Monosodium Glutamate From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [A-570-992] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that the 28 companies subject to this administrative review are part of the China-wide entity because none filed a separate rate application (SRA) and/or a separate rate certification (SRC). The period of review (POR) is November 1, 2017 through October 31, 2018. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Applicable August 30, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leo Ayala, 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. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On November 1, 2018, Commerce published a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on monosodium glutamate (MSG) from the People's Republic of China (China). [ 1 ] In response, on November 30, 2018, Ajinomoto North America, Inc. (the petitioner) requested a review of 28 companies. [ 2 ] Commerce initiated a review of all 28 companies on February 6, 2019. [ 3 ] For a list of these companies, see the appendix to this notice. The deadline for interested parties to submit an SRA or an SRC was March 7, 2019. [ 4 ] No party submitted an SRA or an SRC. [ 5 ] Scope o…