[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88967-88968]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26122]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-926]


Sodium Nitrite From the People's Republic of China: Final Results 
of Expedited Third Sunset Reviews of the Countervailing Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that 
revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on sodium nitrite 
from the People's Republic of China (China) would be likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels 
indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset Review'' section of this 
notice.

DATES: Applicable November 12, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Hoadley, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3148.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On August 27, 2008, Commerce published the CVD order on sodium 
nitrite from China.\1\ On July 1, 2024, Commerce published the notice 
of initiation of the third five-year sunset review of the Order, 
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act).\2\ On July 10, 2024, Commerce received a timely notice of intent 
to participate from Chemtrade Chemicals US LLC (domestic interested 
party) within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ The 
domestic interested party claimed interested party status under section 
771(9)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.102(b)(29)(v), as a domestic 
producer of sodium nitrite.
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    \1\ See Sodium Nitrite from the People's Republic of China: 
Countervailing Duty Order, 73 FR 50595 (August 27, 2008) (Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 89 FR 54435 
(July 1, 2024).
    \3\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, ``Sodium Nitrite 
from China: Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated July 10, 2024.
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    Commerce received a substantive response from the domestic 
interested party within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ We received no substantive response from the 
Government of China or any other interested party in this 
proceeding.\5\ As a result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act 
and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), we determined that the respondent 
interested parties did not provide an adequate response to the notice 
of initiation and, therefore, Commerce conducted an expedited (120-day) 
sunset review of the Order.
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    \4\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, ``Sodium Nitrite 
from Germany and China: 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.
    \5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews for February 2024,'' 
dated March 22, 2024; see also 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(B)(2); and 
19 CFR 351.218 (e)(1)(ii)(C)(2).
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Scope of the Order

    The product covered by the Order is sodium nitrite from China. For 
a complete description of the scope of the

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Order, 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 Review of the 
Countervailing Duty Order on Sodium Nitrite from 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

    All issues raised in this sunset review are addressed in the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum. A list of topics discussed in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum is included in the appendix to this notice. The 
Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file 
electronically via the 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(b) of the Act, we determine 
that revocation of the Order would be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the following net 
countervailable subsidy rates:

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                                                          Subsidy rate
                       Company                             (percent)
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Shanxi Jiaocheng Hongxing Chemical Co., Ltd..........             169.01
Tianjin Soda Plant Tianjin Port Free Trade Zone Pan               169.01
 Bohai International Trading Co., Ltd................
All Others...........................................             169.01
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an 
APO of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of 
proprietary information disclosed under an APO in accordance with 19 
CFR 351.305(a). Timely 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 the final results and this notice in 
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 
19 CFR 351.218.

    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 Order
IV. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
    1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of a Countervailable 
Subsidy
    2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rates Likely to Prevail
    3. Nature of the Subsidies
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2024-26122 Filed 11-8-24; 8:45 am]
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