80_FR_69061 80 FR 68846 - Melamine From Trinidad and Tobago: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value

80 FR 68846 - Melamine From Trinidad and Tobago: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 215 (November 6, 2015)

Page Range68846-68847
FR Document2015-28350

The Department of Commerce (``Department'') determines that melamine from the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (``Trinidad and Tobago'') is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (``LTFV''), as provided in section 735 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''). The final weighted- average dumping margins for the investigation of melamine from Trinidad and Tobago are listed in the ``Final Determination'' section, infra.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-274-806]


Melamine From Trinidad and Tobago: Final Determination of Sales 
at Less Than Fair Value

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``Department'') determines that 
melamine from the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (``Trinidad and 
Tobago'') is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at 
less than fair value (``LTFV''), as provided in section 735 of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''). The final weighted-
average dumping margins for the investigation of melamine from Trinidad 
and Tobago are listed in the ``Final Determination'' section, infra.

DATES: Effective: November 6, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurel LaCivita, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
4243.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On June 17, 2015, the Department published its Preliminary 
Determination.\1\ We invited interested parties to comment on our 
Preliminary Determination of sales at LTFV. For a discussion of the 
events that occurred in this investigation subsequent to the 
Preliminary Determination, including parties' case and rebuttal briefs, 
see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\2\
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    \1\ Melamine from Trinidad and Tobago: Affirmative Preliminary 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of 
Final Determination, 80 FR 34621 (June 17, 2015) (``Preliminary 
Determination'').
    \2\ See Memorandum to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Determination of Sales at Less than Fair Value in the 
Antidumping Duty Investigation of Melamine from Trinidad and 
Tobago,'' dated concurrently with this notice (``Issues and Decision 
Memorandum'').
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Period of Investigation

    The period of investigation (``POI'') is October 1, 2013, through 
September 30, 2014. This period corresponds to the four most recent 
fiscal quarters prior to the month of the filing of the petition, which 
was November 2014.\3\
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    \3\ See 19 CFR 351.204(b)(1).
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Scope of the Investigation

    The merchandise subject to this investigation is melamine (Chemical 
Abstracts Service (``CAS'') registry number 108-78-01, molecular 
formula C3H6N6).\4\ The subject 
merchandise is provided for in subheading 2933.61.0000 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS''). Although 
the HTSUS subheading and CAS registry number are provided for 
convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope 
is dispositive. For a complete description of the merchandise subject 
to this investigation, see Appendix I.
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    \4\ Melamine is also known as 2,4,6-triamino-s-triazine; 1,3,5-
Triazine-2,4,6-triamine; Cyanurotriamide; Cyanurotriamine; 
Cyanuramide; and by various brand names.
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Verification

    As provided in section 782(i) of the Act, from June 13, 2015, to 
July 15, 2015, we conducted verifications of the sales and cost 
information submitted by Southern Chemical Corporation, Methanol 
Holdings (Trinidad) Limited (``MHTL'') and Helm Italia S.R.L.\5\ We 
used standard verification procedures, including an examination of 
relevant accounting and production records and original source 
documents provided by respondents.\6\
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    \5\ See Memorandum to the File, ``Verification of the Cost 
Response of Methanol Holdings (Trinidad) Limited in the Antidumping 
Duty Investigation of Melamine from Trinidad and Tobago,'' dated 
July 31, 2015. See also Memorandum to the File, ``Antidumping Duty 
Investigation of Melamine from Trinidad and Tobago: Constructed 
Export Price, Home Market, and Third-Country Sales Verifications of 
Methanol Holdings (Trinidad) Limited, Southern Chemical Corporation 
and Helm Italia S.R.L.,'' dated September 10, 2015.
    \6\ Id.
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Analysis of Comments Received

    We addressed all issues raised by parties in case and rebuttal 
briefs in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, which is hereby adopted 
by this notice.\7\ Appendix II to this notice includes a list of the 
issues which the parties raised and to which the Department responded 
in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. 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 Service System (``ACCESS''). ACCESS is available 
to registered users at http://access.trade.gov. The Issues and Decision 
Memorandum is available to all parties in the Central Records Unit, 
Room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a 
complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum is available at 
http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed and electronic 
versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in 
content.
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    \7\ See Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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Changes Since the Amended Preliminary Determination

    Based on the Department's analysis of the comments received and our 
findings at verification, we made certain changes to MHTL's margin 
calculations. For a discussion of these changes, see the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum.

All-Others Rate

    Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act provides that the estimated all-
others rate shall be an amount equal to the weighted-average of the 
estimated weighted-average dumping margins established for exporters 
and producers individually investigated excluding any zero or de 
minimis margins, and margins determined entirely under section 776 of 
the Act. In this investigation, we calculated a weighted-average 
dumping margins for MHTL, the sole mandatory respondent, that was above 
de minimis and not based on section 776 of the Act. Accordingly, we 
have assigned MHTL's individually calculated margin as the all-others 
rate for this investigation.

Final Determination

    The Department determines that the estimated final weighted-average 
dumping margins are as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               Weighted-
                                                                average
                  Producer and/or exporter                      dumping
                                                                margin
                                                               (percent)
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MHTL........................................................      172.53
All Others..................................................      172.53
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Disclosure

    We intend to disclose to parties the calculations performed in this 
proceeding within five days of the date of publication of this notice 
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).

Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation

    In accordance with section 735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, the Department 
will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') to continue 
to suspend liquidation of all appropriate entries of melamine from 
Trinidad and Tobago as described in the ``Scope of the Investigation'' 
section, which were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption on or after June 17,

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2015, the date of publication in the Federal Register of the 
affirmative Preliminary Determination.
    Further, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.205(d), the Department will 
instruct CBP to require a cash deposit equal to the weighted-average 
amount by which normal value exceeds U.S. price as follows: (1) For the 
mandatory respondent listed above, the cash deposit rate will be equal 
to the dumping margin which the Department determined in this final 
determination adjusted, as appropriate, for export subsidies found in 
the final determination of the companion countervailing duty 
investigation; \8\ (2) if the exporter is not a mandatory respondent 
identified in this investigation, but the producer is, the cash deposit 
rate will be the rate established for the producer of the subject 
merchandise; and (3) the cash deposit rates for all other producers or 
exporters will be 172.53 percent. The suspension of liquidation 
instructions will remain in effect until further notice.
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    \8\ In this case, although the product under investigation is 
also subject to a countervailing duty investigation, the Department 
found no countervailing duty determined to constitute an export 
subsidy. Therefore, we did not offset the cash deposit rates shown 
above for purposes of this determination.
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International Trade Commission Notification

    In accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, we notified the 
International Trade Commission (``ITC'') of the final affirmative 
determination of sales at LTFV. As the Department's final determination 
is affirmative, in accordance with section 735(b)(2) of the Act, the 
ITC will determine, within 45 days, whether the domestic industry in 
the United States is materially injured, or threatened with material 
injury, by reason of imports of melamine from Trinidad and Tobago, or 
sales (or the likelihood of sales) for importation, of melamine from 
Trinidad and Tobago. If the ITC determines that such injury does not 
exist, this proceeding will be terminated and all securities posted 
will be refunded or canceled. If the ITC determines that such injury 
does exist, the Department will issue an antidumping duty order 
directing CBP to assess, upon further instruction by the Department, 
antidumping duties on all imports of the subject merchandise entered, 
or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the effective 
date of the suspension of liquidation.

Return or Destruction of Proprietary Information

    This notice also serves as a reminder to the parties subject to 
administrative protective order (``APO'') of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of propriety information disclosed under APO 
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written notification of 
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 sanctionable violation.
    This determination is issued and published in accordance with 
sections 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: October 30, 2015.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I--Scope of the Investigation

    The merchandise subject to this investigation is melamine 
(Chemical Abstracts Service (``CAS'') registry number 108-78-01, 
molecular formula C3H6N6).\9\ 
Melamine is a crystalline powder or granule typically (but not 
exclusively) used to manufacture melamine formaldehyde resins. All 
melamine is covered by the scope of this investigation irrespective 
of purity, particle size, or physical form. Melamine that has been 
blended with other products is included within this scope when such 
blends include constituent parts that have been intermingled, but 
that have not been chemically reacted with each other to produce a 
different product. For such blends, only the melamine component of 
the mixture is covered by the scope of this investigation. Melamine 
that is otherwise subject to this investigation is not excluded when 
commingled with melamine from sources not subject to this 
investigation. Only the subject component of such commingled 
products is covered by the scope of this investigation.
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    \9\ Melamine is also known as 2,4,6-triamino-s-triazine; 1,3,5-
Triazine-2,4,6-triamine; Cyanurotriamide; Cyanurotriamine; 
Cyanuramide; and by various brand names.
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    The subject merchandise is provided for in subheading 
2933.61.0000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(``HTSUS''). Although the HTSUS subheading and CAS registry number 
are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written 
description of the scope is dispositive.

Appendix II--Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Investigation
IV. Changes Since the Preliminary Determination
V. Discussion of the Issues
    Comment 1: Depreciation Expense of Urea Plant
    Comment 2: Natural Gas Curtailments
    Comment 3: G&A Expenses
    Comment 4: CV Profit
    Comment 5: Treatment of Certain Commission Expenses
    Comment 6: Omission of Certain Expenses from ISE in the United 
States
    Comment 7: Treatment of CV Selling Expenses
VI. Recommendation

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                                                  DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  Scope of the Investigation                            addition, a complete version of the
                                                                                                             The merchandise subject to this                    Issues and Decision Memorandum is
                                                  International Trade Administration                                                                            available at http://
                                                                                                          investigation is melamine (Chemical
                                                                                                          Abstracts Service (‘‘CAS’’) registry                  enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html.
                                                  [A–274–806]
                                                                                                          number 108–78–01, molecular formula                   The signed and electronic versions of
                                                  Melamine From Trinidad and Tobago:                                                                            the Issues and Decision Memorandum
                                                                                                          C3H6N6).4 The subject merchandise is
                                                  Final Determination of Sales at Less                                                                          are identical in content.
                                                                                                          provided for in subheading
                                                  Than Fair Value                                         2933.61.0000 of the Harmonized Tariff                 Changes Since the Amended
                                                                                                          Schedule of the United States                         Preliminary Determination
                                                  AGENCY:   Enforcement and Compliance,
                                                                                                          (‘‘HTSUS’’). Although the HTSUS                          Based on the Department’s analysis of
                                                  International Trade Administration,
                                                                                                          subheading and CAS registry number                    the comments received and our findings
                                                  Commerce.
                                                                                                          are provided for convenience and                      at verification, we made certain changes
                                                  SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce                     customs purposes, the written
                                                  (‘‘Department’’) determines that                                                                              to MHTL’s margin calculations. For a
                                                                                                          description of the scope is dispositive.              discussion of these changes, see the
                                                  melamine from the Republic of Trinidad                  For a complete description of the
                                                  and Tobago (‘‘Trinidad and Tobago’’) is                                                                       Issues and Decision Memorandum.
                                                                                                          merchandise subject to this
                                                  being, or is likely to be, sold in the                  investigation, see Appendix I.                        All-Others Rate
                                                  United States at less than fair value                                                                           Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act
                                                  (‘‘LTFV’’), as provided in section 735 of               Verification
                                                                                                                                                                provides that the estimated all-others
                                                  the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the                  As provided in section 782(i) of the               rate shall be an amount equal to the
                                                  Act’’). The final weighted-average                      Act, from June 13, 2015, to July 15,                  weighted-average of the estimated
                                                  dumping margins for the investigation                   2015, we conducted verifications of the               weighted-average dumping margins
                                                  of melamine from Trinidad and Tobago                    sales and cost information submitted by               established for exporters and producers
                                                  are listed in the ‘‘Final Determination’’               Southern Chemical Corporation,                        individually investigated excluding any
                                                  section, infra.                                         Methanol Holdings (Trinidad) Limited                  zero or de minimis margins, and
                                                  DATES: Effective: November 6, 2015.                     (‘‘MHTL’’) and Helm Italia S.R.L.5 We                 margins determined entirely under
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        used standard verification procedures,                section 776 of the Act. In this
                                                  Laurel LaCivita, AD/CVD Operations,                     including an examination of relevant                  investigation, we calculated a weighted-
                                                  Office III, Enforcement and Compliance,                 accounting and production records and                 average dumping margins for MHTL, the
                                                  International Trade Administration,                     original source documents provided by                 sole mandatory respondent, that was
                                                  U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th                       respondents.6                                         above de minimis and not based on
                                                  Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,                     Analysis of Comments Received                         section 776 of the Act. Accordingly, we
                                                  Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)                                                                        have assigned MHTL’s individually
                                                  482–4243.                                                  We addressed all issues raised by                  calculated margin as the all-others rate
                                                                                                          parties in case and rebuttal briefs in the            for this investigation.
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                          Issues and Decision Memorandum,
                                                  Background                                              which is hereby adopted by this notice.7              Final Determination
                                                     On June 17, 2015, the Department                     Appendix II to this notice includes a list              The Department determines that the
                                                  published its Preliminary                               of the issues which the parties raised                estimated final weighted-average
                                                  Determination.1 We invited interested                   and to which the Department responded                 dumping margins are as follows:
                                                  parties to comment on our Preliminary                   in the Issues and Decision
                                                  Determination of sales at LTFV. For a                   Memorandum. The Issues and Decision                                                                     Weighted-
                                                                                                          Memorandum is a public document and                                                                      average
                                                  discussion of the events that occurred in                                                                          Producer and/or exporter                     dumping
                                                  this investigation subsequent to the                    is on file electronically via Enforcement                                                                 margin
                                                  Preliminary Determination, including                    and Compliance’s Antidumping and                                                                        (percent)
                                                  parties’ case and rebuttal briefs, see the              Countervailing Duty Centralized
                                                  Issues and Decision Memorandum.2                        Electronic Service System (‘‘ACCESS’’).               MHTL ..........................................      172.53
                                                                                                          ACCESS is available to registered users               All Others ....................................      172.53
                                                  Period of Investigation                                 at http://access.trade.gov. The Issues
                                                                                                          and Decision Memorandum is available                  Disclosure
                                                    The period of investigation (‘‘POI’’) is
                                                  October 1, 2013, through September 30,                  to all parties in the Central Records                   We intend to disclose to parties the
                                                  2014. This period corresponds to the                    Unit, Room B8024 of the main                          calculations performed in this
                                                  four most recent fiscal quarters prior to               Department of Commerce building. In                   proceeding within five days of the date
                                                  the month of the filing of the petition,                                                                      of publication of this notice in
                                                                                                             4 Melamine is also known as 2,4,6-triamino-s-
                                                  which was November 2014.3                                                                                     accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
                                                                                                          triazine; 1,3,5-Triazine-2,4,6-triamine;
                                                                                                          Cyanurotriamide; Cyanurotriamine; Cyanuramide;        Continuation of Suspension of
                                                    1 Melamine   from Trinidad and Tobago:                and by various brand names.                           Liquidation
                                                  Affirmative Preliminary Determination of Sales at          5 See Memorandum to the File, ‘‘Verification of

                                                  Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final          the Cost Response of Methanol Holdings (Trinidad)       In accordance with section
                                                  Determination, 80 FR 34621 (June 17, 2015)              Limited in the Antidumping Duty Investigation of      735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, the Department
                                                  (‘‘Preliminary Determination’’).                        Melamine from Trinidad and Tobago,’’ dated July
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                                                     2 See Memorandum to Paul Piquado, Assistant          31, 2015. See also Memorandum to the File,
                                                                                                                                                                will instruct U.S. Customs and Border
                                                  Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, ‘‘Issues      ‘‘Antidumping Duty Investigation of Melamine from     Protection (‘‘CBP’’) to continue to
                                                  and Decision Memorandum for the Final                   Trinidad and Tobago: Constructed Export Price,        suspend liquidation of all appropriate
                                                  Determination of Sales at Less than Fair Value in       Home Market, and Third-Country Sales                  entries of melamine from Trinidad and
                                                  the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Melamine          Verifications of Methanol Holdings (Trinidad)
                                                                                                          Limited, Southern Chemical Corporation and Helm
                                                                                                                                                                Tobago as described in the ‘‘Scope of
                                                  from Trinidad and Tobago,’’ dated concurrently
                                                  with this notice (‘‘Issues and Decision                 Italia S.R.L.,’’ dated September 10, 2015.            the Investigation’’ section, which were
                                                  Memorandum’’).                                             6 Id.                                              entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
                                                     3 See 19 CFR 351.204(b)(1).                             7 See Issues and Decision Memorandum.              for consumption on or after June 17,


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                                                  2015, the date of publication in the                     Return or Destruction of Proprietary                   Comment 3: G&A Expenses
                                                  Federal Register of the affirmative                      Information                                            Comment 4: CV Profit
                                                  Preliminary Determination.                                                                                      Comment 5: Treatment of Certain
                                                                                                             This notice also serves as a reminder                   Commission Expenses
                                                    Further, pursuant to 19 CFR                            to the parties subject to administrative               Comment 6: Omission of Certain Expenses
                                                  351.205(d), the Department will instruct                 protective order (‘‘APO’’) of their                       from ISE in the United States
                                                  CBP to require a cash deposit equal to                   responsibility concerning the                          Comment 7: Treatment of CV Selling
                                                  the weighted-average amount by which                     disposition of propriety information                      Expenses
                                                                                                           disclosed under APO in accordance                    VI. Recommendation
                                                  normal value exceeds U.S. price as
                                                  follows: (1) For the mandatory                           with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely                    [FR Doc. 2015–28350 Filed 11–5–15; 8:45 am]
                                                  respondent listed above, the cash                        written notification of return or                    BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

                                                  deposit rate will be equal to the                        destruction of APO materials or
                                                  dumping margin which the Department                      conversion to judicial protective order is
                                                                                                           hereby requested. Failure to comply                  DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                  determined in this final determination
                                                                                                           with the regulations and terms of an
                                                  adjusted, as appropriate, for export                                                                          International Trade Administration
                                                                                                           APO is a sanctionable violation.
                                                  subsidies found in the final                               This determination is issued and
                                                  determination of the companion                           published in accordance with sections                [C–570–021]
                                                  countervailing duty investigation; 8 (2) if              735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
                                                  the exporter is not a mandatory                                                                               Melamine From the People’s Republic
                                                                                                             Dated: October 30, 2015.
                                                  respondent identified in this                                                                                 of China: Final Affirmative
                                                                                                           Paul Piquado,
                                                  investigation, but the producer is, the                                                                       Countervailing Duty Determination
                                                                                                           Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
                                                  cash deposit rate will be the rate
                                                                                                           Compliance.                                          AGENCY:   Enforcement and Compliance,
                                                  established for the producer of the
                                                  subject merchandise; and (3) the cash                    Appendix I—Scope of the Investigation                International Trade Administration,
                                                  deposit rates for all other producers or                                                                      Commerce.
                                                                                                              The merchandise subject to this
                                                  exporters will be 172.53 percent. The                    investigation is melamine (Chemical                  SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
                                                  suspension of liquidation instructions                   Abstracts Service (‘‘CAS’’) registry number          (‘‘Department’’) determines that
                                                  will remain in effect until further notice.              108–78–01, molecular formula C3H6N6).9               countervailable subsidies are being
                                                                                                           Melamine is a crystalline powder or granule          provided to producers and exporters of
                                                  International Trade Commission                           typically (but not exclusively) used to              melamine from the People’s Republic of
                                                  Notification                                             manufacture melamine formaldehyde resins.
                                                                                                                                                                China (‘‘PRC’’). For information on the
                                                                                                           All melamine is covered by the scope of this
                                                                                                           investigation irrespective of purity, particle       estimated subsidy rates, see the
                                                     In accordance with section 735(d) of
                                                                                                           size, or physical form. Melamine that has            ‘‘Suspension of Liquidation’’ section of
                                                  the Act, we notified the International                                                                        this notice.
                                                                                                           been blended with other products is included
                                                  Trade Commission (‘‘ITC’’) of the final                  within this scope when such blends include
                                                  affirmative determination of sales at                                                                         DATES: Effective: November 6, 2015.
                                                                                                           constituent parts that have been
                                                  LTFV. As the Department’s final                          intermingled, but that have not been                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  determination is affirmative, in                         chemically reacted with each other to                Andrew Medley, AD/CVD Operations,
                                                  accordance with section 735(b)(2) of the                 produce a different product. For such blends,        Office III, Enforcement and Compliance,
                                                                                                           only the melamine component of the mixture           International Trade Administration,
                                                  Act, the ITC will determine, within 45
                                                                                                           is covered by the scope of this investigation.
                                                  days, whether the domestic industry in                                                                        U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
                                                                                                           Melamine that is otherwise subject to this
                                                  the United States is materially injured,                 investigation is not excluded when                   Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
                                                  or threatened with material injury, by                   commingled with melamine from sources not            Washington, DC 20230; telephone 202–
                                                  reason of imports of melamine from                       subject to this investigation. Only the subject      482–4987.
                                                  Trinidad and Tobago, or sales (or the                    component of such commingled products is             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                           covered by the scope of this investigation.
                                                  likelihood of sales) for importation, of                    The subject merchandise is provided for in        Background
                                                  melamine from Trinidad and Tobago. If                    subheading 2933.61.0000 of the Harmonized
                                                  the ITC determines that such injury                      Tariff Schedule of the United States                    The petitioner to this investigation is
                                                  does not exist, this proceeding will be                  (‘‘HTSUS’’). Although the HTSUS                      Cornerstone Chemical Company
                                                  terminated and all securities posted will                subheading and CAS registry number are               (‘‘Petitioner’’). The Department selected
                                                  be refunded or canceled. If the ITC                      provided for convenience and customs                 five mandatory respondents; Far-
                                                                                                           purposes, the written description of the             Reaching Chemical Co., Ltd. (‘‘Far-
                                                  determines that such injury does exist,                  scope is dispositive.
                                                  the Department will issue an                                                                                  Reaching Chemical’’), Zhongyuan
                                                  antidumping duty order directing CBP                     Appendix II—Issues and Decision                      Dahua Group Co., Ltd. (‘‘Zhongyuan
                                                  to assess, upon further instruction by                   Memorandum                                           Dahua’’), Qingdao Unichem
                                                  the Department, antidumping duties on                                                                         International Trade Co., Ltd. (‘‘Qingdao
                                                                                                           I. Summary
                                                                                                                                                                Unichem’’), M and A Chemicals Corp
                                                  all imports of the subject merchandise                   II. Background
                                                                                                           III. Scope of the Investigation                      China (‘‘M&A Chemicals’’), and
                                                  entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
                                                                                                           IV. Changes Since the Preliminary                    Shandong Liaherd Chemical Industry
                                                  for consumption on or after the effective
                                                                                                                 Determination                                  Co., Ltd. (‘‘Shandong Liaherd’’). All five
                                                  date of the suspension of liquidation.
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                                                                                                           V. Discussion of the Issues                          mandatory respondents and the
                                                                                                              Comment 1: Depreciation Expense of Urea           Government of the PRC refused to
                                                    8 In this case, although the product under
                                                                                                                 Plant                                          participate in this investigation.
                                                  investigation is also subject to a countervailing duty      Comment 2: Natural Gas Curtailments
                                                  investigation, the Department found no                                                                        Period of Investigation
                                                  countervailing duty determined to constitute an            9 Melamine    is also known as 2,4,6-triamino-s-
                                                  export subsidy. Therefore, we did not offset the         triazine; 1,3,5-Triazine-2,4,6-triamine;
                                                                                                                                                                  The period of investigation for which
                                                  cash deposit rates shown above for purposes of this      Cyanurotriamide; Cyanurotriamine; Cyanuramide;       we are measuring subsidies is January 1,
                                                  determination.                                           and by various brand names.                          2013, through December 31, 2013.


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DatesEffective: November 6, 2015.
ContactLaurel LaCivita, AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482- 4243.
FR Citation80 FR 68846 

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