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8This company was inadvertently omitted from 

the initiation notice that published on February 4, 

2021 (86 FR 8166). This omission is corrected in 

this notice. 

9See Certification of Factual Information To 

Import Administration During Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July 

17, 2013) (Final Rule); see also the frequently asked 

questions regarding the Final Rule, available at 

https://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_

info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf. 10See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD 

Service Requirements Due to COVID–19, 85 FR 

41363 (July 10, 2020). 11See section 782(b) of the Act; see also Final 

Rule; and the frequently asked questions regarding 

the Final Rule, available at https://

enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_info_

final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf. 

12See 19 CFR 351.302. 

between the first and second or third 

and fourth anniversary of the 

publication of an AD order under 19 

CFR 351.211 or a determination under 

19 CFR 351.218(f)(4) to continue an 

order or suspended investigation (after 

sunset review), Commerce, if requested 

by a domestic interested party within 30 

days of the date of publication of the 

notice of initiation of the review, will 

determine whether AD duties have been 

absorbed by an exporter or producer 

subject to the review if the subject 

merchandise is sold in the United States 

through an importer that is affiliated 

with such exporter or producer. The 

request must include the name(s) of the 

exporter or producer for which the 

inquiry is requested. 

Gap Period Liquidation 

For the first administrative review of 

any order, there will be no assessment 

of antidumping or countervailing duties 

on entries of subject merchandise 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption during the relevant 

‘‘gap’’ period of the order (i.e., the 

period following the expiry of 

provisional measures and before 

definitive measures were put into 

place), if such a gap period is applicable 

to the POR. 

Administrative Protective Orders and 

Letters of Appearance 

Interested parties must submit 

applications for disclosure under 

administrative protective orders in 

accordance with the procedures 

outlined in Commerce’s regulations at 

19 CFR 351.305. Those procedures 

apply to administrative reviews 

included in this notice of initiation. 

Parties wishing to participate in any of 

these administrative reviews should 

ensure that they meet the requirements 

of these procedures (e.g., the filing of 

separate letters of appearance as 

discussed at 19 CFR 351.103(d)). 

Factual Information Requirements 

Commerce’s regulations identify five 

categories of factual information in 19 

CFR 351.102(b)(21), which are 

summarized as follows: (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). These regulations 

require any party, when submitting 

factual information, to specify under 

which subsection of 19 CFR 

351.102(b)(21) the information is being 

submitted 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. The 

regulations, at 19 CFR 351.301, also 

provide specific time limits for such 

factual submissions based on the type of 

factual information being submitted. 

Please review the Final Rule,9 available 

at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/ 

2013/1304frn/2013-08227.txt, prior to 

submitting factual information in this 

segment. Note that Commerce has 

temporarily modified certain of its 

requirements for serving documents 

containing business proprietary 

information, until further notice.10

Any party submitting factual 

information in an AD or CVD 

proceeding must certify to the accuracy 

and completeness of that information 

using the formats provided at the end of 

the Final Rule.11 Commerce intends to 

reject factual submissions in any 

proceeding segments if the submitting 

party does not comply with applicable 

certification requirements. 

Extension of Time Limits Regulation 

Parties may request an extension of 

time limits before a time limit 

established under Part 351 expires, or as 

otherwise specified by Commerce.12 In 

general, an extension request will be 

considered untimely if it is filed after 

the time limit established under Part 

351 expires. For submissions which are 

due from multiple parties 

simultaneously, an extension request 

will be considered untimely if it is filed 

after 10:00 a.m. on the due date. 

Examples include, but are not limited 

to: (1) Case and rebuttal briefs, filed 

pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309; (2) factual 

information to value factors under 19 

CFR 351.408(c), or to measure the 

adequacy of remuneration under 19 CFR 

351.511(a)(2), filed pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.301(c)(3) and rebuttal, clarification 

and correction filed pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.301(c)(3)(iv); (3) comments 

concerning the selection of a surrogate 

country and surrogate values and 

rebuttal; (4) comments concerning CBP 

data; and (5) Q&V questionnaires. Under 

certain circumstances, Commerce 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, 

Commerce will inform parties in the 

letter or memorandum setting forth the 

deadline (including a specified time) by 

which extension requests must be filed 

to be considered timely. This policy also 

requires that an extension request must 

be made in a separate, stand-alone 

submission, and clarifies the 

circumstances under which Commerce 

will grant untimely-filed requests for the 

extension of time limits. Please review 

the Final Rule, available at https://

www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/ 

html/2013-22853.htm, prior to 

submitting factual information in these 

segments. 

These initiations and this notice are 

in accordance with section 751(a) of the 

Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)) and 19 CFR 

351.221(c)(1)(i). 

Dated: February 26, 2021. 

James Maeder, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Operations. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–570–134] 

Certain Metal Lockers and Parts 

Thereof From the People’s Republic of 

China: Amended Preliminary 

Affirmative Countervailing Duty 

Determination 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: On December 14, 2020, the 

Department of Commerce (Commerce) 

published in the Federal Register the 

preliminary determination of the 

countervailing duty (CVD) investigation 

of certain metal lockers and parts 

thereof (metal lockers) from the People’s 

Republic of China (China). Commerce is 

amending the scope of the preliminary 

determination. 

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1See Certain Metal Lockers and Parts Thereof 

from the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary 

Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, and 

Alignment of Final Determination with Final 

Antidumping Duty Determination, 85 FR 80771 

(December 14, 2020) (Preliminary CVD 

Determination). 

2See Memorandum, ‘‘Antidumping Duty and 

Countervailing Duty Investigations of Certain Metal 

Lockers and Parts Thereof from the People’s 

Republic of China: Preliminary Scope Decision 

Memorandum,’’ dated February 2, 2021 (Prelim 

Scope Memo). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alex 

Cipolla, AD/CVD Operations, Office III, 

Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4956. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On December 14, 2020, Commerce 

published in the Federal Register the 

preliminary determination in the CVD 

investigation of metal lockers from 

China.1 On February 2, 2021, Commerce 

placed on the record of this 

investigation a preliminary decision 

memorandum addressing all comments 

received in this proceeding and the 

companion antidumping proceeding 

regarding the scope of the 

investigations.2 In accordance with the 

comments discussed in the 

memorandum, we made certain changes 

to the scope of these investigations. The 

changes include certain exclusions and 

clarifications of the scope language. The 

revised scope is printed in its entirety 

below. 

Scope of the Investigation 

The scope of this investigation covers 

certain metal lockers, with or without 

doors, and parts thereof (metal lockers). 

The subject metal lockers are secure 

metal storage devices less than 27 

inches wide and less than 27 inches 

deep, whether floor standing, installed 

onto a base or wall-mounted. In a 

multiple locker assembly (whether a 

welded locker unit, otherwise 

assembled locker unit or knocked down 

unit or kit), the width measurement 

shall be based on the width of an 

individual locker not the overall unit 

dimensions. All measurements in this 

scope are based on actual measurements 

taken on the outside dimensions of the 

single-locker unit. The height is the 

vertical measurement from the bottom 

to the top of the unit. The width is the 

horizontal (side to side) measurement of 

the front of the unit, and the front of the 

unit is the face with the door or doors 

or the opening for internal access of the 

unit if configured without a door. The 

depth is the measurement from the front 

to the back of the unit. The subject 

certain metal lockers typically include 

the bodies (back, side, shelf, top and 

bottom panels), door frames with or 

without doors which can be integrated 

into the sides or made separately, and 

doors. 

The subject metal lockers typically are 

made of flat-rolled metal, metal mesh 

and/or expanded metal, which includes 

but is not limited to alloy or non-alloy 

steel (whether or not galvanized or 

otherwise metallically coated for 

corrosion resistance), stainless steel, or 

aluminum, but the doors may also 

include transparent polycarbonate, 

Plexiglas or similar transparent material 

or any combination thereof. Metal mesh 

refers to both wire mesh and expanded 

metal mesh. Wire mesh is a wire 

product in which the horizontal and 

transverse wires are welded at the crosssection in a grid pattern. Expanded 

metal mesh is made by slitting and 

stretching metal sheets to make a screen 

of diamond or other shaped openings. 

Where the product has doors, the 

doors are typically configured with or 

for a handle or other device or other 

means that permit the use of a 

mechanical or electronic lock or locking 

mechanism, including, but not limited 

to: a combination lock, a padlock, a key 

lock (including cylinder locks) lever or 

knob lock, electronic key pad, or other 

electronic or wireless lock. The handle 

and locking mechanism, if included, 

need not be integrated into one another. 

The subject locker may or may not also 

enter with the lock or locking device 

included or installed. The doors or body 

panels may also include vents 

(including wire mesh or expanded metal 

mesh vents) or perforations. The bodies, 

body components and doors are 

typically powder coated, otherwise 

painted or epoxy coated or may be 

unpainted. The subject merchandise 

includes metal lockers imported either 

as welded or otherwise assembled units 

(ready for installation or use) or as 

knocked down units or kits (requiring 

assembly prior to installation or use). 

The subject lockers may be shipped as 

individual or multiple locker units 

preassembled, welded, or combined into 

banks or tiers for ease of installation or 

as sets of component parts, bulk packed 

(i.e., all backs in one package, crate, 

rack, carton or container and sides in 

another package, crate, rack, carton or 

container) or any combination thereof. 

The knocked down lockers are shipped 

unassembled requiring a supplier, 

contractor or end-user to assemble the 

individual lockers and locker banks 

prior to installation. 

The scope also includes all parts and 

components of lockers made from flatrolled metal or expanded metal (e.g., 

doors, frames, shelves, tops, bottoms, 

backs, side panels, etc.) as well as 

accessories that are attached to the 

lockers when installed (including, but 

not limited to, slope tops, bases, 

expansion filler panels, dividers, recess 

trim, decorative end panels, and end 

caps) that may be imported together 

with lockers or other locker components 

or on their own. The particular 

accessories listed for illustrative 

purposes are defined as follows: 

a. Slope tops: Slope tops are slanted 

metal panels or units that fit on the tops 

of the lockers and that slope from back 

to front to prevent the accumulation of 

dust and debris on top of the locker and 

to discourage the use of the tops of 

lockers as storage areas. Slope tops 

come in various configurations 

including, but not limited to, unit slope 

tops (in place of flat tops), slope hoods 

made of a back, top and end pieces 

which fit over multiple units and 

convert flat tops to a sloping tops, and 

slope top kits that convert flat tops to 

sloping tops and include tops, backs 

and ends. 

b. Bases: Locker bases are panels 

made from flat-rolled metal that either 

conceal the legs of the locker unit, or for 

lockers without legs, provide a toe space 

in the front of the locker and conceal the 

flanges for floor anchoring. 

c. Expansion filler panel: Expansion 

filler panels or fillers are metal panels 

that attach to locker units to cover 

columns, pipes or other obstacles in a 

row of lockers or fill in gaps between 

the locker and the wall. Fillers may also 

include metal panels that are used on 

the sides or the top of the lockers to fill 

gaps. 

d. Dividers: Dividers are metal panels 

that divide the space within a locker 

unit into different storage areas. 

e. Recess trim: Recess trim is a narrow 

metal trim that bridges the gap between 

lockers and walls or soffits when lockers 

are recessed into a wall. 

f. Decorative end panels: End panels 

fit onto the exposed ends of locker units 

to cover holes, bolts, nuts, screws and 

other fasteners. They typically are 

painted to match the lockers. 

g. End caps: End caps fit onto the 

exposed ends of locker units to cover 

holes, bolts, nuts, screws and other 

fasteners. 

The scope also includes all hardware 

for assembly and installation of the 

lockers and locker banks that are 

imported with or shipped, invoiced, or 

sold with the imported locker or locker 

system except the lock. 

Excluded from the scope are wire 

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those with each of the following 

characteristics: 

(1) At least three sides, including the 

door, made from wire mesh; 

(2) the width and depth each exceed 

25 inches; and 

(3) the height exceeds 90 inches. 

Also excluded are lockers with bodies 

made entirely of plastic, wood, or any 

nonmetallic material. 

Also excluded are exchange lockers 

with multiple individual locking doors 

mounted on one master locking door to 

access multiple units. Excluded 

exchange lockers have multiple 

individual storage spaces, typically 

arranged in tiers, with access doors for 

each of the multiple individual storage 

space mounted on a single frame that 

can be swung open to allow access to all 

of the individual storage spaces at once. 

For example, uniform or garment 

exchange lockers are designed for the 

distinct function of securely and 

hygienically exchanging clean and 

soiled uniforms. Thus, excluded 

exchange lockers are a multi-access 

point locker whereas covered lockers 

are a single access point locker for 

personal storage. The excluded 

exchange lockers include assembled 

exchange lockers and those that enter in 

‘knock down’ form in which all of the 

parts and components to assemble a 

completed exchange locker unit are 

packaged together. Parts for exchange 

lockers that are imported separately 

from the exchange lockers in ‘knock 

down’ form are not excluded. 

Also excluded are metal lockers that 

are imported with an installed 

electronic, internet-enabled locking 

device that permits communication or 

connection between the locker’s locking 

device and other internet connected 

devices. 

Also excluded are locks and hardware 

and accessories for assembly and 

installation of the lockers, locker banks 

and storage systems that are separately 

imported in bulk and are not 

incorporated into a locker, locker 

system or knocked down kit at the time 

of importation. Such excluded hardware 

and accessories include but are not 

limited to locks and bulk imported 

rivets, nuts, bolts, hinges, door handles, 

door/frame latching components, and 

coat hooks. Accessories of sheet metal, 

including but not limited to end panels, 

bases, dividers and sloping tops, are not 

excluded accessories. 

Mobile tool chest attachments that 

meet the physical description above are 

covered by the scope of this 

investigation, unless such attachments 

are covered by the scope of the orders 

on certain tool chests and cabinets from 

China. If the orders on certain tool 

chests and cabinets from China are 

revoked, the mobile tool chest 

attachments from China will be covered 

by the scope of this investigation. 

The scope also excludes metal safes 

with each of the following 

characteristics: (1) Pry resistant, 

concealed hinges; (2) body walls and 

doors of steel that are at least 17 gauge 

(0.05625 inch or 1.42874 mm thick); and 

(3) an integrated locking mechanism 

that includes at least two round steel 

bolts 0.75 inch (19 mm) or larger in 

diameter; or three bolts 0.70 inch (17.78 

mm) or more in diameter; or four or 

more bolts at least 0.60 inch (15.24 mm) 

or more in diameter, that project from 

the door into the body or frame of the 

safe when in the locked position. 

The scope also excludes gun safes 

meeting each of the following 

requirements: 

(1) Shall be able to fully contain 

firearms and provide for their secure 

storage. 

(2) Shall have a locking system 

consisting of at minimum a mechanical 

or electronic combination lock. The 

mechanical or electronic combination 

lock utilized by the safe shall have at 

least 10,000 possible combinations 

consisting of a minimum three numbers, 

letters, or symbols. The lock shall be 

protected by a casehardened (Rc 60+) 

drill-resistant steel plate, or drillresistant material of equivalent strength. 

(3) Boltwork shall consist of a 

minimum of three steel locking bolts of 

at least 1⁄2 inch thickness that intrude 

from the door of the safe into the body 

of the safe or from the body of the safe 

into the door of the safe, which are 

operated by a separate handle and 

secured by the lock. 

(4) The exterior walls shall be 

constructed of a minimum 12-gauge 

thick steel for a single-walled safe, or 

the sum of the steel walls shall add up 

to at least 0.100 inches for safes with 

walls made from two pieces of flatrolled steel. 

(5) Doors shall be constructed of a 

minimum one layer of 7-gauge steel 

plate reinforced construction or at least 

two layers of a minimum 12-gauge steel 

compound construction. 

(6) Door hinges shall be protected to 

prevent the removal of the door. 

Protective features include, but are not 

limited to: Hinges not exposed to the 

outside, interlocking door designs, dead 

bars, jeweler’s lugs and active or 

inactive locking bolts. 

The scope also excludes metal storage 

devices that (1) have two or more 

exterior exposed drawers regardless of 

the height of the unit, or (2) are no more 

than 30 inches tall and have at least one 

exterior exposed drawer. 

Also excluded from the scope are free 

standing metal cabinets less than 30 

inches tall with a single opening, single 

door and an installed tabletop. 

The scope also excludes metal storage 

devices less than 27 inches wide and 

deep that (1) have two doors hinged on 

the right and left side of the door frame 

respectively covering a single opening 

and that open from the middle toward 

the outer frame; or (2) are free standing 

or wall-mounted, single-opening units 

20 inches or less high with a single 

door. 

The subject certain metal lockers are 

classified under Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 

subheading 9403.20.0078. Parts of 

subject certain metal lockers are 

classified under HTS subheading 

9403.90.8041. In addition, subject 

certain metal lockers may also enter 

under HTS subheading 9403.20.0050. 

While HTSUS subheadings are provided 

for convenience and Customs purposes, 

the written description of the scope of 

this investigation is dispositive. 

Suspension of Liquidation 

Pursuant to the Preliminary CVD 

Determination, Commerce previously 

suspended liquidation of metal lockers 

from China entered, or withdrawn from 

warehouse, for consumption on or after 

December 14, 2020 (the publication of 

the Preliminary CVD Determination in 

the Federal Register). Commerce will 

instruct U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP) to continue to suspend 

liquidation of subject merchandise as 

defined by the revised scope language 

included above, entered, or withdrawn 

from warehouse, for consumption on or 

after the publication of this notice in the 

Federal Register, and to continue to 

require a cash deposit, pursuant to 19 

CFR 351.205(d). 

Liquidation of Suspended Entries 

As a result of Commerce’s amended 

preliminary determination, certain 

products are now excluded from the 

scope of the investigation. For 

suspended entries of excluded products, 

that were entered, or withdrawn from 

warehouse, for consumption on or after 

December 14, 2020 (the date on which 

suspension of liquidation first began), 

we will instruct CBP to discontinue the 

suspension of liquidation and liquidate 

such entries without regard to 

countervailing duties (i.e., refund all 

cash deposits). 

Public Comment 

Commerce has set a separate deadline 

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3See Prelim Scope Memo at 6. 

4The actual deadline falls on March 13, 2021, 

which is a Saturday. Commerce’s practice dictates 

that where a deadline falls on a weekend or Federal 

holiday, the appropriate deadline is the next 

business day. See Notice of Clarification: 

Application of ‘‘Next Business Day’’ Rule for 

Administrative Determination Deadlines Pursuant 

to the Tariff Act of 1930, as Amended, 70 FR 24533 

(May 10, 2005). 

1See Methionine from France, Japan, and Spain: 

Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 85 

FR 52324 (August 25, 2020) (Initiation Notice). 

2See Methionine from France, Japan, and Spain: 

Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the 

Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 85 FR 80774 

(December 14, 2020). 

3See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

the Preliminary Determination in the Less-ThanFair-Value Investigation of Methionine from 

Spain,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby 

adopted by this notice (Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum). 

4See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, 

Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997). 

5See Initiation Notice, 85 FR at 52325. 

6Sumitomo Chemical Company, Ltd. and 

Sumitomo Chemical America, Inc (Sumitomo)’s 

September 8, 2020 scope comments pertain to the 

product characteristics, and not to the scope of the 

investigation. See Sumitomo’s Letter, ‘‘Methionine 

from Japan; Product Characteristic Comments,’’ 

dated September 8, 2020 and filed on the 

administrative record of the instant investigation. 

7The petitioner is Novus International, Inc. (the 

petitioner). 

antidumping and CVD proceedings.3

The current deadline for case briefs 

regarding scope issues is March 15, 

2021,4 and the current deadline for 

rebuttal briefs regarding scope issues is 

March 22, 2021. 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. 

International Trade Commission 

Notification 

In accordance with section 703(f) of 

the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 

Act), Commerce will notify the 

International Trade Commission (ITC) of 

its amended preliminary determination. 

If Commerce’s final determination is 

affirmative, the ITC will make its final 

determination before the later of 120 

days after the date of this preliminary 

determination or 45 days after 

Commerce’s final determination. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This determination is issued and 

published pursuant to sections 703(f) 

and 777(i) of the Act. 

Dated: February 26, 2021. 

Christian Marsh, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–469–822] 

Methionine From Spain: 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 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) preliminarily determines 

that methionine from Spain is being, or 

is likely to be, sold in the United States 

at less than fair value (LTFV). 

Commerce also preliminarily 

determines that critical circumstances 

do not exist with respect to certain 

imports of subject merchandise. The 

period of investigation is July 1, 2019, 

through June 30, 2020. Interested parties 

are invited to comment on this 

preliminary determination. 

DATES: Applicable March 4, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elizabeth Bremer, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4987. 

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 initiated this LTFV 

investigation on August 18, 2020.1 On 

December 14, 2020, Commerce 

postponed the preliminary 

determination of this investigation, and 

the revised deadline is now February 

24, 2021.2

For a complete description of the 

events that followed the initiation of 

this investigation, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum.3 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. In addition, a complete 

version of the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum can be accessed directly 

at http://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 methionine from Spain. 

For a complete description of the scope 

of this investigation, see Appendix I. 

Scope Comments 

In accordance with the preamble to 

Commerce’s regulations,4 the Initiation 

Notice set aside a period of time for 

parties to raise issues regarding product 

coverage (i.e., scope).5 No interested 

parties commented on the scope of this 

investigation as it appeared in the 

Initiation Notice.6 Commerce is not 

preliminarily modifying the scope 

language as it appeared in the Initiation 

Notice. See the scope in Appendix I to 

this notice. 

Methodology 

Commerce is conducting this 

investigation in accordance with section 

731 of the Act. Commerce has 

calculated constructed export prices in 

accordance with section 772(b) of the 

Act. Normal value 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 Negative Determination of 

Critical Circumstances 

On January 26, 2021, the petitioner 7

timely filed a critical circumstances 

allegation, pursuant to section 733(e)(1) 

of the Act and 19 CFR 351.206(c)(1), 

alleging that critical circumstances exist 

with respect to imports of the subject 

merchandise from Spain. 

Section 733(e)(1) of the Act provides 

that Commerce will preliminarily 

determine that critical circumstances 

exist in an LTFV investigation if there 

is a reasonable basis to believe or 

suspect that: (A) There is a history of 

dumping and material injury by reason 

of dumped imports in the United States 

or elsewhere of the subject merchandise, 

or the person by whom, or for whose 

account, the merchandise was imported 

knew or should have known that the 

exporter was selling the subject 

merchandise at less than its fair value 

and that there was likely to be material 

injury by reason of such sales; and (B) 

there have been massive imports of the 


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