[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 101 (Thursday, May 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45630-45634]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11263]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-533-930]


Certain High Chrome Cast Iron Grinding Media From India: 
Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation

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

DATES: Applicable May 16, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles DeFilippo, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3797.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Petition

    On April 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
received an antidumping duty (AD) petition concerning imports of 
certain high chrome cast iron grinding media (grinding media) from 
India, filed in proper form on behalf of Magotteaux Inc (the 
petitioner), a domestic producer of grinding media.\1\ The Petition was 
accompanied by a countervailing duty (CVD) petition concerning imports 
of grinding media from India.\2\
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    \1\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Petitions for the Imposition of 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duties,'' dated April 26, 2024 
(Petition).
    \2\ Id.
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    Between April 30 and May 9, 2024, Commerce requested information 
pertaining to certain aspects of the Petition in supplemental 
questionnaires.\3\ The petitioner filed an amendment to the proposed 
scope on May 8, 2024, and responded to Commerce's supplemental 
questionnaires between May 2 and 10, 2024.\4\
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    \3\ See Commerce's Letters, ``Supplemental Questions,'' dated 
May 2, 2024 (General Issues Questionnaire); and ``Supplemental 
Questions,'' dated May 2, 2024; see also Memorandum, ``Phone Call 
with Counsel to Petitioner,'' dated May 9, 2024.
    \4\ See Petitioner's Letters, ``Response to Supplemental 
Questions (General Issues),'' dated May 2, 2024 (General Issues 
Supplement); ``Response to Supplemental Questions (Antidumping),'' 
dated May 2, 2024; ``Scope Amendment,'' dated May 8, 2024 (Scope 
Amendment); and ``Response to Second Supplemental Questions 
(Antidumping),'' dated May 10, 2024.
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    In accordance with section 732(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act), the petitioner alleges that imports of grinding 
media from India, are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United 
States at less than fair value (LTFV) within the meaning of section 731 
of the Act, and that imports of such products are materially injuring, 
or threatening material injury to, the grinding media industry in the 
United States. Consistent with section 732(b)(1) of the Act, the 
Petition was accompanied by information reasonably available to the 
petitioner supporting its allegations.
    Commerce finds that the petitioner filed the Petition on behalf of 
the domestic industry because the petitioner is an interested party, as 
defined in section 771(9)(C) of the Act. Commerce also finds that the 
petitioner demonstrated sufficient industry

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support for the initiation of the requested LTFV investigation.\5\
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    \5\ See section on ``Determination of Industry Support for the 
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Period of Investigation

    Because the Petition was filed on April 26, 2024, pursuant to 19 
CFR 351.204(b)(1), the period of investigation (POI) is April 1, 2023, 
through March 31, 2024.

Scope of the Investigation

    The products covered by this investigation are grinding media from 
India. For a full description of the scope of this investigation, see 
the appendix to this notice.

Comments on the Scope of the Investigation

    On April 30, 2024, Commerce requested information and clarification 
from the petitioner regarding the proposed scope to ensure that the 
scope language in the Petition is an accurate reflection of the 
products for which the domestic industry is seeking relief.\6\ On May 2 
and 8, 2024, the petitioner provided clarifications and/or revised the 
scope.\7\ The description of merchandise covered by this investigation, 
as described in the appendix to this notice, reflects these 
clarifications.
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    \6\ See General Issues Questionnaire.
    \7\ See Scope Amendment at 1-2; see also General Issues 
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    As discussed in the Preamble to Commerce's regulations, we are 
setting aside a period for interested parties to raise issues regarding 
product coverage (i.e., scope).\8\ Commerce will consider all scope 
comments received from interested parties and, if necessary, will 
consult with interested parties prior to the issuance of the 
preliminary determination. If scope comments include factual 
information,\9\ all such factual information should be limited to 
public information. To facilitate preparation of its questionnaires, 
Commerce requests that scope comments be submitted by 5:00 p.m. Eastern 
Time (ET) on June 5, 2024, which is 20 calendar days from the signature 
date of this notice.\10\ Any rebuttal comments, which may include 
factual information, and should also be limited to public information, 
must be filed by 5:00 p.m. ET on June 17, 2024, which is the next 
business day after 10 calendar days from the initial comment 
deadline.\11\
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    \8\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Final Rule, 
62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997) (Preamble); see also 19 CFR 
351.312.
    \9\ See 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) (defining ``factual 
information'').
    \10\ See 19 CFR 351.303(b)(1).
    \11\ The deadline for rebuttal comments falls on June 15, 2024, 
which is a Saturday. In accordance with 19 CFR 351.303(b)(1), 
Commerce will accept rebuttal comments filed by 5:00 p.m. ET on June 
17, 2024. Id. (``For both electronically filed and manually filed 
documents, if the applicable due date falls on a non-business day, 
the Secretary will accept documents that are filed on the next 
business day.'').
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    Commerce requests that any factual information that parties 
consider relevant to the scope of this investigation be submitted 
during that period. However, if a party subsequently finds that 
additional factual information pertaining to the scope of the 
investigation may be relevant, the party must contact Commerce and 
request permission to submit the additional information. All scope 
comments must be filed simultaneously on the records of the concurrent 
LTFV and CVD investigations.

Filing Requirements

    All submissions to Commerce must be filed electronically via 
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty 
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS), unless an exception 
applies.\12\ An electronically filed document must be received 
successfully in its entirety by the time and date it is due.
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    \12\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: 
Electronic Filing Procedures; Administrative Protective Order 
Procedures, 76 FR 39263 (July 6, 2011); see also Enforcement and 
Compliance: Change of Electronic Filing System Name, 79 FR 69046 
(November 20, 2014) for details of Commerce's electronic filing 
requirements, effective August 5, 2011. Information on using ACCESS 
can be found at https://access.trade.gov/help.aspx and a handbook 
can be found at https://access.trade.gov/help/Handbook_on_Electronic_Filing_Procedures.pdf.
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Comments on Product Characteristics

    Commerce is providing interested parties an opportunity to comment 
on the appropriate physical characteristics of grinding media to be 
reported in response to Commerce's AD questionnaires. This information 
will be used to identify the key physical characteristics of the 
subject merchandise in order to report the relevant cost of production 
(COP) accurately, as well as to develop appropriate product comparison 
criteria.
    Interested parties may provide any information or comments that 
they feel are relevant to the development of an accurate list of 
physical characteristics. Specifically, they may provide comments as to 
which characteristics are appropriate to use as: (1) general product 
characteristics; and (2) product comparison criteria. We note that it 
is not always appropriate to use all product characteristics as product 
comparison criteria. We base product comparison criteria on meaningful 
commercial differences among products. In other words, although there 
may be some physical product characteristics utilized by manufacturers 
to describe grinding media, it may be that only a select few product 
characteristics take into account commercially meaningful physical 
characteristics. In addition, interested parties may comment on the 
order in which the physical characteristics should be used in matching 
products. Generally, Commerce attempts to list the most important 
physical characteristics first and the least important characteristics 
last.
    In order to consider the suggestions of interested parties in 
developing and issuing the AD questionnaires, all product 
characteristics comments must be filed by 5:00 p.m. ET on June 5, 2024, 
which is 20 calendar days from the signature date of this notice.\13\ 
Any rebuttal comments must be filed by 5:00 p.m. ET on June 17, 2024, 
which is the next business day after 10 calendar days from the initial 
comment deadline.\14\
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    \13\ See 19 CFR 351.303(b)(1).
    \14\ The deadline for rebuttal comments falls on June 15, 2024, 
which is a Saturday. In accordance with 19 CFR 351.303(b)(1), 
Commerce will accept rebuttal comments filed by 5:00 p.m. ET on June 
17, 2024. Id. (``For both electronically filed and manually filed 
documents, if the applicable due date falls on a non-business day, 
the Secretary will accept documents that are filed on the next 
business day.'').
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    All comments and submissions to Commerce must be filed 
electronically using ACCESS, as explained above, on the record of the 
LTFV investigation.

Determination of Industry Support for the Petition

    Section 732(b)(1) of the Act requires that a petition be filed on 
behalf of the domestic industry. Section 732(c)(4)(A) of the Act 
provides that a petition meets this requirement if the domestic 
producers or workers who support the petition account for: (i) at least 
25 percent of the total production of the domestic like product; and 
(ii) more than 50 percent of the production of the domestic like 
product produced by that portion of the industry expressing support 
for, or opposition to, the petition. Moreover, section 732(c)(4)(D) of 
the Act provides that, if the petition does not establish support of 
domestic producers or workers accounting for more than 50 percent of 
the total production of the domestic like product, Commerce shall: (i) 
poll the industry or rely on other information in order to determine if 
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petition, as required by subparagraph (A); or (ii) determine industry 
support using a statistically valid sampling method to poll the 
``industry.''
    Section 771(4)(A) of the Act defines the ``industry'' as the 
producers as a whole of a domestic like product. Thus, to determine 
whether a petition has the requisite industry support, the statute 
directs Commerce to look to producers and workers who produce the 
domestic like product. The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), 
which is responsible for determining whether ``the domestic industry'' 
has been injured, must also determine what constitutes a domestic like 
product in order to define the industry. While both Commerce and the 
ITC must apply the same statutory definition regarding the domestic 
like product,\15\ they do so for different purposes and pursuant to a 
separate and distinct authority. In addition, Commerce's determination 
is subject to limitations of time and information. Although this may 
result in different definitions of the like product, such differences 
do not render the decision of either agency contrary to law.\16\
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    \15\ See section 771(10) of the Act.
    \16\ See USEC, Inc. v. United States, 132 F. Supp. 2d 1, 8 (CIT 
2001) (citing Algoma Steel Corp., Ltd. v. United States, 688 F. 
Supp. 639, 644 (CIT 1988), aff'd Algoma Steel Corp., Ltd. v. United 
States, 865 F.2d 240 (Fed. Cir. 1989)).
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    Section 771(10) of the Act defines the domestic like product as ``a 
product which is like, or in the absence of like, most similar in 
characteristics and uses with, the article subject to an investigation 
under this title.'' Thus, the reference point from which the domestic 
like product analysis begins is ``the article subject to an 
investigation'' (i.e., the class or kind of merchandise to be 
investigated, which normally will be the scope as defined in the 
petition).
    With regard to the domestic like product, the petitioner does not 
offer a definition of the domestic like product distinct from the scope 
of the investigation.\17\ Based on our analysis of the information 
submitted on the record, we have determined that grinding media, as 
defined in the scope, constitute a single domestic like product, and we 
have analyzed industry support in terms of that domestic like 
product.\18\
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    \17\ See Petition at Volume I (pages 2-3, 15-17 and Exhibits I-2 
through I-4); see also General Issues Supplement at 2-6.
    \18\ For a discussion of the domestic like product analysis as 
applied to this case and information regarding industry support, see 
Checklist, ``Certain High Chrome Cast Iron Grinding Media from 
India,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice 
(India AD Initiation Checklist), at Attachment II, Analysis of 
Industry Support for the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Petitions Covering Certain High Chrome Cast Iron Grinding Media from 
India. The checklist is on file electronically via ACCESS.
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    In determining whether the petitioner has standing under section 
732(c)(4)(A) of the Act, we considered the industry support data 
contained in the Petition with reference to the domestic like product 
as defined in the ``Scope of the Investigation,'' in the appendix to 
this notice. To establish industry support, the petitioner provided its 
own production of the domestic like product in 2023.\19\ The petitioner 
stated that there are no other known producers of grinding media in the 
United States; therefore, the Petition is supported by 100 percent of 
the U.S. industry.\20\ We relied on data provided by the petitioner for 
purposes of measuring industry support.\21\
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    \19\ See Petition at Volume I (page 25 and Exhibit I-12).
    \20\ Id. at 3 and Exhibit I-2; see also General Issues 
Supplement at 2 and Exhibit I-1.
    \21\ See Petition at Volume I (pages 3 and 25 and Exhibits I-2 
and I-12); see also General Issues Supplement (page 2 and Exhibit 
1). For further discussion, see Attachment II of the India AD 
Initiation Checklist.
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    Our review of the data provided in the Petition, the General Issues 
Supplement, and other information readily available to Commerce 
indicates that the petitioner has established industry support for the 
Petition.\22\ First, the Petition established support from domestic 
producers (or workers) accounting for more than 50 percent of the total 
production of the domestic like product and, as such, Commerce is not 
required to take further action in order to evaluate industry support 
(e.g., polling).\23\ Second, the domestic producers (or workers) have 
met the statutory criteria for industry support under section 
732(c)(4)(A)(i) of the Act because the domestic producers (or workers) 
who support the Petition account for at least 25 percent of the total 
production of the domestic like product.\24\ Finally, the domestic 
producers (or workers) have met the statutory criteria for industry 
support under section 732(c)(4)(A)(ii) of the Act because the domestic 
producers (or workers) who support the Petition account for more than 
50 percent of the production of the domestic like product produced by 
that portion of the industry expressing support for, or opposition to, 
the Petition.\25\ Accordingly, Commerce determines that the Petition 
was filed on behalf of the domestic industry within the meaning of 
section 732(b)(1) of the Act.\26\
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    \22\ See Attachment II of the India AD Initiation Checklist.
    \23\ Id.; see also section 732(c)(4)(D) of the Act.
    \24\ See Attachment II of the India AD Initiation Checklist.
    \25\ Id.
    \26\ Id.
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Allegations and Evidence of Material Injury and Causation

    The Petitioner alleges that the U.S. industry producing the 
domestic like product is being materially injured, or is threatened 
with material injury, by reason of the imports of the subject 
merchandise sold at LTFV. In addition, the petitioner alleges that 
subject imports exceed the negligibility threshold provided for under 
section 771(24)(A) of the Act.\27\
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    \27\ See Petition at Volume I (page 21 and Exhibit I-9).
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    The petitioner contends that the industry's injured condition is 
illustrated by the significant volume of subject imports; reduced 
market share; underselling and price depression and/or suppression; 
lost sales and revenues; declines in production, shipments, capacity 
utilization; and decline in financial indicators and employment 
variables.\28\ We assessed the allegations and supporting evidence 
regarding material injury, threat of material injury, causation, as 
well as negligibility, and we have determined that these allegations 
are properly supported by adequate evidence and meet the statutory 
requirements for initiation.\29\
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    \28\ Id. At 21-30 and Exhibits I-9 and I-11 through I-15; see 
also General Issues Supplement at 6 and Exhibit 2.
    \29\ Se India AD Initiation Checklist at Attachment III, 
Analysis of Allegations and Evidence of Material Injury and 
Causation for the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions 
Covering Certain High Chrome Cast Iron Grinding Media from India.
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Allegation of Sales at LTFV

    The following is a description of the allegation of sales at LTFV 
upon which Commerce based its decision to initiate the LTFV 
investigation of imports of grinding media from India. The sources of 
data for the deductions and adjustments relating to U.S. price and 
normal value (NV) are discussed in greater detail in the India AD 
Initiation Checklist.

U.S. Price

    The petitioner based export price (EP) on the average unit value 
(AUV) derived from official U.S. import statistics for imports of 
grinding media from India during the POI. The petitioner made certain 
adjustments to U.S. price to calculate a net ex-factory U.S. price, 
where applicable.\30\
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    \30\ See India AD Initiation Checklist.

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Normal Value 31
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    \31\ In accordance with section 773(b)(2) of the Act, for this 
investigation, Commerce will request information necessary to 
calculate the constructed value (CV) and COP to determine whether 
there are reasonable grounds to believe or suspect that sales of the 
foreign like product have been made at prices that represent less 
than the COP of the product.
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    The petitioner stated that it was unable to obtain home market 
prices or third-country prices for grinding media to use as a basis for 
NV.\32\ Therefore, the petitioner, pursuant to section 773(a)(4) of the 
Act, relied on constructed value (CV) as the basis for NV.\33\ For 
further discussion of CV, see the section ``Normal Value Based on 
Constructed Value.''
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    \32\ See India AD Initiation Checklist.
    \33\ Id.
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Normal Value Based on Constructed Value

    As noted above, the petitioner stated that it was unable to obtain 
home market or third-country prices to use as a basis for NV.\34\ 
Therefore, the petitioner based NV on CV.\35\ Pursuant to section 
773(e) of the Act, the petitioner calculated CV as the sum of the cost 
of manufacturing, selling, general, and administrative (SG&A) expenses, 
financial expenses, and profit.\36\
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    \34\ Id.
    \35\ Id.
    \36\ Id.
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    In calculating the cost of manufacturing, the petitioner relied on 
its own production experience and input consumption rates, valued using 
publicly available information applicable to India.\37\ In calculating 
SG&A expenses, financial expenses, and profit ratios (where 
applicable), the petitioner relied on the fiscal year 2023 financial 
statements of an Indian producer of identical merchandise.\38\
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    \37\ Id.
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Fair Value Comparisons

    Based on the data provided by the petitioner, there is reason to 
believe that imports of grinding media from India are being, or are 
likely to be, sold in the United States at LTFV. Based on comparisons 
of EP to NV in accordance with sections 772 and 773 of the Act, the 
estimated dumping margins for grinding media from India range from 
40.59 to 52.06 percent ad valorem.\39\
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    \39\ See India AD Checklist for details of the calculations.
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Initiation of LTFV Investigation

    Based upon the examination of the Petition and supplemental 
responses, we find that it meets the requirements of section 732 of the 
Act. Therefore, we are initiating an LTFV investigation to determine 
whether imports of grinding media from India are being, or are likely 
to be, sold in the United States at LTFV. In accordance with section 
733(b)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(b)(1), unless postponed, we 
will make our preliminary determination no later than 140 days after 
the date of this initiation.

Respondent Selection

    In the Petition, the petitioner identified 11 companies in India as 
producers/exporters of grinding media.\40\ Following standard practice 
in LTFV investigations involving market economy countries, in the event 
Commerce determines that the number of companies is large, and it 
cannot individually examine each company based upon Commerce's 
resources, where appropriate, Commerce intends to select mandatory 
respondents based on U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data for 
imports under the appropriate Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States (HTSUS) subheading(s) listed in the ``Scope of the 
Investigation,'' in the appendix.
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    \40\ See Petition at Volume I (Exhibit I-7).
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    On May 8, 2024, Commerce released CBP data on imports of grinding 
media from India, under administrative protective order (APO) to all 
parties with access to information protected by APO and indicated that 
interested parties wishing to comment on CBP data and/or respondent 
selection must do so within three business days of the publication date 
of the notice of initiation of this investigation.\41\ Comments must be 
filed electronically using ACCESS. An electronically filed document 
must be received successfully in its entirety via ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. 
ET on the specified deadline. Commerce will not accept rebuttal 
comments regarding the CBP data or respondent selection.
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    \41\ See Memorandum, ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection Data 
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    Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(b). Instructions for filing such 
applications may be found on Commerce's website at https://www.trade.gov/administrative-protective-orders.

Distribution of Copies of the Petition

    In accordance with section 732(b)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.202(f), a copy of the public version of the Petition has been 
provided to the Government of India via ACCESS. To the extent 
practicable, we will attempt to provide a copy of the public version of 
the Petition to each exporter named in the Petition, as provided under 
19 CFR 351.203(c)(2).

ITC Notification

    Commerce will notify the ITC of our initiation, as required by 
section 732(d) of the Act.

Preliminary Determination by the ITC

    The ITC will preliminarily determine, within 45 days after the date 
on which the Petition was filed, whether there is a reasonable 
indication that imports of grinding media from India are materially 
injuring, or threatening material injury to, a U.S. industry.\42\ A 
negative ITC determination will result in the investigation being 
terminated.\43\ Otherwise, this LTFV investigation will proceed 
according to statutory and regulatory time limits.
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    \42\ See section 733(a) of the Act.
    \43\ Id.
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Submission of Factual Information

    Factual information is defined in 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) as: (i) 
evidence submitted in response to questionnaires; (ii) evidence 
submitted in support of allegations; (iii) publicly available 
information to value factors under 19 CFR 351.408(c) or to measure the 
adequacy of remuneration under 19 CFR 351.511(a)(2); (iv) evidence 
placed on the record by Commerce; and (v) evidence other than factual 
information described in (i)-(iv). Section 351.301(b) of Commerce's 
regulations requires any party, when submitting factual information, to 
specify under which subsection of 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) the information 
is being submitted \44\ and, if the information is submitted to rebut, 
clarify, or correct factual information already on the record, to 
provide an explanation identifying the information already on the 
record that the factual information seeks to rebut, clarify, or 
correct.\45\ Time limits for the submission of factual information are 
addressed in 19 CFR 351.301, which provides specific time limits based 
on the type of factual information being submitted. Interested parties 
should review the regulations prior to submitting factual information 
in this investigation.
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    \44\ See 19 CFR 351.301(b).
    \45\ See 19 CFR 351.301(b)(2).
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Particular Market Situation Allegation

    Section 773(e) of the Act addresses the concept of particular 
market situation (PMS) for purposes of CV, stating that ``if a 
particular market situation exists such that the cost of materials and 
fabrication or other processing of any kind does not

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accurately reflect the cost of production in the ordinary course of 
trade, the administering authority may use another calculation 
methodology under this subtitle or any other calculation methodology.'' 
When an interested party submits a PMS allegation pursuant to section 
773(e) of the Act (i.e., a cost-based PMS allegation), Commerce will 
respond to such a submission consistent with 19 CFR 351.301(c)(2)(v). 
If Commerce finds that a cost-based PMS exists under section 773(e) of 
the Act, then it will modify its dumping calculations appropriately.
    Neither section 773(e) of the Act, nor 19 CFR 351.301(c)(2)(v), 
sets a deadline for the submission of cost-based PMS allegations and 
supporting factual information. However, in order to administer section 
773(e) of the Act, Commerce must receive PMS allegations and supporting 
factual information with enough time to consider the submission. Thus, 
should an interested party wish to submit a cost-based PMS allegation 
and supporting new factual information pursuant to section 773(e) of 
the Act, it must do so no later than 20 days after submission of a 
respondent's initial section D questionnaire response.
    We note that a PMS allegation filed pursuant to sections 
773(a)(1)(B)(ii)(III) or 773(a)(1)(C)(iii) of the Act (i.e., a sales-
based PMS allegation) must be filed within 10 days of submission of a 
respondent's initial section B questionnaire response, in accordance 
with 19 CFR 351.301(c)(2)(i) and 19 CFR 351.404(c)(2).

Extensions of Time Limits

    Parties may request an extension of time limits before the 
expiration of a time limit established under 19 CFR 351.301, or as 
otherwise specified by Commerce. In general, an extension request will 
be considered untimely if it is filed after the expiration of the time 
limit established under 19 CFR 351.301, or as otherwise specified by 
Commerce.\46\ For submissions that are due from multiple parties 
simultaneously, an extension request will be considered untimely if it 
is filed after 10:00 a.m. ET on the due date. Under certain 
circumstances, Commerce may elect to specify a different time limit by 
which extension requests will be considered untimely for submissions 
which are due from multiple parties simultaneously. In such a case, we 
will inform parties in a letter or memorandum of the deadline 
(including a specified time) by which extension requests must be filed 
to be considered timely. An extension request must be made in a 
separate, standalone submission; under limited circumstances we will 
grant untimely filed requests for the extension of time limits, where 
we determine, based on 19 CFR 351.302, that extraordinary circumstances 
exist. Parties should review Commerce's regulations concerning the 
extension of time limits and the Time Limits Final Rule prior to 
submitting factual information in this investigation.\47\
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    \46\ See 19 CFR 351.301; see also Extension of Time Limits; 
Final Rule, 78 FR 57790 (September 20, 2013) (Time Limits Final 
Rule), available at https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/2013-22853.htm.
    \47\ See 19 CFR 351.302; see also, e.g., Time Limits Final Rule.
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Certification Requirements

    Any party submitting factual information in an AD or CVD proceeding 
must certify to the accuracy and completeness of that information.\48\ 
Parties must use the certification formats provided in 19 CFR 
351.303(g).\49\ Commerce intends to reject factual submissions if the 
submitting party does not comply with the applicable certification 
requirements.
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    \48\ See section 782(b) of the Act.
    \49\ See Certification of Factual Information to Import 
Administration During Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July 17, 2013) (Final Rule). Additional 
information regarding the Final Rule is available at https://access.trade.gov/Resources/filing/index.html.
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Notification to Interested Parties

    Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Parties wishing to participate 
in this investigation should ensure that they meet the requirements of 
19 CFR 351.103(d) (e.g., by filing the required letter of appearance). 
Note that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining 
to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).\50\
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    \50\ See Administrative Protective Order, Service, and Other 
Procedures in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 
67069 (September 29, 2023).
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    This notice is issued and published pursuant to sections 732(c)(2) 
and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.203(c).

    Dated: May 16, 2024.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the 
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

Scope of the Investigation

    The scope of this investigation covers chrome cast iron grinding 
media in spherical (ball) or ovoid shape, with an alloy composition 
of seven percent or more (>=7 percent of total mass) chromium (Cr) 
content and produced through the casting method, with a nominal 
diameter of up to 127 millimeters (mm) and tolerance of plus or 
minus 10 mm. The products covered by the scope are currently 
classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(HTSUS) subheading 7325.91.0000. This HTSUS subheading is provided 
for convenience and U.S. Customs purposes only. The written 
description of the scope is dispositive.

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