[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 174 (Friday, September 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55400-55403]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19522]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-533-887]


Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod From India: Final Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 2019-2021

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that 
carbon and alloy steel threaded rod (steel threaded rod) from India is 
not being sold in the United States at below normal value. The period 
of review (POR) is September 25, 2019, through March 31, 2021.

DATES: Applicable September 9, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicolas Mayora, 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) 482-3053.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On May 6, 2022, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of this 
administrative review and invited parties to comment on the Preliminary 
Results.\1\ This administrative review covers 328 companies.\2\ 
Commerce selected Maharaja International (Maharaja) and Mangal Steel 
Enterprises Limited (Mangal) as the two respondents for individual 
examination.\3\ For a complete description of the events that followed 
the Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\4\
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    \1\ See Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod from India: 
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 2019-
2021, 87 FR 27107 (May 6, 2022) (Preliminary Results), and 
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
    \2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 86 FR 31282 (June 11, 2021) (Initiation 
Notice); see also Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 87 FR 21619 (April 12, 2022).
    \3\ See Memorandum, ``Respondent Selection,'' dated July 16, 
2021.
    \4\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of 
Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod from India; 2019-2021,'' dated 
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and 
Decision Memorandum).
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    Commerce conducted this administrative review in accordance with 
section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).

Scope of the Order 5
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    \5\ See Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod from India: Amended 
Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping 
Duty Order, 85 FR 19925 (April 9, 2020) (Order).
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    The merchandise covered by the scope of this Order is carbon and 
alloy steel threaded rod from India. A complete description of the 
scope of the Order is contained in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum.\6\
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    \6\ See Issues and Decision Memorandum at ``Scope of the 
Order.''
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs that were 
submitted by interested parties in this review are addressed in the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues is attached to 
this notice at Appendix I. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a 
public document and is made available to the public 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 is available at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on our analysis of the comments received, we made certain 
changes to the margin calculations. However, those adjustments did not 
result in any changes to the estimated weighted-average dumping margins 
calculated for these final results. For a discussion of these changes, 
see the ``Discussion of the Issues'' section of the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum.

Rate for Non-Examined Companies

    The Act and Commerce's regulations do not address the establishment 
of a rate to be applied to companies not selected for examination when 
Commerce limits its examination in an administrative review pursuant to 
section 777A(c)(2) of the Act. Generally, Commerce looks to section 
735(c)(5) of the Act, which provides instructions for calculating the 
all-others rate in a market economy investigation, for guidance when 
calculating the rate for companies which were not selected for 
individual examination in an administrative review. Under section 
735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, the all-others rate is normally ``an amount 
equal to the weighted average of the estimated weighted-average dumping 
margins established for exporters and producers individually 
investigated, excluding any zero and de minimis margins, and any 
margins determined entirely {on the basis of facts available{time} .''
    Where the dumping margin for individually examined respondents are 
all zero, de minimis, or based entirely on facts available, section 
735(c)(5)(B) of the Act provides that Commerce may use ``any reasonable 
method to establish the estimated all-others rate for exporters and 
producers not individually investigated, including averaging the 
estimated weighted average dumping margins determined for the exporters 
and producers individually investigated.'' Further, Congress, in the 
SAA, stated that when ``the dumping margins for all of the

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exporters and producers that are individually investigated are 
determined entirely on the basis of the facts available or are zero or 
de minimis . . . {t{time} he expected method in such cases will be to 
weight-average the zero and the de minimis margins and margins 
determined pursuant to the facts available.'' \7\
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    \7\ See Statement of Administrative Action Accompanying the 
Uruguay Round Agreements Act, H.R. Rep. No. 103-316, Vol. 1 (1994) 
(SAA) at 873.
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    In this review, Commerce determines that the estimated weighted-
average dumping margins for both Maharaja and Mangal are zero percent. 
Therefore, in accordance with section 735(c)(5)(B) of the Act, we are 
applying to the 326 companies not selected for individual examination a 
rate of zero percent, because we calculated rates of zero percent for 
both mandatory respondents (see Appendix II for a full list of these 
companies).

Final Results of the Review

    Commerce determines that the following estimated weighted-average 
dumping margins exists during the period September 25, 2019, through 
March 31, 2021:
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    \8\ See Appendix II for a full list of these companies.

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                                                               Estimated
                                                               weighted-
                                                                average
                      Exporter/producer                         dumping
                                                                margin
                                                               (percent)
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Maharaja International......................................        0.00
Mangal Steel Enterprises Limited............................        0.00
Non-Examined Companies \8\..................................        0.00
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Disclosure

    Commerce intends to disclose to interested parties the calculations 
performed for these final results of review within five days of 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register, in accordance with 
19 CFR 351.224(b).

Assessment Rates

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.212(b)(1), Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate 
entries of subject merchandise in accordance with the final results 
this review.
    Where the respondent's weighted-average dumping margin is either 
zero or de minimis, we intend to instruct CBP to liquidate the 
appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties in accordance 
with 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2). Because the weighted-average dumping margins 
for Maharaja, Mangal and the 326 companies not selected for individual 
examination have been determined to be zero percent, we intend to 
instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to 
antidumping duties.
    In accordance with Commerce's practice, for entries of subject 
merchandise during the POR for which Maharaja or Mangal did not know 
that the merchandise was destined for the United States, we will 
instruct CBP to liquidate those entries at the all-others rate if there 
is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the 
transaction.\9\
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    \9\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: 
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
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    We intend to issue instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days 
after the publication date 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 Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all 
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date the final 
results of this administrative review, as provided by section 
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for the companies 
listed in these final results will be equal to the weighted-average 
dumping margin established in the final results of this administrative 
review; (2) for merchandise exported by producers or exporters not 
covered in this review but covered in a prior segment of the 
proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-
specific rate published for the most recently-completed segment of this 
proceeding in which they were reviewed; (3) if the exporter is not a 
firm covered in this review, or the original investigation but the 
producer is, then the cash deposit rate will be the rate established 
for the most recently completed segment of this proceeding for the 
producer of the merchandise; (4) the cash deposit rate for all other 
producers or exporters will continue to be 0.00 percent, the all-others 
rate established in the less-than-fair-value investigation, adjusted 
for the export-subsidy rate in the companion countervailing duty 
investigation.\10\ These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall 
remain in effect until further notice.
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    \10\ See Order, 85 FR 19926.
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Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation 
of the relevant entries during the POR. Failure to comply with this 
requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement 
of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double 
antidumping duties.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
the APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), 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 the terms of an 
APO is a sanctionable violation.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice is being issued and published in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(h) and 
351.222(b)(5).

    Dated: September 2, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Changes Since the Preliminary Results
V. Discussion of the Issues
    Comment 1: Whether Commerce Should Apply Adverse Facts Available 
(AFA) to Mangal's Reported Costs
    Comment 2: Whether Commerce Should Revise Mangal's Zinc Cost 
Allocation
    Comment 3: Whether Commerce Should Adjust Mangal's Energy Costs
    Comment 4: Whether Commerce Should Exclude Certain Financial 
Statements From Its Constructed Value Profit and Selling Expense 
Calculations
VI. Recommendation

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Appendix II

List of Companies Not Individually Examined

A H Enterprises
A S International
Aadi Shree Fastener Industries
Aanjaney Micro Engy Pvt., Ltd.
Aaran 1 Engineering Pvt., Ltd.
Aask Precision Engineers
Abhi Metals
Accumax Lab Devices Pvt., Ltd.
Acmi Industries
Adhi Automation (India) Pvt., Ltd.
Adma Auto Components Pvt., Ltd.
Adma Fabrications (P) Ltd.
Aesthetic Living Merchants Pvt., Ltd.
Agarwal Fastners Pvt., Ltd.
Ajay Electric And Metal Industries
Akg India Private Ltd.
Ambana Exp.
Amtek Auto Ltd.
Ap Trading
Apa Engineering Pvt., Ltd.
Arcotherm Pvt., Ltd.
Arohi International
Aruna Alloy Steels Pvt., Ltd.
Ashish International
Asma International
Asp Pvt., Ltd.
August Industries
Aura Industries Equipement & Project Pvt. Ltd.
Avtar Exp.
Babu Exp.
Bajaj Auto Ltd.
Balmer Lawrie & Co., Ltd.
Bansal Wire Industries Ltd.
Bee Dee Cycle Industries
Belgaum Ferrocast India Pvt., Ltd.
Beri Udyog Pvt., Ltd.
Best Quality Fastners
Bhansali Inc.
Bhuj Polymers Pvt., Ltd.
C Tech Engineers Pvt. Ltd.
Caliber Enterprises
Canco Fasteners
Caparo Engineering India Pvt., Ltd.
Capital Bolts And Hardwares
Case New Holland Construction Equipment(I) Pvt. Ltd.
Century Distribution System Inc.
Challenger Sweepers Private Ltd.
Chandra Mats Pvt., Ltd.
Charu Enterprises
Chhabra Forgings
Chirag International
Clasquin India Pvt., Ltd.
Cnh Industries (India) Pvt., Ltd.
Collection Exp.
Concept Fasteners
Conex Metals
Continental Hardware Mart
Cosmo International
Cummins India Ltd.
Cummins India Ltd. Pdc Mfg Unit
Damco India Pvt., Ltd.
Danesh Industries
Danta Exim
Dauji Engineering Ltd.
Dcw Ltd.
Deepak Brass Industries
Deepak Fasteners Ltd.
Deneb
Dhara Foods Pvt., Ltd.
Dmw Cnc Solutions India Pvt., Ltd.
Dst Industries
Durable Metalcraft
Eagle Line Fixings&Fixtures (P) Ltd.
Eastman Industries Ltd.
Echjay Forgings Pvt. L
Edicon Pneumatic Tool Co. Pvt. Ltd.
Efficient Automotives Pvt., Ltd.
Eicher Motors Ltd.
Elite Green Pvt., Ltd.
Ellias International
Emmforce Inc.
Emu Lines Pvt., Ltd.
Ess Enn Auto Cnc .P. Ltd.
Everest Engineering Equipment Pvt., Ltd.
Everest Industries Ltd.
Fence Fixings
Fine Products (India)
Fine Thread Form Industries
Fit Right Nuts And Bolts Pvt., Ltd.
Flowserve India Controls Pvt., Ltd.
Ford India Pvt., Ltd.
Ganesh Brass Industries
Ganga Technocast
Ganges Internationale
Ganpati Fastners Pvt., Ltd.
Gayatri Metal Products
Ghanshyamlal Co.
Global Engineering Exports
Gloster Jute Mills Limited
Goel & Goel International
Good Ways Corporation
Goodgood Manufacturers
GPDA Fasteners
Gripwel Fasteners
Gvn Fuels Ltd.
Hamidi Exp.
Haria Trading Co.
Him Overseas
Hind Metal & Industries Pvt., Ltd.
Hindostan Expo
Hiten Fastners Pvt., Ltd.
Hobb International Pvt., Ltd.
Humboldt Wedag India P Ltd.
Husco Hydraulics Pvt., Ltd.
Idea Fastners Pvt., Ltd.
Imco Alloys Pvt., Ltd.
Inder Industries
India Yamaha Motor Pvt., Ltd.
Indo Schottle Auto Parts Pvt., Ltd.
Indra Engineering
Induspro Auto Engineers Pvt., Ltd.
Industrias Gol S.A.U.
Ingersoll Rand India Ltd.
Intex Home Solutions
Intl Tractors Ltd.
Irm Offshore & Marine Engineer Pvt., Ltd.
Ispt India Pvt., Ltd.
J.K. Fenner (India) Ltd.
Jain Grani Marmo Pvt., Ltd.
Jayson International
Jhv Engicon Pvt., Ltd.
Jindal Fasteners
K V Tech India LLP
Kalpana Brass Industries
Kanika Exp.
Kanika Overseas Inc.
Kapil Enterprises
Kapson India
Kapurthala Industrial Corporation
Karamtara Engineering Pvt., Ltd.
Karna International
KBV Industries India Pvt., Ltd.
KEC International Ltd.
Keith Ceramic India Private Ltd.
Kewaunee Labway India Pvt., Ltd.
King Exports
Kmp Freight
Knk Enterprises
Knl Drive Line Parts Pvt., Ltd.
Kohler India Corp.Pvt Ltd.
Kova Fasteners Pvt., Ltd.
Krisam Automation Pvt., Ltd.
KSP Engineering Co.
Kumar Auto Parts Pvt., Ltd.
Kundan Industries Ltd.
Lasercut Metal Technology Private Ltd.
LCL Logistix (I) Pvt., Ltd.
Lg Balakrishnan & Bros Ltd.
Live Rock Bangalore Pvt., Ltd.
M K Fastners
M.D. Industries
M.K.Fasteners
M.M. Intl
Mack Machine Products Pvt., Ltd.
Maini Precision Products Ltd.
Mangalam Alloys Ltd.
Mansons International Pvt., Ltd.
Mark Industries
Marudhar Enterprises
Maxop Engineering Co.
Maya Enterprises
MB Metallic Bellows Pvt., Ltd.
Mechasoft
Meeras International
Mega Engineers
Metaloft Industries Private Ltd.
Metrix Autocomp Pvt., Ltd.
Mohindra Fasteners Ltd.
Movex Cargo Pvt., Ltd.
MSS India Pvt., Ltd. (100%Eou)
Mukund Overseas
Multimech Engineers
Multitech Products Pvt., Ltd.
N. A. Roto Machines & Moulds India
Navketan Engineering Works
Neon Alloys
Nexo Industries Ltd.
Nipha Enterprises LLP
Niranjan Engineering Works
Nishant Steel Industries
Nivic Technocast
Norquest Brands Private Ltd.
Northpole Industries
Ommi Forge Pvt., Ltd.
Omnitech Engineering
Onkar International
Oriental Exp. Corporation
Oriental Rubber Industries
P N International
P R Rolling Mills Pvt., Ltd.
Paani Precision Products Llp
Paloma Turning Co. Pvt., Ltd.
Panesar Engineers
Pankaj Exp.
Paramount Agriparts
Parshva India
Parul Exp.
Perfect Forgings
Perfect Industries (India)
Pheon Auto Tech Pvt., Ltd.
Piping & Energy Products (P) Ltd.
Pooja Forge Ltd.
Pooja Precision Screws Pvt., Ltd.
Pr Professional Services
Precision Engineering Industries
Precision Products Marketing Pvt., Ltd.
Prime Steel Products
Protech International
Psl Pipe & Fittings Co.
R F India
R K Fasteners (India)
R. Kay Exp.

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Raajratna Metal Industries Ltd.
Raajratna Ventures Ltd.
Rachna Fastners
Randack Fasteners India Pvt., Ltd.
Rar Exim Pvt., Ltd.
Ravi Engineers
Rbm International
Resilent Autocomp Pvt., Ltd.
Ridvan Fasteners India Pvt., Ltd.
Right Tight Fastners Pvt., Ltd.
Rishi International
Rohlig India Pvt., Ltd.
Roots Multiclean Ltd.
Rotzler Services Private Ltd.
S K Brass Works
Sakthi Forgings
Sameer Exports International
Sandip Brass Industries
Sanghvi Metal Coporation
Sarveshwari Engineers
Satyam Engineering Works
Schenker India Pvt., Ltd.
Scorpio Precisions
Shalaka Shafts Private Ltd.
Shiv Om Brass Industries
Shree Exp.
Shree Luxmi Fasteners
Shree Raj Industries
Shreeraj Industries
Shri L.G. Hindustan Handicrafts
Shri Ram Castings
Shri Shirdi Sai Baba Moorti Art
Shrijee Process Engineering
Shrutee Exp. Pvt., Ltd.
Shyam Enterprises
Sigmaflow Production Solutions Priv
Simplex Engineering Co.
Singhania International
Sivaramakrishna Forgings P. Ltd.
Skf India Ltd.
Sks Fasteners Ltd.
Sonesta Corporation
Sri Ranganathar Industries Private Limited
Stelco Ltd.
Sterling Tools Ltd.
Strut Support Systems
Sundram Fasteners Ltd.
Sunil Chirag & Co.
Sunil Industries, Ltd.
Supreme Overseas Exports India Pvt. Ltd.
Surelock Plastics Pvt., Ltd.
Suzlon Energy Ltd.
Suzy Indusries Ltd.
Sv Engineerings
Swadesh Enginering Industries
Swamiji Transmission Pvt., Ltd.
Swati Enterprise
Techbolt Industries Private Ltd.
Technical Products
Technocraft Industries (India) Ltd.
Tega Industries Ltd.
Teryair Equipment Pvt., Ltd.
Texas Technology
Teyamaha Motor Asia Pte., Ltd.
Tijiya Engineering Pvt., Ltd.
Tijiya Exp. Pvt., Ltd.
Torqbolt Inc.
Total Transport Systems Pvt., Ltd.
Trans Tool Pvt., Ltd.
Tristar International
Triton Foodworks Pvt., Ltd.
Trueform Exp. Pvt.L
Turbo Tools Pvt., Ltd.
Umaa Engineers
Unexo Life Sciences Private Ltd.
Universal Precision Screws
Unlimited Inc.
UT Worldwide (India) Pvt., Ltd.
V.K Fasteners Pvt., Ltd.
V.R.Logistics Pvt., Ltd.
V.S.Industries
Vatsalya Metal Industries
Vega Industries
Velvin Paper Products
Venu Engineering Services (P) Ltd.
Versatile Instruments & Controls
Vestas Wind Technology India Private Ltd.
Vibracoustic Noida Pvt., Ltd.
Victaulic Piping Products India Pvt., Ltd.
Vidhi Industries
Vidushi Wires Pvt., Ltd.
Vijay Engineering Works
Viraj Profiles Ltd.
Vollan Shipping Pvt., Ltd.
Vph International
Waveerk Enterprises
White Mountain Fixings India
Wintage Engineers & Consultants
Wire Rings
Xcel Exports
Yerik International
Yogendra International
Youyun Logistics & Technology Pvt. Ltd.
Zenith Precision Pvt., Ltd.

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