Glycine From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Changed Circumstances Review

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-570-836] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: In response to a request for a changed circumstances review (CCR) from Salvi Chemical Industries Limited (Salvi), the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating a CCR of the antidumping duty (AD) order on glycine from the People's Republic of China (China). DATES: Applicable July 17, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tyler Weinhold, AD/CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1121. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On March 29, 1995 Commerce published the order in the Federal ( printed page 58105) Register . [ 1 ] On December 10, 2012, Commerce published an affirmative determination of circumvention of the Order, finding that glycine processed in India by Salvi and AICO Laboratories India Ltd. (AICO), using Chinese-origin inputs ( e.g., crude or technical-grade glycine), and exported to the United States from India is circumventing the Order on glycine from China. [ 2 ] Commerce determined that the processing of Chinese-origin technical grade or crude glycine, including but not limited to AAA-97TE, ACAA97TE, sodium glycinate and glycine slurry, does not substantially transform it into glycine of Indian origin and therefore such glycine r…