Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From Belgium: Final Results of the Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order, 88361-88362 [2023-28138]

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SUMMARY: On September 22, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) issued the preliminary results of the first full five-year sunset review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on citric acid and certain citrate salts (citric acid) from Belgium. We received no comment from interested parties in opposition to our preliminary results. As a result of our analysis, Commerce finds that revocation of the AD order on citric acid from Belgium would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the ‘‘Final Results of Sunset Review’’ section of this notice. DATES: Applicable December 21, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Cohen, 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) 482–4521. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: Background On June 1, 2023, Commerce published the initiation of the sunset review of the AD order on citric acid from Belgium 1 in the Federal Register pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).2 As Commerce received a substantive response from Citribel nv (Citribel),3 which claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(A) of the Act as a foreign producer and foreign exporter of citric acid, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that it would conduct a full sunset review of the Order pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(e)(2).4 On September 22, 2023, Commerce published the Preliminary Results, finding that dumping was likely to 1 See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Belgium, Colombia and Thailand: Antidumping Duty Orders, 83 FR 35214 (July 25, 2018) (Order). 2 See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 88 FR 35832 (June 1, 2023). 3 See Citribel’s Letter, ‘‘Citribel N.V.’s Substantive Response,’’ dated July 3, 2023. 4 See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Sunset Reviews Initiated on June 1, 2023,’’ dated July 25, 2023. E:\FR\FM\21DEN1.SGM 21DEN1 88362 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 244 / Thursday, December 21, 2023 / Notices continue or recur if the Order were revoked, and determined to the report to the ITC rates up to 19.30 percent as the margin of dumping likely to prevail.5 We invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Results.6 We received a case brief from Archer Daniels Midland Company, Cargill, Incorporated, and Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC (collectively, the domestic interested parties), which notes their agreement with the preliminary determination that revocation of the Order would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, which they state was appropriately based on Commerce’s finding that import volumes of the subject merchandise declined significantly after issuance of the Order.7 We received no further case or rebuttal briefs from interested parties; thus, the record reflects no opposition to the Preliminary Results nor presents substantive issues which require further consideration. Accordingly, the final results remain unchanged from the Preliminary Results. As noted above, Commerce received no comments in opposition to its Preliminary Results. As a result, we have not modified our analysis, and no issues and decision memorandum accompanies this Federal Register notice. We are adopting the Preliminary Results as the final results. 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. For a full description of the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Dated: December 15, 2023. Abdelali Elouaradia, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. 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 would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at a weightedaverage dumping margin up to 19.30 percent. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 5 See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Belgium: Preliminary Results of the Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order, 88 FR 65365 (September 22, 2023) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 6 Id., 88 FR at 65366. 7 See Domestic Interested Parties’ Letter, ‘‘Domestic Industry’s Case Brief,’’ dated October 23, 2023. The domestic interested parties note that, should the final results of the 2021–2022 administrative review of the Order be finalized prior to the instant sunset final results, the affirmative decision that revocation would likely lead to the continuance of dumping could be additionally supported with a finding that dumping continued after issuance of the Order. However, because the final results of the 2021–2022 administrative review have not yet been issued at the time of signature of this notice, we continue to decline to consider the unfinalized dumping margins of the ongoing 2021–2022 administrative review for the purposes of the instant determination. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:15 Dec 20, 2023 Jkt 262001 Administrative Protective Order This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to an administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). 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 the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation. Notification to Interested Parties This five-year sunset review and notice are in accordance with sections 751(c)(5)(A), 752(c), and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(3). [FR Doc. 2023–28138 Filed 12–20–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration Background On August 3, 2023, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of this administrative review.1 Interpipe,2 the sole mandatory respondent, and the domestic interested party Vallourec Star, L.P. (Vallourec), each submitted comments on the Preliminary Results.3 For a description of the events since the Preliminary Results, as well as a full discussion of the issues raised by parties for these final results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.4 Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Scope of the Order 5 The products covered by the Order are OCTG from Ukraine. For a full description of the scope, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum. Analysis of Comments Received All issues raised in Interpipe’s case brief and Vallourec’s letter in lieu of rebuttal brief are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of these issues 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://access.trade.gov/ public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. [A–823–815] Final Results of Review Oil Country Tubular Goods From Ukraine: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2021– 2022 We have calculated the following estimated weighted-average dumping Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from Ukraine were sold at prices below normal value during the period of review (POR) July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022. DATES: Applicable December 21, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Toni Page, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1398. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1 See Oil Country Tubular Goods from Ukraine: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2021–2022, 88 FR 51289 (August 3, 2023) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM). 2 Commerce has previously determined that Interpipe Europe S.A.; Interpipe Ukraine LLC; PJSC Interpipe Niznedneprovsky Tube Rolling Plant; and LLC Interpipe Niko Tube are affiliated and treated as a single entity (i.e., Interpipe). See Preliminary Results PDM at ‘‘Summary.’’ 3 See Interpipe’s Letter, ‘‘Case Brief for Interpipe,’’ dated September 5, 2023; see also Vallourec’s Letter, ‘‘Letter in Lieu of Rebuttal Brief,’’ dated September 11, 2023. 4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Oil Country Tubular Goods from Ukraine, 2021–2022,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). 5 See Termination of the Suspension Agreement on Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from Ukraine, Rescission of Administrative Review, and Issuance of Antidumping Duty Order, 84 FR 33918 (July 16, 2019) (Order). E:\FR\FM\21DEN1.SGM 21DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 244 (Thursday, December 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88361-88362]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-423-813]


Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From Belgium: Final Results 
of the Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: On September 22, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce 
(Commerce) issued the preliminary results of the first full five-year 
sunset review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on citric acid and 
certain citrate salts (citric acid) from Belgium. We received no 
comment from interested parties in opposition to our preliminary 
results. As a result of our analysis, Commerce finds that revocation of 
the AD order on citric acid from Belgium would be likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the 
``Final Results of Sunset Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable December 21, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Cohen, 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) 482-4521.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On June 1, 2023, Commerce published the initiation of the sunset 
review of the AD order on citric acid from Belgium \1\ in the Federal 
Register pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act).\2\ As Commerce received a substantive response from 
Citribel nv (Citribel),\3\ which claimed interested party status under 
section 771(9)(A) of the Act as a foreign producer and foreign exporter 
of citric acid, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade 
Commission (ITC) that it would conduct a full sunset review of the 
Order pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(e)(2).\4\
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    \1\ See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Belgium, 
Colombia and Thailand: Antidumping Duty Orders, 83 FR 35214 (July 
25, 2018) (Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 88 FR 35832 
(June 1, 2023).
    \3\ See Citribel's Letter, ``Citribel N.V.'s Substantive 
Response,'' dated July 3, 2023.
    \4\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on June 1, 
2023,'' dated July 25, 2023.
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    On September 22, 2023, Commerce published the Preliminary Results, 
finding that dumping was likely to

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continue or recur if the Order were revoked, and determined to the 
report to the ITC rates up to 19.30 percent as the margin of dumping 
likely to prevail.\5\ We invited interested parties to comment on the 
Preliminary Results.\6\ We received a case brief from Archer Daniels 
Midland Company, Cargill, Incorporated, and Primary Products 
Ingredients Americas LLC (collectively, the domestic interested 
parties), which notes their agreement with the preliminary 
determination that revocation of the Order would be likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping, which they state was 
appropriately based on Commerce's finding that import volumes of the 
subject merchandise declined significantly after issuance of the 
Order.\7\
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    \5\ See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Belgium: 
Preliminary Results of the Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty 
Order, 88 FR 65365 (September 22, 2023) (Preliminary Results), and 
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
    \6\ Id., 88 FR at 65366.
    \7\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Domestic 
Industry's Case Brief,'' dated October 23, 2023. The domestic 
interested parties note that, should the final results of the 2021-
2022 administrative review of the Order be finalized prior to the 
instant sunset final results, the affirmative decision that 
revocation would likely lead to the continuance of dumping could be 
additionally supported with a finding that dumping continued after 
issuance of the Order. However, because the final results of the 
2021-2022 administrative review have not yet been issued at the time 
of signature of this notice, we continue to decline to consider the 
unfinalized dumping margins of the ongoing 2021-2022 administrative 
review for the purposes of the instant determination.
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    We received no further case or rebuttal briefs from interested 
parties; thus, the record reflects no opposition to the Preliminary 
Results nor presents substantive issues which require further 
consideration. Accordingly, the final results remain unchanged from the 
Preliminary Results.

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. For a full description of the scope of the Order, see 
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

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 would be likely to 
lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at a weighted-average 
dumping margin up to 19.30 percent.
    As noted above, Commerce received no comments in opposition to its 
Preliminary Results. As a result, we have not modified our analysis, 
and no issues and decision memorandum accompanies this Federal Register 
notice. We are adopting the Preliminary Results as the final results.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to an 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). 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 the terms of an APO is a sanctionable 
violation.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This five-year sunset review and notice are in accordance with 
sections 751(c)(5)(A), 752(c), and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(f)(3).

    Dated: December 15, 2023.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2023-28138 Filed 12-20-23; 8:45 am]
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