Small Diameter Graphite Electrodes From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2016-2017

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: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that Fushun Jinly Petrochemical Co., Ltd. (Fushun Jinly), a producer and exporter of small diameter graphite electrodes from the People's Republic of China (China), did not make sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) February 1, 2016 through January 31, 2017. In addition, Commerce preliminarily determines that the Fangda Group and Xuzhou Jianglong Carbon Products Co., Ltd. made no shipments of the subject merchandise during the POR. DATES: Applicable March 12, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis McClure or John Anwesen, AD/CVD Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5973 or (202) 482-0131, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Scope of the Order The merchandise subject to the order is small diameter graphite electrodes. The products are currently classified under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings 8545.11.0010, 3801.10, and 8545.11.0020. Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of the order remains dispositive. A full …