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14See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(i); see also 19 CFR 

351.303 (for general filing requirements). 

15See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also 19 CFR 351.303 

(for general filing requirements). 

16See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD 

Service Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension 

of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020). 

733(e)(2)(A) of the Act, suspension of 

liquidation of silicon metal from Iceland 

as described in the ‘‘Scope of the 

investigations’’ in Appendix I, shall 

apply to unliquidated entries of 

merchandise from imports of silicon 

metal exported by PCC Bakki and all 

other producers/exporters from Iceland, 

that are entered, or withdrawn from 

warehouse, for consumption on or after 

the date which is 90 days before the 

publication of this notice, the date 

suspension of liquidation is first 

ordered. 

We will also instruct CBP, pursuant to 

section 733(d)(1)(B) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.205(d) to require a cash deposit 

equal to the margins indicated in the 

charts above. These suspension of 

liquidation instructions will remain in 

effect until further notice. 

Verification 

Because each mandatory respondent 

in these investigations did not act to the 

best of their abilities to provide 

information requested by Commerce, 

and Commerce preliminarily determines 

each of the mandatory respondents to be 

uncooperative, we will not conduct 

verifications. 

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 AFA to each 

mandatory respondent in these 

investigations, in accordance with 

section 776 of the Act, there are no 

calculations to disclose. 

Public Comment 

Interested parties are invited to 

comment on these preliminary 

determinations no later than 30 days 

after the date of publication of these 

preliminary determinations.14 Rebuttal 

briefs, limited to issues raised in case 

briefs, may be submitted no later than 

seven days after the deadline date for 

case briefs.15 Pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who 

submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in 

these proceedings 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. 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), 

interested parties who wish to request a 

hearing, limited to issues raised in the 

case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a 

written request to the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, within 30 days after the date 

of publication of this notice. Requests 

should contain: (1) The party’s name, 

address, and telephone number; (2) the 

number of participants and whether any 

participant is a foreign national; and (3) 

a list of the issues to be discussed. If a 

request for a hearing is made, Commerce 

intends to hold the hearing 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. 

An electronically filed document 

must be received successfully in its 

entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. 

Eastern Time on the established 

deadline. Note that Commerce has 

temporarily modified certain of its 

requirements for serving documents 

containing business proprietary 

information, until further notice.16

Final Determinations 

Section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.210(b)(1) provide that 

Commerce will issue the final 

determination within 75 days after the 

date of its preliminary determination. 

Accordingly, Commerce will make its 

final determinations no later than 75 

days after the signature date of these 

preliminary determinations. 

International Trade Commission 

Notification 

In accordance with section 733(f) of 

the Act, Commerce will notify the 

International Trade Commission (ITC) of 

our affirmative preliminary 

determinations. If our final 

determinations are affirmative, the ITC 

will determine before the later of 120 

days after the date of these preliminary 

determinations or 45 days after our final 

determinations whether these imports 

are materially injuring, or threaten 

material injury to, the U.S. industry. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

These determinations are issued and 

published in accordance with sections 

733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.205(c). 

Dated: December 7, 2020. 

Jeffrey I. Kessler, 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. 

Appendix I 

Scope of the Investigations 

The scope of these investigations covers all 

forms and sizes of silicon metal, including 

silicon metal powder. Silicon metal contains 

at least 85.00 percent but less than 99.99 

percent silicon, and less than 4.00 percent 

iron, by actual weight. Semiconductor grade 

silicon (merchandise containing at least 

99.99 percent silicon by actual weight and 

classifiable under Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 

subheading 2804.61.0000) is excluded from 

the scope of these investigations. 

Silicon metal is currently classifiable 

under subheadings 2804.69.1000 and 

2804.69.5000 of the HTSUS. While the 

HTSUS numbers are provided for 

convenience and customs purposes, the 

written description of the scope remains 

dispositive. 

Appendix II 

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary 

Decision Memoranda 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Period of Investigation 

IV. Scope of the Investigations 

V. Application of Facts Available, Use of 

Adverse Inferences, Corroboration, and 

Calculation of All-Others Rate 

VI. Preliminary Critical Circumstances 

Finding 

VII. Conclusion 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–428–848] 

Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks From 

the Federal Republic of Germany: 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 the Federal Republic of 

Germany (Germany). 

DATES: Applicable December 11, 2020. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joseph Dowling or Robert Palmer, AD/ 

CVD Operations, Office VIII, 

Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 


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1See Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from the 

Federal Republic of Germany: Preliminary 

Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, and 

Alignment of Final Determination with Final 

Antidumping Duty Determination, 85 FR 31454 

(May 26, 2020) (Preliminary Determination), and 

accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 

2See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision 

Memorandum for the Final Affirmative 

Determination of the Countervailing Duty 

Investigation of Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from 

Federal Republic of Germany,’’ dated concurrently 

with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and 

Decision Memorandum). 

3See Memorandum to the File, ‘‘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). 

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, ‘‘Cancellation of Verification 

and Establishment of the Briefing Schedule,’’ dated 

October 23, 2020. 

7See Memorandum, ‘‘Countervailing Duty 

Investigation of Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from 

the Federal Republic of Germany: Post-Preliminary 

Analysis,’’ dated October 26, 2020 (PostPreliminary Determination). 

8See Preliminary Determination, 85 FR at 31454. 

9As discussed in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum, Commerce found the following 

companies to be cross-owned with BGH Edelstahl 

Siegen GmbH: Boschgotthardshu ̈tte O. Breyer 

GmbH, BGH Edelstahlwerke GmbH, Rohstoff-, 

Press- und Schneidbetrieb Siegen GmbH, and SRG 

Schrott und Recycling GmbH. 

10As discussed in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum, Commerce found the following 

companies to be cross-owned with Schmiedewerke 

Gro ̈ditz GmbH: GMH Schmiedetechnik GmbH, 

Georgsmarienhu ̈tte Holding GmbH, and GHM 

Recycling GmbH. 

11See Memorandum, ‘‘AFA Calculation 

Memorandum for the Final Determination,’’ dated 

December 7, 2020. 

12For discussion of the calculation of this rate, 

see Memorandum, ‘‘Countervailing Duty 

Investigation of Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from 

the Federal Republic of Gemany: Final 

Determination Calculation of All Other’s Rate,’’ 

dated December 7, 2020. 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1646 or 

(202) 482–9068, 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 Germany.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 (POI) is 

January 1, 2018 through December 31, 

2018. 

Scope of the Investigation 

The products covered by this 

investigation are fluid end blocks from 

Germany. 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 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 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 raised 

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 

Determination,7 as facts available in 

making our final determination. 

All-Others Rate 

We continue to calculate the allothers rate using a weighted average of 

the individual estimated subsidy rates 

calculated for the examined respondents 

(BGH Edelstahl Siegen GmbH and 

Schmiedewerke Gro ̈ditz GmbH) using 

each company’s publicly ranged data for 

the value of their exports of subject 

merchandise to the United States.8

Final Determination 

Commerce determines that the 

following estimated countervailable 

subsidy rates exist: 

Company Subsidy rate 

(percent) 

BGH Edelstahl Siegen 

GmbH 9 .............................. 5.86 

Schmiedewerke Gro ̈ditz 

GmbH 10 ............................ 6.71 

voestalpine Bohler Group 11 14.81 

All Others 12 .......................... 6.29 

Disclosure 

We intend to disclose to parties in 

this proceeding the calculations 

performed for this final determination 

within five days of the date of 

publication of this notice, in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.224(b). 

Continuation of Suspension of 

Liquidation 

As a result of our Preliminary 

Determination and pursuant to sections 

703(d)(1)(B) and (d)(2) of the Act, 

Commerce instructed U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection (CBP) to suspend 

liquidation of entries of subject 

merchandise from Germany that were 


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13Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz (EEG) or 

Renewable Energy Resources Act. 

14Combined Heat and Power Act or Kraft-Wa ̈rmeKopplungsgesetz. 

entered or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption on or after May 26, 

2020, the date of publication of the 

Preliminary Determination in the 

Federal Register. In accordance with 

section 703(d) of the Act, effective 

September 23, 2020, we instructed CBP 

to discontinue the suspension of 

liquidation of all entries of subject 

merchandise, but to continue the 

suspension of liquidation of all entries 

of subject merchandise between May 26, 

2020 and September 22, 2020. 

If the U.S. International Trade 

Commission (ITC) issues a final 

affirmative injury determination, we 

will issue a CVD order and require a 

cash deposit of estimated countervailing 

duties for entries of subject merchandise 

in the amounts indicated above, in 

accordance with section 706(a) of the 

Act. If the ITC determines that material 

injury, or threat of material injury, does 

not exist, this proceeding will be 

terminated, and all estimated duties 

deposited or securities posted as a result 

of the suspension of liquidation will be 

refunded or canceled. 

ITC Notification 

In accordance with section 705(d) of 

the Act, Commerce will notify the ITC 

of its final affirmative determination 

that countervailable subsidies are being 

provided to producers and exporters of 

fluid end blocks from Germany. As 

Commerce’s final determination is 

affirmative, in accordance with section 

705(b) of the Act, the ITC will 

determine, within 45 days, whether the 

domestic industry in the United States 

is materially injured, or threatened with 

material injury. In addition, we are 

making available to the ITC all nonprivileged and nonproprietary 

information related to this investigation. 

We will allow the ITC access to all 

privileged and business proprietary 

information in our files, provided the 

ITC confirms that it will not disclose 

such information, either publicly or 

under an administrative protective order 

(APO), without the written consent of 

the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

Notification Regarding Administrative 

Protective Orders 

In the event that the ITC issues a final 

negative injury determination, this 

notice will serve as the only reminder 

to parties subject to the APO of their 

responsibility concerning the 

destruction of proprietary information 

disclosed under APO in accordance 

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

written notification of the return/ 

destruction of APO materials or 

conversion to judicial protective order is 

hereby requested. Failure to comply 

with the regulations and terms of an 

APO is a violation which is subject to 

sanction. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This determination is issued and 

published pursuant to sections 705(d) 

and 777(i) 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 this 

investigation is dispositive. 

Appendix II 

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and 

Adverse Inferences 

IV. Subsidies Valuation 

V. Analysis of Programs 

VI. Analysis of Comments 

Comment 1: Whether Commerce Properly 

Initiated This Investigation 

Comment 2: Whether the Administrative 

Record of This Investigation Is Complete 

Comment 3: Whether Commerce Provided 

Sufficient Time To Review Its PostPreliminary Determination and Submit 

Case Briefs 

Comment 4: Whether the Application of 

Adverse Facts Available (AFA) to the 

Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) for 

Certain Programs Is Warranted 

Comment 5: 2018 Special Equalization 

Scheme—Reduced EEG 13 Surcharge 

5a: Whether the EEG Program Constitutes 

a Financial Contribution 

5b: Whether the EEG Program Is Specific 

5c: Whether Commerce’s Calculation of the 

EEG Program Benefit Is Correct 

Comment 6: Special Equalization Scheme: 

Reduced Surcharge Under the Combined 

Heat and Power Act (KWKG) 14

6a: Whether the KWKG Program 

Constitutes a Financial Contribution 

6b: Whether the KWKG Program Is Specific 

6c: Whether the KWKG Program Confers a 

Benefit 

Comment 7: Offshore Surcharge Relief 

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15Concession Fee Ordinance 

(Konzessionsabgabenverordung or KAV) Relief. 

16Energy Tax Act or Energiesteuergesetz 

(EnergieStG). 

17Electricity Tax Act or Stromsteuergesetz 

(StromStG). 

1See Forged Steel Fittings from India: Final 

Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than 

Fair Value, 85 FR 66306 (October 19, 2020); see also 

Forged Steel Fittings from the Republic of Korea: 

Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less 

Than Fair Value, 85 FR 66302 (October 19, 2020). 

2See ITC’s Letter, ‘‘Notification of ITC Final 

Determinations,’’ dated November 25, 2020. 

3See ITC Notification; see also Forged Steel 

Fittings from India and Korea (Inv. Nos. 701–TA– 

631 and 731–TA–1463–1464 (Final), USITC 

Publication 5137, November 2020). 

4See Forged Steel Fittings from India: Preliminary 

Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less-ThanFair-Value, Postponement of Final Determination, 

and Extension of Provisional Measures, 85 FR 

32007 (May 28, 2020); see also Forged Steel Fittings 

from the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Affirmative 

Determination of Sales at Less-Than-Fair-Value, 

Postponement of Final Determination, and 

Extension of Provisional Measures, 85 FR 32010 

(May 28, 2020); (Preliminary Determinations). 

5Commerce has determined Shakti Forge 

Industries Pvt. Ltd and its affiliate Shakti Forge to 

constitute a single entity. See Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum. 

7a: Whether the Offshore Surcharge Relief 

Program Constitutes a Financial 

Contribution 

7b: Whether the Offshore Surcharge Relief 

Program Is Specific 

7c: Whether the Offshore Surcharge Relief 

Program Confers a Benefit 

Comment 8: Whether the Concession Fee 

Ordinance 15 Relief Program Is 

Countervailable 

Comment 9: The Energy Tax Act 

(EnergieStG) 16 and Electricity Tax Act 

(StromStG) 17 Programs 

9a: Whether Section 9a of the StromStG 

and Section 51 of the EnergieStG Are 

Specific 

9b: Whether Section 9b and 10 of the 

StromStG Are Specific 

9c: Whether Section 37 of the EnergieStG 

Is Specific 

Comment 10: Whether Commerce Should 

Find European Union (EU) Emissions 

Trading System (ETS) Countervailable 

Comment 11: Whether the EU ETS— 

Compensation of Indirect CO2 Costs 

Program Is Countervailable 

Comment 12: Whether the EU Research 

Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS) Program 

Is Countervailable 

Comment 13: Whether Commerce Should 

Include Sales of Services in Calculating 

SWG’s Subsidy Rate 

Comment 14: Whether Commerce Correctly 

Attributed BGH Siegen’s Benefit 

VII. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–533–891; A–580–904] 

Forged Steel Fittings From India and 

the Republic of Korea: Antidumping 

Duty Orders 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final 

determinations by the Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) and the 

International Trade Commission (ITC), 

Commerce is issuing antidumping duty 

orders on forged steel fittings from India 

and the Republic of Korea (Korea). 

DATES: Applicable December 11, 2020. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Caitlin Monks, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office VII, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–2670. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

In accordance with sections 735(d) 

and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, 

as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 

351.210(c), on October 19, 2020, 

Commerce published its final 

affirmative determinations in the lessthan-fair-value (LTFV) investigations of 

forged steel fittings from India and 

Korea.1 On November 25, 2020, the ITC 

notified Commerce of its final 

affirmative determinations that an 

industry in the United States is 

materially injured within the meaning 

of section 735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, by 

reason of LTFV imports of forged steel 

fittings from India and Korea.2

Scope of the Orders 

The products covered by these orders 

are forged steel fittings from India and 

Korea. For a complete description of the 

scope of the orders, see the Appendix to 

this notice. 

Antidumping Duty Orders 

On November 25, 2020, in accordance 

with sections 735(b)(1)(A)(i) and 735(d) 

of the Act, the ITC notified Commerce 

of its final determinations in this 

investigation, in which it found that an 

industry in the United States is 

materially injured by reason of imports 

of forged steel fittings from India and 

Korea.3 Therefore, in accordance with 

section 735(c)(2) of the Act, Commerce 

is issuing these antidumping duty 

orders. Because the ITC determined that 

imports of forged steel fittings from 

India and Korea are materially injuring 

a U.S. industry, unliquidated entries of 

such merchandise from India and Korea, 

entered or withdrawn from warehouse 

for consumption, are subject to the 

assessment of antidumping duties. 

As a result of the ITC’s final 

affirmative determinations, in 

accordance with section 736(a)(1) of the 

Act, Commerce will direct U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection (CBP) to assess, 

upon further instruction by Commerce, 

antidumping duties equal to the amount 

by which the normal value of the 

merchandise exceeds the export price or 

constructed export price of the 

merchandise, for all relevant entries of 

forged steel fittings from India. 

Antidumping duties will be assessed on 

unliquidated entries of forged steel 

fittings from India and Korea entered, or 

withdrawn from warehouse, for 

consumption on or after May 28, 2020, 

the date of publication of the 

Preliminary Determinations,4 but will 

not include entries occurring after the 

expiration of the provisional measures 

period and before publication of the 

ITC’s final injury determination, as 

further described below. 

Continuation of Suspension of 

Liquidation 

In accordance with section 736 of the 

Act, Commerce will instruct CBP to 

continue to suspend liquidation of all 

relevant entries of forged steel fittings 

from India and Korea, as described in 

the Appendix of this notice, which are 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption on or after the date of 

publication of the ITC’s notice of final 

determination in the Federal Register. 

These instructions suspending 

liquidation will remain in effect until 

further notice. Because the rate for 

Shakti Forge Industries Pvt. Ltd 

(Shakti) 5 is zero, we will not instruct 

CBP to suspend liquidation of entries of 

subject merchandise produced and 

exported by Shakti or to require cash 

deposits on such entries. Entries of 

subject merchandise exported to the 

United States by any other producer/ 

exporter combination, e.g., merchandise 

produced by a third party and exported 

by Shakti, or produced by Shakti and 

exported by a third party, are not 

entitled to this exclusion from 

suspension of liquidation and are 

subject to the applicable cash deposit 

rates noted below. 

Commerce will also instruct CBP to 

require cash deposits equal to the 

estimated weighted-average dumping 

margins included in the tables below. 

Accordingly, effective on the date of 

publication in the Federal Register of 

the notice of the ITC’s final affirmative 

injury determinations, CBP will require, 

at the same time as importers would 


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