53-Foot Domestic Dry Containers From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigation

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-570-014] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Effective Date: May 19, 2014. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Drury and Brian Davis, Office VI, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0195 and (202) 482-7924, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Petition On April 23, 2014, the Department of Commerce (Department) received an antidumping duty (AD) petition concerning imports of 53-foot domestic dry containers (domestic dry containers) from the People's Republic of China (PRC), officially filed in proper form on behalf of a U.S. producer of domestic dry containers, Stoughton Trailers, LLC (Petitioner). [ 1 ] The AD Petition was accompanied by a countervailing duty (CVD) petition concerning imports of domestic dry containers from the PRC. On April 25, 2014, and May 6, 2014, the Department requested additional information and clarification of certain areas of the Petition, and on April 30, 2014, and May 8, 2014, respectively, Petitioner filed responses to these requests. [ 2 ] In accordance with section 732(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), Petitioner alleges that imports of domestic dry containers from the PRC are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at le…