High Pressure Steel Cylinders From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value

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-570-977] AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Effective Date: December 15, 2011. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (“Department”) preliminarily determines that high pressure steel cylinders (“steel cylinders”) from the People's Republic of China (“PRC”) are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (“LTFV”), as provided in section 733 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (“Act”). The estimated margins of sales at LTFV are shown in the “Preliminary Determination” section of this notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emeka Chukwudebe or Alan Ray, AD/CVD Operations, Office 9, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0219 or (202) 482-5403, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Initiation On May 11, 2011, the Department received a petition concerning imports of steel cylinders from the PRC filed in proper form by Norris Cylinder Company (“Petitioner”). [ 1 ] On June 8, 2011, the Department initiated an antidumping duty (“AD”) investigation on steel cylinders from the PRC. [ 2 ] Additionally, in the Initiation Notice, the Department notified parties of the application process by which exporters…