Xanthan Gum From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Rescission, in Part, and Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 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-570-985] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. ( printed page 68137) SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that one of the exporters subject to this antidumping duty administrative review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value, one of the exporters subject to this antidumping duty administrative review did not make sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value, and that two companies, Shanghai Smart Chemicals Co. Ltd. (Shanghai Smart), and Deosen Biochemical Ltd., had no shipments of subject merchandise during the period of review (POR) July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023. In addition, we are rescinding this review, in part, with respect to five companies. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Applicable August 23, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reginald Anadio, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3166. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On July 3, 2023, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on xanthan gum from the People's Republic of China (China). [ 1 ] Between July 27 and 31, 2023, Comme…