82 FR 40138 - Finished Carbon Steel Flanges From India: Countervailing Duty Order
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 163 (August 24, 2017)
International Trade Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 163 (August 24, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 163 (Thursday, August 24, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 40138-40140] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-18057] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C-533-872] Finished Carbon Steel Flanges From India: Countervailing Duty Order AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of Commerce (the Department) and the International Trade Commission (the ITC), the Department is issuing a countervailing duty order on finished carbon steel flanges from India. DATES: Applicable August 24, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Davina Friedmann at (202) 482-0698 or Erin Kearney at (202) 482-0167, AD/CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background In accordance with section 705(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.210(c), on June 29, 2017, the Department published its affirmative final determination in the countervailing duty investigation of finished carbon steel flanges from India.\1\ On August 14, 2017, the ITC notified the Department of its final affirmative determination, pursuant to [[Page 40139]] section 705(d) of the Act, that an industry in the United States is materially injured within the meaning of section 705(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, by reason of subsidized imports of finished carbon steel flanges from India.\2\ On August 17, 2017, the ITC published its final determination in the Federal Register.\3\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ See Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from India: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 82 FR 29479 (June 29, 2017) (Final Determination). \2\ See ITC Letter dated August 14, 2017 (ITC Letter); see also Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from India and Italy, Investigation No. 701-TA-563 and 731-TA-1331-1332 (Final) USITC Publication 4714 (August 2017) (ITC Report). \3\ See Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from India and Italy; Determinations, 82 FR 39133 (August 17, 2017). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scope of the Order The merchandise covered by this order is finished carbon steel flanges from India. For a complete description of the scope of this order, see Appendix of this notice. Countervailing Duty Order As stated above, on August 14, 2017, in accordance with section 705(d) of the Act, the ITC notified the Department of its final determination that an industry in the United States is materially injured by reason of subsidized imports of finished carbon steel flanges from India.\4\ Therefore, in accordance with section 705(c)(2) of the Act, we are issuing this countervailing duty order. Because the ITC determined that imports of finished carbon steel flanges from India are materially injuring a U.S. industry, unliquidated entries of such merchandise from India, entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, are subject to the assessment of countervailing duties. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ See ITC Letter and ITC Report. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- As a result of the ITC's final determination, in accordance with section 706(a) of the Act, the Department will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess, upon further instruction by the Department, countervailing duties on unliquidated entries of finished carbon steel flanges from India. Countervailing duties will be assessed on unliquidated entries of finished carbon steel flanges entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after November 29, 2016, the date of publication of the Preliminary Determination,\5\ but will not include entries occurring after the expiration of the provisional measures period and before publication in the Federal Register of the ITC's final injury determination. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \5\ See Finished Carbon Steel Flanges From India: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 81 FR 85928 (November 29, 2016) (Preliminary Determination). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section 703(d) of the Act states that the suspension of liquidation pursuant to an affirmative preliminary determination may not remain in effect for more than four months. In the underlying investigation, the Department published the Preliminary Determination on November 29, 2016. Therefore, the four-month period beginning on the date of the publication of the Preliminary Determination ended on March 28, 2017. Furthermore, section 737(b) of the Act states that the collection of final cash deposits will begin on the date of publication of the ITC's final injury determination. Therefore, in accordance with section 703(d) of the Act and our practice, we instructed CBP to terminate the suspension of liquidation and to liquidate, without regard to duties, unliquidated entries of finished carbon steel flanges from India made on or after March 29, 2017. Suspension of liquidation will resume on the date of publication of the ITC's final determination in the Federal Register. Suspension of Liquidation In accordance with section 706 of the Act, the Department will instruct CBP to reinstitute the suspension of liquidation on all entries of subject merchandise from India, applicable the date of publication of the ITC's notice of final affirmative injury determination in the Federal Register, and to assess, upon further instruction by the Department pursuant to 706(a)(1) of the Act, countervailing duties for each entry of the subject merchandise in an amount based on the net countervailable subsidy rates for the subject merchandise. We will also instruct CBP to require cash deposits for each entry of subject merchandise equal to the amounts as indicated below. These instructions suspending liquidation will remain in effect until further notice. The all-others rate applies to all producers or exporters not specifically listed, as appropriate. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Subsidy rate Exporter/manufacturer (percent) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Norma (India) Limited \6\............................... 5.66 R.N. Gupta & Co., Ltd................................... 9.11 All Others.............................................. 7.39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Notifications to Interested Parties This notice constitutes the countervaling duty order with respect to finished carbon steel flanges from India pursuant to section 706(a) of the Act. Interested parties can find a list of countervailing duty orders currently in effect at http://enforcement.trade.gov/stats/iastats1.html. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \6\ As discussed in the Final Determination, the Department found the following companies to be cross-owned with Norma (India) Limited: Uma Shanker Khandelwal & Co., USK Exports Private Limited, and Bansidhar Chiranjilal. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This order is published in accordance with section and 706(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b). Dated: August 21, 2017. Gary Taverman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix Scope of the Order The scope of this order covers finished carbon steel flanges. Finished carbon steel flanges differ from unfinished carbon steel flanges (also known as carbon steel flange forgings) in that they have undergone further processing after forging, including, but not limited to, beveling, bore threading, center or step boring, face machining, taper boring, machining ends or surfaces, drilling bolt holes, and/or de-burring or shot blasting. Any one of these post- forging processes suffices to render the forging into a finished carbon steel flange for purposes of this order. However, mere heat treatment of a carbon steel flange forging (without any other further processing after forging) does not render the forging into a finished carbon steel flange for purposes of this order. While these finished carbon steel flanges are generally manufactured to specification ASME B16.5 or ASME B16.47 series A or series B, the scope is not limited to flanges produced under those specifications. All types of finished carbon steel flanges are included in the scope regardless of pipe size (which may or may not be expressed in inches of nominal pipe size), pressure class (usually, but not necessarily, expressed in pounds of pressure, e.g., 150, 300, 400, 600, 900, 1500, 2500, etc.), type of face (e.g., flat face, full face, raised face, etc.), configuration (e.g., weld neck, slip on, socket weld, lap joint, threaded, etc.), wall thickness (usually, but not necessarily, expressed in inches), normalization, or whether or not heat treated. These carbon steel flanges either meet or exceed the requirements of the ASTM A105, ASTM A694, ASTM A181, ASTM A350 and ASTM A707 standards (or comparable foreign specifications). The scope includes any flanges produced to the above-referenced ASTM standards as currently stated or as may be amended. The term ``carbon steel'' under this scope is steel in which: (a) Iron predominates, by weight, over each of the other contained elements: (b) The carbon content is 2 percent or less, by weight; and (c) none of the elements listed below exceeds the quantity, by weight, as indicated: (i) 0.87 percent of aluminum; (ii) 0.0105 percent of boron; (iii) 10.10 percent of chromium; (iv) 1.55 percent of columbium; (v) 3.10 percent of copper; (vi) 0.38 percent of lead; [[Page 40140]] (vii) 3.04 percent of manganese; (viii) 2.05 percent of molybdenum; (ix) 20.15 percent of nickel; (x) 1.55 percent of niobium; (xi) 0.20 percent of nitrogen; (xii) 0.21 percent of phosphorus; (xiii) 3.10 percent of silicon; (xiv) 0.21 percent of sulfur; (xv) 1.05 percent of titanium; (xvi) 4.06 percent of tungsten; (xvii) 0.53 percent of vanadium; or (xviii) 0.015 percent of zirconium. Finished carbon steel flanges are currently classified under subheadings 7307.91.5010 and 7307.91.5050 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). They may also be entered under HTSUS subheadings 7307.91.5030 and 7307.91.5070. The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes; the written description of the scope is dispositive. [FR Doc. 2017-18057 Filed 8-23-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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Cash deposit
Estimated rate
weighted-average (adjusted
Exporter/producer dumping margin for subsidy
(percent) offsets)
(percent)
R. N. Gupta & Co., Ltd ............................................................................................................................ 12.58 9.27.10
All-Others ................................................................................................................................................. 11.95 8.91.11
Italy
Metalfar Prodotti Industriali S.p.A ........................................................................................................... 204.53 Not Applicable.
Officine Ambrogio Melesi & C. S.r.l 12 ..................................................................................................... 204.53 Not Applicable.
All-Others ................................................................................................................................................. 79.17 Not Applicable.
Notification to Interested Parties forging (without any other further processing subheadings 7307.91.5030 and 7307.91.5070.
after forging) does not render the forging into The HTSUS subheadings are provided for
This notice constitutes the a finished carbon steel flange for purposes of convenience and customs purposes; the
antidumping duty orders with respect to this order. written description of the scope is
finished carbon steel flanges from India While these finished carbon steel flanges dispositive.
and Italy pursuant to section 736(a) of are generally manufactured to specification [FR Doc. 2017–18056 Filed 8–23–17; 8:45 am]
the Act. Interested parties can find a list ASME B16.5 or ASME B16.47 series A or
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of antidumping duty orders currently in series B, the scope is not limited to flanges
effect at http://enforcement.trade.gov/ produced under those specifications. All
types of finished carbon steel flanges are
stats/iastats1.html. included in the scope regardless of pipe size DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
These orders are published in (which may or may not be expressed in
accordance with section and 736(a) of inches of nominal pipe size), pressure class International Trade Administration
the Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b). (usually, but not necessarily, expressed in [C–533–872]
Dated: August 21, 2017. pounds of pressure, e.g., 150, 300, 400, 600,
900, 1,500, 2,500, etc.), type of face (e.g., flat Finished Carbon Steel Flanges From
Gary Taverman,
face, full face, raised face, etc.), configuration
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping (e.g., weld neck, slip on, socket weld, lap
India: Countervailing Duty Order
and Countervailing Duty Operations joint, threaded, etc.), wall thickness (usually, AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance,
performing the non-exclusive functions and but not necessarily, expressed in inches),
duties of the Assistant Secretary for
International Trade Administration,
normalization, or whether or not heat treated.
Enforcement and Compliance. Department of Commerce.
These carbon steel flanges either meet or
exceed the requirements of the ASTM A105, SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final
Appendix ASTM A694, ASTM A181, ASTM A350 and determinations by the Department of
Scope of the Orders ASTM A707 standards (or comparable Commerce (the Department) and the
The scope of these orders covers finished foreign specifications). The scope includes International Trade Commission (the
carbon steel flanges. Finished carbon steel any flanges produced to the above-referenced ITC), the Department is issuing a
ASTM standards as currently stated or as countervailing duty order on finished
flanges differ from unfinished carbon steel
may be amended. The term ‘‘carbon steel’’
flanges (also known as carbon steel flange carbon steel flanges from India.
under this scope is steel in which:
forgings) in that they have undergone further DATES: Applicable August 24, 2017.
(a) Iron predominates, by weight, over each
processing after forging, including, but not
of the other contained elements: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
limited to, beveling, bore threading, center or
(b) The carbon content is 2 percent or less, Davina Friedmann at (202) 482–0698 or
step boring, face machining, taper boring,
by weight; and Erin Kearney at (202) 482–0167, AD/
machining ends or surfaces, drilling bolt
(c) none of the elements listed below CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement
holes, and/or de-burring or shot blasting. Any
exceeds the quantity, by weight, as indicated:
one of these post-forging processes suffices to and Compliance, International Trade
(i) 0.87 percent of aluminum;
render the forging into a finished carbon steel
(ii) 0.0105 percent of boron; Administration, U.S. Department of
flange for purposes of these orders. However, Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
(iii) 10.10 percent of chromium;
mere heat treatment of a carbon steel flange NW., Washington, DC 20230.
(iv) 1.55 percent of columbium;
(v) 3.10 percent of copper; SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
8 The Department has determined that Norma
(vi) 0.38 percent of lead;
(India) Limited and USK Exports Private Limited
(vii) 3.04 percent of manganese; Background
and Uma Shanker Khandelwal & Co. and Bansidhar
Chiranjilal are a single entity. See Memorandum, (viii) 2.05 percent of molybdenum; In accordance with section 705(d) of
‘‘Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation of Finished (ix) 20.15 percent of nickel; the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Carbon Steel Flanges from India: Preliminary (x) 1.55 percent of niobium; Act), and 19 CFR 351.210(c), on June 29,
Affiliation and Collapsing Memorandum for Norma (xi) 0.20 percent of nitrogen;
(India) Limited,’’ dated January 26, 2017, at 8–9, (xii) 0.21 percent of phosphorus;
2017, the Department published its
unchanged in India Final Determination. (xiii) 3.10 percent of silicon; affirmative final determination in the
9 See India Final Determination, 82 FR at 29484.
(xiv) 0.21 percent of sulfur; countervailing duty investigation of
10 Id.
(xv) 1.05 percent of titanium; finished carbon steel flanges from
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11 Id.
(xvi) 4.06 percent of tungsten; India.1 On August 14, 2017, the ITC
12 The Department has determined that Officine
(xvii) 0.53 percent of vanadium; or notified the Department of its final
Ambrogio Melesi & C. S.r.l and ASFO S.p.A. are a (xviii) 0.015 percent of zirconium.
single entity. See Memorandum, ‘‘Less-Than-Fair- affirmative determination, pursuant to
Finished carbon steel flanges are currently
Value Investigation of Finished Carbon Steel
Flanges from Italy: Affiliation and Collapsing classified under subheadings 7307.91.5010 1 See Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from India:
Memorandum for Officine Ambrogio Melesi & C. and 7307.91.5050 of the Harmonized Tariff Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty
S.r.l.,’’ dated January 26, 2017, at 7, unchanged in Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). They Determination, 82 FR 29479 (June 29, 2017) (Final
Italy Final Determination. may also be entered under HTSUS Determination).
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(vii) 3.04 percent of manganese; I. Abstract II. Method of Collection
(viii) 2.05 percent of molybdenum;
(ix) 20.15 percent of nickel; The Special American Business Participant applications are available
(x) 1.55 percent of niobium; Internship Training (SABIT) Program of for download from the SABIT English
(xi) 0.20 percent of nitrogen; the Department of Commerce’s and Russian language Web sites at
(xii) 0.21 percent of phosphorus; International Trade Administration www.trade.gov/sabit and
(xiii) 3.10 percent of silicon; (ITA), is a key element in the U.S.
(xiv) 0.21 percent of sulfur; www.sabitprogram.org. Applications
(xv) 1.05 percent of titanium;
Government’s efforts to support the may be sent to program candidates via
(xvi) 4.06 percent of tungsten; economic transition of Eurasia (the email or fax upon request. Applications
(xvii) 0.53 percent of vanadium; or former Soviet Union) and to support are collected via email. Participant exit
(xviii) 0.015 percent of zirconium. economic growth in other regions of the questionnaires are given to program
Finished carbon steel flanges are currently world, including Pakistan, South Asia, participants at the completion of
classified under subheadings 7307.91.5010 and the Middle East, et al. SABIT programs in by email and are collected
and 7307.91.5050 of the Harmonized Tariff develops and implements two- to three-
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). They by email, although in rare situations, a
week training programs for groups of up
may also be entered under HTSUS paper questionnaire may be completed
to 20 business and government
subheadings 7307.91.5030 and 7307.91.5070.
professionals from Eurasia and other and submitted. Alumni success story
The HTSUS subheadings are provided for reports are used internally by SABIT
convenience and customs purposes; the regions. These professionals meet with
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written description of the scope is
governmental organizations and private at times they may be sent to alumni to
dispositive.
sector companies in order to learn about fill out and submit via email or fax.
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in past years. However, some wording collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
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Requests for additional information or needs of SABIT over time. The changes on respondents, including through the
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| Contact | Davina Friedmann at (202) 482-0698 or Erin Kearney at (202) 482-0167, AD/CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230. | |
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