82 FR 26914 - Antidumping 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)
International Trade Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 111 (June 12, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 111 (Monday, June 12, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 26914-26916] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-12115] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-201-845] Antidumping 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 producers/ exporters that were signatories to the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Duty Investigation on sugar from Mexico (the AD Agreement) of its intent to terminate the AD Agreement unless a new agreement was reached on or before June 5, 2017. The Department subsequently modified its notice of intent to terminate the AD Agreement, stating its continued intent to terminate the AD Agreement unless an amended agreement was reached on or before June 6, 2017. Because the Department intends to terminate the AD Agreement, or, in the alternative, amend the AD Agreement prior to the expiration of the termination period, the two ongoing administrative reviews of the original AD Agreement are now moot, and the Department is rescinding both administrative 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 AD Agreement On April 17, 2014, the Department initiated an antidumping duty investigation under section 732 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), to determine whether imports of sugar from Mexico are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than [[Page 26915]] fair value.\1\ On October 24, 2014, the Department preliminarily determined that sugar from Mexico is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value, as provided in section 733 of the Act.\2\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ See Sugar from Mexico: Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigation, 79 FR 22795 (April 24, 2014). \2\ See Sugar from Mexico: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination, 79 FR 65189 (November 3, 2014). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- On December 19, 2014, the Department and representatives of the signatory producers/exporters accounting for substantially all imports of sugar from Mexico signed the AD Agreement, under section 734(c) of the Act, which suspended the AD investigation.\3\ The basis for this action was an agreement between the Department and signatory producers/ exporters accounting for substantially all imports of sugar from Mexico, wherein each signatory producer/exporter agreed to revise its prices to eliminate completely the injurious effects of exports of the subject merchandise to the United States. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ See Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Duty Investigation on Sugar from Mexico, 79 FR 78039 (December 29, 2014) (AD Agreement). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 AD Agreement under section 734(h) of the Act, to determine whether the injurious effects of the imports of the subject merchandise are eliminated completely by the AD Agreement. On March 19, 2015, in a unanimous vote, the ITC found that the AD Agreement eliminated completely the injurious effects of imports of sugar from Mexico.\4\ As a result of the ITC's determination, the AD Agreement remained in effect, and on March 27, 2015, the Department, in accordance with section 734(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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ See Sugar from Mexico; Determinations, 80 FR 16426 (March 27, 2015). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notwithstanding issuance of the AD Agreement, pursuant to requests by domestic interested parties, the Department continued its investigation and made an affirmative final determination of sales at less than fair value.\5\ In its Final Determination, the Department calculated weighted-average dumping margins of 40.48 percent for Fondo de Empresas Expropiadas del Sector Azucarero (FEESA), 42.14 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 40.74 percent for all other Mexican producers/exporters. The Department stated, in its Final Determination, that it would ``not instruct CBP to suspend liquidation or collect cash deposits calculated herein unless the AD Suspension Agreement is terminated and the Department issues an antidumping duty order,'' and, in that case, it would ``instruct CBP to suspend liquidation and require a cash deposit equal to the weighted- average amount by which normal value exceeds U.S. price,'' and adjusted for export subsidies.\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\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \5\ See Sugar From Mexico: Continuation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations, 80 FR 25278 (May 4, 2015); Sugar From Mexico: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 80 FR 57341 (September 23, 2015) (Final Determination). \6\ Final Determination, 80 FR at 57342. \7\ See Sugar From Mexico, 80 FR 70833 (November 16, 2015) (Final ITC Determination). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 AD Agreement for the period of review from December 19, 2014 through November 30, 2015 \9\ to examine, the status of, and compliance with, the AD Agreement,\10\ as well as whether suspension of the investigation 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 the preliminary results of its administrative review of the AD Agreement.\12\ In its Preliminary Results, the Department determined that there is some indication that certain individual transactions of subject merchandise may not be in compliance with the terms of the AD Agreement, and further, that the AD Agreement may no longer be meeting all of the statutory requirements, as set forth in sections 734(c) and (d) of the Act. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \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). \10\ See section 751(a)(1)(C) of the Act. \11\ See section V of the AD Agreement. \12\ See Antidumping Duty Suspension Agreement on Sugar From Mexico; Administrative Review, 81 FR 87541 (December 5, 2016) (Preliminary Results). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 AD Agreement for the period December 1, 2015 through November 30, 2016.\13\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \13\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 10457 (February 13, 2017) (2015-2016 Administrative Review). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- On May 1, 2017, the Department notified the signatory producers/ exporters of its intent to terminate the AD Agreement, pursuant to Section X.B of the AD Agreement, unless the parties reached agreement upon resolution of the outstanding issues with the current agreement on or before June 5, 2017.\14\ On June 5, 2017, the Department notified the signatory producers/exporters that it was extending the period within which to reach an agreement until June 6, 2017.\15\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \14\ See Letter from Ronald Lorentzen to Juan Cortina Gallardo et al., ``Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Duty Investigation on Sugar from Mexico'' (May 1, 2017) (May 1, 2017 notice). \15\ See Letter from Ronald Lorentzen to Juan Cortina Gallardo et al., ``Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Duty Investigation on Sugar from Mexico'' (June 5, 2017) (June 5, 2017 notice). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scope of AD Agreement The product subject to the AD 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 AD Agreement. Period of Administrative Reviews The POR of the first administrative review is December 19, 2014 through November 30, 2015 and the POR of the second administrative review is December 1, 2015 through November 30, 2016. Rescission of Administrative Reviews The Department has indicated its intent to terminate the AD Agreement, [[Page 26916]] unless an amended agreement can be reached.\16\ Accordingly, the questions of the status of, and compliance, with the AD Agreement, whether suspension of the AD 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 AD Agreement will be amended and suspension of the investigation will be continued with the Department's issuance of a final amendment to the AD Agreement, or the AD Agreement will be terminated, according to the Department's 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 AD Agreement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \16\ See May 1, 2017 letter, as modified by the June 5, 2017 letter. \17\ Id. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 734(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 AD Agreement The product covered by the AD 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 composed of glucose and fructose linked by a glycosidic bond via their anomeric carbons. The molecular formula for sucrose is C12 H22 O11 ; the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) International Chemical Identifier (InChl) for sucrose is 1S/ C12H22O11/c13-1-4-6(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,1-3H2/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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Merchandise covered by the AD 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. [FR Doc. 2017-12115 Filed 6-9-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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c. Value-Added Tax which affirmed in part and remanded in Decisions-and-Reports.
d. Surrogate Values part the Final Determination by
VII. Recommendation Dated: June 6, 2017.
Commerce. The Binational Panel Paul E. Morris,
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U.S. Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat.
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further consideration consistent with
the Panel’s decision with respect to (1) BILLING CODE 3510–GT–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE the use of Commerce’s ‘‘concurrent
subsidies’’ methodology to analyze the
International Trade Administration DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
provision of ‘‘hot idle’’ funding to Port
North American Free Trade Agreement Hawkesbury Paper LLP (PHP) in a International Trade Administration
(NAFTA), Article 1904 Binational Panel transaction between private parties; (2)
Review: Notice of NAFTA Panel Commerce’s conclusion that the [A–201–845]
Decision Government of Nova Scotia entrusted
and directed Nova Scotia Power, Inc. to Antidumping Suspension Agreement
AGENCY: United States Section, NAFTA make a financial contribution by on Sugar From Mexico: Rescission of
Secretariat, International Trade providing electricity; (3) Commerce’s 2014–2015 and 2015–2016
Administration, Department of conclusion that Nova Scotia Power, Inc. Administrative Reviews
Commerce. provided electricity for less than
ACTION: Notice of NAFTA Panel adequate remuneration, addressing both AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance,
Decision in the matter of its conclusion that a Tier 1 benchmark International Trade Administration,
Supercalendered Paper from Canada: was not available and its calculation of Department of Commerce.
Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty a Tier 3 benchmark; (4) the use of SUMMARY: On May 1, 2017, the
Determination (Secretariat File Number: Commerce’s ‘‘concurrent subsidies Department notified the producers/
USA–CDA–2015–1904–01). methodology’’ with respect to granting exporters that were signatories to the
of Forestry Infrastructure monies to New Agreement Suspending the
SUMMARY: On April 13, 2017, the Page Port Hawkesbury (NPPH) prior to Antidumping Duty Investigation on
Binational Panel issued its its acquisition by Pacific West sugar from Mexico (the AD Agreement)
Memorandum Opinion and Order in the Commercial Corporation (PWCC); (5) of its intent to terminate the AD
matter of Supercalendered Paper from Commerce’s statement that the Agreement unless a new agreement was
Canada: Final Affirmative administrative record contains no reached on or before June 5, 2017. The
Countervailing Duty Determination evidence of a hostile takeover of Fibrek Department subsequently modified its
(Final Determination). The Binational by Resolute; (6) Commerce’s failure to notice of intent to terminate the AD
Panel affirmed in part and remanded in examine whether the grants to Resolute Agreement, stating its continued intent
part the Final Determination by the under the Northern Industrial Electricity to terminate the AD Agreement unless
United States Department of Commerce Rate and Forestry Sector Prosperity an amended agreement was reached on
(Commerce) and copies of the NAFTA Funds programs were tied to the or before June 6, 2017. Because the
Panel Decision are available from the production of a particular product or to Department intends to terminate the AD
United States Section of the NAFTA the production of an input product; and Agreement, or, in the alternative, amend
Secretariat. (7) Commerce’s use of the same non- the AD Agreement prior to the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul recurring grant as the source for Adverse expiration of the termination period, the
E. Morris, United States Secretary, Facts Available for both recurring and two ongoing administrative reviews of
NAFTA Secretariat, Room 2061, 1401 non-recurring grants. the original AD Agreement are now
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, The Binational Panel ordered that to moot, and the Department is rescinding
DC 20230, (202) 482–5438. the extent not rendered moot by both administrative reviews.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Chapter Commerce’s explanation on remand as DATES: Effective June 5, 2017.
19 of Article 1904 of NAFTA provides to why a Tier 1 benchmark for FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
a dispute settlement mechanism measuring the adequacy of Sally C. Gannon or David Cordell,
involving trade remedy determinations remuneration of Port Hawkesbury’s Enforcement & Compliance,
issued by the Government of the United electricity was not available, International Trade Administration,
States, the Government of Canada, and Commerce’s October 21, 2016 motion U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
the Government of Mexico. Following a for a voluntary remand to consider Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
Request for Panel Review, a Binational whether Commerce should include a DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482–0162 or
Panel is composed to review the trade separate component for return on equity (202) 482–0408.
remedy determination being challenged in its Tier 3 benchmark for measuring SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
and issue a binding Panel Decision. the adequacy of remuneration of Port
There are established NAFTA Rules of Hawkesbury’s electricity is granted, and Background
Procedure for Article 1904 Binational the calculation of the benchmark for Investigation and Issuance of the AD
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES
Panel Reviews (Rules) and the NAFTA such purchases is hereby remanded. Agreement
Panel Decision has been notified in The Binational Panel further ordered
accordance with Rule 70. For the that the Final Determination in all other On April 17, 2014, the Department
complete Rules, please see https:// respects is sustained and directed initiated an antidumping duty
www.nafta-sec-alena.org/Home/Texts- Commerce to submit its redetermination investigation under section 732 of the
of-the-Agreement/Rules-of-Procedure/ on remand within 75 days of the date Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act),
Article-1904. of issue of the NAFTA Panel Decision. to determine whether imports of sugar
Panel Decision: On April 13, 2017, the For the full Memorandum Opinion and from Mexico are being, or are likely to
Binational Panel issued its Order, please see https://www.nafta-sec- be, sold in the United States at less than
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unless an amended agreement can be Service (CAS) Number of sucrose is 57–50– Limited (Ambica), and Bhansali Bright
reached.16 Accordingly, the questions of 1. Bars Pvt. Ltd. (Bhansali). We determine
the status of, and compliance, with the Sugar described in the previous paragraph that Bhansali had no shipments of
includes products of all polarimeter readings
AD Agreement, whether suspension of described in various forms, such as raw
subject merchandise during the POR
the AD Agreement is in the ‘‘public sugar, estandar or standard sugar, high and that Ambica did have an entry of
interest,’’ including the availability of polarity or semi-refined sugar, special white subject merchandise during the POR.
supplies of sugar in the U.S. market, and sugar, refined sugar, brown sugar, edible DATES: Effective June 12, 2017.
whether ‘‘effective monitoring’’ is molasses, desugaring molasses, organic raw FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
practicable have been rendered moot sugar, and organic refined sugar. Other sugar
Joseph Shuler, AD/CVD Operations,
because either the AD Agreement will products, such as powdered sugar, colored
sugar, flavored sugar, and liquids and syrups Office I, Enforcement and Compliance,
be amended and suspension of the International Trade Administration,
that contain 95 percent or more sugar by dry
investigation will be continued with the weight are also within the scope of the order. U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Department’s issuance of a final The scope of the order does not include (1) Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
amendment to the AD Agreement, or the sugar imported under the Refined Sugar Re- DC 20230; telephone (202) 482–1293.
AD Agreement will be terminated, Export Programs of the U.S. Department of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
according to the Department’s May 1, Agriculture; 18 (2) sugar products produced
2017, notice of intent to terminate, as in Mexico that contain 95 percent or more Background
modified by its June 5, 2017 letter.17 sugar by dry weight that originated outside
of Mexico; (3) inedible molasses (other than Following the Preliminary Results,1
Therefore, the Department is rescinding we received a timely filed case brief
inedible desugaring molasses noted above);
the 2014–2015 and 2015–2016 (4) beverages; (5) candy; (6) certain specialty from Carpenter Technology Corporation,
administrative reviews of the AD sugars; and (7) processed food products that Crucible Industries LLC, Electralloy, a
Agreement. contain sugar (e.g., cereals). Specialty sugars Division of G.O. Carlson, Inc., North
excluded from the scope of the order are American Stainless, Universal Stainless
Notification to Interested Parties limited to the following: caramelized slab & Alloy Products, Inc., and Valbruna
This notice serves as the only sugar candy, pearl sugar, rock candy, dragees Slater Stainless, Inc. (the petitioners)
reminder to parties subject to for cooking and baking, fondant, golden
syrup, and sugar decorations.
and a timely filed rebuttal brief from
administrative protective order (APO) of Ambica.2
Merchandise covered by the AD Agreement
their responsibility concerning the is typically imported under the following
disposition of proprietary information Scope of the Order
headings of the HTSUS: 1701.12.1000,
disclosed under APO in accordance 1701.12.5000, 1701.13.1000, 1701.13.5000, The merchandise subject to the order
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely 1701.14.1000, 1701.14.5000, 1701.91.1000, is SSB. SSB subject to the order is
written notification of return/ 1701.91.3000, 1701.99.1010, 1701.99.1025, currently classifiable under subheadings
destruction of APO materials or 1701.99.1050, 1701.99.5010, 1701.99.5025, 7222.10.00, 7222.11.00, 7222.19.00,
conversion to judicial protective order is 1701.99.5050, and 1702.90.4000. The tariff 7222.20.00, 7222.30.00 of the
hereby requested. Failure to comply classification is provided for convenience
Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS).
and customs purposes; however, the written
with the regulations and the terms of an description of the scope of the order is Although the HTS subheadings are
APO is a sanctionable violation. dispositive. provided for convenience and customs
We are issuing and publishing this purposes, our written description of the
[FR Doc. 2017–12115 Filed 6–9–17; 8:45 am]
notice in accordance with sections scope of the Order is dispositive. A full
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734(f), 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act. description of the scope of the order is
Dated: June 6, 2017. contained in the Issues and Decision
Ronald K. Lorentzen, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Memorandum.3
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement Analysis of Comments
and Compliance. International Trade Administration
All issues raised in the case and
Appendix I: Scope of the AD Agreement [A–533–810] rebuttal briefs by parties in this review
The product covered by the AD Agreement
are addressed in the Issues and Decision
Stainless Steel Bar From India: Final Memorandum, which is hereby adopted
is raw and refined sugar of all polarimeter Results of Antidumping Duty
readings derived from sugar cane or sugar by this notice. A list of the issues raised
Administrative Review; 2015–2016 is attached to this notice as Appendix I.
beets. The chemical sucrose gives sugar its
essential character. Sucrose is a nonreducing AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, The Issues and Decision Memorandum
disaccharide composed of glucose and International Trade Administration,
fructose linked by a glycosidic bond via their Department of Commerce. 1 See Stainless Steel Bar from India: Preliminary
anomeric carbons. The molecular formula for Results, of Antidumping Duty Administrative
SUMMARY: On March 1, 2017, the Review; 2015–2016, 82 FR 12190 (March 1, 2017)
sucrose is C12H22O11; the International Union
of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) Department of Commerce (the (Preliminary Results).
International Chemical Identifier (InChl) for Department) published the preliminary 2 See Letter from the petitioners to the
sucrose is 1S/C12H22O11/c13-1-4- results of the administrative review of Department, ‘‘Stainless Steel Bar from India—
Petitioners’ Case Brief,’’ (Petitioners’ CB) dated
6(16)8(18)9(19)11(21-4)23-12(3- the antidumping duty order on stainless March 31, 2017; see also, Letter from Ambica to the
15)10(20)7(17)5(2-14)22-12/h4-11,13-20H,1- steel bar (SSB) from India. The period Department, ‘‘Stainless Steel Bar from India:
3H2/t4-,5-,6-,7-,8+,9-,10+,11-,12+/m1/s1; the of review (POR) is February 1, 2015,
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES
Rebuttal Brief,’’ dated April 7, 2017 (Ambica’s RB).
InChl Key for sucrose is through January 31, 2016. This review 3 See the Memorandum from Gary Taverman,
CZMRCDWAGMRECN–UGDNZRGBSA–N; covers two producers or exporters of the Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for
the U.S. National Institutes of Health Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations,
subject merchandise: Ambica Steels to Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary
PubChem Compound Identifier (CID) for
sucrose is 5988; and the Chemical Abstracts for Enforcement and Compliance, ‘‘Issues and
18 This exclusion applies to sugar imported under Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the
the Refined Sugar Re-Export Program, the Sugar- Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of
16 See May 1, 2017 letter, as modified by the June
Containing Products Re-Export Program, and the Stainless Steel Bar from India; 2015–2016,’’ dated
5, 2017 letter. Polyhydric Alcohol Program administered by the concurrently with, and hereby adopted by this
17 Id. U.S. Department of Agriculture. notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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