Melamine 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-570-020] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Effective date June 18, 2015. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (“Department”) preliminarily determines that melamine from the People's Republic of China (“PRC”) is being, or is 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 (“the Act”). The period of investigation (“POI”) is April 1, 2014, through September 30, 2014. The estimated margin of sales at LTFV is shown in the “Preliminary Determination” section of this notice. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Terpstra, AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3965. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department published the notice of initiation of this investigation on December 9, 2014. [ 1 ] Pursuant to section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Act, on March 12, 2015, the Department postponed this preliminary LTFV determination by a period of 50 days. [ 2 ] Scope of the Investigation The merchandise subject to this investigation is melamine (Chemical Abstracts Service (…