80 FR 52447 - Purified Carboxymethylcellulose From the Netherlands: Initiation and Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Review and Intent to Revoke the Antidumping Duty Order
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 168 (August 31, 2015)
International Trade Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 168 (August 31, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 168 (Monday, August 31, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 52447-52448] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-21504] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-421-811] Purified Carboxymethylcellulose From the Netherlands: Initiation and Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Review and Intent to Revoke the Antidumping Duty Order AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: In response to a request by Ashland Specialty Ingredients, G.P. (Ashland), the Department of Commerce (the Department) is initiating a changed circumstances review (CCR) of the antidumping duty (AD) order on purified carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) from the Netherlands. Based on the information received, we preliminarily intend to revoke the Netherlands Order.\1\ Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ See Notice of Antidumping Duty Orders: Purified Carboxymethylcellulose from Finland, Mexico, the Netherlands and Sweden, 70 FR 39734 (July 11, 2005) (Netherlands Order). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Drury, or Angelica Townsend, AD/ CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0195 or (202) 482-3019, respectively. DATES: Effective Date: August 31, 2015. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On July 11, 2005, the Department published in the Federal Register the AD order on CMC from the Netherlands.\2\ On July 8, 2015, in accordance with sections 751(b) and 751(d)(1) of the Act, 19 CFR 351.216(b), and 19 CFR 351.222(g)(1), Ashland, the petitioner and sole domestic producer of CMC, requested revocation of the Netherlands Order. Ashland requested that the Department conduct the CCR on an expedited basis pursuant to 19 CFR 351.221(c)(3)(ii) and that the effective date of the revocation be July 1, 2014. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ Id. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scope of the Order The merchandise covered by this order is all purified CMC, sometimes also referred to as purified sodium CMC, polyanionic cellulose, or cellulose gum, which is a white to off-white, non-toxic, odorless, biodegradable powder, comprising sodium CMC that has been refined and purified to a minimum assay of 90 percent. Purified CMC does not include unpurified or crude CMC, CMC Fluidized Polymer Suspensions, and CMC that is cross-linked through heat treatment. Purified CMC is CMC that has undergone one or more purification operations which, at a minimum, reduce the remaining salt and other by- product portion of the product to less than ten percent. The merchandise subject to this order is classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States at subheading 3912.31.00. This tariff classification is provided for convenience and customs purposes; however, the written description of the scope of the order is dispositive. Initiation and Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Review Section 782(h)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.222(g)(1)(i) provide that the Department may revoke an order (in whole or in part) if it determines that producers accounting for substantially all of the production of the domestic like product have no further interest in the order, in whole or in part. In addition, in the event the Department determines that expedited action is warranted, 19 CFR 351.221(c)(3)(ii) permits the Department to combine the notices of initiation and preliminary results. On July 8, 2015, Ashland requested that the Department conduct the CCR on an expedited basis. Ashland stated that, as the sole U.S. producer of CMC, it accounts for all of the production of the domestic like product. Ashland also stated that it has no interest in the continuation of the Netherlands Order.\3\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ See Ashland's July 8, 2015, submission to the Department. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Therefore, at the request of Ashland and in accordance with sections 751(b)(1) and 751(d)(1) of the Act, 19 CFR 351.216, 19 CFR 351.222(g)(1), and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(3)(ii), we are initiating this CCR on CMC from the Netherlands to determine whether revocation of the order is warranted with respect to this product. In addition, we determine that expedited action is warranted. In accordance with 19 CFR [[Page 52448]] 351.222(g)(1), we find that the petitioner's affirmative statements of no interest constitutes good cause to conduct this review and we find that revocation of the order is appropriate for these preliminary results. Additionally, our decision to expedite this review by combining the notice of initiation and the preliminary results in a single notice pursuant to 19 CFR 351.221(c)(3)(ii) stems from the domestic industry's lack of interest in applying the Netherlands Order. If the final results of this changed circumstances review result in the revocation of this order, the Department intends that such revocation will be effective the first day of the most recent period not subject to administrative review, which is currently July 1, 2014. Public Comment Interested parties may submit case briefs and/or written comments in response to these preliminary results not later than 14 days after the publication of this notice.\4\ Rebuttal briefs, and rebuttals to written comments, which must be limited to issues raised in such briefs or comments, may be filed not later than 21 days after the date of publication of this notice.\5\ Parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this changed circumstance review are requested to submit with each argument: (1) A statement of the issue; and (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities.\6\ Interested parties who wish to comment on the preliminary results must file briefs electronically using Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS).\7\ ACCESS is available to registered users at http://access.trade.gov. An electronically-filed document must be received successfully in its entirety by ACCESS by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on the date the document is due. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(ii). \5\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d). \6\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2), (d)(2). \7\ See 19 CFR 351.303 for general filing requirements. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Any interested party may request a hearing within 14 days of publication of this notice.\8\ Parties will be notified of the time and date of any hearing if requested.\9\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \8\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c) \9\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- If final revocation occurs, we will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to end the suspension of liquidation for the merchandise covered by the revocation on the effective date of the notice of revocation and to release any cash deposit or bond.\10\ The current requirement for a cash deposit of estimated AD duties on all subject merchandise will continue unless and until it is modified pursuant to the final results of this changed circumstances review. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \10\ See 19 CFR 351.222(g)(4). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This initiation and preliminary results of review notice is published in accordance with sections 751(b)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.216, 19 CFR 351.221(b)(1), (4), and 19 CFR 351.222(g). Dated: August 24, 2015. Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. [FR Doc. 2015-21504 Filed 8-28-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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Dated: August 25, 2015. published in accordance with sections 351.221(c)(3)(ii) and that the effective
Gary Taverman, 751(h) and 777(i) of the Tariff Act of date of the revocation be July 1, 2014.
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for 1930, as amended.
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Scope of the Order
Dated: August 21, 2015.
Operations. The merchandise covered by this
Gary Taverman,
[FR Doc. 2015–21503 Filed 8–28–15; 8:45 am] order is all purified CMC, sometimes
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretaryfor also referred to as purified sodium CMC,
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Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
polyanionic cellulose, or cellulose gum,
which is a white to off-white, non-toxic,
[FR Doc. 2015–21375 Filed 8–28–15; 8:45 am]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE odorless, biodegradable powder,
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comprising sodium CMC that has been
International Trade Administration refined and purified to a minimum
[A–570–970] assay of 90 percent. Purified CMC does
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
not include unpurified or crude CMC,
Multilayered Wood Flooring From the International Trade Administration CMC Fluidized Polymer Suspensions,
People’s Republic of China: Correction and CMC that is cross-linked through
to the Final Results of Antidumping [A–421–811] heat treatment. Purified CMC is CMC
Duty Administrative Review that has undergone one or more
Purified Carboxymethylcellulose From
purification operations which, at a
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, the Netherlands: Initiation and
minimum, reduce the remaining salt
International Trade Administration, Preliminary Results of Changed
and other by-product portion of the
Department of Commerce. Circumstances Review and Intent to
product to less than ten percent.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lilit Revoke the Antidumping Duty Order The merchandise subject to this order
Astvatsatrian or William Horn, AD/CVD AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, is classified in the Harmonized Tariff
Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and International Trade Administration, Schedule of the United States at
Compliance, International Trade subheading 3912.31.00. This tariff
Department of Commerce.
Administration, Department of SUMMARY: In response to a request by classification is provided for
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Ashland Specialty Ingredients, G.P. convenience and customs purposes;
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; (Ashland), the Department of Commerce however, the written description of the
telephone: (202) 482–6412 or (202) 482– (the Department) is initiating a changed scope of the order is dispositive.
2615, respectively. circumstances review (CCR) of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July Initiation and Preliminary Results of
antidumping duty (AD) order on
15, 2015, the Department of Commerce Changed Circumstances Review
purified carboxymethylcellulose (CMC)
(‘‘Department’’) published the final from the Netherlands. Based on the Section 782(h)(2) of the Act and 19
results of the 2012–2013 administrative information received, we preliminarily CFR 351.222(g)(1)(i) provide that the
review of the antidumping duty order intend to revoke the Netherlands Department may revoke an order (in
on multilayered wood flooring from the Order.1 Interested parties are invited to whole or in part) if it determines that
People’s Republic of China.1 The period comment on these preliminary results. producers accounting for substantially
of review (‘‘POR’’) is December 1, 2012, all of the production of the domestic
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
through November 30, 2013. The like product have no further interest in
Drury, or Angelica Townsend, AD/CVD
Department is issuing this notice to the order, in whole or in part. In
Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and
correct an inadvertent error in the Final addition, in the event the Department
Compliance, International Trade
Results. Specifically, the Department determines that expedited action is
Administration, U.S. Department of
initiated a review of Baishan Huafeng warranted, 19 CFR 351.221(c)(3)(ii)
Wood Product Co. Ltd. (‘‘Baishan Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; permits the Department to combine the
Huafeng Wood’’),2 and the company notices of initiation and preliminary
listed in the Final Results is also telephone: (202) 482–0195 or (202) 482–
3019, respectively. results.
Baishan Huafeng Wood. However, the On July 8, 2015, Ashland requested
record reflects that the correct company DATES: Effective Date: August 31, 2015.
that the Department conduct the CCR on
name, and the company to which the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
an expedited basis. Ashland stated that,
Department assigned a separate rate, is Background as the sole U.S. producer of CMC, it
Baishan Huafeng Wooden Product Co. accounts for all of the production of the
Ltd. (‘‘Baishan Huafeng Wooden’’).3 On July 11, 2005, the Department
published in the Federal Register the domestic like product. Ashland also
Accordingly, we intended to include stated that it has no interest in the
Baishan Huafeng Wooden, not Baishan AD order on CMC from the
Netherlands.2 On July 8, 2015, in continuation of the Netherlands Order.3
Huafeng Wood, in the list of companies Therefore, at the request of Ashland
that received a separate rate during the accordance with sections 751(b) and
and in accordance with sections
POR as identified in our Final Results. 751(d)(1) of the Act, 19 CFR 351.216(b),
751(b)(1) and 751(d)(1) of the Act, 19
This correction to the final results of and 19 CFR 351.222(g)(1), Ashland, the
CFR 351.216, 19 CFR 351.222(g)(1), and
administrative review is issued and petitioner and sole domestic producer of
19 CFR 351.221(c)(3)(ii), we are
CMC, requested revocation of the
initiating this CCR on CMC from the
1 See Multilayered Wood Flooring from the Netherlands Order. Ashland requested
People’s Republic of China: Final Results of Netherlands to determine whether
that the Department conduct the CCR on
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Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2012– revocation of the order is warranted
an expedited basis pursuant to 19 CFR
2013, 80 FR 41476 (July 15, 2015) (‘‘Final Results’’). with respect to this product. In addition,
2 See Initiation of Antidumping and
1 See Notice of Antidumping Duty Orders:
we determine that expedited action is
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and
Request for Revocation in Part, 79 FR 6147 Purified Carboxymethylcellulose from Finland, warranted. In accordance with 19 CFR
(February 3, 2014). Mexico, the Netherlands and Sweden, 70 FR 39734
3 See April 3, 2014 Separate Rate Certification for (July 11, 2005) (Netherlands Order). 3 See Ashland’s July 8, 2015, submission to the
Baishan Huafeng. 2 Id. Department.
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351.222(g)(1), we find that the any cash deposit or bond.10 The current Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230,
petitioner’s affirmative statements of no requirement for a cash deposit of (202) 482–0065, and email: nchambers@
interest constitutes good cause to estimated AD duties on all subject mbda.gov.
conduct this review and we find that merchandise will continue unless and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
revocation of the order is appropriate for until it is modified pursuant to the final
these preliminary results. Additionally, results of this changed circumstances I. Abstract
our decision to expedite this review by review. As part of its national service delivery
combining the notice of initiation and This initiation and preliminary results system, MBDA awards cooperative
the preliminary results in a single notice of review notice is published in agreements each year to fund the
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.221(c)(3)(ii) accordance with sections 751(b)(1) and provision of business development
stems from the domestic industry’s lack 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.216, services to eligible minority business
of interest in applying the Netherlands 19 CFR 351.221(b)(1), (4), and 19 CFR enterprises (MBEs). The recipient of
Order. If the final results of this changed 351.222(g). each cooperative agreement is
circumstances review result in the competitively selected to operate one of
Dated: August 24, 2015.
revocation of this order, the Department the MBDA’s Business Center programs.
Paul Piquado,
intends that such revocation will be In accordance with the Government
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Performance Results Act (GPRA), MBDA
effective the first day of the most recent Compliance.
period not subject to administrative requires all center operators to report
[FR Doc. 2015–21504 Filed 8–28–15; 8:45 am] basic client information, service
review, which is currently July 1, 2014.
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P activities and progress on attainment of
Public Comment program goals via the Online CRM/
Interested parties may submit case Performance database. The data inputs
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE into the CRM/Performance database
briefs and/or written comments in
response to these preliminary results originate from the client intake forms
Minority Business Development
not later than 14 days after the used by each center to collect
Agency
publication of this notice.4 Rebuttal information from each minority
briefs, and rebuttals to written Proposed Information Collection; business enterprise that receives
comments, which must be limited to Comment Request; Online Customer technical business assistance from the
issues raised in such briefs or Relationship Management (CRM)/ center. This data provides the baseline
comments, may be filed not later than Performance Databases, the Online from which the CRM/Performance
21 days after the date of publication of Phoenix Database, and the Online database is populated. The Online CRM/
this notice.5 Parties who submit case Opportunity Database Performance Database is used to
briefs or rebuttal briefs in this changed regularly monitor and evaluate the
circumstance review are requested to AGENCY: Minority Business progress of the MBDA funded centers, to
submit with each argument: (1) A Development Agency (MBDA), provide the Department and OMB with
statement of the issue; and (2) a brief Commerce. a summary of the quantitative
summary of the argument; and (3) a ACTION: Notice. information required to be submitted
table of authorities.6 Interested parties about government supported programs,
who wish to comment on the SUMMARY: The Department of and to implement the GPRA. This
preliminary results must file briefs Commerce, as part of its continuing information is also summarized and
electronically using Enforcement and effort to reduce paperwork and included in the MBDA Annual
Compliance’s Antidumping and respondent burden, invites the general Performance Report, which is made
Countervailing Duty Centralized public and other Federal agencies to available to the public.
Electronic Service System (ACCESS).7 take this opportunity to comment on In addition to the information
proposed and/or continuing information collected from MBEs to provide service
ACCESS is available to registered users
collections, as required by the and performance reports, the MBDA
at http://access.trade.gov. An
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Center award recipients are required to
electronically-filed document must be
DATES: Written comments must be list MBEs to conduct business in the
received successfully in its entirety by
submitted on or before October 30, United States in the Online Phoenix
ACCESS by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on the
2015. Database. This listing is used to match
date the document is due.
those registered MBEs with
Any interested party may request a ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments opportunities entered in the Online
hearing within 14 days of publication of to Sheleen Dumas, Departmental Opportunity Database by public and
this notice.8 Parties will be notified of Paperwork Clearance Officer, private sector entities. The MBEs may
the time and date of any hearing if Department of Commerce, Room 6616, also self-register via the Online Phoenix
requested.9 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Database for notification of potential
If final revocation occurs, we will Washington, DC 20230 (or via the business opportunities.
instruct U.S. Customs and Border Internet at sdumas@doc.gov). In 2012, the overall estimate of
Protection to end the suspension of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: burden hours decreased for users under
liquidation for the merchandise covered Requests for additional information or the newly adopted program structure as
by the revocation on the effective date copies of the information collection a result of the streamlining of certain
of the notice of revocation and to release instrument and instructions should be administrative and reporting
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directed to Nakita Chambers, Program requirements. The MBDA Business
4 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(ii).
5 See
Manager, Minority Business Center programs will continue to use
19 CFR 351.309(d).
6 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2), (d)(2).
Development Agency, U.S. Department the Customer Relationship
7 See 19 CFR 351.303 for general filing of Commerce, Office of Business Management/Performance, Phoenix and
requirements. Development, 1401 Constitution Business Opportunity databases until
8 See 19 CFR 351.310(c) the new program is redesigned during
9 See 19 CFR 351.310(d). 10 See 19 CFR 351.222(g)(4). Fiscal Year 2016.
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| Contact | John Drury, or Angelica Townsend, AD/ CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482- | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 52447 |
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