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Approval of Expansion of Subzone
65A; Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc.;
Panama City and Port St. Joe, Florida
On August 27, 2020, the Executive
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regulations, including Section 400.13,
and further subject to FTZ 65’s 2,000acre activation limit.
Dated: November 3, 2020.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–423–813]
Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts
From Belgium: 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 S.A. Citrique Belge N.V. (Citrique
Belge), the sole respondent subject to
this antidumping duty (AD)
administrative review, did not make
sales of subject merchandise at less than
normal value during the period of
review (POR) January 8, 2018 through
June 30, 2019. Interested parties are
invited to comment on these
preliminary results of review.
AGENCY:
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DATES:
Scope of the Order
Applicable November 9, 2020.
The merchandise covered by this
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
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
potassium citrate; as well as blends with
other ingredients, such as sugar, where
Background
the unblended form(s) of citric acid,
sodium citrate, and potassium citrate
On September 9, 2019, Commerce
constitute 40 percent or more, by
published a notice initiating an AD
weight, of the blend.
administrative review of citric acid and
The scope also includes all forms of
certain citrate salts (citric acid) from
crude calcium citrate, including
Belgium covering Citrique Belge for the
dicalcium citrate monohydrate, and
POR.1 On March 13, 2020, Commerce
tricalcium citrate tetrahydrate, which
extended the deadline for issuing the
are intermediate products in the
2
preliminary results of this review. On
production of citric acid, sodium citrate,
April 24, 2020, Commerce tolled all
and potassium citrate.
deadlines in administrative reviews by
The scope includes the hydrous and
3
50 days. On July 21, 2020 Commerce
anhydrous forms of citric acid, the
tolled all deadlines in administrative
dihydrate and anhydrous forms of
reviews by 60 days, thereby extending
sodium citrate, otherwise known as
the deadline for these preliminary
citric acid sodium salt, and the
4
results until November 17, 2020. For a
monohydrate and monopotassium forms
complete description of the events that
of potassium citrate. Sodium citrate also
followed, see the Preliminary Decision
includes both trisodium citrate and
Memorandum.5 A list of the topics
monosodium citrate which are also
discussed in the Preliminary Decision
known as citric acid trisodium salt and
Memorandum is attached as an
citric acid monosodium salt,
appendix to this notice. The Preliminary respectively.
Decision Memorandum is a public
The scope does not include calcium
document and is on file electronically
citrate that satisfies the standards set
forth in the United States Pharmacopeia
via Enforcement and Compliance’s
and has been mixed with a functional
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
excipient, such as dextrose or starch,
Centralized Electronic Service System
where the excipient constitutes at least
(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
2 percent, by weight, of the product.
registered users at https://
Citric acid and sodium citrate are
access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete
classifiable
under 2918.14.0000 and
version of the Preliminary Decision
2918.15.1000 of the Harmonized Tariff
Memorandum can be accessed directly
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS),
at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
respectively. Potassium citrate and
The signed Preliminary Decision
crude calcium citrate are classifiable
Memorandum and the electronic
under 2918.15.5000 and, if included in
version of the Preliminary Decision
a mixture or blend, 3824.99.9295 of the
Memorandum are identical in content.
HTSUS. Blends that include citric acid,
sodium citrate, and potassium citrate
1 See Initiation of Antidumping and
are classifiable under 3824.99.9295 of
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 84 FR
the HTSUS. Although the HTSUS
47242 (September 9, 2019).
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Citric Acid and Certain
subheadings are provided for
Citrate Salts from Belgium: Extension of Deadline
convenience and customs purposes, the
for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
written description of the merchandise
Administrative Review,’’ dated March 13, 2020.
is dispositive.
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Stephanie Berger, AD/CVD Operations,
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–2483.
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews in Response to Operational
Adjustments Due to COVID–19,’’ dated April 24,
2020.
4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews,’’ dated July 21, 2020.
5 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Results of the 2018–2019
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Citric
Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Belgium,’’ dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review
in accordance with section 751(a) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
Export price has been 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
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conclusions, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
Preliminary Results of the Review
Commerce preliminarily determines
that the following weighted-average
dumping margin exists for the period
January 8, 2018 through June 30, 2019:
Exporter/producer
Estimated
weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
S.A. Citrique Belge N.V ..............
0.00
Disclosure and Public Comment
Commerce intends to disclose the
calculations used in its analysis to
interested parties in this review within
five days of the date of publication of
this notice in accordance with 19 CFR
351.224(b). Interested parties are invited
to comment on the preliminary results
of this review. Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.309(c)(1)(ii), interested parties may
submit case briefs no later than 30 days
after the date of publication of this
notice. 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.6 Parties who submit
case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this
proceeding are requested to submit with
each argument: (1) A statement of the
issue, (2) a brief summary of the
argument, and (3) a table of authorities.7
Case and rebuttal briefs should be filed
using ACCESS.8 Note that Commerce
has temporarily modified certain of its
requirements for serving documents
containing business proprietary
information, until further notice.9
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), any
interested party may request a hearing
within 30 days of the publication of this
notice in the Federal Register. If a
hearing is requested, Commerce will
notify interested parties of the hearing
date and time. 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 within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice. Requests
should contain: (1) The party’s name,
address, and telephone number; (2) the
number of hearing participants; and (3)
a list of the issues to be discussed in the
hearing. Issues raised in the hearing will
6 See
19 CFR 351.309(d).
19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
8 See 19 CFR 351.
9 See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service
Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension of
Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020).
7 See
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be limited to those raised in the
respective case and rebuttal briefs. If a
request for a hearing is made, Commerce
intends to hold the hearing at a time and
date to be determined. Parties should
confirm by telephone the date, time, and
location of the hearing two days before
the scheduled date.
We intend to issue the final results of
this administrative review, including
the results of our analysis of issues
raised by the parties in the written
comments, within 120 days of
publication of these preliminary results
in the Federal Register, unless
otherwise extended.10
Assessment Rates
Upon issuance of the final results,
Commerce shall determine, and U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries covered by this
review.11 If Citrique Belge’s calculated
weighted-average dumping margin is
above de minimis (i.e., greater than or
equal to 0.5 percent) in the final results
of this review, we will calculate
importer-specific assessment ad
valorem rates based on the ratio of the
total amount of antidumping duties
calculated for the importer’s examined
sales and the total entered value of the
sales in accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1). If Citrique Belge’s
weighted-average dumping margin
continues to be zero or de minimis, or
the importer-specific assessment rate is
zero or de minimis in the final results
of review, we intend to instruct CBP to
liquidate the appropriate entries
without regard to antidumping duties.12
The final results of this review will 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 our ‘‘automatic
assessment’’ practice, for entries of
subject merchandise during the POR
produced by Citrique Belge for which
Citrique Belge did not know that the
merchandise it sold to the intermediary
(e.g., a reseller, trading company, or
exporter) was destined for the United
States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate
unreviewed entries at the all-others rate
if there is no rate for the intermediate
company(ies) involved in the
transaction.13 We intend to issue
instructions to CBP 15 days after
10 See
section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.213(h)(1).
11 See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
12 See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
13 For a full discussion of this practice, see
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954
(May 6, 2003).
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publication of the final results of this
review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective for all
shipments of citric acid from Belgium
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the date of
publication of the final results of this
administrative review, as provided by
section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The
cash deposit rate for Citrique Belge will
be the rate established in the final
results of this administrative review,
except if the rate is less than 0.50
percent and, therefore, de minimis
within the meaning of 19 CFR
351.106(c)(1), in which case the cash
deposit rate will be zero; (2) for
merchandise exported by 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 19.30 percent, the all-others rate
established in the less-than-fair-value
investigation.14 These deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a
preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR
351.402(f) 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
These preliminary results of review
are issued and published in accordance
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).
14 See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from
Belgium, Colombia and Thailand: Antidumping
Duty Orders, 83 FR 35214 (July 25, 2018).
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Dated: November 3, 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. Date of Sale
VI. Product Comparisons
VII. Export Price and Constructed Export
Price
VIII. Normal Value
IX. Currency Conversion
X. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–900]
Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof
From the People’s Republic of China:
Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2017–2018
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) determines that diamond
sawblades and parts thereof from the
People’s Republic of China (China) were
not sold at less than normal value
during the period of review (POR)
November 1, 2017 through October 31,
2018.
DATES: Applicable November 9, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bryan Hansen, AD/CVD Operations,
Office I, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3683.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On January 16, 2020, Commerce
published in the Federal Register the
preliminary results of the 2017–2018
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on diamond
sawblades and parts thereof from
China.1 We invited interested parties to
1 See Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof from
the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and
Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2017–
2018, 85 FR 2705 (January 16, 2020) (Preliminary
Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-423-813]
Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From Belgium: 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 S.A. Citrique Belge N.V. (Citrique Belge), the sole respondent
subject to this antidumping duty (AD) administrative review, did not
make sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the
period of review (POR) January 8, 2018 through June 30, 2019.
Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results
of review.
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DATES: Applicable November 9, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Berger, AD/CVD Operations,
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2483.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On September 9, 2019, Commerce published a notice initiating an AD
administrative review of citric acid and certain citrate salts (citric
acid) from Belgium covering Citrique Belge for the POR.\1\ On March 13,
2020, Commerce extended the deadline for issuing the preliminary
results of this review.\2\ On April 24, 2020, Commerce tolled all
deadlines in administrative reviews by 50 days.\3\ On July 21, 2020
Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative reviews by 60 days,
thereby extending the deadline for these preliminary results until
November 17, 2020.\4\ For a complete description of the events that
followed, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\5\ A list of the
topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is attached as
an appendix to this notice. 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). ACCESS is available to registered users at
https://access.trade.gov. In addition, 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.
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\1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 47242 (September 9, 2019).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from
Belgium: Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated March 13, 2020.
\3\ 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.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews,'' dated July 21, 2020.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of the 2018-2019 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review:
Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Belgium,'' 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 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 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 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.
The scope does not include calcium citrate that satisfies the
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.
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 subheadings are provided for convenience
and customs purposes, the written description of the merchandise is
dispositive.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Export price
has been 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.
Preliminary Results of the Review
Commerce preliminarily determines that the following weighted-
average dumping margin exists for the period January 8, 2018 through
June 30, 2019:
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Estimated
weighted-
average
Exporter/producer dumping
margin
(percent)
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S.A. Citrique Belge N.V.................................... 0.00
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Disclosure and Public Comment
Commerce intends to disclose the calculations used in its analysis
to interested parties in this review within five days of the date of
publication of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Interested parties are invited to comment on the preliminary results of
this review. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii), interested parties
may submit case briefs no later than 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice. 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.\6\ Parties who submit case briefs or
rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are requested to submit with each
argument: (1) A statement of the issue, (2) a brief summary of the
argument, and (3) a table of authorities.\7\ Case and rebuttal briefs
should be filed using ACCESS.\8\ Note that Commerce has temporarily
modified certain of its requirements for serving documents containing
business proprietary information, until further notice.\9\
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\6\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
\7\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
\8\ See 19 CFR 351.
\9\ 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), any interested party may request a
hearing within 30 days of the publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. If a hearing is requested, Commerce will notify interested
parties of the hearing date and time. 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 within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice.
Requests should contain: (1) The party's name, address, and telephone
number; (2) the number of hearing participants; and (3) a list of the
issues to be discussed in the hearing. Issues raised in the hearing
will
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be limited to those raised in the respective case and rebuttal briefs.
If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold the
hearing at a time and date to be determined. Parties should confirm by
telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing two days before
the scheduled date.
We intend to issue the final results of this administrative review,
including the results of our analysis of issues raised by the parties
in the written comments, within 120 days of publication of these
preliminary results in the Federal Register, unless otherwise
extended.\10\
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\10\ See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.213(h)(1).
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Assessment Rates
Upon issuance of the final results, Commerce shall determine, and
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping
duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review.\11\ If
Citrique Belge's calculated weighted-average dumping margin is above de
minimis (i.e., greater than or equal to 0.5 percent) in the final
results of this review, we will calculate importer-specific assessment
ad valorem rates based on the ratio of the total amount of antidumping
duties calculated for the importer's examined sales and the total
entered value of the sales in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). If
Citrique Belge's weighted-average dumping margin continues to be zero
or de minimis, or the importer-specific assessment rate is zero or de
minimis in the final results of review, we intend to instruct CBP to
liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping
duties.\12\ The final results of this review will 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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\11\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
\12\ See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
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In accordance with our ``automatic assessment'' practice, for
entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by Citrique
Belge for which Citrique Belge did not know that the merchandise it
sold to the intermediary (e.g., a reseller, trading company, or
exporter) was destined for the United States, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate unreviewed entries at the all-others rate if there is no rate
for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.\13\ We
intend to issue instructions to CBP 15 days after publication of the
final results of this review.
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\13\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties,
68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
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Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all
shipments of citric acid from Belgium entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of the
final results of this administrative review, as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for Citrique Belge
will be the rate established in the final results of this
administrative review, except if the rate is less than 0.50 percent
and, therefore, de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1),
in which case the cash deposit rate will be zero; (2) for merchandise
exported by 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
19.30 percent, the all-others rate established in the less-than-fair-
value investigation.\14\ These deposit requirements, when imposed,
shall remain in effect until further notice.
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\14\ See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Belgium,
Colombia and Thailand: Antidumping Duty Orders, 83 FR 35214 (July
25, 2018).
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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) 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
These preliminary results of review are issued and published in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.221(b)(4).
Dated: November 3, 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. Date of Sale
VI. Product Comparisons
VII. Export Price and Constructed Export Price
VIII. Normal Value
IX. Currency Conversion
X. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2020-24829 Filed 11-6-20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
