Methionine From France: Antidumping Duty Order, 36705-36707 [2021-14893]
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Estimated
weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
Producer
Exporter
Ningbo Daye Garden Machinery Co., Ltd ....................
Chongqing Dajiang Power Equipment Co., Ltd ...........
MTD Machinery (Suzhou) Co., Ltd ..............................
Qianjiang Group Wenling Jennfeng Industry, Inc ........
Sumec Hardware & Tools Co., Ltd ..............................
Zhejiang KC Mechanical & Electrical Co., Ltd .............
Zhejiang Dobest Power Tools Co., Ltd ........................
Zhejiang Dobest Power Tools Co., Ltd ........................
Zhejiang YAT Electrical Appliance Co., Ltd .................
Zhejiang Zhongjian Technology Co., Ltd .....................
China-Wide Entity .........................................................
Ningbo Daye Garden Machinery Co., Ltd ....................
Chongqing Dajiang Power Equipment Co., Ltd ...........
MTD Machinery (Suzhou) Co., Ltd ..............................
Sumec Hardware & Tools Co., Ltd ..............................
Sumec Hardware & Tools Co., Ltd ..............................
Sumec Hardware & Tools Co., Ltd ..............................
Zhejiang Amerisun Technology Co., Ltd ......................
Zhejiang Dobest Power Tools Co., Ltd ........................
Zhejiang YAT Electrical Appliance Co., Ltd .................
Zhejiang Zhongjian Technology Co., Ltd .....................
.......................................................................................
Cash deposit
rates
(adjusted for
subsidy
offsets)
(percent)
98.73
98.73
98.73
98.73
98.73
98.73
98.73
98.73
98.73
98.73
274.29
88.14
88.17
88.17
88.17
88.17
88.17
88.17
88.17
88.17
88.17
263.75
Vietnam
Producer
Exporter
Ducar Technology Co., Ltd ........................................................
Vietnam-Wide Entity ...................................................................
Ducar Technology Co., Ltd ........................................................
.....................................................................................................
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice constitutes the
antidumping duty orders with respect to
lawn mowers from China and Vietnam
pursuant to section 736(a) of the Act.
Interested parties can find a list of
antidumping duty orders currently in
effect at https://enforcement.trade.gov/
stats/iastats1.html.
These antidumping duty orders are
published in accordance with sections
735(e) and 736(a) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.224(e) and 19 CFR 351.211(b).
Dated: July 8, 2021.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations.
Appendix—Scope of the Orders
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The merchandise covered by these orders
consists of certain rotary walk-behind lawn
mowers, which are grass-cutting machines
that are powered by internal combustion
engines. The scope of these orders covers
certain walk-behind lawn mowers, whether
self-propelled or non-self-propelled, whether
finished or unfinished, whether assembled or
unassembled, and whether containing any
additional features that provide for functions
in addition to mowing.
Walk-behind lawn mowers within the
scope of these orders are only those powered
by an internal combustion engine with a
power rating of less than 3.7 kilowatts. These
internal combustion engines are typically
spark ignition, single or multiple cylinder, air
cooled, internal combustion engines with
vertical power take off shafts with a
maximum displacement of 196cc. Walkbehind lawn mowers covered by this scope
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typically must be certified and comply with
the Consumer Products Safety Commission
Safety Standard For Walk-Behind Power
Lawn Mowers under 16 CFR part 1205.
However, lawn mowers that meet the
physical descriptions above, but are not
certified under 16 CFR part 1205 remain
subject to the scope of these orders.
The internal combustion engines of the
lawn mowers covered by this scope typically
must comply with and be certified under
Environmental Protection Agency air
pollution controls title 40, chapter I,
subchapter U, part 1054 of the Code of
Federal Regulations standards for small nonroad spark-ignition engines and equipment.
However, lawn mowers that meet the
physical descriptions above but that do not
have engines certified under 40 CFR part
1054 or other parts of subchapter U remain
subject to the scope of these orders.
For purposes of these orders, an unfinished
and/or unassembled lawn mower means, at
a minimum, a sub-assembly comprised of an
engine and a cutting deck shell attached to
one another. A cutting deck shell is the
portion of the lawn mower—typically of
aluminum or steel—that houses and protects
a user from a rotating blade. Importation of
the subassembly whether or not accompanied
by, or attached to, additional components
such as a handle, blade(s), grass catching bag,
or wheel(s) constitute an unfinished lawn
mower for purposes of these orders. The
inclusion in a third country of any
components other than the mower
subassembly does not remove the lawn
mower from the scope. Lawn mowers that
meet the physical description above are
covered by the scope of these orders
regardless of the origin of its engine, unless
such lawn mowers contain an engine that is
covered by the scope of the antidumping and
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countervailing duty orders on certain vertical
shaft engines between 99cc and up to 225cc,
and parts thereof (small vertical engines)
from China. If the antidumping or
countervailing duty orders on small vertical
engines from China are terminated, the lawn
mowers containing small vertical engines
from China will be covered by the scope of
these orders.
The lawn mowers subject to these orders
are typically at subheading: 8433.11.0050.
Lawn mowers subject to these orders may
also enter under Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States (HTSUS) 8407.90.1010
and 8433.90.1090. The HTSUS subheadings
are provided for convenience and customs
purposes only, and the written description of
the merchandise under these orders is
dispositive.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–427–831]
Methionine From France: Antidumping
Duty Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final
determinations by the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) and the
International Trade Commission (ITC),
Commerce is issuing an antidumping
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determined that sales of methionine
from France were made at LTFV, and
the ITC determined that imports of
methionine from France are materially
injuring the U.S. industry, unliquidated
entries of such merchandise from
France entered, or withdrawn, for
consumption are subject to the
assessment of antidumping duties.
Therefore, in accordance with section
736(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce intends
Background
to direct U.S. Customs and Border
In accordance with sections 735(d)
Protection (CBP) to assess, upon further
and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
instruction by Commerce, antidumping
as amended (the Act), on May 17, 2021,
duties equal to the amount by which the
Commerce published its Final
normal value of the merchandise
Determination in the less-than-fair-value exceeds the export price (or constructed
(LTFV) investigation of imports of
export price) of the merchandise for all
methionine from France in which it
relevant entries of methionine from
found that sales of methionine from
France. As further described below,
France were at LTFV and that critical
antidumping duties will be assessed on
circumstances existed for the mandatory unliquidated entries of methionine
respondent in the investigation but did
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
not exist for all other producers and
for consumption, on or after March 4,
exporters.1 On June 30, 2021, the ITC
2021, the date of publication of the
notified Commerce of its final
Preliminary Determination,3 but will
affirmative determination that an
not include entries occurring after the
industry in the United States is
expiration of the provisional measures
materially injured within the meaning
period and before publication of the
of section 735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, by
ITC’s final injury determination, as
reason of the LTFV imports of
further described below.
methionine from France, and its
Continuation of Suspension of
determination that critical
Liquidation
circumstances do not exist with respect
to methionine from France subject to
Except as noted in the ‘‘Provisional
Commerce’s partial affirmative critical
Measures’’ section of this notice, in
circumstances determination on May
accordance with section 735(c)(1)(B) of
17, 2021.2
the Act, Commerce intends to instruct
CBP to continue to suspend liquidation
Scope of the Order
on all relevant entries of methionine
The product covered by this order is
from France. These instructions
methionine from France. For a full
description of the scope of the order, see suspending liquidation will remain in
effect until further notice. Pursuant to
the appendix to this notice.
735(c)(1)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR
Antidumping Duty Order
351.210(d), Commerce also intends to
instruct CBP to require cash deposits
On June 30 2021, in accordance with
sections 735(b)(1)(A)(i) and 735(d) of the equal to the estimated weighted-average
dumping margins indicated in the table
Act, the ITC notified Commerce of the
below. Accordingly, effective on the
ITC Final Determinations that an
date of publication in the Federal
industry in the United States is
Register of the notice of the ITC’s final
materially injured by reason of imports
affirmative injury determination,4 CBP
of methionine from France and its
must require, at the same time as
determination that critical
importers would normally deposit
circumstances do not exist with respect
estimated customs duties on subject
to imports of subject merchandise from
France that are subject to Commerce’s
merchandise, a cash deposit equal to the
affirmative critical circumstances
rates listed in the table below. The allfinding. Therefore, in accordance with
others rate applies to producers and
section 735(c)(2) of the Act, we are
exporters not specifically listed, as
issuing this AD order on methionine
appropriate.
from France. Because Commerce has
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duty (AD) order on methionine from
France.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Zachary Shaykin, AD/CVD Operations,
Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–2638.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1 See
Methionine from France: Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and
Final Partial Determination of Critical
Circumstances, 86 FR 26697 (May 17, 2021) (Final
Determination).
2 See ITC’s Letter, ITC Notification, dated June 30,
2021.
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3 See Methionine From France: Preliminary
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value and Partial Affirmative Determination of
Critical Circumstances, 86 FR 12627 (March 4,
2021) (Preliminary Determination).
4 See Methionine from France (Inv. No. 731–TA–
1534 (Final)), 86 FR 35826 (July 7, 2021) (ITC Final
Determination).
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Critical Circumstances
With regard to instances in which
entries of subject merchandise were
produced and exported by Adisseo
France S.A.S. and Commentry
(collectively, Adisseo), or produced by
Adisseo and exported by a company not
specified in the table below, within 90
days prior to the publication of the
Preliminary Determination, then,
pursuant to section 735(c)(1)(B)(ii) of
the Act, Commerce had instructed CBP
to require a cash deposit for such entries
of subject merchandise at a rate equal to
the estimated weighted-average
dumping margin established for
Adisseo.
However, with regard to the ITC’s
negative critical circumstances
determination on imports of methionine
from France, we will instruct CBP to lift
suspension and to refund all cash
deposits made to secure the payment of
estimated antidumping duties with
respect to entries of the subject
merchandise attributed to all parties
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after December 4,
2020 (i.e., 90 days prior to the date of
the publication of the Preliminary
Determination), but before March 4,
2021 (i.e., the date of publication of the
Preliminary Determination).
Estimated Weighted-Average Dumping
Margins
The estimated weighted-average
dumping margins are as follows:
Exporter or producer
Adisseo France S.A.S. and
Commentry ..............................
All Others ....................................
Estimated
weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
43.82
16.17
Provisional Measures
Section 733(d) of the Act states that
suspension of liquidation pursuant to an
affirmative preliminary determination
may not remain in effect for more than
four months, except where exporters
representing a significant proportion of
exports of the subject merchandise
request that commerce extend the fourmonth period to no more than six
months. For this investigation,
Commerce decided not to extend the
four-month period to six months.
Commerce published the Preliminary
Determination in this investigation on
March 4, 2021.5
The provisional measures period,
beginning on the date of publication of
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the preliminary determination, ended
on July 1, 2021. Therefore, in
accordance with section 733(d) of the
Act and our practice, Commerce will
instruct CBP to terminate the
suspension of liquidation, to refund all
cash deposits for estimated antidumping
duties, and to liquidate, without regard
to antidumping duties, unliquidated
entries of methionine from France
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption after July 1, 2021, the
final day on which the provisional
measures were in effect, until and
through the day preceding the date of
publication of the ITC’s final affirmative
injury determination in the Federal
Register (i.e., through July 6, 2021).6
Suspension of liquidation and the
collection of cash deposits will resume
on the date of publication of the ITC’s
final determination in the Federal
Register (i.e., July 7, 2021).
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice constitutes the AD order
with respect to methionine from France,
pursuant to section 736(a) of the Act.
Interested parties can find a list of AD
orders currently in effect at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/stats/
iastats1.html.
This order is published in accordance
with section 736(a) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.211(b).
Dated: July 8, 2021.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations.
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Appendix
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this order is
methionine and dl-Hydroxy analogue of dlmethionine, also known as 2-Hydroxy 4(Methylthio) Butanoic acid (HMTBa),
regardless of purity, particle size, grade, or
physical form. Methionine has the chemical
formula C5H11NO2S, liquid HMTBa has the
chemical formula C5H10O3S, and dry HMTBa
has the chemical formula (C5H9O3S)2Ca.
Subject merchandise also includes
methionine processed in a third country
including, but not limited to, refining,
converting from liquid to dry or dry to liquid
form, or any other processing that would not
otherwise remove the merchandise from the
scope of this order if performed in the
country of manufacture of the in-scope
methionine or dl-Hydroxy analogue of dlmethionine.
The scope also includes methionine that is
commingled (i.e., mixed or combined) with
methionine from sources not subject to this
order. Only the subject component of such
commingled products is covered by the scope
of this order.
Excluded from this order is United States
Pharmacopoeia (USP) grade methionine. In
6 See
ITC Final Determination.
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order to qualify for this exclusion, USP grade
methionine must meet or exceed all of the
chemical, purity, performance, and labeling
requirements of the United States
Pharmacopeia and the National Formulary
for USP grade methionine.
Methionine is currently classified under
subheadings 2930.40.00.00 and
2930.90.46.00 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).
Methionine has the Chemical Abstracts
Service (CAS) registry numbers 583–91–5,
4857–44–7, 59–51–8 and 922–50–9. While
the HTSUS subheadings and CAS registry
number are provided for convenience and
customs purposes, the written description of
the scope of this order is dispositive.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Environmental Technologies Trade
Advisory Committee
International Trade
Administration, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of an open meeting of a
federal advisory committee.
AGENCY:
This notice sets forth the
schedule and proposed topics for a
meeting of the Environmental
Technologies Trade Advisory
Committee (ETTAC).
DATES: The meeting is scheduled for
Monday, August 2, 2021; Tuesday,
August 3, 2021; and Wednesday, August
4, 2021; from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The
deadline for members of the public to
register to participate, including
requests to make comments during the
meeting and for auxiliary aids, or to
submit written comments for
dissemination prior to the meeting, is
5:00 p.m. EDT on Friday, July 23, 2021.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
virtually via Webex. Requests to register
to participate (including to speak or for
auxiliary aids) and any written
comments should be submitted via
email to Ms. Victoria Yue, Office of
Energy & Environmental Industries,
International Trade Administration, at
Victoria.yue@trade.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Victoria Yue, Office of Energy &
Environmental Industries, International
Trade Administration (Phone: 202–482–
3492; email: Victoria.yue@trade.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting will take place on Monday,
August 2, 2021; Tuesday, August 3,
2021; and Wednesday, August 4, 2021;
from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT. The
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general meeting is open to the public,
and time will be permitted for public
comment on Wednesday, August 3,
2021, from 3:40 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT.
Members of the public seeking to attend
the meeting are required to register in
advance. Those interested in attending
must provide notification by Friday,
July 23, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. EDT, via the
contact information provided above.
This meeting is physically accessible to
people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
OEEI at Victoria.Yue@trade.gov or (202)
482–3492 no less than one week prior
to the meeting. Requests received after
this date will be accepted, but it may
not be possible to accommodate them.
Written comments concerning ETTAC
affairs are welcome any time before or
after the meeting. To be considered
during the meeting, written comments
must be received by Friday, July 23,
2021, at 5:00 p.m. EDT to ensure
transmission to the members before the
meeting. Minutes will be available
within 30 days of this meeting.
Topics to be considered: During the
August 2–4 meeting, which is the first
meeting of the current charter term, the
Committee, with officials from the U.S.
Department of Commerce and other
agencies, will discuss major issues
affecting the competitiveness of the U.S.
environmental technologies industry,
determine subcommittee structure, and
provide consultation on ETTAC
leadership. An agenda will be made
available one week prior to the meeting
upon request to Victoria Yue.
Background: The ETTAC is mandated
by Section 2313(c) of the Export
Enhancement Act of 1988, as amended,
15 U.S.C. 4728(c), to advise the
Environmental Trade Working Group of
the Trade Promotion Coordinating
Committee, through the Secretary of
Commerce, on the development and
administration of programs to expand
U.S. exports of environmental
technologies, goods, services, and
products. The ETTAC was most recently
re-chartered through August 15, 2022.
Dated: July 7, 2021.
Man Cho,
Deputy Director, Office of Energy and
Environmental Industries.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-427-831]
Methionine From France: Antidumping Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC),
Commerce is issuing an antidumping
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duty (AD) order on methionine from France.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zachary Shaykin, AD/CVD Operations,
Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2638.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In accordance with sections 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (the Act), on May 17, 2021, Commerce published its
Final Determination in the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of
imports of methionine from France in which it found that sales of
methionine from France were at LTFV and that critical circumstances
existed for the mandatory respondent in the investigation but did not
exist for all other producers and exporters.\1\ On June 30, 2021, the
ITC notified Commerce of its final affirmative determination that an
industry in the United States is materially injured within the meaning
of section 735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, by reason of the LTFV imports of
methionine from France, and its determination that critical
circumstances do not exist with respect to methionine from France
subject to Commerce's partial affirmative critical circumstances
determination on May 17, 2021.\2\
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\1\ See Methionine from France: Final Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value and Final Partial Determination of Critical
Circumstances, 86 FR 26697 (May 17, 2021) (Final Determination).
\2\ See ITC's Letter, ITC Notification, dated June 30, 2021.
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Scope of the Order
The product covered by this order is methionine from France. For a
full description of the scope of the order, see the appendix to this
notice.
Antidumping Duty Order
On June 30 2021, in accordance with sections 735(b)(1)(A)(i) and
735(d) of the Act, the ITC notified Commerce of the ITC Final
Determinations that an industry in the United States is materially
injured by reason of imports of methionine from France and its
determination that critical circumstances do not exist with respect to
imports of subject merchandise from France that are subject to
Commerce's affirmative critical circumstances finding. Therefore, in
accordance with section 735(c)(2) of the Act, we are issuing this AD
order on methionine from France. Because Commerce has determined that
sales of methionine from France were made at LTFV, and the ITC
determined that imports of methionine from France are materially
injuring the U.S. industry, unliquidated entries of such merchandise
from France entered, or withdrawn, for consumption are subject to the
assessment of antidumping duties.
Therefore, in accordance with section 736(a)(1) of the Act,
Commerce intends to direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to
assess, upon further instruction by Commerce, antidumping duties equal
to the amount by which the normal value of the merchandise exceeds the
export price (or constructed export price) of the merchandise for all
relevant entries of methionine from France. As further described below,
antidumping duties will be assessed on unliquidated entries of
methionine entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, on or
after March 4, 2021, the date of publication of the Preliminary
Determination,\3\ but will not include entries occurring after the
expiration of the provisional measures period and before publication of
the ITC's final injury determination, as further described below.
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\3\ See Methionine From France: Preliminary Affirmative
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Partial
Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, 86 FR 12627
(March 4, 2021) (Preliminary Determination).
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Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation
Except as noted in the ``Provisional Measures'' section of this
notice, in accordance with section 735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, Commerce
intends to instruct CBP to continue to suspend liquidation on all
relevant entries of methionine from France. These instructions
suspending liquidation will remain in effect until further notice.
Pursuant to 735(c)(1)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(d), Commerce
also intends to instruct CBP to require cash deposits equal to the
estimated weighted-average dumping margins indicated in the table
below. Accordingly, effective on the date of publication in the Federal
Register of the notice of the ITC's final affirmative injury
determination,\4\ CBP must require, at the same time as importers would
normally deposit estimated customs duties on subject merchandise, a
cash deposit equal to the rates listed in the table below. The all-
others rate applies to producers and exporters not specifically listed,
as appropriate.
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\4\ See Methionine from France (Inv. No. 731-TA-1534 (Final)),
86 FR 35826 (July 7, 2021) (ITC Final Determination).
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Critical Circumstances
With regard to instances in which entries of subject merchandise
were produced and exported by Adisseo France S.A.S. and Commentry
(collectively, Adisseo), or produced by Adisseo and exported by a
company not specified in the table below, within 90 days prior to the
publication of the Preliminary Determination, then, pursuant to section
735(c)(1)(B)(ii) of the Act, Commerce had instructed CBP to require a
cash deposit for such entries of subject merchandise at a rate equal to
the estimated weighted-average dumping margin established for Adisseo.
However, with regard to the ITC's negative critical circumstances
determination on imports of methionine from France, we will instruct
CBP to lift suspension and to refund all cash deposits made to secure
the payment of estimated antidumping duties with respect to entries of
the subject merchandise attributed to all parties entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption on or after December 4, 2020 (i.e., 90
days prior to the date of the publication of the Preliminary
Determination), but before March 4, 2021 (i.e., the date of publication
of the Preliminary Determination).
Estimated Weighted-Average Dumping Margins
The estimated weighted-average dumping margins are as follows:
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Estimated
weighted-
average
Exporter or producer dumping
margin
(percent)
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Adisseo France S.A.S. and Commentry......................... 43.82
All Others.................................................. 16.17
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Provisional Measures
Section 733(d) of the Act states that suspension of liquidation
pursuant to an affirmative preliminary determination may not remain in
effect for more than four months, except where exporters representing a
significant proportion of exports of the subject merchandise request
that commerce extend the four-month period to no more than six months.
For this investigation, Commerce decided not to extend the four-month
period to six months. Commerce published the Preliminary Determination
in this investigation on March 4, 2021.\5\
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The provisional measures period, beginning on the date of
publication of
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the preliminary determination, ended on July 1, 2021. Therefore, in
accordance with section 733(d) of the Act and our practice, Commerce
will instruct CBP to terminate the suspension of liquidation, to refund
all cash deposits for estimated antidumping duties, and to liquidate,
without regard to antidumping duties, unliquidated entries of
methionine from France entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption after July 1, 2021, the final day on which the provisional
measures were in effect, until and through the day preceding the date
of publication of the ITC's final affirmative injury determination in
the Federal Register (i.e., through July 6, 2021).\6\ Suspension of
liquidation and the collection of cash deposits will resume on the date
of publication of the ITC's final determination in the Federal Register
(i.e., July 7, 2021).
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Notification to Interested Parties
This notice constitutes the AD order with respect to methionine
from France, pursuant to section 736(a) of the Act. Interested parties
can find a list of AD orders currently in effect at https://enforcement.trade.gov/stats/iastats1.html.
This order is published in accordance with section 736(a) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).
Dated: July 8, 2021.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
Appendix
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this order is methionine and dl-
Hydroxy analogue of dl-methionine, also known as 2-Hydroxy 4-
(Methylthio) Butanoic acid (HMTBa), regardless of purity, particle
size, grade, or physical form. Methionine has the chemical formula
C5H11NO2S, liquid HMTBa has the
chemical formula C5H10O3S, and dry
HMTBa has the chemical formula
(C5H9O3S)2Ca.
Subject merchandise also includes methionine processed in a
third country including, but not limited to, refining, converting
from liquid to dry or dry to liquid form, or any other processing
that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of
this order if performed in the country of manufacture of the in-
scope methionine or dl-Hydroxy analogue of dl-methionine.
The scope also includes methionine that is commingled (i.e.,
mixed or combined) with methionine from sources not subject to this
order. Only the subject component of such commingled products is
covered by the scope of this order.
Excluded from this order is United States Pharmacopoeia (USP)
grade methionine. In order to qualify for this exclusion, USP grade
methionine must meet or exceed all of the chemical, purity,
performance, and labeling requirements of the United States
Pharmacopeia and the National Formulary for USP grade methionine.
Methionine is currently classified under subheadings
2930.40.00.00 and 2930.90.46.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (HTSUS). Methionine has the Chemical Abstracts
Service (CAS) registry numbers 583-91-5, 4857-44-7, 59-51-8 and 922-
50-9. While the HTSUS subheadings and CAS registry number are
provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written
description of the scope of this order is dispositive.
[FR Doc. 2021-14893 Filed 7-12-21; 8:45 am]
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