Alloy and Certain Carbon Steel Threaded Rod From the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order, 19929-19931 [2020-07482]
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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 these orders
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 our without other elements.
Excluded from the scope of the
antidumping order 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
these orders is threaded rod that is imported
as part of a package of hardware in
conjunction with a ready-to-assemble piece
of furniture.
Steel threaded rod is 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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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–104]
Alloy and Certain Carbon Steel
Threaded Rod From the People’s
Republic of China: Antidumping Duty
Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final
determinations by the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) and the
International Trade Commission (ITC),
we are issuing an antidumping duty
order on alloy and certain carbon steel
threaded rod (threaded rod) from the
People’s Republic of China (China).
DATES: Applicable April 9, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Yang Jin Chun at (202) 482–5760, AD/
CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In accordance with sections 735(d)
and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR
351.210(c), on February 18, 2020,
Commerce published its affirmative
final determination in the less-than-fairvalue (LTFV) investigation of imports of
threaded rod from China.1 On April 3,
2020, the ITC notified Commerce of its
final determination pursuant to section
735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, that an
industry in the United States is
materially injured by reason of the
LTFV imports of threaded rod from
China.2
Scope of the Order
The product covered by this order is
threaded rod. For a complete
description for the scope of the order,
see the appendix to this notice.
Antidumping Duty Order
On April 3, 2020, in accordance with
sections 735(d) of the Act, the ITC
notified Commerce of its final
determination in this investigation, in
which it found that an industry in the
United States is materially injured
within the meaning of section
735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act by reason of
LTFV imports of threaded rod from
China.3 Therefore, in accordance with
sections 735(c)(2) and 736 of the Act,
Commerce is issuing this antidumping
duty order.
Because the ITC determined that
imports of threaded rod from China are
materially injuring a U.S. industry,
unliquidated entries of such
merchandise from China, entered or
withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption, are subject to the
assessment of antidumping duties.
Therefore, in accordance with section
736(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce will
direct U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) to assess, upon further
instruction by Commerce, antidumping
duties equal to the amount by which the
normal value of the merchandise
exceeds the export price (or constructed
export price) of the merchandise, for all
relevant entries of threaded rod from
China. Antidumping duties will be
assessed on unliquidated entries of
threaded rod from China entered, or
1 See Alloy and Certain Carbon Steel Threaded
Rod from the People’s Republic of China: Final
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value, 85 FR 8821 (February 18, 2020) (Final
Determination).
2 See Notification Letter from the ITC dated April
3, 2020 (ITC Letter).
3 Id.
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withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after September 25,
2019, the date of publication of the
Preliminary Determination,4 but will
not include entries occurring after the
expiration of the provisional measures
period and before publication of the
ITC’s final injury determination as
further described below.
Continuation of Suspension of
Liquidation
In accordance with section 736 of the
Act, Commerce will instruct CBP to
continue to suspend liquidation of
threaded rod from China as described in
the appendix to this notice which are
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the date of
publication of the ITC’s notice of final
determination in the Federal Register.
These instructions suspending
liquidation will remain in effect until
further notice.
We will also instruct CBP to require
cash deposits equal to the amount as
indicated below. Accordingly, effective
on the date of publication of the ITC’s
final affirmative injury determination,
CBP will require, at the same time as
importers would normally deposit
estimated duties on this subject
merchandise, a cash deposit equal to the
cash deposit rates listed below.5 The
rate for the China-wide entity applies to
all exporters not specifically listed. For
the purpose of determining cash deposit
rates, the estimated weighted-average
dumping margins for imports of subject
merchandise from China have been
adjusted, as appropriate, for exportcontingent subsidies calculated based
on the final determination of the
companion countervailing duty
investigation of threaded rod from
China.6
Estimated Weighted-Average Dumping
Margins
The weighted-average antidumping
duty margin percentages and cash
deposit percentages are as follows:
4 See 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, 84 FR 50379 (September 25, 2019)
(Preliminary Determination).
5 See section 736(a)(3) of the Act.
6 See Final Determination, 85 FR at 8822; see also
Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod from the
People’s Republic of China: Final Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination, 85 FR 8833
(February 18, 2020), and accompanying Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
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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 ............
14.16
4.26
11.47
3.62
0.00
0.00
Zhejiang Morgan Brother Technology Co., Ltd ............
11.47
0.00
Zhejiang Huiyou Import & Export Co., Ltd ...................
11.47
0.00
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 ............
.......................................................................................
11.47
11.47
0.00
0.00
11.47
11.47
11.47
11.47
11.47
11.47
11.47
11.47
11.47
11.47
11.47
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
11.47
11.47
11.47
59.45
0.00
0.00
0.00
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 .........................................................
Provisional Measures
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Estimated
weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
Section 733(d) of the Act states that
instructions issued pursuant to an
affirmative preliminary determination
may not remain in effect for more than
four months, except where exporters
representing a significant proportion of
exports of the subject merchandise
request Commerce to extend that fourmonth period to no more than six
months. Because certain exporters
accounting for a significant proportion
of threaded rod from China requested an
extension of the provisional measures,
we extended the four-month period to
six months in this proceeding.7 The
period began on September 25, 2019
and ended on March 22, 2020.
Therefore, in accordance with section
733(d) of the Act and our practice, we
will instruct CBP to terminate the
suspension of liquidation and to
liquidate, without regard to
antidumping duties, unliquidated
entries of threaded rod from China
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption after March 22, 2020,
the date the provisional measures
expired, through the day preceding the
date of publication of the ITC’s final
injury determination in the Federal
Register. Suspension of liquidation will
resume on the date of publication of the
7 See
Preliminary Determination, 84 FR at 50381.
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ITC’s final determination in the Federal
Register.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice constitutes the
antidumping duty order with respect to
threaded rod from China 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.
This order is issued and published in
accordance with section 736(a) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).
Dated: April 3, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix—Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the scope of
this order 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, coldrolled, 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 order 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.,
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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
above is covered by the scope of this order,
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 order 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 order
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
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merchandise, only the threaded rod is
included in the scope.
Excluded from the scope of this order 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 order 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 order 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.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N State
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
telephone: (302) 674–2331 or on their
website at www.mafmc.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, telephone: (302)
526–5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the meeting is to gather
Advisory Panel input on an amendment
to the MSB fishery management plan
that could modify the plan’s goals and
objectives as well as the permitting
system and associated management
measures for Illex squid.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XA112]
[RTID 0648–XX048]
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions;
General Provisions for Domestic
Fisheries; Application for Exempted
Fishing Permits
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council’s (Council)
Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish
(MSB) Advisory Panel will hold a
meeting.
SUMMARY:
The meeting will be held on
Thursday, April 23, 2020 at 1 p.m. and
conclude by 6 p.m. For agenda details,
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via webinar with a telephone-only audio
connection: https://
mafmc.adobeconnect.com/
msbap2020illex/. Telephone
instructions are provided upon
connecting, or the public can call direct:
800–832–0736, Rm: *7833942#.
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Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aid should be directed to M.
Jan Saunders, (302) 526–5251, at least 5
days prior to any meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: April 6, 2020.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
The Assistant Regional
Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries,
Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS, has
made a preliminary determination that
an exempted fishing permit application
submitted by the Gulf of Maine
Research Institute contains all of the
required information and warrants
further consideration. The exempted
fishing permit would allow the use of
electronic monitoring and dockside
monitoring to support testing a
maximized retention model in the
groundfish fishery. Vessels would be
exempt from minimum fish sizes and
groundfish sector at-sea monitoring
SUMMARY:
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requirements. Additionally, vessels
would be authorized to access portions
of Closed Area II during certain times of
year, and use trawl gear below the
minimum mesh size. Regulations under
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
require publication of this notification
to provide interested parties the
opportunity to comment on applications
for proposed exempted fishing permits.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before April 24, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written
comments by either of the following
methods:
• Email: nmfs.gar.efp@noaa.gov.
Include in the subject line ‘‘GMRI
MREM EFP.’’
• Mail: Michael Pentony, Regional
Administrator, NMFS, Greater Atlantic
Regional Fisheries Office, 55 Great
Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930.
Mark the outside of the envelope ‘‘GMRI
MREM EFP.’’
Copies of the supplemental
information report (SIR) developed in
support of this project may be obtained
by contacting Claire Fitz-Gerald, Fishery
Policy Analyst at the Greater Atlantic
Regional Fisheries Office, 978–281–
9255.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Claire Fitz-Gerald, Fishery Policy
Analyst, 978–281–9255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Groundfish sectors must implement and
fund an at-sea monitoring (ASM)
program, and the Northeast
Multispecies Fishery Management Plan
allows sectors to use electronic
monitoring (EM) to satisfy this
monitoring requirement, provided that
NMFS deems the technology sufficient
for catch monitoring. NMFS recently
notified the Council of its intent to
allow sectors to submit EM plans
instead of, or in addition to, ASM plans
as part of the fishing year 2021 and 2022
sector operations plans approval
process. For the 2020 fishing year,
lessons learned through this exempted
fishing permit (EFP) will allow NMFS to
continue developing standards and
requirements for the groundfish EM
program. Project partners include the
Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI)
and fishermen.
GMRI submitted an EFP application
to test a maximized retention electronic
monitoring (MREM) model and an
accompanying dockside monitoring
(DSM) program to monitor high-volume
bottom-trawl vessels in the groundfish
fleet. Vessels would be outfitted with
EM systems (cameras and gear sensors),
and the cameras would be on for 100
percent of groundfish trips. The EFP
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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: Antidumping Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC), we
are issuing an antidumping duty order on alloy and certain carbon steel
threaded rod (threaded rod) from the People's Republic of China
(China).
DATES: Applicable April 9, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yang Jin Chun at (202) 482-5760, AD/
CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In accordance with sections 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.210(c), on February 18,
2020, Commerce published its affirmative final determination in the
less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of imports of threaded rod
from China.\1\ On April 3, 2020, the ITC notified Commerce of its final
determination pursuant to section 735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, that an
industry in the United States is materially injured by reason of the
LTFV imports of threaded rod from China.\2\
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\1\ See Alloy and Certain Carbon Steel Threaded Rod from the
People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales
at Less Than Fair Value, 85 FR 8821 (February 18, 2020) (Final
Determination).
\2\ See Notification Letter from the ITC dated April 3, 2020
(ITC Letter).
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Scope of the Order
The product covered by this order is threaded rod. For a complete
description for the scope of the order, see the appendix to this
notice.
Antidumping Duty Order
On April 3, 2020, in accordance with sections 735(d) of the Act,
the ITC notified Commerce of its final determination in this
investigation, in which it found that an industry in the United States
is materially injured within the meaning of section 735(b)(1)(A)(i) of
the Act by reason of LTFV imports of threaded rod from China.\3\
Therefore, in accordance with sections 735(c)(2) and 736 of the Act,
Commerce is issuing this antidumping duty order.
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\3\ Id.
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Because the ITC determined that imports of threaded rod from China
are materially injuring a U.S. industry, unliquidated entries of such
merchandise from China, entered or withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption, are subject to the assessment of antidumping duties.
Therefore, in accordance with section 736(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce
will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess, upon
further instruction by Commerce, antidumping duties equal to the amount
by which the normal value of the merchandise exceeds the export price
(or constructed export price) of the merchandise, for all relevant
entries of threaded rod from China. Antidumping duties will be assessed
on unliquidated entries of threaded rod from China entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after September 25,
2019, the date of publication of the Preliminary Determination,\4\ but
will not include entries occurring after the expiration of the
provisional measures period and before publication of the ITC's final
injury determination as further described below.
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\4\ See 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, 84 FR 50379 (September 25,
2019) (Preliminary Determination).
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Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 736 of the Act, Commerce will instruct
CBP to continue to suspend liquidation of threaded rod from China as
described in the appendix to this notice which are entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of
publication of the ITC's notice of final determination in the Federal
Register. These instructions suspending liquidation will remain in
effect until further notice.
We will also instruct CBP to require cash deposits equal to the
amount as indicated below. Accordingly, effective on the date of
publication of the ITC's final affirmative injury determination, CBP
will require, at the same time as importers would normally deposit
estimated duties on this subject merchandise, a cash deposit equal to
the cash deposit rates listed below.\5\ The rate for the China-wide
entity applies to all exporters not specifically listed. For the
purpose of determining cash deposit rates, the estimated weighted-
average dumping margins for imports of subject merchandise from China
have been adjusted, as appropriate, for export-contingent subsidies
calculated based on the final determination of the companion
countervailing duty investigation of threaded rod from China.\6\
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\5\ See section 736(a)(3) of the Act.
\6\ See Final Determination, 85 FR at 8822; see also Carbon and
Alloy Steel Threaded Rod from the People's Republic of China: Final
Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 85 FR 8833 (February
18, 2020), and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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Estimated Weighted-Average Dumping Margins
The weighted-average antidumping duty margin percentages and cash
deposit percentages are as follows:
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Estimated Cash deposit
weighted- rate (adjusted
Exporter Producer average for subsidy
dumping margin offsets)
(percent) (percent)
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Ningbo Zhongjiang High Strength Bolts Co., Ningbo Zhongjiang High Strength 14.16 3.62
Ltd. Bolts Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Junyue Standard Part Co., Ltd..... Zhejiang Junyue Standard Part Co., 4.26 0.00
Ltd.
Cooper & Turner (Ningbo) International Zhejiang Cooper & Turner Fasteners 11.47 0.00
Trading Co., Ltd. Co., Ltd.
Cooper & Turner (Ningbo) International Zhejiang Morgan Brother Technology 11.47 0.00
Trading Co., Ltd. Co., Ltd.
Cooper & Turner (Ningbo) International Zhejiang Huiyou Import & Export 11.47 0.00
Trading Co., Ltd. Co., Ltd.
EC International (Nantong) Co., Ltd........ Ningbo Zhongjiang High Strength 11.47 0.00
Bolts Co., Ltd.
EC International (Nantong) Co., Ltd........ Ningbo Zhenghai Yongding Fasteners 11.47 0.00
Manufacture Co., Ltd.
EC International (Nantong) Co., Ltd........ Zhejiang Junyue Standard Part Co., 11.47 0.00
Ltd.
EC International (Nantong) Co., Ltd........ Haiyan Qinshan Rubber Factory...... 11.47 0.00
IFI & Morgan Ltd........................... Zhejiang Morgan Brother Technology 11.47 0.00
Co., Ltd.
Jiaxing Genteel Import & Export Co., Ltd... Ningbo Zhenhai Zhongbiao Standard 11.47 0.00
Parts Factory.
Ningbo Dingtuo Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd........ Ningbo Jinding Fastening Piece Co., 11.47 0.00
Ltd.
Zhejiang Heiter Mfg & Trade Co., Ltd....... Zhejiang Golden Automotive Fastener 11.47 0.00
Co., Ltd.
Ningbo Jinding Fastening Piece Co., Ltd.... Ningbo Jinding Fastening Piece Co., 11.47 0.00
Ltd.
Ningbo Qunli Fastener Manufacture Co., Ltd. Ningbo Qunli Fastener Manufacture 11.47 0.00
Co., Ltd.
Nantong Runyou Metal Products Co., Ltd..... Nantong Runyou Metal Products Co., 11.47 0.00
Ltd.
Ningbo Shareway Import & Export, Co., Ltd.. Zhejiang Junyue Standard Parts Co., 11.47 0.00
Ltd.
Ningbo Xingsheng Oil Pipe Fittings Ningbo Xingsheng Oil Pipe Fittings 11.47 0.00
Manufacture Co., Ltd. Manufacture Co., Ltd.
Ningbo Zhenghai Yongding Fastener Co., Ltd. Ningbo Zhenghai Yongding Fastener 11.47 0.00
Co., Ltd.
RMB Fasteners Ltd.......................... Zhejiang Morgan Brother Technology 11.47 0.00
Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Morgan Brother Technology Co., Ltd Zhejiang Morgan Brother Technology 11.47 0.00
Co., Ltd.
China-Wide Entity.......................... ................................... 59.45 48.91
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Provisional Measures
Section 733(d) of the Act states that instructions issued pursuant
to an affirmative preliminary determination may not remain in effect
for more than four months, except where exporters representing a
significant proportion of exports of the subject merchandise request
Commerce to extend that four-month period to no more than six months.
Because certain exporters accounting for a significant proportion of
threaded rod from China requested an extension of the provisional
measures, we extended the four-month period to six months in this
proceeding.\7\ The period began on September 25, 2019 and ended on
March 22, 2020.
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\7\ See Preliminary Determination, 84 FR at 50381.
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Therefore, in accordance with section 733(d) of the Act and our
practice, we will instruct CBP to terminate the suspension of
liquidation and to liquidate, without regard to antidumping duties,
unliquidated entries of threaded rod from China entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption after March 22, 2020, the date the
provisional measures expired, through the day preceding the date of
publication of the ITC's final injury determination in the Federal
Register. Suspension of liquidation will resume on the date of
publication of the ITC's final determination in the Federal Register.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice constitutes the antidumping duty order with respect to
threaded rod from China 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.
This order is issued and published in accordance with section
736(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).
Dated: April 3, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix--Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the scope of this order 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 order 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
above is covered by the scope of this order, 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 order 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 order 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
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merchandise, only the threaded rod is included in the scope.
Excluded from the scope of this order 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 order 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 order 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.
[FR Doc. 2020-07482 Filed 4-8-20; 8:45 am]
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