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9See Notice of Final Determination of Sales at 

Less Than Fair Value: Stainless Steel Bar from 

India, 59 FR 66915, 66921 (December 28, 1994). 

10See 19 CFR 351.224(b). 

11See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Petitioners’ Request for 

Verification,’’ dated July 12, 2021. 

12See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(l)(ii) and 351.309(d)(l). 

Interested parties will be notified through ACCESS 

regarding the deadline for submitting case briefs; 

see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing 

requirements); Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD 

Service Requirements Due to COVID–19, 85 FR 

17006 (March 26, 2020); and Temporary Rule 

Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements Due to 

COVID–19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 

41363 (July 10, 2020) (collectively, Temporary 

Rule). 

13See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 

(for general filing requirements). 14See Temporary Rule. 15See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2) and 19 CFR 

351.303 (for general filing requirements). 16See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act. 

therefore, de minimis within the 

meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in 

which case the cash deposit rate will be 

zero; (2) for previously investigated or 

reviewed companies not covered in this 

review, the cash deposit rate will 

continue to be the company-specific 

cash deposit rate published for the most 

recently completed segment of this 

proceeding in which the company 

participated; (3) if the exporter is not a 

firm covered in this review, or the lessthan-fair-value (LTFV) investigation, but 

the manufacturer is, then the cash 

deposit rate will be the rate established 

for the most recent segment for the 

manufacturer of the merchandise; and 

(4) the cash deposit rate for all other 

manufacturers or exporters will 

continue to be 12.45 percent, the allothers rate established in the LTFV 

investigation.9 These deposit 

requirements, when imposed, shall 

remain in effect until further notice. 

Disclosure 

Commerce intends to disclose the 

calculations performed in connection 

with these preliminary results to 

interested parties within five days after 

the date of publication of this notice.10

Verification 

On July 12, 2021, Commerce received 

a request from domestic producers 

Carpenter Technology Corporation, 

Crucible Industries LLC, Electralloy, a 

Division of G.O. Carlson, Inc., North 

American Stainless, Universal Stainless 

& Alloy Products, Inc., and Valbruna 

Slater Stainless, Inc. (collectively, 

Petitioners) to conduct verification of 

the responses in this administrative 

review.11 As provided in section 

782(i)(3) of the Act, Commerce intends 

to verify the information relied upon in 

the final results. Normally, Commerce 

verifies information using standard 

procedures, including an on-site 

examination of original accounting, 

financial, and sales documentation. 

However, due to current travel 

restrictions in response to the global 

COVID–19 pandemic, Commerce is 

unable to conduct on-site verification in 

this review. Accordingly, we intend to 

verify the information relied upon in the 

final results through alternative means 

in lieu of on-site verification. Commerce 

will notify interested parties of any 

additional documentation or 

information required. 

Public Comment 

Because Commerce intends to 

conduct verification after these 

preliminary results, interested parties 

will be provided an opportunity to 

submit written comments (case briefs) at 

a date to be determined by Commerce 

and rebuttal comments (rebuttal briefs) 

within seven days after the time limit 

for filing case briefs.12 Pursuant to 19 

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

be limited to issues raised in the case 

briefs.13 Commerce modified certain of 

its requirements for serving documents 

containing business proprietary 

information until further notice.14

Parties who submit case briefs or 

rebuttal briefs in this proceeding 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.15

Unless the deadline is extended, 

Commerce intends to issue the final 

results of this review, including the 

results of its analysis of the issues raised 

in any written briefs, no later than 120 

days after the date of publication of this 

notice, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) 

of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h). 

Final Results 

Commerce intends to issue the final 

results of this administrative review, 

including the results of its analysis 

raised in any written briefs, no later 

than 120 days after the publication of 

these preliminary results in the Federal 

Register, unless otherwise extended.16

Notification to Importers 

This notice also serves as a 

preliminary reminder to importers of 

their responsibility under 19 CFR 

351.402(f) 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 Commerce’s 

presumption that reimbursement of 

antidumping duties occurred and the 

subsequent assessment of double 

antidumping duties. 

We are issuing and publishing these 

results in accordance with sections 

751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 

CFR 351.221(b)(4). 

Dated: February 25, 2022. 

Lisa W. Wang, 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. 

Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in 

the Preliminary Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Partial Rescission of Administrative 

Review 

IV. Scope of the Order 

V. Affiliation and Collapsing 

VI. Discussion of the Methodology 

VII. Currency Conversion 

VIII. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–570–074] 

Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet From 

the People’s Republic of China: 

Preliminary Results of Countervailing 

Duty Administrative Review; 2020 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) preliminarily determines 

that countervailable subsidies are being 

provided to producers and exporters of 

common alloy aluminum sheet 

(aluminum sheet) from the People’s 

Republic of China (China). The period 

of review (POR) is January 1, 2020, 

through December 31, 2020. Interested 

parties are invited to comment on these 

preliminary results. 

DATES: Applicable March 4, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Natasia Harrison or Harrison Tanchuck, 

AD/CVD Operations, Office VI, 

Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1240 or 

(202) 482–7421, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On April 1, 2021, Commerce 

published in the Federal Register a 

notice of initiation of an administrative 

review of the countervailing duty (CVD) 


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1See Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet from the 

People’s Republic of China: Countervailing Duty 

Order, 84 FR 2157 (February 6, 2019) (Order). 

2See Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 86 FR 

17124 (April 1, 2021) (Initiation Notice). 

3See Memorandum, ‘‘Common Alloy Aluminum 

Sheet from the People’s Republic of China: 

Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2020,’’ 

dated October 20, 2021. 

4See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

the Preliminary Results of the Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Review of Common Alloy 

Aluminum Sheet from the People’s Republic of 

China; 2020,’’ dated concurrently, and hereby 

adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum). 

5 Id. at section ‘‘Scope of the Order. 

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(5)(A) 

of the Act regarding specificity. 

7See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Administrative Review 

of the Countervailing Duty Order on Common Alloy 

Aluminum Sheet from the People’s Republic of 

China: Countervailing Duty Questionnaire,’’ dated 

May 20, 2021 (Initial CVD Questionnaire). 

8This rate applies to Jiangsu Alcha Aluminum 

Co., Ltd. and its cross-owned companies: Baotou 

Alcha Aluminum Co., Ltd. and Jiangsu Alcha New 

Energy Materials Co., Ltd. 

9We are cumulating the benefits from subsidies 

received by Alcha International Holdings Limited, 

which exported subject merchandise produced by 

Jiangsu Alcha Aluminum Co., Ltd., to the United 

States during the POR, with the benefits from 

subsidies received by Jiangsu Alcha Aluminum Co., 

Ltd., during the POR. For further discussion, see the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum at ‘‘Attribution 

of Subsides.’’ 

10See 19 CFR 351.224(b). 

11See 19 CFR 351.309(c). 

12See 19 CFR 351.309(d). 

13See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD 

Service Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension 

of Effective Period, 85 FR 29615 (May 18, 2020); 

and Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service 

Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension of 

Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020). 

14See 19 CFR 351.310(c). 

15See 19 CFR 351.310(d). 

order 1 on aluminum sheet from China.2

On October 20, 2021, Commerce 

extended the deadline for the 

preliminary results of this review by 117 

days to February 25, 2022.3

For a complete description of the 

events that followed the initiation of 

this review, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum.4 A list of topics 

discussed 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 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 https://access.trade.gov/public/ 

FRNoticesListLayout.aspx/. 

Scope of the Order 

The merchandise covered by the 

Order is aluminum sheet from China. 

For a complete description of the scope 

of the Order, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum.5

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). 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 

confers a benefit to the recipient, and 

that the subsidy is specific.6 For a full 

description of the methodology 

underlying our preliminary conclusions, 

including our reliance, in part, on 

adverse facts available (AFA) pursuant 

to sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act, see 

the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 

Commerce notes that, in making these 

findings, it relied, in part, on facts 

available and, because it finds that the 

Government of China (GOC) did not 

respond to the Initial CVD 

Questionnaire,7 it therefore, did not 

provide necessary information, as 

requested. Based on that, Commerce has 

determined that the GOC did not act to 

the best of its ability to respond to 

Commerce’s request for information, 

and therefore drew an adverse inference 

where appropriate in selecting from 

among the facts otherwise available. For 

further information, see ‘‘Use of Facts 

Otherwise Available and Adverse 

Inferences’’ in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum. 

Preliminary Results of Review 

In accordance with 19 CFR 

351.221(b)(4)(i), we calculated a 

countervailable subsidy rate for 

mandatory respondents Jiangsu Alcha 

Aluminum Co., Ltd. and Alcha 

International Holdings Limited. We 

determined the countervailable subsidy 

rate for Yinbang Clad Material Co., Ltd. 

based entirely on AFA, in accordance 

with section 776 of the Act. Because 

there are no other producers or 

exporters subject to this review and not 

selected for individual examination (i.e., 

non-selected companies), Commerce 

does not need to establish the rate for 

non-selected companies in this review. 

Commerce preliminarily determines 

that, during the POR, the following 

countervailable subsidy rates exist: 

Company 

Subsidy 

rate 

ad valorem 

(percent) 

Jiangsu Alcha Aluminum Co., 

Ltd.8/Alcha International Holdings Limited 9 ........................... 17.33 

Yinbang Clad Material Co., Ltd .. * 252.22 

* Rate based on AFA. 

Disclosure and Public Comment 

Commerce will disclose to parties to 

this review the calculations performed 

for these preliminary results within five 

days of the date of publication of this 

notice.10 Interested parties may submit 

case briefs no later than 30 days after 

the date of publication of these 

preliminary results of review.11

Rebuttals to case briefs may be filed no 

later than seven days after the case 

briefs are filed, and all rebuttal 

comments must be limited to comments 

raised in the case briefs.12 Note that 

Commerce has temporarily modified 

certain of its requirements for serving 

documents containing business 

proprietary information until further 

notice.13

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and 

(d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or 

rebuttal briefs in this review 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 must do so within 30 days of 

publication of these preliminary results 

by submitting a written request to the 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance using Enforcement and 

Compliance’s ACCESS system.14

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. Issues 

addressed at the hearing will be limited 

to those raised in the briefs. If a request 

for a hearing is made, Commerce 

intends to hold the hearing at a time and 

date to be determined.15 Parties should 

confirm by telephone the date and time 

of the hearing two days before the 

scheduled date. 

Parties are reminded that all briefs 

and hearing requests must be filed 

electronically using ACCESS and 

received successfully in their entirety by 

5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. 

Assessment Rate 

Consistent with section 751(a)(2)(C) of 

the Act, upon issuance of the final 

results, Commerce shall determine, and 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

(CBP) shall assess, countervailing duties 


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1See Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 86 FR 

17124 (April 1, 2021). 

2See Memorandum, ‘‘2020–2021 Antidumping 

Administrative Review of Common Alloy 

Aluminum Sheet from the People’s Republic of 

China: Respondent Selection,’’ dated May 18, 2021. 

3See Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet from the 

People’s Republic of China: Final Results of 

Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Final 

Successor-In-Interest Determination, and Final 

Determination of No shipments; 2018–2020, 86 FR 

74066 (December 29, 2021). 

4 Id. 

5The individual members of the Aluminum 

Association Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet Trade 

Enforcement Working Group are: Aleris Rolled 

Products Inc., Arconic Corporation, Commonwealth 

Rolled Products, Inc., Constellium Rolled Products 

Ravenswood, LLC, Jupiter Aluminum Corporation, 

JW Aluminum Company, and Novelis Corporation. 

6See Memorandum, ‘‘2020–2021 Administrative 

Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on 

Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet from the People’s 

Republic of China: Extension of Deadline for 

Preliminary Results,’’ dated October 14, 2021. 

7See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

the Preliminary Results of the 2020–2021 

Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of 

Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet from the People’s 

Republic of China,’’ issued concurrently with, and 

hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum). 

on all appropriate entries covered by 

this review. If the assessment rate 

calculated in the final results is zero or 

de minimis, we will instruct CBP to 

liquidate all appropriate entries without 

regard to countervailing duties. We 

intend to issue assessment instructions 

to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the 

date of publication of the final results of 

this review in the Federal Register. If a 

timely summons is filed at the U.S. 

Court of International Trade, the 

assessment instructions will direct CBP 

not to liquidate relevant entries until the 

time for parties to file a request for a 

statutory injunction has expired (i.e., 

within 90 days of publication). 

Cash Deposit Rate 

Pursuant to section 751(a)(1) of the 

Act, upon issuance of the final results, 

Commerce intends to instruct CBP to 

collect cash deposits of estimated 

countervailing duties in the amounts 

indicated for each of the respective 

companies listed above 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 

review, except where the rate calculated 

in the final results is zero or de minimis, 

no cash deposit will be required. These 

cash deposit instructions, when 

imposed, shall remain in effect until 

further notice. 

Final Results of Review 

Commerce intends 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, 

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

Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h), unless this 

deadline is extended. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

These preliminary results are issued 

and published in accordance with 

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

Act, and 19 CFR 351.213 and 19 CFR 

351.221(b)(4). 

Dated: February 25, 2022. 

Lisa W. Wang, 

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. Diversification of China’s Economy 

V. Subsidies Valuation 

VI. Loan Interest Rate Benchmarks, Discount 

Rates, and Benchmarks to Determine the 

Adequacy of Remuneration 

VII. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and 

Adverse Inferences 

VIII. Analysis of Programs 

IX. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–073] 

Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet From 

the People’s Republic of China: 

Preliminary Results of Antidumping 

Duty Administrative Review; 2020– 

2021 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) preliminarily determines 

that certain companies under review 

sold subject merchandise at less than 

normal value during the period of 

review (POR), February 1, 2020, through 

January 31, 2021. Interested parties are 

invited to comment on these 

preliminary results of this review. 

DATES: Applicable March 4, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Frank Schmitt, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4880. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On April 1, 2021, in response to 

review requests from multiple parties, 

Commerce initiated an administrative 

review of the antidumping duty order 

on common alloy aluminum sheet 

(CAAS) from the People’s Republic of 

China (China).1 The POR is February 1, 

2020, through January 31, 2021. 

On May 18, 2021, Commerce selected 

one exporter for individual examination 

as a mandatory respondent, Jiangsu 

Alcha Aluminum Co., Ltd.2 In the 2018– 

2020 administrative review of this 

antidumping duty order Commerce 

determined that Jiangsu Alcha 

Aluminum Co., Ltd., Baotou Alcha 

Aluminum Co., Ltd. (Baotou Alcha), and 

Alcha International Holdings Limited 

(Alcha International) should be treated 

as a single entity.3 Additionally, 

Commerce determined that Jiangsu 

Alcha Aluminum Group Co., Ltd. 

(Jiangsu Alcha) is the successor-ininterest to Jiangsu Alcha Aluminum Co., 

Ltd.4 Therefore, the mandatory 

respondent in the current administrative 

review is the entity of Jiangsu Alcha, 

Baotou Alcha, and Alcha International 

(collectively, Alcha). 

During the course of this review, 

Alcha filed responses to Commerce’s 

questionnaires and supplemental 

questionnaires, and the Aluminum 

Association Common Alloy Aluminum 

Sheet Trade Enforcement Working 

Group and its individual members 5 (the 

domestic industry) commented on those 

responses. On October 14, 2021, 

Commerce extended the time limit for 

completing the preliminary results of 

this review, until February 25, 2022.6

For details regarding the events that 

occurred subsequent to the initiation of 

the review, see the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum.7 A list of topics 

discussed in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum is included as an 

Appendix to this notice. The 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a 

public document and is made available 

to the public 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 found at 

https://access.trade.gov/public/ 

FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. 

Scope of the Order 

The merchandise covered by the order 

is common alloy aluminum sheet from 

China. For a complete description of the 


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