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 Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [A-523-815]
 AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
 SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that sales of certain aluminum foil (aluminum foil) from the Sultanate of Oman (Oman) were made at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) November 1, 2022, through October 31, 2023. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
 DATES: Applicable December 13, 2024.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alexander Cipolla, AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4956.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On November 12, 2021, Commerce published in the 
                    **Federal Register**
                     the antidumping duty order on aluminum foil from Oman.[1]
                    
                     On November 2, 2023, Commerce published in the 
                    **Federal Register**
                     a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the 
                    *Order*
                     for the POR.[2]
                    
                     On December 29, 2023, based on timely requests for review, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an administrative review of the 
                    *Order.*[3]
                    
                     Oman Aluminium Rolling Company SPC (OARC) is the only company subject to this review and thus is the sole mandatory respondent in this administrative review.[4]
                    
                     On July 5, 2024, we extended the deadline for issuing the preliminary results, in accordance with section of 751(a)(3) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2).[5]
                    
                     On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this administrative proceeding by seven days.[6]
                    
                     On November 27, 2024, Commerce further extended the deadline for issuing these preliminary results to December 6, 2024.[7]
                    
                     For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this review, 
                    *see*
                     the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.[8] Scope of the Order The merchandise subject to the 
                    *Order*
                     is aluminum foil from Oman. For a complete description of the scope of the 
                    *Order, see*
                     the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Methodology Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with sections 751(a)(1)(B) and (2) of the Act. Export price is calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act. NV is calculated in accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions, 
                    *see*
                     the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. A list of the topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is attached 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.*
                     In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at 
                    *https://access.trade.gov/​public/​FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.* Preliminary Results of the Review As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine the following estimated weighted-average dumping margin for the period of November 1, 2022, through October 31, 2023: Producer or exporter
Weighted-
                             average 
                             dumping 
                             margin 
                             (percent)Oman Aluminium Rolling Company SPC
5.84
 Disclosure and Public Comment Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed for these preliminary results to interested parties within five days of any public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of publication of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c), interested parties may submit case briefs no later than 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in case briefs, may be filed no later than five days after the date for filing case briefs.[9]
                    
                     Interested parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must submit: (1) a table of contents listing each issue; and (2) a table of authorities.[10] As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), in prior proceedings, we have encouraged interested parties to provide an executive summary of their brief that should be limited to five pages total, including footnotes. In this review, we instead request that interested parties provide, at the beginning of their briefs, a public executive summary for each issue raised in their briefs.[11]
                    
                     Further, we request that interested parties limit their public executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not including citations. We intend to use the public executive summaries as the basis of the comment summaries included in the issues and decision memorandum that will accompany the final results in this administrative review. We request that interested parties include footnotes for relevant citations in the public executive summary of each issue. Note that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).[12] Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a 
                    ( print page 100977)
                    hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via ACCESS. Requests should contain: (1) the party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of issues to be discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to those raised in the respective case briefs. An electronically filed hearing request must be received successfully in its entirety by Commerce's electronic records system, ACCESS, by 5 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Assessment Rates Upon completion of the administrative review, Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review. If the weighted-average dumping margin is not zero or 
                    *de minimis*
                     (
                    *i.e.,*
                     less than 0.5 percent), then Commerce will calculate importer-specific 
                    *ad valorem*
                     antidumping duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for each importer's examined sales to the total entered value of those same sales in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).[13]
                    
                     If the respondent has not reported entered values, we will calculate a per-unit assessment rate for each importer by dividing the total amount of dumping calculated for the examined sales made to that importer by the total quantity associated with those sales. Where either the respondent's weighted-average dumping margin is zero or 
                    *de minimis,*
                     or an importer-specific 
                    *ad valorem*
                     assessment rate is zero or 
                    *de minimis*
                     in the final results of the review, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties. In accordance with Commerce's “automatic assessment” practice, for entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by OARC for which the producer did not know its merchandise was destined for the United States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate those entries at the all-others rate (
                    *i.e.,*
                     3.89 percent) [14]
                    
                     if there is no rate for the intermediate company (or companies) involved in the transaction. In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, the final results of this review shall be the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by the final results of this review and for future deposits of estimated duties, where applicable. Commerce intends 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 Requirements The following deposit requirements will be effective upon publication in the 
                    **Federal Register**
                     of final results of this administrative review for all shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for the company listed above will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin established in the final results of this administrative review, except if the rate is less than 0.50 percent and, 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, a prior review, or the less than 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 3.89 percent, the all-others rate established in the LTFV investigation.[15]
                    
                     These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice. Final Results of Review Unless otherwise extended, Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative review, including the results of our analysis of issues raised by the parties in the written comments, within 120 days of publication of these preliminary results in the 
                    **Federal Register**
                    *,*
                     pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1). Notification to Importers This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing 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 and/or countervailing duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties, and/or an increase in the amount of antidumping duties by the amount of the countervailing duties. Notification to Interested Parties These preliminary results of review 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: December 6, 2024. Abdelali Elouaradia, Deputy 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. Discussion of the Methodology V. Currency Conversion VI. Recommendation


# Footnotes

1.
    
                         
                        *See Certain Aluminum Foil from the Republic of Armenia, Brazil, the Sultanate of Oman, the Russian Federation, and the Republic of Turkey: Antidumping Duty Orders,*86 FR 62790 (November 12, 2021) (
                        *Order*). Back to Citation
 2.
    
                         
                        *See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative Review and Join Annual Inquiry Service List,*88 FR 75270 (November 2, 2023). Back to Citation
 3.
    
                         
                        *See Initiation of Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews*, 88 FR 90168 (December 29, 2023) (
                        *Initiation Notice*). Back to Citation
 4.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         Memorandum, “Release of Customs and Border Protection Data,” dated March 11, 2024. Back to Citation
 5.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         Memorandum, “Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,” dated July 5, 2024. Back to Citation
 6.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         Memorandum, “Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,” dated July 22, 2024. Back to Citation
 7.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         Memorandum, “Additional Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,” dated November 27, 2024. Back to Citation
 8.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         Memorandum, “Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Aluminum Foil from the Sultanate of Oman; 2022-2023,” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). Back to Citation
 9.
    
                         
                        *See*19 CFR 351.309(d); 
                        *see also Administrative Protective Order, Service, and Other Procedures in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,*88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29, 2023) (
                        *APO and Service Final Rule*). Back to Citation
 10.
    
                         
                        *See*19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2). Back to Citation
 11.
    
                         We use the term “issue” here to describe an argument that Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and Decision Memorandum. Back to Citation
 12.
    
                         
                        *See APO and Service Final Rule.* Back to Citation
 13.
    
                         In these preliminary results, Commerce applied the assessment rate calculation method adopted in 
                        *Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Proceedings; Final Modification,*77 FR 8101, 8102 (February 14, 2012) (
                        *Final Modification for Reviews*). Back to Citation
 14.
    
                         
                        *See Order,*
                         86 FR at 62792. Back to Citation
 15.
    
                         
                        *Id.* Back to Citation


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