[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 201 (Monday, October 19, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63196-63197]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26487]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-937]


Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From the People's Republic 
of China: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-
2015

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

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is rescinding 
the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on citric acid 
and certain citrate salts (``citric acid'') from the People's Republic 
of China (``the PRC'') for the period of review May 1, 2014, through 
April 30, 2015.

DATES: Effective Date: October 19, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maisha Cryor, 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-
5831.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On July 1, 2015, the Department published the notice of opportunity 
to request an administrative review of the order on citric acid from 
the PRC for the period of review May 1, 2014, through April 30, 
2015.\1\ On May 28, 2015, Laiwu Taihe Biochemistry Co., Ltd. 
(``Taihe'') requested that the Department conduct an administrative 
review of its period of review (``POR'') sales.\2\ On May 29, 2015, 
RZBC Co., Ltd., RZBC Import & Export Co., Ltd., and RZBC (Juxian) Co., 
Ltd. (collectively, ``RZBC'') requested an administrative review of its 
POR sales.\3\ On June 1, 2015, Archer Daniels Midland Company, Cargill 
Incorporated, and Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas LLC 
(``Petitioners'') requested an administrative review of the POR sales 
of Taihe and RZBC.\4\ RZBC withdrew its request for an administrative 
review on July 2, 2015.\5\ Taihe withdrew its request for an 
administrative review on July 31, 2015.\6\ Petitioners withdrew their 
request for an administrative review on July 31, 2015.\7\
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 80 FR 37588, 37593 (July 1, 2015).
    \2\ See Letter from Taihe to the Department, dated May 28, 2015.
    \3\ See Letter from RZBC to the Department, dated May 29, 2015.
    \4\ See Letter from Petitioners to the Department, dated June 1, 
2015.
    \5\ See Letter from RZBC, dated July 2, 2015.
    \6\ See Letter from Taihe, dated July 31, 2015.
    \7\ See Letter from Petitioners, dated July 31, 2015.
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Rescission of Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Department will rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or in part, if the party or parties 
that requested a review withdraws the request within 90 days of the 
publication date of the notice of initiation of the requested review. 
As noted above, all parties withdrew their requests for administrative 
reviews within 90 days of the publication date of the notice of 
initiation. No other parties requested an administrative review of the 
order. Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), we are 
rescinding this review in its entirety.

Assessment

    The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(``CBP'') to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of 
citric acid from the PRC. Antidumping duties shall be assessed at rates 
equal to the cash deposit of estimated antidumping duties required at 
the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). The Department intends to 
issue appropriate assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the date 
of publication of this notice of rescission of administrative review.

Notifications

    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 review period. Failure to comply 
with this requirement could result in the presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.
    This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (``APO'') of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under an APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely 
written notification of the 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 notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 
CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: October 9, 2015.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2015-26487 Filed 10-16-15; 8:45 am]
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