[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 9, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53863-53864]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17087]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-475-841]


Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks From Italy: Final Results of 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2020-2021

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that 
countervailable subsidies were provided to Lucchini Mame Forge S.p.A 
(LMA), a producer and exporter of forged steel fluid end blocks (fluid 
end blocks) from Italy during the period of review (POR), May 26, 2020, 
through December 31, 2021.

DATES: Applicable August 9, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicholas Czajkowski, AD/CVD 
Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1395.

Background

    On February 7, 2023, Commerce published the preliminary results of 
this administrative review in the Federal Register.\1\ This review 
covers one mandatory respondent, LMA. From May 8 through May 16, 2023, 
we conducted verification of LMA and the Government of Italy's (GOI) 
questionnaire responses. On June 9, 2023, we released the verification 
reports,\2\ and, on June 12, 2023, we invited parties to comment on the 
Preliminary Results.\3\ On June 21, 2023, LMA and the GOI submitted 
timely-filed case briefs.\4\ On June 29, 2023, LMA and the petitioners 
\5\ submitted timely-filed rebuttal briefs.\6\ On June 5, 2023, 
Commerce extended the deadline for issuing the final results until 
August 3, 2023.\7\ For a complete description of the events that 
occurred since the Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum.\8\
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    \1\ See Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from Italy: Preliminary 
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, and Intent To 
Rescind Administrative Review in Part; 2020-2021, 88 FR 7944 
(February 7, 2022) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
    \2\ See Memoranda, ``Verification of the Questionnaire Responses 
of Lucchini Mame Forge S.p.A.,'' dated June 9, 2023, and 
``Verification of the Questionnaire Responses of the Government of 
Italy,'' dated June 9, 2023.
    \3\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Briefing Schedule,'' dated June 12, 
2023.
    \4\ See LMA's Letter, ``Lucchini's Case Brief,'' dated June 21, 
2023; see also GOI's Letter, ``Case Brief for Government of Italy,'' 
dated June 21, 2023.
    \5\ The petitioners are Ellwood City Forge Company, Ellwood 
Quality Steels Company, Ellwood National Steel Company, and A. Finkl 
& Sons.
    \6\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``FEB Fair Trade Coalition's 
Administrative Rebuttal Brief,'' dated June 28, 2023.
    \7\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Final Results of 
the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review 2020,'' dated June 5, 
2023.
    \8\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of 
Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from Italy; 2020-2021,'' concurrently 
with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision 
Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order \9\
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    \9\ See Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from the People's Republic 
of China, the Federal Republic of Germany, India, and Italy: 
Countervailing Duty Orders, and Amended Final Affirmative 
Countervailing Duty Determination for the People's Republic of 
China, 86 FR 7535 (January 29, 2021) (Order).
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    The products covered by the Order are fluid end blocks. A full 
description of the scope of the Order is contained in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised by the interested parties in their case and 
rebuttal briefs are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A 
list of these issues is provided in the appendix to this notice. The 
Issues and Decision Memorandum

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is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and 
Compliance's Antidumping and CVD Centralized Electronic Service System 
(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https://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.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on comments received from interested parties and issues 
originating from verification, we revised the calculation of the net 
countervailable subsidy rates for LMA. For a discussion of the issues, 
see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.

Methodology

    Commerce conducted this administrative 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 find that 
there is a subsidy, i.e., a government-provided financial contribution 
that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is 
specific.\10\ For a full description of the methodology underlying all 
of Commerce's conclusions, including our reliance, in part, on facts 
otherwise available, including adverse facts available (AFA), pursuant 
to sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act, see the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum.
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    \10\ 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 the Administrative Review

    We determine the net countervailable subsidy rates for the period 
May 26, 2020, through December 31, 2021, to be as follows:

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                                     Subsidy rate        Subsidy rate
        Producer/Exporter             (percent ad         percent ad
                                     valorem) 2020       valorem) 2021
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Lucchini Mame Forge S.p.A \11\..  11.40 percent.....  11.49 percent.
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\11\ Commerce has found the following companies to be cross-owned with
  LMA: Lucchini RS S.p.A., Lucchini Industries S.r.l., Bicomet S.p.A.,
  and Setrans S.r.l.

Disclosure

    We intend to disclose calculations and analysis performed for these 
final results of review within five days after the date of publication 
of this notice in the Federal Register in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.224(b).

Assessment Rates

    In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.212(b)(2), Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) shall assess, countervailing duties at the applicable 
ad valorem rates on all appropriate entries covered by this review. 
Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier 
than 35 days after 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 Requirements

    In accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the Act, we also intend to 
instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing 
duties in the amounts shown above for the above-listed companies with 
regard to shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of these 
final results of review. For all non-reviewed firms, CBP will continue 
to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties at the all-
others rate or the most recent company-specific rate applicable to the 
company, as appropriate. These cash deposit requirements, effective 
upon publication of these final results, 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 disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). 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 sanctionable 
violation.

Notification to Interested Parties

    The 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: August 3, 2023.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy 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. Subsidies Valuation
V. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences
VI. Analysis of Programs
VII. Analysis of Comments
    Comment 1: Whether Commerce Should Apply Adverse Facts Available 
to the Duty Refunds Pursuant to Law No. 639/1964 Program
    Comment 2: Whether Commerce Should Find Certain Programs to be 
De Facto Specific
VIII. Recommendation

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