Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From Belgium, Colombia, and Thailand: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations

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-423-813, A-301-803, A-549-833] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Effective June 22, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Stolz at (202) 482-4474 (Belgium); Stephanie Moore at (202) 482-3692 (Colombia); and George McMahon at (202) 482-1167 (Thailand), AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Petitions On June 2, 2017, the Department of Commerce (the Department) received antidumping duty (AD) petitions (the Petitions) concerning imports of citric acid and certain citrate salts (citric acid) from Belgium, Colombia, and Thailand, filed in proper form on behalf of Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM); Cargill Incorporated (Cargill); and Tate & Lyle Ingredients America LLC (Tate & Lyle) (collectively, the petitioners). [ 1 ] The Petitions were accompanied by a countervailing duty (CVD) petition concerning citric acid from Thailand. [ 2 ] The petitioners are domestic producers of citric acid. [ 3 ] On June 7, 12, 14, and 16, 2017, the Department requested additional information and clarification of certain areas of the Petitions. [ 4 ] The petitioners ( printed page 29829) filed responses to these requests on June 9, 14, 15, and 16, 2017, respectively. [ 5 ] In accordance with section 732(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as ame…