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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 18 (Wednesday, January 29, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 8405]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-01858]

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-706, 708-709 and 731-TA-1667, 1669-1670, 
1672 (Final)]

Melamine From Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Qatar, and Trinidad 
and Tobago

Determinations

    On the basis of the record \1\ developed in the subject 
investigations, the United States International Trade Commission 
(``Commission'') determines, pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the 
Act''), that an industry in the United States is materially injured by 
reason of imports of melamine, provided for in subheading 2933.61.00 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, from Germany, 
Japan, and Netherlands that have been found by the U.S. Department of 
Commerce (``Commerce'') to be sold in the United States at less than 
fair value (``LTFV'') and by reason of imports of melamine from Germany 
and Qatar that that have been found by Commerce to be subsidized by the 
governments of Germany and Qatar.2 3 The Commission also 
determines that an industry in the United States is threatened with 
material injury by reason of imports of melamine from Trinidad and 
Tobago that have been found by Commerce to be sold in the United States 
at LTFV and subsidized by the government of Trinidad and Tobago.\4\
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    \1\ The record is defined in Sec.  207.2(f) of the Commission's 
Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 207.2(f)).
    \2\ 89 FR 97584, 97586, 97590, 97593, and 97601 (December 9, 
2024). Commerce also found that imports of melamine from Qatar were 
not being sold at LTFV (89 FR 97592, December 9, 2024). On December 
20, 2024, the Commission published notice of its termination of the 
antidumping duty investigation on imports of melamine from Qatar (89 
FR 104206).
    \3\ The Commission also finds that imports subject to Commerce's 
affirmative critical circumstances determination are not likely to 
undermine seriously the remedial effect of the antidumping duty 
order on melamine from Japan. Having made a determination that an 
industry in the United States is threatened with material injury by 
reason of imports of melamine from Trinidad and Tobago, the 
Commission did not reach the issue of critical circumstances 
regarding subject imports from Trinidad and Tobago.
    \4\ 89 FR 97598 and 97599 (December 9, 2024). The Commission 
further determines that it would not have found material injury by 
reason of subject imports from Trinidad & Tobago but for the 
suspension of liquidation of entries of subject merchandise from 
Trinidad & Tobago. See 19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)(4)(B).
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Background

    The Commission instituted these investigations effective February 
14, 2024, following receipt of petitions filed with the Commission and 
Commerce by Cornerstone Chemical Company, Waggaman, Louisiana. The 
final phase of the investigations was scheduled by the Commission 
following notification of preliminary determinations by Commerce that 
imports of melamine from Germany, India, Qatar, and Trinidad and Tobago 
were subsidized within the meaning of section 703(b) of the Act (19 
U.S.C. 1671b(b)) and that imports of melamine from Germany, India, 
Japan, Netherlands, Qatar, and Trinidad and Tobago were sold at LTFV 
within the meaning of 733(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673b(b)). Notice of 
the scheduling of the final phase of the Commission's investigations 
and of a public hearing to be held in connection therewith was given by 
posting copies of the notice in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. 
International Trade Commission, Washington, DC, and by publishing the 
notice in the Federal Register on September 30, 2024 (89 FR 79637). The 
Commission conducted its hearing on December 3, 2024. All persons who 
requested the opportunity were permitted to participate.
    The Commission made these determinations pursuant to Sec. Sec.  
705(b) and 735(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b) and 19 U.S.C. 
1673d(b)). It completed and filed its determinations in these 
investigations on January 23, 2025. The views of the Commission are 
contained in USITC Publication 5577 (January 2025), entitled Melamine 
from Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Qatar, and Trinidad and Tobago: 
Investigation Nos. 701-TA-706, 708-709 and 731-TA-1667, 1669-1670, 1672 
(Final).

    By order of the Commission.
    Issued: January 23, 2025.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2025-01858 Filed 1-28-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7020-02-P
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