[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 112 (Tuesday, June 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27084-27085]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-12282]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-926]


Sodium Nitrite From the People's Republic of China: Final Results 
of the Expedited Second Five Year (Sunset) Review of the Countervailing 
Duty Order

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of 
the countervailing duty (CVD) order on sodium nitrite from the People's 
Republic of China (China) would be likely to lead to the continuation 
or recurrence of a countervailable subsidy at the levels indicated in 
the ``Final Results of Sunset Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable June 11, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leo Ayala or Jacqueline Arrowsmith, 
Office VII, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3945 
or (202) 482-5255, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On August 27, 2008, Commerce published the CVD order on sodium 
nitrite from China.\1\ On February 5, 2019, Commerce published the 
notice of initiation for the second sunset review of the CVD Order, 
pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(the Act).\2\ Subsequently, Commerce received a notice of intent to 
participate from Chemtrade Chemicals US LLC (Chemtrade), a domestic 
interested party, within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ Chemtrade claimed interested party status under 
section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as a producer of a domestic like product 
in the United States. In addition, Commerce received a complete 
substantive response to the notice of initiation from the petitioner 
within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\
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    \1\ See Sodium Nitrite from the People's Republic of China: 
Countervailing Duty Order, 73 FR 50595 (August 27, 2008) (CVD 
Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 84 FR 1705 
(February 5, 2019).
    \3\ See Chemtrade's Letter, ``Sodium Nitrite from China: Notice 
of Intent to Participate,'' dated February 21, 2019.
    \4\ See Chemtrade's Letter, ``Sodium Nitrite from Germany and 
China: Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation of Five-Year 
(Sunset) Review of the Antidumping Duty Orders and Countervailing 
Duty Order,'' dated March 7, 2019.
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    Commerce did not receive a response from the Government of the 
People's Republic of China or any respondent interested parties. On 
March 20, 2019, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade 
Commission that it did not receive an adequate substantive response 
from respondent interested parties.\5\ As a result, pursuant to 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce is conducting an expedited (120-day) 
sunset review of the CVD Order.
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    \5\ See Letter from Commerce to the ITC, ``Sunset Review 
Initiated on February 5, 2019 Applicable to January 2019,'' dated 
March 20, 2019.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by this order is sodium nitrite in any 
form, at any purity level. A full description of the scope of the CVD 
Order is contained in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, which is 
hereby adopted by this notice.\6\
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    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the Expedited Second Sunset Review of the 
Countervailing Duty Order on Sodium Nitrite from the People's 
Republic of China,'' dated concurrently with and adopted by this 
notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in this sunset review are addressed in the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum. The issues discussed include the likelihood of 
continuation or recurrence of a countervailable subsidy and the net 
countervailable subsidy rate likely to prevail if the CVD Order were 
revoked. A list of the 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 in the Central Records 
Unit, Room B-8024 of the main 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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Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 752(b)(1) and (3) of the Act, Commerce 
determines that revocation of the CVD Order would be likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the rates 
listed below:

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                                                               Net
                                                         countervailable
                 Manufacturer/exporter                    subsidy rate
                                                            (percent)
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Shanxi Jiaocheng Hongxing Chemical Co., Ltd. (Shanxi              169.01
 Jiaocheng)...........................................
Tianjin Soda Plant Tianjin Port Free Trade Zone Pan               169.01
 Bohai International Trading Co., Ltd. (Tianjin Soda
 Plant)...............................................
All Others............................................            169.01
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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    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.
    Commerce is issuing and publishing these final results and this 
notice in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the 
Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2).

    Dated: June 5, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Issues
V. Discussion of the Issues
    (1) Likelihood of Continuation of a Countervailable Subsidy
    (2) Net Countervailable Subsidy Likely to Prevail
    (3) Nature of the Subsidy

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