[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1970-1971]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-698]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-852]


Creatine Monohydrate from the People's Republic of China; Final 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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

ACTION: Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review.

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SUMMARY: On November 6, 2003, the Department of Commerce published the 
preliminary results of the 2002/2003 administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on creatine monohydrate from the People's 
Republic of China. We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment 
on the preliminary results but received no comments. The final results 
do not differ from the preliminary results of review, in which we found 
that the respondent did not make sales in the United States at prices 
below normal value.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 13, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Blanche Ziv, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone (202) 
482-4207.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Background

    On November 6, 2003, the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department'') published in the Federal Register the preliminary results 
of its administrative review of creatine monohydrate (``creatine'') 
from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') (Creatine Monohydrate 
from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review, 68 FR 62767 (November 6, 2003) 
(``Preliminary Results''). We invited parties to comment on our 
preliminary results of review. We received no comments. The Department 
has now completed the antidumping duty administrative review in 
accordance with section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (the ``Act'').

Scope of Order

    The product covered by this order is creatine monohydrate, which is 
commonly referred to as ``creatine.'' The chemical name for creatine 
monohydrate is N (aminoiminomethyl) - N - methylglycine monohydrate. 
The Chemical Abstracts Service (``CAS'') registry number for this 
product is 6020-87-7. Creatine monohydrate in its pure form is a white, 
tasteless, odorless powder, that is a naturally occurring metabolite 
found in muscle tissue. Creatine monohydrate is provided for in 
subheading 2925.20.90 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States (``HTSUS''). Although the HTSUS subheading and the CAS registry 
number are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written 
description of the scope of this order is dispositive.

Period of Review

    The period of review (``POR'') is February 1, 2002, through January 
31, 2003.

Final Results of the Review

    We received no comments from interested parties on our preliminary 
results. In addition, we have determined that no changes to our 
analysis are warranted for purposes of these final results. The 
weighted-average dumping margin for Suzhou Sanjian Nutrient & Health 
products Co., Ltd. (``Sanjian'') for the period February 1, 2002, 
through January 31, 2003, is zero percent.
    We will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') to 
liquidate entries of the subject merchandise from Sanjian during the 
period February 1, 2002, through January 31, 2003 without regard to 
antidumping duties. All other entries of the subject merchandise during 
the POR will be liquidated at the antidumping rate in place at the time 
of entry.
    The Department will issue appropriate assessment instructions 
directly to the CBP within 15 days of publication of these final 
results of review.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following deposit rates will be effective upon publication of 
these final results for all shipments of creatine monohydrate from the 
PRC entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 
the publication date, as provided for by section 751(a)(1) of the 
Act:(1) for Sanjian, which has a separate rate, no antidumping duty 
deposit will be required; (2) for a company previously found to be 
entitled to a separate rate and for which no review was requested, the 
cash deposit rate will be the rate established in the most recent 
review of that company; (3) for all other PRC exporters the cash 
deposit rate will be 153.70 percent, the PRC-wide rate established in 
the less than fair value (``LTFV'') investigation; and (4) for non-PRC 
exporters of subject merchandise from the PRC, the cash deposit rate 
will be the rate applicable to the PRC exporter that supplied that 
exporter. These deposit rates shall remain in effect until publication 
of the final results of the next administrative review.

Notification to Importers

    This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding 
the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the 
relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply with this 
requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.

Notification Regarding APOs

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (``APO'') of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which continues to govern 
business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding. 
Timely written notification of the return/destruction of APO materials 
or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure 
to comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a 
sanctionable violation.
    We are issuing and publishing this determination and notice in 
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: January 6, 2004.
James J. Jochum,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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