[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 237 (Friday, December 9, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 89062-89064]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-29564]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-992]


Monosodium Glutamate From the People's Republic of China: Final 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2015

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

SUMMARY: On August 5, 2016, the Department of Commerce (the

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Department) published the preliminary results of the administrative 
review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on monosodium glutamate (MSG) 
from the People's Republic of China (PRC) covering the period of review 
(POR) May 8, 2014 through October 31, 2015 in accordance with section 
751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). See 
Monosodium Glutamate from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 81 FR 51853 (August 
5, 2016) (Preliminary Results). This review covers 38 exporters of the 
subject merchandise. None of these companies filed a separate rate 
application (SRA) and/or a separate rate certification (SRC) to 
establish its separate rate status. Therefore, the Department 
preliminarily found that the companies are part of the PRC-wide entity. 
We invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Results. No 
party filed comments or requested a hearing. Accordingly, the final 
results remain unchanged from the Preliminary Results.

DATES: Effective December 9, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacqueline Arrowsmith, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Scope of the Order

    The product covered by this order is MSG, whether or not blended or 
in solution with other products. Specifically, MSG that has been 
blended or is in solution with other product(s) is included in this 
scope when the resulting mix contains 15 percent or more of MSG by dry 
weight. Products with which MSG may be blended include, but are not 
limited to, salts, sugars, starches, maltodextrins, and various 
seasonings. Further, MSG is included in this order regardless of 
physical form (including, but not limited to, in monohydrate or 
anhydrous form, or as substrates, solutions, dry powders of any 
particle size, or unfinished forms such as MSG slurry), end-use 
application, or packaging. MSG in monohydrate form has a molecular 
formula of C5H8NO4Na-H2O, a Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) 
registry number of 6106-04-3, and a Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII) 
number of W81N5U6R6U. MSG in anhydrous form has a molecular formula of 
C5H8NO4Na, a CAS registry number of 142-47-2, and a UNII number of 
C3C196L9FG. Merchandise covered by the scope of this order is currently 
classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(HTSUS) at subheading 2922.42.10.00. Merchandise subject to the order 
may also enter under HTS subheadings 2922.42.50.00, 2103.90.72.00, 
2103.90.74.00, 2103.90.78.00, 2103.90.80.00, and 2103.90.90.91. The 
tariff classifications, CAS registry numbers, and UNII numbers are 
provided for convenience and customs purposes; however, the written 
description of the scope is dispositive.\1\
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    \1\ See Monosodium Glutamate From the People's Republic of 
China: Second Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair 
Value and Amended Antidumping Order, 80 FR 487 (January 6, 2015).
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Final Results of Review

    As noted above, the Department received no comments concerning the 
Preliminary Results on the record of this segment of the proceeding. As 
there are no changes from, or comments upon, the Preliminary Results, 
the Department finds that there is no reason to modify its analysis. 
Therefore, in these final results of review, we have continued to treat 
all 38 exporters subject to this review as part of the PRC-wide 
entity.\2\ The PRC-wide entity rate is 40.41 percent.\3\
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    \2\ In the Preliminary Results, we found all 38 exporters 
subject to this review to be part of the PRC-wide entity as each 
exporter failed to submit an SRA and/or an SRC to establish its 
eligibility for separate rate status. As noted above, no party 
submitted comments regarding the Preliminary Results on the record 
of this segment of the proceeding. Accordingly, no decision 
memorandum accompanies this Federal Register notice. For further 
details of the issues addressed in this proceeding, see the 
Preliminary Results and the ``Decision Memorandum for Preliminary 
Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Monosodium 
Glutamate from the People's Republic of China; 2014-2015,'' from 
Gary Taverman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 
and Countervailing Duty Operations, to Christian Marsh, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, dated August 5, 2016, which can be accessed directly at 
http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html.
    \3\ See Monosodium Glutamate From the People's Republic of 
China: Second Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair 
Value and Amended Antidumping Duty Order, 80 FR 487 (January 6, 
2015).
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Assessment Rates

    The Department will determine, and U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate 
entries in this review, in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the 
Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). The Department intends to issue 
assessment instructions directly to CBP 15 days after publication in 
the Federal Register of these final results of this administrative 
review.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the final results of this administrative review for all 
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as 
provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For previously 
investigated or reviewed PRC and non-PRC exporters not under review in 
this segment of the proceeding, but who have separate rates, the cash 
deposit rate will continue to be the exporter-specific rate published 
for the most recent period; (2) for all PRC exporters of subject 
merchandise that have not been found to be entitled to a separate rate, 
the cash deposit rate will be the PRC-wide entity rate (i.e., 40.41 
percent); and (3) for all non-PRC exporters of subject merchandise 
which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be 
the rate applicable to the PRC exporter that supplied that non-PRC 
exporter. These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in 
effect until further notice.

Reimbursement of Duties

    This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) 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.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as a 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(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 terms of an APO 
is a violation, which is subject to sanction.
    We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with 
sections

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751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(h).

    Dated: December 5, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
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