[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 189 (Thursday, October 1, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50774-50775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-23705]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-469-814]


Chlorinated Isocyanurates from Spain: Final Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Department) published the 
preliminary results of administrative review of the antidumping duty 
order on chlorinated isocyanurates (chlorinated isos) from Spain on May 
27, 2009. See Chlorinated Isocyanurates from Spain: Preliminary Results 
and Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 74 
FR 25215 (May 27, 2009) (Preliminary Results). The period of review 
(POR) is June 1, 2007 through May 31, 2008. We invited interested 
parties to comment on our Preliminary Results. Based on our analysis of 
the comments received, we have made changes to our calculations. The 
final dumping margin for this review is listed in the ``Final Results 
of Review'' section below.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Myrna Lobo, AD/CVD Operations, Office 
6, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-2371.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 24, 2005, the Department published 
in the Federal Register an antidumping duty order on chlorinated isos 
from Spain. See Chlorinated Isocyanurates from Spain: Notice of 
Antidumping Duty Order, 70 FR 36562 (June 24, 2005) (Chlorinated Isos 
Order). On July 30, 2008, the Department published in the Federal 
Register a notice of the initiation of the antidumping duty 
administrative review of chlorinated isos from Spain for the period 
June 1, 2007 through May 31, 2008. See Initiation of Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, Request for Revocation in 
Part, and Deferral of Administrative Review, 73 FR 44220 (July 30, 
2008).
    The Department published the preliminary results of this review on 
May 27, 2009. See Preliminary Results. We invited parties to comment on 
our preliminary results of review. The respondent, Aragonesas 
Industrias y Energ[iacute]a S.A. (Aragonesas) submitted a case brief on 
July 6, 2009, and the petitioners, Clearon Corporation and Occidental 
Chemical Corporation (collectively, the petitioners), submitted a 
rebuttal brief on July 14, 2009. On July 23, 2009, the Department held 
a public hearing concerning the issues addressed by the respondent and 
petitioners in their briefs.

Scope of Antidumping Duty Order

    The products covered by this order are chlorinated isocyanurates. 
Chlorinated isocyanurates are derivatives of cyanuric acid, described 
as chlorinated s-triazine triones. There are three primary chemical 
compositions of chlorinated isocyanurates: (1) trichloroisocyanuric 
acid (Cl3(NCO)3); (2) sodium dichloroisocyanurate (dihydrate) 
(NaCl2(NCO)3 2H2O); and (3) sodium dichloroisocyanurate (anhydrous) 
(NaCl2(NCO)3). Chlorinated isocyanurates are available in powder, 
granular, and tableted forms. The order covers all chlorinated 
isocyanurates.
    Chlorinated isocyanurates are currently classifiable under 
subheadings 2933.69.6015, 2933.69.6021, and 2933.69.6050 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). The tariff 
classification 2933.69.6015 covers sodium dichloroisocyanurates 
(anhydrous and dihydrate forms) and trichloroisocyanuric acid. The 
tariff classifications 2933.69.6021 and 2933.69.6050 represent basket 
categories that include chlorinated isoscyanurates and other compounds 
including an unfused triazine ring. Although the HTSUS subheadings are 
provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description 
of the scope of the order is dispositive.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs submitted by the 
parties in this review are addressed in the memorandum from John M. 
Andersen, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Operations, to Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting 
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review of Chlorinated Isocyanurates from Spain: Issues 
and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results (Issues and Decision 
Memorandum), dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this 
notice. A list of the issues which parties raised and to which we 
responded in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached to this 
notice as an appendix. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public 
document which is on file in the Central Records Unit in room 1114 in 
the main Department building, and is accessible on the Web at http://www.ia.ita.doc.gov/frn. The paper copy and electronic version of the 
memorandum are identical in content.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on our analysis of comments received, we have made changes in 
the margin calculation for Aragonesas. For a discussion of these 
changes, see Memorandum to the File, from Myrna Lobo, Case Analyst, 
Antidumping Duty Review of Chlorinated Isocyanurates from Spain: 
Calculation Memorandum for the Final Results (September 24, 2009) at 
the section titled ``Changes from the Preliminary Results'' and 
Memorandum to Neal M. Halper, Director, Office of Accounting from 
Robert B. Greger, Senior Accountant, Cost of Production and Constructed 
Value Calculation Adjustments for the Final Results - Aragonesas 
Industrias y Energia S.A. (September 24, 2009).

Final Results of Review

    We determine that the following percentage margin exists for the 
period June 1, 2007 through May 31, 2008:

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                                                       Weighted-Average
                Manufacturer/Exporter                       Margin
                                                         (percentage)
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Aragonesas Industrias y Energ[iacute]a S.A..........               28.04
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Assessment

    The Department shall determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping 
duties on all appropriate entries.
    We have calculated importer-specific per unit duty assessment rates 
based on the ratio of the total amount of antidumping duties calculated 
for the examined sales to the total entered value of the sales. We will 
instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries 
covered by this review if any importer-specific assessment rate 
calculated in the final results of this review is above de minimis 
(i.e., less than 0.50 percent). The Department intends to issue 
assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the date of publication of 
these final results of review.
    The Department clarified its ``automatic assessment'' regulation on 
May 6, 2003. See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: 
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003). This 
clarification will apply to entries of subject merchandise during the 
POR produced by companies included in these final results of review for 
which the reviewed companies did not know their merchandise was 
destined for the United States. In such instances, we will instruct CBP 
to liquidate unreviewed entries at the all-others rate established in 
the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation if there is no rate for 
the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the final results of this administrative review for all 
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, consistent 
with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for the 
reviewed company, Aragonesas, will be the rate shown above; (2) if the 
exporter is not a firm covered in this review, but was covered in a 
previous review or the original LTFV investigation, the cash deposit 
rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the 
most recent period; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this 
review, a prior review, or the original LTFV investigation, but the 
manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for 
the most recent period for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and (4) 
if neither the exporter nor the manufacturer is a firm covered in this 
or any previous review conducted by the Department, the cash deposit 
rate will continue to be the ``All Others'' rate established in the 
original LTFV investigation, which is 24.83 percent. See Chlorinated 
Isos Order. These deposit requirements shall remain in effect until 
further notice.

Notification to Importers

    This notice 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 review period. Failure to comply 
with this requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written 
notification of return/destruction of APO materials or conversion to 
judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with 
the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
    We are issuing and publishing these final results of review in 
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: September 24, 2009.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

Appendix

Issues in Decision Memorandum:

Comment 1: Whether the Department Should Eliminate from the G&A Ratio 
the Accrued Expenses Relating to the Asset Impairments and 
Restructuring Charges
Comment 2: Whether the Department was Correct to Revise Aragonesas' G&A 
Expense Allocation Relating to G&A Services Provided by its Parent 
Company
Comment 3: Whether the Department, in Calculating the G&A and the R&D 
Amounts to be Included in Aragonesas' Costs, Should First Eliminate 
from TOTCOM that Portion of TOTCOM that Relates to the Major Input Rule 
Adjustment for Chlorine
Comment 4:Whether the Department Should Set U.S. Warranty Expenses to 
Zero
Comment 5:Whether There Are Clerical Errors in the Department's Program 
or Calculations
Comment 6:Whether the Department Should Refrain from Zeroing for the 
Final Results
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