[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 217 (Friday, November 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88729-88730]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26020]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-972, A-583-848]


Stilbenic Optical Brightening Agents From the People's Republic 
of China and Taiwan: Final Results of the Expedited Second Sunset 
Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders

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

SUMMARY: As a result of these expedited sunset reviews, the U.S. 
Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the 
antidumping duty orders on stilbenic optical brightening agents (OBAs) 
from the People's Republic of China (China) and Taiwan would be likely 
to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels 
indicated in the ``Final Results of Expedited Sunset Reviews'' section 
of this notice.

DATES: Applicable November 8, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Weiner, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3902.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    In 2012, Commerce published in the Federal Register the orders with 
respect to OBAs from the China and Taiwan.\1\ On July 1, 2024, Commerce 
published in the Federal Register the initiation of the second sunset 
reviews of the Orders on OBAs from China and Taiwan, in accordance with 
section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\
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    \1\ See Certain Stilbenic Optical Brightening Agents from the 
People's Republic of China: Amended Final Determination of Sales at 
Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order, 77 FR 27423 (May 
10, 2012); and Certain Stilbenic Optical Brightening Agents from 
Taiwan: Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value 
and Antidumping Duty Order, 77 FR 27419 (May 10, 2012) 
(collectively, Orders).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 89 FR 54435 
(July 1, 2024) (Initiation Notice).
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    On July 15, 2024, we received a timely notice of intent to 
participate in these sunset reviews from Archroma U.S. Inc. (Archroma), 
a domestic interested party, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ 
Archroma claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the 
Act as a manufacturer of a domestic like product in the United States. 
On July 23, 2024, Archroma provided complete substantive responses for 
these reviews within the 30-day deadline as specified in 19 CFR 
351.2218(d)(3)(i).\4\ Commerce did not receive substantive responses 
from respondent interested parties. On August 21, 2024, Commerce 
notified the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that it did not 
receive an adequate substantive response from other interested 
parties.\5\ 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. On July 22, 2024, Commerce 
tolled certain deadlines in this administrative proceeding by seven 
days.\6\ The deadline for these final results is November 5, 2024.
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    \3\ See Archroma's Letters, ``Notice of Intent to Participate,'' 
dated July 15, 2024.
    \4\ See Archroma's Letters, ``Substantive Response,'' dated July 
23, 2024.
    \5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews for July 2024,'' 
dated August 21, 2024.
    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated July 22, 2024.
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Scope of the Orders

    The product covered by the Orders are OBAs. 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 Second Sunset Reviews of the 
Antidumping Duty Orders on Stilbenic Optical Brightening Agents from 
the People's Republic of China and Taiwan,'' dated concurrently 
with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision 
Memorandum).
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Analysis of the Comments Received

    All issues raised in these sunset reviews, including the likelihood 
of continuation or recurrence of dumping in the event of revocation of 
the Orders and the magnitude of the margins of dumping likely to 
prevail if the Orders were to be revoked, are addressed in the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum. A list of 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 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 margins up to 106.17 
percent for China and up to 6.19 percent for Taiwan.

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

    We are issuing and publishing these final results in accordance 
with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2) and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).


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    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 Expedited Sunset Reviews
VIII. Recommendation

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