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9See Orders, 84 FR at 41704. 

1See Silicomanganese from the People’s Republic 

of China (PRC): Antidumping Duty Order, 59 FR 

66003 (December 22, 1994); and Suspension 

Agreement on Silicomanganese from Ukraine; 

Termination of Suspension Agreement and Notice 

of Antidumping Duty Order, 66 FR 43838 (August 

21, 2001) (collectively, Orders). 

2See Silicomanganese from China and Ukraine; 

Institution of Full Five-Year Reviews, 88 FR 75029 

(November 1, 2023). 

3See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 88 

FR 74977 (November 1, 2023). 

4See Silicomanganese from the People’s Republic 

of China and Ukraine: Final Results of the 

Expedited Fifth Sunset Review of the Antidumping 

Duty Orders, 89 FR 16533 (March 7, 2024), and 

accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum. 

5See Silicomanganese from China and Ukraine, 

89 FR 87412 (November 1, 2024) (ITC Final 

Determination). 

6See ITC Final Determination. 

Final Results of Sunset Reviews 

Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 

752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, we 

determine that revocation of the Orders 

would be likely to lead to continuation 

or recurrence of dumping and that the 

magnitude of the margins likely to 

prevail would be up to 108.60 percent 

for China and 10.77 percent for 

Thailand.9

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 the 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: November 4, 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 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–828, A–823–805] 

Silicomanganese From the People’s 

Republic of China and Ukraine: 

Continuation of Antidumping Duty 

Orders 

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) orders on silicomanganese from 

the People’s Republic of China and 

Ukraine 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 these AD 

orders. 

DATES: Applicable November 1, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Blair Hood, 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) 482–8329. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On December 22, 1994, and August 

21, 2001, Commerce published in the 

Federal Register the AD orders on 

product from the People’s Republic of 

China and Ukraine.1 On November 1, 

2023, the ITC instituted,2 and 

Commerce initiated,3 the fifth sunset 

review of the Orders, pursuant to 

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

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

reviews, Commerce determined that 

revocation of the Orders would likely 

lead to the continuation or recurrence of 

dumping, and therefore, notified the ITC 

of the magnitude of the margins of 

dumping likely to prevail should the 

Orders be revoked.4

On November 1, 2024, the ITC 

published its determination, pursuant to 

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

that revocation of the Orders 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 Orders 

The product covered by the Orders is 

silicomanganese. Silicomanganese, 

which is sometimes called ferrosilicon 

manganese, is a ferroalloy composed 

principally of manganese, silicon, and 

iron, and normally contains much 

smaller proportions of minor elements, 

such as carbon, phosphorus, and sulfur. 

Silicomanganese generally contains by 

weight not less than 4 percent iron, 

more than 30 percent manganese, more 

than 8 percent silicon, and not more 

than 3 percent phosphorous. All 

compositions, forms, and sizes of 

silicomanganese are included within the 

scope of these orders, including 

silicomanganese slag, fines, and 

briquettes. Silicomanganese is used 

primarily in steel production as a source 

of both silicon and manganese. 

The merchandise subject to the 

Orders is currently classifiable under 

subheading 7202.30.0000 of the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (HTSUS). Some 

merchandise may also be imported 

under subheading 7202.99.5040. 

Although HTSUS subheadings are 

provided for convenience and U.S. 

Customs purposes, they do not define 

the scope of the Orders; rather, the 

written description of the subject 

merchandise is dispositive. 

Continuation of the Orders 

As a result of the determinations by 

Commerce and the ITC that revocation 

of the Orders 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 Orders. 

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 Orders will be November 1, 

2024.6 Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of 

the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(c)(2), 

Commerce intends to initiate the next 

five-year reviews of the Orders not later 


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1See 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). 

2See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 89 

FR 54435 (July 1, 2024) (Initiation Notice). 

3See Archroma’s Letters, ‘‘Notice of Intent to 

Participate,’’ dated July 15, 2024. 

4See Archroma’s Letters, ‘‘Substantive 

Response,’’ dated July 23, 2024. 

5See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Sunset Reviews for 

July 2024,’’ dated August 21, 2024. 

6See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Proceedings,’’ dated July 22, 2024. 

7See 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). 

than 30 days prior to fifth anniversary 

of the date of the last determination by 

the ITC. 

Administrative Protective Order (APO) 

This notice also serves as a final 

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 proceeding. 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 

These five-year (sunset) reviews 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: November 4, 2024. 

Abdelali Elouaradia, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

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

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. 

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

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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