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LOST SALES AND LOST REVENUE SURVEY
STEEL PROPANE CYLINDERS FROM CHINA, TAIWAN, AND THAILAND
This survey must be received by the Commission by June 5, 2018
See last page for filing instructions.
The information called for in this survey is for use by the United States International Trade Commission in connection
with its countervailing duty and antidumping duty investigations concerning steel propane cylinders from China, Taiwan,
and Thailand (inv. Nos. 701‐TA‐607 and 731‐TA‐1417‐1419 (Preliminary)). The information requested in the survey is
requested under the authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. This report is mandatory and failure to reply as directed
can result in a subpoena or other order to compel the submission of records or information in your possession (19 U.S.C.
§ 1333(a)). Further information on this survey can be obtained from Cindy Cohen (202‐205‐3230,
cindy.cohen@usitc.gov).
Name of firm
Address
City
State
Zip Code
Website
Has your firm purchased steel propane cylinders (as defined on next page) at any time since January 1, 2015?
NO
(Sign the certification below and promptly return only this page of the survey to the Commission)
YES
(Complete all parts of the survey, and return the entire survey to the Commission)
Return questionnaire via the U.S. International Trade Commission Drop Box by clicking on the
following link: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (PIN: PROP)
CERTIFICATION
I certify that the information herein supplied in this survey 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 submitting this certification I
also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the information provided in this survey
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
investigation 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
Signature
Phone
Email address
Business Proprietary
Lost Sales and Lost Revenue Survey—Steel propane cylinders (Preliminary)
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.‐‐This proceeding was instituted in response to a petition filed on May 22, 2018, by
Worthington Industries, (Columbus, Ohio) and Manchester Tank & Equipment Company, (Franklin,
Tennessee). Antidumping and countervailing 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 (“Commerce”) makes an affirmative
determinations of dumping and/or subsidization. Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this
proceeding are available at
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2018/steel_propane_cylinders_china_taiwan_and_thaila
nd/preliminary.htm.
Steel propane cylinders for purposes of these investigations are steel cylinders for compressed or
liquefied propane gas meeting the requirements of, or produced to meet the requirements of, U.S.
Department of Transportation (“USDOT”) Specifications 4B, 4BA, or 4BW, or Transport Canada
Specification 4BM, 4BAM, or 4BWM, or a UN pressure receptacle meeting standard ISO 4706, and range
from 2.5 pound nominal gas capacity (approximate 4‐6 pound tare weight) to 42 pound nominal gas
capacity (approximate 28‐32 pound tare weight), with up to 100 pound water capacity (“Steel Propane
Cylinders”). Steel Propane Cylinders may be certified to USDOT Specification 4B, 4BA, or 4BW either
before or after importation. Steel Propane Cylinders have two or fewer ports and may be imported
assembled or unassembled (i.e., welded or brazed before or after importation), with or without out all
components (including collars, valves, gauges, tanks, foot rings, and overfill prevention devices), and
coated or uncoated. Also included within the scope are parts of steel propane cylinders, unfinished
propane cylinders, collars, and foot rings for steel propane cylinders.
These petitions also cover steel propane cylinders that meet, are produced to meet, or are certified as
meeting, other U.S. or Canadian government, international, or industry standards (including, for
example, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (“ASME”), or American National Standard Institute
(“ANSI”)), if they also meet, are produced to meet, or are certified as meeting USDOT Specification 4B,
4BA, or 4BW, or Transport Canada Specification 4BM, 4BAM, or 4BWM, or a UN pressure receptacle
meeting standard ISO 4706.
Subject merchandise also includes steel propane cylinders that have been further processed in a third
country, including but not limited to attachment of collars, foot rings, or handles by welding or brazing,
heat treatment, painting, testing, certification, or any other processing that would not otherwise
remove the merchandise from the scope of the petitions if performed in the country of manufacture of
the in‐scope Steel Propane Cylinders.
Specifically excluded are seamless steel propane cylinders and propane cylinders made from stainless
steel (i.e., steel containing at least 10.5 percent chromium by weight and less than 1.2 percent carbon by
weight), aluminum, or composite fiber material.
The merchandise subject to these investigations is properly classified under statistical reporting
numbers 7311.00.0060 and 7311.00.0090 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS). Although the HTSUS statistical reporting numbers are provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the merchandise is dispositive.
Business Proprietary
Lost Sales and Lost Revenue Survey‐ Steel propane cylinders (Preliminary)
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Reporting of information.‐‐If information is not readily available from your records, provide carefully
prepared estimates.
Confidentiality.‐‐The data furnished in response to this survey 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.
Release of information.‐‐The information provided by your firm in response to this survey, 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 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. Please also retain a copy of the final document that you submit.
Contact information.‐‐Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which Commission
staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted in this survey. This
may or may not be the person whose signature is at the bottom of page 1.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Firms operating more than one establishment should combine the data for all establishments into a
single response.
Business Proprietary
Lost Sales and Lost Revenue Survey‐ Steel propane cylinders (Preliminary)
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PURCHASE INFORMATION
II‐1. Purchases and imports.‐‐Report separately your firm’s domestic purchases and imports of steel
propane cylinders.
“Purchase” – Purchase from a U.S. entity such as a U.S. producer, a U.S. importer, or other U.S.
firm.
“Import” – Purchase directly from a foreign supplier and your firm is the importer of record.
2015
2016
2017
Item
Purchases of steel propane cylinders
produced in‐‐
United States
Quantity (in pounds tare weight)
China
Taiwan
All other countries
Sources unknown
0
0
0
0
0
0
Thailand
1
Total purchases
Imports of steel propane cylinders
from‐‐
China
Taiwan
Thailand
1
All other countries
Total imports
1
Please identify these countries:
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2. Changes in purchasing patterns.‐‐Please indicate how the shares of your firm’s purchases of steel
propane cylinders from different sources have changed since January 1, 2015.
Source of
purchases
Did not
purchase Decreased Increased
Constant Fluctuated
Explanation for trend
United States
China
Taiwan
Thailand
All other
countries
Sources
unknown
3. Major purchasing factors.‐‐Please list, in order of their importance, the main factors your firm
considers in deciding from whom to purchase steel propane cylinders.
1.
2.
3.
Please list any other factors that are very important in your purchase decisions:
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Lost Sales and Lost Revenue Survey‐ Steel propane cylinders (Preliminary)
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4. Purchasing subject imports rather than domestic products.—
(a)
Since January 1, 2015, did your firm purchase imports of steel propane cylinders from
China, Taiwan, and/or Thailand instead of U.S.‐produced steel propane cylinders?
Respond for each subject country.
No
Yes
(If “No” for all countries, skip to next
Source
(also respond to parts (b) and (c))
question)
China
Taiwan
Thailand
(b)
If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was the imported product priced lower than the
domestic product?
Source
Yes
No
China
Taiwan
Thailand
(c)
If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was price a primary reason for purchasing subject
imports rather than domestic product?
Source
Yes
If Yes, estimate the quantity
of imports purchased instead
of domestic product since
January 1, 2015
(in pounds tare weight)
China
Taiwan
Thailand
No
If No, please indicate the
reason your firm purchased
imports instead of domestic
product. If your firm’s
reasons differ by source
indicate so in the narrative
field.
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Lost Sales and Lost Revenue Survey‐ Steel propane cylinders (Preliminary)
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5.
U.S. producers and import competition.—
(a)
Since January 1, 2015, in connection with a sale or offer to sell steel propane cylinders
to your firm, did U.S. producers reduce their prices of domestically produced steel
propane cylinders in order to compete with lower‐priced imports of steel propane
cylinders from the subject countries? Respond for each subject country.
Yes (also respond to
No (If “No” for all countries,
Source
question part (b))
skip to next question)
Don’t know
(b)
China
Taiwan
Thailand
If your firm responded “yes” to any of the above countries, please provide an estimate
of the reduction in U.S. producers’ prices, and any additional explanations, such as
timing (e.g., months/years), frequency of price reductions, or other market/competitive
factors.
Source
Estimated
reduction in U.S.
prices
(percent)
China
%
Taiwan
%
Thailand
%
Additional explanation, including such information as
timing (e.g., months/years), frequency of price
reductions, or other market/competitive factors.
If your firm’s explanations differ by source indicate so in
the narrative field.
6. Method of purchase‐‐Please provide a general description of your firm’s method(s) of purchase
(e.g., individual purchase, contract, bids, Internet purchases, etc.) for steel propane cylinders.
7. Other explanations‐‐Please provide any additional comments in this box.
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OMB INFORMATION
8. OMB statistics.‐‐Please report the actual number of hours required and the cost to your firm of
completing this survey.
Hours
Dollars
The questions in this survey 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 survey is estimated to average 4 hours per response,
including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and completing and reviewing the
survey.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for reducing
the burden, and any suggestions for improving this survey. Please attach such comments to your
response or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW, Washington, DC 20436.
HOW TO FILE YOUR SURVEY RESPONSE
Please do not attempt to modify the format or permissions of the survey document.
Please submit the completed survey using one of the methods noted below. If your firm
is unable to complete the MS Word survey 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 survey along with a scanned copy of the signed
certification page (page 1) through the Commission’s secure upload facility:
o
o
Web address: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/
Pin: PROP
• E‐mail.—E‐mail the MS Word survey to cindy.cohen@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 purchase this product, please fill out page 1, print, sign, and submit a scanned copy
to the Commission.
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File Title | Microsoft Word - LSLR survey--Steel propane cylinders (P) |
Author | lawrence.jones |
File Modified | 2018-05-24 |
File Created | 2018-05-24 |