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AGENCY:
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY:
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that the sole respondent under review, Adisseo España S.A. (Adisseo España), sold subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) September 1, 2022, through August 31, 2023. We invite interested parties to comment on the preliminary results of this review.
DATES:
Applicable October 10, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth Bremer, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4987.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On September 14, 2021, Commerce published the antidumping duty (AD) order on methionine from Spain. On September 6, 2023, Commerce notified interested parties of the opportunity to request an administrative review of the Order covering the POR.
See Methionine from Japan and Spain: Antidumping Duty Orders,86 FR 51119 (September 14, 2021) ( Order).
See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative Review and Join Annual Inquiry Service List, 88 FR 60923 (September 6, 2023).
On November 15, 2023, based on timely requests for review, Commerce initiated an administrative review of the Order with respect to Adisseo España. On May 10, 2024, Commerce extended the deadline for issuing the preliminary results of this review until September 27, 2024, in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this administrative proceeding by seven days. The deadline for these preliminary results are now October 4, 2024. For a complete description of the events that occurred subsequent to initiation of the review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
See Adisseo España's Letter, “Adisseo España S.A. and Adisseo USA Inc.'s Request for Administrative Review,” dated September 29, 2023; see also Petitioner's Letter, “Request for Administrative Review,” dated September 29, 2023.
See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 88 FR 78298, 78300 (November 15, 2023).
See Memorandum, “Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,” dated May 10, 2024.
See Memorandum, “Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,” dated July 22, 2024.
See Memorandum, “Decision Memorandum for Preliminary Results of the 2022-2023 Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Methionine from Spain,” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
Scope of the Order
See Order, 86 FR at 51120-21.
The merchandise covered by the Order is methionine from Spain. For a full description of the scope, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section 751(a) of the Act. We calculated constructed export price in accordance with section 772 of the Act and normal value in accordance with section 773 of the Act.
For a full description of the methodology underlying these preliminary results, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is in the appendix to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document that 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 Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Preliminary Results of Review
Commerce preliminarily finds that the following weighted-average dumping margin exists for the period September 1, 2022, through August 31, 2023:
| Producer/exporter | Weighted- average dumping margin (percent) |
|---|---|
| Adisseo España S.A | 0.71 |