[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 160 (Monday, August 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42898-42900]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17541]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-469-814f]


Chlorinated Isocyanurates From Spain: Preliminary Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines 
that sales of chlorinated isocyanurates (chlorinated isos) from Spain 
by Ercros S.A. (Ercros) were not sold at less than normal value during 
the period of review (POR), June 1, 2017 through May 31, 2018. 
Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

DATES: Applicable August 19, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Huston, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4261.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On August 10, 2018, Commerce published the notice of initiation of 
this administrative review of chlorinated isos from Spain covering one 
company, Ercros.\1\ Commerce exercised its discretion to toll all 
deadlines affected by the partial federal government closure from 
December 22, 2018 through the resumption of operations on January 29, 
2019.\2\ On April 10, 2019, Commerce extended the deadline of these 
preliminary results until July 10, 2019,\3\ and on July 8, 2019, 
extended the preliminary results deadline by an additional 30 days.\4\ 
The events that

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have occurred between initiation and these preliminary results are 
discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\5\
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    \1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 39688 (August 10, 2018).
    \2\ See Memorandum to the Record from 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, ``Deadlines 
Affected by the Partial Shutdown of the Federal Government,'' dated 
January 28, 2019. All deadlines in this segment of the proceeding 
have been extended by 40 days.
    \3\ See Memorandum, ``Chlorinated Isocyanurates from Spain: 
Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review--2017-2018,'' dated April 10, 2019.
    \4\ See Memorandum, ``Chlorinated Isocyanurates from Spain: 
Second Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review--2017-2018,'' dated July 8, 2019.
    \5\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for Preliminary 
Results of the 2017-2018 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of 
Chlorinated Isocyanurates from Spain,'' dated concurrently with, and 
hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the order are chlorinated isos, which are 
derivatives of cyanuric acid, described as chlorinated s-triazine 
triones. Chlorinated isos are currently classifiable under subheadings 
2933.69.6015, 2933.69.6021, 2933.69.6050, 3808.40.50, 3808.50.40 and 
3808.94.5000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(HTSUS). The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs 
purposes only; the written product description of the scope of the 
order is dispositive. A full description of the scope of the order is 
contained in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\6\
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    \6\ Id.at 2.
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Methodology

    Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with sections 
751(a)(1)(B) and (2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). 
Export price is calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act. 
Normal value has been calculated in accordance with section 773 of the 
Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying our 
conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. The Preliminary 
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 is available to all 
parties in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Commerce 
building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum can be accessed directly on the internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum and the electronic version of the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum are identical in content. A list of the topics discussed in 
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is attached as an appendix to this 
notice.

Preliminary Results of Review

    As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine that the 
following dumping margin exists for the period June 1, 2017 through May 
31, 2018:

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                                                               Weighted-
                                                                average
                    Exporter/manufacturer                       dumping
                                                                margin
                                                               (percent)
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Ercros S.A..................................................       0.00
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Disclosure and Public Comment

    Commerce intends to disclose to the parties to the proceeding any 
calculations performed in connection with these preliminary results 
within five days of the date of publication of this notice.\7\ 
Interested parties may submit case briefs to Commerce in response to 
these preliminary results no later than 30 days after the publication 
of this notice.\8\ Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the 
case briefs, may be filed no later than five days after the time limit 
for filing case briefs.\9\ Parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal 
briefs in this proceeding are encouraged to submit with each argument: 
(1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and 
(3) a table of authorities.\10\ Case and rebuttal briefs should be 
filed using ACCESS.\11\ In order to be properly filed, ACCESS must 
successfully receive an electronically-filed document in its entirety 
by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on the established deadline.
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    \7\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
    \8\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii).
    \9\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1) and (2).
    \10\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
    \11\ See 19 CFR 351.303.
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    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to 
request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant 
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via 
ACCESS, within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. 
Requests should contain: (1) The party's name, address, and telephone 
number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of issues to be 
discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to those raised 
in the respective case and rebuttal briefs. If a request for a hearing 
is made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, at a date 
and time to be determined.
    Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative 
review, including the results of its analysis of the issues raised in 
any written briefs, not later than 120 days after the date of 
publication of this notice, unless extended, pursuant to section 
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h).

Assessment Rates

    Upon issuance of the final results in this administrative review, 
Commerce shall determine, and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall 
assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries in accordance 
with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). If Ercros' weighted-average dumping margin 
is not zero or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent) in the final 
results of this review, we will calculate importer- or customer-
specific ad valorem assessment rates based on the ratio of the total 
amount of dumping calculated for the importer/customer's examined sales 
and the total entered value of the sales in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.212(b)(1). We will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all 
appropriate entries covered by this review when the importer-specific 
assessment rate calculated in the final results of this review is above 
de minimis. Where the respondent's weighted-average dumping margin is 
zero or de minimis, or an importer-specific assessment rate is zero or 
de minimis, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries 
without regard to antidumping duties. The final results of this review 
shall be the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties on entries 
of merchandise covered by the final results of this review and for 
future deposits of estimated duties, where applicable.
    For entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by the 
respondent for which it did not know that its merchandise was destined 
for the United States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed 
entries at the all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate 
company(ies) involved in the transaction.
    We intend to issue instructions to CBP 15 days after the date of 
publication of the final results of this review.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all 
shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 
for consumption on or after the date of publication of the final 
results of this administrative review, as provided for by section 
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for the company 
under review will be the rate established in the final results of this 
review, except, if the rate is zero or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 
percent), no cash deposit will be required; (2) for previously reviewed 
or investigated

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companies not listed above, the cash deposit rate will continue to be 
the company-specific rate published for the most recent period; (3) if 
the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or 
the less-than-fair-value investigation, but the manufacturer is, the 
cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent 
period for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash 
deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters is 24.83 percent, 
the all-others rate established in the investigation.\12\ These cash 
deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until 
further notice.
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    \12\ See Chlorinated Isocyanurates From Spain: Notice of Final 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 70 FR 24506 (May 10, 
2005).
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Notification to Importers

    This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of 
their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation 
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply 
with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: August 8, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Allegation of a Particular Market Situation
V. Comparisons to Normal Value
VI. Product Comparisons
VII. Date of Sale
VIII. Export Price
IX. Normal Value
X. Currency Conversion
XI. Recommendation

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