[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 112 (Tuesday, June 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27087-27088]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-12275]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-847]


Persulfates From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of 
the Expedited Fourth Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of 
the antidumping duty order on persulfates 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, infra.

DATES: Applicable June 11, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Hanna, 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) 482-0835.

Background

    On July 7, 1997, Commerce published in the Federal Register the 
antidumping duty order on persulfates from China.\1\ On February 5, 
2019, Commerce published the notice of initiation of this sunset review 
of the antidumping duty order on persulfates from China pursuant to 
section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ On 
February 19, 2019, Commerce received a timely and complete notice of 
intent to participate in the sunset review from a domestic interested 
party, PeroxyChem LLC (PeroxyChem), in which the domestic interested 
party claimed interested party status, as a domestic producer of 
persulfates, under

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section 771(9)(C) of the Act.\3\ This notice was filed within the time 
period specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\4\ On March 6, 2019, 
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i), the domestic interested party 
filed a timely and adequate substantive response.\5\ Commerce 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), Commerce conducted an expedited (120-day) 
sunset review of the Order.
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    \1\ See Notice of Antidumping Duty Order and Amended Final 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Persulfates from the 
People's Republic of China, 62 FR 36259 (July 7, 1997) (Order), 
amended by Notice of Amended Antidumping Duty Order: Persulfates 
from the People's Republic of China, 62 FR 39212 (July 22, 1997).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Review, 84 FR 1704 
(February 5, 2019).
    \3\ See PeroxyChem's letter, ``Persulfates from the People's 
Republic of China--Five-Year (4th Sunset) Review of Antidumping Duty 
Order--Notice of Intention to Participate,'' dated February 19, 2019 
(PeroxyChem's Notice of Intent).
    \4\ Id.
    \5\ See PeroxyChem's letter, ``Persulfates from the People's 
Republic of China--Domestic Industry's Substantive Response,'' dated 
March 6, 2019 (PeroxyChem's Substantive Response).
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Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the order are persulfates, including 
ammonium, potassium, and sodium persulfates. The chemical formulas for 
these persulfates are, respectively, 
(NH4)2S2O8, 
K2S2O8, and 
Na2S2O8. Potassium persulfates are 
currently classifiable under subheading 2833.40.10 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Sodium persulfates are 
classifiable under HTSUS subheading 2833.40.20. Ammonium and other 
persulfates are classifiable under HTSUS subheadings 2833.40.50 and 
2833.40.60. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience 
and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of the order 
is dispositive.

Analysis of Comments Received

    A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review, 
specifically the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping 
and the magnitude of the margins likely to prevail if the Order were to 
be revoked, is provided in the accompanying Issues and Decision 
Memorandum, which is hereby adopted by this notice.\6\ A list of topics 
discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached to this 
notice as an Appendix. 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 
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.
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    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Expedited Fourth Sunset Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order on Persulfates from the People's Republic of 
China,'' dated concurrently with this notice (Issues and Decision 
Memorandum).
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Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1), 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, 
Commerce determines that revocation of the Order would likely lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping, and that the magnitude of the 
dumping margins likely to prevail would be weighted-average dumping 
margins up to 119.02 percent.

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 orders 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 the results and notice in accordance 
with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218.

    Dated: June 5, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
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 Proceeding
    a. Order
    b. Administrative, Changed Circumstances, and Sunset Reviews
    c. Scope Inquiries, New Shipper Reviews, and Duty Absorption
V. Discussion of the Issues
    a. Legal Framework
    b. Likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping
    c. Magnitude of the Margin of Dumping Likely to Prevail

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