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1See Certain Aluminum Foil from the Sultanate 

of Oman and the Republic of Turkey: 

Countervailing Duty Orders, 86 FR 62782 

(November 12, 2021) (Order). 

2See Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 88 FR 

90168, 90172 (December 29, 2023). 

3See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for 

Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Review, 2022,’’ dated June 26, 2024. 

4See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Proceedings,’’ dated July 22, 2024. 

5See Memorandum, ‘‘Second Extension of 

Deadline for Preliminary Results of Countervailing 

Duty Administrative Review, 2022,’’ dated 

November 21, 2024. 

6See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

the Preliminary Results of the Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Review, 2022: Certain Aluminum 

Foil from the Sultanate of Oman,’’ dated 

concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this 

notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). 

7See 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. 

8Commerce preliminarily determines that Oman 

Aluminium Rolling Company SPC is cross-owned 

with Sohar Paper Cores LLC, Takamul Investment 

Company LLC, and OQ SAOC. 

9See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii); see also 19 CFR 

351.303 for general filing requirements. 

10See 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). 

11See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2). 

Notification to Interested Parties 

We are issuing and publishing these 

preliminary results 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. Period of Review 

IV. Scope of the Order 

V. Diversification of Korea’s Economy 

VI. Subsidies Valuation Information 

VII. Benchmarks and Interest Rates 

VIII. Analysis of Programs 

IX. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–523–816] 

Certain Aluminum Foil From the 

Sultanate of Oman: Preliminary 

Results of Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Review; 2022 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily 

determines that countervailable 

subsidies are being provided to Oman 

Aluminium Rolling Company SPC, a 

producer and exporter of certain 

aluminum foil (aluminum foil) from the 

Sultanate of Oman (Oman). The period 

of review (POR) is January 1, 2022, 

through December 31, 2022. We invite 

interested parties to comment on these 

preliminary results. 

DATES: Applicable December 13, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kristen Johnson, 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) 482–4793. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On November 12, 2021, Commerce 

published in the Federal Register the 

countervailing duty (CVD) order on 

aluminum foil from Oman.1 On 

December 29, 2023, Commerce 

published in the Federal Register its 

initiation of the administrative review of 

the Order for the period January 1, 2022, 

to December 31, 2022, covering Oman 

Aluminium Rolling Company SPC.2

On June 26, 2024, Commerce 

extended the deadline for issuance of 

the preliminary results of this review 

until November 26, 2024.3 On July 22, 

2024, Commerce tolled certain 

deadlines in this administrative 

proceeding by seven days.4 On 

November 21, 2024, Commerce 

extended the deadline for issuance of 

the preliminary results until December 

6, 2024.5

A list of topics discussed in the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum is 

included in the appendix to this notice. 

For a complete description of the events 

that followed the initiation of this 

review, see the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum.6 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. 

Scope of the Order 

The product covered by this Order is 

certain aluminum foil. For a complete 

description of the scope of the Order, 

see the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum. 

Methodology 

Commerce is conducting this 

administrative review in accordance 

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

Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For 

each of the subsidy programs found 

countervailable, we preliminarily 

determine 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.7 For a 

full description of the methodology 

underlying our conclusions, see the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 

Preliminary Results of Review 

As a result of this review, we 

preliminarily determine the net 

countervailable subsidy rate for the 

period January 1, 2022, through 

December 31, 2022 to be: 

Company 

Subsidy rate 

(percent 

ad valorem) 

Oman Aluminium Rolling 

Company SPC 8 ................ 1.36 

Disclosure and Public Comment 

Commerce intends to disclose its 

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 the 

Federal Register in accordance with 19 

CFR 351.224(b). 

Interested parties may submit case 

briefs or other written comments to the 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance.9 A timeline for the 

submission of case briefs and written 

comments will be established at a later 

date. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues 

raised in case briefs, may be submitted 

no later than five days after the deadline 

date for filing case briefs.10 Interested 

parties who submit case briefs or 

rebuttal briefs in this review must 

submit: (1) a table of contents listing 

each issue; and (2) a table of 

authorities.11

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 


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12We use the term ‘‘issue’’ here to describe an 

argument that Commerce would normally address 

in a comment of the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum. 

13See APO and Service Final Rule. 

1See Certain Epoxy Resins from the Republic of 

Korea: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of 

Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Preliminary Negative 

Critical Circumstances Determination, 

Postponement of Final Determination, and 

Extension of Provisional Measures, 89 FR 89605 

(November 13, 2024) (Preliminary Determination), 

and accompanying Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum (PDM). 

2See Kumho P&B’s Letter, ‘‘Kumho P&B’s 

Ministerial Error Allegation,’’ dated November 18, 

2024. 

3See section 735(e) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended (the Act); see also 19 CFR 351.224(f). 

instead request that interested parties 

provide at the beginning of their briefs 

a public, executive summary for each 

issue raised in their briefs.12 Further, we 

request that interested parties limit their 

executive summary of each issue to no 

more than 450 words, not including 

citations. We intend to use the 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 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).13

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), 

interested parties who wish to request a 

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 Rate 

Upon completion of this 

administrative review, consistent with 

section 751(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.212(b)(2), Commerce shall 

determine, and CBP shall assess, 

countervailing duties on all appropriate 

entries covered by this review. 

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 

In accordance with section 

751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, Commerce 

intends, upon publication of the final 

results, to instruct CBP to collect cash 

deposits of the estimated countervailing 

duties in the amounts calculated in the 

final results of this review for the 

company listed above with regard to 

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. For all non-reviewed firms, CBP 

will continue to collect cash deposits of 

estimated countervailing duties at the 

all-others rate. These cash deposit 

instructions, when imposed, shall 

remain in effect until further notice. 

Final Results of Review 

Unless the deadline is extended, 

Commerce intends to issue the final 

results of this administrative review, 

which will include the results of 

Commerce’s analysis of the issues raised 

in the case briefs, 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 Interested Parties 

This administrative review 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: 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. Subsidies Valuation Information 

V. Analysis of Programs 

VI. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–580–919] 

Certain Epoxy Resins From the 

Republic of Korea: Amended 

Preliminary Determination of LessThan-Fair-Value Investigation 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) is amending its 

preliminary affirmative determination 

in the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) 

investigation of certain epoxy resins 

(epoxy resins) from the Republic of 

Korea (Korea) to correct for a significant 

ministerial error. The period of 

investigation (POI) is April 1, 2023, 

through March 31, 2024. 

DATES: Applicable December 13, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joy 

Zhang or Laura Delgado, 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) 482–1168 or (202) 482–1468, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On November 13, 2024, Commerce 

published in the Federal Register its 

preliminary affirmative determination 

in the LTFV investigation of epoxy 

resins from Korea.1 On November 18, 

2024, a mandatory respondent, Kumho 

P&B Chemicals (Kumho P&B), timely 

alleged that Commerce made a 

significant ministerial error in 

calculating its estimated weightedaverage dumping margin.2

Scope of the Investigation 

The products covered by this 

investigation are epoxy resins from 

Korea. For a complete description of the 

scope of this investigation, see the 

Appendix. 

Legal Framework 

A ministerial error is defined as 

including ‘‘errors in addition, 

subtraction, or other arithmetic 

function, clerical error resulting from 

inaccurate copying, duplication, or the 

like, and any other similar type of 

unintentional error which {Commerce} 

considers ministerial.’’ 3 A ministerial 

error is considered to be ‘‘significant’’ if 

its correction, either singly or in 

combination with other errors, would 

result in: (1) a change of at least five 

absolute percentage points in, but not 

less than 25 percent of, the weightedaverage dumping margin calculated in 

the preliminary determination; or (2) a 

difference between a weighted-average 

dumping margin of zero (or de minimis) 

and a weighted-average dumping 


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