Monosodium Glutamate From the Republic of Indonesia: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-2019, 15919-15921 [2021-06179]
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Excluded from the scope of this
investigation are ‘‘futon’’ mattresses. A
‘‘futon’’ is a bi-fold frame made of wood,
metal, or plastic material, or any combination
thereof, that functions as both seating
furniture (such as a couch, love seat, or sofa)
and a bed. A ‘‘futon mattress’’ is a tufted
mattress, where the top covering is secured
to the bottom with thread that goes
completely through the mattress from the top
through to the bottom, and it does not
contain innersprings or foam. A futon
mattress is both the bed and seating surface
for the futon.
Also excluded from the scope are airbeds
(including inflatable mattresses) and
waterbeds, which consist of air- or liquidfilled bladders as the core or main support
system of the mattress.
Also excluded is certain multifunctional
furniture that is convertible from seating to
sleeping, regardless of filler material or
components, where that filler material or
components are upholstered, integrated into
the design and construction of, and
inseparable from, the furniture framing, and
the outermost layer of the multifunctional
furniture converts into the sleeping surface.
Such furniture may, and without limitation,
be commonly referred to as ‘‘convertible
sofas,’’ ‘‘sofabeds,’’ ‘‘sofa chaise sleepers,’’
‘‘futons,’’ ‘‘ottoman sleepers’’ or a like
description.
Also excluded from the scope of this
investigation are any products covered by the
existing antidumping duty orders on
uncovered innerspring units from China or
Vietnam. See Uncovered Innerspring Units
from the People’s Republic of China: Notice
of Antidumping Duty Order, 74 FR 7661
(February 19, 2009); Antidumping Duty
Order: Uncovered Innerspring Units from the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 73 FR 75391
(December 11, 2008).
Also excluded from the scope of this
investigation are bassinet pads with a
nominal length of less than 39 inches, a
nominal width less than 25 inches, and a
nominal depth of less than 2 inches.
Additionally, also excluded from the scope
of this investigation are ‘‘mattress toppers.’’
A ‘‘mattress topper’’ is a removable bedding
accessory that supplements a mattress by
providing an additional layer that is placed
on top of a mattress. Excluded mattress
toppers have a height of four inches or less.
The products subject to this investigation
are currently properly classifiable under
HTSUS subheadings: 9404.21.0010,
9404.21.0013, 9404.29.1005, 9404.29.1013,
9404.29.9085, and 9404.29.9087. Products
subject to this investigation may also enter
under HTSUS subheadings: 9404.21.0095,
9404.29.1095, 9404.29.9095, 9401.40.0000,
and 9401.90.5081. Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience
and customs purposes, the written
description of the merchandise subject to this
investigation is dispositive.
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Period of Investigation
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IV. Final Negative Determination of Critical
Circumstances
V. Changes Since the Preliminary
Determination
VI. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Whether to Grant a Startup
Adjustment to BRN
Comment 2: Whether to Include Foreign
Exchange Losses in the Financial
Expense Rate Calculation
VII. Recommendation
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–560–826]
Monosodium Glutamate From the
Republic of Indonesia: Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2018–2019
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
that sales of monosodium glutamate
(MSG) from the Republic of Indonesia
(Indonesia) have been made below
normal value during the period of
review (POR), November 1, 2018
through October 31, 2019. We invite
interested parties to comment on these
preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable March 25, 2021.
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:
AGENCY:
Background
Commerce is conducting an
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on MSG from
Indonesia covering two respondents;
PT. Cheil Jedang Indonesia (CJ
Indonesia) and PT Miwon Indonesia
(Miwon).1 For a complete description of
the events that followed the initiation of
this review, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.2 A list of topics
included in the Preliminary Decision
1 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 85 FR
3014 (January 17, 2020) (Initiation Notice).
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review: Monosodium Glutamate
from the Republic of Indonesia; 2018–2019,’’ dated
concurrently with this notice (Preliminary Decision
Memorandum).
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Memorandum is included as the
appendix to this notice.
On April 24, 2020, Commerce tolled
all deadlines in administrative reviews
by 50 days.3 On July 21, 2020,
Commerce tolled all deadlines for
preliminary and final results in
administrative reviews by an additional
60 days.4 On November 3, 2020, we
extended the deadline for these
preliminary results until no later than
March 19, 2021.5
Scope of the Order 6
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 the 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 the 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. For a full description of the
scope of the Order, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review
in accordance with section 751(a) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
Constructed export price is calculated in
accordance with section 772 of the Act.
Normal value is calculated in
accordance with section 773 of the Act.
For a full description of the
methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum, which is hereby
adopted by this notice. A list of topics
included in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is included as an
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews in Response to Operational
Adjustments Due to COVID–19,’’ dated April 24,
2020.
4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews,’’ dated July 21, 2020.
5 See Memorandum, ‘‘Monosodium Glutamate
from Indonesia: Extension of Deadline for
Preliminary Results of Review,’’ dated November 3,
2020.
6 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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Appendix to this notice. The
Preliminary Decision Memorandum 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. In addition, a
complete version of the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/
frn/.
Preliminary Results of Review
As a result of our review, we
preliminarily determine the following
weighted-average dumping margin for
the period November 1, 2018, through
October 31, 2019:
Weightedaverage
margin
(percent)
Manufacturer/exporter
PT. Cheil Jedang Indonesia .......
PT Miwon Indonesia ...................
0.00
6.16
Disclosure and Public Comment
Commerce intends to disclose the
calculations used in our analysis to
parties in this review within five days
of the date of publication of this notice
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Interested parties are invited to
comment on the preliminary results of
this review. Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.309(c)(1)(ii), interested parties may
submit case briefs not later than 30 days
after the date of publication of this
notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues
raised in the case briefs, may not be
filed later than five days after the time
limit for filing case briefs.7 Parties who
submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in
this review are requested to submit with
each brief: (1) A statement of the issue;
(2) a brief summary of the argument;
and (3) a table of authorities.8 Executive
summaries should be limited to five
pages total, including footnotes.9
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), any
interested party may request a hearing
within 30 days of the publication of this
notice in the Federal Register. If a
hearing is requested, Commerce will
notify interested parties of the hearing
schedule. Interested parties who wish to
request a hearing, or to participate if one
is requested, must submit a written
request to the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, filed
electronically via ACCESS within 30
days after the date of publication of this
notice. Requests should contain: (1) The
party’s name, address, and telephone
7 See
8 See
19 CFR 351.309(d)(1).
19 CFR 351.309(c)(2), (d)(2).
9 Id.
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number; (2) the number of participants;
and (3) a list of the issues to be
discussed. Issues raised in the hearing
will be limited to those raised in the
respective case briefs.
Assessment Rates
Upon completion of the
administrative review, Commerce shall
determine, and U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) shall assess,
antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries covered by this review.10 If the
weighted-average dumping margin is
not zero or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5
percent), then Commerce will calculate
importer-specific ad valorem
antidumping duty assessment rates
based on the ratio of the total amount of
dumping calculated for each importer’s
examined sales to the total entered
value of those same sales in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). If the
weighted-average dumping margin is
zero or de minimis in the final results,
or if an importer-specific assessment
rate is zero or de minimis in the final
results, Commerce will instruct CBP to
liquidate the appropriate entries
without regard to antidumping duties.
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 the
respondents for which the respondents
did not know that its merchandise was
destined to the United States,
Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate
unreviewed entries at the all-others rate
of 6.19 percent,11 if there is no rate for
the intermediate company(ies) involved
in the transaction.12 The final results of
this review shall be the basis for the
assessment of antidumping duties on
entries of subject merchandise covered
by the final results of this review, where
applicable.
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).
10 See
19 CFR 351.212(b).
Order.
12 For a full discussion of this practice, see
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954
(May 6, 2003).
11 See
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Cash Deposit Requirements
The following deposit requirements
will be effective 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 of this
administrative review, as provided for
by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1)
The cash deposit rate for the companies
under review will be the rate
established in the final results of this
review (except, if the rate is zero or de
minimis, no cash deposit will be
required); (2) for previously reviewed or
investigated companies not listed above,
the cash deposit rate will continue to be
the company-specific rate published for
the most recent period; (3) if the
exporter is not a firm covered in this
review, a prior review, or the less-thanfair-value investigation, but the
manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate
will be the rate established for the most
recent period for the manufacturer of
the merchandise; and (4) the cash
deposit rate for all other manufacturers
or exporters will continue to be 6.19
percent, the all-others rate established
in the investigation.13 These cash
deposit requirements, when imposed,
shall remain in effect until further
notice.
Final Results of Review
Unless otherwise extended,
Commerce intends to issue the final
results of this administrative review,
including the results of our analysis of
issues raised by the parties in the
written comments, within 120 days of
publication of these preliminary results
in the Federal Register, pursuant to
section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.213(h)(1).
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a
preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR
351.402(f) 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
Commerce’s presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties
occurred and the subsequent assessment
of double antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
These preliminary results of
administrative review are issued and
published in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19
CFR 351.221(b)(4).
13 See
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Dated: March 18, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of Methodology
V. Normal Value
VI. Currency Conversions
VII. Conclusion
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–489–819]
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From
the Republic of Turkey: Preliminary
Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review and Intent To
Rescind in Part; 2018
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
that producers/exporters of steel
concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from the
Republic of Turkey (Turkey) received
countervailable subsidies during the
period of review (POR) January 1, 2018,
through December 31, 2018. Interested
parties are invited to comment on these
preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable March 25, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nicholas Czajkowski or Konrad
Ptaszynski, AD/CVD Operations, Office
I, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1395 or
(202) 482–6187, respectively.
AGENCY:
Background
On January 17, 2020, Commerce
published a notice of initiation of an
administrative review for the
countervailing duty order on rebar from
Turkey.1 On April 24, 2020, Commerce
exercised its discretion to toll all
deadlines in administrative reviews by
50 days.2 On July 21, 2020, Commerce
1 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 85 FR
3014, 3022 (January 17, 2020).
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews in Response to Operational
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tolled all deadlines in preliminary and
final results of administrative reviews
by an additional 60 days.3 On October
23, 2020, Commerce further extended
the deadline for the preliminary results
of this administrative review by 120
days, until March 19, 2021.4
For a complete description of the
events that followed the initiation of
this review, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.5 A list of topics
discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is included as the
appendix to this notice. The Preliminary
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. In addition, a complete
version of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly
at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
Scope of the Order 6
The merchandise covered by the order
is steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar)
imported in either straight length or coil
form regardless of metallurgy, length,
diameter, or grade. For a complete
description of the scope, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this
administrative review in accordance
with section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For
each subsidy program found
countervailable, we preliminarily find
that there is a subsidy, i.e., a
government-provided financial
contribution that gives rise to a benefit
to the recipient, and that the subsidy is
specific.7 For a full description of the
methodology underlying our
Adjustments Due to COVID–19 Government,’’ dated
April 24, 2020.
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews,’’ dated July 21, 2020.
4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Steel Concrete Reinforcing
Bar from the Republic of Turkey: Extension of
Deadline for Preliminary Results in 2018
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated
October 23, 2020.
5 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review: Steel Concrete Reinforcing
Bar from the Republic of Turkey; 2018,’’ dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
6 See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the
Republic of Turkey: Countervailing Duty Order, 79
FR 65926 (November 6, 2014) (Order).
7 See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act
regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E)
of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of
the Act regarding specificity.
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conclusions, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
Intent To Rescind Administrative
Review, in Part
It is Commerce’s practice to rescind
an administrative review of a
countervailing duty order, pursuant to
19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), when there are no
reviewable entries of subject
merchandise during the POR for which
liquidation is suspended.8 Normally,
upon completion of an administrative
review, the suspended entries are
liquidated at the countervailing duty
assessment rate calculated for the
review period.9 Therefore, for an
administrative review of a company to
be conducted, there must be a
reviewable, suspended entry that
Commerce can instruct CBP to liquidate
at the calculated countervailing duty
assessment rate calculated for the
review period.10 According to the CBP
import data, except for the two
mandatory respondents Icdas and
Kaptan) and two other companies
(Colakoglu Dis Ticaret A.S. and
Coakoglu Metalurji A.S.), the remaining
21 companies subject to this review did
not have reviewable entries of subject
merchandise during the POR for which
liquidation is suspended. Accordingly,
in the absence of reviewable, suspended
entries of subject merchandise during
the POR, we intend to rescind this
administrative review with respect to
the 21 additional companies, in
accordance with 19 CFR
351.213(d)(3).11
Rate for Non-Selected Companies
Under Review
There are two companies for which a
review was requested, which were not
selected as mandatory respondents or
8 See, e.g., Lightweight Thermal Paper from the
People’s Republic of China: Notice of Rescission of
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2015,
82 FR 14349 (March 20, 2017); see also Circular
Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe from the People’s
Republic of China: Rescission of Countervailing
Duty Administrative Review; 2017, 84 FR 14650
(April 11, 2019).
9 See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2).
10 See 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).
11 The 21 companies are: Acemar International
Limited; A G Royce Metal Marketing; Agir
Haddecilik A.S; As Gaz Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar A.S.;
Asil Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.; Atakas Celik
Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.; Bastug Metalurji Sanayi AS;
Demirsan Haddecilik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS; Diler
Dis Ticaret AS; Duferco Investment Services SA;
Duferco Celik Ticaret Limited; Ege Celik Endustrisi
Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.; Ekinciler Demir ve Celik
Sanayi Anonim Sirketi; Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar
Istihsal Endustrisi A.S. (Habas); Izmir Demir Celik
Sanayi A.S.; Kibar Dis Ticaret A.S.; Kocaer
Haddecilik Sanayi ve Ticar; Mettech Metalurji
Madencilik Muhendislik Uretim Danismanlik ve
Ticaret Limited Sirketi; MMZ Onur Boru Profil
A.S.; Ozkan Demir Celik Sanayi A.S.; and Wilmar
Europe Trading B.V.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-560-826]
Monosodium Glutamate From the Republic of Indonesia: Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-2019
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines
that sales of monosodium glutamate (MSG) from the Republic of Indonesia
(Indonesia) have been made below normal value during the period of
review (POR), November 1, 2018 through October 31, 2019. We invite
interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable March 25, 2021.
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
Commerce is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping
duty order on MSG from Indonesia covering two respondents; PT. Cheil
Jedang Indonesia (CJ Indonesia) and PT Miwon Indonesia (Miwon).\1\ For
a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of
this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\2\ A list of
topics included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as
the appendix to this notice.
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\1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 85 FR 3014 (January 17, 2020) (Initiation
Notice).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Monosodium
Glutamate from the Republic of Indonesia; 2018-2019,'' dated
concurrently with this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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On April 24, 2020, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative
reviews by 50 days.\3\ On July 21, 2020, Commerce tolled all deadlines
for preliminary and final results in administrative reviews by an
additional 60 days.\4\ On November 3, 2020, we extended the deadline
for these preliminary results until no later than March 19, 2021.\5\
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\3\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews in Response to
Operational Adjustments Due to COVID-19,'' dated April 24, 2020.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews,'' dated July 21, 2020.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Monosodium Glutamate from Indonesia:
Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of Review,'' dated
November 3, 2020.
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Scope of the Order 6
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\6\ 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 the
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 the 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. For a full description of the scope of the
Order, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Constructed
export price is calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act.
Normal value is calculated in accordance with section 773 of the Act.
For a full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions,
see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, which is hereby adopted by
this notice. A list of topics included in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is included as an
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Appendix to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum 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. In
addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can
be accessed directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
Preliminary Results of Review
As a result of our review, we preliminarily determine the following
weighted-average dumping margin for the period November 1, 2018,
through October 31, 2019:
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Weighted-
average
Manufacturer/exporter margin
(percent)
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PT. Cheil Jedang Indonesia.................................. 0.00
PT Miwon Indonesia.......................................... 6.16
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Disclosure and Public Comment
Commerce intends to disclose the calculations used in our analysis
to parties in this review within five days of the date of publication
of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Interested parties
are invited to comment on the preliminary results of this review.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii), interested parties may submit
case briefs not later than 30 days after the date of publication of
this notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case
briefs, may not be filed later than five days after the time limit for
filing case briefs.\7\ Parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal
briefs in this review are requested to submit with each brief: (1) A
statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a
table of authorities.\8\ Executive summaries should be limited to five
pages total, including footnotes.\9\
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\7\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1).
\8\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2), (d)(2).
\9\ Id.
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), any interested party may request a
hearing within 30 days of the publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. If a hearing is requested, Commerce will notify interested
parties of the hearing schedule. Interested parties who wish to request
a hearing, or to participate if one is requested, must submit a written
request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance,
filed electronically via ACCESS within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice. Requests should contain: (1) The party's
name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants;
and (3) a list of the issues to be discussed. Issues raised in the
hearing will be limited to those raised in the respective case briefs.
Assessment Rates
Upon completion of the administrative review, Commerce shall
determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess,
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this
review.\10\ If the weighted-average dumping margin is not zero or de
minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent), then Commerce will calculate
importer-specific ad valorem antidumping duty assessment rates based on
the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for each importer's
examined sales to the total entered value of those same sales in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). If the weighted-average dumping
margin is zero or de minimis in the final results, or if an importer-
specific assessment rate is zero or de minimis in the final results,
Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without
regard to antidumping duties.
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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 the respondents for which the
respondents did not know that its merchandise was destined to the
United States, Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed
entries at the all-others rate of 6.19 percent,\11\ if there is no rate
for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.\12\ The
final results of this review shall be the basis for the assessment of
antidumping duties on entries of subject merchandise covered by the
final results of this review, where applicable.
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\11\ See Order.
\12\ 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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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).
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following deposit requirements will be effective 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 of this administrative review, as provided for by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for the companies
under review will be the rate established in the final results of this
review (except, if the rate is zero or de minimis, no cash deposit will
be required); (2) for previously reviewed or investigated companies not
listed above, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-
specific rate published for the most recent period; (3) if the exporter
is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the less-than-
fair-value investigation, but the manufacturer is, the cash deposit
rate will be the rate established for the most recent period for the
manufacturer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all
other manufacturers or exporters will continue to be 6.19 percent, the
all-others rate established in the investigation.\13\ These cash
deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
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Final Results of Review
Unless otherwise extended, Commerce intends to issue the final
results of this administrative review, including the results of our
analysis of issues raised by the parties in the written comments,
within 120 days of publication of these preliminary results in the
Federal Register, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.213(h)(1).
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) 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 Commerce's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
These preliminary results of administrative review are issued and
published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the
Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).
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Dated: March 18, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of Methodology
V. Normal Value
VI. Currency Conversions
VII. Conclusion
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