89594 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 219 / Wednesday, November 13, 2024 / Notices 

1See Certain Epoxy Resins from the People’s 

Republic of China, India, the Republic of Korea, 

Taiwan, and Thailand: Initiation of Less-Than-FairValue Investigations, 89 FR 33324 (April 29, 2024) 

(Initiation Notice). 

2See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Proceedings,’’ dated July 22, 2024. 

3See Certain Epoxy Resins from the People’s 

Republic of China, India, the Republic of Korea, 

Taiwan, and Thailand: Postponement of 

Preliminary Determinations of Antidumping Duty 

Investigations, 89 FR 65583 (August 12, 2024). 

4See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

the Preliminary Affirmative Determination in the 

Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation of Certain 

Epoxy Resins from the People’s Republic of China,’’ 

dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, 

this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). 

5See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, 

Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997) 

(Preamble). 

6See Initiation Notice, 89 FR at 33324–25. 

7See Memorandum, ‘‘Less-Than-Fair-Value and 

Countervailing Duty Investigations of Certain Epoxy 

Resins from the People’s Republic of China, India, 

the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand: 

Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum,’’ dated 

concurrently with this preliminary determination 

(Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum). 

than 30 percent of the total weight of the 

product. The scope also includes blends of 

epoxy resins with different types of epoxy 

resins, with or without the inclusion of 

modifiers and additives, so long as the 

combined epoxy resin component comprises 

at least 30 percent of the total weight of the 

blend. 

Epoxy resins that enter as part of a system 

or kit with separately packaged co-reactants, 

such as hardeners or curing agents, are 

within the scope. The scope does not include 

any separately packaged co-reactants that 

would not fall within the scope if entered on 

their own. 

The scope includes merchandise matching 

the above description that has been 

processed in a third country, including by 

commingling, diluting, introducing, or 

removing modifiers or additives, or 

performing any other processing that would 

not otherwise remove the merchandise from 

the scope of the investigation if performed in 

the subject country. 

The scope also includes epoxy resin that is 

commingled or blended with epoxy resin 

from sources not subject to this investigation. 

Only the subject component of such 

commingled products is covered by the scope 

of this investigation. 

Excluded from the scope are phenoxy 

resins, which are polymers with a weight 

greater than 11,000 Daltons, a Melt Flow 

Index (MFI) at 200 °C (392 °F) no less than 

4 grams and no greater than 70 grams per 10 

min, Glass-Transition Temperatures (Tg) no 

less than 80 °C (176 °F) and no greater than 

100 °C (212 °F), and which contain no epoxy 

groups other than at the terminal ends of the 

molecule. 

Excluded from the scope are certain paint 

and coating products, which are blends, 

mixtures, or other formulations of epoxy 

resin, curing agent, and pigment, in any form, 

packaged in one or more containers, wherein 

(1) the pigment represents a minimum of 10 

percent of the total weight of the product, (2) 

the epoxy resin represents a maximum of 80 

percent of the total weight of the product, 

and (3) the curing agent represents 5 to 40 

percent of the total weight of the product. 

Excluded from the scope are 

preimpregnated fabrics or fibers, often 

referred to as ‘‘pre-pregs,’’ which are 

composite materials consisting of fabrics or 

fibers (typically carbon or glass) impregnated 

with epoxy resin. 

This merchandise is currently classifiable 

under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (HTSUS) subheading 

3907.30.0000. Subject merchandise may also 

be entered under subheadings 3907.29.0000, 

3824.99.9397, 3214.10.0020, 2910.90.9100, 

2910.90.9000, 2910.90.2000, and 

1518.00.4000. The HTSUS subheadings are 

provided for convenience and customs 

purposes only; the written description of the 

scope is dispositive. 

Appendix II 

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Period of Investigation 

IV. Discussion of the Methodology 

V. Currency Conversion 

VI. Recommendation 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–166] 

Certain Epoxy Resins From the 

People’s Republic of China: 

Preliminary Affirmative Determination 

of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and 

Preliminary Affirmative Determination 

of Critical Circumstances 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily 

determines that certain epoxy resins 

(epoxy resins) from the People’s 

Republic of China (China) are being, or 

are likely to be, sold in the United States 

at less than fair value (LTFV). The 

period of investigation (POI) is October 

1, 2023, through March 31, 2024. 

Interested parties are invited to 

comment on this preliminary 

determination. 

DATES: Applicable November 13, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark Flessner, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: 202–482–6312. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

This preliminary determination is 

made in accordance with section 733(b) 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 

(the Act). Commerce published the 

notice of initiation of this LTFV 

investigation on April 23, 2024.1

On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled 

certain deadlines in this administrative 

proceeding by seven days.2 On August 

12, 2024, Commerce postponed the 

preliminary determination of this 

investigation until November 6, 2024.3

For a complete description of the 

events that followed the initiation of 

this investigation, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum.4 A list of topics 

included in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum is included as Appendix 

II to this notice. The Preliminary 

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 Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum can be accessed directly 

at https://access.trade.gov/public/ 

FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. 

Scope of the Investigation 

The products covered by this 

investigation are epoxy resins from 

China. For a complete description of the 

scope of this investigation, see 

Appendix I. 

Scope Comments 

In accordance with the Preamble to 

Commerce’s regulations,5 the Initiation 

Notice set aside a period of time for 

parties to raise issues regarding product 

coverage (i.e., scope).6 Certain interested 

parties commented on the scope of the 

investigation as it appeared in the 

Initiation Notice, as well as additional 

language proposed by Commerce. For a 

summary of the product coverage 

comments and rebuttal responses 

submitted to the record for this 

preliminary determination, and 

accompanying discussion and analysis 

of all comments timely received, see the 

Preliminary Scope Decision 

Memorandum.7 Commerce is not 

preliminarily modifying the scope 

language as it appeared in the Initiation 

Notice. See the scope in Appendix I to 

this notice. Pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.309(c)(2), interested parties may 

submit additional comments on the 

scope of this investigation in scope case 

briefs, which may be submitted no later 

than 30 days after the issuance of the 


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8 Id. 

9See Initiation Notice, 89 FR at 33328–33329. 

10See Enforcement and Compliance’s Policy 

Bulletin No. 05.1, regarding, ‘‘Separate-Rates 

Practice and Application of Combination Rates in 

Antidumping Investigations involving Non-Market 

Economy Countries,’’ (April 5, 2005) (Policy 

Bulletin 05.1), available at https://access.trade.gov/ 

Resources/policy/bull05-1.pdf. 

Preliminary Scope Decision 

Memorandum.8

Methodology 

Commerce is conducting this 

investigation in accordance with section 

731 of the Act. Commerce has 

calculated export prices in accordance 

with 772(a) of the Act. Because China is 

a non-market economy, within the 

meaning of section 771(18) of the Act, 

Commerce has calculated normal value 

in accordance with section 773(c) of the 

Act. Furthermore, pursuant to sections 

776(a) and (b) of the Act, Commerce has 

preliminarily relied upon facts 

otherwise available, with adverse 

inferences, for the China-wide entity, 

which includes (1) Huntsman Advanced 

Materials (Guangdong) Company Ltd.; 

(2) Artmate Co. Ltd.; (3) Changzhou 

Original Chemical Co., Ltd.; (4) Jiangsu 

Ruiheng New Material Technology Co., 

Ltd.; (5) Jiangsu Sanmu Group Co., Ltd.; 

(6) Jushi Group Company Ltd.; (7) 

Mercury Far East Enterprise Ltd.; and 

(8) Shandong Deyuan Epoxy Resin Co., 

Ltd. For a full description of the 

methodology underlying the 

preliminary determination, see the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 

Preliminary Affirmative Determination 

of Critical Circumstances 

In accordance with section 733(e) of 

the Act and 19 CFR 351.206(c), 

Commerce preliminarily determines 

that critical circumstances exist with 

respect to imports of epoxy resins from 

China for the China-wide entity. For a 

full description of the methodology and 

results of Commerce’s critical 

circumstances analysis, see the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 

Combination Rates 

In the Initiation Notice,9 Commerce 

stated that it would calculate producer/ 

exporter combination rates for the 

respondents that are eligible for a 

separate rate in this investigation. Policy 

Bulletin 05.1 describes this practice.10

In this case, because no respondent 

qualified for a separate rate, producer/ 

exporter combination rates were not 

calculated. For a full description of the 

separate rate status of interested parties 

in this investigation, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum. 

Preliminary Determination 

Commerce preliminarily determines 

that the following estimated weightedaverage dumping margin exists: 

Producer/exporter 

Estimated weighted-average 

dumping margin 

(percent) 

Cash deposit rate 

(adjusted for subsidy offset 

(percent)) 

China-Wide Entity .................................................................................................... 354.99 * 344.45 

* Rate based on facts available with adverse inferences. 

Suspension of Liquidation 

In accordance with section 733(d)(2) 

of the Act, Commerce will direct U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 

suspend liquidation of subject 

merchandise, as described in Appendix 

I, entered, or withdrawn from 

warehouse, for consumption on or after 

the date of publication of this notice in 

the Federal Register, as discussed 

below. Further, pursuant to section 

733(d)(1)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.205(d), Commerce will instruct CBP 

to require a cash deposit equal to the 

weighted-average amount by which 

normal value exceeds U.S. price, as 

indicated in the chart above as follows: 

(1) for all combinations of China 

producers/exporters of merchandise 

under consideration that have not 

established eligibility for their own 

separate rates, the cash deposit rate will 

be equal to the estimated weightedaverage dumping margin established for 

the China-wide entity; and (2) for all 

third-county exporters of merchandise 

under consideration not listed in the 

table above, the cash deposit rate is the 

cash deposit rate applicable to the 

China-wide entity that supplied that 

third-country exporter. 

Section 733(e)(2) of the Act provides 

that, given an affirmative determination 

of critical circumstances, any 

suspension of liquidation shall apply to 

unliquidated entries of merchandise 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption on or after the later of: 

(a) the date which is 90 days before the 

date on which the suspension of 

liquidation was first ordered, or (b) the 

date on which notice of initiation of the 

investigation was published. Commerce 

preliminarily finds that critical 

circumstances exist for imports of 

subject merchandise from the Chinawide entity. In accordance with section 

733(e)(2)(A) of the Act, the suspension 

of liquidation shall apply to all 

unliquidated entries of merchandise 

from the China-wide entity that were 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption on or after the date 

which is 90 days before the publication 

of this notice. 

To determine the cash deposit rate, 

Commerce normally adjusts the 

estimated weighted-average dumping 

margin by the amount of domestic 

subsidy pass-through and export 

subsidies determined in a companion 

countervailing duty (CVD) proceeding 

when CVD provisional measures are in 

effect. Accordingly, where Commerce 

has made a preliminary affirmative 

determination for domestic subsidy 

pass-through or export subsidies, 

Commerce has offset the calculated 

estimated weighted-average dumping 

margin by the appropriate rate(s). Any 

such adjusted rates may be found in the 

‘‘Preliminary Determination’’ section’s 

chart of estimated weighted-average 

dumping margins above. 

Should provisional measures in the 

companion CVD investigation expire 

prior to the expiration of provisional 

measures in this LTFV investigation, 

Commerce will direct CBP to begin 

collecting cash deposits at a rate equal 

to the estimated weighted-average 

dumping margin calculated in this 

preliminary determination unadjusted 

for the passed-through domestic 

subsidies or for export subsidies at the 

time the CVD provisional measures 

expire. 

These suspension of liquidation 

instructions will remain in effect until 

further notice. 

Disclosure 

Normally, Commerce discloses to 

interested parties the calculations 

performed in connection with a 

preliminary determination within five 

days of its public announcement or, if 

there is no public announcement, 

within five days of the date of 

publication of this notice in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.224(b). However, 


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11See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 

(for general filing requirements). 

12 Id. 

13See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2). 

14We use the term ‘‘issue’’ here to describe an 

argument that Commerce would normally address 

in a comment of the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum. 

15See Administrative Protective Order, Service, 

and Other Procedures in Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069, 

67077 (September 29, 2023). 

because Commerce preliminarily 

applied adverse facts available (AFA) to 

the China-wide entity in this 

investigation, in accordance with 

section 776 of the Act, and the applied 

AFA rate is based solely on the petition, 

there are no calculations to disclose. 

Verification 

Because the mandatory respondent in 

this investigation did not provide 

information requested by Commerce, 

and Commerce preliminarily determines 

that the mandatory respondent was 

uncooperative, verification will not be 

conducted. 

Public Comment 

Case briefs or other written comments 

on non-scope issues may be submitted 

to the Assistant Secretary for 

Enforcement and Compliance no later 

than 14 days after the date of 

publication of the preliminary 

determination, unless Commerce alters 

the time limit.11 Rebuttal briefs, limited 

to issues raised in case briefs, may be 

submitted not later than five days after 

the date for filing case briefs.12

Interested parties who submit case or 

rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must 

submit: (1) a table of contents listing 

each issue; and (2) a table of 

authorities.13

As provided under 19 CFR 

351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), in prior 

proceedings we have encouraged 

interested parties to provide an 

executive summary of their briefs that 

should be limited to five pages total, 

including footnotes. In this 

investigation, we instead request that 

interested parties provide, at the 

beginning of their briefs, a public, 

executive summary for each issue raised 

in their briefs.14 Further, we request that 

interested parties limit their public 

executive summary of each issue to no 

more than 450 words, not including 

citations. We intend to use the executive 

summaries as the basis of the comment 

summaries included in the issues and 

decision memorandum that will 

accompany the final determination in 

this investigation. We request that 

interested parties include footnotes for 

relevant citations in the public 

executive summary of each issue. Note 

that Commerce has amended certain of 

its requirements pertaining to the 

service of documents in 19 CFR 

351.303(f).15

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), 

interested parties who wish to request a 

hearing, limited to issues raised in the 

case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a 

written request to the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, within 30 days after the date 

of publication of this notice. Requests 

should contain the party’s name, 

address, and telephone number, the 

number of participants and whether any 

participant is a foreign national, and a 

list of the issues to be discussed. If a 

request for a hearing is made, Commerce 

intends to hold the hearing at a time and 

date to be determined. Parties should 

confirm by telephone the date, time, and 

location of the hearing two days before 

the scheduled date. 

Final Determination 

Section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.210(b)(1) provide that 

Commerce will issue the final 

determination within 75 days after the 

date of its preliminary determination. 

Accordingly, Commerce will make its 

final determination no later than 75 

days after the signature date of this 

preliminary determination. 

U.S. International Trade Commission 

Notification 

In accordance with section 733(f) of 

the Act, Commerce will notify the U.S. 

International Trade Commission (ITC) of 

its preliminary determination of sales at 

LTFV. If the final determination is 

affirmative, the ITC will determine 

before the later of 120 days after the date 

of this preliminary determination or 45 

days after the final determination 

whether these imports are materially 

injuring, or threaten material injury to, 

the U.S. industry. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This determination is issued and 

published in accordance with sections 

733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 

CFR 351.205(c). 

Dated: November 6, 2024. 

Abdelali Elouaradia, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary, for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

Appendix I 

Scope of the Investigation 

The merchandise subject to this 

investigation are fully or partially uncured 

epoxy resins, also known as epoxide resins, 

polyepoxides, oxirane resins, ethoxyline 

resins, diglycidyl ether of bisphenol, 

(chloromethyl)oxirane, or aromatic 

diglycidyl, which are polymers or 

prepolymers containing epoxy groups (i.e., 

three-membered ring structures comprised of 

two carbon atoms and one oxygen atom). 

Epoxy resins range in physical form from low 

viscosity liquids to solids. All epoxy resins 

are covered by the scope of this investigation 

irrespective of physical form, viscosity, 

grade, purity, molecular weight, or molecular 

structure, and packaging. 

Epoxy resins may contain modifiers or 

additives, such as hardeners, curatives, 

colorants, pigments, diluents, solvents, 

thickeners, fillers, plasticizers, softeners, 

flame retardants, toughening agents, 

catalysts, Bisphenol F, and ultraviolet light 

inhibitors, so long as the modifier or additive 

has not chemically reacted so as to cure the 

epoxy resin or convert it into a different 

product no longer containing epoxy groups. 

Such epoxy resins with modifiers or 

additives are included in the scope where the 

epoxy resin component comprises no less 

than 30 percent of the total weight of the 

product. The scope also includes blends of 

epoxy resins with different types of epoxy 

resins, with or without the inclusion of 

modifiers and additives, so long as the 

combined epoxy resin component comprises 

at least 30 percent of the total weight of the 

blend. 

Epoxy resins that enter as part of a system 

or kit with separately packaged co-reactants, 

such as hardeners or curing agents, are 

within the scope. The scope does not include 

any separately packaged co-reactants that 

would not fall within the scope if entered on 

their own. 

The scope includes merchandise matching 

the above description that has been 

processed in a third country, including by 

commingling, diluting, introducing, or 

removing modifiers or additives, or 

performing any other processing that would 

not otherwise remove the merchandise from 

the scope of the investigations if performed 

in the subject country. 

The scope also includes epoxy resin that is 

commingled or blended with epoxy resin 

from sources not subject to this investigation. 

Only the subject component of such 

commingled products is covered by the scope 

of this investigation. 

Excluded from the scope are phenoxy 

resins, which are polymers with a weight 

greater than 11,000 Daltons, a Melt Flow 

Index (MFI) at 200 °C (392 °F) no less than 4 

grams and no greater than 70 grams per 10 

min, Glass-Transition Temperatures (Tg) no 

less than 80 °C (176 °F) and no greater than 

100 °C (212 °F), and which contain no epoxy 

groups other than at the terminal ends of the 

molecule. 

Excluded from the scope are certain paint 

and coating products, which are blends, 

mixtures, or other formulations of epoxy 

resin, curing agent, and pigment, in any form, 

packaged in one or more containers, wherein 

(1) the pigment represents a minimum of 10 

percent of the total weight of the product, (2) 

the epoxy resin represents a maximum of 80 

percent of the total weight of the product, 

and (3) the curing agent represents 5 to 40 

percent of the total weight of the product. 


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1See 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). 

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

FR 54435 (July 1, 2024). 

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

Participate,’’ dated July 10, 2024. 

4See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Proceedings,’’ dated July 22, 2024. 

5See 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. 

6See 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). 

Excluded from the scope are 

preimpregnated fabrics or fibers, often 

referred to as ‘‘pre-pregs,’’ which are 

composite materials consisting of fabrics or 

fibers (typically carbon or glass) impregnated 

with epoxy resin. 

This merchandise is currently classifiable 

under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (HTSUS) subheading 

3907.30.0000. Subject merchandise may also 

be entered under subheadings 3907.29.0000, 

3824.99.9397, 3214.10.0020, 2910.90.9100, 

2910.90.9000, 2910.90.2000, and 

1518.00.4000. The HTSUS subheadings are 

provided for convenience and customs 

purposes only; the written description of the 

scope is dispositive. 

Appendix II 

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Period of Investigation 

IV. Discussion of the Methodology 

V. Preliminary Affirmative Determination of 

Critical Circumstances 

VI. Adjustment Under Section 777A(f) of the 

Act 

VII. Adjustment to Cash Deposit Rate for 

Export Subsidies 

VIII. Recommendation 

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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. 

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. 

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

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/FRNotices

ListLayout.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 

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