83_FR_26112 83 FR 26004 - Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From Thailand: Final Negative Countervailing Duty Determination, and Final Negative Critical Circumstances Determination

83 FR 26004 - Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From Thailand: Final Negative Countervailing Duty Determination, and Final Negative Critical Circumstances Determination

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

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

Page Range26004-26006
FR Document2018-12011

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies are not being provided to producers and exporters of citric acid and certain citrate salts (citric acid) from Thailand. The period of investigation is January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016. In addition, we determine that critical circumstances do not exist with respect to imports of the subject merchandise.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-549-834]


Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From Thailand: Final 
Negative Countervailing Duty Determination, and Final Negative Critical 
Circumstances Determination

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that 
countervailable subsidies are not being provided to producers and 
exporters of

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citric acid and certain citrate salts (citric acid) from Thailand. The 
period of investigation is January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016. 
In addition, we determine that critical circumstances do not exist with 
respect to imports of the subject merchandise.

DATES: Applicable June 5, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Conniff or Jolanta Lawska, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-1009 or 202-482-8362, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    Commerce published the Preliminary Determination on November 3, 
2017.\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. The revised deadline for the final determination of 
this investigation is now May 29, 2018.\2\ On February 23, 2018, 
Commerce issued a Post- Preliminary Results Decision Memorandum with 
respect to New Subsidy Allegations.\3\
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    \1\ See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Thailand: 
Preliminary Negative Countervailing Duty Determination, Preliminary 
Negative Critical Circumstances Determination and Alignment of Final 
Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination, 82 FR 51216 
(November 3, 2017) (Preliminary Determination), and accompanying 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
    \2\ See Memorandum for The Record from Christian Marsh, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, performing the 
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance, ``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.
    \3\ See Commerce Post-Preliminary Results Decision Memorandum 
Regarding New Subsidy Allegations dated February 23, 2018.
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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, which is hereby adopted by this 
notice.\4\
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    \4\ See Memorandum from Gary Taverman, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations to 
Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 
Compliance, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance ``Decision 
Memorandum for the Final Negative Countervailing Duty Determination 
and Final Negative Critical Circumstances Determination of Citric 
Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Thailand,'' dated concurrently 
with this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Investigation

    The product covered by this investigation is citric acid from 
Thailand. 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.\5\ We subsequently invited parties to submit 
additional scope comments 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 \6\ and 
the Preliminary Determination \7\ remains applicable. See Appendix I.
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    \5\ See Memorandum ``Scope Comments Decision Memorandum for the 
Preliminary Determinations,'' dated December 1, 2017 (Preliminary 
Scope Decision Memorandum).
    \6\ 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.
    \7\ See Preliminary Determination, 82 FR at 51216.
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Verification

    As provided in section 782(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(the Act), in November and December 2017, we conducted verification of 
the information submitted by the Royal Thai Government (RTG); COFCO 
Biochemical (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (COFCO); Niran (Thailand) Co., Ltd. 
(Niran); and Sunshine Biotech International Co., Ltd. (Sunshine) 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 the RTG, 
COFCO, Niran, and Sunshine.

Analysis of Subsidy Programs and Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs submitted by the 
interested parties are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum 
accompanying this notice, which is hereby adopted by this notice. A 
list of the issues addressed 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 on file 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 it is available to 
all parties in the Central Records Unit, Room B-8024 of the main 
Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed and electronic 
versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum 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 respondents' subsidy rate 
calculations. For a discussion of these changes, see the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum.

Final Negative Determination of Critical Circumstances

    In the Preliminary Determination, Commerce explained that a finding 
of critical circumstances is only relevant if, due to an affirmative 
preliminary or affirmative final determination, there is a suspension 
of liquidation.\8\ However, Commerce preliminarily determined that the 
mandatory respondents received de minimis net subsidy rates. Thus, 
Commerce issued a negative Preliminary Determination, did not suspend 
liquidation, and preliminarily found that critical circumstances did 
not exist.\9\
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    \8\ See Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 5.
    \9\ Id. at 5; see also Preliminary Determination, 82 FR at 
51217.
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    We continue to find that the mandatory respondents received de 
minimis net subsidy rates and, thus, we have issued a negative final 
determination. Accordingly, we also continue to find that critical 
circumstances do not exist.

Final Determination

    In accordance with section 705(c)(1)(B)(i)(I) of the Act, we have 
calculated individual rates for the three producers/exporters of 
subject merchandise that are under investigation. We determine that the 
total net countervailable subsidy rates are as follows:

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                                                        Ad Valorem Rate
                       Company                           (% de minimis)
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COFCO Biochemical (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (COFCO).......               0.00
Niran (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (Niran)...................               0.00
Sunshine Biotech International Co., Ltd. (Sunshine)..               0.21
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    The Department has not calculated an all-others rate because it has 
not reached an affirmative final determination. In the Preliminary 
Determination, the total net countervailable subsidy rates for the 
three companies were de minimis and, therefore, we did not suspend 
liquidation. Because the rates for the three companies remain de 
minimis, we are not directing U.S. Customs and Border Protection to 
suspend liquidation of entries of citric acid from Thailand.

Disclosure

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

International Trade Commission Notification

    In accordance with section 705(d) of the Act, we will notify the 
ITC of our determination. As our final determination is negative, this 
proceeding is terminated.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders (APOs)

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
Administrative Protective Order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Failure to 
comply is a violation of the APO.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This determination is issued and published pursuant to sections 
705(d) and 777(i) of the Act.

    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 Final Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Investigation
IV. New Subsidy Allegation
V. Subsidies Valuation
VI. Benchmark and Discount Rates
VII. Analysis of Programs
VIII. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Whether Commerce Should Include Respondents' Imports of 
Chinese-Origin Machinery and Equipment Made Pursuant to the 
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-China Free Trade Area 
(FTA) in the Benefit Calculation of the IPA Section 28 Program
Comment 2: Whether Subsidies Received by COFCO Biochemical 
(Thailand) Co., Ltd.'s (COFCO) Predecessor, World Best Biochemical 
(Thailand) Co., Ltd., (World Best), Are Countervailable
Comment 3: Whether Commerce Should Find Duty Exemptions on Imports 
of Raw Materials Under the Section 36 IPA Program to be 
Countervailable
IX. Recommendation

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                                                                                     Estimatedis materially injured, or threatened with                      tetrahydrate, which are intermediate
                                                                                     weighted-material injury, by reason of imports, or                      products in the production of citric acid,
                                                                                      average sales (or the likelihood of sales) for                         sodium citrate, and potassium citrate.
                                                    Exporter/Producer                                                                                           The scope includes the hydrous and
                                                                                     dumping
                                                                                      margin  importation of citric acid from Colombia
                                                                                                                                                             anhydrous forms of citric acid, the dihydrate
                                                                                     (percent)no later than 45 days after this final                         and anhydrous forms of sodium citrate,
                                                                                              determination. If the ITC determines                           otherwise known as citric acid sodium salt,
                                              All-Others .............................. 28.48 that such injury does not exist, this                          and the monohydrate and monopotassium
                                                                                              proceeding will be terminated and all                          forms of potassium citrate. Sodium citrate
                                              Disclosure                                      cash deposits posted will be refunded or                       also includes both trisodium citrate and
                                                                                              canceled. If the ITC determines that                           monosodium citrate which are also known as
                                                 Commerce intends to disclose to                                                                             citric acid trisodium salt and citric acid
                                              interested parties its calculations and         such injury does exist, Commerce will
                                                                                                                                                             monosodium salt, respectively.
                                              analysis performed in this final                issue an antidumping duty order
                                                                                                                                                                The scope does not include calcium citrate
                                              determination within five days of any           directing CBP to assess, upon further                          that satisfies the standards set forth in the
                                              public announcement in accordance               instruction by Commerce, antidumping                           United States Pharmacopeia and has been
                                              with 19 CFR 351.224(b).                         duties on all imports of the subject                           mixed with a functional excipient, such as
                                                                                              merchandise entered, or withdrawn                              dextrose or starch, where the excipient
                                              Continuation of Suspension of                   from warehouse, for consumption on or                          constitutes at least 2 percent, by weight, of
                                              Liquidation                                     after the effective date of the suspension                     the product.
                                                                                              of liquidation, as discussed above in the                         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         ‘‘Continuation of Suspension of
                                                                                                                                                             2918.15.1000 of the Harmonized Tariff
                                              determination, we will direct U.S.              Liquidation’’ section.                                         Schedule of the United States (HTSUS),
                                              Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to Notification Regarding Administrative                                   respectively. Potassium citrate and crude
                                              continue to suspend liquidation of all          Protective Orders                                              calcium citrate are classifiable under
                                              entries of citric acid from Colombia, as                                                                       2918.15.5000 and, if included in a mixture or
                                              described in Appendix I of this notice,            This notice will serve as a reminder                        blend, 3824.99.9295 of the HTSUS. Blends
                                                                                              to parties subject to an administrative                        that include citric acid, sodium citrate, and
                                              which are entered, or withdrawn from                                                                           potassium citrate are classifiable under
                                              warehouse, for consumption on or after          protective order (APO) of their
                                                                                              responsibility concerning the                                  3824.99.9295 of the HTSUS. Although the
                                              January 8, 2018, the date of publication                                                                       HTSUS subheadings are provided for
                                              in the Federal Register of the affirmative disposition of propriety information                                convenience and customs purposes, the
                                              Preliminary Determination.                      disclosed under APO in accordance                              written description of the merchandise is
                                                 Pursuant to section 735(c)(1)(B)(ii) of      with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely                              dispositive.
                                              the Act and 19 CFR 351.10(d),                   written notification of return or
                                                                                              destruction of APO materials, or                               Appendix II
                                              Commerce will instruct CBP to require
                                              a cash deposit for such entries of              conversion to judicial protective order,
                                                                                                                                                             List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and
                                              merchandise equal to the estimated              is hereby requested. Failure to comply                         Decision Memorandum
                                              weighted-average dumping margin or              with the regulations and terms of an
                                                                                              APO is a sanctionable violation.                               I. Summary
                                              the estimate all-others rate, as follows:                                                                      II. Background
                                              (1) The cash deposit rate for the               Notification to Interested Parties                             III. Scope of the Investigation
                                              respondents listed above will be equal                                                                         IV. Changes Since the Preliminary
                                                                                                 This determination is issued and                                  Determination
                                              to the respondent-specific estimated
                                                                                              published in accordance with sections                          V. Final Negative Determination of Critical
                                              weighted-average dumping margin
                                                                                              735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19                               Circumstances
                                              determined in this final determination;
                                                                                              CFR 351.210(c).                                                VI. Discussion of the Issues
                                              (2) if the exporter is not a respondent                                                                           Comment 1: Date of Sale
                                              identified above but the producer is,             Dated: May 29, 2018.
                                                                                                                                                                Comment 2: Whether to Include Minor
                                              then the cash deposit rate will be equal        Gary Taverman,                                                       Corrections from the Sales Verification
                                              to the respondent-specific estimated            Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping                     VII. Recommendation
                                              weighted average dumping margin                 and Countervailing Duty Operations,                            [FR Doc. 2018–12008 Filed 6–4–18; 8:45 am]
                                              established for the producer of the             performing the non-exclusive functions and
                                                                                                                                                             BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                              subject merchandise; and (3) the cash           duties of the Assistant Secretary for
                                              deposit rate for all other producers and        Enforcement and Compliance.
                                              exporters will equal to the all-others          Appendix I                                                     DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                              estimated weighted-average dumping
                                              margin. These suspension of liquidation Scope of the Investigation                                             International Trade Administration
                                              instructions will remain in effect until          The merchandise covered by this                              [C–549–834]
                                              further notice.                                 investigation includes all grades and
                                              International Trade Commission                          granulation sizes of citric acid, sodium               Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts
                                              Notification                                            citrate, and potassium citrate in their                From Thailand: Final Negative
                                                                                                      unblended forms, whether dry or in solution,           Countervailing Duty Determination,
                                                 In accordance with section 735(d) of                 and regardless of packaging type. The scope            and Final Negative Critical
                                              the Act, we will notify the International               also includes blends of citric acid, sodium
                                                                                                                                                             Circumstances Determination
                                              Trade Commission (ITC) of the final                     citrate, and potassium citrate; as well as
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                                              affirmative determination of sales at                   blends with other ingredients, such as sugar,          AGENCY:  Enforcement and Compliance,
                                              LTFV. Because Commerce’s final                          where the unblended form(s) of citric acid,            International Trade Administration,
                                                                                                      sodium citrate, and potassium citrate                  Department of Commerce.
                                              determination in this investigation is                  constitute 40 percent or more, by weight, of
                                              affirmative, in accordance with section                 the blend.                                             SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
                                              735(b)(2) of the Act, the ITC will make                    The scope also includes all forms of crude          (Commerce) determines that
                                              its final determination as to whether the               calcium citrate, including dicalcium citrate           countervailable subsidies are not being
                                              domestic industry in the United States                  monohydrate, and tricalcium citrate                    provided to producers and exporters of


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                                              citric acid and certain citrate salts (citric           Scope of the Investigation                             via Enforcement and Compliance’s
                                              acid) from Thailand. The period of                         The product covered by this                         Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
                                              investigation is January 1, 2016, through               investigation is citric acid from                      Centralized Electronic Service System
                                              December 31, 2016. In addition, we                      Thailand. For a full description of the                (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
                                              determine that critical circumstances do                scope of this investigation, see the                   registered users at https://
                                              not exist with respect to imports of the                ‘‘Scope of the Investigation’’ in                      access.trade.gov, and it is available to
                                              subject merchandise.                                    Appendix I of this notice.                             all parties in the Central Records Unit,
                                              DATES: Applicable June 5, 2018.                                                                                Room B–8024 of the main Department
                                                                                                      Scope Comments
                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John                                                                          of Commerce building. In addition, a
                                              Conniff or Jolanta Lawska, AD/CVD                          Prior to the Preliminary                            complete version of the Issues and
                                              Operations, Office III, Enforcement and                 Determination, we issued a Preliminary                 Decision Memorandum can be accessed
                                              Compliance, International Trade                         Scope Decision Memorandum.5 We                         directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/
                                              Administration, U.S. Department of                      subsequently invited parties to submit                 frn/index.html. The signed and
                                              Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue                      additional scope comments in their case                electronic versions of the Issues and
                                              NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:                    briefs, but received none. Therefore, for              Decision Memorandum are identical in
                                              202–482–1009 or 202–482–8362,                           the final determination, we continue to
                                                                                                                                                             content.
                                              respectively.                                           find that the scope of the investigation
                                                                                                      as defined in the Initiation Notice 6 and              Changes Since the Preliminary
                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                      the Preliminary Determination 7 remains                Determination
                                              Background                                              applicable. See Appendix I.
                                                                                                                                                               Based on our analysis of the
                                                 Commerce published the Preliminary                   Verification
                                              Determination on November 3, 2017.1                                                                            comments received and our findings at
                                                                                                        As provided in section 782(i) of the                 verification, we made certain changes to
                                              We invited interested parties to
                                                                                                      Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act),              the respondents’ subsidy rate
                                              comment on the Preliminary
                                                                                                      in November and December 2017, we                      calculations. For a discussion of these
                                              Determination. Commerce exercised its
                                                                                                      conducted verification of the                          changes, see the Issues and Decision
                                              discretion to toll all deadlines affected
                                                                                                      information submitted by the Royal                     Memorandum.
                                              by the closure of the Federal
                                                                                                      Thai Government (RTG); COFCO
                                              Government from January 20 through                                                                             Final Negative Determination of
                                                                                                      Biochemical (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
                                              22, 2018. The revised deadline for the
                                                                                                      (COFCO); Niran (Thailand) Co., Ltd.                    Critical Circumstances
                                              final determination of this investigation
                                                                                                      (Niran); and Sunshine Biotech
                                              is now May 29, 2018.2 On February 23,                                                                             In the Preliminary Determination,
                                                                                                      International Co., Ltd. (Sunshine) for
                                              2018, Commerce issued a Post-                                                                                  Commerce explained that a finding of
                                                                                                      use in our final determination. We used
                                              Preliminary Results Decision                                                                                   critical circumstances is only relevant if,
                                                                                                      standard verification procedures,
                                              Memorandum with respect to New                                                                                 due to an affirmative preliminary or
                                                                                                      including an examination of relevant
                                              Subsidy Allegations.3                                                                                          affirmative final determination, there is
                                                                                                      accounting and production records, and
                                                 A summary of the events that                                                                                a suspension of liquidation.8 However,
                                                                                                      original source documents provided by
                                              occurred since Commerce published the
                                                                                                      the RTG, COFCO, Niran, and Sunshine.                   Commerce preliminarily determined
                                              Preliminary Determination, as well as a
                                                                                                                                                             that the mandatory respondents
                                              full discussion of the issues raised by                 Analysis of Subsidy Programs and
                                                                                                                                                             received de minimis net subsidy rates.
                                              parties for this final determination, may               Comments Received
                                                                                                                                                             Thus, Commerce issued a negative
                                              be found in the Issues and Decision                        All issues raised in the case and
                                              Memorandum, which is hereby adopted                                                                            Preliminary Determination, did not
                                                                                                      rebuttal briefs submitted by the                       suspend liquidation, and preliminarily
                                              by this notice.4                                        interested parties are addressed in the                found that critical circumstances did
                                                 1 See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from
                                                                                                      Issues and Decision Memorandum                         not exist.9
                                              Thailand: Preliminary Negative Countervailing
                                                                                                      accompanying this notice, which is
                                                                                                      hereby adopted by this notice. A list of                 We continue to find that the
                                              Duty Determination, Preliminary Negative Critical
                                              Circumstances Determination and Alignment of            the issues addressed in the Issues and                 mandatory respondents received de
                                              Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty         Decision Memorandum is attached to                     minimis net subsidy rates and, thus, we
                                              Determination, 82 FR 51216 (November 3, 2017)           this notice at Appendix II. The Issues                 have issued a negative final
                                              (Preliminary Determination), and accompanying
                                                                                                      and Decision Memorandum is a public                    determination. Accordingly, we also
                                              Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
                                                 2 See Memorandum for The Record from                 document and is on file electronically                 continue to find that critical
                                              Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for                                                                circumstances do not exist.
                                              Enforcement and Compliance, performing the non-         Enforcement and Compliance ‘‘Decision
                                              exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant         Memorandum for the Final Negative Countervailing       Final Determination
                                              Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance,               Duty Determination and Final Negative Critical
                                              ‘‘Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the             Circumstances Determination of Citric Acid and           In accordance with section
                                              Federal Government’’ (Tolling Memorandum),              Certain Citrate Salts from Thailand,’’ dated           705(c)(1)(B)(i)(I) of the Act, we have
                                              dated January 23, 2018. All deadlines in this           concurrently with this notice (Issues and Decision
                                                                                                      Memorandum).
                                                                                                                                                             calculated individual rates for the three
                                              segment of the proceeding have been extended by
                                              3 days.                                                    5 See Memorandum ‘‘Scope Comments Decision          producers/exporters of subject
                                                 3 See Commerce Post-Preliminary Results              Memorandum for the Preliminary Determinations,’’       merchandise that are under
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                                              Decision Memorandum Regarding New Subsidy               dated December 1, 2017 (Preliminary Scope              investigation. We determine that the
                                              Allegations dated February 23, 2018.                    Decision Memorandum).                                  total net countervailable subsidy rates
                                                 4 See Memorandum from Gary Taverman, Deputy             6 See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from

                                                                                                      Belgium, Colombia, and Thailand: Initiation of
                                                                                                                                                             are as follows:
                                              Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
                                              Countervailing Duty Operations to Christian Marsh,      Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 82 FR 29828         8 See
                                                                                                      (June 30, 2017) (Initiation Notice) and                        Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 5.
                                              Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
                                                                                                                                                               9 Id.at 5; see also Preliminary Determination, 82
                                              Compliance, performing the non-exclusive                accompanying Initiation Checklist.
                                              functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for        7 See Preliminary Determination, 82 FR at 51216.    FR at 51217.



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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Ad Valorem Rate
                                                                                                                                 Company                                                                                               (% de minimis)

                                              COFCO Biochemical (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (COFCO) ....................................................................................................................                                0.00
                                              Niran (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (Niran) ..................................................................................................................................................              0.00
                                              Sunshine Biotech International Co., Ltd. (Sunshine) ....................................................................................................................                           0.21



                                                 The Department has not calculated an                                and regardless of packaging type. The scope                                  COFCO Biochemical (Thailand) Co.,
                                              all-others rate because it has not reached                             also includes blends of citric acid, sodium                                  Ltd.’s (COFCO) Predecessor, World Best
                                              an affirmative final determination. In                                 citrate, and potassium citrate; as well as                                   Biochemical (Thailand) Co., Ltd., (World
                                                                                                                     blends with other ingredients, such as sugar,                                Best), Are Countervailable
                                              the Preliminary Determination, the total
                                                                                                                     where the unblended form(s) of citric acid,                             Comment 3: Whether Commerce Should Find
                                              net countervailable subsidy rates for the                              sodium citrate, and potassium citrate                                        Duty Exemptions on Imports of Raw
                                              three companies were de minimis and,                                   constitute 40 percent or more, by weight, of                                 Materials Under the Section 36 IPA
                                              therefore, we did not suspend                                          the blend.                                                                   Program to be Countervailable
                                              liquidation. Because the rates for the                                    The scope also includes all forms of crude                           IX. Recommendation
                                              three companies remain de minimis, we                                  calcium citrate, including dicalcium citrate                            [FR Doc. 2018–12011 Filed 6–4–18; 8:45 am]
                                              are not directing U.S. Customs and                                     monohydrate, and tricalcium citrate
                                                                                                                     tetrahydrate, which are intermediate                                    BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                              Border Protection to suspend
                                                                                                                     products in the production of citric acid,
                                              liquidation of entries of citric acid from
                                                                                                                     sodium citrate, and potassium citrate.
                                              Thailand.                                                                 The scope includes the hydrous and                                   DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                              Disclosure                                                             anhydrous forms of citric acid, the dihydrate
                                                                                                                     and anhydrous forms of sodium citrate,                                  International Trade Administration
                                                Commerce intends to disclose to                                      otherwise known as citric acid sodium salt,
                                              interested parties its calculations and                                and the monohydrate and monopotassium                                   [C–570–065]
                                              analysis performed in this final                                       forms of potassium citrate. Sodium citrate
                                              determination within five days of any                                  also includes both trisodium citrate and                                Stainless Steel Flanges From the
                                              public announcement in accordance                                      monosodium citrate which are also known as                              People’s Republic of China:
                                                                                                                     citric acid trisodium salt and citric acid                              Countervailing Duty Order
                                              with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
                                                                                                                     monosodium salt, respectively.
                                              International Trade Commission                                            The scope does not include calcium citrate                           AGENCY:  Enforcement and Compliance,
                                              Notification                                                           that satisfies the standards set forth in the                           International Trade Administration,
                                                                                                                     United States Pharmacopeia and has been                                 Department of Commerce.
                                                In accordance with section 705(d) of                                 mixed with a functional excipient, such as
                                              the Act, we will notify the ITC of our                                 dextrose or starch, where the excipient                                 SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final
                                              determination. As our final                                            constitutes at least 2 percent, by weight, of                           determinations by the Department of
                                              determination is negative, this                                        the product.                                                            Commerce (Commerce) and the
                                              proceeding is terminated.                                                 Citric acid and sodium citrate are                                   International Trade Commission (ITC),
                                                                                                                     classifiable under 2918.14.0000 and                                     Commerce is issuing the countervailing
                                              Notification Regarding Administrative                                  2918.15.1000 of the Harmonized Tariff                                   duty (CVD) order stainless steel flanges
                                              Protective Orders (APOs)                                               Schedule of the United States (HTSUS),
                                                                                                                                                                                             from the People’s Republic of China
                                                                                                                     respectively. Potassium citrate and crude
                                                This notice serves as the only                                       calcium citrate are classifiable under                                  (China).
                                              reminder to parties subject to                                         2918.15.5000 and, if included in a mixture or                           DATES:      Applicable June 5, 2018.
                                              Administrative Protective Order (APO)                                  blend, 3824.99.9295 of the HTSUS. Blends
                                                                                                                     that include citric acid, sodium citrate, and
                                                                                                                                                                                             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:   Jerry
                                              of their responsibility concerning the
                                                                                                                     potassium citrate are classifiable under                                Huang at (202) 482–4047 or Justin
                                              return or destruction of proprietary
                                                                                                                     3824.99.9295 of the HTSUS. Although the                                 Neuman at (202) 482–0486, AD/CVD
                                              information disclosed under APO in
                                                                                                                     HTSUS subheadings are provided for                                      Operations, Office V, Enforcement and
                                              accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3).
                                                                                                                     convenience and customs purposes, the                                   Compliance, International Trade
                                              Failure to comply is a violation of the                                written description of the merchandise is                               Administration, U.S. Department of
                                              APO.                                                                   dispositive.                                                            Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
                                              Notification to Interested Parties                                     Appendix II                                                             NW, Washington, DC 20230.
                                                This determination is issued and                                                                                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                                     List of Topics Discussed in the Final
                                              published pursuant to sections 705(d)                                  Decision Memorandum                                                     Background
                                              and 777(i) of the Act.                                                 I. Summary                                                                 In accordance with sections 705(a),
                                                Dated: May 29, 2018.                                                 II. Background
                                                                                                                                                                                             705(d), and 777(i) of the Tariff Act of
                                              Gary Taverman,                                                         III. Scope of the Investigation
                                                                                                                     IV. New Subsidy Allegation                                              1930, as amended (Act), and 19 CFR
                                              Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping                                                                                                     351.210(c), on April 12, 2018,
                                                                                                                     V. Subsidies Valuation
                                              and Countervailing Duty Operations,                                                                                                            Commerce published its affirmative
                                                                                                                     VI. Benchmark and Discount Rates
                                              performing the non-exclusive functions and
                                                                                                                     VII. Analysis of Programs                                               final determinations that
                                              duties of the Assistant Secretary for
                                              Enforcement and Compliance.
                                                                                                                     VIII. Discussion of the Issues                                          countervailable subsidies are being
                                                                                                                     Comment 1: Whether Commerce Should                                      provided to producers and exporters of
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                                              Appendix I                                                                   Include Respondents’ Imports of                                   stainless steel flanges from China.1
                                                                                                                           Chinese-Origin Machinery and
                                              Scope of the Investigation                                                   Equipment Made Pursuant to the                                      1 See Countervailing Duty Investigation of
                                                 The merchandise covered by this                                           Association of Southeast Asian Nations                            Stainless Steel Flanges from the People’s Republic
                                              investigation includes all grades and                                        (ASEAN)-China Free Trade Area (FTA)                               of China: Final Affirmative Determination, 83 FR
                                              granulation sizes of citric acid, sodium                                     in the Benefit Calculation of the IPA                             15790 (April 12, 2018) (Final Determination) and
                                              citrate, and potassium citrate in their                                      Section 28 Program                                                the accompanying Issues and Decision
                                              unblended forms, whether dry or in solution,                           Comment 2: Whether Subsidies Received by                                Memorandum.



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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.
ContactJohn Conniff or Jolanta Lawska, AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-1009 or 202-482-8362, respectively.
FR Citation83 FR 26004 

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