On September 9, 2019, pursuant to section
751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), Commerce
initiated an administrative review of the Citric Acid Order covering
COFCO, Niran, and Sunshine.\2\ On March 2, 2020, Commerce extended the
deadline for the preliminary results to July 30, 2020.\3\ On April 24,
2020, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative reviews by 50
days.\4\ On July 21, 2020, Commerce tolled all deadlines in
administrative reviews by an additional 60 days.\5\ The deadline for
the preliminary results of this review is now November 17, 2020. For a
complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this
review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\6\
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\1\ See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Belgium,
Colombia and Thailand: Antidumping Duty Orders, 83 FR 35214 (July
25, 2018) (Citric Acid Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 47242 (September 9, 2019).
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Citric Acid from Thailand: Extension of
Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2018/2019,'' dated March 2, 2020.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews in Response to
Operational Adjustments Due to COVID-19,'' dated April 24, 2020.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews,'' dated July 21, 2020.
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review:
Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Thailand; 2018-2019,''
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this review includes all grades and
granulation sizes of citric acid, sodium citrate, and potassium citrate
in their unblended forms, whether dry or in solution, and regardless of
packaging type. The scope also includes blends of citric acid, sodium
citrate, and potassium citrate; as well as blends with other
ingredients, such as sugar, where the unblended form(s) of citric acid,
sodium citrate, and potassium citrate constitute 40 percent or more, by
weight, of the blend.
Citric acid and sodium citrate are classifiable under 2918.14.0000
and 2918.15.1000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS), respectively. Potassium citrate and crude calcium citrate are
classifiable under 2918.15.5000 and, if included in a mixture or blend,
3824.99.9295 of the HTSUS. Blends that include citric acid, sodium
citrate, and potassium citrate are classifiable under 3824.99.9295 of
the HTSUS. Although the HTSUS sub-headings are provided for convenience
and customs purposes, the written description of the merchandise is
dispositive. For a full description of the scope of the Order, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(B) of the Act. Export price and constructed export price were
calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act. Normal value was
calculated in accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full
description of the methodology underlying our conclusions, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum. The Preliminary 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). A complete version of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Preliminary Decision Memorandum and the
electronic version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical
in content. A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is attached as an Appendix to this notice.
Preliminary Results of the Review
As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine the
following weighted-average dumping margins exist for the POR:
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Weighted-
average
Exporter/producer dumping
margin
(percent)
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COFCO Biochemical (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (COFCO).............. 0.76
Niran (Thailand) Co., Ltd................................... 54.11
Sunshine Biotech International Co., Ltd..................... 0.00 (de
minimis)
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Assessment Rates
Upon issuance of the final results, Commerce shall determine, and
CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered
by this review. If the weighted-average dumping margin for listed above
companies are not zero or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent), we
will calculate importer-specific ad valorem antidumping duty assessment
rates based on the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for
the importer's examined sales to the total entered value of those same
sales in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).\7\ We will instruct CBP
to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this
review when the importer-specific assessment rate calculated in the
final results of this review is above de minimis (i.e., 0.5 percent).
Where either the respondent's weighted-average dumping margin is zero
or de minimis, or an importer-specific assessment rate is zero or de
minimis, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries
without regard to antidumping duties. The final results of this review
shall be the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties on entries
of merchandise covered by the final results of this review where
applicable.
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\7\ In the preliminary results, Commerce applied the assessment
rate calculation method adopted in Antidumping Proceedings:
Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and Assessment
Rate in Certain Antidumping Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR
8101 (February 14, 2012).
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In accordance with Commerce's ``automatic assessment'' practice,
for entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by each
respondent which did not know that its merchandise was destined for the
United States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate entries not reviewed
at the all-others rate of 11.25 percent if there is no rate for the
intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction. We intend to
issue instructions to CBP 15 days after publication of the final
results of this review.\8\
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\8\ See 19 CFR 356.8(a).
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Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of the notice of final results of administrative review for
all shipments of citric acid from Thailand entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of the
final results, as provided by section 751(a)(2) of the Act: (1) The
cash deposit rate for the firms listed above will be equal to the
dumping margins established in the final results of this review, except
if the ultimate rates are de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR
351.106(c)(1), in which case the cash deposit rates will be zero; (2)
for merchandise exported by
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producers or exporters not covered in this administrative review but
covered in a prior segment of the proceeding, the cash deposit rate
will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most
recently completed segment of this proceeding in which the producer or
exporter participated; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in
this review, a prior review, or the original less-than-fair-value
investigation but the producer is, then the cash deposit rate will be
the rate established for the most recently completed segment of the
proceeding for the producer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash
deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to be
11.25 percent, the all-others rate established in the antidumping duty
investigation.\9\ These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
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\9\ See Citric Acid Order.
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Disclosure and Public Comment
Commerce intends to disclose to the parties to the proceeding the
calculations performed in connection with these preliminary results to
interested parties within five days of publication of this notice.\10\
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\10\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
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Interested parties may submit case briefs to Commerce in response
to these preliminary results no later than 30 days after the
publication of this notice.\11\ Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues
raised in the case briefs, may be filed no later than seven days after
the date for filing case briefs.\12\ Parties who submit case briefs or
rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are encouraged to submit with each
argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the
argument; and (3) a table of authorities.\13\ Case and rebuttal briefs
should be filed using ACCESS.\14\ Note that Commerce has temporarily
modified certain of its requirements for serving documents containing
business proprietary information, until further notice.\15\
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\11\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii).
\12\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1) and (2); see also Temporary Rule
Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements Due to COVID-19, 85 FR 17006
(March 26, 2020); Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service
Requirements Due to COVID-19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR
41363 (July 10, 2020).
\13\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2) and 19 CFR 351.303 (for
general filing requirements).
\14\ See generally 19 CFR 351.303.
\15\ See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements
Due to COVID-19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July
10, 2020).
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via
ACCESS. An electronically-filed request for a hearing must be received
successfully in its entirety by ACCESS by 5 p.m. Eastern Time within 30
days after the date of publication of this notice.\16\ Hearing requests
should contain: (1) The party's name, address, and telephone number;
(2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of issues to be
discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to issues
raised in the briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce
intends to hold the hearing at a date and time to be determined.\17\
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\16\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c); see also 19 CFR 351.303(b)(1).
\17\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative
review, including the results of our analysis of the issues raised in
any written briefs, not later than 120 days after the date of
publication of these preliminary results in the Federal Register,
unless otherwise extended.\18\
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\18\ See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
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Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply
with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1).
Dated: August 5, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Recommendation
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