Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2023

<NOTICE> DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE <SUBAGY>International Trade Administration</SUBAGY> <DEPDOC>[C-570-074]</DEPDOC> <SUBJECT>Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2023</SUBJECT> <HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD> Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. <SUM> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD> The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies were provided to producers and exporters of common alloy aluminum sheet (aluminum sheet) from the People's Republic of China (China), during the period of review January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. In addition, Commerce is rescinding this review, in part, with respect to one company. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results. </SUM> <DATES> <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD> Applicable June 12, 2025. </DATES> <FURINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD> Amber Hodak or Theodora Mattei, 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) 482-8034 and (202) 482-4834, respectively. </FURINF> <SUPLINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Background</HD> On February 6, 2019, Commerce published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> the countervailing duty (CVD) order on aluminum sheet from China. <SU>1</SU> <FTREF/> On April 9, 2024, based on timely requests for review, Commerce initiated this administrative review of the <E T="03">Order</E> on aluminum sheet from China. <SU>2</SU> <FTREF/> On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled deadlines in this administrative proceedings by seven days. <SU>3</SU> <FTREF/> On October 23, 2024, we extended the time limit for these preliminary results by 104 days, to February 19, 2025. <SU>4</SU> <FTREF/> On December 9, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this administrative proceeding by an additional 90 days. <SU>5</SU> <FTREF/> On April 25, 2025, Commerce further extended the time period for using these preliminary results by an additional 16 days. <SU>6</SU> <FTREF/> The deadline for the preliminary results is now June 5, 2025. <FTNT> <SU>1</SU>   <E T="03">See Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet from the People's Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order,</E> 84 FR 2157 (February 6, 2019) ( <E T="03">Order</E> ). </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>2</SU>   <E T="03">See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews,</E> 89 FR 24780, 24797 (April 9, 2024) <E T="03">(Initiation Notice).</E> </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>3</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Memorandum, “Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,” dated July 22, 2024. </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>4</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Memorandum, “Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,” dated October 23, 2024. </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>5</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Memorandum, “Tolling Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,” dated December 9, 2024. </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>6</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Memorandum, “Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,” dated April 25, 2025. </FTNT> On April 24, 2024, Commerce selected Henan Mingtai Al. Industrial Co., Ltd. (Henan Mingtai Al.) a mandatory respondent in this review. <SU>7</SU> <FTREF/> On June 17, 2024, Commerce selected an additional mandatory respondent, Yinbang Clad Material Co., Ltd. (Yinbang). <SU>8</SU> <FTREF/> <FTNT> <SU>7</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Memorandum, “Respondent Selection,” dated April 24, 2024. </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>8</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Memorandum, “Selection of Additional Mandatory Respondent for Individual Examination,” dated June 17, 2024. </FTNT> For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this review, <E T="03">see</E> the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. <SU>9</SU> <FTREF/> A list of topics included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is provided as an appendix to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at <E T="03">https://access.trade.gov.</E> In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at <E T="03">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.</E> <FTNT> <SU>9</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Memorandum, “Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the Administrative Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet from the People's Republic of China; 2023” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). </FTNT> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Scope of the Order</HD> The merchandise covered by the <E T="03">Order</E> is aluminum sheet from China. For a complete description of the scope of the <E T="03">Order, see</E> the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. <SU>10</SU> <FTREF/> <FTNT> <SU>10</SU>   <E T="03">Id.</E> </FTNT> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Partial Rescission of Administrative Review</HD> Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), Commerce will rescind an administrative review when there are no reviewable suspended entries. Based on our analysis of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) information, we preliminarily determine that Alcha International Holdings Limited (Alcha International) and Jiangsu Alcha Aluminium Co., Ltd. (Jiangsu Alcha) (collectively, Alcha Group)  <SU>11</SU> <FTREF/> had no entries of subject merchandise during the POR. On October 18, 2024, we notified parties that we intended to rescind this administrative review with respect to the two companies which have no reviewable suspended entries. <SU>12</SU> <FTREF/> No parties commented on the notification of intent to rescind the review, in part. We are, therefore, now rescinding the administrative review of these companies which have no reviewable suspended entries. For further information, <E T="03">see</E> the Preliminary Decision Memorandum the at “Partial Rescission of Administrative Review” section. <FTNT> <SU>11</SU>  In previous administrative reviews, Commerce found Jiangsu Alcha Aluminium Co., Ltd. to be cross-owned with Baotou Alcha Aluminium Co., Ltd. and Jiangsu Alcha New Energy Materials Co., Ltd. Commerce also cumulated the benefits from subsidies received by Alcha International Holdings Limited with the benefits from subsidies received by Jiangsu Alcha Aluminium Co., Ltd. in accordance with 19 CFR 351.525(c). Jiangsu Alcha Aluminium Group Co., Ltd. is the current legal name of the company; this name is used interchangeably with Jiangsu Alcha Aluminum Group Co., Ltd. Therefore, Jiangsu Alcha Aluminum Group Co., Ltd. and Jiangsu Alcha Aluminium Group Co., Ltd. refer to the same entity. Jiangsu Alcha Aluminum Group Co., Ltd. and Jiangsu Alcha Aluminium Group Co., Ltd are also known as Jiangsu Alcha Aluminum Co., Ltd. and Jiangsu Alcha Aluminium Co., Ltd; we recognize all of these company names as the same entity. Further, the legal name for one of Jiangsu Alcha's subsidiaries is “Baotou Alcha Aluminium Co., Ltd.,” but other names ( <E T="03">i.e.,</E> “Baotou Alcha Aluminum Co., Ltd.,” “Baotou Alcha North Aluminum Co., Ltd.,” and “Baotou Changlv Northern Aluminium Industry Co., Ltd.”) also refer to the same entity due to different English translations of its Chinese-language name. Accordingly, we have treated “Baotou Alcha Aluminium Co., Ltd.,” “Baotou Alcha Aluminum Co., Ltd.,” “Baotou Alcha North Aluminum Co., Ltd.,” and “Baotou Changlv Northern Aluminium Industry Co., Ltd.” as one entity (Baotou Alcha). Thus, we are recognizing the name variations for Jiangsu Alcha Aluminium Co., Ltd. <E T="03">See Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review and Rescission of Review, in Part; 2022,</E> 89 FR 15819 (March 5, 2024), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM), unchanged in <E T="03">Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet from the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2022,</E> 89 FR 71881 (September 4, 2024), and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum (IDM). </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>12</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Memorandum, “Notice of Intent to Rescind Review, In Part,” dated October 18, 2024. </FTNT> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Methodology</HD> Commerce is conducting this administrative review in accordance with 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For each of the subsidy programs found countervailable, Commerce preliminarily determines that there is a subsidy, <E T="03">i.e.,</E> a financial contribution by an “authority” that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is specific. <SU>13</SU> <FTREF/> For a full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions, including our reliance, in part, on facts otherwise available with adverse inferences pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act, <E T="03">see</E> the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. <FTNT> <SU>13</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity. </FTNT> In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4)(i), Commerce calculated a countervailable subsidy rate for the mandatory respondents that are identif ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Preview showing 10k of 20k characters. 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