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Vol. 83, No. 3 

Thursday, January 4, 2018 

1See Letter from petitioner to the Secretary of 

Commerce ‘‘Petition for Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duties: Sodium Gluconate, Gluconic 

Acid, and Derivative Products from the People’s 

Republic of China and France,’’ dated November 30, 

2017 (Petition). 

2 Id. Volume I of the Petition at 2. 

3See Letter from Robert Bolling, Program 

Manager, AD/CVD Operation, Office IV, 

Enforcement and Compliance ‘‘Petition for the 

Imposition of Countervailing Duties on Imports of 

Sodium Gluconate, Gluconic Acid and Derivative 

Products from the People’s Republic of China: 

Supplemental Questions,’’ dated December 5, 2017. 

4See Letter from petitioner to the Secretary of 

Commerce ‘‘Countervailing Duty Investigation of 

Sodium Gluconate, Gluconic Acid and Derivative 

Products from the People’s Republic of China: 

PMP’s Response to the Department’s Supplemental 

Questions on the Petition,’’ dated December 7, 2017 

(General Issues and China CVD Response). 

5See Memorandum from Celeste Chen, 

International Trade Analyst, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office IV to The File ‘‘Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Petitions Covering Sodium 

Gluconate, Gluconic Acid, and Derivative Products 

from the People’s Republic of China and France: 

Telephone Conversation Regarding Scope 

Language,’’ dated December 14, 2017 (Phone 

Memorandum); see also letter from petitioner to the 

Secretary of Commerce ‘‘Sodium Gluconate, 

Gluconic Acid and Derivative Products from the 

People’s Republic of China and France: Petitioner’s 

Amendment to Volume I of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Petition,’’ dated December 15, 

2017 (Petitioner Scope Revision). 

6See ‘‘Determination of Industry Support for the 

Petition’’ section, below. 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[B–58–2017] 

Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 23—Erie 

County, New York; Authorization of 

Production Activity; Cummins, Inc., 

Subzone 23D (Diesel and Gas 

Engines), Lakewood and Jamestown, 

New York 

On August 28, 2017, the Erie County 

Industrial Development Agency, grantee 

of FTZ 23, submitted a notification of 

proposed production activity to the FTZ 

Board on behalf of Cummins, Inc., 

within Subzone 23D, in Lakewood and 

Jamestown, New York. 

The notification was processed in 

accordance with the regulations of the 

FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including 

notice in the Federal Register inviting 

public comment (82 FR 44557–44558, 

September 25, 2017). On December 26, 

2017, the applicant was notified of the 

FTZ Board’s decision that no further 

review of the activity is warranted at 

this time. The production activity 

described in the notification was 

authorized, subject to the FTZ Act and 

the FTZ Board’s regulations, including 

Section 400.14. 

Dated: December 28, 2017. 

Elizabeth Whiteman, 

Acting Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–28478 Filed 1–3–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–570–072] 

Sodium Gluconate, Gluconic Acid, and 

Derivative Products From the People’s 

Republic of China: Initiation of 

Countervailing Duty Investigation 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Applicable January 4, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jonathan Hill or Robert Galantucci, AD/ 

CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement 

and Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–3518 or (202) 482–2923, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Petition 

On November 30, 2017, the U.S. 

Department of Commerce (Commerce) 

received a countervailing duty (CVD) 

Petition concerning imports of sodium 

gluconate, gluconic acid, and derivative 

product (GNA Products) from the 

People’s Republic of China (China), 

filed in proper form on behalf of PMP 

Fermentation Products, Inc. (the 

petitioner).1 The CVD Petition was 

accompanied by antidumping duty (AD) 

Petitions concerning imports of GNA 

Products from China and France. The 

petitioner is a domestic producer of 

GNA Products.2

On December 5, 2017, Commerce 

requested supplemental information 

pertaining to certain areas of the 

Petition.3 The petitioner filed responses 

to these requests on December 7, 2017, 

which included revised scope 

language.4 On December 14, 2017, 

Commerce had a conference call with 

the petitioner to discuss the scope of the 

investigation, and the petitioner filed 

revised scope language on December 15, 

2017.5

In accordance with section 702(b)(1) 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 

(the Act), the petitioner alleges that the 

Government of China (GOC) is 

providing countervailable subsidies, 

within the meaning of sections 701 and 

771(5) of the Act, to producers of GNA 

Products in China, and imports of such 

products are materially injuring, or 

threatening material injury to, the 

domestic GNA Products industry in the 

United States. Consistent with section 

702(b)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.202(b), for those alleged programs 

on which we are initiating a CVD 

investigation, the Petition is 

accompanied by information reasonably 

available to the petitioner supporting its 

allegations. 

Commerce finds that the petitioner 

filed the Petition on behalf of the 

domestic industry because the 

petitioner is an interested party as 

defined in section 771(9)(C) of the Act. 

Commerce also finds that the petitioner 

demonstrated sufficient industry 

support with respect to the initiation of 

the CVD investigation that the petitioner 

is requesting.6

Period of Investigation 

Because the Petition was filed on 

November 30, 2017, the period of 

investigation is January 1, 2016 through 

December 31, 2016. 

Scope of the Investigation 

The products covered by this 

investigation are GNA Products from 


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7See General Issues and China CVD Response. 

8See Phone Memorandum. 

9See Petitioner Scope Revision. 

10See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing 

Duties, Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 

1997) (Preamble). 

11See 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) (defining ‘‘factual 

information’’). 

12See 19 CFR 351.303(b). 

13See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Proceedings: Electronic Filing Procedures; 

Administrative Protective Order Procedures, 76 FR 

39263 (July 6, 2011). See also Enforcement and 

Compliance: Change of Electronic Filing System 

Name, 79 FR 69046 (November 20, 2014) for details 

of Commerce’s electronic filing requirements, 

which went into effect on August 5, 2011. 

Information on help using ACCESS can be found at 

https://access.trade.gov/help.aspx, and a handbook 

can be found at https://access.trade.gov/help/ 

Handbook%20on%20Electronic%20Filling%20

Procedures.pdf. 

14See Letter from Abdelali Elouaradia, Director, 

AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and 

Compliance to the Embassy of China 

‘‘Countervailing Duties on Imports of Sodium 

Gluconate, Gluconic Acid and Derivative Products 

from the People’s Republic of China: Invitation for 

Consultations to Discuss the Countervailing Duty 

Petition,’’ dated December 8, 2017. 

15See section 771(10) of the Act. 

16See USEC, Inc. v. United States, 132 F. Supp. 

2d 1, 8 (CIT 2001) (citing Algoma Steel Corp., Ltd. 

v. United States, 688 F. Supp. 639, 644 (CIT 1988), 

aff’d 865 F.2d 240 (Fed. Cir. 1989)). 

17For a discussion of the domestic like product 

analysis, see Countervailing Duty Investigation 

Initiation Checklist: Sodium Gluconate, Gluconic 

Acid, and Derivative Products from the People’s 

Republic of China (China CVD Initiation Checklist) 

at Attachment II (Analysis of Industry Support for 

the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions 

China. For a full description of the 

scope of this investigation, see the 

‘‘Scope of the Investigation,’’ in the 

Appendix to this notice. 

Comments on Scope of the Investigation 

During our review of the Petition, 

Commerce issued questions to, and 

received responses from, the petitioner 

pertaining to the proposed scope to 

ensure that the scope language in the 

Petition is an accurate reflection of the 

products for which the domestic 

industry is seeking relief.7 Commerce 

also held a conference call with the 

petitioner regarding the scope 

language.8 As a result of these 

exchanges, the scope of the Petition was 

modified to clarify the description of 

merchandise covered by the Petition.9

The description of the merchandise 

covered by this initiation, as described 

in the Appendix to this notice, reflects 

these clarifications. 

As discussed in the Preamble to 

Commerce’s regulations, we are setting 

aside a period for interested parties to 

raise issues regarding product coverage 

(scope).10 Commerce will consider all 

comments received from interested 

parties and, if necessary, will consult 

with interested parties prior to the 

issuance of the preliminary 

determination. If scope comments 

include factual information, all such 

factual information should be limited to 

public information.11 To facilitate 

preparation of its questionnaires, 

Commerce requests all interested parties 

submit such comments by 5:00 p.m. 

Eastern Time (ET) on January 9, 2018 

(20 calendar days from the signature 

date of this notice). Any rebuttal 

comments, which may include factual 

information, must be filed by 5:00 p.m. 

ET on January 19, 2018 (10 calendar 

days from the initial comments 

deadline).12

Commerce requests that any factual 

information parties consider relevant to 

the scope of the investigation be 

submitted during this period. However, 

if a party subsequently finds that 

additional factual information 

pertaining to the scope of the 

investigation may be relevant, the party 

may contact Commerce and request 

permission to submit the additional 

information. All such submissions must 

be filed on the records of each of the 

concurrent AD and CVD investigations. 

Filing Requirements 

All submissions to Commerce must be 

filed electronically using Enforcement 

and Compliance’s Antidumping Duty 

and Countervailing Duty Centralized 

Electronic Service System (ACCESS).13

An electronically filed document must 

be received successfully in its entirety 

by the time and date it is due. 

Documents exempted from the 

electronic submission requirements 

must be filed manually (i.e., in paper 

form) with Enforcement and 

Compliance’s APO/Dockets Unit, Room 

18022, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

1401 Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20230, and stamped 

with the date and time of receipt by the 

applicable deadlines. 

Consultations 

Pursuant to sections 702(b)(4)(A)(i) 

and (ii) of the Act, Commerce notified 

representatives of the GOC of the receipt 

of the CVD Petition, and provided them 

the opportunity for consultations with 

respect to the Petition.14 The GOC did 

not request a consultation. 

Determination of Industry Support for 

the Petition 

Section 702(b)(1) of the Act requires 

that a petition be filed on behalf of the 

domestic industry. Section 702(c)(4)(A) 

of the Act provides that a petition meets 

this requirement if the domestic 

producers or workers who support the 

petition account for: (i) At least 25 

percent of the total production of the 

domestic like product; and (ii) more 

than 50 percent of the production of the 

domestic like product produced by that 

portion of the industry expressing 

support for, or opposition to, the 

petition. Moreover, section 702(c)(4)(D) 

of the Act provides that, if the petition 

does not establish support of domestic 

producers or workers accounting for 

more than 50 percent of the total 

production of the domestic like product, 

Commerce shall: (i) Poll the industry or 

rely on other information in order to 

determine if there is support for the 

petition, as required by subparagraph 

(A); or (ii) determine industry support 

using a statistically valid sampling 

method to poll the ‘‘industry.’’ 

Section 771(4)(A) of the Act defines 

the ‘‘industry’’ as the producers as a 

whole of a domestic like product. Thus, 

to determine whether a petition has the 

requisite industry support, the statute 

directs Commerce to look to producers 

and workers who produce the domestic 

like product. The International Trade 

Commission (ITC), which is responsible 

for determining whether ‘‘the domestic 

industry’’ has been injured, must also 

determine what constitutes a domestic 

like product in order to define the 

industry. While both Commerce and the 

ITC must apply the same statutory 

definition regarding the domestic like 

product,15 they do so for different 

purposes and pursuant to a separate and 

distinct authority. In addition, 

Commerce’s determination is subject to 

limitations of time and information. 

Although this may result in different 

definitions of the like product, such 

differences do not render the decision of 

either agency contrary to law.16

Section 771(10) of the Act defines the 

domestic like product as ‘‘a product 

which is like, or in the absence of like, 

most similar in characteristics and uses 

with, the article subject to an 

investigation under this title.’’ Thus, the 

reference point from which the 

domestic like product analysis begins is 

‘‘the article subject to an investigation’’ 

(i.e., the class or kind of merchandise to 

be investigated, which normally will be 

the scope as defined in the petition). 

Regarding the domestic like product, 

the petitioner does not offer a definition 

of the domestic like product distinct 

from the scope of the investigation. 

Based on our analysis of the information 

submitted on the record, we have 

determined that sodium gluconate, 

gluconic acid, and derivative products, 

as defined in the scope, constitute a 

single domestic like product and we 

have analyzed industry support in terms 

of that domestic like product.17


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Covering Sodium Gluconate, Gluconic Acid, and 

Derivative Products from the People’s Republic of 

China and France). The checklist is dated 

concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this 

notice and on file electronically via ACCESS. 

Access to documents filed via ACCESS are also 

available in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 

of the main Department of Commerce building. 

18See Volume I of the Petition, at 3 and Exhibits 

I–1A and I–1B. 

19 Id. at 3 and Exhibits I–1A and I–1B; see also 

General Issues and China CVD Response. 

20See China CVD Initiation Checklist at 

Attachment II. 

21See section 702(c)(4)(D) of the Act; see also 

China CVD Initiation Checklist at Attachment II. 

22See China CVD Initiation Checklist at 

Attachment II. 

23 Id. 

24 Id. 

25See Volume I of the Petition at 16 and Exhibit 

I–9; see also General Issues and China CVD 

Response. 

26See Volume I of the Petition at 13, 16–32, and 

Exhibits I–4 and I–9 through I–22. 

27See China CVD Initiation Checklist at 

Attachment III (Analysis of Allegations and 

Evidence of Material Injury and Causation for the 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions 

Covering Sodium Gluconate, Gluconic Acid, and 

Derivative Products from the People’s Republic of 

China and France). 

28See Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, 

Public Law 114–27, 129 Stat. 362 (2015). See also 

Dates of Application of Amendments to the 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Laws Made 

by the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, 80 

FR 46793 (August 6, 2015) (Applicability Notice). 

The 2015 amendments may be found at https://

www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/ 

1295/text/pl. 

29See Applicability Notice, 80 FR at 46794–95. 

30See China CVD Response at Revised Exhibit I– 

5. 

In determining whether the petitioner 

has standing under section 702(c)(4)(A) 

of the Act, we considered the industry 

support data contained in the Petition 

with reference to the domestic like 

product as defined in the ‘‘Scope of the 

Investigation,’’ in the Appendix of this 

notice. To establish industry support, 

the petitioner provided its own 

production of the domestic like product 

in 2016.18 The petitioner states that 

there are no other known producers of 

sodium gluconate, gluconic acid, and 

derivative products in the United States; 

therefore, the Petition is supported by 

100 percent of the U.S. industry.19

Our review of the data provided in the 

Petition, the supplemental responses, 

and other information readily available 

to Commerce indicates that the 

petitioner has established industry 

support for the Petition.20 First, the 

Petition established support from 

domestic producers (or workers) 

accounting for more than 50 percent of 

the total production of the domestic like 

product and, as such, Commerce is not 

required to take further action in order 

to evaluate industry support (e.g., 

polling).21 Second, the domestic 

producers (or workers) have met the 

statutory criteria for industry support 

under section 702(c)(4)(A)(i) of the Act 

because the domestic producers (or 

workers) who support the Petition 

account for at least 25 percent of the 

total production of the domestic like 

product.22 Finally, the domestic 

producers (or workers) have met the 

statutory criteria for industry support 

under section 702(c)(4)(A)(ii) of the Act 

because the domestic producers (or 

workers) who support the Petition 

account for more than 50 percent of the 

production of the domestic like product 

produced by that portion of the industry 

expressing support for, or opposition to, 

the Petition.23 Accordingly, Commerce 

determines that the Petition was filed on 

behalf of the domestic industry within 

the meaning of section 702(b)(1) of the 

Act. 

Commerce finds that the petitioner 

filed the Petition on behalf of the 

domestic industry because it is an 

interested party as defined in section 

771(9)(C) of the Act and it has 

demonstrated sufficient industry 

support with respect to the CVD 

investigation that it is requesting that 

Commerce initiate.24

Injury Test 

Because China is a ‘‘Subsidies 

Agreement Country’’ within the 

meaning of section 701(b) of the Act, 

section 701(a)(2) of the Act applies to 

this investigation. Accordingly, the ITC 

must determine whether imports of the 

subject merchandise from China 

materially injure, or threaten material 

injury to, a U.S. industry. 

Allegations and Evidence of Material 

Injury and Causation 

The petitioner alleges that imports of 

the subject merchandise are benefitting 

from countervailable subsidies and that 

such imports are causing, or threaten to 

cause, material injury to the U.S. 

industry producing the domestic like 

product. In addition, the petitioner 

alleges that subject imports exceed the 

negligibility threshold provided for 

under section 771(24)(A) of the Act.25

The petitioner contends that the 

industry’s injured condition is 

illustrated by a significant volume of 

subject imports, reduced market share, 

underselling and price depression or 

suppression, lost sales and revenues, 

and a negative impact on financial 

performance.26 We have assessed the 

allegations and supporting evidence 

regarding material injury, threat of 

material injury, and causation, and we 

have determined that these allegations 

are properly supported by adequate 

evidence, and meet the statutory 

requirements for initiation.27

Initiation of CVD Investigation 

Based on the examination of the 

Petition, we find that it meets the 

requirements of section 702 of the Act. 

Therefore, we are initiating a CVD 

investigation to determine whether 

imports of GNA Products from China 

benefit from countervailable subsidies 

conferred by the GOC. In accordance 

with section 703(b)(1) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.205(b)(1), unless postponed, 

we will make our preliminary 

determination no later than 65 days 

after the date of this initiation. 

Numerous amendments to the AD and 

CVD laws were made pursuant to the 

Trade Preferences Extension Act of 

2015.28 The amendments to sections 

776 and 782 of the Act are applicable to 

all determinations made on or after 

August 6, 2015, and, therefore, apply to 

this CVD investigation.29

Based on our review of the Petition, 

we find that there is sufficient 

information to initiate a CVD 

investigation on 44 of the 49 alleged 

programs. For a full discussion of the 

basis for our decision to initiate on each 

program, see China CVD Initiation 

Checklist. A public version of the 

initiation checklist for this investigation 

is available on ACCESS. 

In accordance with section 703(b)(1) 

of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(b)(1), 

unless postponed, we will make our 

preliminary determination no later than 

65 days after the date of this initiation. 

Respondent Selection 

The petitioner named 82 companies 

as producers/exporters of GNA Products 

in China.30 Commerce intends to follow 

its standard practice in CVD 

investigations and calculate companyspecific subsidy rates in this 

investigation. In the event Commerce 

determines that the number of 

companies is large and it cannot 

individually examine each company 

based upon Commerce’s resources, 

where appropriate, Commerce intends 

to select mandatory respondents based 

on U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

(CBP) data for U.S. imports of GNA 

Products from China during the POI 

under the appropriate Harmonized 

Tariff Schedule of the United States 

numbers listed in the ‘‘Scope of the 

Investigation,’’ in the Appendix. 

On December 11, 2017, Commerce 

released CBP data under Administrative 

Protective Order (APO) to all parties 

with access to information protected by 

APO and indicated that interested 


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31See Memorandum from Jonathan Hill, 

International Trade Compliance Analyst, AD/CVD 

Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance 

to Robert Bolling, Program Manager, AD/CVD 

Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance 

‘‘Sodium Gluconate, Gluconic Acid, and Derivative 

Products from the People’s Republic of China 

Countervailing Duty Petition: Release of Customs 

Data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection,’’ 

dated December 11, 2017. 

32See section 703(a)(2) of the Act. 

33See section 703(a)(1) of the Act. 

34See 19 CFR 351.301(b). 

35See 19 CFR 351.301(b)(2). 

36See section 782(b) of the Act. 

37See Certification of Factual Information to 

Import Administration During Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July 

17, 2013) (‘‘Final Rule’’); see also frequently asked 

questions regarding the Final Rule, available at 

http://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_

info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf. 

parties wishing to comment regarding 

the CBP data and respondent selection 

must do so within three business days 

of the publication date of the notice of 

initiation of this CVD investigation.31

Commerce will not accept rebuttal 

comments regarding the CBP data or 

respondent selection. 

Interested parties must submit 

applications for disclosure under APO 

in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(b). 

Instructions for filing such applications 

may be found on the Commerce’s 

website at http://enforcement.trade.gov/ 

apo. 

Comments must be filed 

electronically using ACCESS. An 

electronically filed document must be 

received successfully, in its entirety, by 

ACCESS no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on 

the date noted above. We intend to 

finalize our decisions regarding 

respondent selection within 20 days of 

publication of this notice. 

Distribution of Copies of the Petition 

In accordance with section 

702(b)(4)(A)(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.202(f), copies of the public version 

of the Petition has been provided to the 

GOC via ACCESS. To the extent 

practicable, we will attempt to provide 

a copy of the public version of the 

Petition to each exporter named in the 

Petition, as provided under 19 CFR 

351.203(c)(2). 

ITC Notification 

We will notify the ITC of our 

initiation, as required by section 702(d) 

of the Act. 

Preliminary Determinations by the ITC 

The ITC will preliminarily determine, 

within 45 days after the date on which 

the Petition was filed, whether there is 

a reasonable indication that imports of 

GNA Products from China are materially 

injuring, or threatening material injury 

to, a U.S. industry.32 A negative ITC 

determination will result in the 

investigation being terminated.33

Otherwise, this investigation will 

proceed according to statutory and 

regulatory time limits. 

Submission of Factual Information 

Factual information is defined in 19 

CFR 351.102(b)(21) as: (i) Evidence 

submitted in response to questionnaires; 

(ii) evidence submitted in support of 

allegations; (iii) publicly available 

information to value factors under 19 

CFR 351.408(c) or to measure the 

adequacy of remuneration under 19 CFR 

351.511(a)(2); (iv) evidence placed on 

the record by Commerce; and (v) 

evidence other than factual information 

described in (i)–(iv). 19 CFR 351.301(b) 

requires any party, when submitting 

factual information, to specify under 

which subsection of 19 CFR 

351.102(b)(21) the information is being 

submitted 34 and, if the information is 

submitted to rebut, clarify, or correct 

factual information already on the 

record, to provide an explanation 

identifying the information already on 

the record that the factual information 

seeks to rebut, clarify, or correct.35 Time 

limits for the submission of factual 

information are addressed in 19 CFR 

351.301, which provides specific time 

limits based on the type of factual 

information being submitted. Interested 

parties should review the regulations 

prior to submitting factual information 

in this investigation. 

Extensions of Time Limits 

Parties may request an extension of 

time limits before the expiration of a 

time limit established under 19 CFR 

351.301, or as otherwise specified by the 

Secretary. In general, an extension 

request will be considered untimely if it 

is filed after the expiration of the time 

limit established under 19 CFR 351.301. 

For submissions that are due from 

multiple parties simultaneously, an 

extension request will be considered 

untimely if it is filed after 10:00 a.m. ET 

on the due date. Under certain 

circumstances, we may elect to specify 

a different time limit by which 

extension requests will be considered 

untimely for submissions which are due 

from multiple parties simultaneously. In 

such a case, we will inform parties in 

the letter or memorandum setting forth 

the deadline (including a specified time) 

by which extension requests must be 

filed to be considered timely. An 

extension request must be made in a 

separate, stand-alone submission; under 

limited circumstances we will grant 

untimely-filed requests for the extension 

of time limits. Parties should review 

Extension of Time Limits; Final Rule, 78 

FR 57790 (September 20, 2013), 

available at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/ 

pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/2013- 

22853.htm, prior to submitting factual 

information in this investigation. 

Certification Requirements 

Any party submitting factual 

information in an AD or CVD 

proceeding must certify to the accuracy 

and completeness of that information.36

Parties are hereby reminded that revised 

certification requirements are in effect 

for company/government officials, as 

well as their representatives. 

Investigations initiated based on 

petitions filed on or after August 16, 

2013, and other segments of any AD or 

CVD proceedings initiated on or after 

August 16, 2013, should use the formats 

for the revised certifications provided at 

the end of the Final Rule.37 Commerce 

intends to reject factual submissions if 

the submitting party does not comply 

with the applicable revised certification 

requirements. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

Interested parties must submit 

applications for disclosure under APO 

in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. On 

January 22, 2008, Commerce published 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Proceedings: Documents Submission 

Procedures; APO Procedures, 73 FR 

3634 (January 22, 2008). Parties wishing 

to participate in this investigation 

should ensure that they meet the 

requirements of these procedures (e.g., 

the filing of letters of appearance as 

discussed at 19 CFR 351.103(d)). 

This notice is issued and published 

pursuant to sections 702 and 777(i) of 

the Act and 19 CFR 351.203(c). 

Dated: December 20, 2017. 

Gary Taverman, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Operations, 

performing the non-exclusive functions and 

duties of the Assistant Secretary for 

Enforcement and Compliance. 

Appendix 

Scope of the Investigation 

The scope of this investigation covers all 

grades of sodium gluconate, gluconic acid, 

liquid gluconate, and glucono delta lactone 

(GDL) (collectively GNA Products), 

regardless of physical form (including, but 

not limited to substrates; solutions; dry 

granular form or powders, regardless of 

particle size; or as a slurry). The scope also 

includes GNA Products that have been 

blended or are in solution with other 


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1See Certain Steel Nails from the Republic of 

Korea, Malaysia, the Sultanate of Oman, Taiwan, 

and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: 

Antidumping Duty Orders, 80 FR 39994 (July 13, 

2015). 

2See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, 

Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity 

to Request Administrative Review, 82 FR 30833 

(July 3, 2017). 

3See Mid Continent Steel & Wire, Inc. letter, 

‘‘Certain Steel Nails from Vietnam: Request for 

Administrative Reviews,’’ dated July 31, 2017. 

4See Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 

42974 (September 13, 2017). 

5See Mid Continent Steel & Wire, Inc. letter, 

‘‘Certain Steel Nails from Vietnam: Withdrawal of 

Request for Administrative Reviews’’ dated 

September 28, 2017. 

product(s) where the resulting mix contains 

35 percent or more of sodium gluconate, 

gluconic acid, liquid gluconate, and/or GDL 

by dry weight. 

Sodium gluconate has a molecular formula 

of NaC6H11O7. Sodium gluconate has a 

Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) registry 

number of 527–07–1, and can also be called 

‘‘sodium salt of gluconic acid’’ and/or 

sodium 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 pentahydroxyhexanoate. 

Gluconic acid has a molecular formula of 

C6H12O7. Gluconic acid has a CAS registry 

number of 526–95–4, and can also be called 

2, 3, 4, 5, 6 pentahydroxycaproic acid. Liquid 

gluconate is a blend consisting only of 

gluconic acid and sodium gluconate in an 

aqueous solution. Liquid gluconate has CAS 

registry numbers of 527–07–1, 526–95–4, and 

7732–18–5, and can also be called 2, 3, 4, 5, 

6-pentahydroxycaproic acid-hexanoate. GDL 

has a molecular formula of C6H10O6. GDL has 

a CAS registry number of 90–80–2, and can 

also be called d-glucono-1,5-lactone. 

The merchandise covered by the scope of 

this investigation is currently classified in 

the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (HTSUS) under subheadings 

2918.16.1000, 2918.16.5010, and 

2932.20.5020. Merchandise covered by the 

scope may also enter under HTSUS 

subheadings 2918.16.5050, 3824.99.2890, 

and 3824.99.9295. Although the HTSUS 

subheadings and CAS registry numbers are 

provided for convenience and customs 

purposes, the written description of the 

merchandise is dispositive. 

[FR Doc. 2017–28431 Filed 1–3–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–552–818] 

Certain Steel Nails From the Socialist 

Republic of Vietnam: Rescission of 

Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review; 2016/2017 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) is rescinding the 

administrative review of the 

antidumping duty order on certain steel 

nails from the Socialist Republic of 

Vietnam, based on the timely 

withdrawal of all requests for review. 

The period of review (POR) is July 1, 

2016, through June 30, 2017. 

DATES: Applicable January 4, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael J. Heaney, 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) 482–4475. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On July 3, 2017, Commerce published 

in the Federal Register a notice of 

opportunity to request an administrative 

review of the antidumping duty order 1

of certain steel nails from the Socialist 

Republic of Vietnam for the POR July 1, 

2016, through June 30, 2017.2 On July 

31, 2017, in accordance with section 

751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 

351.213(b), Commerce received a timely 

request for administrative review from 

Mid Continent Steel & Wire, Inc., the 

petitioner in this proceeding, covering 

the following producers or exporters: (1) 

Apex Holding Group Limited, (2) B.A.T. 

Logistics, (3) BAC AU Logistics Service 

and Trading, (4) C.H. Robinson, (5) CS 

Song Thuy, (6) FGS Logistics Co. Ltd., 

(7) Hecny Shipping Ltd., (8) Honour 

Lane Shipping Ltd., (9) M&T Export 

Trading Production, (10) Master 

International Logistics, (11) Orient 

Express Container Co., Ltd., (12) Rich 

State Inc., (13) Sanco Freight, (14) 

Seahorse Shipping Corporation, (15) 

Thao Cuong Co., Ltd., (16) Toan Nhat 

Viet Trading and Service, (17) 

Transworld Transportation Co., Ltd., 

(18) Truong Vinh Ltd., and (19) United 

Nail Products Co. Ltd.3 No other parties 

requested an administrative review. 

Pursuant to Mid Continent Steel & Wire, 

Inc.’s review request and in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), on 

September 13, 2017, Commerce 

published in the Federal Register a 

notice of initiation of an administrative 

review covering each of the nineteen 

producers or exporters named by Mid 

Continent Steel & Wire, Inc. in its July 

31, 2017 review request.4 On September 

28, 2017, Mid Continent Steel & Wire, 

Inc. timely withdrew its administrative 

review request for each of the nineteen 

companies specified in its July 31, 2017 

request.5

Rescission of Review 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), 

Commerce will rescind an 

administrative review, in whole or in 

part, if the party, or parties, that 

requested a review withdraws the 

request/s within 90 days of the 

publication of the notice of initiation of 

the requested review. As noted above, 

Mid Continent Steel & Wire, Inc. 

withdrew its request for review by the 

90-day deadline, and no other party 

requested an administrative review of 

this order. Therefore, in response to the 

timely withdrawal of the request for 

review, and in accordance with 19 CFR 

351.213(d)(1), Commerce is rescinding 

this review. 

Assessment 

Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection (CBP) to assess 

antidumping duties on all appropriate 

entries. Antidumping duties shall be 

assessed at rates equal to the cash 

deposit of estimated antidumping duties 

required at the time of entry, or 

withdrawal from warehouse, for 

consumption, in accordance with 19 

CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends 

to issue appropriate assessment 

instructions to CBP 15 days after the 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. 

Notification to Importers 

This notice serves as a final reminder 

to importers of their responsibility 

under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a 

certificate regarding the reimbursement 

of antidumping duties prior to 

liquidation of the relevant entries 

during this POR. Failure to comply with 

this requirement could result in the 

presumption that reimbursement of 

antidumping duties occurred and the 

subsequent assessment of double 

antidumping duties. 

Notification Regarding Administrative 

Protective Order 

This notice also serves as the only 

reminder to parties subject to 

administrative protective order (APO) of 

their responsibility concerning the 

return or destruction of proprietary 

information disclosed under APO in 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). 

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 sanctionable violation. 

This notice is published in 

accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 

777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 

351.213(d)(4). 


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