Certain Amorphous Silica Fabric From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determinations of Circumvention

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: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that amorphous silica fabric with 70-90 percent silica content (70-90 percent ASF) from the People's Republic of China (China) is circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain amorphous silica fabric (ASF) from China. DATES: Applicable September 6, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tyler Weinhold, AD/CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1121. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On March 27, 2017, Commerce published the AD and CVD orders on imports of ASF from China. [ 1 ] On August 20, 2021, Auburn Manufacturing, Inc., 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. [ 2 ] In its allegation, Auburn Manufacturing, Inc. (the petitioner) alleged 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, pursuant to section 781(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, (the Act) and 19 CFR 351.22…