Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products From Japan: Affirmative Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances

The Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') preliminarily determines that certain cold-rolled steel flat products (``cold-rolled steel'') from Japan are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (``LTFV''), as provided in section 733(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''). The period of investigation (``POI'') is July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015. JFE Steel Corporation (``JFE'') and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (``NSSMC'') are the mandatory respondents in this investigation. The estimated weighted average dumping margins of sales at LTFV are shown in the ``Preliminary Determination'' section of this notice. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.