38060 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 122 / Monday, June 27, 2022 / Notices 

1See Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene Rubber from 

the Czech Republic, Italy, and the Russian 

Federation: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value 

Investigations, 86 FR 70447 (December 10, 2021) 

(Initiation Notice). 

2See Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene Rubber from 

the Czech Republic and the Russian Federation: 

Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the 

Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation, 87 FR 18767 

(March 31, 2022). 

3See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

the Preliminary Determination in the Less-ThanFair-Value Investigation of Emulsion StyreneButadiene Rubber from the Czech Republic’’ dated 

concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this 

notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). 

4See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, 

Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997). 

5See Initiation Notice. 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–851–805] 

Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene Rubber 

From the Czech Republic: Preliminary 

Affirmative Determination of Sales at 

Less Than Fair Value, Postponement 

of Final Determination, and Extension 

of Provisional Measures 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily 

determines that emulsion styrenebutadiene rubber (ESBR) from the Czech 

Republic is being, or is likely to be, sold 

in the United States at less than fair 

value (LTFV). The period of 

investigation (POI) is October 1, 2020, 

through September 30, 2021. Interested 

parties are invited to comment on this 

preliminary determination. 

DATES: Applicable June 27, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leo 

Ayala or Myrna Lobo, 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) 482–3945 or (202) 482–2371, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

This preliminary determination is 

made in accordance with section 733(b) 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 

(the Act). Commerce published the 

notice of initiation of this investigation 

on December 10, 2021.1 On March 31, 

2022, Commerce postponed the 

preliminary determination of this 

investigation until June 14, 2022.2 For a 

complete description of the events that 

followed the initiation of this 

investigation, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum.3 A list of topics 

included 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 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 Investigation 

The product covered by this 

investigation is ESBR from the Czech 

Republic. For a complete description of 

the scope of this investigation, see 

Appendix I. 

Scope Comments 

In accordance with the preamble to 

Commerce’s regulations,4 the Initiation 

Notice set aside a period of time for 

parties to raise issues regarding product 

coverage (i.e., scope).5 The petitioner 

commented on the scope affirming the 

scope of the investigation as it appeared 

in the Initiation Notice. No other 

interested party submitted scope 

comments. Commerce is not 

preliminarily modifying the scope 

language as it appeared in the Initiation 

Notice. See the scope in Appendix I to 

this notice. 

Methodology 

Commerce is conducting this 

investigation in accordance with section 

731 of the Act. Commerce has 

calculated export prices in accordance 

with section 772(a) of the Act. Normal 

value is calculated in accordance with 

section 773 of the Act. For a full 

description of the methodology 

underlying the preliminary 

determination, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum. 

All-Others Rate 

Commerce calculated an individual 

estimated weighted-average dumping 

margin for Synthos Kralupy A.S. 

(Synthos), the only individually 

examined exporter/producer in this 

investigation. Because the only 

individually calculated dumping margin 

is not zero, de minimis, or based 

entirely on facts otherwise available, the 

estimated weighted-average dumping 

margin calculated for Synthos is the 

margin assigned to all other producers 

and exporters, pursuant to section 

735(c)(5)(A) of the Act. 

Preliminary Determination 

Commerce preliminarily determines 

that the following estimated weightedaverage dumping margin exists: 

Exporter/producer 

Estimated 

weightedaverage 

dumping 

margin 

(percent) 

Synthos Kralupy A.S .................. 6.03 

All Others .................................... 6.03 

Suspension of Liquidation 

In accordance with section 733(d)(2) 

of the Act, Commerce will direct U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 

suspend liquidation of entries of subject 

merchandise, as described in Appendix 

I, entered, or withdrawn from 

warehouse, for consumption on or after 

the date of publication of this notice in 

the Federal Register. Further, pursuant 

to section 733(d)(1)(B) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.205(d), Commerce will instruct 

CBP to require a cash deposit equal to 

the estimated weighted-average 

dumping margin or the estimated allothers rate, as follows: (1) the cash 

deposit rate for the respondents listed 

above will be equal to the companyspecific estimated weighted-average 

dumping margins determined in this 

preliminary determination; (2) if the 

exporter is not a respondent identified 

above, but the producer is, then the cash 

deposit rate will be equal to the 

company-specific estimated weightedaverage dumping margin established for 

that producer of the subject 

merchandise; and (3) the cash deposit 

rate for all other producers and 

exporters will be equal to the all-others 

estimated weighted-average dumping 

margin. 

Disclosure 

Commerce intends to disclose its 

calculations and analysis performed to 

interested parties in this preliminary 

determination 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). 

Verification 

As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the 

Act, Commerce intends to verify the 

information relied upon in making its 

final determination. 

Public Comment 

Case briefs or other written comments 

may be submitted to the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance no later than seven days 

after the date on which the last 


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6See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 

(for general filing requirements). 

7See Synthos’ Letter, ‘‘Emulsion StyreneButadiene Rubber from the Czech Republic: Request 

to Postpone Deadline for Issuing the Final 

Determination’’ dated June 10, 2022. 

verification report is issued in this 

investigation.6 Rebuttal briefs may be 

submitted seven days after the date that 

case briefs are due. 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 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. 

Postponement of Final Determination 

and Extension of Provisional Measures 

Section 735(a)(2) of the Act provides 

that a final determination may be 

postponed until not later than 135 days 

after the date of the publication of the 

preliminary determination if, in the 

event of an affirmative preliminary 

determination, a request for such 

postponement is made by exporters who 

account for a significant proportion of 

exports of the subject merchandise, or in 

the event of a negative preliminary 

determination, a request for such 

postponement is made by the petitioner. 

Section 351.210(e)(2) of Commerce’s 

regulations requires that a request by 

exporters for postponement of the final 

determination be accompanied by a 

request for extension of provisional 

measures from a four-month period to a 

period not more than six months in 

duration. 

On June 10, 2022, pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.210(e), Synthos requested that 

Commerce postpone the final 

determination and that provisional 

measures be extended to a period not to 

exceed six months.7 In accordance with 

section 735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii), because: (1) the 

preliminary determination is 

affirmative; (2) the requesting exporter 

accounts for a significant proportion of 

exports of the subject merchandise; and 

(3) no compelling reasons for denial 

exist, Commerce is postponing the final 

determination and extending the 

provisional measures from a four-month 

period to a period not greater than six 

months. Accordingly, Commerce will 

make its final determination no later 

than 135 days after the date of 

publication of this preliminary 

determination. 

International Trade Commission 

Notification 

In accordance with section 733(f) of 

the Act, Commerce will notify the U.S. 

International Trade Commission (ITC) of 

its preliminary determination. 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 ESBR from the Czech 

Republic 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) and 19 CFR 351.210(g). 

Dated: June 14, 2022. 

Lisa W. Wang, 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. 

Appendix I—Scope of the Investigation 

The products covered by this investigation 

are cold-polymerized emulsion styrenebutadiene rubber (ESB rubber). The scope of 

the investigation includes, but is not limited 

to, ESB rubber in primary forms, bales, 

granules, crumbs, pellets, powders, plates, 

sheets, strip, etc. ESB rubber consists of nonpigmented rubbers and oil-extended nonpigmented rubbers, both of which contain at 

least one percent of organic acids from the 

emulsion polymerization process. 

ESB rubber is produced and sold in 

accordance with a generally accepted set of 

product specifications issued by the 

International Institute of Synthetic Rubber 

Producers (IISRP). The scope of the 

investigation covers grades of ESB rubber 

included in the IISRP 1500 and 1700 series 

of synthetic rubbers. The 1500 grades are 

light in color and are often described as 

‘‘Clear’’ or ‘‘White Rubber.’’ The 1700 grades 

are oil-extended and thus darker in color, 

and are often called ‘‘Brown Rubber.’’ 

Specifically excluded from the scope of 

this investigation are products which are 

manufactured by blending ESB rubber with 

other polymers, high styrene resin master 

batch, carbon black master batch (i.e., IISRP 

1600 series and 1800 series) and latex (an 

intermediate product). 

The products subject to this investigation 

are currently classifiable under subheadings 

4002.19.0015 and 4002.19.0019 of the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 

States (HTSUS). ESB rubber is described by 

Chemical Abstracts Services (CAS) Registry 

No. 9003–55–8. This CAS number also refers 

to other types of styrene butadiene rubber. 

Although the HTSUS subheadings and CAS 

registry number are provided for convenience 

and customs purposes, the written 

description of the scope of this investigation 

is dispositive. 

Appendix II—List of Topics Discussed 

in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Period of Investigation 

IV. Scope of the Investigation 

V. Postponement of Final Determination and 

Extension of Provisional Measures 

VI. Affiliation 

VII. Discussion of the Methodology 

VIII. Product Comparisons 

IX. Date of Sale 

X. Export Price 

XI. Normal Value 

XII. Calculation of Normal Value Based on 

Comparison-Market Prices 

XIII. Currency Conversion 

XIV. Verification 

XV. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–580–876] 

Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of 

Korea: Final Results of Antidumping 

Duty Administrative Review; 2019– 

2020 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) finds that 

certain producers/exporters subject to 

this administrative review made sales of 

subject merchandise at less than normal 

value (NV) during the period of review 

(POR) December 1, 2019, through 

November 30, 2020. 

DATES: Applicable June 27, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Adam Simons, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–6172. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

This review covers 31 producers/ 

exporters of the subject merchandise. 


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