[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 160 (Monday, August 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67065-67066]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18494]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-533-823, A-834-807, A-307-820]


Silicomanganese From India, Kazakhstan, and Venezuela: Final 
Results of the Expedited Fourth Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty 
Orders

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

SUMMARY: As a result of these expedited sunset reviews, the U.S. 
Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the 
antidumping (AD) duty orders on silicomanganese from India, Kazakhstan, 
and Venezuela would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of 
dumping at the levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset 
Reviews'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable August 19, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacob Waddell, 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) 482-1369.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On May 1, 2024, Commerce published the notice of initiation of the 
fourth sunset reviews of the Orders,\1\ pursuant to section 751(c) of 
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ On May 15, 2024, 
Commerce received notices of intent to participate in the sunset 
reviews from Eramet Marietta, Inc. (Eramet), the domestic interested 
party, within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ 
Eramet stated that it is an interested party under section 771(9)(C) of 
the Act as a U.S. manufacturer, producer, or wholesaler of the domestic 
like product.\4\
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    \1\ See Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less 
than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Orders: Silicomanganese from 
India, Kazakhstan, and Venezuela, 67 FR 36149 (May 23, 2002) 
(Orders).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 89 FR 35073 
(May 1, 2024).
    \3\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letters, ``Notice of Intent 
To Participate,'' dated January 9, 2024.
    \4\ Id.

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    On May 30, 2024, the domestic interested party filed adequate 
substantive responses within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(3)(i).\5\ Commerce did not receive a substantive response 
from any respondent interested party. 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 expedited (120-day) sunset reviews of the Orders. On July 22, 
2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in these administrative 
proceedings by seven days.\6\ The deadline for the final results of the 
sunset reviews is now September 5, 2024.
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    \5\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letters, ``Substantive 
Response,'' dated February 1, 2024.
    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated July 22, 2024.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by these Orders is silicomanganese from 
India, Kazakhstan, and Venezuela, respectively. For a complete 
description of the scope of the Orders, see the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum.\7\
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    \7\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Final Results 
of the Expedited Fourth Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty 
Orders on Silicomanganese from India, Kazakhstan, and Venezuela,'' 
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues 
and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    A complete discussion of all issues raised in these sunset reviews, 
including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping in 
the event of revocation of the Orders and the magnitude of the margins 
of dumping likely to prevail if the Orders were to be revoked, is 
provided in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\8\ A list of the topics 
discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached 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 Services 
System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
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    \8\ Id.
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Final Results of Sunset Reviews

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, 
Commerce determines that revocation of the Orders on silicomanganese 
from India, Kazakhstan, and Venezuela would likely lead to the 
continuation or recurrence of dumping. We determine that the weighted-
average dumping margins likely to prevail are up 20.53 percent for 
India, 247.88 percent for Kazakhstan, and 24.62 percent for Venezuela.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition 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 expedited final results of 
sunset reviews and notice in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), 
and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: August 13, 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

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Orders
IV. History of the Orders
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
    1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
    2. Magnitude of the Margins of Dumping Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Reviews
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2024-18494 Filed 8-16-24; 8:45 am]
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