[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 3, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12517-12518]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04347]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-560-826]
Monosodium Glutamate From the Republic of Indonesia: Preliminary
Results of the First Full Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Commerce preliminarily finds that revocation of the
antidumping duty order on monosodium glutamate (MSG) from the Republic
of Indonesia (Indonesia) would be likely to lead to the continuation or
recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the ``Preliminary
Results of Review'' section of this notice.
DATES: Applicable March 3, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Dunne, 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) 482-2328.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
On October 1, 2019, Commerce published the notice of initiation of
the first full sunset review of the Order,\1\ pursuant to section
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ Commerce
received notices of intent to participate from Ajinomoto Health &
Nutrition North America (the petitioner), a U.S. producer and
wholesaler of a domestic like product, within the 15-day deadline
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\
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\1\ 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 (Order), 79 FR
70505 (November 26, 2014) (Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 84 FR 52067
(October 1, 2019).
\3\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Monosodium Glutamate from
Indonesia: Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated October 15,
2019.
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On October 31, 2019, the petitioner filed its substantive response,
and the CJ Companies filed their response in this sunset review
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3).\4\ On November 5, 2019, PT. Cheil
Jedang Indonesia and CJ America, Inc. (collectively, the CJ Companies)
submitted rebuttal comments to the petitioner's response.\5\ On
November 8, 2019, the petitioner timely filed rebuttal comments to the
CJ Companies' response.\6\ On January 14, 2020, Commerce determined
that we would conduct a full sunset review of MSG from Indonesia in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.218 and notified the International Trade
Commission. \7\
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\4\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Monosodium Glutamate from
Indonesia, First Review: Substantive Response to Notice of
Initiation,'' dated October 31, 2019; CJ Companies' Letter,
``Monosodium Glutamate (`MSG') from Indonesia; First Sunset Review;
CJ Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated October 31, 2019.
\5\ See CJ Companies' Letter, ``Monosodium Glutamate (`MSG')
from Indonesia; First Sunset Review; CJ Rebuttal to Petitioner
Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated November 5, 2019.
\6\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Monosodium Glutamate from
Indonesia, First Review: Rebuttal to Substantive Response of PT.
Cheil Jedang Indonesia and CJ America, Inc. to Notice of
Initiation,'' dated November 8, 2019.
\7\ See Memorandum, ``Adequacy Reconsideration: First Sunset
Review of Monosodium Glutamate from Indonesia,'' dated January 14,
2019.
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Scope of the Order
The product covered by the 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 this
scope 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. A full description of the scope of the Order is contained
in the accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\8\
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\8\ See Memorandum, ``Preliminary Decision Memorandum for the
First Full Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Monosodium
Glutamate from the Republic of Indonesia,'' dated concurrently with,
and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision
Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this sunset review are addressed in the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum,\9\ which is hereby adopted by 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 http://acess.trade.gov, and
to all in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Commerce
building. A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is included as an appendix to this notice. In addition, a
complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn. The signed and electronic
versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in
content.
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\9\ Id.
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Preliminary Results of Review
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act,
Commerce preliminarily determines that revocation of the Order would be
likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping at
weighted-average dumping margins up to 6.19 percent.
Public Comment
Interested parties may submit case briefs no later than 50 days
after the date of publication of the preliminary results of this full
sunset review, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(i). Rebuttal
briefs, which must be limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may
be filed not later than five days after the time limit for filing case
briefs in accordance with 19 CFR 351.309(d). Any interested party may
request a hearing within 30 days of publication of this notice in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.310(c). Ordinarily, a hearing, if requested
will be held two days after the scheduled date the rebuttal briefs are
due. Commerce will issue a notice of final results of this full sunset
review, which will include the results of its analysis of issues raised
in any such comments, not later than May 28, 2020.
Notification to Interested Parties
This five-year (sunset) review and notice are in accordance with
sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.218(f)(1).
Dated: February 26, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
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. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
2. Magnitude of the Dumping Margin Likely to Prevail
VII. Preliminary Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation
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