88 FR 41 pgs. 13090-13091 - Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet From Slovenia: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2020-2022
Type: NOTICEVolume: 88Number: 41Pages: 13090 - 13091
Pages: 13090, 13091Docket number: [A-856-001]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2023-04304 Filed 3-1-23; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: International Trade Administration
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-856-001]
Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet From Slovenia: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2020-2022
AGENCY:
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY:
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that Impol d.o.o. and Impol FT, d.o.o. (collectively, Impol), made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) October 15, 2020, through March 31, 2022. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES:
Applicable March 2, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dennis McClure, AD/CVD Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5973.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On April 27, 2021, Commerce published the antidumping duty order on common alloy aluminum sheet from Slovenia. 1 In accordance with section 751(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), Commerce is conducting an administrative review of the Order. On June 9, 2022, in accordance with 19 CFR 251.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated the administrative review of the Order covering Impol, the only company requested for review. 2 For a complete description of the events between the initiation of this review and these preliminary results, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 3
Footnotes:
1 ? See Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet from Bahrain, Brazil, Croatia, Egypt, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Oman, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan and the Republic of Turkey: Antidumping Duty Orders, 86 FR 22139 (April 27, 2021) ( Order ).
2 ? See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 87 FR 35165 (June 9, 2022).
3 ? See Memorandum, "Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet from Slovenia: Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2020-2022," dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the Order is common alloy aluminum sheet from Slovenia. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 4
Footnotes:
4 ? Id. at "Scope of the Order."
Methodology
Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section 751(a) of the Act. We calculated export prices in accordance with section 772(a) of the Act. We calculated 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 attached as an appendix to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is available to the public via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at http://access.trade.gov. In addition, the signed Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Preliminary Results of the Review
We preliminarily determine that the following weighted-average dumping margin exists for the period October 15, 2020, through March 31, 2022:
| Producer and/or exporter | Weighted- average dumping margin (percent) |
|---|---|
| Impol d.o.o./Impol FT, d.o.o. 5 | 5.42 |
Assessment Rates
Footnotes:
5 ?The preliminary rate calculated for Impol applies to subject merchandise produced by Impol FT, d.o.o. and exported by either Impol FT, d.o.o. or Impol d.o.o.
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), Commerce will determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise in accordance with the final results of 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 administrative 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).
If Impol's weighted-average dumping margin is not de minimis ( i.e., less than 0.50 percent), upon completion of the final results, Commerce intends to calculate importer-specific assessment rates on the basis of the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for each importer's examined sales to the total entered value of those sales. Where we do not have entered values for all U.S. sales to a particular importer, we will calculate an importer-specific, per-unit assessment rate on the basis of the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for the importer's examined sales to the total quantity of those sales. 6 To determine whether an importer-specific, per-unit assessment rate is de minimis, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2), we also will calculate an importer-specific ad valorem ratio based on estimated entered values. Where either Impol's weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de minimis, or an importer-specific ad valorem assessment rate is zero or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to liquidate appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties. 7 For entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by Impol for which it did not know that the merchandise it sold to the intermediary ( e.g., reseller, trading company, or exporter) was destined for the United States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at the all-others rate? 8 if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction. 9
Footnotes:
6 ? See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
7 ? See 19 CFR 352.106(c)(2); see also Antidumping Proceeding: Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101, 8103 (February 14, 2012).
8 ? See Order.
9 ?For a full discussion of this practice, see Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
The final results of this review shall be the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by the final results of this review and for future deposits of estimated duties, where applicable. 10
Footnotes:
10 ? See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
Cash Deposit Requirements
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Footnotes:
11 ? See Order, 86 FR at 22141.
Disclosure, Public Comment, and Opportunity To Request a Hearing
We intend to disclose the calculations performed for these preliminary results of review to interested parties within five days of the date of publication of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Interested parties may submit case briefs to Commerce no later than 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. 12 Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed not later than seven days after the date for filing case briefs. 13 Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who submit case briefs 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. 14 Case and rebuttal briefs should be filed using ACCESS? 15 and must be served on interested parties. 16 Commerce has temporarily modified certain of its requirements for serving documents containing business proprietary information, until further notice. 17
Footnotes:
12 ? See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii).
13 ? See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1) and (2); see also Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements Due to COVID-19, 85 FR 17006, 17007 (March 26, 2020).
14 ? See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
15 ? See 19 CFR 351.303.
16 ? See 19 CFR 351.303(f).
17 ? See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements Due to COVID-19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020).
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via ACCESS. An electronically-filed document must be received successfully in its entirety by ACCESS by 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain: (1) the party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants; (3) whether any participant is a foreign national; and (4) a list of issues the party intends 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 hearing at a date and time to be determined. 18
Footnotes:
18 ? See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
Final Results of Review
Unless otherwise extended, Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative review, including the results of its analysis of the issues raised in any written briefs, not 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)(1).
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(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.
Notification to Interested Parties
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: February 23, 2023.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Currency Conversion
VI. Recommendation
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