16-4-3518 Foreign Producers'/Exporters' Questionnaire

OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. 16-4-3518; Expiration Date: 6/30/2017
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FOREIGN PRODUCERS’/EXPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
CIRCULAR WELDED CARBON-QUALITY STEEL PIPE FROM OMAN, PAKISTAN,
THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, AND VIETNAM
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by August 12, 2016
See last page for filing instructions.
The information called for in this questionnaire is for use by the United States International Trade Commission in
connection with its countervailing duty and antidumping investigations concerning circular welded carbonquality steel pipe (“circular welded pipe”) from Oman, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates (“UAE”), and Vietnam
(Inv. Nos. 701-TA-549 and 731-TA-1299, 1300, 1302, and 1303 (Final)). The information requested in the
questionnaire is requested under the authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. Further information on this
questionnaire can be obtained from Jordan Harriman (202-205-2610, jordan.harriman@usitc.gov).
Name of firm
Address
Website
Has your firm produced or exported circular welded pipe (as defined on next page) at any time since January 1,
2013?

NO

(Sign the certification below and promptly return only this page of the questionnaire to the Commission)

YES

(Complete all parts of the questionnaire, and return the entire questionnaire to the Commission)

Data reported in this questionnaire relate to (Check one):
OMAN

PAKISTAN

UAE

VIETNAM

Return questionnaire via the Commission Drop Box by clicking on the following link:
https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (PIN: CWP4)
CERTIFICATION
I certify that the information herein supplied in response to this questionnaire is complete and correct to the best of my
knowledge and belief and understand that the information submitted is subject to audit and verification by the Commission.
By means of this certification I also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the
information provided in this questionnaire and throughout this proceeding in any other import-injury proceedings conducted by
the Commission on the same or similar merchandise.
I, the undersigned, acknowledge that information submitted in response to this request for information and throughout this
proceeding or other proceeding may be disclosed to and used:
(i) by the Commission, its employees and Offices, and contract personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the records of this or a
related proceeding, or (b) in internal investigations, audits, reviews, and evaluations relating to the programs, personnel, and
operations of the Commission including under 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3; or
(ii) by U.S. government employees and contract personnel, solely for cybersecurity purposes. I understand that all contract
personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure agreements

Name of Authorized Official

Title of Authorized Official

Date

Phone:
Signature

Email address
Fax:

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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
Background. This proceeding was instituted in response to a petition filed on October 28, 2015, by Bull
Moose Tube Company, Chesterfield, MO; EXLTUBE, Kansas City, MO; Wheatland Tube, a division of JMC
Steel Group, Chicago, IL; and Western Tube & Conduit, Long Beach, CA. Countervailing and/or
antidumping duties may be assessed on the subject imports as a result of these proceedings if the
Commission makes an affirmative determination of injury, threat, or material retardation, and if the U.S.
Department of Commerce makes an affirmative determination of subsidization and/or dumping.
Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this proceeding are available at
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2016/circular_welded_carbon_quality_steel_pipe_oman/
final.htm
Circular welded pipe covered by these investigations is welded carbon-quality steel pipes and tube, of
circular cross-section, with an outside diameter (O.D.) not more than nominal 16 inches (406.4 mm),
regardless of wall thickness, surface finish (e.g., black, galvanized, or painted), end finish (plain end,
beveled end, grooved, threaded, or threaded and coupled), or industry specification (e.g., American
Society for Testing and Materials International (ASTM), proprietary, or other), generally known as
standard pipe, fence pipe and tube, sprinkler pipe, and structural pipe (although subject product may
also be referred to as mechanical tubing). Specifically, the term “carbon quality” includes products in
which:
(a) iron predominates, by weight, over each of the other contained elements;
(b) the carbon content is 2 percent or less, by weight; and
(c) none of the elements listed below exceeds the quantity, by weight, as indicated:
(i) 1.80 percent of manganese;
(ii) 2.25 percent of silicon;
(iii) 1.00 percent of copper;
(iv) 0.50 percent of aluminum;
(v) 1.25 percent of chromium;
(vi) 0.30 percent of cobalt;
(vii) 0.40 percent of lead;
(viii) 1.25 percent of nickel;
(ix) 0.30 percent of tungsten;
(x) 0.15 percent of molybdenum;
(xi) 0.10 percent of niobium;
(xii) 0.41 percent of titanium;
(xiii) 0.15 percent of vanadium; or
(xiv) 0.15 percent of zirconium.
Covered products are generally made to standard O.D. and wall thickness combinations. Pipe multistenciled to a standard and/or structural specification and to other specifications, such as American
Petroleum Institute (API) API-5L specification, may also be covered by the scope of these investigations.
In particular, such multi-stenciled merchandise is covered when it meets the physical description set
forth above, and also has one or more of the following characteristics: is 32 feet in length or less; is less
than 2.0 inches (50 mm) in outside diameter; has a galvanized and/or painted (e.g., polyester coated)
surface finish; or has a threaded and/or coupled end finish.

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Standard pipe is ordinarily made to ASTM specifications A53, A135, and A795, but can also be made to
other specifications. Structural pipe is made primarily to ASTM specifications A252 and A500. Standard
and structural pipe may also be produced to proprietary specifications rather than to industry
specifications.
Sprinkler pipe is designed for sprinkler fire suppression systems and may be made to industry
specifications such as ASTM A53 or to proprietary specifications.
Fence tubing is included in the scope regardless of certification to a specification listed in the exclusions
below, and can also be made to the ASTM A513 specification. Products that meet the physical
description set forth above but are made to the following nominal outside diameter and wall thickness
combinations, which are recognized by the industry as typical for fence tubing, are included despite
being certified to ASTM mechanical tubing specifications:
O.D. in inches (nominal)
1.315
1.315
1.315
1.315
1.315
1.315
1.315
1.660
1.660
1.660
1.660
1.660
1.900
1.900
1.900
1.900
1.900
1.900
2.375
2.375
2.375
2.375
2.375
2.375
2.375
2.875
2.875
3.500
3.500
4.000
4.000
4.500

Wall thickness in inches
(nominal)
0.035
0.047
0.055
0.065
0.072
0.083
0.095
0.055
0.065
0.083
0.095
0.109
0.047
0.055
0.065
0.072
0.095
0.109
0.047
0.055
0.065
0.072
0.095
0.109
0.120
0.109
0.165
0.109
0.165
0.148
0.165
0.203

Gage
20
18
17
16
15
14
13
17
16
14
13
12
18
17
16
15
13
12
18
17
16
15
13
12
11
12
8
12
8
9
8
7

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The scope of this proceeding does not include:
(a) pipe suitable for use in boilers, superheaters, heat exchangers, refining furnaces and feedwater
heaters, whether or not cold drawn, which are defined by standards such as ASTM A178 or ASTM A192;
(b) finished electrical conduit, i.e., Electrical Rigid Steel Conduit (also known as Electrical Rigid Metal
Conduit and Electrical Rigid Metal Steel Conduit), Finished Electrical Metallic Tubing, and Electrical
Intermediate Metal Conduit, which are defined by specifications such as American National Standard
(ANSI) C80.1-2005, ANSI C80.3-2005, or ANSI C80.6-2005, and Underwriters
Laboratories Inc. (UL) UL-6, UL-797, or UL-1242;
(c) finished scaffolding, i.e., component parts of final, finished scaffolding that enter the United States
unassembled as a “kit.” A kit is understood to mean a packaged combination of component parts that
contains, at the time of importation, all of the necessary component parts to fully assemble final,
finished scaffolding;
(d) tube and pipe hollows for redrawing;
(e) oil country tubular goods produced to API specifications;
(f) line pipe produced to only API specifications, such as API 5L, and not multi-stenciled; and
(g) mechanical tubing, whether or not cold-drawn, other than what is included in the
above paragraphs.
The products subject to this proceeding are currently classifiable in Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) statistical reporting numbers 7306.19.1010, 7306.19.1050, 7306.19.5110,
7306.19.5150, 7306.30.1000, 7306.30.5015, 7306.30.5020, 7306.30.5025, 7306.30.5032, 7306.30.5040,
7306.30.5055, 7306.30.5085, 7306.30.5090, 7306.50.1000, 7306.50.5030, 7306.50.5050, and
7306.50.5070. The HTSUS subheadings above are provided for convenience and U.S. Customs purposes
only. The written description of the scope of the proceeding is dispositive.
Reporting of information.-- If information is not readily available from your records, provide carefully
prepared estimates. If your firm is completing more than one questionnaire (i.e., a producer, importer,
purchaser and/or foreign producer questionnaire), you need not respond to duplicated questions.
Confidentiality.--The commercial and financial data furnished in response to this questionnaire that
reveal the individual operations of your firm will be treated as confidential by the Commission to the
extent that such data are not otherwise available to the public and will not be disclosed except as may
be required by law (see 19 U.S.C. §1677f). Such confidential information will not be published in a
manner that will reveal the individual operations of your firm; however, general characterizations of
numerical business proprietary information (such as discussion of trends) will be treated as confidential
business information only at the request of the submitter for good cause shown.
Verification.--The information submitted in this questionnaire is subject to audit and verification by the
Commission. To facilitate possible verification of data, please keep all files, worksheets, and supporting
documents used in the preparation of the questionnaire response. Please also retain a copy of the final
document that you submit.
Release of information.--The information provided by your firm in response to this questionnaire, as
well as any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to the Commission in
connection with this proceeding, may become subject to, and released under, the administrative
protective order provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1677f) and section 207.7 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR § 207.7). This means that certain lawyers and

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other authorized individuals may temporarily be given access to the information for use in connection
with this proceeding or other import-injury proceedings conducted by the Commission on the same or
similar merchandise; those individuals would be subject to severe penalties if the information were
divulged to unauthorized individuals.

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OMB statistics.--Please report below the actual number of hours required and the cost to your
firm of completing this questionnaire.
Hours

Dollars

The questions in this questionnaire have been reviewed with market participants to ensure that
issues of concern are adequately addressed and that data requests are sufficient, meaningful,
and as limited as possible. Public reporting burden for this questionnaire is estimated to average
20 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and
completing and reviewing the questionnaire.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for
reducing the burden, and any suggestions for improving this questionnaire. Please attach such
comments to your response or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW,
Washington, DC 20436.
I-2.

Establishments covered.--Provide the name and address of establishment(s) covered by this
questionnaire. If your firm is publicly traded, please specify the stock exchange and trading
symbol.
“Establishment”-- Each facility of a firm in Oman, Pakistan, the UAE, and Vietnam involved in
the production or export of circular welded pipe, including auxiliary facilities operated in
conjunction with (whether or not physically separate from) such facilities. Firms operating more
than one establishment in Oman, Pakistan, the UAE, and Vietnam should combine the data for
all establishments into a single report.

I-3.

Related producers.--Does your firm or any related firm produce, have the capability to produce,
or have any plans to produce circular welded pipe in the United States or other countries?
No

Yes--Please name the firm(s) and country(ies) below and, if U.S. producer(s),
ensure that they complete the Commission’s producer questionnaire.

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I-4.

Related U.S. importers.--Does your firm or any related firm import or have any plans to import
circular welded pipe into the United States?
No

I-5.

2

3

4

5

Yes--Please name the firm(s) below and ensure that they complete the
Commission’s importer questionnaire.

U.S. importers.--Please provide the names, street addresses (not P.O. boxes), contacts,
telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses of the FIVE largest U.S. importers of your firm’s
circular welded pipe in 2015.

Importer’s name

1

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Contact
person

Email

Telephone

Street address (not
P.O. box), city, state,
and zip code

Street Address
,
City State Zip Code

Street Address
,
City State Zip Code

Street Address
,
City State Zip Code

Street Address
,
City State Zip Code

Street Address
,
City State Zip Code

Share of
your
firm’s
2015 U.S.
exports
(%)

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Jordan Harriman (202-2052610, Jordan.Harriman@usitc.gov). Supply all data requested on a calendar-year basis.
II-1.

Contact information.-- Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which
Commission staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted
in part II.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax

II-2.

Changes in operations.--Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the production of circular welded pipe since January 1, 2013.
(check as many as appropriate)
plant openings
plant closings
relocations
expansions
acquisitions
consolidations
prolonged shutdowns or
production curtailments
revised labor agreements
other (e.g., technology)

(If checked, please describe; leave blank if not applicable)

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Anticipated changes in operations.--Does your firm anticipate any changes in the character of
its operations or organization (as noted above) relating to the production of circular welded pipe
in the future?
No

Yes–Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes
and provide underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of
business plans or other supporting documentation that address this
issue. Include in the response a specific projection of your firm’s
capacity to produce circular welded pipe (in short tons) for 2016 and
2017.

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Production using same machinery.-- Please report your firm’s production of products made on
the same equipment and machinery used to produce circular welded pipe, and the combined
production capacity on this shared equipment and machinery.
“Overall production capacity” or “capacity” –The level of production that your
establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods for all
products manufactured in that establishment using the same manufacturing equipment.
Assume normal operating conditions (i.e., using equipment and machinery in place and ready to
operate; normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for downtime,
maintenance, repair, and cleanup).
“Production” --All production in your establishment(s) in Oman, Pakistan, the UAE, and
Vietnam, including production consumed internally within your firm.
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar years
Item
Overall production capacity

2013

2014

January-June
2015

2015

2016

1

Production of:
Circular welded pipe 2
Line pipe (up to 16” O.D.)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

Line pipe (above 16” O.D.)
Mechanical Tubing4
OCTG
Other products5
Total
1

Indicate the approximate share of capacity and production reported here that relates to merchandise
produced using electric resistance weld ("ERW") production methods (
percent ERW) and what
share using continuous weld ("CW") production method (
percent CW).
2
Data entered for production of circular welded pipe will populate here once reported in question II10.
3
These data should exclude any line pipe that otherwise matches the definition of circular welded pipe
provided on pages 2-4.
4
These data should exclude any mechanical tubing that otherwise matches the definition of circular
welded pipe provided on pages 2-4. Any product, regardless of whether it is called mechanical tubing by
actors in the industry, that meets the definition of circular welded pipe must be reported as circular
welded pipe in question II-10.
5
Please identify these products:
.

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II-4b.

Operating parameters.--The production capacity reported in II-4a is based on operating
per week,
weeks per year.

II-4c.

Capacity calculation.--Please describe the methodology used to calculate overall production
capacity reported in II-4a, and explain any changes in reported capacity.

II-4d.

Production constraints.--Please describe the constraint(s) that set the limit(s) on your firm’s
production capacity.

II-4e.

Product shifting.—
(i).

Is your firm able to switch production (capacity) between circular welded pipe and other
products using the same equipment and/or labor?
No

(ii).

hours

Yes-- (i.e., have produced other products or are able to produce other
products). Please identify other actual or potential products:
.

Please describe the factors that affect your firm’s ability to shift production capacity
between products (e.g., time, cost, relative price change, etc.), and the degree to which
these factors enhance or constrain such shifts.

II-5.

Share of sales.--What percentage of your firm’s total sales in its most recent fiscal year was
represented by sales of circular welded pipe?
percent.

II-6.

Firm's estimated share of production in Oman, Pakistan, the UAE, and Vietnam.--Please estimate
the percentage of total production of circular welded pipe in the country specified on the
certification page accounted for by your firm’s production in 2015.
percent.

II-7.

Firm's estimated share of country's exports.--Please estimate the percentage of total exports to
the United States of circular welded pipe from the country specified on the certification page
accounted for by your firm’s exports in 2015.
percent.

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Inventories in the United States.--Has your firm, since 2013, maintained any inventories of
circular welded pipe in the United States (not including inventories held by firms identified in
question I-3)?
“Inventories”--Finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work in progress.
No

Yes--Report the quantity of such end-of-period inventories below.
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar year
Item

2013

2014

2015

Inventory

II-9.

Third country trade actions.--Is the circular welded pipe exported by your firm subject to
antidumping/countervailing duty/safeguard findings, remedies, or proceedings?
No

Yes--List the products(s), countries affected, and the date of such
findings/remedies/proceedings.

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Trade data.--Report your firm’s production capacity, production, shipments, and inventories
related to the production of circular welded pipe in your establishment(s) in Oman, Pakistan, the
UAE, and Vietnam during the specified periods. Do not include resales of circular welded pipe
that your firm did not produce in this question; those data to the degree they are exported to
the United States should only be reported in question II-11.
Do not submit data by manufacturing facility if they are in the same country. If your firm has
multiple manufacturing establishments within one country, you are required to combine data
for those establishments within one foreign producer questionnaire response.
Do not submit data on multiple countries combined. The establishments reported here should
all be located in the country of the firm’s address reported on the certification page.
Multinational companies with production in multiple subject countries should submit separate
foreign producer questionnaire responses for each subject country.
“Average production capacity” or “capacity” –The level of production that your
establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods for all
products manufactured in that establishment using the same manufacturing equipment.
Assume normal operating conditions (i.e., using equipment and machinery in place and ready to
operate; normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for downtime,
maintenance, repair, and cleanup; and a typical or representative product mix).
“Production” --All production in your establishment(s) in Oman, Pakistan, the UAE, and
Vietnam, including production consumed internally within your firm.
“Shipments”--Shipments of products produced in your establishment(s) in Oman, Pakistan, the
UAE, and Vietnam. Quantities reported should be net of returns.
“Home market commercial shipments”--Shipments, other than internal consumption and
transfers to related firms, within Oman, Pakistan, the UAE, and Vietnam.
“Home market internal consumption/transfers to related firms”--Shipments made to
related firms in Oman, Pakistan, the UAE, and Vietnam, including product consumed internally
by your firm.
“Export shipments”--Shipments to destinations outstide of the country indicated on page 1
(Oman, Pakistan, the UAE, and Vietnam), including shipments to related firms.
“Inventories”--Finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work-in-progress.

Note: As requested in Part I of this questionnaire, please keep all supporting documents/records
used in the preparation of the trade data, as Commission staff may contact your firm regarding
questions on the trade data. The Commission may also request that your company submit copies
of the supporting documents/records (such as production and sales schedules, inventory records,
etc.) used to compile these data.

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Trade data.--Continued.
Quantity (in short tons)
Projections1

Actual experience
Calendar year
Item

2013

2014

January-June
2015

2015

Calendar year

2016

2016

2017

2

Average production capacity (A)
Beginning-of-period inventories
(B)
Production (C)
Home market shipments:
Internal consumption/
transfers (D)
Commercial shipments (E)
Exports to the United States (F)
Exports to all other markets3 (G)
Total exports (H)
(should equal F+G)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total shipments (I)
(should equal D+E+F+G)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

End-of-period inventories (J)
1

Please explain the basis for your firm’s projections.
.
The production capacity reported is based on operating
hours per week,
weeks per year. Please
describe the methodology used to calculate production capacity, and explain any changes in reported capacity.
.
3
Identify principal other export markets.
.
2

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Trade data.—Continued.
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, PRODUCTION, AND INVENTORY.--Generally, the data reported
for the end-of-period inventories (i.e., line J) should be equal to the beginning-of-period
inventories (i.e., line B), plus production (i.e., line C), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, E, F, and
G). Please ensure that any differences are not due to data entry errors in completing this form,
but rather actually reflect your firm’s records; and also provide any likely explanations for any
differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems issues, etc.) if they exist.
Actual experience
Calendar year
Item

2013

2014

Projections
January-June

2015

2015

Calendar year

2016

2016

2017

B + C – D – E – F –G – J =
should equal zero ("0")
or provide an
explanation.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are
nonetheless accurate.

0

II-11.

Demand trends for gas and oil.--What effects, if any, do the prices of gas and oil have on
demand for and price of circular welded pipe?

II-12.

Exports to the United States not produced by your firm.--Report your firm’s exports to the
United States of circular welded pipe that was produced in Oman, Pakistan, the UAE or Vietnam
but not by your firm during the specified periods.
Quantity (in short tons)
Actual experience
Calendar year
Item

2013

2014

Projections
January-June

2015

2015

2016

Calendar year
2016

2017

Exports of circular welded pipe
to the United States not
produced by your firm1
1

List the producer(s).

.

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Other explanations.--If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part II
that did not provide a narrative box, please note the question number and the explanation in
the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your firm had in
providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with the MS Word
questionnaire.

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HOW TO FILE YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE
This questionnaire is available as a “fillable” form in MS Word format on the
Commission’s website at:
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2016/circular_welded_carbon_quality_st
eel_pipe_oman/final.htm
Please do not attempt to modify the format or permissions of the questionnaire
document. Please submit the completed questionnaire using one of the methods noted
below. If your firm is unable to complete the MS Word questionnaire or cannot use one
of the electronic methods of submission, please contact the Commission for further
instructions.
• Upload via Secure Drop Box.—Upload the MS Word questionnaire along with a scanned copy of the
signed certification page (page 1) through the Commission’s secure upload facility:
Web address: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/

Pin: CWP4

• E-mail.—E-mail your questionnaire to jordan.harriman@usitc.gov; include a scanned copy of the
signed certification page (page 1). Submitters are strongly encouraged to encrypt nonpublic documents
that are electronically transmitted to the Commission to protect your sensitive information from
unauthorized disclosure. The USITC secure drop-box system and the Electronic Document Information
System (EDIS) use Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 cryptographic algorithms to
encrypt data in transit. Submitting your nonpublic documents by a means that does not use these
encryption algorithms (such as by email) may subject your firm’s nonpublic information to unauthorized
disclosure during transmission. If you choose a non-encrypted method of electronic transmission, the
Commission warns you that the risk of such possible unauthorized disclosure is assumed by you and not
by the Commission.
If your firm did not produce or export this product, please fill out page 1, print, sign, and submit a
scanned copy to the Commission.
Parties to this proceeding.—If your firm is a party to this proceeding, you are required to serve a copy of
the completed questionnaire on parties to the proceeding that are subject to administrative protective
order (see 19 CFR § 207.7). A list of such parties may be obtained from the Commission’s Secretary (202205-1803). A certificate of service must accompany the completed questionnaire you submit (see 19 CFR
§ 207.7). Service of the questionnaire must be made in paper form.