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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, 85 FR 

19730 (April 8, 2020). 

3See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Reviews in Response to Operational 

Adjustments Due to COVID–19,’’ dated April 24, 

2020. 

4See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Reviews,’’ dated July 21, 2020. 

5See Memorandum, ‘‘Common Alloy Aluminum 

Sheet from the People’s Republic of China: 

Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 4/23/ 

2018–12/31/2019,’’ dated January 25, 2021. 

6See Texarkana Aluminum, Inc.’s Letter, 

‘‘Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet (CAAS) from 

China, Antidumping (AD) & Countervailing Duty 

(CVD) Administrative Reviews,’’ dated April 9, 

2020; and Domestic Industry’s Letter, ‘‘1st 

Administrative Review of the Countervailing Duty 

Order on Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet from the 

People’s Republic of China—Domestic Industry’s 

Withdrawal of Certain Requests for Administrative 

Reviews,’’ dated August 19, 2020. 

7See 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; 2018–2019,’’ dated concurrently, and hereby 

adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum). 

type or purity level. R–125 has the Chemical 

Abstracts Service (CAS) registry number of 

354–33–6 and the chemical formula C2 HF5. 

R–125 is also referred to as 

Pentafluoroethane, Genetron HFC 125, 

Khladon 125, Suva 125, Freon 125, and Fc125. Subject merchandise includes R–125, 

whether or not incorporated into a blend. 

When R–125 is blended with other products, 

only the R–125 component of the mixture is 

covered by the scope of this investigation. 

Subject merchandise also includes R–125 

and unpurified R–125 that is processed in a 

third country or otherwise outside the 

customs territory of the United States, 

including, but not limited to, purifying, 

blending, or any other processing that would 

not otherwise remove the merchandise from 

the scope of this investigation if performed 

in the country of manufacture of the in-scope 

R–125. The scope also includes R–125 that is 

commingled with R–125 from sources not 

subject to this investigation. Only the subject 

component of such commingled products is 

covered by the scope of this investigation. 

Excluded from the current scope is 

merchandise covered by the scope of the 

antidumping order on hydrofluorocarbon 

blends from the People’s Republic of China. 

See Hydrofluorocarbon Blends from the 

People’s Republic of China: Antidumping 

Duty Order, 81 FR 55436 (August 19, 2016). 

R–125 is classified under Harmonized 

Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 

subheading 2903.39.2035. Merchandise 

subject to the scope may also be entered 

under HTSUS subheadings 2903.39.2045 and 

3824.78.0020. The HTSUS subheadings and 

CAS registry number are provided for 

convenience and customs purposes. The 

written description of the scope of the 

investigation is dispositive. 

Appendix II 

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scope of the Investigation 

IV. Injury Test 

V. Diversification of China’s Economy 

VI. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and 

Adverse Inferences 

VII. Subsidies Valuation 

VIII. Benchmarks and Interest Rates 

IX. Analysis of Programs 

X. Conclusion 

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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, 

Rescission of Review, in Part, and 

Intent To Rescind, in Part; 2018–2019 

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 April 23, 2018, 

through December 31, 2019. 

DATES: Applicable June 25, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

McGowan or Natasia Harrison, 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) 482–3019 or (202) 482–1240, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On April 8, 2020, Commerce 

published a notice of initiation of an 

administrative review of the 

countervailing duty (CVD) order 1 on 

aluminum sheet from China.2 On April 

24, 2020, Commerce tolled all deadlines 

in administrative reviews by 50 days.3

On July 21, 2020, Commerce tolled all 

deadlines in administrative reviews by 

an additional 60 days.4 On January 25, 

2021, Commerce extended the deadline 

for the preliminary results of this review 

until June 18, 2021.5

Based on timely withdrawal of 

requests for administrative review, 

Commerce intends to partially rescind 

the administrative review of two 

entities.6 Therefore, concurrently with 

these preliminary results, we are 

rescinding the review with respect to 

these companies. 

For a complete description of the 

events that followed the initiation of 

this review, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum.7 A list of topics 

discussed in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum is included at Appendix 

I of 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 http://

access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete 

version of the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum can be accessed directly 

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

Scope of the Order 

The merchandise covered by the 

Order is aluminum sheet form China. 

For a complete description of the scope 

of the Order, see Appendix II. 

Rescission of Administrative Review, in 

Part 

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

Commerce will rescind an 

administrative review, in whole or in 

part, if the party or parties that 

requested a review withdraw the request 

within 90 days of the publication date 

of the notice of initiation of the 

requested review. As noted above, all 

requests for administrative review were 

timely withdrawn for certain 

companies. Therefore, in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), we are 

rescinding this administrative review 

with respect to: Luoyang Longding 

Aluminium Industries Co., Ltd. and 

Multipanel UK Ltd. 

Intent To Rescind Administrative 

Review, in Part 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), we 

intend to rescind this review following 


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8See Memorandum, ‘‘Common Alloy Aluminum 

Sheet from the People’s Republic of China: Release 

of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Data,’’ dated 

April 16, 2020; see also Memorandum, ‘‘Common 

Alloy Aluminum Sheet from the People’s Republic 

of China; No Shipment Inquiry for Teknik 

Aluminyum Sanayi A.S. and Companhia Brasileira 

de Aluminio during the period 04/23/2018 through 

12/31/2019,’’ dated June 11, 2021. 

9See 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. 10 Jiangsu Alcha and its cross owned companies 

include Alcha International Holdings Limited; 

Baotou Alcha Aluminum Co., Ltd.; and Jiangsu 

Alcha New Energy Materials Co., Ltd. 11The petitioners initially requested a review and 

did not subsequently withdraw its request for 

review of one company: Yinbang Clad Material Co., 

Ltd. 

12This rate applies to Mingtai Industrial Co., Ltd./ 

Zhengzhou Mingtai Industry Co. and their crossowned company: Henan Gongdian Thermal Co., 

Ltd. In the CVD investigation of aluminum sheet 

from China, we made this cross-ownership finding. 

See Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet from the 

People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative 

Countervailing Duty Determination, Alignment of 

Final CVD Determination With Final Antidumping 

Duty Determination, and Preliminary CVD 

Determination of Critical Circumstances, 83 FR 

17651 (April 23, 2018), and accompanying 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum, unchanged in 

Countervailing Duty Investigation of Common Alloy 

Aluminum Sheet from the People’s Republic of 

China: Final Affirmative Determination, 83 FR 

57427 (November 15, 2018), and accompanying 

Issues and Decision Memorandum (collectively, 

Aluminum Sheet from China Investigation). 

Accordingly, the subject merchandise that was 

produced/exported by these companies entered 

under a single CBP case number during the period 

of review. 

13This rate applies to Jiangsu Alcha and its crossowned companies. 

14This rate applies to Yong Jie New Material Co., 

Ltd. and its cross-owned companies: Nanjie 

Resources Co., Ltd.; Shejiang Nanjie Industry Co., 

Ltd, Zhejiang Yongjie Aluminum Co., Ltd. also 

known as Zhejiang Yong Jie Aluminum Co., Ltd., 

and Zhejiang Yongjie Holding Co., Ltd. In the 

Aluminum Sheet from China Investigation, we 

made this cross-ownership finding. Accordingly, 

the subject merchandise that was produced/ 

exported by these companies entered under a single 

CBP case number during the POR. 

15 Yinbang Clad Material Co., Ltd. was not 

individually examined during the POR and, 

therefore, has received the non-selected company 

rate. 

the publication of the final results on 

the basis of no reviewable suspended 

entries of subject merchandise, 

according to the U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection (CBP) data, with 

respect to Teknik Aluminyum Sanayi 

A.S. and Companhia Brasileira De 

Aluminio, which filed no shipment 

letters,8 and with respect three 

additional companies (i.e., Choil 

Aluminum Co., Ltd; PMS Metal Profil 

Aluminyum San. Ve Tic. A.S. Demirtas 

Organize Sanayi Bolgesi; and United 

Metal Coating LLC). See the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum for a full 

discussion. 

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 from an ‘‘authority’’ that 

confers a benefit to the recipient, and 

that the subsidy is specific.9 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 did not act to the 

best of its ability to respond to 

Commerce’s request for information, it 

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 Rate for Non-Selected 

Companies Under Review 

There is one company for which a 

review was requested, that had 

reviewable entries, and that was not 

selected for individual examination as a 

mandatory respondent or found to be 

cross-owned with a mandatory 

respondent. Because the rate calculated 

for the mandatory respondent, Jiangsu 

Alcha Aluminum Co., Ltd. (Jiangsu 

Alcha),10 is above de minimis and is not 

based entirely on facts available, we 

applied the subsidy rate calculated for 

Jiangsu Alcha to this non-selected 

company. This methodology to establish 

the subsidy rate for the non-selected 

company is consistent with our practice 

and with section 705(c)(5)(A) of the 

Act.11

Preliminary Results of Review 

In accordance with 19 CFR 

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

countervailable subsidy rate for the 

mandatory respondent Jiangsu Alcha. 

We determined the countervailable 

subsidy rate for Mingtai Industrial Co., 

Ltd./Zhengzhou Mingtai Industry Co. 

and Yong Jie New Material Co., Ltd. 

based entirely on AFA, in accordance 

with section 776 of the Act. Therefore, 

the only rate that is not zero, de 

minimis, or based entirely on facts 

otherwise available is the rate calculated 

for Jiangsu Alcha. Consequently, as 

discussed above, we are assigning to all 

other producers and exporters subject to 

this review but not selected for 

individual examination (i.e., nonselected companies) the rate calculated 

for Jiangsu Alcha. 

Commerce preliminarily determines 

that, during the POR, the following 

countervailable subsidy rates exist: 

Company 

Subsidy rate— 

2018 

(percent ad 

valorem) 

Subsidy rate— 

2019 

(percent ad 

valorem) 

Mingtai Industrial Co., Ltd./Zhengzhou Mingtai Industry Co.12 ............................................................................... * 275.98 * 275.98 

Jiangsu Alcha Aluminum Co., Ltd.13 ....................................................................................................................... 36.76 30.64 

Yong Jie New Material Co., Ltd.14 .......................................................................................................................... * 275.98 * 275.98 

Yinbang Clad Material Co., Ltd.15 ........................................................................................................................... 36.76 30.64 

* Rate based on AFA. 

Assessment Rate 

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

the Act, upon issuance of the final 

results, Commerce shall determine, and 

CBP shall assess, countervailing duties 

on all appropriate entries covered by 

this review. 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). 

For the two companies for which this 

review is rescinded with these 

preliminary results, Commerce will 


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16See 19 CFR 224(b). 

17See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii) and 351.309(d)(1). 

18See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and 351.309(d)(2). 

19See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD 

Service Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension 

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

20See 19 CFR 351.310(c). 

21See 19 CFR 351.310. 

22See 19 CFR 351.310(c). 

instruct CBP to assess countervailing 

duties on all appropriate entries at a rate 

equal to the cash deposit of estimated 

countervailing duties required at the 

time of entry, or withdrawal from 

warehouse, for consumption, during the 

period April 23, 2018, through 

December 31, 2018, in accordance with 

19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce 

intends to issue appropriate assessment 

instructions directly to CBP no later 

than 35 days after publication of this 

notice in the Federal Register. 

Cash Deposit Rate 

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

Act, Commerce intends to instruct CBP 

to collect cash deposits of estimated 

countervailing duties in the amount 

indicated above for 2019 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, we 

will instruct CBP to 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 

instructions, when imposed, shall 

remain in effect until further notice. 

Disclosure and Public Comment 

We will disclose to parties to this 

proceeding the calculations performed 

in reaching the preliminary results 

within five days of the date of 

publication of these preliminary 

results.16 Interested parties may submit 

written comments (case briefs) within 

30 days of publication of the 

preliminary results and rebuttal 

comments (rebuttal briefs) within seven 

days after the time limit for filing case 

briefs.17 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.18 Note that Commerce has 

modified certain of its requirements for 

serving documents containing business 

proprietary information.19

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.20

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 

will inform parties of the scheduled 

date of the hearing.21 Issues addressed 

during the hearing will be limited to 

those raised in the briefs.22 Parties 

should confirm by telephone the date, 

time, and location 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 p.m. 

Eastern Time on the due date. 

Unless extended, we intend to issue 

the final results of this administrative 

review, which will include the results of 

our 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). 

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: June 17, 2021. 

Christian Marsh, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

Appendix I—List of Topics Discussed in 

the Preliminary Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Rescission of Administrative Review, In 

Part 

IV. Intent To Rescind Review, In Part 

V. Non-Selected Companies Under Review 

VI. Scope of the Order 

VII. Diversification of China’s Economy 

VIII. Subsidies Valuation 

IX. Unequityworthiness 

X. Interest Rates, Discount Rates, and 

Benchmarks 

XI. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and 

Adverse Inferences 

XII. Analysis of Programs 

XIII. Recommendation 

Appendix II—Scope of the Order 

The merchandise covered by the Order is 

aluminum common alloy sheet (common 

alloy sheet), which is a flat-rolled aluminum 

product having a thickness of 6.3 mm or less, 

but greater than 0.2 mm, in coils or cut-tolength, regardless of width. Common alloy 

sheet within the scope of the Order includes 

both not clad aluminum sheet, as well as 

multi-alloy, clad aluminum sheet. With 

respect to not clad aluminum sheet, common 

alloy sheet is manufactured from a 1XXX-, 

3XXX-, or 5XXX-series alloy as designated by 

the Aluminum Association. With respect to 

multi-alloy, clad aluminum sheet, common 

alloy sheet is produced from a 3XXX-series 

core, to which cladding layers are applied to 

either one or both sides of the core. 

Common alloy sheet may be made to 

ASTM specification B209–14, but can also be 

made to other specifications. Regardless of 

specification, however, all common alloy 

sheet meeting the scope description is 

included in the scope. Subject merchandise 

includes common alloy sheet that has been 

further processed in a third country, 

including but not limited to annealing, 

tempering, painting, varnishing, trimming, 

cutting, punching, and/or slitting, or any 

other processing that would not otherwise 

remove the merchandise from the scope of 

the Order if performed in the country of 

manufacture of the common alloy sheet. 

Excluded from the scope of the Order is 

aluminum can stock, which is suitable for 

use in the manufacture of aluminum 

beverage cans, lids of such cans, or tabs used 

to open such cans. Aluminum can stock is 

produced to gauges that range from 0.200 mm 

to 0.292 mm, and has an H–19, H–41, H–48, 

or H–391 temper. In addition, aluminum can 

stock has a lubricant applied to the flat 

surfaces of the can stock to facilitate its 

movement through machines used in the 

manufacture of beverage cans. Aluminum 

can stock is properly classified under 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 

States (HTSUS) subheadings 7606.12.3045 

and 7606.12.3055. 

Where the nominal and actual 

measurements vary, a product is within the 

scope if application of either the nominal or 

actual measurement would place it within 

the scope based on the definitions set for the 

above. 

Common alloy sheet is currently 

classifiable under HTSUS subheadings 

7606.11.3060, 7606.11.6000, 7606.12.3090, 

7606.12.6000, 7606.91.3090, 7606.91.6080, 

7606.92.3090, and 7606.92.6080. Further, 

merchandise that falls within the scope of 

these investigations may also be entered into 

the United States under HTSUS subheadings 

7606.11.3030, 7606.12.3030, 7606.91.3060, 

7606.91.6040, 7606.92.3060, 7606.92.6040, 

7607.11.9090. Although the HTSUS 

subheadings are provided for convenience 

and customs purposes, the written 

description of the scope of the Order is 

dispositive. 

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