83_FR_26109 83 FR 26001 - Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From Belgium: Affirmative Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value

83 FR 26001 - Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From Belgium: Affirmative Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 108 (June 5, 2018)

Page Range26001-26002
FR Document2018-12012

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that citric acid and certain citrate salts (citric acid) from Belgium are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV) during the period of investigation (POI) April 1, 2016, through March 31, 2017.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-423-813]


Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From Belgium: Affirmative 
Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that citric 
acid and certain citrate salts (citric acid) from Belgium are being, or 
are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value 
(LTFV) during the period of investigation (POI) April 1, 2016, through 
March 31, 2017.

DATES: Applicable June 5, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Stolz, AD/CVD Operations, Office 
III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4474.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    Commerce published the Preliminary Determination of sales at LTFV 
of citric acid from Belgium on January 8, 2018, in which we also 
postponed the final determination until May 26, 2018.\1\ We invited 
interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Determination. 
Commerce exercised its discretion to toll all deadlines affected by the 
closure of the Federal Government from January 20 through 22, 2018. If 
the new deadline falls on a non-business day, in accordance with 
Commerce's practice, the deadline will become the next business day. 
The revised deadline for the final determination of this investigation 
is now May 29, 2018.\2\
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    \1\ See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Belgium: 
Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair 
Value, Postponement of Final Determination, and Extension of 
Provisional Measures, 83 FR 787 (January 8, 2018) (Preliminary 
Determination), and accompanying memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum 
for the Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value 
Investigation of Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from 
Belgium'' (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
    \2\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the 
Federal Government'' (Tolling Memorandum), dated January 23, 2018. 
All deadlines in this segment of the proceeding have been extended 
by 3 days. If the new deadline falls on a non-business day, in 
accordance with Commerce's practice, the deadline will become the 
next business day. See Notice of Clarification: Application of 
``Next Business Day'' Rule for Administrative Determination 
Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930, as Amended, 70 FR 
24533 (May 10, 2005).
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    A summary of the events that occurred since Commerce published the 
Preliminary Determination, as well as a full discussion of the issues 
raised by parties for this final determination, may be found in the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum,\3\ which is adopted by this notice.
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    \3\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for Final 
Affirmative Antidumping Determination in the Less-Than- Fair-Value 
Investigation of Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from 
Belgium,'' dated concurrently with this determination, and hereby 
adopted by this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Investigation

    The product covered by this investigation is citric acid from 
Belgium. For a full description of the scope of this investigation, see 
the ``Scope of the Investigation'' in Appendix I of this notice.

Scope Comments

    Prior to the Preliminary Determination, we issued a Preliminary 
Scope Decision Memorandum.\4\ We subsequently invited parties to submit 
additional scope comment in their case briefs, but received none. 
Therefore, for the final determination, we continue to find that the 
scope of the investigation as defined in the Initiation Notice \5\ and 
the Preliminary Determination \6\ remains applicable. See Appendix I.
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    \4\ See Memorandum, ``Scope Comments Decision Memorandum for the 
Preliminary Determinations,'' dated December 1, 2017 (Preliminary 
Scope Decision Memorandum).
    \5\ 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) (Initiation Notice) and 
accompanying Initiation Checklist.
    \6\ See Preliminary Determination, 83 FR at 789.
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Verification

    As provided in section 782(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(the Act), Commerce verified the sales and cost data reported by S.A, 
Citrique Belge N.V. (Citrique Belge), for use in our final 
determination. We used standard verification procedures, including an 
examination of relevant accounting and production records, and original 
source documents provided by Citrique Belge.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs submitted by 
interested parties in this proceeding are discussed in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues raised by parties and 
responded to by Commerce in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is 
attached to this notice at Appendix II.
    The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is 
available electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping 
and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). 
Access is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov and 
to all parties in the Central Records Unit, Room B-8024 of Commerce's 
main building. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum can be accessed at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum and electronic version 
are identical in content.

Changes Since the Preliminary Determination

    Based on our analysis of the comments received and our findings at 
verification, we made certain changes to the margin calculations for 
Citrique Belge. These changes are discussed in the ``Changes Since the 
Preliminary Determination'' section of the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum.

All-Others Rate

    Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act provides that, in the final 
determination, Commerce shall determine an estimated weighted-average 
dumping margin for all-other exporters and producers not individually 
examined. This rate shall be an amount equal to the weighted-average of 
the estimated weighted-average dumping margins established for 
exporters or producers individually examined, excluding rates that are 
zero, de minimis or determined entirely under section 776 of the Act.
    Commerce calculated an individual estimate weighted-average dumping 
margin for Citrique Belge, the only individually examined exporter/
producer in this investigation. Because the only individually 
calculated dumping margin is not zero, de minimis, or based entirely 
under section 776 of the Act, the estimated weighted-average dumping 
margin calculated for Citrique Belge is the margin assigned to all-
other producers and exporters, pursuant to 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act.

Final Determination

    The final estimated weighted-average dumping margins are as 
follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Estimated
                                                             weighted-
                                                             averages
                    Exporter/producer                         dumping
                                                              margins
                                                             (percent)
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S.A. Citrique Belge N.V.................................           19.30
All-Others..............................................           19.30
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Disclosure

    Commerce intends to disclose to interested parties the calculations 
performed in this final determination within five days of any public 
announcement in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).

Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation

    In accordance with section 735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, for this final 
determination, we will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP) to continue the suspension of liquidation of all appropriate 
entries of citric acid from Belgium, as described in Appendix I of this 
notice, which were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption on or after January 8, 2018, the date of publication in the 
Federal Register of the affirmative Preliminary Determination.
    Pursuant to section 735(c)(1)(B)(ii) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.10(d), Commerce will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit for 
such entries of merchandise equal to the estimated weighted-average 
dumping margin or the estimate all-others rate, as follows: (1) The 
cash deposit rate for the respondents listed above will be equal to the 
respondent-specific estimated weighted-average dumping margin 
determined in this final determination; (2) if the exporter is not a 
respondent identified above but the producer is, then the cash deposit 
rate will be equal to the respondent-specific estimated weighted 
average dumping margin established for the producer of the subject 
merchandise; and (3) the cash deposit rate for all other producers and 
exporters will equal to the all-others estimated weighted-average 
dumping margin. These suspension of liquidation instructions will 
remain in effect until further notice.

International Trade Commission Notification

    In accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, we will notify the 
International Trade Commission (ITC) of the final affirmative 
determination of sales at LTFV. Because Commerce's final determination 
in this proceeding is affirmative, in accordance with section 735(b)(2) 
of the Act, the ITC will make its final determination as to whether the 
domestic industry in the United States is materially injured, or 
threatened with material injury, by reason of imports, or sales (or the 
likelihood of sales) for importation of citric acid from Belgium no 
later than 45 days after this final determination. If the ITC 
determines that such injury does not exist, this proceeding will be 
terminated and all cash deposits posted will be refunded or canceled. 
If the ITC determines that such injury does exist, Commerce will issue 
an antidumping duty order directing CBP to assess, upon further 
instruction by Commerce, antidumping duties on all imports of the 
subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption on or after the effective date of the suspension of 
liquidation, as discussed above in the ``Continuation of Suspension of 
Liquidation'' section.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of propriety information disclosed under APO 
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written notification of 
return or destruction of APO materials, or conversion to judicial 
protective order, is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the 
regulations and terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This determination is issued and published in accordance with 
sections 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(c).

    Dated: May 29, 2018.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I

Scope of the Investigation

    The merchandise covered by this investigation includes all 
grades and granulation sizes of citric acid, sodium citrate, and 
potassium citrate in their unblended forms, whether dry or in 
solution, and regardless of packaging type. The scope also includes 
blends of citric acid, sodium citrate, and potassium citrate; as 
well as blends with other ingredients, such as sugar, where the 
unblended form(s) of citric acid, sodium citrate, and potassium 
citrate constitute 40 percent or more, by weight, of the blend.
    The scope also includes all forms of crude calcium citrate, 
including dicalcium citrate monohydrate, and tricalcium citrate 
tetrahydrate, which are intermediate products in the production of 
citric acid, sodium citrate, and potassium citrate.
    The scope includes the hydrous and anhydrous forms of citric 
acid, the dihydrate and anhydrous forms of sodium citrate, otherwise 
known as citric acid sodium salt, and the monohydrate and 
monopotassium forms of potassium citrate. Sodium citrate also 
includes both trisodium citrate and monosodium citrate which are 
also known as citric acid trisodium salt and citric acid monosodium 
salt, respectively.
    The scope does not include calcium citrate that satisfies the 
standards set forth in the United States Pharmacopeia and has been 
mixed with a functional excipient, such as dextrose or starch, where 
the excipient constitutes at least 2 percent, by weight, of the 
product.
    Citric acid and sodium citrate are classifiable under 
2918.14.0000 and 2918.15.1000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
the United States (HTSUS), respectively. Potassium citrate and crude 
calcium citrate are classifiable under 2918.15.5000 and, if included 
in a mixture or blend, 3824.99.9295 of the HTSUS. Blends that 
include citric acid, sodium citrate, and potassium citrate are 
classifiable under 3824.99.9295 of the HTSUS. Although the HTSUS 
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the 
written description of the merchandise is dispositive.

Appendix II

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Investigation
IV. Changes Since the Preliminary Determination
V. Discussion of Issues
    Comment 1: Whether a Certain Home Market Sale Should Be 
Considered Outside the Normal Course of Trade
    Comment 2: Correction of Misclassification of Indirect Selling 
and Inventory Carrying Expense as Movement Expenses
    Comment 3: Short Term Interest Income Offset to Interest 
Expenses
    Comment 4: Minor Correction Revising Indirect Selling Expense, 
General and Administrative, and Financial Expense Ratios
VI. Recommendation

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                                                                               Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 108 / Tuesday, June 5, 2018 / Notices                                                           26001

                                              DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                     A summary of the events that                           is available electronically via
                                                                                                       occurred since Commerce published the                    Enforcement and Compliance’s
                                              International Trade Administration                       Preliminary Determination, as well as a                  Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
                                              [A–423–813]                                              full discussion of the issues raised by                  Centralized Electronic Service System
                                                                                                       parties for this final determination, may                (ACCESS). Access is available to
                                              Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts                    be found in the Issues and Decision                      registered users at https://
                                              From Belgium: Affirmative Final                          Memorandum,3 which is adopted by                         access.trade.gov and to all parties in the
                                              Determination of Sales at Less Than                      this notice.                                             Central Records Unit, Room B–8024 of
                                              Fair Value                                                                                                        Commerce’s main building. In addition,
                                                                                                       Scope of the Investigation
                                                                                                                                                                a complete version of the Issues and
                                              AGENCY:  Enforcement and Compliance,                        The product covered by this                           Decision Memorandum can be accessed
                                              International Trade Administration,                      investigation is citric acid from                        at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
                                              Department of Commerce.                                  Belgium. For a full description of the                   The signed Issues and Decision
                                              SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce                      scope of this investigation, see the                     Memorandum and electronic version are
                                              (Commerce) determines that citric acid                   ‘‘Scope of the Investigation’’ in                        identical in content.
                                              and certain citrate salts (citric acid) from             Appendix I of this notice.
                                              Belgium are being, or are likely to be,                                                                           Changes Since the Preliminary
                                              sold in the United States at less than fair              Scope Comments                                           Determination
                                              value (LTFV) during the period of                           Prior to the Preliminary                                Based on our analysis of the
                                              investigation (POI) April 1, 2016,                       Determination, we issued a Preliminary                   comments received and our findings at
                                              through March 31, 2017.                                  Scope Decision Memorandum.4 We                           verification, we made certain changes to
                                              DATES: Applicable June 5, 2018.                          subsequently invited parties to submit                   the margin calculations for Citrique
                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul                    additional scope comment in their case                   Belge. These changes are discussed in
                                              Stolz, AD/CVD Operations, Office III,                    briefs, but received none. Therefore, for                the ‘‘Changes Since the Preliminary
                                              Enforcement and Compliance,                              the final determination, we continue to                  Determination’’ section of the Issues and
                                              International Trade Administration,                      find that the scope of the investigation                 Decision Memorandum.
                                              U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401                        as defined in the Initiation Notice 5 and
                                              Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,                      the Preliminary Determination 6 remains                  All-Others Rate
                                              DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4474.                     applicable. See Appendix I.                                 Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act
                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                               Verification                                             provides that, in the final
                                              Background                                                 As provided in section 782(i) of the                   determination, Commerce shall
                                                                                                       Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act),                determine an estimated weighted-
                                                Commerce published the Preliminary                                                                              average dumping margin for all-other
                                              Determination of sales at LTFV of citric                 Commerce verified the sales and cost
                                                                                                       data reported by S.A, Citrique Belge                     exporters and producers not
                                              acid from Belgium on January 8, 2018,                                                                             individually examined. This rate shall
                                              in which we also postponed the final                     N.V. (Citrique Belge), for use in our final
                                                                                                       determination. We used standard                          be an amount equal to the weighted-
                                              determination until May 26, 2018.1 We                                                                             average of the estimated weighted-
                                              invited interested parties to comment on                 verification procedures, including an
                                                                                                       examination of relevant accounting and                   average dumping margins established
                                              the Preliminary Determination.                                                                                    for exporters or producers individually
                                              Commerce exercised its discretion to                     production records, and original source
                                                                                                       documents provided by Citrique Belge.                    examined, excluding rates that are zero,
                                              toll all deadlines affected by the closure                                                                        de minimis or determined entirely
                                              of the Federal Government from January                   Analysis of Comments Received                            under section 776 of the Act.
                                              20 through 22, 2018. If the new deadline
                                                                                                          All issues raised in the case and                        Commerce calculated an individual
                                              falls on a non-business day, in
                                                                                                       rebuttal briefs submitted by interested                  estimate weighted-average dumping
                                              accordance with Commerce’s practice,
                                                                                                       parties in this proceeding are discussed                 margin for Citrique Belge, the only
                                              the deadline will become the next
                                                                                                       in the Issues and Decision                               individually examined exporter/
                                              business day. The revised deadline for
                                                                                                       Memorandum. A list of the issues raised                  producer in this investigation. Because
                                              the final determination of this
                                                                                                       by parties and responded to by                           the only individually calculated
                                              investigation is now May 29, 2018.2
                                                                                                       Commerce in the Issues and Decision                      dumping margin is not zero, de
                                                 1 See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from      Memorandum is attached to this notice                    minimis, or based entirely under section
                                              Belgium: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of        at Appendix II.                                          776 of the Act, the estimated weighted-
                                              Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of              The Issues and Decision                               average dumping margin calculated for
                                              Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional        Memorandum is a public document and                      Citrique Belge is the margin assigned to
                                              Measures, 83 FR 787 (January 8, 2018) (Preliminary
                                              Determination), and accompanying memorandum,
                                                                                                                                                                all-other producers and exporters,
                                              ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
                                                                                                          3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision               pursuant to 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act.
                                              Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value                Memorandum for Final Affirmative Antidumping
                                              Investigation of Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts   Determination in the Less-Than- Fair-Value               Final Determination
                                              from Belgium’’ (Preliminary Decision                     Investigation of Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts
                                              Memorandum).                                             from Belgium,’’ dated concurrently with this               The final estimated weighted-average
                                                 2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Deadlines Affected by the         determination, and hereby adopted by this notice         dumping margins are as follows:
                                              Shutdown of the Federal Government’’ (Tolling            (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
                                                                                                          4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Scope Comments Decision
                                              Memorandum), dated January 23, 2018. All                                                                                                                      Estimated
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                                              deadlines in this segment of the proceeding have         Memorandum for the Preliminary Determinations,’’                                                     weighted-
                                              been extended by 3 days. If the new deadline falls       dated December 1, 2017 (Preliminary Scope                                                            averages
                                                                                                       Decision Memorandum).                                            Exporter/producer
                                              on a non-business day, in accordance with                                                                                                                     dumping
                                                                                                          5 See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from
                                              Commerce’s practice, the deadline will become the                                                                                                              margins
                                              next business day. See Notice of Clarification:          Belgium, Colombia, and Thailand: Initiation of                                                       (percent)
                                              Application of ‘‘Next Business Day’’ Rule for            Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 82 FR 29828
                                              Administrative Determination Deadlines Pursuant          (June 30, 2017) (Initiation Notice) and                  S.A. Citrique Belge N.V ........                  19.30
                                              to the Tariff Act of 1930, as Amended, 70 FR 24533       accompanying Initiation Checklist.                       All-Others ..............................         19.30
                                              (May 10, 2005).                                             6 See Preliminary Determination, 83 FR at 789.




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                                              Disclosure                                              proceeding will be terminated and all                  also includes both trisodium citrate and
                                                                                                      cash deposits posted will be refunded or               monosodium citrate which are also known as
                                                Commerce intends to disclose to                                                                              citric acid trisodium salt and citric acid
                                              interested parties the calculations                     canceled. If the ITC determines that
                                                                                                                                                             monosodium salt, respectively.
                                              performed in this final determination                   such injury does exist, Commerce will
                                                                                                                                                                The scope does not include calcium citrate
                                              within five days of any public                          issue an antidumping duty order                        that satisfies the standards set forth in the
                                              announcement in accordance with 19                      directing CBP to assess, upon further                  United States Pharmacopeia and has been
                                              CFR 351.224(b).                                         instruction by Commerce, antidumping                   mixed with a functional excipient, such as
                                                                                                      duties on all imports of the subject                   dextrose or starch, where the excipient
                                              Continuation of Suspension of                           merchandise entered, or withdrawn                      constitutes at least 2 percent, by weight, of
                                              Liquidation                                             from warehouse, for consumption on or                  the product.
                                                                                                      after the effective date of the suspension                Citric acid and sodium citrate are
                                                 In accordance with section                                                                                  classifiable under 2918.14.0000 and
                                              735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, for this final                 of liquidation, as discussed above in the
                                                                                                                                                             2918.15.1000 of the Harmonized Tariff
                                              determination, we will instruct U.S.                    ‘‘Continuation of Suspension of                        Schedule of the United States (HTSUS),
                                              Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to                  Liquidation’’ section.                                 respectively. Potassium citrate and crude
                                              continue the suspension of liquidation                  Notification Regarding Administrative                  calcium citrate are classifiable under
                                              of all appropriate entries of citric acid                                                                      2918.15.5000 and, if included in a mixture or
                                                                                                      Protective Orders                                      blend, 3824.99.9295 of the HTSUS. Blends
                                              from Belgium, as described in Appendix
                                                                                                         This notice serves as the only                      that include citric acid, sodium citrate, and
                                              I of this notice, which were entered, or                                                                       potassium citrate are classifiable under
                                                                                                      reminder to parties subject to an
                                              withdrawn from warehouse, for                                                                                  3824.99.9295 of the HTSUS. Although the
                                                                                                      administrative protective order (APO) of
                                              consumption on or after January 8,                                                                             HTSUS subheadings are provided for
                                                                                                      their responsibility concerning the
                                              2018, the date of publication in the                                                                           convenience and customs purposes, the
                                                                                                      disposition of propriety information
                                              Federal Register of the affirmative                                                                            written description of the merchandise is
                                                                                                      disclosed under APO in accordance                      dispositive.
                                              Preliminary Determination.
                                                                                                      with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
                                                 Pursuant to section 735(c)(1)(B)(ii) of                                                                     Appendix II
                                                                                                      written notification of return or
                                              the Act and 19 CFR 351.10(d),
                                                                                                      destruction of APO materials, or                       List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and
                                              Commerce will instruct CBP to require
                                                                                                      conversion to judicial protective order,               Decision Memorandum
                                              a cash deposit for such entries of
                                                                                                      is hereby requested. Failure to comply                 I. Summary
                                              merchandise equal to the estimated
                                                                                                      with the regulations and terms of an                   II. Background
                                              weighted-average dumping margin or
                                                                                                      APO is a sanctionable violation.                       III. Scope of the Investigation
                                              the estimate all-others rate, as follows:
                                                                                                                                                             IV. Changes Since the Preliminary
                                              (1) The cash deposit rate for the                       Notification to Interested Parties
                                                                                                                                                                   Determination
                                              respondents listed above will be equal                    This determination is issued and                     V. Discussion of Issues
                                              to the respondent-specific estimated                    published in accordance with sections                     Comment 1: Whether a Certain Home
                                              weighted-average dumping margin                         735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19                       Market Sale Should Be Considered
                                              determined in this final determination;                 CFR 351.210(c).                                              Outside the Normal Course of Trade
                                              (2) if the exporter is not a respondent                                                                           Comment 2: Correction of Misclassification
                                              identified above but the producer is,                     Dated: May 29, 2018.                                       of Indirect Selling and Inventory
                                              then the cash deposit rate will be equal                Gary Taverman,                                               Carrying Expense as Movement Expenses
                                              to the respondent-specific estimated                    Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping                Comment 3: Short Term Interest Income
                                                                                                      and Countervailing Duty Operations,                          Offset to Interest Expenses
                                              weighted average dumping margin
                                                                                                      performing the non-exclusive functions and                Comment 4: Minor Correction Revising
                                              established for the producer of the                                                                                  Indirect Selling Expense, General and
                                                                                                      duties of the Assistant Secretary for
                                              subject merchandise; and (3) the cash                   Enforcement and Compliance.                                  Administrative, and Financial Expense
                                              deposit rate for all other producers and                                                                             Ratios
                                              exporters will equal to the all-others                  Appendix I                                             VI. Recommendation
                                              estimated weighted-average dumping                      Scope of the Investigation                             [FR Doc. 2018–12012 Filed 6–4–18; 8:45 am]
                                              margin. These suspension of liquidation
                                                                                                         The merchandise covered by this                     BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                              instructions will remain in effect until                investigation includes all grades and
                                              further notice.                                         granulation sizes of citric acid, sodium
                                              International Trade Commission                          citrate, and potassium citrate in their                DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                                                                      unblended forms, whether dry or in solution,
                                              Notification                                            and regardless of packaging type. The scope            International Trade Administration
                                                 In accordance with section 735(d) of                 also includes blends of citric acid, sodium
                                                                                                      citrate, and potassium citrate; as well as             [A–301–803]
                                              the Act, we will notify the International
                                              Trade Commission (ITC) of the final                     blends with other ingredients, such as sugar,
                                                                                                      where the unblended form(s) of citric acid,            Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts
                                              affirmative determination of sales at                                                                          From Colombia: Affirmative Final
                                                                                                      sodium citrate, and potassium citrate
                                              LTFV. Because Commerce’s final                          constitute 40 percent or more, by weight, of           Determination of Sales at Less Than
                                              determination in this proceeding is                     the blend.                                             Fair Value and Final Negative
                                              affirmative, in accordance with section                    The scope also includes all forms of crude          Determination of Critical
                                              735(b)(2) of the Act, the ITC will make                 calcium citrate, including dicalcium citrate           Circumstances
                                              its final determination as to whether the               monohydrate, and tricalcium citrate
                                              domestic industry in the United States                  tetrahydrate, which are intermediate                   AGENCY:  Enforcement and Compliance,
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                                              is materially injured, or threatened with               products in the production of citric acid,             International Trade Administration,
                                                                                                      sodium citrate, and potassium citrate.                 Department of Commerce.
                                              material injury, by reason of imports, or
                                                                                                         The scope includes the hydrous and
                                              sales (or the likelihood of sales) for                  anhydrous forms of citric acid, the dihydrate          SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
                                              importation of citric acid from Belgium                 and anhydrous forms of sodium citrate,                 (Commerce) determines that citric acid
                                              no later than 45 days after this final                  otherwise known as citric acid sodium salt,            and certain citrate salts (citric acid) from
                                              determination. If the ITC determines                    and the monohydrate and monopotassium                  Colombia are being, or are likely to be,
                                              that such injury does not exist, this                   forms of potassium citrate. Sodium citrate             sold in the United States at less than fair


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
DatesApplicable June 5, 2018.
ContactPaul Stolz, AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4474.
FR Citation83 FR 26001 

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