[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 20 (Thursday, January 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5376-5381]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01720]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-102]


Certain Fabricated Structural Steel From the People's Republic of 
China: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain 
fabricated structural steel (fabricated structural steel) from the 
People's Republic of China (China) is being, or is likely to be, sold 
in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of 
investigation is July 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018. The final 
dumping margins of sales at LTFV are listed below in the ``Final 
Determination'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable January 30, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Manuel Rey or Benjamin Luberda, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5518 or (202) 482-2185, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On September 10, 2019, Commerce published the Preliminary 
Determination of sales at LTFV of fabricated structural steel from 
China,\1\ in which we also postponed the final determination to January 
23, 2020. The petitioner in this investigation is the American 
Institute of Steel Construction Full Member Subgroup. The mandatory 
respondents in this investigation are Jinhuan Construction Group (JCG), 
Modern Heavy Industries (Taicang) Co., Ltd. (Modern Heavy), and Wison

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(Nantong) Heavy Industry Co. Ltd. (Wison).\2\
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    \1\ See Certain Fabricated Structural Steel from the People's 
Republic of China: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than 
Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination, 84 FR 47491 
(September 10, 2019) (Preliminary Determination) and accompanying 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
    \2\ Consistent with our Preliminary Determination, we are 
treating Wison (Nantong) Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. and its affiliate 
Wison Offshore & Marine (Hong Kong) Limited, as a single-entity 
(collectively, Wison).
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    A summary of the events that occurred since Commerce published the 
Preliminary Determination, as well as a full discussion of the issues 
raised by the parties for this final determination are discussed in the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum.\3\ The Issues and Decision Memorandum 
is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and 
Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic 
Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at 
http://access.trade.gov, and is available to all parties in the Central 
Records Unit, room B8024 of the main Commerce building. In addition, a 
complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed 
directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed and 
electronic versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical 
in content.
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    \3\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Affirmative Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value 
Investigation of Certain Fabricated Structural Steel from the 
People's Republic of China,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby 
adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Investigation

    The product covered by this investigation is fabricated structural 
steel from China. For a complete description of the scope of this 
investigation, see Appendix I.

Scope Comments

    In accordance with the preamble to Commerce's regulations,\4\ the 
Initiation Notice set aside a period of time for parties to raise 
issues regarding product coverage (i.e., scope).\5\ Certain interested 
parties commented on the scope of the investigation as it appeared in 
the Initiation Notice. Commerce addressed these comments in the 
Preliminary Determination, wherein Commerce preliminarily modified the 
scope language.
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    \4\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Final Rule, 
62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997).
    \5\ See Certain Fabricated Structural Steel from Canada, Mexico, 
and the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-
Value Investigations, 84 FR 7330, 7331 (March 4, 2019) (Initiation 
Notice).
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    In addition, certain interested parties commented on Commerce's 
preliminary scope decisions. For a summary of the product coverage 
comments and rebuttal comments submitted to the record for this final 
determination, and accompanying discussion and analysis of all comments 
timely received, see the Final Scope Decision Memorandum.\6\ Based on 
the comments received, Commerce is modifying the scope language as it 
appeared in the Preliminary Determination. See the revised scope in 
Appendix I of this notice.
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    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Fabricated Structural Steel from Canada, 
Mexico, and the People's Republic of China: Final Scope Decision 
Memorandum,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this 
notice (Final Scope Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by parties in 
this investigation are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. 
A list of the issues raised is attached to this notice as Appendix II.

Verification

    As provided in section 782(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(the Act), in September 2019, we conducted verifications of the sales 
and factors of production (FOP) data reported by JCG and Wison. We used 
standard verification procedures, including an examination of relevant 
accounting and production records, and original source documents 
provided by JCG and Wison.
    In addition, as provided in section 782(i) of Act, in September 
2019, we also attempted to verify the sales and factors information 
submitted by Modern Heavy, using standard verification procedures. 
However, as explained in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, we were 
unable to validate the accuracy of Modern Heavy's FOP reporting.\7\ As 
a consequence, we find that Modern Heavy's reported FOP data are 
unverifiable, and thus cannot serve as a reliable basis for reaching a 
determination in this investigation. For further discussion, see the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 12.
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    \7\ For discussion of our verification findings, see the 
Memorandum, ``Verification of the Responses of Modern Heavy 
Industries (Taicang) Co., Ltd. in the Less-Than-Fair-Value 
Investigation of Certain Fabricated Structural Steel from the 
People's Republic of China,'' dated November 14, 2019.
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Changes Since the Preliminary Determination

    Based on our review and analysis of the comments received from 
parties, minor corrections presented at verification, and our 
verification findings, we made certain changes to the antidumping duty 
margin calculations for Modern Heavy, JCG, and Wison. As a result of 
the changes to the respondents' calculated rates, Commerce has revised 
the rate for those companies entitled to a separate rate, and the 
China-wide entity. For a discussion of these changes, see the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum and the Final Calculation Memoranda.\8\
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    \8\ See Memoranda, ``Final Analysis Memorandum for JCG;'' and 
``Final Analysis Memorandum for Wison,'' dated concurrently with 
this notice (collectively, Final Calculation Memoranda).
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Adverse Facts Available

    In determining Modern Heavy's dumping margin, we find that the 
application of facts available is appropriate under sections 
776(a)(2)(A) through (D) of the Act because Modern Heavy withheld 
information requested by Commerce, did not submit requested information 
by the established deadline in the form or manner requested, and 
provided information that was unable to be verified. Further, in toto, 
we find that these actions significantly impeded the proceeding. 
Additionally, we find that Modern Heavy did not cooperate to the best 
of its ability to comply with Commerce's requests for information, and 
thus, an adverse inference is warranted in selecting from the facts 
available, within the meaning of section 776(b) of the Act. Therefore, 
as AFA, we have assigned Modern Heavy the highest transaction-specific 
dumping margin calculated for Wison, which is 154.14 percent. For 
further discussion, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum at ``Use of 
Adverse Facts Available'' and Comment 12.
    For the reasons explained in the Preliminary Determination, we 
continue to find that the use of adverse facts available (AFA), 
pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act, is warranted in 
determining the rate for the China-wide entity.\9\ In selecting the AFA 
rate for the China-wide entity, Commerce's practice is to select a rate 
that is sufficiently adverse to ensure that the uncooperative party 
does not obtain a more favorable result by failing to cooperate than if 
it had fully cooperated.\10\ For the final determination, we are 
assigning the China-wide entity, as AFA, the highest transaction-
specific margin of 154.14 percent, which is for Wison. Because this 
constitutes primary information, the statutory corroboration 
requirement in

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section 776(c) of the Act does not apply. For further discussion, see 
the Issues and Decision Memorandum at ``Use of Adverse Facts 
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    \9\ The China-wide entity includes those companies who did not 
submit a separate rate application, and those companies Commerce 
determined were ineligible to receive a separate rate.
    \10\ See, e.g., Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at 
Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination: 
Purified Carboxymethyl Cellulose from Finland, 69 FR 77216 (December 
27, 2004), unchanged in Notice of Final Determination of Sales at 
Less Than Fair Value: Purified Carboxymethyl Cellulose from Finland, 
70 FR 28279 (May 17, 2005).
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Separate Rates

    For the final determination, we continue to find that JCG, Modern 
Heavy, and Wison are eligible for separate rates. Generally, Commerce 
looks to section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, which provides instructions 
for calculating the all-others rate in an investigation, for guidance 
when calculating the rate for separate rate respondents that we did not 
individually examine. Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act states that the 
estimated all-others rate shall be an amount equal to the weighted 
average of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins established 
for exporters and producers individually investigated, excluding zero 
or de minimis margins, and any margins determined entirely under 
section 776 of Act.\11\ In this proceeding, Commerce calculated above 
de minimis rates that are not based entirely on facts available for two 
mandatory respondents under individual examination, i.e., JCG and 
Wison. Thus, looking to section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act for guidance, 
and consistent with our practice,\12\ based on publicly ranged sales 
data, we are assigning the weighted-average of these mandatory 
respondents' rates as the rate for non-individually examined companies 
that have qualified for a separate rate, other than Modern Heavy, whose 
rate is based entirely on section 776 of the Act as discussed above.
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    \11\ See, e.g., Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from France, 
Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom: Final Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews and Rescission of Reviews in 
Part, 73 FR 52823, 52824 (September 11, 2008), and accompanying 
Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 16.
    \12\ See, e.g., Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than 
Fair Value and Partial Affirmative Determination of Critical 
Circumstances: Certain Polyester Staple Fiber from the People's 
Republic of China, 71 FR 77373, 77377 (December 26, 2006), unchanged 
in Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Partial 
Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances: Certain 
Polyester Staple Fiber from the People's Republic of China, 72 FR 
19690 (April 19, 2007).
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Combination Rates

    In the Initiation Notice,\13\ Commerce stated that it would 
calculate producer/exporter combination rates for the respondents that 
are eligible for a separate rate in this investigation. For a list of 
the respondents that established eligibility for their own separate 
rates and the exporter/producer combination rates applicable to these 
respondents, see Appendix III.
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    \13\ See Initiation Notice, 84 FR 7330, 7335.
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Final Determination

    The final estimated weighted-average dumping margins are as 
follows:

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                                                                                     Estimated     Cash deposit
                                                                                     weighted-    rate (adjusted
                   Exporter                                 Producer                  average       for subsidy
                                                                                  dumping margin      offset)
                                                                                     (percent)       (percent)
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Jinhuan Construction Group....................  Jinhuan Construction Group......           61.71           51.17
Modern Heavy Industries (Taicang) Co., Ltd....  Modern Heavy Industries                   154.14          143.60
                                                 (Taicang) Co., Ltd.
Wison (Nantong) Heavy Industry Co., Ltd./Wison  Wison (Nantong) Heavy Industry             90.52           79.98
 Offshore & Marine (Hong Kong) Limited.          Co., Ltd.
Non-Individually Examined Exporters Receiving   Producers Supplying the Non-               72.19           61.65
 Separate Rates (see Appendix III).              Individually-Examined Exporters
                                                 (see Appendix III).
China-Wide Entity.............................  China-Wide Entity...............          154.14          143.60
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Disclosure

    Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed in 
connection with this final determination within five days of the date 
of publication of this notice to parties in this proceeding in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).

Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation

    In accordance with section 735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, Commerce will 
instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend 
liquidation of all appropriate entries of fabricated structural steel 
from JCG, Modern Heavy, Wison, the separate rates companies, and the 
China-wide entity.
    To determine the cash deposit rate, Commerce normally adjusts the 
estimated weighted-average dumping margin by the amount of domestic 
subsidy pass-through and export subsidies determined in a companion CVD 
proceeding when CVD provisional measures are in effect. Accordingly, 
where Commerce makes an affirmative determination for domestic subsidy 
pass-through or export subsidies, Commerce offsets the calculated 
estimated weighted-average dumping margin by the appropriate rate(s). 
In this case, we have made a negative determination for domestic 
subsidy pass-through for all respondents, but have also found export 
subsidies for all respondents. However, suspension of liquidation for 
provisional measures in the companion CVD case has been discontinued; 
therefore, we are not instructing CBP to collect cash deposits based 
upon the adjusted estimated weighted-average dumping margin for those 
export subsidies at this time.
    In addition, pursuant to section 735(c)(1)(B)(ii) of the Act, 
Commerce will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit equal to the 
weighted-average amount by which NV exceeds U.S. price as follows: (1) 
The cash deposit rate for the exporter/producer combination listed in 
the table above or in Appendix III will be the rate identified for that 
combination in that table or Appendix III; (2) for all combinations of 
exporters/producers of merchandise under consideration that have not 
received their own separate rate above or in Appendix III, the cash 
deposit rate will be the cash deposit rate established for the China-
wide entity; and (3) for all non-Chinese exporters of the merchandise 
under consideration which have not received their own separate rate 
above, the cash deposit rate will be the cash deposit rate applicable 
to the Chinese exporter/producer combination that supplied that non-
Chinese exporter. These suspension of liquidation instructions will 
remain in effect until further notice.

International Trade Commission Notification

    In accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, we will notify the 
International Trade Commission (ITC) of our determination. Because the 
final determination in this proceeding is affirmative, in accordance 
with section 735(b)(2) of the Act, the ITC will make

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its final determination as to whether the domestic industry in the 
United States is materially injured, or threatened with material 
injury, by reason of imports of fabricated structural steel from China 
no later than 45 days after our final determination. If the ITC 
determines that material injury or threat of material injury does not 
exist, the proceeding will be terminated and all cash deposits will be 
refunded. If the ITC determines that such injury does exist, Commerce 
will issue an antidumping duty order directing CBP to assess, upon 
further instruction by Commerce, antidumping duties on all imports of 
the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption on or after the effective date of the suspension of 
liquidation, as discussed above in the ``Continuation of Suspension of 
Liquidation'' section.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders

    In the event that the ITC issues a final negative injury 
determination, this notice will serve as the only reminder to parties 
subject to an administrative protective order (APO) of their 
responsibility concerning the destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely 
written notification of the return/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 violation which is 
subject to sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This determination is issued and published in accordance with 
sections 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.210(c).

    Dated: January 23, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I

Scope of the Investigation

    The merchandise covered by the investigation is carbon and alloy 
fabricated structural steel. Fabricated structural steel is made 
from steel in which: (1) Iron predominates, by weight, over each of 
the other contained elements; and (2) the carbon content is two 
percent or less by weight. Fabricated structural steel products are 
steel products that have been fabricated for erection or assembly 
into structures, including, but not limited to, buildings 
(commercial, office, institutional, and multi-family residential); 
industrial and utility projects; parking decks; arenas and 
convention centers; medical facilities; and ports, transportation 
and infrastructure facilities. Fabricated structural steel is 
manufactured from carbon and alloy (including stainless) steel 
products such as angles, columns, beams, girders, plates, flange 
shapes (including manufactured structural shapes utilizing welded 
plates as a substitute for rolled wide flange sections), channels, 
hollow structural section (HSS) shapes, base plates, and plate-work 
components. Fabrication includes, but is not limited to cutting, 
drilling, welding, joining, bolting, bending, punching, pressure 
fitting, molding, grooving, adhesion, beveling, and riveting and may 
include items such as fasteners, nuts, bolts, rivets, screws, 
hinges, or joints.
    The inclusion, attachment, joining, or assembly of non-steel 
components with fabricated structural steel does not remove the 
fabricated structural steel from the scope.
    Fabricated structural steel is covered by the scope of the 
investigation regardless of whether it is painted, varnished, or 
coated with plastics or other metallic or non-metallic substances 
and regardless of whether it is assembled or partially assembled, 
such as into modules, modularized construction units, or sub-
assemblies of fabricated structural steel.
    Subject merchandise includes fabricated structural steel that 
has been assembled or further processed in the subject country or a 
third country, including but not limited to painting, varnishing, 
trimming, cutting, drilling, welding, joining, bolting, punching, 
bending, beveling, riveting, galvanizing, coating, and/or slitting 
or any other processing that would not otherwise remove the 
merchandise from the scope of the investigation if performed in the 
country of manufacture of the fabricated structural steel.
    All products that meet the written physical description of the 
merchandise covered by the investigation are within the scope of the 
investigation unless specifically excluded or covered by the scope 
of an existing antidumping duty order.
    Specifically excluded from the scope of the investigation are:
    1. Fabricated steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) if: (i) It 
is a unitary piece of fabricated rebar, not joined, welded, or 
otherwise connected with any other steel product or part; or (ii) it 
is joined, welded, or otherwise connected only to other rebar.
    2. Fabricated structural steel for bridges and bridge sections 
that meets American Association of State and Highway and 
Transportation Officials (AASHTO) bridge construction requirements 
or any state or local derivatives of the AASHTO bridge construction 
requirements.
    3. Pre-engineered metal building systems, which are defined as 
complete metal buildings that integrate steel framing, roofing and 
walls to form one, pre-engineered building system, that meet Metal 
Building Manufacturers Association guide specifications. Pre-
engineered metal building systems are typically limited in height to 
no more than 60 feet or two stories.
    4. Steel roof and floor decking systems that meet Steel Deck 
Institute standards.
    5. Open web steel bar joists and joist girders that meet Steel 
Joist Institute specifications.
    6. Also excluded from the scope of the investigation is 
scaffolding, and parts and accessories thereof, that comply with 
ANSI/ASSE A10.8--2011--Scaffolding Safety Requirements, and/or 
Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations at 29 CFR 
part 1926 subpart L--Scaffolds. The outside diameter of the scaffold 
tubing covered by this exclusion ranges from 25mm to 150mm.
    7. Excluded from the scope of the investigation are access 
flooring systems panels and accessories, where such panels have a 
total thickness ranging from 0.75 inches to 1.75 inches and consist 
of concrete, wood, other non-steel materials, or hollow space 
permanently attached to a top and bottom layer of galvanized or 
painted steel sheet or formed coil steel, the whole of which has 
been formed into a square or rectangle having a measurement of 24 
inches on each side  0.1 inch; 24 inches by 30 inches 
 0.1 inch; or 24 by 36 inches  0.1 inch.
    8. Excluded from the investigation are the following types of 
steel poles, segments of steel poles, and steel components of those 
poles:
     Steel Electric Transmission Poles, or segments of such 
poles, that meet (1) the American Society of Civil Engineers 
(ASCE)--Design of Steel Transmission Pole Structures, ASCE/SEI 48 or 
(2) the USDA RUS bulletin 1724E-214 Guide specification for standard 
class Steel Transmission Poles. The exclusion for steel electric 
transmission poles also encompasses the following components 
thereof: Transmission arms which attach to poles; pole bases; angles 
that do not exceed 8 x 8 x 0.75; 
steel vangs, steel brackets, steel flanges, and steel caps; safety 
climbing cables; ladders; and steel templates.
     Steel Electric Substation Poles, or segments of such 
poles, that meet the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)--
Manuals and Reports on Engineering Practice No. 113. The exclusion 
for steel electric substation poles also encompasses the following 
components thereof: Substation dead end poles; substation bus 
stands; substation mast poles, arms, and cross-arms; steel brackets, 
steel flanges, and steel caps; pole bases; safety climbing cables; 
ladders; and steel templates.
     Steel Electric Distribution Poles, or segments of such 
poles, that meet (1) American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)--
Design of Steel Transmission Pole Structures, ASCE/SEI 48, (2) USDA 
RUS bulletin 1724E-204 Guide specification for steel single pole and 
H-frame structures, or (3) ANSI 05.1 height and class requirements 
for steel poles. The exclusion for steel electric distribution poles 
also encompasses the following components thereof: Distribution arms 
and cross-arms; pole bases; angles that do not exceed 8 x 
8 x 0.75; steel vangs, steel brackets, steel 
flanges, and steel caps; safety climbing cables; ladders; and steel 
templates.
     Steel Traffic Signal Poles, Steel Roadway Lighting 
Poles, Steel Parking Lot Lighting Poles, and Steel Sports Lighting 
Poles, or segments of such poles, that meet (1) the American 
Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)--

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Specifications for Structural Supports for Highway Signs, 
Luminaires, and Traffic Signals, (2) any state or local derivatives 
of the AASHTO highway sign, luminaries, and traffic signals 
requirements, or (3) American National Standard Institute (ANSI) 
C136--American National Standard for Roadway and Area Lighting 
Equipment standards. The exclusion for steel traffic signal poles, 
steel roadway lighting poles, steel parking lot lighting poles, and 
steel sports lighting poles also encompasses the following 
components thereof: Luminaire arms; hand hole rims; hand hole 
covers; base plates that connect to either the shaft or the arms; 
mast arm clamps; mast arm tie rods; transformer base boxes; formed 
full base covers that hide anchor bolts; step lugs; internal cable 
guides; lighting cross arms; lighting service platforms; angles that 
do not exceed 8 x 8 x 0.75; 
stainless steel hand hole door hinges and wind restraints; steel 
brackets, steel flanges, and steel caps; safety climbing cables; 
ladders; and steel templates.
     Communication Poles, or segments of such poles, that 
meet (1) Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) ANSI/TIA-222 
Structural Standards for Steel Antenna Towers and Antenna Supporting 
Structures, or (2) American Association of State Highway and 
Transportation Officials (AASHTO)--Specifications for Structural 
Supports for Highway Signs, Luminaires, and Traffic Signals. The 
exclusion for communication poles also encompasses the following 
components thereof: Luminaire arms; hand hole rims; hand hole 
covers; base plate that connects the pole to the foundation or arm 
to the pole; safety climbing cables; ladders; service ground 
platforms; step lugs; pole steps; steel brackets, steel flanges, and 
steel caps; angles that do not exceed 8 x 8 x 
0.75; coax, and safety brackets; subcomponent kits for 
antenna mounts weighing 80 lbs. or less; service platforms; ice 
bridges; stainless steel hand hole door hinges and wind restraints; 
and steel templates.
     OEM Round or Polygonal Tapered Steel Poles, segments or 
shaft components of such poles, that meet the (1) ASCE 48 or AASHTO, 
(2) ANSI/TIA 222, (3) ANSI 05.1, (4) RUS bulletin 1724E-204, or (5) 
RUS bulletin 1724E-214. The exclusion for OEM round or polygonal 
tapered steel poles also encompasses the following components 
thereof: Subcomponent kits for antenna mounts weighing 80 lbs. or 
less; mounts and platforms; steel brackets, steel flanges, and steel 
caps; angles that do not exceed 8 x 8 x 
0.75; bridge kits; safety climbing cables; ladders; and 
steel templates.
    The inclusion or attachment of one or more of the above-
referenced steel poles in a structure containing fabricated 
structural steel does not remove the fabricated structural steel 
from the scope of the investigation. No language included in this 
exclusion should be read or understood to have applicability to any 
other aspect of this scope or to have applicability to or to exclude 
any product, part, or component other than those specifically 
identified in the exclusion.
    9. Also excluded from the scope of the investigation are 
Shuttering, Formworks, Propping and Shoring and parts and 
accessories thereof that comply with ANSI/ASSE A10.9--Safety 
Requirements for Concrete and Masonry Work and ACI-347--Recommended 
Practice for Concrete Formwork. For Shoring and propping made from 
tube, the outside diameter of the tubing covered by this exclusion 
ranges from 48mm to 250mm. For Shuttering and Formworks, the panel 
sizes covered by this exclusion range from 25mm X 600mm to 3000mm X 
3000mm.
    10. Also excluded from the scope of the investigation are 
consumer items for do-it-yourself assembly that are prepackaged for 
retail sale. For the purposes of this exclusion, prepackaged for 
retail sale means that, at the time of importation, all components 
necessary to assemble the merchandise, including all steel 
components, all accessory parts (e.g., screws, bolts, washers, 
nails), and instructions providing guidance on the assembly of the 
finished merchandise or directions on where to find such 
instructions, are enclosed in retail packaging, such that an end-
use, retail consumer could assemble the completed product with no 
additional components. The items may enter the United States in one 
or in multiple retail packages as long as all of the components are 
imported together.
    The products subject to the investigation are currently 
classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(HTSUS) under subheadings: 7308.90.3000, 7308.90.6000, and 
7308.90.9590.
    The products subject to the investigation may also enter under 
the following HTSUS subheadings: 7216.91.0010, 7216.91.0090, 
7216.99.0010, 7216.99.0090, 7222.40.6000, 7228.70.6000, 
7301.10.0000, 7301.20.1000, 7301.20.5000, 7308.40.0000, 
7308.90.9530, and 9406.90.0030.
    The HTSUS subheadings above are provided for convenience and 
customs purposes only. The written description of the scope of the 
investigation is dispositive.

Appendix II

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Investigation
IV. Scope Comments
V. Use of Adverse Facts Available
VI. Changes Since the Preliminary Determination
VII. Adjustment Under Section 777A(f) of the Act
VIII. Adjustments to Cash Deposit Rates for Export Subsidies
IX. Discussion of the Issues
    General Comments
    Comment 1: Value Added Tax
    Surrogate Values
    Comment 2: Surrogate Country
    Comment 3: Surrogate Value for Ocean Freight
    Comment 4: Surrogate Value for Truck Freight
    Comment 5: Surrogate Value for Timber
    Comment 6: Surrogate Value for JCG's Market Economy Input
    Comment 7: Surrogate Value for Angle and Channel Steel
    Comment 8: Surrogate Value for Steel Grating, Steel Skirting 
Board
    Comment 9: Surrogate Value for Wison's Packing Input
    Comment 10: Selling and Distribution Expenses
    Company-Specific Comments
    Comment 11: JCG's U.S. Sale Classification
    Comment 12: Modern Heavy's Verification Failures
    Comment 13: Modern Heavy's Moot Arguments
    Comment 14: Wison's Galvanizing Costs
    Comment 15: Wison's Further Manufacturing Costs
    Comment 16: Wison's Further Manufacturing General and 
Administrative Expenses
    Comment 17: Wison's Steel Scrap Offset
    Comment 18: United Steel Structures Ltd.'s Separate Rate
X. Recommendation

Appendix III

                         Separate Rate Companies
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                Exporter                             Producer
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  Non-individually examined exporters      Producers supplying the non-
        receiving separate rates         individually-examined exporters
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Beijing Chengdong International Modular  Beijing Chengdong International
 Housing Corporation.                     Modular Housing Corporation.
Brantingham & Carroll International      Suzhou Baojia New Energy
 Ltd. AKA BCI Engineering.                Technology Co., Ltd.
Brantingham & Carroll International      Suzhou Unique Precision
 Ltd. AKA BCI Engineering.                Technology Co., Ltd.
Brantingham & Carroll International      Yueqing Yihua New Energy
 Ltd. AKA BCI Engineering.                Technology Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Shuangyan Chemical Equipment    Shanghai Shuangyan Chemical
 Manufacturing Co., Ltd.                  Equipment Manufacturing Co.,
                                          Ltd.
Shandhai Yanda Engineering Co., Ltd....  Shandhai Yanda Engineering Co.,
                                          Ltd.
WAP Intelligence Storage Equipment       WAP Intelligence Storage
 (Shanghai) Corp., Ltd.                   Equipment (Shanghai) Corp.,
                                          Ltd.
Wuxi Hengtong Metal Framing System Co.,  Wuxi Hengtong Metal Framing
 Ltd.                                     System Co., Ltd.
Wuxi Huishan Metalwork Technology Co.,   Wuxi Huishan Metalwork
 Ltd.                                     Technology Co., Ltd.

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Yanda (Haimen) Heavy Equipment           Yanda (Haimen) Heavy Equipment
 Manufacturing Co., Ltd.                  Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
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[FR Doc. 2020-01720 Filed 1-29-20; 8:45 am]
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