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AGENCY:
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY:
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that Sahamitr Pressure Container Plc. (also known as Sahamitr Pressure Container Public Company Limited) (SMPC) made sales of steel propane cylinders from Thailand at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), August 1, 2022, through July 31, 2023. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES:
Applicable September 13, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Samuel Brummitt, 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) 482-7851.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 15, 2019, Commerce published the antidumping duty order on steel propane cylinders from Thailand. On August 2, 2023, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the Order. On August 30, 2023, Commerce received a timely request to conduct an administrative review of the Order from SMPC, and on August 31, 2023, Worthington Industries (the petitioner) requested a review of SMPC. On October 18, 2023, based on timely requests for review and in accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act) and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce initiated an administrative review of the Order. Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, Commerce extended the deadline for the preliminary results until August 30, 2024. On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this administrative proceeding by seven days. The deadline for the preliminary results is now September 6, 2024.
See Steel Propane Cylinders from the People's Republic of China and Thailand: Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Orders,84 FR 41703 (August 15, 2019) ( Order).
See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative Review and Join Annual Inquiry Service List, 88 FR 50840 (August 2, 2023).
See SMPC's Letter, “Request for Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,” dated August 30, 2023; see also Petitioner's Letter, “Request for Fourth (2022-2023) Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order,” dated August 31, 2023.
See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 88 FR 71829, 71835 (October 18, 2023).
See Memorandum, “Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,” dated April 3, 2024.
See Memorandum, “Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,” dated July 22, 2024.
For a detailed description of the events that followed the initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. A list of the topics included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as the appendix 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 Preliminary Results of the Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Steel Propane Cylinders from Thailand; 2022-2023,” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this Order is steel propane cylinders from Thailand. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
See Preliminary Decision Memorandum at “Scope of the Order.”
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section 751(a) of the Act. Export price was calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act. NV was calculated in accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying these preliminary results, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Preliminary Results of the Review
We preliminarily determine that the following estimated weighted-average dumping margin exists for the period August 1, 2022, through July 31, 2023:
| Exporter/producer | Weighted- average dumping margin (percent) |
|---|---|
| Sahamitr Pressure Container Plc | 3.18 |