[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 121 (Wednesday, June 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36318-36319]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-15399]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-122-853, A-570-937, C-570-938]


Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From Canada and the 
People's Republic of China: Continuation of the Antidumping Duty Orders 
on Canada and the People's Republic of China, and Continuation of the 
Countervailing Duty Order on the People's Republic of China

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) determined that 
revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on citric acid and 
certain citrate salts (citric acid) from Canada and the People's 
Republic of China (PRC) would likely lead to a continuation or 
recurrence of dumping, and that revocation of the countervailing duty 
(CVD) order on citric acid from the PRC would likely to

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lead to continuation or recurrence of net countervailable subsides. The 
International Trade Commission (ITC) also determined that revocation of 
these AD and CVD orders would likely lead to continuation or recurrence 
of material injury to an industry in the United States. Therefore, the 
Department is publishing this notice of continuation of these AD and 
CVD orders.

DATES: Effective Date: June 24, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine Johnson (Canada AD Order), 
AD/CVD Operations, Office II; Krisha Hill (PRC AD Order), AD/CVD 
Operations, Office IV; or Elizabeth Eastwood (PRC CVD Order), AD/CVD 
Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
4929, (202) 482-4037, or (202) 482-3874, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On April 1, 2014, the Department initiated \1\ and the ITC 
instituted \2\ five-year (sunset) reviews of the AD orders on citric 
acid from Canada and the PRC, and the CVD order on citric acid from the 
PRC, pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act). As a result of its reviews, the Department 
determined that revocation of the AD orders on citric acid from Canada 
and the PRC would likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of 
dumping, and that revocation of the CVD order on citric acid from the 
PRC would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of net 
countervailable subsidies. Therefore, the Department notified the ITC 
of the magnitude of the margins of dumping and the subsidy rates likely 
to prevail should the orders be revoked, pursuant to sections 752(b) 
and (c) of the Act.\3\
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    \1\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 79 FR 18279 
(April 1, 2014).
    \2\ See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Canada and 
China; Institution of Five-Year Reviews, 79 FR 18311 (April 1, 
2014).
    \3\ See 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, 79 FR 45763 (August 
6, 2014); and Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from the 
People's Republic of China: Final Results of Expedited First Sunset 
Review of the Countervailing Duty Order, 79 FR 45761 (August 6, 
2014).
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    On June 17, 2015, the ITC published its determinations, pursuant to 
sections 751(c)(1) and 752(a) of the Act, that revocation of the AD 
orders on citric acid from Canada and the PRC, and the CVD order on 
citric acid from the PRC would likely lead to continuation or 
recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States 
within a reasonably foreseeable time.\4\
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    \4\ See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Canada and 
China; Determination, 80 FR 34693 (June 17, 2015).
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Scope of the Orders

    The scope of the orders include all grades and granulation sizes of 
citric acid, sodium citrate, and potassium citrate in their unblended 
forms, whether dry or in solution, and regardless of packaging type. 
The scope also includes blends of citric acid, sodium citrate, and 
potassium citrate; as well as blends with other ingredients, such as 
sugar, where the unblended form(s) of citric acid, sodium citrate, and 
potassium citrate constitute 40 percent or more, by weight, of the 
blend. The scope of the orders also include all forms of crude calcium 
citrate, including dicalcium citrate monohydrate, and tricalcium 
citrate tetrahydrate, which are intermediate products in the production 
of citric acid, sodium citrate, and potassium citrate. The scope of the 
orders do not include calcium citrate that satisfies the standards set 
forth in the United States Pharmacopeia and has been mixed with a 
functional excipient, such as dextrose or starch, where the excipient 
constitutes at least 2 percent, by weight, of the product. The scope of 
the orders include the hydrous and anhydrous forms of citric acid, the 
dihydrate and anhydrous forms of sodium citrate, otherwise known as 
citric acid sodium salt, and the monohydrate and monopotassium forms of 
potassium citrate. Sodium citrate also includes both trisodium citrate 
and monosodium citrate, which are also known as citric acid trisodium 
salt and citric acid monosodium salt, respectively. Citric acid and 
sodium citrate are classifiable under 2918.14.0000 and 2918.15.1000 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), 
respectively. Potassium citrate and crude calcium citrate are 
classifiable under 2918.15.5000 and 3824.90.9290 of the HTSUS, 
respectively. Blends that include citric acid, sodium citrate, and 
potassium citrate are classifiable under 3824.90.9290 of the HTSUS. 
Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs 
purposes, our written description of the scope is dispositive.

Continuation of the Orders

    As a result of the determinations by the Department and the ITC 
that revocation of these AD and CVD orders would likely lead to a 
continuation or recurrence of dumping or countervailable subsidies, and 
material injury to an industry in the United States, pursuant to 
sections 751(c) and 751(d)(2) of the Act, the Department hereby orders 
the continuation of the AD orders on citric acid from Canada and the 
PRC and the CVD order on citric acid from the PRC. U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection (CBP) will continue to collect AD and CVD cash 
deposits at the rates in effect at the time of entry for all imports of 
subject merchandise.
    The effective date of the 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 777(i) the Act 
and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4).

    Dated: June 17, 2015.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2015-15399 Filed 6-23-15; 8:45 am]
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