Finished Carbon Steel Flanges From India: Countervailing Duty Order, 40138-40140 [2017-18057]
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Estimated
weighted-average
dumping margin
(percent)
Exporter/producer
R. N. Gupta & Co., Ltd ............................................................................................................................
All-Others .................................................................................................................................................
12.58
11.95
Cash deposit
rate
(adjusted
for subsidy
offsets)
(percent)
9.27.10
8.91.11
Italy
Metalfar Prodotti Industriali S.p.A ...........................................................................................................
Officine Ambrogio Melesi & C. S.r.l 12 .....................................................................................................
All-Others .................................................................................................................................................
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice constitutes the
antidumping duty orders with respect to
finished carbon steel flanges from India
and Italy pursuant to section 736(a) of
the Act. Interested parties can find a list
of antidumping duty orders currently in
effect at https://enforcement.trade.gov/
stats/iastats1.html.
These orders are published in
accordance with section and 736(a) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).
Dated: August 21, 2017.
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.
Appendix
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Scope of the Orders
The scope of these orders covers finished
carbon steel flanges. Finished carbon steel
flanges differ from unfinished carbon steel
flanges (also known as carbon steel flange
forgings) in that they have undergone further
processing after forging, including, but not
limited to, beveling, bore threading, center or
step boring, face machining, taper boring,
machining ends or surfaces, drilling bolt
holes, and/or de-burring or shot blasting. Any
one of these post-forging processes suffices to
render the forging into a finished carbon steel
flange for purposes of these orders. However,
mere heat treatment of a carbon steel flange
8 The Department has determined that Norma
(India) Limited and USK Exports Private Limited
and Uma Shanker Khandelwal & Co. and Bansidhar
Chiranjilal are a single entity. See Memorandum,
‘‘Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation of Finished
Carbon Steel Flanges from India: Preliminary
Affiliation and Collapsing Memorandum for Norma
(India) Limited,’’ dated January 26, 2017, at 8–9,
unchanged in India Final Determination.
9 See India Final Determination, 82 FR at 29484.
10 Id.
11 Id.
12 The Department has determined that Officine
Ambrogio Melesi & C. S.r.l and ASFO S.p.A. are a
single entity. See Memorandum, ‘‘Less-Than-FairValue Investigation of Finished Carbon Steel
Flanges from Italy: Affiliation and Collapsing
Memorandum for Officine Ambrogio Melesi & C.
S.r.l.,’’ dated January 26, 2017, at 7, unchanged in
Italy Final Determination.
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forging (without any other further processing
after forging) does not render the forging into
a finished carbon steel flange for purposes of
this order.
While these finished carbon steel flanges
are generally manufactured to specification
ASME B16.5 or ASME B16.47 series A or
series B, the scope is not limited to flanges
produced under those specifications. All
types of finished carbon steel flanges are
included in the scope regardless of pipe size
(which may or may not be expressed in
inches of nominal pipe size), pressure class
(usually, but not necessarily, expressed in
pounds of pressure, e.g., 150, 300, 400, 600,
900, 1,500, 2,500, etc.), type of face (e.g., flat
face, full face, raised face, etc.), configuration
(e.g., weld neck, slip on, socket weld, lap
joint, threaded, etc.), wall thickness (usually,
but not necessarily, expressed in inches),
normalization, or whether or not heat treated.
These carbon steel flanges either meet or
exceed the requirements of the ASTM A105,
ASTM A694, ASTM A181, ASTM A350 and
ASTM A707 standards (or comparable
foreign specifications). The scope includes
any flanges produced to the above-referenced
ASTM standards as currently stated or as
may be amended. The term ‘‘carbon steel’’
under this scope is steel in which:
(a) Iron predominates, by weight, over each
of the other contained elements:
(b) The carbon content is 2 percent or less,
by weight; and
(c) none of the elements listed below
exceeds the quantity, by weight, as indicated:
(i) 0.87 percent of aluminum;
(ii) 0.0105 percent of boron;
(iii) 10.10 percent of chromium;
(iv) 1.55 percent of columbium;
(v) 3.10 percent of copper;
(vi) 0.38 percent of lead;
(vii) 3.04 percent of manganese;
(viii) 2.05 percent of molybdenum;
(ix) 20.15 percent of nickel;
(x) 1.55 percent of niobium;
(xi) 0.20 percent of nitrogen;
(xii) 0.21 percent of phosphorus;
(xiii) 3.10 percent of silicon;
(xiv) 0.21 percent of sulfur;
(xv) 1.05 percent of titanium;
(xvi) 4.06 percent of tungsten;
(xvii) 0.53 percent of vanadium; or
(xviii) 0.015 percent of zirconium.
Finished carbon steel flanges are currently
classified under subheadings 7307.91.5010
and 7307.91.5050 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). They
may also be entered under HTSUS
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204.53
204.53
79.17
Not Applicable.
Not Applicable.
Not Applicable.
subheadings 7307.91.5030 and 7307.91.5070.
The HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes; the
written description of the scope is
dispositive.
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–533–872]
Finished Carbon Steel Flanges From
India: Countervailing Duty Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final
determinations by the Department of
Commerce (the Department) and the
International Trade Commission (the
ITC), the Department is issuing a
countervailing duty order on finished
carbon steel flanges from India.
DATES: Applicable August 24, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Davina Friedmann at (202) 482–0698 or
Erin Kearney at (202) 482–0167, AD/
CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
In accordance with section 705(d) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act), and 19 CFR 351.210(c), on June 29,
2017, the Department published its
affirmative final determination in the
countervailing duty investigation of
finished carbon steel flanges from
India.1 On August 14, 2017, the ITC
notified the Department of its final
affirmative determination, pursuant to
1 See Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from India:
Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty
Determination, 82 FR 29479 (June 29, 2017) (Final
Determination).
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section 705(d) of the Act, that an
industry in the United States is
materially injured within the meaning
of section 705(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, by
reason of subsidized imports of finished
carbon steel flanges from India.2 On
August 17, 2017, the ITC published its
final determination in the Federal
Register.3
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this
order is finished carbon steel flanges
from India. For a complete description
of the scope of this order, see Appendix
of this notice.
Countervailing Duty Order
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As stated above, on August 14, 2017,
in accordance with section 705(d) of the
Act, the ITC notified the Department of
its final determination that an industry
in the United States is materially
injured by reason of subsidized imports
of finished carbon steel flanges from
India.4 Therefore, in accordance with
section 705(c)(2) of the Act, we are
issuing this countervailing duty order.
Because the ITC determined that
imports of finished carbon steel flanges
from India are materially injuring a U.S.
industry, unliquidated entries of such
merchandise from India, entered or
withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption, are subject to the
assessment of countervailing duties.
As a result of the ITC’s final
determination, in accordance with
section 706(a) of the Act, the
Department will direct U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) to assess,
upon further instruction by the
Department, countervailing duties on
unliquidated entries of finished carbon
steel flanges from India. Countervailing
duties will be assessed on unliquidated
entries of finished carbon steel flanges
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after November
29, 2016, the date of publication of the
Preliminary Determination,5 but will
not include entries occurring after the
expiration of the provisional measures
period and before publication in the
Federal Register of the ITC’s final injury
determination.
2 See ITC Letter dated August 14, 2017 (ITC
Letter); see also Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from
India and Italy, Investigation No. 701–TA–563 and
731–TA–1331–1332 (Final) USITC Publication 4714
(August 2017) (ITC Report).
3 See Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from India
and Italy; Determinations, 82 FR 39133 (August 17,
2017).
4 See ITC Letter and ITC Report.
5 See Finished Carbon Steel Flanges From India:
Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty
Determination, 81 FR 85928 (November 29, 2016)
(Preliminary Determination).
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Section 703(d) of the Act states that
the suspension of liquidation pursuant
to an affirmative preliminary
determination may not remain in effect
for more than four months. In the
underlying investigation, the
Department published the Preliminary
Determination on November 29, 2016.
Therefore, the four-month period
beginning on the date of the publication
of the Preliminary Determination ended
on March 28, 2017. Furthermore,
section 737(b) of the Act states that the
collection of final cash deposits will
begin on the date of publication of the
ITC’s final injury determination.
Therefore, in accordance with section
703(d) of the Act and our practice, we
instructed CBP to terminate the
suspension of liquidation and to
liquidate, without regard to duties,
unliquidated entries of finished carbon
steel flanges from India made on or after
March 29, 2017. Suspension of
liquidation will resume on the date of
publication of the ITC’s final
determination in the Federal Register.
Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 706 of the
Act, the Department will instruct CBP to
reinstitute the suspension of liquidation
on all entries of subject merchandise
from India, applicable the date of
publication of the ITC’s notice of final
affirmative injury determination in the
Federal Register, and to assess, upon
further instruction by the Department
pursuant to 706(a)(1) of the Act,
countervailing duties for each entry of
the subject merchandise in an amount
based on the net countervailable
subsidy rates for the subject
merchandise. We will also instruct CBP
to require cash deposits for each entry
of subject merchandise equal to the
amounts as indicated below. These
instructions suspending liquidation will
remain in effect until further notice. The
all-others rate applies to all producers or
exporters not specifically listed, as
appropriate.
Exporter/manufacturer
Subsidy rate
(percent)
Norma (India) Limited 6 .........
R.N. Gupta & Co., Ltd ..........
All Others ..............................
5.66
9.11
7.39
Notifications to Interested Parties
This notice constitutes the
countervaling duty order with respect to
finished carbon steel flanges from India
6 As discussed in the Final Determination, the
Department found the following companies to be
cross-owned with Norma (India) Limited: Uma
Shanker Khandelwal & Co., USK Exports Private
Limited, and Bansidhar Chiranjilal.
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pursuant to section 706(a) of the Act.
Interested parties can find a list of
countervailing duty orders currently in
effect at https://enforcement.trade.gov/
stats/iastats1.html.
This order is published in accordance
with section and 706(a) of the Act and
19 CFR 351.211(b).
Dated: August 21, 2017.
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.
Appendix
Scope of the Order
The scope of this order covers finished
carbon steel flanges. Finished carbon steel
flanges differ from unfinished carbon steel
flanges (also known as carbon steel flange
forgings) in that they have undergone further
processing after forging, including, but not
limited to, beveling, bore threading, center or
step boring, face machining, taper boring,
machining ends or surfaces, drilling bolt
holes, and/or de-burring or shot blasting. Any
one of these post-forging processes suffices to
render the forging into a finished carbon steel
flange for purposes of this order. However,
mere heat treatment of a carbon steel flange
forging (without any other further processing
after forging) does not render the forging into
a finished carbon steel flange for purposes of
this order.
While these finished carbon steel flanges
are generally manufactured to specification
ASME B16.5 or ASME B16.47 series A or
series B, the scope is not limited to flanges
produced under those specifications. All
types of finished carbon steel flanges are
included in the scope regardless of pipe size
(which may or may not be expressed in
inches of nominal pipe size), pressure class
(usually, but not necessarily, expressed in
pounds of pressure, e.g., 150, 300, 400, 600,
900, 1500, 2500, etc.), type of face (e.g., flat
face, full face, raised face, etc.), configuration
(e.g., weld neck, slip on, socket weld, lap
joint, threaded, etc.), wall thickness (usually,
but not necessarily, expressed in inches),
normalization, or whether or not heat treated.
These carbon steel flanges either meet or
exceed the requirements of the ASTM A105,
ASTM A694, ASTM A181, ASTM A350 and
ASTM A707 standards (or comparable
foreign specifications). The scope includes
any flanges produced to the above-referenced
ASTM standards as currently stated or as
may be amended. The term ‘‘carbon steel’’
under this scope is steel in which:
(a) Iron predominates, by weight, over each
of the other contained elements:
(b) The carbon content is 2 percent or less,
by weight; and
(c) none of the elements listed below
exceeds the quantity, by weight, as indicated:
(i) 0.87 percent of aluminum;
(ii) 0.0105 percent of boron;
(iii) 10.10 percent of chromium;
(iv) 1.55 percent of columbium;
(v) 3.10 percent of copper;
(vi) 0.38 percent of lead;
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(vii) 3.04 percent of manganese;
(viii) 2.05 percent of molybdenum;
(ix) 20.15 percent of nickel;
(x) 1.55 percent of niobium;
(xi) 0.20 percent of nitrogen;
(xii) 0.21 percent of phosphorus;
(xiii) 3.10 percent of silicon;
(xiv) 0.21 percent of sulfur;
(xv) 1.05 percent of titanium;
(xvi) 4.06 percent of tungsten;
(xvii) 0.53 percent of vanadium; or
(xviii) 0.015 percent of zirconium.
Finished carbon steel flanges are currently
classified under subheadings 7307.91.5010
and 7307.91.5050 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). They
may also be entered under HTSUS
subheadings 7307.91.5030 and 7307.91.5070.
The HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes; the
written description of the scope is
dispositive.
[FR Doc. 2017–18057 Filed 8–23–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Participant
Application, Participant Exit
Questionnaire, Alumni Success Story
Report
International Trade
Administration, Commerce.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
SUMMARY:
Written comments must be
submitted on or before October 23,
2017.
DATES:
Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at PRAcomments@doc.gov).
ADDRESSES:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Department of Commerce,
International Trade Administration,
SABIT, Attn: Tracey Rollins, 1401
Constitution Ave. NW., 20230, (202)
482–0073, tracy.rollins@trade.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Abstract
II. Method of Collection
The Special American Business
Internship Training (SABIT) Program of
the Department of Commerce’s
International Trade Administration
(ITA), is a key element in the U.S.
Government’s efforts to support the
economic transition of Eurasia (the
former Soviet Union) and to support
economic growth in other regions of the
world, including Pakistan, South Asia,
and the Middle East, et al. SABIT
develops and implements two- to threeweek training programs for groups of up
to 20 business and government
professionals from Eurasia and other
regions. These professionals meet with
U.S. government agencies, nongovernmental organizations and private
sector companies in order to learn about
various business practices and
principles. This unique private sectorU.S. Government partnership was
created in order to tap into the U.S.
private sector’s expertise and to assist
developing regions in their transition to
market-based economies while
simultaneously boosting trade between
the United States and other countries.
Participant applications are needed to
enable SABIT to find the most qualified
participants for the training programs.
Participant exit questionnaires provide
insight as to what the participants have
learned, and they are used to improve
the content and administration of future
programs. Alumni success story reports
track the success of the program as
regards to business ties between the U.S.
and the countries SABIT covers.
The closing date for participant
applications is based upon the starting
date of the program and is published
with the application, on the program’s
English-language Web site at
www.trade.gov/sabit, and also on the
Russian-language Web site at
www.sabitprogram.org, if applicable.
Pursuant to section 632(a) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, as amended,
funding for the programs will be
provided by the Agency for
International Development (AID).
The SABIT Program has revised the
collection instruments. The instruments
are very similar to those used by SABIT
in past years. However, some wording
has been changed to reflect the changing
needs of SABIT over time. The changes
are relatively minor and most of them
are rephrasing of wording. Instructions
for filling out the form, methods of
submission, and the order of questions
have been revised on the Participant
Application. These revisions are not
expected to increase the response time
to complete the instruments.
Participant applications are available
for download from the SABIT English
and Russian language Web sites at
www.trade.gov/sabit and
www.sabitprogram.org. Applications
may be sent to program candidates via
email or fax upon request. Applications
are collected via email. Participant exit
questionnaires are given to program
participants at the completion of
programs in by email and are collected
by email, although in rare situations, a
paper questionnaire may be completed
and submitted. Alumni success story
reports are used internally by SABIT
staff to record success information, but
at times they may be sent to alumni to
fill out and submit via email or fax.
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III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0625–0225.
Form Number(s): ITA–4143P–3.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(revision of a currently approved
information collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; Business or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
3,500.
Estimated Time per Response:
Participant application, 3 hours;
participant exit questionnaire, 1 hour;
alumni success story report, 1 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 7,000.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-533-872]
Finished Carbon Steel Flanges From India: Countervailing Duty
Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of
Commerce (the Department) and the International Trade Commission (the
ITC), the Department is issuing a countervailing duty order on finished
carbon steel flanges from India.
DATES: Applicable August 24, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Davina Friedmann at (202) 482-0698 or
Erin Kearney at (202) 482-0167, AD/CVD Operations, Office VI,
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC
20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In accordance with section 705(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.210(c), on June 29, 2017, the
Department published its affirmative final determination in the
countervailing duty investigation of finished carbon steel flanges from
India.\1\ On August 14, 2017, the ITC notified the Department of its
final affirmative determination, pursuant to
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section 705(d) of the Act, that an industry in the United States is
materially injured within the meaning of section 705(b)(1)(A)(i) of the
Act, by reason of subsidized imports of finished carbon steel flanges
from India.\2\ On August 17, 2017, the ITC published its final
determination in the Federal Register.\3\
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\1\ See Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from India: Final
Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 82 FR 29479 (June 29,
2017) (Final Determination).
\2\ See ITC Letter dated August 14, 2017 (ITC Letter); see also
Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from India and Italy, Investigation
No. 701-TA-563 and 731-TA-1331-1332 (Final) USITC Publication 4714
(August 2017) (ITC Report).
\3\ See Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from India and Italy;
Determinations, 82 FR 39133 (August 17, 2017).
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this order is finished carbon steel
flanges from India. For a complete description of the scope of this
order, see Appendix of this notice.
Countervailing Duty Order
As stated above, on August 14, 2017, in accordance with section
705(d) of the Act, the ITC notified the Department of its final
determination that an industry in the United States is materially
injured by reason of subsidized imports of finished carbon steel
flanges from India.\4\ Therefore, in accordance with section 705(c)(2)
of the Act, we are issuing this countervailing duty order. Because the
ITC determined that imports of finished carbon steel flanges from India
are materially injuring a U.S. industry, unliquidated entries of such
merchandise from India, entered or withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption, are subject to the assessment of countervailing duties.
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\4\ See ITC Letter and ITC Report.
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As a result of the ITC's final determination, in accordance with
section 706(a) of the Act, the Department will direct U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) to assess, upon further instruction by the
Department, countervailing duties on unliquidated entries of finished
carbon steel flanges from India. Countervailing duties will be assessed
on unliquidated entries of finished carbon steel flanges entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after November 29,
2016, the date of publication of the Preliminary Determination,\5\ but
will not include entries occurring after the expiration of the
provisional measures period and before publication in the Federal
Register of the ITC's final injury determination.
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\5\ See Finished Carbon Steel Flanges From India: Preliminary
Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 81 FR 85928 (November
29, 2016) (Preliminary Determination).
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Section 703(d) of the Act states that the suspension of liquidation
pursuant to an affirmative preliminary determination may not remain in
effect for more than four months. In the underlying investigation, the
Department published the Preliminary Determination on November 29,
2016. Therefore, the four-month period beginning on the date of the
publication of the Preliminary Determination ended on March 28, 2017.
Furthermore, section 737(b) of the Act states that the collection of
final cash deposits will begin on the date of publication of the ITC's
final injury determination.
Therefore, in accordance with section 703(d) of the Act and our
practice, we instructed CBP to terminate the suspension of liquidation
and to liquidate, without regard to duties, unliquidated entries of
finished carbon steel flanges from India made on or after March 29,
2017. Suspension of liquidation will resume on the date of publication
of the ITC's final determination in the Federal Register.
Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 706 of the Act, the Department will
instruct CBP to reinstitute the suspension of liquidation on all
entries of subject merchandise from India, applicable the date of
publication of the ITC's notice of final affirmative injury
determination in the Federal Register, and to assess, upon further
instruction by the Department pursuant to 706(a)(1) of the Act,
countervailing duties for each entry of the subject merchandise in an
amount based on the net countervailable subsidy rates for the subject
merchandise. We will also instruct CBP to require cash deposits for
each entry of subject merchandise equal to the amounts as indicated
below. These instructions suspending liquidation will remain in effect
until further notice. The all-others rate applies to all producers or
exporters not specifically listed, as appropriate.
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Subsidy rate
Exporter/manufacturer (percent)
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Norma (India) Limited \6\............................... 5.66
R.N. Gupta & Co., Ltd................................... 9.11
All Others.............................................. 7.39
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Notifications to Interested Parties
This notice constitutes the countervaling duty order with respect
to finished carbon steel flanges from India pursuant to section 706(a)
of the Act. Interested parties can find a list of countervailing duty
orders currently in effect at https://enforcement.trade.gov/stats/iastats1.html.
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\6\ As discussed in the Final Determination, the Department
found the following companies to be cross-owned with Norma (India)
Limited: Uma Shanker Khandelwal & Co., USK Exports Private Limited,
and Bansidhar Chiranjilal.
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This order is published in accordance with section and 706(a) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).
Dated: August 21, 2017.
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.
Appendix
Scope of the Order
The scope of this order covers finished carbon steel flanges.
Finished carbon steel flanges differ from unfinished carbon steel
flanges (also known as carbon steel flange forgings) in that they
have undergone further processing after forging, including, but not
limited to, beveling, bore threading, center or step boring, face
machining, taper boring, machining ends or surfaces, drilling bolt
holes, and/or de-burring or shot blasting. Any one of these post-
forging processes suffices to render the forging into a finished
carbon steel flange for purposes of this order. However, mere heat
treatment of a carbon steel flange forging (without any other
further processing after forging) does not render the forging into a
finished carbon steel flange for purposes of this order.
While these finished carbon steel flanges are generally
manufactured to specification ASME B16.5 or ASME B16.47 series A or
series B, the scope is not limited to flanges produced under those
specifications. All types of finished carbon steel flanges are
included in the scope regardless of pipe size (which may or may not
be expressed in inches of nominal pipe size), pressure class
(usually, but not necessarily, expressed in pounds of pressure,
e.g., 150, 300, 400, 600, 900, 1500, 2500, etc.), type of face
(e.g., flat face, full face, raised face, etc.), configuration
(e.g., weld neck, slip on, socket weld, lap joint, threaded, etc.),
wall thickness (usually, but not necessarily, expressed in inches),
normalization, or whether or not heat treated. These carbon steel
flanges either meet or exceed the requirements of the ASTM A105,
ASTM A694, ASTM A181, ASTM A350 and ASTM A707 standards (or
comparable foreign specifications). The scope includes any flanges
produced to the above-referenced ASTM standards as currently stated
or as may be amended. The term ``carbon steel'' under this scope is
steel in which:
(a) Iron predominates, by weight, over each of the other
contained elements:
(b) The carbon content is 2 percent or less, by weight; and
(c) none of the elements listed below exceeds the quantity, by
weight, as indicated:
(i) 0.87 percent of aluminum;
(ii) 0.0105 percent of boron;
(iii) 10.10 percent of chromium;
(iv) 1.55 percent of columbium;
(v) 3.10 percent of copper;
(vi) 0.38 percent of lead;
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(vii) 3.04 percent of manganese;
(viii) 2.05 percent of molybdenum;
(ix) 20.15 percent of nickel;
(x) 1.55 percent of niobium;
(xi) 0.20 percent of nitrogen;
(xii) 0.21 percent of phosphorus;
(xiii) 3.10 percent of silicon;
(xiv) 0.21 percent of sulfur;
(xv) 1.05 percent of titanium;
(xvi) 4.06 percent of tungsten;
(xvii) 0.53 percent of vanadium; or
(xviii) 0.015 percent of zirconium.
Finished carbon steel flanges are currently classified under
subheadings 7307.91.5010 and 7307.91.5050 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). They may also be entered
under HTSUS subheadings 7307.91.5030 and 7307.91.5070. The HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes; the
written description of the scope is dispositive.
[FR Doc. 2017-18057 Filed 8-23-17; 8:45 am]
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