Notice2024-29114
Ferrosilicon From Malaysia: Amended Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Amended Preliminary Negative Determination of Critical Circumstances
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Published
December 11, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is amending the preliminary affirmative determination in the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of ferrosilicon from Malaysia to correct significant ministerial errors. The period of investigation (POI) is January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 99829-99830]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29114]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-557-828]
Ferrosilicon From Malaysia: Amended Preliminary Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Amended Preliminary Negative
Determination of Critical Circumstances
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is amending the
preliminary affirmative determination in the less-than-fair-value
(LTFV) investigation of ferrosilicon from Malaysia to correct
significant ministerial errors. The period of investigation (POI) is
January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023.
DATES: Applicable December 11, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacob Waddell, 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) 482-1369.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 6, 2024, Commerce published in the Federal Register its
preliminary affirmative determination in the LTFV investigation of
ferrosilicon from Malaysia.\1\ On November 8 and 12, 2024, the
petitioners \2\ timely alleged that Commerce made significant
ministerial errors in the Preliminary Determination with respect to
calculation of the preliminary weighted-average dumping margins for OM
Materials Sarawak Sdn. Bhd (OMSA) and Pertama Ferroalloys Sdn. Bhd
(Pertama),\3\ respectively.
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\1\ See Ferrosilicon from Malaysia: Preliminary Affirmative
Determination of Sales at Less than Fair Value, Preliminary Negative
Determination of Critical Circumstances, Postponement of Final
Determination, and Extension of Provisional Measures, 89 FR 88010
(November 6, 2024) (Preliminary Determination), and accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
\2\ The petitioners are CC Metals and Alloys, LLC and Ferroglobe
USA, TNC.
\3\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Ministerial Error Allegation
Pertaining to OMSA in the Preliminary Determination,'' dated
November 8, 2024 (Petitioners' OMSA Ministerial Error Allegation);
see also ``Ministerial Error Allegation Pertaining to Pertama in the
Preliminary Determination,'' dated November 12, 2024 (Petitioners'
Pertama Ministerial Error Allegation).
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Scope of the Investigation
The product covered by this investigation is ferrosilicon from
Malaysia. For a complete description of the scope of this
investigation, see the Preliminary Determination.
Legal Framework
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.224(e), Commerce will correct any
significant ministerial error by amending the preliminary
determination. 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\
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\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).
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Analysis of Significant Ministerial Errors
In the Preliminary Determination, Commerce made significant
ministerial errors within the meaning of section 735(3) of the Act and
19 CFR 35.224(f)-(g) in calculating the weighted-average dumping
margins for OMSA and Pertama. Specifically, for OMSA, we included an
incorrect currency conversion for OMSA's home market costs.\6\ For
Pertama, an error in our aggregation of five third-country market
databases resulted in a distortion of the results of the arm's-length
test in the comparison market program.\7\
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\6\ See Petitioners' OMSA Ministerial Error Allegation; see also
Commerce's Memorandum, ``Preliminary Analysis Memorandum for OM
Materials Sarawak Sdn. Bhd,'' dated October 31, 2024.
\7\ See Petitioners' Pertama Ministerial Error Allegation; see
also Commerce's Memorandum, ``Preliminary Analysis Memorandum for
Pertama Ferroalloys Sdn. Bhd,'' dated October 31, 2024.
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We find that these errors meet the definition of ``ministerial
errors,'' and that the corrections of the errors for OMSA and Pertama
result in a change that is at least five absolute percentage points in,
and not less than 25 percent of, the margins calculated for OMSA and
Pertama in the Preliminary Determination. As such, they constitute
significant errors within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.224(g).
Accordingly, pursuant to 19 CFR 224(e), Commerce is amending the
Preliminary Determination to correct these significant ministerial
errors by revising the rates for OMSA, Pertama, and all other producers
and/or exporters.\8\
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\8\ See Memorandum, ``Analysis of Ministerial Error
Allegations,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Ministerial Error Memorandum).
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For a complete discussion of the alleged ministerial errors, see
the Preliminary Ministerial Error Memorandum.
Amended Preliminary Negative Determination of Critical Circumstances
Because we have revised the rates calculated for OMSA, Pertama, and
all other producers and/or exporters, we have also amended our
preliminary analysis of critical circumstances. In accordance with
section 733(e) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.206, Commerce preliminarily
finds that critical circumstances do not exist for OMSA, Pertama, and
all other companies not individually examined. For a full description
of the results of Commerce's critical circumstances analysis, see the
Ministerial Error Memorandum.
Amended Preliminary Determination
As a result of correcting the significant ministerial errors,
Commerce determines the following estimated weighted-average dumping
margins exist:
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Weighted-average
Exporter/producer dumping margin Cash deposit rate (adjusted for
(percent) subsidy offsets(s)) (percent)
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OM Sarawak Sdn. Bhd..................................... 19.48 18.80
Pertama Ferroalloys Sdn. Bhd............................ 38.19 37.91
All Others.............................................. 27.73 27.17
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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.
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 this amended preliminary determination results in
increased cash deposit rates, these rates will be effective on the date
of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. These suspension
of liquidation instructions will remain in effect until further notice.
Notification of U.S. International Trade Commission
In accordance with section 703(f) of the Act, we intend to notify
the U.S. International Trade Commission of our amended preliminary
determination.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published pursuant to sections 703(f) and
777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(c).
Dated: December 5, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2024-29114 Filed 12-10-24; 8:45 am]
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