Antidumping Duty Order on Alloy and Certain Carbon Steel Threaded Rod and Countervailing Duty Order on Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Changed Circumstances Reviews, Revocation of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, in Part, and Rescission of Scope Inquiry, 91676-91680 [2024-27007]
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Commerce to issue the preliminary
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Türkiye and China.3 The petitioner
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Dated: November 13, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2024–27006 Filed 11–19–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–104, C–570–105]
Antidumping Duty Order on Alloy and
Certain Carbon Steel Threaded Rod
and Countervailing Duty Order on
Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod
From the People’s Republic of China:
Final Results of Changed
Circumstances Reviews, Revocation of
the Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Orders, in Part, and Rescission of
Scope Inquiry
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) is issuing the
final results of changed circumstances
reviews (CCRs) of the antidumping duty
(AD) order on alloy and certain carbon
steel threaded rod from the People’s
Republic of China and the
countervailing duty (CVD) order on
carbon and alloy steel threaded rod from
China (collectively, steel threaded rod
from China) to revoke the orders, in
part, with respect to certain wheel
studs. Commerce is also rescinding the
scope inquiry with respect to the same
products.
DATES: Applicable November 20, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Yang Jin Chun, 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) 482–5760.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On April 9, 2020, Commerce
published the AD and CVD orders on
steel threaded rod from China in the
Federal Register.1 On October 15, 2024,
Commerce published its initiation and
preliminary results of the CCRs of the
Orders 2 in the Federal Register, in
1 See Alloy and Certain Carbon Steel Threaded
Rod from the People’s Republic of China:
Antidumping Duty Order, 85 FR 19929 (April 9,
2020) (AD Order), and Carbon and Alloy Steel
Threaded Rod from India and the People’s Republic
of China: Countervailing Duty Orders, 85 FR 19927
(April 9, 2020) (CVD Order) (collectively Orders).
2 See Antidumping Duty Order on Alloy and
Certain Carbon Steel Threaded Rod and
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which Commerce found that changed
circumstances warranted revocation of
the Orders in part with respect to
certain wheel studs. Commerce
provided interested parties with the
opportunity to comment and request a
public hearing regarding the Preliminary
Results. Commerce did not receive any
comments or a request for a hearing
from interested parties.
Final Results of CCRs and Revocation
of the Orders, in Part
We conducted these CCRs based on a
request from Logistical Resource
Development Inc. (LRD), an importer of
merchandise subject to these CCRs. LRD
requested that Commerce retroactively
revoke the Orders, in part, pursuant to
section 751(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR
351.216(b) with respect to certain
wheels studs.3 Because no party
submitted comments opposing the
Preliminary Results of these CCRs, and
the record contains no other information
or evidence that calls into question the
Preliminary Results, Commerce
determines, pursuant to sections
751(d)(1) and 782(h) of the Act, and 19
CFR 351.222(g), that there are changed
circumstances that warrant revocation
of the Orders, in part, with respect to
certain wheel studs subject to LRD’s
request. Consequently, there is no
decision memorandum accompanying
this notice.
Specifically, because producers
accounting for substantially all the
production of the domestic like product
to which the Orders pertain have not
expressed interest in maintaining the
relief provided by the Orders with
respect to certain wheel studs, as
described below, Commerce is revoking
the Orders, in part, with respect to
certain wheel studs with the following
physical characteristics:
• A wheel stud that has an M12
diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing
threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset
hex head measuring 49mm long, part of
the threaded length being divided by a
5mm unthreaded band which creates an
11.5mm threaded section for insertion
that is also M12 diameter and 1.5RH
thread spacing.
Countervailing Duty Order on Carbon and Alloy
Steel Threaded Rod from the People’s Republic of
China: Initiation and Preliminary Results of
Changed Circumstances Reviews and Intent to
Revoke the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Orders, in Part, and Preliminary Intent to Rescind
Scope Inquiry, 89 FR 82972 (October 15, 2024)
(Preliminary Results).
3 See LRD’s Letter, ‘‘Request for an Expedited
Changed Circumstances Review to Amend the
Scope of the Order,’’ dated August 23, 2024 (CCR
Request).
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• A wheel stud that has an M12
diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing
threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset
hex head measuring 49mm long, part of
the threaded length being divided by a
5mm unthreaded band which creates an
11.5mm threaded section for insertion
that is also M12 diameter and 1.5RH
thread spacing.
• A wheel stud that has an M12
diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing
threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset
hex head measuring 80mm, part of the
threaded length being divided by a 5mm
unthreaded band which creates an
11.5mm threaded section for insertion
that is also M12 diameter and 1.5RH
thread spacing.
• A wheel stud that has an M12
diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing
threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset
hex head measuring 95mm long, part of
the threaded length being divided by a
5mm unthreaded band which creates an
11.5mm threaded section for insertion
that is also M12 diameter and 1.5RH
thread spacing.
• A wheel stud that has an M14
diameter and 1.25RH thread spacing
threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset
hex head measuring 75mm, part of the
threaded length being divided by a 5mm
unthreaded band which creates an
11.5mm threaded section for insertion
that is also M14 diameter and 1.25RH
thread spacing.
• A wheel stud that has an M14
diameter and 1.25RH thread spacing
threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset
hex head measuring 92mm, part of the
threaded length being divided by a 5mm
unthreaded band which creates an
11.5mm threaded section for insertion
that is also M14 diameter and 1.25RH
thread spacing.
• A wheel stud that has an M12
diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing
threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset
hex head measuring 49mm, part of the
threaded length being divided by a 5mm
unthreaded band which creates an
11.5mm threaded section for insertion
that is M14 diameter and 1.5RH thread
spacing.
• A wheel stud that has an M12
diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing
threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset
hex head measuring 49mm, part of the
threaded length being divided by a 5mm
unthreaded band which creates an
11.5mm threaded section for insertion
that is M14x1.25.
• A wheel stud that has an M12
diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing
threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset
hex head measuring 44mm long, part of
the threaded length being divided by a
5mm unthreaded band which creates an
11.5mm threaded section for insertion
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that is M14 diameter and 1.5 thread
spacing.
• A wheel stud that has an M14
diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing
threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset
hex head measuring 49mm long, part of
the threaded length being divided by a
5mm unthreaded band which creates a
12.5mm threaded section for insertion
that is also M14 diameter and 1.5RH
thread spacing.
• A wheel stud that has an M14
diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing
threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset
hex head measuring 64mm long, part of
the threaded length being divided by a
5mm unthreaded band which creates
and 21.5mm threaded section for
insertion that is also M14 diameter and
1.5RH thread spacing.
• A wheel stud that has an M12
diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing
threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset
hex head measuring 61mm long, part of
the threaded length being divided by a
5mm unthreaded band which creates an
11.5mm threaded section for insertion.
• A wheel stud that has an M12
diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing
threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset
hex head measuring 49mm long, part of
the threaded length being divided by a
5mm unthreaded band which creates an
11.5mm threaded section for insertion
that is M14 diameter and 1.5 thread
spacing.
The revised scope of the AD Order
and the CVD Order is below.
Scope of the AD Order
The scope of the AD order covers
alloy and certain carbon steel threaded
rod. Alloy and certain carbon steel
threaded rod are certain threaded rod,
bar, or studs, of carbon or alloy steel,
having a solid, circular cross section of
any diameter, in any straight length.
Alloy and certain carbon steel threaded
rod are normally drawn, cold rolled,
threaded, and straightened, or it may be
hot-rolled. In addition, the alloy and
certain carbon steel threaded rod, bar, or
studs subject to this order are nonheaded and threaded along greater than
25 percent of their total actual length. A
variety of finishes or coatings, such as
plain oil finish as a temporary rust
protectant, zinc coating (i.e., galvanized,
whether by electroplating or hotdipping), paint, and other similar
finishes and coatings, may be applied to
the merchandise.
Alloy steel threaded rod is normally
produced to American Society for
Testing and Materials (ASTM)
specifications A193 B7/B7m, A193 B16,
A320 L7/L7m, A320 L43, A354 BC and
BD, and F1554 Grade 105. Other
specifications are Society of Automotive
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Engineers (SAE) specification 1429
grades 5 and 8, International
Organization for Standardization (ISO)
specification 898 class 8.8 and 10.9, and
American Petroleum Institute (API)
specification 20E. Certain carbon steel
threaded rod is normally produced to
ASTM specification A449. All steel
threaded rod meeting the physical
description set forth above is covered by
the scope of this order, whether or not
produced according to a particular
standard.
Subject merchandise includes
material matching the above description
that has been finished, assembled, or
packaged in a third country, including
by cutting, chamfering, coating, or
painting the threaded rod, by attaching
the threaded rod to, or packaging it
with, another product, or any other
finishing, assembly, or packaging
operation that would not otherwise
remove the merchandise from the scope
of the order if performed in the country
of manufacture of the threaded rod.
Alloy and certain carbon steel threaded
rod are also included in the scope of
this order whether or not imported
attached to, or in conjunction with,
other parts and accessories such as nuts
and washers. If carbon and alloy steel
threaded rod are imported attached to,
or in conjunction with, such non-subject
merchandise, only the threaded rod is
included in the scope.
Excluded from the scope of this order
are: (1) threaded rod, bar, or studs
which are threaded only on one or both
ends and the threading covers 25
percent or less of the total actual length;
and (2) stainless steel threaded rod,
defined as steel threaded rod
containing, by weight, 1.2 percent or
less of carbon and 10.5 percent or more
of chromium, with or without other
elements.
Excluded from the scope of the AD
order on steel threaded rod from China
is any merchandise covered by the
existing AD order on certain steel
threaded rod from China. See Certain
Steel Threaded Rod from the People’s
Republic of China: Notice of
Antidumping Duty Order, 74 FR 17154
(April 14, 2009).
Specifically excluded from the scope
of this order is threaded rod that is
imported as part of a package of
hardware in conjunction with a readyto-assemble piece of furniture.
Wheel studs with the following
characteristics are excluded from the
scope of this order:
• A wheel stud that has an M12
diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing
threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset
hex head measuring 49mm long, part of
the threaded length being divided by a
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5mm unthreaded band which creates an
11.5mm threaded section for insertion
that is also M12 diameter and 1.5RH
thread spacing.
• A wheel stud that has an M12
diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing
threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset
hex head measuring 49mm long, part of
the threaded length being divided by a
5mm unthreaded band which creates an
11.5mm threaded section for insertion
that is also M12 diameter and 1.5RH
thread spacing.
• A wheel stud that has an M12
diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing
threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset
hex head measuring 80mm, part of the
threaded length being divided by a 5mm
unthreaded band which creates an
11.5mm threaded section for insertion
that is also M12 diameter and 1.5RH
thread spacing.
• A wheel stud that has an M12
diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing
threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset
hex head measuring 95mm long, part of
the threaded length being divided by a
5mm unthreaded band which creates an
11.5mm threaded section for insertion
that is also M12 diameter and 1.5RH
thread spacing.
• A wheel stud that has an M14
diameter and 1.25RH thread spacing
threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset
hex head measuring 75mm, part of the
threaded length being divided by a 5mm
unthreaded band which creates an
11.5mm threaded section for insertion
that is also M14 diameter and 1.25RH
thread spacing.
• A wheel stud that has an M14
diameter and 1.25RH thread spacing
threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset
hex head measuring 92mm, part of the
threaded length being divided by a 5mm
unthreaded band which creates an
11.5mm threaded section for insertion
that is also M14 diameter and 1.25RH
thread spacing.
• A wheel stud that has an M12
diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing
threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset
hex head measuring 49mm, part of the
threaded length being divided by a 5mm
unthreaded band which creates an
11.5mm threaded section for insertion
that is M14 diameter and 1.5RH thread
spacing.
• A wheel stud that has an M12
diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing
threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset
hex head measuring 49mm, part of the
threaded length being divided by a 5mm
unthreaded band which creates an
11.5mm threaded section for insertion
that is M14x1.25.
• A wheel stud that has an M12
diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing
threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset
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hex head measuring 44mm long, part of
the threaded length being divided by a
5mm unthreaded band which creates an
11.5mm threaded section for insertion
that is M14 diameter and 1.5 thread
spacing.
• A wheel stud that has an M14
diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing
threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset
hex head measuring 49mm long, part of
the threaded length being divided by a
5mm unthreaded band which creates a
12.5mm threaded section for insertion
that is also M14 diameter and 1.5RH
thread spacing.
• A wheel stud that has an M14
diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing
threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset
hex head measuring 64mm long, part of
the threaded length being divided by a
5mm unthreaded band which creates
and 21.5mm threaded section for
insertion that is also M14 diameter and
1.5RH thread spacing.
• A wheel stud that has an M12
diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing
threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset
hex head measuring 61mm long, part of
the threaded length being divided by a
5mm unthreaded band which creates an
11.5mm threaded section for insertion.
• A wheel stud that has an M12
diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing
threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset
hex head measuring 49mm long, part of
the threaded length being divided by a
5mm unthreaded band which creates an
11.5mm threaded section for insertion
that is M14 diameter and 1.5 thread
spacing.
Alloy and certain carbon steel
threaded rod are currently classifiable
under subheadings 7318.15.5051,
7318.15.5056, and 7318.15.5090 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS). Subject
merchandise may also enter under
subheading 7318.15.2095 and
7318.19.0000 of the HTSUS. The
HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and U.S. Customs purposes
only. The written description of the
scope is dispositive.
Scope of the CVD Order
The scope of the CVD order covers
carbon and alloy steel threaded rod.
Steel threaded rod is certain threaded
rod, bar, or studs, of carbon or alloy
steel, having a solid, circular cross
section of any diameter, in any straight
length. Steel threaded rod is normally
drawn, cold-rolled, threaded, and
straightened, or it may be hot-rolled. In
addition, the steel threaded rod, bar, or
studs subject to this order are nonheaded and threaded along greater than
25 percent of their total actual length. A
variety of finishes or coatings, such as
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plain oil finish as a temporary rust
protectant, zinc coating (i.e., galvanized,
whether by electroplating or hotdipping), paint, and other similar
finishes and coatings, may be applied to
the merchandise.
Steel threaded rod is normally
produced to American Society for
Testing and Materials (ASTM)
specifications ASTM A36, ASTM A193
B7/B7m, ASTM A193 B16, ASTM A307,
ASTM A320 L7/L7M, ASTM A320 L43,
ASTM A354 BC and BD, ASTM A449,
ASTM F1554–36, ASTM F1554–55,
ASTM F1554 Grade 105, American
Society of Mechanical Engineers
(ASME) specification ASME B18.31.3,
and American Petroleum Institute (API)
specification API 20E. All steel threaded
rod meeting the physical description set
forth above is covered by the scope of
this order, whether or not produced
according to a particular standard.
Subject merchandise includes
material matching the above description
that has been finished, assembled, or
packaged in a third country, including
by cutting, chamfering, coating, or
painting the threaded rod, by attaching
the threaded rod to, or packaging it
with, another product, or any other
finishing, assembly, or packaging
operation that would not otherwise
remove the merchandise from the scope
of this order if performed in the country
of manufacture of the threaded rod.
Carbon and alloy steel threaded rod
are also included in the scope of this
order whether or not imported attached
to, or in conjunction with, other parts
and accessories such as nuts and
washers. If carbon and alloy steel
threaded rod are imported attached to,
or in conjunction with, such non-subject
merchandise, only the threaded rod is
included in the scope.
Excluded from the scope of this order
are: (1) threaded rod, bar, or studs
which are threaded only on one or both
ends and the threading covers 25
percent or less of the total actual length;
and (2) stainless steel threaded rod,
defined as steel threaded rod
containing, by weight, 1.2 percent or
less of carbon and 10.5 percent or more
of chromium, with or without other
elements.
Excluded from the scope of the AD
order on steel threaded rod from China
is any merchandise covered by the
existing AD order on certain steel
threaded rod from China. See Certain
Steel Threaded Rod from the People’s
Republic of China: Notice of
Antidumping Duty Order, 74 FR 17154
(April 14, 2009).
Specifically excluded from the scope
of this order is threaded rod that is
imported as part of a package of
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hardware in conjunction with a readyto-assemble piece of furniture.
Wheel studs with the following
characteristics are excluded from the
scope of this order:
• A wheel stud that has an M12
diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing
threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset
hex head measuring 49mm long, part of
the threaded length being divided by a
5mm unthreaded band which creates an
11.5mm threaded section for insertion
that is also M12 diameter and 1.5RH
thread spacing.
• A wheel stud that has an M12
diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing
threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset
hex head measuring 49mm long, part of
the threaded length being divided by a
5mm unthreaded band which creates an
11.5mm threaded section for insertion
that is also M12 diameter and 1.5RH
thread spacing.
• A wheel stud that has an M12
diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing
threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset
hex head measuring 80mm, part of the
threaded length being divided by a 5mm
unthreaded band which creates an
11.5mm threaded section for insertion
that is also M12 diameter and 1.5RH
thread spacing.
• A wheel stud that has an M12
diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing
threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset
hex head measuring 95mm long, part of
the threaded length being divided by a
5mm unthreaded band which creates an
11.5mm threaded section for insertion
that is also M12 diameter and 1.5RH
thread spacing.
• A wheel stud that has an M14
diameter and 1.25RH thread spacing
threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset
hex head measuring 75mm, part of the
threaded length being divided by a 5mm
unthreaded band which creates an
11.5mm threaded section for insertion
that is also M14 diameter and 1.25RH
thread spacing.
• A wheel stud that has an M14
diameter and 1.25RH thread spacing
threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset
hex head measuring 92mm, part of the
threaded length being divided by a 5mm
unthreaded band which creates an
11.5mm threaded section for insertion
that is also M14 diameter and 1.25RH
thread spacing.
• A wheel stud that has an M12
diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing
threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset
hex head measuring 49mm, part of the
threaded length being divided by a 5mm
unthreaded band which creates an
11.5mm threaded section for insertion
that is M14 diameter and 1.5RH thread
spacing.
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• A wheel stud that has an M12
diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing
threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset
hex head measuring 49mm, part of the
threaded length being divided by a 5mm
unthreaded band which creates an
11.5mm threaded section for insertion
that is M14x1.25.
• A wheel stud that has an M12
diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing
threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset
hex head measuring 44mm long, part of
the threaded length being divided by a
5mm unthreaded band which creates an
11.5mm threaded section for insertion
that is M14 diameter and 1.5 thread
spacing.
• A wheel stud that has an M14
diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing
threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset
hex head measuring 49mm long, part of
the threaded length being divided by a
5mm unthreaded band which creates a
12.5mm threaded section for insertion
that is also M14 diameter and 1.5RH
thread spacing.
• A wheel stud that has an M14
diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing
threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset
hex head measuring 64mm long, part of
the threaded length being divided by a
5mm unthreaded band which creates
and 21.5mm threaded section for
insertion that is also M14 diameter and
1.5RH thread spacing.
• A wheel stud that has an M12
diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing
threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset
hex head measuring 61mm long, part of
the threaded length being divided by a
5mm unthreaded band which creates an
11.5mm threaded section for insertion.
• A wheel stud that has an M12
diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing
threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset
hex head measuring 49mm long, part of
the threaded length being divided by a
5mm unthreaded band which creates an
11.5mm threaded section for insertion
that is M14 diameter and 1.5 thread
spacing.
Steel threaded rod is currently
classifiable under subheadings
7318.15.5051, 7318.15.5056, and
7318.15.5090 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).
Subject merchandise may also enter
under subheading 7318.15.2095 and
7318.19.0000 of the HTSUS. The
HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and U.S. Customs purposes
only. The written description of the
scope is dispositive.
Application of the Final Results of
Review
LRD requested that Commerce apply
the final results of these CCRs
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retroactively, effective January 1, 2022.4
Section 751(d)(3) of the Act provides
that Commerce determines the date of
application of the revocation of an
order.5 In the Preliminary Results, we
stated our intent ‘‘to apply the partial
revocation to unliquidated entries of
merchandise subject to the CCRs that
were entered or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption, as of
January 1, 2022,’’ and invited
comments.6 As explained above, we
received no comments opposing the
intended retroactive application of the
partial revocation. Therefore, Commerce
is applying the partial revocation to
unliquidated entries of merchandise
subject to the CCRs that were entered,
or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption, on or after January 1,
2022.
Instructions to U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP)
Because we determine there are
changed circumstances that warrant the
revocation of the Orders, in part, we
will instruct CBP to liquidate without
regard to antidumping or countervailing
duties, and to refund any estimated
antidumping and countervailing duties
deposited on all unliquidated entries of
the merchandise entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption on or
after January 1, 2022, that are covered
by the revocation of the Orders, in part.
Commerce intends to issue
instructions to CBP no earlier than 35
days after the date of publication of
these final results of CCRs in the
Federal Register. If a timely summons is
filed at the U.S. Court of International
Trade, the 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).
Rescission of the Scope Inquiry
In the Preliminary Results, we stated
our intent to rescind the concurrent
scope inquiry of the Orders on steel
threaded rod from China with respect to
the same wheel studs for which we are
revoking the Orders in part and invited
comments.7 We received no comments
from interested parties. Because we are
revoking the Orders in part with respect
4 See
CCR Request at 1.
section 751(d)(3) of the Act (‘‘determination
under this section to revoke an order or finding or
terminate a suspended investigation shall apply
with respect to unliquidated entries of the subject
merchandise which are entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date
determined by the administering authority.’’).
6 See Preliminary Results, 89 FR at 82974.
7 Id.; see also Memorandum, ‘‘Comments
Deadlines for Intent to Rescind the Scope Inquiry
on Wheel Studs,’’ dated October 8, 2024.
5 See
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The Petitions
On October 24, 2024, the U.S.
Department of Commerce (Commerce)
received countervailing duty (CVD)
petitions concerning imports of hard
empty capsules from Brazil, China,
India, and Vietnam filed in proper form
Administrative Protective Order (APO)
on behalf of Lonza Greenwood LLC (the
This notice serves as a final reminder
petitioner), a U.S. producer of hard
to parties subject to an APO of their
empty capsules.1 The CVD Petitions
responsibility concerning the
were accompanied by antidumping duty
disposition of proprietary information
(AD) petitions concerning imports of
disclosed under APO in accordance
hard empty capsules from Brazil, China,
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
India, and Vietnam.2
written notification of the return or
Between October 28 and November 5,
destruction of APO materials or
2024, Commerce requested
conversion to judicial protective order is supplemental information pertaining to
hereby requested. Failure to comply
certain aspects of the Petitions.3
with the regulations and terms of an
Between October 30 and November 6,
APO is a sanctionable violation.
2024, the petitioner filed timely
responses to these requests for
Notification to Interested Parties
additional information.4
In accordance with section 702(b)(1)
This notice is published in
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
accordance with sections 751(b)(1) and
(the Act), the petitioner alleges that the
777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.216,
Government of Brazil (GOB),
351.221(c)(3), 351.222, and
Government of China (GOC), the
351.225(f)(6).
Government of India (GOI), and the
Dated: November 13, 2024.
Government of Vietnam (GOV)
Abdelali Elouaradia,
(collectively, Governments) are
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
providing countervailable subsidies,
and Compliance.
within the meaning of sections 701 and
[FR Doc. 2024–27007 Filed 11–19–24; 8:45 am]
771(5) of the Act, to producers of hard
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
empty capsules from Brazil, China,
India, and Vietnam and that such
imports are materially injuring, or
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
threatening material injury to, the
domestic industry producing hard
International Trade Administration
empty capsules in the United States.
Consistent with section 702(b)(1) of the
[C–351–865, C–570–185, C–533–935, C–552– Act and 19 CFR 351.202(b), for those
848]
alleged programs on which we are
initiating CVD investigations, the
Hard Empty Capsules From Brazil, the
Petitions were accompanied by
People’s Republic of China, India, and
information reasonably available to the
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam:
petitioner supporting its allegations.
Initiation of Countervailing Duty
Commerce finds that the petitioner
Investigations
filed the Petitions on behalf of the
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance,
1 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Petitions for the
International Trade Administration,
Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing
Department of Commerce.
Duties,’’ dated October 24, 2024 (Petitions).
to the same wheel studs that are subject
to the concurrent scope inquiry, the
concurrent scope inquiry is moot.
Therefore, we are rescinding the
concurrent scope inquiry in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.225(f)(6).
Applicable November 13, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Seth
Brown at (202) 482–0029 (Brazil), Laura
Delgado at (202) 482–1468 and John
Conniff at (202) 482–1009 (the People’s
Republic of China (China)), Gorden
Struck at (202) 482–8151 (India), and
Jonathan Schueler at (202) 482–9175
(the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
(Vietnam)), AD/CVD Operations,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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2 Id.
3 See Commerce’s Letters, ‘‘Supplemental
Questions,’’ dated October 28, 2024, see also
Country-Specific CVD Supplemental
Questionnaires: Brazil Supplemental, China
Supplemental, India Supplemental, and Vietnam
Supplemental, dated October 28, 29, and 30, 2024;
and Memorandum, ‘‘Phone Call,’’ dated November
5, 2024 (November 5, 2024, Memorandum).
4 See Petitioner’s Letters, ‘‘Petitioner’s Response
to the Department’s General Issues Questionnaire,’’
dated October 30, 2024 (General Issues
Supplement); see also Country-Specific CVD
Supplemental Responses: Brazil CVD Supplement,
China CVD Supplement, India CVD Supplement,
and Vietnam CVD Supplement, dated October 30,
2024, October 31, 2024, November 1, 2024, and
November 4, 2024; and Petitioner’s Letter,
‘‘Petitioner’s Response to the Department’s General
Issues Scope Questionnaire,’’ dated November 6,
2024 (Scope Supplement).
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domestic industry because the
petitioner is an interested party, as
defined in section 771(9)(C) of the Act.
Commerce also finds that the petitioner
demonstrated sufficient industry
support with respect to the initiation of
the requested CVD investigations.5
Periods of Investigation
Because the Petitions were filed on
October 24, 2024, the periods of
investigation for the Brazil, China,
India, and Vietnam CVD investigations
are January 1, 2023, through December
31, 2023.6
Scope of the Investigations
The products covered by these
investigations are hard empty capsules
from Brazil, China, India, and Vietnam.
For a full description of the scope of
these investigations, see the appendix to
this notice.
Comments on the Scope of the
Investigations
On November 5, 2024, Commerce
requested information and clarification
from the petitioner regarding the
proposed scope to ensure that the scope
language in the Petitions is an accurate
reflection of the products for which the
domestic industry is seeking relief.7 On
November 6, 2024, the petitioner
provided clarifications and revised the
scope.8 The description of merchandise
covered by these investigations, as
described in the appendix to this notice,
reflects these clarifications.
As discussed in the Preamble to
Commerce’s regulations, we are setting
aside a period for interested parties to
raise issues regarding product coverage
(i.e., scope).9 Commerce will consider
all comments received from interested
parties and, if necessary, will consult
with interested parties prior to the
issuance of the preliminary
determinations. If scope comments
include factual information, all such
factual information should be limited to
public information.10 To facilitate
preparation of its questionnaires,
Commerce requests that scope
comments be submitted by 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time (ET) on December 3, 2024,
which is 20 calendar days from the
signature date of this notice. Any
rebuttal comments, which may include
5 See section on ‘‘Determination of Industry
Support for the Petitions,’’ infra.
6 See 19 CFR 351.204(b)(2).
7 See November 5, 2024, Memorandum.
8 See Scope Supplement at 1–8 and Exhibit I–92.
9 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties;
Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997)
(Preamble).
10 See 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) (defining ‘‘factual
information’’).
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[Notices]
[Pages 91676-91680]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-104, C-570-105]
Antidumping Duty Order on Alloy and Certain Carbon Steel Threaded
Rod and Countervailing Duty Order on Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded
Rod From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Changed
Circumstances Reviews, Revocation of the Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Orders, in Part, and Rescission of Scope Inquiry
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is issuing the
final results of changed circumstances reviews (CCRs) of the
antidumping duty (AD) order on alloy and certain carbon steel threaded
rod from the People's Republic of China and the countervailing duty
(CVD) order on carbon and alloy steel threaded rod from China
(collectively, steel threaded rod from China) to revoke the orders, in
part, with respect to certain wheel studs. Commerce is also rescinding
the scope inquiry with respect to the same products.
DATES: Applicable November 20, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yang Jin Chun, 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) 482-5760.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On April 9, 2020, Commerce published the AD and CVD orders on steel
threaded rod from China in the Federal Register.\1\ On October 15,
2024, Commerce published its initiation and preliminary results of the
CCRs of the Orders \2\ in the Federal Register, in which Commerce found
that changed circumstances warranted revocation of the Orders in part
with respect to certain wheel studs. Commerce provided interested
parties with the opportunity to comment and request a public hearing
regarding the Preliminary Results. Commerce did not receive any
comments or a request for a hearing from interested parties.
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\1\ See Alloy and Certain Carbon Steel Threaded Rod from the
People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order, 85 FR 19929
(April 9, 2020) (AD Order), and Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod
from India and the People's Republic of China: Countervailing Duty
Orders, 85 FR 19927 (April 9, 2020) (CVD Order) (collectively
Orders).
\2\ See Antidumping Duty Order on Alloy and Certain Carbon Steel
Threaded Rod and Countervailing Duty Order on Carbon and Alloy Steel
Threaded Rod from the People's Republic of China: Initiation and
Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Reviews and Intent to
Revoke the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, in Part, and
Preliminary Intent to Rescind Scope Inquiry, 89 FR 82972 (October
15, 2024) (Preliminary Results).
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Final Results of CCRs and Revocation of the Orders, in Part
We conducted these CCRs based on a request from Logistical Resource
Development Inc. (LRD), an importer of merchandise subject to these
CCRs. LRD requested that Commerce retroactively revoke the Orders, in
part, pursuant to section 751(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.216(b) with respect to certain wheels
studs.\3\ Because no party submitted comments opposing the Preliminary
Results of these CCRs, and the record contains no other information or
evidence that calls into question the Preliminary Results, Commerce
determines, pursuant to sections 751(d)(1) and 782(h) of the Act, and
19 CFR 351.222(g), that there are changed circumstances that warrant
revocation of the Orders, in part, with respect to certain wheel studs
subject to LRD's request. Consequently, there is no decision memorandum
accompanying this notice.
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\3\ See LRD's Letter, ``Request for an Expedited Changed
Circumstances Review to Amend the Scope of the Order,'' dated August
23, 2024 (CCR Request).
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Specifically, because producers accounting for substantially all
the production of the domestic like product to which the Orders pertain
have not expressed interest in maintaining the relief provided by the
Orders with respect to certain wheel studs, as described below,
Commerce is revoking the Orders, in part, with respect to certain wheel
studs with the following physical characteristics:
A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 49mm
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded
band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is
also M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
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A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 49mm
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded
band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is
also M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 80mm,
part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded band
which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is also M12
diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 95mm
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded
band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is
also M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
A wheel stud that has an M14 diameter and 1.25RH thread
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 75mm,
part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded band
which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is also M14
diameter and 1.25RH thread spacing.
A wheel stud that has an M14 diameter and 1.25RH thread
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 92mm,
part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded band
which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is also M14
diameter and 1.25RH thread spacing.
A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 49mm,
part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded band
which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is M14
diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 49mm,
part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded band
which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is
M14x1.25.
A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 44mm
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded
band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is M14
diameter and 1.5 thread spacing.
A wheel stud that has an M14 diameter and 1.5RH thread
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 49mm
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded
band which creates a 12.5mm threaded section for insertion that is also
M14 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
A wheel stud that has an M14 diameter and 1.5RH thread
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 64mm
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded
band which creates and 21.5mm threaded section for insertion that is
also M14 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 61mm
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded
band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion.
A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 49mm
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded
band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is M14
diameter and 1.5 thread spacing.
The revised scope of the AD Order and the CVD Order is below.
Scope of the AD Order
The scope of the AD order covers alloy and certain carbon steel
threaded rod. Alloy and certain carbon steel threaded rod are certain
threaded rod, bar, or studs, of carbon or alloy steel, having a solid,
circular cross section of any diameter, in any straight length. Alloy
and certain carbon steel threaded rod are normally drawn, cold rolled,
threaded, and straightened, or it may be hot-rolled. In addition, the
alloy and certain carbon steel threaded rod, bar, or studs subject to
this order are non-headed and threaded along greater than 25 percent of
their total actual length. A variety of finishes or coatings, such as
plain oil finish as a temporary rust protectant, zinc coating (i.e.,
galvanized, whether by electroplating or hot-dipping), paint, and other
similar finishes and coatings, may be applied to the merchandise.
Alloy steel threaded rod is normally produced to American Society
for Testing and Materials (ASTM) specifications A193 B7/B7m, A193 B16,
A320 L7/L7m, A320 L43, A354 BC and BD, and F1554 Grade 105. Other
specifications are Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) specification
1429 grades 5 and 8, International Organization for Standardization
(ISO) specification 898 class 8.8 and 10.9, and American Petroleum
Institute (API) specification 20E. Certain carbon steel threaded rod is
normally produced to ASTM specification A449. All steel threaded rod
meeting the physical description set forth above is covered by the
scope of this order, whether or not produced according to a particular
standard.
Subject merchandise includes material matching the above
description that has been finished, assembled, or packaged in a third
country, including by cutting, chamfering, coating, or painting the
threaded rod, by attaching the threaded rod to, or packaging it with,
another product, or any other finishing, assembly, or packaging
operation that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the
scope of the order if performed in the country of manufacture of the
threaded rod. Alloy and certain carbon steel threaded rod are also
included in the scope of this order whether or not imported attached
to, or in conjunction with, other parts and accessories such as nuts
and washers. If carbon and alloy steel threaded rod are imported
attached to, or in conjunction with, such non-subject merchandise, only
the threaded rod is included in the scope.
Excluded from the scope of this order are: (1) threaded rod, bar,
or studs which are threaded only on one or both ends and the threading
covers 25 percent or less of the total actual length; and (2) stainless
steel threaded rod, defined as steel threaded rod containing, by
weight, 1.2 percent or less of carbon and 10.5 percent or more of
chromium, with or without other elements.
Excluded from the scope of the AD order on steel threaded rod from
China is any merchandise covered by the existing AD order on certain
steel threaded rod from China. See Certain Steel Threaded Rod from the
People's Republic of China: Notice of Antidumping Duty Order, 74 FR
17154 (April 14, 2009).
Specifically excluded from the scope of this order is threaded rod
that is imported as part of a package of hardware in conjunction with a
ready-to-assemble piece of furniture.
Wheel studs with the following characteristics are excluded from
the scope of this order:
A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 49mm
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a
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5mm unthreaded band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for
insertion that is also M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 49mm
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded
band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is
also M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 80mm,
part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded band
which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is also M12
diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 95mm
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded
band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is
also M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
A wheel stud that has an M14 diameter and 1.25RH thread
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 75mm,
part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded band
which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is also M14
diameter and 1.25RH thread spacing.
A wheel stud that has an M14 diameter and 1.25RH thread
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 92mm,
part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded band
which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is also M14
diameter and 1.25RH thread spacing.
A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 49mm,
part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded band
which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is M14
diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 49mm,
part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded band
which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is
M14x1.25.
A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 44mm
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded
band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is M14
diameter and 1.5 thread spacing.
A wheel stud that has an M14 diameter and 1.5RH thread
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 49mm
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded
band which creates a 12.5mm threaded section for insertion that is also
M14 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
A wheel stud that has an M14 diameter and 1.5RH thread
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 64mm
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded
band which creates and 21.5mm threaded section for insertion that is
also M14 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 61mm
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded
band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion.
A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 49mm
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded
band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is M14
diameter and 1.5 thread spacing.
Alloy and certain carbon steel threaded rod are currently
classifiable under subheadings 7318.15.5051, 7318.15.5056, and
7318.15.5090 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS). Subject merchandise may also enter under subheading
7318.15.2095 and 7318.19.0000 of the HTSUS. The HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and U.S. Customs purposes only. The written
description of the scope is dispositive.
Scope of the CVD Order
The scope of the CVD order covers carbon and alloy steel threaded
rod. Steel threaded rod is certain threaded rod, bar, or studs, of
carbon or alloy steel, having a solid, circular cross section of any
diameter, in any straight length. Steel threaded rod is normally drawn,
cold-rolled, threaded, and straightened, or it may be hot-rolled. In
addition, the steel threaded rod, bar, or studs subject to this order
are non-headed and threaded along greater than 25 percent of their
total actual length. A variety of finishes or coatings, such as plain
oil finish as a temporary rust protectant, zinc coating (i.e.,
galvanized, whether by electroplating or hot-dipping), paint, and other
similar finishes and coatings, may be applied to the merchandise.
Steel threaded rod is normally produced to American Society for
Testing and Materials (ASTM) specifications ASTM A36, ASTM A193 B7/B7m,
ASTM A193 B16, ASTM A307, ASTM A320 L7/L7M, ASTM A320 L43, ASTM A354 BC
and BD, ASTM A449, ASTM F1554-36, ASTM F1554-55, ASTM F1554 Grade 105,
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) specification ASME
B18.31.3, and American Petroleum Institute (API) specification API 20E.
All steel threaded rod meeting the physical description set forth above
is covered by the scope of this order, whether or not produced
according to a particular standard.
Subject merchandise includes material matching the above
description that has been finished, assembled, or packaged in a third
country, including by cutting, chamfering, coating, or painting the
threaded rod, by attaching the threaded rod to, or packaging it with,
another product, or any other finishing, assembly, or packaging
operation that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the
scope of this order if performed in the country of manufacture of the
threaded rod.
Carbon and alloy steel threaded rod are also included in the scope
of this order whether or not imported attached to, or in conjunction
with, other parts and accessories such as nuts and washers. If carbon
and alloy steel threaded rod are imported attached to, or in
conjunction with, such non-subject merchandise, only the threaded rod
is included in the scope.
Excluded from the scope of this order are: (1) threaded rod, bar,
or studs which are threaded only on one or both ends and the threading
covers 25 percent or less of the total actual length; and (2) stainless
steel threaded rod, defined as steel threaded rod containing, by
weight, 1.2 percent or less of carbon and 10.5 percent or more of
chromium, with or without other elements.
Excluded from the scope of the AD order on steel threaded rod from
China is any merchandise covered by the existing AD order on certain
steel threaded rod from China. See Certain Steel Threaded Rod from the
People's Republic of China: Notice of Antidumping Duty Order, 74 FR
17154 (April 14, 2009).
Specifically excluded from the scope of this order is threaded rod
that is imported as part of a package of
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hardware in conjunction with a ready-to-assemble piece of furniture.
Wheel studs with the following characteristics are excluded from
the scope of this order:
A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 49mm
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded
band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is
also M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 49mm
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded
band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is
also M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 80mm,
part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded band
which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is also M12
diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 95mm
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded
band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is
also M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
A wheel stud that has an M14 diameter and 1.25RH thread
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 75mm,
part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded band
which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is also M14
diameter and 1.25RH thread spacing.
A wheel stud that has an M14 diameter and 1.25RH thread
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 92mm,
part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded band
which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is also M14
diameter and 1.25RH thread spacing.
A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 49mm,
part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded band
which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is M14
diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 49mm,
part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded band
which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is
M14x1.25.
A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 44mm
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded
band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is M14
diameter and 1.5 thread spacing.
A wheel stud that has an M14 diameter and 1.5RH thread
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 49mm
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded
band which creates a 12.5mm threaded section for insertion that is also
M14 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
A wheel stud that has an M14 diameter and 1.5RH thread
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 64mm
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded
band which creates and 21.5mm threaded section for insertion that is
also M14 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 61mm
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded
band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion.
A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 49mm
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded
band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is M14
diameter and 1.5 thread spacing.
Steel threaded rod is currently classifiable under subheadings
7318.15.5051, 7318.15.5056, and 7318.15.5090 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Subject merchandise may also
enter under subheading 7318.15.2095 and 7318.19.0000 of the HTSUS. The
HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and U.S. Customs
purposes only. The written description of the scope is dispositive.
Application of the Final Results of Review
LRD requested that Commerce apply the final results of these CCRs
retroactively, effective January 1, 2022.\4\ Section 751(d)(3) of the
Act provides that Commerce determines the date of application of the
revocation of an order.\5\ In the Preliminary Results, we stated our
intent ``to apply the partial revocation to unliquidated entries of
merchandise subject to the CCRs that were entered or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption, as of January 1, 2022,'' and invited
comments.\6\ As explained above, we received no comments opposing the
intended retroactive application of the partial revocation. Therefore,
Commerce is applying the partial revocation to unliquidated entries of
merchandise subject to the CCRs that were entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption, on or after January 1, 2022.
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\4\ See CCR Request at 1.
\5\ See section 751(d)(3) of the Act (``determination under this
section to revoke an order or finding or terminate a suspended
investigation shall apply with respect to unliquidated entries of
the subject merchandise which are entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date determined by the
administering authority.'').
\6\ See Preliminary Results, 89 FR at 82974.
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Instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Because we determine there are changed circumstances that warrant
the revocation of the Orders, in part, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate without regard to antidumping or countervailing duties, and
to refund any estimated antidumping and countervailing duties deposited
on all unliquidated entries of the merchandise entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption on or after January 1, 2022, that are
covered by the revocation of the Orders, in part.
Commerce intends to issue instructions to CBP no earlier than 35
days after the date of publication of these final results of CCRs in
the Federal Register. If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of
International Trade, the 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).
Rescission of the Scope Inquiry
In the Preliminary Results, we stated our intent to rescind the
concurrent scope inquiry of the Orders on steel threaded rod from China
with respect to the same wheel studs for which we are revoking the
Orders in part and invited comments.\7\ We received no comments from
interested parties. Because we are revoking the Orders in part with
respect
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to the same wheel studs that are subject to the concurrent scope
inquiry, the concurrent scope inquiry is moot. Therefore, we are
rescinding the concurrent scope inquiry in accordance with 19 CFR
351.225(f)(6).
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\7\ Id.; see also Memorandum, ``Comments Deadlines for Intent to
Rescind the Scope Inquiry on Wheel Studs,'' dated October 8, 2024.
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice serves as a final reminder to parties subject to an APO
of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary
information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR
351.305(a)(3). Timely written notification of the return or destruction
of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby
requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO
is a sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is published in accordance with sections 751(b)(1) and
777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.216, 351.221(c)(3), 351.222, and
351.225(f)(6).
Dated: November 13, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2024-27007 Filed 11-19-24; 8:45 am]
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