Notice2024-18494
Silicomanganese From India, Kazakhstan, and Venezuela: Final Results of the Expedited Fourth Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders
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Published
August 19, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
As a result of these expedited sunset reviews, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping (AD) duty orders on silicomanganese from India, Kazakhstan, and Venezuela would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the "Final Results of Sunset Reviews" section of this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 160 (Monday, August 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67065-67066]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18494]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-533-823, A-834-807, A-307-820]
Silicomanganese From India, Kazakhstan, and Venezuela: Final
Results of the Expedited Fourth Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty
Orders
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of these expedited sunset reviews, the U.S.
Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the
antidumping (AD) duty orders on silicomanganese from India, Kazakhstan,
and Venezuela would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of
dumping at the levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset
Reviews'' section of this notice.
DATES: Applicable August 19, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacob Waddell, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1369.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 1, 2024, Commerce published the notice of initiation of the
fourth sunset reviews of the Orders,\1\ pursuant to section 751(c) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ On May 15, 2024,
Commerce received notices of intent to participate in the sunset
reviews from Eramet Marietta, Inc. (Eramet), the domestic interested
party, within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\
Eramet stated that it is an interested party under section 771(9)(C) of
the Act as a U.S. manufacturer, producer, or wholesaler of the domestic
like product.\4\
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\1\ See Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less
than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Orders: Silicomanganese from
India, Kazakhstan, and Venezuela, 67 FR 36149 (May 23, 2002)
(Orders).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 89 FR 35073
(May 1, 2024).
\3\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letters, ``Notice of Intent
To Participate,'' dated January 9, 2024.
\4\ Id.
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On May 30, 2024, the domestic interested party filed adequate
substantive responses within the deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(3)(i).\5\ Commerce did not receive a substantive response
from any respondent interested party. 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 expedited (120-day) sunset reviews of the Orders. On July 22,
2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in these administrative
proceedings by seven days.\6\ The deadline for the final results of the
sunset reviews is now September 5, 2024.
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\5\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letters, ``Substantive
Response,'' dated February 1, 2024.
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated July 22, 2024.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by these Orders is silicomanganese from
India, Kazakhstan, and Venezuela, respectively. For a complete
description of the scope of the Orders, see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.\7\
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\7\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Final Results
of the Expedited Fourth Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty
Orders on Silicomanganese from India, Kazakhstan, and Venezuela,''
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues
and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received
A complete discussion of all issues raised in these sunset reviews,
including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping in
the event of revocation of the Orders and the magnitude of the margins
of dumping likely to prevail if the Orders were to be revoked, is
provided in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\8\ A list of the topics
discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached as an
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 Services
System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at <a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.
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\8\ Id.
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Final Results of Sunset Reviews
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act,
Commerce determines that revocation of the Orders on silicomanganese
from India, Kazakhstan, and Venezuela would likely lead to the
continuation or recurrence of dumping. We determine that the weighted-
average dumping margins likely to prevail are up 20.53 percent for
India, 247.88 percent for Kazakhstan, and 24.62 percent for Venezuela.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. 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 expedited final results of
sunset reviews and notice in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c),
and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: August 13, 2024.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the 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 Orders
IV. History of the Orders
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
2. Magnitude of the Margins of Dumping Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Reviews
VIII. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2024-18494 Filed 8-16-24; 8:45 am]
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