[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2410-2415]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00522]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-008]


Calcium Hypochlorite From the People's Republic of China: 
Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigation

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

DATES: Effective Date: January 14, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kabir Archuletta, Office V, AD/CVD 
Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
2593.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Petition

    On December 18, 2013, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') 
received an antidumping duty (``AD'') petition concerning imports of 
calcium hypochlorite from the People's Republic of China (``PRC''), 
filed in proper form on behalf of Arch Chemicals, Inc. 
(``Petitioner''), a domestic producer of calcium hypochlorite.\1\ The 
AD Petition

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was accompanied by a countervailing duty (``CVD'') petition concerning 
imports of calcium hypochlorite from the PRC. On December 19, 2013, and 
December 24, 2013, the Department requested additional information and 
clarification of certain areas of the Petition, and on December 23, 
2013, and December 30, 2013, Petitioner filed a response to each 
request.\2\
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    \1\ See ``Petition for the Imposition of Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duties on Calcium Hypochlorite from the People's 
Republic of China,'' dated December 18, 2013 (hereafter referred to 
as the ``Petition'').
    \2\ See Petitioner's December 23, 2013, filing titled, ``Calcium 
Hypochlorite from the People's Republic of China: Response to 
Supplemental Questions'' (``PRC AD Supplement''); see also 
Petitioner's December 30, 2013, filing titled, ``Petition for the 
Imposition of Antidumping Duties on Imports of Calcium Hypochlorite 
from the People's Republic of China: Response to General 
Supplemental Questions''.
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    In accordance with section 732(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the ``Act''), Petitioner alleges that imports of calcium 
hypochlorite from the PRC are being, or are likely to be, sold in the 
United States at less than fair value within the meaning of section 731 
of the Act, and that such imports are materially injuring, or 
threatening material injury to, an industry in the United States. Also, 
consistent with section 732(b)(1) of the Act, the Petition is 
accompanied by information reasonably available to Petitioner in 
support of its allegations.
    The Department finds that Petitioner filed this Petition on behalf 
of the domestic industry because Petitioner is an interested party as 
defined in section 771(9)(C) of the Act. The Department also finds that 
Petitioner has demonstrated sufficient industry support with respect to 
the initiation of the AD investigation that Petitioner is 
requesting.\3\
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    \3\ See ``Determination of Industry Support for the Petition'' 
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Period of Investigation

    The period of investigation (``POI'') is April 1, 2013, through 
September 30, 2013, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.204(b)(1).

Scope of the Investigation

    The product covered by this investigation is calcium hypochlorite 
from the PRC. For a full description of the scope of the investigation, 
please see the ``Scope of Investigation'' in the appendix to this 
notice.

Comments on the Scope of the Investigation

    During our review of the Petition, we solicited information from 
Petitioner to ensure that the proposed scope language is an accurate 
reflection of the product for which the domestic industry is seeking 
relief. Moreover, as discussed in the preamble to the Department's 
regulations,\4\ we are setting aside a period for interested parties to 
raise issues regarding product coverage. The Department encourages all 
interested parties to submit such comments by January 27, 2014, which 
is 20 calendar days from the signature date of this notice. All 
comments must be filed on the record of the AD investigation, as well 
as the concurrent CVD investigation.
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    \4\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties; Final Rule, 
62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997).
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Comments on the Product Characteristics for AD Questionnaire

    The Department requests comments from interested parties regarding 
the appropriate physical characteristics of calcium hypochlorite to be 
reported in response to the Department's AD questionnaire. This 
information will be used to identify the key physical characteristics 
of the merchandise under consideration in order to report the relevant 
factors and costs of production accurately, as well as to develop 
appropriate product-comparison criteria.
    Interested parties may provide any information or comments that 
they feel are relevant to the development of an accurate list of 
physical characteristics. Specifically, they may provide comments as to 
which characteristics are appropriate to use as: (1) General product 
characteristics and (2) product-comparison criteria. We note that it is 
not always appropriate to use all product characteristics as product-
comparison criteria. We base product-comparison criteria on meaningful 
commercial differences among products. In other words, while there may 
be some physical product characteristics utilized by manufacturers to 
describe calcium hypochlorite, it may be that only a select few product 
characteristics take into account commercially meaningful physical 
characteristics. In addition, interested parties may comment on the 
order in which the physical characteristics should be used in matching 
products. Generally, the Department attempts to list the most important 
physical characteristics first and the least important characteristics 
last.
    In order to consider the suggestions of interested parties in 
developing and issuing the AD questionnaire, we must receive comments 
on product characteristics no later than January 27, 2014. Rebuttal 
comments must be received no later than February 3, 2014. All comments 
and submissions to the Department must be filed electronically using 
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Centralized Electronic Service System (``IA ACCESS'').

Filing Requirements

    All submissions to the Department must be filed electronically 
using IA ACCESS. An electronically filed document must be received 
successfully in its entirety by the Department's electronic records 
system, IA ACCESS, by 5 p.m. on the due date. Documents excepted from 
the electronic submission requirements must be filed manually (i.e., in 
paper form) with the Enforcement and Compliance's APO/Dockets Unit, 
Room 1870, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, and stamped with the date and time of 
receipt by the deadline established by the Department.\5\
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    \5\ 19 CFR 351.303(b)(1). Information on help using IA ACCESS 
can be found at https://iaaccess.trade.gov/help.aspx and a handbook 
can be found at https://iaaccess.trade.gov/help/Handbook%20on%20Electronic%20Filing%20Procedures.pdf.
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Determination of Industry Support for the Petition

    Section 732(b)(1) of the Act requires that a petition be filed on 
behalf of the domestic industry. Section 732(c)(4)(A) of the Act 
provides that a petition meets this requirement if the domestic 
producers or workers who support the petition account for: (i) At least 
25 percent of the total production of the domestic like product; and 
(ii) more than 50 percent of the production of the domestic like 
product produced by that portion of the industry expressing support 
for, or opposition to, the petition. Moreover, section 732(c)(4)(D) of 
the Act provides that, if the petition does not establish support of 
domestic producers or workers accounting for more than 50 percent of 
the total production of the domestic like product, the Department 
shall: (i) Poll the industry or rely on other information in order to 
determine if there is support for the petition, as required by 
subparagraph (A); or (ii) if there is a large number of producers in 
the industry, the Department may determine industry support using a 
statistically valid sampling method to poll the industry.
    Section 771(4)(A) of the Act defines the ``industry'' as the 
producers as a whole of a domestic like product. Thus, to determine 
whether a petition has the requisite industry support, the statute 
directs the Department to look to

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producers and workers who produce the domestic like product. The U.S. 
International Trade Commission (``ITC''), which is responsible for 
determining whether ``the domestic industry'' has been injured, must 
also determine what constitutes a domestic like product in order to 
define the industry. While both the Department and the ITC must apply 
the same statutory definition regarding the domestic like product,\6\ 
they do so for different purposes and pursuant to a separate and 
distinct authority. In addition, the Department's determination is 
subject to limitations of time and information. Although this may 
result in different definitions of the like product, such differences 
do not render the decision of either agency contrary to law.\7\
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    \6\ See section 771(10) of the Act.
    \7\ See USEC, Inc. v. United States, 132 F. Supp. 2d 1, 8 (CIT 
2001) (citing Algoma Steel Corp., Ltd. v. United States, 688 F. 
Supp. 639, 644 (CIT 1988), aff'd 865 F.2d 240 (Fed. Cir. 1989)).
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    Section 771(10) of the Act defines the domestic like product as ``a 
product which is like, or in the absence of like, most similar in 
characteristics and uses with, the article subject to an investigation 
under this title.'' Thus, the reference point from which the domestic 
like product analysis begins is ``the article subject to an 
investigation'' (i.e., the class or kind of merchandise to be 
investigated, which normally will be the scope as defined in the 
petition).
    With regard to the domestic like product, Petitioner does not offer 
a definition of domestic like product distinct from the scope of the 
investigation. Based on our analysis of the information submitted on 
the record, we have determined that calcium hypochlorite, as defined in 
the scope of the investigation, constitutes a single domestic like 
product and we have analyzed industry support in terms of that domestic 
like product.\8\
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    \8\ See Antidumping Duty Investigation Initiation Checklist: 
Calcium Hypochlorite from the People's Republic of China (``AD 
Initiation Checklist''), at Attachment II, Analysis of Industry 
Support for the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions 
Covering Calcium Hypochlorite from the People's Republic of China 
(``Attachment II''). This checklist is dated concurrently with this 
notice and on file electronically via IA ACCESS. Access to documents 
filed via IA ACCESS is also available in the Central Records Unit 
(``CRU''), Room 7046 of the main Department of Commerce building.
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    In determining whether Petitioner has standing under section 
732(c)(4)(A) of the Act, we considered the industry support data 
contained in the Petition with reference to the domestic like product 
as defined in the ``Scope of Investigation'' section above. To 
establish industry support, Petitioner provided its production of the 
domestic like product in 2012, and compared this to the estimated total 
production of the domestic like product for the entire domestic 
industry.\9\ Petitioner estimated total 2012 production of the domestic 
like product using its own production data and knowledge of the 
industry.\10\ We have relied upon data Petitioner provided for purposes 
of measuring industry support.\11\
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    \9\ See Volume I of the Petition, at 3-4 and Exhibit GEN-2.
    \10\ Id.
    \11\ See AD Initiation Checklist, at Attachment II.
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    Based on information provided in the Petition, supplemental 
submission, and other information readily available to the Department, 
we determine that Petitioner has met the statutory criteria for 
industry support under section 732(c)(4)(A)(i) of the Act because the 
domestic producers (or workers) who support the Petition account for at 
least 25 percent of the total production of the domestic like 
product.\12\ Based on information provided in the Petition, the 
domestic producers (or workers) have met the statutory criteria for 
industry support under section 732(c)(4)(A)(ii) of the Act because the 
domestic producers (or workers) who support the Petition account for 
more than 50 percent of the production of the domestic like product 
produced by that portion of the industry expressing support for, or 
opposition to, the Petition. Accordingly, the Department determines 
that the Petition was filed on behalf of the domestic industry within 
the meaning of section 732(b)(1) of the Act.\13\
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    \12\ Id.
    \13\ Id.
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    The Department finds that Petitioner filed the Petition on behalf 
of the domestic industry because it is an interested party as defined 
in section 771(9)(C) of the Act and it has demonstrated sufficient 
industry support with respect to the antidumping duty investigation 
that it is requesting the Department initiate.\14\
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    \14\ Id.
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Allegations and Evidence of Material Injury and Causation

    Petitioner alleges that the U.S. industry producing the domestic 
like product is being materially injured, or is threatened with 
material injury, by reason of the imports of the subject merchandise 
sold at less than normal value (``NV''). In addition, Petitioner 
alleges that subject imports exceed the negligibility threshold 
provided for under section 771(24)(A) of the Act.\15\
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    \15\ See Volume I of the Petition, at 18.
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    Petitioner contends that the industry's injured condition is 
illustrated by reduced market share; underselling and price depression 
or suppression; lost sales and revenues; reduced production and 
capacity utilization; decline in employment variables; and decline in 
financial performance.\16\ We have assessed the allegations and 
supporting evidence regarding material injury, threat of material 
injury, and causation, and we have determined that these allegations 
are properly supported by adequate evidence and meet the statutory 
requirements for initiation.\17\
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    \16\ See Volume I of the Petition, at 17-30 and Exhibits INJ-1 
through INJ-8.
    \17\ See AD Initiation Checklist, at Attachment III, Analysis of 
Allegations and Evidence of Material Injury and Causation for the 
Petitions Covering Calcium Hypochlorite from the People's Republic 
of China.
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Allegation of Sales at Less Than Fair Value

    The following is a description of the allegation of sales at less 
than fair value upon which the Department has based its decision to 
initiate investigations of imports of calcium hypochlorite from the 
PRC. The sources of data for the deductions and adjustments relating to 
U.S. price and NV are discussed in greater detail in the AD Initiation 
Checklist.

Export Price

    Petitioner based export price (``EP'') on the POI average unit 
values (``AUVs'') of U.S. imports of calcium hypochlorite from the PRC, 
under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States subheading 
2828.10.0000.\18\ From the POI AUV, Petitioner deducted an amount for 
foreign brokerage and handling charges in the PRC and foreign inland 
freight from the manufacturing plant to the port of exportation.\19\ 
Petitioner made no other adjustments.\20\
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    \18\ See AD Initiation Checklist at 5-6; see also Volume II of 
the Petition, at 4 and Exhibits AD-4, AD-5 and AD-14; and PRC AD 
Supplement, at 2-4 and revised Exhibit AD-14.
    \19\ See AD Initiation Checklist at 5-6; see also Volume II of 
the Petition, at Exhibits AD-6 through AD-14; and PRC AD Supplement, 
at 2-4 and revised Exhibits AD-9, AD-11, and AD-14, and Exhibits AD-
28 and AD-29.
    \20\ Id.
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Normal Value

    Petitioner states that the Department has treated the PRC as a non-
market economy (``NME'') country in every proceeding in which the PRC 
has been involved.\21\ The presumption of NME status for the PRC has 
not been revoked by the Department and, therefore, in accordance with 
section 771(18)(C)(i) of the Act, remains in effect for purposes of the 
initiation of this investigation.

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Accordingly, the NV of the product for the investigation is 
appropriately based on factors of production valued in a surrogate 
market-economy country in accordance with section 773(c) of the Act. In 
the course of this investigation, all parties will have the opportunity 
to provide relevant information related to the issues of the PRC's NME 
status and granting of separate rates to individual exporters.
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    \21\ See Volume II of the Petition, at 1-2.
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    Petitioner contends that the Philippines is the appropriate 
surrogate country for the PRC because: (1) It is at a level of economic 
development comparable to that of the PRC; and (2) it is a significant 
producer of comparable merchandise.\22\ Based on the information 
provided by Petitioner, we conclude that it is appropriate to use the 
Philippines as a surrogate country for initiation purposes.\23\ After 
initiation of this investigation, interested parties will have the 
opportunity to submit comments regarding surrogate country selection 
and, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.301(c)(3)(i), will be provided an 
opportunity to submit publicly available information to value factors 
of production (``FOPs'') within 30 days before the scheduled date of 
the preliminary determination.\24\
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    \22\ Id., at 2-4 and Exhibits AD-2 and AD-3.
    \23\ See AD Initiation Checklist.
    \24\ See 19 CFR 351.301(c)(3)(i). Note that this is the revised 
regulation published on April 10, 2013. See http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/2013/1304frn/2013-08227.txt.
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    Petitioner calculated NV using the Department's NME methodology as 
required by 19 CFR 351.202(b)(7)(i)(C) and 19 CFR 351.408. Petitioner 
based its NV on two different production methods.\25\ For a non-
integrated production process, which Petitioner believes to be 
comparable to calcium hypochlorite producers in the PRC, Petitioner 
based NV on its own U.S production experience during the time period 
January-September 2013.\26\ For the production process of an integrated 
producer of calcium hypochlorite, Petitioner based NV on a 2009 
feasibility study conducted by Petitioner that analyzed the costs 
associated with setting up a fully integrated facility.\27\ This study 
was supported by an affidavit from the individual who assisted with the 
calculation of expected per-kg factors of production (``FOPs'').\28\ 
Petitioner also submitted information indicating that at least one 
major PRC producer employs an integrated production process.\29\
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    \25\ See Volume II of the Petition, at 5-6.
    \26\ Id., at 5-6 and Exhibits AD-17 and AD-19.
    \27\ Id., at 6 and Exhibits AD-16, AD-17 and AD-19.
    \28\ Id., at Exhibit AD-18.
    \29\ Id., at 5 and Exhibit AD-15.
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    Petitioner valued the factors of production using reasonably 
available, public surrogate country data, specifically, Philippine 
import data from the Global Trade Atlas (``GTA'') for the most recent 
six-month period for which data was available (i.e., March 2013 through 
August 2013).\30\ Petitioner excluded from these GTA import statistics 
imports from NME countries, countries that maintain broadly available 
export subsidies, and any imports from ``unspecified'' countries.\31\ 
Further, Petitioner made currency conversions, where applicable, based 
on the POI-average Philippine Peso/U.S. dollar exchange rates.\32\ The 
Department determines that the surrogate values used by Petitioner are 
reasonably available and, thus, are acceptable for purposes of 
initiation.
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    \30\ Id., at Exhibit AD-20.
    \31\ Id., at 6.
    \32\ Id., at Exhibit AD-13.
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    Petitioner determined direct materials costs from Philippine import 
data from the GTA.\33\ Petitioner applied certain conversion factors to 
align the units of measure with its own FOPs.\34\ Petitioner calculated 
financial ratios (i.e., factory overhead expenses, selling, general, 
and administrative (``SG&A'') expenses, and profit) on the financial 
statements of Mabuhay Vinyl Corporation (``Mabuhay Vinyl''), a 
Philippine manufacturer of sodium hypochlorite (a product that 
Petitioner claims is comparable to calcium hypochlorite), for the year 
ending December 31, 2012.\35\
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    \33\ Id., at 6-7 and Exhibit AD-20.
    \34\ Id., at Exhibit AD-17.
    \35\ Id., at 8 and Exhibit AD-26.
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Fair Value Comparisons

    Based on the data provided by Petitioner, there is reason to 
believe that imports of calcium hypochlorite from the PRC are being, or 
are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value. 
Based on comparisons of EP to NV for both integrated and non-integrated 
production processes in accordance with section 773(c) of the Act, 
Petitioner calculated the estimated dumping margins to be 182.51-210.52 
percent with respect to imports of calcium hypochlorite from the 
PRC.\36\
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    \36\ See PRC AD Supplement, at 3-4 and Exhibit AD-27.
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Initiation of AD Investigation

    Based on our examination of the Petition on calcium hypochlorite 
from the PRC, the Department finds that the Petition meets the 
requirements of section 732 of the Act. Therefore, we are initiating an 
AD investigation to determine whether imports of calcium hypochlorite 
from the PRC are being, or likely to be, sold in the United States at 
less than fair value. In accordance with section 733(b)(1)(A) of the 
Act and 19 CFR 351.205(b)(1), unless postponed, we will issue our 
preliminary determination no later than 140 days after the publication 
date of this initiation. For a discussion of evidence supporting our 
initiation determination, see the AD Initiation Checklist which 
accompanies this notice.

Respondent Selection and Quantity and Value Questionnaire

    In accordance with our standard practice for respondent selection 
in AD investigations involving NME countries, we intend to issue 
quantity and value questionnaires to each potential respondent, and 
will base respondent selection on the responses received. In addition, 
the Department will post the quantity and value questionnaire along 
with the filing instructions on the Enforcement and Compliance Web site 
(http://www.trade.gov/enforcement/news.asp). Exporters and producers of 
calcium hypochlorite from the PRC that do not receive quantity and 
value questionnaires via mail may still submit a quantity and value 
response, and can obtain a copy from the Enforcement and Compliance Web 
site. The quantity and value questionnaire must be submitted by all PRC 
exporters/producers no later than January 21, 2014. All quantity and 
value questionnaires must be filed electronically using IA ACCESS.

Separate Rates

    In order to obtain separate rate status in an NME AD investigation, 
exporters and producers must submit a separate rate application.\37\ 
The specific requirements for submitting the separate rate application 
in the PRC investigation are outlined in detail in the application 
itself, which will be available on the Department's Web site at http://trade.gov/enforcement/ia-highlights-and-news.html on the date of 
publication of this initiation notice in the Federal Register. The 
separate rate application will be due 60 days after the publication of 
this initiation notice. For exporters and producers who submit a 
separate rate status application and have been selected as mandatory 
respondents, these exporters and

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producers will no longer be eligible for consideration for separate 
rate status unless they respond to all parts of the Department's AD 
questionnaire as mandatory respondents. The Department requires that 
the PRC respondents submit a response to the separate rate application 
by the deadline referenced above in order to receive consideration for 
separate rate status.
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    \37\ See Policy Bulletin 05.1: Separate-Rates Practice and 
Application of Combination Rates in Antidumping Investigation 
involving Non-Market Economy Countries (April 5, 2005) (Separate 
Rates and Combination Rates Bulletin), available on the Department's 
Web site at http://enforcement.trade.gov/policy/).
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Use of Combination Rates

    The Department will calculate combination rates for certain 
respondents that are eligible for a separate rate in an NME 
investigation. The Separate Rates and Combination Rates Bulletin 
states:

    {w{time} hile continuing the practice of assigning separate 
rates only to exporters, all separate rates that the Department will 
now assign in its NME investigations will be specific to those 
producers that supplied the exporter during the period of 
investigation. Note, however, that one rate is calculated for the 
exporter and all of the producers which supplied subject merchandise 
to it during the period of investigation. This practice applies both 
to mandatory respondents receiving an individually calculated 
separate rate as well as the pool of non-investigated firms 
receiving the weighted-average of the individually calculated rates. 
This practice is referred to as the application of ``combination 
rates'' because such rates apply to specific combinations of 
exporters and one or more producers. The cash-deposit rate assigned 
to an exporter will apply only to merchandise both exported by the 
firm in question and produced by a firm that supplied the exporter 
during the period of investigation.\38\
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    \38\ See Separate Rates and Combination Rates Bulletin at 6 
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Distribution of Copies of the Petition

    In accordance with section 732(b)(3)(A) of the Act, and 19 CFR 
351.202(f), copies of the public version of the Petition have been 
provided to the Government of the PRC. Because of the particularly 
large number of producers/exporters identified in the Petition, the 
Department considers the service of the public version of the Petition 
to the foreign producers/exporters to be satisfied by the provision of 
the public version of the Petition to the Government of the PRC, 
consistent with 19 CFR 351.203(c)(2).

ITC Notification

    We have notified the ITC of our initiation, as required by section 
732(d) of the Act.

Preliminary Determination by the ITC

    The ITC will preliminarily determine, within 45 days after the date 
on which the Petition was filed, whether there is a reasonable 
indication that imports of calcium hypochlorite from the PRC materially 
injure, or threaten material injury to, a U.S. industry.\39\ A negative 
ITC determination will result in the investigation being 
terminated.\40\ Otherwise, this investigation will proceed according to 
statutory and regulatory time limits.
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    \39\ See section 733(a) of the Act.
    \40\ Id.
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Submission of Factual Information

    On April 10, 2013, the Department published Definition of Factual 
Information and Time Limits for Submission of Factual Information: 
Final Rule, 78 FR 21246 (April 10, 2013), which modified two 
regulations related to AD and CVD proceedings: 1) The definition of 
factual information (19 CFR 351.102(b)(21)), and 2) the time limits for 
the submission of factual information (19 CFR 351.301). The final rule 
identifies five categories of factual information in 19 CFR 
351.102(b)(21), which are summarized as follows: (i) Evidence submitted 
in response to questionnaires; (ii) evidence submitted in support of 
allegations; (iii) publicly available information to value factors 
under 19 CFR 351.408(c) or to measure the adequacy of remuneration 
under 19 CFR 351.511(a)(2); (iv) evidence placed on the record by the 
Department; and (v) evidence other than factual information described 
in (i)-(iv). The final rule requires any party, when submitting factual 
information, to specify under which subsection of 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) 
the information is being submitted and, if the information is submitted 
to rebut, clarify, or correct factual information already on the 
record, to provide an explanation identifying the information already 
on the record that the factual information seeks to rebut, clarify, or 
correct. The final rule also modified 19 CFR 351.301 so that, rather 
than providing general time limits, there are specific time limits 
based on the type of factual information being submitted. These 
modifications are effective for all proceeding segments initiated on or 
after May 10, 2013, and thus are applicable to this investigation. 
Please review the final rule, available at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/2013/1304frn/2013-08227.txt, prior to 
submitting factual information for this investigation.

Revised Extension of Time Limits Regulation

    On September 20, 2013, the Department modified its regulation 
concerning the extension of time limits for submissions in AD and CVD 
proceedings. The modification clarifies that parties may request an 
extension of time limits before a time limit established under Part 351 
expires, or as otherwise specified by the Secretary. In general, an 
extension request will be considered untimely if it is filed after the 
time limit established under Part 351 expires. For submissions which 
are due from multiple parties simultaneously, an extension request will 
be considered untimely if it is filed after 10:00 a.m. on the due date. 
Examples include, but are not limited to: (1) Case and rebuttal briefs, 
filed pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309; (2) factual information to value 
factors under section 19 CFR 351.408(c), or to measure the adequacy of 
remuneration under section 19 CFR 351.511(a)(2), filed pursuant to 19 
CFR 351.301(c)(3) and rebuttal, clarification and correction filed 
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.301(c)(3)(iv); (3) comments concerning the 
selection of a surrogate country and surrogate values and rebuttal; (4) 
comments concerning CBP data; and (5) quantity and value 
questionnaires. Under certain circumstances, the Department may elect 
to specify a different time limit by which extension requests will be 
considered untimely for submissions which are due from multiple parties 
simultaneously. In such a case, the Department will inform parties in 
the letter or memorandum setting forth the deadline (including a 
specified time) by which extension requests must be filed to be 
considered timely. This modification also requires that an extension 
request must be made in a separate, stand-alone submission, and 
clarifies the circumstances under which the Department will grant 
untimely-filed requests for the extension of time limits. These 
modifications are effective for all segments initiated on or after 
October 21, 2013. Review Extension of Time Limits; Final Rule, 
available at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/2013-22853.htm, prior to submitting factual information in this segment.

Certification Requirements

    Any party submitting factual information in an AD or CVD proceeding 
must certify to the accuracy and completeness of that information.\41\ 
Parties are hereby reminded that revised certification requirements are 
in effect for company/government officials as well as their 
representatives in all AD or CVD investigations or proceedings 
initiated on or after August 16, 2013,

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including this investigation.\42\ The formats for the revised 
certifications are provided at the end of the Final Rule. The 
Department intends to reject factual submissions if the submitting 
party does not comply with the revised certification requirements.
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    \41\ See section 782(b) of the Act.
    \42\ See Certifications of Factual Information To Import 
Administration During Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
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Notification to Interested Parties

    Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(b). Instructions for filing such 
applications may be found on the Department's Web site at http://enforcement.trade.gov/apo/index.html.
    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 777(i) of 
the Act.

    Dated: January 7, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I

Scope of the Investigation

    The product covered by this investigation is calcium 
hypochlorite, regardless of form (e.g., powder, tablet (compressed), 
crystalline (granular), or in liquid solution), whether or not 
blended with other materials, containing at least 10% available 
chlorine measured by actual weight. The scope also includes 
bleaching powder and hemibasic calcium hypochlorite.
    Calcium hypochlorite has the general chemical formulation 
Ca(OCl)2, but may also be sold in a more dilute form as 
bleaching powder with the chemical formulation, 
Ca(OCl)2.CaCl2.Ca(OH)2.2H2
O or hemibasic calcium hypochlorite with the chemical formula of 
2Ca(OCl)2.Ca(OH)2 or 
Ca(OCl)2.0.5Ca(OH)2. Calcium hypochlorite has 
a Chemical Abstract Service (``CAS'') registry number of 7778-54-3, 
and a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA) Pesticide Code 
(``PC'') Number of 014701. The subject calcium hypochlorite has an 
International Maritime Dangerous Goods (``IMDG'') code of Class 5.1 
UN 1748, 2880, or 2208 or Class 5.1/8 UN 3485, 3486, or 3487.
    Calcium hypochlorite is currently classifiable under the 
subheading 2828.10.0000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States (``HTSUS''). The subheading covers commercial calcium 
hypochlorite and other calcium hypochlorite. When tableted or 
blended with other materials, calcium hypochlorite may be entered 
under other tariff classifications, such as 3808.94.5000 and 
3808.99.9500, which cover disinfectants and similar products. While 
the HTSUS subheadings, the CAS registry number, the U.S. EPA PC 
number, and the IMDG codes are provided for convenience and customs 
purposes, the written description of the scope of this investigation 
is dispositive.

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