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18See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 

(for general filing requirements). 

because Commerce preliminarily 

determined that the mandatory 

respondents should be considered to be 

part of the China-wide entity, and 

assigned the China-wide entity an AFA 

rate based solely on the petition, there 

are no calculations to disclose. 

Verification 

Because the mandatory respondents 

in this investigation did not provide 

information requested by Commerce 

and Commerce preliminarily determines 

in accordance with section 776(b) of the 

Act that each of the mandatory 

respondents to have been 

uncooperative, verification will not be 

conducted. 

Public Comment 

Case briefs or other written comments 

may be submitted to the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance no later than 30 days after 

the date of publication of the 

preliminary determination, unless the 

Secretary alters the time limit. Rebuttal 

briefs, limited to issues raised in case 

briefs, may be submitted no later than 

five days after the deadline date for case 

briefs.18 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. 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), 

interested parties who wish to request a 

hearing, limited to issues raised in the 

case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a 

written request to the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, within 30 days after the date 

of publication of this notice. Requests 

should contain the party’s name, 

address, and telephone number, the 

number of participants, whether any 

participant is a foreign national, and a 

list of the issues to be discussed. If a 

request for a hearing is made, Commerce 

intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. 

Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230, at a time and date to be 

determined. Parties should confirm by 

telephone the date, time, and location of 

the hearing two days before the 

scheduled date. 

Final Determination 

Section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.210(b)(1) provide that 

Commerce will issue the final 

determination within 75 days after the 

date of its preliminary determination. 

Accordingly, Commerce will make its 

final determination no later than 75 

days after the signature date of this 

preliminary determination. 

International Trade Commission 

Notification 

In accordance with section 733(f) of 

the Act, Commerce will notify the 

International Trade Commission (ITC) of 

its preliminary determination of sales at 

LTFV. If the final determination is 

affirmative, the ITC will determine 

before the later of 120 days after the date 

of this preliminary determination or 45 

days after the final determination 

whether imports of the subject 

merchandise are materially injuring, or 

threaten material injury to, the U.S. 

industry. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This determination is issued and 

published in accordance with sections 

733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.205(c). 

Dated: July 2, 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 I 

Scope of the Investigation 

The scope of the investigation covers all 

grades of sodium gluconate, gluconic acid, 

liquid gluconate, and glucono delta lactone 

(GDL) (collectively GNA Products), 

regardless of physical form (including, but 

not limited to substrates; solutions; dry 

granular form or powders, regardless of 

particle size; or as a slurry). The scope also 

includes GNA Products that have been 

blended or are in solution with other 

product(s) where the resulting mix contains 

35 percent or more of sodium gluconate, 

gluconic acid, liquid gluconate, and/or GDL 

by dry weight. 

Sodium gluconate has a molecular formula 

of NaC6H11O7. Sodium gluconate has a 

Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) registry 

number of 527–07–1, and can also be called 

‘‘sodium salt of gluconic acid’’ and/or 

sodium 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 pentahydroxyhexanoate. 

Gluconic acid has a molecular formula of 

C6H12O7. Gluconic acid has a CAS registry 

number of 526–95–4, and can also be called 

2, 3, 4, 5, 6 pentahydroxycaproic acid. Liquid 

gluconate is a blend consisting only of 

gluconic acid and sodium gluconate in an 

aqueous solution. Liquid gluconate has CAS 

registry numbers of 527–07–1, 526–95–4, and 

7732–18–5, and can also be called 2, 3, 4, 5, 

6-pentahydroxycaproic acid-hexanoate. GDL 

has a molecular formula of C6H10O6. GDL has 

a CAS registry number of 90–80–2, and can 

also be called d-glucono-1,5-lactone. 

The merchandise covered by the scope of 

the investigation is currently classified in the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 

States (HTSUS) under subheadings 

2918.16.1000, 2918.16.5010, and 

2932.20.5020. Merchandise covered by the 

scope may also enter under HTSUS 

subheadings 2918.16.5050, 3824.99.2890, 

and 3824.99.9295. Although the HTSUS 

subheadings and CAS registry numbers are 

provided for convenience and customs 

purposes, the written description of the 

merchandise is dispositive. 

Appendix II 

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Period of Investigation 

IV. Scope Comments 

V. Scope of the Investigation 

VI. Discussion of the Methodology 

A. Non-Market Economy Country 

B. Surrogate Country and Surrogate Value 

Comments 

C. Separate Rates 

D. China-Wide Entity 

E. Use of Facts Otherwise Available With 

an Adverse Inference 

VII. Adjustment Under Section 777(A)(f) of 

the Act 

VIII. Adjustments to Cash Deposit Rates for 

Export Subsidies 

IX. Verification 

X. Conclusion 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–570–978] 

High Pressure Steel Cylinders From 

the People’s Republic of China: 

Preliminary Results of Countervailing 

Duty Administrative Review; 2016 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) is conducting an 

administrative review of the 

countervailing duty (CVD) order on high 

pressure steel cylinders (steel cylinders) 

from the People’s Republic of China 

(PRC) for the period of review January 

1, 2016, through December 31, 2016. 

Interested parties are invited to 

comment on these preliminary results. 

DATES: Applicable July 10, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Toby Vandall or Aimee Phelan, AD/ 

CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement 

and Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 


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1See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, 

Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity 

To Request Administrative Review, 82 FR 26441 

(June 7, 2017). 

2See Letter from the petitioner, ‘‘High Pressure 

Steel Cylinders from the People’s Republic of China 

Request for Administrative Review and Entry of 

Appearance’’ (June 13, 2017); see also Letter from 

BTIC, ‘‘Request for the Fifth Administrative Review 

of the Countervailing Duty Order on High Pressure 

Steel Cylinders from the People’s Republic of 

China, C–570–978 (POR: 01/01/16–12/31/16)’’ (June 

30, 2017). 

3See Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 

35749 (August 1, 2017) (Initiation Notice). 

4See Memorandum, ‘‘High Pressure Steel 

Cylinders from the People’s Republic of China: 

Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of 

the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 

2016,’’ February 5, 2018. 

5See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

the Preliminary Results of 2016 Countervailing 

Duty Administrative Review of High Pressure Steel 

Cylinders from the People’s Republic of China,’’ 

dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, 

this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). 

6See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act 

regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) 

of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of 

the Act regarding specificity. 

7A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum can be found in Appendix 

I to this notice. 

8See sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act. 

9As discussed in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum, we have found the following 

companies to be cross-owned with BTIC: Tianjin 

Tianhai High Pressure Container Co., Ltd.; Langfang 

Tianhai High Pressure Container Co., Ltd.; Beijing 

Jingcheng Machinery Electric Holding Co., Ltd.; and 

Beijing Jingcheng Machinery Electric Co., Ltd. 

(202) 482–1664 or (202) 482–0697, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On June 7, 2017, Commerce published 

a notice of opportunity to request an 

administrative review of the CVD order 

on steel cylinders from the PRC for the 

period January 1, 2016, through 

December 31, 2016.1 On June 13, 2017, 

and June 30, 2017, we received review 

requests from Norris Cylinder Company 

(the petitioner) and Beijing Tianhai 

Industry Co., Ltd. (BTIC).2 We 

published a notice of initiation for this 

administrative review on August 1, 

2017.3 On February 5, 2018, we 

postponed the deadline for issuing the 

preliminary results of this 

administrative review until July 3, 

2018.4 For a complete description of the 

events that followed the initiation of 

this investigation, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum.5 A list of topics 

discussed 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 http://

access.trade.gov, and is available to all 

parties in the Central Records Unit, 

room B8024 of the main Department of 

Commerce building. In addition, a 

complete version of the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum can be accessed 

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

frn/. The signed and electronic versions 

of the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum are identical in content. 

Scope of the Order 

The merchandise covered by this 

order is seamless steel cylinders 

designed for storage or transport of 

compressed or liquefied gas (‘‘high 

pressure steel cylinders’’). High pressure 

steel cylinders are fabricated of chrome 

alloy steel including, but not limited to, 

chromium-molybdenum steel or 

chromium magnesium steel, and have 

permanently impressed into the steel, 

either before or after importation, the 

symbol of a U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(‘‘DOT’’)-approved high pressure steel 

cylinder manufacturer, as well as an 

approved DOT type marking of DOT 3A, 

3AX, 3AA, 3AAX, 3B, 3E, 3HT, 3T, or 

DOT–E (followed by a specific 

exemption number) in accordance with 

the requirements of sections 178.36 

through 178.68 of Title 49 of the Code 

of Federal Regulations, or any 

subsequent amendments thereof. High 

pressure steel cylinders covered by this 

order have a water capacity up to 450 

liters, and a gas capacity ranging from 

8 to 702 cubic feet, regardless of 

corresponding service pressure levels 

and regardless of physical dimensions, 

finish or coatings. 

Excluded from the scope of the order 

are high pressure steel cylinders 

manufactured to U–ISO–9809–1 and 2 

specifications and permanently 

impressed with ISO or UN symbols. 

Also excluded from the order are 

acetylene cylinders, with or without 

internal porous mass, and permanently 

impressed with 8A or 8AL in 

accordance with DOT regulations. 

Merchandise covered by the order is 

classified in the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States 

(‘‘HTSUS’’) under subheading 

7311.00.00.30. Subject merchandise 

may also enter under HTSUS 

subheadings 7311.00.00.60 or 

7311.00.00.90. Although the HTSUS 

subheadings are provided for 

convenience and customs purposes, the 

written description of the merchandise 

under the order is dispositive. 

Methodology 

We are conducting this administrative 

review in accordance with section 

751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended (the Act). For each of the 

subsidy programs found 

countervailable, we preliminarily find 

that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial 

contribution by an ‘‘authority’’ that 

gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, 

and that the subsidy is specific.6 For a 

full description of the methodology 

underlying our preliminary conclusions, 

see the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum.7

In making these findings, we relied, in 

part, on facts available, and because we 

find that either the GOC or the 

respondent company did not act to the 

best of their ability to respond to our 

requests for information, we drew an 

adverse inference where appropriate in 

selecting from among the facts 

otherwise available.8 For further 

information, see ‘‘Use of Facts 

Otherwise Available and Adverse 

Inferences’’ in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum. 

Preliminary Results of the Review 

We preliminarily find that the 

following net countervailable subsidy 

rate exists for the mandatory 

respondent, BTIC, for the period January 

1, 2016, through December 31, 2016: 

Company 

Subsidy 

Rate 

Ad Valorem 

(percent) 

Beijing Tianhai Industry Co., 

Ltd.9 ....................................... 37.77 

Assessment Rates 

Upon issuance of the final results of 

this administrative review, Commerce 

shall determine, and U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, 

countervailing duties on all appropriate 

entries covered by this review. We 

intend to issue assessment instructions 

to CBP 15 days after publication of the 

final results of this review. 

Cash Deposit Requirements 

Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the 

Act, we also intend, upon publication of 

the final results, to instruct CBP to 

collect cash deposits of estimated 

countervailing duties in the amount 

indicated above for BTIC, on shipments 

of subject merchandise entered, or 

withdrawn from warehouse, for 

consumption on or after the date of 

publication of the final results of this 


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10See 19 CFR 351.224(b). 

11See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii); 351.309(d)(1); and 

19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements). 

12See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2). 

13See 19 CFR 351.310(c). 

14See 19 CFR 351.310(d). 

1For a complete description of the Scope of the 

Order, see Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum 

for the Preliminary Results of the 2016–2017 

Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: 

Chlorinated Isocyanurates from the People’s 

Republic of China,’’ dated concurrently with this 

notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). 

administrative review. For all nonreviewed firms, CBP will continue to 

collect cash deposits of estimated 

countervailing duties at the most recent 

company-specific or all-others rate 

applicable to the company, as 

appropriate. These cash deposit 

requirements, when imposed, shall 

remain in effect until further notice. 

Disclosure and Public Comment 

We will disclose to parties in this 

review the calculations performed in 

reaching the preliminary results within 

five days of publication in the Federal 

Register of these preliminary results.10

Unless Commerce instructs otherwise, 

interested parties may submit written 

comments (case briefs) on the 

preliminary results no later than 30 days 

from the date of publication of this 

Federal Register notice, and rebuttal 

comments (rebuttal briefs) within five 

days after the time limit for filing case 

briefs.11 Pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.309(d)(2), rebuttal briefs must be 

limited to issues raised in the case 

briefs. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) 

and (d)(2), parties who submit 

arguments are requested to submit with 

the argument: (1) A statement of the 

issue; (2) a brief summary of the 

argument; and (3) a table of 

authorities.12

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), 

interested parties who wish to request a 

hearing, limited to the issues raised in 

the case and rebuttal briefs, must submit 

a written request to the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance, filed electronically via 

ACCESS by 5 p.m. Eastern Time within 

30 days after the date of publication of 

this notice.13 Hearing requests should 

contain the party’s name, address, and 

telephone number, the number of 

participants, whether any participant is 

a foreign national, and a list of the 

issues to be discussed. If a request for 

a hearing is made, Commerce intends to 

hold the hearing at the U.S. Department 

of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230, at a date 

and time to be determined.14 Parties 

should confirm by telephone the date, 

time, and location of the hearing two 

days before the scheduled date. 

Unless the deadline is extended 

pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the 

Act, we intend to issue the final results 

of this administrative review, including 

the results of our analysis of the issues 

raised by the parties in their comments, 

no later than 120 days after the date of 

publication of this notice. 

These preliminary results and notice 

are issued and published in accordance 

with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of 

the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4). 

Dated: July 3, 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 

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scope of the Order 

IV. Application of the Countervailing Duty 

Law to Imports From the PRC 

V. Subsidies Valuation Information 

VI. Benchmarks and Interest Rates 

VII. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and 

Adverse Inferences 

VIII. Analysis of Programs 

IX. Disclosure and Public Comment 

X. Conclusion 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–898] 

Chlorinated Isocyanurates From the 

People’s Republic of China: 

Preliminary Results of Antidumping 

Duty Administrative Review; 2016– 

2017 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) preliminarily determines 

that the exporters of chlorinated 

isocyanurates subject to this 

administrative review made sales of 

subject merchandise at prices below 

normal value (NV). The period of review 

(POR) is June 1, 2016, through May 31, 

2017. Interested parties are invited to 

comment on these preliminary results of 

review. 

DATES: Applicable July 10, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sean Carey, AD/CVD Operations, Office 

VII, Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3964. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Scope of the Order 

The products covered by the order are 

chlorinated isos, which are derivatives 

of cyanuric acid, described as 

chlorinated s-triazine triones.1

Chlorinated isos are currently 

classifiable under subheadings 

2933.69.6015, 2933.69.6021, 

2933.69.6050, 3808.40.50, 3808.50.40 

and 3808.94.5000 of the Harmonized 

Tariff Schedule of the United States 

(HTSUS). The HTSUS subheadings are 

provided for convenience and customs 

purposes only; the written product 

description of the scope of the order is 

dispositive. 

Methodology 

Commerce is conducting this 

administrative review in accordance 

with section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff 

Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). 

Export prices have been calculated in 

accordance with section 772 of the Act. 

Because China is a non-market economy 

within the meaning of section 771(18) of 

the Act, normal value has been 

calculated in accordance with section 

773(c) of the Act. For a full description 

of the methodology underlying our 

conclusions, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum, which is hereby 

adopted by this notice. A list of the 

topics included in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum is included as 

an appendix to this notice. 

The Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum is a public document and 

is on file electronically via Enforcement 

and Compliance’s Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Centralized 

Electronic Service System (ACCESS). 

ACCESS is available to registered users 

at https://access.trade.gov, and it is 

available to all parties in the Central 

Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main 

Department of Commerce building. In 

addition, a complete version of the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum is 

available at http://

enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum and 

the electronic version of the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum are identical in 

content. 

Preliminary Results of Review 

The administrative review covers 

three producers/exporters: (1) Heze 

Huayi Chemical Co. Ltd. (Heze Huayi); 

(2) Hebei Jiheng Chemical Co. Ltd. 

(Jiheng); and (3) Juancheng Kangtai 


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