Polyester Textured Yarn From India: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022, 4903-4905 [2024-01466]

Download as PDF khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 17 / Thursday, January 25, 2024 / Notices B. Carrying on negotiations concerning, or ordering, buying, receiving, using, selling, delivering, storing, disposing of, forwarding, transporting, financing, or otherwise servicing in any way, any transaction involving any item exported or to be exported from the United States that is subject to the EAR except directly related to safety of flight and authorized by BIS pursuant to section 764.3(a)(2) of the Regulations, or engaging in any other activity subject to the EAR except directly related to safety of flight and authorized by BIS pursuant to section 764.3(a)(2) of the Regulations; or C. Benefitting in any way from any transaction involving any item exported or to be exported from the United States that is subject to the EAR, or from any other activity subject to the EAR except directly related to safety of flight and authorized by BIS pursuant to section 764.3(a)(2) of the Regulations. Second, that no person may, directly or indirectly, do any of the following: A. Export, reexport, or transfer (incountry) to or on behalf of EMTRASUR any item subject to the EAR except directly related to safety of flight and authorized by BIS pursuant to section 764.3(a)(2) of the Regulations; B. Take any action that facilitates the acquisition or attempted acquisition by EMTRASUR of the ownership, possession, or control of any item subject to the EAR that has been or will be exported from the United States, including financing or other support activities related to a transaction whereby EMTRASUR acquires or attempts to acquire such ownership, possession or control except directly related to safety of flight and authorized by BIS pursuant to section 764.3(a)(2) of the Regulations; C. Take any action to acquire from or to facilitate the acquisition or attempted acquisition from EMTRASUR of any item subject to the EAR that has been exported from the United States except directly related to safety of flight and authorized by BIS pursuant to section 764.3(a)(2) of the Regulations; D. Obtain from EMTRASUR in the United States any item subject to the EAR with knowledge or reason to know that the item will be, or is intended to be, exported from the United States except directly related to safety of flight and authorized by BIS pursuant to section 764.3(a)(2) of the Regulations; or E. Engage in any transaction to service any item subject to the EAR that has been or will be exported from the United States and which is owned, possessed or controlled by EMTRASUR, or service any item, of whatever origin, that is owned, possessed or controlled VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:22 Jan 24, 2024 Jkt 262001 by EMTRASUR if such service involves the use of any item subject to the EAR that has been or will be exported from the United States except directly related to safety of flight and authorized by BIS pursuant to section 764.3(a)(2) of the Regulations. For purposes of this paragraph, servicing means installation, maintenance, repair, modification, or testing. Third, that, after notice and opportunity for comment as provided in section 766.23 of the EAR, any other person, firm, corporation, or business organization related to EMTRASUR by ownership, control, position of responsibility, affiliation, or other connection in the conduct of trade or business may also be made subject to the provisions of this Order. In accordance with the provisions of sections 766.24(e) of the EAR, EMTRASUR may, at any time, appeal this Order by filing a full written statement in support of the appeal with the Office of the Administrative Law Judge, U.S. Coast Guard ALJ Docketing Center, 40 South Gay Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202–4022. In accordance with the provisions of section 766.24(d) of the EAR, BIS may seek renewal of this Order by filing a written request not later than 20 days before the expiration date. A renewal request may be opposed by EMTRASUR as provided in section 766.24(d), by filing a written submission with the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Enforcement, which must be received not later than seven days before the expiration date of the Order. A copy of this Order shall be provided to EMTRASUR and shall be published in the Federal Register. This Order is effective immediately and shall remain in effect for 180 days. Dated: January 21, 2024. Matthew S. Axelrod, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Enforcement. [FR Doc. 2024–01411 Filed 1–24–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DT–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–533–885] Polyester Textured Yarn From India: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022 Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 4903 determines that polyester textured yarn (yarn) from India was not sold in the United States at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results of review. DATES: Applicable January 25, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samantha Kinney, AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–2285. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On January 10, 2020, Commerce published in the Federal Register the antidumping duty (AD) order on polyester textured yarn from India.1 On January 3, 2023, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the Order.2 On March 14, 2023, based on a timely request for review, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce initiated an AD administrative review of the Order, covering one producer/exporter, Reliance Industries Limited (Reliance).3 Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), on September 11, 2023, Commerce extended the deadline for the preliminary results of this review until January 31, 2024.4 For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.5 Scope of the Order The merchandise covered by the Order is polyester textured yarn from 1 See Polyester Textured Yarn from India and the People’s Republic of China: Amended Final Antidumping Duty Determination for India and Antidumping Duty Orders, 85 FR 1298 (January 10, 2020) (Order). 2 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative Review and Join Annual Inquiry Service List, 88 FR 45 (January 3, 2023). 3 See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 88 FR 15642, 15649 (March 14, 2023). We have preliminarily determined that Reliance and its affiliate, Alok Industries Limited (AIL), should be collapsed and treated as a single entity, Reliance/ AIL. See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Polyester Textured Yarn from India; 2022,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum), at the section entitled, ‘‘Affiliation and Single Entity Treatment.’’ 4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, dated September 11, 2023. 5 See Preliminary Decision Memorandum. E:\FR\FM\25JAN1.SGM 25JAN1 4904 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 17 / Thursday, January 25, 2024 / Notices India. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Methodology Commerce is conducting this administrative review in accordance with section 751(a) of the Act. Export price is calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act. Normal value is calculated 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 the 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 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/FRNotices ListLayout.aspx. Preliminary Results of Review We preliminarily determine that the following estimated weighted-average dumping margin exists for the period January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022: Exporter/producer khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Reliance Industries Limited; Alok Industries Limited. Weighted-average dumping margin (percent) 0.00 (de minimis). Disclosure and Public Comment Commerce intends to disclose the calculations and analysis 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 after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register.6 Interested parties may submit case briefs to Commerce no later than 30 days after the date of publication of this notice.7 Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed no later than five days after the deadline for filing case briefs.8 Interested parties who 6 See 19 CFR 351.224(b). 19 CFR 351.309(c); see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements). 8 See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Administrative Protective Order, Service, and Other Procedures in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 7 See VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:22 Jan 24, 2024 Jkt 262001 submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must submit: (1) a table of contents listing each issue; and (2) a table of authorities.9 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.10 Further, we request that interested parties limit their executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not including citations. We intend to use the executive summaries as the basis of the comment summaries included in the issues and decision memorandum that will accompany the final results in this administrative review. We request that interested parties include footnotes for relevant citations in the executive summary of each issue. Note that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).11 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. 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. An electronically filed hearing request must be received successfully in its entirety by Commerce’s electronic records system, ACCESS, by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold a hearing at a time and date to be determined.12 Parties should confirm the date, time and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date. Assessment Rates Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the Act, upon completion of the final results of this administrative review, Commerce 88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29, 2023) (APO and Service Final Rule). 9 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2). 10 We use the term ‘‘issue’’ here to describe an argument that Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and Decision Memorandum. 11 See APO and Service Final Rule, 88 FR at 67069. 12 See 19 CFR 351.310(d). PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise covered by this review.13 If the weighted-average dumping margin for Reliance/AIL is not zero or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent) in the final results of this review, Commerce intends to calculate an importer-specific ad valorem antidumping duty assessment rate based on the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for each importer’s examined sales to the total entered value of those sales, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).14 We intend to instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review when the importerspecific assessment rate calculated in the final results of this review is above de minimis (i.e., 0.50 percent). If the weighted-average dumping margin for Reliance/AIL or an importer-specific ad valorem assessment rate is zero or de minimis in the final results of review, we intend to instruct CBP to liquidate entries without regard to antidumping duties.15 The final results of this administrative 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.16 Where we do not have entered values for all U.S. sales to a particular importer, we will calculate a per-unit assessment rate by aggregating the antidumping duties due for all U.S. sales to that importer and dividing this amount by the total quantity sold to that importer.17 For entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by Reliance/ AIL for which it did not know that the merchandise was destined for the United States, we intend to instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the all-others rate (i.e., 13.50) in the lessthan-fair-value (LTFV) investigation 18 if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.19 13 See 19 CFR 351.212(b). Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101, 8103 (February 14, 2012). 15 Id., 77 FR at 8102–03; see also 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2). 16 See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act. 17 See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). 18 See Order, 85 FR at 1300. 19 For a full discussion of this practice, see Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003). 14 See E:\FR\FM\25JAN1.SGM 25JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 17 / Thursday, January 25, 2024 / Notices 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). Cash Deposit Requirements The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon publication in the Federal Register of the notice of final results of administrative review for all shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for Reliance/AIL will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin established in the final results of this administrative review, except if the rate is less than 0.50 percent, and, therefore, de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in which case the cash deposit rate will be zero; (2) for merchandise exported by a company not covered in this review but covered in a prior segment of the proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific cash deposit rate published in the completed segment for the most recent period; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, or a previous segment, but the producer is, then the cash deposit rate will be the rate established in the completed segment for the most recent period for the producer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to be 13.50 percent, the all-others rate established in the LTFV investigation.20 These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Final Results of Review Unless the deadline is otherwise extended, Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative review, including the results of its analysis of issues raised by interested parties in any case and rebuttal briefs, within 120 days after the date of publication of these preliminary results in the Federal Register.21 20 See Order, 85 FR at 1300. section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act; see also 19 CFR 351.213(h). 21 See VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:22 Jan 24, 2024 Jkt 262001 4905 Notification to Importers The Petition 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 and/or countervailing duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce’s presumption that reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of doubled antidumping duties, and/or an increase in the amount of antidumping duties by the amount of the countervailing duties. On December 29, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) received a countervailing duty (CVD) petition concerning imports of certain glass wine bottles (wine bottles) from the People’s Republic of China (China) filed in proper form on behalf of the U.S. Glass Producers Coalition (the petitioner).1 The CVD Petition was accompanied by antidumping duty (AD) petitions concerning imports of wine bottles from Chile, China, and Mexico.2 Between January 3 and 11, 2024, Commerce requested supplemental information pertaining to certain aspects of the Petition.3 The petitioner filed responses to the supplemental questionnaires between January 8 and 12, 2024.4 In accordance with section 702(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), the petitioner alleges that the Government of China (GOC) is providing countervailable subsidies, within the meaning of sections 701 and 771(5) of the Act, to producers of wine bottles from China, and that such imports are materially injuring, or threatening material injury to, the domestic industry producing wine bottles in the United States. Consistent with section 702(b)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.202(b), for the alleged programs on which we are initiating a CVD investigation, the Petition is supported by information reasonably available to the petitioner. Commerce finds that the petitioner filed the Petition on behalf of the domestic industry, because the petitioner is an interested party, as 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: January 19, 2024. 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. Affiliation and Single Entity Treatment V. Discussion of the Methodology VI. Currency Conversion VII. Recommendation [FR Doc. 2024–01466 Filed 1–24–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C–570–163] Certain Glass Wine Bottles From the People’s Republic of China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable January 18, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Preston Cox, Scarlet Jaldin, or Theodora Mattei, AD/CVD Operations Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–5041, 202–482–4275, or (202) 482–4834, respectively. AGENCY: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Certain Glass Wine Bottles from the People’s Republic of China, the United Mexican States, and Chile: Petitions for the Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties,’’ dated December 29, 2023 (the Petition). The members of the U.S. Glass Producers Coalition are Ardagh Glass Inc. (Ardagh) and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (USW). 2 Id. 3 See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Supplemental Questions,’’ dated January 3, 2024 (General Issues Questionnaire); see also Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Supplemental Questions,’’ dated January 3, 2024; and Memorandum, ‘‘Phone Call,’’ dated January 10, 2024 (January 10 Memorandum); and Memorandum, ‘‘Phone Call,’’ dated January 11, 2024. 4 See Petitioner’s Letters, ‘‘Response to Supplemental Questions Regarding Common Issues and Injury Petition Volume I of the Petitions,’’ dated January 8, 2024 (First General Issues Supplement); ‘‘Response to Supplemental Questions Regarding Volume III of the Petitions,’’ dated January 9, 2024; and ‘‘Response to Second Supplemental Scope Questions Regarding Common Issues and Injury Petition Volume I of the Petition,’’ dated January 12, 2024 (Second General Issues Supplement). E:\FR\FM\25JAN1.SGM 25JAN1

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-533-885]


Polyester Textured Yarn From India: Preliminary Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily 
determines that polyester textured yarn (yarn) from India was not sold 
in the United States at less than normal value (NV) during the period 
of review (POR) January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022. We invite 
interested parties to comment on these preliminary results of review.

DATES: Applicable January 25, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samantha Kinney, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2285.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On January 10, 2020, Commerce published in the Federal Register the 
antidumping duty (AD) order on polyester textured yarn from India.\1\ 
On January 3, 2023, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice 
of opportunity to request an administrative review of the Order.\2\ On 
March 14, 2023, based on a timely request for review, in accordance 
with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce initiated an AD administrative 
review of the Order, covering one producer/exporter, Reliance 
Industries Limited (Reliance).\3\
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    \1\ See Polyester Textured Yarn from India and the People's 
Republic of China: Amended Final Antidumping Duty Determination for 
India and Antidumping Duty Orders, 85 FR 1298 (January 10, 2020) 
(Order).
    \2\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review and Join Annual Inquiry Service List, 88 FR 45 (January 3, 
2023).
    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 88 FR 15642, 15649 (March 14, 2023). We have 
preliminarily determined that Reliance and its affiliate, Alok 
Industries Limited (AIL), should be collapsed and treated as a 
single entity, Reliance/AIL. See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum 
for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: 
Polyester Textured Yarn from India; 2022,'' dated concurrently with, 
and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum), at the section entitled, ``Affiliation and Single 
Entity Treatment.''
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    Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act), on September 11, 2023, Commerce extended the 
deadline for the preliminary results of this review until January 31, 
2024.\4\ For a complete description of the events that followed the 
initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\5\
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    \4\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, dated September 
11, 2023.
    \5\ See Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the Order is polyester textured yarn 
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India. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

Methodology

    Commerce is conducting this administrative review in accordance 
with section 751(a) of the Act. Export price is calculated in 
accordance with section 772 of the Act. Normal value is calculated 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 
the 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 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.

Preliminary Results of Review

    We preliminarily determine that the following estimated weighted-
average dumping margin exists for the period January 1, 2022, through 
December 31, 2022:

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          Exporter/producer                        (percent)
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Reliance Industries Limited; Alok     0.00 (de minimis).
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Disclosure and Public Comment

    Commerce intends to disclose the calculations and analysis 
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 after the date of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register.\6\ Interested parties may submit case 
briefs to Commerce no later than 30 days after the date of publication 
of this notice.\7\ Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the 
case briefs, may be filed no later than five days after the deadline 
for filing case briefs.\8\ Interested parties who submit case briefs or 
rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must submit: (1) a table of contents 
listing each issue; and (2) a table of authorities.\9\
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    \6\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
    \7\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c); see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general 
filing requirements).
    \8\ 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).
    \9\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
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    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.\10\ Further, 
we request that interested parties limit their executive summary of 
each issue to no more than 450 words, not including citations. We 
intend to use the executive summaries as the basis of the comment 
summaries included in the issues and decision memorandum that will 
accompany the final results in this administrative review. We request 
that interested parties include footnotes for relevant citations in the 
executive summary of each issue. Note that Commerce has amended certain 
of its requirements pertaining to the service of documents in 19 CFR 
351.303(f).\11\
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    \10\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that 
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum.
    \11\ See APO and Service Final Rule, 88 FR at 67069.
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    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. 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. An electronically filed 
hearing request must be received successfully in its entirety by 
Commerce's electronic records system, ACCESS, by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time 
within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. If a 
request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold a hearing at a 
time and date to be determined.\12\ Parties should confirm the date, 
time and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date.
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    \12\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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Assessment Rates

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the Act, upon completion of the 
final results of this administrative review, Commerce shall determine, 
and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping 
duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise covered by 
this review.\13\ If the weighted-average dumping margin for Reliance/
AIL is not zero or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent) in the 
final results of this review, Commerce intends to calculate an 
importer-specific ad valorem antidumping duty assessment rate based on 
the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for each importer's 
examined sales to the total entered value of those sales, in accordance 
with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).\14\ We intend to instruct CBP to assess 
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review 
when the importer-specific assessment rate calculated in the final 
results of this review is above de minimis (i.e., 0.50 percent). If the 
weighted-average dumping margin for Reliance/AIL or an importer-
specific ad valorem assessment rate is zero or de minimis in the final 
results of review, we intend to instruct CBP to liquidate entries 
without regard to antidumping duties.\15\ The final results of this 
administrative 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.\16\
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    \13\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b).
    \14\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-
Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping 
Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101, 8103 (February 14, 
2012).
    \15\ Id., 77 FR at 8102-03; see also 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
    \16\ See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
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    Where we do not have entered values for all U.S. sales to a 
particular importer, we will calculate a per-unit assessment rate by 
aggregating the antidumping duties due for all U.S. sales to that 
importer and dividing this amount by the total quantity sold to that 
importer.\17\
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    \17\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
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    For entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by 
Reliance/AIL for which it did not know that the merchandise was 
destined for the United States, we intend to instruct CBP to liquidate 
unreviewed entries at the all-others rate (i.e., 13.50) in the less-
than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation \18\ if there is no rate for the 
intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.\19\
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    \18\ See Order, 85 FR at 1300.
    \19\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 
68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).

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    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).

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication in the Federal Register of the notice of final results of 
administrative review for all shipments of the subject merchandise 
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the 
date of publication, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: 
(1) the cash deposit rate for Reliance/AIL will be equal to the 
weighted-average dumping margin established in the final results of 
this administrative review, except if the rate is less than 0.50 
percent, and, therefore, de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 
351.106(c)(1), in which case the cash deposit rate will be zero; (2) 
for merchandise exported by a company not covered in this review but 
covered in a prior segment of the proceeding, the cash deposit rate 
will continue to be the company-specific cash deposit rate published in 
the completed segment for the most recent period; (3) if the exporter 
is not a firm covered in this review, or a previous segment, but the 
producer is, then the cash deposit rate will be the rate established in 
the completed segment for the most recent period for the producer of 
the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers 
or exporters will continue to be 13.50 percent, the all-others rate 
established in the LTFV investigation.\20\ These cash deposit 
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further 
notice.
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    \20\ See Order, 85 FR at 1300.
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Final Results of Review

    Unless the deadline is otherwise extended, Commerce intends to 
issue the final results of this administrative review, including the 
results of its analysis of issues raised by interested parties in any 
case and rebuttal briefs, within 120 days after the date of publication 
of these preliminary results in the Federal Register.\21\
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    \21\ See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act; see also 19 CFR 
351.213(h).
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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 and/or countervailing duties 
prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure 
to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption 
that reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties occurred 
and the subsequent assessment of doubled antidumping duties, and/or an 
increase in the amount of antidumping duties by the amount of the 
countervailing duties.

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: January 19, 2024.
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. Affiliation and Single Entity Treatment
V. Discussion of the Methodology
VI. Currency Conversion
VII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2024-01466 Filed 1-24-24; 8:45 am]
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