[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 188 (Friday, September 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67239-67240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21383]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-549-833, A-301-803]


Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From Thailand and Colombia: 
Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping 
Duty Orders

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

SUMMARY: As a result of these expedited sunset reviews, the U.S. 
Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the 
antidumping duty (AD) orders on citric acid and certain citrate salts 
(citric acid) from Thailand and Colombia would be likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping at the level indicated in the 
``Final Results of Sunset Reviews'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable September 29, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Cohen, 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) 482-4521.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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Background

    On June 1, 2023, Commerce published the Initiation Notice of the 
sunset reviews of the AD orders on citric acid from Thailand and 
Colombia \1\ in the Federal Register pursuant to section 751(c) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ In accordance with 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(1)(i) and (ii), Commerce received notices of intent to 
participate in these sunset reviews from Archer Daniels Midland 
Company, Cargill, Incorporated, and Primary Products Ingredients 
Americas LLC (collectively, the domestic interested parties) within 15 
days after the date of publication of the Initiation Notice.\3\ The 
domestic interested parties claimed interested party status under 
section 771(9)(C) of the Act as producers of a domestic like product in 
the United States.\4\ Commerce timely-received an adequate substantive 
response to the Initiation Notice from the domestic interested parties 
within the 30-day period specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\5\ We 
did not receive substantive responses from any other interested 
parties. On July 25, 2023, Commerce notified the U.S. International 
Trade Commission (ITC) that it did not receive an adequate substantive 
response from other interested parties.\6\ As a result, in accordance 
with section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce conducted expedited, i.e., 120-day 
sunset reviews of the Orders.
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    \1\ See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Belgium, 
Colombia and Thailand: Antidumping Duty Orders, 83 FR 35214 (July 
25, 2018) (Orders).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 88 FR 35832 
(June 1, 2023) (Initiation Notice).
    \3\ See Domestic Interested Parties Letters, ``Five Year 
(``Sunset'') Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Citric Acid and 
Certain Citrate Salts from Colombia--Domestic Industry's Notice of 
Intent to Participate,'' dated June 15, 2023; and ``Five Year 
(``Sunset'') Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Citric Acid and 
Certain Citrate Salts from Thailand--Domestic Industry's Notice of 
Intent to Participate,'' dated June 15, 2023.
    \4\ Id.
    \5\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letters, ``Five Year 
(``Sunset'') Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Citric Acid and 
Certain Citrate Salts from Colombia--Domestic Interested Party's 
Substantive Response,'' dated June 30, 2023; and ``Five Year 
(``Sunset'') Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Citric Acid and 
Certain Citrate Salts from Thailand--Domestic Interested Party's 
Substantive Response,'' dated June 30, 2023.
    \6\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on June 1, 
2023,'' dated July 25, 2023.
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Scope of the Orders

    The merchandise covered by the Orders 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. For a full description of the scope of the Orders, see 
the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\7\
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    \7\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Reviews of the 
Antidumping Duty Orders on Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts 
from Thailand and Colombia,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby 
adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in these sunset reviews are addressed in the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum, including the likelihood of 
continuation or recurrence of dumping and the magnitude of the margins 
of dumping likely to prevail if the Orders were revoked. A list of 
topics discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is included as 
the appendix to this notice. 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. In addition, a complete version of the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

Final Results of Sunset Reviews

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, 
Commerce determines that revocation of the Orders would be likely to 
lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and that the magnitude of 
the margins of dumping likely to prevail would be at rates up to 28.48 
percent for Colombia and 15.71 percent for Thailand.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a). 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

    Commerce is issuing and publishing these final results and notice 
in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, 
and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).

    Dated: September 22, 2023.
Lisa W. Wang,
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 Orders
IV. History of the Orders
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
    1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
    2. Magnitude of Margin of Dumping Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Expedited Sunset Reviews
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2023-21383 Filed 9-28-23; 8:45 am]
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