[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 225 (Thursday, November 21, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64270-64273]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-25044]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-533-892]
Forged Steel Fittings From India: Initiation of Countervailing
Duty Investigation
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable November 12, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Caserta, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4737.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Petition
On October 23, 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
received a countervailing duty (CVD) petition concerning imports of
forged steel fittings from India, filed in proper form on behalf of
Bonney Forge Corporation, a domestic producer of forged steel fittings,
and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing,
Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union
(USW), a certified labor union whose members include workers at the
facilities in which the domestic like product is produced
(collectively, the petitioners).\1\ The Petition was accompanied by
antidumping duty (AD) petitions concerning imports of forged steel
fittings from India and the Republic of Korea (Korea).\2\
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\1\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Petition for the Imposition of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duties: Forged Steel Fittings from
India and the Republic of Korea,'' dated October 23, 2019 (the
Petition).
\2\ Id.
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On October 28, 2019, Commerce requested further information
pertaining to certain aspects of the Petition in supplemental
questionnaires.\3\ The petitioners filed responses to the supplemental
questionnaires on October 30, 2019.\4\
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\3\ See Commerce's Letters, ``Petition for the Imposition of
Countervailing Duties on Imports of Certain Forged Steel Fittings
from India: Supplemental Questions,'' dated October 28, 2019; and
``Petitions for the Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing
Duties on Imports of Forged Steel Fittings from India and the
Republic of Korea and Countervailing Duties on Imports of Forged
Steel Fittings from India: Supplemental Questions,'' dated October
28, 2019.
\4\ See Petitioners' Letters, ``Forged Steel Fittings from
India: Response to Supplemental Questionnaire,'' dated October 30,
2019; and ``Forged Steel Fittings from India and the Republic of
Korea: Response to General Issues Questionnaire,'' dated October 30,
2019 (General Issues Supplement).
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In accordance with section 702(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act), the petitioner alleges that the Government of India
(GOI) is providing countervailable subsidies, within the meaning of
sections 701 and 771(5) of the Act, to producers of forged steel
fittings in India, and that imports of such products are materially
injuring, or threatening material injury to, the forged steel fittings
industry in the United States. Consistent with section 702(b)(1) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.202(b), for those alleged programs on which we are
initiating CVD investigation, the Petition is accompanied by
information reasonably available to the petitioners supporting their
allegations.
Commerce finds that the petitioners filed the Petition on behalf of
the domestic industry, because the petitioners are an interested party,
as defined in section 771(9)(C) of the Act. Commerce also finds that
the petitioners demonstrated sufficient industry support necessary for
the initiation of the requested CVD investigation.\5\
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\5\ See the ``Determination of Industry Support for the
Petition'' section, infra.
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Period of Investigation
Because the Petition was filed on October 23, 2019, the period of
investigation (POI) is January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018.\6\
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\6\ See 19 CFR 351.204(b)(2).
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Scope of the Investigation
The products covered by this investigation are forged steel
fittings from India. For a full description of the scope of this
investigation, see the Appendix to this notice.
Comments on the Scope of the Investigation
During our review of the Petition, we contacted the petitioners
regarding the proposed scope to ensure that the scope language in the
Petition is an accurate reflection of the products for which the
domestic industry is seeking relief.\7\ As a result, the scope of the
Petition was modified to clarify the description of the merchandise
covered by the Petition. The description of the merchandise covered by
this investigation, as described in the Appendix to this notice,
reflects these clarifications.
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\7\ See General Issues Supplemental.
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As discussed in the Preamble to Commerce's regulations, we are
setting aside a period for interested parties to raise issues regarding
product coverage (scope).\8\ Commerce will consider all comments
received from interested parties and, if necessary, will consult with
interested parties prior to the issuance of the preliminary
determination. If scope comments include factual information,\9\ all
such factual information should be limited to public information. To
facilitate preparation of its questionnaires, Commerce requests that
all interested parties submit such comments by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
(ET) on December 2, 2019, which is 20 calendar days from the signature
date of this notice. Any rebuttal comments, which may include factual
information, must be filed by 5:00 p.m. ET on December 12, 2019, which
is 10 calendar days from the initial comments deadline.\10\
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\8\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties; Final Rule,
62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997) (Preamble).
\9\ See 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) (defining ``factual
information'').
\10\ See 19 CFR 351.303(b).
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Commerce requests that any factual information parties consider
relevant to the scope of the investigation be submitted during this
period. However, if a party subsequently finds that additional factual
information pertaining to the scope of the investigation may be
relevant, the party may contact Commerce and request permission to
submit the additional information. All such submissions must be filed
on the records of the concurrent AD and CVD investigations.
Filing Requirements
All submissions to Commerce must be filed electronically via
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty
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Electronic Service System (ACCESS).\11\ An electronically filed
document must be received successfully in its entirety by the time and
date it is due. Documents exempted from the electronic submission
requirements must be filed manually (i.e., in paper form) with
Enforcement and Compliance's APO/Dockets Unit, Room 18022, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20230, and stamped with the date and time of receipt by the applicable
deadlines.
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\11\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Electronic Filing Procedures; Administrative Protective Order
Procedures, 76 FR 39263 (July 6, 2011); see also Enforcement and
Compliance: Change of Electronic Filing System Name, 79 FR 69046
(November 20, 2014) for details of Commerce's electronic filing
requirements, which went into effect on August 5, 2011. Information
on help using ACCESS can be found at https://access.trade.gov/help.aspx, and a handbook can be found at https://access.trade.gov/help/Handbook%20on%20Electronic%20Filling%20Procedures.pdf.
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Consultations
Pursuant to sections 702(b)(4)(A)(i) and (ii) of the Act, Commerce
notified representatives of the GOI of the receipt of the Petition and
provided them the opportunity for consultations with respect to the
Petition.\12\ Consultations were held with the GOI on November 7,
2019.\13\
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\12\ See Memorandum, ``Countervailing Duty Petition on Forged
Steel Fittings from India: Invitation for Consultations to Discuss
the Countervailing Duty Petition,'' dated October 24, 2019.
\13\ See Memorandum, ``Consultations with Government of India
Officials regarding the Countervailing Duty Petition on Forged Steel
Fittings from India,'' dated November 8, 2019.
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Determination of Industry Support for the Petition
Section 702(b)(1) of the Act requires that a petition be filed on
behalf of the domestic industry. Section 702(c)(4)(A) of the Act
provides that a petition meets this requirement if the domestic
producers or workers who support the petition account for: (i) At least
25 percent of the total production of the domestic like product; and
(ii) more than 50 percent of the production of the domestic like
product produced by that portion of the industry expressing support
for, or opposition to, the petition. Moreover, section 702(c)(4)(D) of
the Act provides that, if the petition does not establish support of
domestic producers or workers accounting for more than 50 percent of
the total production of the domestic like product, Commerce shall: (i)
Poll the industry or rely on other information in order to determine if
there is support for the petition, as required by subparagraph (A); or
(ii) determine industry support using a statistically valid sampling
method to poll the ``industry.''
Section 771(4)(A) of the Act defines the ``industry'' as the
producers, as a whole, of a domestic like product. Thus, to determine
whether a petition has the requisite industry support, the statute
directs Commerce to look to producers and workers who produce the
domestic like product. The International Trade Commission (ITC), which
is responsible for determining whether ``the domestic industry'' has
been injured, must also determine what constitutes a domestic like
product in order to define the industry. While both Commerce and the
ITC must apply the same statutory definition regarding the domestic
like product,\14\ they do so for different purposes and pursuant to a
separate and distinct authority. In addition, Commerce's determination
is subject to limitations of time and information. Although this may
result in different definitions of the like product, such differences
do not render the decision of either agency contrary to law.\15\
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\14\ See section 771(10) of the Act.
\15\ See USEC, Inc. v. United States, 132 F. Supp. 2d 1, 8 (CIT
2001) (citing Algoma Steel Corp., Ltd. v. United States, 688 F.
Supp. 639, 644 (CIT 1988), aff'd 865 F.2d 240 (Fed. Cir. 1989)).
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Section 771(10) of the Act defines the domestic like product as ``a
product which is like, or in the absence of like, most similar in
characteristics and uses with, the article subject to an investigation
under this title.'' Thus, the reference point from which the domestic
like product analysis begins is ``the article subject to an
investigation'' (i.e., the class or kind of merchandise to be
investigated, which normally will be the scope as defined in the
petition).
With regard to the domestic like product, the petitioners do not
offer a definition of the domestic like product distinct from the scope
of the investigation.\16\ Based on our analysis of the information
submitted on the record, we have determined that forged steel fittings,
as defined in the scope, constitute a single domestic like product, and
we have analyzed industry support in terms of that domestic like
product.\17\
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\16\ See Volume I of the Petition at 12-14; see also General
Issues Supplement at 6.
\17\ For a discussion of the domestic like product analysis as
applied to this case and information regarding industry support, see
Countervailing Duty Investigation Initiation Checklist: Forged Steel
Fittings from India (India CVD Initiation Checklist), at Attachment
II, Analysis of Industry Support for the Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Petition Covering Forged Steel Fittings from
India and the Republic of Korea (Attachment II). This checklist is
dated concurrently with this notice and on file electronically via
ACCESS. Access to documents filed via ACCESS is also available in
the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Commerce building.
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In determining whether the petitioners have standing under section
702(c)(4)(A) of the Act, we considered the industry support data
contained in the Petition with reference to the domestic like product
as defined in the ``Scope of the Investigation,'' in the Appendix to
this notice. To establish industry support, the petitioners provided
their own production of the domestic like product in 2018, as well as
the 2018 production of Capitol Manufacturing Company LLC (Capitol
Manufacturing), a U.S. producer of forged steel fittings that supports
the Petition.\18\ The petitioners compared the production of the
supporters of the Petition to the estimated total production of the
domestic like product for the entire domestic industry.\19\ We relied
on data provided by the petitioners for purposes of measuring industry
support.\20\
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\18\ See Volume I of the Petition at 4 and Exhibits I-3 and I-4.
\19\ Id. at 4-5 and Exhibits I-3 and I-4; see also General
Issues Supplement at 6-8 and Exhibit 12.
\20\ See Volume I of the Petition at 4-5 and Exhibits I-3 and I-
4; see also General Issues Supplement at 6-8 and Exhibit 12. For
further discussion, see India CVD Initiation Checklist at Attachment
II.
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Our review of the data provided in the Petition, the General Issues
Supplement, and other information readily available to Commerce
indicates that the petitioners have established industry support for
the Petition.\21\ First, the Petition established support from domestic
producers (or workers) accounting for more than 50 percent of the total
production of the domestic like product and, as such, Commerce is not
required to take further action in order to evaluate industry support
(e.g., polling).\22\ Second, the domestic producers (or workers) have
met the statutory criteria for industry support under section
702(c)(4)(A)(i) of the Act because the domestic producers (or workers)
who support the Petition account for at least 25 percent of the total
production of the domestic like product.\23\ Finally, the domestic
producers (or workers) have met the statutory criteria for industry
support under section 702(c)(4)(A)(ii) of the Act because the domestic
producers (or workers) who support the Petition account for more than
50 percent of the production of the domestic like product produced by
that portion of the industry expressing support for, or opposition to,
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the Petition.\24\ Accordingly, Commerce determines that the Petition
was filed on behalf of the domestic industry, within the meaning of
section 702(b)(1) of the Act.
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\21\ See India CVD Initiation Checklist at Attachment II.
\22\ Id.; see also section 702(c)(4)(D) of the Act.
\23\ See India CVD Initiation Checklist at Attachment II.
\24\ Id.
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Injury Test
Because India is a ``Subsidies Agreement Country'' within the
meaning of section 701(b) of the Act, section 701(a)(2) of the Act
applies to this investigation. Accordingly, the ITC must determine
whether imports of the subject merchandise from India materially
injure, or threaten material injury to, a U.S. industry.
Allegations and Evidence of Material Injury and Causation
The petitioners allege that imports of the subject merchandise are
benefitting from countervailable subsidies and that such imports are
causing, or threaten to cause, material injury to the U.S. industry
producing the domestic like product. In addition, the petitioners
allege that subject imports exceed the negligibility threshold provided
for under section 771(24)(A) of the Act.\25\ Further, section
771(24)(B) of the Act provides that imports of subject merchandise from
developing and least developed countries must exceed the negligibility
threshold of four percent. The petitioners also demonstrate that
subject imports from India, which has been designated as a least
developed country under section 771(36)(B) of the Act, exceed the
negligibility threshold of four percent.\26\
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\25\ See Volume I of the Petition at 22 and Exhibit I-15.
\26\ Id.
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The petitioners contend that the industry's injured condition is
illustrated by a significant and increasing volume of subject imports;
reduced market share; underselling and price depression or suppression;
and declines in the domestic industry's production, capacity
utilization, U.S. shipments, and financial performance.\27\ We have
assessed the allegations and supporting evidence regarding material
injury, threat of material injury, causation, as well as cumulation,
and we have determined that these allegations are properly supported by
adequate evidence, and meet the statutory requirements for
initiation.\28\
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\27\ Id. at 16-35 and Exhibits I-1, I-14, I-15 and I-17 through
I-20.
\28\ See India CVD Initiation Checklist at Attachment III,
Analysis of Allegations and Evidence of Material Injury and
Causation for the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions
Covering Forged Steel Fittings from India and the Republic of Korea.
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Initiation of CVD Investigation
Based on the examination of the Petition and supplemental response,
we find that they meet the requirements of section 702 of the Act.
Therefore, we are initiating a CVD investigation to determine whether
imports of forged steel fittings from India benefit from
countervailable subsidies conferred by the GOI. In accordance with
section 703(b)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(b)(1), unless
postponed, we will make our preliminary determination no later than 65
days after the date of this initiation.
Based on our review of the Petition, we find that there is
sufficient information to initiate a CVD investigation on 36 of the 45
alleged programs. For a full discussion of the basis for our decision
to initiate (or not initiate) on each program, see CVD Initiation
Checklist. A public version of the initiation checklist for this
investigation is available on ACCESS.
Respondent Selection
In the Petition, the petitioner named 12 companies in India as
producers/exporters of forged steel fittings.\29\ Commerce intends to
follow its standard practice in CVD investigations and calculate
company-specific subsidy rates in this investigation. In the event
Commerce determines that the number of companies is large, and it
cannot individually examine each company based upon Commerce's
resources, where appropriate, Commerce intends to select mandatory
respondents based on U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data for
U.S. imports of forged steel fittings from India during the POI under
the appropriate Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States numbers
listed in the ``Scope of the Investigation,'' in the Appendix.
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\29\ See Volume I of the Petition at Exhibit I-13.
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On November 7, 2019, Commerce released CBP data under
Administrative Protective Order (APO) to all parties with access to
information protected by APO and indicated that interested parties
wishing to comment regarding the CBP data and respondent selection must
do so within three business days of the publication date of the notice
of initiation of this CVD investigation.\30\ Commerce will not accept
rebuttal comments regarding the CBP data or respondent selection.
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\30\ See Memorandum, ``Forged Steel Fittings from India; Release
of Customs Data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection,'' dated
November 7, 2019.
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Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(b). Instructions for filing such
applications may be found on the Commerce's website at http://enforcement.trade.gov/apo.
Comments must be filed electronically using ACCESS. An
electronically filed document must be received successfully, in its
entirety, by ACCESS no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on the date noted above.
We intend to finalize our decisions regarding respondent selection
within 20 days of publication of this notice.
Distribution of Copies of the Petition
In accordance with section 702(b)(4)(A)(i) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.202(f), copies of the public version of the Petition have been
provided to the GOI and the Government of Korea via ACCESS. To the
extent practicable, we will attempt to provide a copy of the public
version of the Petition to each exporter named in the Petition, as
provided under 19 CFR 351.203(c)(2).
ITC Notification
We will notify the ITC of our initiation, as required by section
702(d) of the Act.
Preliminary Determination by the ITC
The ITC will preliminarily determine, within 45 days after the date
on which the Petition was filed, whether there is a reasonable
indication that imports of forged steel fittings from India are
materially injuring, or threatening material injury to, a U.S.
industry.\31\ A negative ITC determination will result in the
investigation being terminated with respect to that country.\32\
Otherwise, this CVD investigation will proceed according to statutory
and regulatory time limits.
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\31\ See section 703(a)(2) of the Act.
\32\ See section 703(a)(1) of the Act.
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Submission of Factual Information
Factual information is defined in 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) as: (i)
Evidence submitted in response to questionnaires; (ii) evidence
submitted in support of allegations; (iii) publicly available
information to value factors under 19 CFR 351.408(c) or to measure the
adequacy of remuneration under 19 CFR 351.511(a)(2); (iv) evidence
placed on the record by Commerce; and (v) evidence other than factual
information described in (i)-(iv). Section 19 CFR 351.301(b) requires
any party, when submitting factual information, to specify under which
subsection of 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) the information is being submitted
and, if the information is submitted to rebut, clarify, or correct
factual information already on the record, to provide an explanation
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identifying the information already on the record that the factual
information seeks to rebut, clarify, or correct. Time limits for the
submission of factual information are addressed in 19 CFR 351.301,
which provides specific time limits based on the type of factual
information being submitted. Interested parties should review the
regulations prior to submitting factual information in this
investigation.
Extensions of Time Limits
Parties may request an extension of time limits before the
expiration of a time limit established under 19 CFR 351.301, or as
otherwise specified by the Secretary. In general, an extension request
will be considered untimely if it is filed after the expiration of the
time limit established under 19 CFR 351.301. For submissions that are
due from multiple parties simultaneously, an extension request will be
considered untimely if it is filed after 10:00 a.m. ET on the due date.
Under certain circumstances, we may elect to specify a different time
limit by which extension requests will be considered untimely for
submissions which are due from multiple parties simultaneously. In such
a case, we will inform parties in the letter or memorandum setting
forth the deadline (including a specified time) by which extension
requests must be filed to be considered timely. An extension request
must be made in a separate, stand-alone submission; under limited
circumstances we will grant untimely-filed requests for the extension
of time limits. Parties should review Extension of Time Limits; Final
Rule, 78 FR 57790 (September 20, 2013), available at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/2013-22853.htm, prior to
submitting factual information in this investigation.
Certification Requirements
Any party submitting factual information in an AD or CVD proceeding
must certify to the accuracy and completeness of that information.\33\
Parties must use the certification formats provided in 19 CFR
351.303(g).\34\ Commerce intends to reject factual submissions if the
submitting party does not comply with the applicable certification
requirements.
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\33\ See section 782(b) of the Act.
\34\ See Certification of Factual Information to Import
Administration During Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July 17, 2013) (Final Rule); see also
frequently asked questions regarding the Final Rule, available at
http://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf.
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Notification to Interested Parties
Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. On January 22, 2008, Commerce
published Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Documents
Submission Procedures; APO Procedures, 73 FR 3634 (January 22, 2008).
Parties wishing to participate in this investigation should ensure that
they meet the requirements of these procedures (e.g., the filing of
letters of appearance as discussed at 19 CFR 351.103(d)).
This notice is issued and published pursuant to sections 702(c)(2)
and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.203(c).
Dated: November 12, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by this investigation is carbon and
alloy forged steel fittings, whether unfinished (commonly known as
blanks or rough forgings) or finished. Such fittings are made in a
variety of shapes including, but not limited to, elbows, tees,
crosses, laterals, couplings, reducers, caps, plugs, bushings,
unions, and outlets. Forged steel fittings are covered regardless of
end finish, whether threaded, socket-weld or other end connections.
The scope includes integrally reinforced forged branch outlet
fittings, regardless of whether they have one or more ends that is a
socket welding, threaded, butt welding end, or other end
connections.
While these fittings are generally manufactured to
specifications ASME B16.11, MSS SP-79, MSS SP-83, MSS-SP-97, ASTM
A105, ASTM A350 and ASTM A182, the scope is not limited to fittings
made to these specifications.
The term forged is an industry term used to describe a class of
products included in applicable standards, and it does not reference
an exclusive manufacturing process. Forged steel fittings are not
manufactured from casings. Pursuant to the applicable standards,
fittings may also be machined from bar stock or machined from
seamless pipe and tube.
All types of forged steel fittings are included in the scope
regardless of nominal pipe size (which may or may not be expressed
in inches of nominal pipe size), pressure class rating (expressed in
pounds of pressure, e.g., 2,000 or 2M; 3,000 or 3M; 6,000 or 6M;
9,000 or 9M), wall thickness, and whether or not heat treated.
Excluded from this scope are all fittings entirely made of
stainless steel. Also excluded are flanges, nipples, and all
fittings that have a maximum pressure rating of 300 pounds per
square inch/PSI or less.
Also excluded from the scope are fittings certified or made to
the following standards, so long as the fittings are not also
manufactured to the specifications of ASME B16.11, MSS SP-79, MSS
SP-83, MSS SP-97, ASTM A105, ASTM A350 and ASTM A182:
American Petroleum Institute (API) 5CT, API 5L, or API
11B;
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) B16.9;
Manufacturers Standardization Society (MSS) SP-75;
Society of Automotive Engineering (SAE) J476, SAE J514,
SAE J516, SAE J517, SAE J518, SAE J1026, SAE J1231, SAE J1453, SAE
J1926, J2044 or SAE AS 35411;
Hydraulic hose fittings (e.g., fittings used in high
pressure water cleaning applications, in the manufacture of
hydraulic engines, to connect rubber dispensing hoses to a
dispensing nozzle or grease fitting) made to ISO 12151-1, 12151-2,
12151-3, 12151-4, 12151-5, or 12151-6;
Underwriter's Laboratories (UL) certified electrical
conduit fittings;
ASTM A153, A536, A576, or A865;
Casing conductor connectors made to proprietary
specifications;
Machined steel parts (e.g., couplers) that are not
certified to any specifications in this scope description and that
are not for connecting steel pipes for distributing gas and liquids;
Oil country tubular goods (OCTG) connectors (e.g.,
forged steel tubular connectors for API 5L pipes or OCTG for
offshore oil and gas drilling and extraction);
Military Specification (MIL) MIL-C-4109F and MIL-F-
3541; and
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
ISO6150-B.
To be excluded from the scope, products must have the
appropriate standard or pressure markings and/or be accompanied by
documentation showing product compliance to the applicable standard
or pressure, e.g., ``API 5CT'' mark and/or a mill certification
report.
Subject carbon and alloy forged steel fittings are normally
entered under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) 7307.92.3010, 7307.92.3030, 7307.92.9000, 7307.99.1000,
7307.99.3000, 7307.99.5045, and 7307.99.5060. They may also be
entered under HTSUS 7307.93.3010, 7307.93.3040, 7307.93.6000,
7307.93.9010, 7307.93.9040, 7307.93.9060, and 7326.19.0010.
The HTSUS subheadings and specifications are provided for
convenience and customs purposes; the written description of the
scope is dispositive.
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