81 FR 96434 - Solid Urea From the Russian Federation and Ukraine: Final Results of Sunset Reviews and Revocation of Antidumping Duty Orders

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 251 (December 30, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-31719

On November 1, 2016, the Department of Commerce (Department) initiated the sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on solid urea from the Russian Federation and Ukraine. Because the domestic interested parties did not participate in these sunset reviews, the Department is revoking these antidumping duty orders.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-821-801, A-823-801]


Solid Urea From the Russian Federation and Ukraine: Final Results 
of Sunset Reviews and Revocation of Antidumping Duty Orders

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

SUMMARY: On November 1, 2016, the Department of Commerce (Department) 
initiated the sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on solid 
urea from the Russian Federation and Ukraine. Because the domestic 
interested parties did not participate in these sunset reviews, the 
Department is revoking these antidumping duty orders.

DATES: Effective December 20, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert James or John Anwesen, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-0649 
and 202-482-0131, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On July 14, 1987, the Department issued an antidumping duty order 
on solid urea from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).\1\ 
In December 1991, the USSR divided into 15 republics. In response to 
the dissolution, the Department transferred the original order to all 
15 republics and applied a uniform cash deposit rate.\2\
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    \1\ See Urea from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 52 FR 
26367 (July 14, 1987).
    \2\ See Solid Urea from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; 
Transfer of the Antidumping Duty Order on Solid Urea from the Union 
of Soviet Socialist Republics to the Commonwealth of Independent 
States and the Baltic States and Opportunity to Comment, 57 FR 28828 
(June 29, 1992).

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    On March 1, 1999, the Department initiated sunset reviews on these 
orders and later published its notice of continuation of the 
antidumping duty orders for certain countries.\3\ On October 1, 2004, 
the Department initiated the second sunset reviews of these orders and 
later published its notice of continuation of the antidumping duty 
orders on solid urea from the Russian Federation and Ukraine.\4\ On 
December 1, 2010, the Department initiated the third sunset reviews of 
these orders and later published its notice of continuation of the 
antidumping duty orders.\5\ On November 1, 2016, the Department 
initiated the fourth sunset reviews of these orders.\6\
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    \3\ See Continuation of Antidumping Duty Orders: Solid Urea from 
Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Romania, Russia, Tajikistan, 
Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan, 64 FR 62653 (November 17, 
1999); see also Antidumping Duty Order; Urea from the Socialist 
Republic of Romania, 52 FR 2636 (July 14, 1987) and Final Results of 
Expedited Sunset Review: Solid Urea from Romania, 64 FR 48360 
(September 3, 1999) (Because Romania was not part of the USSR, the 
initial investigation and the first five-year review on urea from 
Romania were conducted separately, but the continuation order 
combined the remaining former Soviet Socialist Republics and Romania 
together.); Revocation of Antidumping Duty Order: Solid Urea from 
Armenia, 64 FR 62654 (November 17, 1999); March 1999 Sunset Reviews: 
Final Results and Revocations, 64 FR 24137 (May 5, 1999) (revoking 
the antidumping duty orders on solid urea from Azerbaijan, Georgia, 
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Moldova); and March and April 1999 
Sunset Reviews: Final Results and Revocations, 64 FR 28974 (May 28, 
1999) (revoking the antidumping duty order on solid urea from 
Latvia).
    \4\ See Notice of Continuation of Antidumping Duty Orders: Solid 
Urea from the Russian Federation and Ukraine, 71 FR 581 (January 5, 
2006); see also Solid Urea from Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, 
Romania, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan: Final Results and 
Revocation of Orders, 69 FR 77993 (December 29, 2004).
    \5\ Solid Urea from the Russian Federation and Ukraine: 
Continuation of Antidumping Duty Orders, 76 FR 78885 (December 20, 
2011).
    \6\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Reviews, 81 FR 
75808 (November 1, 2016).
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    We did not receive a notice of intent to participate from domestic 
interested parties in these fourth sunset reviews by the deadline 
date.\7\ As a result, the Department determined that no domestic 
interested party intends to participate in the sunset reviews,\8\ and 
on November 21, 2016, we notified the International Trade Commission, 
in writing, that we intended to issue a final determination revoking 
these antidumping duty orders.\9\ On December 1, 2016, the Department 
received a submission from the Ministry of Economic Development and 
Trade of Ukraine regarding its position on this matter.\10\
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    \7\ See 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).
    \8\ See 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(iii)(A).
    \9\ See 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(iii)(B)(2).
    \10\ See Letter from Ministry of Economic Development and Trade 
of Ukraine, ``Solid Urea from Ukraine, 4th Sunset Review: A-823-
801,'' dated December 1, 2016.
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Scope of the Orders

    The merchandise subject to the orders is solid urea, a high-
nitrogen content fertilizer which is produced by reacting ammonia with 
carbon dioxide. The product is currently classified under the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) item number 
3102.10.00.00. Previously such merchandise was classified under item 
number 480.3000 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States. Although 
the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and customs purposes, 
the written description of the merchandise subject to the orders is 
dispositive.

Determination To Revoke

    Pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(iii)(B)(3), if no domestic 
interested party files a notice of intent to participate, the 
Department shall, within 90 days after the initiation of the review, 
issue a final determination revoking the order. Because the domestic 
interested parties did not file a notice of intent to participate in 
these sunset reviews, the Department finds that no domestic interested 
party is participating in these sunset reviews. Therefore, consistent 
with 19 CFR 351.222(i)(2)(i) we are revoking these antidumping duty 
orders effective December 20, 2016, the fifth anniversary of the date 
the Department published its most recent notice of continuation of the 
antidumping duty orders.

Effective Date of Revocation

    Pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.222(i)(2)(i), the Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection to terminate the suspension of liquidation of the 
merchandise subject to these orders entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, on or after December 20, 2016. Entries of subject 
merchandise prior to the effective date of revocation will continue to 
be subject to suspension of liquidation and antidumping duty deposit 
requirements. The Department will complete any pending administrative 
reviews of these orders and will conduct administrative reviews of 
subject merchandise entered prior to the effective date of revocation 
in response to appropriately filed requests for review.
    We are issuing and publishing the final determination in these 
five-year (sunset) reviews and notice in accordance with sections 
751(c) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: December 23, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce both MCC EuroChem and Joint Stock with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
(the Department) is rescinding the Company PhosAgro-Cherepovets.4 written notification of return/
administrative review of the destruction of APO materials or
Rescission of Review
antidumping duty order on solid urea conversion to judicial protective order is
from the Russian Federation for the Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the hereby requested. Failure to comply
period of July 1, 2015 through June 30, Department will rescind an with the regulations and the terms of an
2016. administrative review, if the party that APO is a sanctionable violation.
requested the review withdraws its This notice is published in
DATES: Effective December 30, 2016. request within 90 days of the date of accordance with section 751 of the Act
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
publication of notice of initiation of the and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).
Brian Smith or Denisa Ursu, requested review. The petitioner
Dated: December 23, 2016.
Enforcement and Compliance, withdrew its review request before the
90-day deadline, and no other party Paul Piquado,
International Trade Administration, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
requested an administrative review of
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Compliance.
the antidumping duty order. Therefore,
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, [FR Doc. 2016–31718 Filed 12–29–16; 8:45 am]
in response to the timely withdrawal of
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1766 or
the review request, the Department is BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
(202) 482–2285, respectively.
rescinding in its entirety the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on solid urea DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Background from the Russian Federation for the
review period July 1, 2015 through June International Trade Administration
On July 5, 2016, the Department
published in the Federal Register a 30, 2016. [A–821–801, A–823–801]
notice of ‘‘Opportunity to Request Assessment Solid Urea From the Russian
Administrative Review’’ of the The Department will instruct U.S. Federation and Ukraine: Final Results
antidumping duty order on solid urea Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to of Sunset Reviews and Revocation of
from the Russian Federation for the assess antidumping duties on all Antidumping Duty Orders
period of July 1, 2015 through June 30, appropriate entries. Antidumping duties
2016.1 On July 29 2016, in accordance shall be assessed at rates equal to the AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance,
with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of cash deposit of estimated antidumping International Trade Administration,
1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR duties required at the time of entry, or Department of Commerce.
351.213(b), the Department received a withdrawal from warehouse, for SUMMARY: On November 1, 2016, the
timely request from the petitioners, the consumption, in accordance with 19 Department of Commerce (Department)
Ad Hoc Committee of Domestic CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). The Department initiated the sunset reviews of the
Nitrogen Producers and its individual intends to issue appropriate assessment antidumping duty orders on solid urea
members, CF Industries, Inc. and PCS instructions directly to CBP 15 days from the Russian Federation and
Nitrogen Fertilizer L.P., to conduct an after the date of publication of this Ukraine. Because the domestic
administrative review of the notice in the Federal Register. interested parties did not participate in
antidumping duty order on solid urea these sunset reviews, the Department is
from the Russian Federation Notification to Importers revoking these antidumping duty
manufactured or exported by MCC This notice serves as the only orders.
EuroChem, or its urea production reminder to importers whose entries
DATES: Effective December 20, 2016.
subsidiaries OJSC Nevinnomysskiy Azot will be liquidated as a result of this
rescission notice, of their responsibility FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
and OJSC NAKAzot (MCC EuroChem),
under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a Robert James or John Anwesen, AD/CVD
and Joint Stock Company PhosAgro-
certificate regarding the reimbursement Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement
Cherepovets.2
of antidumping duties and/or and Compliance, International Trade
On September 12, 2016, the countervailing duties prior to Administration, U.S. Department of
Department published in the Federal liquidation of the relevant entries Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Register a notice of initiation of an during this review period. Failure to Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;
administrative review of the comply with this requirement may telephone: 202–482–0649 and 202–482–
antidumping duty order.3 This result in the presumption that 0131, respectively.
administrative review covers MCC reimbursement of antidumping duties SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
EuroChem and Joint Stock Company and/or countervailing duties occurred
PhosAgro-Cherepovets during the Background
and the subsequent assessment of
period July 1, 2015 through June 30, double antidumping duties. On July 14, 1987, the Department
2016. On November 21, 2016, the issued an antidumping duty order on
petitioners timely withdrew their Notification Regarding Administrative solid urea from the Union of Soviet
request for an administrative review for Protective Order Socialist Republics (USSR).1 In
This notice serves as the only December 1991, the USSR divided into
1 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, reminder to parties subject to 15 republics. In response to the
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Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity administrative protective order (APO) of dissolution, the Department transferred
to Request Administrative Review, 81 FR 43584 their responsibility concerning the
(July 5, 2016).
the original order to all 15 republics and
2 See Petitioner’s letter, ‘‘Solid Urea from the
disposition of proprietary information applied a uniform cash deposit rate.2
Russian Federation; Request for Administrative disclosed under APO in accordance
Review,’’ dated July 29, 2016. 1 See Urea from the Union of Soviet Socialist
3 See Initiation of Antidumping and 4 See
Letter from Counsel to the Ad Hoc Republics, 52 FR 26367 (July 14, 1987).
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 81 FR Committee of Domestic Nitrogen Producers dated 2 See Solid Urea from the Union of Soviet

62720 (September 12, 2016). November 21, 2016. Socialist Republics; Transfer of the Antidumping

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On March 1, 1999, the Department received a submission from the Ministry response to appropriately filed requests
initiated sunset reviews on these orders of Economic Development and Trade of for review.
and later published its notice of Ukraine regarding its position on this We are issuing and publishing the
continuation of the antidumping duty matter.10 final determination in these five-year
orders for certain countries.3 On (sunset) reviews and notice in
Scope of the Orders
October 1, 2004, the Department accordance with sections 751(c) and
initiated the second sunset reviews of The merchandise subject to the orders 777(i)(1) of the Act.
these orders and later published its is solid urea, a high-nitrogen content
Dated: December 23, 2016.
notice of continuation of the fertilizer which is produced by reacting
ammonia with carbon dioxide. The Paul Piquado,
antidumping duty orders on solid urea
product is currently classified under the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
from the Russian Federation and
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the Compliance.
Ukraine.4 On December 1, 2010, the
United States (HTSUS) item number [FR Doc. 2016–31719 Filed 12–29–16; 8:45 am]
Department initiated the third sunset
reviews of these orders and later 3102.10.00.00. Previously such BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

published its notice of continuation of merchandise was classified under item
the antidumping duty orders.5 On number 480.3000 of the Tariff
November 1, 2016, the Department Schedules of the United States. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
initiated the fourth sunset reviews of Although the HTSUS subheading is
provided for convenience and customs International Trade Administration
these orders.6
We did not receive a notice of intent purposes, the written description of the [A–580–810]
to participate from domestic interested merchandise subject to the orders is
parties in these fourth sunset reviews by dispositive. Welded ASTM A–312 Stainless Steel
the deadline date.7 As a result, the Pipe From the Republic of Korea:
Determination To Revoke Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Department determined that no
domestic interested party intends to Pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(A) of the Duty Administrative Review; 2014–
participate in the sunset reviews,8 and Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 2015
on November 21, 2016, we notified the and 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(iii)(B)(3), if no
domestic interested party files a notice AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Commission, in International Trade Administration,
writing, that we intended to issue a final of intent to participate, the Department
shall, within 90 days after the initiation Department of Commerce.
determination revoking these
of the review, issue a final SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
antidumping duty orders.9 On
December 1, 2016, the Department determination revoking the order. (Department) is conducting an
Because the domestic interested parties administrative review of the
Duty Order on Solid Urea from the Union of Soviet did not file a notice of intent to antidumping duty order on welded
Socialist Republics to the Commonwealth of participate in these sunset reviews, the ASTM A–312 stainless steel pipe from
Independent States and the Baltic States and Department finds that no domestic Republic of Korea (Korea). The period of
Opportunity to Comment, 57 FR 28828 (June 29, review (POR) is December 1, 2014,
1992).
interested party is participating in these
3 See Continuation of Antidumping Duty Orders: sunset reviews. Therefore, consistent through November 30, 2015. The review
Solid Urea from Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, with 19 CFR 351.222(i)(2)(i) we are covers two exporters and/or producers
Romania, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, revoking these antidumping duty orders of the subject merchandise: SeAH Steel
Ukraine, and Uzbekistan, 64 FR 62653 (November effective December 20, 2016, the fifth Corporation (SeAH) and LS Metal Co.,
17, 1999); see also Antidumping Duty Order; Urea
from the Socialist Republic of Romania, 52 FR 2636 anniversary of the date the Department Ltd. (LS Metal). The Department
(July 14, 1987) and Final Results of Expedited published its most recent notice of preliminarily determines that during the
Sunset Review: Solid Urea from Romania, 64 FR continuation of the antidumping duty POR SeAH made sales of subject
48360 (September 3, 1999) (Because Romania was orders. merchandise at less than normal value
not part of the USSR, the initial investigation and
the first five-year review on urea from Romania and LS Metal had no shipments. We
Effective Date of Revocation
were conducted separately, but the continuation invite interested parties to comment on
order combined the remaining former Soviet Pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(A) of the these preliminary results.
Socialist Republics and Romania together.); Act and 19 CFR 351.222(i)(2)(i), the
Revocation of Antidumping Duty Order: Solid Urea DATES: Effective December 30, 2016.
from Armenia, 64 FR 62654 (November 17, 1999);
Department will instruct U.S. Customs
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
March 1999 Sunset Reviews: Final Results and and Border Protection to terminate the
Revocations, 64 FR 24137 (May 5, 1999) (revoking suspension of liquidation of the Lingjun Wang, AD/CVD Operations,
the antidumping duty orders on solid urea from merchandise subject to these orders Office VII, Enforcement and
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, Compliance, International Trade
Moldova); and March and April 1999 Sunset Administration, U.S. Department of
Reviews: Final Results and Revocations, 64 FR on or after December 20, 2016. Entries
28974 (May 28, 1999) (revoking the antidumping of subject merchandise prior to the Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
duty order on solid urea from Latvia). effective date of revocation will NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
4 See Notice of Continuation of Antidumping
continue to be subject to suspension of (202) 482–2316.
Duty Orders: Solid Urea from the Russian SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Federation and Ukraine, 71 FR 581 (January 5, liquidation and antidumping duty
2006); see also Solid Urea from Belarus, Estonia, deposit requirements. The Department Background
Lithuania, Romania, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and will complete any pending
Uzbekistan: Final Results and Revocation of Orders, administrative reviews of these orders On February 9, 2016, the Department
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69 FR 77993 (December 29, 2004). published a notice of initiation of this
5 Solid Urea from the Russian Federation and and will conduct administrative reviews
Ukraine: Continuation of Antidumping Duty of subject merchandise entered prior to review.1 On January 27, 2016, the
Orders, 76 FR 78885 (December 20, 2011). the effective date of revocation in Department exercised its discretion to
6 See Initiation of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews, toll all administrative deadlines by four
81 FR 75808 (November 1, 2016). 10 See Letter from Ministry of Economic
7 See 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).
Development and Trade of Ukraine, ‘‘Solid Urea 1 See Initiation of Antidumping and
8 See 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(iii)(A).
from Ukraine, 4th Sunset Review: A–823–801,’’ Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 81 FR
9 See 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(iii)(B)(2). dated December 1, 2016. 6832 (February 9, 2016).

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Contact		Robert James or John Anwesen, AD/CVD Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-0649 and 202-482-0131, respectively.
FR Citation		81 FR 96434

81 FR 96434 - Solid Urea From the Russian Federation and Ukraine: Final Results of Sunset Reviews and Revocation of Antidumping Duty Orders

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEInternational Trade Administration

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