[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 110 (Wednesday, June 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 34848]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12315]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-050]


Ammonium Sulfate From the People's Republic of China: Final 
Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty 
Order

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

SUMMARY: As a result of this expedited sunset review, the U.S. 
Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the 
countervailing duty (CVD) order on ammonium sulfate from the People's 
Republic of China (China) would likely lead to the continuation or 
recurrence of countervailing subsidies at the levels indicated in the 
``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable June 8, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zachary Shaykin, 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) 482-2638.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On May 9, 2017, Commerce published the CVD order on imports of 
ammonium sulfate from China.\1\ On February 1, 2022, Commerce published 
the notice of initiation of the first sunset review of the Order 
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act).\2\ On February 14, 2022, Commerce received a notice of intent to 
participate, within the 15-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(1)(i), from the Committee for Fair Trade in Ammonium 
Sulfate, an association of AdvanSix Inc. and PCI Nitrogen, LLC 
(collectively, the domestic interested party).\3\ The domestic 
interested party claimed interested party status under section 
771(9)(C) and (E) of the Act, as manufacturers in the United States of 
the domestic like product.\4\ On February 25, 2022, Commerce received a 
timely and adequate substantive response to the notice of initiation 
from the domestic interested party within the 30-day deadline specified 
in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\5\ Commerce received no substantive 
responses from any other interested parties.
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    \1\ See Ammonium Sulfate from the People's Republic of China: 
Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders, 82 FR 13094 (March 
9, 2017) (Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 87 FR 5467 
(February 1, 2022) (Initiation Notice).
    \3\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, ``Five-Year 
(``Sunset'') Review of Countervailing Duty Order on Ammonium Sulfate 
from The People's Republic of China: Domestic Interested Party's 
Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated February 14, 2022.
    \4\ Id. at 2.
    \5\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, ``Five-Year 
(``Sunset'') Review of Countervailing Duty Order on Ammonium Sulfate 
from the People's Republic of China: Domestic Interested Party's 
Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated February 25, 
2022.
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    On March 21, 2022, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade 
Commission that we did not receive an adequate substantive response 
from the Government of China or from respondent interested parties.\6\ 
As a result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(B)-(C), Commerce conducted an expedited (120-day) 
sunset review of the Order.
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    \6\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on 
February 1, 2022,'' dated March 21, 2022.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the Order is ammonium sulfate. For a 
complete description of the scope of the Order, see Issues and Decision 
Memorandum signed concurrently with this notice.\7\
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    \7\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order on Ammonium Sulfate from the People's 
Republic of China,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, 
this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in this sunset review are addressed in the 
accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum.\8\ The issues discussed in 
the Issues and Decision Memorandum are listed 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.
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    \8\ Id.
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Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(b) of the Act, Commerce 
determines that revocation of the Order would be likely to lead to the 
continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the rates 
listed below.

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                                                                Subsidy
                      Exporter/producer                          rate
                                                               (percent)
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Wuzhoufeng Agricultural Science & Technology Co. Ltd *......      206.72
Yantai Jiahe Agriculture Means of Production Co. Ltd *......      206.72
All Others..................................................      206.72
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* Non-cooperative company to which an adverse facts available rate was
  applied.

Administrative Protective Order (APO)

    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
an APO of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of 
proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.305. Timely written notification of the return or destruction of 
APO materials or conversion to judicial protective orders is hereby 
requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO 
is a violation which is subject to sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing these final results and this notice 
in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), 771(i)(1) of the Act, and 
19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2) and 351.221(c)(5).

    Dated: June 1, 2022.
Lisa Wang,
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. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
    1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of a Countervailable 
Subsidy
    2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rate Likely to Prevail
    3. Nature of the Subsidies
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2022-12315 Filed 6-7-22; 8:45 am]
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