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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 89597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26221]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-428-841, A-570-925]

Sodium Nitrite From Federal Republic of Germany and People's 
Republic of China: Final Results of Expedited Third Sunset Reviews of 
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 sodium nitrite from the Federal 
Republic of Germany (Germany) and the People's Republic of China 
(China) would be likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of 
dumping at the dumping margins identified in the ``Final Results of 
Reviews'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable November 13, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Copyak, AD/CVD Operations, 
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20230; telephone: (202) 482-3642.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 1, 2024, Commerce published the notice of initiation of the 
third sunset reviews of the Orders,\1\ pursuant to section 751(c) of 
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ On July 10, 2024, 
Commerce received a notice of intent to participate from Chemtrade 
Chemicals US LLC (Chemtrade), the domestic interested party, within the 
15-day period specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ Chemtrade 
claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as 
a producer of the domestic like product in the United States. On July 
22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in these administrative 
proceedings by seven days.\4\ The deadline for the final results of 
these sunset reviews is now November 5, 2024.
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    \1\ See Sodium Nitrite from the Federal Republic of Germany and 
the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Orders, 73 FR 50593 
(August 27, 2008) (Orders).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 89 FR 54435 
(July 1, 2024).
    \3\ See Chemtrade's Letters, ``Notice of Intent to 
Participate,'' dated July 10, 2024.
    \4\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated July 22, 2024.
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    On July 31, 2024, Chemtrade filed adequate substantive responses 
within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\5\ Commerce 
did not receive a substantive response from any respondent interested 
party. As a result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 
CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce conducted expedited (120-day) 
sunset reviews of the Orders.
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    \5\ See Chemtrade's Letters, ``Substantive Response to Notice of 
Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews of the Antidumping Duty 
Orders on Imports from China and Germany and the Countervailing Duty 
Order on Imports from China,'' dated July 31, 2024.
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Scope of the Orders

    The merchandise covered by these Orders is sodium nitrite from 
China and Germany. For a complete description of the scope of the 
Orders, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\6\
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    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the Expedited Third Sunset Reviews of the 
Antidumping Duty Orders on Sodium Nitrite from the Federal Republic 
of Germany and the People's Republic of China,'' dated concurrently 
with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision 
Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    A complete discussion of all issues raised in these sunset reviews, 
including the likelihood of the continuation or recurrence of dumping 
and the magnitude of the margins likely to prevail if the Orders were 
to be revoked, is provided in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A 
list of the topics discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is 
included as an 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 http://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete 
version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed at http://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 the continuation or recurrence of dumping. We determine that 
the weighted-average dumping margins likely to prevail are up to 190.74 
percent for China and 237.00 percent for Germany.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders (APOs)

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 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.

Notification to Interested Parties

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

    Dated: November 5, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy 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 the Margins of Dumping Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Reviews
VIII. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2024-26221 Filed 11-12-24; 8:45 am]
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