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(2) the number of participants, whether
any participant is a foreign national; and
(3) a list of the issues to be discussed.
If a request for a hearing is made, parties
Sumitomo Rubber (Hunan)
will be notified of the date and time for
Co., Ltd. and its cross18
owned affiliates
.............
29.28 the hearing to be determined. Parties
should confirm the date and time of the
hearing two days before the schedule
Review-Specific Average Rate Applicable
to the Following Companies 19
date.
Unless extended, we intend to issue
Jiangsu Hankook Tire Co.,
the
final results of this administrative
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29.28
review,
which will include the results of
Kumho Tire Co., Inc .............
29.28
our analysis of the issues raised in the
Kumho Tire (Tianjin) Co.,
Inc 20 ..................................
29.28 case briefs, within 120 days of
Prinx Chengshan
publication of these preliminary results
(Shandong) Tire Company
in the Federal Register, pursuant to
Ltd .....................................
29.28 section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19
Qingdao Nexen Tire CorCFR 351.213(h).
Producer/exporter
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poration .............................
Shandong Haohua Tire Co.,
Ltd .....................................
Shandong Province Sanli
Tire Manufactured Co., Ltd
Triangle Tyre Co., Ltd ..........
Subsidy rate
(percent ad
valorem)
29.28
Cash Deposit Requirements
29.28
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the
29.28 Act, Commerce intends to instruct CBP
29.28 to collect cash deposits of estimated
countervailing duties in the amounts
shown for each of the respondents listed
Disclosure and Public Comment
above on shipments of subject
We will disclose to parties in this
merchandise entered, or withdrawn
review, the calculations performed for
from warehouse, for consumption on or
these preliminary results within five
days after the date of publication of this after the date of publication of the final
results of this administrative review.
notice.21 Interested parties may submit
For all non-reviewed firms, CBP will
case briefs no later than 30 days after
continue to collect cash deposits of
the date of publication of these
estimated countervailing duties at the
preliminary results of review.22
all-others rate or the most recent
Rebuttals to case briefs may be filed no
company-specific rate applicable to the
later than seven days after the case
company, as appropriate. These cash
briefs are filed, and all rebuttal
comments must be limited to comments deposit requirements, when imposed,
shall remain in effect until further
raised in the case briefs.23 Pursuant to
notice.
19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties
who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs Assessment Rates
in this review are encouraged to submit
In accordance with 19 CFR
with each argument: (1) a statement of
351.221(b)(4)(i), we preliminarily
the issue; (2) a brief summary of the
assigned subsidy rates in the amounts
argument; and (3) a table of authorities.
shown above for the producer/exporters
Note that Commerce has temporarily
shown above. Upon completion of the
modified certain of its requirements for
administrative review, consistent with
serving documents containing business
section 751(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
proprietary information, until further
351.212(b)(2), Commerce shall
notice.24
determine, and CBP shall assess, CVDs
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
interested parties who wish to request a on all appropriate entries covered by
hearing, limited to issues raised in the
this review.
case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a
For the companies for which this
written request to the Assistant
review is rescinded, we will instruct
Secretary for Enforcement and
CBP to assess countervailing duties on
Compliance, U.S. Department of
all appropriate entries at a rate equal to
Commerce, filed electronically using
the cash deposit of estimated
ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
countervailing duties required at the
within 30 days after the date of
time of entry, or withdrawal from
publication of this notice. Hearing
warehouse, for consumption, during the
requests should contain: (1) the party’s
period January 1, 2020, through
name, address, and telephone number;
December 31, 2020, in accordance with
19 CFR 351.212(c)(l)(i). For the
21 See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
companies remaining in the review, we
22 See 19 CFR 351.309(c).
intend to issue assessment instructions
23 See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the
24 See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD
date of publication of the final results of
Service Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension
of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020).
this review in the Federal Register.
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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).
Notification to Interested Parties
These preliminary results are issued
and published pursuant to sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19
CFR 351.213 and 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: August 31, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Non-Selected Companies Under Review
V. Partial Rescission of Administrative
Review
VI. Diversification of China’s Economy
VII. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and
Application of Adverse Inferences
VIII. Subsidies Valuation
IX. Interest Rate Benchmarks, Discount Rates,
Input, Electricity, and Land Benchmarks
X. Analysis of Programs
XI. Recommendation
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–533–872]
Finished Carbon Steel Flanges From
India: Preliminary Results of
Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review; 2020
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily
determines that Norma (India) Ltd.
(Norma) and R.N. Gupta & Co. Ltd.
(RNG) received countervailable
subsidies during the period of review
(POR), January 1, 2020, through
December 31, 2020. Interested parties
are invited to comment on these
preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable September 8, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James R. Hepburn or Preston N. Cox,
AD/CVD Operations, Office VI,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
AGENCY:
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Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1882 or
(202) 482–5041, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
On August 24, 2017, Commerce
published in the Federal Register the
countervailing duty order on finished
carbon steel flanges from India.1 On
August 2, 2021, Commerce published a
notice of opportunity to request an
administrative review of the Order.2 On
August 31, 2021, Weldbend Corporation
and Boltex Manufacturing Co., L.P. (the
petitioners) requested a review of 41
producers and/or exporters of subject
merchandise.3 Further, between August
9 and 30, 2021, Commerce received
multiple requests for an administrative
review of the Order.4 On October 7,
2021, Commerce published a notice of
initiation of an administrative review of
the Order.5 On November 15, 2021,
Commerce selected Norma and RNG as
mandatory respondents in this
administrative review.6 On April 25,
2022, Commerce extended the time
period for issuing these preliminary
results by 120 days, in accordance with
section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of
1 See Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from India:
Countervailing Duty Order, 82 FR 40138 (August
24, 2017) (Order).
2 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order,
Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity
to Request Administrative Review, 86 FR 41436
(August 2, 2021).
3 See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Finished Carbon Steel
Flanges from India: Request for Administrative
Review,’’ dated August 31, 2021.
4 See Munish Forge Private Limited’s Letter,
‘‘Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from India: Request
for Counter Vailing Duty Administrative Review,’’
dated August 9, 2021; Balkrishna Steel Forge Pvt.
Ltd.’s Letter, ‘‘Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from
India: Request for Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review of Balkrishna Steel Forge
Pvt. Ltd. for the Period of January 01, 2020 to
December 31, 2020,’’ dated August 30, 2021; Cetus
Engineering Private Limited’s Letter, ‘‘Finished
Carbon Steel Flanges from India: Request for
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of
Cetus Engineering Private Limited (‘‘Cetus’’) for the
period of January 01, 2020 to December 31, 2020,’’
dated August 30, 2021; Jai Auto Pvt. Ltd.’s Letter,
‘‘Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from India: Request
for Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of
Jai Auto Pvt. Ltd for the Period of January 01, 2020
to December 31, 2020,’’ dated August 30, 2021;
Norma’s Letter, ‘‘Finished Carbon Steel Flanges
from India: Request for Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review for Norma (India) Limited,
USK Export Private Limited, Umashanker
Khandelwal and Co. and Bansidhar Chiranjilal,’’
dated August 30, 2021; and RNG’s Letter, ‘‘Finished
Carbon Steel Flanges from India: Request for
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated
August 30, 2021.
5 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 85 FR
55811, 55817–18 (October 7, 2021).
6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review of Finished Carbon Steel
Flanges from India: Respondent Selection,’’ dated
November 15, 2021.
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1930, as amended (the Act), to August
31, 2021.7
For a complete description of the
events that followed the initiation of
this review, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.8 A list of topics
discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is included as Appendix
I 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://access.trade.gov/public/
FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the
Order is finished carbon steel flanges.
For a complete description of the scope
of the Order, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review
in accordance with section 751(a)(l)(A)
of the Act. For each of the subsidy
programs found to be countervailable,
we preliminarily determine 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.9 For a full
description of the methodology
underlying our conclusions, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Companies Not Selected for Individual
Review
For the companies not selected for
individual review, because the rates
calculated for Norma and RNG were
above de minimis and not based entirely
on facts available, we applied a subsidy
rate based on a weighted average of the
subsidy rates calculated for Norma and
RNG using publicly ranged sales data
submitted by the respondents.10
7 See Memorandum, ‘‘Finished Carbon Steel
Flanges from India: Extension of Deadline for
Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review; 2020,’’ dated April 25,
2022.
8 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Results of the 2020 Administrative
Reivew of the Countervailing Duty Order on
Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from India,’’ dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
9 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.
10 See Memorandum, ‘‘Preliminary Results
Calculation of Subsidy Rate for Non-Selected
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Preliminary Results of Review
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.221(b)(4)(i), we calculated
individual subsidy rates for Norma and
RNG. For the period January 1, 2020,
through December 31, 2020, we
preliminarily determine that the
following net countervailable subsidy
rates exist:
Company
Subsidy rate
(percent
ad valorem)
Norma (India) Ltd.11 .............
R.N. Gupta & Co. Ltd ...........
Non-Selected Companies
Under Review (see Appendix II) 12 .............................
4.21
3.61
3.88
Disclosure and Public Comment
We will disclose to parties to this
proceeding the calculations performed
in reaching the preliminary results
within five days of the date of
publication of these preliminary
results.13 Interested parties may submit
case briefs no later than 30 days after
the date of publication of these
preliminary results.14 Rebuttal briefs,
limited to issues raised in case briefs,
may be filed no later than seven days
after the date for filing case briefs.15
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and
(d)(2), parties who submit arguments are
requested to submit with the argument:
(1) a statement of the issue; (2) a brief
summary of the argument; and (3) a
table of authorities.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
interested parties who wish to request a
hearing must submit a written request to
the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance, U.S. Department of
Commerce, using Enforcement and
Compliance’s ACCESS system within 30
days of the publication of this notice.
Requests should contain: (1) the party’s
name, address, and telephone number;
(2) the number of participants, whether
any participant is a foreign national; and
(3) a list of the issues to be discussed.
Issues addressed during the hearing will
be limited to those raised in the
Companies Under Review,’’ dated concurrently
with this notice.
11 As discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum, Commerce has found the following
companies to be cross-owned with Norma (India)
Ltd.: USK Export Private Limited; Uma Shanker
Khandelwal and Co.; and Bansidhar Chiranjilal.
This rate applies to all cross-owned companies.
12 See Appendix II for a list of companies not
selected for individual examination.
13 See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
14 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii)
15 See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1); see also Temporary
Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements Due
to COVID–19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR
41363 (July 10, 2020) (Temporary Rule).
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respective case and rebuttal briefs.16 If
a request for a hearing is made,
Commerce intends to hold the hearing
at a time and date to be determined.
Parties should confirm the date and
time of the hearing two days before the
scheduled date.
Parties are reminded that all briefs
and hearing requests must be filed
electronically using ACCESS and
received successfully in their entirety by
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
Note that Commerce has temporarily
modified certain of its requirements for
serving documents containing business
proprietary information, until further
notice.17
Unless the deadline is extended
pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2),
Commerce intends to issue the final
results of this administrative review,
including the results of our analysis of
the issues raised by the parties in any
written briefs, no later than 120 days
after the date of publication of these
preliminary results.
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Assessment Rate
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.221(b)(4)(i), we preliminarily
assigned subsidy rates in the amounts
shown above for the producers/
exporters shown above. Upon
completion of the administrative
review, consistent with section 751(a)(1)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2),
Commerce shall determine, and U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, countervailing duties on all
appropriate entries covered by this
review. We intend 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 Rate
In accordance with section 751(a)(1)
of the Act, Commerce intends, upon
publication of the final results, to
instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of
estimated countervailing duties in the
amounts shown for each of the
respective companies listed above on
shipments of subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the date of
publication of final results of this
16 See
17 See
19 CFR 351.310(c).
Temporary Rule.
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administrative review. For all nonreviewed 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
instructions, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
Notification to Interested Parties
These preliminary results of review
are issued and published pursuant to
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.213 and
351,221(b)(4).
Dated: August 30, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix I—List of Topics Discussed in
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Subsidies Valuation Information
V. Benchmark Interest Rates and Discount
Rates
VI. Analysis of Programs
VII. Rate for Non-Examined Companies
VIII. Recommendation
Appendix II—Companies Not Selected
for Individual Examination
1. Adinath International
2. Allena Group
3. Alloyed Steel
4. Balkrishna Steel Forge Pvt. Ltd.
5. Bebitz Flanges Works Private Limited
6. C. D. Industries
7. Cetus Engineering Private Limited
8. CHW Forge
9. CHW Forge Pvt. Ltd.
10. Citizen Metal Depot
11. Corum Flange
12. DN Forge Industries
13. Echjay Forgings Limited
14. Falcon Valves and Flanges Private
Limited
15. Heubach International
16. Hindon Forge Pvt. Ltd.
17. Jai Auto Pvt. Ltd.
18. Kinnari Steel Corporation
19. Mascot Metal Manufacturers
20. M F Rings and Bearing Races Ltd.
21. Munish Forge Private Limited
22. OM Exports
23. Punjab Steel Works
24. Raaj Sagar Steels
25. Ravi Ratan Metal Industries
26. R.D. Forge
27. Rolex Fittings India Pvt. Ltd.
28. Rollwell Forge Engineering Components
and Flanges
29. Rollwell Forge Pvt. Ltd.
30. SHM (ShinHeung Machinery)
31. Siddhagiri Metal & Tubes
32. Sizer India
33. Steel Shape India
34. Sudhir Forgings Pvt. Ltd.
35. Tirupati Forge Pvt. Ltd.
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–201–836]
Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and
Tube From Mexico: Preliminary
Results and Partial Rescission of the
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2020–2021
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily
determines that Maquilacero S.A. de
C.V. (Maquilacero) and Tecnicas de
Fluidos S.A. de C.V. (TEFLU),
(collectively, Maquilacero/TEFLU) and
Regiomontana de Perfiles y Tubos S. de
R.L. de C.V. (Regiopytsa) made sales of
light-walled rectangular pipe and tube
from Mexico at less than normal value
during the period of review August 1,
2020, through July 31, 2021. We are also
rescinding this review for 14 companies
where timely requests for withdrawals
were filed by all parties who requested
their review. We invite interested
parties to comment on these preliminary
results.
DATES: Applicable September 8, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Conniff or Kyle Clahane, AD/CVD
Operations, Office III, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–1009 and (202) 482–5449,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On August 5, 2008, Commerce
published the antidumping duty order
on light-walled rectangular pipe and
tube from Mexico in the Federal
Register.1 On August 2, 2021, we
published a notice of opportunity to
request an administrative review of the
Order.2 On October 7, 2021, based on
1 See Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube
from Mexico, the People’s Republic of China, and
the Republic of Korea: Antidumping Duty Orders;
Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from the
Republic of Korea: Notice of Amended Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 73
FR 45403 (August 5, 2008) (Order).
2 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order,
Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity
To Request Administrative Review, 86 FR 41436
(August 2, 2021).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-533-872]
Finished Carbon Steel Flanges From India: Preliminary Results of
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2020
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily
determines that Norma (India) Ltd. (Norma) and R.N. Gupta & Co. Ltd.
(RNG) received countervailable subsidies during the period of review
(POR), January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020. Interested parties
are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable September 8, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James R. Hepburn or Preston N. Cox,
AD/CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
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Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1882
or (202) 482-5041, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 24, 2017, Commerce published in the Federal Register the
countervailing duty order on finished carbon steel flanges from
India.\1\ On August 2, 2021, Commerce published a notice of opportunity
to request an administrative review of the Order.\2\ On August 31,
2021, Weldbend Corporation and Boltex Manufacturing Co., L.P. (the
petitioners) requested a review of 41 producers and/or exporters of
subject merchandise.\3\ Further, between August 9 and 30, 2021,
Commerce received multiple requests for an administrative review of the
Order.\4\ On October 7, 2021, Commerce published a notice of initiation
of an administrative review of the Order.\5\ On November 15, 2021,
Commerce selected Norma and RNG as mandatory respondents in this
administrative review.\6\ On April 25, 2022, Commerce extended the time
period for issuing these preliminary results by 120 days, in accordance
with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act), to August 31, 2021.\7\
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\1\ See Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from India: Countervailing
Duty Order, 82 FR 40138 (August 24, 2017) (Order).
\2\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative
Review, 86 FR 41436 (August 2, 2021).
\3\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Finished Carbon Steel Flanges
from India: Request for Administrative Review,'' dated August 31,
2021.
\4\ See Munish Forge Private Limited's Letter, ``Finished Carbon
Steel Flanges from India: Request for Counter Vailing Duty
Administrative Review,'' dated August 9, 2021; Balkrishna Steel
Forge Pvt. Ltd.'s Letter, ``Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from
India: Request for Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of
Balkrishna Steel Forge Pvt. Ltd. for the Period of January 01, 2020
to December 31, 2020,'' dated August 30, 2021; Cetus Engineering
Private Limited's Letter, ``Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from
India: Request for Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of
Cetus Engineering Private Limited (``Cetus'') for the period of
January 01, 2020 to December 31, 2020,'' dated August 30, 2021; Jai
Auto Pvt. Ltd.'s Letter, ``Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from India:
Request for Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of Jai Auto
Pvt. Ltd for the Period of January 01, 2020 to December 31, 2020,''
dated August 30, 2021; Norma's Letter, ``Finished Carbon Steel
Flanges from India: Request for Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review for Norma (India) Limited, USK Export Private Limited,
Umashanker Khandelwal and Co. and Bansidhar Chiranjilal,'' dated
August 30, 2021; and RNG's Letter, ``Finished Carbon Steel Flanges
from India: Request for Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,''
dated August 30, 2021.
\5\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 85 FR 55811, 55817-18 (October 7, 2021).
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Countervailing Duty Administrative Review
of Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from India: Respondent Selection,''
dated November 15, 2021.
\7\ See Memorandum, ``Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from India:
Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review; 2020,'' dated April 25, 2022.
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For a complete description of the events that followed the
initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\8\
A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is
included as Appendix I 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://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
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\8\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of the 2020 Administrative Reivew of the Countervailing Duty
Order on Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from India,'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the Order is finished carbon steel
flanges. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a)(l)(A) of the Act. For each of the subsidy programs found to be
countervailable, we preliminarily determine 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.\9\ For a
full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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\9\ 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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Companies Not Selected for Individual Review
For the companies not selected for individual review, because the
rates calculated for Norma and RNG were above de minimis and not based
entirely on facts available, we applied a subsidy rate based on a
weighted average of the subsidy rates calculated for Norma and RNG
using publicly ranged sales data submitted by the respondents.\10\
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\10\ See Memorandum, ``Preliminary Results Calculation of
Subsidy Rate for Non-Selected Companies Under Review,'' dated
concurrently with this notice.
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Preliminary Results of Review
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4)(i), we calculated
individual subsidy rates for Norma and RNG. For the period January 1,
2020, through December 31, 2020, we preliminarily determine that the
following net countervailable subsidy rates exist:
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\11\ As discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum,
Commerce has found the following companies to be cross-owned with
Norma (India) Ltd.: USK Export Private Limited; Uma Shanker
Khandelwal and Co.; and Bansidhar Chiranjilal. This rate applies to
all cross-owned companies.
\12\ See Appendix II for a list of companies not selected for
individual examination.
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Subsidy rate
Company (percent ad
valorem)
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Norma (India) Ltd.\11\.................................. 4.21
R.N. Gupta & Co. Ltd.................................... 3.61
Non-Selected Companies Under Review (see Appendix II) 3.88
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Disclosure and Public Comment
We will disclose to parties to this proceeding the calculations
performed in reaching the preliminary results within five days of the
date of publication of these preliminary results.\13\ Interested
parties may submit case briefs no later than 30 days after the date of
publication of these preliminary results.\14\ Rebuttal briefs, limited
to issues raised in case briefs, may be filed no later than seven days
after the date for filing case briefs.\15\ Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who submit arguments are requested to
submit with the argument: (1) a statement of the issue; (2) a brief
summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities.
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\13\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
\14\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii)
\15\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1); see also Temporary Rule Modifying
AD/CVD Service Requirements Due to COVID-19; Extension of Effective
Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020) (Temporary Rule).
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce,
using Enforcement and Compliance's ACCESS system within 30 days of the
publication of this notice. Requests should contain: (1) the party's
name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants,
whether any participant is a foreign national; and (3) a list of the
issues to be discussed. Issues addressed during the hearing will be
limited to those raised in the
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respective case and rebuttal briefs.\16\ If a request for a hearing is
made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing at a time and date to be
determined. Parties should confirm the date and time of the hearing two
days before the scheduled date.
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Parties are reminded that all briefs and hearing requests must be
filed electronically using ACCESS and received successfully in their
entirety by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. Note that Commerce
has temporarily modified certain of its requirements for serving
documents containing business proprietary information, until further
notice.\17\
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\17\ See Temporary Rule.
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Unless the deadline is extended pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2), Commerce intends to issue the final
results of this administrative review, including the results of our
analysis of the issues raised by the parties in any written briefs, no
later than 120 days after the date of publication of these preliminary
results.
Assessment Rate
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4)(i), we preliminarily
assigned subsidy rates in the amounts shown above for the producers/
exporters shown above. Upon completion of the administrative review,
consistent with section 751(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2),
Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, countervailing duties on all appropriate entries covered
by this review. We intend 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 Rate
In accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce intends,
upon publication of the final results, to instruct CBP to collect cash
deposits of estimated countervailing duties in the amounts shown for
each of the respective companies listed above on shipments of subject
merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or
after the date of publication of 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 instructions, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
Notification to Interested Parties
These preliminary results of review are issued and published
pursuant to sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.213 and 351,221(b)(4).
Dated: August 30, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I--List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Subsidies Valuation Information
V. Benchmark Interest Rates and Discount Rates
VI. Analysis of Programs
VII. Rate for Non-Examined Companies
VIII. Recommendation
Appendix II--Companies Not Selected for Individual Examination
1. Adinath International
2. Allena Group
3. Alloyed Steel
4. Balkrishna Steel Forge Pvt. Ltd.
5. Bebitz Flanges Works Private Limited
6. C. D. Industries
7. Cetus Engineering Private Limited
8. CHW Forge
9. CHW Forge Pvt. Ltd.
10. Citizen Metal Depot
11. Corum Flange
12. DN Forge Industries
13. Echjay Forgings Limited
14. Falcon Valves and Flanges Private Limited
15. Heubach International
16. Hindon Forge Pvt. Ltd.
17. Jai Auto Pvt. Ltd.
18. Kinnari Steel Corporation
19. Mascot Metal Manufacturers
20. M F Rings and Bearing Races Ltd.
21. Munish Forge Private Limited
22. OM Exports
23. Punjab Steel Works
24. Raaj Sagar Steels
25. Ravi Ratan Metal Industries
26. R.D. Forge
27. Rolex Fittings India Pvt. Ltd.
28. Rollwell Forge Engineering Components and Flanges
29. Rollwell Forge Pvt. Ltd.
30. SHM (ShinHeung Machinery)
31. Siddhagiri Metal & Tubes
32. Sizer India
33. Steel Shape India
34. Sudhir Forgings Pvt. Ltd.
35. Tirupati Forge Pvt. Ltd.
36. Umashanker Khandelwal Forging Limited
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