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AGENCY:
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY:
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that ferrosilicon from Kazakhstan is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.
DATES:
Applicable November 6, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Samantha Kinney or Mira Warrier, 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) 482-2285 or (202) 482-8031, 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 April 24, 2024. On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this investigation by seven days. On August 16, 2024, Commerce postponed the preliminary determination of this investigation until October 31, 2024.
See Ferrosilicon from Brazil, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, and the Russian Federation: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 89 FR 31137 (April 24, 2024) ( Initiation Notice).
See Memorandum, “Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,” dated July 22, 2024.
See Ferrosilicon from Brazil, Kazakhstan, and Malaysia: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations of Antidumping Duty Investigations,89 FR 66678 (August 16, 2024).
For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 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.
See Memorandum, “Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Affirmative Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation of Ferrosilicon from Kazakhstan” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
Scope of the Investigation
The product covered by this investigation is ferrosilicon from Kazakhstan. For a complete description of the scope of this investigation, see appendix I.
Scope Comments
In accordance with the preamble to Commerce's regulations, in the Initiation Notice Commerce set aside a period of time for parties to raise issues regarding product coverage ( i.e., scope). As noted in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, Commerce is correcting a minor clerical error in the language of the scope. See the revised scope in appendix I to this notice.
See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Final Rule,62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997).
See Initiation Notice, 89 FR 31137.
See Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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. Pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act, Commerce has preliminarily relied upon partial facts available, with adverse inferences, for YDD Corporation LLP (YDD). For a full description of the methodology underlying the preliminary determination, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Preliminary Negative Determination 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 YDD, TNC Kazchrome JSC (Kazchrome), and all other companies not individually examined. For a full description of the methodology and results of Commerce's critical circumstances analysis, 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 weighted-average 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 Kazchrome and YDD 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 examined respondents using each company's publicly-ranged values for the merchandise under consideration.
With two respondents under examination, Commerce normally calculates: (A) a weighted-average of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins calculated for the examined respondents; (B) a simple average of the estimated weighted-average 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. sales 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, e.g., 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, 53662 (September 1, 2010), and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 1. As complete publicly ranged sales data were available, Commerce based the all-others rate on the publicly ranged sales data of the mandatory respondents. For a complete analysis of the data, see Memorandum, “Preliminary Determination Margin Calculation for the All-Others Rate,” dated concurrently with this Federal Register notice.
Preliminary Determination
Commerce preliminarily determines that the following estimated weighted-average dumping margins exist:
Commerce preliminarily determines that YDD Corporation LLP, ASIA FerroAlloys LLP, and KazSilicon Metallurgical Combine LLP should be collapsed and treated as a single entity. See Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
| Exporter/producer | Estimated weighted-average dumping margin (percent) | Cash deposit rate (adjusted for subsidy offset(s)) (percent) |
|---|---|---|
| YDD Corporation LLP; ASIA FerroAlloys LLP; KazSilicon Metallurgical Combine LLP | 4.22 | Not Applicable. |
| TNC Kazchrome JSC | 6.20 | Not Applicable. |
| All Others | 4.67 | Not Applicable. |