Xanthan Gum From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of 2013 Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [A-570-985] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Effective Date: May 22, 2015. SUMMARY: On December 31, 2014, the Department of Commerce (“Department”) published the preliminary results of the antidumping duty new shipper review of xanthan gum from the People's Republic of China (“PRC”). [ 1 ] We invited interested parties to comment on our preliminary results. Following our analysis of the comments received, we made changes to our preliminary margin calculation for the new shipper Meihua Group International Trading (Hong Kong) Limited, Langfang Meihua Bio-Technology Co., Ltd., and Xinjiang Meihua Amino Acid Co., Ltd. (collectively, “Meihua”). We continue to find that Meihua did not make sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brandon Farlander, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0182. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Case History The Department published the Preliminary Results on December 31, 2014. [ 2 ] On January 30, 2015, CP Kelco U.S., Inc. [ 3 ] submitted its case brief. On February 9, 2015, Meihua submitted a rebuttal brief. Period of Review The period of review (“POR”) for this new shipp…