[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 99 (Friday, May 22, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29615-29617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12520]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-985]


Xanthan Gum From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of 
2013 Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review

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

DATES: Effective Date: May 22, 2015.

SUMMARY: On December 31, 2014, the Department of Commerce 
(``Department'') published the preliminary results of the antidumping 
duty new shipper review of xanthan gum from the People's Republic of 
China (``PRC'').\1\ We invited interested parties to comment on our 
preliminary results. Following our analysis of the comments received, 
we made changes to our preliminary margin calculation for the new 
shipper Meihua Group International Trading (Hong Kong) Limited, 
Langfang Meihua Bio-Technology Co., Ltd., and Xinjiang Meihua Amino 
Acid Co., Ltd. (collectively, ``Meihua''). We continue to find that 
Meihua did not make sales of subject merchandise at less than normal 
value.
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    \1\ See Xanthan Gum From the People's Republic of China: 
Preliminary Results of 2013 Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review, 79 
FR 78797 (December 31, 2014) (``Preliminary Results'').

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brandon Farlander, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
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0182.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Case History

    The Department published the Preliminary Results on December 31, 
2014.\2\ On January 30, 2015, CP Kelco U.S., Inc.\3\ submitted its case 
brief. On February 9, 2015, Meihua submitted a rebuttal brief.
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    \2\ Also adopted as part of the preliminary results was the 
Memorandum to Ronald K. Lorentzen entitled ``Decision Memorandum for 
the Preliminary Results of the 2013 Antidumping Duty New Shipper 
Review of Xanthan Gum from the People's Republic of China,'' dated 
December 18, 2014 (``Preliminary Decision Memorandum'').
    \3\ CP Kelco U.S., Inc. is the petitioner.
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Period of Review

    The period of review (``POR'') for this new shipper review is July 
19, 2013 through December 31, 2013. This POR corresponds to the period 
from the date

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of suspension of liquidation to the end of the month immediately 
preceding the first semiannual anniversary month pursuant to 19 CFR 
351.214(g)(1)(ii)(B).

Scope of the Order

    The scope of the order covers dry xanthan gum, whether or not 
coated or blended with other products. Further, xanthan gum is included 
in this order regardless of physical form, including, but not limited 
to, solutions, slurries, dry powders of any particle size, or unground 
fiber. Merchandise covered by the scope of this order is classified in 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (``HTS'') of the United States at 
subheading 3913.90.20. This tariff classification is provided for 
convenience and customs purposes; however, the written description of 
the scope is dispositive.\4\
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    \4\ For a complete description of the Scope of the Order, see 
``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the 
Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review of Xanthan Gum from the People's 
Republic of China,'' (``Issues and Decision Memorandum''), dated 
concurrently with this notice.
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by parties to 
this new shipper review are addressed in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum, which is hereby adopted by this notice. A list of the 
issues which parties raised and to which we respond in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum is attached to this notice as an Appendix. The 
Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file 
electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). 
ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.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 Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly 
on the Internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The 
signed Issues and Decision Memorandum and the electronic version of the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in content.

Final Results Margin

    The Department finds that the following weighted-average dumping 
margin exists for the exporter/producer combination listed below for 
the period July 19, 2013 through December 31, 2013:

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                                                              Weighted-
                                                               average
             Exporter                      Producer            dumping
                                                                margin
                                                              (percent)
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Meihua Group International         Meihua Group                     0.00
 Trading (Hong Kong) Limited/       International Trading
 Langfang Meihua Bio-Technology     (Hong Kong) Limited/
 Co., Ltd./Xinjiang Meihua Amino    Langfang Meihua Bio-
 Acid Co., Ltd.                     Technology Co., Ltd./
                                    Xinjiang Meihua Amino
                                    Acid Co., Ltd.
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Disclosure

    We intend to disclose to parties the calculations performed in this 
proceeding within five days of the date of public announcement of the 
results of this review in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).

Assessment Rates

    Upon issuance of the final results, the Department will determine, 
and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') shall assess, 
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.212(b). The Department intends to issue assessment instructions to 
CBP 15 days after the date of publication of the final results of 
review. Because Meihua's weighted-average dumping margin is zero, we 
will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard 
to antidumping duties. For entries that were not reported in the U.S. 
sales database submitted by Meihua, the Department will instruct CBP to 
liquidate such entries at the NME-wide rate.\5\
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    \5\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Non-Market 
Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 
76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011).
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Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the final results of this new shipper review for 
shipments of the subject merchandise from the PRC entered, or withdrawn 
from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as 
provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the ``Act''). For the exporter/producer combination listed 
above, the cash deposit rate will be 0.00 percent. This deposit 
requirement, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.

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 POR. Failure to comply with this 
requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that 
reimbursement of the antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.

Notification Regarding APO

    This notice also serves as a reminder to the parties subject to 
administrative protective order (``APO'') of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of business proprietary information 
(``BPI'') disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), 
which continues to govern BPI in this segment of the proceeding. Timely 
notification of return or destruction of APO materials or conversion to 
judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with 
the regulations and terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
    This determination is issued and published in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(2)(B) and 777(i) of the Act.

    Dated: May 18, 2015.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix--Issues for Final Results

Summary
Background
Period of Review
Scope of the order
Single company treatment
Bona fide analysis
List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
Discussion of Issues
    Issue 1: Corn starch intermediate input
    Issue 2: Corn SV
    Issue 3: Surrogate Financial Statements

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    Issue 4: Whether Meihua's energy allocation methodology is 
distortive
Recommendation
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