[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 148 (Thursday, August 1, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37625-37626]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15918]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-560-826]


Monosodium Glutamate From the Republic of Indonesia: Final 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that PT. 
Cheil Jedang Indonesia (CJ Indonesia), an Indonesian producer/exporter 
of monosodium glutamate (MSG) and the sole respondent in this review, 
did not make sales of MSG at prices below normal value during the 
period of review (POR) November 1, 2016 through October 31, 2017.

DATES: Applicable August 1, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gene H. Calvert, 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) 482-3586.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 11, 2018, Commerce published the Preliminary 
Results.\1\ For a detailed history of events that occurred since the 
Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\2\ 
Commerce exercised its discretion to toll all deadlines affected by the 
partial federal government closure from December 22, 2018 through the 
resumption of operations on January 29, 2019.\3\ On May 13, 2019, we 
extended the deadline for these final results until no later than July 
19, 2019.\4\
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    \1\ See Monosodium Glutamate from the Republic of Indonesia: 
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-
2017, 83 FR 63626 (December 11, 2018) (Preliminary Results).
    \2\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the 2016-2017 Administrative Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order on Monosodium Glutamate from the Republic of 
Indonesia,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this 
notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
    \3\ See Memorandum to the Record from Gary Taverman, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, ``Deadlines 
Affected by the Partial Shutdown of the Federal Government,'' dated 
January 28, 2019. All deadlines in this segment of the proceeding 
have been extended by 40 days.
    \4\ See Memorandum, ``Monosodium Glutamate from the Republic of 
Indonesia: Extension of Deadline for Final Results of Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017,'' dated May 13, 2019.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by this order is MSG, whether or not 
blended or in solution with other products. Merchandise covered by this 
order is currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States (HTSUS) at subheading 2922.42.10.00. Merchandise covered 
by this order may also enter under HTSUS 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.\5\ The written description of the scope of the 
antidumping duty order is dispositive.
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    \5\ For a full description of the scope of the order, see the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by interested 
parties are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. The Issues 
and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file 
electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic System (ACCESS). ACCESS is 
available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov, and is 
available to all parties in the Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the 
main Commerce Building. In addition, a complete version of the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the internet at 
http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Issues and Decision 
Memorandum and its electronic version are identical in content.
    A list of the issues that parties raised, and to which we responded 
in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, is attached as the Appendix to 
this notice.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on our analysis of the comments we received from interested 
parties, we made certain changes to the margin calculations for CJ 
Indonesia.\6\
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    \6\ See Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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Final Results of Administrative Review

    As a result of this administrative review, we determine the 
following weighted-average dumping margin exists for the period 
November 1, 2016 through October 31, 2017:

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                                                             Weighted-
                                                              average
                    Producer/exporter                         dumping
                                                              margin
                                                             (prcent)
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PT. Cheil Jedang Indonesia..............................            0.00
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Disclosure and Public Comment

    We intend to disclose the margin calculations performed in this 
proceeding within five days after publication of these final results in 
the Federal Register, in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff 
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.224(b).

Assessment Rates

    Upon completion of this administrative review, Commerce shall 
determine and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess 
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. Because the weighted-
average dumping margin for CJ Indonesia has been determined to be zero 
within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c), we will instruct CBP to 
liquidate the appropriate entries of subject merchandise without regard 
to antidumping duties.
    In accordance with Commerce's practice, for entries of subject 
merchandise during the POR produced by CJ Indonesia for which it did 
not know that the merchandise was destined for the United States, we 
will instruct CBP to liquidate those entries at the all-others rate if 
there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the 
transaction.\7\
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    \7\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 
68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
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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 consumptions on or after the publication date, as 
provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit 
rate for merchandise produced and/or exported by CJ Indonesia will be 
0.00 percent, the rate established in the final results of this 
administrative review; (2) for previously reviewed or investigated 
companies not

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covered under this administrative review, the cash deposit rate will 
continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most recent 
period; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this or any 
previous review or in the original less-than-fair-value (LTFV) 
investigation but the manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate will be 
the rate established for the most recent period for the manufacturer of 
the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other 
manufacturers or exporters will continue to be 6.19 percent, the all-
others rate established in the LTFV investigation.\8\ These deposit 
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further 
notice.
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    \8\ See Monosodium Glutamate from the Republic of Indonesia: 
Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 79 FR 58329 
(September 29, 2014).
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Notification to Importers

    This notice 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 services 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 
governs 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 sanctionable violation.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 771(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).

    Dated: July 19, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Changes Since the Preliminary Results
V. Discussion of the Issues
    Comment 1: Whether Commerce Should Rely on Facts Available for 
CJ Indonesia's Inland Freight/Plant Warehouse to Customer Expenses
    Comment 2: Whether Commerce Should Rely on CJ Indonesia's 
Reported General and Administrative (G&A) Expenses, Modified to 
Reflect Royalty Expense
    Comment 3: Whether Commerce Should Correct Currency Conversion 
Errors in the Preliminary Results
VI. Recommendation

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