90 FR 152 pgs. 38623-38625 - Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet From India: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2023
Type: NOTICEVolume: 90Number: 152Pages: 38623 - 38625
Pages: 38623, 38624, 38625Docket number: [C-533-896]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2025-15185 Filed 8-8-25; 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
[C-533-896]
Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet From India: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2023
AGENCY:
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY:
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of common alloy aluminum sheet (aluminum sheet) from India. The period of review (POR) is January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. In addition, Commerce is rescinding the review, in part, with respect to three companies. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES:
Applicable August 11, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth Beuley, AD/CVD Operations, Office IX, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3269.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
[top] On April 27, 2021, Commerce published the countervailing duty
Footnotes:
1 ? See Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet from Bahrain, India, and the Republic of Turkey: Countervailing Duty Orders, 86 FR 22144 (April 27, 2021) ( Order ).
2 ? See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation Opportunity to Request Administrative Review and Join Annual Inquiry Service List, 89 FR 22390 (April 1, 2024).
3 ? See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 89 FR 49844 (June 12, 2024).
4 ? See Memorandum, "Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings," dated July 22, 2024.
5 ?See Memorandum, "Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of 2023 Countervailing Duty Administrative Review," dated December 3, 2024.
6 ? See Memorandum, "Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings," dated December 9, 2024.
For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 7 A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included in an appendix 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 . In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx .
Footnotes:
7 ? See Memorandum, "Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the 2023 Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet from India," dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this Order is aluminum sheet from India. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Rescission of Administrative Review, in Part
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an administrative review, in whole or in part, if the party that requested a review withdraws the request within 90 days of the date of the publication of the notice of initiation. On July 25, 2024, the petitioners? 8 timely withdrew their review requests for Hindalco Industries Limited (Hindalco), Jindal Aluminum Limited (Jindal), and Virgo Aluminum Limited (Virgo). 9 Because the petitioners timely withdrew their requests for a review of these companies, and no other party requested a review of them, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce is rescinding this review, in part, with respect to these companies.
Footnotes:
8 ?The petitioners are the Aluminum Association Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet Trade Enforcement Working Group and its individual members: Arconic, Inc.; Commonwealth Rolled Products; Constellium Rolled Products Ravenswood, LLC; JW Aluminum Company; and Texarkana Aluminum, Inc.
9 ? See Petitioner's Letter, "Partial Withdrawal of Request for Third Administrative Review," dated July 25, 2024.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Act. For each of the subsidy programs found countervailable, Commerce preliminarily determines that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution by an "authority" that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is specific. 10 For a full description of the methodology underlying our preliminary conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Footnotes:
10 ? See 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.
Preliminary Results of Review
As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine the following net countervailable subsidy rate for the period January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023:
| Company | Subsidy rate (percent ad valorem ) |
|---|---|
| Manaksia Aluminum Company Limited | 3.10 |
Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose its calculations performed to interested parties for these preliminary results 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).
Public Comment
Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii), we have modified the deadline for interested parties to submit case briefs to Commerce to no later than 21 days after the date of the publication of this notice. 11 Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed no later than five days after the date for filing case briefs. 12 Interested parties who submit case or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must submit: (1) a statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities. 13
Footnotes:
11 ? See 19 CFR 351.309.
12 ? See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Administrative Protective Order, Service, and Other Procedures in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29, 2023) ( APO and Service Final Rule ).
13 ? See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
[top] As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), in prior proceedings we have encouraged interested parties to provide an executive summary of their brief that should be limited to five pages total, including footnotes. In this review, we instead request that interested parties provide at the beginning of their briefs a public, executive summary for each issue raised in their briefs. 14 Further, we request that interested parties limit their
Footnotes:
14 ?We use the term "issue" here to describe an argument that Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
15 ? See APO and Service Final Rule, 88 FR at 67077.
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, 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; and (3) a list of issues to be discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to those raised in the respective case briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce will inform parties of the scheduled date for the hearing. All submissions, including case and rebuttal briefs, as well as hearing requests, should be filed using ACCESS. An electronically-filed document must be received successfully in its entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the established deadline.
Assessment Rates
Consistent with section 751(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), upon issuance of the final results, Commerce will determine, and CBP shall assess, countervailing duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review.
For Manaksia Aluminum Company Limited, Commerce will instruct CBP to assess countervailing duties on all appropriate entries at a rate equal to the cash deposit of estimated countervailing duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, during the period January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). 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).
For Hindalco, Jindal, and Virgo, the companies for which we are rescinding this administrative review, we will instruct CBP to assess countervailing duties on all appropriate entries at a rate equal to the cash deposit of estimated countervailing duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, during the period January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(l)(i). Commerce intends to issue these rescission instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register .
Cash Deposit Requirements
In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, Commerce also intends, upon publication of the final results, to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties in the amounts shown for the company listed above with regard to shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of the final results of this review. For all non-reviewed firms, CBP will continue to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties at the all-others rate or the most recent company-specific rate applicable to the company, as appropriate. These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
Final Results
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, no later than 120 days after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register , pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h).
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: August 5, 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 Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Subsidies Valuation
V. Benchmarks and Discount Rates
VI. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences
VII. Analysis of Programs
VIII. Recommendation
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