[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 194 (Friday, October 5, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50338-50339]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21730]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-908]


Sodium Hexametaphosphate From the People's Republic of China: 
Final Results of the Expedited Second Sunset Review of the Antidumping 
Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: As a result of this sunset review, the Department of Commerce 
(Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty order on 
sodium hexametaphosphate (SHMP) from the People's Republic of China 
(China) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of 
dumping at the level indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset 
Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable October 5, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christian Llinas, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4877.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On March 19, 2008, Commerce published the antidumping duty order on 
SHMP from China.\1\ On June 1, 2018, Commerce published the notice of 
initiation of the second sunset review of the antidumping duty order on 
SHMP from China, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, 
as amended (the Act).\2\ On June 8, 2018, Commerce received a notice of 
intent to participate from ICL Specialty Products, Inc. and Innophos, 
Inc. (collectively, the Petitioners) as domestic interested parties, 
within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\
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    \1\ See Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: Sodium 
Hexametaphosphate from the People's Republic of China, 73 FR 14772 
(March 19, 2008) (Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 83 FR 25436 
(June 1, 2018).
    \3\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Sodium Hexametaphosphate from 
China: Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated June 8, 2018.
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    On July 2, 2018, we received a complete substantive response for 
the review from the domestic interested parties within the 30-day 
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ We received no 
substantive responses from respondent interested parties with respect 
to the order covered by this sunset review, nor was a hearing 
requested. Pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce is conducting an expedited (120-day) 
sunset review of this order.
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    \4\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Sodium Hexametaphosphate (SHMP) 
from China: Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation of Five-
Year (Sunset) Review of the Antidumping Order,'' dated July 2, 2018.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise subject to the order is SHMP. For a complete 
description of the scope of this order, see the accompanying Issues and 
Decision Memorandum.\5\
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    \5\ See Memorandum, ``Second Expedited Sunset Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order on Sodium Hexametaphosphate from the People's 
Republic of China,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, 
this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in this review, including the likelihood of 
continuation or recurrence of dumping in the event of revocation and 
the magnitude of the margin likely to prevail if the order was revoked, 
are addressed in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum. The 
Issues and 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 
to all parties in the Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the main 
Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the internet 
at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Issues and Decision 
Memorandum and the electronic version of the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum are identical in content.

Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, we 
determine that revocation of the antidumping duty order on SHMP from 
China would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and 
that the magnitude of the dumping margins likely to prevail would be 
the weighted-average dumping margins up to the following weighted-
average dumping margin: 188.05.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary

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

    Dated: September 28, 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.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. History of the Order
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 Review
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2018-21730 Filed 10-4-18; 8:45 am]
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