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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 

Continued 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[B–26–2022] 

Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 189—Kent/ 

Ottawa/Muskegon Counties, Michigan; 

Notification of Proposed Production 

Activity, GHSP, Inc. (Automotive 

Products), Grand Haven, Hart and 

Holland, Michigan 

GHSP, Inc., submitted a notification 

of proposed production activity to the 

FTZ Board (the Board) for its facilities 

in Grand Haven, Hart and Holland, 

Michigan within Subzone 189F. The 

notification conforming to the 

requirements of the Board’s regulations 

(15 CFR 400.22) was received on June 

15, 2022. 

Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ 

production activity would be limited to 

the specific foreign-status materials/ 

components and specific finished 

products described in the submitted 

notification (summarized below) and 

subsequently authorized by the Board. 

The benefits that may stem from 

conducting production activity under 

FTZ procedures are explained in the 

background section of the Board’s 

website—accessible via www.trade.gov/ 

ftz. 

The proposed finished products 

include: tube plugs; lock pins; cable 

brackets for shifters; auxiliary pumps for 

oil, water and fuel; pump covers; liquid 

crystal displays (LCD); LED displays; 

printed circuit boards; touch sensors; 

motor assemblies; and, automobile 

shifters (duty rate ranges from duty-free 

to 3.8%). 

The proposed foreign-status materials 

and components include: butyl rope; 

grease; bonding adhesives; solder; 

polypropylene; porene; lubricating gel; 

adhesives; mounting tapes; pump decor 

trims; plastic sheets; thermal trays; cable 

brackets; o-rings; ball bearings; gaskets; 

shift lock stoppers; shifter boot dust 

covers; encoder pads; tube plugs; 

blocker gaskets; printed circuit board 

gaskets; boot dust covers; electronic 

cells; bezels; electronic encoders; bezel 

flocking tapes; cable bracket pivot pins; 

wire gauges; metal screws; bracket 

screws; nut flanges; washers; rivets; lock 

pins; pivot pins; collars; springs—lever; 

pin shift cables; cable pins; cable 

brackets; plugs; auxiliary pumps; final 

pump assemblies, sensorless; pump 

covers; lamps; filter elements; relief 

valves; motor bearings; lead nylon 

spacers; stator overmolds; lamination 

stack, moldings; transfer switchers; 

gerotor sets; solenoids; button/pad 

assemblies; reflector holders; encoders, 

mode; glass tops; LED drivers; LCDs; 

transitional 5 burner LED displays; 

capacitors; resistors; stator boards; fuses; 

transistors; relays; switches; connectors; 

touch sensors; motor assemblies, 

sensorless; light pipes; LEDs; strain 

gauge sensors; micro sensors; head 

assembly kits; smart ultra-violet ‘‘A’’ 

actuators; magnet wires; wire harnesses; 

drive mode button assemblies; light 

reflectors; syringes for grease 

application; and, main housing covers 

(duty rate ranges from duty-free to 

8.5%). The request indicates that certain 

materials/components are subject to 

duties under Section 301 of the Trade 

Act of 1974 (Section 301), depending on 

the country of origin. The applicable 

Section 301 decisions require subject 

merchandise to be admitted to FTZs in 

privileged foreign status (19 CFR 

146.41). 

Public comment is invited from 

interested parties. Submissions shall be 

addressed to the Board’s Executive 

Secretary and sent to: ftz@trade.gov. The 

closing period for their receipt is August 

8, 2022. 

A copy of the notification will be 

available for public inspection in the 

‘‘Online FTZ Information System’’ 

section of the Board’s website. 

For further information, contact 

Christopher Wedderburn at 

Chris.Wedderburn@trade.gov. 

Dated: June 21, 2022. 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[B–6–2022] 

Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 43—Battle 

Creek, Michigan, Authorization of 

Production Activity, Pfizer, Inc. 

(Nirmatrelvir Active Pharmaceutical 

Ingredient for COVID–19 Treatment), 

Kalamazoo, Michigan 

On February 22, 2022, Pfizer, Inc. 

submitted a notification of proposed 

production activity to the FTZ Board for 

its facility within Subzone 43E, in 

Kalamazoo, Michigan. 

The notification was processed in 

accordance with the regulations of the 

FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including 

notice in the Federal Register inviting 

public comment (87 FR 11410, March 1, 

2022). On June 22, 2022, the applicant 

was notified of the FTZ Board’s decision 

that no further review of the activity is 

warranted at this time. The production 

activity described in the notification 

was authorized, subject to the FTZ Act 

and the FTZ Board’s regulations, 

including Section 400.14. 

Dated: June 22, 2022. 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–821–835] 

Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene Rubber 

From the Russian Federation: 

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 

Russian Federation (Russia) 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 

01, 2020, through September 30, 2021. 

Interested parties are invited to 

comment on this preliminary 

determination. 

DATES: Applicable June 27, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Caitlin Monks or Zachary Le Vene, 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) 482–2670 or 

(202) 482–0056, 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


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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 Russian Federation’’ 

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) 

(Preamble). 

5See Initiation Notice. 

6See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Emulsion StyreneButadiene Rubber from Czech Republic, Italy, and 

Russian Federation: Petitioner’s Comments on 

Scope and Product Characteristics,’’ dated January 

10, 2022. 

7See Memorandum, ‘‘Product Characteristics for 

Sections B–D Questionnaire,’’ dated January 21, 

2022. 

8With two respondents under examination, 

Commerce normally calculates (A) a weightedaverage of the estimated weighted-average dumping 

margins calculated for the examined respondents; 

(B) a simple average of the estimated weightedaverage dumping margins calculated for the 

examined respondents; and (C) a weighted-average 

of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins 

calculated for the examined respondents using each 

company’s publicly-ranged U.S. sale values for the 

merchandise under consideration. Commerce then 

compares (B) and (C) to (A) and selects the rate 

closest to (A) as the most appropriate rate for all 

other producers and exporters. See Ball Bearings 

and Parts Thereof from France, Germany, Italy, 

Japan, and the United Kingdom: Final Results of 

Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews, Final 

Results of Changed-Circumstances Review, and 

Revocation of an Order in Part, 75 FR 53661, 53663 

(September 1, 2010). As complete publicly ranged 

sales data was available, Commerce based the allothers rate on the publicly ranged sales data of the 

mandatory respondents. For a complete analysis of 

the data, see the Preliminary All-Others Rate 

Calculation Memorandum. 

9Commerce preliminarily determines that Public 

Joint Stock Company SIBUR Holding/Joint Stock 

Company Voronezhsintezkauchuk/SIBUR 

International GmbH are a single entity. See 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 

10Commerce preliminarily determines that LLC 

TATNEFT–AZS Center, LLC Togliattikauchuk, and 

Public Joint Stock Company TATNEFT are a single 

entity. See Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 

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 products covered by this 

investigation are ESBR from Russia. 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 On January 10, 

2022, we received timely filed 

comments from the petitioner regarding 

the product characteristics and the 

scope of the investigation as it appeared 

in the Initiation Notice.6 On January 21, 

2022, Commerce determined the 

product characteristics applicable to 

this investigation.7 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 (NV) 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 

Sections 733(d)(1)(ii) and 735(c)(5)(A) 

of the Act provide that in the 

preliminary determination Commerce 

shall determine an estimated all-others 

rate for all exporters and producers not 

individually examined. This rate shall 

be an amount equal to the weighted 

average of the estimated weightedaverage dumping margins established 

for exporters and producers 

individually investigated, excluding any 

zero and de minimis margins, and any 

margins determined entirely under 

section 776 of the Act. 

In this investigation, Commerce 

calculated estimated weighted-average 

dumping margins for Public Joint Stock 

Company SIBUR Holding, Joint Stock 

Company Voronezhsintezkauchuk, and 

SIBUR International GmbH 

(collectively, SIBUR) and for LLC 

TATNEFT–AZS Center, LLC 

Togliattikauchuk, Tolyattisintez, and 

Public Joint Stock Company TATNEFT 

(collectively, TATNEFT) that are not 

zero, de minimis, or based entirely on 

facts otherwise available. Commerce 

calculated the all-others rate using a 

weighted average of the estimated 

weighted-average dumping margins 

calculated for the individually 

examined respondents using the 

publicly ranged total values of each 

respondent’s sales of the merchandise 

under consideration to the United States 

during the POI.8

Preliminary Determination 

Commerce preliminarily determines 

that the following estimated weightedaverage dumping margins exist: 

Exporter/producer 

Estimated 

weightedaverage 

dumping 

margin 

(percent) 

Public Joint Stock Company 

SIBUR Holding/Joint Stock 

Company 

Voronezhsintezkauchuk/ 

SIBUR International GmbH 9 .. 18.75 

LLC TATNEFT–AZS Center/LLC 

Togliattikauchuk/Tolyattisintez/ 

Public Joint Stock Company 

TATNEFT 10 ............................ 8.14 

All Others .................................... 12.41 

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 all-others rate, 

as follows: (1) The cash deposit rate for 

the respondents listed above will be 

equal to the company-specific 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 weighted-average 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 allothers estimated weighted-average 

dumping margin. These suspension of 

liquidation instructions will remain in 

effect until further notice. 

Disclosure 

Commerce intends to disclose its 

calculations and related analysis to 

interested parties in this preliminary 


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11See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 

(for general filing requirements). 

12See SIBUR’s Letter, ‘‘Emulsion StyreneButadiene Rubber from the Russian Federation: 

Request for Extension of Final Determination and 

Provisional Measures,’’ dated May 26, 2022; see 

also TATNEFT’s Letter, ‘‘Antidumping Duty 

Investigation of Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene 

Rubber from the Russian Federation: Request for 

Postponement of Final Determination and 

Provisional Measures Period,’’ dated May 26, 2022. 

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 the Federal Register 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 

verification report is issued in this 

investigation. Interested parties will be 

notified of the timeline for the 

submission of such case briefs and 

written comments at a later date. 

Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised 

in case briefs, may be submitted no later 

than seven days after the deadline date 

for case briefs.11 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 in the 

Federal Register. 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 in the 

Federal Register 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 fourmonth period to a period not more than 

six months in duration. 

On May 26, 2022, pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.210(e), SIBUR and TATNEFT 

separately requested that, in the event of 

an affirmative preliminary 

determination in this investigation, 

Commerce postpone the final 

determination and that provisional 

measures be extended to a period not to 

exceed six months.12 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 exporters 

account 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 in the Federal Register, 

pursuant to 735(a)(2) of the Act. 

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 

Commerce’s 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 Russia 

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). 

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 and Single Entity Treatment 

VII. Discussion of the Methodology 

VIII. Currency Conversion 

IX. Verification 

X. Recommendation 

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