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Monosodium Glutamate From the
People’s Republic of China: Final
Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2015–2016
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On August 7, 2017, the
Department of Commerce (the
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Department) published in the Federal
Register the preliminary results of the
administrative review of the
antidumping duty (AD) order on
monosodium glutamate (MSG) from the
People’s Republic of China (PRC)
covering the period of review (POR)
November 1, 2015, through October 31,
2016. This review covered 27 exporters
of subject merchandise. Because none of
these companies filed a separate rate
application (SRA) and/or a separate rate
certification (SRC) to establish their
separate rate status, they are being
considered part of the PRC-wide entity.
DATES: Applicable December 8, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jun
Jack Zhao, 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) 482–1396.
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Background
On August 7, 2017, the Department
published the Preliminary Results and
gave interested parties an opportunity to
comment.1 The Department received no
comments. The Department conducted
this review in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act).
Scope of the Order
The product 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 scope 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 C5H8NO4NaH2O, 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 C5H8NO4Na, a CAS registry
number of l42–47–2, and a UNII number
1 See Monosodium Glutamate from the People’s
Republic of China: Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2015–16,
82 FR 36730 (August 7, 2017) (Preliminary Results).
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of C3C196L9FG. Merchandise covered
by the scope of this order is currently
classified in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
at subheading 2922.42.10.00.
Merchandise subject to the order may
also enter under HTS 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. The
tariff classifications, CAS registry
numbers, and UNII numbers are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes; however, the written
description of the scope is dispositive.2
and the entity’s rate is not subject to
change (i.e., 40.41 percent).8
Final Results of Review
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this
administrative review for all shipments
of the subject merchandise entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the publication
date, as provided for by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For
previously investigated or reviewed PRC
and non-PRC exporters not under
review in this segment of the
proceeding, but who have separate rates,
the cash deposit rate will continue to be
the exporter-specific rate published for
the most recent period; (2) for all PRC
exporters of subject merchandise that
have not been found to be entitled to a
separate rate, the cash deposit rate will
be the PRC-wide entity rate (i.e., 40.41
percent); and (3) for all non-PRC
exporters of subject merchandise which
have not received their own rate, the
cash deposit rate will be the rate
applicable to the PRC exporter that
supplied that non-PRC exporter. These
deposit requirements, when imposed,
shall remain in effect until further
notice.
The Department preliminarily
determined that none of the companies
demonstrated eligibility for separate rate
status and were thus found to be part of
the PRC-wide entity.3 As noted above,
the Department received no comments
concerning the Preliminary Results on
the record of this segment of the
proceeding. As there are no changes
from, or comments upon, the
Preliminary Results, the Department
finds that there is no reason to modify
its analysis. Accordingly, no decision
memorandum accompanies this Federal
Register notice. For further details of the
issues addressed in this proceeding, see
the Preliminary Results.4 In these final
results of review, we continued to treat
all 27 exporters subject to this review as
part of the PRC-wide entity.5 The PRCwide entity rate is 40.41 percent.6
PRC-Wide Entity
The Department’s policy regarding the
conditional review of the PRC-wide
entity applies to this administrative
review.7 Under this policy, the PRCwide entity will not be under review
unless a party specifically requests, or
the Department self-initiates, a review of
the entity. Because no party requested a
review of the PRC-wide entity in this
review, the entity is not under review
2 See Monosodium Glutamate from the People’s
Republic of China: Second Amended Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and
Amended Antidumping Order, 80 FR 487 (January
6, 2015) (Amended Antidumping Duty Order).
3 See Preliminary Results.
4 See Preliminary Results.
5 In the Preliminary Results, we found all 27
exporters subject to this review to be part of the
PRC-wide entity as each exporter failed to submit
an SRA and/or an SRC to establish its eligibility for
separate rate status. For further details of the issues
addressed in this proceeding, see the Preliminary
Results.
6 See Amended Antidumping Duty Order.
7 See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement
of Change in Department Practice for Respondent
Selection in Antidumping Duty Proceedings and
Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy
Entity in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78
FR 65963 (November 4, 2013).
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Assessment Rates
The Department has determined, and
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties
on all appropriate entries in this review,
in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
The Department intends to issue
assessment instructions directly to CBP
15 days after publication in the Federal
Register of these final results of this
administrative review.
Reimbursement of Duties
This notice also 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
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.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to administrative
protective order (APO) of their
responsibility concerning the return or
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destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which
continues to govern business
proprietary information in this segment
of the proceeding. 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 violation,
which is subject to sanction.
We are issuing and publishing this
notice in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19
CFR 351.213(h).
Dated: December 4, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations,
performing the non-exclusive functions and
duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
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Aluminum Extrusions From the
People’s Republic of China: Final
Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review; 2015
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(the Department) has completed the
administrative review of the
countervailing duty (CVD) order on
aluminum extrusions from the People’s
Republic of China (PRC) for the January
1, 2015, through December 31, 2015,
period of review (POR). We have
determined that mandatory respondents
Changzhou Jinxi Machinery Co., Ltd.
(Changzhou Jinxi) and tenKsolar
(Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (tenKsolar) received
countervailable subsidies during the
POR. The final net subsidies are listed
below in the section entitled ‘‘Final
Results of Administrative Review.’’
DATES: Applicable December 8, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom
Bellhouse or Tyler Weinhold, 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) 482–2057 or (202) 482–1121,
respectively.
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Background
The Department published the
Preliminary Results of this
administrative review in the Federal
Register on June 7, 2017.1 For a
description of the events that occurred
since the Preliminary Results, see the
Issues and Decision Memorandum.2
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the order
is aluminum extrusions which are
shapes and forms, produced by an
extrusion process, made from aluminum
alloys having metallic elements
corresponding to the alloy series
designations published by The
Aluminum Association commencing
with the numbers 1, 3, and 6 (or
proprietary equivalents or other
certifying body equivalents).
Imports of the subject merchandise
are provided for under the following
categories of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS):
6603.90.8100, 7616.99.51, 8479.89.94,
8481.90.9060, 8481.90.9085,
9031.90.9195, 8424.90.9080,
9405.99.4020, 9031.90.90.95,
7616.10.90.90, 7609.00.00, 7610.10.00,
7610.90.00, 7615.10.30, 7615.10.71,
7615.10.91, 7615.19.10, 7615.19.30,
7615.19.50, 7615.19.70, 7615.19.90,
7615.20.00, 7616.99.10, 7616.99.50,
8479.89.98, 8479.90.94, 8513.90.20,
9403.10.00, 9403.20.00, 7604.21.00.00,
7604.29.10.00, 7604.29.30.10,
7604.29.30.50, 7604.29.50.30,
7604.29.50.60, 7608.20.00.30,
7608.20.00.90, 8302.10.30.00,
8302.10.60.30, 8302.10.60.60,
8302.10.60.90, 8302.20.00.00,
8302.30.30.10, 8302.30.30.60,
8302.41.30.00, 8302.41.60.15,
8302.41.60.45, 8302.41.60.50,
8302.41.60.80, 8302.42.30.10,
8302.42.30.15, 8302.42.30.65,
8302.49.60.35, 8302.49.60.45,
8302.49.60.55, 8302.49.60.85,
8302.50.00.00, 8302.60.90.00,
8305.10.00.50, 8306.30.00.00,
8414.59.60.90, 8415.90.80.45,
8418.99.80.05, 8418.99.80.50,
8418.99.80.60, 8419.90.10.00,
8422.90.06.40, 8473.30.20.00,
8473.30.51.00, 8479.90.85.00,
8486.90.00.00, 8487.90.00.80,
8503.00.95.20, 8508.70.00.00,
1 See Aluminum Extrusions from the People’s
Republic of China: Preliminary Results of the
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review and
Rescission of Review, in Part; 2015, 82 FR 26438
(June 7, 2017) (Preliminary Results), and
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Final Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review: Aluminum Extrusions from
the People’s Republic of China, 2015,’’ dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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8515.90.20.00, 8516.90.50.00,
8516.90.80.50, 8517.70.00.00,
8529.90.73.00, 8529.90.97.60,
8536.90.80.85, 8538.10.00.00,
8543.90.88.80, 8708.29.50.60,
8708.80.65.90, 8803.30.00.60,
9013.90.50.00, 9013.90.90.00,
9401.90.50.81, 9403.90.10.40,
9403.90.10.50, 9403.90.10.85,
9403.90.25.40, 9403.90.25.80,
9403.90.40.05, 9403.90.40.10,
9403.90.40.60, 9403.90.50.05,
9403.90.50.10, 9403.90.50.80,
9403.90.60.05, 9403.90.60.10,
9403.90.60.80, 9403.90.70.05,
9403.90.70.10, 9403.90.70.80,
9403.90.80.10, 9403.90.80.15,
9403.90.80.20, 9403.90.80.41,
9403.90.80.51, 9403.90.80.61,
9506.11.40.80, 9506.51.40.00,
9506.51.60.00, 9506.59.40.40,
9506.70.20.90, 9506.91.00.10,
9506.91.00.20, 9506.91.00.30,
9506.99.05.10, 9506.99.05.20,
9506.99.05.30, 9506.99.15.00,
9506.99.20.00, 9506.99.25.80,
9506.99.28.00, 9506.99.55.00,
9506.99.60.80, 9507.30.20.00,
9507.30.40.00, 9507.30.60.00,
9507.90.60.00, and 9603.90.80.50.
The subject merchandise entered as
parts of other aluminum products may
be classifiable under the following
additional Chapter 76 subheadings:
7610.10, 7610.90, 7615.19, 7615.20, and
7616.99, as well as under other HTSUS
chapters. In addition, fin evaporator
coils may be classifiable under HTSUS
numbers: 8418.99.80.50 and
8418.99.80.60. Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, our
written description of the scope of the
order, which is contained in the
accompanying Issues and Decision
Memorandum, is dispositive.3
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the parties’ briefs
are addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum, dated concurrently with,
and hereby adopted by, this notice. A
list of issues addressed is attached as an
Appendix to this notice. The Issues and
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 https://
access.trade.gov; the Issues and
Decision Memorandum is available to
all parties in the Central Records Unit
(CRU), Room B8024 of the main
Department of Commerce building. In
3 See Issues and Decision Memorandum for a full
description of the scope of the order.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-992]
Monosodium Glutamate From the People's Republic of China: Final
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2015-2016
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On August 7, 2017, the Department of Commerce (the
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Department) published in the Federal Register the preliminary results
of the administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on
monosodium glutamate (MSG) from the People's Republic of China (PRC)
covering the period of review (POR) November 1, 2015, through October
31, 2016. This review covered 27 exporters of subject merchandise.
Because none of these companies filed a separate rate application (SRA)
and/or a separate rate certification (SRC) to establish their separate
rate status, they are being considered part of the PRC-wide entity.
DATES: Applicable December 8, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jun Jack Zhao, 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) 482-1396.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 7, 2017, the Department published the Preliminary Results
and gave interested parties an opportunity to comment.\1\ The
Department received no comments. The Department conducted this review
in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act).
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\1\ See Monosodium Glutamate from the People's Republic of
China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2015-16, 82 FR 36730 (August 7, 2017) (Preliminary Results).
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Scope of the Order
The product 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
scope 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
C5H8NO4Na, a CAS registry number of
l42-47-2, and a UNII number of C3C196L9FG. Merchandise covered by the
scope of this order is currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) at subheading 2922.42.10.00.
Merchandise subject to the order may also enter under HTS 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. The tariff classifications, CAS
registry numbers, and UNII numbers are provided for convenience and
customs purposes; however, the written description of the scope is
dispositive.\2\
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\2\ See Monosodium Glutamate from the People's Republic of
China: Second Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair
Value and Amended Antidumping Order, 80 FR 487 (January 6, 2015)
(Amended Antidumping Duty Order).
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Final Results of Review
The Department preliminarily determined that none of the companies
demonstrated eligibility for separate rate status and were thus found
to be part of the PRC-wide entity.\3\ As noted above, the Department
received no comments concerning the Preliminary Results on the record
of this segment of the proceeding. As there are no changes from, or
comments upon, the Preliminary Results, the Department finds that there
is no reason to modify its analysis. Accordingly, no decision
memorandum accompanies this Federal Register notice. For further
details of the issues addressed in this proceeding, see the Preliminary
Results.\4\ In these final results of review, we continued to treat all
27 exporters subject to this review as part of the PRC-wide entity.\5\
The PRC-wide entity rate is 40.41 percent.\6\
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\3\ See Preliminary Results.
\4\ See Preliminary Results.
\5\ In the Preliminary Results, we found all 27 exporters
subject to this review to be part of the PRC-wide entity as each
exporter failed to submit an SRA and/or an SRC to establish its
eligibility for separate rate status. For further details of the
issues addressed in this proceeding, see the Preliminary Results.
\6\ See Amended Antidumping Duty Order.
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PRC-Wide Entity
The Department's policy regarding the conditional review of the
PRC-wide entity applies to this administrative review.\7\ Under this
policy, the PRC-wide entity will not be under review unless a party
specifically requests, or the Department self-initiates, a review of
the entity. Because no party requested a review of the PRC-wide entity
in this review, the entity is not under review and the entity's rate is
not subject to change (i.e., 40.41 percent).\8\
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\7\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement of Change in
Department Practice for Respondent Selection in Antidumping Duty
Proceedings and Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy Entity
in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 65963 (November 4, 2013).
\8\ See Amended Antidumping Duty Order.
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Assessment Rates
The Department has determined, and U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries in this review, in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). The Department intends to issue
assessment instructions directly to CBP 15 days after publication in
the Federal Register of these final results of this administrative
review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this administrative review for all
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as
provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For previously
investigated or reviewed PRC and non-PRC exporters not under review in
this segment of the proceeding, but who have separate rates, the cash
deposit rate will continue to be the exporter-specific rate published
for the most recent period; (2) for all PRC exporters of subject
merchandise that have not been found to be entitled to a separate rate,
the cash deposit rate will be the PRC-wide entity rate (i.e., 40.41
percent); and (3) for all non-PRC exporters of subject merchandise
which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be
the rate applicable to the PRC exporter that supplied that non-PRC
exporter. These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in
effect until further notice.
Reimbursement of Duties
This notice also 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 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.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the return or
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destruction of proprietary information disclosed under APO in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which continues to govern
business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding.
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 violation,
which is subject to sanction.
We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(h).
Dated: December 4, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2017-26486 Filed 12-7-17; 8:45 am]
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