Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 239 / Friday, December 11, 2020 / Notices 80003 

1See Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from India: 

Preliminary Negative Determination of Sales at Less 

Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final 

Determination, 85 FR 44517 (July 23, 2020) 

(Preliminary Determination), and accompanying 

memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the 

Preliminary Negative Determination in the LessThan-Fair-Value Investigation of Forged Steel Fluid 

End Blocks from India,’’ dated July 16, 2020 

(Preliminary Decision Memorandum). 

2See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision 

Memorandum for the Final Negative Determination 

in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation of Forged 

Steel 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). 

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). 

material injury, by reason of imports, or 

sales (or the likelihood of sales) for 

importation of PC strand from 

Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, the 

Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, 

Turkey, and the UAE no later than 45 

days after these final determinations. If 

the ITC determines that such injury 

does not exist, these proceedings will be 

terminated, and all cash deposits will be 

refunded. If the ITC determines that 

such injury does exist, Commerce will 

issue antidumping duty orders 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entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 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 serves as a 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 

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 

These determinations 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 Investigations 

The merchandise covered by these 

investigations is prestressed concrete steel 

wire strand (PC strand), produced from wire 

of non-stainless, non-galvanized steel, which 

is suitable for use in prestressed concrete 

(both pretensioned and post-tensioned) 

applications. The product definition 

encompasses covered and uncovered strand 

and all types, grades, and diameters of PC 

strand. PC strand is normally sold in the 

United States in sizes ranging from 0.25 

inches to 0.70 inches in diameter. PC strand 

made from galvanized wire is only excluded 

from the scope if the zinc and/or zinc oxide 

coating meets or exceeds the 0.40 oz./ft2 

standard set forth in ASTM–A–475. 

The PC strand subject to these 

investigations is currently classifiable under 

subheadings 7312.10.3010 and 7312.10.3012 

of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS 

subheadings are provided for convenience 

and customs purposes, the written 

description of the scope of these 

investigations is dispositive. 

Appendix II 

List of Topics Discussed in the Turkey Issues 

and Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Final Affirmative Determination of 

Critical Circumstances, In Part 

IV. Discussion of the Issues 

V. Recommendation 

[FR Doc. 2020–27311 Filed 12–10–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–533–893] 

Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks From 

India: Final Negative 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 India are not being, or are 

not likely to be, sold in the United 

States at less than fair value (LTFV) for 

the period of investigation (POI) October 

1, 2018 through September 30, 2019. 

DATES: Applicable December 11, 2020. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Romani or Jacob Keller, 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) 482–0198 or (202) 482–4849, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On July 23, 2020, Commerce 

published in the Federal Register its 

preliminary negative determination in 

the LTFV investigation of fluid end 

blocks from India, in which it also 

postponed the final determination until 

December 7, 2020.1 Commerce 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 

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 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 


jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES
80004 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 239 / Friday, December 11, 2020 / Notices 

5See Commerce’s Letter with attached 

questionnaire in lieu of verification, dated 

September 2, 2020; see also Bharat Forge Limited’s 

Letter, ‘‘Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from India: 

Submission of Bharat Forge Limited’s PostPreliminary Response,’’ dated September 14, 2020. 

6See Memorandum, ‘‘Forged Steel Fluid End 

Blocks from India—Final Determination Analysis 

Memorandum for Bharat Forge Limited,’’ dated 

December 7, 2020. 

7See Initiation Notice, 85 FR at 2395. 

8See Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 5–6. 

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 

pursuant to section 782(i) of the Tariff 

Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). 

Accordingly, we took additional steps in 

lieu of an on-site verification and 

requested additional documentation and 

information.5

Changes Since the Preliminary 

Determination 

Based on our analysis of the 

comments received and examination of 

the record, we made certain changes to 

the margin calculations for Bharat Forge 

Limited. For a discussion of these 

changes, see the ‘‘Changes from the 

Preliminary Determination’’ section of 

the Issues and Decision Memorandum. 

Consistent with section 776(a) and (b) of 

the Act, Commerce relied on partial 

adverse facts available in making our 

final determination. 

Final Determination 

The final estimated weighted-average 

dumping margins are as follows: 

Exporter or producer 

Estimated 

weightedaverage 

dumping 

margin 

(percent) 

Bharat Forge Limited .................. 6 0.00 

Commerce preliminarily determined 

that Ultra Engineers (Ultra), the only 

other known producer or exporter of 

subject merchandise identified in the 

Initiation Notice,7 had no sales of inscope merchandise to the United States 

during the POI. Therefore, we did not 

calculate an estimated weighted-average 

dumping margin for Ultra in the 

Preliminary Determination.8 No party 

commented on the Preliminary 

Determination with respect to Ultra. 

Accordingly, for the final 

Determination, we continue to find that 

Ultra had no sales of in-scope 

merchandise to the United States during 

the POI. 

Consistent with section 733(d) of the 

Act, Commerce has not calculated an 

estimated weighted-average dumping 

margin for all other producers and 

exporters because it has not made a final 

affirmative determination of sales at 

LTFV. 

Disclosure 

We intend to disclose the calculations 

performed 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). 

Suspension of Liquidation 

Because Commerce has made a final 

negative determination of sales at LTFV 

with regard to subject merchandise, 

Commerce will not direct U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection to suspend 

liquidation or to require a cash deposit 

of estimated antidumping duties for 

entries of fluid end blocks from India. 

International Trade Commission 

Notification 

In accordance with section 735(d) of 

the Act, we will notify the U.S. 

International Trade Commission of our 

final negative determination. 

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, 


jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES
Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 239 / Friday, December 11, 2020 / Notices 80005 

1See Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire from the 

Republic of Turkey: Preliminary Affirmative 

Countervailing Duty Determination, Preliminary 

Affirmative Critical Circumstances Determination, 

in Part, 85 FR 59287 (September 21, 2020) 

(Preliminary Determination), and accompanying 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM). 

2See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

the Final Determination of the Countervailing Duty 

Investigation of Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire 

Strand from the Republic of Turkey,’’ dated 

concurrently with this determination (Issues and 

Decision Memorandum). 

3See 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. 

4See Commerce’s Letter, dated October 26, 2020; 

and Guney Celik’s Letter, ‘‘Prestressed Concrete 

Steel Wire Strand from Turkey; In Lieu of 

Verification Questionnaire Response,’’ dated 

November 3, 2020. 

5See Memorandum, ‘‘Countervailing Duty 

Investigation of Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire 

Strand from the Republic of Turkey: PostPreliminary Analysis,’’ dated November 19, 2020 

(Post-Preliminary Analysis Memorandum). 

6See Memoranda, ‘‘Countervailing Duty 

Investigation of Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire 

Strand from the Republic of Turkey: Final 

Determination Calculation Memorandum for Celik 

Halat ve Tel San A.S.’’ and ‘‘Countervailing Duty 

Investigation of Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire 

Strand from the Republic of Turkey: Final 

Determination Calculation Memorandum for Guney 

Celik Hasir ve Demir,’’ both dated concurrently 

with this notice (collectively, Final Analysis 

Memoranda). 

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. 

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: Application of Adverse Facts 

Available 

Comment 2: Direct Material Costs 

Comment 3: Constructed Value Profit 

Comment 4: Major Input Adjustment and 

the Appropriate Level of Aggregation 

V. Recommendation 

[FR Doc. 2020–27332 Filed 12–10–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–489–843] 

Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire 

Strand From the Republic of Turkey: 

Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty 

Determination and Final Negative 

Critical Circumstances 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 

prestressed concrete steel wire strand 

(PC strand) from the Republic of Turkey 

(Turkey). 

DATES: Applicable December 11, 2020. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Whitley Herndon or Jacob Garten, AD/ 

CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement 

and Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–6274, or (202) 482–3342, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The petitioners in this investigation 

are Insteel Wire Products, Sumiden 

Wire Products Corporation, and Wire 

Mesh Corporation. In addition to the 

Government of Turkey, the mandatory 

respondents in this investigation are 

Celik Halat ve Tel San A.S. (Celik Halat) 

and Guney Celik Hasir ve Demir (Guney 

Celik). 

A summary of the events that 

occurred since Commerce published the 

Preliminary Determination,1 as well as a 

full discussion of the issues raised by 

parties for this final determination, are 

discussed in the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum, which is hereby adopted 

by this notice.2 The Issues and Decision 

Memorandum is a public document and 

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 Issues and 

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 January 

1, 2019 through December 31, 2019. 

Scope of the Investigation 

The scope of the investigation is PC 

strand from Turkey. For a complete 

description of the scope of this 

investigation, see Appendix I. 

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 that parties raised, and 

to which we responded in the Issues 

and Decision Memorandum, is included 

as 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.3 For a 

full description of the methodology 

underlying our final determination, see 

the Issues and Decision Memorandum. 

Verification 

Commerce was unable to conduct onsite verification of the information 

relied upon in making its final 

determination in this investigation, 

pursuant to section 782(i) of the Act. 

Accordingly, we took additional steps in 

lieu of on-site verification and requested 

additional documentation and 

information.4 Consistent with section 

776(a)(2)(D) of the Act, Commerce relied 

on the information submitted on the 

record as facts available in making our 

final determination. 

Changes Since the Preliminary 

Determination 

Based on our review and analysis of 

the information received in lieu of onsite verification and comments received 

from parties, we made certain changes 

to the respondents’ subsidy rate 

calculations since the Preliminary 

Determination and the Post-Preliminary 

Analysis Memorandum.5 As a result of 

these changes, Commerce has also 

revised the all-others rate. For a 

discussion of these changes, see the 

Issues and Decision Memorandum and 

the Final Analysis Memoranda.6

Final Negative Determination of 

Critical Circumstances 

Pursuant to section 705(a)(2) of the 

Act, Commerce determines that critical 

circumstances do not exist for imports 

of PC strand from Turkey. For full 

description of the methodology and 

results of Commerce’s critical 

circumstances analysis, see the Issues 

and Decision Memorandum. 

All-Others Rate 

In accordance with section 

705(c)(1)(B)(i)(I) of the Act, we 

calculated countervailable subsidy rates 

for Celik Halat and Guney Celik. Section 

705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act states that, for 


jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES