[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 26, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43098-43099]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20611]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-836]
Glycine from the People's Republic of China: Notice of Rescission
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On April 27, 2009, the U.S. Department of Commerce (the
Department) published a notice of initiation of an administrative
review of the antidumping duty order on glycine from the People's
Republic of China (PRC). The review covers 86 producers/exporters of
glycine from the PRC, including mandatory respondent Baoding Mantong
Fine Chemistry Co., Ltd. (Baoding Mantong). Based on a withdrawal of
request from GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (GEO), a domestic producer
of glycine, we are now rescinding this administrative review in full.
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 26, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dena Crossland, Brian Davis, or
Angelica Mendoza, AD/CVD Operations, Office 7, Import Administration,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482-3362, (202) 482-7924, or (202) 482-3019, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
On March 2, 2009, the Department published in the Federal Register
the notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on glycine from the PRC for the period March 1,
2008, through February 28, 2009. See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty
Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request
Administrative Review, 74 FR 9077 (March 2, 2009). On March 31, 2009,
the Department received a request from GEO, a domestic producer of
glycine, that the Department conduct an administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on glycine from the PRC. GEO requested that the
review cover 86 producers/exporters of glycine from the PRC. On April
27, 2009, the Department published in the Federal Register the notice
of initiation of the 2008-2009 administrative review of glycine from
the PRC. See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part, 74 FR 19042
(April 27, 2009).
On May 22, 2009, because it was not practicable in this
administrative review to examine all 86 producers/exporters of the
subject merchandise, the Department selected Baoding Mantong as the
mandatory respondent in the instant administrative review. See memo to
the file titled, ``Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Glycine
from the People's Republic of China: Respondent Selection Memo,'' dated
May 22, 2009. Also on May 22, 2009, the Department issued its
antidumping duty questionnaire to Baoding Mantong. Baoding Mantong
submitted its response to the Department's section A antidumping duty
questionnaire on June 19, 2009 (AQR), and sections C and D of the
antidumping duty questionnaire on July 13, 2009. On July 20, 2009,
Baoding Mantong supplemented its AQR by submitting its 2008 financial
statement which (as explained at page A-14 of Baoding Mantong's June
19, 2009, response) were yet to be completed as of the June 19, 2009,
filing. On July 24, 2009, GEO filed a letter withdrawing its request
for review of the 86 companies, including Baoding Mantong, for which
the Department initiated this review.
Period of Review
The period of review (POR) is March 1, 2008, through February 28,
2009.
Scope of the Order
The product covered by the order is glycine, which is a free-
flowing crystalline material, like salt or sugar. Glycine is produced
at varying levels of purity and is used as a sweetener/taste enhancer,
a buffering agent, reabsorbable amino acid, chemical intermediate, and
a metal complexing agent. This review covers glycine of all purity
levels. Glycine is currently classified under subheading 2922.49.4020
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'').
Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and Customs
purposes, the written description of the merchandise subject to the
order is dispositive.
Rescission of Antidumping Administrative Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR Sec. 351.213(d)(1), the Secretary will rescind
an administrative review under this section, in whole or in part, if a
party that requested a review withdraws the request within 90 days of
the date of publication of notice of initiation of the requested
review. Because petitioner submitted its request to rescind the
administrative review of all 86 companies within 90 days of the date of
publication of the notice of initiation, the Department is rescinding
this review in accordance with 19 CFR Sec. 351.213(d)(1).
Assessment Instructions
The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. For
companies for which this review is rescinded, antidumping duties shall
be assessed at rates equal to the cash deposit of estimated antidumping
duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for
consumption, in accordance with 19 CFR Sec. 351.212(c)(1)(i). The
Department intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions
directly to CBP 15 days after publication of this notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR Sec. 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 doubled antidumping duties.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders
This notice serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR Sec. 351.305(a)(3). Timely written
notification of the return or 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 sanctionable
violation.
We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended,
and 19 CFR Sec. 351.213(d)(4).
August 19, 2009.
John M. Andersen,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Operations.
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