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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 236 (Monday, December 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 97588-97589]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28858]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-937]

Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From the People's Republic 
of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 
2022-2023

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that 
RZBC Group Co., Ltd., RZBC Co., Ltd., RZBC Import & Export Co., Ltd., 
and RZBC (Juxian) Co., Ltd. (collectively, RZBC) did not sell subject 
merchandise in the United States at prices below normal value during 
the May 1, 2022, through April 30, 2023 period of review (POR).

DATES: Applicable December 9, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maisha Cryor, 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) 482-5831.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On June 6, 2024, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of the 
2022-2023 administrative review of the antidumping duty order on citric 
acid and certain citrate salts (citric acid) from the People's Republic 
of China (China) \1\ in the Federal Register and invited interested 
parties to comment.\2\ On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain 
deadlines in this administrative proceeding by seven days.\3\ On 
October 8, 2024, Commerce extended the deadline for the final results 
of this administrative review until December 10, 2024.\4\ For a summary 
of the events that occurred since the Preliminary Results, see the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum.\5\ Commerce conducted this 
administrative review in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff 
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
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    \1\ See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Canada and 
the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Orders, 74 FR 25703 
(May 29, 2009) (Order).
    \2\ See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from the People's 
Republic of China: Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review; 2022-2023, 89 FR 48377 (June 6, 2024) 
(Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum.
    \3\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated July 22, 2024.
    \4\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Final Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022-2023'' dated October 8, 
2024.
    \5\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty 
Order on Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from the People's 
Republic of China; 2023-2023,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby 
adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the Order is citric acid from China. A 
full description of the scope of the Order is contained in the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum.

Analysis of Comments Received

    The issue raised in an interested party's case brief is addressed 
in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of topics discussed in 
the Issues and Decision Memorandum is provided in the 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.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on an analysis of the comment received, we made six changes 
to the margin calculation from the Preliminary Results for RZBC.\6\
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    \6\ See Issues and Decision Memorandum at 2-3.
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The China-Wide Entity

    Because no party requested a review of the China-wide entity, and 
Commerce no longer considers the China-wide entity as an exporter 
conditionally subject to administrative reviews,\7\ we did not conduct 
a review of the China-wide entity. Thus, the weighted-average dumping 
margin for the China-wide entity (i.e., 156.87 percent) \8\ is not 
subject to change as a result of this review.
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    \7\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement of Change in 
Department Practice for Respondent Selection in Antidumping Duty 
Proceedings and Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy Entity 
in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 65963, 65969-70 (November 
4, 2013).
    \8\ See Order.
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Final Results of Review

    We determine that the following weighted-average dumping margin 
exists for the period May 1, 2022, through April 30, 2023:

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                                                              Weighted-
                                                               average
                          Exporter                             dumping
                                                                margin
                                                              (percent)
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RZBC Import & Export Co., Ltd..............................        0.00
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Disclosure

    We intend to disclose the calculations performed for these final 
results of review to interested parties within five days of the date of 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register, in accordance with 
19 CFR 351.224(b).

Assessment Rates

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Tariff Act of 1930, amended 
(the Act) and 19 CFR 351.212(b), Commerce has determined, and U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on 
all appropriate entries of subject merchandise covered this review. 
Because the respondent's weighted-average dumping margin or an 
importer-specific assessment rate is zero or de minimis in the final 
results of review, we intend to instruct CBP to liquidate entries 
without regard to antidumping duties.\9\ The final results of this 
administrative review shall be the basis for the assessment of 
antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by the final 
results of this review and for future deposits of estimated duties, 
where applicable.\10\
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    \9\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-
Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping 
Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101, 8102-03 (February 14, 
2012); see also 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
    \10\ See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
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    Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier 
than 35 days after the date of publication of these final results of 
this review in the Federal Register. If a timely summons is filed at 
the U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment instructions will 
direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties 
to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within 
90 days of publication).
    Where the respondent reported reliable entered values, Commerce 
will calculate importer/customer-specific ad valorem assessment rates 
by aggregating the amount of dumping calculated for all U.S. sales to 
the importer/customer and dividing this amount by the total entered 
value of the merchandise sold to the importer/customer.\11\ Where an 
importer- (or customer-) specific assessment rate is zero or de minimis 
(i.e., less than 0.50 percent), Commerce

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will instruct CBP to assess that importer's (or customer's) entries of 
subject merchandise without regard to antidumping duties in accordance 
with 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2). For entries that were not reported in the 
U.S. sales database submitted by RZBC during this review, Commerce will 
instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at the antidumping duty 
assessment rate for the China-wide entity (i.e., 156.87 percent).\12\
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    \11\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
    \12\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Non-Market 
Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 
76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011).
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Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the final results of this administrative review for all 
shipments of the subject merchandise from China entered, or withdrawn 
from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as 
provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) for RZBC the cash 
deposit rate will be the margin listed above; (2) for previously 
investigated or reviewed Chinese and non-Chinese exporters not listed 
above that have separate rates, the cash deposit rate will continue to 
be the exporter-specific rate published for the most recently completed 
segment of this proceeding in which they were reviewed; (3) for all 
Chinese exporters of subject merchandise that have not been found to be 
entitled to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be equal to the 
weighted- average dumping margin for the China-wide entity (i.e., 
156.87 percent); and (4) for all non- Chinese exporters of subject 
merchandise which have not received their own separate rate, the cash 
deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the Chinese exporter(s) 
that supplied that non-Chinese exporter. These cash deposit 
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further 
notice.

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 and/or countervailing duties 
prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during the POR. Failure to 
comply with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption 
that reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties occurred 
and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties, and/or an 
increase in the amount of antidumping duties by the amount of 
countervailing duties.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to 
an 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 violation subject 
to sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

    Commerce is issuing and publishing the final results of this review 
in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 
CFR 351.221(b)(5).

    Dated: December 3, 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. Changes Since the Preliminary Results
V. Discussion of the Issue
    Comment: Whether to Incorporate Verification Minor Corrections 
in the Final Results
VI. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2024-28858 Filed 12-6-24; 8:45 am]
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