Notice2025-10149
Refined Brown Aluminum Oxide From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited Fourth Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
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Published
June 4, 2025
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on refined brown aluminum oxide (aluminum oxide) 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 4, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23675-23676]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-10149]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-882]
Refined Brown Aluminum Oxide From the People's Republic of China:
Final Results of the Expedited Fourth 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 refined brown aluminum
oxide (aluminum oxide) 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 June 4, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vlad Gololobov, Trade Agreements
Policy and Negotiations, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 19, 2003, Commerce published the AD order on aluminum
oxide from China in the Federal Register.\1\ On February 3, 2025,
Commerce published the notice of initiation of the fourth sunset review
of the Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act).\2\
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\1\ See Antidumping Duty Order: Refined Brown Aluminum Oxide
(Otherwise Known as Refined Brown Artificial Corundum or Brown Fused
Alumina) from the People's Republic of China, 68 FR 65249 (November
19, 2003) (Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 90 FR 8789
(February 3, 2025).
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On February 18, 2025, Commerce received a timely and complete
notice of intent to participate in the sunset review from the domestic
interested parties \3\ within the deadline specified in the 19 CFR
351.218(d)(1)(i).\4\ The domestic interested party claimed the
interested party status within the meaning of section 771(9)(C) of the
Act as U.S. producers of aluminum oxide.\5\ On February 24, 2025,
Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that it
had received a notice of intent to participate from the domestic
interested parties.\6\
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\3\ The domestic interested parties are Great Lakes Minerals,
LLC, Imerys Niagara Falls, Inc., U.S. Electrofused Minerals, Inc.,
and Washington Mills.
\4\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Five-Year
(``Sunset'') Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Refined Brown
Aluminum Oxide from China: Domestic Interested Parties' Notice of
Intent to Participate,'' dated February 18, 2025.
\5\ Id.
\6\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on
February 3, 2025,'' dated February 24, 2025.
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On March 5, 2025, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i), domestic
interested parties filed a timely and adequate substantive response.\7\
Commerce did not receive a substantive response from any respondent
interested parties. On March 21, 2025, Commerce notified the ITC that
it did not receive substantive response from any respondent interested
parties.\8\ As a result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce is conducting an expedited
(120-day) sunset review of the Order.
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\7\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Five-Year
(``Sunset'') Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Refined Brown
Aluminum Oxide from China: Domestic Interested Parties' Substantive
Response,'' dated March 5, 2025.
\8\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on
February 3, 2025,'' dated March 21, 2025.
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Scope of the Order
The product covered by this Order is aluminum oxide from China. For
the full description of the scope of the Order, see the Issues and
Decisions Memorandum.\9\
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\9\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Expedited Fourth Sunset Review of the
Antidumping Duty Order on Refined Brown Aluminum Oxide 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
A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review,
including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping in
the event of
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revocation of the Order and the magnitude of the margins of dumping
likely to prevail if the Order were to be revoked, is provided in the
Issues and Decision Memorandum.\10\ A list of the topics discussed in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached 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 <a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>. In
addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can
be directly accessed at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.
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\10\ Id.
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Final Results of Sunset Review
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1), 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act,
Commerce determines that revocation of the Order would be likely to
lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, and that the magnitude
of the dumping margins likely to prevail would be weighted-average
dumping margins up to 135.18 percent for China.\11\
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\11\ See Order.
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Notification Regarding 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 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 in accordance
with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.218 and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).
Dated: May 29, 2025.
Christopher Abbott,
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 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 of Dumping Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2025-10149 Filed 6-3-25; 8:45 am]
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