[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 25, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45752-45753]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-18808]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-836]


Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order: Glycine from the People's 
Republic of China

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of continuation of antidumping duty orders: Glycine from 
the People's Republic of China

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SUMMARY: On June 8, 2000 the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department''), pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752 of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (``the Act''), determined that revocation of the 
antidumping duty order on glycine from the People's Republic of China 
(``PRC'') would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of 
dumping (65 FR 36405). On July 12, 2000, the International Trade 
Commission (``the Commission''), pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act, 
determined that revocation of the antidumping duty order on Glycine 
from PRC would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of 
material injury to an industry in the United States within a reasonably 
foreseeable time (65 FR 43037). Therefore, pursuant to 19 CFR 
351.218(f)(4), the Department is publishing notice of the continuation 
of antidumping duty order on Glycine from the PRC.

Effective Date:  July 25, 2000.

For Further Information Contact: Eun W. Cho or James Maeder, Office of 
Policy for Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Ave., NW, 
Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1698 or (202) 482-3330, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On February 3, 2000, the Department initiated, and the Commission 
instituted, sunset reviews (65 FR 5308 and 65 FR 5371, respectively) of 
the antidumping duty order on glycine from the PRC, pursuant to section 
751(c) of the Act. As a result of its review, the Department found that 
revocation of the antidumping duty order would be likely lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping and notified the Commission of 
the magnitude of the margins likely to prevail were the order to be 
revoked.\1\
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    \1\ See Glycine From the People's Republic of China; Final 
Results of Expedited Sunset Review of Antidumping Duty Order, 65 FR 
36405 (June 8, 2000).
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    On July 12, 2000, the Commission determined, pursuant to section 
751(c) of the Act, that revocation of the antidumping duty order on 
glycine from the PRC would be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States 
within a reasonably foreseeable time (see, Glycine From China, 65 FR 
43037 (July 12, 2000) and USITC Publication 3315, Investigation No. 
731-TA-718 (Review) (June 2000)).

Scope

    The product covered by this order is glycine, which is a free-
flowing crystalline material, like salt or sugar. Glycine is produced 
at varying levels of purity and is used as a sweetener/taste enhancer, 
a buffering agent, re-absorbable amino acid, chemical

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intermediate, and a metal complexing agent. Glycine is currently 
classified under subheading 2922.49.4020 of the Harmonized Tariff 
schedule of the United States (``HTSUS''). The scope of this order 
includes glycine of all purity levels. In a separate scope ruling, the 
Department determined that 
D(-)PhenylglycineEthyl Dane Salt is outside the scope of the order.\2\
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    \2\ See Notice of Scope Rulings, 62 FR 62288 (November 21, 
1997). We note that scope ruling are made on an order-wide basis.
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    Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and 
customs purposes, our written description of the scope of this 
proceeding is dispositive.

Determination

    As a result of the determinations by the Department and the 
Commission that revocation of these antidumping duty orders would be 
likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and material 
injury to an industry in the United States, pursuant to section 
751(d)(2) of the Act, the Department hereby orders the continuation of 
the antidumping duty orders on glycine from the PRC. The Department 
will instruct the U.S. Customs Service to continue to collect 
antidumping and countervailing duty deposits at the rates in effect at 
the time of entry for all imports of subject merchandise. The effective 
date of continuation of this order will be the date of publication in 
the Federal Register of this Notice of Continuation. Pursuant to 
section 751(c)(2) and 751(c)(6) of the Act, the Department intends to 
initiate the next five-year review of these orders not later than June 
2005.

    Dated: July 19, 2000.
Troy H. Cribb,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 00-18808 Filed 7-24-00; 8:45 am]
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