Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Circumvention Inquiry of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders-4017 Aluminum Sheet

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-570-073, C-570-074] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: In response to a circumvention inquiry request from the Aluminum Association Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet Working Group and its individual members, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating a country-wide circumvention inquiry to determine whether imports of aluminum sheet produced from aluminum alloy 4017 are circumventing the antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on common alloy aluminum sheet (CAAS) from the People's Republic of China (China). DATES: Applicable August 26, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frank Schmitt, 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) 482-4880. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On July 7, 2022, the Aluminum Association Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet Working Group and its individual members (collectively, the domestic industry), [ 1 ] requested that Commerce initiate a circumvention inquiry with regard to aluminum sheet produced from aluminum alloy 4017 (4017 aluminum sheet) in, and exported from, China. [ 2 ] The domestic industry alleges that 4017 aluminum sheet constitutes merchandise altered in form or appearance in minor respects, and therefore should be included within the scop…