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requested, must submit a written
request to the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, U.S.
Department of Commerce, filed
electronically using IA ACCESS. An
electronically filed document must be
received successfully in its entirety in
IA ACCESS, by 5 p.m. Eastern Time
within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice.7 Requests
should contain the party’s name,
address, and telephone number, the
number of participants, and a list of the
issues to be discussed. If a request for
a hearing is made, the Department will
inform parties of the scheduled date for
the hearing which will be held at the
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230, at a time and
location to be determined. Parties
should confirm by telephone the date,
time, and location of the hearing.
Interested parties are invited to
comment on the preliminary
determination of this review.
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Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 733(d)(2)
of the Act, we will direct U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’) to
suspend liquidation of all entries of
ferrosilicon from Venezuela, as
described in the ‘‘Scope of the
Investigation’’ section, entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.205(d), the
Department will instruct CBP to require
a cash deposit 8 equal to the preliminary
weighted-average amount by which
normal value exceeds U.S. price, as
indicated in the chart above. These
suspension of liquidation instructions
will remain in effect until further notice.
Postponement of Final Determination
and Extension of Provisional Measures
Section 735(a)(2) of the Act provides
that a final determination may be
postponed until not later than 135 days
after the date of the publication of the
preliminary determination if, in the
event of an affirmative preliminary
determination, a request for such
postponement is made by exporters who
account for a significant proportion of
exports of the subject merchandise, or in
the event of a negative preliminary
determination, a request for such
postponement is made by Petitioner. 19
7 See
19 CFR 351.310(c).
Modification of Regulations Regarding the
Practice of Accepting Bonds During the Provisional
Measures Period in Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Investigations, 76 FR 61042
(October 3, 2011).
8 See
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CFR 351.210(e)(2) requires that requests
by respondents for postponement of a
final determination be accompanied by
a request for extension of provisional
measures from a four-month period to
not more than six months.
On January 14, 2014, FerroVen
requested that, in the event of an
affirmative preliminary determination
in this investigation, the Department
postpone its final determination by 60
days (135 days after publication of the
preliminary determination), and agreed
to extend the application of the
provisional measures prescribed under
section 733(d) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.210(e)(2), from a four-month period
to a six-month period.9 In accordance
with section 735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and
19 CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii), because (1) our
preliminary determination is
affirmative; (2) the requesting producer/
exporter accounts for a significant
proportion of exports of the subject
merchandise; and (3) no compelling
reasons for denial exist, we are
postponing the final determination until
no later than 135 days after the
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. We are also extending the
application of the provisional measures
prescribed under section 733(d) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.210(e)(2) from a
four-month period to a six-month
period.
U.S. International Trade Commission
(‘‘ITC’’) Notification
In accordance with section 733(f) of
the Act, we will notify the ITC of our
preliminary affirmative determination of
sales at LTFV. Because the preliminary
determination in this proceeding is
affirmative, section 735(b)(2) of the Act
requires that the ITC make its final
determination as to whether the
domestic industry in the United States
is materially injured, or threatened with
material injury, by reason of imports of
ferrosilicon from Venezuela before the
later of 120 days after the date of this
preliminary determination or 45 days
after our final determination. Because
we are postponing the deadline for our
final determination to 135 days from the
date of the publication of this
preliminary determination, as discussed
above, the ITC will make its final
determination no later than 45 days
after our final determination. This
determination is issued and published
pursuant to sections 733(f) and 777(i)(1)
of the Act.
9 See Letter to the Secretary of Commerce from
FerroVen ‘‘Request for Extension of Final
Determination’’ January 14, 2014.
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Dated: March 4, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
1. Background
2. Scope of the Investigation
3. Scope Comments
4. Respondent Selection
6. Affiliation Determinations
7. Determination of the Comparison Method
A. Differential Pricing Analysis
B. Results of the Differential Pricing
Analysis
8. Discussion of Methodology
A. Fair Value Comparisons
B. Product Comparisons
C. Date of Sale
D. Constructed Export Price (‘‘CEP’’)
E. Sales to Canada
9. Normal Value
A. Home Market Viability
B. Affiliated Party Transactions and Arm’sLength Test
C. Level of Trade
H. Cost of Production
1. Calculation of COP
2. Test of Comparison Prices
3. Results of COP Test
I. Calculation of Normal Value based on
Comparison Market Prices
10. Currency Conversion
11. Verification
12. Recommendation
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–821–820]
Ferrosilicon From the Russian
Federation: Preliminary Determination
of Sales at Not Less Than Fair Value
Enforcement and Compliance,
formerly Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
AGENCY:
The Department of Commerce
(‘‘the Department’’) preliminarily
determines that ferrosilicon from the
Russian Federation (‘‘Russia’’) is not
being, nor is likely to be, sold in the
United States at less than fair value
(‘‘LTFV’’), as provided in section 733(b)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(‘‘the Act’’). The period of investigation
is July 1, 2012, through June 30, 2013.
The estimated weighted-average
dumping margins of sales at LTFV are
listed in the ‘‘Preliminary
Determination’’ section of this notice.
Interested Parties are invited to
comment on this preliminary
determination. The final determination
SUMMARY:
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will be issued not later than 75 days
after publication of this preliminary
determination in the Federal Register.
DATES: Effective Date: March 11, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Irene Gorelik, AD/CVD Operations,
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)
482–6905.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August
8, 2013, the Department initiated the
antidumping duty investigation on
ferrosilicon from Russia.1
Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by this
investigation is all forms and sizes of
ferrosilicon, regardless of grade,
including ferrosilicon briquettes.
Ferrosilicon is a ferroalloy containing by
weight four percent or more iron, more
than eight percent but not more than 96
percent silicon, three percent or less
phosphorus, 30 percent or less
manganese, less than three percent
magnesium, and 10 percent or less any
other element. The merchandise
covered also includes product described
as slag, if the product meets these
specifications.
Ferrosilicon is currently classified
under U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule
(‘‘HTSUS’’) subheadings 7202.21.1000,
7202.21.5000, 7202.21.7500,
7202.21.9000, 7202.29.0010, and
7202.29.0050. Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the merchandise
is dispositive.
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Tolling of Deadlines for Preliminary
Determination
As explained in the memorandum
from the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, the
Department exercised its discretion to
toll deadlines for the duration of the
closure of the Federal Government from
October 1, through October 16, 2013.2
Therefore, all deadlines in this
investigation have been extended by 16
days. If the new deadline falls on a nonbusiness day, in accordance with the
Department’s practice, the deadline will
become the next business day.3 The
1 See Ferrosilicon From the Russian Federation
and Venezuela: Initiation of Antidumping Duty
Investigations, 78 FR 49471 (August 14, 2013).
2 See ‘‘Memorandum for the Record from Paul
Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, ‘Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown
of the Federal Government,’’’ dated October 18,
2013.
3 See Notice of Clarification: Application of ‘‘Next
Business Day’’ Rule for Administrative
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tolled deadline for the preliminary
determination of this investigation was
January 13, 2014.
Postponement of the Preliminary
Determination
Based on a timely request from
Petitioners,4 on December 23, 2013, the
Department postponed the deadline for
the preliminary determination by 50
days to March 4, 2014, pursuant to
section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.205(e).5
Methodology
The Department conducted this
investigation in accordance with section
731 of the Act. Constructed export
prices have been calculated in
accordance with section 772 of the Act.
Normal value has been calculated in
accordance with section 773 of the Act.
For a full description of the
methodology underlying our
conclusions, see Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.6 The Preliminary
Decision Memorandum is a public
document and is made available to the
public via Enforcement and
Compliance’s Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (‘‘IA
ACCESS’’). IA ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://
iaaccess.trade.gov, and is available to all
parties in the Department’s Central
Records Unit, located at room 7046 of
the main Department of Commerce
building. In addition, a complete
version of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum can be found at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed
and the electronic versions of the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum are
identical in content.
Determination Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act
of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005).
4 Petitioners include the following: Globe
Specialty Metals, Inc.; CC Metals and Alloys, LLC;
the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber,
Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and
Service Workers International Union; and the
International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace
and Agricultural Implement Workers of America.
5 See Ferrosilicon From the Russian Federation
and Venezuela: Postponement of Preliminary
Determinations of Antidumping Duty
Investigations, 78 FR 77423 (December 23, 2013).
6 See ‘‘Decision Memorandum for Preliminary
Determination of the Antidumping Duty
Investigation of Ferrosilicon from the Russian
Federation (‘Russia’),’’ from Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary
for Enforcement and Compliance, dated
concurrently with this determination and hereby
adopted by this notice (‘‘Preliminary Decision
Memorandum’’).
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Preliminary Determination
The Department preliminarily
determines that the following weightedaverage dumping margins exist:
Producer or exporter
RFA International LP 7 ..
Weighted-average
margin
(percent)
0.00
Consistent with section 733(d)(1)(A)
of the Act, the Department has not
calculated a weighted-average dumping
margin for all other producers or
exporters because it has not made an
affirmative preliminary determination of
sales at less than fair value.
Suspension of Liquidation
Because this preliminary
determination is negative, we are not
directing U.S. Customs and Border
Protection to suspend liquidation of
entries of ferrosilicon from Russia.
Disclosure and Public Comment
The Department will disclose the
calculations performed to parties in this
investigation within five days of the
date of publication of this notice,
consistent with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Interested parties are invited to
comment on the preliminary
determination of this investigation. Case
briefs may be submitted to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance no later than seven days
after the date on which the final
verification report is issued in this
proceeding.8 Rebuttal briefs, limited to
issues raised in case briefs, may be
submitted no later than five days after
the deadline date for case briefs.9
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.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
interested parties who wish to request a
hearing, or to participate if one is
requested, must submit a written
request to the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, U.S.
Department of Commerce. An
electronically filed document must be
received successfully in its entirety in
IA ACCESS by 5 p.m. Eastern Standard
7 We preliminarily determine that RFA
International LP, Chelyabinsk Electrometallurgical
Integrated Plant Joint Stock Company, and JSC
Kuznetskie Ferrosplavy comprise a single entity.
See Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Therefore,
the weighted-average margin applies to the single
entity comprised of these three companies.
8 See 19 CFR 351.309(c).
9 See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
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Time within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice.10 Requests
should contain the party’s name,
address, and telephone number, the
number of participants, and a list of the
issues to be discussed. If a request for
a hearing is made, the Department will
inform parties of the scheduled time
and date for the hearing, which will be
held at the U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.
Parties should confirm by telephone the
date, time, and location of the hearing
two days before the scheduled date.
U.S. International Trade Commission
(‘‘ITC’’) Notification
In accordance with section 733(f) of
the Act, we will notify the ITC of our
preliminary negative determination of
sales at LTFV. If our final determination
is affirmative, the ITC will determine
before the later of 120 days after the date
of this preliminary determination or 45
days after our final determination
whether these imports are materially
injuring, or threaten material injury to,
the U.S. industry.
This determination is issued and
published pursuant to sections 733(f)
and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: March 4, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
1. Background
2. Scope of the Investigation
3. Scope Comments
4. Respondent Selection
5. Voluntary Respondent Selection
6. Affiliation and Single Entity Determination
7. Determination of Comparison Method
a. Differential Pricing Analysis
b. Results of the Differential Pricing Analysis
8. Discussion of Methodology
a. Fair Value Comparisons
b. Product Comparisons
c. Date of Sale
d. Constructed Export Price
9. Normal Value
a. Comparison Market Viability
b. Affiliated Party Transactions and Arm’s
Length Test
c. Level of Trade
d. Cost of Production
e. Calculation of COP
f. Test of Comparison Market Sales Prices
g. Results of COP Test
h. Calculation of Normal Value based on
Comparison Market Prices
10. Currency Conversion
10 See
19 CFR 351.310(c).
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11. Verification
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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[FR Doc No: 2014-05251]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-821-820]
Ferrosilicon From the Russian Federation: Preliminary
Determination of Sales at Not Less Than Fair Value
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, formerly Import Administration,
International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') preliminarily
determines that ferrosilicon from the Russian Federation (``Russia'')
is not being, nor is likely to be, sold in the United States at less
than fair value (``LTFV''), as provided in section 733(b) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''). The period of investigation is
July 1, 2012, through June 30, 2013. The estimated weighted-average
dumping margins of sales at LTFV are listed in the ``Preliminary
Determination'' section of this notice. Interested Parties are invited
to comment on this preliminary determination. The final determination
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will be issued not later than 75 days after publication of this
preliminary determination in the Federal Register.
DATES: Effective Date: March 11, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Irene Gorelik, AD/CVD Operations,
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
6905.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 8, 2013, the Department initiated
the antidumping duty investigation on ferrosilicon from Russia.\1\
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\1\ See Ferrosilicon From the Russian Federation and Venezuela:
Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigations, 78 FR 49471 (August
14, 2013).
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Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by this investigation is all forms and
sizes of ferrosilicon, regardless of grade, including ferrosilicon
briquettes. Ferrosilicon is a ferroalloy containing by weight four
percent or more iron, more than eight percent but not more than 96
percent silicon, three percent or less phosphorus, 30 percent or less
manganese, less than three percent magnesium, and 10 percent or less
any other element. The merchandise covered also includes product
described as slag, if the product meets these specifications.
Ferrosilicon is currently classified under U.S. Harmonized Tariff
Schedule (``HTSUS'') subheadings 7202.21.1000, 7202.21.5000,
7202.21.7500, 7202.21.9000, 7202.29.0010, and 7202.29.0050. Although
the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the merchandise is dispositive.
Tolling of Deadlines for Preliminary Determination
As explained in the memorandum from the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, the Department exercised its discretion to
toll deadlines for the duration of the closure of the Federal
Government from October 1, through October 16, 2013.\2\ Therefore, all
deadlines in this investigation have been extended by 16 days. If the
new deadline falls on a non-business day, in accordance with the
Department's practice, the deadline will become the next business
day.\3\ The tolled deadline for the preliminary determination of this
investigation was January 13, 2014.
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\2\ See ``Memorandum for the Record from Paul Piquado, Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, `Deadlines Affected by the
Shutdown of the Federal Government,''' dated October 18, 2013.
\3\ See Notice of Clarification: Application of ``Next Business
Day'' Rule for Administrative Determination Deadlines Pursuant to
the Tariff Act of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005).
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Postponement of the Preliminary Determination
Based on a timely request from Petitioners,\4\ on December 23,
2013, the Department postponed the deadline for the preliminary
determination by 50 days to March 4, 2014, pursuant to section
733(c)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(e).\5\
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\4\ Petitioners include the following: Globe Specialty Metals,
Inc.; CC Metals and Alloys, LLC; the United Steel, Paper and
Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and
Service Workers International Union; and the International Union,
United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of
America.
\5\ See Ferrosilicon From the Russian Federation and Venezuela:
Postponement of Preliminary Determinations of Antidumping Duty
Investigations, 78 FR 77423 (December 23, 2013).
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Methodology
The Department conducted this investigation in accordance with
section 731 of the Act. Constructed export prices have been calculated
in accordance with section 772 of the Act. Normal value has been
calculated in accordance with section 773 of the Act.
For a full description of the methodology underlying our
conclusions, see Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\6\ The Preliminary
Decision Memorandum is a public document and is made available to the
public via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (``IA ACCESS''). IA ACCESS
is available to registered users at https://iaaccess.trade.gov, and is
available to all parties in the Department's Central Records Unit,
located at room 7046 of the main Department of Commerce building. In
addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can
be found at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and the
electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are
identical in content.
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\6\ See ``Decision Memorandum for Preliminary Determination of
the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Ferrosilicon from the Russian
Federation (`Russia'),'' from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, to Paul Piquado, Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, dated concurrently with
this determination and hereby adopted by this notice (``Preliminary
Decision Memorandum'').
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Preliminary Determination
The Department preliminarily determines that the following
weighted-average dumping margins exist:
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Weighted-average
Producer or exporter margin (percent)
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RFA International LP \7\............................ 0.00
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Consistent with section 733(d)(1)(A) of the Act, the Department has
not calculated a weighted-average dumping margin for all other
producers or exporters because it has not made an affirmative
preliminary determination of sales at less than fair value.
Suspension of Liquidation
Because this preliminary determination is negative, we are not
directing U.S. Customs and Border Protection to suspend liquidation of
entries of ferrosilicon from Russia.
Disclosure and Public Comment
The Department will disclose the calculations performed to parties
in this investigation within five days of the date of publication of
this notice, consistent with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Interested parties are invited to comment on the preliminary
determination of this investigation. Case briefs may be submitted to
the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than
seven days after the date on which the final verification report is
issued in this proceeding.\8\ Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised
in case briefs, may be submitted no later than five days after the
deadline date for case briefs.\9\ 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.
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\7\ We preliminarily determine that RFA International LP,
Chelyabinsk Electrometallurgical Integrated Plant Joint Stock
Company, and JSC Kuznetskie Ferrosplavy comprise a single entity.
See Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Therefore, the weighted-average
margin applies to the single entity comprised of these three
companies.
\8\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c).
\9\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing, or to participate if one is requested, must submit a
written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce. An electronically filed
document must be received successfully in its entirety in IA ACCESS by
5 p.m. Eastern Standard
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Time within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice.\10\
Requests should contain the party's name, address, and telephone
number, the number of participants, and a list of the issues to be
discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, the Department will
inform parties of the scheduled time and date for the hearing, which
will be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230. Parties should confirm
by telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing two days
before the scheduled date.
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\10\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
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U.S. International Trade Commission (``ITC'') Notification
In accordance with section 733(f) of the Act, we will notify the
ITC of our preliminary negative determination of sales at LTFV. If our
final determination is affirmative, the ITC will determine before the
later of 120 days after the date of this preliminary determination or
45 days after our final determination whether these imports are
materially injuring, or threaten material injury to, the U.S. industry.
This determination is issued and published pursuant to sections
733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: March 4, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
1. Background
2. Scope of the Investigation
3. Scope Comments
4. Respondent Selection
5. Voluntary Respondent Selection
6. Affiliation and Single Entity Determination
7. Determination of Comparison Method
a. Differential Pricing Analysis
b. Results of the Differential Pricing Analysis
8. Discussion of Methodology
a. Fair Value Comparisons
b. Product Comparisons
c. Date of Sale
d. Constructed Export Price
9. Normal Value
a. Comparison Market Viability
b. Affiliated Party Transactions and Arm's Length Test
c. Level of Trade
d. Cost of Production
e. Calculation of COP
f. Test of Comparison Market Sales Prices
g. Results of COP Test
h. Calculation of Normal Value based on Comparison Market Prices
10. Currency Conversion
11. Verification
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