83 FR 22954 - Forged Steel Fittings From Italy: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional Measures
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 96 (May 17, 2018)
International Trade Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 96 (May 17, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 96 (Thursday, May 17, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 22954-22957] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-10548] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-475-839] Forged Steel Fittings From Italy: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional Measures AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that forged steel fittings from Italy are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is October 1, 2016, through September 30, 2017. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination. DATES: Applicable May 17, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denisa Ursu or Michael Bowen, AD/CVD Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2285 or (202) 482-0768, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background This preliminary determination is made in accordance with section 733(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as Amended (the Act). Commerce initiated this investigation on October 25, 2017.\1\ On February 2, 2018, Commerce postponed the preliminary determination of this investigation.\2\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ See Forged Steel Fittings from the People's Republic of China, Italy, and Taiwan: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 82 FR 50614 (November 1, 2017) (Initiation Notice). \2\ See Forged Steel Fittings from the People's Republic of China, Italy, and Taiwan: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 83 FR 4899 (February 2, 2018). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commerce exercised its discretion to toll all deadlines affected by the closure of the Federal Government from January 20 through 22, 2018. If the new deadline falls on a non-business day, in accordance with Commerce's practice, the deadline will become the next business day. The revised deadline for the preliminary determination of this investigation is now May 7, 2018.\3\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ See Memorandum for the Record from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the Federal Government,'' dated January 23, 2018. All deadlines in this segment of the proceeding have been extended by 3 days. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\4\ A list of topics included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as Appendix II to this notice. The Preliminary 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 https://access.trade.gov, and to all parties in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and the electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ See Memorandum to the File, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation of Forged Steel Fittings from Italy,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scope of the Investigation The products covered by this investigation are forged steel fittings from Italy. For a complete description of the scope of this investigation, see the ``Scope of the Investigation,'' in Appendix I. Scope Comments In accordance with the Preamble to Commerce's regulations,\5\ the Initiation Notice set aside a period of time for parties to raise issues regarding product coverage (i.e., scope).\6\ Certain interested parties commented on the scope of the investigation as it appeared in the Initiation Notice. On March 7, 2018, Commerce issued a Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum making certain preliminary revisions to the scope based on the comments received.\7\ Commerce received additional scope comments following the issuance of the Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum, and based on those comments, made certain additional preliminary revisions to the scope. For a summary of the additional comments received, and Commerce's preliminary analysis and decision with respect to them, see the Second Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum.\8\ See also the revised scope in Appendix I to this notice. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \5\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997) (Preamble). \6\ See Initiation Notice, 82 FR at 50615. \7\ See Memorandum, ``Scope Comments Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Determinations,'' dated March 7, 2018 (Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum) \8\ See Memorandum, ``Second Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum,'' dated concurrently with this notice (Second Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Methodology Commerce is conducting this investigation in accordance with section 731 of the Act. Pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.308, Commerce preliminarily relied upon facts otherwise available with an adverse inference (adverse facts available or AFA) for the two mandatory respondents, M.E.G.A. S.p.A (MEGA) and I.M.L. Industria Meccanica Ligure S.p.A. (IML), which failed to cooperate to the best of their ability in their responses to Commerce's requests for information. See Preliminary Decision Memorandum for a complete explanation of the methodology and analysis underlying our preliminary application of adverse facts available. As AFA, Commerce is preliminarily assigning to MEGA and IML the highest margin alleged in the petition, 80.20 percent.\9\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \9\ See Letter to the Secretary of Commerce from the Petitioners, ``Forged Steel Fittings from People's Republic of China, Italy, and Taiwan--Petitions for the Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties'' (October 5, 2017) (the Petition) at Volume III. See also, AD Investigation Initiation Checklist: Forged Steel Fittings from Italy (October 25, 2017). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- All-Others Rate Sections 733(d)(1)(ii) and 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act provide that in the preliminary determination, Commerce shall determine an estimated weighted-average dumping margin for all other exporters and producers not individually examined. Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act states that, in calculating this rate, it shall be an amount equal to the weighted average of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins established for exporters and producers individually examined, excluding rates that are zero, de minimis, or determined entirely under section 776 of the Act. [[Page 22955]] In cases where no weighted-average dumping margins other than zero, de minimis, or those determined entirely under section 776 of the Act have been established for individually examined entities, in accordance with section 735(c)(5)(B) of the Act, Commerce may use ``any reasonable method to establish the estimated all-others rate for exporters and producers not individually investigated, including averaging the estimated weighted average dumping margins determined for the exporters and producers individually investigated.'' Our recent practice in these circumstances is to average the dumping margins alleged in the Petition \10\ and apply the result to ``all-other'' entities not individually examined.\11\ In this investigation, Commerce has preliminarily determined the estimated weighted-average dumping margin for MEGA and IML entirely under section 776 of the Act. Therefore, as the ``all- others''' rate, we are assigning the simple average of the dumping margins alleged in the Petition, which is 49.43 percent. For a full description of the methodology underlying Commerce's analysis, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \10\ Id. \11\ See, e.g., Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Sodium Nitrite from the Federal Republic of Germany, 73 FR 21909, 21912 (April 23, 2008), unchanged in Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Sodium Nitrite from the Federal Republic of Germany, 73 FR 38986, 38987 (July 8, 2008), and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 2; see also Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Raw Flexible Magnets from Taiwan, 73 FR 39673, 39674 (July 10, 2008); Steel Threaded Rod from Thailand: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Affirmative Preliminary Determination of Critical Circumstances, 78 FR 79670, 79671 (December 31, 2013), unchanged in Steel Threaded Rod from Thailand: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Affirmative Final Determination of Critical Circumstances, 79 FR 14476, 14477 (March 14, 2014). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Determination Commerce preliminarily determines that the following estimated weighted-average dumping margins exist: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Estimated weighted- average Exporter or producer dumping margin (percent) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ M.E.G.A. S.p.A.............................................. 80.20 I.M.L. Industria Meccanica Ligure S.p.A..................... 80.20 All-Others.................................................. 49.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Suspension of Liquidation In accordance with section 733(d)(2) of the Act, Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation of subject merchandise, as described in the scope of the investigation section entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register as discussed below. Pursuant to section 733(d)(1)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(d), Commerce will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit equal to the estimated weighted-average dumping margin, as follows: (1) The cash deposit rate for the respondents listed above will be equal to the company-specific estimated weighted-average dumping margins determined in this preliminary determination; (2) if the exporter is not a respondent identified above, but the producer is, then the cash deposit rate will be equal to the company-specific estimated weighted-average dumping margin established for that producer of the subject merchandise; and (3) the cash deposit rate for all other producers and exporters will be equal to the all-others estimated weighted-average dumping margin. These suspension of liquidation instructions will remain in effect until further notice. Disclosure Normally, Commerce discloses to interested parties the calculations performed in connection with a preliminary determination within five days of any public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of publication of the notice of preliminary determination in the Federal Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). However, because Commerce preliminarily applied total AFA to the individually examined companies (MEGA and IML) in this investigation in accordance with section 776 of the Act, and the applied AFA rate is based solely on the Petition, there are no calculations to disclose. Verification As explained in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, we will afford MEGA the opportunity to remedy a deficiency in its reported cost reconciliation after issuing this preliminary determination. Should we find MEGA's response satisfactory, then, as provided in section 782(i)(1) of the Act, we intend to verify this respondent's information for purposes of relying upon it in making our final determination. IML did not provide sections B, C, D, or supplemental section A questionnaire responses and, therefore, Commerce will not conduct verification of IML. As further explained in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, the companies, Officine Nicola Galperti & Figlio (Galperti) and Pegasus S.R.L. (Pegasus), contend that they are not producers or exporters of forged steel fittings from Italy.\12\ As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the Act, we intend to verify Galperti's and Pegasus's claims that they did not produce or sell the subject merchandise during the POI. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \12\ See Preliminary Decision Memorandum at section IV, Treatment of Galperti and Pegasus. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Public Comment Case briefs regarding non-scope issues may be submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than seven days after the date on which the last verification report is issued in this investigation, or on a date established by Commerce, as appropriate. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in case briefs, may be submitted no later than five days after the deadline date for case briefs.\13\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \13\ See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Additionally, case briefs regarding scope issues may be submitted within 10 days after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Rebuttal briefs regarding scope issues, limited to those issues which are raised in the scope case briefs, may be submitted no later than five days after the deadline date for scope case briefs.\14\ All scope case and rebuttal briefs must be filed identically on the records of this investigation and the concurrent AD and CVD investigations of forged steel fittings. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs on any issues raised in this proceeding are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \14\ See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the non-scope case and rebuttal briefs and/or scope case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce. Any hearing request for scope issues must be filed identically on the records of this investigation and the concurrent AD and CVD investigations of forged steel fittings. All documents [[Page 22956]] must be filed electronically using ACCESS. An electronically-filed request must be received successfully in its entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain the party's name, address, and telephone number, the number of participants, and a list of the issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, at a time and date to be determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date. Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional Measures Section 735(a)(2) of the Act provides that a final determination may be postponed until not later than 135 days after the date of the publication of the preliminary determination if, in the event of an affirmative preliminary determination, a request for such postponement is made by exporters who account for a significant proportion of exports of the subject merchandise, or in the event of a negative preliminary determination, a request for such postponement is made by the petitioner. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.210(e)(2), Commerce requires that a request by exporters for postponement of the final determination be accompanied by a request for extension of provisional measures from a four-month period to a period not more than six months in duration. On April 18, 2018, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.210(e), MEGA requested that Commerce postpone the final determination and that provisional measures be extended to a period not to exceed six months.\15\ On April 18, 2018, Bonney Forge Corporation and United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (USW) (the petitioners) requested, in the event of a negative preliminary determination in this investigation, that Commerce postpone the final determination up to 135 days after the date of the publication of the preliminary determination.\16\ In accordance with section 735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii), because: (1) The preliminary determination is affirmative; (2) the requesting exporter accounts for a significant proportion of exports of the subject merchandise; and (3) no compelling reasons for denial exist, Commerce is postponing the final determination and extending the provisional measures from a four-month period to a period not greater than six months. Accordingly, Commerce will make its final determination no later than 135 days after the date of publication of this preliminary determination. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \15\ See Letter from MEGA, ``Forged Steel Fittings from Italy: Request for Postponement of Final Determination,'' dated March 28, 2018. This letter was filed with Commerce on April 18, 2018. \16\ See Letter from Petitioners, ``Forged Steel Fittings from Italy: Request to Extend Final Determination,'' dated April 18, 2018. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. International Trade Commission Notification In accordance with section 733(f) of the Act, Commerce will notify the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) of its affirmative preliminary determination of sales at LTFV. If the final determination is affirmative, the ITC will determine before the later of 120 days after the date of this preliminary determination or 45 days after the final determination whether these imports are materially injuring, or threaten material injury to, the U.S. industry. Notification to Interested Parties This determination is issued and published in accordance with sections 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(c). Dated: May 7, 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 merchandise covered by this investigation is carbon and alloy forged steel fittings, whether unfinished (commonly known as blanks or rough forgings) or finished. Such fittings are made in a variety of shapes including, but not limited to, elbows, tees, crosses, laterals, couplings, reducers, caps, plugs, bushings, unions, and outlets. Forged steel fittings are covered regardless of end finish, whether threaded, socket-weld or other end connections. While these fittings are generally manufactured to specifications ASME B16.11, MSS SP-79, MSS SP-83, MSS SP-97, ASTM A105, ASTM A350, and ASTM A182, the scope is not limited to fittings made to these specifications. The term forged is an industry term used to describe a class of products included in applicable standards, and does not reference an exclusive manufacturing process. Forged steel fittings are not manufactured from casting. Pursuant to the applicable specifications, subject fittings may also be machined from bar stock or machined from seamless pipe and tube. All types of fittings are included in the scope regardless of nominal pipe size (which may or may not be expressed in inches of nominal pipe size), pressure rating (usually, but not necessarily expressed in pounds of pressure/PSI, e.g., 2,000 or 2M; 3,000 or 3M; 6,000 or 6M; 9,000 or 9M), wall thickness, and whether or not heat treated. Excluded from this scope are all fittings entirely made of stainless steel. Also excluded are flanges, butt weld fittings, butt weld outlets, nipples, and all fittings that have a maximum pressure rating of 300 pounds of pressure/PSI or less. Also excluded are fittings certified or made to the following standards, so long as the fittings are not also manufactured to the specifications of ASME B16.11, MSS SP-79, MSS SP-83, MSS SP-97, ASTM A105, ASTM A350, and ASTM A182:American Petroleum Institute (API) API 5CT, API 5L, or API 11B Society of Automotive Engineering (SAE) SAE J476, SAE J514, SAE J516, SAE J517, SAE J518, SAE J1026, SAE J1231, SAE J1453, SAE J1926, J2044 or SAE AS 35411 Underwriter's Laboratories (UL) certified electrical conduit fittings ASTM A153, A536, A576, or A865 Casing Conductor Connectors 16-42 inches in diameter made to proprietary specifications Military Specification (MIL) MIL-C-4109F and MIL-F-3541 International Organization for Standardization (ISO) ISO6150-B To be excluded from the scope, products must have the appropriate standard or pressure markings and/or accompanied by documentation showing product compliance to the applicable standard or pressure, e.g., ``API 5CT'' mark and/or a mill certification report. Subject carbon and alloy forged steel fittings are normally entered under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 7307.99.1000, 7307.99.3000, 7307.99.5045, and 7307.99.5060. They also may be entered under HTSUS 7307.92.3010, 7307.92.3030, 7307.92.9000, and 7326.19.0010. The HTSUS subheadings and specifications are provided for convenience and customs purposes; the written description of the scope is dispositive. Appendix II List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Period of Investigation IV. Treatment of Galperti and Pegasus V. Scope Comments VI. Scope of the Investigation VII. Application of Facts Available and Use of Adverse Inference A. Application of Facts Available B. Application of Facts Available with an Adverse Inference C. Preliminary Estimated Weighted-Average Dumping Margin Based on Adverse Facts Available [[Page 22957]] D. Corroboration of Secondary Information VIII. All-Others Rate IX. 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Dated: May 10, 2018. falls on a non-business day, in on the comments received.7 Commerce
Gary Taverman, accordance with Commerce’s practice, received additional scope comments
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping the deadline will become the next following the issuance of the
and Countervailing Duty Operations, business day. The revised deadline for Preliminary Scope Decision
performing the non-exclusive functions and the preliminary determination of this Memorandum, and based on those
duties of the Assistant Secretary for investigation is now May 7, 2018.3 comments, made certain additional
Enforcement and Compliance. preliminary revisions to the scope. For
For a complete description of the
[FR Doc. 2018–10544 Filed 5–16–18; 8:45 am]
events that followed the initiation of a summary of the additional comments
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P this investigation, see the Preliminary received, and Commerce’s preliminary
Decision Memorandum.4 A list of topics analysis and decision with respect to
included in the Preliminary Decision them, see the Second Preliminary Scope
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Decision Memorandum.8 See also the
Memorandum is included as Appendix
II to this notice. The Preliminary revised scope in Appendix I to this
International Trade Administration notice.
Decision Memorandum is a public
[A–475–839] document and is on file electronically Methodology
via Enforcement and Compliance’s
Forged Steel Fittings From Italy: Commerce is conducting this
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Preliminary Affirmative Determination investigation in accordance with section
Centralized Electronic Service System
of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 731 of the Act. Pursuant to sections
(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to 776(a) and (b) of the Act and 19 CFR
Postponement of Final Determination registered users at https://
and Extension of Provisional Measures 351.308, Commerce preliminarily relied
access.trade.gov, and to all parties in the upon facts otherwise available with an
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of adverse inference (adverse facts
International Trade Administration, the main Department of Commerce available or AFA) for the two mandatory
Department of Commerce. building. In addition, a complete respondents, M.E.G.A. S.p.A (MEGA)
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce version of the Preliminary Decision and I.M.L. Industria Meccanica Ligure
(Commerce) preliminarily determines Memorandum can be accessed directly S.p.A. (IML), which failed to cooperate
that forged steel fittings from Italy are at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. to the best of their ability in their
being, or are likely to be, sold in the The signed and the electronic versions responses to Commerce’s requests for
United States at less than fair value of the Preliminary Decision information. See Preliminary Decision
(LTFV). The period of investigation Memorandum are identical in content. Memorandum for a complete
(POI) is October 1, 2016, through Scope of the Investigation explanation of the methodology and
September 30, 2017. Interested parties analysis underlying our preliminary
are invited to comment on this The products covered by this application of adverse facts available.
preliminary determination. investigation are forged steel fittings As AFA, Commerce is preliminarily
DATES: Applicable May 17, 2018. from Italy. For a complete description of assigning to MEGA and IML the highest
the scope of this investigation, see the margin alleged in the petition, 80.20
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
‘‘Scope of the Investigation,’’ in percent.9
Denisa Ursu or Michael Bowen, AD/
Appendix I.
CVD Operations, Office VIII, All-Others Rate
Enforcement and Compliance, Scope Comments
Sections 733(d)(1)(ii) and 735(c)(5)(A)
International Trade Administration,
In accordance with the Preamble to of the Act provide that in the
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Commerce’s regulations,5 the Initiation preliminary determination, Commerce
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
Notice set aside a period of time for shall determine an estimated weighted-
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–2285 or
parties to raise issues regarding product average dumping margin for all other
(202) 482–0768, respectively. exporters and producers not
coverage (i.e., scope).6 Certain interested
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: individually examined. Section
parties commented on the scope of the
Background investigation as it appeared in the 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act states that, in
Initiation Notice. On March 7, 2018, calculating this rate, it shall be an
This preliminary determination is amount equal to the weighted average of
made in accordance with section 733(b) Commerce issued a Preliminary Scope
Decision Memorandum making certain the estimated weighted-average
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as Amended dumping margins established for
(the Act). Commerce initiated this preliminary revisions to the scope based
exporters and producers individually
investigation on October 25, 2017.1 On examined, excluding rates that are zero,
3 See Memorandum for the Record from Christian
February 2, 2018, Commerce postponed de minimis, or determined entirely
Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
the preliminary determination of this and Compliance, performing the non-exclusive under section 776 of the Act.
investigation.2 functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Commerce exercised its discretion to Enforcement and Compliance, ‘‘Deadlines Affected 7 See Memorandum, ‘‘Scope Comments Decision
toll all deadlines affected by the closure by the Shutdown of the Federal Government,’’ Memorandum for the Preliminary Determinations,’’
dated January 23, 2018. All deadlines in this
of the Federal Government from January segment of the proceeding have been extended by
dated March 7, 2018 (Preliminary Scope Decision
Memorandum)
20 through 22, 2018. If the new deadline 3 days. 8 See Memorandum, ‘‘Second Preliminary Scope
4 See Memorandum to the File, ‘‘Decision
Decision Memorandum,’’ dated concurrently with
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1 See Forged Steel Fittings from the People’s Memorandum for the Preliminary Determination in this notice (Second Preliminary Scope Decision
Republic of China, Italy, and Taiwan: Initiation of the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation of Forged Memorandum).
Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 82 FR 50614 Steel Fittings from Italy,’’ dated concurrently with, 9 See Letter to the Secretary of Commerce from
(November 1, 2017) (Initiation Notice). and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary the Petitioners, ‘‘Forged Steel Fittings from People’s
2 See Forged Steel Fittings from the People’s Decision Memorandum). Republic of China, Italy, and Taiwan—Petitions for
5 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties,
Republic of China, Italy, and Taiwan: the Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing
Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997) Duties’’ (October 5, 2017) (the Petition) at Volume
Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 83 FR 4899 (Preamble). III. See also, AD Investigation Initiation Checklist:
(February 2, 2018). 6 See Initiation Notice, 82 FR at 50615. Forged Steel Fittings from Italy (October 25, 2017).
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D. Corroboration of Secondary Information For a complete description of the Decision Memorandum.8 See also the
VIII. All-Others Rate events that followed the initiation of revised scope in Appendix I to this
IX. Conclusion this investigation, see the Preliminary notice.
[FR Doc. 2018–10548 Filed 5–16–18; 8:45 am] Decision Memorandum.4 A list of topics
Methodology
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P included in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is included as Appendix Commerce is conducting this
II to this notice. The Preliminary investigation in accordance with section
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Decision Memorandum is a public 731 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
document and is on file electronically amended (the Act). Pursuant to sections
International Trade Administration via Enforcement and Compliance’s 776(a) and (b) of the Act and 19 CFR
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 351.308, Commerce preliminarily relied
[A–583–863] upon facts otherwise available with an
Centralized Electronic Service System
Forged Steel Fittings From Taiwan: (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to adverse inference (adverse facts
Affirmative Preliminary Determination registered users at https:// available or AFA) to assign an estimated
of Sales at Less Than Fair Value access.trade.gov, and to all parties in the weighted-average dumping margin to
Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the two mandatory respondents in
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, the main Department of Commerce Taiwan, Both Well Steel Fittings Co.,
International Trade Administration, building. In addition, a complete Ltd. (Both Well) and Luchu Shin Yee
Department of Commerce. version of the Preliminary Decision Works Co. Ltd. (Luchu), because these
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce Memorandum can be accessed directly respondents did not respond to
(Commerce) preliminarily determines at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. Commerce’s antidumping duty
that forged steel fittings from Taiwan are The signed and the electronic versions questionnaire and, therefore, failed to
being, or are likely to be, sold in the of the Preliminary Decision cooperate to the best of their ability in
United States at less than fair value Memorandum are identical in content. the investigation. See Preliminary
(LTFV). The period of investigation Decision Memorandum for a complete
Scope of the Investigation explanation of the methodology and
(POI) is October 1, 2016, through
September 30, 2017. Interested parties The products covered by this analysis underlying our preliminary
are invited to comment on this investigation are forged steel fittings application of adverse facts available.
preliminary determination. from Taiwan. For a complete As AFA, Commerce is preliminarily
description of the scope of this assigning to Both Well and Luchu the
DATES: Applicable May 17, 2018.
investigation, see the ‘‘Scope of the highest and only margin alleged in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: petition, 116.17 percent.9 The third
Investigation,’’ in Appendix I.
Robert Palmer (202) 482–9068 or mandatory respondent, Kopex Industrial
Suzanne Lam at (202) 482–0783, AD/ Scope Comments Co. (Kopex), notified Commerce that it
CVD Operations, Enforcement and In accordance with the Preamble to is not a producer or exporter of subject
Compliance, International Trade Commerce’s regulations,5 the Initiation merchandise.10
Administration, U.S. Department of Notice set aside a period of time for
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue All-Others Rate
parties to raise issues regarding product
NW, Washington, DC 20230. coverage (i.e., scope).6 Certain interested Sections 733(d)(1)(ii) and 735(c)(5)(A)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: parties commented on the scope of the of the Act provide that in the
investigation as it appeared in the preliminary determination Commerce
Background shall determine an estimated all-others
Initiation Notice. On March 7, 2018,
Commerce initiated this investigation Commerce issued a Preliminary Scope rate for all exporters and producers not
on October 25, 2017.1 On February 2, Decision Memorandum making certain individually examined. This rate shall
2018, Commerce postponed the preliminary revisions to the scope based be an amount equal to the weighted
preliminary determination of this on the comments received.7 Commerce average of the estimated weighted-
investigation.2 Commerce exercised its received additional scope comments average dumping margins established
discretion to toll all deadlines affected following the issuance of the for exporters and producers
by the closure of the Federal Preliminary Scope Decision individually investigated, excluding any
Government from January 20 through Memorandum, and based on those zero and de minimis margins, and any
22, 2018. The revised deadline for the comments, made certain additional margins determined entirely under
preliminary determination of this preliminary revisions to the scope. For section 776 of the Act.
investigation is now May 7, 2018.3 In cases where no weighted-average
a summary of the additional comments
dumping margins other than zero, de
received, and Commerce’s preliminary
1 See Forged Steel Fittings from the People’s minimis, or those determined entirely
analysis and decision with respect to
Republic of China, Italy, and Taiwan: Initiation of under section 776 of the Act have been
Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 82 FR 50614
them, see the Second Preliminary Scope
(November 1, 2017) (Initiation Notice). 8 See Memorandum, ‘‘Second Preliminary Scope
2 See Forged Steel Fittings from the People’s 4 See Memorandum to the file, ‘‘Decision
Decision Memorandum,’’ dated concurrently with
Republic of China, Italy, and Taiwan: Memorandum for the Preliminary Determination in this notice (Second Preliminary Scope Decision
Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the the Less-Than-Fair- Value Investigation of Forged Memorandum).
Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 83 FR 4899 Steel Fittings from Taiwan,’’ dated concurrently 9 See Letter to the Secretary of Commerce from
(February 2, 2018). with this notice (Preliminary Decision the Petitioners, ‘‘Forged Steel Fittings from People’s
Memorandum).
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3 See Memorandum to the file from Christian Republic of China, Italy, and Taiwan—Petitions for
5 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties,
Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement the Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing
and Compliance, performing the non-exclusive Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997) Duties’’ (October 5, 2017) (the Petition) at Volume
functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for (Preamble). III. See also, AD Investigation Initiation Checklist:
6 See Initiation Notice, 82 FR at 50615. Forged Steel Fittings from Taiwan (October 25,
Enforcement and Compliance, ‘‘Deadlines Affected
by the Shutdown of the Federal Government’’ 7 See Memorandum, ‘‘Scope Comments Decision 2017) (in which the Petition margin was
(Tolling Memorandum), dated January 23, 2018. All Memorandum for the Preliminary Determinations,’’ recalculated for purposes of initiation).
deadlines in this segment of the proceeding have dated March 7, 2018 (Preliminary Scope Decision 10 See Preliminary Decision Memorandum at
been extended by 3 days. Memorandum). section IV, Treatment of Kopex.
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| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Dates | Applicable May 17, 2018. | |
| Contact | Denisa Ursu or Michael Bowen, AD/CVD Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2285 or (202) 482-0768, respectively. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 22954 |
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