[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 169 (Thursday, September 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53722-53723]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18917]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-533-872]


Finished Carbon Steel Flanges From India: Final Results of the 
Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: As a result of this expedited sunset review, the U.S. 
Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the 
countervailing duty order on finished carbon steel flanges from India 
would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of 
countervailable subsidies at the levels as indicated in the ``Final 
Results of Sunset Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable September 1, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James R. Hepburn and Preston Cox, AD/
CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1882 and (202) 
482-5041, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On August 24, 2017, Commerce published the countervailing duty 
order

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on finished carbon steel flanges from India.\1\ On May 2, 2022, 
Commerce published the notice of initiation of the first sunset review 
of the Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act).\2\ Commerce received a notice of intent to 
participate from Weldbend Corporation and Boltex Manufacturing Company, 
Inc. (collectively, domestic interested parties) within the deadline 
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ The domestic interested 
parties claimed interested party status within the meaning of section 
771(9)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.102(b)(29)(v) as domestic producers 
of finished carbon steel flanges in the United States.
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    \1\ See Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from India: Countervailing 
Duty Order, 82 FR 40138 (August 24, 2017) (Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 87 FR 25617 
(May 2, 2021).
    \3\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Finished Carbon 
Steel Flanges from India: Notice of Intent to Participate by 
Weldbend Corporation & Boltex Corporation,'' dated May 17, 2022.
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    On June 1, 2022, Commerce received an adequate substantive response 
from the domestic interested parties within the 30-day deadline 
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ Commerce did not receive a 
substantive response from either the Government of India or a 
respondent interested party to this proceeding. On July 22, 2021, 
Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission that it did 
not receive an adequate substantive response from respondent interested 
parties.\5\ As a result, Commerce conducted an expedited (120-day) 
sunset review of the Order, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act 
and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(B)(2) and (C)(2).
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    \4\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Finished Carbon 
Steel Flanges from India: Substantive Response of Domestic 
Interested Parties,'' dated June 1, 2022 (Substantive Response).
    \5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on May 2, 
2022,'' dated June 21, 2022.
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Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the Order are finished carbon steel 
flanges. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum.\6\
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    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the 
Countervailing Duty Order of Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from 
India,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice 
(Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review, 
including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of subsidization 
in the event of revocation of the Order and the countervailable subsidy 
rates likely to prevail if the Order were to be revoked, is provided in 
the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the topics discussed in 
it in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached as an 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 Services 
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 https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(b) of the Act, Commerce 
determines that revocation of the Order would be likely to lead to the 
continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the 
following rates:

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                                                           Subsidy rate
                    Producer/exporter                       (percent ad
                                                             valorem)
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Norma (India) Ltd \7\...................................            7.64
R.N. Gupta & Co., Ltd...................................            9.40
All Others..............................................            7.49
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Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues to govern 
business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding. 
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 violation which is subject to sanction.
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    \7\ In the investigation and three subsequent reviews, Commerce 
found Norma (India) Ltd. to be cross-owned with USK Exports Private 
Limited; Uma Shanker Khandelwal & Co.; and Bansidhar Chirnajilal. 
See, e.g., Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from India: Final 
Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 82 FR 29479 (June 29, 
2017) at 29480; and Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from India: Final 
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2019, 86 FR 
67909 (November 30, 2021) at 67910.
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Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing these final results and this notice 
in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, 
and 19 CFR 351.218.

    Dated: August 25, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
    1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of a Countervailable 
Subsidy
    2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rates Likely to Prevail
    3. Nature of the Subsidies
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2022-18917 Filed 8-31-22; 8:45 am]
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