[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 15, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69316-69317]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-6300]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-836]


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

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of the determinations by the Department of 
Commerce (``the Department'') and the International Trade Commission 
(``ITC'') that revocation of the antidumping duty

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order on glycine from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') would 
likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and material 
injury to an industry in the United States, the Department is 
publishing this notice of continuation of this antidumping duty order.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 15, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maureen Flannery, AD/CVD Operations, 
Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3020.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On June 1, 2005, the Department initiated and the ITC instituted a 
sunset review of the antidumping duty order on glycine from the PRC 
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the 
Act''). See Initiation of Five-year (``Sunset'') Reviews, 70 FR 31423 
(June 1, 2005), and ITC Investigation No. 731-TA-718 (Second Review), 
Glycine from China, 70 FR 31534 (June 1, 2005). As a result of its 
review, the Department found that revocation of the antidumping duty 
order would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and 
notified the ITC of the magnitude of the margins likely to prevail were 
the order to be revoked. See Glycine from the People's Republic of 
China; Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping 
Duty Order, 70 FR 58185 (October 5, 2005). On October 31, 2005, the ITC 
determined, pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752 of the Act, that 
revocation of the antidumping duty order on glycine from the PRC would 
likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to an 
industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable time.

Scope of the Order

    The product covered by the 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, reabsorbable amino acid, chemical intermediate, and 
a metal complexing agent. This order covers glycine of all purity 
levels. Glycine is currently classified under subheading 2922.49.4020 
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS''). In 
a separate scope ruling, the Department determined that D(-) 
Phenylglycine Ethyl Dane Salt is outside the scope of the order. See 
Notice of Scope Rulings and Anticircumvention Inquiries, 62 FR 62288 
(November 21, 1997). Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for 
convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the 
merchandise under the order is dispositive.

Determination

    As a result of the determinations by the Department and the ITC 
that revocation of the antidumping duty order would likely 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 order on glycine from the PRC. U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
will continue to collect antidumping duty cash 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 sections 751(c)(2) and 751(c)(6) of the Act, the Department 
intends to initiate the next five-year review of this order not later 
than October 2010.
    This five-year (sunset) review and notice are in accordance with 
section 751(c) of the Act and published pursuant to section 777(i)(1) 
of the Act.

    Dated: November 7, 2005.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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