Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 197 / Thursday, October 10, 2024 / Notices 82221 

1See Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: Sodium 

Hexametaphosphate from the People’s Republic of 

China, 73 FR 14772 (March 19, 2008) (Order). 

2See Sodium Hexametaphosphate from China; 

Institution of a Five-Year Review, 89 FR 6547 

(February 1, 2024). 

3See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 89 

FR 6499 (February 1, 2024). 

4See Sodium Hexametaphosphate from the 

People’s Republic of China: Final Results of the 

Expedited Third Sunset Review of the Antidumping 

Duty Order, 89 FR 46362 (May 29, 2024), and 

accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum. 

5See Sodium Hexametaphosphate from China; 

Determination, 89 FR 80264 (October 2, 2024). 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–908] 

Sodium Hexametaphosphate From the 

People’s Republic of China: 

Continuation of Antidumping Duty 

Order 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: As a result of the 

determinations by the U.S. Department 

of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. 

International Trade Commission (ITC) 

that revocation of the antidumping duty 

(AD) order on sodium 

hexametaphosphate (SHMP) from the 

People’s Republic of China (China) 

would likely lead to the continuation or 

recurrence of dumping and material 

injury to an industry in the United 

States, Commerce is publishing a notice 

of continuation of this AD order. 

DATES: Applicable October 2, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kabir Archuletta, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–2593. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On March 19, 2008, Commerce 

published in the Federal Register the 

AD order on SHMP from China.1 On 

February 1, 2024, the ITC instituted,2

and Commerce initiated,3 the third 

sunset review of the Order, pursuant to 

section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, 

as amended (the Act). As a result of its 

review, Commerce determined that 

revocation of the Order would likely 

lead to the continuation or recurrence of 

dumping, and therefore, notified the ITC 

of the magnitude of the margins of 

dumping rates likely to prevail should 

the Order be revoked.4

On October 2, 2024, the ITC 

published its determination, pursuant to 

sections 751(c) and 752(a) of the Act, 

that revocation of the Order would 

likely lead to continuation or recurrence 

of material injury to an industry in the 

United States within a reasonably 

foreseeable time.5

Scope of the Order 

The merchandise subject to the Order 

is sodium hexametaphosphate (SHMP). 

SHMP is a water-soluble polyphosphate 

glass that consists of a distribution of 

polyphosphate chain lengths. It is a 

collection of sodium polyphosphate 

polymers built on repeating NaPO3 

units. SHMP has a P2O5 content from 

60 to 71 percent. Alternate names for 

SHMP include the following: Calgon; 

Calgon S; Glassy Sodium Phosphate; 

Sodium Polyphosphate, Glassy; 

Metaphosphoric Acid; Sodium Salt; 

Sodium Acid Metaphosphate; Graham’s 

Salt; Sodium Hex; Polyphosphoric Acid, 

Sodium Salt; Glass H; Hexaphos; 

Sodaphos; Vitrafos; and BAC–N–FOS. 

SHMP is typically sold as a white 

powder or granule (crushed) and may 

also be sold in the form of sheets (glass) 

or as a liquid solution. It is imported 

under heading 2835.39.5000, HTSUS. It 

may also be imported as a blend or 

mixture under heading 3824.90.3900, 

HTSUS. The American Chemical 

Society, Chemical Abstract Service 

(CAS) has assigned the name 

‘‘Polyphosphoric Acid, Sodium Salt’’ to 

SHMP. The CAS registry number is 

68915–31–1. However, SHMP is 

commonly identified by CAS No. 

10124–56–8 in the market. For purposes 

of the Order, the narrative description is 

dispositive, not the tariff heading, CAS 

registry number or CAS name. 

The product covered by the Order 

includes SHMP in all grades, whether 

food grade or technical grade. The 

product covered by the Order includes 

SHMP without regard to chain length 

i.e., whether regular or long chain. The 

product covered by the Order includes 

SHMP without regard to physical form, 

whether glass, sheet, crushed, granule, 

powder, fines, or other form, and 

whether or not in solution. 

However, the product covered by the 

Order does not include SHMP when 

imported in a blend with other materials 

in which the SHMP accounts for less 

than 50 percent by volume of the 

finished product. 

Continuation of the Order 

As a result of the determinations by 

Commerce and the ITC that revocation 

of the Order would likely lead to 

continuation or recurrence of dumping 

and material injury to an industry in the 

United States, pursuant to section 

751(d)(2) of the Act, Commerce hereby 

orders the continuation of the Order. 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection will 

continue to collect AD cash deposits at 

the rates in effect at the time of entry for 

all imports of subject merchandise. 

The effective date of the continuation 

of the Order is October 2, 2024. 

Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act 

and 19 CFR 351.218(c)(2), Commerce 

intends to initiate the next five-year 

review of the Order not later than 30 

days prior to the fifth anniversary of the 

date of the last determination by the 

Commission. 

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(a)(3), 

which continues to govern business 

proprietary information in this segment 

of the proceedings. 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 

This five-year (sunset) review and this 

notice are in accordance with sections 

751(c) and 751(d)(2) of the Act, and 

published in accordance with section 

777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.218(f)(4). 

Dated: October 4, 2024. 

Ryan Majerus, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and 

Negotiations, 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–533–899] 

Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin 

From India: Final Results of 

Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review; 2021–2023 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) determines that 

Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited 

(GFCL) made sales of subject 

merchandise in the United States at 

prices below normal value during the 


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