[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 79 (Wednesday, April 24, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17138-17142]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-08272]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-122-866]


Sodium Sulfate Anhydrous From Canada: Initiation of Less-Than-
Fair-Value Investigation

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


DATES: Applicable April 17, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Hoefke or Daniel Deku at (202) 
482-4947 or (202) 482-5075, respectively; AD/CVD Operations, 
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Petition

    On March 28, 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
received an antidumping duty (AD) petition concerning imports of sodium 
sulfate anhydrous (sodium sulfate) from Canada, filed in proper form, 
on behalf of Cooper Natural Resources, Inc.; Elementis Global LLC; and 
Searles Valley Minerals, Inc. (collectively, the petitioners).\1\
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    \1\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Petition for the Imposition of 
Antidumping Duties: Sodium Sulfate Anhydrous from Canada,'' dated 
March 27, 2019 (the Petition). The Petition was filed with Commerce 
and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on March 27, 2019, 
after 12:00 noon, and pursuant to 19 CFR 207.10(a), is deemed to 
have been filed with the ITC on the next business day, March 28, 
2019. Because section 732(b)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act) requires simultaneous filing of the petition with 
Commerce and the ITC, Commerce deemed the petition to have been 
filed with Commerce on March 28, 2019. See Memorandum, ``Decision 
Memorandum Concerning the Filing Date of the Petition,'' dated April 
1, 2019 (Petition Filing Memo).

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    Between April 1 and April 5, 2019, Commerce requested supplemental 
information pertaining to certain aspects of the Petition.\2\ The 
petitioners filed responses to these requests on April 3 and April 9, 
2019.\3\
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    \2\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Petition for the Imposition of 
Antidumping Duties on Imports of Sodium Sulfate Anhydrous from 
Canada: Supplemental Questions'' (Petition Supplemental 
Questionnaire), dated April 1, 2019; see also Memorandum, ``Phone 
Call with Counsel to the Petitioners,'' dated April 5, 2019.
    \3\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Petitioners' Responses to 
Department of Commerce Deficiency Questions: Sodium Sulfate 
Anhydrous from Canada,'' dated April 3, 2019 (General Issues and AD 
Supplement); see also Petitioners' Letter, ``Petitioners' 
Supplemental Responses to Department of Commerce Deficiency 
Questions: Sodium Sulfate Anhydrous from Canada,'' dated April 9, 
2019 (Second General Issues and AD Supplement).
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    In accordance with section 732(b) of the Act, the petitioners 
allege that imports of sodium sulfate from Canada are being, or are 
likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV) 
within the meaning of section 731 of the Act, and that such imports are 
materially injuring, or threatening material injury to, the domestic 
industry producing sodium sulfate in the United States. Consistent with 
section 732(b)(1) of the Act, the Petition is accompanied by 
information reasonably available to the petitioners supporting their 
allegations.
    Commerce finds that the petitioners filed the Petition on behalf of 
the domestic industry, because the petitioners are interested parties 
as defined in section 771(9)(C) of the Act. Commerce also finds that 
the petitioners demonstrated sufficient industry support with respect 
to the initiation of the requested AD investigation.\4\
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    \4\ See the ``Determination of Industry Support for the 
Petition'' section, infra.
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Period of Investigation

    Because the Petition was filed on March 28, 2019,\5\ the period of 
investigation (POI) for the investigation is January 1, 2018, through 
December 31, 2018.\6\
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    \5\ See Petition Filing Memo.
    \6\ See 19 CFR 351.204(b)(1).
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Scope of the Investigation

    The product covered by this investigation is sodium sulfate from 
Canada. For a full description of the scope of this investigation, see 
the Appendix to this notice.

Comments on Scope of the Investigation

    During our review of the Petition, Commerce issued questions to, 
and received responses from, the petitioners pertaining to the proposed 
scope, to ensure that the scope language in the Petition is an accurate 
reflection of the products for which the domestic industry is seeking 
relief.\7\ No modifications were made to the scope of the Petition as a 
result of these exchanges.
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    \7\ See Petition Supplemental Questionnaire, at 3; see also 
General Issues and AD Supplement, at 2.
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    As discussed in the Preamble to Commerce's regulations, we are 
setting aside a period for interested parties to raise issues regarding 
product coverage (scope).\8\ Commerce will consider all comments 
received from interested parties and, if necessary, will consult with 
interested parties prior to the issuance of the preliminary 
determinations. If scope comments include factual information,\9\ all 
such factual information should be limited to public information. To 
facilitate preparation of its questionnaires, Commerce requests that 
all interested parties submit such comments by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time 
(ET) on May 7, 2019, which is 20 calendar days from the signature date 
of this notice.\10\ Any rebuttal comments, which may include factual 
information, must be filed by 5:00 p.m. ET on May 17, 2019, which is 10 
calendar days from the initial comment deadline.
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    \8\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Final Rule, 
62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997).
    \9\ See 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) (defining ``factual 
information'').
    \10\ See 19 CFR 351.303(b).
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    Commerce requests that any factual information parties consider 
relevant to the scope of the investigation be submitted during this 
period. However, if a party subsequently finds that additional factual 
information pertaining to the scope of the investigation may be 
relevant, the party may contact Commerce and request permission to 
submit the additional information on the record the investigation.

Filing Requirements

    All submissions to Commerce must be filed electronically using 
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty 
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS).\11\ An electronically 
filed document must be received successfully in its entirety by the 
time and date it is due. Documents exempted from the electronic 
submission requirements must be filed manually (i.e., in paper form) 
with Enforcement and Compliance's APO/Dockets Unit, Room 18022, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20230, and stamped with the date and time of receipt by the applicable 
deadlines.
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    \11\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: 
Electronic Filing Procedures; Administrative Protective Order 
Procedures, 76 FR 39263 (July 6, 2011); see also Enforcement and 
Compliance; Change of Electronic Filing System Name, 79 FR 69046 
(November 20, 2014) for details of Commerce's electronic filing 
requirements, effective August 5, 2011. Information on help using 
ACCESS can be found at https://access.trade.gov/help.aspx and a 
handbook can be found at https://access.trade.gov/help/Handbook%20on%20Electronic%20Filling%20Procedures.pdf.
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Comments on Product Characteristics for AD Questionnaires

    Commerce is providing interested parties an opportunity to comment 
on the appropriate physical characteristics of sodium sulfate to be 
reported in response to Commerce's AD questionnaires. This information 
will be used to identify the key physical characteristics of the 
merchandise under consideration in order to report the relevant costs 
of production accurately as well as to develop appropriate product-
comparison criteria.
    Interested parties may provide any information or comments that 
they feel are relevant to the development of an accurate list of 
physical characteristics. Specifically, they may provide comments as to 
which characteristics are appropriate to use as: (1) General product 
characteristics; and (2) product-comparison criteria. We note that it 
is not always appropriate to use all product characteristics as product 
comparison criteria. We base product comparison criteria on meaningful 
commercial differences among products. In other words, although there 
may be some physical product characteristics utilized by manufacturers 
to describe sodium sulfate, it may be that only a select few product 
characteristics take into account commercially meaningful physical 
characteristics. In addition, interested parties may comment on the 
order in which the physical characteristics should be used in matching 
products. Generally, Commerce attempts to list the most important 
physical characteristics first and the least important characteristics 
last.

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    In order to consider the suggestions of interested parties in 
developing and issuing the AD questionnaires, all product 
characteristics comments must be filed by 5:00 p.m. ET on May 7, 2019, 
which is 20 calendar days from the signature date of this notice.\12\ 
Any rebuttal comments must be filed by 5:00 p.m. ET on May 17, 2019. 
All comments and submissions to Commerce must be filed electronically 
using ACCESS, as explained above.
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    \12\ See 19 CFR 351.303(b).
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Determination of Industry Support for the Petition

    Section 732(b)(1) of the Act requires that a petition be filed on 
behalf of the domestic industry. Section 732(c)(4)(A) of the Act 
provides that a petition meets this requirement if the domestic 
producers or workers who support the petition account for: (i) At least 
25 percent of the total production of the domestic like product; and 
(ii) more than 50 percent of the production of the domestic like 
product produced by that portion of the industry expressing support 
for, or opposition to, the petition. Moreover, section 732(c)(4)(D) of 
the Act provides that, if the petition does not establish support of 
domestic producers or workers accounting for more than 50 percent of 
the total production of the domestic like product, Commerce shall: (i) 
Poll the industry or rely on other information in order to determine if 
there is support for the petition, as required by subparagraph (A); or 
(ii) determine industry support using a statistically valid sampling 
method to poll the ``industry.''
    Section 771(4)(A) of the Act defines the ``industry'' as the 
producers, as a whole, of a domestic like product. Thus, to determine 
whether a petition has the requisite industry support, the statute 
directs Commerce to look to producers and workers who produce the 
domestic like product. The International Trade Commission (ITC), which 
is responsible for determining whether ``the domestic industry'' has 
been injured, must also determine what constitutes a domestic like 
product in order to define the industry. While both Commerce and the 
ITC must apply the same statutory definition regarding the domestic 
like product,\13\ they do so for different purposes and pursuant to a 
separate and distinct authority. In addition, Commerce's determination 
is subject to limitations of time and information. Although this may 
result in different definitions of the like product, such differences 
do not render the decision of either agency contrary to law.\14\
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    \13\ See section 771(10) of the Act.
    \14\ See USEC, Inc. v. United States, 132 F. Supp. 2d 1, 8 (CIT 
2001) (citing Algoma Steel Corp., Ltd. v. United States, 688 F. 
Supp. 639, 644 (CIT 1988), aff'd 865 F.2d 240 (Fed. Cir. 1989)).
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    Section 771(10) of the Act defines the domestic like product as ``a 
product which is like, or in the absence of like, most similar in 
characteristics and uses with, the article subject to an investigation 
under this title.'' Thus, the reference point from which the domestic 
like product analysis begins is ``the article subject to an 
investigation'' (i.e., the class or kind of merchandise to be 
investigated, which normally will be the scope as defined in the 
petition).
    With regard to the domestic like product, the petitioners do not 
offer a definition of the domestic like product distinct from the scope 
of the Petition.\15\ Based on our analysis of the information submitted 
on the record, we have determined that sodium sulfate, as defined in 
the scope, constitutes a single domestic like product, and we have 
analyzed industry support in terms of that domestic like product.\16\
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    \15\ See Volume I of the Petition, at 11-14; see also General 
Issues and AD Supplement, at 1 and Exhibit 1.
    \16\ For a discussion of the domestic like product analysis as 
applied to this case and information regarding industry support, see 
Antidumping Duty Investigation Initiation Checklist: Sodium Sulfate 
Anhydrous from Canada (AD Initiation Checklist), at Attachment II, 
Analysis of Industry Support for the Antidumping Duty Petition 
Covering Sodium Sulfate Anhydrous from Canada (Attachment II). This 
checklist is dated concurrently with this notice and on file 
electronically via ACCESS. Access to documents filed via ACCESS is 
also available in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main 
Department of Commerce building.
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    In determining whether the petitioners have standing under section 
732(c)(4)(A) of the Act, we considered the industry support data 
contained in the Petition with reference to the domestic like product 
as defined in the ``Scope of the Investigation,'' in the Appendix to 
this notice. To establish industry support, the petitioners provided 
their own production of the domestic like product in 2018.\17\ The 
petitioners compared their own production to the estimated total 
production of the domestic like product for the entire domestic 
industry.\18\ We relied on data the petitioners provided for purposes 
of measuring industry support.\19\
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    \17\ See Volume I of the Petition, at 4 and Exhibit 1.
    \18\ See Volume I of the Petition, at 4 and Exhibit 1; see also 
General Issues and AD Supplement, at 2-3 and Exhibit 3; see also 
Second General Issues and AD Supplement, at 1 and Exhibit 8.
    \19\ See Volume I of the Petition, at 4 and Exhibit 1; see also 
Second General Issues and AD Supplement, at 1 and Exhibit 8. For 
further discussion, see Attachment II of the AD Initiation 
Checklist.
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    Our review of the data provided in the Petition, the General Issues 
and AD Supplement, the Second General Issues and AD Supplement, and 
other information readily available to Commerce indicates that the 
petitioners have established industry support for the Petition.\20\ 
First, the Petition established support from domestic producers (or 
workers) accounting for more than 50 percent of the total production of 
the domestic like product and, as such, Commerce is not required to 
take further action in order to evaluate industry support (e.g., 
polling).\21\ Second, the domestic producers (or workers) have met the 
statutory criteria for industry support under section 732(c)(4)(A)(i) 
of the Act, because the domestic producers (or workers) who support the 
Petition account for at least 25 percent of the total production of the 
domestic like product.\22\ Finally, the domestic producers (or workers) 
have met the statutory criteria for industry support under section 
732(c)(4)(A)(ii) of the Act, because the domestic producers (or 
workers) who support the Petition account for more than 50 percent of 
the production of the domestic like product produced by that portion of 
the industry expressing support for, or opposition to, the 
Petition.\23\ Accordingly, Commerce determines that the Petition was 
filed on behalf of the domestic industry within the meaning of section 
732(b)(1) of the Act.
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    \20\ See Attachment II of the AD Initiation Checklist.
    \21\ Id.; see also section 732(c)(4)(D) of the Act.
    \22\ See Attachment II of the AD Initiation Checklist.
    \23\ Id.
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Allegations and Evidence of Material Injury and Causation

    The petitioners allege that the U.S. industry producing the 
domestic like product is being materially injured, or is threatened 
with material injury, by reason of the imports of the subject 
merchandise sold at LTFV. In addition, the petitioners allege that 
subject imports exceed the negligibility threshold provided for under 
section 771(24)(A) of the Act.\24\
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    \24\ See Volume I of the Petition, at 19 and Exhibit 15.
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    The petitioners contend that the industry's injured condition is 
illustrated by a significant and increasing volume of subject imports; 
increased market share of subject imports; underselling and price 
depression or suppression; lost sales and revenues; the magnitude of 
the alleged dumping margins; and a decline in the domestic industry's 
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shipments and financial performance.\25\ We have assessed the 
allegations and supporting evidence regarding material injury, threat 
of material injury, causation, as well as negligibility, and we have 
determined that these allegations are properly supported by adequate 
evidence, and meet the statutory requirements for initiation.\26\
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    \25\ See Volume I of the Petition, at 15-30 and Exhibits 4 and 7 
through 13.
    \26\ See Canada AD Initiation Checklist, at Attachment III, 
Analysis of Allegations and Evidence of Material Injury and 
Causation for the Antidumping Duty Petition Covering Sodium Sulfate 
Anhydrous from Canada (Attachment III).
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Allegations of Sales at Less Than Fair Value

    The following is a description of the allegations of sales at LTFV 
upon which Commerce based its decision to initiate an AD investigation 
of imports of sodium sulfate from Canada. The sources of data for the 
deductions and adjustments relating to U.S. price and normal value (NV) 
are discussed in greater detail in the initiation checklist.

Export Price

    The petitioners based EP on pricing information for sodium sulfate 
produced in, and exported from, Canada and sold or offered for sale in 
the United States.\27\ Where appropriate, the petitioners made 
deductions from U.S. price for foreign brokerage and handling, rail 
hopper car leasing expenses, and U.S. inland freight, consistent with 
the terms of sale.\28\
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    \27\ See Canada AD Initiation Checklist.
    \28\ Id.
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Normal Value

    The petitioners based NV on a home market price they obtained for 
sodium sulfate produced and sold in Canada during the POI.\29\ The 
petitioners calculated a net home market price, adjusted for freight 
expenses, consistent with the terms of sale.\30\ The petitioners 
provided information indicating that the home market price was below 
the cost of production (COP) and, therefore, the petitioners also 
calculated NV based on constructed value (CV), pursuant to section 
773(a)(4) of the Act.\31\
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    \29\ Id.
    \30\ Id.
    \31\ In accordance with section 773(b)(2) of the Act, for this 
investigation, Commerce will request information necessary to 
calculate the CV and cost of production (COP) to determine whether 
there are reasonable grounds to believe or suspect that sales of the 
foreign like product have been made at prices that represent less 
than the COP of the product.
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Normal Value Based on Constructed Value

    Pursuant to section 773(e) of the Act, CV consists of the cost of 
manufacturing (COM), selling, general and administration (SG&A) 
expenses, financial expenses, packing and profit.
    The petitioners calculated the COM based on a domestic producer's 
input factors of production and usage rates for raw materials, labor, 
energy and factory overhead. The petitioners valued the input factors 
of production using publicly available data on costs specific to Canada 
during the POI. Specifically, the petitioners calculated raw material 
cost as the mineral royalty rate paid for extracting lake brine.\32\ 
The petitioners valued labor and energy costs using publicly available 
sources for Canada.\33\ The petitioners calculated factory overhead 
based on a U.S. producer's experience. The petitioners calculated SG&A 
expenses, financial expenses, and profit for Canada based on the 
experience of a Canadian producer of comparable merchandise (i.e., 
potash).\34\
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    \32\ See Canada AD Initiation Checklist.
    \33\ Id.
    \34\ Id.
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Fair Value Comparisons

    Based on the data provided by the petitioners, there is reason to 
believe that imports of sodium sulfate from Canada are being, or are 
likely to be, sold in the United States at LTFV. Based on comparisons 
of EP to NV in accordance with sections 772 and 773 of the Act, the 
estimated dumping margins for sodium sulfate from Canada range from 
43.37 to 170.08 percent.\35\
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    \35\ See Canada AD Initiation Checklist.
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Initiation of LTFV Investigation

    Based upon the examination of the Petition and supplements to the 
Petition, we find that the Petition meets the requirements of section 
732 of the Act. Therefore, we are initiating an AD investigation to 
determine whether imports of sodium sulfate from Canada are being, or 
are likely to be, sold in the United States at LTFV. In accordance with 
section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(b)(1), unless 
postponed, we will make our preliminary determination no later than 140 
days after the date of this initiation.

Identification of Respondents

    The petitioners named two producers of sodium sulfate in Canada 
(i.e., Saskatchewan Mining and Minerals Inc. (SSM) and TODA Advanced 
Materials, Inc. (TODA)).\36\ Following standard practice in AD 
investigations involving market economy countries, if necessary, 
Commerce intends to select respondents based on U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) data for U.S. imports under the appropriate HTSUS 
numbers listed with the ``Scope of the Investigation,'' in the 
Appendix.
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    \36\ See Volume 2 of the Petition at 3.
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    On April 15, 2019, Commerce released CBP data on imports of sodium 
sulfate from Canada under APO to all parties with access to information 
protected by APO and indicated that interested parties wishing to 
comment on the CBP data must do so within three business days of the 
publication date of the notice of initiation of this investigation.\37\ 
We further stated that we will not accept rebuttal comments.
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    \37\ See Memoranda, ``Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation of 
Sodium Sulfate Anhydrous from Canada: Release of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection Data,'' dated April 16, 2019.
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Distribution of Copies of the Petition

    In accordance with section 732(b)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.202(f), copies of the public version of the Petition have been 
provided to the Government of Canada via ACCESS. To the extent 
practicable, we will attempt to provide a copy of the public version of 
the Petition to each exporter named in the Petition, as provided under 
19 CFR 351.203(c)(2).

ITC Notification

    We will notify the ITC of our initiation, as required by section 
732(d) of the Act.

Preliminary Determinations by the ITC

    The ITC will preliminarily determine, within 45 days after the date 
on which the Petition was filed, whether there is a reasonable 
indication that imports of sodium sulfate from Canada are materially 
injuring, or threatening material injury to, a U.S. industry.\38\ A 
negative ITC determination will result in the investigation being 
terminated.\39\ Otherwise, the investigation will proceed according to 
statutory and regulatory time limits.
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    \38\ See section 733(a) of the Act.
    \39\ Id.
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Submission of Factual Information

    Factual information is defined in 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) as: (i) 
Evidence submitted in response to questionnaires; (ii) evidence 
submitted in support of allegations; (iii) publicly available 
information to value factors under 19 CFR 351.408(c) or to measure the 
adequacy of remuneration under 19 CFR 351.511(a)(2); (iv) evidence 
placed on the record by Commerce; and (v) evidence other than factual 
information described in (i)-(iv). 19 CFR 351.301(b) requires any 
party, when submitting factual information, to specify under which 
subsection of 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) the information is being

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submitted \40\ and, if the information is submitted to rebut, clarify, 
or correct factual information already on the record, to provide an 
explanation identifying the information already on the record that the 
factual information seeks to rebut, clarify, or correct.\41\ Time 
limits for the submission of factual information are addressed in 19 
CFR 351.301, which provides specific time limits based on the type of 
factual information being submitted. Interested parties should review 
the regulations prior to submitting factual information in this 
investigation.
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    \40\ See 19 CFR 351.301(b).
    \41\ See 19 CFR 351.301(b)(2).
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Particular Market Situation Allegation

    Section 504 of the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 amended 
the Act by adding the concept of particular market situation (PMS) for 
purposes of CV under section 773(e) of the Act.\42\ Section 773(e) of 
the Act states that ``if a particular market situation exists such that 
the cost of materials and fabrication or other processing of any kind 
does not accurately reflect the cost of production in the ordinary 
course of trade, the administering authority may use another 
calculation methodology under this subtitle or any other calculation 
methodology.'' When an interested party submits a PMS allegation 
pursuant to section 773(e) of the Act, Commerce will respond to such a 
submission consistent with 19 CFR 351.301(c)(2)(v). If Commerce finds 
that a PMS exists under section 773(e) of the Act, then it will modify 
its dumping calculations appropriately.
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    \42\ See Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, Public Law 
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    Neither section 773(e) of the Act nor 19 CFR 351.301(c)(2)(v) set a 
deadline for the submission of PMS allegations and supporting factual 
information. However, in order to administer section 773(e) of the Act, 
Commerce must receive PMS allegations and supporting factual 
information with enough time to consider the submission. Thus, should 
an interested party wish to submit a PMS allegation and supporting new 
factual information pursuant to section 773(e) of the Act, it must do 
so no later than 20 days after submission of a respondent's initial 
section D questionnaire response.

Extensions of Time Limits

    Parties may request an extension of time limits before the 
expiration of a time limit established under 19 CFR 351.301, or as 
otherwise specified by the Secretary. In general, an extension request 
will be considered untimely if it is filed after the expiration of the 
time limit established under 19 CFR 351.301. For submissions that are 
due from multiple parties simultaneously, an extension request will be 
considered untimely if it is filed after 10:00 a.m. ET on the due date. 
Under certain circumstances, we may elect to specify a different time 
limit by which extension requests will be considered untimely for 
submissions which are due from multiple parties simultaneously. In such 
a case, we will inform parties in a letter or memorandum setting forth 
the deadline (including a specified time) by which extension requests 
must be filed to be considered timely. An extension request must be 
made in a separate, stand-alone submission; under limited circumstances 
we will grant untimely filed requests for the extension of time limits. 
Parties should review Extension of Time Limits; Final Rule, 78 FR 57790 
(September 20, 2013), available at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/2013-22853.htm, prior to submitting factual information 
in this investigation.

Certification Requirements

    Any party submitting factual information in an AD or CVD proceeding 
must certify to the accuracy and completeness of that information.\43\ 
Parties must use the certification formats provided in 19 CFR 
351.303(g).\44\ Commerce intends to reject factual submissions if the 
submitting party does not comply with the applicable revised 
certification requirements.
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    \43\ See section 782(b) of the Act.
    \44\ See also Certification of Factual Information to Import 
Administration During Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July 17, 2013) (Final Rule). Answers to 
frequently asked questions regarding the Final Rule are available at 
http://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf.
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Notification to Interested Parties

    Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. On January 22, 2008, Commerce 
published Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Documents 
Submission Procedures; APO Procedures, 73 FR 3634 (January 22, 2008). 
Parties wishing to participate in this investigation should ensure that 
they meet the requirements of these procedures (e.g., the filing of 
letters of appearance as discussed at 19 CFR 351.103(d)).
    This notice is issued and published pursuant to sections 732(c)(2) 
and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.203(c).

    Dated: April 17, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix--Scope of the Investigation

    The scope of this investigation covers sodium sulfate 
(Na2SO4) (Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) 
Number 7757-82-6) that is anhydrous (i.e., containing no water), 
regardless of purity, grade, color, production method, and form of 
packaging, in which the percentage of particles between 20 mesh and 
100 mesh, based on U.S. mesh series screens, ranges from 10-95% and 
the percentage of particles finer than 100 mesh, based on U.S. mesh 
series screens, ranges from 5-90%.
    Excluded from the scope of this investigation are specialty 
sodium sulfate anhydrous products, which are products whose particle 
distributions fall outside the described ranges. Glauber's salt 
(Na2SO4[middot]10H2O), also known 
as sodium sulfate decahydrate, an intermediate product in the 
production of sodium sulfate anhydrous that has no known commercial 
uses, is not included within the scope of the investigation, 
although some end-users may mistakenly refer to sodium sulfate 
anhydrous as Glauber's salt. Other forms of sodium sulfate that are 
hydrous (i.e., containing water) are also excluded from the scope of 
the investigation.
    The merchandise subject to this investigation is classifiable 
under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 
subheading 2833.11.5010. Subject merchandise may also be classified 
under 2833.11.1000, 2833.11.5050, and 2833.19.0000. Although the 
HTSUS subheadings and CAS registry number are provided for 
convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the 
scope of the investigation is dispositive.

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