[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 191 (Tuesday, October 2, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49543-49547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21406]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-433-813 and A-427-830]
Strontium Chromate From Austria and France: Initiation of Less-
Than-Fair-Value Investigations
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable September 25, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis McClure or Brian Smith at (202)
482-5973 or (202) 482-1766, respectively; AD/CVD Operations,
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Petitions
On September 5, 2018, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
received antidumping duty (AD) petitions concerning imports of
strontium chromate from Austria and France, filed in proper form on
behalf of the Lumimove Inc., d.b.a. WPC Technologies (the
petitioner).\1\
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\1\ See the petitioner's Letter, ``Petitions for the Imposition
of Antidumping Duties on Strontium Chromate from Austria and
France,'' dated September 5, 2018 (the Petitions).
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From September 7 to 19, 2018, we requested from the petitioner
information pertaining to the scope and allegations contained in the
petition.\2\ The petitioner supplemented the record in response to
these requests.\3\
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\2\ See Commerce's Letters, ``Petitions for the Imposition of
Antidumping Duties on Imports of Strontium Chromate from Austria and
France: Supplemental Questions,'' dated September 7, 2018;
``Petition for the Imposition of Antidumping Duties on Imports of
Strontium Chromate from France: Supplemental Questions,'' dated
September 7, 2018; ``Petition for the Imposition of Antidumping
Duties on Imports of Strontium Chromate from Austria: Supplemental
Questions,'' dated September 7, 2018; ``Phone Call with Counsel to
Petitioner,'' dated September 14, 2018; ``Phone Call with Counsel to
Petitioner,'' dated September 17, 2018; and Memorandum, ``Petitions
for the Imposition of Antidumping Duties on Imports of Strontium
Chromate from Austria and France; Phone Call with Counsel to the
Petitioner,'' dated September 19, 2018 (September 19, 2018
Memorandum).
\3\ See the petitioner's Letters, titled, ``Petitioner's
Response to the Department of Commerce's September 7, 2018 General
Issues Questionnaire Regarding the Petitions for the Imposition of
Antidumping Duties on Strontium Chromate from France and Austria,''
dated September 13, 2018 (General Issues Supplement); ``Petitioner's
Response to the Department of Commerce's September 7, 2018 Volume II
Supplemental Questionnaire Regarding the Petitions for the
Imposition of Antidumping Duties on Strontium Chromate from
Austria'', dated September 13, 2018 (Austria AD Supplement);
``Petitioner's Response to the Department of Commerce's September 7,
2018 Volume II Supplemental Questionnaire Regarding the Petitions
for the Imposition of Antidumping Duties on Strontium Chromate from
France,'' dated September 13, 2018 (France AD Supplement);
``Petitioner's Response to Questions from the Department of
Commerce's September 14, 2018 Phone Call Regarding the Petitions for
the Imposition of Antidumping Duties on Strontium Chromate from
France and Austria,'' dated September 17, 2018 (Second Supplement);
and ``Petitioner's Response to Questions from the Department of
Commerce's September 17, 2018 Phone Call Regarding the Petitions for
the Imposition of Antidumping Duties on Strontium Chromate from
France and Austria,'' dated September 18, 2018 (Third Supplement).
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In accordance with section 732(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act), the petitioner alleges that imports of strontium
chromate from Austria and France are being, or are likely to be, sold
in the United States at less than fair value within the meaning of
section 731 of the Act, and that such imports are materially injuring,
or threatening material injury to, the domestic industry producing
strontium chromate in the United States. Consistent with section
732(b)(1) of the Act, the Petitions are accompanied by information
reasonably available to the petitioner supporting its allegation.
We find that the petitioner filed the Petitions on behalf of the
domestic industry because the petitioner is an interested party as
defined in section 771(9)(C) of the Act. We also find that the
petitioner demonstrated sufficient industry support with respect to the
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initiation of the AD investigations that the petitioner is
requesting.\4\
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\4\ See the ``Determination of Industry Support for the
Petitions'' section, infra.
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Period of Investigations
Because the Petitions were filed on September 5, 2018, pursuant to
19 CFR 351.204(b)(1), the period of investigation (POI) for these
investigations is July 1, 2017, through June 30, 2018.\5\
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\5\ See 19 CFR 351.204(b)(1).
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Scope of the Investigations
The product covered by these investigations is strontium chromate
from Austria and France. For a full description of the scope of these
investigations, see the Appendix to this notice.
Scope Comments
During our review of the Petitions, we contacted the petitioner
regarding the proposed scope language to ensure that the scope language
in the Petitions is an accurate reflection of the products for which
the domestic industry is seeking relief.\6\ As a result, the scope of
the Petitions was modified to clarify the description of merchandise
covered by the Petitions. The description of the merchandise covered by
this initiation, as described in the Appendix to this notice, reflects
these clarifications.
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\6\ See General Issues Supplement, at 1-4; see also Second
Supplement, at 1-2 and Exhibit 1; see also September 19, 2018
Memorandum.
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As discussed in the preamble to Commerce's regulations, we are
setting aside a period for interested parties to raise issues regarding
product coverage (scope).\7\ Commerce will consider all comments
received from interested parties and, if necessary, will consult with
interested parties prior to the issuance of the preliminary
determination. If scope comments include factual information,\8\ all
such factual information should be limited to public information. To
facilitate preparation of our questionnaires, we request that all
interested parties submit scope comments by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)
on October 15, 2018, which is 20 calendar days from the signature date
of this notice.\9\ Any rebuttal comments, which may include factual
information, must be filed by 5:00 p.m. ET on October 25, 2018, which
is 10 calendar days from the initial comments deadline.
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\7\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Final Rule,
62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997).
\8\ See 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) (defining ``factual
information'').
\9\ See 19 CFR 351.303(b).
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We request that any factual information parties consider relevant
to the scope of the investigations be submitted during this period.
However, if a party subsequently finds that additional factual
information pertaining to the scope of the investigations may be
relevant, the party may contact Commerce and request permission to
submit the additional information. All such submissions must be filed
on the records of the Austria and France less-than-fair-value
investigations.
Filing Requirements
All submissions to Commerce must be filed electronically using
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS).\10\ An electronically
filed document must be received successfully in its entirety by the
time and date it is due. Documents exempted from the electronic
submission requirements must be filed manually (i.e., in paper form)
with Enforcement and Compliance's APO/Dockets Unit, Room 18022, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20230, and stamped with the date and time of receipt by the applicable
deadlines.
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\10\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Electronic Filing Procedures; Administrative Protective Order
Procedures, 76 FR 39263 (July 6, 2011); see also Enforcement and
Compliance; Change of Electronic Filing System Name, 79 FR 69046
(November 20, 2014) for details of Commerce's electronic filing
requirements, effective August 5, 2011. Information on help using
ACCESS can be found at https://access.trade.gov/help.aspx and a
handbook can be found at https://access.trade.gov/help/Handbook%20on%20Electronic%20Filling%20Procedures.pdf.
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Comments on Product Characteristics for the AD Questionnaires
We are providing interested parties an opportunity to comment on
the appropriate physical characteristics of strontium chromate to be
reported in response to Commerce's AD questionnaires. This information
will be used to identify the key physical characteristics of the
subject merchandise in order to report the relevant factors of
production accurately, as well as to develop appropriate product-
comparison criteria.
Interested parties may provide any information or comments that
they feel are relevant to the development of an accurate list of
physical characteristics. Specifically, they may provide comments as to
which characteristics are appropriate to use as: (1) General product
characteristics, and (2) product-comparison criteria. We note that it
is not always appropriate to use all product characteristics as
product-comparison criteria. We base product-comparison criteria on
meaningful commercial differences among products. In other words,
although there may be some physical product characteristics utilized by
manufacturers to describe strontium chromate, it may be that only a
select few product characteristics take into account commercially
meaningful physical characteristics. In addition, interested parties
may comment on the order in which the physical characteristics should
be used in matching products. Generally, Commerce attempts to list the
most important physical characteristics first and the least important
characteristics last.
In order to consider the suggestions of interested parties in
developing and issuing the AD questionnaires, all product
characteristics comments must be filed by 5:00 p.m. ET on October 15,
2018, which is 20 calendar days from the signature date of this
notice.\11\ Any rebuttal comments must be filed by 5:00 p.m. ET on
October 25, 2018. All comments and submissions to Commerce must be
filed electronically using ACCESS, as explained above, on the records
of the Austria and France less-than-fair-value investigations.
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\11\ See 19 CFR 351.303(b).
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Determination of Industry Support for the Petitions
Section 732(b)(1) of the Act requires that a petition be filed on
behalf of the domestic industry. Section 732(c)(4)(A) of the Act
provides that a petition meets this requirement if the domestic
producers or workers who support the petition account for: (i) At least
25 percent of the total production of the domestic like product; and
(ii) more than 50 percent of the production of the domestic like
product produced by that portion of the industry expressing support
for, or opposition to, the petition. Moreover, section 732(c)(4)(D) of
the Act provides that, if the petition does not establish support of
domestic producers or workers accounting for more than 50 percent of
the total production of the domestic like product, Commerce shall: (i)
Poll the industry or rely on other information in order to determine if
there is support for the petition, as required by subparagraph (A); or
(ii) determine industry support using a statistically valid sampling
method to poll the ``industry.''
Section 771(4)(A) of the Act defines the ``industry'' as the
producers, as a whole, of a domestic like product. Thus, to determine
whether a petition has the requisite industry support, the statute
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directs Commerce to look to producers and workers who produce the
domestic like product. The International Trade Commission (ITC), which
is responsible for determining whether ``the domestic industry'' has
been injured, must also determine what constitutes a domestic like
product in order to define the industry. While both Commerce and the
ITC must apply the same statutory definition regarding the domestic
like product,\12\ they do so for different purposes and pursuant to a
separate and distinct authority. In addition, Commerce's determination
is subject to limitations of time and information. Although this may
result in different definitions of the like product, such differences
do not render the decision of either agency contrary to law.\13\
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\12\ See section 771(10) of the Act.
\13\ See USEC, Inc. v. United States, 132 F. Supp. 2d 1, 8 (CIT
2001) (citing Algoma Steel Corp., Ltd. v. United States, 688 F.
Supp. 639, 644 (CIT 1988), aff'd 865 F.2d 240 (Fed. Cir. 1989)).
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Section 771(10) of the Act defines the domestic like product as ``a
product which is like, or in the absence of like, most similar in
characteristics and uses with, the article subject to an investigation
under this title.'' Thus, the reference point from which the domestic
like product analysis begins is ``the article subject to an
investigation'' (i.e., the class or kind of merchandise to be
investigated, which normally will be the scope as defined in the
petition).
With regard to the domestic like product, the petitioner does not
offer a definition of the domestic like product distinct from the scope
of the investigations.\14\ Based on our analysis of the information
submitted on the record, we have determined that strontium chromate, as
defined in the scope, constitutes a single domestic like product, and
we have analyzed industry support in terms of that domestic like
product.\15\
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\14\ See Volume I of the Petitions, at 11-16.
\15\ For a discussion of the domestic like product analysis as
applied to these cases and information regarding industry support,
see Antidumping Duty Investigation Initiation Checklist: Strontium
Chromate from Austria (Austria AD Initiation Checklist), at
Attachment II, Analysis of Industry Support for the Antidumping Duty
Petitions Covering Strontium Chromate from Austria and France
(Attachment II); and Antidumping Duty Investigation Initiation
Checklist: Strontium Chromate from France (France AD Initiation
Checklist), at Attachment II. These checklists are dated
concurrently with this notice and on file electronically via ACCESS.
Access to documents filed via ACCESS is also available in the
Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce
building.
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In determining whether the petitioner has standing under section
732(c)(4)(A) of the Act, we considered the industry support data
contained in the Petitions with reference to the domestic like product
as defined in the ``Scope of the Investigations,'' in the Appendix to
this notice. To establish industry support, the petitioner provided its
own production of the domestic like product in 2017.\16\ The petitioner
states that it is the only known producer of strontium chromate in the
United States; therefore, the Petitions are supported by 100 percent of
the U.S. industry.\17\
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\16\ See Volume I of the Petitions, at Exhibit General-2.
\17\ Id., at 2-4; see also Volume II of the Petitions, at
Exhibit II-16. For further discussion, see Austria AD Initiation
Checklist and France AD Initiation Checklist, at Attachment II.
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Our review of the data provided in the Petitions, the General
Issues Supplement, and other information readily available to Commerce
indicates that the petitioner has established industry support for the
Petitions.\18\ First, the Petitions established support from domestic
producers (or workers) accounting for more than 50 percent of the total
production of the domestic like product and, as such, Commerce is not
required to take further action in order to evaluate industry support
(e.g., polling).\19\ Second, the domestic producers (or workers) have
met the statutory criteria for industry support under section
732(c)(4)(A)(i) of the Act because the domestic producers (or workers)
who support the Petitions account for at least 25 percent of the total
production of the domestic like product.\20\ Finally, the domestic
producers (or workers) have met the statutory criteria for industry
support under section 732(c)(4)(A)(ii) of the Act because the domestic
producers (or workers) who support the Petitions account for more than
50 percent of the production of the domestic like product produced by
that portion of the industry expressing support for, or opposition to,
the Petitions.\21\ Accordingly, Commerce determines that the Petitions
were filed on behalf of the domestic industry within the meaning of
section 732(b)(1) of the Act.
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\18\ Id.
\19\ Id.; see also section 732(c)(4)(D) of the Act.
\20\ See Austria AD Initiation Checklist and France AD
Initiation Checklist, at Attachment II.
\21\ Id.
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Commerce finds that the petitioner filed the Petitions on behalf of
the domestic industry because it is an interested party as defined in
section 771(9)(C) of the Act, and it has demonstrated sufficient
industry support with respect to the AD investigations that it is
requesting that Commerce initiate.\22\
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\22\ Id.
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Allegations and Evidence of Material Injury and Causation
The petitioner alleges that the U.S. industry producing the
domestic like product is being materially injured, or is threatened
with material injury, by reason of the imports of the subject
merchandise sold at less than normal value (NV). In addition, the
petitioner alleges that subject imports exceed the negligibility
threshold provided for under section 771(24)(A) of the Act.\23\
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\23\ See Volume I of the Petitions, at 24-25 and Exhibit
General-4.
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The petitioner contends that the industry's injured condition is
illustrated by a significant and increasing volume of subject imports;
reduced market share; underselling and price depression or suppression;
decline in the domestic industry's shipments, financial performance,
and employment levels; underutilized capacity; and lost sales and
revenues.\24\ We have assessed the allegations and supporting evidence
regarding material injury, threat of material injury, causation, as
well as cumulation, and we have determined that these allegations are
properly supported by adequate evidence, and meet the statutory
requirements for initiation.\25\
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\24\ Id. at 11, 18-30 and Exhibits General-2 through General-8
and General-16.
\25\ See Austria AD Initiation Checklist, at Attachment III,
Analysis of Allegations and Evidence of Material Injury and
Causation for the Antidumping Duty Petitions Covering Strontium
Chromate from Austria and France (Attachment III); and France AD
Initiation Checklist, at Attachment III.
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Allegations of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
The following is a description of the allegations of sales at less
than fair value upon which Commerce based its decision to initiate AD
investigations of imports of strontium chromate from Austria and
France. The sources of data for the deductions and adjustments relating
to U.S. price and NV are discussed in greater detail in the Austria and
France AD Initiation Checklists.
Export Price
For Austria and France, the petitioner based U.S. export prices
(EP) on the transaction-specific average unit values for shipments of
strontium chromate identified from each of these countries entered
under the relevant Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) subheading for one month during the POI into a specific
port.\26\ Under this methodology, the petitioner linked shipment data
from Port Import Export Reporting Service (PIERS) to
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monthly U.S. port-specific import statistics (obtained from the ITC's
Dataweb).\27\ The petitioner made a deduction from U.S. price for
movement expenses, consistent with the manner in which the data is
reported in Dataweb.\28\
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\26\ See Austria and France AD Initiation Checklists.
\27\ Id.
\28\ Id.
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Normal Value
For Austria and France, the petitioner based NV on home market
prices obtained through market research for strontium chromate produced
in and sold, or offered for sale, in each country within the proposed
POI.\29\ Where applicable, the petitioner calculated net home market
prices, adjusting as appropriate for delivery terms and other price
adjustments.\30\
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\29\ Id.
\30\ Id.
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Fair Value Comparisons
Based on the data provided by the petitioner, there is reason to
believe that imports of strontium chromate from Austria and France are
being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair
value. Based on comparisons of EP to NV in accordance with sections 772
and 773 of the Act, the estimated dumping margins for strontium
chromate from Austria and France are 90.97 and 47.91 percent,
respectively.\31\
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\31\ Id.
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Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations
Based upon the examination of the Petitions, we find that the
Petitions meet the requirements of section 732 of the Act. Therefore,
we are initiating AD investigations to determine whether imports of
strontium chromate from Austria and France are being, or are likely to
be, sold in the United States at less than fair value. In accordance
with section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(b)(1), unless
postponed, we will make our preliminary determination no later than 140
days after the date of this initiation.
Respondent Selection
The petitioner named one company in Austria and one company in
France as producers/exporters of strontium chromate.\32\ Following
standard practice in AD investigations involving market economy
countries, Commerce intends to select respondents based on U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) data for U.S. imports under the appropriate
HTSUS numbers listed with the ``Scope of the Investigations,'' in the
Appendix.
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\32\ See Volume I of the Petitions at Exhibit General-9; see
also General Issues Supplement, at 1 and Exhibit 1.
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We also intend to release the CBP data under Administrative
Protective Order (APO) to all parties with access to information
protected by APO on the record within five business days of publication
of this Federal Register notice. Comments regarding the CBP data and
respondent selection should be submitted seven calendar days after the
placement of the CBP data on the record of these investigations.
Parties wishing to submit rebuttal comments should submit those
comments five calendar days after the deadline for the initial
comments. Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure
under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(b). Instructions for filing
such applications may be found on Commerce's website at http://enforcement.trade.gov/apo.
All respondent selection comments must be filed electronically
using ACCESS. An electronically-filed document must be received
successfully, in its entirety, by Commerce's electronic records system,
ACCESS, by 5:00 p.m. ET by the dates noted above. We intend to finalize
our decision regarding respondent selection within 20 days of
publication of this notice.
Distribution of Copies of the Petitions
In accordance with section 732(b)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.202(f), copies of the public version of the Petitions have been
provided to the governments of Austria and France via ACCESS. To the
extent practicable, we will attempt to provide a copy of the public
version of the Petitions to each exporter named in the Petitions, as
provided under 19 CFR 351.203(c)(2).
ITC Notification
We will notify the ITC of our initiation, as required by section
732(d) of the Act.
Preliminary Determination by the ITC
The ITC will preliminarily determine, within 45 days after the date
on which the Petitions were filed, whether there is a reasonable
indication that imports of strontium chromate from Austria and/or
France are materially injuring or threatening material injury to a U.S.
industry.\33\ A negative ITC determination will result in the
investigation being terminated with respect to that country.\34\
Otherwise, the investigations will proceed according to statutory and
regulatory time limits.
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\33\ See section 733(a) of the Act.
\34\ Id.
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Submission of Factual Information
Factual information is defined in 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) as: (i)
Evidence submitted in response to questionnaires; (ii) evidence
submitted in support of allegations; (iii) publicly available
information to value factors under 19 CFR 351.408(c) or to measure the
adequacy of remuneration under 19 CFR 351.511(a)(2); (iv) evidence
placed on the record by Commerce; and (v) evidence other than factual
information described in (i)-(iv). 19 CFR 351.301(b) requires any
party, when submitting factual information, to specify under which
subsection of 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) the information is being submitted
\35\ and, if the information is submitted to rebut, clarify, or correct
factual information already on the record, to provide an explanation
identifying the information already on the record that the factual
information seeks to rebut, clarify, or correct.\36\ Time limits for
the submission of factual information are addressed in 19 CFR 351.301,
which provides specific time limits based on the type of factual
information being submitted. Interested parties should review the
regulations prior to submitting factual information in these
investigations.
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\35\ See 19 CFR 351.301(b).
\36\ See 19 CFR 351.301(b)(2).
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Extensions of Time Limits
Parties may request an extension of time limits before the
expiration of a time limit established under 19 CFR 351.301, or as
otherwise specified by the Secretary. In general, an extension request
will be considered untimely if it is filed after the expiration of the
time limit established under 19 CFR 351.301. For submissions that are
due from multiple parties simultaneously, an extension request will be
considered untimely if it is filed after 10:00 a.m. ET on the due date.
Under certain circumstances, we may elect to specify a different time
limit by which extension requests will be considered untimely for
submissions which are due from multiple parties simultaneously. In such
a case, we will inform parties in a letter or memorandum of the
deadline (including a specified time) by which extension requests must
be filed to be considered timely. An extension request must be made in
a separate, stand-alone submission; under limited circumstances we will
grant untimely-filed requests for the extension of time limits. Parties
should review Extension of Time Limits; Final Rule, 78 FR 57790
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(September 20, 2013), available at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/2013-22853.htm, prior to submitting factual information
in these investigations.
Certification Requirements
Any party submitting factual information in an AD or CVD proceeding
must certify to the accuracy and completeness of that information.\37\
Parties must use the certification formats provided in 19 CFR
351.303(g).\38\ Commerce intends to reject factual submissions if the
submitting party does not comply with the applicable certification
requirements.
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\37\ See section 782(b) of the Act.
\38\ See also Certification of Factual Information to Import
Administration During Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July 17, 2013) (Final Rule). Answers to
frequently asked questions regarding the Final Rule are available at
http://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf.
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Notification to Interested Parties
Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. On January 22, 2008, Commerce
published Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Documents
Submission Procedures; APO Procedures, 73 FR 3634 (January 22, 2008).
Parties wishing to participate in these investigations should ensure
that they meet the requirements of these procedures (e.g., the filing
of letters of appearance as discussed at 19 CFR 351.103(d)).
This notice is issued and published pursuant to sections 732(c)(2)
and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.203(c).
Dated: September 25, 2018.
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.
Appendix
Scope of the Investigations
The merchandise covered by these investigations 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 these investigations if
processed in the country of manufacture of the in-scope strontium
chromate.
The merchandise subject to these investigations 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.
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