[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 136 (Monday, July 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42705-42707]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15206]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-045]


1-Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Diphosphonic Acid From the People's 
Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review 
of the Antidumping Duty Order

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


SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that 
revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on 1-Hydroxyethylidene-1, 
1-Diphosphonic Acid (HEDP) from the People's Republic of China (China) 
would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the 
levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset Review'' section of 
this notice.

DATES: Applicable July 18, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Jennings, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1110.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On May 18, 2017, Commerce published in the Federal Register the 
Order on HEDP from China.\1\ On April 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 April 15, 2022, Commerce received a timely-filed notice of intent to 
participate in this review from Compass Chemical International, LLC 
(Compass), a domestic interested party, within the deadline specified 
in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ Compass claimed interested party status 
under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as a producer and wholesaler of a 
domestic like product in the United States.
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    \1\ See 1-Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Diphosphonic Acid from the 
People's Republic of China: Amended Final Determination of Sales at 
Less Than Fair Value, and Antidumping Duty Order, 82 FR 22807 (May 
18, 2017) (Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 87 FR 19069 
(April 1, 2022) (Initiation Notice).
    \3\ See Compass's Letter, ``Notice of Intent to Participate,'' 
dated April 15, 2022.
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    On May 2, 2022, Commerce received an adequate substantive response 
to the Initiation Notice from the domestic interested party within the 
30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ We received no 
substantive responses from any other interested parties. On May 24, 
2022, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission that it 
did not receive an adequate substantive response from respondent 
interested parties.\5\ As a result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of 
the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce conducted an 
expedited (120-day) sunset review of the Order.
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    \4\ See Compass's Letter, ``Substantive Response to the Notice 
of Initiation,'' dated May 2, 2022.
    \5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on April 
1, 2022,'' dated May 24, 2022.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the Order includes all grades of aqueous 
acidic (non-neutralized) concentrations of HEDP, also referred to as 
hydroxyethylidenendiphosphonic acid, hydroxyethanediphosphonic acid, 
acetodiphosphonic acid, and etidronic acid. The Chemical Abstract 
Service (CAS) registry number for HEDP is 2809-21-4.
    The merchandise subject to the Order is currently classified in the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) at subheading 
2931.90.9043. It may also enter under HTSUS subheadings 2811.19.6090, 
2811.19.6190, 2931.39.0018, 2931.90.9041, and 2931.90.9051.\6\ While 
HTSUS subheadings and the CAS registry number are provided for 
convenience and customs purposes only, the written description of the 
scope of the Order is dispositive.
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    \6\ On September 24, 2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
notified Commerce of additional HTSUS subheadings under which 
subject merchandise can be entered. Accordingly, the scope of the 
Order now reflects those additional HTSUS subheadings. See 
Memorandum, ``Request from Customs and Border Protection to Update 
the ACE AD/CVD Case Reference File,'' dated October 2, 2020.
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in this sunset review are addressed in the 
accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum.\7\ A list of topics 
discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is included as 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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    \7\ See Memorandum ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order on 1-Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Diphosphonic Acid 
from China,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this 
notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, 
Commerce determines that revocation of the Order would be likely to 
lead to the continuation of or recurrence of dumping and that the 
magnitude of the dumping margins likely to prevail would be the 
weighted-average dumping margins as follows:

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                                                              Weight-
                                                              average
            Producer                     Exporter             dumping
                                                              margin
                                                             (percent)
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Nanjing University of Chemical   Nanjing University of             67.66
 Technology Changzhou Wujin       Chemical Technology
 Water Quality Stabilizer         Changzhou Wujin Water
 Factory.                         Quality Stabilizer
                                  Factory and Nantong
                                  Uniphos Chemicals Co.,
                                  Ltd.
Shandong Taihe Water Treatment   Shandong Taihe                   167.58
 Technologies Co., Ltd.           Chemicals Co., Ltd.
Henan Qingshuiyuan Technology    Henan Qingshuiyuan                90.64
 Co., Ltd.                        Technology Co., Ltd.
Jianghai Environmental           Jianghai Environmental            90.64
 Protection Co., Ltd.             Protection Co., Ltd.
China-Wide Entity..............  .......................          167.58
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)

    This notice serves as the only reminder to interested 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(a). Timely 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 which is subject to sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing these final results and notice in 
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 
19 CFR 351.218.

    Dated: July 11, 2022.
Lisa W. 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 Dumping
    2. Magnitude of the Margins Likely To Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2022-15206 Filed 7-15-22; 8:45 am]
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