Certain Steel Grating From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination

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-570-947] AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Effective Date: January 6, 2010. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (“the Department”) preliminarily determines that certain steel grating (“steel grating”) from the People's Republic of China (“PRC”) are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (“LTFV”), as provided in section 733 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (“Act”). The estimated margins of sales at LTFV are shown in the “Preliminary Determination” section of this notice. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Martin or Zhulieta Willbrand, AD/CVD Operations, Office 4, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3936 or (202) 482-3147, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On May 29, 2009, Fisher & Ludlow and Alabama Metal Industries Corporation (hereafter referred to as “Petitioners”) filed an antidumping duty petition on PRC imports of steel grating. See the Petitions for the Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties: Certain Steel Grating from the PRC (“the Petition”). The Department i…