Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 36 / Thursday, February 25, 2021 / Notices 11501 

1See Melamine from the People’s Republic of 

China: Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty 

Orders, 80 FR 80751 (December 28, 2015) (Order). 

2See Initiation of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Review, 85 

FR 69585 (November 3, 2020). 

3See Cornerstone’s Letter, ‘‘Five-Year (‘Sunset’) 

Review Of Countervailing Duty Order On Melamine 

From the People’s Republic Of China: Domestic 

Interested Party Notice of Intent to Participate,’’ 

dated November 10, 2020. 

4See Cornerstone’s Letter, ‘‘Five-Year (‘Sunset’) 

Review Of Countervailing Duty Order On Melamine 

From The People’s Republic Of China: Domestic 

Interested Party Substantive Response,’’ dated 

November 25, 2020. 

5See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Sunset Reviews for 

November 2020,’’ dated December 23, 2020. 

6Melamine is also known as 2,4,6-triamino-striazine; l,3,5-Triazine-2,4,6-triamine; 

Cyanurotriamide; Cyanurotriamine; Cyanuramide; 

and by various brand names. 

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 Orders 

This notice also serves as a final 

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), 

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 which is subject to sanction. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

We are issuing and publishing these 

final results of administrative review in 

accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 

777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.221(b)(5) and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1). 

Dated: February 19, 2021. 

Christian Marsh, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

Appendix 

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scope of the Order 

IV. Changes Since the Preliminary Results 

V. Discussion of the Issues 

Comment 1: Proper Sources for Certain 

Zhongji Surrogate Values 

Comment 2: Allocation of Factory 

Overhead Expenses 

Comment 3: Modification of Liquidation 

Instructions for Certain Zhongji Sales 

Comment 4: Zhongji Double Remedies 

Adjustment 

Comment 5: Application of an Adverse 

Inference to Xiashun for 14 Non-Metal 

Inputs 

Comment 6: Xiashun Run-Around Scrap 

Comment 7: Xiashun Market Economy 

Inputs 

Comment 8: Separate Rate Assigned to 

Non-Examined Companies 

VI. Recommendation 

[FR Doc. 2021–03838 Filed 2–24–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–570–021] 

Melamine From the People’s Republic 

of China: Final Results of the 

Expedited Five-Year Sunset Review of 

the Countervailing Duty Order 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: As a result of this sunset 

review, the Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) finds that revoking the 

countervailing duty (CVD) order on 

melamine from the People’s Republic of 

China (China) would likely lead to 

continuation or recurrence of 

countervailable subsidies at the levels 

indicated in the ‘‘Final Results of 

Review’’ section of this notice. 

DATES: Applicable February 25, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Benjamin A. Smith, 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) 482–2181. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On December 28, 2015, Commerce 

published in the Federal Register the 

CVD Order on melamine from China.1

On November 3, 2020, Commerce 

published the notice of initiation of the 

first sunset review of the Order, 

pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff 

Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).2 On 

November 10, 2020, Commerce received 

a notice of intent to participate from 

Cornerstone Chemical Company 

(Cornerstone, or domestic interested 

party), within the deadline specified in 

19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).3 Cornerstone 

claimed interested party status under 

section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as a 

domestic producer engaged in the 

production of melamine in the United 

States. 

On November 25, 2020, Commerce 

received a substantive response from the 

domestic interested party within the 30- 

day deadline specified in 19 CFR 

351.218(d)(3)(i).4 We received no 

substantive response from any other 

domestic or interested parties in this 

proceeding and no hearing was 

requested. 

On December 23, 2020, Commerce 

notified the U.S. International Trade 

Commission that it did not receive an 

adequate substantive response from 

respondent interested parties.5 As a 

result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) 

of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce 

conducted an expedited (120-day) 

sunset review of this Order. 

Scope of the Order 

The merchandise subject to the Order 

is melamine (Chemical Abstracts 

Service (CAS) registry number 108–78– 

01, molecular formula C3H6N6).6

Melamine is a crystalline powder or 

granule typically (but not exclusively) 

used to manufacture melamine 

formaldehyde resins. All melamine is 

covered by the scope of this order 

irrespective of purity, particle size, or 

physical form. Melamine that has been 

blended with other products is included 

within this scope when such blends 

include constituent parts that have been 

intermingled, but that have not been 

chemically reacted with each other to 

produce a different product. For such 

blends, only the melamine component 

of the mixture is covered by the scope 

of this order. Melamine that is otherwise 

subject to this order is not excluded 

when commingled with melamine from 

sources not subject to this order. Only 

the subject component of such 

commingled products is covered by the 

scope of this order. 

The subject merchandise is provided 

for in subheading 2933.61.0000 of the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (HTSUS). Although the 

HTSUS subheading and CAS registry 

number are provided for convenience 

and customs purposes, the written 

description of the scope is dispositive. 

Analysis of Comments Received 

All issues raised in this sunset review 

are addressed in the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum, which is hereby adopted 

by this notice. The Issues and Decision 

Memorandum is a public document and 

is on file electronically via the 

11502 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 36 / Thursday, February 25, 2021 / Notices 

1See Thermal Paper from Germany, Japan, the 

Republic of Korea, and Spain: Initiation of LessThan-Fair-Value Investigations, 85 FR 69580 

(November 3, 2020). 

2The petitioners are Appvion Operations, Inc. 

and Domtar Corporation. 

3See Petitioners’ Letters, ‘‘Thermal Paper from 

Germany: Petitioners’ Request for Postponement of 

the Preliminary Determination,’’ dated February, 4, 

2021; ‘‘Thermal Paper from the Republic of Korea: 

Petitioners’ Request for Postponement of the 

Preliminary Determination,’’ dated February, 4, 

2021; ‘‘Thermal Paper from the Republic of Japan: 

Petitioners’ Request for Postponement of the 

Preliminary Determination,’’ dated February, 16, 

2021; and ‘‘Thermal Paper from Spain: Petitioners’ 

Request for Postponement of the Preliminary 

Determination,’’ dated February, 16, 2021. 

4 Id. 

Enforcement and Compliance’s 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Centralized Electronic Service System 

(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to 

registered users at http://

access.trade.gov. A list of topics 

discussed in the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum is included as an 

appendix to this notice. In addition, a 

complete version of the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum can be accessed 

directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/ 

frn. The signed and electronic versions 

of the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum are identical in content. 

Final Results of Sunset Review 

Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 

752(b) of the Act, Commerce determines 

that revocation of the Order would be 

likely to lead to continuation or 

recurrence of countervailable subsidies 

at the following rates: 

Manufacturers/producers/ 

exporters 

Net 

countervailable 

subsidy 

(percent) 

Far-Reaching Chemical Co., Ltd 154.00 

M and A Chemicals Corp China 154.00 

Qingdao Unichem International 

Trade Co., Ltd ....................... 154.00 

Shandong Liaherd Chemical Industry Co., Ltd ....................... 156.90 

Zhongyuan Dahua Group Co., 

Ltd .......................................... 154.00 

All Others .................................. 154.58 

Administrative Protective Order (APO) 

This notice also serves as the only 

reminder to parties subject to an APO of 

their responsibility concerning the 

return or destruction of proprietary 

information disclosed under APO in 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. 

Timely 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 which is subject to 

sanction. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

We are issuing and publishing the 

final results and this notice in 

accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), 

and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 

351.218. 

Dated: February 19, 2021. 

Christian Marsh, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in 

the Issues and Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. History of the Order 

IV. Scope of the Order 

V. Legal Framework 

VI. Discussion of the Issues 

1. Likelihood of Continuation or 

Recurrence of a Countervailable Subsidy 

2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rates 

Likely To Prevail 

3. Nature of the Subsidies 

VII. Final Results of Sunset Review 

VIII. Recommendation 

[FR Doc. 2021–03901 Filed 2–24–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–428–850, A–588–880, A–580–911, A–469– 

824] 

Thermal Paper From Germany, Japan, 

the Republic of Korea, and Spain: 

Postponement of Preliminary 

Determinations in the Less-Than-FairValue Investigations 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Applicable February 25, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Goldberger at (202) 482–4136 

(Germany); Alex Wood at (202) 482– 

1959 (Japan); Kristen Ju at (202) 482– 

3699 or Aleksandras Nakutis at (202) 

482–3147 (Republic of Korea (Korea)); 

or Abdul Alnoor at (202) 482–4554 

(Spain), AD/CVD Operations, 

Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On October 27, 2020, the Department 

of Commerce (Commerce) initiated lessthan-fair-value (LTFV) investigations of 

imports of thermal paper from Germany, 

Japan, Korea, and Spain.1 Currently, the 

preliminary determinations are due no 

later than March 16, 2021. 

Postponement of Preliminary 

Determinations 

Section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act 

of 1930, as amended (the Act), requires 

Commerce to issue the preliminary 

determination in an LTFV investigation 

within 140 days after the date on which 

Commerce initiated the investigation. 

However, section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Act 

permits Commerce to postpone the 

preliminary determination until no later 

than 190 days after the date on which 

Commerce initiated the investigation if: 

(A) The petitioner makes a timely 

request for a postponement; or (B) 

Commerce concludes that the parties 

concerned are cooperating, that the 

investigation is extraordinarily 

complicated, and that additional time is 

necessary to make a preliminary 

determination. Under 19 CFR 

351.205(e), the petitioner must submit a 

request for postponement 25 days or 

more before the scheduled date of the 

preliminary determination and must 

state the reasons for the request. 

Commerce will grant the request unless 

it finds compelling reasons to deny the 

request. 

On February 4 and 16, 2021, the 

petitioners 2 submitted timely requests 

that Commerce postpone the 

preliminary determinations in these 

LTFV investigations.3 The petitioners 

requested postponement of the 

preliminary determinations to: (1) 

Provide additional time to evaluate, 

comment on, and/or resolve issues in 

the questionnaire responses received in 

these investigations; or (2) in the case of 

the Spain investigation, to keep the 

investigation on the same schedule as 

the Germany, Japan, and Korea 

investigations.4

For the reasons stated above and 

because there are no compelling reasons 

to deny the request, in accordance with 

section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Act, 

Commerce is postponing the deadline 

for the preliminary determinations by 

50 days (i.e., 190 days after the date on 

which these investigations were 

initiated). As a result, Commerce will 

issue its preliminary determinations no 

later than May 5, 2021. In accordance 

with section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the 

final determinations of these 

investigations will continue to be 75 

days after the date of the preliminary 

determinations, unless postponed at a 

later date. 

This notice is issued and published 

pursuant to section 733(c)(2) of the Act 

and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).