80_FR_68725 80 FR 68511 - Barium Chloride From the People's Republic of China: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order

80 FR 68511 - Barium Chloride From the People's Republic of China: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 214 (November 5, 2015)

Page Range68511-68512
FR Document2015-28250

As a result of the determinations by the Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') and the International Trade Commission (the ``ITC'') that revocation of the antidumping duty (``AD'') order on barium chloride from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') would likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to an industry in the United States, the Department is publishing a notice of continuation of the antidumping duty order.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 214 (Thursday, November 5, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 214 (Thursday, November 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68511-68512]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-28250]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-007]


Barium Chloride From the People's Republic of China: Continuation 
of Antidumping Duty Order

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As a result of the determinations by the Department of 
Commerce (the ``Department'') and the International Trade Commission 
(the ``ITC'') that revocation of the antidumping duty (``AD'') order on 
barium chloride from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') would 
likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping and material 
injury to an industry in the United States, the Department is 
publishing a notice of continuation of the antidumping duty order.

DATES: Effective Date: November 5, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Irene Gorelik, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
6905.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On August 27, 1984, the Department published the final 
determination in the antidumping duty investigation of barium chloride 
from the PRC.\1\ On October 17, 1984, the Department issued an 
antidumping duty order on imports of barium chloride from the PRC.\2\
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    \1\ See Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value; 
Barium Chloride From the People's Republic of China, 49 FR 33916 
(August 27, 1984) (``Final Determination'').
    \2\ See Antidumping Duty Order; Barium Chloride From the 
People's Republic of China, 49 FR 40635 (October 17, 1984) 
(``Order'').
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    On May 1, 2015, the Department initiated the fourth five-year 
(``sunset'') review of the AD order on barium chloride from the PRC 
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
``Act'').\3\ As a result of its review, the Department determined that 
revocation of the antidumping duty order on barium chloride from the 
PRC would likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping and, 
therefore,

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notified the ITC of the magnitude of the margins likely to prevail 
should the order be revoked.\4\ On October 30, 2015, the ITC published 
its determination, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act, that 
revocation of the antidumping duty order on barium chloride from the 
PRC would likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of material 
injury to an industry in the United States within a reasonably 
foreseeable time.\5\
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    \3\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 80 FR 24900 
(May 1, 2015).
    \4\ See Barium Chloride from the People's Republic of China: 
Final Results of Expedited Fourth Sunset Review of the Antidumping 
Duty Order, 80 FR 36973 (June 29, 2015) and accompanying Issues and 
Decision Memorandum.
    \5\ See Barium Chloride From China: Determination, 80 FR 66935 
(October 30, 2015); see also Barium Chloride from China (Inv. No. 
731-TA-149 (Fourth Review), USITC Publication 4574 (October 2015)).
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the order is barium chloride, a chemical 
compound having the formulas BaCl2 or BaCl2-2H2O, currently 
classifiable under item number 2827.39.45.00 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'').\6\ Although the HTSUS item 
number is provided for convenience and for U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection purposes, the written description remains dispositive.
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    \6\ The scope reflects the HTSUS item number currently in 
effect.
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Continuation of the Order

    As a result of the determinations by the Department and the ITC 
that revocation of the AD order would likely lead to a continuation or 
recurrence of dumping and material injury to an industry in the United 
States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the Act, the Department hereby 
orders the continuation of the AD order on barium chloride from the 
PRC. 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 order will be the date of publication in the Federal Register of 
this notice of continuation. Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act, 
the Department intends to initiate the next five-year review of the 
order not later than 30 days prior to the fifth anniversary of the 
effective date of continuation. This five-year (``sunset'') review and 
this notice are in accordance with section 751(c) of the Act and 
published pursuant to section 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: October 30, 2015.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2015-28250 Filed 11-4-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 214 / Thursday, November 5, 2015 / Notices 68511 Department has determined, and CBP in the LTFV investigation.11 These cash DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE shall assess, antidumping duties on all deposit requirements, when imposed, appropriate entries of subject shall remain in effect until further International Trade Administration merchandise in accordance with the notice. [A–570–007] amended final results of this review. The Department intends to issue Notification to Importers Regarding the Barium Chloride From the People’s appropriate assessment instructions Reimbursement of Duties Republic of China: Continuation of directly to CBP 41 days after publication Antidumping Duty Order This notice also serves as a final of the amended final results of this reminder to importers of their AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, administrative review. For Electrolux, the Department responsibility under 19 CFR International Trade Administration, calculated ad valorem importer-specific 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate Department of Commerce. assessment rates equal to the total regarding the reimbursement of ACTION: Notice. amount of dumping calculated for the antidumping duties prior to liquidation importer’s examined sales and the total of the relevant entries during this SUMMARY: As a result of the entered value of those sales. Where an review period. Failure to comply with determinations by the Department of importer-specific assessment rate is zero this requirement could result in the Commerce (the ‘‘Department’’) and the or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 Secretary’s presumption that International Trade Commission (the percent), the Department will instruct reimbursement of antidumping duties ‘‘ITC’’) that revocation of the CBP to liquidate these entries without occurred and the subsequent assessment antidumping duty (‘‘AD’’) order on regard to antidumping duties pursuant of double antidumping duties. barium chloride from the People’s to 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2). Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’) would likely For entries of subject merchandise Administrative Protective Order lead to a continuation or recurrence of during the POR produced by Electrolux dumping and material injury to an This notice also serves as a reminder which it did not know were destined for industry in the United States, the to parties subject to administrative the United States, we will instruct CBP Department is publishing a notice of protective orders (APO) of their continuation of the antidumping duty to liquidate unreviewed entries at the responsibility concerning the return or order. all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate company or companies destruction of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance DATES: Effective Date: November 5, involved in the transaction.10 2015. with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which Cash Deposit Requirements continues to govern business FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The following cash deposit proprietary information in this segment Irene Gorelik, AD/CVD Operations, requirements will be effective upon of the proceeding. Timely written Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, publication of the notice of amended notification of the return/destruction of International Trade Administration, final results of administrative review for APO materials, or conversion to judicial U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th all shipments of the subject protective order, is hereby requested. Street and Constitution Avenue NW., merchandise entered, or withdrawn Failure to comply with the regulations Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) from warehouse, for consumption on or and the terms of an APO is a 482–6905. after the date of publication, as provided sanctionable violation. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for Electrolux will Disclosure Background be equal to the weighted-average On August 27, 1984, the Department We will disclose the calculations used dumping margin established in the published the final determination in the in our analysis to parties to this amended final results of this antidumping duty investigation of administrative review; (2) for proceeding within five days of the date barium chloride from the PRC.1 On merchandise exported by manufacturers of publication of this notice pursuant to October 17, 1984, the Department issued or exporters not covered in this 19 CFR 351.224(b). an antidumping duty order on imports administrative review but covered in a These amended final results of of barium chloride from the PRC.2 prior segment of the proceeding, the administrative review are issued and On May 1, 2015, the Department cash deposit rate will continue to be the published in accordance with sections initiated the fourth five-year (‘‘sunset’’) company-specific rate published for the 751(h) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 review of the AD order on barium most recently-completed segment; (3) if CFR 351.224(e). chloride from the PRC pursuant to the exporter is not a firm covered in this section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, Dated: October 30, 2015. review, a prior review, or the original as amended (the ‘‘Act’’).3 As a result of less-than-fair-value (LTFV) Paul Piquado, its review, the Department determined investigation, but the manufacturer is, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and that revocation of the antidumping duty the cash deposit rate will be the rate Compliance. order on barium chloride from the PRC established for the most recently- [FR Doc. 2015–28248 Filed 11–4–15; 8:45 a.m.] would likely lead to a continuation or completed segment of this proceeding BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P recurrence of dumping and, therefore, for the manufacturer of the jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit 1 See Final Determination of Sales at Less Than rate for all other manufacturers or Fair Value; Barium Chloride From the People’s Republic of China, 49 FR 33916 (August 27, 1984) exporters will continue to be 36.52 (‘‘Final Determination’’). percent, the all-others rate determined 2 See Antidumping Duty Order; Barium Chloride 11 See Large Residential Washers From Mexico From the People’s Republic of China, 49 FR 40635 10 SeeAntidumping and Countervailing Duty and the Republic of Korea: Antidumping Duty (October 17, 1984) (‘‘Order’’). Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 Orders, 78 FR 11148 (February 15, 2013) (AD 3 See Initiation of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Review, 80 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003). Order). FR 24900 (May 1, 2015). VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:06 Nov 04, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\05NON1.SGM 05NON1

68512 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 214 / Thursday, November 5, 2015 / Notices notified the ITC of the magnitude of the Dated: October 30, 2015. that the taking will have a negligible margins likely to prevail should the Paul Piquado, impact on the species or stock(s), will order be revoked.4 On October 30, 2015, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and not have an unmitigable adverse impact the ITC published its determination, Compliance. on the availability of the species or pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act, [FR Doc. 2015–28250 Filed 11–4–15; 8:45 am] stock(s) for subsistence uses (where that revocation of the antidumping duty BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P relevant), and if the permissible order on barium chloride from the PRC methods of taking and requirements would likely lead to a continuation or pertaining to the mitigation, monitoring recurrence of material injury to an DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE and reporting of such takings are set industry in the United States within a forth. NMFS has defined ‘‘negligible National Oceanic and Atmospheric impact’’ in 50 CFR 216.103 as ‘‘an reasonably foreseeable time.5 Administration impact resulting from the specified Scope of the Order RIN 0648–XE268 activity that cannot be reasonably expected to, and is not reasonably likely The merchandise covered by the order Taking and Importing Marine to, adversely affect the species or stock is barium chloride, a chemical Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals through effects on annual rates of compound having the formulas BaCl2 or Incidental to Southwest Fisheries recruitment or survival.’’ BaCl2–2H2O, currently classifiable Science Center Fisheries Research Except with respect to certain under item number 2827.39.45.00 of the activities not pertinent here, the MMPA Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries defines ‘‘harassment’’ as: Any act of United States (‘‘HTSUS’’).6 Although Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and pursuit, torment, or annoyance which (i) the HTSUS item number is provided for Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has the potential to injure a marine convenience and for U.S. Customs and Commerce. mammal or marine mammal stock in the Border Protection purposes, the written ACTION: Notice of issuance of Letters of wild [Level A harassment]; or (ii) has description remains dispositive. Authorization. the potential to disturb a marine mammal or marine mammal stock in the Continuation of the Order SUMMARY: In accordance with the wild by causing disruption of behavioral Marine Mammal Protection Act patterns, including, but not limited to, As a result of the determinations by (MMPA), as amended, and migration, breathing, nursing, breeding, the Department and the ITC that implementing regulations, notification feeding, or sheltering [Level B revocation of the AD order would likely is hereby given that Letters of harassment]. lead to a continuation or recurrence of Authorization (LOA) have been issued Summary of Request dumping and material injury to an to the NMFS Southwest Fisheries industry in the United States, pursuant Science Center (SWFSC) for the take of On April 25, 2013, we received an to section 751(d)(2) of the Act, the marine mammals incidental to fisheries adequate and complete request from Department hereby orders the research conducted in multiple SWFSC for authorization to take marine continuation of the AD order on barium specified geographical regions. mammals incidental to fisheries chloride from the PRC. U.S. Customs DATES: Effective from October 30, 2015, research activities. On February 13, and Border Protection will continue to through October 29, 2020. 2015 (80 FR 8166), we published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the collect AD cash deposits at the rates in ADDRESSES: The LOAs and supporting Federal Register, requesting comments effect at the time of entry for all imports documentation are available on the and information related to the SWFSC of subject merchandise. The effective Internet at: www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/ request for thirty days. The final rule date of the continuation of the order permits/incidental/research.htm. In case was published in the Federal Register will be the date of publication in the of problems accessing these documents, on September 30, 2015 (80 FR 58982). Federal Register of this notice of please call the contact listed above (see For detailed information on this action, continuation. Pursuant to section FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). please refer to those documents. The 751(c)(2) of the Act, the Department FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben regulations include mitigation, intends to initiate the next five-year Laws, Office of Protected Resources, monitoring, and reporting requirements review of the order not later than 30 NMFS, (301) 427–8401. for the incidental take of marine days prior to the fifth anniversary of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: mammals during fisheries research effective date of continuation. This five- activities in three separate specified Background year (‘‘sunset’’) review and this notice geographic regions. are in accordance with section 751(c) of Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the SWFSC conducts fisheries research the Act and published pursuant to MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct using pelagic trawl gear used at various section 777(i)(1) of the Act. the Secretary of Commerce to allow, levels in the water column, pelagic upon request, the incidental, but not longlines with multiple hooks, bottom- intentional, taking of small numbers of contact trawls, and other gear. If a 4 See Barium Chloride from the People’s Republic marine mammals by U.S. citizens who marine mammal interacts with gear of China: Final Results of Expedited Fourth Sunset engage in a specified activity (other than deployed by SWFSC, the outcome could Review of the Antidumping Duty Order, 80 FR commercial fishing) within a specified potentially be Level A harassment, 36973 (June 29, 2015) and accompanying Issues and geographical region if certain findings serious injury (i.e., any injury that will jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Decision Memorandum. 5 See Barium Chloride From China: are made and either regulations are likely result in mortality), or mortality. issued or, if the taking is limited to We pooled the estimated number of Determination, 80 FR 66935 (October 30, 2015); see also Barium Chloride from China (Inv. No. 731– harassment, a notice of a proposed incidents of take resulting from gear TA–149 (Fourth Review), USITC Publication 4574 authorization is provided to the public interactions and assessed the potential (October 2015)). for review. impacts accordingly. SWFSC also uses 6 The scope reflects the HTSUS item number An authorization for incidental various active acoustic devices in the currently in effect. takings shall be granted if NMFS finds conduct of fisheries research, and use of VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:06 Nov 04, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\05NON1.SGM 05NON1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
ContactIrene Gorelik, AD/CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482- 6905.
FR Citation80 FR 68511 
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