Certain Amorphous Silica Fabric From the People's Republic of China: Final 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) determines that imports of amorphous silica fabric (ASF) with 70 to 90 percent silica content (70-90 percent ASF) from the People's Republic of China (China) are circumventing the antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain amorphous silica fabric from China. DATES: Applicable February 3, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tyler Weinhold, 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) 482-1121. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On September 6, 2022, Commerce published the preliminary affirmative determinations of circumvention of the AD and CVD orders  [ 1 ] on certain amorphous silica fabric by imports of 70-90 percent ASF from China. [ 2 ] In the Preliminary Determinations, Commerce extended the deadline for the final determinations of these circumvention inquiries to December 2, 2022. [ 3 ] On November 22, 2022, Commerce further extended the deadline for the final determinations of these circumvention ( printed page 7401) inquiries to January 31, 2022. [ 4 ] On September 8, 2022, Auburn Manufacturing, Inc. (AMI), the petitioner in the AD and CVD investigations (the petitio…