Preliminary determination of sales at less than fair value and critical circumstances in AD investigation of silicon metal from Australia (A-602-810)

1. On 10/12/2017, Commerce published in the Federal Register (82 FR 47471) its affirmative preliminary determination of sales at less than fair value, critical circumstances, and postponement of the final determination in the antidumping investigation of silicon metal from Australia. 2. Because Commerce determined that critical circumstances exist for imports of silicon metal from Australia from the exporter listed below, CBP shall suspend liquidation of all appropriate entries of silicon metal from Australia that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 7/14/2017, which is 90 days before the date of publication of the preliminary determination in the Federal Register. Effective 7/14/2017, for entries of silicon metal from Australia from the exporter listed below, CBP shall require a cash deposit equal to the following dumping margin: Producer and/or Exporter: Simcoa Operations Pty. Ltd.: Case number: A-602-810-001 Cash deposit rate: 20.79% 3. Commerce found that critical circumstances do not exist for imports of silicon metal from Australia from the producers and/or exporters listed below. For imports of silicon metal from Australia from the producers and/or exporters listed below CBP shall suspend liquidation of such entries which were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 10/12/2017. Effective 10/12/2017, for entries of silicon metal from Australia from the producers and/or exporters listed below, CBP shall require a cash deposit equal to the following dumping margin: Producer and/or Exporter: All Others Case Number: A-602-810-000 Cash Deposit Rate: 20.79% 3. If any entries of this merchandise are exported by a firm other than the producer, then the following instructions apply: A. If the exporter of the subject merchandise does not have its own rate but the producer has its own rate, the cash deposit will be the producer's rate. B. Where neither the exporter nor the producer has its own rate or the producer is unknown, use the all-others rate of 20.79 percent to establish the cash deposit. 4. The products covered by this investigation are described in message 7097304, dated 04/07/2017. 5. This investigation has been assigned investigation number A-602-810. 6. If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-0984. CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only. (This message was generated by O8:BCS.) 7. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Alexander Amdur