[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 205 (Tuesday, October 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53448-53449]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23101]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-081]


Glycine From the People's Republic of China: Alignment of Final 
Countervailing Duty Determination With Final Antidumping Duty 
Determinations of Glycine From India, Japan, and Thailand

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is aligning the final 
determination in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of glycine 
from the People's Republic of China (China) with the final 
determinations in the antidumping duty (AD) investigations of glycine 
from India, Japan, and Thailand (A-533-883, A-588-878, A-549-837).

DATES: Applicable October 23, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tyler Weinhold and Yasmin Bordas at 
(202) 482-1121 and (202) 482-3813, respectively, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On April 17, 2018, Commerce initiated the CVD investigations of 
Glycine from China, India, and Thailand.\1\ Simultaneously, Commerce 
initiated AD investigations of glycine from India, Japan, and 
Thailand.\2\ The CVD investigations and AD investigations cover the 
same class or kind of merchandise.\3\
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    \1\ See Glycine from India, the People's Republic of China, and 
Thailand: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigations, 83 FR 
18002 (April 25, 2018) (CVD Investigations Initiation Notice).
    \2\ See Glycine from India, Japan, and Thailand: Initiation of 
Less-Than- Fair-Value Investigations, 83 FR 17995 (April 25, 2018) 
(AD Investigations Initiation Notice).
    \3\ Compare CVD Investigations Initiation Notice, 83 FR at 18006 
(``Scope of the Investigations'') with AD Investigations Initiation 
Notice, 83 FR at 18000 (``Scope of the Investigations'').
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    On August 21, 2018, Commerce postponed the preliminary 
determination in the AD investigations of glycine from India, Japan, 
and Thailand until October 24, 2018.\4\ As indicated in Glycine from 
India, Japan, and Thailand: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations, 
in accordance with section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the final determinations of the AD 
investigations will continue to be 75 days after the date of the 
preliminary determinations (i.e., January 7, 2019), unless postponed at 
a later date.\5\
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    \4\ See Glycine from India, Japan, and Thailand: Postponement of 
Preliminary Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value 
Investigations, 83 FR 42259 (August 21, 2018) (Glycine from India, 
Japan, and Thailand: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations).
    \5\ Id.
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    On September 4, 2018, Commerce published the preliminary CVD 
determinations of glycine from China, India, and Thailand.\6\ As 
indicated in Glycine from India CVD Preliminary Determination and 
Glycine from Thailand CVD Preliminary Determination, Commerce has 
aligned the final determinations of the CVD investigations of glycine 
from India and Thailand with the final determinations of the AD 
investigations of glycine from India and Thailand, respectively.\7\
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    \6\ See Glycine from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary 
Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 83 FR 44863 
(September 4, 2018); Glycine from India: Preliminary Affirmative 
Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final 
Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination, 83 FR 44859 
(September 4, 2018) (Glycine from India CVD Preliminary 
Determination); and Glycine From Thailand: Preliminary Negative 
Countervailing Duty Determination, Preliminary Negative Critical 
Circumstances Determination, and Alignment of Final Determination 
With Final Antidumping Duty Determination, 83 FR 44861 (September 4, 
2018) (Glycine from Thailand CVD Preliminary Determination).
    \7\ Glycine from India CVD Preliminary Determination, 83 FR at 
44860; Glycine from Thailand CVD Preliminary Determination, 83 FR at 
44862.
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Alignment With Concurrent Final AD Determinations

    On August 30, 2018, in accordance with section 705(a)(1) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 19 CFR 351.210(b)(4)(i), and 
351.210(i), the petitioners, GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc. and Chattem 
Chemicals, Inc., timely requested alignment of the final determination 
in the CVD investigation of glycine from China with the final 
determinations in the concurrent AD investigations of glycine from 
India, Japan, and Thailand.\8\ Therefore, in accordance with section 
705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(4)(i), we are aligning the 
final CVD determination of glycine from China with the final AD 
determinations of glycine from India, Japan, and Thailand.
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    \8\ See Petitioners' Letter to the Secretary re: Request to 
Align the Countervailing Duty Investigation Final Determination with 
the Antidumping Duty Investigation Final Determinations in Glycine 
from Thailand, India and Japan, dated August 30, 2018.
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    As stated above, the final CVD determinations of glycine from India

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and Thailand have been aligned with the final AD determinations of 
glycine from India and Thailand. Consequently, the final CVD 
determination of glycine from China will be issued on the same date as 
the final AD determinations of glycine from India, Japan, and Thailand 
and the final CVD determinations of glycine from India and Thailand, 
which are currently scheduled to be issued no later than January 7, 
2019,\9\ unless postponed.
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    \9\ See Glycine from India, Japan, and Thailand: Postponement of 
Preliminary Determinations; Glycine from India CVD Preliminary 
Determination; and Glycine from Thailand CVD Preliminary 
Determination.
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    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 705(a)(1) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(g).

    Dated: October 17, 2018.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2018-23101 Filed 10-22-18; 8:45 am]
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