[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 192 (Monday, October 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60121-60122]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25303]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-963]


Potassium Phosphate Salts From the People's Republic of China: 
Final Results of Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing 
Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) finds that 
revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on potassium 
phosphate salts (Salts) from the People's Republic of China (PRC) would 
be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of a countervailable 
subsidy at the levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset 
Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Effective Date: October 5, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacqueline Arrowsmith, Office VII, 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-
5255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 22, 2010, the Department published the CVD order on Salts 
from the PRC.\1\ On June 1, 2015, the Department published a notice of 
initiation of the first sunset review of the CVD Order on Salts from 
the PRC pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act).\2\ On June 11, 2015, ICL Performance Products, LP 
and Prayon, Inc. (collectively, Petitioners) filed a notice of intent 
to participate in the review.\3\ Petitioners claimed interested party 
status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as domestic producers of the 
domestic like product.\4\
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    \1\ See Certain Potassium Phosphate Salts from the People's 
Republic of China: Amended Countervailing Duty Determination and 
Countervailing Duty Order, 75 FR 42682 (July 22, 2010) (CVD Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year ``Sunset'' Reviews, 80 FR 31012 
(June 1, 2015).
    \3\ See Letter to the Department, ``Potassium Phosphate Salts 
from the People's Republic of China: Notice of Intent to Participate 
and APO application,'' dated June 11, 2015.
    \4\ On July 1, 2015, ICL Performance Products, LP and Prayon, 
Inc. both claimed to be domestic producers of phosphate salts. See 
Letter to the Department, ``Potassium Phosphate Salts from the 
People's Republic of China: Substantive Response to Notice of 
Initiation of Five Year (First Sunset) Review of the Antidumping 
Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders,'' dated July 1, 2015, 
(Petitioners' Substantive Response).
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    The Department received an adequate substantive response from the 
domestic industry within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(3)(i). The Department did not receive a response from the 
Government of the People's Republic of China (GOC) or any respondent 
interested party to the proceeding. As a result, pursuant to section 
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(l)(ii)(B)(2) and (C)(2), 
the Department conducted an expedited sunset review of this CVD Order 
on Salts.

Scope of the Order

    The merchandise subject to this CVD Order is Salts. Imports of 
merchandise included within the scope of this order are currently 
classifiable under subheadings 2835.24.0000 and 2835.39.1000 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. The Issues and 
Decision Memorandum, which is hereby adopted by this notice, provides a 
full description of the scope of the order.\5\
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    \5\ See Department Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum 
for the Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the 
Countervailing Duty Order on Potassium Phosphate Salts from the 
People's Republic of China,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby 
adopted by, this notice.
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    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 http://access.trade.gov and 
in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Department of 
Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum can be accessed at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum and the electronic 
version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in content.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in this review are addressed in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum. The issues discussed include the likelihood of 
continuation or recurrence of a countervailable subsidy and the net 
countervailable subsidy rate likely to prevail if the CVD Order were 
revoked.

Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 752(b)(1) and (3) of the Act, we determine 
that revocation of the CVD Order on Salts from the PRC would be likely 
to lead to continuation or recurrence of a net countervailable subsidy 
at the rates listed below:

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                                                               Net
                                                         countervailable
          Manufacturers/ exporters/ producers                subsidy
                                                            (percent)
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Lianyungang Mupro Import Export Co Ltd.................         109.11
Mianyang Aostar Phosphate Chemical Industry Co. Ltd....         109.11
Shifang Anda Chemicals Co. Ltd.........................         109.11
All Others.............................................         109.11
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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
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.
    The Department is issuing and publishing these final results and 
this notice in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) 
of the Act.

    Dated: September 28, 2015.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2015-25303 Filed 10-2-15; 8:45 am]
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