Glycine From Japan: Notice of Amended Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review Pursuant to Settlement; 2018-2020

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-588-878] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is issuing these amended final results pursuant to a settlement agreement with Nagase & Co., Ltd. (Nagase) with respect to the final results of the administrative review of glycine from Japan during the period of review (POR) October 31, 2018, through May 31, 2020. DATES: Applicable February 11, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John K. Drury, 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) 482-0195. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On September 29, 2021, Commerce published the final results of the 2018-2020 administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on glycine from Japan. [ 1 ] In the Final Results, Commerce calculated a weighted-average dumping margin of 27.71 percent for Nagase for the POR. [ 2 ] Following the publication of the Final Results, Nagase filed a lawsuit with the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) challenging certain aspects of Commerce's Final Results, including: (1) Commerce's inclusion of certain research and development (R&D) expenses unrelated to Nagase's costs of producing glycine; (2) Commerce's inclusion of compensation for payment expenses; and (3) Commerce's re…