90 FR 92 pgs. 20449-20451 - Methionine From Spain: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022-2023
Type: NOTICEVolume: 90Number: 92Pages: 20449 - 20451
Pages: 20449, 20450, 20451Docket number: [A-469-822]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2025-08525 Filed 5-13-25; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: International Trade Administration
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-469-822]
Methionine From Spain: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022-2023
AGENCY:
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY:
[top] The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Adisseo España S.A. (Adisseo España), the sole producer and exporter subject to this administrative review, made sales of methionine from Spain at less than normal value during the period of
DATES:
Applicable May 14, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth Bremer, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4987.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On October 10, 2024, Commerce published the Preliminary Results and invited interested parties to comment. 1 On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this administrative proceeding by seven days. 2 On December 9, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this administrative review by 90 days. 3 As a result, the deadline for these final results of review is May 8, 2025. For a complete description of the events that occurred since the Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum. 4
Footnotes:
1 ? See Methionine from Spain: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022-2023, 89 FR 82210 (October 10, 2024) ( Preliminary Results ), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
2 ? See Memorandum, "Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings," dated July 22, 2024.
3 ? See Memorandum, "Tolling of Deadline for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings," dated December 9, 2024.
4 ? See Memorandum, "Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Methionine from Spain; 2022-2023," dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
Commerce is conducting this administrative review in accordance with section 751(a) of Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
Scope of the Order? 5
Footnotes:
5 ? See Methionine from Japan and Spain: Antidumping Duty Orders, 86 FR 51119 (September 14, 2021) ( Order ).
The merchandise covered by the Order is methionine from Spain. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs filed by parties are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum are provided in the appendix 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.
Final Results of Administrative Review
For these final results, we determine that the following estimated weighted-average dumping margins exist for the POR, September 1, 2022, through August 31, 2023:
| Producer/exporter | Estimated weighted- average dumping margin (percent) |
|---|---|
| Adisseo España S.A | 0.71 |
Disclosure
Normally, Commerce discloses to interested parties the calculations performed in connection with the final results of review within five days of any public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register , in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). However, because we made no changes from the Preliminary Results, there are no new calculations to disclose.
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), Commerce has determined, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), we calculated importer-specific ad valorem duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for examined sales to each importer to the total entered value of those sales. Where an importer-specific assessment rate is zero or de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties. Pursuant to a refinement to Commerce's assessment practice, for subject merchandise that was entered into the United States, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the POR, that was produced or exported by Adisseo España for which Adisseo España did not report the sale in its U.S. sales database, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the entry of such merchandise at the all-others rate ( i.e., 37.53 percent)? 6 if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction. 7
Footnotes:
6 ? See Order, 86 FR at 51120.
7 ? See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
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
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of this notice in the Federal Register , as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for companies subject to this review will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin listed in the "Final Results of Review" section above; (2) for merchandise that was exported by a company that is not under review and the company has a company-specific cash deposit rate from a completed segment of this proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific cash deposit rate from a completed segment of the proceeding that is currently applicable to the company; (3) if the exporter of the subject merchandise was not covered by this review or a previously completed segment of this proceeding, but the producer of the subject merchandise was covered, then the cash deposit rate will be equal to the company-specific cash deposit rate from a completed segment of this proceeding that is currently applicable to the producer of the subject merchandise; and (4) if neither the exporter nor the producer of the subject merchandise was covered by this review or a previously completed segment of this proceeding, then the cash deposit rate will be 37.53 percent ad valorem, the all-others rate established in the less than fair value investigation. 8 These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
Footnotes:
8 ? See Order, 86 FR at 51120.
Notification to Importers
[top] This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a
Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to an APO of their responsibility concerning the destruction or return of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding. Timely written notification of the destruction or return 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 of review and this notice in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(h) and 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: May 8, 2025.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the 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. Changes Since the Preliminary Results
V. Discussion of the Issue
Comment 1: Whether to Apply Partial Adverse Facts Available (AFA) to Adisseo España's U.S. Sales Rebates
VI. Recommendation
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