[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1357-1358]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00308]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-122]


Certain Corrosion Inhibitors From the People's Republic of China: 
Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances 
Review

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

SUMMARY: On November 23, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce 
(Commerce) published the notice of initiation and preliminary results 
of a changed circumstances review of the antidumping duty order on 
certain corrosion inhibitors from the People's Republic of China 
(China). For these final results, Commerce continues to find that 
Kanghua Chemical Co., Ltd. (Chuzhou Kanghua) is the successor-in-
interest to the Nantong Kanghua Chemical Co., Ltd (Nantong Kanghua).

DATES: Applicable January 10, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hermes Pinilla, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3477.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On August 30, 2022, Chuzhou Kanghua requested that Commerce conduct 
an expedited changed circumstances review of the antidumping duty order 
on certain corrosion inhibitors from China,\1\ pursuant to section 
751(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 19 CFR 
351.216, and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(3), to confirm that Chuzhou Kanghua is 
the successor-in-interest to Nantong Kanghua for purposes of 
determining antidumping duty cash deposits and liabilities.\2\ In its 
submission, Chuzhou Kanghua stated that its request was based solely on 
a change in the Chinese name of the company from ``Nantong Kanghua 
Chemical Co., Ltd'' to ``Kanghua Chemical Co., Ltd.'' \3\
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    \1\ See Certain Corrosion Inhibitors from the People's Republic 
of China, and Antidumping Duty Orders, 86 FR 14869 (March 19, 2021) 
(Order).
    \2\ See Chuzhou Kanghua's Letter, ``Certain Corrosion Inhibitors 
from the People's Republic of China, A-570-122; Changed 
Circumstances Review (Kanghua),'' dated August 30, 2022 (CCR 
Request). We note that the actual request contained a typographical 
error referencing a different case and case number. We clarified 
with counsel that the correct case name is ``Certain Corrosion 
Inhibitors from the People's Republic of China, A-570-122.'' See 
Memorandum, ``Antidumping Administrative Review of Certain Corrosion 
Inhibitors from the People's Republic of China: Communication with 
counsel concerning its Request for a Changed Circumstance Review,'' 
dated September 29, 2022.
    \3\ See CCR Request.
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    On November 23, 2022, Commerce initiated this proceeding and 
published the Preliminary Results, preliminarily finding that Kanghua 
Chemical is the successor-in-interest to Nantong Kanghua.\4\ In the 
Preliminary Results, we provided interested parties with an opportunity 
to provide comments.\5\ We received no comments.
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    \4\ See Certain Corrosion Inhibitors from the People's Republic 
of China: Notice of Initiation and Preliminary Results of 
Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review, 87 FR 71577 (November 
23, 2022) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum (PDM).
    \5\ See Preliminary Results, 87 FR 71578.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the Order is corrosion inhibitors from 
China. For a full description of the merchandise covered by the scope 
of Order, see the Preliminary Results PDM.\6\
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    \6\ See Preliminary Results PDM at 2-3.
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Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review

    For the reasons stated in the Preliminary Results, Commerce 
continues to find that Kanghua Chemical is the successor-in-interest to 
Nantong Kanghua. As a result of this determination and consistent with 
established practice, we find that Kanghua Chemical should receive the 
cash deposit rate previously assigned to the Nantong Kanghua. 
Consequently, Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP) to suspend liquidation of all shipments of subject merchandise 
produced and exported by Kanghua Chemical and entered, or withdrawn 
from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of 
this notice in the Federal Register at 87.11 percent, which is the 
current antidumping duty cash deposit rate for Nantong Kanghua.\7\ For 
shipments of subject merchandise produced by Kanghua Chemical and 
exported by Jiangyin Delian Chemical Co., Ltd (Delian), Commerce will 
instruct CBP to suspend liquidation of shipments of subject merchandise 
that entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 
the publication date of this notice in the Federal Register at 72.50 
percent, which is the current antidumping duty cash

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deposit rate for Delian.\8\ These cash deposits requirement shall 
remain in effect until further notice.
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    \7\ See Certain Corrosion Inhibitors from the People's Republic 
of China: Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders, 86 FR 
14869 (March 19, 2021).
    \8\ Id.
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Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as a final reminder to parties subject to an 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). 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 this determination and publishing these final 
results and notice in accordance with sections 751(b)(1) and 777(i)(1) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.216(e).

    Dated: January 4, 2023.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2023-00308 Filed 1-9-23; 8:45 am]
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