Vanillin from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final Determination with Final Antidumping Duty Determination, 90671-90673 [2024-26770]
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comment on this preliminary
determination.
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Applicable November 18, 2024.
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Pedersen, AD/CVD Operations, Office
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Background
[C–570–173]
Vanillin from the People’s Republic of
China: Preliminary Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination and
Alignment of Final Determination with
Final Antidumping Duty Determination
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily
determines that countervailable
subsidies are being provided to
producers and exporters of vanillin from
the People’s Republic of China (China).
The period of investigation is January 1,
2023, through December 31, 2023.
Interested parties are invited to
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This preliminary determination is
made in accordance with section 703(b)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act). Commerce published the
notice of initiation of this countervailing
duty (CVD) investigation on July 1,
2024.1 On July 22, 2024, Commerce
tolled certain deadlines in this
administrative proceeding by seven
days.2 On August 13, 2024, Commerce
postponed the preliminary
determination of this investigation until
1 See Vanillin from the People’s Republic of
China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty
Investigation, 89 FR 54421 (July 1, 2024) (Initiation
Notice).
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings,’’ dated July 22, 2024.
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November 12, 2024.3 For a complete
description of the events that followed
the initiation of this investigation, see
the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.4
A list of topics discussed in the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum is
included as Appendix II 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://access.trade.gov/
public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Scope of the Investigation
The product covered by this
investigation is vanillin from China. For
a complete description of the scope of
this investigation, see Appendix I.
Scope Comments
In accordance with the Preamble to
Commerce’s regulations,5 the Initiation
Notice set aside a period of time for
parties to raise issues regarding product
coverage, (i.e., scope).6 No interested
party commented on the scope of the
investigation as it appeared in the
Initiation Notice.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this
investigation in accordance with section
701 of the Act. For each of the subsidy
programs found countervailable,
Commerce preliminarily determines
that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial
contribution by an ‘‘authority’’ that
gives rise to a benefit to the recipient,
and that the subsidy is specific.7
Commerce notes that, in making these
findings, it relied, in part, on facts
available and, because it finds that one
or more respondents did not act to the
best of their ability to respond to
Commerce’s requests for information, it
drew an adverse inference where
appropriate in selecting from among the
facts otherwise available.8 For further
information, see the ‘‘Use of Facts
Otherwise Available and Adverse
Inferences’’ section in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
Alignment
In accordance with section 705(a)(1)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(4),
Commerce is aligning the final CVD
determination in this investigation with
the final determination in the
companion antidumping duty (AD)
investigation of vanillin from China
based on a request made by Solvay USA
LLC (the petitioner).9 Consequently, the
final CVD determination will be issued
on the same date as the final AD
determination, which is currently
scheduled to be issued no later than
March 24, 2025, unless postponed.
All-Others Rate
Sections 703(d) and 705(c)(5)(A) of
the Act provide that, in the preliminary
determination, Commerce shall
determine an estimated all-others rate
for companies not individually
examined. This rate shall be an amount
equal to the weighted average of the
estimated subsidy rates established for
those companies individually
examined, excluding any rates that are
zero, de minimis, or based entirely
under section 776 of the Act.
In this investigation, Commerce
preliminarily calculated an individual
estimated countervailable subsidy rate
for Jiaxing Guihua Chemical Import and
Export Co., Ltd. (Guihua), the only
individually examined exporter/
producer in this investigation. Because
the only individually calculated rate is
not zero, de minimis, or based entirely
on facts otherwise available, the
estimated weighted-average rate
calculated for Guihua is the rate
preliminarily assigned to all other
producers and exporters, pursuant to
section 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act.
Preliminary Determination
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3 See
Vanillin from the People’s Republic of
China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination
in the Countervailing Duty Investigation, 89 FR
65845 (August 13, 2024).
4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Affirmative Determination in the
Countervailing Duty Investigation of Vanillin from
the People’s Republic of China,’’ dated concurrently
with, and hereby adopted by, this notice
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
5 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties,
Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997)
(Preamble).
6 See Initiation Notice, 89 FR at 54421–22.
7 See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act
regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E)
of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of
the Act regarding specificity.
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Commerce preliminarily determines
that the following estimated
countervailable subsidy rates exist:
Subsidy rate
(percent ad
valorem)
Company
Jiaxing Guihua Chemical Import and Export Co., Ltd.10
8 See
27.33
sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act.
9 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Request to Align Final
Countervailing Duty Determination with the
Companion Antidumping Duty Final
Determination,’’ dated October 17, 2024.
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Company
All Others ..............................
Subsidy rate
(percent ad
valorem)
27.33
Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose its
calculations and analysis performed to
interested parties in this preliminary
determination within five days of its
public announcement or, if there is no
public announcement, within five days
of the date of publication of this notice
in the Federal Register, accordance with
19 CFR 351.224(b).
Consistent with 19 CFR 351.224(e),
Commerce will analyze and, if
appropriate, correct any timely
allegations of significant ministerial
errors by amending the preliminary
determination. However, consistent
with 19 CFR 351.224(d), Commerce will
not consider incomplete allegations that
do not address the significance standard
under 19 CFR 351.224(g) following the
preliminary determination. Instead,
Commerce will address such allegations
in the final determination together with
issues raised in the case briefs or other
written comments.
Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section
703(d)(1)(B) and (d)(2) of the Act,
Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) to suspend
liquidation of entries of subject
merchandise as described in the scope
of the investigation section entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. Further, pursuant to 19 CFR
351.205(d), Commerce will instruct CBP
to require a cash deposit equal to the
rates indicated above.
Verification
As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the
Act, Commerce intends to verify the
information relied upon in making its
final determination.
Public Comment
Case briefs or other written comments
may be submitted to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance no later than seven days
after the date on which the last
verification report is issued in this
investigation. Rebuttal briefs, limited to
issues raised in the case briefs, may be
10 As discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum, Commerce preliminarily finds
Guihua to be cross owned with the following
companies: Jiaxing Zhongua Chemical Co. Ltd.,
Zhejiang Zonghua Flavor Co., Ltd., and Jiaxing
Zhonghua Thermal Power Development Co., Ltd.
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filed not later than five days after the
date for filing case briefs.11 Interested
parties who submit case briefs or
rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must
submit: (1) a table of contents listing
each issue; and (2) a table of
authorities.12
As provided under 19 CFR
351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), in prior
proceedings we have encouraged
interested parties to provide an
executive summary of their briefs that
should be limited to five pages total,
including footnotes. In this
investigation, we instead request that
interested parties provide at the
beginning of their briefs a public,
executive summary for each issue raised
in their briefs.13 Further, we request that
interested parties limit their public
executive summary of each issue to no
more than 450 words, not including
citations. We intend to use the public
executive summaries as the basis of the
comment summaries included in the
issues and decision memorandum that
will accompany the final determination
in this investigation. We request that
interested parties include footnotes for
relevant citations in the executive
summary of each issue. Note that
Commerce has amended certain of its
requirements pertaining to the service of
documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).14
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
interested parties who wish to request a
hearing, which is limited to covering
issues raised in the case and rebuttal
briefs, must submit a written request to
the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance, U.S. Department of
Commerce within 30 days after the date
of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register. Hearing requests
should contain 1) the requestor’s name,
address, and telephone number; 2) the
number of participants and whether any
participant is a foreign national; and 3)
a list of the issues to be discussed. Oral
presentations at the hearing will be
limited to issues raised in the briefs. If
a request for a hearing is made, parties
will be notified of the time and date for
the hearing.15 Parties should confirm by
telephone the date, time, and location of
the hearing two days before the
scheduled date.
11 See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Administrative
Protective Order, Service, and Other Procedures in
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,
88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29, 2023) (APO and
Service Final Rule).
12 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
13 We use the term ‘‘issue’’ here to describe an
argument that Commerce would normally address
in a comment of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
14 See APO and Service Final Rule.
15 See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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All submissions, including case and
rebuttal briefs, as well as hearing
requests, should be filed using ACCESS.
An electronically-filed document must
be received successfully in its entirety
by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
on the established deadline.
VII. Analysis of China’s Financial System
VIII. Diversification of China’s Economy
IX. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and
Adverse Inferences
X. Subsidies Valuation
XI. Benchmarks
XII. Analysis of Programs
XIII. Recommendation
U.S. International Trade Commission
(ITC) Notification
[FR Doc. 2024–26770 Filed 11–15–24; 8:45 am]
In accordance with section 703(f) of
the Act, Commerce will notify the ITC
of its determination. If the final
determination is affirmative, the ITC
will determine before the later of 120
days after the date of this preliminary
determination or 45 days after the final
determination whether imports of
vanillin from China are materially
injuring, or threaten material injury to,
the U.S. industry.
Notification to Interested Parties
This determination is issued and
published in accordance with sections
703(f) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.205(c).
Dated: November 12, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
Appendix I
Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by the
investigation is vanillin, with the molecular
formula C8H8O3 or C9H10O3. For purposes of
this investigation, vanillin consists of natural
vanillin, synthetic vanillin, bio-sourced
synthetic vanillin (biovanillin) (each also
known as 4-Hydroxy-3methoxybenzaldehyde), and ethylvanillin
(also known as 3-Ethoxy-4hydroxybenzaldehyde). Vanillin covered by
this investigation is a chemical compound
with the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS)
number 121–33–5 or 121–32–4. Vanillin is
covered by the investigation regardless of
whether it is in a crystalline powder or
crystal form. Vanillin is covered by the scope
of the investigation, irrespective of purity,
particle size, or physical form.
Merchandise subject to the investigation is
specified within the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under
subheading 2912.41.0000 and 2912.42.0000.
The HTSUS subheadings and CAS registry
numbers are provided for convenience and
customs purposes only. The written
description of the merchandise covered by
the investigation is dispositive.
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Investigation
IV. Scope Comments
V. Alignment
VI. Injury Test
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-173]
Vanillin from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary
Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final
Determination with Final Antidumping Duty Determination
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily
determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to
producers and exporters of vanillin from the People's Republic of China
(China). The period of investigation is January 1, 2023, through
December 31, 2023. Interested parties are invited to comment on this
preliminary determination.
DATES: Applicable November 18, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Pedersen, 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) 482-2769.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
This preliminary determination is made in accordance with section
703(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Commerce
published the notice of initiation of this countervailing duty (CVD)
investigation on July 1, 2024.\1\ On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled
certain deadlines in this administrative proceeding by seven days.\2\
On August 13, 2024, Commerce postponed the preliminary determination of
this investigation until
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November 12, 2024.\3\ For a complete description of the events that
followed the initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.\4\
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\1\ See Vanillin from the People's Republic of China: Initiation
of Countervailing Duty Investigation, 89 FR 54421 (July 1, 2024)
(Initiation Notice).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated July 22, 2024.
\3\ See Vanillin from the People's Republic of China:
Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty
Investigation, 89 FR 65845 (August 13, 2024).
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Affirmative Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation
of Vanillin from the People's Republic of China,'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum).
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A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
is included as Appendix II 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://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Scope of the Investigation
The product covered by this investigation is vanillin from China.
For a complete description of the scope of this investigation, see
Appendix I.
Scope Comments
In accordance with the Preamble to Commerce's regulations,\5\ the
Initiation Notice set aside a period of time for parties to raise
issues regarding product coverage, (i.e., scope).\6\ No interested
party commented on the scope of the investigation as it appeared in the
Initiation Notice.
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\5\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Final Rule,
62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997) (Preamble).
\6\ See Initiation Notice, 89 FR at 54421-22.
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this investigation in accordance with
section 701 of the Act. For each of the subsidy programs found
countervailable, Commerce preliminarily determines that there is a
subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution by an ``authority'' that gives
rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is
specific.\7\
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\7\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding
benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
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Commerce notes that, in making these findings, it relied, in part,
on facts available and, because it finds that one or more respondents
did not act to the best of their ability to respond to Commerce's
requests for information, it drew an adverse inference where
appropriate in selecting from among the facts otherwise available.\8\
For further information, see the ``Use of Facts Otherwise Available and
Adverse Inferences'' section in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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\8\ See sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act.
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Alignment
In accordance with section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.210(b)(4), Commerce is aligning the final CVD determination in this
investigation with the final determination in the companion antidumping
duty (AD) investigation of vanillin from China based on a request made
by Solvay USA LLC (the petitioner).\9\ Consequently, the final CVD
determination will be issued on the same date as the final AD
determination, which is currently scheduled to be issued no later than
March 24, 2025, unless postponed.
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\9\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Request to Align Final
Countervailing Duty Determination with the Companion Antidumping
Duty Final Determination,'' dated October 17, 2024.
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All-Others Rate
Sections 703(d) and 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act provide that, in the
preliminary determination, Commerce shall determine an estimated all-
others rate for companies not individually examined. This rate shall be
an amount equal to the weighted average of the estimated subsidy rates
established for those companies individually examined, excluding any
rates that are zero, de minimis, or based entirely under section 776 of
the Act.
In this investigation, Commerce preliminarily calculated an
individual estimated countervailable subsidy rate for Jiaxing Guihua
Chemical Import and Export Co., Ltd. (Guihua), the only individually
examined exporter/producer in this investigation. Because the only
individually calculated rate is not zero, de minimis, or based entirely
on facts otherwise available, the estimated weighted-average rate
calculated for Guihua is the rate preliminarily assigned to all other
producers and exporters, pursuant to section 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the
Act.
Preliminary Determination
Commerce preliminarily determines that the following estimated
countervailable subsidy rates exist:
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Subsidy rate
Company (percent ad
valorem)
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Jiaxing Guihua Chemical Import and Export Co., Ltd.\10\. 27.33
All Others.............................................. 27.33
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Disclosure
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\10\ As discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum,
Commerce preliminarily finds Guihua to be cross owned with the
following companies: Jiaxing Zhongua Chemical Co. Ltd., Zhejiang
Zonghua Flavor Co., Ltd., and Jiaxing Zhonghua Thermal Power
Development Co., Ltd.
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Commerce intends to disclose its calculations and analysis
performed to interested parties in this preliminary determination
within five days of its public announcement or, if there is no public
announcement, within five days of the date of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register, accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Consistent with 19 CFR 351.224(e), Commerce will analyze and, if
appropriate, correct any timely allegations of significant ministerial
errors by amending the preliminary determination. However, consistent
with 19 CFR 351.224(d), Commerce will not consider incomplete
allegations that do not address the significance standard under 19 CFR
351.224(g) following the preliminary determination. Instead, Commerce
will address such allegations in the final determination together with
issues raised in the case briefs or other written comments.
Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 703(d)(1)(B) and (d)(2) of the Act,
Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to
suspend liquidation of entries of subject merchandise as described in
the scope of the investigation section entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register. Further, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.205(d),
Commerce will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit equal to the rates
indicated above.
Verification
As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the Act, Commerce intends to
verify the information relied upon in making its final determination.
Public Comment
Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than seven
days after the date on which the last verification report is issued in
this investigation. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the
case briefs, may be
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filed not later than five days after the date for filing case
briefs.\11\ Interested parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal
briefs in this proceeding must submit: (1) a table of contents listing
each issue; and (2) a table of authorities.\12\
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\11\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Administrative Protective
Order, Service, and Other Procedures in Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29,
2023) (APO and Service Final Rule).
\12\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
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As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), in prior
proceedings we have encouraged interested parties to provide an
executive summary of their briefs that should be limited to five pages
total, including footnotes. In this investigation, we instead request
that interested parties provide at the beginning of their briefs a
public, executive summary for each issue raised in their briefs.\13\
Further, we request that interested parties limit their public
executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not
including citations. We intend to use the public executive summaries as
the basis of the comment summaries included in the issues and decision
memorandum that will accompany the final determination in this
investigation. We request that interested parties include footnotes for
relevant citations in the executive summary of each issue. Note that
Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the
service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).\14\
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\13\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
\14\ See APO and Service Final Rule.
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing, which is limited to covering issues raised in the
case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a written request to the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of
Commerce within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice in
the Federal Register. Hearing requests should contain 1) the
requestor's name, address, and telephone number; 2) the number of
participants and whether any participant is a foreign national; and 3)
a list of the issues to be discussed. Oral presentations at the hearing
will be limited to issues raised in the briefs. If a request for a
hearing is made, parties will be notified of the time and date for the
hearing.\15\ Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and
location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date.
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\15\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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All submissions, including case and rebuttal briefs, as well as
hearing requests, should be filed using ACCESS. An electronically-filed
document must be received successfully in its entirety by ACCESS by
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the established deadline.
U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) Notification
In accordance with section 703(f) of the Act, Commerce will notify
the ITC of its determination. If the final determination is
affirmative, the ITC will determine before the later of 120 days after
the date of this preliminary determination or 45 days after the final
determination whether imports of vanillin from China are materially
injuring, or threaten material injury to, the U.S. industry.
Notification to Interested Parties
This determination is issued and published in accordance with
sections 703(f) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.205(c).
Dated: November 12, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I
Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by the investigation is vanillin, with
the molecular formula C8H8O3 or
C9H10O3. For purposes of this
investigation, vanillin consists of natural vanillin, synthetic
vanillin, bio-sourced synthetic vanillin (biovanillin) (each also
known as 4-Hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde), and ethylvanillin (also
known as 3-Ethoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde). Vanillin covered by this
investigation is a chemical compound with the Chemical Abstracts
Service (CAS) number 121-33-5 or 121-32-4. Vanillin is covered by
the investigation regardless of whether it is in a crystalline
powder or crystal form. Vanillin is covered by the scope of the
investigation, irrespective of purity, particle size, or physical
form.
Merchandise subject to the investigation is specified within the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under
subheading 2912.41.0000 and 2912.42.0000. The HTSUS subheadings and
CAS registry numbers are provided for convenience and customs
purposes only. The written description of the merchandise covered by
the investigation is dispositive.
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Investigation
IV. Scope Comments
V. Alignment
VI. Injury Test
VII. Analysis of China's Financial System
VIII. Diversification of China's Economy
IX. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences
X. Subsidies Valuation
XI. Benchmarks
XII. Analysis of Programs
XIII. Recommendation
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