[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 150 (Monday, August 7, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36732-36733]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16573]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-972; A-583-848]


Certain Stilbenic Optical Brightening Agents From the People's 
Republic of China and Taiwan: Final Results of the Expedited Sunset 
Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders

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

SUMMARY: As a result of these sunset reviews, the Department of 
Commerce (the Department) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty 
orders on stilbenic optical brightening agents (stilbenic OBAs) from 
the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Taiwan would likely lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping, at the levels indicated in the 
``Final Results of Sunset Reviews'' section of this notice.

DATES: Effective August 7, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eli Lovely, AD/CVD Operations, Office 
IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1593.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On May 10, 2012, the Department published the antidumping duty 
orders on stilbenic OBAs from the PRC and Taiwan.\1\ On April 3, 2017, 
the

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Department initiated the first sunset reviews of the antidumping duty 
orders on stilbenic OBAs from the PRC and Taiwan pursuant to section 
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ On April 18, 
2017, the Department received a timely notice of intent to participate 
in the sunset reviews from Archroma, U.S., Inc. (Archroma), the 
descendant company of the petitioner in the original investigation, 
within the 15-day period specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ On 
May 3, 2017, domestic interested parties filed a timely substantive 
response with the Department pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ 
The Department did not receive a substantive response from any 
respondent interested party. As a result, pursuant to section 
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the 
Department conducted expedited (120-day) sunset reviews of the Orders.
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    \1\ See Certain Stilbenic Optical Brightening Agents From the 
People's Republic of China: Amended Final Determination of Sales at 
Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order, 77 FR 27423 (May 
10, 2012); and Certain Stilbenic Optical Brightening Agents From 
Taiwan: Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value 
and Antidumping Duty Order, 77 FR 27419 (May 10, 2012) (Orders).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 82 FR 16159 
(April 3, 2017).
    \3\ Berwick Offray LLC claimed interested party status as a 
manufacturer of the domestic like product, pursuant to section 
771(9)(C) of the Act.
    \4\ See Certain Stilbenic Optical Brightening Agents from China. 
Case No. A-570-972--Petitioner's Substantive Response, (May 3, 
2017), and Certain Stilbenic Optical Brightening Agents from Taiwan, 
Case No. A-583-848--Petitioner's Substantive Response, (May 3, 
2017).
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Scope of the Orders

    The merchandise subject to these Orders is final stilbenic OBA 
products, as well as intermediate products that are themselves 
triazinylaminostilbenes produced during the synthesis of stilbenic OBA 
products. These stilbenic OBAs are classifiable under subheading 
3204.20.8000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(HTS US), but they may also enter under subheadings 2933.69.6050, 
2921.59.4000 and 2921.59.8090. The Decision Memorandum, which is hereby 
adopted by this notice, provides a full description of the scope of the 
Orders.\5\
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    \5\ See the ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Expedited 
Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Stilbenic 
Optical Brightening Agents from the People's Republic of China and 
Taiwan'' from Abdelali Elouaradia, Director, Office IV, Antidumping 
and Countervailing Duty Operations, to Gary Taverman Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this 
notice (Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in these sunset reviews are addressed in the 
Decision Memorandum. The issues discussed in the Decision Memorandum 
include the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping and the 
magnitude of the margins likely to prevail if the Orders were to be 
revoked.
    The 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 Decision 
Memorandum can be accessed at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The 
signed Decision Memorandum and the electronic version of the Decision 
Memorandum are identical in content.

Final Results of Sunset Reviews

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, 
the Department determines that revocation of the Orders would likely 
lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, and that the magnitude 
of the margin of dumping likely to prevail if the Orders are revoked 
would be up to 106.17 percent for the PRC and up to 6.19 percent for 
Taiwan.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders

    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 order is hereby requested. Failure to 
comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which is 
subject to sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing these final results and notice in 
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 
19 CFR 351.218 and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).

    Dated: August 1, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix--List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Orders
IV. History of the Orders
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
    1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
    2. Magnitude of the Margins Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Reviews
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2017-16573 Filed 8-4-17; 8:45 am]
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