[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 1, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18193-18194]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06777]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-533-872]
Finished Carbon Steel Flanges From India: Final Results of
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, 2016-2017
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Norma
(India) Ltd. (Norma) and R.N. Gupta & Co. Ltd (RNG), producers and/or
exporters of finished carbon steel flanges (steel flanges) from India,
received countervailable subsidies during the period of review (POR),
November 29, 2016 through December 31, 2017.
DATES: Applicable April 1, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yasmin Bordas or John McGowan, AD/CVD
Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3813 and (202) 482-3019,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce published the preliminary results of this administrative
review of steel flanges from India on October 15, 2019.\1\ For a
history of events that occurred since the Preliminary Results, see the
Issues and Decision Memorandum.\2\
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\1\ See Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from India: Preliminary
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, 2016-2017, 84
FR 55141 (October 15, 2019) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Final Results
of the 2016-2017 Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of
Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from India,'' dated concurrently with
this determination and hereby adopted by this notice (Issues and
Decision Memorandum).
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Commerce exercised its discretion to toll all deadlines affected by
the partial federal government closure from December 22, 2018 through
the resumption of operations on January 29, 2019.\3\ On February 3,
2020, Commerce extended the deadline for the final results of this
administrative review. The revised deadline for the final results of
this administrative review is now March 27, 2020.\4\
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\3\ See Memorandum to the Record from Gary Taverman, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, ``Deadlines
Affected by the Partial Shutdown of the Federal Government,'' dated
January 28, 2019. All deadlines in this segment of the proceeding
have been extended by 40 days.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from India:
Extension of Deadline for Final Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review; 11/29/2016-12/31/2017,'' dated February 3,
2020.
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Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section 751(a) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the order is steel flanges. For a
complete description of the scope of the order, see the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in interested parties' case and rebuttal briefs
are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. The issues are
identified in the Appendix to this notice. The Issues and Decision
Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://access.trade.gov and is available to all
parties in the Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the main Commerce
building. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly on the internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed and electronic
versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in
content.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on the comments received from the interested parties after
the Preliminary Results, we made changes to the net subsidy rates
calculated for the mandatory respondents. For a discussion of these
issues, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Companies Not Selected for Individual Review
For the companies not selected for individual review, because the
rates calculated for Norma and RNG were above de minimis and not based
entirely on facts available, we applied a subsidy rate based on a
weighted-average of the subsidy rates calculated for Norma and RNG
using publicly ranged sales data submitted by the respondents. This is
consistent with the methodology that we would use in an investigation
to establish the all-others rate, pursuant to section 705(c)(5)(A) of
the Act.
Final Results of Administrative Review
We determine that, for the period of November 29, 2016 through
December 31, 2017, the following total estimated net countervailable
subsidy rates exist:
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\5\ We note that cross-ownership exists between Norma (India)
Ltd., USK Export Private Limited (USK), Uma Shanker Khandelwal and
Co., (UMA) and Bansidhar Chiranjilal (BCL). See Issues and Decision
Memorandum at 4.
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Subsidy rate
Company (percent ad
valorem)
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Norma (India) Ltd \5\................................... 5.39
R.N. Gupta & Co. Ltd.................................... 4.69
Adinath International................................... 5.03
Allena Group............................................ 5.03
Alloyed Steel........................................... 5.03
Bebitz Flanges Works Private Limited.................... 5.03
C.D. Industries......................................... 5.03
CHW Forge............................................... 5.03
CHW Forge Pvt. Ltd...................................... 5.03
Citizen Metal Depot..................................... 5.03
Corum Flange............................................ 5.03
DN Forge Industries..................................... 5.03
Echjay Forgings Limited................................. 5.03
Falcon Valves and Flanges Private Limited............... 5.03
Heubach International................................... 5.03
Hindon Forge Pvt. Ltd................................... 5.03
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Jai Auto Pvt. Ltd....................................... 5.03
Kinnari Steel Corporation............................... 5.03
M F Rings and Bearing Races Ltd......................... 5.03
Mascot Metal Manufactures............................... 5.03
OM Exports.............................................. 5.03
Punjab Steel Works (PSW)................................ 5.03
R.D. Forge.............................................. 5.03
Raaj Sagar Steel........................................ 5.03
Ravi Ratan Metal Industries............................. 5.03
Rolex Fittings India Pvt. Ltd........................... 5.03
Rollwell Forge Pvt. Ltd................................. 5.03
SHM (ShinHeung Machinery)............................... 5.03
Siddhagiri Metal & Tubes................................ 5.03
Sizer India............................................. 5.03
Steel Shape India....................................... 5.03
Sudhir Forgings Pvt. Ltd................................ 5.03
Tirupati Forge.......................................... 5.03
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Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed for these
final results of review within five days of the date of publication of
this notice in the Federal Register, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.224(b).
Assessment Rate
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), Commerce intends to issue
appropriate instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 15
days after publication of the final results of this review. We will
instruct CBP to liquidate shipments of subject merchandise produced
and/or exported by the companies listed above, entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse for consumption, from November 29, 2016 through December
31, 2017, at the ad valorem rates listed above.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of the notice of final results of this administrative
review for all shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of
publication, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The
cash deposit rate for the companies listed in these final results will
be equal to the subsidy rates established in the final results of this
review; (2) for all non-reviewed firms, we will instruct CBP to
continue to collect cash deposits at the most-recent company-specific
or all-others rate applicable to the company, as appropriate. These
cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which continues to govern
business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding.
Timely written notification of the return or destruction of APO
materials, or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby
requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and the terms of an
APO is a sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
These final results are issued and published in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: March 23, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix--List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum
I. Summary
II. List of Issues
III. Background
IV. Changes since the Preliminary Results
V. Scope of the Order
VI. Period of Review
VII. Subsidies Valuation Information
VIII. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences
IX. Analysis of Program
X. Analysis of Comments
Comment 1: Determination Regarding the Exemption from Entry Tax
for the Iron and Steel Industry in SGUP
Comment 2: Calculation of EPCGS Benefits for Norma
Comment 3: Calculation of EPCGS Benefits for RNG
XI. Recommendation
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