[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 92 (Friday, May 11, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22007-22008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-10068]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-862]


Foundry Coke Products From the People's Republic of China: 
Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: As a result of the determinations by the Department of 
Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC) that 
revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on foundry coke products 
(foundry coke) from the People's Republic of China (China) would likely 
lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to 
an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of 
continuation of the AD order on foundry coke from China.

DATES: Applicable May 11, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Walker, AD/CVD Operations, 
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20230; Telephone: 202.482.0413.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On July 31, 2001, Commerce published in the Federal Register its

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final determination in the less-than-fair value investigation of 
foundry coke from China.\1\ On September 17, 2001, Commerce published 
the Order on foundry coke from China.\2\ On May 1, 2017, the Department 
published the notice of initiation of the third sunset review of the 
Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(the Act).\3\ Commerce conducted the sunset review on an expedited 
basis, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), because it received a complete and adequate 
response from domestic interested parties, but no substantive responses 
from respondent interested parties.\4\ As a result of its expedited 
sunset review, Commerce determined that revocation of the Order would 
likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping.\5\ The 
Department, therefore, notified the ITC of the magnitude of the margins 
likely to prevail should the Order be revoked. On April 24, 2018, the 
ITC published notice of its determination, pursuant to section 751(c) 
of the Act, that revocation of the AD order on foundry coke from China 
would likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of material injury to 
an industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable 
time.\6\
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    \1\ See Final Determination or Sales at Less Than Fair Value: 
Foundry Coke Products from the People's Republic of China, 66 FR 
39487 (July 31, 2001).
    \2\ See Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less 
Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order: Foundry Coke Products 
from The People's Republic of China, 66 FR 48025 (September 17, 
2001) (Order).
    \3\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Review, 82 FR 20314 
(May 1, 2017).
    \4\ See Domestic Producers' submission, ``Foundry Coke from 
China, Third Sunset Review: Substantive Response to Notice of 
Initiation of Sunset Review,'' dated May 31, 2017.
    \5\ See Foundry Coke Products from the People's Republic of 
China Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Reviews of the 
Antidumping Duty Order, 82 FR 41598 (September 1, 2017).
    \6\ See Foundry Coke from China (No. 731-TA-891 (Third Review)), 
83 FR 17849 (April 24, 2018).
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Scope of the Order

    The product covered under the order is coke larger than 100 mm (4 
inches) in maximum diameter and at least 50 percent of which is 
retained on a 100 mm (4 inch) sieve, of a kind used in foundries. The 
foundry coke products subject to the order are currently classifiable 
under subheading 2704.00.0011 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for 
convenience and Customs purposes, our written description of the scope 
of the order is dispositive.\7\
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    \7\ See Foundry Coke Products from the People's Republic of 
China, 77 FR 34012 (June 8, 2012).
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Continuation of the Order

    As a result of the determinations by Commerce and the ITC that 
revocation of the Order would likely lead to a continuation or 
recurrence of dumping and material injury to an industry in the United 
States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(a), 
Commerce hereby orders the continuation of the Order on foundry coke 
from China. 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 Order will be the 
date of publication in the Federal Register of this notice of 
continuation. Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act, Commerce 
intends to initiate the next five-year review of the order not later 
than 30 days prior to the fifth anniversary of the effective date of 
continuation.
    This five-year sunset review 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 7, 2018.
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.
[FR Doc. 2018-10068 Filed 5-10-18; 8:45 am]
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