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10See 19 CFR 351.310(d). 

1See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, 

Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity 

to Request Administrative Review, 82 FR 50620 

(November 1, 2017). 

2See Ajinomoto’s letter, ‘‘Monosodium Glutamate 

from China: Request for Administrative Review,’’ 

(November 30, 2017), at Attachment 1 (listing 27 

companies for which Ajinomoto sought a review). 

3See Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 

1329 (January 11, 2018) (Initiation Notice). 

4See Initiation Notice. 

5See Remand Redetermination in the 

Antidumping Duty Investigation of Monosodium 

Glutamate from the People’s Republic of China: 

Analysis Memorandum for Langfang Meihua BioTechnology Co., Ltd. dated August 7, 2017 filed in 

the Ajinomoto North America, Inc. v. United States, 

Court No. 14–00351, Slip Op. 17–48 (April 25, 

2017) (Remand Redetermination). 

6See Ajinomoto’s letter, ‘‘Antidumping Duty 

Review of Monosodium Glutamate from China: 

Comments on PRC-Wide AFA Rate,’’ (May 7, 2018). 

7 Id. 

8See Monosodium Glutamate from the People’s 

Republic of China: Second Amended Final 

Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and 

Amended Antidumping Order, 80 FR 487 (January 

6, 2015). 

9See Ajinomoto’s letter, ‘‘Antidumping Duty 

Review of Monosodium Glutamate from China: 

Comments on PRC-Wide AFA Rate,’’ (May 7, 2018). 

of participants; and (3) a list of the 

issues to be discussed. Issues addressed 

at the hearing will be limited to those 

raised in the briefs. If a request for a 

hearing is made, parties will be notified 

of the date and time for the hearing to 

be held at the U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230.10

Commerce intends to issue the final 

results of this administrative review, 

including the results of our analysis of 

the issues raised by the parties in their 

comments, no later than 120 days after 

the date of publication of this notice, 

pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h), unless this 

deadline is extended. 

These preliminary results and notice 

are issued and published in accordance 

with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4). 

Dated: August 3, 2018. 

James Maeder, 

Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Operations performing the duties of Deputy 

Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Operations. 

Appendix 

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum: 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scope of the Order 

IV. Partial Rescission of the Administrative 

Review 

V. Subsidy Valuation Information 

VI. Analysis of Programs 

VII. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–992] 

Monosodium Glutamate From the 

People’s Republic of China: 

Preliminary Results of the 

Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review; 2016–2017 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) preliminarily determines 

that the 27 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, 

2016, through October 31, 2017. We 

invite interested parties to comment on 

these preliminary results. 

DATES: Applicable August 9, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chloee Sagmoe or Kathryn Wallace, AD/ 

CVD Operations, Office VII, 

Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone at (202) 482–2000 

or (202) 482–6251. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On November 1, 2017, 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, 2017, 

Ajinomoto North America, Inc. (the 

petitioner) requested a review of 27 

companies.2 Commerce initiated a 

review of all 27 companies on January 

11, 2018.3 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 February 11, 

2018.4 No party submitted an SRA or an 

SRC. On May 5, 2018, the petitioner 

requested that Commerce place the 

Remand Redetermination of the 

investigation of MSG from China 5 on 

the record of this proceeding.6 The 

petitioners asked that Commerce utilize 

the recalculated dumping margin of 

mandatory respondent, Meihua BioTechnology Co., Ltd. (Mehia), as the 

basis for the China-wide entity rate.7 No 

other party filed comments. 

Scope of the Order 

The product covered by this 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. Further, MSG is 

included in this order regardless of 

physical form (including, but not 

limited to, in monohydrate or 

anhydrous form, or as substrates, 

solutions, dry powders of any particle 

size, or unfinished forms such as MSG 

slurry), end-use application, or 

packaging. MSG in monohydrate form 

has a molecular formula of 

C5H8NO4Na—H2O, a Chemical Abstract 

Service (CAS) registry number of 6106– 

04–3, and a Unique Ingredient Identifier 

(UNII) number of W81N5U6R6U. MSG 

in anhydrous form has a molecular 

formula of C5H8NO4Na, a CAS registry 

number of l42–47–2, and a UNII number 

of C3C196L9FG. Merchandise covered 

by the scope of this order is currently 

classified in the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 

at subheading 2922.42.10.00. 

Merchandise subject to the order may 

also enter under HTS subheadings 

2922.42.50.00, 2103.90.72.00, 

2103.90.74.00, 2103.90.78.00, 

2103.90.80.00, and 2103.90.90.91. The 

tariff classifications, CAS registry 

numbers, and UNII numbers are 

provided for convenience and customs 

purposes; however, the written 

description of the scope is dispositive.8

Methodology 

Commerce is conducting this review 

in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B) 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 

(the Act), and 19 CFR 351.213. 

Preliminary Results of Review 

As noted above, the petitioner asked 

Commerce to place the Remand 

Redetermination on the record of this 

proceeding and to use that information 

to calculate a dumping margin for the 

China-wide entity equal to the highest 

transaction-specific margin calculated 

for Meihua.9 We have not done so. 

Commerce no longer considers the nonmarket economy (NME) entity as an 

exporter conditionally subject to an 

antidumping duty administrative 


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10See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement 

of Change in Department Practice for Respondent 

Selection in Antidumping Duty Proceedings and 

Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy 

Entity in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 

FR 65963, 65970 (November 4, 2013). 

11 In accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b)(1), 

parties should specify that they are requesting a 

review of entries from exporters comprising the 

entity, and to the extent possible, include the names 

of such exporters in their request. 

12See Monosodium Glutamate from the People’s 

Republic of China: Second Amended Final 

Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and 

Amended Antidumping Duty Order, 80 FR 487 

(January 6, 2015). 

13See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii). 

14See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1) and (2). 

15See 19 CFR 351.309(c) and (d); see also 19 CFR 

351.303 (for general filing requirements). 

16See 19 CFR 351.310(c). 

17See 19 CFR 310(d). 

18See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). 

19For a full discussion of this practice, see NonMarket Economy Antidumping Proceedings: 

Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694 

(October 24, 2011). 

reviews.10 Accordingly, the NME entity 

will not be under review unless 

Commerce specifically receives a 

request for, or self-initiates, a review of 

the NME entity.11 In this administrative 

review, no party requested a review of 

the China-wide entity. Moreover, we 

have not self-initiated a review of the 

China-wide entity. Because no review of 

the China-wide entity is being 

conducted, the China-wide entity’s 

entries are not subject to the review and 

the rate applicable to the NME entity is 

not subject to change as a result of this 

review. 

None of the 27 companies subject to 

this review filed an SRA or an SRC. 

Commerce preliminarily determines 

that these companies have not 

demonstrated their eligibility for 

separate rate status and are part of the 

China-wide entity. Commerce also 

preliminarily determines that the 27 

companies subject to review are part of 

the China-wide entity. The China-wide 

entity rate is 40.41 percent.12

Public Comment 

Interested parties are invited to 

comment on the preliminary results and 

may submit case briefs and/or written 

comments, filed electronically via 

Enforcement and Compliance’s 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Centralized Electronic Service System 

(ACCESS), within 30 days after the date 

of publication of these preliminary 

results of review.13 ACCESS is available 

to registered users at http://

access.trade.gov and is available to all 

parties in the Central Records Unit in 

room B8024 of the main Commerce 

building. Rebuttal briefs, limited to 

issues raised in the case briefs, must be 

filed within five days after the time 

limit for filing case briefs.14 Parties who 

submit case or rebuttal briefs in this 

proceeding are requested to submit with 

each argument a statement of the issue, 

a brief summary of the argument, and a 

table of authorities.15

Interested parties who wish to request 

a hearing, or to participate if one is 

requested, must submit a written 

request to Commerce within 30 days of 

the date of publication of this notice.16

Requests should contain: (1) The party’s 

name, address, and telephone number; 

(2) The number of participants; and (3) 

a list of issues to be discussed. Issues 

raised in the hearing will be limited to 

those raised in the respective case and 

rebuttal briefs. If a request for a hearing 

is made, parties will be notified of the 

time and date for the hearing to be held 

at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 

1401 Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington DC 20230.17 Commerce 

intends to issue the final results of this 

administrative review, which will 

include the results of our analysis of all 

issues raised in the case briefs, within 

120 days of publication of these 

preliminary results in the Federal 

Register, unless extended, pursuant to 

section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act. 

Assessment Rates 

Upon issuance of the final results of 

this review, Commerce will determine, 

and U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

(CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties 

on all appropriate entries of subject 

merchandise covered by this review.18

We intend to instruct CBP to liquidate 

entries containing subject merchandise 

exported by the companies under 

review that we determine in the final 

results to be part of the China-wide 

entity at the China-wide entity rate of 

40.41 percent. Commerce intends to 

issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 

days after the date of publication of this 

review in the Federal Register.19

Cash Deposit Requirements 

The following cash deposit 

requirements will be effective upon 

publication of the final results of this 

review for shipments of the subject 

merchandise from China entered, or 

withdrawn from warehouse, for 

consumption on or after the publication 

date, as provided by sections 

751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For 

companies that have a separate rate, the 

cash deposit rate will be that established 

in the final results of this review 

(except, if the rate is zero or de minimis, 

then zero cash deposit will be required); 

(2) for previously investigated or 

reviewed Chinese and non-Chinese 

exporters not listed above that received 

a separate rate in a prior segment of this 

proceeding, the cash deposit rate will 

continue to be the existing exporterspecific rate; (3) for all Chinese 

exporters of subject merchandise that 

have not been found to be entitled to a 

separate rate, the cash deposit rate will 

be that for the China-wide entity (i.e., 

40.41 percent); and (4) for all nonChinese exporters of subject 

merchandise which have not received 

their own rate, the cash deposit rate will 

be the rate applicable to the Chinese 

exporter that supplied that non-Chinese 

exporter. These deposit requirements, 

when imposed, shall remain in effect 

until further notice. 

Notification to Importers 

This notice also serves as a reminder 

to importers of their responsibility 

under 19 CFR 315.402(f)(2) to file a 

certificate regarding the reimbursement 

of antidumping 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 antidumping duties 

occurred and the subsequent assessment 

of double antidumping duties. 

We are issuing and publishing these 

preliminary results in accordance with 

sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act, 

and 19 CFR 351.213(h) and 

351.221(b)(4). 

Dated: August 3, 2018. 

Christian Marsh, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

Appendix—List of Companies Covered 

by this Review 

1. Anhui Fresh Taste International Trade Co., 

Ltd. 

2. Baoji Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd. 

3. Blu Logistics (China) Co., Ltd. 

4. Bonroy Group Limited 

5. Forehigh Trade and Industry Co., Ltd. 

6. Fujian Province Jianyang Wuyi MSG Co., 

Ltd. 

7. Golden Banyan Foodstuffs Industry Co., 

Ltd. 

8. Henan Lotus Flower Gourmet Powder Co. 

9. Hong Kong Sungiven International Food 

Co., Limited 

10. Hulunbeier Northeast Fufeng 

Biotechnologies Co., Ltd. 

11. K&S Industry Limited 

12. King Cheong Hong International 

13. Langfang Meihua Bio-Technology Co., 

Ltd. 

14. Liangshan Linghua Biotechnology Co., 

Ltd. 

15. Lotus Health Industry Holding Group 

16. Meihua Group International Trading 

(Hong Kong) Limited, 

17. Meihua Holdings Group Co., Ltd., Bazhou 

Branch 

18. Neimenggu Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., 

Ltd. 


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1See Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 

42974 (September 13, 2017) (Initiation Notice). 

2See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of 

Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Certain 

Steel Nails from Malaysia; 2016–2017’’, dated 

concurrently with this notice (Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum). 

3Commerce has preliminarily determined to 

collapse, and treat as a single entity, affiliates Inmax 

Sdn. Bhd. and Inmax Industries Sdn. Bhd. 

(collectively, Inmax) and Region International Co. 

Ltd. and Region System Sdn. Bhd. (collectively 

Region). For a full discussion of the collapsing 

criteria, see the company-specific analysis 

memorandum, dated concurrently with this notice. 

4See 19 CFR 351.224(b). 

5See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii). 

6See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1). 

7See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2). 

8See 19 CFR 351.303. 

9See 19 CFR 351.310(c). 

19. Pudong Prime Int’l Logistics, Inc. 

20. Qinhuangdao Xingtai Trade Co., Ltd. 

21. S.D. Linghua M.S.G. Incorporated Co. 

22. Shandong Linghua Monosodium 

Glutamate Incorporated Company 

23. Shanghai Totole Food Ltd. 

24. Shijiazhuang Standard Imp & Exp Co., 

Ltd. 

25. Sunrise (HK) International Enterprise 

Limited 

26. Tongliao Meihua Biological Sci-Tech Co., 

Ltd. 

27. Zhejiang Medicines & Health 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–557–816] 

Certain Steel Nails From Malaysia: 

Preliminary Results and Partial 

Rescission of Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Review; 2016–2017 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) is conducting an 

administrative review of the 

antidumping duty order on certain steel 

nails from Malaysia. This review covers 

the sales of two mandatory respondents, 

both of which we preliminarily 

determine to have made sales at less 

than normal value during the period of 

review, covering July 1, 2016, through 

June 30, 2017. In addition, we are 

rescinding the review in part with 

respect to 15 companies for which the 

request for review was timely 

withdrawn. 

DATES: Applicable August 9, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Edythe Artman or Madeline Heeren, 

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) 482–3931 or 

(202) 482–9179, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

These preliminary results of review 

are made in accordance with section 

751 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended (the Act). On September 13, 

2017, Commerce published the notice of 

initiation for the administrative review.1

For a complete description of the events 

that followed the initiation of the 

review, see the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum.2 A list of topics included 

in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum is included as Appendix 

II to 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 https://

access.trade.gov and to all parties in the 

Central Records Unit, located in room 

B8094 of the main Department of 

Commerce building. In addition, a 

complete version of the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum can be accessed 

directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/ 

frn/. The signed and the electronic 

versions of the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum are identical in content. 

Scope of the Order 

The products covered by the scope of 

the order are certain steel nails from 

Malaysia. For a complete description of 

the scope, see Appendix I of this notice. 

Partial Rescission of Administrative 

Review 

In the Initiation Notice, we initiated a 

review of 19 companies. Subsequently, 

the petitioner, Mid Continent Steel & 

Wire, Inc., withdrew its request for 

review of 15 of the companies. No other 

parties had requested a review of these 

companies. Thus, in response to the 

petitioner’s timely filed withdrawal 

request and pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.213(d)(1), we are rescinding the 

administrative review of the following 

companies: Airlift Trans Oceanic Pvt. 

Ltd.; Astrotech Steels Private Ltd.; 

Caribbean International Co. Ltd.; 

Dahnay Logistics Pvt. Ltd.; Flyjac 

Logistics Private Ltd.; Full Well Freight 

(Thailand) Co.; Hecny Transportation; 

Jinhai Hardware Co. Ltd.; Orient 

Containers Sdn. Bhd.; Orient Express 

Container Co., Ltd.; Scanwell Logistics 

(Malaysia) Sdn Bhd; Shanghai Haoray 

International Trade Co. Ltd.; Sino 

Connections Logistics; Tag Fasteners 

Sdn. Bhd.; and Topocean Consolidation 

Services. 

Methodology 

Commerce is conducting this review 

in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B) 

of the Act. For a full description of the 

methodology underlying the 

preliminary results, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum. 

Preliminary Results of Review 

We preliminarily determine that, for 

the period July 1, 2016, through June 30, 

2017, the following weighted-average 

dumping margins exist: 3

Producer/exporter 

Weightedaverage 

dumping 

margin 

(percent) 

Inmax Sdn. Bhd. and Inmax 

Industries Sdn. Bhd .......... 0.00 

Region International Co. Ltd. 

and Region System Sdn. 

Bhd .................................... 1.33 

Disclosure and Public Comment 

Commerce will disclose to parties to 

the proceeding any calculations 

performed in connection with these 

preliminary results of review within five 

days after the date of publication of this 

notice.4 Interested parties may submit 

case briefs no later than seven days after 

the date on which the last verification 

report is issued in this administrative 

review.5 Rebuttal briefs, limited to 

issues raised in the case briefs, may be 

filed no later than five days after the 

deadline for filing case briefs.6 Parties 

who submit case or rebuttal briefs in 

this proceeding are encouraged to 

submit with each argument: (1) A 

statement of the issue; (2) a brief 

summary of the argument; and (3) a 

table of authorities.7 Case and rebuttal 

briefs should be filed using ACCESS.8

Interested parties who wish to request 

a hearing must submit a written request 

to the Assistant Secretary for 

Enforcement and Compliance within 30 

days of the date of publication of this 

notice.9 Requests should contain: (1) 

The party’s name, address and 

telephone number; (2) the number of 

participants; and (3) a list of issues 

parties intend to discuss. Issues raised 

in the hearing will be limited to those 

raised in the respective case and 

rebuttal briefs. If a request for a hearing 

is made, Commerce intends to hold the 

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