[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 3, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72633-72635]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-28945]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-469-814]


Chlorinated Isocyanurates From Spain: Final Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2011-2012

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, formerly Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') published its 
preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping 
duty order on chlorinated isocyanurates (chlorinated isos) from 
Spain.\1\ The period of review (``POR'') is June 1, 2011, through May 
31, 2012. We gave interested parties an opportunity to

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comment on the Preliminary Results. Based upon our analysis of the 
comments received, we made no changes to the margin calculations for 
these final results and continue to determine that Ercros S.A. (Ercros) 
\2\ did not make sales below normal value. The final dumping margin is 
listed below in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.
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    \1\ See Chlorinated Isocyanurates from Spain: Preliminary 
Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2011-12, 78 
FR 41367 (July 10, 2013) (``Preliminary Results'')
    \2\ Ercros formerly exported the subject merchandise through its 
100 percent-owned subsidiary Aragonesas Industrias y Energia S.A. 
(Aragonesas). In 2010, Aragonesas was merged with Ercros.

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DATES: Effective Date: December 3, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sean Carey or Gene Calvert at (202) 
482-3964, or (202) 482-3586, respectively; AD/CVD Operations, Office 
VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On July 10, 2013, the Department published the Preliminary 
Results.\3\ On August 9, 2013, Ercros submitted a written request to 
reserve its right to participate in a hearing if Clearon Corp. and 
Occidental Chemical Corporation, the petitioners, requested one. 
Petitioners made no request for a hearing.
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    \3\ See Preliminary Results.
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    As explained in the memorandum from the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance, the Department has exercised its discretion 
to toll deadlines for the duration of the closure of the Federal 
Government from October 1, through October 16, 2013.\4\ Therefore, all 
deadlines in this segment of the proceeding have been extended by 16 
days. If the new deadline falls on a non-business day, in accordance 
with the Department's practice, the deadline will become the next 
business day. The revised deadline for the final results of this review 
is now November 25, 2013.
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    \4\ See Memorandum for the Record from Paul Piquado, Assistant 
Secretary for the Enforcement and Compliance, ``Deadlines Affected 
by the Shutdown of the Federal Government'' (October 18, 2013).
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise subject to the order is chlorinated isocyanurates. 
Chlorinated isocyanurates are derivatives of cynauric acid, described 
as chlorinated s-triazine triones. There are three primary chemical 
compositions of chlorinated isocyanurates: (1) trichloroisocyanuric 
acid (Cl3(NCO)3), (2) sodium dichloroisocyanurate (dihydrate) 
(NaCl2(NCO)3 2H2O), and (3) sodium dichloroisocyanurate (anhydrous) 
(NaCl2(NCO)3). Chlorinated isocyanurates are available in powder, 
granular, and tableted forms. The order covers all chlorinated 
isocyanurates. Chlorinated isocyanurates are currently classifiable 
under subheadings 2933.69.6015, 2933.69.6021, and 2933.69.6050 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). A full 
description of the scope of the order is contained in the memorandum 
from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary 
for Import Administration, ``Decision Memorandum for Final Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Chlorinated Isocyanurates from 
Spain; 2011-2012'' (``Issues and Decision Memorandum''), which is 
issued concurrent with and hereby adopted by this notice.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by parties are 
addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues 
which parties raised is attached to this notice as an Appendix. The 
Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file in 
the Central Records Unit (``CRU''), Room 7046 of the main Department of 
Commerce building, as well as electronically via Enforcement and 
Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic 
Service System (``IA ACCESS''). IA ACCESS is available to registered 
users at http://iaaccess.trade.gov and in the CRU. In addition, a 
complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed 
directly on the internet at http://www.trade.gov/enforcement. The 
signed Issues and Decision Memorandum and the electronic versions of 
the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in content.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on a review of the record and comments received from 
interested parties regarding our Preliminary Results, we have made no 
changes to our calculations. Therefore, the final results do not differ 
from the preliminary results.\5\
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    \5\ See Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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Final Results of Review

    We determine that Ercros' weighted-average dumping margin is de 
minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent) for entries of subject 
merchandise that were produced and/or exported by Ercros and that 
entered, or were withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the 
period June 1, 2011, through May 31, 2012.

Assessment Rates

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), the Department shall determine, 
and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping 
duties on all appropriate entries in accordance with the final results 
of this review. The Department intends to issue appropriate assessment 
instructions for the respondent subject to this review directly to CBP 
15 days after the date of publication of the final results of this 
review. Since Ercros' weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de 
minimis, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries 
without regard to antidumping duties.
    The Department clarified its ``automatic assessment'' regulation on 
May 6, 2003.\6\ This clarification will apply to entries of subject 
merchandise during the period of review produced by Ercros for which 
these companies did not know that the merchandise was destined for the 
United States. In such instances, we will instruct CBP to liquidate un-
reviewed entries at the all-others rate during the POR if there is no 
rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction. See 
Assessment Policy Notice for a full discussion of this clarification.
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    \6\ For a full discussion of this clarification, see Antidumping 
and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping 
Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003) (Assessment Policy Notice).
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Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all 
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the 
final results of this administrative review, as provided by section 
751(a)(2)(C) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''): (1) 
The cash deposit rate for Ercros will be equal to the weighted-average 
dumping margin established in the final results of this review, except 
if the rate is de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), 
in which case the cash deposit rate will be zero; (2) for other 
manufacturers and exporters covered in a prior segment of the 
proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-
specific rate published for the most recently completed segment of this 
proceeding in which that manufacturer or exporter participated; (3) if 
the exporter is not a firm covered in this

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review, a prior review, or the original less-than-fair-value (LTFV) 
investigation, but the manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate will be 
the rate established for the most recently completed segment of this 
proceeding for the manufacturer of subject merchandise; and (4) the 
cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will 
continue to be 24.83 percent, the all-others rate established in the 
LTFV investigation.\7\ These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall 
remain in effect until further notice.
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    \7\ See Chlorinated Isocyanurates From Spain: Notice of Final 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 70 FR 24506 (May 10, 
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Notification to Importers

    This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation 
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply 
with this requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.
    This administrative review and notice are published in accordance 
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

     Dated: November 25, 2013.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

1. Whether Ercros Sales Were Bona Fide
2. Adjustment to U.S. Prices for U.S. Duty Costs
3. Distinction Between Sales to Distributors and Industrial Users

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