[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 165 (Friday, August 26, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52506-52507]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18473]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-560-826]


Monosodium Glutamate From the Republic of Indonesia: Final 
Results of Changed Circumstances Review

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On July 6, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
published its notice of initiation and preliminary results of a changed 
circumstances review (CCR) of the antidumping duty (AD) order on 
monosodium glutamate (MSG) from the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesia). 
For these final results, Commerce finds that PT. Daesang Ingredients 
Indonesia (PT. Daesang) is the successor-in-interest to PT. Miwon 
Indonesia (PT. Miwon) and should be assigned the same AD cash deposit 
rate for purposes of determining AD liability.

DATES: Applicable August 26, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Huston, 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) 482-4261.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On March 10, 2022, PT. Daesang requested that Commerce conduct an 
expedited CCR to find that PT. Daesang is the successor-in-interest to 
PT. Miwon.\1\ On July 6, 2022, Commerce initiated a CCR and 
preliminarily determined that PT. Daesang is the successor-in-interest 
to PT. Miwon.\2\ In the Initiation and Preliminary Results, we provided 
all interested parties with an opportunity to comment.\3\ We received 
no comments from any interested party.
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    \1\ See PT. Daesang's Letter, ``Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) from 
Indonesia: Request to Initiate a Successor-in-Interest Changed 
Circumstances Review for PT. Daesang Ingredients Indonesia,'' dated 
March 10, 2022.
    \2\ See Monosodium Glutamate from the Republic of Indonesia: 
Notice of Initiation and Preliminary Results of Changed 
Circumstances Review, 87 FR 40182 (July 6, 2022) (Initiation and 
Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum.
    \3\ Id., 87 FR at 40183.
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Scope of the Order 4
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    \4\ See Monosodium Glutamate from the People's Republic of 
China, and the Republic of Indonesia: Antidumping Duty Orders; and 
Monosodium Glutamate from the Republic of China: Amended Final 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 79 FR 70505 
(November 26, 2014) (Order).
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    The merchandise covered by the 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 the 
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 the 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 C5H8NO4 Na, a CAS registry 
number of l42-47-2, and a UNII number of C3C196L9FG.
    Merchandise covered by the Order is currently classified in the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) at subheading 
2922.42.10.00. Merchandise covered by the 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. These tariff 
classifications, CAS registry numbers, and UNII numbers are

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provided for convenience and customs purposes; however, the written 
description of the scope is dispositive.

Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review

    Because the record contains no information or evidence that calls 
into question the Initiation and Preliminary Results, and because we 
received no comments from interested parties to the contrary, for the 
reasons stated in the Initiation and Preliminary Results,\5\ Commerce 
finds that PT. Daesang is the successor-in-interest to PT. Miwon.
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    \5\ For a complete discussion of the information that PT. 
Daesang provided, including business proprietary information, and 
Commerce's complete successor-in-interest analysis, see the 
Initiation and Preliminary Results Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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Instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection

    As a result of these final results and consistent with established 
practice, we find that, as the successor-in-interest to PT. Miwon, 
entries of MSG from Indonesia produced and/or exported by PT. Daesang 
should be subject to the cash deposit rate previously assigned to PT. 
Miwon. Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to 
suspend liquidation of all shipments of subject merchandise produced 
and/or exported by PT. Daesang and entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of this 
notice in the Federal Register at 1.60 percent, which is the current AD 
cash deposit rate in effect for subject merchandise produced and/or 
exported by PT. Miwon.\6\ This cash deposit rate shall remain in effect 
until further notice.
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    \6\ See Monosodium Glutamate from the Republic of Indonesia: 
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2019-2020, 
87 FR 18767 (March 31, 2022).
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Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as a final reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). 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 these final results in accordance 
with sections 751(b)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended, and 19 CFR 351.216(e), 19 CFR 351.221(b), and 19 CFR 
351.221(c)(3).

    Dated: August 22, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2022-18473 Filed 8-25-22; 8:45 am]
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