Calcium Hypochlorite From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Second Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order

<NOTICE> DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE <SUBAGY>International Trade Administration</SUBAGY> <DEPDOC>[A-570-008]</DEPDOC> <SUBJECT>Calcium Hypochlorite From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Second Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order</SUBJECT> <HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD> Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. <SUM> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD> As a result of this sunset review, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on calcium hypochlorite from the People's Republic of China (China) would be likely to lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the “Final Results of Sunset Review” section of this notice. </SUM> <DATES> <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD> Applicable October 3, 2025. </DATES> <FURINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD> David De Falco, Trade Agreements Policy and Negotiations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2178. </FURINF> <SUPLINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Background</HD> On January 30, 2015, Commerce published the AD order on calcium hypochlorite from China. <SU>1</SU> <FTREF/> On June 2, 2024, Commerce published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> the notice of initiation of the second sunset review of the <E T="03">Order,</E> pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). <SU>2</SU> <FTREF/> On June 17, 2025, Commerce received a timely notice of intent to participate from Innovative Water Care, LLC (IWC), a domestic interested party, within the 15-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). <SU>3</SU> <FTREF/> IWC claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as a U.S. producer of a domestic like product. <SU>4</SU> <FTREF/> On July 1, 2025, we notified the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that we had received a notice of intent to participate from the domestic interested party. <SU>5</SU> <FTREF/> <FTNT> <SU>1</SU>   <E T="03">See Calcium Hypochlorite from the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order,</E> 80 FR 5085 (January 30, 2015) ( <E T="03">Order</E> ). </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>2</SU>   <E T="03">See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews,</E> 90 FR 23310 (June 2, 2025). </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>3</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> IWC's Letter, “Calcium Hypochlorite from China: Notice of Intent to Participate,” dated June 17, 2025. </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>4</SU>   <E T="03">Id.</E> at 2. </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>5</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Commerce's Letter, “Sunset Reviews Initiated on June 2, 2025,” dated July 1, 2025. </FTNT> On July 2, 2025, we received a complete substantive response from IWC within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). <SU>6</SU> <FTREF/> We received no substantive responses from respondent interested parties, nor was a hearing requested. On July 21, 2025, we notified the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that no respondent interested party submitted a substantive response. <SU>7</SU> <FTREF/> As a result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), we conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the <E T="03">Order.</E> <FTNT> <SU>6</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> IWC's Letter, “Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders on Calcium Hypochlorite from the People's Republic of China—Substantive Response to the Notice of Initiation,” dated July 2, 2025. </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>7</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Commerce's Letter, “Sunset Review Initiated on June 2, 2025,” dated July 21, 2025 </FTNT> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Scope of the Order</HD> The product covered by this <E T="03">Order</E> is calcium hypochlorite from China. For a full description of the scope, <E T="03">see</E> the Issues and Decision Memorandum. <SU>8</SU> <FTREF/> <FTNT> <SU>8</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Memorandum, “Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the Expedited Second Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Calcium Hypochlorite from the People's Republic of China” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). </FTNT> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Analysis of Comments Received</HD> A complete discussion of all issues raised in these sunset reviews is contained in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum. <SU>9</SU> <FTREF/> A list of topics discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is included as an appendix to this notice. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at <E T="03">http://access.trade.gov.</E> In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be directly accessed at <E T="03">http://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.</E> <FTNT> <SU>9</SU>   <E T="03">Id.</E> </FTNT> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Final Results of Sunset Review</HD> Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, Commerce determines that revocation of the <E T="03">Order</E> would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping and that the magnitude of the dumping margins likely to prevail would be weighed-average margins up to 210.52 percent. <SU>10</SU> <FTREF/> <FTNT> <SU>10</SU>   <E T="03">Id.</E> at 9. </FTNT> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Administrative Protective Orders</HD> This notice serves as the only reminder to interested parties subject to an Administrative Protective Order (APO) of their responsibility concerning the return/destruction or conversion to judicial protective order of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which is subject to sanction. <HD SOURCE="HD1">Notification to Interested Parties</HD> We are issuing and publishing these results and notice in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2) and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii). <SIG> <DATED>Dated: September 26, 2025.</DATED> <NAME>Christopher Abbott,</NAME> Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. </SIG> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Appendix</HD> <EXTRACT> <HD SOURCE="HD1">List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum</HD> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">I. Summary</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">II. Background</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2"> III. Scope of the <E T="03">Order</E> </FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2"> IV. History of the <E T="03">Order</E> </FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">V. Legal Framework</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">VI. Discussion of the Issues</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2. Magnitude of the Margins of Dumping Likely to Prevail</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">VII. Final Results of Sunset Review</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">VIII. Recommendation</FP> </EXTRACT> </SUPLINF> <FRDOC>[FR Doc. 2025-19410 Filed 10-2-25; 8:45 am]</FRDOC> </NOTICE>