[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 5, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84303-84304]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26622]


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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; 2021-2022

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that PT. 
Cheil Jedang Indonesia (CJ Indonesia) and PT. Miwon Indonesia (PT. 
Miwon) made sales of subject merchandise below normal value. The period 
of review (POR) is November 1, 2021, through October 31, 2022.

DATES: Applicable December 5, 2023.

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 July 31, 2023, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of the 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on monosodium 
glutamate (MSG) from the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesia).\1\ We 
invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Results; 
however, no interested party submitted comments.\2\ Commerce conducted 
this administrative review in accordance with section 751(a) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
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    \1\ See Monosodium Glutamate from the Republic of Indonesia: 
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2021-
2022, 88 FR 49437 (July 31, 2023) (Preliminary Results), and 
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
    \2\ See Preliminary Results, 88 FR 49437.
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Scope of the Order 3
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    \3\ See Monosodium Glutamate from the People's Republic of 
China, and the Republic of Indonesia: Antidumping Duty Orders; and 
Monosodium Glutamate from the People's 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 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.
    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 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. These tariff 
classifications, CAS registry numbers, and UNII numbers are provided 
for convenience and customs purposes; however, the written description 
of the scope is dispositive.

Final Results of Review

    As a result of this administrative review, we determine the 
following weighted-average dumping margins for the period November 1, 
2021, through October 31, 2022:

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                                                               Weighted-
                                                                average
                    Manufacturer/exporter                       dumping
                                                                margin
                                                               (percent)
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PT. Cheil Jedang Indonesia..................................     * 58.67
PT. Daesang Ingredients Indonesia and PT. Miwon Indonesia        * 58.67
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* Rate based on adverse facts available.

Disclosure

    Because Commerce received no comments on the Preliminary Results, 
we have not modified our analysis, and no decision memorandum 
accompanies this Federal Register notice. We are adopting the 
Preliminary Results as the final results of this review. Consequently, 
there are no new calculations to disclose in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.224(b) for these final results of review.
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    \4\ On August 26, 2022, Commerce published the final results of 
a changed circumstances review of MSG from Indonesia. Commerce found 
that PT. Daesang Ingredients Indonesia (PT. Daesang) is the 
successor-in-interest to PT. Miwon. See Monosodium Glutamate from 
the Republic of Indonesia: Final Results of Changed Circumstances 
Review, 87 FR 52506 (August 26, 2022). Because the effective date of 
this decision was during the POR, we continue to reference the 
respondent here as PT. Miwon. Cash deposits of estimated antidumping 
duties required pursuant to the final results of this review will be 
applied to PT. Daesang. Liquidation instructions for the POR will be 
issued for PT. Daesang/PT. Miwon.
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Assessment

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b), 
Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 
shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject 
merchandise in

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accordance with the final results of this administrative review. 
Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier 
than 35 days after the date of publication of the final results of this 
review in the Federal Register. If a timely summons is filed at the 
U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment instructions will 
direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties 
to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within 
90 days of publication).
    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 or PT. Miwon for 
which the respondent did not know that its merchandise sold to an 
intermediary was destined for 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\
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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 from Indonesia Investigation Final 
Determination).
    \6\ 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 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) for the companies covered by this review, 
the cash deposit rate will be the rates listed above in the section 
``Final Results of 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 POR; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this 
review or in the original investigation, but the producer is, 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 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 from Indonesia Investigation Final Determination.
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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 POR. Failure to comply with this 
requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement 
of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of doubled 
antidumping duties.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to an 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the destruction of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written 
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or 
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to 
comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable 
violation.

Notification to Interested Parties

    Commerce is issuing and publishing this notice of final results in 
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 
351.213(h)(1) and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).

    Dated: November 28, 2023.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
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