82 FR 50622 - Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From Belgium, Colombia, and Thailand: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 210 (November 1, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-23753

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

 International Trade Administration

[A-423-813, A-301-803, A-549-833]


Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From Belgium, Colombia, and 
Thailand: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations of Less-Than-Fair-
Value Investigations

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


DATES: Applicable November 1, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Stolz at (202) 482-4474 
(Belgium); Stephanie Moore at (202) 482-3692 (Colombia); and Joy Zhang 
at (202) 482-1168 (Thailand), AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and 
Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On June 22, 2017, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
initiated less-than-fair- value (LTFV) investigations of imports of 
citric acid and certain citrate salts (citric acid) from Belgium, 
Colombia, and Thailand.\1\ Currently, the preliminary determinations 
are due no later than November 9, 2017.
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    \1\ See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From Belgium, 
Colombia, and Thailand: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value 
Investigations, 82 FR 29828 (June 30, 2017).
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    Section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act), requires the Department to issue the preliminary determination in 
a LTFV investigation within 140 days after the date on which the 
Department initiated the investigation. However, section 733(c)(1)) of 
the Act permits the Department to postpone the preliminary 
determination until no later than 190 days after the date on which the 
Department initiated the investigation if: (A) The petitioner makes a 
timely request for a postponement; or (B) the Department concludes that 
the parties concerned are cooperating, that the investigation is 
extraordinarily complicated, and that additional time is necessary to 
make a preliminary determination. Under 19 CFR 351.205(e), the 
petitioner must submit a request for postponement 25 days or more 
before the scheduled date of the preliminary determination and must 
state the reasons for the request. The Department will grant the 
request unless it finds compelling reasons to deny the request. See 19 
CFR 351.205(e).
    On October 11, 2017, Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM); Cargill 
Incorporated (Cargill); and Tate & Lyle Ingredients America LLC (Tate & 
Lyle) (collectively, the petitioners) submitted timely requests 
pursuant to section 703(c)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(e) to 
postpone the preliminary determinations in these LTFV 
investigations.\2\ The petitioners stated that they request 
postponement because the Department is still gathering data and 
questionnaire responses from the foreign producers in these 
investigations, and additional time is necessary for the Department and 
interested parties to fully and properly analyze all questionnaire 
responses.
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    \2\ See letters from the petitioners, ``Antidumping Duty 
Investigations of Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From 
Belgium, Colombia and Thailand: Petitioners' Request for 
Postponement of Preliminary Determinations,'' dated October 11, 
2017.
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    For the reasons stated above and because there are no compelling 
reasons to deny the request, the Department, in accordance with section 
733(c)(1)(A) of the Act, is postponing the deadline for the preliminary 
determinations by 50 days (i.e., 190 days after the date on which these 
investigations were initiated). As a result, the Department will issue 
its preliminary determinations no later than December 29, 2017. In 
accordance with section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(1), 
the deadline for the final determinations of these investigations will 
continue to be 75 days after the date of publication of the preliminary 
determinations, unless postponed at a later date.
    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 733(c)(2) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).

    Dated: October 20, 2017.
Carole Showers,
Executive Director, Office of Policy performing the duties of the 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
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However, in that situation, because no Dated: October 17, 2017. determination. Under 19 CFR
review of the NME entity was James Maeder, 351.205(e), the petitioner must submit a
conducted, the NME entity’s entries Senior Director perfoming the duties of request for postponement 25 days or
were not subject to the review and the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping more before the scheduled date of the
rate for the NME entity is not subject to and Countervailing Duty Operations. preliminary determination and must
change as a result of that review [FR Doc. 2017–23761 Filed 10–31–17; 8:45 am] state the reasons for the request. The
(although the rate for the individual BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Department will grant the request unless
exporter may change as a function of the it finds compelling reasons to deny the
finding that the exporter is part of the request. See 19 CFR 351.205(e).
NME entity). DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Following initiation of an On October 11, 2017, Archer Daniels
antidumping administrative review International Trade Administration Midland Company (ADM); Cargill
when there is no review requested of the [A–423–813, A–301–803, A–549–833]
Incorporated (Cargill); and Tate & Lyle
NME entity, the Department will Ingredients America LLC (Tate & Lyle)
instruct CBP to liquidate entries for all Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts (collectively, the petitioners) submitted
exporters not named in the initiation From Belgium, Colombia, and timely requests pursuant to section
notice, including those that were Thailand: Postponement of Preliminary 703(c)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
suspended at the NME entity rate. Determinations of Less-Than-Fair- 351.205(e) to postpone the preliminary
All requests must be filed Value Investigations determinations in these LTFV
electronically in Enforcement and investigations.2 The petitioners stated
Compliance’s Antidumping and AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance,
that they request postponement because
Countervailing Duty Centralized International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce. the Department is still gathering data
Electronic Service System (ACCESS) on and questionnaire responses from the
Enforcement and Compliance’s ACCESS DATES: Applicable November 1, 2017. foreign producers in these
Web site at http://access.trade.gov.5 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul investigations, and additional time is
Further, in accordance with 19 CFR Stolz at (202) 482–4474 (Belgium); necessary for the Department and
351.303(f)(l)(i), a copy of each request Stephanie Moore at (202) 482–3692 interested parties to fully and properly
must be served on the petitioner and (Colombia); and Joy Zhang at (202) 482– analyze all questionnaire responses.
each exporter or producer specified in 1168 (Thailand), AD/CVD Operations,
the request. Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. For the reasons stated above and
The Department will publish in the Department of Commerce, 1401 because there are no compelling reasons
Federal Register a notice of ‘‘Initiation Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, to deny the request, the Department, in
of Administrative Review of DC 20230. accordance with section 733(c)(1)(A) of
Antidumping or Countervailing Duty SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: the Act, is postponing the deadline for
Order, Finding, or Suspended the preliminary determinations by 50
Investigation’’ for requests received by Background days (i.e., 190 days after the date on
the last day of November 2017. If the On June 22, 2017, the Department of which these investigations were
Department does not receive, by the last Commerce (the Department) initiated initiated). As a result, the Department
day of November 2017, a request for less-than-fair- value (LTFV) will issue its preliminary
review of entries covered by an order, investigations of imports of citric acid determinations no later than December
finding, or suspended investigation and certain citrate salts (citric acid) from 29, 2017. In accordance with section
listed in this notice and for the period Belgium, Colombia, and Thailand.1 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
identified above, the Department will Currently, the preliminary 351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the final
instruct CBP to assess antidumping or determinations are due no later than determinations of these investigations
countervailing duties on those entries at November 9, 2017. will continue to be 75 days after the
a rate equal to the cash deposit of (or Section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act date of publication of the preliminary
bond for) estimated antidumping or of 1930, as amended (the Act), requires
determinations, unless postponed at a
countervailing duties required on those the Department to issue the preliminary
later date.
entries at the time of entry, or determination in a LTFV investigation
withdrawal from warehouse, for within 140 days after the date on which This notice is issued and published
consumption and to continue to collect the Department initiated the pursuant to section 733(c)(2) of the Act
the cash deposit previously ordered. investigation. However, section and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
For the first administrative review of 733(c)(1)) of the Act permits the Dated: October 20, 2017.
any order, there will be no assessment Department to postpone the preliminary
Carole Showers,
of antidumping or countervailing duties determination until no later than 190
on entries of subject merchandise days after the date on which the Executive Director, Office of Policy
performing the duties of the Deputy Assistant
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, Department initiated the investigation
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
for consumption during the relevant if: (A) The petitioner makes a timely
[FR Doc. 2017–23753 Filed 10–31–17; 8:45 am]
provisional-measures ‘‘gap’’ period of request for a postponement; or (B) the
the order, if such a gap period is Department concludes that the parties BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

applicable to the period of review. concerned are cooperating, that the
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This notice is not required by statute investigation is extraordinarily
but is published as a service to the complicated, and that additional time is
international trading community. necessary to make a preliminary 2 See letters from the petitioners, ‘‘Antidumping

Duty Investigations of Citric Acid and Certain
5 See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 1 See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From Citrate Salts From Belgium, Colombia and
Proceedings: Electronic Filing Procedures; Belgium, Colombia, and Thailand: Initiation of Thailand: Petitioners’ Request for Postponement of
Administrative Protective Order Procedures, 76 FR Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 82 FR 29828 Preliminary Determinations,’’ dated October 11,
39263 (July 6, 2011). (June 30, 2017). 2017.

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Section		Notices
Dates		Applicable November 1, 2017.
Contact		Paul Stolz at (202) 482-4474 (Belgium); Stephanie Moore at (202) 482-3692 (Colombia); and Joy Zhang at (202) 482-1168 (Thailand), AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.
FR Citation		82 FR 50622

82 FR 50622 - Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From Belgium, Colombia, and Thailand: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEInternational Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 210 (November 1, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration