[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 112 (Wednesday, June 10, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 35414]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12563]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-992]
Monosodium Glutamate From the People's Republic of China:
Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-2019
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on monosodium
glutamate (MSG) from the People's Republic of China (China) for the
period November 1, 2018 through October 31, 2019.
DATES: Applicable June 10, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leo Ayala or Kathryn Wallace, 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) 482-3945 or (202) 482-6251,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 1, 2019, Commerce published in the Federal Register a
notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on monosodium glutamate (MSG) from China for the
period November 1, 2018, through October 31, 2019.\1\ On November 27,
2019, the petitioner \2\ filed a timely request for review with respect
to the China-wide entity and of entries from certain exporters
comprising that entity.\3\ Based on this request, on January 17, 2020,
in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act), and 19 CFR 351.213(b), Commerce published in the Federal
Register a notice of initiation of an administrative review covering
the period November 1, 2018, through October 31, 2019.\4\ On February
19, 2020, the petitioner submitted a timely request to withdraw its
request for administrative review of the antidumping duty order on MSG
from China for all exporters for which it requested a review.\5\
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\1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative
Review, 84 FR 58690 (November 1, 2019).
\2\ The petitioner is Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North
America, Inc.
\3\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``MSG from China: Request for
Administrative Review,'' dated November 27, 2019 at Attachment A.
\4\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 85 FR 3014 (January 17, 2020) (Initiation
Notice).
\5\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``MSG from China: Withdrawal of
Request for Administrative Review'' dated February 19, 2020.
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Rescission of Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in part, if the parties that
requested the review withdraw the request within 90 days of the date of
publication of notice of initiation of the requested review. As noted
above, the petitioner fully withdrew its review request by the 90-day
deadline, and no other party requested an administrative review of the
antidumping duty order. As such, Commerce is in receipt of a timely
request for withdrawal of this administrative review with respect to
all companies listed in the Initiation Notices. Accordingly, we are
rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on
MSG from China for the period November 1, 2018, through October 31,
2019, in its entirety.
Assessment
Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to
assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of MSG from China
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 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce
intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions to CBP 15 days
after the publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties
prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this review period.
Failure to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce's
presumption that reimbursement of the antidumping and/or countervailing
duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of doubled antidumping
duties.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order
This notice serves as a final reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues
to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the
proceeding. Timely written notification of the return/destruction of
APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby
requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and the terms of an
APO is a sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published in accordance with section
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).
Dated: June 2, 2020.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2020-12563 Filed 6-9-20; 8:45 am]
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