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event of an affirmative preliminary
determination, a request for such
postponement is made by exporters who
account for a significant proportion of
exports of the subject merchandise, or in
the event of a negative preliminary
determination, a request for such
postponement is made by the
petitioners. Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.210(e)(2), Commerce requires that
requests by respondents for
postponement of a final antidumping
determination be accompanied by a
request for extension of provisional
measures from a four-month period to a
period not more than six months in
duration.
On December 7, 2020, and December
9, 2020, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.210(e),
MTD Products, Inc. (the petitioner) 13
and respondent Ningbo Daye,14
respectively, requested that Commerce
postpone the final determination and
that provisional measures be extended
to a period not to exceed six months. In
accordance with section 735(a)(2)(A) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii),
because (1) the preliminary
determination is affirmative; (2) the
requesting exporter accounts for a
significant proportion of exports of the
subject merchandise; and (3) no
compelling reasons for denial exist,
Commerce is postponing the final
determination and extending the
provisional measures from a four-month
period to a period not greater than six
months. Accordingly, Commerce will
make its final determination no later
than 135 days after the date of
publication of this preliminary
determination, pursuant to section
735(a)(2) of the Act.
International Trade Commission
Notification
In accordance with section 733(f) of
the Act, Commerce will notify the
International Trade Commission (ITC) of
its preliminary determination of sales at
LTFV. If the final determination is
affirmative, the ITC will determine
before the later of 120 days after the date
of this preliminary determination or 45
days after the final determination
whether these imports of the subject
merchandise are materially injuring, or
threaten material injury to, the U.S.
industry.
13 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Walk-Behind Lawn
Mowers and Parts Thereof from the People’s
Republic of China: Request for Postponement of
Final Determination,’’ dated December 7, 2020.
14 See Ningbo Daye’s Letter, ‘‘Certain WalkBehind Lawn Mowers and Parts Thereof from the
People’s Republic of China, Case No. A–570–129:
Request to Postpone Final Determination,’’ dated
December 9, 2020.
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Notification to Interested Parties
This determination is issued and
published in accordance with sections
733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.205(c).
Dated: December 22, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix I
Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by this
investigation consists of certain rotary walkbehind lawn mowers, which are grass-cutting
machines that are powered by internal
combustion engines. The scope of the
investigation covers certain walk-behind
lawn mowers, whether self-propelled or nonself-propelled, whether finished or
unfinished, whether assembled or
unassembled, and whether containing any
additional features that provide for functions
in addition to mowing.
Walk-behind lawn mowers within the
scope of this investigation are only those
powered by an internal combustion engine
with a power rating of less than 3.7 kilowatts
(kw). These internal combustion engines are
typically spark ignition, single or multiple
cylinder, air cooled, internal combustion
engines with vertical power take off shafts
with a maximum displacement of 196cc.
Walk-behind lawn mowers covered by this
scope typically must be certified and comply
with the Consumer Products Safety
Commission (CPSC) Safety Standard For
Walk-Behind Power Lawn Mowers under the
16 CFR part 1205. However, lawn mowers
that meet the physical descriptions above,
but are not certified under 16 CFR part 1205
remain subject to the scope of this
proceeding.
The internal combustion engines of the
lawn mowers covered by this scope typically
must comply with and be certified under
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) air
pollution controls title 40, chapter I,
subchapter U, part 1054 of the Code of
Federal Regulations standards for small nonroad spark-ignition engines and equipment.
However, lawn mowers that meet the
physical descriptions above but that do not
have engines certified under 40 CFR part
1054 or other parts of subchapter U remain
subject to the scope of this proceeding.
For purposes of this investigation, an
unfinished and/or unassembled lawn mower
means at a minimum, a sub-assembly
comprised of an engine and a cutting deck
shell attached to one another. A cutting deck
shell is the portion of the lawn mower—
typically of aluminum or steel—that houses
and protects a user from a rotating blade.
Importation of the subassembly whether or
not accompanied by, or attached to,
additional components such as a handle,
blade(s), grass catching bag, or wheel(s)
constitute an unfinished lawn mower for
purposes of this investigation. The inclusion
in a third country of any components other
than the mower subassembly does not
remove the lawn mower from the scope.
Lawn mowers that meet the physical
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description above are covered by the scope
of this investigation regardless of the origin
of its engine, unless such lawn mowers
contain an engine that is covered by the
scope of the ongoing proceedings on certain
vertical shaft engines between 99cc and up
to 225cc, and parts thereof (small vertical
engines) from China. If the proceedings on
small vertical engines from China are
terminated, the lawn mowers containing
small vertical engines from China will be
covered by the scope of this proceeding.
The lawn mowers subject to this
investigation are typically at subheading:
8433.11.0050. Lawn mowers subject to this
investigation may also enter under HTSUS
8407.90.1010 and 8433.90.1090. The HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience
and customs purposes only, and the written
description of the merchandise under
investigation is dispositive.
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Period of Investigation
IV. Scope Comments
V. Scope of the Investigation
VI. Product Characteristics
VII. Discussion of the Methodology
VIII. Currency Conversion
IX. Adjustment Under Section 777(A)(F) of
the Act
X. Adjustment to Cash Deposit Rate for
Export Subsidies
XI. ITC Notification
XII. Recommendation
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–533–810]
Stainless Steel Bar From India:
Amended Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2018–2019
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) is amending the final
results of the administrative review of
the antidumping duty (AD) order on
stainless steel bar (SS Bar) from India to
correct a ministerial error.
DATES: Applicable December 30, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Hermes Pinilla or Allison Hollander,
AD/CVD Operations, Office I,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3477 or
(202) 482–2805, respectively.
AGENCY:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 24, 2020, Commerce
published its Final Results of this
administrative review.1 On November
30, 2020, Venus Wire Industries Pvt.
Ltd., and its affiliates Hindustan Inox,
Precision Metals, and Sieves
Manufacturers (India) Pvt. Ltd.
(collectively, the Venus Group), one of
the mandatory respondents in this
administrative review, timely submitted
ministerial error comments regarding
Commerce’s Final Results.2 On
December 1, 2020, the petitioners filed
comments rebutting the Venus Group’s
assertion that Commerce committed a
ministerial error.3 Commerce is
amending its Final Results to correct the
ministerial error raised by the Venus
Group.
Legal Framework
A ministerial error, as defined in
section 751(h) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (the Act), includes ‘‘errors
in addition, subtraction, or other
arithmetic function, clerical errors
resulting from inaccurate copying,
duplication, or the like, and any other
type of unintentional error which the
administering authority considers
ministerial.’’ 4 With respect to final
results of administrative reviews, 19
CFR 351.224(e) provides that Commerce
‘‘will analyze any comments received
and if appropriate, correct any
ministerial error by amending . . .the
final results of review. . . .’’
Ministerial Error
In the Final Results, Commerce
indicated that it was adjusting the
Venus Group’s direct material cost or
DIRMAT to take into account whether
the producer is the Venus Group or its
unaffiliated suppliers.5 We stated that
we adjusted the Venus Group’s direct
material cost or DIRMAT where the
1 See Stainless Steel Bar from India: Final Results
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review Final
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2018–2019, 85 FR 74985 (November 24,
2020) (Final Results), and accompanying Issues and
Decision Memorandum (IDM).
2 See Venus Group’s Letter, ‘‘Stainless Steel Bar
from India: Clerical Error Comment on Final Results
of Administrative Review,’’ dated November 30,
2020.
3 See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Stainless Steel Bar from
India—Petitioners’ Response To Venus Group’s
Clerical Error Comments Regarding Final Results of
Administrative Review,’’ dated December 1, 2020.
The petitioners are Carpenter Technology
Corporation; Crucible Industries LLC; Electralloy, A
Division of G.O. Carlson, Inc., North American
Stainless, Universal Stainless & Alloy Products,
Inc.; and Valbruna Slater Stainless, Inc.
(collectively, the petitioners)
4 See 19 CFR 351.224(f).
5 See IDM at Comment 4.
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producer is identified as the Venus
Group.6 However, in the Final Results,
we incorrectly adjusted the Venus
Group’s direct material cost or DIRMAT
regardless of whether the producer was
identified as the Venus Group or one of
its unaffiliated suppliers. Accordingly,
Commerce determines that, in
accordance with section 751(h) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.224(f), it made a
ministerial error in the Final Results.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.224(e),
Commerce is amending the Final
Results to reflect the correction of this
ministerial error in the calculation of
the final weighted-average dumping
margin assigned to the Venus Group,
which changes from 17.24 percent to
16.48 percent.7 For a detailed
discussion of this ministerial error, as
well as Commerce’s analysis, see
Amended Final Analysis
Memorandum.8
Amended Final Results of Review
As a result of correcting the
ministerial error described above,
Commerce determines that, for the
period of review (POR) February 1, 2018
through January 31, 2019, the following
weighted-average dumping margin
exists for the Venus Group:
Weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
Producer/exporter
Venus Wire Industries Pvt. Ltd.,
and its affiliates Hindustan Inox,
Precision Metals and Sieves
Manufacturers (India) Pvt. Ltd .....
16.48
Disclosure
We intend to disclose the calculations
performed for these amended final
results in accordance with 19 CFR
351.224(b).
Antidumping Duty Assessment
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1),
Commerce shall determine and U.S.
Customs and Border Protections (CBP)
shall assess, antidumping duties on all
6 Id.; see also Memorandum, ‘‘Administrative
Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on
Stainless Steel Bar from India: Final Analysis
Memorandum for the Venus Group,’’ dated
November 18, 2020.
7 See Memorandum, ‘‘Ministerial Error
Memorandum for the Final Results of the 2018–
2019 Administerial Review of the Antidumping
Duty Stainless Steel Bar from India,’’ dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice; see also Memorandum, ‘‘Administrative
Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on
Stainless Steel Bar from India: Amended Final
Analysis Memorandum for the Venus Group,’’
dated concurrently with this notice (Amended Final
Analysis).
8 Id.
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appropriate entries of subject
merchandise in accordance with the
amended final results of this review. We
will calculate importer-specific
assessment rate on the basis of the total
amount of antidumping duties
calculated for each importer’s examined
sales and the total entered values of the
sales in accordance with 19 CFR
351.212.(b)(1).
We intend to issue liquidation
instructions to CBP 15 days after
publication of the amended final results
of this review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective
retroactively for all shipments of subject
merchandise that entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption on or
after November 24, 2020, the date of
publication of the Final Results of this
administrative review, as provided for
by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1)
The cash deposit rate for the Venus
Group will be equal to the weightedaverage dumping margin established in
these amended final results of this
review; (2) for previously reviewed or
investigated companies, the cash
deposit rate will continue to be the
company-specific rate published for the
most recently completed segment of this
proceeding; (3) if the exporter is not a
firm covered in this review, a prior
review, or the original investigation but
the producer is, the cash deposit rate
will be the rate established for the most
recent period for the producer of the
merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit
rate for all other producers or exporters
will continue to be 12.45 percent, the
all-others rate established in the lessthan-fair-value investigation.9 These
cash deposit requirements, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final 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 review period. Failure to
comply with this requirement could
result in the Secretary’s presumption
that reimbursement of antidumping
duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of doubled antidumping
duties.
9 See Notice of Final Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value: Stainless Steel Bar from
India, 59 FR 66915, 66921 (December 28, 1994).
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Notification Regarding Administrative
Protective Orders
This notice 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 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
We are issuing and publishing these
amended final results of review in
accordance with sections 751(h) and
777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.224(e).
Dated: December 22, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–552–830]
Certain Walk-Behind Lawn Mowers and
Parts Thereof From the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam: Preliminary
Affirmative Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value, Postponement
of Final Determination, and Extension
of Provisional Measures
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
that certain walk-behind lawn mowers
and parts thereof (lawn mowers) from
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
(Vietnam) are being, or are likely to be,
sold in the United States at less than fair
value (LTFV). The period of
investigation (POI) is October 1, 2019
through March 31, 2020. Interested
parties are invited to comment on this
preliminary determination.
DATES: Applicable December 30, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Frank Schmitt or Mark Flessner, AD/
CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–4880 or (202) 482–6312,
respectively.
AGENCY:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
This preliminary determination is
made in accordance with section 733(b)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act). Commerce published the
notice of initiation of this investigation
on June 22, 2020.1 We selected Ducar
Technology Co., Ltd. (Ducar) as the
mandatory respondent.2 On August 11,
2020, Commerce postponed the
preliminary determination of this
investigation, and the revised deadline
is now December 22, 2020.3 For a
complete description of the events that
followed the initiation of this
investigation, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.4 A list of topics
included in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is included as Appendix
II to this notice. The Preliminary
Decision Memorandum is a public
document and is on file electronically
via Enforcement and Compliance’s
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System
(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://
access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete
version of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly
at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
The signed and the electronic versions
of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
Scope of the Investigation
The products covered by this
investigation are certain walk-behind
lawn mowers and parts thereof from
Vietnam. For a complete description of
the scope of this investigation, see
Appendix I.
Scope Comments
In accordance with the preamble to
Commerce’s regulations,5 the Initiation
1 See Certain Walk-Behind Lawn Mowers and
Parts Thereof from the People’s Republic of China
and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Initiation of
Less-Than-Fair Value Investigations, 85 FR 37426
(June 22, 2020) (Initiation Notice).
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Antidumping Investigation
of Certain Walk-Behind Lawn Mowers and Parts
Thereof from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam:
Identification of Mandatory Respondent,’’ dated
July 29, 2020.
3 See Certain Walk-Behind Lawn Mowers and
Parts Thereof from the People’s Republic of China
and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam:
Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the
Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 85 FR 48506
(August 11, 2020).
4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Certain Walk-Behind Lawn
Mowers from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam:
Decision Memorandum for Preliminary Affirmative
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value,’’
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by,
this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
5 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties,
Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997).
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Notice set aside a period of time for
parties to raise issues regarding product
coverage (i.e., scope).6 No interested
party commented on the scope of the
investigation within the allotted time
period. However, on November 6, 2020,
Commerce solicited comments from
interested parties regarding the overlap
in the scope of the antidumping (AD)
and countervailing duty (CVD)
investigations of lawn mowers and the
scope of the AD and CVD investigations
of certain vertical shaft engines and
parts thereof from China, and certain
interested parties submitted comments
and rebuttal comments.7 For a summary
of the product coverage comments and
rebuttal responses submitted to the
record for this investigation, and
accompanying discussion and analysis
of all comments timely received, see the
Preliminary Scope Determination
Memorandum.8 As a result of our
analysis of comments received, we have
preliminarily revised the scope of the
investigation. See Appendix I.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this
investigation in accordance with section
731 of the Act. Commerce has
calculated export prices in accordance
with section 772(a) of the Act and
constructed export prices in accordance
with section 772(b) of the Act. Because
Vietnam is a non-market economy,
within the meaning of section 771(18) of
the Act, Commerce has calculated
normal value in accordance with section
773(c) of the Act.
In addition, Commerce has relied on
facts available under section 776(a) of
the Act to determine the cash deposit
rate assigned to the Vietnam-wide
entity. Furthermore, pursuant to
sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act,
because the Vietnam-wide entity did not
cooperate to the best of its ability in
responding to Commerce’s request for
data, Commerce has preliminarily relied
upon facts otherwise available, with
adverse inferences, for the Vietnamwide entity. For a full description of the
methodology underlying Commerce’s
preliminary determination, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
6 See
Initiation Notice.
Memorandum, ‘‘Request for Comments
Regarding Scope Overlap,’’ dated November 6,
2020.
8 See Memorandum, ‘‘Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Investigations of Lawn Mowers
from the People’s Republic of China and the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Preliminary Scope
Decision Memorandum,’’ dated concurrently with
this notice.
7 See
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-533-810]
Stainless Steel Bar From India: Amended Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-2019
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is amending the final
results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order
on stainless steel bar (SS Bar) from India to correct a ministerial
error.
DATES: Applicable December 30, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hermes Pinilla or Allison Hollander,
AD/CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3477 or (202) 482-
2805, respectively.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 24, 2020, Commerce published its Final Results of this
administrative review.\1\ On November 30, 2020, Venus Wire Industries
Pvt. Ltd., and its affiliates Hindustan Inox, Precision Metals, and
Sieves Manufacturers (India) Pvt. Ltd. (collectively, the Venus Group),
one of the mandatory respondents in this administrative review, timely
submitted ministerial error comments regarding Commerce's Final
Results.\2\ On December 1, 2020, the petitioners filed comments
rebutting the Venus Group's assertion that Commerce committed a
ministerial error.\3\ Commerce is amending its Final Results to correct
the ministerial error raised by the Venus Group.
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\1\ See Stainless Steel Bar from India: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review; 2018-2019, 85 FR 74985 (November 24,
2020) (Final Results), and accompanying Issues and Decision
Memorandum (IDM).
\2\ See Venus Group's Letter, ``Stainless Steel Bar from India:
Clerical Error Comment on Final Results of Administrative Review,''
dated November 30, 2020.
\3\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Stainless Steel Bar from India--
Petitioners' Response To Venus Group's Clerical Error Comments
Regarding Final Results of Administrative Review,'' dated December
1, 2020. The petitioners are Carpenter Technology Corporation;
Crucible Industries LLC; Electralloy, A Division of G.O. Carlson,
Inc., North American Stainless, Universal Stainless & Alloy
Products, Inc.; and Valbruna Slater Stainless, Inc. (collectively,
the petitioners)
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Legal Framework
A ministerial error, as defined in section 751(h) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (the Act), includes ``errors in addition,
subtraction, or other arithmetic function, clerical errors resulting
from inaccurate copying, duplication, or the like, and any other type
of unintentional error which the administering authority considers
ministerial.'' \4\ With respect to final results of administrative
reviews, 19 CFR 351.224(e) provides that Commerce ``will analyze any
comments received and if appropriate, correct any ministerial error by
amending . . .the final results of review. . . .''
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\4\ See 19 CFR 351.224(f).
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Ministerial Error
In the Final Results, Commerce indicated that it was adjusting the
Venus Group's direct material cost or DIRMAT to take into account
whether the producer is the Venus Group or its unaffiliated
suppliers.\5\ We stated that we adjusted the Venus Group's direct
material cost or DIRMAT where the producer is identified as the Venus
Group.\6\ However, in the Final Results, we incorrectly adjusted the
Venus Group's direct material cost or DIRMAT regardless of whether the
producer was identified as the Venus Group or one of its unaffiliated
suppliers. Accordingly, Commerce determines that, in accordance with
section 751(h) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.224(f), it made a ministerial
error in the Final Results. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.224(e), Commerce is
amending the Final Results to reflect the correction of this
ministerial error in the calculation of the final weighted-average
dumping margin assigned to the Venus Group, which changes from 17.24
percent to 16.48 percent.\7\ For a detailed discussion of this
ministerial error, as well as Commerce's analysis, see Amended Final
Analysis Memorandum.\8\
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\5\ See IDM at Comment 4.
\6\ Id.; see also Memorandum, ``Administrative Review of the
Antidumping Duty Order on Stainless Steel Bar from India: Final
Analysis Memorandum for the Venus Group,'' dated November 18, 2020.
\7\ See Memorandum, ``Ministerial Error Memorandum for the Final
Results of the 2018-2019 Administerial Review of the Antidumping
Duty Stainless Steel Bar from India,'' dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by, this notice; see also Memorandum,
``Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Stainless
Steel Bar from India: Amended Final Analysis Memorandum for the
Venus Group,'' dated concurrently with this notice (Amended Final
Analysis).
\8\ Id.
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Amended Final Results of Review
As a result of correcting the ministerial error described above,
Commerce determines that, for the period of review (POR) February 1,
2018 through January 31, 2019, the following weighted-average dumping
margin exists for the Venus Group:
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Weighted-
average
Producer/exporter dumping margin
(percent)
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Venus Wire Industries Pvt. Ltd., and its affiliates 16.48
Hindustan Inox, Precision Metals and Sieves
Manufacturers (India) Pvt. Ltd.........................
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Disclosure
We intend to disclose the calculations performed for these amended
final results in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Antidumping Duty Assessment
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1), Commerce shall determine and U.S. Customs and Border
Protections (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries of subject merchandise in accordance with the amended final
results of this review. We will calculate importer-specific assessment
rate on the basis of the total amount of antidumping duties calculated
for each importer's examined sales and the total entered values of the
sales in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212.(b)(1).
We intend to issue liquidation instructions to CBP 15 days after
publication of the amended final results of this review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective
retroactively for all shipments of subject merchandise that entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after November 24,
2020, the date of publication of the Final Results of this
administrative review, as provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the
Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for the Venus Group will be equal to the
weighted-average dumping margin established in these amended final
results of this review; (2) for previously reviewed or investigated
companies, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-
specific rate published for the most recently completed segment of this
proceeding; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a
prior review, or the original investigation but the producer is, the
cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent
period for the producer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit
rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to be 12.45
percent, the all-others rate established in the less-than-fair-value
investigation.\9\ These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
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\9\ See Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair
Value: Stainless Steel Bar from India, 59 FR 66915, 66921 (December
28, 1994).
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Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final 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 review period. Failure to comply
with this requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.
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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders
This notice 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 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
We are issuing and publishing these amended final results of review
in accordance with sections 751(h) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.224(e).
Dated: December 22, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2020-28829 Filed 12-29-20; 8:45 am]
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