[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 244 (Tuesday, December 20, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78885-78886]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32540]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-821-801, A-823-801]


Solid Urea From the Russian Federation and Ukraine: Continuation 
of Antidumping Duty Orders

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

SUMMARY: As a result of the determinations by the Department of 
Commerce (the Department) and the International Trade Commission (ITC) 
that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on solid urea from the 
Russian Federation (Russia) and Ukraine 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 orders.

DATES: Effective Date: December 20, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Dustin Ross or Minoo Hatten, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office 1, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
0747 or (202) 482-1690, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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Background

    On December 1, 2010, the Department initiated and the ITC 
instituted sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on solid urea 
from Russia and Ukraine,\1\ pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff 
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). See Initiation of Five-Year 
(``Sunset'') Review, 75 FR 74685 (December 1, 2010); see also Solid 
Urea From Russia and Ukraine, 75 FR 74746 (December 1, 2010).
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    \1\ On July 14, 1987, the Department published the following 
antidumping duty order: Antidumping Duty Order; Urea From the Union 
of Soviet Socialist Republics, 52 FR 26367 (July 14, 1987). In 
December 1991, the Soviet Union divided into fifteen independent 
states. On June 29, 1992, the Department transferred the antidumping 
duty order on solid urea from the Soviet Union to the Commonwealth 
of Independent States and the Baltic States. See Solid Urea From the 
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; Transfer of the Antidumping 
Duty Order on Solid Urea From the Union of Soviet Socialist 
Republics to the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Baltic 
States and Opportunity to Comment, 57 FR 28828 (June 29, 1992).
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    As a result of these sunset reviews, the Department determined that 
revocation of the antidumping duty orders on solid urea from Russia and 
Ukraine would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of 
dumping and notified the ITC of the magnitude of the margins likely to 
prevail should the orders be revoked. See Solid Urea From the Russian 
Federation and Ukraine: Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Reviews 
of the Antidumping Duty Orders, 76 FR 19747 (April 8, 2011).
    On November 15, 2011, pursuant to section 752(a) of the Act, the 
ITC determined that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on solid 
urea from Russia and Ukraine would likely lead to continuation or 
recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States 
within a reasonably foreseeable time. See Solid Urea From Russia and 
Ukraine, 76 FR 77015 (December 9, 2011), and ITC Publication 4279 
(December 2011) entitled Solid Urea from Russia and Ukraine: 
Investigation Nos. 731-TA-340-E and 340-H (Third Review).

Scopes of the Orders

    The merchandise subject to the orders is solid urea, a high-
nitrogen content fertilizer which is produced by reacting ammonia with 
carbon dioxide. The product is currently classified under the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) item number 
3102.10.00.00. Previously such merchandise was classified under item 
number 480.3000 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States. Although 
the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and customs purposes, 
the written description of the merchandise subject to the orders is 
dispositive.

Continuation of the Orders

    As a result of the determinations by the Department and the ITC 
that revocation of these antidumping duty orders would likely lead to 
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 
duty orders on solid urea from Russia and Ukraine.
    U.S. 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 
continuation of these orders 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 these orders not later than 30 days prior to the fifth 
anniversary of the effective date of continuation.
    These five-year sunset reviews 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: December 13, 2011.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-32540 Filed 12-19-11; 8:45 am]
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