Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 67729-67730 [2023-21708]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• International Trade Administration

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 189 (Monday, October 2, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67729-67730]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21708]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews

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

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act), the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is automatically 
initiating the five-year reviews (Sunset Reviews) of the antidumping 
and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) order(s) and suspended 
investigation(s) listed below. The International Trade Commission (the 
ITC) is publishing concurrently with this notice its notice of 
Institution of Five-Year Reviews which covers the same order(s) and 
suspended investigation(s).

DATES: Applicable October 2, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commerce official identified in the 
Initiation of Review section below at AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement 
and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230. For 
information from the ITC, contact Mary Messer, Office of 
Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission at (202) 205-3193.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    Commerce's procedures for the conduct of Sunset Reviews are set 
forth in its Procedures for Conducting Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews of 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, 63 FR 13516 (March 20, 
1998) and 70 FR 62061 (October 28, 2005). Guidance on methodological or 
analytical issues relevant to Commerce's conduct of Sunset Reviews is 
set forth in Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-
Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Duty 
Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14, 2012).

Initiation of Review

    In accordance with section 751(c) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(c), 
we are initiating the Sunset Reviews of the following antidumping and 
countervailing duty order(s) and suspended investigation(s):

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          DOC case No.              ITC case No.          Country              Product          Commerce contact
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A-570-071......................  731-TA-1397.......  China...........  Sodium Gluconate,       Thomas Martin
                                                                        Gluconic Acid, and      (202) 482-3936.
                                                                        Derivative Products
                                                                        (1st Review).
A-570-985......................  731-TA-1203.......  China...........  Xanthan Gum (2nd        Thomas Martin
                                                                        Review).                (202) 482-3936.
C-570-072......................  701-TA-590........  China...........  Sodium Gluconate,       Thomas Martin
                                                                        Gluconic Acid, and      (202) 482-3936.
                                                                        Derivative Products
                                                                        (1st Review).
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Filing Information

    As a courtesy, we are making information related to sunset 
proceedings, including copies of the pertinent statute and Commerce's 
regulations, Commerce's schedule for Sunset Reviews, a listing of past 
revocations and continuations, and current service lists, available to 
the public on Commerce's website at the following address: https://enforcement.trade.gov/sunset/. All submissions in these Sunset Reviews 
must be filed in accordance with Commerce's regulations regarding 
format, translation, and service of documents. These rules, including 
electronic filing requirements via Enforcement and Compliance's 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service 
System (ACCESS), can be found at 19 CFR 351.303.
    In accordance with section 782(b) of the Act, any party submitting 
factual information in an AD/CVD proceeding must certify to the 
accuracy and completeness of that information. Parties must use the 
certification formats provided in 19 CFR 351.303(g). Commerce intends 
to reject factual submissions if the submitting party does not comply 
with applicable revised certification requirements.

Letters of Appearance and Administrative Protective Orders

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.103(d), Commerce will maintain and make 
available a public service list for these proceedings. Parties wishing 
to participate in any of these five-year reviews must file letters of 
appearance as discussed at 19 CFR 351.103(d). To facilitate the timely 
preparation of the public service list, it is requested that those 
seeking recognition as interested parties to a proceeding submit an 
entry of appearance within 10 days of the publication of the Notice of 
Initiation. Because deadlines in Sunset Reviews can be very short, we 
urge interested parties who want access to proprietary information 
under administrative protective order (APO) to file an APO application 
immediately following publication in the Federal Register of this 
notice of initiation. Commerce's regulations on submission of 
proprietary information and eligibility to receive access to business 
proprietary information under APO can be found at 19 CFR 351.304-306. 
Note that Commerce has temporarily modified certain of its requirements 
for serving documents containing business proprietary information, 
until further notice.\1\
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    \1\ 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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Information Required From Interested Parties

    Domestic interested parties, as defined in section 771(9)(C), (D), 
(E), (F), and (G) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.102(b), wishing to 
participate in a Sunset Review must respond not later than 15 days 
after the date of publication in the Federal Register of this notice of 
initiation by filing a notice of intent to participate. The required 
contents of the notice of intent to participate are set forth at 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(1)(ii). In accordance with Commerce's regulations, if we do 
not receive a notice of intent to participate from at least one 
domestic interested party by the 15-day deadline, Commerce will 
automatically revoke the order without further review.\2\
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    \2\ See 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(iii).
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    If we receive an order-specific notice of intent to participate 
from a domestic interested party, Commerce's regulations provide that 
all parties wishing to participate in a Sunset Review must file 
complete substantive responses not later than 30 days after the date of 
publication in the Federal

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Register of this notice of initiation. The required contents of a 
substantive response, on an order-specific basis, are set forth at 19 
CFR 351.218(d)(3). Note that certain information requirements differ 
for respondent and domestic parties. Also, note that Commerce's 
information requirements are distinct from the ITC 's information 
requirements. Consult Commerce's regulations for information regarding 
Commerce's conduct of Sunset Reviews. Consult Commerce's regulations at 
19 CFR part 351 for definitions of terms and for other general 
information concerning antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings 
at Commerce.
    This notice of initiation is being published in accordance with 
section 751(c) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(c).

    Dated: September 20, 2023.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2023-21708 Filed 9-29-23; 8:45 am]
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