Finished Carbon Steel Flanges From Spain: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-2019, 69314-69316 [2020-24049]

Download as PDF 69314 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 212 / Monday, November 2, 2020 / Notices return/destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation. Notification to Interested Parties This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4). Dated: October 27, 2020. James Maeder, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations. [FR Doc. 2020–24178 Filed 10–30–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–469–815] Finished Carbon Steel Flanges From Spain: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018–2019 Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that producers or exporters of finished carbon steel flanges (flanges) from Spain subject to this review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) June 1, 2018 through May 31, 2019. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Applicable November 2, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marc Castillo or Mark Flessner, AD/CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0519 or (202) 482–6312, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Background On June 14, 2017, we published in the Federal Register an antidumping duty (AD) order on flanges from Spain.1 On June 3, 2019, we published a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the Order.2 Based on timely 1 See Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from Spain: Antidumping Duty Order, 82 FR 27229 (June 14, 2017) (Order). 2 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative Review, 84 FR 25521 (June 3, 2019). VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:55 Oct 30, 2020 Jkt 253001 requests for administrative review, we initiated an administrative review of eight companies: (1) ULMA Forja, S.Coop; (2) Grupo Cunado; (3) Tubacero, S.L.; (4) Ateaciones De Metales Sinterizados S.A.; (5) Transglory S.A.; (6) Central Y Almacenes; (7) Friedrich Geldbach Gmbh; and (8) Farina Group Spain.3 On November 19, 2019, we selected ULMA as the sole mandatory respondent in this review.4 For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this administrative review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.5 The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance’s AD 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 on the internet at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and the electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content. A list of topics included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as the appendix to this notice. On April 24, 2020, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative reviews by 50 days.6 On July 21, 2020, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative reviews by an additional 60 days.7 On February 21, 2020, and July 6, 2020, we extended the deadline for the preliminary results, by a total of 120 days.8 The deadline for the 3 See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 36572 (July 29, 2019); see also Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 47242 (September 9, 2019), which corrected the spelling of one company’s name. 4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Identification of Mandatory Respondent for the 2018–2019 Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from Spain,’’ dated November 19, 2019. 5 See Memorandum, ‘‘Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from Spain: Decision Memorandum for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018–2019,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). 6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews in Response to Operational Adjustments Due to COVID–19,’’ dated April 24, 2020. 7 See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews,’’ dated July 21, 2020. 8 See Memorandum, ‘‘Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from Spain: Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 preliminary results of this administrative review is now October 19, 2020. Scope of the Order The scope of the Order covers finished carbon steel flanges. 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. A full description of the scope of the Order is contained in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Methodology Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Export price is calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act. Normal value is calculated in accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying these preliminary results, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Preliminary Results of Administrative Review We preliminarily determine that the following weighted-average dumping margins exist for the period June 1, 2018, through May 31, 2019: Exporter/manufacturer ULMA Forja, S.Coop .................. Ateaciones De Metales Sinterizados S.A ..................... Central Y Almacenes .................. Farina Group Spain .................... Friedrich Geldbach Gmbh .......... Grupo Cunado ............................ Transglory S.A ............................ Tubacero, S.L ............................. Weightedaverage dumping margin (percent) 1.03 1.03 1.03 1.03 1.03 1.03 1.03 1.03 Non-Individually Examined Companies For the rate for non-selected respondents in an administrative review, generally, Commerce looks to section 735(c)(5) of the Act, which provides instructions for calculating the all-others rate in a market economy investigation. Under section Administrative Review, 2018–2019,’’ dated February 21, 2020; see also Memorandum, ‘‘Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from Spain: Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 2018– 2019,’’ dated July 6, 2020. E:\FR\FM\02NON1.SGM 02NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 212 / Monday, November 2, 2020 / Notices 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, the all-others rate is normally ‘‘an amount equal to the weighted average of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins established for exporters and producers individually investigated, excluding any zero or de minimis margins, and any margins determined entirely {on the basis of facts available}.’’ We preliminarily calculated a margin for ULMA that was not zero, de minimis, or based on facts available. Accordingly, we have preliminarily applied the margin calculated for ULMA to the nonindividually examined respondents. Disclosure and Public Comment We intend to disclose the calculations performed for these preliminary results to the parties within five days after public announcement of the preliminary results in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Interested parties may submit case briefs no later than 30 days after the date of publication of these preliminary results of review.9 Rebuttal briefs may be filed no later than seven days after case briefs are due and may respond only to arguments raised in the case briefs.10 Parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding 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.11 Note that Commerce has temporarily modified certain of its requirements for serving documents containing business proprietary information, until further notice.12 Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via ACCESS. An electronically filed document must be received successfully in its entirety by Commerce’s electronic records system, ACCESS, by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice.13 Requests should contain: (1) The party’s name, address and telephone number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of issues to be discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to those raised in the respective case briefs. jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES 9 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(ii). 10 See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020). 11 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2). 12 See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020). 13 See 19 CFR 351.310(c). VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:55 Oct 30, 2020 Jkt 253001 Unless otherwise extended, Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative review, which will include the results of its analysis of issues raised in any briefs, within 120 days of publication of these preliminary results of review, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act. Assessment Rate Upon issuing the final results, Commerce will determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review.14 If the respondent’s weightedaverage dumping margin is above de minimis (i.e., 0.50 percent) in the final results of this review, we intend to calculate an importer-specific assessment rate on the basis of the ratio of the total amount of antidumping duties calculated for the importer’s examined sales and the total entered value of the sales in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).15 If the respondent’s weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de minimis in the final results, we will instruct CBP not to assess duties on any of its entries in accordance with the Final Modification for Reviews.16 The final results of this administrative review shall be the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise under review and for future deposits of estimated duties, where applicable. For entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by ULMA for which it did not know its merchandise was destined for the United States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction. We intend to issue liquidation instructions to CBP 15 days after publication of the final results of this review. Cash Deposit Requirements The following deposit requirements for estimated antidumping duties will be effective upon publication of the notice of final results of this review for all shipments of flanges from Spain entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication as provided by section 14 See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). these preliminary results, Commerce applied the assessment rate calculation method adopted in Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Duty Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14, 2012) (Final Modification for Reviews). 16 Id., 77 FR at 8102. 15 In PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 69315 751(a)(2) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for the companies under review, will be the rate established in the final results of the review (except, if the rate is zero or de minimis, no cash deposit will be required); (2) for merchandise exported by producers or exporters not covered in this review but covered in a prior segment of the proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most recent period; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the original investigation but the producer is, then the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent period for the producer of the merchandise; (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to be 18.81 percent,17 the all-others rate established in the lessthan-fair-value investigation. These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice. Notification to Importers This notice serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce’s presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties. Administrative Protective Orders This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation. Notification to Interested Parties Commerce is issuing and publishing these results in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4). 17 See E:\FR\FM\02NON1.SGM the Order, 82 FR 27229. 02NON1 69316 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 212 / Monday, November 2, 2020 / Notices Dated: October 16, 2020. Jeffrey I. Kessler, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Scope of the Order IV. Discussion of the Methodology V. Recommendation Connection Information [FR Doc. 2020–24049 Filed 10–30–20; 8:45 am] You can attend the meeting online using a computer, tablet, or smart phone; or by phone only. Connection information will be posted online at: https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/ Details/1724. BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Public Comment [RTID 0648–XA608] North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meetings. AGENCY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) Groundfish Plan Teams will meet via webconference. DATES: The meetings will be held on Monday, November 16, 2020 through Friday, November 20, 2020, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Alaska Time. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a webconference. Join online through the link at https://meetings.npfmc.org/ Meeting/Details/1724. Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1007 W 3rd Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501–2252; telephone: (907) 271–2809. Instructions for attending the meeting are given under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara Cleaver or Steve MacLean, Council staff; phone: (907) 271–2809 and email: sara.cleaver@noaa.gov or Steve.MacLean@noaa.gov. For technical support please contact our administrative staff; email: npfmc.admin@noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Agenda Monday, November 16, 2020 to Friday, November 20, 2020 The Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) and Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Plan Teams will compile and review the annual BSAI and GOA Groundfish VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:55 Oct 30, 2020 Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) reports, and recommend final groundfish harvest and prohibited species specifications for 2021/22. The Plan Teams will also review the Economic Report and the Ecosystem Status Report and assessments. The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be posted at https://meetings.npfmc.org/ Meeting/Details/1724. prior to the meeting, along with meeting materials. Jkt 253001 Public comment letters should be submitted electronically to https:// meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/ 1724. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: October 28, 2020. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2020–24212 Filed 10–30–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XA257] 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; request for comments. AGENCY: The Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS, has made a preliminary determination that an application submitted by the Gulf of Maine Research Institute to amend an existing Exempted Fishing Permit contains all of the required information and warrants further consideration. The amended Exempted Fishing Permit would provide one vessel participating in an electronic monitoring program with an exemption to conduct exploratory fishing using cod ends with smaller mesh than otherwise permitted. The Exempted Fishing Permit would SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 test the effect of different codend mesh combinations on the catch of pollock and Gulf of Maine haddock while on trips targeting Acadian redfish. Regulations under the MagnusonStevens 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 November 17, 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 Amendment.’’ • 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 Amendment.’’ 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: Mark Grant, Fishery Policy Analyst, 978–281–9145. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 1, 2020, NMFS granted an Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) to the Gulf of Maine Research Institute to continue developing 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. For more information on the details of the EFP see the notice published April 9, 2020 (85 FR 19931). The Gulf of Maine Research Institute, in conjunction with the Northeast Sector Service Network and a commercial fishing business, has submitted an application to amend the EFP. The amended EFP would allow one vessel participating in the MREM program an additional exemption from the minimum mesh size requirements for the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank regulated mesh areas codified at 50 CFR 648.80(a)(3)(i) and (a)(4)(i) to use cod ends with either square or diamond mesh as small as 4.5 inches (11.4 cm). The exemption would be used to conduct exploratory fishing to increase the catch of pollock and Gulf of Maine haddock while on trips targeting Acadian redfish. This EFP would be effective for the 2020 and 2021 fishing years, through April 30, 2022. Because E:\FR\FM\02NON1.SGM 02NON1

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-469-815]


Finished Carbon Steel Flanges From Spain: Preliminary Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-2019

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines 
that producers or exporters of finished carbon steel flanges (flanges) 
from Spain subject to this review made sales of subject merchandise at 
less than normal value during the period of review (POR) June 1, 2018 
through May 31, 2019. We invite interested parties to comment on these 
preliminary results.

DATES: Applicable November 2, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marc Castillo or Mark Flessner, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0519 or (202) 482-6312, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On June 14, 2017, we published in the Federal Register an 
antidumping duty (AD) order on flanges from Spain.\1\ On June 3, 2019, 
we published a notice of opportunity to request an administrative 
review of the Order.\2\ Based on timely requests for administrative 
review, we initiated an administrative review of eight companies: (1) 
ULMA Forja, S.Coop; (2) Grupo Cunado; (3) Tubacero, S.L.; (4) 
Ateaciones De Metales Sinterizados S.A.; (5) Transglory S.A.; (6) 
Central Y Almacenes; (7) Friedrich Geldbach Gmbh; and (8) Farina Group 
Spain.\3\ On November 19, 2019, we selected ULMA as the sole mandatory 
respondent in this review.\4\ For a complete description of the events 
that followed the initiation of this administrative review, see the 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\5\ The Preliminary Decision Memorandum 
is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and 
Compliance's AD 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 on the 
internet at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and the 
electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are 
identical in content. A list of topics included in the Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum is included as the appendix to this notice.
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    \1\ See Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from Spain: Antidumping 
Duty Order, 82 FR 27229 (June 14, 2017) (Order).
    \2\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 84 FR 25521 (June 3, 2019).
    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 36572 (July 29, 2019); see also 
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Reviews, 84 FR 47242 (September 9, 2019), which corrected the 
spelling of one company's name.
    \4\ See Memorandum, ``Identification of Mandatory Respondent for 
the 2018-2019 Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on 
Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from Spain,'' dated November 19, 2019.
    \5\ See Memorandum, ``Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from Spain: 
Decision Memorandum for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review; 2018-2019,'' dated concurrently with, and 
hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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    On April 24, 2020, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative 
reviews by 50 days.\6\ On July 21, 2020, Commerce tolled all deadlines 
in administrative reviews by an additional 60 days.\7\ On February 21, 
2020, and July 6, 2020, we extended the deadline for the preliminary 
results, by a total of 120 days.\8\ The deadline for the preliminary 
results of this administrative review is now October 19, 2020.
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    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews in Response to 
Operational Adjustments Due to COVID-19,'' dated April 24, 2020.
    \7\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews,'' dated July 21, 2020.
    \8\ See Memorandum, ``Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from Spain: 
Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review, 2018-2019,'' dated February 21, 2020; see 
also Memorandum, ``Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from Spain: 
Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review, 2018-2019,'' dated July 6, 2020.
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Scope of the Order

    The scope of the Order covers finished carbon steel flanges. 
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. A full description of the 
scope of the Order is contained in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

Methodology

    Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section 751 of 
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Export price is 
calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act. Normal value is 
calculated in accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full 
description of the methodology underlying these preliminary results, 
see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

Preliminary Results of Administrative Review

    We preliminarily determine that the following weighted-average 
dumping margins exist for the period June 1, 2018, through May 31, 
2019:

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                                                               Weighted-
                                                                average
                    Exporter/manufacturer                       dumping
                                                                margin
                                                               (percent)
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ULMA Forja, S.Coop..........................................        1.03
Ateaciones De Metales Sinterizados S.A......................        1.03
Central Y Almacenes.........................................        1.03
Farina Group Spain..........................................        1.03
Friedrich Geldbach Gmbh.....................................        1.03
Grupo Cunado................................................        1.03
Transglory S.A..............................................        1.03
Tubacero, S.L...............................................        1.03
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Non-Individually Examined Companies

    For the rate for non-selected respondents in an administrative 
review, generally, Commerce looks to section 735(c)(5) of the Act, 
which provides instructions for calculating the all-others rate in a 
market economy investigation. Under section

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735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, the all-others rate is normally ``an amount 
equal to the weighted average of the estimated weighted-average dumping 
margins established for exporters and producers individually 
investigated, excluding any zero or de minimis margins, and any margins 
determined entirely {on the basis of facts available{time} .'' We 
preliminarily calculated a margin for ULMA that was not zero, de 
minimis, or based on facts available. Accordingly, we have 
preliminarily applied the margin calculated for ULMA to the non-
individually examined respondents.

Disclosure and Public Comment

    We intend to disclose the calculations performed for these 
preliminary results to the parties within five days after public 
announcement of the preliminary results in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.224(b). Interested parties may submit case briefs no later than 30 
days after the date of publication of these preliminary results of 
review.\9\ Rebuttal briefs may be filed no later than seven days after 
case briefs are due and may respond only to arguments raised in the 
case briefs.\10\ Parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in 
this proceeding 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.\11\ Note that Commerce has temporarily modified 
certain of its requirements for serving documents containing business 
proprietary information, until further notice.\12\
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    \9\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(ii).
    \10\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Temporary Rule Modifying 
AD/CVD Service Requirements Due to COVID-19; Extension of Effective 
Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020).
    \11\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
    \12\ See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements 
Due to COVID-19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 
10, 2020).
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    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to 
request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant 
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via 
ACCESS. An electronically filed document must be received successfully 
in its entirety by Commerce's electronic records system, ACCESS, by 
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of publication of 
this notice.\13\ Requests should contain: (1) The party's name, address 
and telephone number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of 
issues to be discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to 
those raised in the respective case briefs.
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    \13\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
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    Unless otherwise extended, Commerce intends to issue the final 
results of this administrative review, which will include the results 
of its analysis of issues raised in any briefs, within 120 days of 
publication of these preliminary results of review, pursuant to section 
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.

Assessment Rate

    Upon issuing the final results, Commerce will determine, and U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on 
all appropriate entries covered by this review.\14\ If the respondent's 
weighted-average dumping margin is above de minimis (i.e., 0.50 
percent) in the final results of this review, we intend to calculate an 
importer-specific assessment rate on the basis of the ratio of the 
total amount of antidumping duties calculated for the importer's 
examined sales and the total entered value of the sales in accordance 
with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).\15\ If the respondent's weighted-average 
dumping margin is zero or de minimis in the final results, we will 
instruct CBP not to assess duties on any of its entries in accordance 
with the Final Modification for Reviews.\16\ The final results of this 
administrative review shall be the basis for the assessment of 
antidumping duties on entries of merchandise under review and for 
future deposits of estimated duties, where applicable.
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    \14\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
    \15\ In these preliminary results, Commerce applied the 
assessment rate calculation method adopted in Antidumping 
Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and 
Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Duty Proceedings; Final 
Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14, 2012) (Final Modification for 
Reviews).
    \16\ Id., 77 FR at 8102.
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    For entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by ULMA 
for which it did not know its merchandise was destined for the United 
States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the 
all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) 
involved in the transaction.
    We intend to issue liquidation instructions to CBP 15 days after 
publication of the final results of this review.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following deposit requirements for estimated antidumping duties 
will be effective upon publication of the notice of final results of 
this review for all shipments of flanges from Spain entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of 
publication as provided by section 751(a)(2) of the Act: (1) The cash 
deposit rate for the companies under review, will be the rate 
established in the final results of the review (except, if the rate is 
zero or de minimis, no cash deposit will be required); (2) for 
merchandise exported by producers or exporters not covered in this 
review but covered in a prior segment of the proceeding, the cash 
deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published 
for the most recent period; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered 
in this review, a prior review, or the original investigation but the 
producer is, then the cash deposit rate will be the rate established 
for the most recent period for the producer of the merchandise; (4) the 
cash deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to 
be 18.81 percent,\17\ the all-others rate established in the less-than-
fair-value investigation.
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    These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in 
effect until further notice.

Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation 
of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure to comply with this 
requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement 
of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double 
antidumping duties.

Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written 
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or 
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to 
comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable 
violation.

Notification to Interested Parties

    Commerce is issuing and publishing these results in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).


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    Dated: October 16, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Recommendation

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