Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Second Expedited Sunset Review of Antidumping Duty Order, 50009-50010 [2020-17920]
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other party requested an administrative
review of these companies.
Partial Rescission of Administrative
Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1),
Commerce will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in
part, if the party that requested a review
withdraws its request within 90 days of
the date of publication of the notice of
initiation. The request for an
administrative review of the following
companies was withdrawn within 90
days of the date of publication of the
Initiation Notice: International Paper do
Brasil Ltda. and International Paper
Exportadora Ltda.4 As a result,
Commerce is rescinding this review
with respect to these two companies, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).
The review will continue with respect
to Suzano S.A.5
Assessment
Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) to assess
antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries. For the companies for which
this review is rescinded, antidumping
duties shall be assessed at rates equal to
the cash deposit of estimated
antidumping duties required at the time
of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse
for consumption, in accordance with 19
CFR 351.212(c)(l)(i). Commerce intends
to issue appropriate assessment
instructions to CBP 15 days after
publication of this notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final 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 the presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties
occurred and the subsequent assessment
of doubled antidumping duties.
Notification Regarding Administrative
Protective Orders
This notice also serves as a 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, which continues
to govern business proprietary
4 See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Uncoated Paper From
Brazil/Partial Withdrawal Of Request For
Administrative Review Of The Antidumping
Order,’’ dated July 28, 2020.
5 See Initiation Notice, 85 FR at 26933.
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information in this segment of the
proceeding. Timely written 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
This notice is issued and published in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and
777(i)(l) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.213(d)(4).
Dated: August 12, 2020.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–937]
Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts
From the People’s Republic of China:
Final Results of Second Expedited
Sunset Review of Antidumping Duty
Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of this sunset
review, the Department of Commerce
(Commerce) finds that revocation of the
antidumping duty (AD) order on citric
acid and certain citrate salts from the
People’s Republic of China (China)
would be likely to lead to a continuation
or recurrence of dumping, at the levels
identified in the ‘‘Final Results of
Sunset Review’’ section of this notice.
DATES: Applicable August 17, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas Martin or Zachary Shaykin,
AD/CVD Operations, Office IV,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3936 or
(202) 482–2638, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On May 29, 2009, Commerce
published in the Federal Register a
notice of the AD order on citric acid and
certain citrate salts from China.1 On
1 See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from
Canada and the People’s Republic of China:
Antidumping Duty Orders, 74 FR 25703 (May 29,
2009) (Order).
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May 1, 2020, Commerce published its
initiation of the second sunset review of
the Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act).2 On May 18, 2020, Commerce
received a timely and complete notice of
intent to participate in the sunset review
in relation to the order on subject
merchandise from China from domestic
interested parties 3 within the deadline
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).4
The domestic interested parties claimed
interested party status pursuant to
section 771(9)(C) of the Act as
manufacturers in the United States of
the domestic like product.5
On June 1, 2020, the domestic
interested parties filed a timely and
adequate substantive response within
the deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(3)(i).6 Commerce did not
receive substantive responses from any
respondent interested party with respect
to the Order covered by this sunset
review. 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 the Order.
Scope of the Order
The scope of the order 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.
The scope of the order also includes all
forms of crude calcium citrate,
including dicalcium citrate
monohydrate, and tricalcium citrate
tetrahydrate, which are intermediate
products in the production of citric
acid, sodium citrate, and potassium
citrate. The scope of the order does not
include calcium citrate that satisfies the
2 See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 85
FR 25386 (May 1, 2020).
3 The domestic interested parties are Archer
Daniels Midland Company; Cargill, Incorporated;
and Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas LLC
(collectively, domestic interested parties).
4 See Domestic Interested Parties’ Letter, ‘‘Second
Five-Year (‘Sunset’) Review Of Antidumping And
Countervailing Duty Orders On Citric Acid And
Certain Citrate Salts from the People’s Republic of
China: Domestic Industry’s Notice Of Intent To
Participate,’’ dated May 18, 2020.
5 Id. at 2.
6 See Domestic Interested Parties’ Letter, ‘‘Second
Five-Year (‘Sunset’) Review Of Antidumping Duty
Order On Citric Acid And Certain Citrate Salts from
the People’s Republic of China: Domestic Industry’s
Substantive Response,’’ dated June 1, 2020.
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standards set forth in the United States
Pharmacopeia and has been mixed with
a functional excipient, such as dextrose
or starch, where the excipient
constitutes at least 2 percent, by weight,
of the product. The scope of the order
includes the hydrous and anhydrous
forms of citric acid, the dihydrate and
anhydrous forms of sodium citrate,
otherwise known as citric acid sodium
salt, and the monohydrate and
monopotassium forms of potassium
citrate. Sodium citrate also includes
both trisodium citrate and monosodium
citrate, which are also known as citric
acid trisodium salt and citric acid
monosodium salt, respectively. 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 3824.90.9290 of the
HTSUS, respectively. Blends that
include citric acid, sodium citrate, and
potassium citrate are classifiable under
3824.90.9290 of the HTSUS. Although
the HTSUS subheadings are provided
for convenience and customs purposes,
our written description of the scope is
dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
A complete discussion of all issues
raised in this sunset review, including
the likelihood of continuation or
recurrence of dumping in the event of
revocation of the Order and the
magnitude of the margins likely to
prevail if the Order were to be revoked,
is provided in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum. A list of the topics
discussed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum is attached 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
at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
The signed and electronic versions 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 Order
on citric acid and certain citrate salts
from China would be likely to lead to
a continuation or recurrence of
dumping, and that the magnitude of the
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dumping margins likely to prevail is up
to 156.87 percent.
Notification Regarding Administrative
Protective Orders
This notice also 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 an 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 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(f)(3).
Dated: August 11, 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
A. Likelihood of Continuation or
Recurrence of Dumping
B. Magnitude of the Dumping Margins
Likely To Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation
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Taking and Importing of Marine
Mammals
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; 5-year affirmative
findings for Ecuador, Guatemala,
Mexico, and Spain.
AGENCY:
The NMFS Assistant
Administrator (Assistant Administrator)
has issued new 5-year affirmative
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findings for the Governments of
Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, and Spain
(referred to hereafter as ‘‘The Nations’’)
under the Marine Mammal Protection
Act (MMPA). This affirmative finding
will allow importation into the United
States of yellowfin tuna and yellowfin
tuna products harvested in the eastern
tropical Pacific Ocean (ETP) in
compliance with the Agreement on the
International Dolphin Conservation
Program (AIDCP) by purse seine vessels
operating under The Nations’
jurisdiction or exported from The
Nations. NMFS bases the affirmative
finding determination on reviews of
documentary evidence submitted by the
Government of The Nations and of
information obtained from the InterAmerican Tropical Tuna Commission
(IATTC).
DATES: These affirmative findings are
effective for the 5-year period of April
1, 2020, through March 31, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Justin Greenman, West Coast Region,
National Marine Fisheries Service, 501
W Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach,
CA 90802. Phone: 562–980–3264. Email:
justin.greenman@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
MMPA, 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq., allows
for importation into the United States of
yellowfin tuna harvested by purse seine
vessels in the ETP from a nation with
jurisdiction over purse seine vessels
with carrying capacity greater than 400
short tons that harvest tuna in the ETP
only if the nation has an ‘‘affirmative
finding’’ issued by the NMFS Assistant
Administrator. See section 101(a)(2)(B)
of the MMPA, 16 U.S.C. 1371(a)(2)(B);
see also 50 CFR 216.24(f)(6)(i). If
requested by the government of such a
nation, the Assistant Administrator will
determine whether to make an
affirmative finding based upon
documentary evidence provided by the
government, the IATTC, or the
Department of State.
The affirmative finding process
requires that the harvesting nation is
meeting its obligations under the AIDCP
and its obligations of membership in the
IATTC. Every 5 years, the government of
the harvesting nation must request a
new affirmative finding and submit the
required documentary evidence directly
to the Assistant Administrator. On an
annual basis, NMFS reviews the
affirmative finding and determines
whether the harvesting nation continues
to meet the requirements. A nation may
provide information related to
compliance with AIDCP and IATTC
measures directly to NMFS on an
annual basis or may authorize the
IATTC to release the information to
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-937]
Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From the People's Republic
of China: Final Results of Second Expedited Sunset Review of
Antidumping Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of this sunset review, the Department of Commerce
(Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on
citric acid and certain citrate salts from the People's Republic of
China (China) would be likely to lead to a continuation or recurrence
of dumping, at the levels identified in the ``Final Results of Sunset
Review'' section of this notice.
DATES: Applicable August 17, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Martin or Zachary Shaykin, AD/
CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3936 or (202)
482-2638, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 29, 2009, Commerce published in the Federal Register a
notice of the AD order on citric acid and certain citrate salts from
China.\1\ On May 1, 2020, Commerce published its initiation of the
second sunset review of the Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ On May 18, 2020, Commerce
received a timely and complete notice of intent to participate in the
sunset review in relation to the order on subject merchandise from
China from domestic interested parties \3\ within the deadline
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\4\ The domestic interested
parties claimed interested party status pursuant to section 771(9)(C)
of the Act as manufacturers in the United States of the domestic like
product.\5\
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\1\ See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Canada and
the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Orders, 74 FR 25703
(May 29, 2009) (Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 85 FR 25386
(May 1, 2020).
\3\ The domestic interested parties are Archer Daniels Midland
Company; Cargill, Incorporated; and Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas
LLC (collectively, domestic interested parties).
\4\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Second Five-Year
(`Sunset') Review Of Antidumping And Countervailing Duty Orders On
Citric Acid And Certain Citrate Salts from the People's Republic of
China: Domestic Industry's Notice Of Intent To Participate,'' dated
May 18, 2020.
\5\ Id. at 2.
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On June 1, 2020, the domestic interested parties filed a timely and
adequate substantive response within the deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(3)(i).\6\ Commerce did not receive substantive responses
from any respondent interested party with respect to the Order covered
by this sunset review. 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 the Order.
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\6\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Second Five-Year
(`Sunset') Review Of Antidumping Duty Order On Citric Acid And
Certain Citrate Salts from the People's Republic of China: Domestic
Industry's Substantive Response,'' dated June 1, 2020.
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Scope of the Order
The scope of the order 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. The scope of the order also includes all forms of crude calcium
citrate, including dicalcium citrate monohydrate, and tricalcium
citrate tetrahydrate, which are intermediate products in the production
of citric acid, sodium citrate, and potassium citrate. The scope of the
order does not include calcium citrate that satisfies the
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standards set forth in the United States Pharmacopeia and has been
mixed with a functional excipient, such as dextrose or starch, where
the excipient constitutes at least 2 percent, by weight, of the
product. The scope of the order includes the hydrous and anhydrous
forms of citric acid, the dihydrate and anhydrous forms of sodium
citrate, otherwise known as citric acid sodium salt, and the
monohydrate and monopotassium forms of potassium citrate. Sodium
citrate also includes both trisodium citrate and monosodium citrate,
which are also known as citric acid trisodium salt and citric acid
monosodium salt, respectively. 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 3824.90.9290 of the HTSUS, respectively. Blends that include citric
acid, sodium citrate, and potassium citrate are classifiable under
3824.90.9290 of the HTSUS. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided
for convenience and customs purposes, our written description of the
scope is dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review,
including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping in
the event of revocation of the Order and the magnitude of the margins
likely to prevail if the Order were to be revoked, is provided in the
Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the topics discussed in the
Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached 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 at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed
and electronic versions 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 Order on citric acid and
certain citrate salts from China would be likely to lead to a
continuation or recurrence of dumping, and that the magnitude of the
dumping margins likely to prevail is up to 156.87 percent.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also 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 an 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 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(f)(3).
Dated: August 11, 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
A. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
B. Magnitude of the Dumping Margins Likely To Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation
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