[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 38 (Monday, February 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 12421]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03917]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-679 and 731-TA-1585 (Final)]


Sodium Nitrite From India

Determination

    On the basis of the record \1\ developed in the subject 
investigations, the United States International Trade Commission 
(``Commission'') determines, pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the 
Act''), that an industry in the United States is materially injured by 
reason of imports of sodium nitrite from India, provided for in 
subheading 2834.10.10 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States, that have been found by the U.S. Department of Commerce 
(``Commerce'') to be sold in the United States at less than fair value 
(``LTFV''), and to be subsidized by the government of India.\2\
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    \1\ The record is defined in Sec.  207.2(f) of the Commission's 
Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 207.2(f)).
    \2\ 88 FR 1042 and 88 FR 1052 (January 6, 2023).
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Background

    The Commission instituted these investigations effective January 
13, 2022, following receipt of petitions filed with the Commission and 
Commerce by Chemtrade Chemicals US LLC, Parsippany, New Jersey. The 
Commission established a general schedule for the conduct of the final 
phase of its investigations of sodium nitrite from India and Russia 
following publication of a preliminary determination by Commerce that 
imports of sodium nitrite were subsidized by the government of Russia. 
Notice of the scheduling of the final phase of the Commission's 
investigation and of a public hearing to be held in connection 
therewith was given by posting copies of the notice in the Office of 
the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, Washington, DC, and 
by publishing the notice in the Federal Register of April 20, 2022 (87 
FR 23567). In light of the restrictions on access to the Commission 
building due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Commission conducted its 
hearing through written testimony and video conference on Tuesday, June 
21, 2022. All persons who requested the opportunity were permitted to 
participate.
    The investigation schedules became staggered when Commerce did not 
align its countervailing duty investigation on Russia with either of 
the corresponding antidumping duty investigations, did not postpone the 
final determination of its antidumping duty investigation on Russia, 
and aligned its countervailing duty investigation on sodium nitrite 
from India with its antidumping duty investigation regarding India. On 
August 15, 2022, the Commission issued a final affirmative 
determination in its countervailing duty investigation of sodium 
nitrite from Russia (87 FR 51141, August 19, 2022). On October 28, 
2022, the Commission issued a final affirmative determination in its 
antidumping duty investigation of sodium nitrite from Russia (87 FR 
66323, November 3, 2022). Following publication of final determinations 
by Commerce that imports of sodium nitrite from India were being sold 
at LTFV within the meaning of section 735(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 
1673d(a)), and subsidized within the meaning of section 705(a) of the 
Act (19 U.S.C. 1671d(a)), notice of the supplemental scheduling of the 
final phase of the Commission's antidumping and countervailing duty 
investigations of sodium nitrite from India was given by posting copies 
of the notice in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade 
Commission, Washington, DC, and by publishing the notice in the Federal 
Register of January 19, 2023 (88 FR 3438).
    The Commission made these determinations pursuant to Sec. Sec.  
705(b) and 735(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b) and 19 U.S.C. 
1673d(b)). It completed and filed its determinations in these 
investigations on February 20, 2023. The views of the Commission are 
contained in USITC Publication 5408 (February 2023), entitled Sodium 
Nitrite from India: Investigation Nos. 701-TA-679 and 731-TA-1585 
(Final).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: February 21, 2023.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023-03917 Filed 2-24-23; 8:45 am]
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