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that revocation of the Orders on wind
towers from China and Vietnam would
likely lead to continuation or recurrence
of dumping and countervailable
subsidies. Commerce, therefore, notified
the ITC of the magnitude of the margins
of dumping and net countervailable
subsidy rates likely to prevail should
these Orders be revoked, in accordance
with sections 752(b)(3) and (c)(3) of the
Act.8
On May 8, 2019, the ITC published its
determination that revocation of the
Orders would likely lead to a
continuation or recurrence of material
injury to an industry in the United
States within a reasonably foreseeable
time, pursuant to sections 751(c) and
752(a) of the Act.9
external components which are not
attached to the wind towers or sections
thereof.
Merchandise covered by the Orders is
currently classified in the Harmonized
Tariff System of the United States
(HTSUS) under subheadings
7308.20.0020 10 or 8502.31.0000.11 Prior
to 2011, merchandise covered by the
Orders was classified in the HTSUS
under subheading 7308.20.0000 and
may continue to be to some degree.
While the HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the
subject merchandise is dispositive.
Scope of the Orders
The merchandise covered by the
Orders is certain wind towers, whether
or not tapered, and sections thereof.
Certain wind towers are designed to
support the nacelle and rotor blades in
a wind turbine with a minimum rated
electrical power generation capacity in
excess of 100 kilowatts and with a
minimum height of 50 meters measured
from the base of the tower to the bottom
of the nacelle (i.e., where the top of the
tower and nacelle are joined) when fully
assembled.
A wind tower section consists of, at
a minimum, multiple steel plates rolled
into cylindrical or conical shapes and
welded together (or otherwise attached)
to form a steel shell, regardless of
coating, end-finish, painting, treatment,
or method of manufacture, and with or
without flanges, doors, or internal or
external components (e.g., flooring/
decking, ladders, lifts, electrical buss
boxes, electrical cabling, conduit, cable
harness for nacelle generator, interior
lighting, tool and storage lockers)
attached to the wind tower section.
Several wind tower sections are
normally required to form a completed
wind tower.
Wind towers and sections thereof are
included within the scope whether or
not they are joined with nonsubject
merchandise, such as nacelles or rotor
blades, and whether or not they have
internal or external components
attached to the subject merchandise.
Specifically excluded from the scope
are nacelles and rotor blades, regardless
of whether they are attached to the wind
tower. Also excluded are any internal or
As a result of the determinations by
Commerce and the ITC that revocation
of the Orders would likely lead to a
continuation or recurrence of dumping
and countervailable subsidies and
material injury to an industry in the
United States, pursuant to section
751(d)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(a), Commerce hereby orders the
continuation of these Orders on wind
towers from China and Vietnam. U.S.
Customs and Border Protection will
continue to collect AD and CVD cash
deposits at the rates in effect at the time
of entry for all imports of subject
merchandise.
The effective date of the continuation
of these Orders will be the date of
publication in the Federal Register of
this notice of continuation. Pursuant to
section 751(c)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(c)(2), Commerce intends to
initiate the next five-year (sunset)
reviews of these Orders not later than 30
days prior to the fifth anniversary of the
effective date of continuation.
These five-year sunset reviews and
this notice are in accordance with
section 751(c) of the Act and published
pursuant to section 777(i)(1) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4).
8 Id.
9 See Utility Scale Wind Towers from China and
Vietnam; Determinations, 84 FR 20164 (May 8,
2019); see also Utility Scale Wind Towers from
China and Vietnam: Investigation Nos. 701–TA–486
and 731–TA–1195–1196 (Review), USITC
Publication 4888 (April 2019).
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Continuation of the Orders
Dated: May 9, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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10 Wind towers are classified under HTSUS
7308.20.0020 when imported as a tower or tower
section(s) alone.
11 Wind towers may also be classified under
HTSUS 8502.31.0000 when imported as part of a
wind turbine (i.e., accompanying nacelles and/or
rotor blades).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–433–813]
Strontium Chromate From Austria:
Preliminary Determination of Sales at
Not Less Than Fair Value and
Postponement of Final Determination
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
that strontium chromate from Austria is
not being, or is not likely to be, sold in
the United States at less than fair value
(LTFV) for the period of investigation
(POI) July 1, 2017, through June 30,
2018. Interested parties are invited to
comment on this preliminary
determination.
DATES: Applicable May 17, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian Smith or Jaron Moore, 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) 482–1766 or (202) 482–3640,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
This preliminary determination is
made in accordance with section 733(b)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act). Commerce published the
notice of initiation of this investigation
on October 2, 2018.1 Commerce
exercised its discretion to toll all
deadlines affected by the partial federal
government closure from December 22,
2018, through the resumption of
operations on January 29, 2019.2 On
March 11, 2019, Commerce postponed
the preliminary determination of this
investigation until May 13, 2019.3
For a complete description of the
events that followed the initiation of
this investigation, see the Preliminary
1 See Strontium Chromate from Austria and
France: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigations, 83 FR 49543 (October 2, 2018)
(Initiation Notice).
2 See Memorandum to the Record from Gary
Taverman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations,
performing the non-exclusive functions and duties
of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, ‘‘Deadlines Affected by the Partial
Shutdown of the Federal Government,’’ dated
January 28, 2019. All deadlines in this segment of
the proceeding have been extended by 40 days.
3 See Strontium Chromate from Austria and
France: Postponement of Preliminary
Determinations of Antidumping Duty
Investigations, 84 FR 8669 (March 11, 2019).
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Decision Memorandum.4 A list of topics
included in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is included as Appendix
II 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, and to all parties in the
Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the
main Department of Commerce
building. In addition, a complete
version of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly
at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
The signed and the electronic versions
of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
Scope of the Investigation
The product covered by this
investigation is strontium chromate
from Austria. For a complete
description of the scope of this
investigation, see Appendix I.
Scope Comments
In accordance with the preamble to
Commerce’s regulations,5 the Initiation
Notice set aside a period of time for
parties to raise issues regarding product
coverage (i.e., scope).6 No interested
party commented on the scope of the
investigation as it appeared in the
Initiation Notice. Commerce is therefore
not preliminarily modifying the scope
language as it appeared in the Initiation
Notice. See the Scope of the
Investigation in Appendix I to this
notice.
Methodology
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Commerce is conducting this
investigation in accordance with section
731 of the Act. Commerce has
calculated export prices in accordance
with section 772(a) of the Act.
Constructed export prices have been
calculated in accordance with section
772(b) of the Act. Normal value (NV) is
calculated in accordance with section
773 of the Act. For a full description of
the methodology underlying the
preliminary determination, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Determination in the Less-ThanFair-Value Investigation of Strontium Chromate
from Austria’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision
Memorandum).
5 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties,
Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997).
6 See Initiation Notice.
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Preliminary Determination
For this preliminary determination,
Commerce calculated an estimated
weighted-average dumping margin of
1.24 percent (de minimis) for Habich
GmbH, the only mandatory respondent
in this investigation. Consistent with
section 733(d) of the Act, Commerce has
not calculated an estimated weightedaverage dumping margin for all other
producers and exporters because it has
not made an affirmative preliminary
determination of sales at LTFV.
Suspension of Liquidation
Because Commerce has made a
negative preliminary determination of
sales at LTFV with regard to subject
merchandise, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection will not be directed to
suspend liquidation on entries of
strontium chromate from Austria.
Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose its
calculations and analysis performed to
interested parties in this preliminary
determination 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 accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Verification
As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the
Act, Commerce intends to verify the
information relied upon in making its
final determination.
Public Comment
Case briefs or other written comments
may be submitted to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance no later than seven days
after the date on which the last
verification report is issued in this
investigation. Rebuttal briefs, limited to
issues raised in case briefs, may be
submitted no later than five days after
the deadline date for case briefs.7
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and
(d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or
rebuttal briefs in this investigation 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, limited to issues raised in the
case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a
written request to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, U.S. Department of
Commerce, within 30 days after the date
of publication of this notice. Requests
7 See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303
(for general filing requirements).
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should contain the party’s name,
address, and telephone number, the
number of participants, whether any
participant is a foreign national, and a
list of the issues to be discussed. If a
request for a hearing is made, Commerce
intends to hold the hearing at the U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230, at a time and date to be
determined. Parties should confirm by
telephone the date, time, and location of
the hearing two days before the
scheduled date.
Postponement of Final Determination
Section 735(a)(2)(B) 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 a negative preliminary
determination, a request for such
postponement is made by the
petitioner.8 On April 12, 2019, the
petitioner requested that Commerce
postpone the final determination.9 In
accordance with section 735(a)(2)(B) of
the Act, because the preliminary
determination is negative and the
petitioner has requested the
postponement of the final
determination, Commerce is postponing
the final determination. Accordingly,
Commerce will make its final
determination no later than 135 days
after the date of publication of this
preliminary determination.
International Trade Commission
Notification
In accordance with section 733(f) of
the Act, Commerce will notify the
International Trade Commission (ITC) of
its preliminary determination. If the
final determination is affirmative, the
ITC will determine 75 days after the
final determination whether these
imports are materially injuring, or
threaten material injury to, the U.S.
industry.10
Notification to Interested Parties
This determination is issued and
published in accordance with sections
733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.205(c).
8 The petitioner is Lumimove, Inc., d.b.a. WPC
Technologies.
9 See Petitioner’s letter, ‘‘Strontium Chromate
from Austria; Habich GmbH’s Request to Extend
Final Determination,’’ dated April 12, 2019.
10 See section 735(b)(3) of the Act.
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Dated: May 13, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–967, C–570–968]
Appendix I
Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by this
investigation is strontium chromate,
regardless of form (including but not limited
to, powder (sometimes known as granular),
dispersions (sometimes known as paste), or
in any solution). The chemical formula for
strontium chromate is SrCrO4 and the
Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) registry
number is 7789–06–2.
Strontium chromate that has been blended
with another product or products is included
in the scope if the resulting mix contains 15
percent or more of strontium chromate by
total formula weight. Products with which
strontium chromate may be blended include,
but are not limited to, water and solvents
such as Aromatic 100 Methyl Amyl Ketone
(MAK)/2-Heptanone, Acetone, Glycol Ether
EB, Naphtha Leicht, and Xylene. Subject
merchandise includes strontium chromate
that has been processed in a third country
into a product that otherwise would be
within the scope of this investigation if
processed in the country of manufacture of
the in-scope strontium chromate.
The merchandise subject to this
investigation is currently classified in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS) under subheading
2841.50.9100. Subject merchandise may also
enter under HTSUS subheading
3212.90.0050. While the HTSUS subheadings
and CAS registry number are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope is
dispositive.
Appendix II
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List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Period of Investigation
IV. Postponement of Final Determination
V. Discussion of the Methodology
A. Determination of the Comparison
Method
B. Results of the Differential Pricing
Analysis
VI. Date of Sale
VII. Product Comparisons
VIII. Export Price
IX. Constructed Export Price
X. Normal Value
A. Home Market Viability
B. Level of Trade
C. Cost of Production Analysis
1. Calculation of COP
2. Test of Comparison-Market Sales Prices
3. Results of the COP Test
D. Calculation of NV Based on
Comparison-Market Prices
XI. Currency Conversion
XII. Conclusion
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Aluminum Extrusions From the
People’s Republic of China:
Affirmative Preliminary Determination
of Circumvention of the Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Orders
Enforcement & Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
that extruded aluminum products that
are made from aluminum previously
extruded in the People’s Republic of
China (China) and are exported from the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
(Vietnam), regardless of producer,
exporter, or importer, constitute
merchandise completed or assembled in
other foreign countries and are
circumventing the antidumping duty
(AD) and countervailing duty (CVD)
orders on aluminum extrusions from
China. Commerce also preliminarily
intends to rescind its minor alterations
anti-circumvention inquiry.
DATES: Applicable May 17, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin
Kearney, AD/CVD Operations, Office VI,
Enforcement & Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0167.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
Based on a request from the
Aluminum Extrusions Fair Trade
Committee (the petitioner),1 on March 5,
2018, Commerce initiated anticircumvention inquiries 2 pursuant to
sections 781(b) and (c) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (the Act), regarding
imports of certain aluminum extrusions
from Vietnam by China Zhongwang
Holdings Ltd. and its affiliates 3
1 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Aluminum Extrusions
from the People’s Republic of China: Request for
Anti-Circumvention Inquiry,’’ dated January 9, 2018
(Anti-Circumvention Request).
2 See Aluminum Extrusions from the People’s
Republic of China: Initiation of Anti-Circumvention
Inquiries, 83 FR 9267 (March 5, 2018) (Initiation
Notice).
3 The petitioner provided names of known, and
potential, entities involved in Zhongwang’s import
and export of Vietnamese aluminum extrusions.
The entities involved in the exportation Vietnamese
aluminum extrusions are Chinese, Mexican,
Singaporean, U.S., and Vietnamese affiliates of
Zhongwang. Through the course of inquiry, we
intend to examine in addition to Zhongwang the
following affiliated companies: Aluminicaste
Fundicion de Mexico (Aluminicaste); Dalian Liwan
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(collectively, Zhongwang). We also
indicated in our Initiation Notice that
we intended to consider whether the
inquiries should apply to all such
imports of extruded aluminum products
from Vietnam, regardless of producer,
exporter, or importer.4 On March 23,
2018, we issued an anti-circumvention
questionnaire to Zhongwang, which did
not respond.5 Between May 25, 2018,
and July 5, 2018, we received comments
and rebuttal comments from the
petitioner and East Asia Aluminum Ltd.
(East Asia).6
Commerce exercised its discretion to
toll all deadlines affected by the partial
federal government closure from
December 22, 2018, through the
resumption of operations on January 29,
2019.7 If the new deadline falls on a
non-business day, in accordance with
Commerce’s practice, the deadline will
become the next business day. On
February 22, 2019, we extended the
final determination deadline until June
7, 2019.8
Scope of the Orders 9
The merchandise covered by the
Orders is aluminum extrusions from the
People’s Republic of China. The
merchandise subject to the Orders is
currently classifiable in the Harmonized
Trade Co., Ltd.; Tianjin Boruxin Trading Co., Ltd.;
Dragon Luxe Limited; Perfectus Aluminum Inc,
Perfectus Aluminum Acquisitions LLC Pencheng
Aluminum Enterprise Inc. USA; Transport
Aluminum Inc.; Aluminum Source Inc.; Aluminum
Industrial Inc.; Global Aluminum (USA) Inc.;
Aluminum Shapes, LLC; Century American
Aluminum Inc.; and American Apex Aluminum
Inc.; Global Vietnam Aluminum Co., Ltd. (GVA);
Global Tower Worldwide Ltd.
4 See Initiation Notice, 83 FR at 9268–9269.
5 See Commerce Letters re: Anti-Circumvention
Questionnaire, dated March 23, 2018.
6 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Aluminum Extrusions
from the People’s Republic of China: Request to
Issue Preliminary Determination,’’ dated May 25,
2018; see East Asia Aluminum’s Letter, ‘‘Aluminum
Extrusions from China; Anticircumvention—
Zhongwang Pallets Vietnam,’’ dated June 22, 2018;
see also Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Aluminum Extrusions
from the People’s Republic of China: Response to
East Asia Aluminum’s Comments,’’ dated June 5,
2018.
7 See Memorandum to the Record from Gary
Taverman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations,
performing the non-exclusive functions and duties
of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, ‘‘Deadlines Affected by the Partial
Shutdown of the Federal Government,’’ dated
January 28, 2019. All deadlines in this segment of
the proceeding have been extended by 40 days.
8 See Commerce Letter, ‘‘Aluminum Extrusions
from the People’s Republic of China: Extension of
Anti-Circumvention Final Ruling Deadline,’’ dated
February 22, 2019.
9 See Aluminum Extrusions from the People’s
Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order, 76 FR
30650 (May 26, 2011); see also Aluminum
Extrusions from the People’s Republic of China:
Countervailing Duty Order, 76 FR 30653 (May 26,
2011) (collectively, the Orders).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-433-813]
Strontium Chromate From Austria: Preliminary Determination of
Sales at Not Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final
Determination
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines
that strontium chromate from Austria is not being, or is not likely to
be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV) for the
period of investigation (POI) July 1, 2017, through June 30, 2018.
Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary
determination.
DATES: Applicable May 17, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Smith or Jaron Moore, 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) 482-1766 or (202)
482-3640, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
This preliminary determination is made in accordance with section
733(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Commerce
published the notice of initiation of this investigation on October 2,
2018.\1\ Commerce exercised its discretion to toll all deadlines
affected by the partial federal government closure from December 22,
2018, through the resumption of operations on January 29, 2019.\2\ On
March 11, 2019, Commerce postponed the preliminary determination of
this investigation until May 13, 2019.\3\
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\1\ See Strontium Chromate from Austria and France: Initiation
of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 83 FR 49543 (October 2,
2018) (Initiation Notice).
\2\ See Memorandum to the Record from Gary Taverman, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, ``Deadlines
Affected by the Partial Shutdown of the Federal Government,'' dated
January 28, 2019. All deadlines in this segment of the proceeding
have been extended by 40 days.
\3\ See Strontium Chromate from Austria and France: Postponement
of Preliminary Determinations of Antidumping Duty Investigations, 84
FR 8669 (March 11, 2019).
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For a complete description of the events that followed the
initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary
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Decision Memorandum.\4\ A list of topics included in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum is included as Appendix II 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,
and to all parties in the Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the main
Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly 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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\4\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation of Strontium
Chromate from Austria'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted
by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Investigation
The product covered by this investigation is strontium chromate
from Austria. For a complete description of the scope of this
investigation, see Appendix I.
Scope Comments
In accordance with the preamble to Commerce's regulations,\5\ the
Initiation Notice set aside a period of time for parties to raise
issues regarding product coverage (i.e., scope).\6\ No interested party
commented on the scope of the investigation as it appeared in the
Initiation Notice. Commerce is therefore not preliminarily modifying
the scope language as it appeared in the Initiation Notice. See the
Scope of the Investigation in Appendix I to this notice.
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\5\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Final Rule,
62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997).
\6\ See Initiation Notice.
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this investigation in accordance with
section 731 of the Act. Commerce has calculated export prices in
accordance with section 772(a) of the Act. Constructed export prices
have been calculated in accordance with section 772(b) of the Act.
Normal value (NV) is calculated in accordance with section 773 of the
Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying the
preliminary determination, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Preliminary Determination
For this preliminary determination, Commerce calculated an
estimated weighted-average dumping margin of 1.24 percent (de minimis)
for Habich GmbH, the only mandatory respondent in this investigation.
Consistent with section 733(d) of the Act, Commerce has not calculated
an estimated weighted-average dumping margin for all other producers
and exporters because it has not made an affirmative preliminary
determination of sales at LTFV.
Suspension of Liquidation
Because Commerce has made a negative preliminary determination of
sales at LTFV with regard to subject merchandise, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection will not be directed to suspend liquidation on
entries of strontium chromate from Austria.
Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose its calculations and analysis
performed to interested parties in this preliminary determination
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 accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Verification
As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the Act, Commerce intends to
verify the information relied upon in making its final determination.
Public Comment
Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than seven
days after the date on which the last verification report is issued in
this investigation. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in case
briefs, may be submitted no later than five days after the deadline
date for case briefs.\7\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2),
parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this investigation
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\ See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal
briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, within 30 days
after the date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain
the party's name, address, and telephone number, the number of
participants, whether any participant is a foreign national, and a list
of the issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made,
Commerce intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, at a time
and date to be determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the
date, time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled
date.
Postponement of Final Determination
Section 735(a)(2)(B) 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 a
negative preliminary determination, a request for such postponement is
made by the petitioner.\8\ On April 12, 2019, the petitioner requested
that Commerce postpone the final determination.\9\ In accordance with
section 735(a)(2)(B) of the Act, because the preliminary determination
is negative and the petitioner has requested the postponement of the
final determination, Commerce is postponing the final determination.
Accordingly, Commerce will make its final determination no later than
135 days after the date of publication of this preliminary
determination.
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\8\ The petitioner is Lumimove, Inc., d.b.a. WPC Technologies.
\9\ See Petitioner's letter, ``Strontium Chromate from Austria;
Habich GmbH's Request to Extend Final Determination,'' dated April
12, 2019.
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International Trade Commission Notification
In accordance with section 733(f) of the Act, Commerce will notify
the International Trade Commission (ITC) of its preliminary
determination. If the final determination is affirmative, the ITC will
determine 75 days after the final determination whether these imports
are materially injuring, or threaten material injury to, the U.S.
industry.\10\
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\10\ See section 735(b)(3) of the Act.
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Notification to Interested Parties
This determination is issued and published in accordance with
sections 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(c).
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Dated: May 13, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I
Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by this investigation is strontium
chromate, regardless of form (including but not limited to, powder
(sometimes known as granular), dispersions (sometimes known as
paste), or in any solution). The chemical formula for strontium
chromate is SrCrO4 and the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) registry
number is 7789-06-2.
Strontium chromate that has been blended with another product or
products is included in the scope if the resulting mix contains 15
percent or more of strontium chromate by total formula weight.
Products with which strontium chromate may be blended include, but
are not limited to, water and solvents such as Aromatic 100 Methyl
Amyl Ketone (MAK)/2-Heptanone, Acetone, Glycol Ether EB, Naphtha
Leicht, and Xylene. Subject merchandise includes strontium chromate
that has been processed in a third country into a product that
otherwise would be within the scope of this investigation if
processed in the country of manufacture of the in-scope strontium
chromate.
The merchandise subject to this investigation is currently
classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) under subheading 2841.50.9100. Subject merchandise may also
enter under HTSUS subheading 3212.90.0050. While the HTSUS
subheadings and CAS registry number are provided for convenience and
customs purposes, the written description of the scope is
dispositive.
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Period of Investigation
IV. Postponement of Final Determination
V. Discussion of the Methodology
A. Determination of the Comparison Method
B. Results of the Differential Pricing Analysis
VI. Date of Sale
VII. Product Comparisons
VIII. Export Price
IX. Constructed Export Price
X. Normal Value
A. Home Market Viability
B. Level of Trade
C. Cost of Production Analysis
1. Calculation of COP
2. Test of Comparison-Market Sales Prices
3. Results of the COP Test
D. Calculation of NV Based on Comparison-Market Prices
XI. Currency Conversion
XII. Conclusion
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