[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 20 (Friday, January 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5085-5086]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-01798]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-008]


Calcium Hypochlorite From the People's Republic of China: 
Antidumping Duty Order

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of 
Commerce (the ``Department'') and the International Trade Commission 
(``ITC''), the Department is issuing an antidumping duty order on 
calcium hypochlorite from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'').


DATES: Effective Date: January 30, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katie Marksberry, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
7906.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 15, 2014, the Department published the final 
determination of sales at less than fair value in the antidumping duty 
investigation of calcium hypochlorite from the PRC.\1\ On January 21, 
2015, the ITC notified the Department of its final determination 
pursuant to section 735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (``the Act''), that an industry in the United States is 
materially injured by reason of imports of calcium hypochlorite from 
the PRC.\2\
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    \1\ See Calcium Hypochlorite From the People's Republic of 
China: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 79 FR 
74065 (December 15, 2013) (``Final Determination'') and accompanying 
Issues and Decision Memorandum.
    \2\ See Calcium Hypochlorite from China, USITC Investigation 
Nos. 701-TA-510 and 731-TA-1245 (Final), USITC Publication 4515 
(January 2015).
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Scope of the Order

    The product covered by this investigation is calcium hypochlorite, 
regardless of form (e.g., powder, tablet (compressed), crystalline 
(granular), or in liquid solution), whether or not blended with other 
materials, containing at least 10 percent available chlorine measured 
by actual weight. The scope also includes bleaching powder and 
hemibasic calcium hypochlorite.
    Calcium hypochlorite has the general chemical formulation 
Ca(OCl)<INF>2</INF>, but may also be sold in a more dilute form as 
bleaching powder with the chemical formulation, 
Ca(OCl)<INF>2</INF>.CaCl<INF>2</INF>.Ca(OH)<INF>2</INF>.2H<INF>2</INF>O 
or hemibasic calcium hypochlorite with the chemical formula of 
2Ca(OCl)<INF>2</INF>.Ca(OH)<INF>2</INF> or 
Ca(OCl)<INF>2</INF>.0.5Ca(OH)<INF>2</INF>. Calcium hypochlorite has a 
Chemical Abstract Service (``CAS'') registry number of 7778-54-3, and a 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA) Pesticide Code (``PC'') 
Number of 014701. The subject calcium hypochlorite has an International 
Maritime Dangerous Goods (``IMDG'') code of Class 5.1 UN 1748, 2880, or 
2208 or Class 5.1/8 UN 3485, 3486, or 3487.
    Calcium hypochlorite is currently classifiable under the subheading 
2828.10.0000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(``HTSUS''). The subheading covers commercial calcium hypochlorite and 
other calcium hypochlorite. When tableted or blended with other 
materials, calcium hypochlorite may be entered under other tariff 
classifications, such as 3808.94.5000 and 3808.99.9500, which cover 
disinfectants and similar products. While the HTSUS subheadings, the 
CAS registry number, the U.S. EPA PC number, and the IMDG codes are 
provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description 
of the scope of this investigation is dispositive.

Antidumping Duty Order

    In accordance with sections 735(b)(1)(A)(i) and 735(d) of the Act, 
the ITC has notified the Department of its final determination in this 
investigation, in which it found that imports of calcium hypochlorite 
from the PRC are materially injuring a U.S. industry. Therefore, in 
accordance with section 735(c)(2) of the Act, we are publishing this 
antidumping duty order.
    As a result of the ITC's final determination, in accordance with 
section 736(a)(1) of the Act, the Department will direct U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection (``CBP'') to assess, upon further instruction by 
the Department, antidumping duties equal to the amount by which the 
normal value of the merchandise exceeds the export price (or 
constructed export price) of the merchandise, for all relevant entries 
of calcium hypochlorite from the PRC. These antidumping duties will be 
assessed on unliquidated entries from the PRC entered, or withdrawn 
from warehouse, for consumption on or after July 25, 2014, the date on 
which the Department published the Preliminary Determination,\3\ but 
will not include entries occurring after the expiration of the 
provisional measures period and before publication of the ITC's final 
injury determination, as further described below.
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    \3\ See Calcium Hypochlorite From the People's Republic of 
China: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value 
and Postponement of Final Determination, 79 FR 43393 (July 25, 2014) 
(``Preliminary Determination'').
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Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation

    In accordance with section 735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, we will 
instruct CBP to continue to suspend liquidation on entries of subject 
merchandise from the PRC. We will also instruct CBP to require cash 
deposits equal to the estimated amount by which the normal value 
exceeds the U.S. price as indicated in the chart below, adjusted where 
appropriate for export subsidies and estimated domestic subsidy pass-
through.\4\ These instructions suspending liquidation will remain in 
effect until further notice.
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    \4\ See sections 772(c)(1)(C) and 777A(f) of the Act, 
respectively. Unlike in administrative reviews, the Department 
calculates the adjustment for export subsidies in investigations not 
in the margin calculation program, but in the cash deposit 
instructions issued to CBP. See Notice of Final Determination of 
Sales at Less Than Fair Value, and Negative Determination of 
Critical Circumstances: Certain Lined Paper Products from India, 71 
FR 45012 (August 8, 2006), and accompanying Issues and Decision 
Memorandum at Comment 1.
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    Accordingly, effective on the date of publication of the ITC's 
final affirmative injury determination, CBP will require, at the same 
time as importers would normally deposit estimated duties on this 
subject merchandise, a cash deposit equal to the estimated weighted-
average antidumping duty margins, adjusted where appropriate for export 
subsidies and estimated domestic subsidy pass-through, as discussed 
above.\5\ The ``PRC-wide'' rate applies to all exporters of subject 
merchandise not specifically listed.
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    \5\ See sections 736(a)(3), 772(c)(1)(C) and 777A(f) of the Act.
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Provisional Measures

    Section 733(d) of the Act states that instructions issued pursuant 
to an affirmative preliminary determination may not remain in effect 
for more than four months except where exporters representing a 
significant proportion of exports of the subject merchandise request 
the Department to extend that four-month period to no more than six 
months. At the request of the exporters that account for a significant 
proportion of exports of calcium hypochlorite from the PRC, we extended 
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period to no more than six months.\6\ In the underlying investigation, 
the Department published the Preliminary Determination on July 25, 
2014. Therefore, the six-month period beginning on the date of the 
publication of the Preliminary Determination ended on January 21, 2015. 
Furthermore, section 737(b) of the Act states that definitive duties 
are to begin on the date of publication of the ITC's final injury 
determination.
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    \6\ See Preliminary Determination, 79 FR 43393, 43394 (July 25, 
2014).
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    Therefore, in accordance with section 733(d) of the Act and our 
practice, we will instruct CBP to terminate the suspension of 
liquidation and to liquidate, without regard to antidumping duties, 
unliquidated entries of calcium hypochlorite from the PRC entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption after January 21, 2015, the 
date the provisional measures expired, and through the day preceding 
the date of publication of the ITC's final injury determination in the 
Federal Register.

Estimated Weighted-Average Dumping Margin

    The weighted-average antidumping duty margin percentage is as 
follows:

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                                                      Weighted-average
                     Exporter                         margin  (percent)
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PRC-Wide Entity...................................            210.52 \7\
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    \7\ The following subsidy programs in the final determination of 
the concurrent countervailing duty investigation are export 
subsidies: Discounted Loans for Export-Oriented Enterprises (1.06 
percent), Export Credits from China's Export-Import Bank (1.06 
percent), Export Credit Insurance from China Export and Credit 
Insurance Corporation (Sinosure) (1.06 percent), Foreign Trade 
Development Fund (0.55 percent), Famous Brands Program (0.55 
percent), Provision of Shipping for LTAR (5.34 percent). Therefore, 
we have offset the PRC-wide rate of 210.52 percent by the 
countervailing duty rate attributable to export subsidies (i.e., 
9.62 percent). See Calcium Hypochlorite From the People's Republic 
of China: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 79 FR 
74064 (December 15, 2014) and accompanying Issues and Decision 
Memorandum at 7.
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    This notice constitutes the antidumping duty order with respect to 
calcium hypochlorite from the PRC, pursuant to section 736(a) of the 
Act. Interested parties may contact the Department's Central Records 
Unit, Room 7043 of the main Commerce building, for copies of an updated 
list of antidumping duty orders currently in effect.
    This order is published in accordance with sections 736(a) of the 
Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).

    Date: January 26, 2015.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary, for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2015-01798 Filed 1-29-15; 8:45 am]
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