[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 4, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6142-6143]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02124]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-991]


Chlorinated Isocyanurates From the People's Republic of China: 
Final Results of the Expedited First 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 chlorinated isocyanurates 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 February 4, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nathan James, 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) 482-5305.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On November 13, 2014, Commerce published in the Federal Register 
the CVD order on chlorinated isocyanurates from China.\1\ On October 1, 
2019, Commerce published the notice of initiation of the first sunset 
review of the CVD order on chlorinated isocyanurates from China, 
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930,

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as amended (the Act).\2\ On October 16, 2019, Commerce received a 
timely notice of intent to participate from Bio-Lab, Inc., Clearon 
Corp., and Occidental Chemical Corporation (domestic interested 
parties).\3\ Each of the companies claimed interested party status 
under section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as domestic producers of 
chlorinated isocyanurates. On October 31, 2019, Commerce received a 
timely and adequate substantive response from the domestic interested 
parties.\4\
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    \1\ See Chlorinated Isocyanurates from the People's Republic of 
China: Countervailing Duty Order, 79 FR 67424 (November 13, 2014).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 84 FR 52067 
(October 1, 2019).
    \3\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Chlorinated 
Isocyanurates from the People's Republic of China: Notice of Intent 
to Participate,'' dated October 16, 2019.
    \4\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Chlorinated 
Isocyanurates from the People's Republic of China: Substantive 
Response to Notice of Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Review of the 
Countervailing Duty Order,'' dated October 31, 2019.
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    On November 22, 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 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 CVD order on 
chlorinated isocyanurates from China.
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    \5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on October 
1, 2019,'' dated November 22, 2019.
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Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the order are chlorinated isocyanurates. 
For a full description of the scope, see the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum.\6\
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    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the 
Countervailing Duty Order on Chlorinated Isocyanurates from the 
People's Republic of China,'' dated concurrently with this notice 
(Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review, 
including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of a 
countervailable subsidy and the net countervailable subsidy rates 
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. A list of the topics discussed in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum is attached as an Appendix to this notice.
    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 B8024 of the main Commerce building. 
In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum 
can be accessed directly 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(b) of the Act, Commerce 
determines that revocation of the CVD order on chlorinated 
isocyanurates from China would be likely to lead to the continuation or 
recurrence of a countervailable subsidy at the rates listed below:

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                                                                  Net
                                                                subsidy
                      Producer/exporter                          rate
                                                               (percent)
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Hebei Jiheng Chemicals Co., Ltd.............................       22.45
Juancheng Kangtai Chemical Co., Ltd.........................        2.59
All Others..................................................       10.81
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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order (APO)

    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
an APO of their responsibility concerning the destruction of 
proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.305. Timely written 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 sanctionable violation.

Notification to Interested Parties

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

    Dated: January 28, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
VII. Final Results of Review
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2020-02124 Filed 2-3-20; 8:45 am]
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