Steel Wheels From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances

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 [C-570-974] AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) has preliminarily determined that critical circumstances exist with respect to imports of steel wheels from the People's Republic of China (PRC). DATES: Effective Date: March 2, 2012. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Copyak or Eric Greynolds, AD/CVD Operations, Office 3, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 4014, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-2209 and 202-482-6071, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Case History On March 30, 2011, the Department received a countervailing duty (CVD) petition concerning imports of steel wheels from the PRC filed in proper form by Accuride Corporation (Accuride) and Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. (collectively, petitioners). [ 1 ] This investigation was initiated on April 19, 2011. [ 2 ] The affirmative preliminary determination was published on September 6, 2011. [ 3 ] On September 1, 2011, petitioners alleged that critical circumstances exist with respect to imports of steel wheels from the PRC and submitted U.S. Census Data in support of their allegation at Exhibit I. [ 4 ] On September 9, 2011, the Department requested from the three mandatory respondents—the Jingu Companies, [ 5 ] the Xingmin Companies,…