[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56403-56404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19857]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-836]


Glycine From the People's Republic of China: Continuation of the 
Antidumping Duty Order

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of the determinations by the U.S. Department of 
Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) 
that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on glycine from the 
People's Republic of China (China) would likely lead to continuation or 
recurrence of dumping and material injury to an industry in the United 
States, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of the AD 
order.

DATES: Applicable September 14, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Harrison Tanchuck, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-7421.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On March 29, 1995, Commerce published in the Federal Register the 
AD order on glycine from China.\1\ On January 3, 2022, Commerce 
published a notice of initiation of the fifth sunset review of the 
Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(the Act).\2\ Commerce conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review 
of the Order, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2).
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    \1\ See Antidumping Duty Order: Glycine from the People's 
Republic of China, 60 FR 16116 (March 29, 1995) (Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 87 FR 76 
(January 3, 2022).
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    As a result of its review, pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 
752(c) of the Act, Commerce determined that revocation of the Order on 
glycine from China would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of 
dumping. Commerce, therefore, notified the ITC of the magnitude of the 
margins of dumping likely to prevail should the Order be revoked.\3\
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    \3\ See Glycine from the People's Republic of China: Final 
Results of the Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty 
Order, 87 FR 25446 (April 25, 2022), and accompanying Issues and 
Decision Memorandum.
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    On September 2, 2022, the ITC published its determination, pursuant 
to sections 751(c) and 752(a) of the Act, that revocation of the Order 
would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to 
an industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable 
time.\4\
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    \4\ See Glycine from the People's Republic of China, 87 FR 54263 
(September 2, 2022).
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Scope of the Order

    The product covered by the Order is glycine, which is a free-
flowing crystalline material, like salt or sugar. Glycine is produced 
at varying levels of purity and is used as a sweetener/taste enhancer, 
a buffering agent, reabsorbable amino acid, chemical intermediate, and 
a metal complexing agent. This proceeding includes glycine of all 
purity levels. Glycine is currently classified under subheading 
2922.49.4020 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(HTSUS).\5\ Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience 
and customs purposes, the written description of the merchandise under 
the Order is dispositive.
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    \5\ In separate scope rulings, Commerce determined that: (a) D(-
)Phenylglycine Ethyl Dane Salt is outside the scope of the Order; 
and (b) Chinese glycine exported from India remains the same class 
or kind of merchandise as the China-origin glycine imported into 
India. See Notice of Scope Rulings and Anticircumvention Inquiries, 
62 FR 62288 (November 21, 1997); and Glycine from the People's 
Republic of China: Final Partial Affirmative Determination of 
Circumvention of the Antidumping Duty Order, 77 FR 73426 (December 
10, 2012), respectively.
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Continuation of the Order

    As a result of the determinations by Commerce and the ITC that 
revocation of the Order would likely lead to continuation or recurrence 
of dumping as well as material injury to an industry in the United 
States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(a), 
Commerce hereby orders the continuation of the Order.
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection will continue to collect AD cash 
deposits at the rates in effect at the time of entry for all imports of 
subject merchandise. The effective date of continuation of the Order 
will be the date of publication in the Federal Register of this notice 
of continuation. Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(c)(2), Commerce intends to initiate the next five-year (sunset) 
review of the Order no later than 30 days prior to the fifth 
anniversary of the effective date of continuation.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
an administrative protective order (APO) of

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their responsibility concerning the return, destruction, or conversion 
to judicial protective order of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Failure to comply is a 
violation of the APO which may be subject to sanctions.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This five-year sunset review and this notice are in accordance with 
section 751I and (d)(2) of the Act and published pursuant to section 
777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4).

    Dated: September 8, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2022-19857 Filed 9-13-22; 8:45 am]
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