International Trade Administration December 2022 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that Deacero S.A.P.I. de C.V. (Deacero), Ingeteknos Estructurales, S.A. de C.V. (Ingetek), Aceros Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. (ANSA), and Company A (collectively, Deacero Group) and Grupo Acerero S.A. de C.V. (Acerero) made sales of subject merchandise in the United States at prices below normal value during the November 1, 2020, through October 31, 2021, period of review (POR). We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that Both-Well (Taizhou) Steel Fittings Co., Ltd. (Both- Well), the sole mandatory respondent in this review and an exporter of forged steel fittings from the People's Republic of China (China), as well as four additional exporters of forged steel fittings from China, sold subject merchandise in the United States at prices below normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) November 1, 2020, through October 31, 2021. Further, Commerce preliminarily determines that Jiangsu Forged Pipe Fittings Co., Ltd. (Jiangsu) had no shipments of subject merchandise during the POR, and 20 companies for which this review was initiated are not eligible for a separate rate and are thus part of the China-wide entity. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that Ratnamani Metals & Tubes Ltd. (Ratnamani) made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV) in the United States during the November 1, 2020, through October 31, 2021, period of review (POR). We are also rescinding this review for Hindustan Inox, Ltd. (Hindustan Inox) where timely requests for withdrawal were filed by the party who requested its review. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that POSCO, a producer/exporter of certain carbon and alloy steel cut-to- length plate (CTL plate) from the Republic of Korea (Korea), received de minimis net countervailable subsidies during the period of review (POR), January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Metalco S.A. (Metalco), the sole company subject to the 2020-2021 administrative review of the antidumping duty order on corrosion- resistant steel products from the People's Republic of China (China), is part of the China-wide entity because it did not demonstrate its eligibility for a separate rate. The period of review (POR) is July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that circular welded non-alloy steel pipe (CWP) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) was sold at prices below normal value for Husteel Co., Ltd. (Husteel) and not sold at prices below normal value for Nexteel Co., Ltd. (Nexteel) during the period of review (POR) November 1, 2020, through October 31, 2021. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that strontium chromate from Austria produced and/or exported by Habich GmbH (Habich) was not sold in the United States at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) of November 1, 2020, through October 31, 2021.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) received scope ruling applications, requesting that scope inquiries be conducted to determine whether identified products are covered by the scope of antidumping duty (AD) and/or countervailing duty (CVD) orders and that Commerce issue scope rulings pursuant to those inquiries. In accordance with Commerce's regulations, we are notifying the public of the filing of the scope ruling applications listed below in the month of October 2022.

As a result of these sunset reviews, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on stainless steel sheet and strip in coils (SSSSC) from Japan, the Republic of Korea (Korea), and Taiwan would be likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping at the dumping margins identified in the ``Final Results of Reviews'' section of this notice.

As a result of the determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on 1-Hydroxyethylidene-1,1-Diphosphonic Acid (HEDP) from the People's Republic of China (China) would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, countervailable subsidies, and material injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of the AD and CVD orders.