Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet From South Africa: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022-2023

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Federal RegisterSep 24, 2024
89 Fed. Reg. 77817 (Sep. 24, 2024)
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    Department of Commerce International Trade Administration
  • [A-791-825]
  • AGENCY:

    Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.

    SUMMARY:

    The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on common alloy aluminum sheet (CAAS) from South Africa. We determine that Hulamin Operations (Pty) Ltd. (Hulamin Operations) made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023.

    DATES:

    Applicable September 24, 2024.

    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    Laurel LaCivita or Brendan Quinn, AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4243 or (202) 482-5848, respectively.

    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Background

    On May 16, 2024, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of this review in the Federal Register and invited interested parties to comment on those results. On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this administrative proceeding by seven days. The deadline for the preliminary determination is now September 20, 2024. For a complete description of the events that occurred since the Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum. Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).

    See Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet from South Africa: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022-2023,89 FR 42845 (May 16, 2024) ( Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).

    See Memorandum, “Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,” dated July 22, 2024.

    See Memorandum, “Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the Administrative Review of Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet from South Africa, 2022-2023,” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).

    Scope of the Order

    See Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet from Bahrain, Brazil, Croatia, Egypt, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Oman, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan and the Republic of Turkey: Antidumping Duty Orders,86 FR 22139 (April 27, 2021) ( Order).

    The product covered by the Order is CAAS from South Africa. For a complete description of the scope, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.

    Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs filed by parties in this review are listed in the appendix to this notice and addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. The Issues and 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 Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

    Final Results of the Review

    Commerce determines the following estimated weighted-average dumping margins exist for the period April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023:

    Producer/exporter Weighted- average dumping margin (percent)
    Hulamin Operations (Pty) Ltd 3.54