Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination: Silicon Metal From the Russian Federation

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-821-817] AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of preliminary determination of the less-than-fair-value investigation of silicon metal from the Russian Federation and postponement of the final determination. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (“the Department”) has preliminarily determined that imports of silicon metal from the Russian Federation (”Russia”) are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (“LTFV”). EFFECTIVE DATE: September 20, 2002. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carrie Blozy or Cheryl Werner, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; ( printed page 59254) telephone: (202) 482-0409 and (202) 482-2667, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Applicable Statute and Regulations Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (“the Act”), are references to the provisions effective January 1, 1995, the effective date of the amendments made to the Act by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. In addition, unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Department's regulations are to the regulations codified at 19 CFR Part 351 (2002). Background On March 27, 2002, the Department initiated an antidumping duty invest…