[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 150 (Monday, August 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 63406]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17172]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-423-813, A-301-803, A-549-833]


Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From Belgium, Colombia, and 
Thailand: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Orders

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

SUMMARY: As a result of the determinations by the U.S. Department of 
Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) 
that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on citric acid and 
certain citrate salts (citric acid) from Belgium, Colombia, and 
Thailand would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping 
and material injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is 
publishing a notice of continuation of these AD orders.

DATES: Applicable July 19, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Cohen, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4521.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 25, 2018, Commerce published in the Federal Register the AD 
orders on citric acid from Belgium, Colombia, and Thailand.\1\ On June 
1, 2023, the ITC instituted,\2\ and Commerce initiated,\3\ the first 
sunset review of the Orders, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff 
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). As a result of its reviews, Commerce 
determined that revocation of the Orders would likely lead to the 
continuation or recurrence of dumping and, therefore, notified the ITC 
of the magnitude of the margin of dumping likely to prevail should the 
Orders be revoked.\4\
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    \1\ See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Belgium, 
Colombia and Thailand: Antidumping Duty Orders, 83 FR 35214 (July 
25, 2018) (Orders).
    \2\ See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Belgium, 
Colombia, and Thailand; Institution of Five-Year Reviews, 88 FR 
35923 (June 1, 2023).
    \3\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 88 FR 35832 
(June 1, 2023).
    \4\ See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Belgium: 
Final Results of the Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order, 88 
FR 88361 (December 21, 2023); and Citric Acid and Certain Citrate 
Salts from Thailand and Colombia: Final Results of the Expedited 
First Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders, 88 FR 67239 
(September 29, 2023).
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    On July 19, 2024, the ITC published its determination, pursuant to 
sections 751(c) and 752(a) of the Act, that revocation of the Orders 
would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to 
an industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable 
time.\5\
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    \5\ See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Belgium, 
Colombia, and Thailand Determination, 89 FR 58764 (July 19, 2024).
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Scope of the Orders

    The merchandise covered by these Orders includes all grades and 
granulation sizes of citric acid, sodium citrate, and potassium citrate 
in their unblended forms, whether dry or in solution, and regardless of 
packaging type. For a complete description of the scope of the Orders, 
see the appendix to this notice.

Continuation of the Orders

    As a result of the determinations by Commerce and the ITC that 
revocation of the Orders would likely lead to continuation or 
recurrence of dumping and material injury to an industry in the United 
States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the Act, Commerce hereby 
orders the continuation of the Orders. U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection will continue to collect AD cash deposits at the rates in 
effect at the time of entry for all imports of subject merchandise.
    The effective date of the continuation of the Orders will be July 
19, 2024.\6\ Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(c)(2), Commerce intends to initiate the next five-year reviews 
of the Orders not later than 30 days prior to fifth anniversary of the 
date of the last determination by the ITC.
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    \6\ Id.
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)

    This notice also serves as a final 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(a)(3), which continues to govern business proprietary 
information in this segment of the proceeding. 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 violation which 
is subject to sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

    These five-year (sunset) reviews and this notice are in accordance 
with sections 751(c) and 751(d)(2) of the Act and published in 
accordance with section 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4).

    Dated: July 30, 2024.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the 
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

Scope of the Orders

    The merchandise covered by these Orders includes all grades and 
granulation sizes of citric acid, sodium citrate, and potassium 
citrate in their unblended forms, whether dry or in solution, and 
regardless of packaging type. The scope also includes blends of 
citric acid, sodium citrate, and potassium citrate; as well as 
blends with other ingredients, such as sugar, where the unblended 
form(s) of citric acid, sodium citrate, and potassium citrate 
constitute 40 percent or more, by weight, of the blend.
    The scope also includes all forms of crude calcium citrate, 
including dicalcium citrate monohydrate, and tricalcium citrate 
tetrahydrate, which are intermediate products in the production of 
citric acid, sodium citrate, and potassium citrate.
    The scope includes the hydrous and anhydrous forms of citric 
acid, the dihydrate and anhydrous forms of sodium citrate, otherwise 
known as citric acid sodium salt, and the monohydrate and 
monopotassium forms of potassium citrate. Sodium citrate also 
includes both trisodium citrate and monosodium citrate which are 
also known as citric acid trisodium salt and citric acid monosodium 
salt, respectively.
    The scope does not include calcium citrate that satisfies the 
standards set forth in the United States Pharmacopeia and has been 
mixed with a functional excipient, such as dextrose or starch, where 
the excipient constitutes at least 2 percent, by weight, of the 
product.
    Citric acid and sodium citrate are classifiable under 
2918.14.0000 and 2918.15.1000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
the United States (HTSUS), respectively. Potassium citrate and crude 
calcium citrate are classifiable under 2918.15.5000 and, if included 
in a mixture or blend, 3824.99.9397 of the HTSUS. Blends that 
include citric acid, sodium citrate, and potassium citrate are 
classifiable under 3824.99.9397 of the HTSUS. Although the HTSUS 
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the 
written description of the merchandise is dispositive.

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