[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7257-7258]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-01790]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-007]


Barium Chloride From the People's Republic of China: Final 
Results of the Expedited Fifth 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 barium chloride from the People's 
Republic of China (China) would be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the ``Final Results of 
Sunset Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable January 27, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eliza Siordia, 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) 482-3878.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On October 17, 1984, Commerce issued the Order on barium chloride

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from China.\1\ On October 1, 2020, Commerce published the notice of 
initiation of the five-year sunset review of the Order, pursuant to 
section 751(c) of the Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ On October 
6, 2020, Commerce received a notice of intent to participate in this 
review from Chemical Products Corporation (CPC) within the deadline 
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ CPC claimed interested party 
status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as a manufacturer of a 
domestic like product in the United States. On October 30, 2020, CPC 
provided a complete substantive response for this review within the 30-
day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ We received no 
substantive responses from any other interested parties, nor was a 
hearing requested. On November 20, 2020, Commerce notified the U.S. 
International Trade Commission (ITC) that it did not receive an 
adequate substantive response from respondent interested parties.\5\ 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 Antidumping Duty Order; Barium Chloride from the 
People's Republic of China, 49 FR 40635 (October 17, 1984) (Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 85 FR 61928 
(October 1, 2020).
    \3\ See CPC's Letter, ``Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated 
October 6, 2020.
    \4\ See CPC's Letter, ``Fifth Five-Year Review of Barium 
Chloride from China: Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,'' 
dated October 30, 2020.
    \5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on October 
1, 2020,'' dated November 20, 2020.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the order is barium chloride, a chemical 
compound having the formulas BaCl2 or BaCl2-2H2O, currently 
classifiable under subheading 2827.39.4500 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).\6\ Although the HTSUS subheading 
is provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written 
description of the scope of this order is dispositive.
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    \6\ The scope reflects the HTSUS subheading currently in effect.
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in this review, including the likelihood of 
continuation or recurrence of dumping in the event of revocation and 
the magnitude of the margins likely to prevail if the Order were 
revoked, are addressed in the accompanying Issues and Decision 
Memorandum.\7\ A list of topics discussed in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum is included 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. In addition, a complete 
version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly 
on the internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and 
electronic versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical 
in content.
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    \7\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the Expedited Fifth Sunset Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order on Barium Chloride from the People's Republic 
of China,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this 
notice.
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Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1), and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, 
Commerce determines that revocation of the antidumping duty order on 
barium chloride from China would likely lead to continuation or 
recurrence of dumping, and that the magnitude of the margin likely to 
prevail is up to 155.50 percent.\8\
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    \8\ Id.
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)

    This notice serves as the only reminder to interested parties 
subject to an 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 order 
is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms 
of an APO is a violation which is subject to sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing these final results and notice in 
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 
19 CFR 351.218 and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).

    Dated: January 21, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting 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 Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
    1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
    2. Magnitude of the Margins Likely To Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2021-01790 Filed 1-26-21; 8:45 am]
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