83 FR 13242 - Countervailing Duty Investigation of Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From Italy: Final Affirmative Determination
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 60 (March 28, 2018)
International Trade Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 60 (March 28, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-06133 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 28, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 13242-13244] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-06133] [[Page 13242]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C-475-837] Countervailing Duty Investigation of Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From Italy: Final Affirmative Determination AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of carbon and alloy steel wire rod (wire rod) from Italy. The period of investigation is January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016. For information on the estimated subsidy rates, see the ``Final Determination and Suspension of Liquidation'' section of this notice. DATES: Applicable March 28, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yasmin Bordas, 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) 482-3813. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On September 5, 2017, Commerce published the Preliminary Determination.\1\ A summary of the events that occurred since Commerce published the Preliminary Determination, as well as a full discussion of the issues raised by parties for this final determination, may be found in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, which is hereby adopted by this notice.\2\ 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 Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at http://access.trade.gov, and is available to all parties in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum and the electronic version are identical in content. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Italy: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 82 FR 41931 (September 5, 2017) (Preliminary Determination). \2\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation of Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Italy,'' dated concurrently with this determination and hereby adopted by this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scope of the Investigation The product covered by this investigation is wire rod from Italy. For a complete description of the scope of this investigation, see Appendix I. Scope Comments We invited parties to comment on Commerce's Preliminary Scope Memorandum.\3\ Commerce reviewed the briefs submitted by interested parties, considered the arguments therein, and determined not to make any changes to the scope of the investigation. For further discussion, see Commerce's Final Scope Decision Memorandum.\4\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ See Memorandum, ``Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Belarus, Italy, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, South Africa, Spain, the Republic of Turkey, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom: Scope Comments Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Determinations,'' dated August 7, 2017, and filed to ACCESS on August 7, 2017. \4\ See Memorandum, ``Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Belarus, Italy, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, South Africa, Spain, the Republic of Turkey, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom: Final Scope Memorandum'' (Final Scope Decision Memorandum), dated November 20, 2017. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Methodology Commerce is conducting this countervailing duty (CVD) investigation in accordance with section 701 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (Act). For each of the subsidy programs found to be countervailable, we determine that there is a subsidy (i.e., a financial contribution by an ``authority'' that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient) and that the subsidy is specific. For a full description of the methodology underlying our final determination, see the Issues and Decisions Memorandum. Analysis of Subsidy Programs and Comments Received The subsidy programs under investigation, and the issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs submitted by the parties, are discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues that parties raised, and to which we responded in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, is attached to this notice at Appendix II. Verification As provided in section 782(i) of the Act, in January 2018, we conducted verification of the questionnaire responses submitted by Ferriere Nord S.p.A. and the Government of Italy. We issued verification reports on February 8, 2018.\5\ We used standard verification procedures, including an examination of relevant accounting and financial records, and original source documents provided by Ferriere Nord S.p.A. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \5\ See Commerce Memoranda, ``Countervailing Duty Investigation: Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Italy: Verification of the Questionnaire Responses of Ferriere Nord S.p.A., Acciaierie di Verona S.p.A. (AdV), SIAT S.p.A. (SIAT) and FIN FER S.p.A. (FIN FER),'' (Ferriere Nord Verification Report) and ``Countervailing Duty Investigation: Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Italy: Verification of the Questionnaire Responses of the Government of Italy,'' (Government of Italy Verification Report), both dated February 8, 2018. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Changes Since the Preliminary Determination Based on our review and analysis of the comments received from parties, and minor corrections presented at verification, we made certain changes to the respondents' subsidy rate calculations since the Preliminary Determination. For a discussion of these changes, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum and the Final Calculation Memorandum.\6\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \6\ See Memorandum, ``Countervailing Duty Investigation of Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Italy: Ferriere Nord S.p.A. Final Calculation Memorandum,'' dated March 19, 2018. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Adverse Facts Available (AFA) For purposes of this final determination, we relied on facts available, and because mandatory respondent Ferriera Valsider S.p.A. (Ferriera Valsider) did not act to the best of its ability in responding to Commerce's requests for information, we drew an adverse inference, where appropriate, in selecting from among the facts otherwise available.\7\ The subsidy rate for Ferriera Valsider is based totally on adverse facts available (AFA). A full discussion of our decision to rely on adverse facts available is presented in the ``Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences'' section of the Issues and Decisions Memorandum. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \7\ See sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Determination In accordance with section 705(c)(1)(B)(i) of the Act, we calculated an individual rate for each producer/exporter of the subject merchandise individually investigated. In accordance with section 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act, for companies not individually investigated, we apply an ``all-others'' rate, which is normally calculated by weighting the subsidy rates of the individual companies selected as mandatory respondents by those companies' exports of the subject merchandise to the United States. Under [[Page 13243]] section 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act, the ``all-others'' rate excludes zero and de minimis rates calculated for the exporters and producers individually investigated as well as rates based entirely on facts otherwise available. Where the rates for the individually investigated companies are all zero or de minimis, or determined entirely using facts otherwise available, section 705(c)(5)(A)(ii) of the Act instructs Commerce to establish an ``all-others'' rate using ``any reasonable method.'' Pursuant to section 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act, we have calculated the ``all-others'' rate using the subsidy rate of Ferriere Nord, the only mandatory respondent not receiving a subsidy rate based totally on section 776 of the Act. In this investigation, Commerce assigned a rate based entirely on facts available to Ferriera Valsider. Therefore, the only rate that is not zero, de minimis, or based entirely on facts otherwise available, is the rate calculated for Ferriere Nord. Consequently, and consistent with Commerce's practice, the rate calculated for Ferriere Nord is also assigned as the rate for all-other producers and exporters. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Subsidy rate Company (percent) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ferriere Nord S.p.A. \8\................................ 4.16 Ferriera Valsider S.p.A................................. 44.18 All-Others.............................................. 4.16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Disclosure We intend to disclose to parties in this proceeding the calculations performed for this final determination within five days of the date of public announcement of our final determination, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \8\ As discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, Commerce has found the following companies to be cross-owned with Ferriere Nord: FIN FER S.p.A.; Acciaierie di Verona S.p.A.; and SIAT S.p.A. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suspension of Liquidation As a result of our affirmative Preliminary Determination, and pursuant to sections 703(d)(1)(B) and (2) of the Act, we instructed U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation of all entries of merchandise under consideration from Italy that were entered or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, on or after September 5, 2017, the date of publication of the Preliminary Determination in the Federal Register. In accordance with section 703(d) of the Act, effective January 3, 2018, we instructed CBP to discontinue the suspension of liquidation of all entries at that time, but to continue the suspension of liquidation of all entries from August 5, 2017, through January 2, 2018. If the U.S. International Trade Commission (the ITC) issues a final affirmative injury determination, we will issue a CVD order, will reinstate the suspension of liquidation under section 706(a) of the Act, and will require a cash deposit of estimated CVDs for such entries of subject merchandise in the amounts indicated above. If the ITC determines that material injury, or threat of material injury, does not exist, this proceeding will be terminated and all estimated duties deposited or securities posted as a result of the suspension of liquidation will be refunded or canceled. International Trade Commission Notification In accordance with section 705(d) of the Act, we will notify the ITC of our determination. In addition, we are making available to the ITC all non-privileged and non-proprietary information related to this investigation. We will allow the ITC access to all privileged and business proprietary information in our files, provided the ITC confirms that it will not disclose such information, either publicly or under an administrative protective order (APO), without the written consent of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders (APO) In the event the ITC issues a final negative injury determination, this notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an APO of their responsibility concerning the destruction 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 the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation. Return or Destruction of Proprietary Information In the event the ITC issues a final negative injury determination, this notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an APO of their responsibility concerning the destruction 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 violation subject to sanction. This determination is issued and published pursuant to sections 705(d) and 777(i) of the Act. Dated: March 19, 2018. 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 I Scope of the Investigation The products covered by this investigation are certain hot- rolled products of carbon steel and alloy steel, in coils, of approximately round cross section, less than 19.00 mm in actual solid cross-sectional diameter. Specifically excluded are steel products possessing the above-noted physical characteristics and meeting the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) definitions for (a) stainless steel; (b) tool steel; (c) high-nickel steel; (d) ball bearing steel; or (e) concrete reinforcing bars and rods. Also excluded are free cutting steel (also known as free machining steel) products (i.e., products that contain by weight one or more of the following elements: 0.1 percent or more of lead, 0.05 percent or more of bismuth, 0.08 percent or more of sulfur, more than 0.04 percent of phosphorous, more than 0.05 percent of selenium, or more than 0.01 percent of tellurium). All products meeting the physical description of subject merchandise that are not specifically excluded are included in this scope. The products under investigation are currently classifiable under subheadings 7213.91.3011, 7213.91.3015, 7213.91.3020, 7213.91.3093, 7213.91.4500, 7213.91.6000, 7213.99.0030, 7227.20.0030, 7227.20.0080, 7227.90.6010, 7227.90.6020, 7227.90.6030, and 7227.90.6035 of the HTSUS. Products entered under subheadings 7213.99.0090 and 7227.90.6090 of the HTSUS also may be included in this scope if they meet the physical description of subject merchandise above. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this proceeding is dispositive. Appendix II List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Scope of the Investigation IV. Scope Comments V. Subsidies Valuation Information VI. Benchmarks and Discount Rates VII. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences VIII. Analysis of Programs IX. Analysis of Comments Comment 1: Whether Commerce Should Countervail SIAT's Exemptions From General Electricity Network Costs [[Page 13244]] Comment 2: Whether the Energy Interruptibility Contract Is a Countervailable Subsidy Comment 3: Whether the Purchase of Electricity Through Interconnectors Are Countervailable Subsidies Comment 4: Selection of Benchmark To Value Purchases of Electricity Through Interconnectors Comment 5: How To Calculate the Benefit for Electricity Purchased Through Interconnectors Comment 6: Whether Commerce Should Implement Verification Findings To Make Corrections to Ferriere Nord's Sales Denominator and the Numerator Used in the Interruptibility Contract Subsidy Calculation Comment 7: Whether Commerce Should Countervail the Provision of Electricity Interconnector Rights Comment 8: Whether Commerce Should Countervail Excise Tax Exemptions Comment 9: Whether Commerce Should Apply AFA to Ferriere Valsider X. 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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed We issued verification reports on
Issues and Decision Memorandum and February 8, 2018.5 We used standard
International Trade Administration the electronic version are identical in verification procedures, including an
[C–475–837] content. examination of relevant accounting and
financial records, and original source
Scope of the Investigation
Countervailing Duty Investigation of documents provided by Ferriere Nord
Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From The product covered by this S.p.A.
Italy: Final Affirmative Determination investigation is wire rod from Italy. For
Changes Since the Preliminary
a complete description of the scope of
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, Determination
this investigation, see Appendix I.
International Trade Administration, Based on our review and analysis of
Department of Commerce. Scope Comments the comments received from parties,
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce We invited parties to comment on and minor corrections presented at
(Commerce) determines that Commerce’s Preliminary Scope verification, we made certain changes to
countervailable subsidies are being Memorandum.3 Commerce reviewed the the respondents’ subsidy rate
provided to producers and exporters of briefs submitted by interested parties, calculations since the Preliminary
carbon and alloy steel wire rod (wire considered the arguments therein, and Determination. For a discussion of these
rod) from Italy. The period of determined not to make any changes to changes, see the Issues and Decision
investigation is January 1, 2016, through the scope of the investigation. For Memorandum and the Final Calculation
December 31, 2016. For information on further discussion, see Commerce’s Memorandum.6
the estimated subsidy rates, see the Final Scope Decision Memorandum.4 Adverse Facts Available (AFA)
‘‘Final Determination and Suspension of
Liquidation’’ section of this notice. Methodology For purposes of this final
Commerce is conducting this determination, we relied on facts
DATES: Applicable March 28, 2018.
available, and because mandatory
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: countervailing duty (CVD) investigation
respondent Ferriera Valsider S.p.A.
Yasmin Bordas, AD/CVD Operations, in accordance with section 701 of the
(Ferriera Valsider) did not act to the best
Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (Act).
of its ability in responding to
International Trade Administration, For each of the subsidy programs found
Commerce’s requests for information,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 to be countervailable, we determine that
we drew an adverse inference, where
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, there is a subsidy (i.e., a financial
appropriate, in selecting from among the
DC 20230; telephone (202) 482–3813. contribution by an ‘‘authority’’ that
facts otherwise available.7 The subsidy
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
gives rise to a benefit to the recipient)
rate for Ferriera Valsider is based totally
and that the subsidy is specific. For a
on adverse facts available (AFA). A full
Background full description of the methodology
discussion of our decision to rely on
On September 5, 2017, Commerce underlying our final determination, see
adverse facts available is presented in
published the Preliminary the Issues and Decisions Memorandum.
the ‘‘Use of Facts Otherwise Available
Determination.1 A summary of the Analysis of Subsidy Programs and and Adverse Inferences’’ section of the
events that occurred since Commerce Comments Received Issues and Decisions Memorandum.
published the Preliminary
Determination, as well as a full The subsidy programs under Final Determination
discussion of the issues raised by parties investigation, and the issues raised in In accordance with section
for this final determination, may be the case and rebuttal briefs submitted by 705(c)(1)(B)(i) of the Act, we calculated
found in the Issues and Decision the parties, are discussed in the Issues an individual rate for each producer/
Memorandum, which is hereby adopted and Decision Memorandum. A list of exporter of the subject merchandise
by this notice.2 The Issues and Decision the issues that parties raised, and to individually investigated.
Memorandum is a public document and which we responded in the Issues and In accordance with section
is on file electronically via Enforcement Decision Memorandum, is attached to 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act, for companies
and Compliance’s Antidumping and this notice at Appendix II. not individually investigated, we apply
Countervailing Duty Centralized Verification an ‘‘all-others’’ rate, which is normally
Electronic Service System (ACCESS). calculated by weighting the subsidy
ACCESS is available to registered users As provided in section 782(i) of the rates of the individual companies
at http://access.trade.gov, and is Act, in January 2018, we conducted selected as mandatory respondents by
available to all parties in the Central verification of the questionnaire those companies’ exports of the subject
Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main responses submitted by Ferriere Nord merchandise to the United States. Under
Department of Commerce building. In S.p.A. and the Government of Italy.
5 See Commerce Memoranda, ‘‘Countervailing
addition, a complete version of the
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Carbon and Alloy Steel Duty Investigation: Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire
Issues and Decision Memorandum can Rod from Italy: Verification of the Questionnaire
Wire Rod from Belarus, Italy, the Republic of Korea,
be accessed directly at http:// the Russian Federation, South Africa, Spain, the Responses of Ferriere Nord S.p.A., Acciaierie di
Republic of Turkey, Ukraine, the United Arab Verona S.p.A. (AdV), SIAT S.p.A. (SIAT) and FIN
1 See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Italy: Emirates, and the United Kingdom: Scope FER S.p.A. (FIN FER),’’ (Ferriere Nord Verification
Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Comments Decision Memorandum for the Report) and ‘‘Countervailing Duty Investigation:
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Determination, 82 FR 41931 (September 5, 2017) Preliminary Determinations,’’ dated August 7, 2017, Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Italy:
(Preliminary Determination). and filed to ACCESS on August 7, 2017. Verification of the Questionnaire Responses of the
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision 4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Carbon and Alloy Steel Government of Italy,’’ (Government of Italy
Memorandum for the Final Determination in the Wire Rod from Belarus, Italy, the Republic of Korea, Verification Report), both dated February 8, 2018.
6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Countervailing Duty
Countervailing Duty Investigation of Carbon and the Russian Federation, South Africa, Spain, the
Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Italy,’’ dated Republic of Turkey, Ukraine, the United Arab Investigation of Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod
concurrently with this determination and hereby Emirates, and the United Kingdom: Final Scope from Italy: Ferriere Nord S.p.A. Final Calculation
adopted by this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum’’ (Final Scope Decision Memorandum,’’ dated March 19, 2018.
Memorandum). Memorandum), dated November 20, 2017. 7 See sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act.
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Comment 2: Whether the Energy on September 11, 2017.1 On January 9, Scope Comments
Interruptibility Contract Is a 2018, Commerce postponed the
Countervailable Subsidy preliminary determination of this In accordance with the preamble to
Comment 3: Whether the Purchase of Commerce’s regulations,5 the Initiation
Electricity Through Interconnectors Are investigation.2 Commerce has exercised
its discretion to toll deadlines for the Notice set aside a period of time for
Countervailable Subsidies parties to raise issues regarding product
Comment 4: Selection of Benchmark To duration of the closure of the Federal
coverage (scope).6 No interested party
Value Purchases of Electricity Through Government from January 20 through
Interconnectors commented on the scope of the
22, 2018.3 If the new deadline falls on
Comment 5: How To Calculate the Benefit investigation as it appeared in the
a non-business day, in accordance with
for Electricity Purchased Through Initiation Notice. Commerce is not
Interconnectors
Commerce’s practice, the deadline will preliminarily modifying the scope
Comment 6: Whether Commerce Should become the next business day. The language as it appeared in the Initiation
Implement Verification Findings To revised deadline for the preliminary Notice. See the scope in Appendix I to
Make Corrections to Ferriere Nord’s determination of this investigation is this notice.
Sales Denominator and the Numerator now March 19, 2018.
Used in the Interruptibility Contract Methodology
Subsidy Calculation For a complete description of the
Comment 7: Whether Commerce Should events that followed the initiation of Commerce is conducting this
Countervail the Provision of Electricity this investigation, see the Preliminary investigation in accordance with section
Interconnector Rights Decision Memorandum.4 A list of topics 731 of the Act. Pursuant to section
Comment 8: Whether Commerce Should included in the Preliminary Decision 776(a) and (b) of the Act, Commerce
Countervail Excise Tax Exemptions Memorandum is included as Appendix
Comment 9: Whether Commerce Should
preliminarily has relied upon facts
Apply AFA to Ferriere Valsider
II to this notice. The Preliminary otherwise available, with adverse
X. Recommendation Decision Memorandum is a public inferences, for mandatory respondent,
[FR Doc. 2018–06133 Filed 3–27–18; 8:45 am]
document and is on file electronically Shanxi Guanjiaying Flange Forging
via Enforcement and Compliance’s Group Co., Ltd (GJY). Hydro-Fluids
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Controls Limited (HFC), Songhai Flange
Centralized Electronic Service System Manufacturing Co., Ltd (Songhai), and
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to Dongtai QB Stainless Steel Co., Ltd
registered users at https:// (Dongtai) were also selected as
International Trade Administration access.trade.gov, and to all parties in the mandatory respondents, however, these
Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the companies withdrew from participation
[A–570–064] main Department of Commerce in this investigation and did not
building. In addition, a complete respond to our requests for information.
Stainless Steel Flanges From People’s version of the Preliminary Decision Therefore, HFC, Songhai, and Dongtai
Republic of China: Preliminary Memorandum can be accessed directly have not demonstrated their eligibility
Affirmative Determination of Sales at at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. for a separate rate and Commerce
Less Than Fair Value The signed and the electronic versions considers them to be part of the China-
of the Preliminary Decision wide entity. For a full description of the
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, methodology underlying Commerce’s
International Trade Administration, Memorandum are identical in content.
preliminary determination, see the
Department of Commerce. Scope of the Investigation Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines The products covered by this Combination Rates
that stainless steel flanges from People’s investigation are stainless steel flanges
In the Initiation Notice,7 Commerce
Republic of China (China) are being, or from China. For a complete description
stated that it would calculate producer/
are likely to be, sold in the United States of the scope of this investigation see
exporter combination rates for the
at less than fair value (LTFV) during the Appendix I to this notice.
respondents that are eligible for a
period of investigation (POI) January 1,
separate rate in this investigation. Policy
2017, through June 30, 2017. 1 See Stainless Steel Flanges from India and the
People’s Republic of China: Initiation of Less-Than-
Bulletin 05.1 describes this practice.8
DATES: Applicable March 28, 2018. Because Commerce used total facts
Fair-Value Investigations, 82 FR 42649 (September
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 11, 2017) (Initiation Notice). otherwise available with adverse
Trenton Duncan or Carrie Bethea, AD/ 2 See Stainless Steel Flanges from India and the
inferences in determining the rate for
CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement People’s Republic of China: Postponement of the only respondent that demonstrated
Preliminary Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-
and Compliance, International Trade Value Investigations, 83 FR 1025 (January 9, 2018). eligibility for a separate rate in this
Administration, U.S. Department of 3 See Memorandum, for The Record from investigation, GJY, Commerce did not
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for calculate producer/exporter
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: Enforcement and Compliance, performing the non- combination rates for that company.
(202) 482–3539 or (202) 482–1491, exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance,
respectively. ‘‘Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the 5 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties,
Federal Government,’’ (Tolling Memorandum), 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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6 See Initiation Notice.
dated January 23, 2018. All deadlines in this
Background segment of the proceeding have been extended by 7 See Initiation Notice at 42652–53.
3 days. 8 See Enforcement and Compliance’s Policy
This preliminary determination is 4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for Bulletin No. 05.1, regarding, ‘‘Separate-Rates
made in accordance with section 733(b) the Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than- Practice and Application of Combination Rates in
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended Fair-Value Investigation of Stainless Steel Flanges Antidumping Investigations involving Non-Market
from People’s Republic of China,’’ dated Economy Countries,’’ (April 5, 2005) (Policy
(the Act). Commerce published the concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this Bulletin 05.1), available on Commerce’s website at
notice of initiation of this investigation notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). http://enforcement.trade.gov/policy/bull05-1.pdf.
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