Alloy and Certain Carbon Steel Threaded Rod From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional Measures, 50379-50382 [2019-20810]
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Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS). Subject merchandise may
also enter under subheading 7318.15.2095
and 7318.19.0000 of the HTSUS. The HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience
and U.S. Customs purposes only. The written
description of the scope is dispositive.
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Period of Investigation
IV. Scope of the Investigation
V. Scope Comments
VI. Product Characteristics
VII. Selection of Respondents
VIII. Affiliation
IX. Discussion of the Methodology
X. All-Others Rate
XI. Adjustment to Cash Deposit Rate for
Export Subsidy
XII. Verification
XIII. Recommendation
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–104]
Alloy and Certain Carbon Steel
Threaded Rod From the People’s
Republic of China: Preliminary
Affirmative Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value, Postponement
of Final Determination and Extension
of Provisional Measures
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
that Alloy and Certain Carbon Steel
Threaded Rod (ACSTR) from the
People’s Republic of China (China) is
being, or is likely to be, sold in the
United States at less than fair value
(LTFV). The period of investigation
(POI) is July 1, 2018 through December
31, 2018. Interested parties are invited
to comment on this preliminary
determination.
AGENCY:
Applicable September 25, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joshua Poole or Andre Gziryan, AD/
CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–1293 or (202) 482–2201,
respectively.
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DATES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
This preliminary determination is
made in accordance with section 733(b)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act). Commerce published the
notice of initiation of this investigation
on March 19, 2019.1 On June 14, 2019,
Commerce postponed the preliminary
determination of this investigation and
the revised deadline is now September
19, 2019.2 For a complete description of
the events that followed the initiation of
this investigation, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.3 A list of topics
included in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is included as Appendix
II to this notice. The Preliminary
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 to all parties in the
Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the
main Commerce building. In addition, a
complete version of the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/
frn/.
Scope of the Investigation
The product covered by this
investigation is ACSTR from China. For
a complete description of the scope of
this investigation, see Appendix I.
Scope Comments
In accordance with the preamble to
Commerce’s regulations,4 the Initiation
Notice set aside a period of time for
parties to raise issues regarding product
coverage (i.e., scope).5 Certain interested
parties commented on the scope of the
investigation as it appeared in the
Initiation Notice. For a summary of the
product coverage comments and
rebuttal responses submitted to the
record for this investigation, and
accompanying discussion and analysis
of all comments timely received, see the
1 See Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod from
India, Taiwan, Thailand, and the People’s Republic
of China: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigations, 84 FR 10034 (March 19, 2019)
(Initiation Notice).
2 See Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod From
India, Taiwan, and the People’s Republic of China:
Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the
Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 84 FR 27764
(June 14, 2019).
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Determination in the Less Than
Fair Value Investigation of Alloy Steel Threaded
Rod from the People’s Republic of China,’’ dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
4 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties,
Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997).
5 See Initiation Notice.
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Preliminary Scope Decision
Memorandum.6 The scope case briefs
were due on August 28, 2019, 30 days
after the publication of CASTR from
China Preliminary CVD Determination.7
There will be no further opportunity for
comments on scope-related issues.8
Because there is an existing
antidumping duty (AD) order on carbon
steel threaded rod from China, on
September 3, 2019, the petitioner
clarified for the record that with respect
to ACSTR from the China AD
investigation only, the products covered
are alloy and certain steel threaded rod.
Accordingly, we consulted with the
petitioner to revise the scope of the
China AD Investigation to reflect the
petitioner’s intent concerning the
products that should be covered. We
provided all interested parties an
opportunity to comment on the revised
scope.9 No parties commented on the
proposed revised scope with respect to
the China AD investigation only.
Commerce is preliminarily modifying
the scope language as it appeared in the
Initiation Notice. See the revised scope
in Appendix I to this notice.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this
investigation in accordance with section
731 of the Act. Commerce has
calculated export prices in accordance
with section 772(a) of the Act. Because
China is a non-market economy, within
the meaning of section 771(18) of the
Act, Commerce has calculated normal
value (NV) in accordance with section
6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Carbon and Alloy Steel
Threaded Rod from India, Taiwan, Thailand, and
the People’s Republic of China: Scope Comments
Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Determinations,’’ dated July 22, 2019 (Preliminary
Scope Decision Memorandum).
7 The scope case briefs were due 30 days after the
publication of Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded
Rod from the People’s Republic of China:
Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty
Determination and Alignment of Final
Determination With Final Antidumping Duty
Determination, 84 FR 36578 (July 29, 2019) (CASTR
from China Preliminary CVD Determination). See
the Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum at 3.
The deadline for the scope case briefs was
Wednesday, August 28, 2019. Because the deadline
for rebuttal briefs fell on Monday, September 2,
2019, a Federal holiday, the actual deadline for the
scope rebuttal briefs was Tuesday, September 3,
2019. See 19 CFR 351.303(b)(1) (‘‘For both
electronically filed and manually filed documents,
if the applicable due date falls on a non-business
day, the Secretary will accept documents that are
filed on the next business day.’’).
8 Parties were already permitted the opportunity
to file scope case briefs. Case briefs, other written
comments, and rebuttal briefs should not include
scope-related issues. See Preliminary Scope
Decision Memorandum at 3.
9 See Memorandum, ‘‘Phone Conversation with
counsel for Vulcan Threaded Products Inc.,’’ dated
September 6, 2019 (Proposed Revised Scope
Memo).
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773(c) of the Act. In addition, pursuant
to section 776(a) and (b) of the Act,
Commerce has relied on facts otherwise
available, with adverse inferences, for
the China-wide entity. For a full
description of the methodology
underlying Commerce’s preliminary
determination, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
Combination Rates
In the Initiation Notice,10 Commerce
stated that it would calculate producer/
exporter combination rates for the
respondents that are eligible for a
separate rate in this investigation. Policy
Bulletin 05.1 describes this practice.11
In this investigation, we calculated
Preliminary Determination
Commerce preliminarily determines
that the following estimated weightedaverage dumping margins exist:
Estimated
weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
Cash deposit
rate (adjusted
for subsidy
offsets)
(percent)
Exporter
Producer
Ningbo Zhongjiang High Strength Bolts Co., Ltd ...........
Zhejiang Junyue Standard Part Co., Ltd ........................
Cooper & Turner (Ningbo) International Trading Co.,
Ltd.
Cooper & Turner (Ningbo) International Trading Co.,
Ltd.
Cooper & Turner (Ningbo) International Trading Co.,
Ltd.
EC International (Nantong) Co., Ltd ...............................
EC International (Nantong) Co., Ltd ...............................
Ningbo Zhongjiang High Strength Bolts Co., Ltd ...........
Zhejiang Junyue Standard Part Co., Ltd .......................
Zhejiang Cooper & Turner Fasteners Co Ltd ................
27.07
4.81
21.04
16.53
0.00
10.50
Zhejiang Morgan Brother Technology Co., Ltd ..............
21.04
10.50
Zhejiang Huiyou Import & Export Co., Ltd .....................
21.04
10.50
Ningbo Zhongjiang High Strength Bolts Co., Ltd ...........
Ningbo Zhenghai Yongding Fasteners Manufacture
Co., LTD.
Zhejiang Junyue Standard Part Co., Ltd .......................
Haiyan Qinshan Rubber Factory ....................................
Zhejiang Morgan Brother Technology Co., Ltd ..............
Ningbo Zhenhai Zhongbiao Standard Parts Factory .....
Ningbo Jinding Fastening Piece Co., Ltd ......................
Zhejiang Golden Automotive Fastener Co., Ltd ............
Ningbo Jinding Fastening Piece Co., Ltd ......................
Ningbo Qunli Fastener Manufacture Co., Ltd ................
Nantong Runyou Metal Products Co., Ltd .....................
Zhejiang Junyue Standard Parts Co., Ltd ......................
Ningbo Xingsheng Oil Pipe Fittings Manufacture Co.,
Ltd.
Ningbo Zhenghai Yongding Fastener Co., Ltd ..............
Zhejiang Morgan Brother Technology Co., Ltd ..............
Zhejiang Morgan Brother Technology Co., Ltd ..............
.........................................................................................
21.04
21.04
10.50
10.50
21.04
21.04
21.04
21.04
21.04
21.04
21.04
21.04
21.04
21.04
21.04
10.50
10.50
10.50
10.50
10.50
10.50
10.50
10.50
10.50
10.50
10.50
21.04
21.04
21.04
59.45
10.50
10.50
10.50
48.91
EC International (Nantong) Co., Ltd ...............................
EC International (Nantong) Co., Ltd ...............................
IFI & Morgan Ltd .............................................................
Jiaxing Genteel Import & Export Co., Ltd ......................
Ningbo Dingtuo Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd .............................
Zhejiang Heiter Mfg & Trade Co., Ltd ............................
Ningbo Jinding Fastening Piece Co., Ltd .......................
Ningbo Qunli Fastener Manufacture Co., Ltd ................
Nantong Runyou Metal Products Co., Ltd .....................
Ningbo Shareway Import & Export, Co., Ltd ..................
Ningbo Xingsheng Oil Pipe Fittings Manufacture Co.,
Ltd.
Ningbo Zhenghai Yongding Fastener Co., Ltd ...............
RMB Fasteners Ltd .........................................................
Zhejiang Morgan Brother Technology Co., Ltd ..............
China-Wide Entity 12 .......................................................
Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 733(d)(2)
of the Act, Commerce will direct U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to
suspend liquidation of entries of subject
merchandise as described in Appendix
I, entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after
the date of publication of this notice in
the Federal Register, as discussed
below. Further, pursuant to section
733(d)(1)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.205(d), Commerce will instruct CBP
to require a cash deposit equal to the
estimated weighted average amount by
which normal value exceeds U.S. price,
as indicated in the chart above as
follows: (1) For the producer/exporter
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producer/exporter combination rates for
respondents eligible for separate rates.
10 See
Initiation Notice at 10038.
Enforcement and Compliance’s Policy
Bulletin No. 05.1, regarding, ‘‘Separate-Rates
Practice and Application of Combination Rates in
Antidumping Investigations involving Non-Market
Economy Countries,’’ (April 5, 2005) (Policy
Bulletin 05.1), available on Commerce’s website at
https://enforcement.trade.gov/policy/bull05-1.pdf.
11 See
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combinations listed in the table above,
the cash deposit rate is equal to the
estimated weighted-average dumping
margin listed for that combination in the
table; (2) for all combinations of Chinese
producers/exporters of merchandise
under consideration that have not
established eligibility for their own
separate rates, the cash deposit rate will
be equal to the estimated weightedaverage dumping margin established for
the China-wide entity; and (3) for all
third-county exporters of merchandise
under consideration not listed in the
table above, the cash deposit rate is the
cash deposit rate applicable to the
Chinese producer/exporter combination
(or the China-wide entity) that supplied
that third-country exporter.
To determine the cash deposit rate,
Commerce normally adjusts the
estimated weighted-average dumping
margin by the amount of domestic
subsidy pass-through and export
subsidies determined in a companion
countervailing duty (CVD) proceeding
when CVD provisional measures are in
effect. Accordingly, Commerce has
made a preliminary affirmative
determination for an export subsidy
adjustment, however, Commerce has not
made a preliminary affirmative
determination for a domestic subsidy
pass-through adjustment in this
investigation.13 Commerce has offset the
12 Commerce preliminarily determined that
Jiaxing Xingcheng Electronics Co., Ltd., Ningbo
Panxiang Imp & Exp Co., Ltd., Ningbo Zhonglian
Fastener Co., Ltd., and Ningbo Zhong Xin Angora
Spinning Mill failed to establish their eligibility for
a separate rate and, therefore, preliminarily
determined that these companies are part of the
China-wide entity. See Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
13 See sections, ‘‘Adjustment Under Section 777A
of the Act’’ and ‘‘Adjustment to Cash Deposit Rate
for Export Subsidies’’ in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
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calculated estimated weighted-average
dumping margin by the appropriate rate.
Any such adjusted rates may be found
in the chart of estimated weightedaverage dumping margins in the
Preliminary Determination Section
above.
Should provisional measures in the
companion CVD investigation expire
prior to the expiration of provisional
measures in this LTFV investigation,
Commerce will direct CBP to begin
collecting cash deposits at a rate equal
to the estimated weighted-average
dumping margins calculated in this
preliminary determination unadjusted
for the export subsidies at the time the
CVD provisional measures expire.
These suspension of liquidation
instructions will remain in effect until
further notice.
Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose to
interested parties the calculations
performed in connection with this
preliminary determination within five
days of its public announcement or, if
there is no public announcement,
within five days of the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register, accordance with 19 CFR
351.224(b).
Verification
As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the
Act, Commerce intends to verify
information relied upon in making its
final determination.
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Public Comment
Case briefs or other written comments
may be submitted to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance no later than seven days
after the date on which the last final
verification report is issued in this
investigation. Rebuttal briefs, limited to
issues raised in case briefs, may be
submitted no later than five days after
the deadline date for case briefs.14
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and
(d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or
rebuttal briefs in this investigation are
encouraged to submit with each
argument: (1) A statement of the issue;
(2) a brief summary of the argument;
and (3) a table of authorities.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
interested parties who wish to request a
hearing, limited to issues raised in the
case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a
written request to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, U.S. Department of
Commerce, within 30 days after the date
14 See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303
(for general filing requirements).
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of publication of this notice. Requests
should contain the party’s name,
address, and telephone number, the
number of participants, whether any
participant is a foreign national, and a
list of the issues to be discussed. If a
request for a hearing is made, Commerce
intends to hold the hearing at the U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC, 20230, at a time and date to be
determined. Parties should confirm by
telephone the date, time, and location of
the hearing two days before the
scheduled date.
Postponement of Final Determination
and Extension of Provisional Measures
Section 735(a)(2) of the Act provides
that a final determination may be
postponed until not later than 135 days
after the date of the publication of the
preliminary determination if, in the
event of an affirmative preliminary
determination, a request for such
postponement is made by exporters who
account for a significant proportion of
exports of the subject merchandise, or in
the event of a negative preliminary
determination, a request for such
postponement is made by the
petitioners. Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.210(e)(2), Commerce requires that
requests by respondents for
postponement of a final antidumping
determination be accompanied by a
request for extension of provisional
measures from a four-month period to a
period not more than six months in
duration.
On August 2, 2019 and August 8,
2019 respectively, pursuant to 19 CFR
351.210(e), Zhejiang Junyue Standard
Part Co., Ltd. and Ningbo Zhongjiang
High Strength Bolts Co., Ltd. requested
that Commerce postpone the final
determination and that provisional
measures be extended to a period not to
exceed six months.15 In accordance with
section 735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii), because (1) the
preliminary determination is
affirmative; (2) the requesting exporters
account for a significant proportion of
exports of the subject merchandise; and
(3) no compelling reasons for denial
exist, Commerce is postponing the final
determination and extending the
15 See Zhejiang Junyue Standard Part Co., Ltd.’s
Letter, ‘‘Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod from
the People’s Republic of China—Request for
Extension of Final Determination and Provisional
Measures,’’ dated August 2, 2019.; see also Ningbo
Zhongjiang High Strength Bolts Co., Ltd.’s Letter,
‘‘Zhongjiang Request for Postponement of Final
Determination and Extension of Provisional
Measures Period in the Antidumping Duty
Investigation on Alloy Steel Threaded Rod from the
People’s Republic of China (A–570–104),’’ dated
August 8, 2019.
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provisional measures from a four-month
period to a period not greater than six
months. Accordingly, Commerce’s final
determination will be issued no later
than 135 days after the date of
publication of this preliminary
determination.
International Trade Commission
Notification
In accordance with section 733(f) of
the Act, Commerce will notify the
International Trade Commission (ITC) of
its preliminary determination of sales at
LTFV. If the final determination is
affirmative, the ITC will determine
before the later of 120 days after the date
of this preliminary determination or 45
days after the final determination
whether these imports of the subject
merchandise are materially injuring, or
threaten material injury to, the U.S.
industry.
Notification to Interested Parties
This determination is issued and
published in accordance with sections
733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.205(c).
Dated: September 19, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix I
Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by the scope of
this investigation is alloy and certain carbon
steel threaded rod. Alloy and certain carbon
steel threaded rod are certain threaded rod,
bar, or studs, of carbon or alloy steel, having
a solid, circular cross section of any
diameter, in any straight length. Alloy and
certain carbon steel threaded rod are
normally drawn, cold-rolled, threaded, and
straightened, or it may be hot-rolled. In
addition, the alloy and certain carbon steel
threaded rod, bar, or studs subject to this
investigation are non-headed and threaded
along greater than 25 percent of their total
actual length. A variety of finishes or
coatings, such as plain oil finish as a
temporary rust protectant, zinc coating (i.e.,
galvanized, whether by electroplating or hotdipping), paint, and other similar finishes
and coatings, may be applied to the
merchandise.
Alloy Steel threaded rod is normally
produced to American Society for Testing
and Materials (ASTM) specifications A193
B7/B7m, A193 B16, A320 L7/L7m, A320 L43,
A354 BC and BD, and F1554 Grade 105.
Other specifications are Society of
Automotive Engineers (SAE) specification
1429 grades 5 and 8, International
Organization for Standardization (ISO)
specification 898 class 8.8 and 10.9, and
American Petroleum Institute (API)
specification 20E. Certain carbon steel
threaded rod is normally produced to ASTM
specification A449. All steel threaded rod
meeting the physical description set forth
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above is covered by the scope of this
investigation, whether or not produced
according to a particular standard.
Subject merchandise includes material
matching the above description that has been
finished, assembled, or packaged in a third
country, including by cutting, chamfering,
coating, or painting the threaded rod, by
attaching the threaded rod to, or packaging it
with, another product, or any other finishing,
assembly, or packaging operation that would
not otherwise remove the merchandise from
the scope of the investigation if performed in
the country of manufacture of the threaded
rod.
Alloy and certain carbon steel threaded rod
are also included in the scope of this
investigation whether or not imported
attached to, or in conjunction with, other
parts and accessories such as nuts and
washers. If carbon and alloy steel threaded
rod are imported attached to, or in
conjunction with, such non-subject
merchandise, only the threaded rod is
included in the scope.
Excluded from the scope of this
investigation are: (1) Threaded rod, bar, or
studs which are threaded only on one or both
ends and the threading covers 25 percent or
less of the total actual length; and (2)
stainless steel threaded rod, defined as steel
threaded rod containing, by weight, 1.2
percent or less of carbon and 10.5 percent or
more of chromium, with or without other
elements.
Excluded from the scope of the
antidumping investigation on steel threaded
rod from the People’s Republic of China is
any merchandise covered by the existing
antidumping order on Certain Steel Threaded
Rod from the People’s Republic of China. See
Certain Steel Threaded Rod from the People’s
Republic of China: Notice of Antidumping
Duty Order, 74 FR 17154 (April 14, 2009).
Specifically excluded from the scope of
this investigation is threaded rod that is
imported as part of a package of hardware in
conjunction with a ready-to-assemble piece
of furniture.
Alloy and certain carbon steel threaded rod
are currently classifiable under subheadings
7318.15.5051, 7318.15.5056, and
7318.15.5090 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).
Subject merchandise may also enter under
subheading 7318.15.2095 and 7318.19.0000
of the HTSUS. The HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and U.S. Customs
purposes only. The written description of the
scope is dispositive.
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Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Period of Investigation
IV. Scope Comments
V. Scope of the Investigation
VI. Product Characteristics
VII. Selection of Respondents
VIII. Discussion of the Methodology
IX. Adjustment Under Section 777(A)(f) of
the Act
X. Adjustment to Cash Deposit Rate for
Export Subsidies
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–583–865]
Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod
From Taiwan: Preliminary Affirmative
Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
that Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded
Rod (CASTR) from Taiwan is being, or
is likely to be, sold in the United States
at less than fair value (LTFV). The
period of investigation (POI) is January
1, 2018 through December 31, 2018.
Interested parties are invited to
comment on this preliminary
determination.
AGENCY:
DATES:
Applicable September 25, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nicholas Czajkowski or Ethan Talbot,
AD/CVD Operations, Office I,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1395 or
(202) 482–1030, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
This preliminary determination is
made in accordance with section 733(b)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act). Commerce published the
notice of initiation of this investigation
on March 19, 2019.1 On June 14, 2019,
Commerce postponed the preliminary
determination of this investigation and
the revised deadline is now September
19, 2019.2 For a complete description of
the events that followed the initiation of
this investigation, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.3 A list of topics
1 See Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod from
India, Taiwan, Thailand, and the People’s Republic
of China: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigations, 84 FR 10034 (March 19, 2019)
(Initiation Notice).
2 See Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod From
India, Taiwan, and the People’s Republic of China:
Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the
Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 84 FR 27764
(June 14, 2019).
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Determination in the Less-ThanFair-Value Investigation of Carbon and Alloy Steel
Threaded Rod from Taiwan,’’ dated concurrently
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included in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is included as Appendix
II to this notice. The Preliminary
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 to all parties in the
Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the
main Commerce building. In addition, a
complete version of the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/
frn/. The signed and the electronic
versions of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
Scope of the Investigation
The product covered by this
investigation is CASTR from Taiwan.
For a complete description of the scope
of this investigation, see Appendix I.
Scope Comments
In accordance with the preamble to
Commerce’s regulations,4 the Initiation
Notice set aside a period of time for
parties to raise issues regarding product
coverage (i.e., scope).5 Certain interested
parties commented on the scope of the
investigation as it appeared in the
Initiation Notice. For a summary of the
product coverage comments and
rebuttal responses submitted to the
record for this investigation, and
accompanying discussion and analysis
of all comments timely received, see the
Preliminary Scope Decision
Memorandum.6 The scope case briefs
were due on August 28, 2019, 30 days
after the publication of CASTR from
China Preliminary CVD Determination.7
with, and hereby adopted by this notice
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
4 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties,
Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997).
5 See Initiation Notice.
6 See Memorandum ‘‘Carbon and Alloy Steel
Threaded Rod from India, Taiwan, Thailand, and
the People’s Republic of China: Scope Comments
Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Determinations,’’ dated July 22, 2019 (Preliminary
Scope Decision Memorandum).
7 The scope case briefs were due 30 days after the
publication of Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded
Rod from the People’s Republic of China:
Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty
Determination and Alignment of Final
Determination With Final Antidumping Duty
Determination, 84 FR 36578 (July 29, 2019) (CASTR
from China Preliminary CVD Determination). See
the Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum at 3.
The deadline for the scope case briefs was
Wednesday, August 28, 2019. Because the deadline
for rebuttal briefs fell on Monday, September 2,
2019, a Federal holiday, the actual deadline for the
scope rebuttal briefs was Tuesday, September 3,
2019. See 19 CFR 351.303(b)(1) (‘‘For both
electronically filed and manually filed documents,
if the applicable due date falls on a non-business
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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 25, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50379-50382]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-104]
Alloy and Certain Carbon Steel Threaded Rod From the People's
Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination and Extension
of Provisional Measures
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines
that Alloy and Certain Carbon Steel Threaded Rod (ACSTR) from the
People's Republic of China (China) is being, or is likely to be, sold
in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of
investigation (POI) is July 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018.
Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary
determination.
DATES: Applicable September 25, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Poole or Andre Gziryan, AD/CVD
Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1293 or (202) 482-2201,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
This preliminary determination is made in accordance with section
733(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Commerce
published the notice of initiation of this investigation on March 19,
2019.\1\ On June 14, 2019, Commerce postponed the preliminary
determination of this investigation and the revised deadline is now
September 19, 2019.\2\ For a complete description of the events that
followed the initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.\3\ A list of topics included in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum is included as Appendix II to this notice. The
Preliminary 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 to all parties in the Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the main
Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
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\1\ See Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod from India, Taiwan,
Thailand, and the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Less-
Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 84 FR 10034 (March 19, 2019)
(Initiation Notice).
\2\ See Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod From India, Taiwan,
and the People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary
Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 84 FR
27764 (June 14, 2019).
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Determination in the Less Than Fair Value Investigation of Alloy
Steel Threaded Rod from the People's Republic of China,'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Investigation
The product covered by this investigation is ACSTR from China. For
a complete description of the scope of this investigation, see Appendix
I.
Scope Comments
In accordance with the preamble to Commerce's regulations,\4\ the
Initiation Notice set aside a period of time for parties to raise
issues regarding product coverage (i.e., scope).\5\ Certain interested
parties commented on the scope of the investigation as it appeared in
the Initiation Notice. For a summary of the product coverage comments
and rebuttal responses submitted to the record for this investigation,
and accompanying discussion and analysis of all comments timely
received, see the Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum.\6\ The scope
case briefs were due on August 28, 2019, 30 days after the publication
of CASTR from China Preliminary CVD Determination.\7\ There will be no
further opportunity for comments on scope-related issues.\8\
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\4\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Final Rule,
62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997).
\5\ See Initiation Notice.
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod from
India, Taiwan, Thailand, and the People's Republic of China: Scope
Comments Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Determinations,''
dated July 22, 2019 (Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum).
\7\ The scope case briefs were due 30 days after the publication
of Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod from the People's Republic of
China: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and
Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty
Determination, 84 FR 36578 (July 29, 2019) (CASTR from China
Preliminary CVD Determination). See the Preliminary Scope Decision
Memorandum at 3. The deadline for the scope case briefs was
Wednesday, August 28, 2019. Because the deadline for rebuttal briefs
fell on Monday, September 2, 2019, a Federal holiday, the actual
deadline for the scope rebuttal briefs was Tuesday, September 3,
2019. See 19 CFR 351.303(b)(1) (``For both electronically filed and
manually filed documents, if the applicable due date falls on a non-
business day, the Secretary will accept documents that are filed on
the next business day.'').
\8\ Parties were already permitted the opportunity to file scope
case briefs. Case briefs, other written comments, and rebuttal
briefs should not include scope-related issues. See Preliminary
Scope Decision Memorandum at 3.
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Because there is an existing antidumping duty (AD) order on carbon
steel threaded rod from China, on September 3, 2019, the petitioner
clarified for the record that with respect to ACSTR from the China AD
investigation only, the products covered are alloy and certain steel
threaded rod. Accordingly, we consulted with the petitioner to revise
the scope of the China AD Investigation to reflect the petitioner's
intent concerning the products that should be covered. We provided all
interested parties an opportunity to comment on the revised scope.\9\
No parties commented on the proposed revised scope with respect to the
China AD investigation only.
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\9\ See Memorandum, ``Phone Conversation with counsel for Vulcan
Threaded Products Inc.,'' dated September 6, 2019 (Proposed Revised
Scope Memo).
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Commerce is preliminarily modifying the scope language as it
appeared in the Initiation Notice. See the revised scope in Appendix I
to this notice.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this investigation in accordance with
section 731 of the Act. Commerce has calculated export prices in
accordance with section 772(a) of the Act. Because China is a non-
market economy, within the meaning of section 771(18) of the Act,
Commerce has calculated normal value (NV) in accordance with section
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773(c) of the Act. In addition, pursuant to section 776(a) and (b) of
the Act, Commerce has relied on facts otherwise available, with adverse
inferences, for the China-wide entity. For a full description of the
methodology underlying Commerce's preliminary determination, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Combination Rates
In the Initiation Notice,\10\ Commerce stated that it would
calculate producer/exporter combination rates for the respondents that
are eligible for a separate rate in this investigation. Policy Bulletin
05.1 describes this practice.\11\ In this investigation, we calculated
producer/exporter combination rates for respondents eligible for
separate rates.
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\10\ See Initiation Notice at 10038.
\11\ See Enforcement and Compliance's Policy Bulletin No. 05.1,
regarding, ``Separate-Rates Practice and Application of Combination
Rates in Antidumping Investigations involving Non-Market Economy
Countries,'' (April 5, 2005) (Policy Bulletin 05.1), available on
Commerce's website at https://enforcement.trade.gov/policy/bull05-1.pdf.
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Preliminary Determination
Commerce preliminarily determines that the following estimated
weighted-average dumping margins exist:
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Estimated Cash deposit
weighted- rate
average (adjusted
Exporter Producer dumping for subsidy
margin offsets)
(percent) (percent)
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Ningbo Zhongjiang High Strength Bolts Co., Ltd.. Ningbo Zhongjiang High Strength 27.07 16.53
Bolts Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Junyue Standard Part Co., Ltd.......... Zhejiang Junyue Standard Part Co., 4.81 0.00
Ltd.
Cooper & Turner (Ningbo) International Trading Zhejiang Cooper & Turner Fasteners 21.04 10.50
Co., Ltd. Co Ltd.
Cooper & Turner (Ningbo) International Trading Zhejiang Morgan Brother Technology 21.04 10.50
Co., Ltd. Co., Ltd.
Cooper & Turner (Ningbo) International Trading Zhejiang Huiyou Import & Export 21.04 10.50
Co., Ltd. Co., Ltd.
EC International (Nantong) Co., Ltd............. Ningbo Zhongjiang High Strength 21.04 10.50
Bolts Co., Ltd.
EC International (Nantong) Co., Ltd............. Ningbo Zhenghai Yongding Fasteners 21.04 10.50
Manufacture Co., LTD.
EC International (Nantong) Co., Ltd............. Zhejiang Junyue Standard Part Co., 21.04 10.50
Ltd.
EC International (Nantong) Co., Ltd............. Haiyan Qinshan Rubber Factory..... 21.04 10.50
IFI & Morgan Ltd................................ Zhejiang Morgan Brother Technology 21.04 10.50
Co., Ltd.
Jiaxing Genteel Import & Export Co., Ltd........ Ningbo Zhenhai Zhongbiao Standard 21.04 10.50
Parts Factory.
Ningbo Dingtuo Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd............. Ningbo Jinding Fastening Piece 21.04 10.50
Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Heiter Mfg & Trade Co., Ltd............ Zhejiang Golden Automotive 21.04 10.50
Fastener Co., Ltd.
Ningbo Jinding Fastening Piece Co., Ltd......... Ningbo Jinding Fastening Piece 21.04 10.50
Co., Ltd.
Ningbo Qunli Fastener Manufacture Co., Ltd...... Ningbo Qunli Fastener Manufacture 21.04 10.50
Co., Ltd.
Nantong Runyou Metal Products Co., Ltd.......... Nantong Runyou Metal Products Co., 21.04 10.50
Ltd.
Ningbo Shareway Import & Export, Co., Ltd....... Zhejiang Junyue Standard Parts 21.04 10.50
Co., Ltd.
Ningbo Xingsheng Oil Pipe Fittings Manufacture Ningbo Xingsheng Oil Pipe Fittings 21.04 10.50
Co., Ltd. Manufacture Co., Ltd.
Ningbo Zhenghai Yongding Fastener Co., Ltd...... Ningbo Zhenghai Yongding Fastener 21.04 10.50
Co., Ltd.
RMB Fasteners Ltd............................... Zhejiang Morgan Brother Technology 21.04 10.50
Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Morgan Brother Technology Co., Ltd..... Zhejiang Morgan Brother Technology 21.04 10.50
Co., Ltd.
China-Wide Entity \12\.......................... .................................. 59.45 48.91
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Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 733(d)(2) of the Act, Commerce will
direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation
of entries of subject merchandise as described in Appendix I, entered,
or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal Register, as discussed below.
Further, pursuant to section 733(d)(1)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.205(d), Commerce will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit equal
to the estimated weighted average amount by which normal value exceeds
U.S. price, as indicated in the chart above as follows: (1) For the
producer/exporter combinations listed in the table above, the cash
deposit rate is equal to the estimated weighted-average dumping margin
listed for that combination in the table; (2) for all combinations of
Chinese producers/exporters of merchandise under consideration that
have not established eligibility for their own separate rates, the cash
deposit rate will be equal to the estimated weighted-average dumping
margin established for the China-wide entity; and (3) for all third-
county exporters of merchandise under consideration not listed in the
table above, the cash deposit rate is the cash deposit rate applicable
to the Chinese producer/exporter combination (or the China-wide entity)
that supplied that third-country exporter.
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\12\ Commerce preliminarily determined that Jiaxing Xingcheng
Electronics Co., Ltd., Ningbo Panxiang Imp & Exp Co., Ltd., Ningbo
Zhonglian Fastener Co., Ltd., and Ningbo Zhong Xin Angora Spinning
Mill failed to establish their eligibility for a separate rate and,
therefore, preliminarily determined that these companies are part of
the China-wide entity. See Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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To determine the cash deposit rate, Commerce normally adjusts the
estimated weighted-average dumping margin by the amount of domestic
subsidy pass-through and export subsidies determined in a companion
countervailing duty (CVD) proceeding when CVD provisional measures are
in effect. Accordingly, Commerce has made a preliminary affirmative
determination for an export subsidy adjustment, however, Commerce has
not made a preliminary affirmative determination for a domestic subsidy
pass-through adjustment in this investigation.\13\ Commerce has offset
the
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calculated estimated weighted-average dumping margin by the appropriate
rate. Any such adjusted rates may be found in the chart of estimated
weighted-average dumping margins in the Preliminary Determination
Section above.
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\13\ See sections, ``Adjustment Under Section 777A of the Act''
and ``Adjustment to Cash Deposit Rate for Export Subsidies'' in the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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Should provisional measures in the companion CVD investigation
expire prior to the expiration of provisional measures in this LTFV
investigation, Commerce will direct CBP to begin collecting cash
deposits at a rate equal to the estimated weighted-average dumping
margins calculated in this preliminary determination unadjusted for the
export subsidies at the time the CVD provisional measures expire.
These suspension of liquidation instructions will remain in effect
until further notice.
Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose to interested parties the calculations
performed in connection with this preliminary determination within five
days of its public announcement or, if there is no public announcement,
within five days of the date of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register, accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Verification
As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the Act, Commerce intends to
verify information relied upon in making its final determination.
Public Comment
Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than seven
days after the date on which the last final verification report is
issued in this investigation. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised
in case briefs, may be submitted no later than five days after the
deadline date for case briefs.\14\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and
(d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this
investigation are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) A
statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a
table of authorities.
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\14\ See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal
briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, within 30 days
after the date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain
the party's name, address, and telephone number, the number of
participants, whether any participant is a foreign national, and a list
of the issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made,
Commerce intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20230, at a time
and date to be determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the
date, time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled
date.
Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional
Measures
Section 735(a)(2) of the Act provides that a final determination
may be postponed until not later than 135 days after the date of the
publication of the preliminary determination if, in the event of an
affirmative preliminary determination, a request for such postponement
is made by exporters who account for a significant proportion of
exports of the subject merchandise, or in the event of a negative
preliminary determination, a request for such postponement is made by
the petitioners. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.210(e)(2), Commerce requires
that requests by respondents for postponement of a final antidumping
determination be accompanied by a request for extension of provisional
measures from a four-month period to a period not more than six months
in duration.
On August 2, 2019 and August 8, 2019 respectively, pursuant to 19
CFR 351.210(e), Zhejiang Junyue Standard Part Co., Ltd. and Ningbo
Zhongjiang High Strength Bolts Co., Ltd. requested that Commerce
postpone the final determination and that provisional measures be
extended to a period not to exceed six months.\15\ In accordance with
section 735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii), because
(1) the preliminary determination is affirmative; (2) the requesting
exporters account for a significant proportion of exports of the
subject merchandise; and (3) no compelling reasons for denial exist,
Commerce is postponing the final determination and extending the
provisional measures from a four-month period to a period not greater
than six months. Accordingly, Commerce's final determination will be
issued no later than 135 days after the date of publication of this
preliminary determination.
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\15\ See Zhejiang Junyue Standard Part Co., Ltd.'s Letter,
``Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod from the People's Republic of
China--Request for Extension of Final Determination and Provisional
Measures,'' dated August 2, 2019.; see also Ningbo Zhongjiang High
Strength Bolts Co., Ltd.'s Letter, ``Zhongjiang Request for
Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional
Measures Period in the Antidumping Duty Investigation on Alloy Steel
Threaded Rod from the People's Republic of China (A-570-104),''
dated August 8, 2019.
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International Trade Commission Notification
In accordance with section 733(f) of the Act, Commerce will notify
the International Trade Commission (ITC) of its preliminary
determination of sales at LTFV. If the final determination is
affirmative, the ITC will determine before the later of 120 days after
the date of this preliminary determination or 45 days after the final
determination whether these imports of the subject merchandise are
materially injuring, or threaten material injury to, the U.S. industry.
Notification to Interested Parties
This determination is issued and published in accordance with
sections 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(c).
Dated: September 19, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I
Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by the scope of this investigation is
alloy and certain carbon steel threaded rod. Alloy and certain
carbon steel threaded rod are certain threaded rod, bar, or studs,
of carbon or alloy steel, having a solid, circular cross section of
any diameter, in any straight length. Alloy and certain carbon steel
threaded rod are normally drawn, cold-rolled, threaded, and
straightened, or it may be hot-rolled. In addition, the alloy and
certain carbon steel threaded rod, bar, or studs subject to this
investigation are non-headed and threaded along greater than 25
percent of their total actual length. A variety of finishes or
coatings, such as plain oil finish as a temporary rust protectant,
zinc coating (i.e., galvanized, whether by electroplating or hot-
dipping), paint, and other similar finishes and coatings, may be
applied to the merchandise.
Alloy Steel threaded rod is normally produced to American
Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) specifications A193 B7/B7m,
A193 B16, A320 L7/L7m, A320 L43, A354 BC and BD, and F1554 Grade
105. Other specifications are Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
specification 1429 grades 5 and 8, International Organization for
Standardization (ISO) specification 898 class 8.8 and 10.9, and
American Petroleum Institute (API) specification 20E. Certain carbon
steel threaded rod is normally produced to ASTM specification A449.
All steel threaded rod meeting the physical description set forth
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above is covered by the scope of this investigation, whether or not
produced according to a particular standard.
Subject merchandise includes material matching the above
description that has been finished, assembled, or packaged in a
third country, including by cutting, chamfering, coating, or
painting the threaded rod, by attaching the threaded rod to, or
packaging it with, another product, or any other finishing,
assembly, or packaging operation that would not otherwise remove the
merchandise from the scope of the investigation if performed in the
country of manufacture of the threaded rod.
Alloy and certain carbon steel threaded rod are also included in
the scope of this investigation whether or not imported attached to,
or in conjunction with, other parts and accessories such as nuts and
washers. If carbon and alloy steel threaded rod are imported
attached to, or in conjunction with, such non-subject merchandise,
only the threaded rod is included in the scope.
Excluded from the scope of this investigation are: (1) Threaded
rod, bar, or studs which are threaded only on one or both ends and
the threading covers 25 percent or less of the total actual length;
and (2) stainless steel threaded rod, defined as steel threaded rod
containing, by weight, 1.2 percent or less of carbon and 10.5
percent or more of chromium, with or without other elements.
Excluded from the scope of the antidumping investigation on
steel threaded rod from the People's Republic of China is any
merchandise covered by the existing antidumping order on Certain
Steel Threaded Rod from the People's Republic of China. See Certain
Steel Threaded Rod from the People's Republic of China: Notice of
Antidumping Duty Order, 74 FR 17154 (April 14, 2009).
Specifically excluded from the scope of this investigation is
threaded rod that is imported as part of a package of hardware in
conjunction with a ready-to-assemble piece of furniture.
Alloy and certain carbon steel threaded rod are currently
classifiable under subheadings 7318.15.5051, 7318.15.5056, and
7318.15.5090 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS). Subject merchandise may also enter under subheading
7318.15.2095 and 7318.19.0000 of the HTSUS. The HTSUS subheadings
are provided for convenience and U.S. Customs purposes only. The
written description of the scope is dispositive.
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Period of Investigation
IV. Scope Comments
V. Scope of the Investigation
VI. Product Characteristics
VII. Selection of Respondents
VIII. Discussion of the Methodology
IX. Adjustment Under Section 777(A)(f) of the Act
X. Adjustment to Cash Deposit Rate for Export Subsidies
XI. Recommendation
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