[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 202 (Monday, October 19, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66304-66305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23112]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-533-874]


Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel 
From India: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, 
2017-2018

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Goodluck 
India Limited (Goodluck) and Tube Investments of India Ltd. (TII), 
producers/exporters of certain cold-drawn mechanical tubing of carbon 
and alloy steel (cold-drawn mechanical tubing) from India, received 
countervailable subsidies. The period of review is September 25, 2017 
through December 31, 2018.

DATES: Applicable October 19, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eliza Siordia, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3878.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Commerce published the Preliminary Results of this review on March 
5, 2020.\1\ On April 24, 2020, Commerce tolled all deadlines in 
administrative reviews by 50 days.\2\ On July 21, 2020, Commerce tolled 
all deadlines in administrative reviews by an additional 60 days.\3\ 
The deadline for the final results of this review is now October 21, 
2020. For a complete description of the events that occurred since the 
Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\4\
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    \1\ See Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy 
Steel from India: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Review, 2017-2018, 85 FR 12897 (March 5, 2020) 
(Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum.
    \2\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews in Response to 
Operational Adjustments Due to COVID-19,'' dated April 24, 2020.
    \3\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews,'' dated July 21, 2020.
    \4\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review: 
Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel from 
India; 2017-2018,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, 
this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order

    The products covered by this order are cold-drawn mechanical 
tubing. For a complete description of the scope of the order, see the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in interested parties' briefs are addressed in 
the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues raised by 
interested parties and to which we responded in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum is provided in the Appendix to this notice. 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. 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 the 
electronic versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical 
in content.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    After evaluating the comments received from interested parties and 
record information, we have made no changes to the net subsidy rate 
calculated for Goodluck or TII. For a discussion of these issues, see 
the Issues and Decision Memorandum.

Methodology

    Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section 
751(a)(l)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For each 
of the subsidy programs found countervailable, we find that there is a 
subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution from a government or public 
entity that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and the subsidy 
is specific.\5\ For a full description of the methodology underlying 
our conclusions, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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    \5\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding 
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding 
benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
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Final Results of Administrative Review

    In accordance with section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.221(b)(5), we determine the total estimated net countervailable 
subsidy rates for the period September 25, 2017 through December 31, 
2018 to be as follows:
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    \6\ As discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, Commerce 
has determined that this rate applies to the following entities: 
Goodluck India Limited (formerly Good Luck Steel Tubes Limited); 
Good Luck Steel Tubes Limited Good Luck House; and Good Luck 
Industries.
    \7\ Tube Investments of India Ltd. is also known as Tube 
Investments of India Limited.

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                                       2017 subsidy       2018 subsidy
              Company                rate (percent ad   rate (percent ad
                                         valorem)           valorem)
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Goodluck India Limited \6\........               5.86               5.21
Tube Investments of India Ltd \7\.               4.27               5.17
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Assessment Rate

    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), Commerce intends to issue 
appropriate assessment instructions to U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) 15 days after publication of these final results. 
Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate entries of subject merchandise 
produced and/or exported by Goodluck and TII, entered or withdrawn from 
warehouse for consumption from September 25, 2017 through December 31, 
2018, at the ad valorem rate listed above for each respective company.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce intends to 
instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing 
duties in the amount indicated above for 2018 for Goodluck and TII, on 
shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 
for consumption on or after the date of publication of the final 
results of this review. For all non-reviewed firms, CBP will continue 
to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties at the most 
recent company-specific or all-others rate applicable to the company, 
as appropriate. These cash deposit instructions, when imposed, shall 
remain in effect until further notice.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to 
an administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which 
continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of 
proceeding. 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

    These final results are issued and published in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).

    Dated: October 13, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Changes Since the Preliminary Results
IV. Scope of the Order
V. Period of Review
VI. Subsidies Valuation Information
VII. Use of Facts Otherwise Available
VIII. Analysis of Programs
IX. Discussion of Comments
    Comment 1: Appropriate Producer/Exporter Names for Goodluck
    Comment 2: Whether the Benefit for the Exemption from Entry Tax 
for Iron and Steel Industry Program was Correctly Calculated
X. Recommendation

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