Form 18-3-3950 US purchasers' questionnaire

OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. 18-3-3950; Expiration Date: 6/30/2020

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LOST SALES AND LOST REVENUE SURVEY

STRONTIUM CHROMATE FROM AUSTRIA AND FRANCE

This survey must be received by the Commission by September 19, 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 antidumping investigations concerning strontium chromate from Austria and France (inv. No. 731-TA-1422-1423 (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 Tana von Kessler (202-205-2389, tana.vonkessler@usitc.gov).

Name of firm      

Address      

City       State    Zip Code      

Website      

Has your firm purchased strontium chromate (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: SRCR)

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

GENERAL INFORMATION

Background.‑‑ This proceeding was instituted in response to a petition filed on September 5, 2018, by WPC Technologies, Oak Creek, Wisconsin. 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 (“Commerce”) makes an affirmative determination of dumping. Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this proceeding are available at https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2018/strontium_chromate_austria_and_france/preliminary.htm.

Strontium chromate.‑‑The merchandise covered by these investigations is strontium chromate, regardless of form, including but not limited to, powder (sometimes known as granular), dispersions (sometimes known as paste), or in any solution. The chemical formula for strontium chromate is SrCrO4 and the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) registry number is 7789-06-2.

Strontium chromate that has been blended with another product or products is included in this definition if the resulting mix contains 15 percent or more of strontium chromate by total formula weight. Subject merchandise includes strontium chromate from Austria or France in powder form that has been processed in a third country into a product that otherwise would be within the scope of these investigations, i.e., if any such further processing would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of the investigations if performed in Austria or France, it is included in the scope of the investigations.

Strontium chromate is currently imported under statistical reporting number 2841.50.9100 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). It may also be imported under HTSUS statistical reporting numbers 3212.90.00.10 or 3212.90.00.50. The HTSUS provisions are for convenience and customs purposes; the written description of the scope 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, and/or purchaser questionnaire), you need not respond to duplicated questions.

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.

PURCHASE INFORMATION

1. Purchases and imports.—

1. Report your firm’s domestic purchases of strontium chromate.

“Purchase” – Purchase from a U.S. entity such as a U.S. producer, a U.S. importer, or other U.S. firm.

Item	2015	2016	2017
	Quantity (in pounds dry weight)
Purchases of strontium chromate produced in— United States	     	     	     
Austria	     	     	     
France	     	     	     
All other countries1	     	     	     
Sources unknown	     	     	     
Total purchases	 0	 0	 0
1 Please identify the other countries, if known:      .

2. If your firm imported strontium chromate since January 1, 2015, report your firm’s imports of strontium chromate below.

“Import” – Purchase directly from a foreign supplier and your firm is the importer of record.

Item	2015	2016	2017
	Quantity (in pounds dry weight)
Imports1 of strontium chromate from— United States	     	     	     
Austria	     	     	     
France	     	     	     
All other countries2	     	     	     
Total purchases	 0	 0	 0
1 Also, please complete and return a U.S. IMPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE. 2 Please identify the other countries, if known:      .

2. Changes in purchasing patterns.--Please indicate how the shares of your firm’s purchases of strontium chromate from different sources have changed since January 1, 2015.

Source of purchases	Did not purchase	Decreased	Increased	Constant	Fluctuated	Explanation for trend
United States						     
Austria						     
France						     
All other countries						     
Sources unknown						     

3a. Major purchasing factors.--Please list, in order of their importance, the main factors your firm considers in deciding from whom to purchase strontium chromate.

1.	     
2.	     
3.	     
Please list any other factors that are very important in your purchase decisions:      

3b. Product quality issues.--Have you returned strontium chromate or canceled orders due to quality issues since January 1, 2015?

No	Yes	If yes, please describe.
		     

4. Purchasing subject imports rather than domestic products.—

1. Since January 2015, did your firm purchase imports of strontium chromate from Austria and France instead of U.S.-produced strontium chromate?  Respond for each listed country.

Source	Yes (also respond to parts (b) and (c))	No (If “No” for all countries, skip to next question)
Austria
France

2. If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was the imported product priced lower than the domestic product?

Source	Yes	No
Austria
France

(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 2015 (in pounds dry weight)	No	If No, please indicate the reason your firm purchased imports instead of domestic product
Austria		     		     
France		     		     

5. U.S. producers and import competition.—

(a) Since January 1, 2015, in connection with a sale or offer to sell strontium chromate to your firm, did U.S. producers reduce their prices of domestically produced strontium chromate in order to compete with lower-priced imports of strontium chromate from the subject countries?  Respond for each listed country.

Source	Yes (also respond to question part (b))	No (If “No” for all countries, skip to next question)	Don’t know
Austria
France

(b) 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)		Additional explanation, including such information as timing (e.g., months/years), frequency of price reductions, or other market/competitive factors
Austria	     	%	     
France	     	%	     

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 strontium chromate.

     

7. Other explanations--Please provide any additional comments in this box.

     

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:

• Web address: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/

• Pin: SRCR

• E-mail.—E-mail the MS Word survey to tana.vonkessler@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.