82_FR_27017 82 FR 26906 - Countervailing Duty Suspension Agreement on Sugar From Mexico: Rescission of 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 Administrative Reviews

82 FR 26906 - Countervailing Duty Suspension Agreement on Sugar From Mexico: Rescission of 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 Administrative Reviews

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 111 (June 12, 2017)

Page Range26906-26907
FR Document2017-12116

On May 1, 2017, the Department notified the Government of Mexico (GOM) of its intent to terminate the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Duty Investigation on sugar from Mexico (CVD Agreement) unless a new agreement was reached on or before June 5, 2017. The Department subsequently modified its notice of intent to terminate the CVD Agreement, stating its continued intent to terminate the CVD Agreement unless an amended agreement was reached on or before June 6, 2017. Because the Department intends to terminate the CVD Agreement, or, in the alternative, amend the CVD Agreement prior to the expiration of the termination period, the two ongoing administrative reviews of the original CVD Agreement are now moot, and the Department is rescinding both reviews.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-201-846]


Countervailing Duty Suspension Agreement on Sugar From Mexico: 
Rescission of 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 Administrative Reviews

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

SUMMARY: On May 1, 2017, the Department notified the Government of 
Mexico (GOM) of its intent to terminate the Agreement Suspending the 
Antidumping Duty Investigation on sugar from Mexico (CVD Agreement) 
unless a new agreement was reached on or before June 5, 2017. The 
Department subsequently modified its notice of intent to terminate the 
CVD Agreement, stating its continued intent to terminate the CVD 
Agreement unless an amended agreement was reached on or before June 6, 
2017. Because the Department intends to terminate the CVD Agreement, 
or, in the alternative, amend the CVD Agreement prior to the expiration 
of the termination period, the two ongoing administrative reviews of 
the original CVD Agreement are now moot, and the Department is 
rescinding both reviews.

DATES: Effective June 5, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sally C. Gannon or David Cordell, 
Enforcement & Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20230, telephone: (202) 482-0162 or (202) 482-0408.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

Investigation and Issuance of the CVD Agreement

    On April 17, 2014, the Department initiated a countervailing duty 
investigation under section 702 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(the Act), to determine whether manufacturers, producers, or exporters 
of sugar from Mexico receive countervailable subsidies.\1\ On August 
25, 2014, the Department preliminarily determined that countervailable 
subsidies were being provided to producers and exporters of sugar from 
Mexico and aligned the final countervailing duty determination with the 
final antidumping duty determination.\2\
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    \1\ See Sugar from Mexico: Initiation of Countervailing Duty 
Investigation, 79 FR 22790 (April 24, 2014).
    \2\ See Sugar from Mexico: Preliminary Affirmative 
Countervailing Determination and Alignment of Final Countervailing 
Duty Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination, 79 FR 
51956 (September 2, 2014) (Preliminary Determination).
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    On December 19, 2014, the Department and the GOM signed the CVD 
Agreement, which suspended the CVD investigation.\3\ The basis for this 
action was an agreement between the Department and the GOM, wherein the 
GOM agreed to restrict the volume of direct or indirect exports to the 
United States of sugar from all Mexican producers/exporters in order to 
eliminate completely the injurious effects of exports of this 
merchandise to the United States. The GOM also agreed not to provide 
any new or additional export or import substitution subsidies on the 
subject merchandise.
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    \3\ See Sugar From Mexico: Suspension of Countervailing Duty 
Investigation, 79 FR 78044 (December 29, 2014).
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    On January 8, 2015, Imperial Sugar Company (Imperial) and AmCane 
Sugar LLC (AmCane) each notified the Department that they had 
petitioned the International Trade Commission (ITC) to conduct a review 
of the CVD Agreement under section 704(h) of the Act to determine 
whether the injurious effects of the imports of the subject merchandise 
are eliminated completely by the CVD Agreement. On March 19, 2015, in a 
unanimous vote, the ITC found that the CVD Agreement eliminated 
completely the injurious effects of imports of sugar from Mexico.\4\ As 
a result of the ITC's determination, the CVD Agreement remained in 
effect, and on March 27, 2015, the Department, in accordance with 
section 704(h)(3) of the Act, instructed U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) to terminate the suspension of liquidation of all 
entries of sugar from Mexico and refund all cash deposits.
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    \4\ See Sugar from Mexico; Determinations, 80 FR 16426 (March 
27, 2015).
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    Notwithstanding issuance of the CVD Agreement, pursuant to requests 
by domestic interested parties, the Department continued its 
investigation and made an affirmative final determination that 
countervailable subsidies were being provided to exporters and 
producers of sugar from Mexico.\5\ In its Final Determination, the 
Department calculated countervailable subsidy rates of 43.93 percent 
for Fondo de Empresas Expropiadas del Sector Azucarero (FEESA), 5.78 
percent for Ingenio Tala S.A. de C.V. and certain affiliated sugar 
mills of Grupo Azucarero Mexico S.A. de C.V. (collectively, the GAM 
Group), and 38.11 percent for producers and exporters that were not 
individually investigated. The Department stated, in its Final 
Determination, that it would ``not instruct CBP to suspend liquidation 
or collect cash deposits calculated herein unless the 
{CVD{time} Suspension Agreement is terminated.'' \6\ The ITC 
subsequently made an affirmative determination of material injury to an 
industry in the United States by reason of imports of sugar from 
Mexico.\7\
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    \5\ See Sugar From Mexico: Continuation of Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Investigations, 80 FR 25278 (May 4, 2015); Sugar 
From Mexico: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 80 
FR 57337 (September 23, 2015) (Final Determination).
    \6\ Final Determination, 80 FR at 57338.
    \7\ See Sugar From Mexico, 80 FR 70833 (November 16, 2015) 
(Final ITC Determination).
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Reviews

    On February 9, 2016, at the request of the American Sugar Coalition 
and its Members (ASC),\8\ Imperial, and AmCane, the Department 
initiated an administrative review of the CVD Agreement to examine, 
pursuant to for the period of review from December 19, 2014 through 
November 30, 2015 \9\ to examine the status of, and compliance with, 
the CVD Agreement,\10\ as well as whether suspension of the CVD 
Agreement is in the ``public interest,'' including the availability of 
supplies of sugar in the U.S. market, and whether ``effective 
monitoring'' is practicable.\11\ On December 5, 2016, the Department 
published its preliminary results of its administrative review of the 
CVD Agreement.\12\ In its Preliminary Results, the Department 
determined that there is some indication that certain individual 
transactions of subject merchandise may

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not be in compliance with the terms of the CVD Agreement, and further, 
that the CVD Agreement may no longer be meeting all of the statutory 
requirements, as set forth in sections 704(c) and (d) of the Act.
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    \8\ The members of the American Sugar Coalition are: American 
Sugar Cane League, American Sugarbeet Growers Association, American 
Sugar Refining, Inc., Florida Sugar Cane League, Rio Grande Valley 
Sugar Growers, Inc., Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida, and 
the United States Beet Sugar Association.
    \9\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 81 FR 6832 (February 9, 2016) (2014-2015 
Administrative Review). On March 16, 2016, the Department expanded 
the period of review for the CVD Agreement from December 19, 2014, 
through December 31, 2014, to include calendar year 2015. As such, 
the period of review for the instant review is December 19, 2014, 
through December 31, 2015. See Memorandum to Lynn Fischer Fox 
entitled ``First Administrative Review of the Agreement Suspending 
the Countervailing Duty Investigation on Sugar from Mexico: 
Extending the Period of Review'' (March 16, 2016).
    \10\ See section 751(a)(1)(C) of the Act.
    \11\ See section IV of the CVD Agreement.
    \12\ See Suspension Agreement on Sugar From Mexico; 
Administrative Review of the Agreement Suspending the Countervailing 
Duty Investigation on Sugar From Mexico, 81 FR 87539 (December 5, 
2016) (Preliminary Results).
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    On February 13, 2017, at the request of interested parties ASC, 
Imperial, and Zucarmex S.A. de C.V. (Zucarmex), the Department 
initiated an administrative review of the CVD Agreement for the period 
January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016.\13\
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    \13\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 10457 (February 13, 2017) (2015-2016 
Administrative Review).
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    On May 1, 2017, the Department notified the GOM of its intent to 
terminate the CVD Agreement pursuant to Section XI.B of the CVD 
Agreement, unless the parties reached agreement upon resolution of the 
outstanding issues with the current agreement on or before June 5, 
2016.\14\ On June 5, 2017, the Department notified the GOM that it was 
extending the period within which to reach an agreement until June 6, 
2017.\15\
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    \14\ See Letter from Ronald Lorentzen to Aristeo Lopez, 
``Agreement Suspending the Countervailing Duty Investigation on 
Sugar from Mexico'' (May 1, 2017) (May 1, 2017 letter).
    \15\ See Letter from Ronald Lorentzen to Aristeo Lopez, 
``Agreement Suspending the Countervailing Duty Investigation on 
Sugar from Mexico'' (June 5, 2017) (June 5, 2017 letter).
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Scope of CVD Agreement

    The product subject to the CVD Agreement is raw and refined sugar 
of all polarimeter readings derived from sugar cane or sugar beets. The 
covered merchandise is classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
the United States (HTSUS) at subheadings: 1701.12.1000, 1701.12.5000, 
1701.13.1000, 1701.13.5000, 1701.14.1000, 1701.14.5000, 1701.91.1000, 
1701.91.3000, 1701.99.1010, 1701.99.1025, 1701.99.1050, 1701.99.5010, 
1701.99.5025, 1701.99.5050, and 1702.90.4000.
    See Appendix I for the full description of merchandise covered by 
the CVD Agreement.

Period of Administrative Reviews

    The POR of the first administrative review is December 19, 2014 
through December 31, 2015 and the POR of the second administrative 
review is January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016.

Rescission of Administrative Reviews

    The Department has indicated its intent to terminate the CVD 
Agreement, unless an amended agreement can be reached.\16\ Accordingly, 
the questions of the status of, and compliance, with the CVD Agreement, 
whether suspension of the CVD Agreement is in the ``public interest,'' 
including the availability of supplies of sugar in the U.S. market, and 
whether ``effective monitoring'' is practicable have been rendered moot 
because either the CVD Agreement will be amended and suspension of the 
investigation will be continued with the Department's issuance of a 
final amendment to the CVD Agreement, or the CVD Agreement will be 
terminated, per the May 1, 2017 notice of intent to terminate, as 
modified by its June 5, 2017 letter.\17\ Therefore, the Department is 
rescinding the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 administrative reviews of the 
CVD Agreement.
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    \16\ See May 1, 2017 letter, as modified by the June 5, 2017 
letter.
    \17\ See May 1, 2017 Letter. Thus, if no amendment is finalized, 
the administrative reviews will be moot for the alternative reason 
that the CVD Agreement has been terminated.
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Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written 
notification of return/destruction of APO materials or conversion to 
judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with 
the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
    We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with 
sections 704(f), 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

     Dated: June 6, 2017.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I: Scope of the CVD Agreement

    The product covered by the CVD Agreement is raw and refined 
sugar of all polarimeter readings derived from sugar cane or sugar 
beets. The chemical sucrose gives sugar its essential character. 
Sucrose is a nonreducing disaccharide compo15)10sed of glucose and 
fructose linked by a glycosidic bond via their anomeric carbons. The 
molecular formula for sucrose is 
C12H22O11; the International Union 
of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) International Chemical 
Identifier (InChl) for sucrose is 1S/C12H22O11/c13-l-4-
6(16)8(18)9(19)11(21-4)23-12(3-15)10(20)7(17)5(2-14)22-12/h4-11,13-
20H,1-H2/t4-,5-,6-,7-,8+,9-,10+,11-,12+/m1/s1; the InChl Key for 
sucrose is CZMRCDWAGMRECN-UGDNZRGBSA-N; the U.S. National Institutes 
of Health PubChem Compound Identifier (CID) for sucrose is 5988; and 
the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Number of sucrose is 57-50-1.
    Sugar described in the previous paragraph includes products of 
all polarimeter readings described in various forms, such as raw 
sugar, estandar or standard sugar, high polarity or semi-refined 
sugar, special white sugar, refined sugar, brown sugar, edible 
molasses, desugaring molasses, organic raw sugar, and organic 
refined sugar. Other sugar products, such as powdered sugar, colored 
sugar, flavored sugar, and liquids and syrups that contain 95 
percent or more sugar by dry weight are also within the scope of the 
order.
    The scope of the order does not include (1) sugar imported under 
the Refined Sugar Re-Export Programs of the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture; \18\ (2) sugar products produced in Mexico that contain 
95 percent or more sugar by dry weight that originated outside of 
Mexico; (3) inedible molasses (other than inedible desugaring 
molasses noted above); (4) beverages; (5) candy; (6) certain 
specialty sugars; and (7) processed food products that contain sugar 
(e.g., cereals). Specialty sugars excluded from the scope of the 
order are limited to the following: caramelized slab sugar candy, 
pearl sugar, rock candy, dragees for cooking and baking, fondant, 
golden syrup, and sugar decorations.
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    \18\ This exclusion applies to sugar imported under the Refined 
Sugar Re-Export Program, the Sugar-Containing Products Re-Export 
Program, and the Polyhydric Alcohol Program administered by the U.S. 
Department of Agriculture.
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    Merchandise covered by the CVD Agreement is typically imported 
under the following headings of the HTSUS: 1701.12.1000, 
1701.12.5000, 1701.13.1000, 1701.13.5000, 1701.14.1000, 
1701.14.5000, 1701.91.1000, 1701.91.3000, 1701.99.1010, 
1701.99.1025, 1701.99.1050, 1701.99.5010, 1701.99.5025, 
1701.99.5050, and 1702.90.4000. The tariff classification is 
provided for convenience and customs purposes; however, the written 
description of the scope of the order is dispositive.

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26906 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 111 / Monday, June 12, 2017 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE determination with the final Azucarero (FEESA), 5.78 percent for antidumping duty determination.2 Ingenio Tala S.A. de C.V. and certain International Trade Administration On December 19, 2014, the affiliated sugar mills of Grupo Department and the GOM signed the Azucarero Mexico S.A. de C.V. [C–201–846] CVD Agreement, which suspended the (collectively, the GAM Group), and CVD investigation.3 The basis for this 38.11 percent for producers and Countervailing Duty Suspension action was an agreement between the exporters that were not individually Agreement on Sugar From Mexico: Department and the GOM, wherein the investigated. The Department stated, in Rescission of 2014–2015 and 2015– GOM agreed to restrict the volume of its Final Determination, that it would 2016 Administrative Reviews direct or indirect exports to the United ‘‘not instruct CBP to suspend States of sugar from all Mexican liquidation or collect cash deposits AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, producers/exporters in order to calculated herein unless the International Trade Administration, eliminate completely the injurious {CVD}Suspension Agreement is Department of Commerce. effects of exports of this merchandise to terminated.’’ 6 The ITC subsequently SUMMARY: On May 1, 2017, the the United States. The GOM also agreed made an affirmative determination of Department notified the Government of not to provide any new or additional material injury to an industry in the Mexico (GOM) of its intent to terminate export or import substitution subsidies United States by reason of imports of the Agreement Suspending the on the subject merchandise. sugar from Mexico.7 Antidumping Duty Investigation on On January 8, 2015, Imperial Sugar Reviews sugar from Mexico (CVD Agreement) Company (Imperial) and AmCane Sugar unless a new agreement was reached on LLC (AmCane) each notified the On February 9, 2016, at the request of or before June 5, 2017. The Department Department that they had petitioned the the American Sugar Coalition and its subsequently modified its notice of International Trade Commission (ITC) to Members (ASC),8 Imperial, and intent to terminate the CVD Agreement, conduct a review of the CVD Agreement AmCane, the Department initiated an stating its continued intent to terminate under section 704(h) of the Act to administrative review of the CVD the CVD Agreement unless an amended determine whether the injurious effects Agreement to examine, pursuant to for agreement was reached on or before of the imports of the subject the period of review from December 19, June 6, 2017. Because the Department merchandise are eliminated completely 2014 through November 30, 2015 9 to intends to terminate the CVD by the CVD Agreement. On March 19, examine the status of, and compliance Agreement, or, in the alternative, amend 2015, in a unanimous vote, the ITC with, the CVD Agreement,10 as well as the CVD Agreement prior to the found that the CVD Agreement whether suspension of the CVD expiration of the termination period, the eliminated completely the injurious Agreement is in the ‘‘public interest,’’ two ongoing administrative reviews of effects of imports of sugar from Mexico.4 including the availability of supplies of the original CVD Agreement are now As a result of the ITC’s determination, sugar in the U.S. market, and whether moot, and the Department is rescinding the CVD Agreement remained in effect, ‘‘effective monitoring’’ is practicable.11 both reviews. and on March 27, 2015, the Department, On December 5, 2016, the Department in accordance with section 704(h)(3) of published its preliminary results of its DATES: Effective June 5, 2017. administrative review of the CVD the Act, instructed U.S. Customs and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Border Protection (CBP) to terminate the Agreement.12 In its Preliminary Results, Sally C. Gannon or David Cordell, suspension of liquidation of all entries the Department determined that there is Enforcement & Compliance, of sugar from Mexico and refund all some indication that certain individual International Trade Administration, cash deposits. transactions of subject merchandise may U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Notwithstanding issuance of the CVD Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, Agreement, pursuant to requests by 6 Final Determination, 80 FR at 57338. 7 See Sugar From Mexico, 80 FR 70833 DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482–0162 or domestic interested parties, the (November 16, 2015) (Final ITC Determination). (202) 482–0408. Department continued its investigation 8 The members of the American Sugar Coalition SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: and made an affirmative final are: American Sugar Cane League, American determination that countervailable Sugarbeet Growers Association, American Sugar Background Refining, Inc., Florida Sugar Cane League, Rio subsidies were being provided to Grande Valley Sugar Growers, Inc., Sugar Cane Investigation and Issuance of the CVD exporters and producers of sugar from Growers Cooperative of Florida, and the United Agreement Mexico.5 In its Final Determination, the States Beet Sugar Association. Department calculated countervailable 9 See Initiation of Antidumping and On April 17, 2014, the Department Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 81 FR subsidy rates of 43.93 percent for Fondo initiated a countervailing duty 6832 (February 9, 2016) (2014–2015 Administrative de Empresas Expropiadas del Sector Review). On March 16, 2016, the Department investigation under section 702 of the expanded the period of review for the CVD Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 2 See Sugar from Mexico: Preliminary Affirmative Agreement from December 19, 2014, through to determine whether manufacturers, Countervailing Determination and Alignment of December 31, 2014, to include calendar year 2015. producers, or exporters of sugar from Final Countervailing Duty Determination With Final As such, the period of review for the instant review Mexico receive countervailable Antidumping Duty Determination, 79 FR 51956 is December 19, 2014, through December 31, 2015. (September 2, 2014) (Preliminary Determination). See Memorandum to Lynn Fischer Fox entitled subsidies.1 On August 25, 2014, the 3 See Sugar From Mexico: Suspension of ‘‘First Administrative Review of the Agreement asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES Department preliminarily determined Countervailing Duty Investigation, 79 FR 78044 Suspending the Countervailing Duty Investigation that countervailable subsidies were (December 29, 2014). on Sugar from Mexico: Extending the Period of being provided to producers and 4 See Sugar from Mexico; Determinations, 80 FR Review’’ (March 16, 2016). 10 See section 751(a)(1)(C) of the Act. exporters of sugar from Mexico and 16426 (March 27, 2015). 5 See Sugar From Mexico: Continuation of 11 See section IV of the CVD Agreement. aligned the final countervailing duty Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 12 See Suspension Agreement on Sugar From Investigations, 80 FR 25278 (May 4, 2015); Sugar Mexico; Administrative Review of the Agreement 1 See Sugar from Mexico: Initiation of From Mexico: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Suspending the Countervailing Duty Investigation Countervailing Duty Investigation, 79 FR 22790 Determination, 80 FR 57337 (September 23, 2015) on Sugar From Mexico, 81 FR 87539 (December 5, (April 24, 2014). (Final Determination). 2016) (Preliminary Results). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:28 Jun 09, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12JNN1.SGM 12JNN1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 111 / Monday, June 12, 2017 / Notices 26907 not be in compliance with the terms of reached.16 Accordingly, the questions of sucrose is 5988; and the Chemical Abstracts the CVD Agreement, and further, that the status of, and compliance, with the Service (CAS) Number of sucrose is 57–50– the CVD Agreement may no longer be CVD Agreement, whether suspension of 1. Sugar described in the previous paragraph meeting all of the statutory the CVD Agreement is in the ‘‘public includes products of all polarimeter readings requirements, as set forth in sections interest,’’ including the availability of described in various forms, such as raw 704(c) and (d) of the Act. supplies of sugar in the U.S. market, and sugar, estandar or standard sugar, high On February 13, 2017, at the request whether ‘‘effective monitoring’’ is polarity or semi-refined sugar, special white of interested parties ASC, Imperial, and practicable have been rendered moot sugar, refined sugar, brown sugar, edible Zucarmex S.A. de C.V. (Zucarmex), the because either the CVD Agreement will molasses, desugaring molasses, organic raw Department initiated an administrative be amended and suspension of the sugar, and organic refined sugar. Other sugar review of the CVD Agreement for the investigation will be continued with the products, such as powdered sugar, colored sugar, flavored sugar, and liquids and syrups period January 1, 2016 through Department’s issuance of a final that contain 95 percent or more sugar by dry December 31, 2016.13 amendment to the CVD Agreement, or weight are also within the scope of the order. On May 1, 2017, the Department the CVD Agreement will be terminated, The scope of the order does not include (1) notified the GOM of its intent to per the May 1, 2017 notice of intent to sugar imported under the Refined Sugar Re- terminate the CVD Agreement pursuant terminate, as modified by its June 5, Export Programs of the U.S. Department of to Section XI.B of the CVD Agreement, 2017 letter.17 Therefore, the Department Agriculture; 18 (2) sugar products produced unless the parties reached agreement is rescinding the 2014–2015 and 2015– in Mexico that contain 95 percent or more 2016 administrative reviews of the CVD sugar by dry weight that originated outside upon resolution of the outstanding of Mexico; (3) inedible molasses (other than issues with the current agreement on or Agreement. inedible desugaring molasses noted above); before June 5, 2016.14 On June 5, 2017, Notification to Interested Parties (4) beverages; (5) candy; (6) certain specialty the Department notified the GOM that it sugars; and (7) processed food products that was extending the period within which This notice serves as the only contain sugar (e.g., cereals). Specialty sugars to reach an agreement until June 6, reminder to parties subject to excluded from the scope of the order are 2017.15 administrative protective order (APO) of limited to the following: caramelized slab their responsibility concerning the sugar candy, pearl sugar, rock candy, dragees Scope of CVD Agreement disposition of proprietary information for cooking and baking, fondant, golden disclosed under APO in accordance syrup, and sugar decorations. The product subject to the CVD Merchandise covered by the CVD Agreement is raw and refined sugar of with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely Agreement is typically imported under the all polarimeter readings derived from written notification of return/ following headings of the HTSUS: sugar cane or sugar beets. The covered destruction of APO materials or 1701.12.1000, 1701.12.5000, 1701.13.1000, merchandise is classified in the conversion to judicial protective order is 1701.13.5000, 1701.14.1000, 1701.14.5000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the hereby requested. Failure to comply 1701.91.1000, 1701.91.3000, 1701.99.1010, United States (HTSUS) at subheadings: with the regulations and the terms of an 1701.99.1025, 1701.99.1050, 1701.99.5010, 1701.12.1000, 1701.12.5000, APO is a sanctionable violation. 1701.99.5025, 1701.99.5050, and We are issuing and publishing this 1702.90.4000. The tariff classification is 1701.13.1000, 1701.13.5000, provided for convenience and customs 1701.14.1000, 1701.14.5000, notice in accordance with sections 704(f), 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act. purposes; however, the written description of 1701.91.1000, 1701.91.3000, the scope of the order is dispositive. 1701.99.1010, 1701.99.1025, Dated: June 6, 2017. [FR Doc. 2017–12116 Filed 6–9–17; 8:45 am] 1701.99.1050, 1701.99.5010, Ronald K. Lorentzen, BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 1701.99.5025, 1701.99.5050, and Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 1702.90.4000. and Compliance. See Appendix I for the full Appendix I: Scope of the CVD DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE description of merchandise covered by Agreement the CVD Agreement. International Trade Administration The product covered by the CVD Period of Administrative Reviews Agreement is raw and refined sugar of all [C–489–819] The POR of the first administrative polarimeter readings derived from sugar cane or sugar beets. The chemical sucrose gives Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From review is December 19, 2014 through sugar its essential character. Sucrose is a the Republic of Turkey: Final Results December 31, 2015 and the POR of the nonreducing disaccharide compo15)10sed of and Partial Rescission of second administrative review is January glucose and fructose linked by a glycosidic Countervailing Duty Administrative 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016. bond via their anomeric carbons. The Review; 2014 molecular formula for sucrose is C12H22O11; Rescission of Administrative Reviews the International Union of Pure and Applied AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, The Department has indicated its Chemistry (IUPAC) International Chemical International Trade Administration, intent to terminate the CVD Agreement, Identifier (InChl) for sucrose is 1S/ Department of Commerce. unless an amended agreement can be C12H22O11/c13-l-4-6(16)8(18)9(19)11(21- SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 4)23-12(3-15)10(20)7(17)5(2-14)22-12/h4- (the Department) has completed its 11,13-20H,1-H2/t4-,5-,6-,7-,8+,9-,10+,11- 13 See Initiation of Antidumping and ,12+/m1/s1; the InChl Key for sucrose is administrative review of the Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR countervailing duty (CVD) order on steel asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES CZMRCDWAGMRECN-UGDNZRGBSA-N; 10457 (February 13, 2017) (2015–2016 concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from the Administrative Review). the U.S. National Institutes of Health 14 See Letter from Ronald Lorentzen to Aristeo PubChem Compound Identifier (CID) for Republic of Turkey (Turkey). The period Lopez, ‘‘Agreement Suspending the Countervailing of review (POR) is September 15, 2014, Duty Investigation on Sugar from Mexico’’ (May 1, 16 See May 1, 2017 letter, as modified by the June 2017) (May 1, 2017 letter). 5, 2017 letter. 18 This exclusion applies to sugar imported under 15 See Letter from Ronald Lorentzen to Aristeo 17 See May 1, 2017 Letter. Thus, if no amendment the Refined Sugar Re-Export Program, the Sugar- Lopez, ‘‘Agreement Suspending the Countervailing is finalized, the administrative reviews will be moot Containing Products Re-Export Program, and the Duty Investigation on Sugar from Mexico’’ (June 5, for the alternative reason that the CVD Agreement Polyhydric Alcohol Program administered by the 2017) (June 5, 2017 letter). has been terminated. U.S. Department of Agriculture. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:28 Jun 09, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12JNN1.SGM 12JNN1


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DatesEffective June 5, 2017.
ContactSally C. Gannon or David Cordell, Enforcement & Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482-0162 or (202) 482-0408.
FR Citation82 FR 26906 
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