Monosodium Glutamate From the Republic of Indonesia: Amended Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017, 3609-3610 [2020-00950]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Legal Framework
International Trade Administration
A ministerial error, as defined in
section 751(h) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (the Act), includes ‘‘errors
in addition, subtraction, or other
arithmetic function, clerical errors
resulting from the inaccurate copying,
duplication, or the like, and any other
type of unintentional error which the
administering authority considers
ministerial.’’ 5 With respect to final
results of administrative reviews, 19
CFR 351.224(e) provides that Commerce
‘‘will analyze any comments received
and, if appropriate, correct any
ministerial error by amending . . . the
final results of review . . .’’
[A–560–826]
Monosodium Glutamate From the
Republic of Indonesia: Amended Final
Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2016–2017
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) is amending the final
results of the administrative review of
the antidumping duty (AD) order on
monosodium glutamate (MSG) from the
Republic of Indonesia (Indonesia) to
correct two ministerial errors.
DATES: Applicable January 22, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gene H. Calvert, 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) 482–3586.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On August 1, 2019, Commerce
published the Final Results of the
administrative review of the AD order
on MSG from Indonesia covering the
November 1, 2016 through October 31,
2017 period of review (POR).1 On
August 6, 2019, Ajinomoto Health &
Nutrition North America (Ajinomoto),2
the petitioner in the underlying AD
investigation, and PT. Cheil Jedang
Indonesia and U.S. sales affiliate CJ
America Inc. (collectively, CJ
Indonesia), the sole respondent in this
administrative review, each timely filed
ministerial error allegations concerning
the Final Results.3 On August 12, 2019,
CJ Indonesia timely filed a rebuttal to
Ajinomoto’s allegation.4 No interested
party commented on CJ Indonesia’s
allegation.
1 See Monosodium Glutamate from the Republic
of Indonesia: Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2016–2017, 84 FR 37625
(August 1, 2019) (Final Results).
2 Formerly known as Ajinomoto North America
Inc.
3 See Ajinomoto’s Letter, ‘‘MSG from Indonesia:
Ministerial Error Comments,’’ dated August 6, 2019;
see also CJ Indonesia’s Letter, ‘‘Monosodium
Glutamate (‘‘MSG’’) from Indonesia; 3rd
Administrative Review; CJ Ministerial Error
Comments,’’ dated August 6, 2019.
4 See CJ Indonesia’s Letter, ‘‘Monosodium
Glutamate (‘‘MSG’’) from Indonesia; Reply to
Petitioner’s Ministerial Error Comments,’’ dated
August 12, 2019.
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Ministerial Errors
Commerce committed two inadvertent
errors in CJ Indonesia’s final dumping
margin within the meaning of section
751(h) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.224(f)
by: (1) Failing to apply the average-totransaction comparison method as a
result of its ‘‘differential pricing’’
analysis when determining the
appropriate comparison method to use
in comparing weighted-average normal
values to weighted-average export prices
(or constructed export prices); and (2)
making an error in a currency
calculation when calculating the CEP
Offset for CJ Indonesia. Accordingly,
Commerce determines that, in
accordance with section 751(h) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.224(f), it made two
ministerial errors in the Final Results.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.224(e),
Commerce is amending the Final
Results to correct these two errors.
These corrections result in a change to
CJ Indonesia’s weighted-average
dumping margin. For a detailed
discussion of Ajinomoto’s and CJ
Indonesia’s ministerial error allegations,
as well as Commerce’s analysis, see the
Ministerial Error Memorandum.6
Amended Final Results of
Administrative Review
As a result of correcting the two
ministerial errors described above,
Commerce determines that the
following weighted-average dumping
margin for CJ Indonesia exists for the
period November 1, 2016 through
October 31, 2017:
5 See
19 CFR 351.224(f).
Memorandum, ‘‘Ministerial Error
Memorandum for the Final Results of the 2016–
2017 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of
Monosodium Glutamate from the Republic of
Indonesia,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice (Ministerial Error
Memorandum).
6 See
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Exporter/producer
Weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
PT. Cheil Jedang Indonesia .......
0.71
Disclosure
We intend to disclose the calculations
performed for these amended final
results in accordance with 19 CFR
351.224(b).
Antidumping Duty Assessment
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1),
Commerce has determined, and U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries of subject
merchandise in accordance with these
amended final results of the
administrative review.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), CJ
Indonesia reported the entered value of
its U.S. sales such that we calculated
importer-specific ad valorem duty
assessment rates based on the ratio of
the total amount of dumping calculated
for the examined sales to the total
entered value of the sales for which
entered value was reported. Where an
importer-specific rate is zero or de
minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR
351.106(c)(1), Commerce will instruct
CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries
without regard to antidumping duties.
The amended final results of this review
shall be the basis for the assessment of
antidumping duties on entries of
merchandise covered by the amended
final results of this review and for future
deposits of estimated duties, where
applicable.7
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Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective
retroactively for all shipments of subject
merchandise entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption on or
after August 1, 2019, the date of
publication of the Final Results of this
administrative review in the Federal
Register, as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash
deposit rate for CJ Indonesia will be that
established in these amended final
results; (2) for previously reviewed or
investigated companies, including those
for which Commerce may have
determined had no shipments during
the POR, the cash deposit rate will
continue to be the company-specific rate
published for the most recently
7 See
section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
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completed segment of this proceeding in
which the company participated; (3) if
the exporter is not a firm covered in this
or review (or in an earlier review), or in
the original less-than-fair-value (LTFV)
investigation, but the manufacturer is,
then the cash deposit rate will be the
rate established in the most recentlycompleted segment of this proceeding
for the manufacturer of the
merchandise; and (4) if neither the
exporter nor the manufacturer is a firm
covered in this or any previously
completed segment of this proceeding,
then the cash deposit rate will be the
all-others rate of 6.19 percent, the allothers rate established in the LTFV
investigation.8 These cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as the 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 the period
of review. Failure to comply with this
requirement could result in the
Secretary’s presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties
occurred and the subsequent assessment
of doubled antidumping duties.
Dated: January 15, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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Acetone From Singapore and Spain:
Correction to Antidumping Duty
Orders
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) is correcting the
antidumping duty orders on acetone
from Singapore and Spain to state the
correct date on which the provisional
suspension of liquidation measures
expired.
AGENCY:
DATES:
Applicable January 22, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Notification to Interested Parties
Joshua DeMoss at (202) 482–3362
(Singapore) or Preston Cox at (202) 482–
5041 (Spain), AD/CVD Operations,
Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
December 20, 2019, Commerce
published antidumping duty orders on
acetone from Singapore and Spain.1 In
the Orders, Commerce inadvertently
stated an incorrect date for the date on
which the provisional suspension of
liquidation measures expired.
Specifically, December 3, 2019, was
incorrectly published as the date on
which the provisional measures
expired. Commerce is correcting the
Orders to clarify that December 2, 2019
is the date on which the provisional
suspension of liquidation measures
expired.
This correction to the Orders is
published in accordance with sections
733(d) and 736(a) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended.
These amended final results and
notice are issued and published in
accordance with sections 751(h) and
777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.224(e).
Dated: January 15, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice serves as a reminder to
parties subject to administrative
productive order (APO) of their
responsibility concerning the
disposition 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 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.
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8 See
Monosodium Glutamate from the Republic
of Indonesia: Final Determination of Sales at Less
Than Fair Value, 79 FR 58329 (September 29,
2014).
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1 See Acetone from Singapore and Spain:
Antidumping Duty Orders, 84 FR 70146 (December
20, 2019) (Orders).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-560-826]
Monosodium Glutamate From the Republic of Indonesia: Amended
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is amending the final
results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order
on monosodium glutamate (MSG) from the Republic of Indonesia
(Indonesia) to correct two ministerial errors.
DATES: Applicable January 22, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gene H. Calvert, 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) 482-3586.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 1, 2019, Commerce published the Final Results of the
administrative review of the AD order on MSG from Indonesia covering
the November 1, 2016 through October 31, 2017 period of review
(POR).\1\ On August 6, 2019, Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America
(Ajinomoto),\2\ the petitioner in the underlying AD investigation, and
PT. Cheil Jedang Indonesia and U.S. sales affiliate CJ America Inc.
(collectively, CJ Indonesia), the sole respondent in this
administrative review, each timely filed ministerial error allegations
concerning the Final Results.\3\ On August 12, 2019, CJ Indonesia
timely filed a rebuttal to Ajinomoto's allegation.\4\ No interested
party commented on CJ Indonesia's allegation.
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\1\ See Monosodium Glutamate from the Republic of Indonesia:
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017,
84 FR 37625 (August 1, 2019) (Final Results).
\2\ Formerly known as Ajinomoto North America Inc.
\3\ See Ajinomoto's Letter, ``MSG from Indonesia: Ministerial
Error Comments,'' dated August 6, 2019; see also CJ Indonesia's
Letter, ``Monosodium Glutamate (``MSG'') from Indonesia; 3rd
Administrative Review; CJ Ministerial Error Comments,'' dated August
6, 2019.
\4\ See CJ Indonesia's Letter, ``Monosodium Glutamate (``MSG'')
from Indonesia; Reply to Petitioner's Ministerial Error Comments,''
dated August 12, 2019.
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Legal Framework
A ministerial error, as defined in section 751(h) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (the Act), includes ``errors in addition,
subtraction, or other arithmetic function, clerical errors resulting
from the inaccurate copying, duplication, or the like, and any other
type of unintentional error which the administering authority considers
ministerial.'' \5\ With respect to final results of administrative
reviews, 19 CFR 351.224(e) provides that Commerce ``will analyze any
comments received and, if appropriate, correct any ministerial error by
amending . . . the final results of review . . .''
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\5\ See 19 CFR 351.224(f).
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Ministerial Errors
Commerce committed two inadvertent errors in CJ Indonesia's final
dumping margin within the meaning of section 751(h) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.224(f) by: (1) Failing to apply the average-to-transaction
comparison method as a result of its ``differential pricing'' analysis
when determining the appropriate comparison method to use in comparing
weighted-average normal values to weighted-average export prices (or
constructed export prices); and (2) making an error in a currency
calculation when calculating the CEP Offset for CJ Indonesia.
Accordingly, Commerce determines that, in accordance with section
751(h) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.224(f), it made two ministerial errors
in the Final Results. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.224(e), Commerce is
amending the Final Results to correct these two errors. These
corrections result in a change to CJ Indonesia's weighted-average
dumping margin. For a detailed discussion of Ajinomoto's and CJ
Indonesia's ministerial error allegations, as well as Commerce's
analysis, see the Ministerial Error Memorandum.\6\
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\6\ See Memorandum, ``Ministerial Error Memorandum for the Final
Results of the 2016-2017 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of
Monosodium Glutamate from the Republic of Indonesia,'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Ministerial
Error Memorandum).
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Amended Final Results of Administrative Review
As a result of correcting the two ministerial errors described
above, Commerce determines that the following weighted-average dumping
margin for CJ Indonesia exists for the period November 1, 2016 through
October 31, 2017:
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Weighted-
average
Exporter/producer dumping
margin
(percent)
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PT. Cheil Jedang Indonesia................................. 0.71
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Disclosure
We intend to disclose the calculations performed for these amended
final results in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Antidumping Duty Assessment
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1), Commerce has determined, and U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries of subject merchandise in accordance with these amended final
results of the administrative review.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), CJ Indonesia reported the entered
value of its U.S. sales such that we calculated importer-specific ad
valorem duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of
dumping calculated for the examined sales to the total entered value of
the sales for which entered value was reported. Where an importer-
specific rate is zero or de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR
351.106(c)(1), Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate
entries without regard to antidumping duties. The amended final results
of this review shall be the basis for the assessment of antidumping
duties on entries of merchandise covered by the amended final results
of this review and for future deposits of estimated duties, where
applicable.\7\
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Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective
retroactively for all shipments of subject merchandise entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after August 1, 2019,
the date of publication of the Final Results of this administrative
review in the Federal Register, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of
the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for CJ Indonesia will be that
established in these amended final results; (2) for previously reviewed
or investigated companies, including those for which Commerce may have
determined had no shipments during the POR, the cash deposit rate will
continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most
recently completed segment of this proceeding in which the company
participated; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this or
review (or in an earlier review), or in the original less-than-fair-
value (LTFV) investigation, but the manufacturer is, then the cash
deposit rate will be the rate established in the most recently-
completed segment of this proceeding for the manufacturer of the
merchandise; and (4) if neither the exporter nor the manufacturer is a
firm covered in this or any previously completed segment of this
proceeding, then the cash deposit rate will be the all-others rate of
6.19 percent, the all-others rate established in the LTFV
investigation.\8\ These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
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\8\ See Monosodium Glutamate from the Republic of Indonesia:
Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 79 FR 58329
(September 29, 2014).
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Notification to Importers
This notice serves as the 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 the period of review. Failure to comply
with this requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative productive order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition 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 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
These amended final results and notice are issued and published in
accordance with sections 751(h) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.224(e).
Dated: January 15, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
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