[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 151 (Wednesday, August 6, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45763-45764]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18588]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-122-853; A-570-937]


Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From Canada and the 
People's Republic of China: Final Results of Expedited First Sunset 
Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders

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

SUMMARY: As a result of these sunset reviews, the Department of 
Commerce (the Department) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty 
orders on citric acid and certain citrate salts (citric acid) from 
Canada and the People's Republic of China (PRC) would be likely to lead 
to continuation or recurrence of dumping. The magnitude of the dumping 
margins likely to prevail is indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset 
Reviews'' section of this notice.

DATES: Effective Date: August 6, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terre Keaton Stefanova or Katherine 
Johnson, AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street & Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 
(202) 482-1280 or (202) 482-4929, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On May 29, 2009, the Department published in the Federal Register 
the antidumping duty orders on citric acid from Canada and the PRC.\1\ 
On April 1, 2014, the Department published the notice of initiation of 
the first sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on citric acid 
from Canada and the PRC pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (``the Act'').\2\ On April 14, 2014, the Department 
received Notices of Intent to Participate in these reviews from the 
following domestic producers of citric acid: Archer Daniels Midland 
Company, Cargill, Incorporated, and Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas 
LLC. (collectively, ``the petitioners''), within the deadline specified 
in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). The petitioners claimed interested party 
status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as manufacturers of a 
domestic like

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product in the United States. On May 1, 2014, we received a complete 
substantive response for each review from the petitioners within the 
30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\3\ We received no 
substantive responses from any respondent interested parties. As a 
result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the Department conducted expedited (120-day) 
sunset reviews of these orders.
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    \1\ See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Canada and 
the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Orders, 74 FR 25703 
(May 29, 2009).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 79 FR18279 
(April 1, 2014).
    \3\ See the May 1, 2014, responses from the petitioners 
regarding the Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review of Antidumping Duty 
Order on Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Canada: Domestic 
Industry's Substantive Response and the Five-Year (``Sunset'') 
Review of Antidumping Duty Order on Citric Acid and Certain Citrate 
Salts from the People's Republic of China: Domestic Industry's 
Substantive Response.
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Scope of the Orders

    The merchandise covered by these orders is citric acid and certain 
citrate salts. The product is currently classified in the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) at item numbers 
2918.14.0000 and 2918.15.1000, 2918.15.5000 and 3824.90.9290. Although 
the HTSUS numbers are provided for convenience and for customs 
purposes, the written description of the merchandise is dispositive. A 
complete description of the scope of these Orders is contained in the 
Decision Memo.\4\
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    \4\ Memorandum to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance, from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, titled 
``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the 
Expedited First Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders on 
Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Canada and the People's 
Republic of China,'' dated concurrently with and adopted by this 
notice (Decision Memo).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    A complete discussion of all issues raised in these reviews is 
provided in the accompanying Decision Memo. The issues discussed in the 
Decision Memo include the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of 
dumping and the magnitude of the margins likely to prevail if these 
orders were to be revoked. The Decision Memo is a public document and 
is on file 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 it is available to all parties in the Central 
Records Unit, room 7046 of the main Department of Commerce building. In 
addition, a complete version of the Decision Memo can be accessed 
directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed and 
electronic versions of the Decision Memo are identical in content.

Final Results of Sunset Reviews

    We determine that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on 
citric acid from Canada and the PRC would be likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping at the following weighted-average 
percentage margins:
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    \5\ The cash deposit rate for all PRC companies named below, 
except for Yixing Union Biochemical Co., Ltd./Yixing Union 
Biochemical Co., Ltd., were adjusted to account for export 
subsidies.

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                  Exporter/producer                      Percent margin
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Canada:
    Jungbunzlauer Canada Inc.........................              23.21
    All Others.......................................              23.21
PRC: \5\
    TTCA Co., Ltd. (a.k.a. Shandong TTCA Biochemistry             129.08
     Co., Ltd.)/TTCA Co., Ltd. (a.k.a. Shandong TTCA
     Biochemistry Co., Ltd.).........................
    Yixing Union Biochemical Co., Ltd./Yixing Union                94.61
     Biochemical Co., Ltd............................
    Anhui BBCA Biochemical Co., Ltd./Anhui BBCA                   111.85
     Biochemical Co., Ltd............................
    Anhui BBCA Biochemical Co., Ltd./China BBCA                   111.85
     Maanshan Biochemical Corp.......................
    A.H.A. International Co., Ltd./Yixing Union                   111.85
     Biochemical Co., Ltd............................
    A.H.A. International Co., Ltd./Nantong Feiyu Fine             111.85
     Chemical Co., Ltd...............................
    High Hope International Group Jiangsu Native                  111.85
     Produce IMP & EXP Co., Ltd./Yixing Union
     Biochemical Co., Ltd............................
    Huangshi Xinghua Biochemical Co., Ltd./Huangshi               111.85
     Xinghua Biochemical Co., Ltd....................
    Lianyungang JF International Trade Co., Ltd./TTCA             111.85
     Co., Ltd. (a.k.a Shandong TTCA Biochemistry Co.,
     Ltd.)...........................................
    Laiwu Taihe Biochemistry Co., Ltd./Laiwu Taihe                111.85
     Biochemistry Co., Ltd...........................
    Lianyungang Shuren Scientific Creation Import &               111.85
     Export Co., Ltd./Lianyungang Great Chemical
     Industry Co., Ltd...............................
    Penglai Marine Bio-Tech Co. Ltd./Penglai Marine               111.85
     Bio-Tech Co. Ltd................................
    RZBC Imp & Exp. Co., Ltd./RZBC Co., Ltd/RZBC                  111.85
     (Juxian) Co.,/RZBC Co., Ltd.....................
    RZBC Imp & Exp. Co., Ltd./RZBC Co., Ltd./RZBC                 111.85
     (Juxian) Co., Ltd./RZBC (Juxian) Co., Ltd.......
    RZBC Imp & Exp. Co., Ltd./RZBC Co., Ltd./RZBC                 111.85
     (Juxian) Co., Ltd./Lianyungang Great Chemical
     Industry Co., Ltd...............................
    Shihezi City Changyun Biochemical Co., Ltd./                  111.85
     Shihezi City Changyun Biochemical Co., Ltd......
    Weifang Ensign Industry Co., Ltd./Weifang Ensign              111.85
     Industry Co., Ltd...............................
    PRC-Wide Entity..................................             156.87
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Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
an administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely 
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or 
conversion to judicial protective orders is hereby requested. Failure 
to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which 
is subject to sanction.
    We are issuing and publishing these results and notice in 
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: July 30, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2014-18588 Filed 8-5-14; 8:45 am]
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