79996 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 239 / Friday, December 11, 2020 / Notices 

1See Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from Italy: 

Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at 

Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final 

Determination, and Extension of Provisional 

Measures, 85 FR 44500 (July 23, 2020) (Preliminary 

Determination), and accompanying Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum. 

2See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision 

Memorandum for the Final Affirmative 

Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value 

Investigation of Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from 

Italy,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted 

by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). 

3See Memorandum, ’’ Forged Steel Fluid End 

Blocks from the Federal Republic of Germany, 

India, Italy, and the People’s Republic of China: 

Scope Comments Decision Memorandum for the 

Preliminary Determinations,’’ dated May 18, 2020 

(Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum). 

will be terminated, and all cash deposits 

will be refunded. If the ITC determines 

that material injury or threat of material 

injury does exist, Commerce will issue 

an antidumping duty order directing 

CBP to assess, upon further instruction 

by Commerce, antidumping duties on 

all imports of the subject merchandise, 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption on or after the effective 

date of the suspension of liquidation. 

Notification Regarding Administrative 

Protective Order 

This notice serves as the only 

reminder to parties subject to an 

administrative protective order (APO) of 

their responsibility concerning the 

disposition of proprietary information 

disclosed under APO in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely 

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 violation subject to sanction. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

We are issuing and publishing this 

determination and notice in accordance 

with sections 735(d) and 777(i) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.210(c). 

Dated: December 4, 2020. 

Jeffrey I. Kessler, 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. 

Appendix I 

Scope of the Investigation 

The merchandise covered by this 

investigation is certain tobacco cigarettes, 

commonly referred to as ‘‘4th tier cigarettes.’’ 

The subject cigarettes are composed of a 

tobacco blend rolled in paper, have a 

nominal minimum total length of 7.0 cm but 

do not exceed 12.0 cm in total nominal 

length, and have a nominal diameter of less 

than 1.3 cm. These sizes of cigarettes are 

frequently referred to as ‘‘Kings’’ and 

‘‘100’s,’’ but subject merchandise that meets 

the physical description of the scope is 

included regardless of the marketing 

description of the size of the cigarettes. 

Subject merchandise typically has a tobacco 

blend that consists of 10% or more tobacco 

stems. 

Subject merchandise is typically sold in 

packs of 20 cigarettes per pack which 

generally includes the marking ‘‘20 Class A 

Cigarettes’’ but are included regardless of 

packaging. 4th tier cigarette packages are 

typically sold in boxes without a rounded 

internal corner and without embossed 

aluminum foil inside the pack. 

Both menthol and non-menthol cigarettes 

and cigarettes with or without a filter 

attached are covered by the scope of this 

investigation. 

Merchandise covered by this investigation 

is currently classified in the Harmonized 

Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 

under subheading 2402.20.8000. This HTSUS 

subheading is provided for convenience and 

customs purposes; the written description of 

the scope of the investigation is dispositive. 

Appendix II 

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scope of the Investigation 

IV. Changes Since the Preliminary 

Determination 

V. Discussion of the Issues 

General Issues 

Comment 1: Whether 4th Tier Cigarettes 

are a Distinct Domestic Like Product 

Comment 2: Whether the Petition 

Established Industry Support to Initiate 

the Investigation 

Comment 3: Whether Commerce Clarified 

the Scope of the Investigation for Proper 

Product Comparisons 

Comment 4: Whether Commerce Correctly 

Determined Negative Critical 

Circumstances 

KT&G Calculation Issues 

Comment 5: Whether Commerce Should 

Deduct Korean Taxes in the Normal 

Value (NV) Calculation 

Comment 6: Whether Commerce should 

include KT&G’s sales to Non-Korean 

Military Forces in Home Market sales 

Comment 7: Whether Commerce’s level of 

trade (LOT) adjustment in place of a 

constructed export price (CEP) Offset 

was in accordance with law 

Comment 8: Whether KT&G unlawfully 

deducted U.S. Taxes from KT&G’s U.S. 

Price 

Comment 9: Whether Commerce Erred in 

the Rate It Selected to Compute KT&G 

USA’s Imputed Credit Expenses and 

Inventory Carrying Costs 

Comment 10: Whether Commerce Erred in 

its Treatment of REBATE4U, 

REBATE5U, and REBATE6U 

Comment 11: Whether Commerce 

Improperly Assumed Certain Returns 

Were Billing Adjustments in the U.S. 

Market 

Comment 12: Whether Commerce 

Improperly Classified KT&G’s Repacking 

Costs as a Selling Expense 

VI. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–475–840] 

Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks From 

Italy: Final Affirmative Determination of 

Sales at Less Than Fair Value 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) determines that imports of 

forged steel fluid end blocks (fluid end 

blocks) from Italy are being, or are likely 

to be, sold in the United States at less 

than fair value (LTFV) for the period of 

investigation October 1, 2018 through 

September 30, 2019. 

DATES: Applicable December 11, 2020. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dmitry Vladimirov or Hermes Pinilla, 

AD/CVD Operations, Office I, 

Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0665 or 

(202) 482–3477, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On July 23, 2020, Commerce 

published in the Federal Register its 

preliminary affirmative determination 

in the LTFV investigation of fluid end 

blocks from Italy, in which we also 

postponed the final determination until 

December 7, 2020.1 We invited 

interested parties to comment on the 

Preliminary Determination. 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.2

Scope of the Investigation 

The products covered by this 

investigation are fluid end blocks from 

Italy. For a full description of the scope 

of this investigation, see the ‘‘Scope of 

the Investigation’’ in Appendix I. 

Scope Comments 

During the course of this 

investigation, Commerce received scope 

comments from interested parties. 

Commerce issued a Preliminary Scope 

Decision Memorandum to address these 

comments.3 We received comments 

from interested parties on the 

Preliminary Scope Decision 


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4See Memorandum, ‘‘Forged Steel Fluid End 

Blocks from the Federal Republic of Germany, 

India, Italy, and the People’s Republic of China: 

Scope Comments Decision Memorandum for the 

Final Determinations,’’ dated December 7, 2020 

(Final Scope Decision Memorandum). 

5See Commerce’s Letters, dated September 2, 

2020; see also Metalcam’s Letters, both titled 

‘‘Antidumping Duty Investigation of Forged Steel 

Fluid End Blocks from Italy: Metalcam Post-Prelim 

Questionnaire Response,’’ and dated September 11, 

2020 (submitting, separately, responses to the sales 

and cost portions of the questionnaire in lieu of 

verification); and Lucchini’s Letter, ‘‘Antidumping 

Duty Investigation of Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks 

from Italy: Lucchini Mame Forge S.p.A PostPreliminary Questionnaire,’’ dated September 11, 

2020. 

6See Memorandum, ‘‘Forged Steel Fluid End 

Blocks from Italy—Final Determination Analysis 

Memorandum for Lucchini Mame` Forge S.p.A.,’’ 

dated December 7, 2020 (Lucchini Final Analysis 

Memorandum) at 90 of the attached margincalculation program output. 

7See Memorandum, ‘‘Forged Steel Fluid End 

Blocks from Italy—Preliminary Determination 

Analysis Memorandum for Metalcam S.p.A.,’’ dated 

July 16, 2020. 

8See Lucchini Final Analysis Memorandum. 

9We are not disclosing any final margin 

calculations for Metalcam because we made no 

changes to the preliminary margin calculations for 

Metalcam. 

Memorandum, which we address in the 

Final Scope Decision Memorandum, 

dated concurrently with, and hereby 

adopted by, this final determination.4

Commerce is not modifying the scope 

language as it appeared in the 

Preliminary Determination. See 

Appendix I for the final scope of the 

investigation. 

Analysis of Comments Received 

All issues raised in the case and 

rebuttal briefs that were submitted by 

parties in this investigation are 

addressed in the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum. A list of the issues 

addressed in the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum is attached to this notice 

at Appendix II. 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 https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a 

complete version of the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum can be accessed 

directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/ 

frn/. 

Verification 

Commerce was unable to conduct onsite verification of the information 

relied upon in making its final 

determination in this investigation as 

provided for in section 782(i) of the 

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). 

Accordingly, we took additional steps in 

lieu of on-site verification and requested 

additional documentation and 

information.5

Changes Since the Preliminary 

Determination 

Based on our analysis of the 

comments received, we made certain 

changes to the margin calculations for 

Lucchini. For a discussion of these 

changes, see the ‘‘Changes from the 

Preliminary Determination’’ section of 

the Issues and Decision Memorandum. 

Use of Adverse Facts Available 

Companies that did not respond to 

our quantity and value questionnaires, 

IMER International S.p.A., Galperti 

Group, Mimest S.p.A., and P. 

Technologies S.r.l., failed to cooperate 

in this investigation. Therefore, in the 

Preliminary Determination, pursuant to 

sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act, 

Commerce assigned these companies a 

rate based on adverse facts available 

(AFA). There is no new information on 

the record that would cause us to revisit 

our determination to apply AFA to 

IMER International S.p.A., Galperti 

Group, Mimest S.p.A., and P. 

Technologies S.r.l. Accordingly, we 

continue to find that the application of 

AFA pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) 

of the Act is warranted with respect to 

these companies. Commerce has 

assigned to these companies’ exports of 

the subject merchandise the rate of 

58.48 percent, which is Lucchini’s 

highest comparison-specific margin.6

Because this rate is not secondary 

information, but rather is based on 

information obtained in the course of 

the investigation, Commerce need not 

corroborate this rate pursuant to section 

776(c) of the Act. 

All-Others Rate 

Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act 

provides that the estimated weightedaverage dumping margin for all other 

producers and exporters not 

individually investigated shall be equal 

to the weighted average of the estimated 

weighted-average dumping margins 

established for exporters and producers 

individually investigated excluding 

rates that are zero, de minimis, or 

determined entirely under section 776 

of the Act. Commerce has determined 

that the estimated weighted-average 

dumping margin for Metalcam S.p.A. is 

zero. Therefore, the only rate that is not 

zero, de minimis, or based entirely on 

facts otherwise available, is the rate 

calculated for Lucchini Mame Forge 

S.p.A. Consequently, the rate calculated 

for Lucchini Mame Forge S.p.A., is 

assigned as the rate for all other 

producers and exporters. 

Final Determination 

The final estimated weighted-average 

dumping margins are as follows: 

Exporter or producer 

Estimated 

weightedaverage 

dumping 

margin 

(percent) 

Metalcam S.p.A .......................... 7 0.00 

Lucchini Mame Forge S.p.A ....... 8 7.33 

IMER International S.p.A ............ ** 58.48 

Galperti Group ............................ ** 58.48 

Mimest S.p.A .............................. ** 58.48 

P. Technologies S.r.l .................. ** 58.48 

All Others .................................... 7.33 

Disclosure 

We intend to disclose the calculations 

performed for Lucchini in this final 

determination within five days of the 

date of publication of this notice to 

parties in this proceeding in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.224(b).9

Continuation of Suspension of 

Liquidation 

In accordance with section 

735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, Commerce will 

instruct U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP) to continue to suspend 

liquidation of all appropriate entries of 

subject merchandise, as described in 

Appendix I of this notice, entered, or 

withdrawn from warehouse, for 

consumption on or after July 23, 2020, 

the date of publication of Preliminary 

Determination in the Federal Register 

except for those entries of subject 

merchandise produced and exported by 

Metalcam S.p.A. Because the estimated 

weighted-average dumping margin for 

Metalcam S.p.A. is zero, we will not be 

directing CBP to suspend liquidation of 

entries of the subject merchandise 

produced and exported by this 

company. 

Pursuant to section 735(c)(1)(B)(ii) of 

the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(d), where 

appropriate, Commerce will instruct 

CBP to require a cash deposit equal to 

the estimated weighted-average 

dumping margin or the estimated allothers rate, as follows: (1) The cash 

deposit rate for the respondents listed 

above will be equal to the companyspecific estimated weighted-average 

dumping margin determined in this 

final 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 companyspecific 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 


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10See the Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty 

Determination of Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks 

from Italy and accompanying Issues and Decision 

Memorandum dated concurrently with this final 

determination. 

the all-others estimated weightedaverage dumping margin. These 

suspension-of-liquidation instructions 

will remain in effect until further notice. 

Because the estimated weightedaverage dumping margin for Metalcam 

S.p.A. is zero, entries of shipments of 

subject merchandise from this company 

will not be subject to suspension of 

liquidation or cash deposit 

requirements. In such situations, 

Commerce also applies the exclusion to 

the provisional measures to the 

producer/exporter combination that was 

examined in the investigation. 

Accordingly, Commerce will be 

directing CBP not to suspend 

liquidation of entries of subject 

merchandise produced and exported by 

Metalcam S.p.A. However, entries of 

shipments of subject merchandise from 

this company in any other producer/ 

exporter combination (i.e., where 

Metalcam S.p.A, is either the producer 

or the exporter, but not both), or by 

third parties that sourced subject 

merchandise from the excluded 

producer/exporter combination, will be 

subject to suspension of liquidation at 

the all-others rate. 

Because the estimated weightedaverage dumping margin is zero for the 

producer/exporter combination 

identified above, entries of shipments of 

subject merchandise from this producer/ 

exporter combination will be excluded 

from the potential antidumping duty 

order. Such an exclusion will not be 

applicable to merchandise exported to 

the United States by this respondent in 

any other producer/exporter 

combinations or by third parties that 

sourced subject merchandise from the 

excluded producer/exporter 

combination. 

While Commerce normally adjusts 

cash deposits for estimated antidumping 

duties by the amount of export subsidies 

countervailed in a companion 

countervailing duty (CVD) proceeding 

when CVD provisional measures are in 

effect, we have not adjusted the cash 

deposit rates listed above because 

Commerce found no countervailable 

export subsidies in the final 

determination of the companion CVD 

investigation.10

International Trade Commission 

Notification 

In accordance with section 735(d) of 

the Act, we will notify the International 

Trade Commission (ITC) of the final 

affirmative determination of sales at 

LTFV. Because Commerce’s final 

determination is affirmative, in 

accordance with section 735(b)(2) of the 

Act, the ITC will make its final 

determination as to whether the 

domestic industry in the United States 

is materially injured, or threatened with 

material injury, by reason of imports or 

sales (or the likelihood of sales) for 

importation of fluid end blocks from 

Italy no later than 45 days after this final 

determination. If the ITC determines 

that such injury does not exist, this 

proceeding will be terminated, and all 

cash deposits posted will be refunded 

and suspension of liquidation will be 

lifted. If the ITC determines that such 

injury does exist, Commerce will issue 

an AD order directing CBP to assess, 

upon further instruction by Commerce, 

antidumping duties on all imports of the 

subject merchandise entered, or 

withdrawn from warehouse, for 

consumption on or after the effective 

date of the suspension of liquidation, as 

discussed above in the ‘‘Continuation of 

Suspension of Liquidation’’ section. 

Notification Regarding Administrative 

Protective Orders 

This notice will serve as a final 

reminder to the parties subject to 

administrative protective order (APO) of 

their responsibility concerning the 

disposition of proprietary information 

disclosed under APO in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely 

written notification of 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. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This determination and this notice are 

issued and published pursuant to 

sections 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act 

and 19 CFR 351.210(c). 

Dated: December 7, 2020. 

Jeffrey I. Kessler, 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. 

Appendix I 

Scope of the Investigation 

The products covered by this investigation 

are forged steel fluid end blocks (fluid end 

blocks), whether in finished or unfinished 

form, and which are typically used in the 

manufacture or service of hydraulic pumps. 

The term ‘‘forged’’ is an industry term used 

to describe the grain texture of steel resulting 

from the application of localized compressive 

force. Illustrative forging standards include, 

but are not limited to, American Society for 

Testing and Materials (ASTM) specifications 

A668 and A788. 

For purposes of this investigation, the term 

‘‘steel’’ denotes metal containing the 

following chemical elements, by weight: (i) 

Iron greater than or equal to 60 percent; (ii) 

nickel less than or equal to 8.5 percent; (iii) 

copper less than or equal to 6 percent; (iv) 

chromium greater than or equal to 0.4 

percent, but less than or equal to 20 percent; 

and (v) molybdenum greater than or equal to 

0.15 percent, but less than or equal to 3 

percent. Illustrative steel standards include, 

but are not limited to, American Iron and 

Steel Institute (AISI) or Society of 

Automotive Engineers (SAE) grades 4130, 

4135, 4140, 4320, 4330, 4340, 8630, 15–5, 

17–4, F6NM, F22, F60, and XM25, as well as 

modified varieties of these grades. 

The products covered by this investigation 

are: (1) Cut-to-length fluid end blocks with an 

actual height (measured from its highest 

point) of 8 inches (203.2 mm) to 40 inches 

(1,016.0 mm), an actual width (measured 

from its widest point) of 8 inches (203.2 mm) 

to 40 inches (1,016.0 mm), and an actual 

length (measured from its longest point) of 11 

inches (279.4 mm) to 75 inches (1,905.0 mm); 

and (2) strings of fluid end blocks with an 

actual height (measured from its highest 

point) of 8 inches (203.2 mm) to 40 inches 

(1,016.0 mm), an actual width (measured 

from its widest point) of 8 inches (203.2 mm) 

to 40 inches (1,016.0 mm), and an actual 

length (measured from its longest point) up 

to 360 inches (9,144.0 mm). 

The products included in the scope of this 

investigation have a tensile strength of at 

least 70 KSI (measured in accordance with 

ASTM A370) and a hardness of at least 140 

HBW (measured in accordance with ASTM 

E10). 

A fluid end block may be imported in 

finished condition (i.e., ready for 

incorporation into a pump fluid end 

assembly without further finishing 

operations) or unfinished condition (i.e., 

forged but still requiring one or more 

finishing operations before it is ready for 

incorporation into a pump fluid end 

assembly). Such finishing operations may 

include: (1) Heat treating; (2) milling one or 

more flat surfaces; (3) contour machining to 

custom shapes or dimensions; (4) drilling or 

boring holes; (5) threading holes; and/or (6) 

painting, varnishing, or coating. 

Excluded from the scope of this 

investigation are fluid end block assemblies 

which (1) include (a) plungers and related 

housings, adapters, gaskets, seals, and 

packing nuts, (b) valves and related seats, 

springs, seals, and cover nuts, and (c) a 

discharge flange and related seals, and (2) are 

otherwise ready to be mated with the ‘‘power 

end’’ of a hydraulic pump without the need 

for installation of any plunger, valve, or 

discharge flange components, or any other 

further manufacturing operations. 

The products included in the scope of this 

investigation may enter under Harmonized 

Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 

subheadings 7218.91.0030, 7218.99.0030, 

7224.90.0015, 7224.90.0045, 7326.19.0010, 

7326.90.8688, or 8413.91.9055. While these 

HTSUS subheadings are provided for 

convenience and customs purposes, the 

written description of the scope of the 

investigation is dispositive. 


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1See Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from India: 

Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty 

Determination, and Alignment of Final 

Determination with Final Antidumping Duty 

Determination, 85 FR 31452 (May 26, 2020) 

(Preliminary Determination). 

2See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision 

Memorandum for the Final Determination in the 

Countervailing Duty Investigation of Fluid End 

Blocks from India,’’ dated concurrently with, and 

hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision 

Memorandum). 

3See Memorandum, ‘‘Forged Steel Fluid End 

Blocks from the Federal Republic of Germany, 

India, Italy, and the People’s Republic of China: 

Scope Comments Decision Memorandum for the 

Preliminary Determinations,’’ dated May 18, 2020 

(Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum). 

4Memorandum, ‘‘Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks 

from the Federal Republic of Germany, India, Italy, 

and the People’s Republic of China: Scope 

Comments Decision Memorandum for the Final 

Determinations,’’ dated December 7, 2020 (Final 

Scope Decision Memorandum). 

5See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act 

regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) 

of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of 

the Act regarding specificity. 

6See Memorandum, ‘‘Countervailing Duty 

Investigation of Forged Steel Fittings from India: 

Cancellation of Verification and Setting of Briefing 

Schedule,’’ dated August 31, 2020. 

7See Memorandum, ‘‘Countervailing Duty 

Investigation of Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from 

India: Post-Preliminary Analysis,’’ dated August 10, 

2020 (Post-Preliminary Analysis). 

Appendix II 

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Changes from the Preliminary 

Determination 

IV. Discussion of the Issues 

Comment 1: Whether Application of 

Adverse Facts Available (AFA) is 

Warranted for Metalcam 

Comment 2: Constructed Value Profit and 

Constructed Value Selling Expenses 

Comment 3: Date of Sale for Metalcam 

Comment 4: Lucchini’s Direct Material 

Costs 

Comment 5: Major Input/Transactions 

Disregarded Adjustment 

Comment 6: Constructed Export Price 

Profit Calculation for Lucchini 

Comment 7: Commission Rate for Lucchini 

Comment 8: Inventory Carrying Costs for 

Lucchini 

V. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–533–894] 

Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from 

India: Final Affirmative Countervailing 

Duty 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 

forged steel fluid end blocks (fluid end 

blocks) from India. 

DATES: Applicable December 11, 2020. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William Langley or Nicholas 

Czajkowski, AD/CVD Operations, Office 

I, Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3861 or 

(202) 482–1395, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On May 26, 2020, Commerce 

published the Preliminary 

Determination of this countervailing 

duty (CVD) investigation, which also 

aligned the final determination of this 

CVD investigation with the final 

determination in the companion 

antidumping duty investigation of fluid 

end blocks from India.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. In addition, a 

complete version of the Final Decision 

Memorandum can be accessed directly 

at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. 

The signed and electronic versions of 

the Issues and Decision Memorandum 

are identical in content. 

Period of Investigation 

The period of investigation is April 1, 

2018 through March 31, 2019. 

Scope of the Investigation 

The products covered by this 

investigation are forged steel fluid end 

blocks from India. For a complete 

description of the scope of this 

investigation, see Appendix I. 

Scope Comments 

During the course of this 

investigation, Commerce received scope 

comments from interested parties. 

Commerce issued a Preliminary Scope 

Decision Memorandum to address these 

comments.3 We received comments 

from interested parties on the 

Preliminary Scope Decision 

Memorandum, which we address in the 

Final Scope Decision Memorandum, 

dated concurrently with, and hereby 

adopted by, this final determination.4

Commerce is not modifying the scope 

language as it appeared in the 

Preliminary Determination. See 

Appendix I for the final scope of this 

investigation. 

Analysis of Subsidy Programs and 

Comments Received 

The subsidy programs under 

investigation and the issues raised in 

the case and rebuttal briefs by parties in 

this investigation are discussed in the 

Issues and Decision Memorandum. A 

list of the issues raised by parties is 

attached to this notice at Appendix II. 

Methodology 

Commerce conducted this 

investigation in accordance with section 

701 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended (the Act). For each of the 

subsidy programs found 

countervailable, Commerce determines 

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.5 For a 

full description of the methodology 

underlying our final determination, see 

the Issues and Decision Memorandum. 

Verification 

Commerce normally verifies 

information relied upon in making its 

final determination, pursuant to section 

782(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended (the Act). However, during the 

course of this investigation, we were 

unable to conduct on-site verification 

due to travel restrictions.6 Consistent 

with section 776(a)(2)(D) of the Act, 

Commerce relied on the information 

submitted on the record, which we used 

in making our Preliminary 

Determination and Post-Preliminary 

Analysis,7 as facts available in making 

our final determination. 

Changes Since the Preliminary 

Determination and Post-Preliminary 

Analysis 

Based on our review and analysis of 

the comments received from parties, we 

made certain changes to the subsidy rate 

calculations for Bharat Forge Limited 

(Bharat Forge). For a discussion of these 

changes, see the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum. 


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