Notice2022-12790
Antidumping Duty Orders on Sulfanilic Acid From India and the People's Republic of China and Countervailing Duty Order on Sulfanilic Acid From India: Final Results of Sunset Reviews and Revocation of Orders
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Published
June 14, 2022
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
On April 1, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated the fifth sunset reviews of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on sulfanilic acid from India and the People's Republic of China (China) and the countervailing duty (CVD) order on sulfanilic acid from India. Because no domestic interested party filed a timely notice of intent to participate in these sunset reviews, Commerce is revoking the AD orders on sulfanilic acid from India and China and the CVD order on sulfanilic acid from India.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 114 (Tuesday, June 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35968-35969]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12790]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-815, A-533-806, C-533-807]
Antidumping Duty Orders on Sulfanilic Acid From India and the
People's Republic of China and Countervailing Duty Order on Sulfanilic
Acid From India: Final Results of Sunset Reviews and Revocation of
Orders
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On April 1, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
initiated the fifth sunset reviews of the antidumping duty (AD) orders
on sulfanilic acid from India and the People's Republic of China
(China) and the countervailing duty (CVD) order on sulfanilic acid from
India. Because no domestic interested party filed a timely notice of
intent to participate in these sunset reviews, Commerce is revoking the
AD orders on sulfanilic acid from India and China and the CVD order on
sulfanilic acid from India.
DATES: Applicable May 9, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brendan Quinn, AD/CVD Operations,
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5848.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 19, 1992, Commerce issued the AD order on sulfanilic acid
from China \1\ and on March 2, 1993, Commerce issued the AD and CVD
orders on sulfanilic acid from India \2\ (collectively, the Orders). On
May 9, 2017, Commerce published the most recent continuation of the
Orders.\3\ On April 1, 2022, Commerce initiated the current sunset
reviews of the Orders pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act) and 19 CFR 351.218(c).\4\
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\1\ See Antidumping Duty Order: Sulfanilic Acid from the
People's Republic from China, 57 FR 37524 (August 19, 1992).
\2\ See Antidumping Duty Order: Sulfanilic Acid from India, 58
FR 12025 (March 2, 1993); see also Countervailing Duty Order:
Sulfanilic Acid from India, 58 FR 12026 (March 2, 1993).
\3\ See Sulfanilic Acid from India and the People's Republic of
China: Continuation of Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty
Orders, 82 FR 21520 (May 9, 2017) (2017 Continuation Notice).
\4\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 87 FR 19069
(April 1, 2022) (Initiation Notice).
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We did not receive a timely notice of intent to participate in
these sunset reviews from any domestic interested party within fifteen
days \5\ of the publication of the Initiation Notice in the Federal
Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\6\ Pursuant to 19
CFR 351.218(d)(1)(iii)(A), a domestic interested party that does not
file a notice of intent to participate in the sunset review will be
considered not willing to participate in the review. As a result,
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(iii)(B)(1), Commerce concludes that no
domestic interested party responded to the notice of initiation under
section 751(c)(3)(A) of the Act. On April 22, 2022, Commerce notified
the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) in writing that we
intended to revoke the Orders, consistent with 19 CFR
351.218(d)(1)(iii)(B).\7\
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\5\ The fifteen-day deadline fell on Saturday, April 16, 2022.
Commerce's practice dictates that where a deadline falls on a
weekend or federal holiday, the appropriate deadline is the next
business day, in this case Monday, April 18, 2022. See Notice of
Clarification: Application of ``Next Business Day'' Rule for
Administrative Determination Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act of
1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005).
\6\ On April 22, 2022, the domestic interested party attempted
to file an untimely notice of intent to participate in these sunset
reviews, which Commerce rejected as untimely. See Commerce's Letter,
``Five-Year (`Sunset') Review of the Antidumping Duty Orders on
Sulfanilic Acid from India and the People's Republic of China and
Countervailing Duty Order on Sulfanilic Acid from India: Rejection
of Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated April 29, 2022.
\7\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews for April 1, 2022,''
dated April 22, 2022.
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Scope of the Orders
Imports covered by the Orders are all grades of sulfanilic acid,
which include technical (or crude) sulfanilic acid, refined (or
purified) sulfanilic acid and sodium salt of sulfanilic acid.
Sulfanilic acid is a synthetic organic chemical produced from the
direct sulfonation of aniline with sulfuric acid. Sulfanilic acid is
used as a raw material in the production of optical brighteners, food
colors, specialty dyes, and concrete additives. The principal
differences between the grades are the undesirable quantities of
residual aniline and alkali insoluble materials present in the
sulfanilic acid. All grades are available as dry, free flowing powders.
Technical sulfanilic acid, classifiable under the subheading
2921.42.22 of the
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Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS), contains 96 percent minimum
sulfanilic acid, 1.0 percent maximum aniline, and 1.0 percent maximum
alkali insoluble materials. Refined sulfanilic acid, also classifiable
under the subheading 2921.42.22 of the HTS, contains 98 percent minimum
sulfanilic acid, 0.5 percent maximum aniline and 0.25 percent maximum
alkali insoluble materials.
Sodium salt (sodium sulfanilate), classifiable under the HTS
subheading 2921.42.90, is a powder, granular or crystalline material
which contains 75 percent minimum equivalent sulfanilic acid, 0.5
percent maximum aniline based on the equivalent sulfanilic acid
content, and 0.25 percent maximum alkali insoluble materials based on
the equivalent sulfanilic acid content.
Although the HTS subheadings are provided for convenience and
customs purposes, our written description of the scope of these
proceedings is dispositive.
Revocation
Pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(d)(1)(iii)(B)(3), if no domestic interested party responds to a
notice of initiation, Commerce shall, within 90 days after the
initiation of review, revoke the order. Because no domestic interested
party timely filed a notice of intent to participate in these sunset
reviews, we determine that no domestic interested party is
participating in these sunset reviews. Therefore, consistent with the
section 751(c)(3)(A) of the Act, 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(iii)(B)(3), and
19 CFR 351.222(i)(1)(i), we are revoking the Orders.
Effective Date of Revocation
Pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.222(i)(2)(i), Commerce intends to instruct CBP to terminate the
suspension of liquidation of the merchandise subject to the Orders
entered, or withdrawn from the warehouse, on or after May 9, 2022, the
fifth anniversary of the date of publication of the last continuation
notice of the Orders.\8\ Entries of subject merchandise prior to the
effective date of revocation will continue to be subject to suspension
of liquidation and AD and CVD deposit requirements. Commerce will
conduct administrative reviews of subject merchandise entered prior to
the effective date of revocation in response to appropriately filed
requests for reviews.
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\8\ See 2017 Continuation Notice.
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Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these final results in accordance
with sections 751(c) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.218(d)(1)(iii)(B)(3) and 19 CFR 351.222(i)(1)(1).
Dated: June 7, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2022-12790 Filed 6-13-22; 8:45 am]
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