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11See Order, 82 FR at 12556. 

12See section 703(b)(4)(B) of the Act; Developing 

and Least-Developed Country Designations under 

the Countervailing Duty Law, 63 FR 29945 (June 2, 

1998). 

13Commerce did not previously initiate any 

administrative review of the Order. 

14See, e.g., Drill Pipe from the People’s Republic 

of China: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony 

with International Trade Commission’s Injury 

Determination, Revocation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Orders Pursuant to Court 

Decision, and Discontinuation of Countervailing 

Duty Administrative Review, 79 FR 78037, 78038 

(December 29, 2014); High Pressure Steel Cylinders 

From the People’s Republic of China: Notice of 

Court Decision Not in Harmony With Final 

Determination in Less Than Fair Value 

Investigation, Notice of Amended Final 

Determination Pursuant to Court Decision, Notice of 

Revocation of Antidumping Duty Order in Part, and 

Discontinuation of Fifth Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Review, 82 FR 46758, 46760 

(October 6, 2017). 

1See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from 

Belgium: Affirmative Final Determination of Sales 

at Less Than Fair Value, 83 FR 26001 (June 5, 2018) 

(Belgium Final Determination); see also Citric Acid 

and Certain Citrate Salts from Colombia: 

Affirmative Final Determination of Sales at Less 

Than Fair Value and Final Negative Determination 

of Critical Circumstances, 83 FR 26002 (June 5, 

2018) (Colombia Final Determination); and Citric 

Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Thailand: 

Affirmative Final Determination of Sales at Less 

Than Fair Value and Final Affirmative 

Determination of Critical Circumstances in Part, 83 

FR 25998 (June 5, 2018) (Thailand Final 

Determination). 

2See Letter from the ITC to the Honorable Gary 

Taverman, dated July 10, 2018 (Notification of ITC 

Final Determination); see also Citric Acid from 

Belgium, Colombia, and Thailand, Investigation 

Nos. 731–TA–1374–1376 (Final) (July 2018). On 

October 20, 2017, the petitioners submitted a timely 

filed critical circumstances allegation with respect 

to imports from Colombia and Thailand. Commerce 

subsequently issued a negative critical 

circumstances determination with regard to the 

investigation for Colombia and, thus, the ITC did 

not address critical circumstances for Colombia in 

its final injury determination. 

3See Citric Acid from Belgium, Colombia, and 

Thailand; Determinations, 83 FR 32905 (July 16, 

2018). 

determination’’ and Commerce shall 

‘‘terminate the suspension of 

liquidation’’ and ‘‘release any bond or 

other security, and refund any cash 

deposit.’’ As a result of the CIT’s 

decision affirming Commerce’s Final 

Redetermination, Commerce is revoking 

the countervailing duty order on off 

road tires from Sri Lanka 11 because the 

revised CVD margin for Camso Loadstar, 

the only mandatory respondent, is now 

de minimis.12 Because the revised net 

countervailable subsidy rate for the sole 

mandatory respondent, Camso Loadstar, 

is de minimis, Commerce did not 

determine an all-others rate in the Final 

Redetermination. Accordingly, 

Commerce intends to issue instructions 

to U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

(CBP) to release any bonds or other 

security and refund cash deposits 

pertaining to any suspended entries 

pursuant to the Order. As a result of this 

revocation, Commerce will not initiate 

administrative reviews of this Order.13

Although section 705(c)(2)(A) of the 

Act instructs Commerce to terminate 

suspension of liquidation, we note that, 

pursuant to Timken, the suspension of 

liquidation must continue during the 

pendency of the appeals process. Thus, 

we will continue to instruct CBP at this 

time to (A) release any bond or other 

security, and refund any cash deposit 

made pursuant to the Order as 

discussed above; and (B) suspend 

liquidation of all unliquidated entries of 

subject merchandise from Sri Lanka at 

a cash deposit rate of 0.00 percent 

which are entered, or withdrawn from 

warehouse, for consumption on or after 

July 21, 2018, which is ten days after the 

court’s decision, in accordance with 

section 516A of the Act.14 In the event 

that the CIT’s judgment affirming the 

Final Redetermination is not appealed, 

or appealed and upheld by the U.S. 

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 

Commerce will instruct CBP to 

terminate the suspension of liquidation 

and to liquidate those entries of subject 

merchandise without regard to 

countervailing duties. Notwithstanding 

the continued suspension described 

above, the countervailing duty order on 

off road tires from Sri Lanka is hereby 

revoked, as described above. 

Lastly, we note that, at this time, 

Commerce remains enjoined by Court 

order from liquidating entries that were 

produced and/or exported by Camso 

Loadstar, and were entered, or 

withdrawn from warehouse, for 

consumption during the period June 20, 

2016, through October 17, 2016, and 

from February 28, 2017, through 

December 31, 2017. These entries will 

remain enjoined pursuant to the terms 

of the injunction during the pendency of 

any appeals process. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This notice serves as a 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 the destruction of 

APO materials or conversion to judicial 

protective order is hereby requested. 

Failure to comply with the regulations 

and the terms of the APO is a violation 

subject to sanction. 

This notice is issued and published in 

accordance with section 516A(c)(1) and 

(e) of the Act. 

Dated: July 19, 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. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–423–813, A–301–803, and A–549–833] 

Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts 

From Belgium, Colombia and Thailand: 

Antidumping Duty Orders 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final 

determinations by the Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) and the 

International Trade Commission (ITC), 

Commerce is issuing antidumping duty 

(AD) orders on citric acid and certain 

citrate salts (citric acid) from Belgium, 

Colombia and Thailand. 

DATES: Applicable July 25, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Stolz (Belgium), Stephanie Moore 

(Colombia) or Joy Zhang (Thailand); 

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) 482–4474, 

(202) 482–3692, (202) 482–1168, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On June 5, 2018, in accordance with 

sections 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the 

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act) 

and 19 CFR 351.210(c), Commerce 

published its affirmative final 

determinations in the less-than-fairvalue (LTFV) investigations of citric 

acid from Belgium, Colombia and 

Thailand.1 On July 10, 2018, the ITC 

notified Commerce of its affirmative 

final determination, pursuant to section 

735(d) of the Act, that an industry in the 

United States is materially injured 

within the meaning of section 

735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, by reason of 

the LTFV imports of citric acid from 

Belgium, Colombia, and Thailand, and 

its determination that critical 

circumstances do not exist with respect 

to imports of citric acid from Thailand 

subject to Commerce’s affirmative 

critical circumstances determination.2

On July 16, 2018, the ITC published its 

final determination in the Federal 

Register.3


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4See Notification of ITC Final Determination. 

5 Id. 

6See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from 

Belgium: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of 

Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of 

Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional 

Measures, 83 FR 787 (January 1, 2018); see also 

Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Colombia: 

Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at 

Less Than Fair Value, Preliminary Negative Critical 

Circumstances Determination Postponement of 

Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional 

Measures, 83 FR 791 (January 1, 2018), and Citric 

Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Thailand: 

Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at 

Less Than Fair Value, Preliminary Affirmative 

Critical Circumstances Determination, in Part, and 

Postponement of Final Determination and 

Extension of Provisional Measures, 83 FR 784 

(January 1, 2018). 

Scope of the Order 

The product covered by these orders 

is citric acid from Belgium, Colombia, 

and Thailand. For a complete 

description of the scope of these orders, 

see the Appendix to this notice. 

Antidumping Duty Orders 

In accordance with sections 

735(b)(1)(A)(i) and 735(d) of the Act, the 

ITC notified Commerce of its final 

determination in these investigations 

that an industry in the United States is 

materially injured by reason of imports 

of citric acid from Belgium, Colombia, 

and Thailand.4 The ITC also notified 

Commerce of its determination that 

critical circumstances do not exist with 

respect to imports of citric acid from 

Thailand subject to Commerce’s critical 

circumstances finding.5 Therefore, in 

accordance with section 735(c)(2) of the 

Act, Commerce is issuing these AD 

orders. Because the ITC determined that 

imports of citric acid from Belgium, 

Colombia, and Thailand are materially 

injuring a U.S. industry, unliquidated 

entries of such merchandise from 

Belgium, Colombia, and Thailand, 

entered or withdrawn from warehouse 

for consumption, are subject to the 

assessment of antidumping duties. 

Therefore, in accordance with section 

736(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce will 

direct U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP) to assess, upon further 

instruction by Commerce, antidumping 

duties equal to the amount by which the 

normal value of the merchandise 

exceeds the export price (or constructed 

export price) of the merchandise, for all 

relevant entries of citric acid from 

Belgium, Colombia, and Thailand. 

Antidumping duties will be assessed on 

unliquidated entries of citric acid from 

Belgium, Colombia, and Thailand 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse 

for consumption, on or after January 8, 

2018, the date on which Commerce 

published its preliminary 

determinations in the Federal Register.6

Continuation of Suspension of 

Liquidation 

In accordance with section 

735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, Commerce will 

instruct CBP to continue to suspend 

liquidation of all relevant entries of 

citric acid from Belgium, Colombia, and 

Thailand. These instructions 

suspending liquidation will remain in 

effect until further notice. 

Commerce will also instruct CBP to 

require cash deposits for estimated 

antidumping duties equal to the 

estimated cash deposit rates indicated 

below. Accordingly, effective the date of 

publication of the ITC’s final affirmative 

injury determination, CBP will require, 

at the same time as importers would 

normally deposit estimated duties on 

the subject merchandise, a cash deposit 

equal to the cash deposit rates listed 

below. The relevant all-others rates 

apply to producers or exporters not 

specifically listed, as appropriate. 

Critical Circumstances 

With regard to the ITC’s negative 

critical circumstances determination 

regarding imports of citric acid from 

Thailand, Commerce will instruct CBP 

to lift suspension and refund any cash 

deposits made to secure payment of 

estimated antidumping duties on 

subject merchandise entered, or 

withdrawn from warehouse, for 

consumption on or after October 10, 

2017, (i.e., 90 days prior to the date of 

publication of the Thailand preliminary 

determination), but before January 8, 

2018, (i.e., the date of publication of the 

Thailand preliminary determination). 

Estimated Weighted-Average Dumping 

Margins 

The estimated weighted-average AD 

margins and cash deposit rates are as 

follows: 

Belgium—exporter/producer 

Estimated 

weightedaverage 

AD margin 

(percent) 

S.A. Citrique Belge N.V ........ 19.30% 

All Others .............................. 19.30% 

Colombia—exporter/producer 

Estimated 

weightedaverage 

AD margin 

(percent) 

Sucroal S.A ........................... 28.48% 

All Others .............................. 28.48% 

Thailand—exporter/producer 

Estimated 

weightedaverage 

AD margin 

(percent) 

COFCO Biochemical (Thailand) Co., Ltd .................... 15.71% 

Niran (Thailand) Co., Ltd ...... 13.00% 

Sunshine Biotech International Co., Ltd ................ 6.47% 

All Others .............................. 11.25% 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This notice constitutes the AD orders 

with respect to citric acid from Belgium, 

Colombia, and Thailand, pursuant to 

section 736(a) of the Act. Interested 

parties can find a list of AD orders 

currently in effect at http://

enforcement.trade.gov/stats/ 

iastats1.html. 

These orders are issued and published 

in accordance with section 736(a) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b). 

Dated: July 19, 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—Scope of the Orders 

The merchandise covered by the scope of 

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. The scope 

also includes blends of citric acid, sodium 

citrate, and potassium citrate; as well as 

blends with other ingredients, such as sugar, 

where the unblended form(s) of citric acid, 

sodium citrate, and potassium citrate 

constitute 40 percent or more, by weight, of 

the blend. 

The scope also includes all forms of crude 

calcium citrate, including dicalcium citrate 

monohydrate, and tricalcium citrate 

tetrahydrate, which are intermediate 

products in the production of citric acid, 

sodium citrate, and potassium citrate. 

The scope includes the hydrous and 

anhydrous forms of citric acid, the dihydrate 

and anhydrous forms of sodium citrate, 

otherwise known as citric acid sodium salt, 

and the monohydrate and monopotassium 

forms of potassium citrate. Sodium citrate 

also includes both trisodium citrate and 

monosodium citrate which are also known as 

citric acid trisodium salt and citric acid 

monosodium salt, respectively. 

The scope does not include calcium citrate 

that satisfies the standards set forth in the 

United States Pharmacopeia and has been 

mixed with a functional excipient, such as 

dextrose or starch, where the excipient 

constitutes at least 2 percent, by weight, of 

the product. 

Citric acid and sodium citrate are 

classifiable under 2918.14.0000 and 

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Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), 

respectively. Potassium citrate and crude 

calcium citrate are classifiable under 

2918.15.5000 and, if included in a mixture or 

blend, 3824.99.9295 of the HTSUS. Blends 

that include citric acid, sodium citrate, and 

potassium citrate are classifiable under 

3824.99.9295 of the HTSUS. Although the 

HTSUS subheadings are provided for 

convenience and customs purposes, the 

written description of the merchandise is 

dispositive. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[Application No. 84–29A12] 

Export Trade Certificate of Review 

ACTION: Notice of Application for an 

Amended Export Trade Certificate of 

Review by Northwest Fruit Exporters, 

Application No. 84–29A12. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of Commerce, 

through the International Trade 

Administration, Office of Trade and 

Economic Analysis (‘‘OTEA’’), has 

received an application for an amended 

Export Trade Certificate of Review 

(‘‘Certificate’’) from Northwest Fruit 

Exporters. This notice summarizes the 

proposed amendment and seeks public 

comments on whether the amended 

Certificate should be issued. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joseph Flynn, Director, Office of Trade 

and Economic Analysis, International 

Trade Administration, by telephone at 

(202) 482–5131 (this is not a toll-free 

number) or email at etca@trade.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title III of 

the Export Trading Company Act of 

1982 (15 U.S.C. 4001–21) authorizes the 

Secretary of Commerce to issue Export 

Trade Certificates of Review. An Export 

Trade Certificate of Review protects the 

holder and the members identified in 

the Certificate from State and Federal 

government antitrust actions and from 

private treble damage antitrust actions 

for the export conduct specified in the 

Certificate and carried out in 

compliance with its terms and 

conditions. Section 302(b)(1) of the 

Export Trading Company Act of 1982 

and 15 CFR 325.6(a) require the 

Secretary to publish a notice in the 

Federal Register identifying the 

applicant and summarizing its proposed 

export conduct. 

Request for Public Comments 

Interested parties may submit written 

comments relevant to the determination 

whether an amended Certificate should 

be issued. If the comments include any 

privileged or confidential business 

information, it must be clearly marked 

and a nonconfidential version of the 

comments (identified as such) should be 

included. Any comments not marked as 

privileged or confidential business 

information will be deemed to be 

nonconfidential. 

An original and five (5) copies, plus 

two (2) copies of the nonconfidential 

version, should be submitted no later 

than 20 days after the date of this notice 

to: Office of Trade and Economic 

Analysis, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, Room 21028, Washington, 

DC 20230. 

Information submitted by any person 

is exempt from disclosure under the 

Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 

552). However, nonconfidential versions 

of the comments will be made available 

to the applicant if necessary for 

determining whether or not to issue the 

amended Certificate. Comments should 

refer to this application as ‘‘Export 

Trade Certificate of Review, application 

number 84–29A12.’’ 

A summary of the current application 

follows. 

Summary of the Application 

Applicant: Northwest Fruit Exporters, 

105 South 18th Street, Suite 227, 

Yakima, WA 98901. 

Contact: Fred Scarlett, Manager, (509) 

576–8004. 

Application No.: 84–29A12. 

Date Deemed Submitted: July 10, 

2018. 

Proposed Amendment: Northwest 

Fruit Exporters seeks to amend its 

Certificate as follows: 

1. Add the following companies as 

new Members of the Certificate within 

the meaning of section 325.2(l) of the 

Regulations (15 CFR 325.2(l)): 

• Pine Canyon Growers LLC, Orondo, 

WA 

• WP Packing LLC, Wapato, WA 

2. Delete the following companies as 

Members of the Certificate: 

• Columbia Fruit Packers/Airport 

Division, Wenatchee, WA 

• Phillippi Fruit Company, Inc., 

Wenatchee, WA 

• Western Traders LLC, E. Wenatchee, 

WA 

3. Change the name of the following 

Members of the Certificate: 

• Columbia Marketing International 

Corp., Wenatchee, WA, is now named 

CMI Orchards LLC, Wenatchee, WA 

• Pride Packing Company, Wapato, WA, 

is now named Pride Packing 

Company LLC, Wapato, WA 

4. Correct the name of the following 

Members of the Certificate: 

• Diamond Fruit Growers, Odell, OR, is 

corrected to Diamond Fruit Growers, 

Inc., Odell, OR 

• HoneyBear Growers, Inc., Brewster, 

WA, is corrected to HoneyBear 

Growers LLC, Brewster, WA 

• Honey Bear Tree Fruit Co., LLC, 

Wenatchee, WA, is corrected to 

Honey Bear Tree Fruit Co LLC, 

Wenatchee, WA 

• L&M Companies, Union Gap, WA, is 

corrected to L & M Companies, Union 

Gap, WA 

• Polehn Farm’s Inc., The Dalles, OR, is 

corrected to Polehn Farms, Inc., The 

Dalles, OR 

• Valicoff Fruit Co., Inc., Wapato, WA, 

is corrected to Valicoff Fruit Company 

Inc., Wapato, WA 

Northwest Fruit Exporter’s proposed 

amendment of its Export Trade 

Certificate of Review would result in the 

following Membership list: 

1. Allan Bros., Naches, WA 

2. AltaFresh L.L.C. dba Chelan Fresh 

Marketing, Chelan, WA 

3. Apple House Warehouse & Storage, Inc., 

Brewster, WA 

4. Apple King, L.L.C., Yakima, WA 

5. Auvil Fruit Co., Inc., Orondo, WA 

6. Baker Produce, Inc., Kennewick, WA 

7. Blue Bird, Inc., Peshastin, WA 

8. Blue Star Growers, Inc., Cashmere, WA 

9. Borton & Sons, Inc., Yakima, WA 

10. Brewster Heights Packing & Orchards, LP, 

Brewster, WA 

11. Broetje Orchards LLC, Prescott, WA 

12. C.M. Holtzinger Fruit Co., Inc., Yakima, 

WA 

13. Chelan Fruit Cooperative, Chelan, WA 

14. Chiawana, Inc. dba Columbia Reach Pack, 

Yakima, WA 

15. CMI Orchards LLC, Wenatchee, WA 

16. Columbia Fruit Packers, Inc., Wenatchee, 

WA 

17. Columbia Valley Fruit, L.L.C., Yakima, 

WA 

18. Congdon Packing Co. L.L.C., Yakima, WA 

19. Conrad & Adams Fruit L.L.C., Grandview, 

WA 

20. Cowiche Growers, Inc., Cowiche, WA 

21. CPC International Apple Company, 

Tieton, WA 

22. Crane & Crane, Inc., Brewster, WA 

23. Custom Apple Packers, Inc., Quincy and 

Wenatchee, WA 

24. Diamond Fruit Growers, Inc., Odell, OR 

25. Domex Superfresh Growers LLC, Yakima, 

WA 

26. Douglas Fruit Company, Inc., Pasco, WA 

27. Dovex Export Company, Wenatchee, WA 

28. Duckwall Fruit, Odell, OR 

29. E. Brown & Sons, Inc., Milton-Freewater, 

OR 

30. Evans Fruit Co., Inc., Yakima, WA 

31. E.W. Brandt & Sons, Inc., Parker, WA 

32. Frosty Packing Co., LLC, Yakima, WA 

33. G&G Orchards, Inc., Yakima, WA 

34. Gilbert Orchards, Inc., Yakima, WA 

35. Hansen Fruit & Cold Storage Co., Inc., 

Yakima, WA 

36. Henggeler Packing Co., Inc., Fruitland, ID 

37. Highland Fruit Growers, Inc., Yakima, 

WA 


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