83 FR 31949 - Sodium Gluconate, Gluconic Acid, and Derivative Products From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 132 (July 10, 2018)
International Trade Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 132 (July 10, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 10, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 31949-31951] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-14729] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-570-071] Sodium Gluconate, Gluconic Acid, and Derivative Products From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that sodium gluconate, gluconic acid, and derivative products from the People's Republic of China (China) are, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is April 1, 2017, through September 30, 2017. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination. DATES: Applicable July 10, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Magd Zalok or Stephen Bailey, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement & Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4162 or (202) 482-0193 respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background This preliminary determination is in accordance with section 733(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Commerce published the notice of initiation of this investigation on January 4, 2018.\1\ On May 1, 2018, Commerce postponed the preliminary determination of this investigation.\2\ Commerce has exercised its discretion to toll deadlines for the duration of the closure of the Federal Government from January 20 through 22, 2018.\3\ The revised deadline for the preliminary determination for this investigation is now July 2, 2018. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ See Sodium Gluconate, Gluconic Acid, and Derivative Products from France and the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Less- Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 83 FR 516 (January 4, 2018) (Initiation Notice). \2\ See Sodium Gluconate, Gluconic Acid, and Derivative Products from the People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation, 83 FR 19050 (May 1, 2018). \3\ 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\4\ A list of topics included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as Appendix II to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov, and to all parties in the Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and the electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Determination of the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation of Sodium Gluconate, Gluconic Acid, and Derivative Products from People's Republic of China (Preliminary Decision Memorandum), dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice. See also Appendix I. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scope of the Investigation The products covered by this investigation are sodium gluconate, gluconic acid, and derivative products from China. For a complete description of the scope of this investigation, see Appendix I to this notice. Scope Comments In accordance with the preamble to Commerce's regulations,\5\ the Initiation Notice set aside a period of time for parties to raise issues regarding product coverage (scope).\6\ On January 9, 2018, and January 19, 2018, Commerce received scope comments and rebuttal comments, respectively.\7\ For further details, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum accompanying this notice. However, Commerce is not preliminarily modifying the scope language as it appeared in the Initiation Notice. See the scope in Appendix I to this notice. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \5\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997). \6\ See Initiation Notice. \7\ See Letter from Jungbunzlauer S.A. to Commerce, ``Investigations Sodium Gluconate, Gluconic Acid, and Derivative Products from France and China--Junsbunzlauers Comments regarding Scope,'' dated January 9, 2018, and PMP's Letter to Commerce, ``Countervailing and Antidumping Duty Investigation of Sodium Gluconate, Gluconic Acid and Derivative Products from the People's Republic of China: Petitioner's Rebuttal Comments on Scope Comments,'' dated January 19, 2018. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Methodology Commerce is conducting this investigation in accordance with section 731 of the Act. Pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act, Commerce preliminarily has relied upon facts otherwise available, with adverse inferences, for the China-wide entity. The China-wide entity includes mandatory respondents Shandong Fuyang Biotechnology Co., Ltd./ Shandong Fuyang Biology Starch Co., Ltd. (Shandong Fuyang) \8\ Qingdao [[Page 31950]] Dongxiao Enterprise Co., Ltd. (Qingdao Dongxiao),\9\ Zhejiang Tianyi Food Additives Co., Ltd. (Tianyi Food) \10\ and Dezhou Huiyang Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (Dezhou Huiyang).\11\ These companies failed to respond to Commerce's requests for information and withdrew from participation in this investigation. For a full description of the methodology underlying Commerce's preliminary determination, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \8\ See Memorandum, ``Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation of Sodium Gluconate, Gluconic Acid, and Derivative Products from the People's Republic of China: Respondent Selection,'' dated January 17, 2018 (Initial Respondent Selection Memorandum). See also Shandong Fuyang letter, ``Notice of Non-Participation in Investigation,'' dated March 30, 2018. \9\ See Qingdao Dongxiao, see the Initial Respondent Selection Memorandum and Qingdao Dongxiao's Letter, ``Withdrawal from Participation,'' dated February 14, 2018. \10\ See Tianyi Food, see Commerce's Memorandum, ``Selection of Additional Respondent,'' dated March 5, 2018 and Tianyi Food's Letter, ``Withdrawal from Participation,'' dated March 8, 2018. \11\ See Dezhou Huiyang's Commerce's Memorandum, ``Selection of Additional Respondent,'' dated March 9, 2018 and Dezhou Huiyang's Letter, ``Dezhou Huiyang Biotechnology Co., Ltd. Withdrawal of Participation in Antidumping Duty Investigation,'' dated March 13, 2018. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Separate Rate In proceedings involving NME countries, Commerce maintains a rebuttable presumption that all companies within the country are subject to government control and, therefore, should be assessed a single weighted-average dumping margin.\12\ Commerce's policy is to assign all exporters of subject merchandise that are in an NME country this single rate unless an exporter can demonstrate that it is sufficiently independent so as to be entitled to a separate rate.\13\ Commerce preliminarily finds that the evidence placed on the record of this investigation by Anhui Xingzhou Medicine Food Co., Ltd. (Xingzhou Medicine) \14\ demonstrates an absence of de jure and de facto government control. Commerce assigned Xingzhou Medicine a separate rate, which is the petition rate, because it is the only rate available on the record of this proceeding. For a full description of the methodology underlying Commerce's preliminary determination, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \12\ See, e.g., Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip from the People's Republic of China: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 73 FR 55039, 55040 (September 24, 2008). \13\ See Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Sparklers from the People's Republic of China, 56 FR 20588, 20589 (May 6, 1991) (Sparklers). \14\ See, e.g., Xingzhou Medicine's Letter, ``Xingzhou Medicine Separate Rate Application,'' dated February 5, 2018; Commerce's Letter, ``1st Supplemental Questionnaire Regarding the Separate Rate Application for Anhui Xingzhou Medicine Food Co., Ltd.,'' dated February 27, 2018; Xingzhou Medicine's Letter, ``Supplemental SRA Questionnaire Response,'' dated March 6, 2018; Commerce's Letter, ``2nd Supplemental Questionnaire regarding the Separate Rate Application for Anhui Xingzhou Medicine Food Co., Ltd.,'' dated March 22, 2018. and Xingzhou Medicine's Letter, ``Second Supplemental SRA Questionnaire Response,'' dated March 29, 2018. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Combination Rates In the Initiation Notice,\15\ Commerce stated that it would calculate producer/exporter combination rates for the respondents that are eligible for a separate rate in this investigation. Policy Bulletin 05.1 describes this practice.\16\ Because Commerce preliminarily determined that these mandatory respondents should be considered part of the China-wide entity, and assigned, as adverse facts available, the petition rate to the China-wide entity, Commerce did not calculate producer/exporter combination rates for those companies. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \15\ See Initiation Notice at 42652-53. \16\ See Enforcement and Compliance's Policy Bulletin No. 05.1, regarding, ``Separate-Rates Practice and Application of Combination Rates in Antidumping Investigations involving Non-Market Economy Countries,'' (April 5, 2005) (Policy Bulletin 05.1), available on Commerce's website at http://enforcement.trade.gov/policy/bull05-1.pdf. \17\ The China-wide Entity includes Dezhou Huiyang, Qingdao Dongxiao, Shandong Fuyang, and Tianyi Food. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Determination Commerce preliminarily determines that the following estimated weighted-average dumping margins exist: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Estimated weighted- Exporter Producer average dumping margin (percent) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Anhui Xingzhou Medicine Food Xiwang Pharmaceutical 213.15 Co., Ltd. Co., Ltd. Anhui Xingzhou Medicine Food Zhucheng Shuguang 213.15 Co., Ltd. Biotech Co., Ltd. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ China-wide Entity \17\ 213.15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Suspension of Liquidation In accordance with section 733(d)(2) of the Act, Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation of subject merchandise as described in the scope of the investigation section entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register, as discussed below. Further, pursuant to section 733(d)(1)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(d), Commerce will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit equal to the weighted average amount by which normal value exceeds U.S. price, as indicated in the chart above as follows: (1) For the producer/exporter combinations listed in the table above, the cash deposit rate is equal to the estimated weighted-average dumping margin listed for that combination in the table; (2) for all combinations of China producers/exporters of merchandise under consideration that have not established eligibility for their own separate rates, the cash deposit rate will be equal to the estimated weighted-average dumping margin established for the China-wide entity; and (3) for all third- country exporters of merchandise under consideration not listed in the table above, the cash deposit rate is the cash deposit rate applicable to the China producer/exporter combination (or the China-wide entity) that supplied that third-country exporter. As described in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, in this preliminary determination, no adjustments pursuant to sections 777A(f) and 772(c)(1)(C) of the Act are being made for cash deposit purposes. These suspension of liquidation instructions will remain in effect until further notice. Disclosure Normally, Commerce discloses to interested parties the calculations performed in connection with a preliminary determination within five days of its public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of publication of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). However, [[Page 31951]] because Commerce preliminarily determined that the mandatory respondents should be considered to be part of the China-wide entity, and assigned the China-wide entity an AFA rate based solely on the petition, there are no calculations to disclose. Verification Because the mandatory respondents in this investigation did not provide information requested by Commerce and Commerce preliminarily determines in accordance with section 776(b) of the Act that each of the mandatory respondents to have been uncooperative, verification will not be conducted. Public Comment Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than 30 days after the date of publication of the preliminary determination, unless the Secretary alters the time limit. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in case briefs, may be submitted no later than five days after the deadline date for case briefs.\18\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this investigation are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \18\ See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain the party's name, address, and telephone number, the number of participants, whether any participant is a foreign national, and a list of the issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, at a time and date to be determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date. Final Determination Section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(1) provide that Commerce will issue the final determination within 75 days after the date of its preliminary determination. Accordingly, Commerce will make its final determination no later than 75 days after the signature date of this preliminary determination. International Trade Commission Notification In accordance with section 733(f) of the Act, Commerce will notify the International Trade Commission (ITC) of its preliminary determination of sales at LTFV. If the final determination is affirmative, the ITC will determine before the later of 120 days after the date of this preliminary determination or 45 days after the final determination whether imports of the subject merchandise are materially injuring, or threaten material injury to, the U.S. industry. Notification to Interested Parties This determination is issued and published in accordance with sections 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(c). Dated: July 2, 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 scope of the investigation covers all grades of sodium gluconate, gluconic acid, liquid gluconate, and glucono delta lactone (GDL) (collectively GNA Products), regardless of physical form (including, but not limited to substrates; solutions; dry granular form or powders, regardless of particle size; or as a slurry). The scope also includes GNA Products that have been blended or are in solution with other product(s) where the resulting mix contains 35 percent or more of sodium gluconate, gluconic acid, liquid gluconate, and/or GDL by dry weight. Sodium gluconate has a molecular formula of NaC6 H11 O7 . Sodium gluconate has a Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) registry number of 527-07-1, and can also be called ``sodium salt of gluconic acid'' and/or sodium 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 pentahydroxyhexanoate. Gluconic acid has a molecular formula of C6 H12 O7 . Gluconic acid has a CAS registry number of 526-95-4, and can also be called 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 pentahydroxycaproic acid. Liquid gluconate is a blend consisting only of gluconic acid and sodium gluconate in an aqueous solution. Liquid gluconate has CAS registry numbers of 527-07-1, 526-95-4, and 7732-18-5, and can also be called 2, 3, 4, 5, 6-pentahydroxycaproic acid-hexanoate. GDL has a molecular formula of C6 H10 O6 . GDL has a CAS registry number of 90-80-2, and can also be called d-glucono-1,5-lactone. The merchandise covered by the scope of the investigation is currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under subheadings 2918.16.1000, 2918.16.5010, and 2932.20.5020. Merchandise covered by the scope may also enter under HTSUS subheadings 2918.16.5050, 3824.99.2890, and 3824.99.9295. Although the HTSUS subheadings and CAS registry numbers are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the merchandise is dispositive. Appendix II List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Period of Investigation IV. Scope Comments V. Scope of the Investigation VI. Discussion of the Methodology A. Non-Market Economy Country B. Surrogate Country and Surrogate Value Comments C. Separate Rates D. China-Wide Entity E. Use of Facts Otherwise Available With an Adverse Inference VII. Adjustment Under Section 777(A)(f) of the Act VIII. Adjustments to Cash Deposit Rates for Export Subsidies IX. Verification X. Conclusion [FR Doc. 2018-14729 Filed 7-9-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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Estimated Total Annual Cost to are invited to comment on this access.trade.gov, and to all parties in the
Public: $0. (This is not the cost of preliminary determination. Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the
respondents’ time, but the indirect costs DATES: Applicable July 10, 2018. main Department of Commerce
respondents may incur for such things FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: building. In addition, a complete
as purchases of specialized software or Magd Zalok or Stephen Bailey, AD/CVD version of the Preliminary Decision
hardware needed to report, or Operations, Office IV, Enforcement & Memorandum can be accessed directly
expenditures for accounting or records Compliance, International Trade at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
maintenance services required Administration, Department of The signed and the electronic versions
specifically by the collection.) Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue of the Preliminary Decision
Respondent Obligation: Voluntary. NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: Memorandum are identical in content.
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 16, (202) 482–4162 or (202) 482–0193 Scope of the Investigation
141, and 193. respectively.
The products covered by this
V. Request for Comments SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
investigation are sodium gluconate,
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether Background gluconic acid, and derivative products
the proposed collection of information from China. For a complete description
is necessary for the proper performance This preliminary determination is in
accordance with section 733(b) of the of the scope of this investigation, see
of the functions of the agency, including Appendix I to this notice.
whether the information shall have Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commerce published the notice of Scope Comments
agency’s estimate of the burden initiation of this investigation on
January 4, 2018.1 On May 1, 2018, In accordance with the preamble to
(including hours and cost) of the Commerce’s regulations,5 the Initiation
proposed collection of information; (c) Commerce postponed the preliminary
determination of this investigation.2 Notice set aside a period of time for
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and parties to raise issues regarding product
clarity of the information to be Commerce has exercised its discretion
to toll deadlines for the duration of the coverage (scope).6 On January 9, 2018,
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the and January 19, 2018, Commerce
burden of the collection of information closure of the Federal Government from
January 20 through 22, 2018.3 The received scope comments and rebuttal
on respondents, including through the comments, respectively.7 For further
use of automated collection techniques revised deadline for the preliminary
determination for this investigation is details, see the Preliminary Decision
or other forms of information Memorandum accompanying this
technology. now July 2, 2018.
For a complete description of the notice. However, Commerce is not
Summarization of comments preliminarily modifying the scope
events that followed the initiation of
submitted in response to this notice will language as it appeared in the Initiation
this investigation, see the Preliminary
be included in the request for OMB Notice. See the scope in Appendix I to
Decision Memorandum.4 A list of topics
approval of this information collection. this notice.
included in the Preliminary Decision
Comments will also become a matter of
Memorandum is included as Appendix Methodology
public record.
II to this notice. The Preliminary
Sheleen Dumas, Decision Memorandum is a public Commerce is conducting this
document and is on file electronically investigation in accordance with section
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer. via Enforcement and Compliance’s 731 of the Act. Pursuant to sections
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 776(a) and (b) of the Act, Commerce
[FR Doc. 2018–14695 Filed 7–9–18; 8:45 am]
Centralized Electronic Service System preliminarily has relied upon facts
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(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to otherwise available, with adverse
registered users at https:// inferences, for the China-wide entity.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE The China-wide entity includes
1 See Sodium Gluconate, Gluconic Acid, and mandatory respondents Shandong
International Trade Administration Derivative Products from France and the People’s Fuyang Biotechnology Co., Ltd./
Republic of China: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair- Shandong Fuyang Biology Starch Co.,
[A–570–071] Value Investigations, 83 FR 516 (January 4, 2018) Ltd. (Shandong Fuyang) 8 Qingdao
(Initiation Notice).
Sodium Gluconate, Gluconic Acid, and 2 See Sodium Gluconate, Gluconic Acid, and
5 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties,
Derivative Products From the People’s Derivative Products from the People’s Republic of
China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997).
Republic of China: Preliminary in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation, 83 FR 6 See Initiation Notice.
Determination of Sales at Less Than 19050 (May 1, 2018). 7 See Letter from Jungbunzlauer S.A. to
Fair Value 3 See Memorandum, for The Record from Commerce, ‘‘Investigations Sodium Gluconate,
Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Gluconic Acid, and Derivative Products from
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, Enforcement and Compliance, performing the non- France and China—Junsbunzlauers Comments
International Trade Administration, exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant regarding Scope,’’ dated January 9, 2018, and PMP’s
Department of Commerce. Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Letter to Commerce, ‘‘Countervailing and
‘‘Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Sodium
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Federal Government,’’ (Tolling Memorandum), Gluconate, Gluconic Acid and Derivative Products
Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily dated January 23, 2018. All deadlines in this from the People’s Republic of China: Petitioner’s
determines that sodium gluconate, segment of the proceeding have been extended by Rebuttal Comments on Scope Comments,’’ dated
amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1
3 days. January 19, 2018.
gluconic acid, and derivative products 4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 8 See Memorandum, ‘‘Less-Than-Fair-Value
from the People’s Republic of China the Preliminary Determination of the Less-Than- Investigation of Sodium Gluconate, Gluconic Acid,
(China) are, or are likely to be, sold in Fair-Value Investigation of Sodium Gluconate, and Derivative Products from the People’s Republic
the United States at less than fair value Gluconic Acid, and Derivative Products from of China: Respondent Selection,’’ dated January 17,
People’s Republic of China (Preliminary Decision 2018 (Initial Respondent Selection Memorandum).
(LTFV). The period of investigation Memorandum), dated concurrently with, and See also Shandong Fuyang letter, ‘‘Notice of Non-
(POI) is April 1, 2017, through hereby adopted by, this notice. See also Appendix Participation in Investigation,’’ dated March 30,
September 30, 2017. Interested parties I. 2018.
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because Commerce preliminarily determination within 75 days after the The merchandise covered by the scope of
determined that the mandatory date of its preliminary determination. the investigation is currently classified in the
respondents should be considered to be Accordingly, Commerce will make its Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
part of the China-wide entity, and final determination no later than 75 States (HTSUS) under subheadings
2918.16.1000, 2918.16.5010, and
assigned the China-wide entity an AFA days after the signature date of this 2932.20.5020. Merchandise covered by the
rate based solely on the petition, there preliminary determination. scope may also enter under HTSUS
are no calculations to disclose. subheadings 2918.16.5050, 3824.99.2890,
International Trade Commission
Verification Notification and 3824.99.9295. Although the HTSUS
subheadings and CAS registry numbers are
Because the mandatory respondents In accordance with section 733(f) of provided for convenience and customs
in this investigation did not provide the Act, Commerce will notify the purposes, the written description of the
information requested by Commerce International Trade Commission (ITC) of merchandise is dispositive.
and Commerce preliminarily determines its preliminary determination of sales at Appendix II
in accordance with section 776(b) of the LTFV. If the final determination is
Act that each of the mandatory List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
affirmative, the ITC will determine Decision Memorandum
respondents to have been before the later of 120 days after the date
uncooperative, verification will not be of this preliminary determination or 45 I. Summary
conducted. II. Background
days after the final determination III. Period of Investigation
Public Comment whether imports of the subject IV. Scope Comments
merchandise are materially injuring, or V. Scope of the Investigation
Case briefs or other written comments threaten material injury to, the U.S. VI. Discussion of the Methodology
may be submitted to the Assistant industry. A. Non-Market Economy Country
Secretary for Enforcement and B. Surrogate Country and Surrogate Value
Compliance no later than 30 days after Notification to Interested Parties Comments
the date of publication of the C. Separate Rates
This determination is issued and
preliminary determination, unless the D. China-Wide Entity
published in accordance with sections
Secretary alters the time limit. Rebuttal E. Use of Facts Otherwise Available With
733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 an Adverse Inference
briefs, limited to issues raised in case
CFR 351.205(c). VII. Adjustment Under Section 777(A)(f) of
briefs, may be submitted no later than
five days after the deadline date for case Dated: July 2, 2018. the Act
VIII. Adjustments to Cash Deposit Rates for
briefs.18 Pursuant to 19 CFR Gary Taverman,
Export Subsidies
351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping IX. Verification
submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in and Countervailing Duty Operations X. Conclusion
this investigation are encouraged to performing the non-exclusive functions and
duties of the Assistant Secretary for [FR Doc. 2018–14729 Filed 7–9–18; 8:45 am]
submit with each argument: (1) A
statement of the issue; (2) a brief Enforcement and Compliance. BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
summary of the argument; and (3) a Appendix I
table of authorities. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Scope of the Investigation
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
interested parties who wish to request a The scope of the investigation covers all
International Trade Administration
hearing, limited to issues raised in the grades of sodium gluconate, gluconic acid,
liquid gluconate, and glucono delta lactone [C–570–978]
case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a
(GDL) (collectively GNA Products),
written request to the Assistant regardless of physical form (including, but High Pressure Steel Cylinders From
Secretary for Enforcement and not limited to substrates; solutions; dry the People’s Republic of China:
Compliance, U.S. Department of granular form or powders, regardless of Preliminary Results of Countervailing
Commerce, within 30 days after the date particle size; or as a slurry). The scope also Duty Administrative Review; 2016
of publication of this notice. Requests includes GNA Products that have been
should contain the party’s name, blended or are in solution with other AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance,
address, and telephone number, the product(s) where the resulting mix contains International Trade Administration,
number of participants, whether any 35 percent or more of sodium gluconate, Department of Commerce.
gluconic acid, liquid gluconate, and/or GDL
participant is a foreign national, and a SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
by dry weight.
list of the issues to be discussed. If a Sodium gluconate has a molecular formula (Commerce) is conducting an
request for a hearing is made, Commerce of NaC6H11O7. Sodium gluconate has a administrative review of the
intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) registry countervailing duty (CVD) order on high
Department of Commerce, 1401 number of 527–07–1, and can also be called pressure steel cylinders (steel cylinders)
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, ‘‘sodium salt of gluconic acid’’ and/or from the People’s Republic of China
DC 20230, at a time and date to be sodium 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 pentahydroxyhexanoate. (PRC) for the period of review January
determined. Parties should confirm by Gluconic acid has a molecular formula of
1, 2016, through December 31, 2016.
telephone the date, time, and location of C6H12O7. Gluconic acid has a CAS registry
number of 526–95–4, and can also be called Interested parties are invited to
the hearing two days before the comment on these preliminary results.
2, 3, 4, 5, 6 pentahydroxycaproic acid. Liquid
scheduled date. gluconate is a blend consisting only of DATES: Applicable July 10, 2018.
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Final Determination gluconic acid and sodium gluconate in an FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
aqueous solution. Liquid gluconate has CAS Toby Vandall or Aimee Phelan, AD/
Section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19 registry numbers of 527–07–1, 526–95–4, and
CFR 351.210(b)(1) provide that 7732–18–5, and can also be called 2, 3, 4, 5,
CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement
Commerce will issue the final 6-pentahydroxycaproic acid-hexanoate. GDL and Compliance, International Trade
has a molecular formula of C6H10O6. GDL has Administration, U.S. Department of
18 See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 a CAS registry number of 90–80–2, and can Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
(for general filing requirements). also be called d-glucono-1,5-lactone. NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
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