Certain Amorphous Silica Fabric Between 70 and 90 Percent Silica, From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Circumvention Inquiry of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders-70-90 Percent Amorphous Silica Fabric

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-570-038, C-570-039] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: In response to allegations of circumvention from Auburn Manufacturing, Inc. (AMI), the Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating a country-wide circumvention inquiry to determine whether imports of certain amorphous silica fabric with 70-90 percent silica content (70-90 percent ASF) from the People's Republic of China (China) are circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain amorphous silica fabric with a silica content of at least 90 percent from China. DATES: Effective November 24, 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margaret Collins, AD/CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-6250. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On August 20, 2021, Auburn Manufacturing, Inc. (AMI), the petitioner in the AD and CVD investigations, requested that Commerce initiate circumvention inquiries with regard to 70-90 percent ASF that is exported to the United States from China. [ 1 ] The petitioner alleges that 70-90 percent ASF constitutes merchandise altered in form or appearance in such minor respects that it should be included within the scope of the Orders, [ 2 ] pursuant to section 781(c) of the Tariff Act…