Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene Rubber From Brazil, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, and Poland: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders, 73286-73287 [2022-26021]

Download as PDF 73286 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 228 / Tuesday, November 29, 2022 / Notices subject to duties under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (section 232) or section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (section 301), depending on the country of origin. The applicable section 232 and section 301 decisions require subject merchandise to be admitted to FTZs in privileged foreign status (19 CFR 146.41). Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions shall be addressed to the Board’s Executive Secretary and sent to: ftz@trade.gov. The closing period for their receipt is January 9, 2023. A copy of the notification will be available for public inspection in the ‘‘Online FTZ Information System’’ section of the Board’s website. For further information, contact Juanita Chen at juanita.chen@trade.gov. Dated: November 23, 2022. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2022–26023 Filed 11–28–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene Rubber From Brazil, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, and Poland: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: As a result of these expedited sunset reviews, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on emulsion styrenebutadiene rubber (ESB rubber) from Brazil, the Republic of Korea (Korea), Mexico, and Poland would be likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the ‘‘Final Results of Sunset Review’’ section of this notice. DATES: Applicable November 29, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caroline Carroll or Thomas Martin, 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) 482–4948 and (202) 482–3936, respectively. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:19 Nov 28, 2022 Jkt 259001 Analysis of Comments Received On August 1, 2022, Commerce published the notice of initiation of the first sunset reviews of the Orders,1 pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).2 Commerce received a notice of intent to participate from a domestic interested party 3 within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).4 The domestic interested party claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as a producer of a domestic like product in the United States. Commerce received adequate substantive responses from the domestic interested party within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).5 We did not receive a substantive response from any other interested party in these proceedings. On September 30, 2022, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission that it did not receive an adequate substantive response from respondent interested parties.6 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 expedited (120-day) sunset reviews of the Orders. All issues raised in these sunset reviews are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping and the magnitude of the margins of dumping likely to prevail if the Orders were revoked.8 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 Services 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://access.trade.gov/public/ FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. Scope of the Orders [A–351–849; A–580–890; A–201–848; A– 455–805] AGENCY: Background The products covered by the Orders are cold-polymerized emulsion styrenebutadiene rubber. For a complete description of the scope of these Orders, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.7 1 See Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene Rubber from Brazil, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, and Poland: Antidumping Duty Orders, 82 FR 42790 (September 12, 2017) (Orders). 2 See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 87 FR 46943 (August 1, 2022). 3 The domestic interested party is Lion Elastomers LLC (Lion). 4 See Domestic Interested Party’s Letter, ‘‘Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene Rubber from Brazil, Korea, Mexico, and Poland: Notice of Intent to Participate in Sunset Reviews,’’ dated August 8, 2022. 5 See Domestic Interested Party’s Letters, ‘‘Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene Rubber from Korea: Substantive Response to the Notice of Initiation of Sunset Reviews,’’ dated August 16, 2022; ‘‘Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene Rubber from Poland: Substantive Response to the Notice of Initiation of Sunset Reviews,’’ dated August 16, 2022; Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene Rubber from Mexico: Substantive Response to the Notice of Initiation of Sunset Reviews,’’ dated August 16, 2022; ‘‘Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene Rubber from Brazil: Substantive Response to the Notice of Initiation of Sunset Reviews,’’ dated August 16, 2022; (collectively, Substantive Responses). 6 See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Sunset Reviews Initiated on August 1, 2022,’’ dated September 30, 2022. 7 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Orders on Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene Rubber from Brazil, Mexico, the PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Final Results of Sunset Reviews Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c) of the Act, Commerce determines that revocation of the Orders would be likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping, and that the magnitude of the margins of dumping likely to prevail would be weightedaverage margins up to the following percentages: Country Weightedaverage dumping margin (percent) Brazil ..................................... Korea .................................... Mexico .................................. Poland ................................... 19.61 44.30 19.52 25.43 Administrative Protective Order (APO) This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an APO of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a). Timely written notification of the destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which is subject to sanction. Notification to Interested Parties We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii). Republic of Korea, and Poland,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). 8 Id. E:\FR\FM\29NON1.SGM 29NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 228 / Tuesday, November 29, 2022 / Notices Dated: November 22, 2022. Abdelali Elouaradia, Deputy 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 Orders IV. History of the Orders V. Legal Framework VI. Discussion of the Issues 1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping 2. Magnitude of the Margin of Dumping Likely to Prevail VII. Final Results of Sunset Reviews VIII. Recommendation [FR Doc. 2022–26021 Filed 11–28–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–580–886] Ferrovanadium From the Republic of Korea: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: As a result of the respective determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on ferrovanadium from the Republic of Korea (Korea) would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing this notice of continuation of the AD order. DATES: Applicable November 29, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Krisha Hill, 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) 482–4037. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Background On May 15, 2017, Commerce published the AD order on ferrovanadium from Korea.1 On April 1, 2022, Commerce initiated,2 and the ITC 1 See Ferrovanadium from the Republic of Korea: Antidumping Duty Order, 82 FR 22309 (May 15, 2017) (Order). 2 See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 87 FR 19069 (April 1, 2022). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:19 Nov 28, 2022 Jkt 259001 instituted,3 this sunset review of the Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). As a result of its review, Commerce determined, pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c) of the Act, that revocation of the Order would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping. Commerce, therefore, notified the ITC of the magnitude of the margins of dumping likely to prevail should the Order be revoked.4 On November 21, 2022, the ITC published its determination that revocation of the Order would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable time, pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752(a) of the Act.5 Scope of the Order The product covered by the Order is all ferrovanadium regardless of grade (i.e., percentage of contained vanadium), chemistry, form, shape, or size. Ferrovanadium is an alloy of iron and vanadium. Ferrovanadium is classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) item number 7202.92.0000. Although this HTSUS item number is provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of the Order is dispositive. Continuation of the Order As a result of the respective determinations by Commerce and the ITC that revocation of the Order would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to an industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable time, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(a), Commerce hereby orders the continuation of the Order. U.S. Customs and Border Protection will continue to collect AD cash deposits at the rate in effect at the time of entry for all imports of subject merchandise. The effective date of the continuation of the Order will be the date of publication in the Federal Register of this notice of continuation. Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(c)(2), Commerce intends to initiate the next five-year (sunset) review of this Order not later than 30 days prior to the fifth anniversary of the effective date of continuation. 3 See Ferrovanadium from South Korea; Institution of a Five-Year Review, 87 FR 19129 (April 1, 2022). 4 See Ferrovanadium from the Republic of Korea: Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order, 87 FR 48151 (August 8, 2022), and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum. 5 See Ferrovanadium From South Korea, 87 FR 70866 (November 21, 2022). PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 73287 Administrative Protective Order (APO) This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an APO of their responsibility concerning the return, destruction, or conversion to judicial protective order of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Failure to comply is a violation of the APO which may be subject to sanctions. Notification to Interested Parties This five-year sunset review and notice are in accordance with section 751(c) of the Act and the notice is published pursuant to section 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4). Dated: November 22, 2022. Abdelali Elouaradia, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. [FR Doc. 2022–26020 Filed 11–28–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Baldrige Performance Excellence Program Team Leader Consensus and Site Visit Information Collections The Department of Commerce will submit the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public’s reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on September 22, 2022, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Commerce. Title: Baldrige Performance Excellent Program (BPEP) Team Leader Consensus and Team Leader Site Visit Information Collections. OMB Control Number: 0693–0079. Form Number(s): None. Type of Request: Extension of a current information collection. E:\FR\FM\29NON1.SGM 29NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-351-849; A-580-890; A-201-848; A-455-805]


Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene Rubber From Brazil, the Republic of 
Korea, Mexico, and Poland: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset 
Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: As a result of these expedited sunset reviews, the U.S. 
Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the 
antidumping duty (AD) orders on emulsion styrene-butadiene rubber (ESB 
rubber) from Brazil, the Republic of Korea (Korea), Mexico, and Poland 
would be likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping at 
the levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset Review'' section 
of this notice.

DATES: Applicable November 29, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caroline Carroll or Thomas Martin, 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) 482-4948 and (202) 
482-3936, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On August 1, 2022, Commerce published the notice of initiation of 
the first sunset reviews of the Orders,\1\ pursuant to section 751(c) 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ Commerce received a 
notice of intent to participate from a domestic interested party \3\ 
within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\4\ The 
domestic interested party claimed interested party status under section 
771(9)(C) of the Act, as a producer of a domestic like product in the 
United States.
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    \1\ See Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene Rubber from Brazil, the 
Republic of Korea, Mexico, and Poland: Antidumping Duty Orders, 82 
FR 42790 (September 12, 2017) (Orders).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 87 FR 46943 
(August 1, 2022).
    \3\ The domestic interested party is Lion Elastomers LLC (Lion).
    \4\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, ``Emulsion Styrene-
Butadiene Rubber from Brazil, Korea, Mexico, and Poland: Notice of 
Intent to Participate in Sunset Reviews,'' dated August 8, 2022.
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    Commerce received adequate substantive responses from the domestic 
interested party within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(3)(i).\5\ We did not receive a substantive response from any 
other interested party in these proceedings.
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    \5\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letters, ``Emulsion Styrene-
Butadiene Rubber from Korea: Substantive Response to the Notice of 
Initiation of Sunset Reviews,'' dated August 16, 2022; ``Emulsion 
Styrene-Butadiene Rubber from Poland: Substantive Response to the 
Notice of Initiation of Sunset Reviews,'' dated August 16, 2022; 
Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene Rubber from Mexico: Substantive Response 
to the Notice of Initiation of Sunset Reviews,'' dated August 16, 
2022; ``Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene Rubber from Brazil: Substantive 
Response to the Notice of Initiation of Sunset Reviews,'' dated 
August 16, 2022; (collectively, Substantive Responses).
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    On September 30, 2022, Commerce notified the U.S. International 
Trade Commission that it did not receive an adequate substantive 
response from respondent interested parties.\6\ 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 expedited (120-day) sunset reviews of the Orders.
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    \6\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on August 
1, 2022,'' dated September 30, 2022.
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Scope of the Orders

    The products covered by the Orders are cold-polymerized emulsion 
styrene-butadiene rubber. For a complete description of the scope of 
these Orders, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\7\
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    \7\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Orders on Emulsion 
Styrene-Butadiene Rubber from Brazil, Mexico, the Republic of Korea, 
and Poland,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this 
notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in these sunset reviews are addressed in the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum, including the likelihood of 
continuation or recurrence of dumping and the magnitude of the margins 
of dumping likely to prevail if the Orders were revoked.\8\ 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 Services 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://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
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    \8\ Id.
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Final Results of Sunset Reviews

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c) of the Act, Commerce 
determines that revocation of the Orders would be likely to lead to the 
continuation or recurrence of dumping, and that the magnitude of the 
margins of dumping likely to prevail would be weighted-average margins 
up to the following percentages:

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                                                             Weighted-
                                                              average
                         Country                              dumping
                                                              margin
                                                             (percent)
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Brazil..................................................           19.61
Korea...................................................           44.30
Mexico..................................................           19.52
Poland..................................................           25.43
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an 
APO of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary 
information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a). 
Timely written notification of the destruction of APO materials or 
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to 
comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which is 
subject to sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with 
sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 
351.221(c)(5)(ii).


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    Dated: November 22, 2022.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy 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 Orders
IV. History of the Orders
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
    1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
    2. Magnitude of the Margin of Dumping Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Reviews
VIII. Recommendation

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