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duties for each entry of the subject
merchandise in an amount based on the
net countervailable subsidy rates for the
subject merchandise. The Department
will also direct CBP to require a cash
deposit for each entry of subject
merchandise in an amount equal to the
net countervailable subsidy rates listed
below. The all-others rate applies to all
producers and exporters of subject
merchandise not specifically listed.
Exporter/producer
Subsidy
rate
(%)
DATES:
Effective November 17, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dena Crossland or Brian Davis, AD/CVD
Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–3362 or (202) 482–
7924, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 18, 2016, the Department
received a request from Salvi to initiate
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glycine.1 Additionally, Salvi requests
that the Department determine that
Notification to Interested Parties
importers of glycine from Salvi are
This notice constitutes the AD and
eligible to participate in a certification
CVD orders with respect to WSPP from
process.2 Salvi refers to an antiIndia pursuant to sections 736(a) and
circumvention inquiry, where the
706(a) of the Act. Interested parties can
Department determined that Salvi was
find an updated list of orders currently
processing Chinese glycine, and that
in effect by either visiting https://
glycine processed in India of Chinese
enforcement.trade.gov/stats/
origin does not change country of origin,
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and, therefore, Salvi had circumvented
Department’s Central Records Unit,
the Order.3 As part of our
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determination, we stated that Salvi
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could not take part in a certification
These orders are published in
accordance with sections 706(a), 736(a), process, whereby Salvi’s importers
could certify that they had not imported
and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR
Chinese-origin glycine and would not be
351.211(b).
subject to the antidumping duty rate for
Dated: November 14, 2016.
Chinese glycine.4 This certification
Paul Piquado,
process was established to ensure that
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
merchandise entering the United States
Compliance.
from India was properly identified as
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However, we also stated that Salvi could
request an administrative review or a
changed circumstances review to show
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
that it is no longer processing PRCglycine and exporting such glycine from
International Trade Administration
[A–570–836]
Glycine From the People’s Republic of
China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty
Changed Circumstances Review
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: In response to a request from
Salvi Chemical Industries Ltd. (Salvi),
the Department of Commerce (the
Department) is initiating a changed
circumstances review of the
antidumping duty order on glycine from
the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
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AGENCY:
12 See CVD Preliminary Determination, in which
we determined that Sunrise Stainless Private
Limited, Sun Mark Stainless Pvt. Ltd., and Shah
Foils Ltd. are entitled to the same subsidy rate.
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1 See Letter to the Department of Commerce from
Salvi Chemical Industries Limited regarding
‘‘Glycine from the People’s Republic of China:
Request for Changed Circumstances Review,’’ dated
July 18, 2016.
2 Id.
3 See 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) (Circumvention
Notice) and accompanying Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Determination of the
Anti-Circumvention Inquiry of the Antidumping
Duty Order on Glycine from the People’s Republic
of China. See also Antidumping Duty Order:
Glycine From the People’s Republic of China, 60 FR
16116 (March 29, 1995) (Order) and Final Scope
Ruling Concerning the Antidumping Duty Order on
Glycine from the People’s Republic of China,
Memorandum from Richard Weible to Gary
Taverman, dated December 3, 2012 (Final Scope
Ruling).
4 See Circumvention Notice and Final Scope
Ruling.
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India.5 If the Department determined
that Salvi is no longer processing PRCorigin glycine, and instead is producing
glycine from raw materials of non-PRC
origin, the Department could allow the
importers of Salvi’s product to certify
that the glycine being produced and
exported is not processed PRC-origin
glycine.6
On July 26, 2016, the Department
received comments from domestic
interested party, GEO Specialty
Chemicals, Inc. (GEO), regarding Salvi’s
request.7 On August 29, 2016, we
extended the deadline to initiate until
October 17, 2016, in order to collect
information and legible exhibits from
Salvi, because it did not submit a
sufficient response, and to consider
interested parties’ comments.8 On
September 9, 2016, we issued a
questionnaire to Salvi, to which it
responded on September 26, 2016.9 On
October 6, 2016, GEO submitted
comments on Salvi’s questionnaire
response.10 On October 13, 2016, we
determined that we had a sufficient
request from Salvi and that the deadline
for initiating a changed circumstances
review should be November 10, 2016.11
On October 20, 2016, Salvi placed on
the record certain information issued by
the Department in the recently
completed 2014–2015 administrative
review under this antidumping duty
order.12 On October 27, 2016, GEO
5 See
Final Scope Ruling.
6 Id.
7 See Letter to the Department of Commerce from
GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc. regarding ‘‘Glycine
from the People’s Republic of China: GEO’s
Opposition to Salvi’s Request for Changed
Circumstances Review,’’ dated July 26, 2016.
8 See Letter from the Department of Commerce to
Salvi Chemical Industries Limited regarding
‘‘Request for Changed Circumstances Review—
Glycine from the People’s Republic of China,’’
dated August 29, 2016.
9 See Letter from the Department of Commerce to
Salvi Chemical Industries Limited, dated September
9, 2016 and Letter to the Department of Commerce
from Salvi Chemical Industries Limited regarding
‘‘Glycine from the People’s Republic of China:
Changed Circumstances Review Response,’’ dated
September 26, 2016.
10 See Letter to the Department of Commerce from
GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc. regarding ‘‘Glycine
from the People’s Republic of China: GEO’s
Comments Regarding Salvi’s September 26, 2016
Response to the Department September 9, 2016
Questionnaire,’’ dated October 6, 2016.
11 See Memorandum to The File from Dena
Crossland, International Trade Analyst, AD/CVD
Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and
Compliance, regarding ‘‘Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review of Glycine from the People’s
Republic of China’’ and on the subject of ‘‘Changed
Circumstances Review Deadline,’’ dated October 13,
2016.
12 See Letter to the Department of Commerce from
Salvi Chemical Industries Limited regarding
‘‘Glycine from the People’s Republic of China:
Changed Circumstances Review; Placing
Information from the 2014–2015 Administrative
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provided comments on Salvi’s October
20, 2016 submission.13
Scope of the Order
The product covered by this
antidumping duty 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).14 Although the
HTSUS subheading is provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the merchandise
under the order is dispositive.15
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Initiation of Changed Circumstances
Review
Pursuant to section 751(b)(1) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act),
the Department will conduct a changed
circumstances review upon receipt of
information concerning, or a request
from an interested party of, an
antidumping duty order which shows
changed circumstances sufficient to
warrant a review of the order. In
accordance with 19 CFR 351.216(d),
based on the information provided by
Salvi, the Department finds that there is
sufficient information to initiate a
changed circumstances review.
Therefore, we are initiating a changed
circumstances review pursuant to
section 751(b)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.216(d) to determine whether Salvi
is no longer processing PRC-origin
glycine, and instead is producing
glycine from raw materials of non-PRC
origin, and whether it should be able to
Review on the Administrative Record,’’ dated
October 20, 2016; and Glycine From the People’s
Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review; 2014–2015, 81 FR
72567 (October 20, 2016) and corresponding ‘‘Issues
and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of
the Administrative Review of the Antidumping
Duty Order on Glycine from the People’s Republic
of China; 2014–2015.’’
13 See Letter to the Department of Commerce from
GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc. regarding ‘‘Glycine
from the People’s Republic of China: GEO’s
Comments Regarding Salvi’s October 20, 2016
Placement of Information from the 2014–2015
Administrative Review on the Record,’’ dated
October 27, 2016.
14 In separate scope rulings, the Department
determined that: (a) D(-) Phenylglycine Ethyl Dane
Salt is outside the scope of the order and (b) PRCglycine exported from India remains the same class
or kind of merchandise as the PRC-origin glycine
imported into India. See Notice of Scope Rulings
and Anticircumvention Inquiries, 62 FR 62288
(November 21, 1997) and Circumvention Notice,
respectively.
15 See Order.
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participate in the certification process
described in the Final Scope Ruling.
The Department intends to publish in
the Federal Register a notice of
preliminary results of the antidumping
duty changed circumstances review in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4)
and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(3)(i), which will
set forth the Department’s preliminary
factual and legal conclusions. The
Department will issue its final results of
review in accordance with the time
limits set forth in 19 CFR 351.216(e).
This notice is in accordance with
section 751(b)(1) of the Act.
Dated: November 10, 2016.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-836]
Glycine From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of
Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: In response to a request from Salvi Chemical Industries Ltd.
(Salvi), the Department of Commerce (the Department) is initiating a
changed circumstances review of the antidumping duty order on glycine
from the People's Republic of China (PRC).
DATES: Effective November 17, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dena Crossland or Brian Davis, AD/CVD
Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
3362 or (202) 482-7924, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 18, 2016, the Department received a request from Salvi to
initiate a changed circumstances review in order for the Department to
determine that the glycine produced by Salvi is no longer processed
from PRC-origin glycine.\1\ Additionally, Salvi requests that the
Department determine that importers of glycine from Salvi are eligible
to participate in a certification process.\2\ Salvi refers to an anti-
circumvention inquiry, where the Department determined that Salvi was
processing Chinese glycine, and that glycine processed in India of
Chinese origin does not change country of origin, and, therefore, Salvi
had circumvented the Order.\3\ As part of our determination, we stated
that Salvi could not take part in a certification process, whereby
Salvi's importers could certify that they had not imported Chinese-
origin glycine and would not be subject to the antidumping duty rate
for Chinese glycine.\4\ This certification process was established to
ensure that merchandise entering the United States from India was
properly identified as subject or non-subject merchandise. However, we
also stated that Salvi could request an administrative review or a
changed circumstances review to show that it is no longer processing
PRC-glycine and exporting such glycine from India.\5\ If the Department
determined that Salvi is no longer processing PRC-origin glycine, and
instead is producing glycine from raw materials of non-PRC origin, the
Department could allow the importers of Salvi's product to certify that
the glycine being produced and exported is not processed PRC-origin
glycine.\6\
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\1\ See Letter to the Department of Commerce from Salvi Chemical
Industries Limited regarding ``Glycine from the People's Republic of
China: Request for Changed Circumstances Review,'' dated July 18,
2016.
\2\ Id.
\3\ See 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)
(Circumvention Notice) and accompanying Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Determination of the Anti-Circumvention
Inquiry of the Antidumping Duty Order on Glycine from the People's
Republic of China. See also Antidumping Duty Order: Glycine From the
People's Republic of China, 60 FR 16116 (March 29, 1995) (Order) and
Final Scope Ruling Concerning the Antidumping Duty Order on Glycine
from the People's Republic of China, Memorandum from Richard Weible
to Gary Taverman, dated December 3, 2012 (Final Scope Ruling).
\4\ See Circumvention Notice and Final Scope Ruling.
\5\ See Final Scope Ruling.
\6\ Id.
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On July 26, 2016, the Department received comments from domestic
interested party, GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (GEO), regarding
Salvi's request.\7\ On August 29, 2016, we extended the deadline to
initiate until October 17, 2016, in order to collect information and
legible exhibits from Salvi, because it did not submit a sufficient
response, and to consider interested parties' comments.\8\ On September
9, 2016, we issued a questionnaire to Salvi, to which it responded on
September 26, 2016.\9\ On October 6, 2016, GEO submitted comments on
Salvi's questionnaire response.\10\ On October 13, 2016, we determined
that we had a sufficient request from Salvi and that the deadline for
initiating a changed circumstances review should be November 10,
2016.\11\ On October 20, 2016, Salvi placed on the record certain
information issued by the Department in the recently completed 2014-
2015 administrative review under this antidumping duty order.\12\ On
October 27, 2016, GEO
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provided comments on Salvi's October 20, 2016 submission.\13\
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\7\ See Letter to the Department of Commerce from GEO Specialty
Chemicals, Inc. regarding ``Glycine from the People's Republic of
China: GEO's Opposition to Salvi's Request for Changed Circumstances
Review,'' dated July 26, 2016.
\8\ See Letter from the Department of Commerce to Salvi Chemical
Industries Limited regarding ``Request for Changed Circumstances
Review--Glycine from the People's Republic of China,'' dated August
29, 2016.
\9\ See Letter from the Department of Commerce to Salvi Chemical
Industries Limited, dated September 9, 2016 and Letter to the
Department of Commerce from Salvi Chemical Industries Limited
regarding ``Glycine from the People's Republic of China: Changed
Circumstances Review Response,'' dated September 26, 2016.
\10\ See Letter to the Department of Commerce from GEO Specialty
Chemicals, Inc. regarding ``Glycine from the People's Republic of
China: GEO's Comments Regarding Salvi's September 26, 2016 Response
to the Department September 9, 2016 Questionnaire,'' dated October
6, 2016.
\11\ See Memorandum to The File from Dena Crossland,
International Trade Analyst, AD/CVD Operations, Office VI,
Enforcement and Compliance, regarding ``Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review of Glycine from the People's Republic of
China'' and on the subject of ``Changed Circumstances Review
Deadline,'' dated October 13, 2016.
\12\ See Letter to the Department of Commerce from Salvi
Chemical Industries Limited regarding ``Glycine from the People's
Republic of China: Changed Circumstances Review; Placing Information
from the 2014-2015 Administrative Review on the Administrative
Record,'' dated October 20, 2016; and Glycine From the People's
Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2014-2015, 81 FR 72567 (October 20, 2016) and corresponding
``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the
Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Glycine from
the People's Republic of China; 2014-2015.''
\13\ See Letter to the Department of Commerce from GEO Specialty
Chemicals, Inc. regarding ``Glycine from the People's Republic of
China: GEO's Comments Regarding Salvi's October 20, 2016 Placement
of Information from the 2014-2015 Administrative Review on the
Record,'' dated October 27, 2016.
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Scope of the Order
The product covered by this antidumping duty 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).\14\ Although the HTSUS subheading is provided
for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the
merchandise under the order is dispositive.\15\
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\14\ In separate scope rulings, the Department determined that:
(a) D(-) Phenylglycine Ethyl Dane Salt is outside the scope of the
order and (b) PRC-glycine exported from India remains the same class
or kind of merchandise as the PRC-origin glycine imported into
India. See Notice of Scope Rulings and Anticircumvention Inquiries,
62 FR 62288 (November 21, 1997) and Circumvention Notice,
respectively.
\15\ See Order.
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Initiation of Changed Circumstances Review
Pursuant to section 751(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act), the Department will conduct a changed circumstances review
upon receipt of information concerning, or a request from an interested
party of, an antidumping duty order which shows changed circumstances
sufficient to warrant a review of the order. In accordance with 19 CFR
351.216(d), based on the information provided by Salvi, the Department
finds that there is sufficient information to initiate a changed
circumstances review. Therefore, we are initiating a changed
circumstances review pursuant to section 751(b)(1) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.216(d) to determine whether Salvi is no longer processing PRC-
origin glycine, and instead is producing glycine from raw materials of
non-PRC origin, and whether it should be able to participate in the
certification process described in the Final Scope Ruling. The
Department intends to publish in the Federal Register a notice of
preliminary results of the antidumping duty changed circumstances
review in accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4) and 19 CFR
351.221(c)(3)(i), which will set forth the Department's preliminary
factual and legal conclusions. The Department will issue its final
results of review in accordance with the time limits set forth in 19
CFR 351.216(e).
This notice is in accordance with section 751(b)(1) of the Act.
Dated: November 10, 2016.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
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