Forged Steel Fittings from India: Countervailing Duty Order, 80016-80018 [2020-27305]

Download as PDF jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES 80016 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 239 / Friday, December 11, 2020 / Notices 6,000 or 6M; 9,000 or 9M), wall thickness, and whether or not heat treated. Excluded from this scope are all fittings entirely made of stainless steel. Also excluded are flanges, nipples, and all fittings that have a maximum pressure rating of 300 pounds per square inch/PSI or less. Also excluded from the scope are fittings certified or made to the following standards, so long as the fittings are not also manufactured to the specifications of ASME B16.11, MSS SP–79, MSS SP–83, MSS SP– 97, ASTM A105, ASTM A350 and ASTM A182: • American Petroleum Institute (API) 5CT, API 5L, or API 11B; • American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) B16.9; • Manufacturers Standardization Society (MSS) SP–75; • Society of Automotive Engineering (SAE) J476, SAE J514, SAE J516, SAE J517, SAE J518, SAE J1026, SAE J1231, SAE J1453, SAE J1926, J2044 or SAE AS 35411; • Hydraulic hose fittings (e.g., fittings used in high pressure water cleaning applications, in the manufacture of hydraulic engines, to connect rubber dispensing hoses to a dispensing nozzle or grease fitting) made to ISO 12151–1, 12151–2, 12151–3, 12151–4, 12151–5, or 12151–6; • Underwriter’s Laboratories (UL) certified electrical conduit fittings; • ASTM A153, A536, A576, or A865; • Casing conductor connectors made to proprietary specifications; • Machined steel parts (e.g., couplers) that are not certified to any specifications in this scope description and that are not for connecting steel pipes for distributing gas and liquids; • Oil country tubular goods (OCTG) connectors (e.g., forged steel tubular connectors for API 5L pipes or OCTG for offshore oil and gas drilling and extraction); • Military Specification (MIL) MIL–C– 4109F and MIL–F–3541; and • International Organization for Standardization (ISO) ISO6150–B. Also excluded from the scope are assembled or unassembled hammer unions that consist of a nut and two subs. To qualify for this exclusion, the hammer union must meet each of the following criteria: (1) The face of the nut of the hammer union is permanently marked with one of the following markings: ‘‘FIG 100,’’ ‘‘FIG 110,’’ ‘‘FIG 100C,’’ ‘‘FIG 200,’’ ‘‘FIG 200C,’’ ‘‘FIG 201,’’ ‘‘FIG 202,’’ ‘‘FIG 206,’’ ‘‘FIG 207,’’ ‘‘FIG 211,’’ ‘‘FIG 300,’’ ‘‘FIG 301,’’ ‘‘FIG 400,’’ ‘‘FIG 600,’’ ‘‘FIG 602,’’ ‘‘FIG 607,’’ ‘‘FIG 1002,’’ ‘‘FIG 1003,’’ ‘‘FIG 1502,’’ ‘‘FIG 1505,’’ ‘‘FIG 2002,’’ or ‘‘FIG 2202’’; (2) the hammer union does not bear any of the following markings: ‘‘Class 3000,’’ ‘‘Class 3M,’’ ‘‘Class 6000,’’ ‘‘Class 6M,’’ ‘‘Class 9000,’’ or ‘‘Class 9M’’; and (3) the nut and both subs of the hammer union are painted. Also excluded from the scope are subs or wingnuts made to ASTM A788, marked with ‘‘FIG 1002,’’ ‘‘FIG 1502,’’ or ‘‘FIG 2002,’’ and with a pressure rating of 10,000 PSI or greater. These parts are made from AISI/SAE 4130, 4140, or 4340 steel and are 100 percent magnetic particle inspected before shipment. Also excluded from the scope are tee, elbow, cross, adapter (or ‘‘crossover’’), blast VerDate Sep<11>2014 23:25 Dec 10, 2020 Jkt 253001 joint (or ‘‘spacer’’), blind sub, swivel joint and pup joint which have wing nut or not. To qualify for this exclusion, these products must meet each of the following criteria: (1) Manufacturing and Inspection standard is API 6A or API 16C; and, (2) body or wing nut is permanently marked with one of the following markings: ‘‘FIG 2002,’’ ‘‘FIG 1502,’’ ‘‘FIG 1002,’’ ‘‘FIG 602,’’ ‘‘FIG 206,’’ or ‘‘FIG any other number’’ or MTR (Material Test Report) shows these FIG numbers. To be excluded from the scope, products must have the appropriate standard or pressure markings and/or be accompanied by documentation showing product compliance to the applicable standard or pressure, e.g., ‘‘API 5CT’’ mark and/or a mill certification report. Subject carbon and alloy forged steel fittings are normally entered under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 7307.92.3010, 7307.92.3030, 7307.92.9000, 7307.99.1000, 7307.99.3000, 7307.99.5045, and 7307.99.5060. They may also be entered under HTSUS 7307.93.3010, 7307.93.3040, 7307.93.6000, 7307.93.9010, 7307.93.9040, 7307.93.9060, and 7326.19.0010. The HTSUS subheadings and specifications are provided for convenience and customs purposes; the written description of the scope is dispositive. [FR Doc. 2020–27304 Filed 12–10–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C–533–892] Forged Steel Fittings from India: Countervailing Duty Order Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC), Commerce is issuing a countervailing duty order on forged steel fittings from India. DATES: Applicable December 11, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Caserta, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4737. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: Background In accordance with section 705(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), on October 20, 2020, Commerce published its affirmative final determination that countervailable PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of forged steel fittings from India.1 On November 25, 2020, the ITC notified Commerce of its affirmative determination that an industry in the United States is materially injured within the meaning of section 705(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, by reason of subsidized imports of subject merchandise from India.2 Scope of the Order The scope of this order covers forged steel fittings from India. For a complete description of the scope, see the Appendix to this notice. Countervailing Duty Order On November 25, 2020, in accordance with sections 705(b)(1)(A)(i) and 705(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 by reason of imports of forged steel fittings from India. Therefore, in accordance with section 705(c)(2) of the Act, Commerce is issuing this countervailing duty order. Because the ITC determined that imports of forged steel fittings from India are materially injuring a U.S. industry, unliquidated entries of such merchandise from India, entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, are subject to the assessment of countervailing duties. Therefore, in accordance with section 706(a) of the Act, Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess, upon further instruction by Commerce, countervailing duties for all relevant entries of forged steel fittings from India. Countervailing duties will be assessed on unliquidated entries of forged steel fittings from India entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after March 30, 2020, the date of publication of the Preliminary Determination,3 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. Suspension of Liquidation In accordance with section 706 of the Act, Commerce will instruct CBP to 1 See Forged Steel Fittings from India: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 85 FR 66535 (October 20, 2020). 2 See ITC’s Letter, ‘‘Notification of ITC Final Determinations,’’ dated November 25, 2020. 3 See Forged Steel Fittings from India: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, and Alignment of Final Determination with Final Antidumping Duty Determination, 85 FR 17536 (March 30, 2020) (Preliminary Determination). E:\FR\FM\11DEN1.SGM 11DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 239 / Friday, December 11, 2020 / Notices reinstitute the suspension of liquidation of forged steel fittings from India. We will also instruct CBP to require, pursuant to section 706(a)(1) of the Act, countervailing duties for each entry of the subject merchandise in an amount based on the net countervailable subsidy rates for the subject merchandise. These instructions suspending liquidation will remain in effect until further notice. Company Shakti Forge Industries Pvt. Ltd 4 ................................... Nikoo Forge Pvt. Ltd., Pan International, Patton International Limited, Sage Metals Limited, Kirtanlal Steel Private Limited, Disha Auto Components Private Limited, Dynamic Flow Products, Sara Sae Private Limited, and Parveen Industries Private Limited ............................... All Others .............................. Subsidy rate ad valorem (percent) 2.64 300.77 2.64 jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Provisional Measures Section 703(d) of the Act states that instructions issued pursuant to an affirmative preliminary determination may not remain in effect for more than four months. In the underlying investigation, Commerce published the Preliminary Determination on March 30, 2020. Therefore, the four-month period beginning on the date of the publication of the Preliminary Determinations ended on July 27, 2020. In accordance with section 703(d) of the Act and our practice, we instructed CBP to terminate the suspension of liquidation and to liquidate, without regard to countervailing duties, unliquidated entries of forged steel fittings from India entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after July 28, 2020, the day after the date the provisional measures expired, until and 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. Notifications to Interested Parties This notice constitutes the countervailing duty order with respect to forged steel fittings from India pursuant to sections 706(a) of the Act. Interested parties can find a list of 4 Commerce has found Shakti Forge Industries Pvt. Ltd. and Shakti Forge to be cross-owned, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.525(b)(6)(vi). VerDate Sep<11>2014 23:25 Dec 10, 2020 Jkt 253001 countervailing duty orders currently in effect at https://enforcement.trade.gov/ stats/iastats1.html. This order is issued and published in accordance with section 706(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b). Dated: December 4, 2020. Jeffrey I. Kessler, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix Scope of the Order The merchandise covered by this order is carbon and alloy forged steel fittings, whether unfinished (commonly known as blanks or rough forgings) or finished. Such fittings are made in a variety of shapes including, but not limited to, elbows, tees, crosses, laterals, couplings, reducers, caps, plugs, bushings, unions (including hammer unions), and outlets. Forged steel fittings are covered regardless of end finish, whether threaded, socket-weld or other end connections. The scope includes integrally reinforced forged branch outlet fittings, regardless of whether they have one or more ends that is a socket welding, threaded, butt welding end, or other end connections. While these fittings are generally manufactured to specifications ASME B16.11, MSS SP–79, MSS SP–83, MSS–SP– 97, ASTM A105, ASTM A350 and ASTM A182, the scope is not limited to fittings made to these specifications. The term forged is an industry term used to describe a class of products included in applicable standards, and it does not reference an exclusive manufacturing process. Forged steel fittings are not manufactured from casings. Pursuant to the applicable standards, fittings may also be machined from bar stock or machined from seamless pipe and tube. All types of forged steel fittings are included in the scope regardless of nominal pipe size (which may or may not be expressed in inches of nominal pipe size), pressure class rating (expressed in pounds of pressure, e.g., 2,000 or 2M; 3,000 or 3M; 6,000 or 6M; 9,000 or 9M), wall thickness, and whether or not heat treated. Excluded from this scope are all fittings entirely made of stainless steel. Also excluded are flanges, nipples, and all fittings that have a maximum pressure rating of 300 pounds per square inch/PSI or less. Also excluded from the scope are fittings certified or made to the following standards, so long as the fittings are not also manufactured to the specifications of ASME B16.11, MSS SP–79, MSS SP–83, MSS SP– 97, ASTM A105, ASTM A350 and ASTM A182: • American Petroleum Institute (API) 5CT, API 5L, or API 11B; • American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) B16.9; • Manufacturers Standardization Society (MSS) SP–75; • Society of Automotive Engineering (SAE) J476, SAE J514, SAE J516, SAE J517, SAE J518, SAE J1026, SAE J1231, SAE J1453, SAE J1926, J2044 or SAE AS 35411; PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 80017 • Hydraulic hose fittings (e.g., fittings used in high pressure water cleaning applications, in the manufacture of hydraulic engines, to connect rubber dispensing hoses to a dispensing nozzle or grease fitting) made to ISO 12151–1, 12151–2, 12151–3, 12151–4, 12151–5, or 12151–6; • Underwriter’s Laboratories (UL) certified electrical conduit fittings; • ASTM A153, A536, A576, or A865; • Casing conductor connectors made to proprietary specifications; • Machined steel parts (e.g., couplers) that are not certified to any specifications in this scope description and that are not for connecting steel pipes for distributing gas and liquids; • Oil country tubular goods (OCTG) connectors (e.g., forged steel tubular connectors for API 5L pipes or OCTG for offshore oil and gas drilling and extraction); • Military Specification (MIL) MIL–C–4109F and MIL–F–3541; and • International Organization for Standardization (ISO) ISO6150–B. Also excluded from the scope are assembled or unassembled hammer unions that consist of a nut and two subs. To qualify for this exclusion, the hammer union must meet each of the following criteria: (1) The face of the nut of the hammer union is permanently marked with one of the following markings: ‘‘FIG 100,’’ ‘‘FIG 110,’’ ‘‘FIG 100C,’’ ‘‘FIG 200,’’ ‘‘FIG 200C,’’ ‘‘FIG 201,’’ ‘‘FIG 202,’’ ‘‘FIG 206,’’ ‘‘FIG 207,’’ ‘‘FIG 211,’’ ‘‘FIG 300,’’ ‘‘FIG 301,’’ ‘‘FIG 400,’’ ‘‘FIG 600,’’ ‘‘FIG 602,’’ ‘‘FIG 607,’’ ‘‘FIG 1002,’’ ‘‘FIG 1003,’’ ‘‘FIG 1502,’’ ‘‘FIG 1505,’’ ‘‘FIG 2002,’’ or ‘‘FIG 2202’’; (2) the hammer union does not bear any of the following markings: ‘‘Class 3000,’’ ‘‘Class 3M,’’ ‘‘Class 6000,’’ ‘‘Class 6M,’’ ‘‘Class 9000,’’ or ‘‘Class 9M’’; and (3) the nut and both subs of the hammer union are painted. Also excluded from the scope are subs or wingnuts made to ASTM A788, marked with ‘‘FIG 1002,’’ ‘‘FIG 1502,’’ or ‘‘FIG 2002,’’ and with a pressure rating of 10,000 PSI or greater. These parts are made from AISI/SAE 4130, 4140, or 4340 steel and are 100 percent magnetic particle inspected before shipment. Also excluded from the scope are tee, elbow, cross, adapter (or ‘‘crossover’’), blast joint (or ‘‘spacer’’), blind sub, swivel joint and pup joint which have wing nut or not. To qualify for this exclusion, these products must meet each of the following criteria: (1) Manufacturing and Inspection standard is API 6A or API 16C; and, (2) body or wing nut is permanently marked with one of the following markings: ‘‘FIG 2002,’’ ‘‘FIG 1502,’’ ‘‘FIG 1002,’’ ‘‘FIG 602,’’ ‘‘FIG 206,’’ or ‘‘FIG any other number’’ or MTR (Material Test Report) shows these FIG numbers. To be excluded from the scope, products must have the appropriate standard or pressure markings and/or be accompanied by documentation showing product compliance to the applicable standard or pressure, e.g., ‘‘API 5CT’’ mark and/or a mill certification report. Subject carbon and alloy forged steel fittings are normally entered under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United E:\FR\FM\11DEN1.SGM 11DEN1 80018 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 239 / Friday, December 11, 2020 / Notices States (HTSUS) 7307.92.3010, 7307.92.3030, 7307.92.9000, 7307.99.1000, 7307.99.3000, 7307.99.5045, and 7307.99.5060. They may also be entered under HTSUS 7307.93.3010, 7307.93.3040, 7307.93.6000, 7307.93.9010, 7307.93.9040, 7307.93.9060, and 7326.19.0010. The HTSUS subheadings and specifications are provided for convenience and customs purposes; the written description of the scope is dispositive. [FR Doc. 2020–27305 Filed 12–10–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–428–847] Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks From the Federal Republic of Germany: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that imports of forged steel fluid end blocks (fluid end blocks) from the Federal Republic of Germany (Germany) are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV) for the period of investigation October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019. DATES: Applicable December 11, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alexis Cherry or Katherine Johnson, AD/CVD Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0607 or (202) 482–4929, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Background On July 23, 2020, Commerce published in the Federal Register its preliminary affirmative determination in the LTFV investigation of fluid end blocks from Germany, in which we also postponed the final determination until December 7, 2020.1 We invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Determination. A summary of the events that occurred since Commerce published the Preliminary Determination, as well as a full 1 See Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from the Federal Republic of Germany: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional Measures, 85 FR 44513 (July 23, 2020) (Preliminary Determination) and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum. VerDate Sep<11>2014 23:25 Dec 10, 2020 Jkt 253001 discussion of the issues raised by parties for this final determination, may be found in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.2 Scope of the Investigation The products covered by this investigation are fluid end blocks from Germany. For a complete description of the scope of this investigation, see Appendix I. Scope Comments During the course of this investigation, Commerce received scope comments from interested parties. Commerce issued a Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum to address these comments.3 We received comments from interested parties on the Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum, which we address in the Final Scope Decision Memorandum, dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this final determination.4 Commerce is not modifying the scope language as it appeared in the Preliminary Determination. See Appendix I for the final scope of the investigation. Verification Commerce was unable to conduct onsite verification of the information relied upon in making its final determination in this investigation as provided for in section 782(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Accordingly, we took additional steps in lieu of on-site verification and requested additional documentation and information.5 Changes Since the Preliminary Determination Based on our analysis of the comments received and our findings related to our request for information in lieu of verification, we made certain changes to the margin calculations. For a discussion of these changes, see the ‘‘Margin Calculations’’ section of the Issues and Decision Memorandum. Use of Adverse Facts Available The respondents Schmiedewerke Groditz GmbH (SWG) and voestalpine Bohler Group (voestalpine) failed to cooperate in this investigation. Therefore, in the Preliminary Determination, pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act, Commerce Analysis of Comments Received assigned SWG and voestalpine a rate All issues raised in the case and based on adverse facts available (AFA). rebuttal briefs that were submitted by There is no new information on the parties in this investigation are record that would cause us to revisit our addressed in the Issues and Decision determination to apply AFA to these Memorandum. A list of the issues companies. Accordingly, we continue to addressed in the Issues and Decision find that the application of AFA Memorandum is attached to this notice at Appendix II. The Issues and Decision pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) of Memorandum is a public document and the Act is warranted with respect to is on file electronically via Enforcement SWG and voestalpine. Commerce has assigned to SWG’s and voestalpine’s and Compliance’s Antidumping and exports of the subject merchandise the Countervailing Duty Centralized rate of 70.84 percent, which is BGH’s Electronic Service System (ACCESS). highest transaction-specific margin.6 ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a Because this rate is not secondary information, but rather is based on complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed information obtained in the course of directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/ the investigation, Commerce need not corroborate this rate pursuant to section frn. The signed and electronic versions 776(c) of the Act. of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in content. All-Others Rate 2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Affirmative Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation of Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from the Federal Republic of Germany,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). 3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from the Federal Republic of Germany, India, Italy, and the People’s Republic of China: Scope Comments Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Determinations,’’ dated May 18, 2020 (Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum). 4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from the Federal Republic of Germany, India, Italy, and the People’s Republic of China: Scope Comments Decision Memorandum for the Final Determinations,’’ dated December 7, 2020 (Final Scope Decision Memorandum). PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act provides that the estimated weightedaverage dumping margin for all other producers and exporters not individually investigated shall be equal to the weighted average of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins established for exporters and producers 5 See Commerce’s Letter to BGH, ‘‘Less-Than-FairValue Investigation of Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from the Federal Republic of Germany,’’ dated October 20, 2020; see also BGH’s Letter, ‘‘Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from Germany: Response to Questionnaire in Lieu of Performing On-Site Verification,’’ dated October 28, 2020. 6 See Issues and Decision Memorandum. E:\FR\FM\11DEN1.SGM 11DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 239 (Friday, December 11, 2020)]
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[Pages 80016-80018]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-533-892]


Forged Steel Fittings from India: Countervailing Duty Order

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of 
Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC), 
Commerce is issuing a countervailing duty order on forged steel 
fittings from India.

DATES: Applicable December 11, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Caserta, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4737.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    In accordance with section 705(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act), on October 20, 2020, Commerce published its 
affirmative final determination that countervailable subsidies are 
being provided to producers and exporters of forged steel fittings from 
India.\1\ On November 25, 2020, the ITC notified Commerce of its 
affirmative determination that an industry in the United States is 
materially injured within the meaning of section 705(b)(1)(A)(i) of the 
Act, by reason of subsidized imports of subject merchandise from 
India.\2\
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    \1\ See Forged Steel Fittings from India: Final Affirmative 
Countervailing Duty Determination, 85 FR 66535 (October 20, 2020).
    \2\ See ITC's Letter, ``Notification of ITC Final 
Determinations,'' dated November 25, 2020.
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Scope of the Order

    The scope of this order covers forged steel fittings from India. 
For a complete description of the scope, see the Appendix to this 
notice.

Countervailing Duty Order

    On November 25, 2020, in accordance with sections 705(b)(1)(A)(i) 
and 705(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 by reason of imports of 
forged steel fittings from India. Therefore, in accordance with section 
705(c)(2) of the Act, Commerce is issuing this countervailing duty 
order. Because the ITC determined that imports of forged steel fittings 
from India are materially injuring a U.S. industry, unliquidated 
entries of such merchandise from India, entered or withdrawn from 
warehouse for consumption, are subject to the assessment of 
countervailing duties.
    Therefore, in accordance with section 706(a) of the Act, Commerce 
will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess, upon 
further instruction by Commerce, countervailing duties for all relevant 
entries of forged steel fittings from India. Countervailing duties will 
be assessed on unliquidated entries of forged steel fittings from India 
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after March 
30, 2020, the date of publication of the Preliminary Determination,\3\ 
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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    \3\ See Forged Steel Fittings from India: Preliminary 
Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, and Alignment of 
Final Determination with Final Antidumping Duty Determination, 85 FR 
17536 (March 30, 2020) (Preliminary Determination).
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Suspension of Liquidation

    In accordance with section 706 of the Act, Commerce will instruct 
CBP to

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reinstitute the suspension of liquidation of forged steel fittings from 
India. We will also instruct CBP to require, pursuant to section 
706(a)(1) of the Act, countervailing duties for each entry of the 
subject merchandise in an amount based on the net countervailable 
subsidy rates for the subject merchandise. These instructions 
suspending liquidation will remain in effect until further notice.
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    \4\ Commerce has found Shakti Forge Industries Pvt. Ltd. and 
Shakti Forge to be cross-owned, pursuant to 19 CFR 
351.525(b)(6)(vi).

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                                                           Subsidy rate
                         Company                            ad valorem
                                                             (percent)
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Shakti Forge Industries Pvt. Ltd \4\....................            2.64
Nikoo Forge Pvt. Ltd., Pan International, Patton                  300.77
 International Limited, Sage Metals Limited, Kirtanlal
 Steel Private Limited, Disha Auto Components Private
 Limited, Dynamic Flow Products, Sara Sae Private
 Limited, and Parveen Industries Private Limited........
All Others..............................................            2.64
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Provisional Measures

    Section 703(d) of the Act states that instructions issued pursuant 
to an affirmative preliminary determination may not remain in effect 
for more than four months. In the underlying investigation, Commerce 
published the Preliminary Determination on March 30, 2020. Therefore, 
the four-month period beginning on the date of the publication of the 
Preliminary Determinations ended on July 27, 2020.
    In accordance with section 703(d) of the Act and our practice, we 
instructed CBP to terminate the suspension of liquidation and to 
liquidate, without regard to countervailing duties, unliquidated 
entries of forged steel fittings from India entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after July 28, 2020, the day after the 
date the provisional measures expired, until and 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.

Notifications to Interested Parties

    This notice constitutes the countervailing duty order with respect 
to forged steel fittings from India pursuant to sections 706(a) of the 
Act. Interested parties can find a list of countervailing duty orders 
currently in effect at https://enforcement.trade.gov/stats/iastats1.html.
    This order is issued and published in accordance with section 
706(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).

    Dated: December 4, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by this order is carbon and alloy forged 
steel fittings, whether unfinished (commonly known as blanks or 
rough forgings) or finished. Such fittings are made in a variety of 
shapes including, but not limited to, elbows, tees, crosses, 
laterals, couplings, reducers, caps, plugs, bushings, unions 
(including hammer unions), and outlets. Forged steel fittings are 
covered regardless of end finish, whether threaded, socket-weld or 
other end connections. The scope includes integrally reinforced 
forged branch outlet fittings, regardless of whether they have one 
or more ends that is a socket welding, threaded, butt welding end, 
or other end connections.
    While these fittings are generally manufactured to 
specifications ASME B16.11, MSS SP-79, MSS SP-83, MSS-SP-97, ASTM 
A105, ASTM A350 and ASTM A182, the scope is not limited to fittings 
made to these specifications.
    The term forged is an industry term used to describe a class of 
products included in applicable standards, and it does not reference 
an exclusive manufacturing process. Forged steel fittings are not 
manufactured from casings. Pursuant to the applicable standards, 
fittings may also be machined from bar stock or machined from 
seamless pipe and tube.
    All types of forged steel fittings are included in the scope 
regardless of nominal pipe size (which may or may not be expressed 
in inches of nominal pipe size), pressure class rating (expressed in 
pounds of pressure, e.g., 2,000 or 2M; 3,000 or 3M; 6,000 or 6M; 
9,000 or 9M), wall thickness, and whether or not heat treated.
    Excluded from this scope are all fittings entirely made of 
stainless steel. Also excluded are flanges, nipples, and all 
fittings that have a maximum pressure rating of 300 pounds per 
square inch/PSI or less.
    Also excluded from the scope are fittings certified or made to 
the following standards, so long as the fittings are not also 
manufactured to the specifications of ASME B16.11, MSS SP-79, MSS 
SP-83, MSS SP-97, ASTM A105, ASTM A350 and ASTM A182:
 American Petroleum Institute (API) 5CT, API 5L, or API 11B;
 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) B16.9;
 Manufacturers Standardization Society (MSS) SP-75;
 Society of Automotive Engineering (SAE) J476, SAE J514, SAE 
J516, SAE J517, SAE J518, SAE J1026, SAE J1231, SAE J1453, SAE 
J1926, J2044 or SAE AS 35411;
 Hydraulic hose fittings (e.g., fittings used in high 
pressure water cleaning applications, in the manufacture of 
hydraulic engines, to connect rubber dispensing hoses to a 
dispensing nozzle or grease fitting) made to ISO 12151-1, 12151-2, 
12151-3, 12151-4, 12151-5, or 12151-6;
 Underwriter's Laboratories (UL) certified electrical 
conduit fittings;
 ASTM A153, A536, A576, or A865;
 Casing conductor connectors made to proprietary 
specifications;
 Machined steel parts (e.g., couplers) that are not 
certified to any specifications in this scope description and that 
are not for connecting steel pipes for distributing gas and liquids;
 Oil country tubular goods (OCTG) connectors (e.g., forged 
steel tubular connectors for API 5L pipes or OCTG for offshore oil 
and gas drilling and extraction);
 Military Specification (MIL) MIL-C-4109F and MIL-F-3541; 
and
 International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 
ISO6150-B.

    Also excluded from the scope are assembled or unassembled hammer 
unions that consist of a nut and two subs. To qualify for this 
exclusion, the hammer union must meet each of the following 
criteria: (1) The face of the nut of the hammer union is permanently 
marked with one of the following markings: ``FIG 100,'' ``FIG 110,'' 
``FIG 100C,'' ``FIG 200,'' ``FIG 200C,'' ``FIG 201,'' ``FIG 202,'' 
``FIG 206,'' ``FIG 207,'' ``FIG 211,'' ``FIG 300,'' ``FIG 301,'' 
``FIG 400,'' ``FIG 600,'' ``FIG 602,'' ``FIG 607,'' ``FIG 1002,'' 
``FIG 1003,'' ``FIG 1502,'' ``FIG 1505,'' ``FIG 2002,'' or ``FIG 
2202''; (2) the hammer union does not bear any of the following 
markings: ``Class 3000,'' ``Class 3M,'' ``Class 6000,'' ``Class 
6M,'' ``Class 9000,'' or ``Class 9M''; and (3) the nut and both subs 
of the hammer union are painted.
    Also excluded from the scope are subs or wingnuts made to ASTM 
A788, marked with ``FIG 1002,'' ``FIG 1502,'' or ``FIG 2002,'' and 
with a pressure rating of 10,000 PSI or greater. These parts are 
made from AISI/SAE 4130, 4140, or 4340 steel and are 100 percent 
magnetic particle inspected before shipment.
    Also excluded from the scope are tee, elbow, cross, adapter (or 
``crossover''), blast joint (or ``spacer''), blind sub, swivel joint 
and pup joint which have wing nut or not. To qualify for this 
exclusion, these products must meet each of the following criteria: 
(1) Manufacturing and Inspection standard is API 6A or API 16C; and, 
(2) body or wing nut is permanently marked with one of the following 
markings: ``FIG 2002,'' ``FIG 1502,'' ``FIG 1002,'' ``FIG 602,'' 
``FIG 206,'' or ``FIG any other number'' or MTR (Material Test 
Report) shows these FIG numbers.
    To be excluded from the scope, products must have the 
appropriate standard or pressure markings and/or be accompanied by 
documentation showing product compliance to the applicable standard 
or pressure, e.g., ``API 5CT'' mark and/or a mill certification 
report.
    Subject carbon and alloy forged steel fittings are normally 
entered under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United

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States (HTSUS) 7307.92.3010, 7307.92.3030, 7307.92.9000, 
7307.99.1000, 7307.99.3000, 7307.99.5045, and 7307.99.5060. They may 
also be entered under HTSUS 7307.93.3010, 7307.93.3040, 
7307.93.6000, 7307.93.9010, 7307.93.9040, 7307.93.9060, and 
7326.19.0010.
    The HTSUS subheadings and specifications are provided for 
convenience and customs purposes; the written description of the 
scope is dispositive.

[FR Doc. 2020-27305 Filed 12-10-20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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