[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 10, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28827-28828]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11033]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-122-853]


Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From Canada: Final Results 
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2015

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

SUMMARY: On February 12, 2016, the Department of Commerce (the 
Department) published the preliminary results of the sixth 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on citric acid and 
certain citrate salts from Canada.\1\ The review covers one 
manufacturer/exporter of the subject merchandise: Jungbunzlauer Canada 
Inc. (JBL Canada).
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    \1\ See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From Canada: 
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-
2015, 81 FR 7500 (February 12, 2016) (Preliminary Results), and 
accompanying Decision Memorandum entitled ``Decision Memorandum for 
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: 
Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Canada; 2014-2015'' 
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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    No interested party commented on the preliminary results and the 
Department made no changes to the margin calculation for the final 
results of this review. Therefore, the final results do not differ from 
the preliminary results.\2\ The final weighted-average dumping margin 
for JBL Canada is listed below in the ``Final Results of Review'' 
section of this notice.
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    \2\ See Preliminary Decision Memorandum and Memorandum to The 
File, ``Preliminary Results Margin Calculation for Jungbunzlauer 
Canada Inc.,'' dated February 5, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Trainor or Kate Johnson, 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) 482-4007 
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or (202) 482-4929, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The review covers one manufacturer/exporter of the subject 
merchandise: JBL Canada. On February 12, 2016, the Department published 
the Preliminary Results. We invited parties to comment on the 
preliminary results of the review. No interested party submitted 
comments and we made no changes to the margin calculation for the final 
results of this review. Therefore, the final results are the same as 
the preliminary results. The Department conducted this administrative 
review in accordance with section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act).

Scope of the Order

    The scope of this order includes 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 this order also includes 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 this order does 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 this order includes 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

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the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs 
purposes, the written description of the merchandise is dispositive.

Period of Review

    The period of review is May 1, 2014, through April 30, 2015.

Final Results of Review

    As a result of this review, the Department determines that a 
weighted-average dumping margin of 0.00 percent exists for JBL Canada 
for the period May 1, 2014, through April 30, 2015.

Assessment Rates

    The Department shall 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). Pursuant to 19 CFR 
356.8(a), the Department intends to issue appropriate appraisement 
instructions for the respondent subject to this review directly to CBP 
41 days after the date of publication of the final results of this 
review. Because we calculated a zero margin for JBL Canada in the final 
results of this review, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the 
appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all 
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the 
final results of this administrative review, as provided by section 
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for JBL Canada will 
be zero; (2) for previously reviewed or investigated companies not 
participating in this review, the cash deposit rate will continue to be 
the company-specific rate published for the most recent period; (3) if 
the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a previous review, 
or the original less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation, but the 
manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for 
the most recent period for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and (4) 
the cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will 
continue to be 23.21 percent, the all-others rate made effective by the 
LTFV investigation.\3\ These deposit requirements shall remain in 
effect until further notice.
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    \3\ 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).
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Notification to Importers

    This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) 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 Secretary's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written 
notification of return/destruction of APO materials or conversion to 
judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with 
the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
    This administrative review and notice are published in accordance 
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221.

    Dated: May 3, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2016-11033 Filed 5-9-16; 8:45 am]
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