[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 236 (Thursday, December 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88663-88664]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-29400]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-836]


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

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: As a result of this sunset review, the Department of Commerce 
(the Department) finds that revocation

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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 at the rate identified in the ``Final Results of Review'' 
section of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dena Crossland, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, 
1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 
482-3362.

DATES: Effective December 8, 2016.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On March 29, 1995, the Department published the antidumping duty 
order on glycine from the PRC.\1\ On August 1, 2016, the Department 
initiated a sunset review of the Order in accordance with section 
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ On August 8, 
2016, the Department received complete notices of intent to participate 
in the sunset review from GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (GEO or 
domestic interested party) and Chattem Chemicals, Inc. within the 
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). On August 25, 2016, 
Chattem Chemicals, Inc. withdrew its intent to appear as a party to 
this review. GEO is a producer of a domestic like product in the United 
States and, accordingly, is a domestic interested party pursuant to 
section 771(9)(C) of the Act.
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    \1\ See Glycine from the People's Republic of China: Antidumping 
Duty Order, 60 FR 16116 (March 29, 1995) (Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 81 FR 50462 
(August 1, 2016).
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    On August 30, 2016, the Department received an adequate substantive 
response to the notice of initiation from GEO within the 30-day 
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). The Department did not 
receive any responses from the respondent interested parties, i.e., 
glycine producers and exporters from the PRC. On the basis of the 
notice of intent to participate and adequate substantive response filed 
by the domestic interested party and no response from any respondent 
interested party, the Department has conducted an expedited sunset 
review of the Order pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 
CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C).

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). 
Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and Customs 
purposes, the written description of the merchandise under the order is 
dispositive.\3\
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    \3\ 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, 62 FR 62288 (November 21, 1997).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    The issues discussed in the Decision Memorandum \4\ are the 
likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping, and the magnitude 
of the margin of dumping likely to prevail if the Order were revoked. 
Parties can find a complete discussion of all issues raised in this 
review and the corresponding recommendations in the Decision Memorandum 
which 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 https://access.trade.gov and is available to all parties in the Central Records 
Unit in room B8024 of the main Commerce building. In addition, a 
complete version of the Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on 
the Internet at http://trade.gov/enforcement/frn. The signed Decision 
Memorandum and electronic versions of the Decision Memorandum are 
identical in content.
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    \4\ See Department Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum 
for the Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on 
Glycine from the People's Republic of China; Final Results,'' dated 
concurrently with this notice (Decision Memorandum).
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Final Results of Review

    Pursuant to sections 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, we determine 
that revocation of the Order would be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of dumping up to the following weighted-average percentage 
margin:

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                                                              Margin
                   Exporter/producer                        (percent)
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PRC-Wide Entity (all producers and exporters)..........          155.89
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Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely 
notification of the return of 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.
    The Department is issuing and publishing these final results and 
notice in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the 
Act and 19 CFR 351.218.

    Dated: November 28, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2016-29400 Filed 12-7-16; 8:45 am]
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