[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 67 (Tuesday, April 7, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19436-19437]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-07293]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-122-853]
Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From Canada: Final Results
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-2019
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that
Jungbunzlauer Canada, Inc. (JBL Canada), a producer/exporter of citric
acid and certain citrate salts (citric acid) from Canada, did not sell
subject merchandise at prices below normal value (NV) during the period
of review (POR) May 1, 2018 through April 30, 2019.
DATES: Applicable April 7, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Dowling or George Ayache, AD/
CVD Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1646 or (202)
482-2623, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On January 22, 2020, Commerce published in the Federal Register the
Preliminary Results of the administrative review of the antidumping
duty order on citric acid from Canada.\1\ This review covers one
producer/exporter of the subject merchandise, JBL Canada. We invited
parties to comment on the Preliminary Results.\2\ No interested party
submitted comments.\3\ On February 11, 2020, JBL Canada submitted a
request to participate in a hearing in the event that Commerce held a
hearing.\4\ No other party submitted a request for a hearing in the
instant review; therefore, Commerce did not hold a hearing. Commerce
conducted this administrative review in accordance with section 751(a)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
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\1\ See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Canada:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-
2019, 85 FR 3611 (January 22, 2020) (Preliminary Results), and
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
\2\ Id.
\3\ JBL Canada submitted a case brief stating: ``Respondent JBL
has no comments on Commerce's Preliminary Results. JBL reserves the
right to submit a rebuttal brief in response to any issue(s) which
may be raised by Petitioners in their case brief.'' See JBL Canada's
Letter, ``Tenth Administrative Review of the Antidumping Order on
Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Sales from Canada--Case Brief on
Behalf of JBL Canada,'' dated February 11, 2020.
\4\ See JBL Canada's Letter, ``Tenth Administrative Review of
the Antidumping Order on Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Sales from
Canada--JBL Canada's Comments regarding Hearing,'' dated February
11, 2020.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the Order is citric acid from Canada.\5\
The product is currently classified under the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings 2918.14.0000,
2918.15.1000, 2918.15.5000, and 3824.90.9290. Although the HTSUS
numbers are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written
product description, available in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum,
remains dispositive.\6\
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\5\ See Citric Acid and Citrate Salts from Canada and the
People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Orders, 74 FR 25703
(May 29, 2009) (Order).
\6\ For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see
Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 3.
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Changes Since the Preliminary Results
As no parties submitted comments on the margin calculation
methodology used in the Preliminary Results, Commerce made no
adjustments to that methodology in the final results of this review.
Final Results of the Review
As a result of this review, Commerce determines that a weighted-
average dumping margin of 0.00 percent exists for entries of subject
merchandise that were produced and/or exported by JBL Canada during the
POR.
Assessment Rates
Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of
subject merchandise in accordance with the final results of this
review, pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.212(b). Because we calculated a zero margin for JBL Canada in the
final results of this review, we intend to instruct CBP to liquidate
the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.
Commerce intends to issue the appropriate assessment instructions
to CBP 41 days after the date of publication of these final results of
review, in accordance with 19 CFR 356.8(a).
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of the notice of these final results for all shipments of
citric acid from Canada entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the publication date as provided by section
751(a)(2) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for JBL Canada will be
zero; (2) for merchandise exported by manufacturers or exporters not
covered in this review but covered in a completed prior segment of the
proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-
specific rate published for the most recently completed segment; (3) if
the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or
the original investigation but the manufacturer is, the cash deposit
rate will be the rate established for the most recently completed
segment for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash
deposit rate for all other manufacturers
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or exporters will continue to be 23.21 percent, the all-others rate
established in the Order. These cash deposit requirements, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure to comply with this
requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement
of antidumping duties has occurred and the subsequent assessment of
double antidumping duties.
Administrative Protective Order (APO)
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), this notice also serves as
a reminder to parties subject to APO of their responsibility concerning
the return or destruction of proprietary information disclosed under
the APO, which continues to govern business proprietary information in
this segment of the proceeding. Timely written notification of the
return or destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial
protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the
regulations and terms of an APO is a violation subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
We intend to issue and publish these results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h) and
351.221(b)(5).
Dated: April 1, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
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