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Forged Steel Fittings From the
People’s Republic of China: Final
Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review; 2018
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) determines that Both-Well
(Taizhou) Steel Fittings, Co., Ltd. (BothWell), a producer and/or exporter of
forged steel fittings from the People’s
Republic of China (China), received
countervailable subsidies during the
period of review (POR) March 14, 2018,
through December 31, 2018.
DATES: Applicable March 18, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Janae Martin 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) 482–0238 or
(202) 482–4929, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
Commerce published the Preliminary
Results of the administrative review in
the Federal Register on November 13,
2020.1 We invited interested parties to
comment on the Preliminary Results.
On December 18, 2020, we received a
case brief from Both-Well. On December
23, 2020, we received a rebuttal brief
from Bonney Forge Corporation and the
United Steel, Paper and Forestry,
Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied
Industrial and Service Workers
International Union, AFL–CIO, CLC
(collectively, the petitioners). For a
complete description of the events that
occurred since the Preliminary Results,
1 See Forged Steel Fittings from the People’s
Republic of China: Preliminary Results of
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, 2018,
85 FR 72627 (November 13, 2020) (Preliminary
Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
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see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.2
Scope of the Order 3
The product covered by the Order is
forged steel fittings from China. For a
complete description of the scope of the
Order, see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the parties’ briefs
are addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum. A list of the issues
addressed is attached to this notice at
Appendix I. The Issues and 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 Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/
frn/. The signed Issues and Decision
Memorandum and the electronic
version of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on our analysis of the case and
rebuttal briefs and the evidence on the
record, we made no changes to the
Preliminary Results.
Methodology
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Commerce is conducting this review
in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(A)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act). For each of the subsidy
programs found countervailable, we
find that there is a subsidy, i.e., a
government-provided financial
contribution that gives rise to a benefit
to the recipient, and that the subsidy is
specific.4 The Issues and Decision
Memorandum contains a full
description of the methodology
underlying Commerce’s conclusions,
including any determination that relied
upon the use of adverse facts available
pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) of
the Act.
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Results of the 2018
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of
Forged Steel Fitting from the People’s Republic of
China,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision
Memorandum).
3 See Forged Steel Fittings from the People’s
Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order, 83
FR 60396 (November 26, 2018) (Order).
4 See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act
regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E)
of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of
the Act regarding specificity.
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Final Results of Administrative Review
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.221(b)(5), we calculated a final
countervailable subsidy rate for BothWell, the sole mandatory respondent in
this review. For the companies subject
to this review which were not selected
for individual examination, we used the
subsidy rate calculated for Both-Well.
We find the countervailable subsidy
rates for the producers/exporters under
review to be as follows:
Producer/exporter
Both-Well (Taizhou) Steel Fittings, Co., Ltd. .........................
Non-Selected Companies Under
Review 5 ..................................
Subsidy
rate
(percent)
25.90
25.90
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2),
Commerce will determine, and U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, countervailing duties on all
appropriate entries of subject
merchandise in accordance with the
final results of this review, for the
above-listed companies at the applicable
ad valorem assessment rates listed.
Consistent with its recent notice,6
Commerce intends to issue assessment
instructions to CBP no earlier than 35
days after the date of publication of the
final results of this review in the
Federal Register. If a timely summons is
filed at the U.S. Court of International
Trade, the assessment instructions will
direct CBP not to liquidate relevant
entries until the time for parties to file
a request for a statutory injunction has
expired (i.e., within 90 days of
publication).
Cash Deposit Instructions
In accordance with section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, Commerce also
intends to instruct CBP to collect cash
deposits of estimated countervailing
duties in the amounts shown for BothWell on shipments of subject
merchandise entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption on or
after the date of publication of the final
results of this administrative review. For
all non-reviewed firms, we will instruct
CBP to continue to collect cash deposits
of estimated countervailing duties at the
most recent company-specific or allothers rate applicable to the company,
as appropriate. These cash deposit
5 See
Appendix II.
Notice of Discontinuation of Policy to Issue
Liquidation Instructions After 15 Days in
Applicable Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Proceedings, 86 FR 3995 (January
15, 2021).
6 See
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requirements, effective upon
publication of these final results, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to administrative
protective order (APO) of their
responsibility concerning the
destruction 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 terms of an
APO is a sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these
final results in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: March 10, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
Appendix I—List of Topics Discussed in
the Final Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Period of Review
V. Subsidies Valuation Information
VI. Use of Facts Otherwise Available
VII. Analysis of Programs
VIII. Analysis of Comments
Comment 1: Export Buyer’s Credit (EBC)
Program
Comment 2: Appropriate Adverse Facts
Available Rate for the EBC Program
IX. Recommendation
Appendix II—Non-Selected Companies
Under Review
1. Apco Pipe Fittings Co., Ltd.
2. Cixi Baicheng Hardware Tools, Ltd.
3. Dalian Guangming Pipe Fittings Co., Ltd.
4. Eaton Hydraulics (Luzhou) Co., Ltd.
5. Eaton Hydraulics (Ningbo) Co., Ltd.
6. Feiting Hi-Tech Piping Zhejiang Co., Ltd
7. Hebei Haiyuan Pipe Fittings Co., Ltd.
8. Hebei Xinyue High Pressure Flange And
Pipe Fitting Co., Ltd.
9. Jiangsu Forged Pipe Fittings Co., Ltd.
10. Jiangsu Haida Pipe Fittings Group Co.,
Ltd.
11. Jiangyin Tianning Metal Pipe Fitting
Co., Ltd.
12. Jiangyin Yangzi Fitting Co., Ltd.
13. Jinan Mech Piping Technology Co., Ltd.
14. Jining Dingguan Precision Parts
Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
15. Lianfa Stainless Steel Pipes & Valves
(Qingyun) Co., Ltd.
16. Luzhou City Chengrun Mechanics Co.,
Ltd.
17. Ningbo HongTe Industrial Co., Ltd.
18. Ningbo Long Teng Metal
Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
19. Ningbo Save Technology Co., Ltd.
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20. Ningbo Zhongan Forging Co., Ltd.
21. Q.C. Witness International Co., Ltd.
22. Qingdao Bestflow Industrial Co., Ltd.
23. Shanghai Lon Au Stainless Steel
Materials Co., Ltd.
24. Shanghai Longnai High Pressure Pipe
Fittings Co., Ltd.
25. Shanghai Tongyang Pipe Fittings Co.,
Ltd.
26. Shanghai Yochoic Pipefittings Co., Ltd.
27. Witness International Co., Ltd.
28. Xin Yi International Trade Co., Limited
29. Yancheng Boyue Tube Co., Ltd.
30. Yancheng Haohui Pipe Fittings Co.,
Ltd.
31. Yancheng Jiuwei Pipe Fittings Co., Ltd.
32. Yancheng Manda Pipe Industry Co.,
Ltd.
33. Yingkou Guangming Pipeline Industry
Co., Ltd.
34. Yingkou Liaohe Machinery & Pipe
Fittings Co., Ltd.
35. Yuyao Wanlei Pipe Fitting
Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–970]
Multilayered Wood Flooring From the
People’s Republic of China: Notice of
Court Decision Not in Harmony With
Final Results of the Third
Administrative Review and Notice of
Amended Final Results of the Third
Administrative Review Pursuant to
Court Decision
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On March 3, 2021, the United
States Court of International Trade (CIT)
issued its final judgment sustaining the
Department of Commerce’s (Commerce)
corrected final results of remand
redetermination pursuant to court order.
Commerce is notifying the public that
the final judgment in this case is not in
harmony with Commerce’s final results
in the third administrative review of the
antidumping duty (AD) order on
multilayered wood flooring (MLWF)
from the People’s Republic of China
(China), covering the period of review
from December 1, 2013, through
November 30, 2014, and that Commerce
is amending its calculation of the rate
applicable to separate rate respondents.
DATES: March 13, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Aleksandras Nakutis, AD/CVD
Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
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AGENCY:
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NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–3147.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce individually examined
Fine Furniture (Shanghai) Limited (Fine
Furniture) and the collapsed entity
Dalian Penghong Floor Products Co.,
Ltd./Dalian Shumaike Floor
Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (collectively,
Dalian Penghong) as mandatory
respondents in the third administrative
review of the AD order on MLWF from
China,1 covering the period of review
from December 1, 2013, through
November 30, 2014.2 As identified in
the Final Results, the calculated margins
for Fine furniture and Dalian Penghong
were 17.37 percent and 0.00 percent,
respectively.3 Commerce assigned Fine
Furniture’s 17.37 percent margin to the
companies eligible for a separate rate.4
Fine Furniture and certain separate
rate companies (collectively, plaintiffs)
challenged Commerce’s Final Results.
The CIT sustained Commerce’s Final
Results,5 and select plaintiffs appealed
to the U.S. Court of Appeals Federal
Circuit (Federal Circuit).6 The Federal
Circuit ordered that the case be stayed
pending the outcome of Changzhou
Hawd Flooring Co., v. United States,
Appeal Nos. 2018–2335, –2337.7
Following the Federal Circuit’s final
opinion in Changzhou Hawd that held
that Fine Furniture was excluded from
the Order,8 the Federal Circuit lifted the
stay of the appeal of the Final Results
and remanded the case to the CIT to
oversee Commerce’s recalculation of the
margin for the companies eligible for a
separate rate.9 Commerce then
requested a voluntary remand from the
1 See Multilayered Wood Flooring From the
People’s Republic of China: Amended Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and
Antidumping Duty Order, 76 FR 76690 (December
8, 2011) (Order).
2 See Multilayered Wood Flooring from the
People’s Republic of China: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2013–
2014, 81 FR 46899 (July 19, 2016), as amended in
Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People’s
Republic of China: Correction to the Final Results
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 81 FR
53120 (August 11, 2016) (collectively, Final
Results).
3 See Final Results, 81 FR at 46901.
4 Id.
5 See Fine Furniture (Shanghai) Limited, et al., v.
United States, 353 F. Supp. 3d 1323 (CIT 2018).
6 See Fine Furniture (Shanghai) Limited, et al. v.
United States, Appeal Nos. 2019–1499, –1500,
–1501, –1502, –1503 (Fine Furniture Federal
Circuit).
7 Id., ECF No. 40 (March 28, 2019).
8 See Changzhou Hawd Flooring Co., Ltd. v.
United States, 947 F.3d 781, 793–94 (Fed. Cir. 2020)
(Changzhou Hawd).
9 See Fine Furniture Federal Circuit, ECF No. 56
(August 4, 2020).
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CIT to recalculate the margin to be
applied to the separate rate companies,
given Fine Furnitures’s exclusion from
the Order, and the CIT granted
Commerce’s request.10
On September 23, 2020, Commerce
issued its Remand Results, in which
Commerce recalculated the rate
applicable to the plaintiff separate rate
respondents and assigned the remaining
mandatory respondent Dalian
Penghong’s weighted-average dumping
margin of 0.00 percent to the
respondents not selected for individual
examination that were granted a
separate rate in the Final Results and
were party to the litigation.11 On
November 27, 2020, after obtaining
leave from the CIT, Commerce issued its
Corrected Remand Results, correcting
several clerical errors made in its
Remand Results.12
On March 3, 2021, the CIT sustained
Commerce’s Corrected Remand
Results.13
Timken Notice
In its decision in Timken,14 as
clarified by Diamond Sawblades,15 the
Federal Circuit held that, pursuant to
section 516A(e) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act), Commerce
must publish a notice of a court
decision that is not ‘‘in harmony’’ with
a Commerce determination and must
suspend liquidation of entries pending
a ‘‘conclusive’’ court decision. The CIT’s
March 3, 2021, judgment constitutes a
final decision of that court that is not in
harmony with Commerce’s Final
Results. This notice is published in
fulfillment of the publication
requirements of Timken. Accordingly,
Commerce will continue the suspension
of liquidation of the subject
merchandise pending the expiration of
the period of appeal, or if appealed,
pending a final and conclusive court
decision.
Amended Final Results
Because there is now a final court
decision with respect to this case,
Commerce is amending its Final Results
10 See Fine Furniture (Shanghai) Limited, et al.,
v. United States, Consol. Court No. 16–00145
(August 25, 2020).
11 See Final Results of Redetermination Pursuant
to Court Order at 4 (September 23, 2020) (Remand
Results).
12 See Final Results of Redetermination Pursuant
to Court Order (November 27, 2020) (Corrected
Remand Results).
13 See Fine Furniture (Shanghai) Limited, et al.,
v. United States, Consol. Court No. 16–00145, Slip
Op. 21–27.
14 See Timken Co. v. United States, 893 F.2d. 337
(Fed. Cir. 1990) (Timken).
15 See Diamond Sawblades Mfrs. Coalition v.
United States, 626 F.3d. 1374 (Fed. Cir. 2010)
(Diamond Sawblades).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-068]
Forged Steel Fittings From the People's Republic of China: Final
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2018
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Both-
Well (Taizhou) Steel Fittings, Co., Ltd. (Both-Well), a producer and/or
exporter of forged steel fittings from the People's Republic of China
(China), received countervailable subsidies during the period of review
(POR) March 14, 2018, through December 31, 2018.
DATES: Applicable March 18, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janae Martin 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) 482-0238 or (202)
482-4929, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce published the Preliminary Results of the administrative
review in the Federal Register on November 13, 2020.\1\ We invited
interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Results.
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\1\ See Forged Steel Fittings from the People's Republic of
China: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review, 2018, 85 FR 72627 (November 13, 2020) (Preliminary Results),
and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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On December 18, 2020, we received a case brief from Both-Well. On
December 23, 2020, we received a rebuttal brief from Bonney Forge
Corporation and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber,
Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers
International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC (collectively, the petitioners). For
a complete description of the events that occurred since the
Preliminary Results,
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see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\2\
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\2\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the 2018 Countervailing Duty Administrative Review
of Forged Steel Fitting from the People's Republic of China,'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and
Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order \3\
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\3\ See Forged Steel Fittings from the People's Republic of
China: Countervailing Duty Order, 83 FR 60396 (November 26, 2018)
(Order).
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The product covered by the Order is forged steel fittings from
China. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the
Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the parties' briefs are addressed in the
Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues addressed is
attached to this notice at Appendix I. The Issues and 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 Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly
at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Issues and Decision
Memorandum and the electronic version of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on our analysis of the case and rebuttal briefs and the
evidence on the record, we made no changes to the Preliminary Results.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For each
of the subsidy programs found countervailable, we find that there is a
subsidy, i.e., a government-provided financial contribution that gives
rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is
specific.\4\ The Issues and Decision Memorandum contains a full
description of the methodology underlying Commerce's conclusions,
including any determination that relied upon the use of adverse facts
available pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act.
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\4\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding
benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
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Final Results of Administrative Review
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5), we calculated a final
countervailable subsidy rate for Both-Well, the sole mandatory
respondent in this review. For the companies subject to this review
which were not selected for individual examination, we used the subsidy
rate calculated for Both-Well. We find the countervailable subsidy
rates for the producers/exporters under review to be as follows:
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Subsidy
Producer/exporter rate
(percent)
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Both-Well (Taizhou) Steel Fittings, Co., Ltd................ 25.90
Non-Selected Companies Under Review \5\..................... 25.90
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Assessment Rates
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\5\ See Appendix II.
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), Commerce will determine, and U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, countervailing duties
on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise in accordance with
the final results of this review, for the above-listed companies at the
applicable ad valorem assessment rates listed. Consistent with its
recent notice,\6\ Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to
CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of the final
results of this review in the Federal Register. If a timely summons is
filed at the U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment
instructions will direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until
the time for parties to file a request for a statutory injunction has
expired (i.e., within 90 days of publication).
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\6\ See Notice of Discontinuation of Policy to Issue Liquidation
Instructions After 15 Days in Applicable Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Proceedings, 86 FR 3995 (January
15, 2021).
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Cash Deposit Instructions
In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, Commerce also
intends to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated
countervailing duties in the amounts shown for Both-Well on shipments
of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the date of publication of the final results of
this administrative review. For all non-reviewed firms, we will
instruct CBP to continue to collect cash deposits of estimated
countervailing duties at the most recent company-specific or all-others
rate applicable to the company, as appropriate. These cash deposit
requirements, effective upon publication of these final results, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the destruction 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 terms of an APO is a sanctionable
violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these final results in accordance
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: March 10, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I--List of Topics Discussed in the Final Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Period of Review
V. Subsidies Valuation Information
VI. Use of Facts Otherwise Available
VII. Analysis of Programs
VIII. Analysis of Comments
Comment 1: Export Buyer's Credit (EBC) Program
Comment 2: Appropriate Adverse Facts Available Rate for the EBC
Program
IX. Recommendation
Appendix II--Non-Selected Companies Under Review
1. Apco Pipe Fittings Co., Ltd.
2. Cixi Baicheng Hardware Tools, Ltd.
3. Dalian Guangming Pipe Fittings Co., Ltd.
4. Eaton Hydraulics (Luzhou) Co., Ltd.
5. Eaton Hydraulics (Ningbo) Co., Ltd.
6. Feiting Hi-Tech Piping Zhejiang Co., Ltd
7. Hebei Haiyuan Pipe Fittings Co., Ltd.
8. Hebei Xinyue High Pressure Flange And Pipe Fitting Co., Ltd.
9. Jiangsu Forged Pipe Fittings Co., Ltd.
10. Jiangsu Haida Pipe Fittings Group Co., Ltd.
11. Jiangyin Tianning Metal Pipe Fitting Co., Ltd.
12. Jiangyin Yangzi Fitting Co., Ltd.
13. Jinan Mech Piping Technology Co., Ltd.
14. Jining Dingguan Precision Parts Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
15. Lianfa Stainless Steel Pipes & Valves (Qingyun) Co., Ltd.
16. Luzhou City Chengrun Mechanics Co., Ltd.
17. Ningbo HongTe Industrial Co., Ltd.
18. Ningbo Long Teng Metal Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
19. Ningbo Save Technology Co., Ltd.
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20. Ningbo Zhongan Forging Co., Ltd.
21. Q.C. Witness International Co., Ltd.
22. Qingdao Bestflow Industrial Co., Ltd.
23. Shanghai Lon Au Stainless Steel Materials Co., Ltd.
24. Shanghai Longnai High Pressure Pipe Fittings Co., Ltd.
25. Shanghai Tongyang Pipe Fittings Co., Ltd.
26. Shanghai Yochoic Pipefittings Co., Ltd.
27. Witness International Co., Ltd.
28. Xin Yi International Trade Co., Limited
29. Yancheng Boyue Tube Co., Ltd.
30. Yancheng Haohui Pipe Fittings Co., Ltd.
31. Yancheng Jiuwei Pipe Fittings Co., Ltd.
32. Yancheng Manda Pipe Industry Co., Ltd.
33. Yingkou Guangming Pipeline Industry Co., Ltd.
34. Yingkou Liaohe Machinery & Pipe Fittings Co., Ltd.
35. Yuyao Wanlei Pipe Fitting Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
[FR Doc. 2021-05587 Filed 3-17-21; 8:45 am]
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