82 FR 22807 - 1-Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Diphosphonic Acid From the People's Republic of China: Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, and Antidumping Duty Order
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 95 (May 18, 2017)
International Trade Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 95 (May 18, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-10078 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 95 (Thursday, May 18, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 22807-22809] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-10078] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-570-045] 1-Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Diphosphonic Acid From the People's Republic of China: Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, and Antidumping Duty Order AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of Commerce (Department) and the International Trade Commission (ITC), the Department is issuing an antidumping duty order on 1-Hydroxyethylidene- 1, 1-Diphosphonic Acid (HEDP) from the People's Republic of China (PRC). We are also amending our Final Determination to correct ministerial errors with respect to Nanjing University of Chemical Technology Changzhou Wujin Water Quality Stabilizer Factory and Nantong Uniphos Chemicals Co., Ltd. (collectively, WW Group). DATES: Effective May 18, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Omar Qureshi or Kenneth Hawkins, AD/ CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5307 or (202) 482-6491, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Period of Investigation The period of investigation (POI) is July 1, 2015, through December 30, 2015.\1\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ See 19 CFR 351.204(b)(1). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Background On March 23, 2017, the Department published in the Federal Register the Final Determination that HEDP from the PRC is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at LTFV, as provided in section 735 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (Act).\2\ From March 23, 2017, to March 24, 2017, WW Group, Henan Qingshuiyuan Technology Co., Ltd. (Qingshuiyuan), and Compass Chemical International LLC (the petitioner) respectively submitted ministerial allegations concerning the [[Page 22808]] Final Determination.\3\ On May 8, 2017, the ITC notified the Department of its affirmative determination that an industry in the United States is materially injured within the meaning of section 705(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, by reason of subsidized imports of subject merchandise from the PRC.\4\ On May 12, 2017, the ITC published its final determination in the Federal Register.\5\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ See 1-Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Diphosphonic Acid from the People's Republic of China: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 82 FR 14876 (March 23, 2017) (Final Determination). \3\ See Letter from WW Group to the Department, regarding ``1- Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Diphosphonic Acid (``HEDP'') from the People's Republic of China, A-570-045; Request for Correction of Ministerial Error Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.224(f)'' (March 23, 2017) (WW Group's Ministerial Allegations); see also, Letter from QY to the Department, regarding ``Request for Correction of Ministerial Error Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.224(f)'' (March 24, 2017) (QY's Ministerial Allegations); see also Letter from Petitioner to the Department, regarding ``1-Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Diphosphonic Acid from the People's Republic of China'' (March 24, 2017) (Petitioner's Ministerial Allegation). \4\ See Letter to Ronald Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Enforcement and Compliance, from Rhonda K. Schmidtlein, Chairman of the U.S. International Trade Commission, regarding HEDP from the PRC, (May 8, 2017) (ITC Letter). \5\ See 1-Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Diphosphonic Acid (``HEDP'') from China; Determinations, 82 FR 22017 (May 11, 2017) (ITC Final). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scope of the Order For a complete description of the scope of the order, see Appendix. Amendment to Final Determination After considering parties' comments and reviewing the record, pursuant to section 735(e) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.224(e) and (f), the Department is amending the Final Determination to reflect the correction of ministerial errors it made in calculating the final margin assigned to the WW Group.\6\ In addition, because the rates for Qingshuiyuan, Jianghai Environmental Protection Co., Ltd., and the PRC- Wide Entity are based on the margins for WW Group and/or Shandong Taihe Chemicals Co., Ltd. (Taihe), we are also revising these rates.\7\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \6\ For a detailed discussion of the ministerial error allegations, see Memorandum to James Maeder, Senior Director, Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, through James C. Doyle, Director, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, Subject: Antidumping Duty Investigation of 1-Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1- Diphosphonic Acid People's Republic of China: Ministerial Error Memorandum, dated concurrently with this notice (Amended Final Memorandum). \7\ Id. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- As a result of this amended final determination, we have revised the estimated weighted-average dumping margins and the export subsidy adjustments applied to the final weighted-average dumping margins as follows: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Weighted- average Cash Producer Exporter dumping deposit margin rate (percent) (percent) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nanjing University of Chemical Nanjing 63.80 63.80 Technology Changzhou Wujin University of Water Quality Stabilizer Chemical Factory. Technology Changzhou Wujin Water Quality Stabilizer Factory and Nantong Uniphos Chemicals Co., Ltd. Shandong Taihe Water Treatment Shandong Taihe 167.58 167.28 Technologies Co., Ltd. Chemicals Co., Ltd. Henan Qingshuiyuan Technology Henan 90.64 90.34 Co., Ltd. Qingshuiyuan Technology Co., Ltd. Jianghai Environmental Jianghai 90.64 90.34 Protection Co., Ltd. Environmental Protection Co., Ltd. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRC-Wide Entity 167.58 167.58 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Antidumping Duty Order In accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, the ITC has notified the Department of its final determination in this investigation, in which it found that an industry in the United States is materially injured within the meaning of section 735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act. Therefore, in accordance with section 735(c)(2) of the Act, we are publishing this antidumping duty order. Because the ITC determined that imports of HEDP from the PRC are materially injuring a U.S. industry, unliquidated entries of such merchandise from the PRC entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, are subject to the assessment of antidumping duties. In accordance with section 736(a)(1) of the Act, the Department will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess, upon further instruction by the Department, antidumping duties equal to the amount by which the normal value of the merchandise exceeds the export price (or constructed export price) of the merchandise, for all relevant entries of HEDP from the PRC. Antidumping duties will be assessed on unliquidated entries of HEDP from the PRC entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after November 4, 2016, the date of publication of the Preliminary Determination.\8\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \8\ See 1-Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Diphosphonic Acid from the People's Republic of China: Affirmative Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, and Postponement of Final Determination, 81 FR 76916 (November 4, 2016) (Preliminary Determination) and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suspension of Liquidation In accordance with section 735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, we will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to continue to suspend liquidation on all relevant entries of HEDP from the PRC. These instructions suspending liquidation will remain in effect until further notice. Pursuant to section 735(c)(1)(B)(ii) of the Act, the Department will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit \9\ equal to the weighted- average amount by which normal value (NV) exceeds U.S. price as follows: (1) The cash deposit rate for the exporter/producer combination listed in the table above will be the rate identified for that combination in the table; (2) for all combinations of PRC exporters/producers of merchandise under consideration that have not received their own separate rate above, the cash deposit rate will be the cash deposit rate established for the PRC-wide entity; and (3) for all non-PRC exporters of the merchandise under consideration which have not received their own separate rate above, the cash deposit rate will be the cash deposit rate applicable to the PRC exporter/producer combination that supplied that non-PRC exporter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \9\ See Modification of Regulations Regarding the Practice of Accepting Bonds During the Provisional Measures Period in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations, 76 FR 61042 (October 3, 2011). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- We normally adjust antidumping duty cash deposit rates by the amount of export subsidies, where appropriate. In the companion countervailing duty (CVD) investigation, we have found that the WW Group did not receive export [[Page 22809]] subsidies.\10\ Therefore, no offset to the WW Group's cash deposit rate for export subsidies is necessary.\11\ With respect to Taihe, because its CVD rate in the companion investigation included an amount for export subsidies, an offset of 0.30 percent will be made to its cash deposit rate.\12\ With respect to the separate-rate companies, we find that an export subsidy adjustment of 0.30 percent to the cash deposit rate is warranted because this is the export subsidy rate included in the CVD ``all-others'' rate to which the separate-rate companies are subject. For the PRC-wide entity, which continues to receive an adverse facts available (AFA) rate in this amended final determination, as an extension of the adverse inference found necessary pursuant to section 776(b) of the Act, the Department has not adjusted the PRC-wide entity's AD cash deposit rate by the lowest export subsidy rate determined for any party in the companion CVD proceeding, because the lowest export subsidy rate determined in the companion CVD proceeding is 0.00 percent.13 14 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \10\ See Countervailing Duty Investigation of 1- Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Diphosphonic Acid from the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Determination, 82 FR 14872 (March 23, 2017). \11\ Id. \12\ Id. \13\ See, e.g., Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value; Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances; In Part and Postponement of Final Determination, 80 FR 4250 (January 27, 2015) and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum at 35. \14\ See Countervailing Duty Investigation of 1- Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Diphosphonic Acid from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination and Alignment of Final Determination with Final Antidumping Duty Determination, 81 FR 62084 (September 8, 2016). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pursuant to section 777A(f) of the Act, we normally adjust preliminary cash deposit rates for estimated domestic subsidy pass- through, where appropriate. However, in this case there is no basis to grant a domestic subsidy pass-through adjustment.\15\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \15\ See Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 28-29. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Provisional Measures Section 733(d) of the Act states that instructions issued pursuant to an affirmative preliminary determination may not remain in effect for more than four months, except where exporters representing a significant proportion of exports of the subject merchandise request the Department to extend that four-month period to no more than six months. At the request of the exporters that account for a significant portion of HEDP from the PRC, we extended the four-month period to six months in this case.\16\ In the underlying investigation, the Department published the Preliminary Determination on November 4, 2016. Therefore, the extended period beginning on the date of publication of the Preliminary Determination, ended May 2, 2017. Furthermore, section 737(b) of the Act states that definitive duties are to begin on the date of publication of the ITC's final injury determination, i.e., May 11, 2017.\17\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \16\ See Preliminary Determination. \17\ See ITC Final. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Therefore, in accordance with section 733(d) of the Act and our practice, we will instruct CBP to terminate the suspension of liquidation and to liquidate, without regard to antidumping duties, unliquidated entries of HEDP from the PRC entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after May 2, 2017, the date on which the provisional measures expired, until and through the day preceding the date of publication of the ITC's final injury determinations, i.e., May 10, 2017, in the Federal Register. Suspension of liquidation will resume on May 11, 2017, the date of publication of the ITC Final. Notification to Interested Parties This notice constitutes the antidumping duty order with respect to HEDP from the PRC pursuant to section 736(a) of the Act. Interested parties can find a list of antidumping duty orders currently in effect at http://enforcement.trade.gov/stats/iastats1.html. This order and amended final determination are published in accordance with sections 735(e), 736(a) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.211 and 351.224(e). Dated: May 12, 2017. Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix The merchandise covered by this investigation includes all grades of aqueous acidic (non-neutralized) concentrations of 1- hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-diphosphonic acid (HEDP), also referred to as hydroxyethylidenendiphosphonic acid, hydroxyethanediphosphonic acid, acetodiphosphonic acid, and etidronic acid. The Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) registry number for HEDP is 2809-21-4. The merchandise subject to this investigation is currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) at subheading 2931.90.9043. It may also enter under HTSUS subheadings 2811.19.6090 and 2931.90.9041. While HTSUS subheadings and the CAS registry number are provided for convenience and customs purposes only, the written description of the scope of this investigation is dispositive. [FR Doc. 2017-10078 Filed 5-17-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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antidumping duties on all appropriate recently completed segment of this DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
entries in accordance with 19 CFR proceeding in which that manufacturer
351.212(b)(1). We intend to issue or exporter participated; (3) if the International Trade Administration
instructions to CBP 15 days after the exporter is not a firm covered in this
date of publication of the final results of review, a prior review, or the original [A–570–045]
this review. less-than-fair-value (LTFV)
If the weighted-average dumping 1-Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-
investigation, but the manufacturer is, Diphosphonic Acid From the People’s
margin for Shin Yang is not zero or de then the cash deposit rate will be the
minimis in the final results, then the Republic of China: Amended Final
rate established for the most recently Determination of Sales at Less Than
Department will calculate importer-
completed segment of this proceeding Fair Value, and Antidumping Duty
specific assessment rates. Because Shin
Yang did not report the entered value of for the manufacturer of subject Order
its sales, we will calculate importer- merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit
rate for all other manufacturers or AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance,
specific per-unit duty assessment rates International Trade Administration,
by aggregating the total amount of exporters will continue to be 9.70
percent, the all-others rate in the LTFV Department of Commerce.
dumping calculated for the examined SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final
sales of each importer and dividing each investigation.12 These cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall determinations by the Department of
of these amounts by the total quantity Commerce (Department) and the
(i.e., weight) associated with those sales. remain in effect until further notice.
International Trade Commission (ITC),
To determine whether the importer-
Notifications the Department is issuing an
specific per-unit assessment rates are de
antidumping duty order on 1-
minimis, in accordance with the This notice also serves as a Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Diphosphonic
requirement set forth in 19 CFR preliminary reminder to importers of Acid (HEDP) from the People’s Republic
351.106(c)(2), we will calculate their responsibility under 19 CFR of China (PRC). We are also amending
importer-specific ad valorem rates based 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate our Final Determination to correct
on estimated entered values. Pursuant to regarding the reimbursement of ministerial errors with respect to
19 CFR 351.106(c)(2), we will instruct
antidumping duties prior to liquidation Nanjing University of Chemical
CBP to liquidate without regard to
of the relevant entries during this Technology Changzhou Wujin Water
antidumping duties all entries for which
review period. Failure to comply with Quality Stabilizer Factory and Nantong
the importer-specific ad valorem rate is
this requirement could result in the Uniphos Chemicals Co., Ltd.
zero or de minimis.
Secretary’s presumption that (collectively, WW Group).
With respect to Yieh Hsing, if we
continue to find that Yieh Hsing had no reimbursement of antidumping duties DATES: Effective May 18, 2017.
shipments of subject merchandise in the occurred and the subsequent assessment FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
final results, we will instruct CBP to of double antidumping duties. Omar Qureshi or Kenneth Hawkins, AD/
liquidate any existing entries of We are issuing and publishing these CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement
merchandise produced by Yieh Hsing, results in accordance with sections and Compliance, International Trade
but exported by other parties, at the rate 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act. Administration, U.S. Department of
for the intermediate reseller, if available, Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
Dated: May 10, 2017. NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
or at the all-others rate.11
Ronald K. Lorentzen, (202) 482–5307 or (202) 482–6491,
Cash Deposit Requirements
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement respectively.
The following cash deposit and Compliance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
requirements will be effective for all
shipments of the subject merchandise Appendix Period of Investigation
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary The period of investigation (POI) is
for consumption on or after the Decision Memorandum July 1, 2015, through December 30,
publication date of the final results of 1. Summary 2015.1
this administrative review, as provided 2. Background
by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) 3. Scope of the Order Background
The cash deposit rate for Shin Yang will 4. Preliminary Determination of No On March 23, 2017, the Department
be equal to the weighted-average Shipments published in the Federal Register the
dumping margin established in the final 5. Comparisons to Normal Value Final Determination that HEDP from the
results of this review, except if the rate 6. Product Comparisons PRC is being, or is likely to be, sold in
is zero or de minimis within the 7. Date of Sale the United States at LTFV, as provided
meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in 8. Export Price in section 735 of the Tariff Act of 1930,
which case the cash deposit rate will be 9. Normal Value as amended (Act).2 From March 23,
zero; (2) for other manufacturers and 10. Currency Conversion 2017, to March 24, 2017, WW Group,
exporters covered in a prior segment of 11. Recommendation Henan Qingshuiyuan Technology Co.,
the proceeding, the cash deposit rate [FR Doc. 2017–10058 Filed 5–17–17; 8:45 am] Ltd. (Qingshuiyuan), and Compass
will continue to be the company- Chemical International LLC (the
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specific rate published for the most petitioner) respectively submitted
11 See, e.g., Magnesium Metal from the Russian
ministerial allegations concerning the
Federation: Preliminary Results of Antidumping
1 See 19 CFR 351.204(b)(1).
Duty Administrative Review, 75 FR 26922, 26923
(May 13, 2010), unchanged in Magnesium Metal 2 See 1-Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Diphosphonic
12 SeeCertain Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes
from the Russian Federation: Final Results of Acid from the People’s Republic of China: Final
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 75 FR and Tubes from Taiwan: Antidumping Duty Order, Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 82
56989 (September 17, 2010). 49 FR 19369 (May 7, 1984). FR 14876 (March 23, 2017) (Final Determination).
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subsidies.10 Therefore, no offset to the four-month period to six months in this HTSUS subheadings and the CAS registry
WW Group’s cash deposit rate for export case.16 In the underlying investigation, number are provided for convenience and
subsidies is necessary.11 With respect to the Department published the customs purposes only, the written
Taihe, because its CVD rate in the description of the scope of this investigation
Preliminary Determination on
is dispositive.
companion investigation included an November 4, 2016. Therefore, the
amount for export subsidies, an offset of extended period beginning on the date [FR Doc. 2017–10078 Filed 5–17–17; 8:45 am]
0.30 percent will be made to its cash of publication of the Preliminary BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
deposit rate.12 With respect to the Determination, ended May 2, 2017.
separate-rate companies, we find that an Furthermore, section 737(b) of the Act
export subsidy adjustment of 0.30 states that definitive duties are to begin DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
percent to the cash deposit rate is on the date of publication of the ITC’s International Trade Administration
warranted because this is the export final injury determination, i.e., May 11,
subsidy rate included in the CVD ‘‘all- 2017.17
others’’ rate to which the separate-rate Therefore, in accordance with section [C–570–046]
companies are subject. For the PRC- 733(d) of the Act and our practice, we
wide entity, which continues to receive will instruct CBP to terminate the 1-Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-
an adverse facts available (AFA) rate in suspension of liquidation and to Diphosphonic Acid From the People’s
this amended final determination, as an liquidate, without regard to Republic of China: Countervailing Duty
extension of the adverse inference found antidumping duties, unliquidated Order
necessary pursuant to section 776(b) of entries of HEDP from the PRC entered, AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance,
the Act, the Department has not or withdrawn from warehouse, for International Trade Administration,
adjusted the PRC-wide entity’s AD cash consumption on or after May 2, 2017, Department of Commerce.
deposit rate by the lowest export the date on which the provisional SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final
subsidy rate determined for any party in measures expired, until and through the determinations by the Department of
the companion CVD proceeding, day preceding the date of publication of Commerce (Department) and the
because the lowest export subsidy rate the ITC’s final injury determinations, International Trade Commission (ITC),
determined in the companion CVD i.e., May 10, 2017, in the Federal the Department is issuing the
proceeding is 0.00 percent.13 14 Register. Suspension of liquidation will countervailing duty order on 1-
Pursuant to section 777A(f) of the Act, resume on May 11, 2017, the date of Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Diphosphonic
we normally adjust preliminary cash publication of the ITC Final. Acid (HEDP) from the People’s Republic
deposit rates for estimated domestic
Notification to Interested Parties of China (PRC).
subsidy pass-through, where
appropriate. However, in this case there This notice constitutes the DATES: Effective May 18, 2017.
is no basis to grant a domestic subsidy antidumping duty order with respect to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
pass-through adjustment.15 HEDP from the PRC pursuant to section Javier Barrientos at (202) 482–2243, or
Provisional Measures 736(a) of the Act. Interested parties can Matthew Renkey at (202) 482–2312, AD/
find a list of antidumping duty orders CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement
Section 733(d) of the Act states that currently in effect at http:// and Compliance, International Trade
instructions issued pursuant to an enforcement.trade.gov/stats/ Administration, U.S. Department of
affirmative preliminary determination iastats1.html. Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
may not remain in effect for more than This order and amended final NW., Washington, DC 20230.
four months, except where exporters determination are published in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
representing a significant proportion of accordance with sections 735(e), 736(a)
exports of the subject merchandise and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR Background
request the Department to extend that 351.211 and 351.224(e). In accordance with section 705(d) of
four-month period to no more than six
Dated: May 12, 2017. the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (Act),
months.
At the request of the exporters that Ronald K. Lorentzen, on March 23, 2017, the Department
account for a significant portion of Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement published its affirmative final
HEDP from the PRC, we extended the and Compliance. determination that countervailable
subsidies are being provided to
10 See
Appendix producers and exporters of HEDP from
Countervailing Duty Investigation of 1-
Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Diphosphonic Acid from The merchandise covered by this the PRC.1 On May 8, 2017, the ITC
the People’s Republic of China: Final Affirmative investigation includes all grades of aqueous notified the Department of its
Determination, 82 FR 14872 (March 23, 2017). acidic (non-neutralized) concentrations of 1- affirmative determination that an
11 Id.
hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-diphosphonic acid industry in the United States is
12 Id.
(HEDP), also referred to as materially injured within the meaning
13 See, e.g., Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light
hydroxyethylidenendiphosphonic acid,
Truck Tires from the People’s Republic of China: hydroxyethanediphosphonic acid,
of section 705(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, by
Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than
acetodiphosphonic acid, and etidronic acid. reason of subsidized imports of subject
Fair Value; Preliminary Affirmative Determination merchandise from the PRC.2
of Critical Circumstances; In Part and The Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) registry
Postponement of Final Determination, 80 FR 4250 number for HEDP is 2809–21–4.
(January 27, 2015) and accompanying Issues and The merchandise subject to this 1 See Countervailing Duty Investigation of 1-
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Decision Memorandum at 35. investigation is currently classified in the Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Diphosphonic Acid from
14 See Countervailing Duty Investigation of 1-
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United the People’s Republic of China: Final Affirmative
Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Diphosphonic Acid from States (HTSUS) at subheading 2931.90.9043. Determination 82 FR 14872 (March 23, 2017).
the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary It may also enter under HTSUS subheadings
2 See Letter to Ronald Lorentzen, Acting Assistant
Affirmative Determination and Alignment of Final Secretary of Commerce for Enforcement and
Determination with Final Antidumping Duty
2811.19.6090 and 2931.90.9041. While
Compliance, from Rhonda K. Schmidtlein,
Determination, 81 FR 62084 (September 8, 2016). Chairman of the U.S. International Trade
16 See Preliminary Determination.
15 See Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 28– Commission, regarding HEDP from the PRC, (May
29. 17 See ITC Final. 8, 2017) (ITC Letter).
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