81 FR 7500 - Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From Canada: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2015
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 29 (February 12, 2016)
International Trade Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 29 (February 12, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 29 (Friday, February 12, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 7500-7502] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-02996] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-122-853] Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From Canada: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2015 AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on citric acid and certain citrate salts (citric acid) from Canada. The period of review (POR) is May 1, 2014, through April 30, 2015. The review covers one producer/exporter of the subject merchandise, Jungbunzlauer Canada Inc. (JBL Canada). We preliminarily determine that sales of subject merchandise by JBL Canada were not made at prices below normal value (NV). We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Effective Date: February 12, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Trainor or Katherine Johnson, AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-4007 or (202) 482-4929, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Scope of the Order The merchandise covered by this order is citric acid and certain citrate salts from Canada. The product is currently classified under subheadings 2918.14.0000, 2918.15.1000, 2918.15.5000, and 3824.90.9290 of the Harmonized Tariff System of the United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of merchandise subject to the scope is dispositive.\1\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ A full description of the scope of the order is contained in the memorandum to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, ``Decision Memorandum for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Canada; 2014-2015'' (Preliminary Decision Memorandum), dated concurrently with these results and hereby adopted by this notice. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 7501]] Methodology The Department is conducting this review in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B) and (2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Constructed export price is calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act. NV is calculated in accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, which is hereby adopted by this notice. The Preliminary 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).\2\ ACCESS is available to registered users at http://access.trade.gov, and to all parties in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Preliminary Decision Memorandum and the electronic version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content. A list of the topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is attached as an Appendix to this notice. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ On November 14, 2014, Enforcement and Compliance changed the name of Enforcement and Compliance's AD and CVD Centralized Electronic Service System (IA ACCESS) to AD and CVD Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). The Web site location was changed from http://iaacess.trade.gov to http://access.trade.gov. The Final Rule changing the references to the Regulations can be found at 79 FR 69046 (November 20, 2014). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Results of the Review \3\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ As explained in the memorandum from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement & Compliance, the Department has exercised its discretion to toll all administrative deadlines due to the recent closure of the Federal Government. See Memorandum to the Record from Ron Lorentzen, Acting A/S for Enforcement & Compliance, regarding ``Tolling of Administrative Deadlines as a Result of the Government Closure During Snowstorm Jonas,'' dated January 27, 2016. All deadlines in this segment of the proceeding have been extended by four business days. The revised deadline for the preliminary determination of this administrative review is now February 5, 2016. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- As a result of this review, the Department preliminarily determines that a weighted-average dumping margin of 0.00 percent exists for JBL Canada for the period May 1, 2014, through April 30, 2015. Disclosure and Public Comment We intend to disclose to interested parties the calculations performed in connection with these preliminary results within five days of the date of publication of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Interested parties may submit case briefs not later than 30 days after the date of publication of this notice.\4\ Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed not later than five days after the date for filing case briefs.\5\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c). \5\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain: (1) The party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of issues parties intend to be discuss. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to those raised in the respective case and rebuttal briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, the Department intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, at a time and date to be determined. See 19 CFR 351.310(d). Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date. The Department intends to issue the final results of this administrative review, including the results of its analysis of issues raised in any written briefs, not later than 120 days after the date of publication of this notice, unless the deadline is extended.\6\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \6\ See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Assessment Rates Upon completion of the administrative review, the Department shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review.\7\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \7\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- We calculated importer-specific ad valorem duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of antidumping duties calculated for the examined sales to the total entered value of the examined sales to that importer. We will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review when the importer- specific assessment rate calculated in the final results of this review is above de minimis. Where either the respondent's weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de minimis, or the importer-specific assessment rate is zero or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.\8\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \8\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted- Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Duty Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101, 8103 (February 14, 2012); see also 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- We intend to issue instructions to CBP 41 days after the date of publication of the final results of this review. Cash Deposit Requirements The following deposit requirements will be effective for all shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the final results of this administrative review, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for JBL Canada will be the rate established in the final results of this review, except if the rate is de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1) (i.e., less than 0.50 percent), in which case the cash deposit rate will be zero; (2) for previously reviewed or investigated companies not participating in this review, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most recent period; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the original investigation, but the manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent period for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will continue to be 23.21 percent, the all-others rate established in the less-than-fair-value investigation.\9\ These requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \9\ See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Canada and the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Orders, 74 FR 25703 (May 29, 2009). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notification to Importers This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply with [[Page 7502]] this requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties. We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4). Dated: February 5, 2016. Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Scope of the Order IV. Discussion of the Methodology A. Fair Value Comparisons 1. Determination of Comparison Method 2. Results of the Differential Pricing Analysis B. Product Comparisons C. Constructed Export Price D. Normal Value 1. Home Market Viability and Selection of Comparison Market 2. Level of Trade (LOT) E. Cost of Production (COP) Analysis 1. Calculation of COP 2. Test of Comparison Market Sales Prices 3. Results of the COP Test F. Calculation of NV Based on Comparison Market Prices G. Currency Conversion V. Recommendation [FR Doc. 2016-02996 Filed 2-11-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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Questions from Commissioners and components and specific finished DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
III. Business Meeting products described in the submitted
A. Program Planning notification (as described below) and International Trade Administration
• Discussion and vote on the part B subsequently authorized by the FTZ
proposed findings and Board. [A–122–853]
recommendations for the Peaceful
Production under FTZ procedures Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts
Coexistence Report
• Discussion of plan for revision of could exempt Thoma-Sea from customs From Canada: Preliminary Results of
report on the effect of duty payments on the foreign status Antidumping Duty Administrative
undocumented workers on African- components used in export production. Review; 2014–2015
American employment On its domestic sales, Thoma-Sea would
be able to choose the duty rate during AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance,
B. Advisory Committees
International Trade Administration,
• Vote on appointments to the Ohio customs entry procedures that applies to
oceangoing vessels (free) for the foreign Department of Commerce.
Advisory Committee
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
• Presentation by Mississippi status inputs noted below. Customs
duties also could possibly be deferred or (the Department) is conducting an
Advisory Committee Chair on child
administrative review of the
care subsidies report reduced on foreign status production
antidumping duty order on citric acid
C. Management and Operations equipment.
and certain citrate salts (citric acid) from
• Staff Director’s Report The components sourced from abroad Canada. The period of review (POR) is
• Submission of Spending Plan to include: plastic hoses; printed manuals; May 1, 2014, through April 30, 2015.
Congressional appropriation steel pipe fittings; doors; steel tanks; The review covers one producer/
committees
hatches/manholes; copper anodes; zinc exporter of the subject merchandise,
• Submission of FY2017 Budget
rods; base metal mountings; outboard Jungbunzlauer Canada Inc. (JBL
justification transmitted to Congress
motors; parts of marine engines; parts of Canada). We preliminarily determine
as part of President’s Budget
hydraulic pumps; hydraulic fluid that sales of subject merchandise by JBL
Request
pumps; compressors; portal/pedestal jib Canada were not made at prices below
D. Other
cranes; thruster parts; pressure-reducing normal value (NV). We invite interested
V. Adjourn Meeting
valves; steel tank valves; vent check parties to comment on these preliminary
Dated: February 9, 2016. results.
valves; machine parts of automated
David Mussatt, DATES: Effective Date: February 12,
systems; electric motors; AC generators;
Regional Programs Unit Chief, U.S. speed drive controllers; power supplies; 2016.
Commission on Civil Rights.
batteries; power cells; starter generators/ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
[FR Doc. 2016–02992 Filed 2–10–16; 11:15 am]
motors; electric ignition starter parts; Rebecca Trainor or Katherine Johnson,
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fuses; circuit boards; parts of electrical AD/CVD Operations, Office II,
switching apparatus; insulated winding Enforcement and Compliance,
wire; liquid flow/level measuring International Trade Administration,
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE instruments; parts of printed circuit U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Foreign-Trade Zones Board assemblies; and, parts of measuring Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
instruments (duty rate ranges from free Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202)
[B–5–2016] to 5.7%). 482–4007 or (202) 482–4929,
Public comment is invited from respectively.
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 279—
Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana; interested parties. Submissions shall be SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notification of Proposed Production addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive Scope of the Order
Activity; Thoma-Sea Marine Secretary at the address below. The
Constructors, L.L.C. (Shipbuilding); closing period for their receipt is March The merchandise covered by this
Houma, Louisiana 23, 2016. order is citric acid and certain citrate
salts from Canada. The product is
The Houma-Terrebonne Airport A copy of the notification will be currently classified under subheadings
Commission, grantee of FTZ 279, available for public inspection at the 2918.14.0000, 2918.15.1000,
submitted a notification of proposed Office of the Executive Secretary, 2918.15.5000, and 3824.90.9290 of the
production activity to the FTZ Board on Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room Harmonized Tariff System of the United
behalf of Thoma-Sea Marine 21013, U.S. Department of Commerce, States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS
Constructors, L.L.C. (Thoma-Sea), 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., subheadings are provided for
located in Houma, Louisiana. The Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the convenience and customs purposes, the
notification conforming to the ‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the FTZ written description of merchandise
requirements of the regulations of the Board’s Web site, which is accessible subject to the scope is dispositive.1
FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was via www.trade.gov/ftz.
received on February 3, 2016. For further information, contact Pierre 1 A full description of the scope of the order is
asabaliauskas on DSK9F6TC42PROD with NOTICES2
A separate request for subzone contained in the memorandum to Paul Piquado,
Duy at Pierre.Duy@trade.gov or (202) Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
designation at the Thoma-Sea facilities
482–1378. Compliance, from Christian Marsh, Deputy
is planned and will be processed under Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
Section 400.31 of the FTZ Board’s Dated: February, 2, 2016. Countervailing Duty Operations, ‘‘Decision
regulations. The facilities are used for Andrew McGilvray, Memorandum for Preliminary Results of
the construction and repair of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Citric
Executive Secretary. Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Canada; 2014–
oceangoing vessels. Pursuant to 15 CFR [FR Doc. 2016–02993 Filed 2–11–16; 8:45 am] 2015’’ (Preliminary Decision Memorandum), dated
400.14(b), FTZ activity would be limited concurrently with these results and hereby adopted
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to the specific foreign-status materials by this notice.
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this requirement could result in the injury to an industry in the United component of at least 70 percent
Secretary’s presumption that States, the Department is publishing a magnesia (‘‘MgO’’) by weight, regardless
reimbursement of antidumping duties notice of continuation of the of the source of raw materials for the
occurred and the subsequent assessment antidumping duty orders and the MgO, with carbon levels ranging from
of double antidumping duties. countervailing duty order. trace amounts to 30 percent by weight,
We are issuing and publishing these DATES: Effective Date: February 12, regardless of enhancements, (for
results in accordance with sections 2016. example, MCBs can be enhanced with
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 coating, grinding, tar impregnation or
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
CFR 351.221(b)(4). coking, high temperature heat
Kenneth Hawkins, AD/CVD Operations,
Dated: February 5, 2016. treatments, anti-slip treatments or metal
Enforcement and Compliance,
Paul Piquado,
casing) and regardless of whether or not
International Trade Administration,
anti-oxidants are present (for example,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Compliance.
antioxidants can be added to the mix
Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
from trace amounts to 15 percent by
Appendix Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)
weight as various metals, metal alloys,
482–6491.
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary and metal carbides).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Certain MCBs that are the subject of
Decision Memorandum
Background this investigation are currently
I. Summary
II. Background classifiable under subheadings
On August 3, 2015 the Department 6902.10.1000, 6902.10.5000,
III. Scope of the Order published a notice of initiation of the
IV. Discussion of the Methodology 6815.91.0000, 6815.99.2000, and
A. Fair Value Comparisons
first sunset review of the AD orders on 6815.99.4000 of the Harmonized Tariff
1. Determination of Comparison Method MCBs from Mexico and the PRC, and Schedule of the United States
2. Results of the Differential Pricing the CVD order on MCBs from the PRC, (‘‘HTSUS’’). While HTSUS subheadings
Analysis pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff are provided for convenience and
B. Product Comparisons Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’).1 customs purposes, the written
C. Constructed Export Price As a result of its review, the Department description is dispositive.
D. Normal Value determined that revocation of the AD
1. Home Market Viability and Selection of orders would likely lead to a Continuation of the Orders
Comparison Market continuation or recurrence of dumping
2. Level of Trade (LOT) As a result of the determinations by
E. Cost of Production (COP) Analysis
and that revocation of the CVD order the Department and the ITC that
1. Calculation of COP would likely lead to continuation or revocation of the AD and CVD orders
2. Test of Comparison Market Sales Prices recurrence of countervailable subsidies. would likely lead to a continuation or
3. Results of the COP Test The Department, therefore, notified the recurrence of dumping and
F. Calculation of NV Based on Comparison ITC of the magnitude of the margins and countervailable subsidies and material
Market Prices net countervailable subsidy rates likely injury to an industry in the United
G. Currency Conversion to prevail should the antidumping States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of
V. Recommendation orders and the countervailing duty order the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(a), the
[FR Doc. 2016–02996 Filed 2–11–16; 8:45 am] be revoked.2 On February 2, 2016, the Department hereby orders the
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P ITC published notice of its continuation of the AD orders on MCBs
determination, pursuant to section from Mexico and the PRC and the CVD
751(c) of the Act, that revocation of the order on MCBs from the PRC. U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AD and CVD orders on MCBs from Customs and Border Protection will
Mexico and the PRC would likely lead continue to collect AD and CVD duty
International Trade Administration to a continuation or recurrence of cash deposits at the rates in effect at the
[A–201–837, A–570–954, C–570–955] material injury to an industry in the time of entry for all imports of subject
United States within a reasonably merchandise.
Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks From foreseeable time.3 The effective date of the continuation
Mexico and the People’s Republic of of the orders will be the date of
Scope of the Orders
China: Continuation of Antidumping publication in the Federal Register of
Duty Orders and Countervailing Duty Imports covered by the orders consist this notice of continuation. Pursuant to
Order of certain chemically bonded (resin or section 751(c)(2) of the Act, the
pitch), MCBs with a magnesia Department intends to initiate the next
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance,
five-year review of the orders not later
International Trade Administration, 1 See Initiation of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Review, 80
than 30 days prior to the fifth
Department of Commerce. FR 45945 (August 3, 2015) (‘‘Initiation’’).
anniversary of the effective date of
SUMMARY: As a result of the 2 See Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks from
Mexico and the People’s Republic of China: Final continuation.
determinations by the Department of This five-year (‘‘sunset’’) review and
Results of Expedited Sunset Review of the
Commerce (‘‘the Department’’) and the Antidumping Duty Orders, 80 FR 76447 (December this notice are in accordance with
International Trade Commission (‘‘ITC’’) 9, 2015) and accompanying Issues and Decision section 751(c) of the Act and published
asabaliauskas on DSK9F6TC42PROD with NOTICES2
that revocation of the antidumping duty Memorandum; see also Certain Magnesia Carbon
pursuant to section 777(i)(1) of the Act
(‘‘AD’’) orders on certain magnesia Bricks from the People’s Republic of China: Final
Results of Expedited First Sunset Review of the and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4)
carbon bricks (‘‘MCBs’’) from Mexico Countervailing Duty Order, 80 FR 75971 (December
and the People’s Republic of China 7, 2015).
Dated: February 5, 2016.
(‘‘PRC’’) and the countervailing duty 3 See Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks from the Paul Piquado,
(‘‘CVD’’) order on MCBs from the PRC People’s Republic of China: Determination, 81 FR Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
5484 (February 2, 2016); see also Certain Magnesia Compliance.
would likely lead to a continuation or Carbon Bricks from the People’s Republic of China:
recurrence of dumping and Investigation No. 701–TA–468 and 731–TA–1166– [FR Doc. 2016–02994 Filed 2–11–16; 8:45 am]
countervailable subsidies and material 1167, USITC Publication 4589 (January, 2016). BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
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