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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this review,
including the likelihood of continuation
or recurrence of dumping in the event
of revocation and the magnitude of the
margins likely to prevail if the Order
were revoked, are addressed in the
accompanying Issues and Decision
Memorandum.8 A list of topics
discussed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum is included as an
appendix to this notice. The Issues and
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 Issues and Decision
Memorandum can be accessed at
https://access.trade.gov/public/
FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Final Results of Sunset Review
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and
752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, Commerce
determines that revocation of the
antidumping duty order on steel
hangers from China would be likely to
lead to the continuation or recurrence of
dumping, and that the magnitude of the
margins likely to prevail would be
weighted-average dumping margins up
to 187.25 percent.
Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice serves as the only
reminder to interested parties subject to
an APO of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of
proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR
351.305. Timely notification of the
return or destruction of APO materials
or conversion to judicial protective
order is hereby requested. Failure to
comply with the regulations and terms
of an APO is a violation which is subject
to sanction.
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Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these
final results and notice in accordance
with sections 751(c), 752(c), and
777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2) and 19 CFR
351.221(c)(5)(ii).
the People’s Republic of China’’ (Issues and
Decisions Memorandum), dated concurrently with
these results and hereby adopted by this notice.
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Dated: November 5, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or
Recurrence of Dumping
2. Magnitude of the Margins Likely To
Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Open Meeting of the President’s
Advisory Council on Doing Business
in Africa
U.S. Department of Commerce,
International Trade Administration.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The President’s Advisory
Council on Doing Business in Africa
(PAC–DBIA or Council) will hold a
meeting to deliberate and adopt a report
commemorating the 10-year anniversary
of the establishment of the PAC–DBIA.
The PAC–DBIA will present summaries
of past recommendations across twelve
key topics: Infrastructure, Financing,
Technology & Digital Economy, Energy
& Environment, Health, Agribusiness &
Food-Water Security, Trade Facilitation
& Supply-Value Chains, Bilateral
Engagement Mechanisms, Public
Procurement, Workforce & Skills
Development, SMEs & Women
Entrepreneurs, and the African Growth
and Opportunity Act (AGOA). U.S.
Government principals will provide
feedback summarizing actions taken by
departments, agencies, and programs
that have address the PAC–DBIA’s
recommendations. The PAC–DBIA will
also present a review of key fact-finding
activities conducted and analytical
reports produced over the 10 years of
the PAC–DBIA’s existence. Finally, the
PAC–DBIA will present forward-looking
recommendations regarding utilization
of the PAC–DBIA and U.S.-Africa
commercial engagement in general. The
final agenda for the meeting will be
posted prior to the meeting on the
Council’s website at https://trade.gov/
pac-dbia.
SUMMARY:
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December 13, 2024, time to be
determined and posted in advance on
the PAC–DBIA website at https://
trade.gov/pac-dbia.
ADDRESSES: The President’s Advisory
Council on Doing Business in Africa
meeting will be broadcast to the public
via live webcast on the internet at
https://whitehouse.gov/live.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Giancarlo Cavallo, Designated Federal
Officer, President’s Advisory Council on
Doing Business in Africa, Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW,
Room 22004, Washington, DC 20230,
telephone: 202–766–8044; email: dbia@
trade.gov, Giancarlo.Cavallo@trade.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The PAC–DBIA was
established on August 5, 2014, to advise
the President, through the Secretary of
Commerce, on strengthening
commercial engagement between the
United States and Africa. The Council’s
charter was renewed for a fifth two-year
term in December 2023. The Council
was established in accordance with the
provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C.
App.
Exceptional Circumstances: Pursuant
to 41 CFR 102–3.150(b), the notice for
this meeting is given less than 15
calendar days prior to the meeting
because of the exceptional
circumstances of the two-year
anniversary of the 2022 U.S.–Africa
Leaders Summit and Business Forum
being on December 14, 2024, and the
need for the PAC–DBIA’s 10-year review
of the Council’s input to the U.S.
Government to be incorporated into
public messaging about progress and
accomplishments in U.S.-Africa
commercial engagement over the past
two years.
Public Participation: Members of the
public are invited to submit written
statements to the Council for
consideration in advance of this meeting
by 12:00 p.m. ET on December 13, 2024.
Members of the public are encouraged
to submit written comments via email to
ensure timely receipt, but may submit
by either of the following methods:
DATES:
a. Electronic Submissions
Submit statements electronically to
Giancarlo Cavallo, Designated Federal
Officer, President’s Advisory Council on
Doing Business in Africa, via email:
dbia@trade.gov.
b. Paper Submissions
Send paper statements to Giancarlo
Cavallo, Designated Federal Officer,
President’s Advisory Council on Doing
Business in Africa, Department of
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Commerce, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW,
Room 22004, Washington, DC 20230.
Statements will be provided to PAC–
DBIA members in advance of the
meeting for consideration and may be
posted on the Council website (https://
trade.gov/pac-dbia). Any business
proprietary information should be
clearly designated as such. All
statements received, including
attachments and other supporting
materials, are part of the public record
and subject to public disclosure.
Meeting transcripts: Copies of the
Council’s meeting transcript and a video
recording of the meeting will be
available within ninety (90) days of the
meeting on the Council’s website at
https://trade.gov/pac-dbia.
Giancarlo Cavallo,
Deputy Director, Office of Africa.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
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Ferrosilicon From Malaysia: Amended
Preliminary Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value and Amended
Preliminary Negative Determination of
Critical Circumstances
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) is amending the
preliminary affirmative determination
in the less-than-fair-value (LTFV)
investigation of ferrosilicon from
Malaysia to correct significant
ministerial errors. The period of
investigation (POI) is January 1, 2023,
through December 31, 2023.
DATES: Applicable December 11, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jacob Waddell, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1369.
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AGENCY:
1 See Ferrosilicon from Malaysia: Preliminary
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less than Fair
Value, Preliminary Negative Determination of
Critical Circumstances, Postponement of Final
Determination, and Extension of Provisional
Measures, 89 FR 88010 (November 6, 2024)
(Preliminary Determination), and accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
2 The petitioners are CC Metals and Alloys, LLC
and Ferroglobe USA, TNC.
3 See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Ministerial Error
Allegation Pertaining to OMSA in the Preliminary
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 6, 2024, Commerce
published in the Federal Register its
preliminary affirmative determination
in the LTFV investigation of ferrosilicon
from Malaysia.1 On November 8 and 12,
2024, the petitioners 2 timely alleged
that Commerce made significant
ministerial errors in the Preliminary
Determination with respect to
calculation of the preliminary weightedaverage dumping margins for OM
Materials Sarawak Sdn. Bhd (OMSA)
and Pertama Ferroalloys Sdn. Bhd
(Pertama),3 respectively.
Scope of the Investigation
The product covered by this
investigation is ferrosilicon from
Malaysia. For a complete description of
the scope of this investigation, see the
Preliminary Determination.
Legal Framework
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.224(e),
Commerce will correct any significant
ministerial error by amending the
preliminary determination. A
ministerial error is defined as including
errors ‘‘in addition, subtraction, or other
arithmetic function, clerical error
resulting from inaccurate copying,
duplication, or the like, and any other
similar type of unintentional error
which {Commerce} considers
ministerial.’’ 4 A ministerial error is
considered to be ‘‘significant’’ if its
correction, either singly or in
combination with other errors, would
result in: (1) a change of at least five
absolute percentage points in, but not
less than 25 percent of, the weightedaverage dumping margin calculated in
the preliminary determination; or (2) a
difference between a weighted-average
dumping margin of zero (or de minimis)
and a weighted-average dumping
margin of greater than de minimis or
vice versa.5
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(g) in calculating the weighted-average
dumping margins for OMSA and
Pertama. Specifically, for OMSA, we
included an incorrect currency
conversion for OMSA’s home market
costs.6 For Pertama, an error in our
aggregation of five third-country market
databases resulted in a distortion of the
results of the arm’s-length test in the
comparison market program.7
We find that these errors meet the
definition of ‘‘ministerial errors,’’ and
that the corrections of the errors for
OMSA and Pertama result in a change
that is at least five absolute percentage
points in, and not less than 25 percent
of, the margins calculated for OMSA
and Pertama in the Preliminary
Determination. As such, they constitute
significant errors within the meaning of
19 CFR 351.224(g). Accordingly,
pursuant to 19 CFR 224(e), Commerce is
amending the Preliminary
Determination to correct these
significant ministerial errors by revising
the rates for OMSA, Pertama, and all
other producers and/or exporters.8
For a complete discussion of the
alleged ministerial errors, see the
Preliminary Ministerial Error
Memorandum.
Amended Preliminary Negative
Determination of Critical
Circumstances
Because we have revised the rates
calculated for OMSA, Pertama, and all
other producers and/or exporters, we
have also amended our preliminary
analysis of critical circumstances. In
accordance with section 733(e) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.206, Commerce
preliminarily finds that critical
circumstances do not exist for OMSA,
Pertama, and all other companies not
individually examined. For a full
description of the results of Commerce’s
critical circumstances analysis, see the
Ministerial Error Memorandum.
Analysis of Significant Ministerial
Errors
In the Preliminary Determination,
Commerce made significant ministerial
errors within the meaning of section
735(3) of the Act and 19 CFR 35.224(f)–
Amended Preliminary Determination
Determination,’’ dated November 8, 2024
(Petitioners’ OMSA Ministerial Error Allegation);
see also ‘‘Ministerial Error Allegation Pertaining to
Pertama in the Preliminary Determination,’’ dated
November 12, 2024 (Petitioners’ Pertama
Ministerial Error Allegation).
4 See section 735(e) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act); see also 19 CFR 351.224(f).
5 See 19 CFR 351.224(g).
6 See Petitioners’ OMSA Ministerial Error
Allegation; see also Commerce’s Memorandum,
‘‘Preliminary Analysis Memorandum for OM
Materials Sarawak Sdn. Bhd,’’ dated October 31,
2024.
7 See Petitioners’ Pertama Ministerial Error
Allegation; see also Commerce’s Memorandum,
‘‘Preliminary Analysis Memorandum for Pertama
Ferroalloys Sdn. Bhd,’’ dated October 31, 2024.
8 See Memorandum, ‘‘Analysis of Ministerial
Error Allegations,’’ dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by, this notice (Ministerial Error
Memorandum).
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As a result of correcting the
significant ministerial errors, Commerce
determines the following estimated
weighted-average dumping margins
exist:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Open Meeting of the President's Advisory Council on Doing
Business in Africa
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade
Administration.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa
(PAC-DBIA or Council) will hold a meeting to deliberate and adopt a
report commemorating the 10-year anniversary of the establishment of
the PAC-DBIA. The PAC-DBIA will present summaries of past
recommendations across twelve key topics: Infrastructure, Financing,
Technology & Digital Economy, Energy & Environment, Health,
Agribusiness & Food-Water Security, Trade Facilitation & Supply-Value
Chains, Bilateral Engagement Mechanisms, Public Procurement, Workforce
& Skills Development, SMEs & Women Entrepreneurs, and the African
Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). U.S. Government principals will
provide feedback summarizing actions taken by departments, agencies,
and programs that have address the PAC-DBIA's recommendations. The PAC-
DBIA will also present a review of key fact-finding activities
conducted and analytical reports produced over the 10 years of the PAC-
DBIA's existence. Finally, the PAC-DBIA will present forward-looking
recommendations regarding utilization of the PAC-DBIA and U.S.-Africa
commercial engagement in general. The final agenda for the meeting will
be posted prior to the meeting on the Council's website at https://trade.gov/pac-dbia.
DATES: December 13, 2024, time to be determined and posted in advance
on the PAC-DBIA website at https://trade.gov/pac-dbia.
ADDRESSES: The President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa
meeting will be broadcast to the public via live webcast on the
internet at https://whitehouse.gov/live.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Giancarlo Cavallo, Designated Federal
Officer, President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa,
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, Room 22004,
Washington, DC 20230, telephone: 202-766-8044; email: [email protected],
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The PAC-DBIA was established on August 5, 2014, to
advise the President, through the Secretary of Commerce, on
strengthening commercial engagement between the United States and
Africa. The Council's charter was renewed for a fifth two-year term in
December 2023. The Council was established in accordance with the
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C.
App.
Exceptional Circumstances: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150(b), the
notice for this meeting is given less than 15 calendar days prior to
the meeting because of the exceptional circumstances of the two-year
anniversary of the 2022 U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit and Business Forum
being on December 14, 2024, and the need for the PAC-DBIA's 10-year
review of the Council's input to the U.S. Government to be incorporated
into public messaging about progress and accomplishments in U.S.-Africa
commercial engagement over the past two years.
Public Participation: Members of the public are invited to submit
written statements to the Council for consideration in advance of this
meeting by 12:00 p.m. ET on December 13, 2024. Members of the public
are encouraged to submit written comments via email to ensure timely
receipt, but may submit by either of the following methods:
a. Electronic Submissions
Submit statements electronically to Giancarlo Cavallo, Designated
Federal Officer, President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in
Africa, via email: [email protected].
b. Paper Submissions
Send paper statements to Giancarlo Cavallo, Designated Federal
Officer, President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa,
Department of
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Commerce, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, Room 22004, Washington, DC 20230.
Statements will be provided to PAC-DBIA members in advance of the
meeting for consideration and may be posted on the Council website
(https://trade.gov/pac-dbia). Any business proprietary information
should be clearly designated as such. All statements received,
including attachments and other supporting materials, are part of the
public record and subject to public disclosure.
Meeting transcripts: Copies of the Council's meeting transcript and
a video recording of the meeting will be available within ninety (90)
days of the meeting on the Council's website at https://trade.gov/pac-dbia.
Giancarlo Cavallo,
Deputy Director, Office of Africa.
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