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1See Sodium Nitrite from India and the Russian 

Federation: Initiation of Countervailing Duty 

Investigations, 87 FR 7108 (February 8, 2022) 

(Initiation Notice). 

2See Sodium Nitrite from India: Postponement of 

Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing 

Duty Investigation, 87 FR 15373 (March 18, 2022). 

3See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

the Preliminary Affirmative Determination in the 

Countervailing Duty Investigation of Sodium Nitrite 

from India,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby 

adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum). 

4See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, 

Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997). 

5See Initiation Notice, 87 FR at 7109. 

modified by 18 U.S.C. 3551, et. seq.; 

provisions of the Privacy Act, as 

applicable; 18 U.S.C. 1905; 26 U.S.C. 

7213, 7213A, and 7431; and 42 U.S.C. 

1306. 

(3) All Census Bureau employees and

persons with Special Sworn Status will 

be regularly advised of regulations 

governing the confidentiality of the data 

and will be required to complete an 

annual Data Stewardship Awareness 

training, and those who have access to 

Federal Tax Information data will be 

regularly advised of regulations 

governing the confidentiality of the data 

and will be required to complete an 

annual Title 26, U.S. Code awareness 

program. Employees of FedRAMPapproved cloud service providers do not 

have access to Census Bureau protected 

data maintained in this system of 

records. 

(4) The restricted-access IT

environment has been established to 

limit the number of Census Bureau staff 

with direct access to the personal 

identifiers in this system to protect the 

confidentiality of the data and to 

prevent unauthorized use or access. 

(5) All Census Bureau and FedRAMPapproved computer systems that 

maintain sensitive information are in 

compliance with the Federal 

Information Security Management Act, 

as amended (44 U.S.C. 3551–3559), 

which includes auditing and controls 

over access to restricted data. 

(6) The use of unsecured

telecommunications to transmit 

individually identifiable information is 

prohibited. 

(7) Paper copies that contain sensitive

information are stored in secure 

facilities in a locked drawer or file 

cabinet. 

(8) Each requested use of the data

maintained in this system of records 

will be reviewed by an in-house Project 

Review Board to ensure that data 

relating to the project will be used only 

for authorized purposes. All uses of the 

data are solely for statistical purposes, 

which by definition means that uses 

will not directly affect benefits or 

enforcement actions for any individual. 

Only when the Project Review Board 

has approved a project will access to 

information from one or more of the 

source data sets be granted. Data from 

external sources in approved projects 

will not be made publicly available. 

Any publications based on the 

Statistical Administrative Records 

System will be cleared for release under 

the direction of the Census Bureau’s 

Disclosure Review Board, which will 

confirm that all the required disclosure 

protection procedures have been 

implemented. No information will be 

released that identifies any individual. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

None. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

None. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: 

None. 

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(4), this 

system of records is exempted from 

subsections (c)(3); (d); (e)(1); (e)(4)(G), 

(H), and (I); and (f) of the Privacy Act. 

These subsections include, but are not 

limited to, certain requirements 

concerning notification, access, and 

contest procedures. This exemption is 

applicable as the data are maintained by 

the Census Bureau solely as statistical 

records, as required under Title 13, U.S. 

Code, and are not used in whole or in 

part in making any determination about 

an identifiable individual. This 

exemption is made in accordance with 

the Department’s rules which appear in 

15 CFR part 4 Subpart B. 

HISTORY: 

81 FR 776554, November 3, 2016, 

Notice of Proposed Amendment. 

Jennifer Goode, 

Deputy Director and Acting Director of the 

Office of Privacy and Open Government. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–533–907] 

Sodium Nitrite From India: Preliminary 

Affirmative Countervailing Duty 

Determination and Alignment of Final 

Determination With the Final 

Antidumping Duty Determination 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily 

determines that countervailable 

subsidies are being provided to 

producers and exporters of sodium 

nitrite from India for the period of 

investigation (POI) January 1, 2021, 

through December 31, 2021. Interested 

parties are invited to comment on this 

preliminary determination. 

DATES: Applicable June 21, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eva 

Kim, 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) 482–8283. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

This preliminary determination is 

made in accordance with section 703(b) 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 

(the Act). Commerce published the 

notice of initiation of this countervailing 

duty (CVD) investigation on February 8, 

2022.1 On March 18, 2022, Commerce 

postponed the preliminary 

determination of this investigation until 

June 13, 2022.2 For a complete 

description of events that followed the 

initiation of this investigation, see the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum.3 A 

list of topics discussed in the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum is 

included as Appendix II to this notice. 

The Preliminary 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 Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum can be accessed 

directly at https://access.trade.gov/ 

public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. 

Scope of the Investigation 

The product covered by this 

investigation is sodium nitrite from 

India. For a complete description of the 

scope of the investigation, see Appendix 

I. 

Scope Comments 

In accordance with the preamble to 

Commerce’s regulations,4 the Initiation 

Notice set aside a period of time for 

parties to raise issues regarding product 

coverage, (i.e., scope).5 No interested 

party commented on the scope of the 

investigation as it appeared in the 

Initiation Notice. 


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6See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act 

regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) 

of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of 

the Act regarding specificity. 

7See sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act. 

8The petitioner is Chemtrade Chemicals US LLC. 

See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Sodium Nitrite from India: 

Request to Align Final Countervailing Duty 

Determination with Companion Antidumping Duty 

Final Determination,’’ dated May 27, 2022. 

9 Deepak Nitrite Limited includes Deepak Nitrite 

Limited Nandesari Division. 

10See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Countervailing Duty 

Investigation of Sodium Nitrite from India: 

Verification Preparedness Questionnaire,’’ dated 

June 6, 2022. 

11See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 

(for general filing requirements). 

12See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD 

Service Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension 

of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020). 

Methodology 

Commerce is conducting this 

investigation in accordance with section 

701 of the Act. For each of the subsidy 

programs found to be countervailable, 

Commerce preliminarily determines 

that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial 

contribution by an ‘‘authority’’ that 

gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, 

and that the subsidy is specific.6

Commerce notes that, in making these 

findings, it relied, in part, on facts 

available and, because it finds that the 

Government of India did not act to the 

best of its ability to respond to 

Commerce’s requests for information, it 

drew an adverse inference where 

appropriate in selecting from among the 

facts otherwise available.7 For further 

information, see the ‘‘Use of Facts 

Otherwise Available and Adverse 

Inferences’’ section in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum. 

Alignment 

As noted in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum, in accordance with 

section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.210(b)(4), Commerce is aligning the 

final CVD determination in this 

investigation with the final 

determination in the companion 

antidumping duty investigation of 

sodium nitrite from India based on a 

request made by the petitioner.8

Consequently, the final CVD 

determination will be issued on the 

same date as the final AD 

determination, which is currently 

scheduled to be issued no later than 

October 25, 2022, unless postponed. 

All-Others Rate 

Sections 703(d) and 705(c)(5)(A) of 

the Act provide that in the preliminary 

determination, Commerce shall 

determine an estimated all-others rate 

for companies not individually 

examined. This rate shall be an amount 

equal to the weighted average of the 

estimated subsidy rates established for 

those companies individually 

examined, excluding any zero and de 

minimis rates and any rates based 

entirely under section 776 of the Act. 

Commerce calculated an individual 

estimated countervailable subsidy rate 

for Deepak Nitrite Limited (Deepak), the 

only individually examined exporter/ 

producer in this investigation. Because 

the only individually calculated rate is 

not zero, de minimis, or based entirely 

on facts otherwise available, the 

estimated weighted-average rate 

calculated for Deepak is the rate 

assigned to all other producers and 

exporters, pursuant to section 

735(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act. 

Preliminary Determination 

Commerce preliminarily determines 

that the following estimated 

countervailable subsidy rates exist: 

Company 

Subsidy rate 

(percent 

ad valorem) 

Deepak Nitrite Limited 9 ........ 12.88 

All Others .............................. 12.88 

Suspension of Liquidation 

In accordance with section 

703(d)(1)(B) and (d)(2) of the Act, 

Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection (CBP) to suspend 

liquidation of entries of subject 

merchandise as described in the scope 

of the investigation section entered, or 

withdrawn from warehouse, for 

consumption on or after the date of the 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. Further, pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.205(d), Commerce will instruct CBP 

to require a cash deposit equal to the 

rates indicated above. 

Disclosure 

Commerce intends to disclose its 

calculations and analysis performed to 

interested parties in this preliminary 

determination within five days of its 

public announcement, or if there is no 

public announcement, within five days 

of the date of this notice in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.244(b). 

Verification 

As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the 

Act, Commerce intends to verify the 

information relied upon in making its 

final determination.10

Public Comment 

Case briefs or other written comments 

may be submitted to the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance no later than seven days 

after the deadline for the verification 

questionnaire response in this 

investigation. Rebuttal briefs, limited to 

issues raised in case briefs, may be 

submitted no later than seven days after 

the deadline for case briefs.11 Note that 

Commerce has temporarily modified 

certain of its requirements for serving 

documents containing business 

proprietary information, until further 

notice.12 Pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who 

submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in 

this investigation are encouraged to 

submit with each argument: (1) a 

statement of the issue; (2) a brief 

summary of the argument; and (3) a 

table of authorities. 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), 

interested parties who wish to request a 

hearing, limited to issues raised in the 

case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a 

written request to the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance, U.S. Department of 

Commerce within 30 days after the date 

of publication of this notice. Requests 

should contain the party’s name, 

address, and telephone number, the 

number of participants, whether any 

participant is a foreign national, and a 

list of the issues to be discussed. If a 

request for a hearing is made, Commerce 

intends to hold the hearing at a time and 

date to be determined. Parties should 

confirm by telephone the date, time, and 

location of the hearing two days before 

the scheduled date. 

International Trade Commission 

Notification 

In accordance with section 703(f) of 

the Act, Commerce will notify the U.S. 

International Trade Commission (ITC) of 

its determination. If the final 

determination is affirmative, the ITC 

will determine before the later of 120 

days after the date of this preliminary 

determination or 45 days after the final 

determination whether imports of 

sodium nitrite from India are materially 

injuring, or threaten material injury to, 

the U.S. industry. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This determination is issued and 

published pursuant to sections 703(f) 

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

351.205(c). 


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Dated: June 13, 2022. 

Lisa W. Wang, 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. 

Appendix I 

Scope of the Investigation 

The product covered by this investigation 

is sodium nitrite in any form, at any purity 

level. In addition, the sodium nitrite covered 

by this investigation may or may not contain 

an anticaking agent. Examples of names 

commonly used to reference sodium nitrite 

are nitrous acid, sodium salt, anti-rust, 

diazotizing salts, erinitrit, and filmerine. 

Sodium nitrite’s chemical composition is 

NaNO2, and it is generally classified under 

subheading 2834.10.1000 of the Harmonized 

Tariff Schedule of the United States 

(HTSUS). The American Chemical Society 

Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) has 

assigned the name ‘‘sodium nitrite’’ to 

sodium nitrite. The CAS registry number is 

7632–00–0. For purposes of the scope of this 

investigation, the narrative description is 

dispositive, not the tariff heading, CAS 

registry number or CAS name, which are 

provided for convenience and customs 

purposes. 

Appendix II 

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scope Comments 

IV. Subsidies Valuation 

V. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and 

Adverse Inferences 

VI. Benchmarks and Interest Rates 

VII. Analysis of Programs 

VIII. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Domestic and International 

Client Export Services and Customized 

Forms Revision 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Commercial 

Service, Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection, 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to comment on 

proposed, and continuing information 

collections, which helps us assess the 

impact of our information collection 

requirements and minimize the public’s 

reporting burden. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before August 22, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to John Seo, Senior Economist, 

International Trade Administration, 

1401 Constitution Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20230, (202) 482–7497 

or john.seo@trade.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

specific questions related to collection 

activities should be directed to John 

Seo, Senior Economist, International 

Trade Administration, 1401 

Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20230, (202) 482–7497 or john.seo@

trade.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The International Trade 

Administration’s (ITA) Global Markets/ 

U.S. Commercial Service (CS) is 

mandated by Congress to broaden and 

deepen the U.S. exporter base. The CS 

accomplishes this by providing 

counseling, programs, and services to 

help U.S. organizations export and 

conduct business in overseas markets. 

This information collection package 

enables the CS to provide appropriate 

export services to U.S. exporters and 

international buyers. 

The CS offers a variety of services to 

enable clients to begin exporting/ 

importing or to expand existing 

exporting/importing efforts. Clients may 

learn about our services from business 

related entities such as the National 

Association of Manufacturers, Federal 

Express, State Economic Development 

offices, the internet, or word of mouth. 

The CS provides a standard set of 

services to assist clients with identifying 

potential overseas partners, establishing 

meeting programs with appropriate 

overseas business contacts, and 

providing due diligence reports on 

potential overseas business partners. 

The CS also provides other exportrelated services considered to be of a 

‘‘customized nature’’ because they do 

not fit into the standard set of the CS’ 

export services, but are driven by 

unique business needs of individual 

clients. 

The dissemination of international 

market information and potential 

business opportunities for U.S. 

exporters are critical components of the 

Commercial Service’s export assistance 

programs and services. U.S. companies 

conveniently access and indicate their 

interest in these services by completing 

the appropriate forms via ITA and the 

CS U.S. Export Assistance Center 

websites. 

The CS works closely with clients to 

educate them about the exporting/ 

importing process and to help prepare 

them for exporting/importing. When a 

client is ready to begin the exporting/ 

importing process our field staff provide 

counseling to assist in the development 

of an exporting strategy. We provide feebased, export-related services designed 

to help client export/import. The type of 

export-related service that is proposed 

to a client depends upon a client’s 

business goals and where they are in the 

export/import process. Some clients are 

at the beginning of the export process 

and require assistance with identifying 

potential distributors, whereas other 

clients may be ready to sign a contract 

with a potential distributor and require 

due diligence assistance. 

Before the CS can provide exportrelated services to clients, such as 

assistance with identifying potential 

partners or providing due diligence, 

specific information is required to 

determine the client’s business 

objectives and needs. For example, 

before we can provide a service to 

identify potential business partners we 

need to know whether the client would 

like a potential partner to have specific 

technical qualifications, coverage in a 

specific market, English or foreign 

language ability or warehousing 

requirements. This information 

collection is designed to elicit such data 

so that appropriate services can be 

proposed and conducted to most 

effectively meet the client’s exporting 

goals. Without these forms the CS is 

unable to provide services when 

requested by clients. 

The forms ask U.S. exporters standard 

questions about their company details, 

demographic information, export 

experience, information about the 

products or services they wish to export, 

and exporting goals. In addition, the CS 

is seeking approval to collect 

demographic information to help meet 

the Executive Order (E.O.) On 

Advancing Racial Equity and Support 

for Underserved Communities Through 

the Federal Government. In order to 

better assist underserved communities 

as defined by the E.O., the CS plans to 

ask questions related to equity and 

underserved communities. CS staff will 

use this information to gain a better 

understanding of client’s needs and 

objectives so that they can provide 

appropriate and effective export 


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