Notice2024-12345
Aluminum Extrusions From the Republic of Türkiye: Amended Preliminary Determination of the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation
Primary source
Metadata and text below are from the Federal Register, a public-domain U.S. government work. Always verify the official published version before relying on it for any legal matter.
Published
June 5, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is amending its preliminary affirmative determination in the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of aluminum extrusions from the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye (T[uuml]rkiye) to correct for significant ministerial errors. The period of investigation is October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023.
Full Text
<html>
<head>
<title>Federal Register, Volume 89 Issue 109 (Wednesday, June 5, 2024)</title>
</head>
<body><pre>
[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48152-48153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12345]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-489-850]
Aluminum Extrusions From the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye: Amended
Preliminary Determination of the Less-Than-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 aluminum extrusions from the Republic of
T[uuml]rkiye (T[uuml]rkiye) to correct for significant ministerial
errors. The period of investigation is October 1, 2022, through
September 30, 2023.
DATES: Applicable June 5, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Taylor Hatley, 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) 482-4886.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 7, 2024, Commerce published in the Federal Register its
preliminary affirmative determination in the LTFV investigation of
aluminum extrusions from T[uuml]rkiye.\1\ On May 7 and 9, 2024,
respectively, mandatory respondents, Erdoganlar Aluminyum San. ve Tic.
A.S. (Erdoganlar) and Sistem Aluminyum Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (Sistem)
timely alleged that Commerce made significant ministerial errors in
calculating their estimated weighted-average dumping margins.\2\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ See Aluminum Extrusions from the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye:
Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair
Value, Postponement of Final Determination, and Extension of
Provisional Measures, 89 FR 38046 (May 7, 2024) (Preliminary
Determination), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
\2\ See Erdoganlar's Letter, ``Erdoganlar Aluminyum San. ve Tic.
A.S.'s Allegation of Significant Ministerial Error,'' dated May 7,
2024; see also Sistem's Letter, ``Sistem Aluminyum Sanayi ve Ticaret
A.S.' Ministerial Error Allegations,'' dated May 9, 2024.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Scope of the Investigation
The products covered by this investigation are aluminum extrusions
from T[uuml]rkiye. For a complete description of the scope of this
investigation, see the Preliminary Determination.<SUP>3</SUP>
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\3\ See Preliminary Determination, 89 FR at 38049-52.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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{time} considers
ministerial.'' \4\ 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 weighted-
average 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 margin of greater than de
minimis or vice versa.\5\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.224(e), Commerce
``will analyze any comments received and, if appropriate, correct any
significant ministerial error by amending the preliminary
determination.''
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\4\ See section 735(e) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act); see also 19 CFR 351.224(f).
\5\ See 19 CFR 351.224(g).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Analysis of Significant Ministerial Errors
In the Preliminary Determination, Commerce made significant
ministerial errors within the meaning of section 735(e) of the Act and
19 CFR 351.224(f) and (g)(1) in calculating the estimated weighted-
average dumping margins for Erdoganlar and Sistem. Accordingly,
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.224(e), Commerce is amending its Preliminary
Determination to correct for these significant ministerial errors by
revising the rates for Erdoganlar, Sistem, the companies assigned a
rate based on adverse facts available (AFA),\6\ and all other producers
and/or exporters.\7\ For a detailed discussion of the alleged
ministerial errors, as well as Commerce's analysis, see the Ministerial
Error Memorandum.\8\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation of
Aluminum Extrusions from the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye: Allegations
of Ministerial Errors in the Preliminary Determination,'' dated
concurrently with this notice (Ministerial Error Memorandum), at 4.
\7\ See Preliminary Determination, 89 FR at 38047 (``{The all-
others rate{time} shall be an amount equal to the weighted average
of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins established for
exporters and producers individually investigated'').
\8\ See Ministerial Error Memorandum.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Amended Preliminary Determination
As a result of correcting these significant ministerial errors,
Commerce determines the following estimated weighted-average dumping
margins exist:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash deposit rate
Estimated weighted- (adjusted for
Exporter/producer average dumping subsidy offset(s))
margin (percent) (percent)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Erdoganlar Aluminyum San. ve 10.11 9.91
Tic. A.S.......................
Sistem Aluminyum Sanayi ve 19.86 19.86
Ticaret A.S....................
Alkor Aluminyum Enerji Insaat * 48.43 37.26
Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim
Sirketi........................
Astas Aluminyum San ve Tic A.S.. * 48.43 37.26
Ayde Aluminyum LTD. STI......... * 48.43 37.26
Burak Aluminyum San............. * 48.43 37.26
P.M.S. Aluminyum Sanayi ve * 48.43 37.26
Ticaret A.S....................
Tuna Aluminium Ltd.............. * 48.43 37.26
Uluson Aluminum................. * 48.43 37.26
All Others...................... 12.98 12.78
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Rates based on AFA.
[[Page 48153]]
Disclosure
We intend to disclose the calculations performed for this amended
preliminary determination to parties within five days after 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).
Amended Cash Deposits and Suspension of Liquidation
The collection of cash deposits and suspension of liquidation will
be revised according to the rates calculated in this amended
preliminary determination, in accordance with section 733(d) of the
Act. Because the amended rates for Erdoganlar, Sistem, the companies
assigned rates based on AFA, and all other producers and/or exporters
result in decreased cash deposit rates, they will be effective
retroactively to May 7, 2024, the date of publication of the
Preliminary Determination. We will also instruct U.S. Customs and
Border Protection to issue instructions for requesting a refund of the
difference between the amount of cash deposits paid as a result of the
application of the Preliminary Determination rates and the amount due
as a result of the amended preliminary determination rates.
U.S. International Trade Commission Notification
In accordance with section 733(f) of the Act, we will notify the
U.S. International Trade Commission of our amended preliminary
determination.
Notification to Interested Parties
This amended preliminary determination is issued and published
pursuant to sections 733(d) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.224(e).
Dated: May 30, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2024-12345 Filed 6-4-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
</pre></body>
</html>Indexed from Federal Register on June 5, 2024.
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.