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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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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XA298]
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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NMFS to annually renew an affirmative
finding determination without an
application from the harvesting nation.
An affirmative finding will be
terminated, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, if the Assistant
Administrator determines that the
requirements of 50 CFR 216.24(f) are no
longer being met or that a nation is
consistently failing to take enforcement
actions on violations, thereby
diminishing the effectiveness of the
AIDCP.
As a part of the affirmative finding
process set forth in 50 CFR 216.24(f)(8),
the Assistant Administrator considered
documentary evidence submitted by the
Governments of The Nations and
obtained from the IATTC and has
determined that The Nations have met
the MMPA’s requirements to receive an
affirmative finding.
After consultation with the
Department of State, the Assistant
Administrator issued a 5-year
affirmative finding to The Nations,
allowing the importation into the
United States of yellowfin tuna and
products derived from yellowfin tuna
harvested in the ETP by purse seine
vessels operating under The Nations’
jurisdiction or exported from The
Nations. Issuance of an affirmative
finding for The Nations does not affect
implementation of an intermediary
nation embargo under 50 CFR
216.24(f)(9), which applies to exports
from a nation that exports to the United
States yellowfin tuna or yellowfin tuna
products that was subject to a ban on
importation into the United States
under section 101(a)(2)(B) of the MMPA,
16 U.S.C. 1371(a)(2)(B). Ecuador,
Guatemala, Mexico, and Spain’s
affirmative findings are effective for the
5-year period of April 1, 2020, through
March 31, 2025, subject to subsequent
annual reviews by NMFS.
Dated: August 12, 2020.
Chris Oliver,
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XA299]
Taking and Importing of Marine
Mammals
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
AGENCY:
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Notice; affirmative finding
annual renewals for Colombia, El
Salvador, and Peru.
ACTION:
The NMFS Assistant
Administrator (Assistant Administrator)
has completed an affirmative finding
annual renewal for the Governments of
Colombia, El Salvador, and Peru
(referred to hereafter as ‘‘The Nations’’)
under the Marine Mammal Protection
Act (MMPA). These affirmative findings
will continue to allow the importation
into the United States of yellowfin tuna
and yellowfin tuna products harvested
in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean
(ETP) for 1 year 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 annual renewals on
reviews of documentary evidence
submitted by the Governments of The
Nations and of information obtained
from the Inter-American Tropical Tuna
Commission (IATTC).
DATES: These affirmative finding annual
renewals are effective for the 1-year
period of April 1, 2020, through March
31, 2021.
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 must determine
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whether the harvesting nation continues
to meet the requirements of their 5-year
affirmative finding. NMFS does this by
reviewing the documentary evidence
from the last year. 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 NMFS to annually renew
an affirmative finding determination
without an application from the
harvesting nation.
An affirmative finding will be
terminated, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, if the Assistant
Administrator determines that the
requirements of 50 CFR 216.24(f) are no
longer being met or that a nation is
consistently failing to take enforcement
actions on violations, thereby
diminishing the effectiveness of the
AIDCP.
As a part of the affirmative finding
process set forth in 50 CFR 216.24(f)(8),
for this annual renewal, the Assistant
Administrator considered documentary
evidence submitted by the Governments
of The Nations and obtained from the
IATTC and has determined that The
Nations have met the MMPA’s
requirements to receive affirmative
finding annual renewals.
After consultation with the
Department of State, the Assistant
Administrator issued affirmative finding
annual renewals to The Nations,
allowing the continued importation into
the United States of yellowfin tuna and
products derived from yellowfin tuna
harvested in the ETP by purse seine
vessels operating under The Nations’
jurisdiction or exported from The
Nations. Issuance of affirmative finding
annual renewals for The Nations does
not affect implementation of an
intermediary nation embargo under 50
CFR 216.24(f)(9), which applies to
exports from a nation that exports to the
United States yellowfin tuna or
yellowfin tuna products that was subject
to a ban on importation into the United
States under section 101(a)(2)(B) of the
MMPA, 16 U.S.C. 1371(a)(2)(B).
These affirmative finding annual
renewals for The Nations are for the 1year period of April 1, 2020, through
March 31, 2021. The Nations’ individual
5-year affirmative findings, which have
varying start and end dates, remain
valid. Colombia’s 5-year affirmative
finding will remain valid through March
31, 2024, El Salvador’s 5-year
affirmative finding will remain valid
through March 31, 2023, and Peru’s 5year affirmative finding will remain
valid through March 31, 2022, subject to
subsequent annual reviews by NMFS.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XA298]
Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; 5-year affirmative findings for Ecuador, Guatemala,
Mexico, and Spain.
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SUMMARY: The NMFS Assistant Administrator (Assistant Administrator) has
issued new 5-year affirmative 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 Inter-American 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: [email protected].
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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NMFS to annually renew an affirmative finding determination without an
application from the harvesting nation.
An affirmative finding will be terminated, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, if the Assistant Administrator determines that the
requirements of 50 CFR 216.24(f) are no longer being met or that a
nation is consistently failing to take enforcement actions on
violations, thereby diminishing the effectiveness of the AIDCP.
As a part of the affirmative finding process set forth in 50 CFR
216.24(f)(8), the Assistant Administrator considered documentary
evidence submitted by the Governments of The Nations and obtained from
the IATTC and has determined that The Nations have met the MMPA's
requirements to receive an affirmative finding.
After consultation with the Department of State, the Assistant
Administrator issued a 5-year affirmative finding to The Nations,
allowing the importation into the United States of yellowfin tuna and
products derived from yellowfin tuna harvested in the ETP by purse
seine vessels operating under The Nations' jurisdiction or exported
from The Nations. Issuance of an affirmative finding for The Nations
does not affect implementation of an intermediary nation embargo under
50 CFR 216.24(f)(9), which applies to exports from a nation that
exports to the United States yellowfin tuna or yellowfin tuna products
that was subject to a ban on importation into the United States under
section 101(a)(2)(B) of the MMPA, 16 U.S.C. 1371(a)(2)(B). Ecuador,
Guatemala, Mexico, and Spain's affirmative findings are effective for
the 5-year period of April 1, 2020, through March 31, 2025, subject to
subsequent annual reviews by NMFS.
Dated: August 12, 2020.
Chris Oliver,
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
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