1. On 03/18/2019, Commerce published in the Federal Register its initiation of the antidumping duty investigation of acetone from Republic of South Africa (84 FR 9755). The effective date of this initiation is 03/11/2019 (the applicable date stated in the FR notice).

2. The merchandise covered by this investigation is all grades of liquid or aqueous acetone. Acetone is also known under the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) name propan-2-one. In addition to the IUPAC name, acetone is also referred to as ß-ketopropane (or beta-ketopropane), ketone propane, methyl ketone, dimethyl ketone, DMK, dimethyl carbonyl, propanone, 2-propanone, dimethyl formaldehyde, pyroacetic acid, pyroacetic ether, and pyroacetic spirit. Acetone is an isomer of the chemical formula C3H6O, with a specific molecular formula of CH3COCH3 or (CH3)2CO.
The scope includes acetone that is combined or mixed with other products, including, but not limited to, isopropyl alcohol, benzene, diethyl ether, methanol, chloroform, and ethanol, regardless of the quantity or value of the acetone component. For such combined products, only the acetone component is covered by the scope of this investigation. Acetone that has been combined with other products is included within the scope, regardless of whether the combining occurs in third countries. Notwithstanding the foregoing language, an acetone combination or mixture that is transformed through a chemical reaction into another product, such that, for example, the acetone can no longer be separated from the other products through a distillation process (e.g., methyl methacrylate (MMA) or Bisphenol A (BPA)) is excluded from this investigation.
The scope also includes acetone that is commingled with acetone from sources not subject to this investigation, regardless of the quantity or value of the subject acetone component. Only the subject merchandise component of such commingled products is covered by the scope of this investigation. Acetone that has been commingled with acetone from sources not subject to this investigation is included within the scope, regardless of whether the combining occurs in third countries. The acetone component from sources not subject to this investigation may still be subject to other acetone investigations.
The Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) registry number for acetone is 67-64-1.
The merchandise covered by this investigation is currently classifiable under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings 2914.11.1000 and 2914.11.5000. Acetone and acetone combinations and mixtures covered by this investigation may also enter under different HTSUS subheadings, such as 2902.20.0000, 2902.70.0000, 2905.12.0050, or 2914.12.0000, however, this list of HTSUS subheadings is non-exhaustive. Although these HTSUS subheadings and CAS registry number are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this investigation is dispositive.

3. This proceeding has been assigned case number A-791-824.

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Alexander Amdur