Stilbenic Optical Brightening Agents From People's Republic of China and Taiwan: Final Results of Sunset Reviews and Revocation of Order

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-570-972, A-583-848] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: On October 3, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated the sunset reviews of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on stilbenic optical brightening agents (OBAs) from the People's Republic of China (China) and Taiwan. Because no domestic interested party responded to the sunset review notice of initiation by the applicable deadline, consistent with section 751(c)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), Commerce is revoking these AD orders. DATES: Applicable December 29, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Kolberg, AD/AD Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1785. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ( printed page 80163) Background On May 10, 2012, Commerce published the AD orders on OBAs from the China and Taiwan. [ 1 ] On November 27, 2017, Commerce published the most recent continuation of the Orders. [ 2 ] On October 3, 2022, Commerce initiated the current sunset reviews of the Orders pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act. [ 3 ] Consistent with 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(iii)(B) , because no domestic interested party filed a timely notice of intent to participate in these proceedings, [ 4 ] we concluded that “no domes…