[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 11 (Thursday, January 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2717-2719]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-00645]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-560-826]
Monosodium Glutamate From the Republic of Indonesia: Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines
that PT. Cheil Jedang Indonesia (CJ Indonesia), the sole producer or
exporter subject to this administrative review, did not make sales
below normal value of monosodium glutamate (MSG) from the Republic of
Indonesia (Indonesia) during the period of review
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(POR), November 1, 2017 through October 31, 2018. We invite interested
parties to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable January 16, 2020.
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
Commerce is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping
duty order on MSG from Indonesia covering the sole respondent, CJ
Indonesia.\1\ For a complete description of the events that followed
the initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.\2\ A list of topics included in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is included as the appendix to this notice.
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\1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 2159 (February 6, 2019).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Monosodium
Glutamate from the Republic of Indonesia,'' dated concurrently with,
and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision
Memorandum).
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On September 3, 2019, we extended the deadline for these
preliminary results until December 10, 2019.\3\ On December 2, 2019, we
further extended the deadline for these preliminary results until no
later than January 9, 2020.\4\
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\3\ See Memorandum, ``Monosodium Glutamate from the Republic of
Indonesia; Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated September 3, 2019.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Monosodium Glutamate from the Republic of
Indonesia; Second Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated December 2, 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. Specifically, MSG that has
been blended or is in solution with other product(s) is included in
this order 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. For a full description of the scope of the
order, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this administrative review in accordance
with section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
Constructed export price was calculated in accordance with section 772
of the Act. Normal value was calculated in accordance with section 773
of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying
Commerce's preliminary results, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document
and 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 http://access.trade.gov, and is available to all parties in the Central
Records Unit, Room B-8024 of the main Commerce building. In addition, a
complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed and
electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are
identical in content.
Preliminary Results of Review
As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine that the
following weighted-average dumping margin exists for the period
November 1, 2017 through October 31, 2018:
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Weighted-average dumping
Producer/exporter margin (percent)
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PT. Cheil Jedang Indonesia............. 0.00 (de minimis).
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Assessment Rate
Upon issuance of the final results of this administrative review,
Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by
this review. If the weighted-average dumping margin for CJ Indonesia is
not zero or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent), then Commerce
will calculate importer-specific ad valorem antidumping duty assessment
rates based on the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for
each importer's examined sales to the total entered value of those same
sales in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). If the weighted-average
dumping margin for CJ Indonesia is zero or de minimis in the final
results, or if an importer-specific assessment rate is zero or de
minimis in the final results, Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate
the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.
In accordance with Commerce's ``automatic assessment'' practice,
for entries of subject merchandise that entered the United States
during the POR that were produced by CJ Indonesia for which CJ
Indonesia did not know that its merchandise was destined to the United
States, Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at
the all-others rate of 6.19 percent,\5\ if there is no rate for the
intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.\6\ The final
results of this review shall be the basis for the assessment of
antidumping duties on entries of subject merchandise covered by the
final results of this review, where applicable. We intend to issue
assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the publication of the
final results of this review.
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\5\ See Monosodium Glutamate From the Republic of Indonesia:
Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 79 FR 58329
(September 29, 2014) (MSG Investigation Final Determination).
\6\ In these preliminary results, Commerce applied the
assessment rate calculation method adopted in Antidumping
Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and
Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Proceedings; Final
Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14, 2012).
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Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of the notice of the final results of this administrative
review for all shipments of MSG from Indonesia entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of
the final results in the Federal Register, as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for CJ Indonesia
will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin established in the
final results of this administrative review; (2) for merchandise
exported by producers or exporters not covered in this administrative
review but covered in a prior segment of the proceeding, the cash
deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published in
a completed segment for the most recent period of review; (3) if the
exporter is not a firm covered in this review or in the original
investigation, but the producer is, then the cash deposit rate will be
the rate established for the most recently completed segment of this
proceeding for the producer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash
deposit
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rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to be 6.19
percent, the all-others rate established in the investigation.\7\ These
cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
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\7\ See MSG Investigation Final Determination.
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Disclosure and Public Comment
Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed in these
preliminary results to parties in this proceeding within five days of
the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register.\8\
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\8\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(ii), interested parties may submit
case briefs not later than 30 days after the date of publication of
this notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case
briefs, may be filed no later than five days after the date for filing
case briefs.\9\ Parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in
this proceeding are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) A
statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a
table of authorities.\10\ All briefs must be filed electronically using
ACCESS. An electronically filed document must be received successfully
in its entirety by the established deadline.
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\9\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
\10\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2); see also 19 CFR
351.303 (for general filing requirements).
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal
briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance within 30 days after the date of publication
of this notice in the Federal Register. Requests should contain (1) the
party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of
participants; and (3) a list of issues to be discussed. If a request
for a hearing is made, parties will be notified of the time and date
for the hearing, which will be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce,
1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.
Unless extended, Commerce intends to issue the final results of
this administrative review, including the results of its analysis of
each of the issues raised in written briefs, not later than 120 days
after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register,
pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1).
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a preliminary 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.
Notification to Interested Parties
Commerce is issuing and publishing these preliminary results in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.221(b)(4).
Dated: January 8, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Normal Value
VI. Currency Conversion
VII. Recommendation
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