60 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 1 / Tuesday, January 2, 2024 / Notices 

1See Administrative Protective Order, Service, 

and Other Procedures in Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Proceedings; Final Rule, 88 FR 

67069 (September 29, 2023). 

1See Glycine from India: Preliminary Results of 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Review and 

Rescission, in Part; 2021, 88 FR 42298 (June 30, 

2023) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 

2See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for 

the Final Results of Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Review; 2021,’’ dated September 22, 

2023. 

3See Memorandum, ‘‘Second Extension of 

Deadline for Final Results of Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Review; 2021,’’ dated December 15, 

2023. 

4See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Case Brief of GEO 

Specialty Chemicals, Inc.,’’ dated July 31, 2023. 

5See GOI’s Letter, ‘‘Case Brief Submission on 

behalf of Government of India (GOI),’’ dated July 31, 

2023. 

6See Kumar’s Letter, ‘‘Case Brief,’’ dated July 31, 

2023. 

7See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Rebuttal Brief of Geo 

Specialty Chemicals, Inc.,’’ dated August 7, 2023. 

8See Kumar’s Letter, ‘‘Rebuttal Brief,’’ dated 

August 7, 2023. 

9See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision 

Memorandum for the Final Results of the 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of 

Glycine from India; 2021,’’ dated concurrently with, 

and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and 

Decision Memorandum). 

Department contact 

Antidumping Duty Proceedings 

Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells and Modules from China, A–570–979 (2nd Review) ............................ Thomas Martin, (202) 482–3936. 

Large Diameter Welded Pipe from Canada, A–122–863 (1st Review) ............................................................ Thomas Martin, (202) 482–3936. 

Large Diameter Welded Pipe from China, A–570–077 (1st Review) ............................................................... Thomas Martin, (202) 482–3936. 

Large Diameter Welded Pipe from Greece, A–484–803 (1st Review) ............................................................ Thomas Martin, (202) 482–3936. 

Large Diameter Welded Pipe from India, A–533–881 (1st Review) ................................................................ Thomas Martin, (202) 482–3936. 

Large Diameter Welded Pipe from Korea, A–580–897 (1st Review) ............................................................... Thomas Martin, (202) 482–3936. 

Large Diameter Welded Pipe from Turkey, A–489–833 (1st Review) ............................................................. Thomas Martin, (202) 482–3936. 

Plastic Decorative Ribbons from China, A–570–075 (1st Review) .................................................................. Jacky Arrowsmith, (202) 482–5255. 

Sodium Hexametaphosphate from China, A–570–908 (3rd Review) ............................................................... Thomas Martin, (202) 482–3936. 

Countervailing Duty Proceedings 

Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells and Modules from China, C–570–980 (2nd Review) ............................ Jacky Arrowsmith, (202) 482–5255. 

Large Diameter Welded Pipe from China, C–570–078 (1st Review) ............................................................... Thomas Martin, (202) 482–3936. 

Large Diameter Welded Pipe from India, C–533–882 (1st Review) ................................................................ Mary Kolberg, (202) 482–1785. 

Large Diameter Welded Pipe from Korea, C–580–898 (1st Review) .............................................................. Mary Kolberg, (202) 482–1785. 

Large Diameter Welded Pipe from Turkey, C–489–834 (1st Review) ............................................................. Thomas Martin, (202) 482–3936. 

Plastic Decorative Ribbons from China, C–570–076 (1st Review) .................................................................. Jacky Arrowsmith, (202) 482–5255. 

Suspended Investigations 

No Sunset Review of suspended 

investigations is scheduled for initiation 

in February 2024. 

Commerce’s procedures for the 

conduct of Sunset Review are set forth 

in 19 CFR 351.218. The Notice of 

Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Review 

provides further information regarding 

what is required of all parties to 

participate in Sunset Review. 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.103(c), 

Commerce will maintain and make 

available a service list for these 

proceedings. To facilitate the timely 

preparation of the service list(s), it is 

requested that those seeking recognition 

as interested parties to a proceeding 

contact Commerce in writing within 10 

days of the publication of the Notice of 

Initiation. 

Please note that if Commerce receives 

a Notice of Intent to Participate from a 

member of the domestic industry within 

15 days of the date of initiation, the 

review will continue. 

Thereafter, any interested party 

wishing to participate in the Sunset 

Review must provide substantive 

comments in response to the notice of 

initiation no later than 30 days after the 

date of initiation. Note that Commerce 

has amended certain of its requirements 

pertaining to the service of documents 

in 19 CFR 351.303(f).1

This notice is not required by statute 

but is published as a service to the 

international trading community. 

Dated: December 15, 2023. 

James Maeder, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28823 Filed 12–29–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–533–884] 

Glycine From India: Final Results of 

Countervailing Duty Administrative 

Review; 2021 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) determines that 

Kumar Industries, India (Kumar), a 

producer/exporter of glycine from India, 

received countervailable subsidies 

during the period of review (POR), 

January 1, 2021, through December 31, 

2021. 

DATES: Applicable January 2, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Scarlet Jaldin or Harrison Tanchuck 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) 482–4275 or (202) 482–7421, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On June 30, 2023, Commerce 

published the Preliminary Results of 

this administrative review in the 

Federal Register and invited interest 

parties to comment.1 On September 22, 

2023, Commerce extended the deadline 

for issuing these final results to 

December 15, 2023.2 On December 15, 

2023, we further extended the deadline 

for these final results to December 27, 

2023.3 We received timely-filed case 

briefs from GEO Specialty Chemicals, 

Inc. (the petitioner),4 the Government of 

India (GOI),5 and the mandatory 

respondent in this review, Kumar 

Industries, India (Kumar).6 We received 

timely-filed rebuttal briefs from the 

petitioner 7 and Kumar.8 For a complete 

description of the events that occurred 

since the publication of the Preliminary 

Results, see the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum.9


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10See Glycine from India and the People’s 

Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Orders, 84 

FR 29173 (June 21, 2019) (Order). 

11See Issues and Decision Memorandum at 2. 

12See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act 

regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) 

of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of 

the Act regarding specificity. 

13Commerce continues to find that Kumar is 

cross-owned with Advance Chemical Corporation; 

therefore, the same subsidy rate applies to both 

companies. See Issues and Decision Memorandum 

at 4. 

Scope of the Order 10

The merchandise covered by the 

Order is glycine from India. For a 

complete description of the scope of the 

Order, see the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum.11

Analysis of Comments Received 

All issues raised by interested parties 

in their case and rebuttal briefs are 

addressed in the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum. A list of the topics 

discussed in the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum is provided in Appendix 

I to this notice. The Issues and 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. In addition, a 

complete version of the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum can be accessed 

directly at https://access.trade.gov/ 

public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. 

Changes Since the Preliminary Results 

Based on our analysis of the 

comments received from interested 

parties and of the record, we made 

certain changes from the Preliminary 

Results. For a full description of these 

revisions, see the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum. 

Methodology 

Commerce conducted this 

administrative review in accordance 

with section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff 

Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For 

each of the subsidy programs found 

countervailable, we find that there is a 

subsidy, i.e., a government-provided 

financial contribution that gives rise to 

a benefit to the recipient, and that the 

subsidy is specific.12 For a full 

description of the methodology 

underlying Commerce’s conclusions, 

including any determination that relied 

upon the use of adverse facts available 

(AFA) pursuant to sections 776(a) and 

(b) of the Act, see the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum. 

Companies Not Selected for Individual 

Review 

In this review, the final rate 

calculated for Kumar, the mandatory 

respondent, is not zero, de minimis, or 

based entirely on facts available. 

Therefore, consistent with section 

705(c)(5)(A) of the Act, for the 

companies that were not selected as a 

mandatory respondent, Commerce is 

basing the final subsidy rate for nonexamined companies on the final 

subsidy rate calculated for Kumar. 

Final Results of Administrative Review 

For the period January 1, 2021, 

through December 31, 2021, we 

determine that the following net 

countervailable subsidy rates exist: 

Company 

Subsidy rate 

(percent ad 

valorem) 

Kumar Industries, India 13 ..... 7.24 

Rudraa International ............. 7.24 

Rexisize Rasayan Industries 7.24 

Disclosure 

Commerce intends to disclose to the 

calculations performed in connection 

with the final results of review within 

five days of a public announcement or, 

if there is no public announcement, 

within five days of the date of 

publication of the notice of final results 

in the Federal Register, in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.224(b). 

Assessment Rates 

Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), 

Commerce has determined, and U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 

shall assess, countervailing duties on all 

appropriate entries of subject 

merchandise covered by this review. 

Commerce intends to issue assessment 

instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 

days after the date of publication of the 

final results of this review in the 

Federal Register. If a timely summons is 

filed at the U.S. Court of International 

Trade, the assessment instructions will 

direct CBP not to liquidate relevant 

entries until the time for parties to file 

a request for a statutory injunction has 

expired (i.e., within 90 days of 

publication). 

Cash Deposit Requirements 

In accordance with section 

751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, Commerce also 

intends to instruct CBP to collect cash 

deposits of estimated countervailing 

duties in the amounts indicated above 

on shipments of subject merchandise 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption on or after the date of 

publication of the final results of this 

administrative review. For all nonreviewed firms subject to the Order, 

Commerce will instruct CBP to continue 

to collect cash deposits of estimated 

countervailing duties at the most recent 

company-specific or all-others rate 

applicable to the company, as 

appropriate. These cash deposit 

requirements, effective upon 

publication of these final results, shall 

remain in effect until further notice. 

Administrative Protective Order 

This notice also serves as a reminder 

to parties subject to an administrative 

protective order (APO) of their 

responsibility concerning the 

destruction of proprietary information 

disclosed under APO in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely 

written notification of the return or 

destruction of APO materials or 

conversion to judicial protective order is 

hereby requested. Failure to comply 

with the regulations and terms of an 

APO is a sanctionable violation. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

We are issuing and publishing these 

final results in accordance with sections 

751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.221(b)(5). 

Dated: December 26, 2023. 

Abdelali Elouaradia, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

Appendix 

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scope of the Order 

IV. Rate for Non-Examined Companies 

V. Subsidies Valuation Information 

VI. Interest Rates, Discount Rates, and 

Benchmarks 

VII. Analysis of Programs 

VIII. Discussion of the Issues 

Comment 1: Whether Commerce Should 

Apply Adverse Facts Available to Kumar 

Comment 2: Whether the Duty Drawback 

Program is Countervailable 

Comment 3: Whether Commerce Correctly 

Found Interest Equalization Scheme on 

Pre- and Post-Shipment Rupee Export 

Credit and Pre- and Post-Shipment 

Finance to be Separate Countervailable 

Programs 

Comment 4: Whether Commerce Should 

Adjust the Calculations for the Interest 

Equalization Scheme on Pre- and PostShipment Rupee Export Credit and Preand Post-Shipment Finance 

Comment 5: Whether Commerce Should 

Use the Petitioner’s Benchmarks for the 

Interest Equalization Scheme on Pre- and 

Post-Shipment Rupee Export Credit and 

Pre- and Post-Shipment Finance 

Programs 

Comment 6: Whether the State Government 

of Gujarat Conferred a Benefit to Kumar 


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62 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 1 / Tuesday, January 2, 2024 / Notices 

1See Boltless Steel Shelving Units Prepackaged 

for Sale from Thailand: Preliminary Affirmative 

Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 

Postponement of Final Determination, and 

Extension of Provisional Measures, 88 FR 83389 

(November 29, 2023) (Preliminary Determination), 

and accompanying Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum. 

2See Siam Metal’s Letter, ‘‘Ministerial Error 

Comments,’’ dated December 4, 2023 (Siam Metal 

Ministerial Comments). 

3See section 735(e) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended (the Act). 

4See 19 CFR 351.224(g). 

5See Memorandum, ‘‘Allegation of Ministerial 

Errors in the Preliminary Determination,’’ dated 

concurrently with this notice (Preliminary 

Ministerial Error Analysis Memo). 

through its Provision of Land for Less 

than Adequate Remuneration 

IX. Recommendation 

[FR Doc. 2023–28842 Filed 12–29–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–549–846] 

Boltless Steel Shelving Units 

Prepackaged for Sale From Thailand: 

Amended Preliminary Determination of 

Sales at Less-Than-Fair-Value 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) is amending the 

preliminary affirmative determination of 

sales at less-than-fair-value on boltless 

steel shelving units prepackaged for sale 

(boltless steel shelving) from Thailand 

to correct a significant ministerial error. 

DATES: Applicable January 2, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred 

Baker, AD/CVD Operations, Office VI, 

Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: 202–482–6274. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On November 29, 2023, Commerce 

published its preliminary affirmative 

determination in the less-than-fair-value 

investigation of boltless steel shelving 

from Thailand.1 On December 4, 2023, 

we received a timely ministerial error 

allegation from Siam Metal Tech Co., 

Ltd. (Siam Metal) that Commerce made 

significant ministerial errors in the 

Preliminary Determination with respect 

to the calculation of Siam Metal’s 

weighted-average dumping margin.2 We 

are amending our preliminary 

determination to find that subject 

merchandise is not being, or is not 

likely to be, sold in the United States by 

Siam Metal at less than fair value 

(LTFV). 

Period of Investigation 

The period of investigation (POI) is 

April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023. 

Scope of the Investigation 

The products covered by this 

investigation are boltless steel shelving 

units prepackaged for sale from 

Thailand. For a complete description of 

the scope of this investigation, see 

appendix. 

Analysis of Significant Ministerial 

Error Allegation 

Commerce will analyze any 

comments received and, if appropriate, 

correct any significant ministerial error 

by amending the preliminary 

determination according to 19 CFR 

351.224(e). A ministerial error is 

defined in 19 CFR 351.224(f) as ‘‘an 

error in addition, subtraction, or other 

arithmetic function, clerical error 

resulting from inaccurate copying, 

duplication, or the like, and any other 

similar type of unintentional error 

which the Secretary considers 

ministerial.’’ 3 A significant ministerial 

error is defined as a ministerial error, 

the correction of which, singly or in 

combination with other errors, would 

result in: (1) a change of at least five 

absolute percentage points in, but not 

less than 25 percent of, the weighted 

average dumping margin calculated in 

the original (erroneous) preliminary 

determination; or (2) a difference 

between a weighted-average dumping 

margin of zero (or de minimis) and a 

weighted-average dumping margin 

greater than de minimis, or vice versa.4

Amended Preliminary Determination 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.224(e) and 

(g)(1), Commerce is amending the 

Preliminary Determination to reflect the 

correction of a ministerial error made in 

the calculation of the weighted-average 

dumping margin for Siam Metal.5

Specifically, when calculating the costs, 

we inadvertently used the incorrect 

‘‘Affiliated COP’’ and percentage of cost 

of manufacturing figures in applying the 

major input analysis. Commerce finds 

that this ministerial error is a significant 

error within the meaning of 19 CFR 

351.224(g), because correction of this 

error decreases Siam Metal’s weightedaverage dumping margin from 7.58 

percent to 1.40 percent, which is a 

change that is at least five absolute 

percentage points in, but not less than 

25 percent of, the weighted-average 

dumping margin calculated in the 

original (erroneous) preliminary 

determination; furthermore, the 

weighted-average dumping margin in 

the original Preliminary Determination 

was greater than de minimis, while the 

corrected weighted-average dumping 

margin is de minimis for Siam Metal. As 

such, in this amended preliminary 

determination, we find that Siam Metal 

is not, or is not likely to, make sales of 

subject merchandise at LTFV. As Siam 

Metal’s amended preliminary weightedaverage margin is de minimis, we are 

also amending the all-others rate. 

Consistent with section 735(c)(5)(A) of 

the Act, the all-others rate will be 

equivalent to the rate calculated in the 

Preliminary Determination for Bangkok 

Sheet Metal Public Co. (Bangkok Sheet 

Metal), which is 2.54 percent. For a 

complete discussion of the alleged 

ministerial errors, see the Preliminary 

Ministerial Error Analysis Memo. 

Amended Preliminary Determination 

As a result of correcting this 

ministerial error, Commerce determines 

the following estimated weightedaverage dumping margins exits: 

Exporter Producer 

Weighted-average 

dumping margin 

(percent) 

Siam Metal ........................................................................... Siam Metal ........................................................................... 1.40 (de minimis). 

Bangkok Sheet Metal Public Co .......................................... Bangkok Sheet Metal Public Co .......................................... 2.54. 

All-others rate 2.54. 


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