[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11231-11233]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-03781]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-533-878]
Stainless Steel Flanges From India: Preliminary Results of
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2018
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines
that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and
exporters of stainless steel flanges (steel flanges) from India during
the period of review,
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January 23, 2018, through December 31, 2018. Interested parties are
invited to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable February 24, 2021.
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
On December 11, 2019, Commerce published a notice of initiation of
an administrative review of the countervailing duty order on steel
flanges from India.\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\ On October 1, 2020, Commerce extended the deadline for issuing
the preliminary results of this review.\4\ The revised deadline for
these preliminary results is now February 17, 2021.
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\1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 67712 (December 11, 2019), as
corrected by Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 3014 (January 17, 2020).
\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, ``Stainless Steel Flanges from India:
Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review, 2018,'' dated October 1, 2020.
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For a complete description of the events that followed the
initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\5\
A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is
included at Appendix I to this notice. The Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at http://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete
version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly
at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and electronic
versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in
content.
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\5\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review: Stainless
Steel Flanges from India, 2018,'' dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The products covered by the order are stainless steel flanges from
India. For a complete description of the scope of the order, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For each
of the subsidy programs found countervailable, we preliminarily
determine that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution that
gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and the subsidy is
specific.\6\ For a full description of the methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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\6\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding
benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
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Companies Not Selected for Individual Review
For the companies not selected for individual review, because the
rates calculated for Chandan Steel Limited (Chandan) and Kisaan Die
Tech Pvt Ltd. (Kisaan) were above de minimis and not based entirely on
facts available, we applied a subsidy rate based on a weighted-average
of the subsidy rates calculated for Chandan and Kisaan using publicly-
ranged sales data submitted by respondents.\7\
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\7\ See Memorandum, ``Calculation of Subsidy Rate for Non-
Selected Companies Under Review,'' dated February 17, 2021.
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Preliminary Results of Review
For the period January 23, 2018, through December 31, 2018, we
preliminarily find that the following net subsidy ratesexist:
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\8\ See Appendix II for a list of the companies not selected for
individual examination.
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Subsidy rate
Company (percent ad
valorem)
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Chandan Steel Limited................................... 4.15
Kisaan Die Tech Pvt. Ltd................................ 4.51
Non-Selected Companies Under Review \8\................. 4.22
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Assessment Rate
Consistent with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, upon issuance of
the final results, Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, countervailing duties on all
appropriate entries covered by this review. Commerce intends to issue
assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date
of publication of the final results of this review in the Federal
Register. If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of
International Trade, the assessment instructions will direct CBP not to
liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties to file a request
for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within 90 days of
publication).
Cash Deposit Rate
Pursuant to section 751(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce intends to
instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing
duties in the amounts indicated above with regard to 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, we will instruct CBP to
continue to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties at
the most recent company-specific or all-others rate applicable to the
company, as appropriate. These cash deposit instructions, when imposed,
shall remain in effect until further notice.
Disclosure and Public Comment
We will disclose to parties to this proceeding the calculations
performed in reaching the preliminary results within five days of the
date of publication of these preliminary results.\9\ Interested parties
may submit written comments (case briefs) within 30 days of publication
of the preliminary results. Rebuttal comments (rebuttal briefs),
limited to issues raised in case briefs, are due within seven days
after the time limit for filing case briefs.\10\ Parties who submit
arguments are requested to submit with the argument: (1) A statement of
the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of
authorities.\11\ Note that Commerce has temporarily modified certain of
its requirements for serving documents containing business proprietary
information, until further notice.\12\
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\9\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
\10\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii) and 351.309(d)(1); see also
Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements Due to COVID-
19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020)
(Temporary Rule).
\11\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and 351.309(d)(2).
\12\ See Temporary Rule.
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Interested parties who wish to request a hearing must do so within
30 days of publication of these preliminary results by submitting a
written request to the
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Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance using Enforcement
and Compliance's ACCESS system.\13\ Requests should contain the party's
name, address, and telephone number, the number of participants,
whether any participant is a foreign national, and a list of the issues
to be discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to those
raised in the respective case and rebuttal briefs.\14\ If a request for
a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing at a time and
date to be determined. Parties should confirm the date and time of the
hearing two days before the scheduled date. Parties are reminded that
all briefs and hearing requests must be filed electronically using
ACCESS and received successfully in their entirety by 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on the due date.
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\13\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
\14\ See 19 CFR 351.310.
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Unless the deadline is extended pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of
the Act, Commerce intends to issue the final results of this
administrative review, including the results of our analysis of the
issues raised by the parties in their comments, within 120 days after
publication of these preliminary results.
Notification to Interested Parties
This administrative review and notice are in issued and published
in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.213.
Dated: February 17, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Period of Review
V. Rate for Non-Examined Companies
VI. Subsidies Valuation Information
VII. Benchmarks and Discount Rates
VIII. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Application of Adverse
Inferences
IX. Analysis of Programs
X. Recommendation
Appendix II
List of Non-Selected Companies
Arien Global
Armstrong International Pvt. Ltd.
Avinimetal
Balkrishna Steel Forge Pvt. Ltd.
Bebitz Flanges Works Private Limited also known as Bebitz Flanges
Works
Bee Gee Enterprises
Bsl Freight Solutions Pvt., Ltd.
CD Industries (Prop. Kisaan Engineering Works Pvt. Ltd.)
Cipriani Harrison Valves Pvt. Ltd.
CTL Logistics (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Echjay Forgings Private Limited
Fivebros Forgings Pvt. Ltd.
Fluid Controls Pvt. Ltd.
Geodis Oversea Pvt., Ltd.
Globelink WW India Pvt., Ltd.
Goodluck India Ltd.
Hilton Metal Forging Limited
Jai Auto Pvt. Ltd.
Jay Jagdamba Forgings Private Limited
Jay Jagdamba Ltd.
Jay Jagdamba Limited
Jay Jagdamba Profile Private Limited
Kunj Forgings Pvt. Ltd.
Montane Shipping Pvt., Ltd.
Noble Shipping Pvt. Ltd.
Paramount Forge
Pashupati Tradex Pvt., Ltd.
Peekay Steel Castings Pvt. Ltd.
Pradeep Metals Limited
Pradeep Metals Ltd.
RD Forge Pvt., Ltd.
Rolex Fittings India Pvt. Ltd.
Rollwell Forge Pvt. Ltd.
Safewater Lines (I) Pvt. Ltd.
Saini Flange Pvt. Ltd.
SAR Transport Systems
Shilpan Steelcast Pvt. Ltd.
Shree Jay Jagdamba Flanges Private Limited
Shree Jay Jagdamba Flanges Pvt. Ltd.
Teamglobal Logistics Pvt. Ltd.
Technical Products Corporation
Technocraft Industries India Ltd.
Transworld Global
VEEYES Engineering Pvt. Ltd.
Vishal Shipping Agencies Pvt. Ltd.
Yusen Logistics (India) Pvt. Ltd.
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