Notice2025-13696

Oleoresin Paprika From India: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 22, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34433-34436]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13696]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-533-939]


Oleoresin Paprika From India: Initiation of Countervailing Duty 
Investigation

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

DATES: Applicable July 15, 2025.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suresh Maniam, Office I, AD/CVD 
Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1603.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Petition

    On June 25, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
received a countervailing duty (CVD) petition concerning imports of 
oleoresin paprika from India, filed in proper form on behalf of 
Rezolex, Ltd. Co. (the petitioner), a domestic producer of oleoresin 
paprika.\1\ The CVD Petition was accompanied by an antidumping duty 
(AD) petition concerning imports of oleoresin paprika from India.\2\
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    \1\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Petition for the Imposition of 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duties,'' dated June 25, 2025 
(Petition).
    \2\ Id.
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    Between June 27 and July 9, 2025, Commerce requested additional 
information pertaining to certain aspects of the Petition in 
supplemental questionnaires.\3\ Between July 1 and 10, 2025, the 
petitioner filed timely responses to these requests for additional 
information.\4\
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    \3\ See Commerce's Letters, ``Supplemental Questions,'' dated 
June 27, 2025 (First General Issues Supplemental Questionnaire); 
``Supplemental Questions,'' dated June 27, 2025; and ``Second 
General Issues Supplemental Questions,'' dated July 9, 2025 (Second 
General Issues Supplemental Questionnaire).
    \4\ See Petitioner's Letters, ``Response to Supplemental 
Questions,'' dated July 1, 2025 (First General Issues Supplement); 
``Response to Supplemental Questions,'' dated July 1, 2025; and 
``Response Supplemental Questions,'' dated July 10, 2025 (Second 
General Issues Supplement).
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    In accordance with section 702(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act), the petitioner alleges that the Government of India 
(GOI) is providing countervailable subsidies, within the meaning of 
sections 701 and 771(5) of the Act, to producers of oleoresin paprika 
in India, and that such imports are materially injuring, or threatening 
material injury to, the domestic industry producing oleoresin paprika 
in the United States. Consistent with section 702(b)(1) of the Act and 
19 CFR 351.202(b), for those alleged programs on which we are 
initiating a CVD investigation, the Petition was accompanied by 
information reasonably available to the petitioner supporting its 
allegations.
    Commerce finds that the petitioner filed the Petition on behalf of 
the domestic industry, because the petitioner is an interested party, 
as defined in section 771(9)(C) of the Act. Commerce also finds that 
the petitioner demonstrated sufficient industry support with respect to 
the initiation of the requested CVD investigation.\5\
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    \5\ See section on ``Determination of Industry Support for the 
Petition,'' infra.
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Period of Investigation (POI)

    Because the Petition was filed on June 25, 2025, the POI is January 
1, 2024, through December 31, 2024.\6\
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    \6\ See 19 CFR 351.204(b)(2).
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Scope of the Investigation

    The product covered by this investigation is oleoresin paprika from 
India. For a full description of the scope of this investigation, see 
the appendix to this notice.

Comments on the Scope of the Investigation

    Between June 27 and July 9, 2025, Commerce requested information 
and clarification from the petitioner regarding the proposed scope to 
ensure that the scope language in the Petition is an accurate 
reflection of the products for which the domestic industry is seeking 
relief.\7\ Between July 1 and 10, 2025, the petitioner provided 
clarifications and revised the scope.\8\ The description of merchandise 
covered by this investigation, as described in the appendix to this 
notice, reflects these clarifications.
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    \7\ See First General Issues Supplemental Questionnaire; see 
also Second General Issues Supplemental Questionnaire.
    \8\ See First General Issues Supplement at 1-6; see also Second 
General Issues Supplement at 1-4.
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    As discussed in the Preamble to Commerce's regulations, we are 
setting aside a period for interested parties to raise issues regarding 
product coverage (i.e., scope).\9\ Commerce will consider all scope 
comments received from interested parties and, if necessary, will 
consult with interested parties prior to the issuance of the 
preliminary determination. If scope comments include factual 
information,\10\ all such factual information should be limited to 
public information. Commerce requests that interested parties provide 
at the beginning of their scope comments a public executive summary for 
each comment or issue raised in their submission. Commerce further 
requests that interested parties limit their public executive summary 
of each comment or issue to no more than 450 words, not including 
citations. Commerce intends to use the public executive summaries as 
the basis of the comment summaries included in the analysis of scope 
comments. To facilitate preparation of its questionnaires, Commerce 
requests that scope comments be submitted by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time 
(ET) on August 4, 2025, which is 20 calendar days from the signature 
date of this notice. Any rebuttal comments, which may include factual 
information, and should also be limited to public information, must be 
filed by 5:00 p.m. ET on August 14, 2025, which is 10 calendar days 
from the initial comment deadline.
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    \9\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Final Rule, 
62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997) (Preamble); see also 19 CFR 
351.312.
    \10\ See 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) (defining ``factual 
information'').
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    Commerce requests that any factual information that parties 
consider relevant to the scope of this investigation be submitted 
during that period. However, if a party subsequently finds that 
additional factual information pertaining to the scope of the 
investigation may be relevant, the party must contact Commerce and 
request permission to submit the additional information. All scope 
comments must be filed simultaneously on the records of the concurrent 
AD and CVD investigations.

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Filing Requirements

    All submissions to Commerce must be filed electronically via 
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty 
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS), unless an exception 
applies.\11\ An electronically filed document must be received 
successfully in its entirety by the time and date it is due.
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    \11\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: 
Electronic Filing Procedures; Administrative Protective Order 
Procedures, 76 FR 39263 (July 6, 2011); see also Enforcement and 
Compliance; Change of Electronic Filing System Name, 79 FR 69046 
(November 20, 2014), for details of Commerce's electronic filing 
requirements, effective August 5, 2011. Information on using ACCESS 
can be found at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/help.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/help.aspx</a> and a handbook 
can be found at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/help/Handbook_on_Electronic_Filing_Procedures.pdf">https://access.trade.gov/help/Handbook_on_Electronic_Filing_Procedures.pdf</a>.
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Consultations

    Pursuant to sections 702(b)(4)(A)(i) and (ii) of the Act, Commerce 
notified the GOI of the receipt of the Petition and provided an 
opportunity for consultations with respect to the Petition.\12\ The GOI 
did not request consultations.
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    \12\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Invitation for Consultations to 
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Determination of Industry Support for the Petition

    Section 702(b)(1) of the Act requires that a petition be filed on 
behalf of the domestic industry. Section 702(c)(4)(A) of the Act 
provides that a petition meets this requirement if the domestic 
producers or workers who support the petition account for: (i) at least 
25 percent of the total production of the domestic like product; and 
(ii) more than 50 percent of the production of the domestic like 
product produced by that portion of the industry expressing support 
for, or opposition to, the petition. Moreover, section 702(c)(4)(D) of 
the Act provides that, if the petition does not establish support of 
domestic producers or workers accounting for more than 50 percent of 
the total production of the domestic like product, Commerce shall: (i) 
poll the industry or rely on other information in order to determine if 
there is support for the petition, as required by subparagraph (A); or 
(ii) determine industry support using a statistically valid sampling 
method to poll the ``industry.''
    Section 771(4)(A) of the Act defines the ``industry'' as the 
producers as a whole of a domestic like product. Thus, to determine 
whether a petition has the requisite industry support, the statute 
directs Commerce to look to producers and workers who produce the 
domestic like product. The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), 
which is responsible for determining whether ``the domestic industry'' 
has been injured, must also determine what constitutes a domestic like 
product in order to define the industry. While both Commerce and the 
ITC apply the same statutory definition regarding the domestic like 
product,\13\ they do so for different purposes and pursuant to a 
separate and distinct authority. In addition, Commerce's determination 
is subject to limitations of time and information. Although this may 
result in different definitions of the like product, such differences 
do not render the decision of either agency contrary to law.\14\
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    \13\ See section 771(10) of the Act.
    \14\ See USEC, Inc. v. United States, 132 F. Supp. 2d 1, 8 (CIT 
2001) (citing Algoma Steel Corp., Ltd. v. United States, 688 F. 
Supp. 639, 644 (CIT 1988), aff'd Algoma Steel Corp., Ltd. v. United 
States, 865 F.2d 240 (Fed. Cir. 1989)).
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    Section 771(10) of the Act defines the domestic like product as ``a 
product which is like, or in the absence of like, most similar in 
characteristics and uses with, the article subject to an investigation 
under this title.'' Thus, the reference point from which the domestic 
like product analysis begins is ``the article subject to an 
investigation'' (i.e., the class or kind of merchandise to be 
investigated, which normally will be the scope as defined in the 
petition).
    With regard to the domestic like product, the petitioner does not 
offer a definition of the domestic like product distinct from the scope 
of the investigation.\15\ Based on our analysis of the information 
submitted on the record, we have determined that oleoresin paprika, as 
defined in the scope, constitutes a single domestic like product, and 
we have analyzed industry support in terms of that domestic like 
product.\16\
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    \15\ For a discussion of the domestic like product analysis as 
applied to this case and information regarding industry support, see 
Checklist, ``Countervailing Duty Investigation Initiation Checklist: 
Oleoresin Paprika from India,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby 
adopted by, this notice (India CVD Initiation Checklist), at 
Attachment II, ``Analysis of Industry Support for the Antidumping 
and Countervailing Duty Petitions Covering Oleoresin Paprika from 
India.'' This checklist is on file electronically via ACCESS.
    \16\ Id.
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    In determining whether the petitioner has standing under section 
702(c)(4)(A) of the Act, we considered the industry support data 
contained in the Petition with reference to the domestic like product 
as defined in the ``Scope of the Investigation,'' in the appendix to 
this notice. To establish industry support, the petitioner provided its 
own production of the domestic like product in 2024.\17\ The petitioner 
identified itself as the sole remaining producer of the domestic like 
product; therefore, the Petition is supported by 100 percent of the 
U.S. industry.\18\ We relied on data provided by the petitioner for 
purposes of measuring industry support.\19\
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    \17\ Id.
    \18\ Id.
    \19\ Id.
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    Our review of the data provided in the Petition, the First General 
Issues Supplement, and other information readily available to Commerce 
indicates that the petitioner has established industry support for the 
Petition.\20\ First, the Petition established support from domestic 
producers (or workers) accounting for more than 50 percent of the total 
production of the domestic like product and, as such, Commerce is not 
required to take further action in order to evaluate industry support 
(e.g., polling).\21\ Second, the domestic producers (or workers) have 
met the statutory criteria for industry support under section 
702(c)(4)(A)(i) of the Act because the domestic producers (or workers) 
who support the Petition account for at least 25 percent of the total 
production of the domestic like product.\22\ Finally, the domestic 
producers (or workers) have met the statutory criteria for industry 
support under section 702(c)(4)(A)(ii) of the Act because the domestic 
producers (or workers) who support the Petition account for more than 
50 percent of the production of the domestic like product produced by 
that portion of the industry expressing support for, or opposition to, 
the Petition.\23\ Accordingly, Commerce determines that the Petition 
was filed on behalf of the domestic industry within the meaning of 
section 702(b)(1) of the Act.\24\
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    \20\ Id.
    \21\ Id.; see also section 702(c)(4)(D) of the Act.
    \22\ See Attachment II of the India CVD Initiation Checklist.
    \23\ Id.
    \24\ Id.
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Injury Test

    Because India is a ``Subsidies Agreement Country'' within the 
meaning of section 701(b) of the Act, section 701(a)(2) of the Act 
applies to this investigation. Accordingly, the ITC must determine 
whether imports of the subject merchandise from India materially 
injure, or threaten material injury to, a U.S. industry.

Allegations and Evidence of Material Injury and Causation

    The petitioner alleges that imports of the subject merchandise are 
benefiting from countervailable subsidies and that

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such imports are causing, or threaten to cause, material injury to the 
U.S. industry producing the domestic like product. In addition, the 
petitioner alleges that subject imports from India exceed the 
negligibility threshold provided for under section 771(24)(A) of the 
Act.\25\
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    \25\ For further discussion, see India CVD Initiation Checklist 
at Attachment III, ``Analysis of Allegations and Evidence of 
Material Injury and Causation for the Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Petitions Covering Oleoresin Paprika from India.''
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    The petitioner contends that the industry's injured condition is 
illustrated by a significant increase in the volume of subject imports; 
lost sales and revenues; underselling and price depression and/or 
suppression; declines in production, capacity utilization, and sales 
volume; and negative impact on financial performance.\26\ We assessed 
the allegations and supporting evidence regarding material injury, 
threat of material injury, causation, as well as negligibility, and we 
have determined that these allegations are properly supported by 
adequate evidence, and meet the statutory requirements for 
initiation.\27\
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    \26\ Id.
    \27\ Id.
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Initiation of CVD Investigation

    Based upon the examination of the Petition and supplemental 
responses, we find that these meet the requirements of section 702 of 
the Act. Therefore, we are initiating a CVD investigation to determine 
whether imports of oleoresin paprika from India benefit from 
countervailable subsidies conferred by the GOI. In accordance with 
section 703(b)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(b)(1), unless 
postponed, we will make our preliminary determination no later than 65 
days after the date of this initiation.
    Based on our review of the Petition, we find that there is 
sufficient information to initiate a CVD investigation on 21 programs 
alleged by the petitioner. For a full discussion of the basis for our 
decision to initiate on each program, see the India CVD Initiation 
Checklist. A public version of the initiation checklist for this 
investigation is available on ACCESS.

Respondent Selection

    In the Petition, the petitioner identified 57 companies in India as 
producers/exporters of oleoresin paprika.\28\ Commerce intends to 
follow its standard practice in CVD investigations and calculate 
company-specific subsidy rates in this investigation. In the event that 
Commerce determines that the number of companies is large and it cannot 
individually examine each company based on Commerce's resources, 
Commerce intends to select mandatory respondents based on U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection (CBP) entry data for U.S. imports under the 
appropriate Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 
subheading(s) listed in the ``Scope of the Investigation'' in the 
appendix.
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    \28\ See Petition at Volume I (page 30 and Exhibit I-17); see 
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    On July 9, 2025, Commerce released CBP data on imports of oleoresin 
paprika from India under administrative protective order (APO) to all 
parties with access to information protected by APO and indicated that 
interested parties wishing to comment on CBP data and/or respondent 
selection must do so within three business days of the publication date 
of the notice of initiation of this investigation.\29\ Comments must be 
filed electronically using ACCESS. An electronically-filed document 
must be received successfully in its entirety via ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. 
ET on the specified deadline. Commerce will not accept rebuttal 
comments regarding the CBP data or respondent selection.
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    \29\ See Memorandum, ``Release of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection Entry Data,'' dated July 9, 2025.
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    Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(b). Instructions for filing such 
applications may be found on Commerce's website at <a href="https://www.trade.gov/administrative-protective-orders">https://www.trade.gov/administrative-protective-orders</a>.

Distribution of a Copy of the Petition

    In accordance with section 702(b)(4)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.202(f), a copy of the public version of the Petition has been 
provided to the GOI via ACCESS. To the extent practicable, we will 
attempt to provide a copy of the public version of the Petition to each 
exporter named in the Petition, as provided under 19 CFR 351.203(c)(2).

ITC Notification

    Commerce will notify the ITC of its initiation, as required by 
section 702(d) of the Act.

Preliminary Determination by the ITC

    The ITC will preliminarily determine, within 45 days after the date 
on which the Petition was filed, whether there is a reasonable 
indication that imports of oleoresin paprika from India are materially 
injuring, or threatening material injury to, a U.S. industry.\30\ A 
negative ITC determination will result in the investigation being 
terminated.\31\ Otherwise, this CVD investigation will proceed 
according to statutory and regulatory time limits.
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    \30\ See section 703(a)(1) of the Act.
    \31\ Id.
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Submission of Factual Information

    Factual information is defined in 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) as: (i) 
evidence submitted in response to questionnaires; (ii) evidence 
submitted in support of allegations; (iii) publicly available 
information to value factors of production under 19 CFR 351.408(c) or 
to measure the adequacy of remuneration under 19 CFR 351.511(a)(2); 
(iv) evidence placed on the record by Commerce; and (v) evidence other 
than factual information described in (i)-(iv). Section 351.301(b) of 
Commerce's regulations requires any party, when submitting factual 
information, to specify under which subsection of 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) 
the information is being submitted \32\ and, if the information is 
submitted to rebut, clarify, or correct factual information already on 
the record, to provide an explanation identifying the information 
already on the record that the factual information seeks to rebut, 
clarify, or correct.\33\ Time limits for the submission of factual 
information are addressed in 19 CFR 351.301, which provides specific 
time limits based on the type of factual information being submitted. 
Interested parties should review the regulations prior to submitting 
factual information in this investigation.
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    \32\ See 19 CFR 351.301(b).
    \33\ See 19 CFR 351.301(b)(2).
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Extensions of Time Limits

    Parties may request an extension of time limits before the 
expiration of a time limit established under 19 CFR 351.301, or as 
otherwise specified by Commerce. In general, an extension request will 
be considered untimely if it is filed after the expiration of the time 
limit established under 19 CFR 351.301, or as otherwise specified by 
Commerce.\34\ For submissions that are due from multiple parties 
simultaneously, an extension request will be considered untimely if it 
is filed after 10:00 a.m. ET on the due date. Under certain 
circumstances, Commerce may elect to specify a different time limit by 
which extension requests will be considered untimely for submissions 
which are due from multiple parties simultaneously. In such a case, we 
will

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inform parties in a letter or memorandum of the deadline (including a 
specified time) by which extension requests must be filed to be 
considered timely. An extension request must be made in a separate, 
standalone submission; under limited circumstances we will grant 
untimely filed requests for the extension of time limits, where we 
determine, based on 19 CFR 351.302, that extraordinary circumstances 
exist. Parties should review Commerce's regulations concerning the 
extension of time limits and the Time Limits Final Rule prior to 
submitting factual information in this investigation.\35\
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    \34\ See 19 CFR 351.302.
    \35\ See 19 CFR 351.301; see also Extension of Time Limits; 
Final Rule, 78 FR 57790 (September 20, 2013) (Time Limits Final 
Rule), available at <a href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/2013-22853.htm">https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/2013-22853.htm</a>.
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Certification Requirements

    Any party submitting factual information in an AD or CVD proceeding 
must certify to the accuracy and completeness of that information.\36\ 
Parties must use the certification formats provided in 19 CFR 
351.303(g).\37\ Commerce intends to reject factual submissions if the 
submitting party does not comply with the applicable certification 
requirements.
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    \36\ See section 782(b) of the Act.
    \37\ See Certification of Factual Information to Import 
Administration During Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July 17, 2013) (Final Rule); see also 
frequently asked questions regarding the Final Rule, available at 
<a href="https://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf">https://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf</a>.
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Notification to Interested Parties

    Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Parties wishing to participate 
in this investigation should ensure that they meet the requirements of 
19 CFR 351.103(d) (e.g., by filing the required letters of appearance). 
Note that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining 
to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).\38\
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    \38\ See Administrative Protective Order, Service, and Other 
Procedures in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 
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    This notice is issued and published pursuant to sections 702 and 
777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.203(c).

    Dated: July 15, 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

Scope of the Investigation

    The merchandise covered by the scope of this investigation is 
the coloring additive oleoresin paprika. Oleoresin paprika is a 
viscous, highly colored liquid in various shades of red or orange 
made from the extract of Capsicum peppers. Covered merchandise 
includes all oleoresin paprika, regardless of pepper variety, with 
an American Spice Trade Association (ASTA) value of at least 500 or 
a color unit (CU) value of at least 20,000 as determined by 
spectrophotometric measurement. The Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) 
Registry numbers for oleoresin paprika are 68917-78-2 and 84625-29-
6; the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) number 
is 977006-45-3; the Flavoring Extract Manufacturers' Association 
(FEMA) number is 2834; and the E number is E160c. Subject oleoresin 
paprika may also be referred to by other product names, including, 
but not limited to, paprika oleoresin, oleoresin of paprika, paprika 
extract, extract of paprika, paprika oil, or paprika essential oil.
    Subject oleoresin paprika may be blended with oil or water prior 
to importation or may be imported in its crude or unstandardized 
form. Subject oleoresin paprika may also be blended with emulsifiers 
or preservatives. The scope includes all oleoresin paprika meeting 
the specifications above regardless of whether or not blended with 
or soluble in oil or water, and regardless of weight, pungency, 
quality, solvent content, or additives. Further, the scope includes 
crude or unstandardized oleoresin paprika that has been blended, 
finished, packaged, or otherwise processed in a third country, if 
the blending, finishing, packaging, or processing performed would 
not otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope. Oleoresin 
paprika that is otherwise subject to this investigation is not 
excluded when commingled with oleoresin paprika from sources not 
subject to this investigation, or when commingled with other 
oleoresins. Only the subject component of such commingled products 
is covered by the scope of this investigation.
    The merchandise subject to this investigation is classified in 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under 
subheadings 3203.00.8000 and 3301.90.1010. Subject merchandise may 
also enter under HTSUS subheading 1301.90.9190, 1302.19.9140, and 
3205.00.0500. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for 
convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the 
scope of this investigation is dispositive.

[FR Doc. 2025-13696 Filed 7-21-25; 8:45 am]
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