[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 110 (Wednesday, June 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34845-34846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12309]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-038]


Certain Amorphous Silica Fabric From the People's Republic of 
China: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: As a result of this expedited sunset review, the U.S. 
Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the 
antidumping duty (AD) order on certain amorphous silica fabric from the 
People's Republic of China (China) would be likely to lead to the 
continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the 
``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable June 8, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Kearney, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0167.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On March 17, 2017, Commerce published the AD order on certain 
amorphous silica fabric from China.\1\ On February 1, 2022 Commerce 
published the notice of initiation of the first sunset review of the 
Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(the Act).\2\ On February 16, 2022, Commerce received a notice of 
intent to participate within the 15-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(1)(i) from Auburn Manufacturing, Inc. (AMI).\3\ AMI claimed 
interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as a 
domestic producer of certain amorphous silica fabric.\4\
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    \1\ See Certain Amorphous Silica Fabric from the People's 
Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order, 82 FR 14314 (March 17, 
2017) (Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 87 FR 5467 
(February 1, 2022).
    \3\ See AMI's Letter, ``Amorphous Silica Fabric from the 
People's Republic of China: Five Year (``Sunset'') Review of 
Antidumping Duty Order--Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated 
February 16, 2022.
    \4\ Id. at 2.
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    On March 3, 2022, Commerce received an adequate substantive 
response to the notice of initiation from AMI within the 30-day 
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3).\5\ On March 3, 2022, 
Commerce also received a letter in response to the notice of initiation 
from SGL Composites Inc., a manufacturer of certain amorphous silica 
fabric.\6\ We received no substantive response from any respondent 
interested party with respect to the Order covered by this sunset 
review.
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    \5\ See AMI's Letter, ``Amorphous Silica Fabric from the 
People's Republic of China: Five Year (``Sunset'') Review of 
Antidumping Duty Order--Auburn Manufacturing Inc.'s Substantive 
Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated March 3, 2022.
    \6\ See SGL Composites Inc.'s Letter, ``Amorphous Silica Fabric 
from the People's Republic of China: Five Year (``Sunset'') Review: 
SGL Composites Inc.'s Substantive Response to Notice of 
Initiation,'' dated March 3, 2022. Although SGL Composites Inc.'s 
submission is entitled ``Substantive Response,'' because the company 
did not file a timely notice of intent to participate pursuant to 19 
CFR 351.218(d), we have disregarded this submission for purposes of 
our analysis.
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    On March 21, 2022, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade 
Commission that it did not receive an adequate substantive response 
from respondent interested parties.\7\ 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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    \7\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on 
February 1, 2022,'' dated March 21, 2022.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise subject to the Order consists of certain woven 
(whether from yarns or rovings) industrial grade amorphous silica 
fabric, which contains a minimum of 90 percent silica (SiO2) by nominal 
weight, and a nominal width in excess of 8 inches. For a complete 
description of the products covered, see the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum.\8\
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    \8\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order on Amorphous Silica Fabric from the People's 
Republic of China,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby 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 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 https://access.trade.gov. A list of topics discussed in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum is included as the appendix to this notice. In addition, a 
complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed

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directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

Final Results of Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1), 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, 
Commerce determines that revocation of the Order would be likely to 
lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping at weighted-average 
dumping margins up to 162.47 percent.

Administrative Protective Order (APO)

    This notice also serves as the only reminder to 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 orders 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(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2) and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).

    Dated: June 1, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
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 Dumping Margins Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation

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