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1See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, 

Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity 

To Request Administrative Review, 82 FR 50620 

(November 1, 2017). 

2 DuPont Teijin Films, Mitsubishi Polyester Film, 

Inc., and SKC, Inc. 

3See Petitioners’ letter, ‘‘Polyethylene 

Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip from United 

Arab Emirates: Request for Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Review,’’ dated November 30, 2017. 

4See JBF’s letter, ‘‘JBF RAK LLC/Request for A/ 

D Administrative Review: Polyethylene 

Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip from United 

Arab Emirates (A–520–803),’’ dated November 30, 

2017. 

5See Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 

1329 (January 11, 2018). 

6See Petitioners’ letter ‘‘Withdrawal of Request 

for Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,’’ 

dated April 13, 2018. 

1See the petitioners’ letter, ‘‘Steel Propane 

Cylinders from the People’s Republic of China, 

Taiwan, and Thailand: Petition for the Imposition 

of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties,’’ dated 

May 22, 2018 (the Petitions). For the purposes of 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–520–803] 

Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet 

and Strip From the United Arab 

Emirates: Partial Rescission of 

Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review; 2016–2017 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Applicable June 18, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andrew Huston, Office VII, 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Operations, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–4261. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On November 1, 2017, the Department 

of Commerce (Commerce) published a 

notice of opportunity to request an 

administrative review of the 

antidumping duty (AD) order on 

polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet 

and strip from the United Arab 

Emirates, covering the period November 

1, 2016, through October 31, 2017.1 On 

November 30, 2018, Commerce received 

a timely request from the petitioners 2

for an AD administrative review of two 

companies: JBF RAK LLC (JBF) and Flex 

Middle East FZE (Flex),3 and JBF 

submitted a timely request for an AD 

review of itself.4 On January 11, 2018, 

pursuant to the requests from interested 

parties, Commerce published a notice of 

initiation of administrative review with 

respect to JBF and Flex.5 On April 11, 

2018, the petitioners withdrew their 

requests for reviews of JBF and Flex.6

Rescission in Part 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the 

Secretary will rescind an administrative 

review, in whole or in part, if a party 

that requested the review withdraws the 

request within 90 days of the date of 

publication of the notice of initiation of 

the requested review. Commerce 

initiated the instant review on January 

11, 2018, and the petitioners withdrew 

their request on April 11, 2018, which 

is within the 90-day period and is thus 

timely. Because the petitioners’ 

withdrawal of their requests for review 

is timely and because no other party 

requested a review of Flex, we are 

rescinding this review, in part, with 

respect to Flex, in accordance with 19 

CFR 351.213(d)(1). JBF did not 

withdraw its request for review of itself. 

As such, the instant review will 

continue with respect to JBF. 

Assessment 

Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection (CBP) to assess 

antidumping duties on all appropriate 

entries. Subject merchandise produced 

and/or exported by Flex will be assessed 

antidumping duties at rates equal to the 

cash deposit of estimated antidumping 

duties required at the time of entry, or 

withdrawal from warehouse, for 

consumption, during the period 

November 1, 2015, through October 31, 

2016, in accordance with 19 CFR 

351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends to 

issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 

days after the date of publication of this 

notice. 

Notification to Importers 

This notice serves as a reminder to 

importers for whom this review is being 

rescinded, as of the publication date of 

this notice, of their responsibility under 

19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 

regarding the reimbursement of 

antidumping duties prior to liquidation 

of the relevant entries during this 

review period. Failure to comply with 

this requirement could result in the 

Secretary’s presumption that 

reimbursement of the antidumping 

duties occurred and the subsequent 

increase in the amount of antidumping 

duties assessed. 

Notification Regarding Administrative 

Protective Orders 

This notice also serves as a final 

reminder to parties subject to 

administrative protective order (APO) of 

their responsibility concerning the 

return or destruction of proprietary 

information disclosed under APO in 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), 

which continues to govern business 

proprietary information in this segment 

of the proceeding. Timely written 

notification of the return/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. 

This notice is issued and published in 

accordance with section 751(a)(1) and 

777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4). 

Dated: June 12, 2018. 

James Maeder, 

Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Operations, performing the duties of Deputy 

Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12996 Filed 6–15–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–086, A–583–864, and A–549–839] 

Steel Propane Cylinders From the 

People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, 

and Thailand: Initiation of Less-ThanFair-Value Investigations 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Applicable June 11, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alex 

Rosen at (202) 482–7814 (China); Laurel 

LaCivita at (202) 482–4243 or Paul Stolz 

at (202) 482–4474 (Taiwan); and Cindy 

Robinson at (202) 482–3797 or 

Stephanie Moore at (202) 482–3692 

(Thailand); 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 May 22, 2018, the U.S. 

Department of Commerce (Commerce) 

received antidumping duty (AD) 

petitions concerning imports of steel 

propane cylinders from People’s 

Republic of China (China), Taiwan, and 

Thailand, and a countervailing duty 

(CVD) petition concerning imports of 

steel propane cylinders from China filed 

in proper form on behalf of Worthington 

Industries and Manchester Tank & 

Equipment Co. (the petitioners).1 The 


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the instant notice, all references to ‘the Petitions’ 

refer specifically to the AD Petitions. 

2See Volume I of the Petitions, at 2–3. 

3See the petitioners’ letter, ‘‘Steel Propane 

Cylinders from the People’s Republic of China, 

Taiwan, and Thailand: Petitioners’ Amendment to 

Volume I Relating to General Issues,’’ dated May 24, 

2018 (Scope Amendment). 

4See Commerce’s letters, ‘‘Petitions for the 

Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing 

Duties on Imports of Steel Propane Cylinders from 

the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, and 

Thailand: Supplemental Questions’’ (General Issues 

Supplemental Questionnaire); ‘‘Petition for the 

Imposition of Antidumping Duties on Imports of 

Steel Propane Cylinders from the People’s Republic 

of China: Supplemental Questions’’ (China AD 

Supplemental Questionnaire); ‘‘Petition for the 

Imposition of Antidumping Duties on Imports of 

Steel Propane Cylinders from Taiwan: 

Supplemental Questions’’ (Taiwan Supplemental 

Questionnaire); ‘‘Petition for the Imposition of 

Antidumping Duties on Imports of Steel Propane 

Cylinders from Thailand: Supplemental Questions’’ 

(Thailand Supplemental Questionnaire); all four of 

these documents are dated May 25, 2018. See also 

memoranda, ‘‘Petition for the Imposition of 

Antidumping Duties on Imports of Steel Propane 

Cylinders from China: Telephone Call to the 

Petitioners Regarding Antidumping Petition,’’ and, 

‘‘Petition for the Imposition of Antidumping Duties 

on Imports of Steel Propane Cylinders from 

Thailand: Telephone Call to the Petitioners 

Regarding Antidumping Petition,’’ both dated May 

31, 2018. 

5See the petitioners’ letters, ‘‘Steel Propane 

Cylinders from the People’s Republic of China, 

Taiwan, and Thailand: Petitioners’ Supplement to 

Volume I Relating to General Issues’’ (General 

Issues Supplement); ‘‘Steel Propane Cylinders from 

the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, and 

Thailand: Petitioners’ Supplement to Volume II 

Related to China’’ (China AD Supplement); ‘‘Steel 

Propane Cylinders from the People’s Republic of 

China, Taiwan, and Thailand: Petitioners’ 

Supplement to Volume III Related to Taiwan’’ 

(Taiwan AD Supplement); ‘‘Steel Propane Cylinders 

from the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, and 

Thailand: Petitioners’ Supplement to Volume IV 

Related to Thailand’’ (Thailand AD Supplement); 

all four of these documents are dated May 30, 2018. 

See also the petitioners’ letters, ‘‘Steel Propane 

Cylinders from the People’s Republic of China, 

Taiwan, and Thailand: Petitioners’ Response 

Regarding the Exchange Rate Used for Thailand/ 

Volume IV’’ (Second Thailand AD Supplement) 

and, ‘‘Steel Propane Cylinders from the People’s 

Republic of China, Taiwan, and Thailand: 

Petitioners’ Exchange Rate Response Regarding 

China/Volume II’’ (Second China AD Supplement), 

each dated June 1, 2018. 

6See the ‘‘Determination of Industry Support for 

the Petitions’’ section, infra. 

7See 19 CFR 351.204(b)(1). 

8See General Issues Supplemental Questionnaire, 

at 1–3 and General Issues Supplement, at 3–12. 

9See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties; 

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

also General Issues Supplement, at 4 and 8–9. On 

June 11, 2018, the petitioners filed proposed 

revisions to the scope language for Commerce’s 

consideration. See letter from the petitioners, ‘‘Steel 

Propane Cylinders from the People’s Republic of 

China, Taiwan, and Thailand—Amended Scope 

Language,’’ dated June 11, 2018. 

10See 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) (defining ‘‘factual 

information’’). 

11See 19 CFR 351.303(b). 

12 Id. 

13See 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/ 

Continued 

petitioners are domestic producers of 

steel propane cylinders.2

The petitioners amended the scope of 

the petitions on May 24, 2018.3 On May 

25 and 31, 2018, Commerce requested 

supplemental information pertaining to 

certain areas of the petitions.4 The 

petitioners filed responses to these 

requests on May 30 and June 1, 2018.5

In accordance with section 732(b) of 

the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 

Act), the petitioners allege that imports 

of steel propane cylinders from China, 

Taiwan, and Thailand 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 steel 

propane cylinders in the United States. 

Consistent with section 732(b)(1) of the 

Act, the petitions are accompanied by 

information reasonably available to the 

petitioners supporting their allegations. 

Commerce finds that the petitioners 

filed the petitions on behalf of the 

domestic industry because the 

petitioners are interested parties as 

defined in section 771(9)(C) of the Act. 

We also find that the petitioners 

demonstrated sufficient industry 

support with respect to the initiation of 

the AD investigations that the 

petitioners are requesting.6

Periods of Investigation 

Because the petitions were filed on 

May 22, 2018, pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.204(b)(1), the period of 

investigation (POI) for the Taiwan and 

Thailand investigations is April 1, 2017, 

through March 31, 2018.7 Because 

China is a non-market economy (NME) 

country, pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.204(b)(1), the POI for the China 

investigation is October 1, 2017, through 

March 31, 2018. 

Scope of the Investigations 

The products covered by these 

investigations are steel propane 

cylinders from China, Taiwan, and 

Thailand. For a full description of the 

scope of these investigations, see the 

Appendix to this notice. 

Comments on Scope of the 

Investigations 

During our review of the petitions, 

Commerce issued questions to, and 

received responses from, the petitioners 

pertaining to the proposed scope to 

ensure that the scope language in the 

petitions is an accurate reflection of the 

product for which the domestic industry 

is seeking relief.8 As a result of these 

exchanges, 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. 

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), including comments on 

whether it is appropriate to refer to the 

subject merchandise as ‘‘steel propane 

cylinders,’’ (emphasis added) or just as 

‘‘steel cylinders,’’ given that the 

petitioners intend to cover all products 

that meet the physical description of the 

scope regardless of whether they 

ultimately contain or transport 

compressed or liquefied propane gas.9

Commerce will consider all comments 

received from interested parties and, if 

necessary, will consult with interested 

parties prior to the issuance of the 

preliminary determinations. If scope 

comments include factual 

information,10 all such factual 

information should be limited to public 

information. To facilitate preparation of 

its questionnaires, Commerce requests 

that all interested parties submit such 

comments by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time 

(ET) on July 2, 2018, which is the next 

business day after 20 calendar days from 

the signature date of this notice.11 Any 

rebuttal comments, which may include 

factual information, must be filed by 

5:00 p.m. ET on July 11, 2018, which is 

10 calendar days from the initial 

comments deadline.12

Commerce requests that any factual 

information the parties consider 

relevant to the scope of the 

investigations be submitted during this 

time 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 comments must be filed on the 

records of each of the concurrent AD 

and CVD investigations, in accordance 

with the filing requirements, discussed 

immediately below. 

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).13


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14See section 771(10) of the Act. 15See 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)). 

16See Volume I of the Petitions, at 10–12; see also 

General Issues Supplement, at 13–18. 

17For a discussion of the domestic like product 

analysis as applied to these cases and information 

regarding industry support, see Attachment II, 

‘‘Analysis of Industry Support for the Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Petitions Covering Steel 

Propane Cylinders from the People’s Republic of 

China, Taiwan, and Thailand’’ (Attachment II) of 

the following Antidumping Duty Investigation 

Initiation Checklists: ‘‘Steel Propane Cylinders from 

the People’s Republic of China’’ (China AD 

Initiation Checklist); ‘‘Antidumping Duty 

Investigation Initiation Checklist: Steel Propane 

Cylinders from Taiwan’’ (Taiwan AD Initiation 

Checklist); and ‘‘Antidumping Duty Investigation 

Initiation Checklist: Steel Propane Cylinders from 

Thailand’’ (Thailand AD Initiation Checklist) 

(collectively, AD Initiation Checklists). 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. 

18See Volume I of the Petitions, at 3–4 and 

Exhibit GEN–2. 

19 Id. at 3–4 and Exhibits GEN–1 and GEN–2. For 

further discussion, see AD Initiation Checklists, at 

Attachment II. 

20 Id. 

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. 

Comments on Product Characteristics 

for AD Questionnaires 

Commerce requests comments from 

interested parties regarding the 

appropriate physical characteristics of 

steel propane cylinders to be reported in 

response to Commerce’s AD 

questionnaires. This information will be 

used to identify the key physical 

characteristics of the merchandise under 

consideration in order to report the 

relevant costs 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) productcomparison criteria. We note that it is 

not always appropriate to use all 

product characteristics as productcomparison criteria. We base productcomparison criteria on meaningful 

commercial differences among products. 

In other words, although there may be 

some physical product characteristics 

utilized by manufacturers to describe 

steel propane cylinders, 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 July 2, 2018, 

which is the first business day after 20 

calendar days from the signature date of 

this notice. Any rebuttal comments 

must be filed by 5:00 p.m. ET on July 

11, 2018. All comments and 

submissions to Commerce must be filed 

electronically using ACCESS, as 

explained above, on the records of the 

China, Taiwan, and Thailand less-thanfair-value investigations. 

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 

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,14 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.15

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 petitioners do not offer a 

definition of the domestic like product 

distinct from the scope of the 

investigations.16 Based on our analysis 

of the information submitted on the 

record, we have determined that steel 

propane cylinders, as defined in the 

scope, constitute a single domestic like 

product, and we have analyzed industry 

support in terms of that domestic like 

product.17

In determining whether the 

petitioners have 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 petitioners 

provided their own production of the 

domestic like product in 2017.18 The 

petitioners state that there are no other 

known producers of steel propane 

cylinders in the United States; therefore, 

the petitions are supported by 100 

percent of the U.S. industry.19

Our review of the data provided in the 

petitions and other information readily 

available to Commerce indicates that the 

petitioners have established industry 

support for the petitions.20 First, the 

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21 Id.; see also section 732(c)(4)(D) of the Act. 

22See AD Initiation Checklists, at Attachment II. 

23 Id. 

24 Id. 

25See Volume I of the Petitions, at 13–14 and 

Exhibit GEN–1. 

26 Id., at 9–25 and Exhibits GEN–1, GEN–7 

through GEN–15; see also General Issues 

Supplement at 3 and Exhibit GEN–Supp–2. 

27See AD Initiation Checklists, at Attachment III, 

‘‘Analysis of Allegations and Evidence of Material 

Injury and Causation for the Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Petitions Covering Steel 

Propane Cylinders from the People’s Republic of 

China, Taiwan, and Thailand’’ (Attachment III). 

28See China AD Initiation Checklist and Thailand 

AD Initiation Checklist. 

29See China AD Initiation Checklist. 

30See Taiwan AD Initiation Checklist. 

31See AD Initiation Checklists. 

32See Taiwan AD Initiation Checklist and 

Thailand AD Initiation Checklist. 

33 Id. 

34 Id. 

35 In accordance with section 505(a) of the Trade 

Preferences Extension Act of 2015, amending 

section 773(b)(2) of the Act, for this investigation, 

Commerce will request information necessary to 

calculate the CV and cost of production (COP) to 

determine whether there are reasonable grounds to 

believe or suspect that sales of the foreign like 

product have been made at prices that represent 

less than the COP of the product. Commerce no 

longer requires a COP allegation to conduct this 

analysis. 

36See Antidumping Duty Investigation of Certain 

Aluminum Foil from the People’s Republic of 

China: Affirmative Preliminary Determination of 

Sales at Less-Than-Fair Value and Postponement of 

Final Determination, 82 FR 50858, 50861 

(November 2, 2017), and accompanying decision 

memorandum, China’s Status as a Non-Market 

Economy, unchanged in Certain Aluminum Foil 

from the People’s Republic of China: Final 

Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 83 

FR 9282 (March 5, 2018). 

37See China AD Initiation Checklist. 

38See Volume II of the Petitions, at 10–12. 

39 Id., at Exhibit AD–PRC–5 (A–G), and China AD 

Supplement Exhibit AD–PRC–Supp–4–G. 

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).21 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.22 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.23 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. 

Commerce finds that the petitioners 

filed the petitions on behalf of the 

domestic industry because they are 

interested parties as defined in section 

771(9)(C) of the Act, and they have 

demonstrated sufficient industry 

support with respect to the AD 

investigations that they are requesting 

that Commerce initiate.24

Allegations and Evidence of Material 

Injury and Causation 

The petitioners allege 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 petitioners 

allege that subject imports exceed the 

negligibility threshold provided for 

under section 771(24)(A) of the Act.25

The petitioners contend that the 

industry’s injured condition is 

illustrated by a significant and 

increasing volume of imports from the 

subject countries; the domestic 

industry’s reduced market share; 

underselling and price depression or 

suppression; a negative impact on the 

domestic industry’s production, 

shipments, capacity utilization, and 

financial performance; and lost sales 

and revenues.26 We have assessed the 

allegations and supporting evidence 

regarding material injury, threat of 

material injury, and causation, and we 

have determined that these allegations 

are properly supported by adequate 

evidence, and meet the statutory 

requirements for initiation.27

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 steel propane cylinders from 

China, Taiwan, and Thailand. The 

sources of data for the deductions and 

adjustments relating to U.S. price and 

NV are discussed in greater detail in the 

country-specific initiation checklists. 

Export Price 

For China and Thailand, the 

petitioners based export price (EP) on 

pricing information for steel propane 

cylinders produced in, and exported 

from, those countries and sold or offered 

for sale in the United States.28 For 

China, the petitioners also based EP on 

the average unit values (AUVs) of 

publicly-available import data.29 For 

Taiwan, the petitioners based EP on the 

AUV of publicly-available import 

data.30

Where appropriate, the petitioners 

made deductions from U.S. price for 

movement and other expenses 

consistent with the terms of sale.31

Normal Value 

For Taiwan and Thailand, the 

petitioners based normal value (NV) on 

home market prices obtained through 

market research for steel propane 

cylinders produced in and sold, or 

offered for sale in each country within 

the proposed POI.32 The petitioners 

calculated net home market prices, 

adjusting as appropriate for delivery 

terms and other price adjustments.33 For 

Taiwan and Thailand, the petitioners 

provided information indicating that the 

prices were below the cost of 

production (COP), and therefore, the 

petitioners also calculated NV based on 

constructed value (CV).34 For further 

discussion of COP and NV based on CV, 

see the section ‘‘Normal Value Based on 

Constructed Value’’ below.35

With respect to China, Commerce 

considers China to be an NME 

country.36 In accordance with section 

771(18)(C)(i) of the Act, any 

determination that a foreign country is 

an NME country shall remain in effect 

until revoked by Commerce. Therefore, 

we continue to treat China as an NME 

country for purposes of the initiation of 

this investigation. Accordingly, NV in 

China is appropriately based on factors 

of production (FOPs) valued in a 

surrogate market economy country, in 

accordance with section 773(c) of the 

Act.37

The petitioners claim that Thailand is 

an appropriate surrogate country for 

China because it is a market economy 

country that is at a level of economic 

development comparable to that of 

China and it is a significant producer of 

identical merchandise.38 The petitioners 

provided publicly-available information 

from Thailand to value all FOPs and 

derive surrogate financial ratios.39

Therefore, based on the information 

provided by the petitioners, we 

determine that it is appropriate to use 

Thailand as the primary surrogate 

country for initiation purposes. 

Interested parties will have the 

opportunity to submit comments 

regarding surrogate country selection 

and, pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.301(c)(3)(i), will be provided an 

opportunity to submit publicly available 

information to value FOPs within 30 

days before the scheduled date of the 

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40See China AD Initiation Checklist. 

41 Id. 

42 Id. 

43 Id. 

44See Taiwan AD Initiation Checklist. 

45 Id. 

46 Id. 

47 Id. 

48 Id. 

49See Thailand AD Initiation Checklist. 

50 Id. 

51 Id. 

52 Id. 

53 Id. 

54See China AD Initiation Checklist. 

55See Taiwan AD Initiation Checklist. 

56See Thailand AD Initiation Checklist. 

57See Volume I of the Petitions, at 9 and Exhibit 

GEN–7. 

Factors of Production 

Because information regarding the 

volume of inputs consumed by 

producers/exporters in China was not 

reasonably available, the petitioners 

relied on their own product-specific 

consumption rates to estimate the FOPs 

for the manufactuers in China.40 The 

petitioners valued the estimated FOPs 

using surrogate values from Thailand, as 

noted above.41 The petitioners used the 

average POI exchange rate to convert the 

data to U.S. dollars.42 The petitioners 

relied upon the financial statements of 

three Thai producers of steel propane 

cylinders, to value overhead; selling, 

general, and administrative (SG&A) 

expenses; and profit.43

Normal Value Based on Constructed 

Value 

As noted above, for Taiwan and 

Thailand, the petitioners obtained home 

market prices but demonstrated that 

these prices were below the COP during 

the POI; therefore, the petitioners also 

based NV on CV pursuant to section 

773(a)(4) of the Act. Pursuant to section 

773(e) of the Act, CV consists of the cost 

of manufacturing (COM); SG&A 

expenses; financial expenses; profit; and 

packing expenses. 

For Taiwan, the petitioners calculated 

the COM based on a domestic 

producer’s own input factors of 

production and usage rates for raw 

materials, labor, energy, and packing.44

The petitioners valued the input factors 

of production using publicly available 

data on costs specific to Taiwan, during 

the proposed POI.45 Specifically, the 

petitioners based prices for raw material 

and packing inputs on publicly 

available import data for Taiwan.46 The 

petitioners valued labor and energy 

costs using publicly available sources 

for Taiwan.47 The petitioners calculated 

factory overhead, SG&A, financial 

expenses, and profit for Taiwan based 

on the experience of producers in 

Taiwan of comparable merchandise 

(e.g., light steel frames, fire-proof doors, 

various machines, metal building 

structure assembly, steel wire products, 

other metalwork, etc.).48

For Thailand, the petitioners 

calculated the COM based on the 

domestic producers’ own input factors 

of production and usage rates for raw 

materials, labor, energy, and packing.49

The petitioners valued input factors of 

production using publicly available data 

on costs specific to Thailand, during the 

proposed POI.50 Specifically, the 

petitioners based the prices for raw 

material and packing inputs on publicly 

available import data for Thailand.51

The petitioners valued labor and energy 

costs using publicly available sources 

for Thailand.52 The petitioners 

calculated factory overhead, SG&A 

(including financial expenses), and 

profit for Thailand based on the 

experience of a Thai producer of steel 

propane cylinders.53

Fair Value Comparisons 

Based on the data provided by the 

petitioners, there is reason to believe 

that imports of steel propane cylinders 

from China, Taiwan, and Thailand 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 steel propane cylinders for each of 

the countries covered by this initiation 

are as follows: (1) China: 55.41 to 108.60 

percent; 54 (2) Taiwan: 27.19 to 66.20 

percent; 55 and (3) Thailand: 47.67 to 

122.48 percent.56

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 steel propane cylinders from 

China, Taiwan, and Thailand 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 determinations no later 

than 140 days after the date of this 

initiation. 

Respondent Selection 

The petitions named ten companies in 

China, eleven companies in Taiwan, 

and four companies in Thailand as 

producers/exporters of steel propane 

cylinders.57 Following standard practice 

in AD investigations involving market 

economy countries, in the event 

Commerce determines that the number 

of companies is large and it cannot 

individually examine each company 

based upon Commerce’s resources, 

where appropriate, Commerce intends 

to select respondents based on U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 

data for U.S. imports of steel propane 

cylinders from Taiwan and Thailand 

during the POI under the appropriate 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States numbers listed in the 

‘‘Scope of the Investigations,’’ in the 

Appendix. 

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, no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on 

the dates noted above. We intend to 

make our decisions regarding 

respondent selection within 20 days of 

publication of this notice. 

With respect to respondent selection 

for China, we intend to issue quantity 

and value (Q&V) questionnaires to 

producers/exporters of merchandise 

under consideration in accordance with 

our standard practice for respondent 

selection in AD cases involving NME 

countries. In the event Commerce 

determines that it cannot individually 

examine each company, where 

appropriate, Commerce intends to select 

mandatory respondents based on the 

responses received. For the China 

investigation, Commerce will request 

Q&V information from known exporters 

and producers identified with complete 

contact information in the petitions. In 

addition, Commerce will post the Q&V 

questionnaires along with filing 

instructions on Enforcement and 

Compliance’s website at http://

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58See Policy Bulletin 05.1 at 6 (emphasis added). 

59See section 733(a) of the Act. 

60 Id. 

61See 19 CFR 351.301(b). 

62See 19 CFR 351.301(b)(2). 

63See section 782(b) of the Act. 

64See 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. 

Producers/exporters of steel propane 

cylinders from China that do not receive 

Q&V questionnaires by mail may still 

submit a response to the Q&V 

questionnaire and can obtain a copy of 

the Q&V questionnaire from 

Enforcement & Compliance’s website. 

The Q&V response must be submitted 

by the relevant exporters/producers in 

China no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on 

June 25, 2018, which is two weeks from 

the signature date of this notice. All 

Q&V responses must be filed 

electronically via ACCESS. 

Separate Rates 

In order to obtain separate-rate status 

in an NME investigation, exporters and 

producers must submit a separate-rate 

application. The specific requirements 

for submitting a separate-rate 

application in this investigation are 

outlined in detail in the application 

itself, which is available on Commerce’s 

website at http://enforcement.trade.gov/ 

nme/nme-sep-rate.html. The separaterate application will be due 30 days 

after publication of this initiation 

notice. Exporters and producers who 

submit a separate-rate application and 

have been selected as mandatory 

respondents will be eligible for 

consideration for separate-rate status 

only if they respond to all parts of 

Commerce’s AD questionnaire as 

mandatory respondents. Commerce 

requires that companies from China 

submit a response to both the Q&V 

questionnaire and the separate-rate 

application by the respective deadlines 

in order to receive consideration for 

separate-rate status. Companies not 

filing a timely Q&V response will not 

receive separate-rate consideration. 

Use of Combination Rates 

Commerce will calculate combination 

rates for certain respondents that are 

eligible for a separate rate in an NME 

investigation. The Separate Rates and 

Combination Rates Bulletin states: 

{w}hile continuing the practice of 

assigning separate rates only to exporters, all 

separate rates that the Department will now 

assign in its NME Investigation will be 

specific to those producers that supplied the 

exporter during the period of investigation. 

Note, however, that one rate is calculated for 

the exporter and all of the producers which 

supplied subject merchandise to it during the 

period of investigation. This practice applies 

both to mandatory respondents receiving an 

individually calculated separate rate as well 

as the pool of non-investigated firms 

receiving the weighted-average of the 

individually calculated rates. This practice is 

referred to as the application of ‘‘combination 

rates’’ because such rates apply to specific 

combinations of exporters and one or more 

producers. The cash-deposit rate assigned to 

an exporter will apply only to merchandise 

both exported by the firm in question and 

produced by a firm that supplied the exporter 

during the period of investigation.58

Distribution of Copies of the Petitions 

In accordance with section 

732(b)(3)(A)(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.202(f), copies of the public version 

of the petitions have been provided to 

the governments of China, Taiwan, and 

Thailand 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 Determinations 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 steel propane cylinders from China, 

Taiwan, and/or Thailand are materially 

injuring, or threatening material injury 

to, a U.S. industry.59 A negative ITC 

determination for any country will 

result in the investigation being 

terminated with respect to that 

country.60 Otherwise, the investigations 

will proceed according to statutory and 

regulatory time limits. 

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). Any party, when 

submitting factual information, must 

specify under which subsection of 19 

CFR 351.102(b)(21) the information is 

being submitted 61 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.62 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. 

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 

the letter or memorandum setting forth 

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 (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.63

Parties must use the certification 

formats provided in 19 CFR 

351.303(g).64 Commerce intends to 

reject factual submissions if the 

submitting party does not comply with 

the applicable certification 

requirements. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

Interested parties must submit 

applications for disclosure under APO 

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1See Antidumping Duty Order: Solid Agricultural 

Grade Ammonium Nitrate from Ukraine, 66 FR 

47451 (September 12, 2001). 2See Solid Agricultural Grade Ammonium 

Nitrate from Ukraine: Continuation of Antidumping 

Duty Order, 78 FR 35258 (June 12, 2013). 3See Initiation of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Review, 83 

FR 19051 (May 1, 2018). 4See Letter to Director, Office of Investigations, 

International Trade Commission, ‘‘Sunset Reviews 

Initiated on May 1, 2018,’’ dated May 18, 2018. 

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: June 11, 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 steel cylinders for 

compressed or liquefied propane gas (steel 

propane cylinders) meeting the requirements 

of, or produced to meet the requirements of, 

U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) 

Specifications 4B, 4BA, or 4BW, or Transport 

Canada Specification 4BM, 4BAM, or 4BWM, 

or United Nations pressure receptacle 

standard ISO 4706. The scope includes steel 

propane cylinders regardless of whether they 

have been certified to these specifications 

before importation. Steel propane cylinders 

range from 2.5 pound nominal gas capacity 

(approximate 6 pound water capacity and 

approximate 4–6 pound tare weight) to 42 

pound nominal gas capacity (approximate 

100 pound water capacity and approximate 

28–32 pound tare weight). Steel propane 

cylinders have two or fewer ports and may 

be imported assembled or unassembled (i.e., 

welded or brazed before or after importation), 

with or without all components (including 

collars, valves, gauges, tanks, foot rings, and 

overfill prevention devices), and coated or 

uncoated. Also included within the scope are 

drawn cylinder halves, unfinished propane 

cylinders, collars, and foot rings for steel 

propane cylinders. 

An ‘‘unfinished’’ or ‘‘unassembled’’ 

propane cylinder includes drawn cylinder 

halves that have not been welded into a 

cylinder, cylinders that have not had flanges 

welded into the port hole(s), cylinders that 

are otherwise complete but have not had 

collars or foot rings welded to them, 

otherwise complete cylinders without a valve 

assembly attached, and cylinders that are 

otherwise complete except for testing, 

certification, and/or marking. 

These investigations also cover steel 

propane cylinders that meet, are produced to 

meet, or are certified as meeting, other U.S. 

or Canadian government, international, or 

industry standards (including, for example, 

American Society of Mechanical Engineers 

(ASME), or American National Standard 

Institute (ANSI)), if they also meet, are 

produced to meet, or are certified as meeting 

USDOT Specification 4B, 4BA, or 4BW, or 

Transport Canada Specification 4BM, 4BAM, 

or 4BWM, or a United Nations pressure 

receptacle standard ISO 4706. 

Subject merchandise also includes steel 

propane cylinders that have been further 

processed in a third country, including but 

not limited to, attachment of collars, foot 

rings, or handles by welding or brazing, heat 

treatment, painting, testing, certification, or 

any other processing that would not 

otherwise remove the merchandise from the 

scope of the investigations if performed in 

the country of manufacture of the in-scope 

steel propane cylinders. 

Specifically excluded are seamless steel 

propane cylinders and propane cylinders 

made from stainless steel (i.e., steel 

containing at least 10.5 percent chromium by 

weight and less than 1.2 percent carbon by 

weight), aluminum, or composite fiber 

material. Composite fiber material is material 

consisting of the mechanical combination of 

two components: Fiber (typically glass, 

carbon, or aramid (synthetic polymer)) and a 

matrix material (typically polymer resin, 

ceramic, or metallic). 

The merchandise subject to these 

investigations is properly classified under 

statistical reporting numbers 7311.00.0060 

and 7311.00.0090 of the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). 

Although the HTSUS statistical reporting 

numbers are provided for convenience and 

customs purposes, the written description of 

the merchandise is dispositive. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–823–810] 

Solid Agricultural Grade Ammonium 

Nitrate From Ukraine: Final Results of 

Sunset Review and Revocation of 

Order 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: On May 1, 2018, the 

Department of Commerce (Commerce) 

initiated the sunset review of the 

antidumping duty order on solid 

agricultural grade ammonium nitrate 

from Ukraine. Because the domestic 

interested parties did not participate in 

this sunset review, Commerce is 

revoking this antidumping duty order. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Brown, AD/CVD Operations, 

Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone (202) 482–3702. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

September 12, 2001, Commerce issued 

an antidumping duty order on solid 

grade ammonium nitrate from Ukraine.1

On June 12, 2013, Commerce published 

its most recent continuation of the 

order.2 On May 1, 2018, Commerce 

initiated a sunset review of this order.3

We did not receive a notice of intent 

to participate from domestic interested 

parties in this sunset review. As a result, 

in accordance with 19 CFR 

351.218(d)(1)(iii)(A), Commerce 

determined that no domestic interested 

party intends to participate in the sunset 

review, and on May 18, 2018, notified 

the International Trade Commission, in 

writing, that we intended to issue a final 

determination revoking this 

antidumping duty order.4

Scope of the Order: The products 

covered by this antidumping duty order 

are solid, fertilizer grade ammonium 

nitrate (‘‘ammonium nitrate’’ or ‘‘subject 

merchandise’’) products, whether 

prilled, granular or in other solid form, 

with or without additives or coating, 

and with a bulk density equal to or 

greater than 53 pounds per cubic foot. 

Specifically excluded from the scope is 

solid ammonium nitrate with a bulk 

density less than 53 pounds per cubic 

foot (commonly referred to as industrial 

or explosive grade ammonium nitrate). 

The subject merchandise is currently 

classifiable under subheading 

3102.30.00.00 of the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States 

(‘‘HTSUS’’). Although HTSUS 

subheadings are provided for 

convenience and customs purposes, the 

written description of the merchandise 

is dispositive. 

Determination To Revoke: Pursuant to 

section 751(c)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 

1930, as amended (the Act) and 19 CFR 

351.218(d)(1)(iii)(B)(3), if no domestic 

interested party files a notice of intent 

to participate, Commerce shall, within 

90 days after the initiation of the review, 

issue a final determination revoking the 

order. Because no domestic interested 

party filed a notice of intent to 

participate in this sunset review, 

Commerce finds that no domestic 

interested party is participating in this 

sunset review. Therefore, consistent 

with 19 CFR 351.222(i)(2)(i) and section 

751(c)(3)(A) of the Act, we are revoking 

this antidumping duty order. 

Effective Date of Revocation: The 

effective date of revocation is June 12, 


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