Small Diameter Graphite Electrodes From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Anti-Circumvention Inquiry

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-570-929] AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: In response to requests from SGL Carbon LLC and Superior Graphite Co. (“Petitioners”), Petitioners in the original investigation, the Department of ( printed page 14911) Commerce (“Department”) is initiating an anti-circumvention inquiry pursuant to section 781(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (“the Act”), to determine whether certain merchandise from the United Kingdom (“U.K.”) is being exported to the United States by U.K. Carbon and Graphite Co., Ltd. (“UKCG”) in circumvention of the antidumping duty order on small diameter graphite electrodes (“SDGE”) from the People's Republic of China (“PRC”). [ 1 ] DATES: Effective Date: March 18, 2011. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brendan Quinn, AD/CVD Operations, Office 8, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5848. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On October 12, 2010, Petitioners filed a submission alleging that UKCG, a company located in the United Kingdom, is engaged in circumvention of the SDGE Order, by importing unfinished SDGE components  [ 2 ] from the PRC to the United Kingdom, performing minor completion and assembly o…