Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From Colombia: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022-2023

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-301-803] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that Sucroal S.A. (Sucroal) did not sell citric acid and certain citrate salts (citric acid) from Colombia at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Applicable July 29, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: T.J. Worthington, AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4567. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On July 25, 2018, Commerce published in the Federal Register the antidumping duty (AD) order on citric acid from Colombia. [ 1 ] On July 3, 2023, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the Order. [ 2 ] On September 11, 2023, based on timely requests for review, in accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i) , Commerce initiated an administrative review of the Order covering one company. [ 3 ] Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, Commerce extended the deadline for the preliminary results until July 30, 2024. [ 4…