[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 88 (Tuesday, May 9, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21520-21521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09302]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-815, A-533-806, C-533-807]
Sulfanilic Acid From India and the People's Republic of China:
Continuation of Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of determinations by the Department of Commerce
(Department) and the International Trade Commission (ITC) that
revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on sulfanilic acid from
the People's Republic of China (PRC) and India and the countervailing
duty (CVD) order on sulfanilic acid from India would likely lead to
continuation or recurrence of dumping and a countervailable subsidy and
material injury to an industry in the United States, the Department is
publishing this notice of continuation of these AD and CVD orders.
DATES: Effective May 9, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mandy Mallott (India and PRC AD
Orders), John Conniff (India CVD Order), AD/CVD Operations, Office III,
Enforcement and Compliance International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC
20230; telephone: (202) 482-6430 or (202) 482-1009, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 1, 2016, the Department
initiated the fourth sunset reviews of the AD orders on sulfanilic acid
from the PRC and India and the CVD order on sulfanilic acid from India
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(Act).\1\
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\1\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Reviews, 81 FR
60386 (September 1, 2016) (``Notice of Initiation'').
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As a result of its reviews, pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752(b)
of the Act, the Department determined that revocation of the AD orders
on sulfanilic acid from India and the PRC and the CVD order on
sulfanilic acid from India would be likely to lead to a continuation or
recurrence of dumping and a countervailable subsidy, and, therefore,
notified the ITC of the magnitude of the margins and net
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countervailable subsidy likely to prevail should the orders be
revoked.\2\
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\2\ See Sulfanilic Acid from India and the People's Republic of
China: Final Results of Expedited Fourth Sunset Reviews of
Antidumping Duty Orders, 82 FR 1321 (January 5, 2017); Sulfanilic
Acid From India: Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review of the
Countervailing Duty Order, 82 FR 1693 (January 6, 2017).
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On April 21, 2017, the ITC published its determination, pursuant to
section 751(c) of the Act, that revocation of the existing AD orders on
sulfanilic acid from India and the PRC and the CVD order on sulfanilic
acid from India would be likely to lead to a continuation or recurrence
of material injury to an industry in the United States within a
reasonably foreseeable time.\3\
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\3\ See USITC Publication USITC Publication 4680, April 2017,
Sulfanilic Acid from China and India: Inv. Nos. 701-TA-318 and 731-
TA-538 and 561 (Fourth Review). See also Sulfanilic Acid from China
and India, 82 FR 18776 (April 21, 2017).
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Scope of the Orders
The merchandise covered by the AD and CVD orders is all grades of
sulfanilic acid, which include technical (or crude) sulfanilic acid,
refined (or purified) sulfanilic acid and sodium salt of sulfanilic
acid.
Sulfanilic acid is a synthetic organic chemical produced from the
direct sulfonation of aniline with sulfuric acid. Sulfanilic acid is
used as a raw material in the production of optical brighteners, food
colors, specialty dyes, and concrete additives. The principal
differences between the grades are the undesirable quantities of
residual aniline and alkali insoluble materials present in the
sulfanilic acid. All grades are available as dry, free flowing powders.
Technical sulfanilic acid, classifiable under the subheading
2921.42.22 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS), contains 96 percent
minimum sulfanilic acid, 1.0 percent maximum aniline, and 1.0 percent
maximum alkali insoluble materials. Refined sulfanilic acid, also
classifiable under the subheading 2921.42.22 of the HTS, contains 98
percent minimum sulfanilic acid, 0.5 percent maximum aniline and 0.25
percent maximum alkali insoluble materials.
Sodium salt (sodium sulfanilate), classifiable under the HTS
subheading 2921.42.90, is a powder, granular or crystalline material
which contains 75 percent minimum equivalent sulfanilic acid, 0.5
percent maximum aniline based on the equivalent sulfanilic acid
content, and 0.25 percent maximum alkali insoluble materials based on
the equivalent sulfanilic acid content.
Although the HTS subheadings are provided for convenience and
customs purposes, our written description of the scope of these orders
is dispositive.\4\
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\4\ In response to a request from 3V Corporation, on May 5,
1999, the Department clarified that sodium sulfanilate processed in
Italy from sulfanilic acid produced in India is within the scope of
the AD and CVD orders on sulfanilic acid from India. See Notice of
Scope Rulings, 65 FR 41957 (July 7, 2000).
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Continuation of the Orders
As a result of the determinations by the Department and the ITC
that revocation of the AD orders on sulfanilic acid from the PRC and
India and the CVD order from India would be likely to lead to a
continuation or recurrence of dumping and a countervailable subsidy and
material injury to an industry in the United States, pursuant to
section 751(d)(2) of the Act, the Department hereby orders the
continuation of the AD orders on sulfanilic acid from the PRC and
India, and the CVD order on sulfanilic acid from India. U.S. Customs
and Border Protection will continue to collect 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 the 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 the orders not later
than 30 days prior to the fifth anniversary of the effective date of
this continuation.
These five-year (sunset) reviews and this notice are in accordance
with section 751(c) of the Act and published pursuant to section
777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4).
Dated: May 2, 2017.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2017-09302 Filed 5-8-17; 8:45 am]
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