[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 108 (Monday, June 8, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27089-27090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-13487]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-878]


Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order on Saccharin from the 
People's Republic of China

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 8, 2009.
SUMMARY: As a result of the determinations by the Department of 
Commerce (``Department'') and the International Trade Commission 
(``ITC'') that revocation of the antidumping duty order on saccharin 
from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') would likely lead to a 
continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to an 
industry in the United States, the Department is publishing a notice of 
continuation of the antidumping duty order.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrea Staebler Berton, AD/CVD 
Operations, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4037.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 5, 2008, the Department published 
the notice of initiation of the sunset review of the antidumping duty 
order on saccharin from the PRC pursuant to section 751(c) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''). See Initiation of Five-
year (``Sunset'') Review, 73 FR 31974 (June 5, 2008).
    As a result of its review, the Department determined that 
revocation of the antidumping duty order on saccharin from the PRC 
would likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping and, 
therefore, notified the ITC of the magnitude of the margins likely to 
prevail should the order be revoked. See Saccharin from the People's 
Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order, 73 FR 59604 (October 9, 2008).
    On June 1, 2009, the ITC determined, pursuant to section 751(c) of 
the Act, that revocation of the antidumping duty order on saccharin 
from the PRC would

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likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of material injury to an 
industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable future. 
See Saccharin from China, 74 FR 26257 (June 1, 2009), and USITC 
Publication 4077 (May 2009).

Scope of the Order

    The product covered by this antidumping duty order is saccharin. 
Saccharin is defined as a non-nutritive sweetener used in beverages and 
foods, personal care products such as toothpaste, table top sweeteners, 
and animal feeds. It is also used in metalworking fluids. There are 
four primary chemical compositions of saccharin: (1) Sodium saccharin 
(American Chemical Society Chemical Abstract Service (``CAS'') Registry 
128-44-9); (2) calcium saccharin (CAS Registry 6485-34-3); (3) acid (or 
insoluble) saccharin (CAS Registry 81-07-2); and (4) research grade 
saccharin. Most of the U.S.-produced and imported grades of saccharin 
from the PRC are sodium and calcium saccharin, which are available in 
granular, powder, spray-dried powder, and liquid forms. The merchandise 
subject to this order is currently classifiable under subheading 
2925.11.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(``HTSUS'') and includes all types of saccharin imported under this 
HTSUS subheading, including research and specialized grades. Although 
the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and customs purposes, 
the Department's written description of the scope of this order remains 
dispositive.

Continuation of the Order

    As a result of these determinations by the Department and the ITC 
that revocation of the antidumping duty order would likely lead to a 
continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to an 
industry in the United States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the 
Act, the Department hereby orders the continuation of the antidumping 
order on saccharin from the PRC. United States Customs and Border 
Protection will continue to collect antidumping duty cash deposits at 
the rates 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, the Department 
intends to initiate the next five-year review of the order not later 
than 30 days prior to the fifth anniversary of the effective date of 
continuation.
    This five-year (sunset) review and this notice are in accordance 
with section 751(c) of the Act and published pursuant to section 
777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: June 3, 2009.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E9-13487 Filed 6-5-09; 8:45 am]
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