Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products From Argentina

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [A-357-814] AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. EFFECTIVE DATE: May 3, 2001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Constance Handley or Charles Riggle at (202) 482-0631 and (202) 482-0650, respectively; AD/CVD, Enforcement, Office 5, Group II, Import Administration, Room 1870, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230. The Applicable Statute and Regulations Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute are references to the provisions effective January 1, 1995, the effective date of the amendments made to the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act) by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA). In addition, unless otherwise indicated, all citations to Department of Commerce (the Department) regulations refer to the regulations codified at 19 CFR part 351 (April 2000). Preliminary Determination We preliminarily determine that certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products (HRS) from Argentina are being, or are likely to be sold, in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV), as provided in section 733 of ( printed page 22181) the Act. The estimated margins of sales at LTFV are shown in the Suspension of Liquidation section of this notice. Case History On November 13, 2000, the Department received a petition on hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from Argentina filed in proper form by…