[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 82 (Monday, April 28, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22920-22921]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-9224]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

(C-570-926)


Sodium Nitrite from the People's Republic of China: Alignment of 
Final Countervailing Duty Determination with Final Antidumping Duty 
Determination

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is aligning the 
final determination in the countervailing duty investigation of sodium 
nitrite from the People's Republic of China

[[Page 22921]]

(PRC) with the final determination in the companion antidumping 
investigation.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 28, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sean Carey or Gene Calvert, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office 6, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 
Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3964 and 
(202) 482-3586, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

BACKGROUND:

    On November 28, 2007, the Department initiated the countervailing 
duty and antidumping duty investigations on sodium nitrite from the 
PRC. See Sodium Nitrite from the People's Republic of China: Initiation 
of Countervailing Duty Investigation, 72 FR 68568 (December 5, 2007) 
and Sodium Nitrite from the Federal Republic of Germany and the 
People's Republic of China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty 
Investigations, 72 FR 68563 (December 5, 2007). The countervailing duty 
and antidumping duty investigations have the same scope with regard to 
the subject merchandise covered. On April 11, 2008, the Department 
published the preliminary affirmative countervailing duty determination 
pertaining to sodium nitrite from the PRC. See Sodium Nitrite from the 
People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty 
Determination, 73 FR 19816 (April 11, 2008). On April 14, 2008, counsel 
for petitioner (General Chemical LLC) submitted a letter, in accordance 
with section 705(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 
requesting alignment of the final countervailing duty determination 
with the final determination in the companion antidumping duty 
investigation of sodium nitrite from the PRC.
    Therefore, in accordance with section 705(a)(1) of the Act, and 19 
CFR 351.210(b)(4), we are aligning the final countervailing duty 
determination on sodium nitrite from the PRC with the final 
determination in the companion antidumping duty investigation of sodium 
nitrite from the PRC. The final countervailing duty determination will 
be issued on the same date as the final antidumping duty determination, 
which is currently scheduled to be issued on June 30, 2008.
    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 705(a)(1) 
of the Act.

    Dated: April 18, 2008.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-9224 Filed 4-25-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S