82_FR_8740 82 FR 8722 - Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From Canada: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2015-2016

82 FR 8722 - Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From Canada: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2015-2016

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 18 (January 30, 2017)

Page Range8722-8723
FR Document2017-01977

The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on citric acid and certain citrate salts (citric acid) from Canada. The period of review (POR) is May 1, 2015, through April 30, 2016. The review covers one producer/exporter of the subject merchandise, Jungbunzlauer Canada Inc. (JBL Canada). We preliminarily determine that sales of subject merchandise by JBL Canada were not made at prices below normal value (NV). Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-122-853]


Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From Canada: Preliminary 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2015-2016

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on citric acid and 
certain citrate salts (citric acid) from Canada. The period of review 
(POR) is May 1, 2015, through April 30, 2016. The review covers one 
producer/exporter of the subject merchandise, Jungbunzlauer Canada Inc. 
(JBL Canada). We preliminarily determine that sales of subject 
merchandise by JBL Canada were not made at prices below normal value 
(NV). Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary 
results.

DATES: Effective January 30, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine Johnson or George Ayache, 
AD/CVD Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-4929 
or (202) 482-2623, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the Order \1\ is citric acid and certain 
citrate salts from Canada. The product is currently classified under 
subheadings 2918.14.0000, 2918.15.1000, 2918.15.5000, and 3824.90.9290 
of the Harmonized Tariff System of the United States (HTSUS). Although 
the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs 
purposes, the written description of merchandise subject to the scope 
is dispositive.\2\
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    \1\ See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Canada and 
the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Orders, 74 FR 25703 
(May 29, 2009) (the Order).
    \2\ A full description of the scope of the Order is contained in 
the memorandum to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 
and Compliance, from Gary Taverman, Associate Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, 
``Decision Memorandum for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review: Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from 
Canada; 2015-2016'' (Preliminary Decision Memorandum), dated 
concurrently with these results and hereby adopted by this notice.
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Methodology

    The Department is conducting this review in accordance with section 
751(a)(1)(B) and (2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). 
Constructed export price is calculated in accordance with section 772 
of the Act. NV is calculated in accordance with section 773 of the Act.
    For a full description of the methodology underlying our 
conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, dated 
concurrently with these results and hereby adopted by this notice. The 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file 
electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). 
ACCESS is available to registered users at http://access.trade.gov, and 
to all parties in the Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the main 
Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum and the electronic version of the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum are identical in content. A list of the topics discussed in 
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is attached as an Appendix to this 
notice.

Preliminary Results of the Review

    As a result of this review, the Department preliminarily determines

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that a weighted-average dumping margin of 0.00 percent exists for JBL 
Canada for the period May 1, 2015, through April 30, 2016.

Disclosure and Public Comment

    The Department intends to disclose the calculations performed in 
connection with these preliminary results to interested parties within 
five days of the date of publication of this notice in accordance with 
19 CFR 351.224(b).
    Interested parties may submit case briefs to the Department no 
later than 30 days after the date of publication of this notice.\3\ 
Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be 
filed not later than five days after the date for filing case 
briefs.\4\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who 
submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are encouraged 
to submit with each argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief 
summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities. Case and 
rebuttal briefs should be filed using ACCESS.\5\
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    \3\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii).
    \4\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
    \5\ See 19 CFR 351.303.
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    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to 
request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant 
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via 
ACCESS. An electronically-filed document must be received successfully 
in its entirety by ACCESS by 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time within 30 
days after the date of publication of this notice. Requests should 
contain: (1) The party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the 
number of participants; and (3) a list of issues parties intend to be 
discuss. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to those raised 
in the respective case and rebuttal briefs. If a request for a hearing 
is made, the Department intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20230, at a time and date to be determined.\6\ Parties should confirm 
by telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing two days 
before the scheduled date.
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    \6\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
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    The Department intends to issue the final results of this 
administrative review, including the results of its analysis of issues 
raised in any written briefs, not later than 120 days after the date of 
publication of this notice, unless the deadline is extended.\7\
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    \7\ See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h).
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Assessment Rates

    Upon completion of the administrative review, the Department shall 
determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess 
upon issuance of the final results, antidumping duties on all 
appropriate entries covered by this review.\8\
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    \8\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
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    We calculated importer-specific ad valorem duty assessment rates 
based on the ratio of the total amount of antidumping duties calculated 
for the examined sales to the total entered value of the examined sales 
to that importer. If JBL Canada's calculated weighted-average dumping 
margin is above de minimis in the final results of this review, we will 
instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries 
covered by this review. If JBL Canada's weighted-average dumping margin 
continues to be zero or de minimis, or the importer-specific assessment 
rate is zero or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the 
appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.\9\
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    \9\ See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
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    We intend to issue instructions to CBP 41 days after the date of 
publication of the final results of this review.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the notice of final results of administrative review for 
all shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as 
provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate 
for JBL Canada will be the rate established in the final results of 
this review, except if the rate is de minimis within the meaning of 19 
CFR 351.106(c)(1) (i.e., less than 0.50 percent), in which case the 
cash deposit rate will be zero; (2) for merchandise exported by 
manufacturers or exporters not covered in this review but covered in a 
prior segment of the proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to 
be the company-specific rate published for the most recently-completed 
segment; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a 
prior review, or the original investigation, but the manufacturer is, 
the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most 
recently-completed segment for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and 
(4) the cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will 
continue to be 23.21 percent, the all-others rate established in the 
less-than-fair-value investigation.\10\ These cash deposit 
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further 
notice.
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    \10\ See the Order.
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Notification to Importers

    This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of 
their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation 
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply 
with this requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.
    We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).

    Dated: January 24, 2017.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix--List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
    A. Normal Value Comparisons
    1. Determination of Comparison Method
    2. Results of the Differential Pricing Analysis
    B. Product Comparisons
    C. Constructed Export Price
    D. Normal Value
    1. Home Market Viability as Comparison Market
    2. Level of Trade (LOT)
    E. Cost of Production (COP) Analysis
    1. Calculation of COP
    2. Test of Comparison Market Sales Prices
    3. Results of the COP Test
    F. Calculation of NV Based on Comparison Market Prices
    G. Currency Conversion
V. Recommendation

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8722 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 18 / Monday, January 30, 2017 / Notices raised in the respective case briefs. If a requirements, when imposed, shall Scope of the Order request for a hearing is made, parties remain in effect until further notice. The merchandise covered by the will be notified of the time and date of Order 1 is citric acid and certain citrate Notification to Importers the hearing which will be held at the salts from Canada. The product is U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 This notice also serves as a currently classified under subheadings Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, preliminary reminder to importers of 2918.14.0000, 2918.15.1000, DC 20230. their responsibility under 19 CFR 2918.15.5000, and 3824.90.9290 of the Unless extended, we intend to issue 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate Harmonized Tariff System of the United the final results of this administrative regarding the reimbursement off States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS review, including our analysis of all antidumping duties prior to liquidation subheadings are provided for issues raised in any written brief, not of the relevant entries during this convenience and customs purposes, the later than 120 days of publication of this period. Failure to comply with this written description of merchandise notice in the Federal Register, pursuant requirement may result in the subject to the scope is dispositive.2 to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act. Secretary’s presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties Methodology Assessment Rates occurred and the subsequent assessment The Department is conducting this Upon issuance of the final results, the of double antidumping duties. review in accordance with section Department will determine, and CBP This notice is issued in accordance 751(a)(1)(B) and (2) of the Tariff Act of shall assess, antidumping duties on all with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of 1930, as amended (the Act). Constructed appropriate entries covered by this the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4). export price is calculated in accordance review.13 We intend to issue assessment with section 772 of the Act. NV is Dated: January 24, 2017. instructions to CBP 15 days after the calculated in accordance with section Ronald K. Lorentzen, publication date of the final results of 773 of the Act. this review. Pursuant to the Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. For a full description of the Department’s practice in NME cases, if methodology underlying our the Department continues to determine [FR Doc. 2017–01955 Filed 1–27–17; 8:45 am] conclusions, see the Preliminary in the final results that that TMI/TMM BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Decision Memorandum, dated had no shipments of subject concurrently with these results and merchandise, any suspended entries hereby adopted by this notice. The during the POR from TMI/TMM will be DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a liquidated at the PRC-wide rate.14 public document and is on file International Trade Administration Cash Deposit Requirements electronically via Enforcement and [A–122–853] Compliance’s Antidumping and The following cash deposit Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts Countervailing Duty Centralized requirements will be effective upon Electronic Service System (ACCESS). publication of the final results of this From Canada: Preliminary Results of ACCESS is available to registered users administrative review for all shipments Antidumping Duty Administrative at http://access.trade.gov, and to all of the subject merchandise entered, or Review; 2015–2016 parties in the Central Records Unit, withdrawn from warehouse, for AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, room B8024 of the main Department of consumption on or after the publication International Trade Administration, Commerce building. In addition, a date, as provided for by section Department of Commerce. complete version of the Preliminary 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For TMI/ SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce Decision Memorandum can be accessed TMM, which claimed no shipments, the (the Department) is conducting an at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/ cash deposit rate will remain unchanged administrative review of the index.html. The signed Preliminary from the rate assigned to TMI/TMM in antidumping duty order on citric acid Decision Memorandum and the the most recently completed review of and certain citrate salts (citric acid) from electronic version of the Preliminary the company; (2) for previously Canada. The period of review (POR) is Decision Memorandum are identical in investigated or reviewed PRC and non- May 1, 2015, through April 30, 2016. content. A list of the topics discussed in PRC exporters who are not under review The review covers one producer/ the Preliminary Decision Memorandum in this segment of the proceeding but exporter of the subject merchandise, is attached as an Appendix to this who have separate rates, the cash Jungbunzlauer Canada Inc. (JBL notice. deposit rate will continue to be the exporter-specific rate published for the Canada). We preliminarily determine Preliminary Results of the Review most recent period; (3) for all PRC that sales of subject merchandise by JBL Canada were not made at prices below As a result of this review, the exporters of subject merchandise that Department preliminarily determines have not been found to be entitled to a normal value (NV). Interested parties are separate rate, the cash deposit rate will invited to comment on these 1 See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from be the PRC-wide rate of 111.73 percent; preliminary results. Canada and the People’s Republic of China: and (4) for all non-PRC exporters of DATES: Effective January 30, 2017. Antidumping Duty Orders, 74 FR 25703 (May 29, subject merchandise which have not 2009) (the Order). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 2 A full description of the scope of the Order is received their own rate, the cash deposit Katherine Johnson or George Ayache, contained in the memorandum to Paul Piquado, rate will be the rate applicable to the AD/CVD Operations, Office VIII, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES PRC exporter(s) that supplied that non- Enforcement and Compliance, Compliance, from Gary Taverman, Associate PRC exporter. These deposit Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and International Trade Administration, Countervailing Duty Operations, ‘‘Decision U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Memorandum for Preliminary Results of 13 See19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Citric 14 Fora full discussion of this practice, see Non- Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Canada; 2015– DC 20230; telephone (202) 482–4929 or Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: 2016’’ (Preliminary Decision Memorandum), dated Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694 (202) 482–2623, respectively. concurrently with these results and hereby adopted (October 24, 2011). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: by this notice. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:27 Jan 27, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\30JAN1.SGM 30JAN1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 18 / Monday, January 30, 2017 / Notices 8723 that a weighted-average dumping Assessment Rates investigation.10 These cash deposit margin of 0.00 percent exists for JBL Upon completion of the requirements, when imposed, shall Canada for the period May 1, 2015, administrative review, the Department remain in effect until further notice. through April 30, 2016. shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Notification to Importers Disclosure and Public Comment Border Protection (CBP) shall assess This notice also serves as a upon issuance of the final results, preliminary reminder to importers of The Department intends to disclose antidumping duties on all appropriate the calculations performed in their responsibility under 19 CFR entries covered by this review.8 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate connection with these preliminary We calculated importer-specific ad results to interested parties within five regarding the reimbursement of valorem duty assessment rates based on antidumping duties prior to liquidation days of the date of publication of this the ratio of the total amount of notice in accordance with 19 CFR of the relevant entries during this antidumping duties calculated for the review period. Failure to comply with 351.224(b). examined sales to the total entered this requirement could result in the Interested parties may submit case value of the examined sales to that Secretary’s presumption that briefs to the Department no later than 30 importer. If JBL Canada’s calculated reimbursement of antidumping duties days after the date of publication of this weighted-average dumping margin is occurred and the subsequent assessment notice.3 Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues above de minimis in the final results of of double antidumping duties. raised in the case briefs, may be filed this review, we will instruct CBP to We are issuing and publishing these not later than five days after the date for assess antidumping duties on all results in accordance with sections filing case briefs.4 Pursuant to 19 CFR appropriate entries covered by this 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who review. If JBL Canada’s weighted- CFR 351.221(b)(4). submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in average dumping margin continues to be this proceeding are encouraged to zero or de minimis, or the importer- Dated: January 24, 2017. submit with each argument: (1) A specific assessment rate is zero or de Ronald K. Lorentzen, statement of the issue; (2) a brief minimis, we will instruct CBP to Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and summary of the argument; and (3) a liquidate the appropriate entries Compliance. table of authorities. Case and rebuttal without regard to antidumping duties.9 Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in briefs should be filed using ACCESS.5 We intend to issue instructions to the Preliminary Decision Memorandum Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), CBP 41 days after the date of I. Summary interested parties who wish to request a publication of the final results of this II. Background hearing must submit a written request to review. III. Scope of the Order the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement Cash Deposit Requirements IV. Discussion of the Methodology and Compliance, filed electronically via A. Normal Value Comparisons ACCESS. An electronically-filed The following deposit requirements 1. Determination of Comparison Method document must be received successfully will be effective upon publication of the 2. Results of the Differential Pricing in its entirety by ACCESS by 5 p.m. notice of final results of administrative Analysis review for all shipments of the subject B. Product Comparisons Eastern Standard Time within 30 days C. Constructed Export Price after the date of publication of this merchandise entered, or withdrawn D. Normal Value notice. Requests should contain: (1) The from warehouse, for consumption on or 1. Home Market Viability as Comparison party’s name, address, and telephone after the publication date, as provided Market number; (2) the number of participants; by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) 2. Level of Trade (LOT) and (3) a list of issues parties intend to The cash deposit rate for JBL Canada E. Cost of Production (COP) Analysis be discuss. Issues raised in the hearing will be the rate established in the final 1. Calculation of COP will be limited to those raised in the results of this review, except if the rate 2. Test of Comparison Market Sales Prices is de minimis within the meaning of 19 3. Results of the COP Test respective case and rebuttal briefs. If a F. Calculation of NV Based on Comparison request for a hearing is made, the CFR 351.106(c)(1) (i.e., less than 0.50 Market Prices Department intends to hold the hearing percent), in which case the cash deposit G. Currency Conversion at the U.S. Department of Commerce, rate will be zero; (2) for merchandise V. Recommendation 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., exported by manufacturers or exporters [FR Doc. 2017–01977 Filed 1–27–17; 8:45 am] Washington, DC 20230, at a time and not covered in this review but covered BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P date to be determined.6 Parties should in a prior segment of the proceeding, the confirm by telephone the date, time, and cash deposit rate will continue to be the location of the hearing two days before company-specific rate published for the DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE the scheduled date. most recently-completed segment; (3) if The Department intends to issue the the exporter is not a firm covered in this International Trade Administration final results of this administrative review, a prior review, or the original investigation, but the manufacturer is, [A–570–899] review, including the results of its analysis of issues raised in any written the cash deposit rate will be the rate Certain Artist Canvas From the briefs, not later than 120 days after the established for the most recently- People’s Republic of China: Final date of publication of this notice, unless completed segment for the manufacturer Results of the Expedited Second mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES the deadline is extended.7 of the merchandise; and (4) the cash Sunset Review of the Antidumping deposit rate for all other manufacturers Duty Order 3 See or exporters will continue to be 23.21 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii). 4 See 19 CFR 351.309(d). percent, the all-others rate established AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 5 See 19 CFR 351.303. in the less-than-fair-value International Trade Administration, 6 See 19 CFR 351.310(c). Department of Commerce. 7 See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 8 See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). 351.213(h). 9 See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2). 10 See the Order. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:27 Jan 27, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\30JAN1.SGM 30JAN1


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DatesEffective January 30, 2017.
ContactKatherine Johnson or George Ayache, AD/CVD Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-4929 or (202) 482-2623, respectively.
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