[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 87 (Tuesday, May 6, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23962-23963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-11172]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-836]


Glycine from the People's Republic of China: Initiation of 
Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review

AGENCY:  Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY:  The Department of Commerce (the Department) has received a 
timely request to conduct a new shipper review of the antidumping duty 
order on

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glycine from the People's Republic of China (PRC). In accordance with 
section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 
and 19 CFR 351.214(d), we are initiating this new shipper review for 
Hebei New Donghua Amino Acid Co., Ltd. (New Donghua).

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 6, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Renkey or Scot Fullerton, 
Office of AD/CVD Enforcement VII, Import Administration, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202) 
482-2312 or (202) 482-1386.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On March 26, 2003, the Department received a timely request from 
New Donghua, in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act and 19 
CFR 351.214(c), for a new shipper review of the antidumping duty order 
on glycine from the PRC, which has a March anniversary date.
    As required by 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(i), (ii), and (iii)(A), New 
Donghua has certified that it is both an exporter and producer of 
glycine and did not export glycine to the United States during the 
period of investigation (POI). See ``Glycine from the People's Republic 
of China; New Shipper Request for Hebei New Donghua Amino Acid Co., 
Ltd. (New Donghua),'' Exhibit 1, (March 26, 2003). It has also 
certified that it has never been affiliated with any exporter or 
producer which exported glycine to the United States during the POI. 
See Id. at Exhibit 2. New Donghua has further certified that its export 
activities are not controlled by the central government of the PRC, 
pursuant to the requirements of 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iii)(B). See Id. 
at Exhibit 3. Pursuant to the Department's regulations at 19 CFR 
351.214(b)(2)(iv)(A), New Donghua submitted documentation establishing 
the date of its first and only shipment of the subject merchandise to 
the United States, the date of entry of that first shipment, and the 
volume of that shipment. See Id. at Exhibit 4. New Donghua's request 
for a new shipper review is on file in the Central Records Unit, room 
B-099 of the main Commerce Building.

Initiation of Review

    Because New Donghua has provided the required certifications and 
documentation under 19 CFR 351.214(b) of the regulations, we are 
initiating a new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on 
glycine from the PRC in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the 
Act and 19 CFR 351.214(d). Based on our analysis of the information and 
documentation provided with the new shipper review request, as well as 
our analysis of proprietary import data from the U.S. Bureau of Customs 
and Border Protection (BCBP), we intend to carefully examine the bona 
fides of New Donghua's U.S. sale during the course of this new shipper 
review. We intend to issue the preliminary results of this review no 
later than 180 days after the date on which the review is initiated.
    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(g)(1)(i)(A) of the regulations, 
the period of review (POR) for a new shipper review filed in the annual 
anniversary month will be the one-year period immediately preceding the 
anniversary month. Therefore, the POR for this new shipper review is 
March 1, 2002 through February 28, 2003.
    We will instruct BCBP to allow, at the option of the importer, the 
posting, until the completion of the review, of a bond or security in 
lieu of a cash deposit for each entry of the merchandise exported and 
produced by New Donghua. This action is in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.214(e). New Donghua has certified that it both produces and exports 
the subject merchandise, the sales of which were the basis for this new 
shipper review request. Therefore, we will apply the bonding option 
under 19 CFR 351.107(b)(1)(i) only to subject merchandise for which New 
Donghua is both the producer and exporter.
    The interested parties that need access to proprietary information 
in this new shipper review should submit applications for disclosure 
under administrative protective order in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305 
and 351.306.
    This initiation and notice are in accordance with section 
751(a)(2)(B) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)) and 19 CFR 351.214(d).

    Dated: April 30, 2003.
Barbara E. Tillman,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, Group III.
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