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1See Certain Corrosion Inhibitors from the 

People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative 

Countervailing Duty Determination, and Alignment 

of Final Determination With Final Antidumping 

Duty Determination, 85 FR 41960 (July 13, 2020) 

(Preliminary Determination), and accompanying 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM). 

2See Memorandum, ‘‘Post-Preliminary Analysis 

in the Countervailing Duty Investigation of 

Corrosion Inhibitors from the People’s Republic of 

China,’’ dated October 29, 2020. 

3See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision 

Memorandum for the Final Affirmative 

Determination of the Countervailing Duty 

Investigation of Corrosion Inhibitors from the 

People’s Republic of China,’’ dated concurrently 

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

Decision Memorandum). 

which the provisional measures 

expired, until and through the day 

preceding the date of publication of the 

ITC’s final injury determinations in the 

Federal Register. Suspension of 

liquidation will resume on the date of 

publication of the ITC’s final 

determinations in the Federal Register. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This notice constitutes the 

countervailable duty (CVD) orders with 

respect to FEBs from China, Germany, 

India, and Italy, pursuant to section 

706(a) of the Act. Interested parties can 

find a list of CVD orders currently in 

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

stats/iastats1.html. 

These orders are issued and published 

in accordance with section 706(a) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b). 

Dated: January 25, 2021. 

Christian Marsh, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

Appendix 

Scope of the Orders 

The products covered by these orders 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 these orders, 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 these orders 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 

these orders 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 these orders 

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 

these orders 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 these 

orders is dispositive. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–570–123] 

Certain Corrosion Inhibitors From the 

People’s Republic of China: 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 

certain corrosion inhibitors from the 

People’s Republic of China (China). 

DATES: Applicable January 29, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Theodore Pearson or Nicholas 

Czajkowski, 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) 482–2631 or 

(202) 482–1395, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The petitioner in this investigation is 

Wincom, Inc. In addition to the 

Government of China, the selected 

mandatory respondents in this 

investigation are Jiangyin Delian 

Chemical Co., Ltd. (Delian) and Nantong 

Botao Chemical Co., Ltd. (Botao). 

On July 13, 2020, Commerce 

published in the Federal Register the 

Preliminary Determination of this 

investigation.1 In the Preliminary 

Determination, in accordance with 

section 705(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 

1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 

351.210(b)(4), Commerce aligned the 

final CVD determination in this 

investigation with the final antidumping 

duty (AD) determination in the 

companion AD investigation of certain 

corrosion inhibitors from China. The 

revised deadline for the final 

determination of this investigation is 

now January 25, 2021. On October 29, 

2020, Commerce issued a PostPreliminary Analysis.2

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.3 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 Issues and 

Decision Memorandum can be accessed 

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

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4See 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. 

5See Preliminary Determination PDM at 12–20, 

section ‘‘Application of AFA: Non-Responsive Q&V 

Questionnaire Recipients.’’ 

6See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Certain Corrosion 

Inhibitors from the People’s Republic of China: 

Nantong Botao Chemical Co., Ltd. Verification 

Questionnaire,’’ dated November 30, 2020; see also 

Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Certain Corrosion Inhibitors 

from the People’s Republic of China: Jiangyin 

Delian Chemical Co., Ltd. Verification 

Questionnaire,’’ dated November 30, 2020; Botao’s 

Letter, ‘‘Certain Corrosion Inhibitors from the 

People’s Republic of China: Botao Verification 

Questionnaire Response,’’ dated December 7, 2020; 

and Delian’s Letter, ‘‘Corrosion Inhibitors from 

China; C–570–123; CVD Questionnaire in Lieu of 

Verification,’’ dated December 7, 2020. 

7With two respondents under examination, 

Commerce normally calculates (A) a weightedaverage of the estimated subsidy rates calculated for 

the examined respondents; (B) a simple average of 

the estimated subsidy rates calculated for the 

examined respondents; and (C) a weighted-average 

of the estimated subsidy rates calculated for the 

examined respondents using each company’s 

publicly-ranged U.S. sale quantities for the 

merchandise under consideration. Commerce then 

compares (B) and (C) to (A) and selects the rate 

closest to (A) as the most appropriate rate for all 

other producers and exporters. See, e.g., Ball 

Bearings and Parts Thereof from France, Germany, 

Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom: Final Results 

of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews, Final 

Results of Changed-Circumstances Review, and 

Revocation of an Order in Part, 75 FR 53661, 53663 

(September 1, 2010). As complete publicly ranged 

sales data are not available, Commerce based the 

all-others rate on a simple average of the mandatory 

respondents’ subsidy rates. 

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 products covered by this 

investigation are certain corrosion 

inhibitors from China. For a full 

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 raised by parties, and 

to which we responded in the Issues 

and Decision Memorandum, is attached 

to this notice at Appendix II. 

Methodology 

Commerce conducted this 

investigation in accordance with section 

701 of 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.4 For a full 

description of the methodology 

underlying our final determination, see 

the Issues and Decision Memorandum. 

In making this final determination, 

Commerce relied, in part, on facts 

available pursuant to section 776(a) of 

the Act. Additionally, as discussed in 

the Issues and Decision Memorandum, 

because one or more respondents did 

not act to the best of their ability in 

responding to our requests for 

information, we drew adverse 

inferences, where appropriate, in 

selecting from among the facts 

otherwise available, pursuant to section 

776(b) of the Act. This includes three 

companies that did not respond to 

Commerce’s quantity and value 

questionnaire; as described in the 

Preliminary Determination,5 we have 

applied an adverse inference in 

selection of facts available for 

determining the subsidy rates for these 

companies, pursuant to section 776(d) 

of the Act. For further information, see 

the section ‘‘Use of Facts Otherwise 

Available and Adverse Inferences’’ in 

the accompanying 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. 

However, we took additional steps in 

lieu of an on-site verification to verify 

the information relied upon in making 

this final determination, in accordance 

with section 782(i) of the Act.6

Changes Since the Preliminary 

Determination 

Based on our review and analysis of 

the comments received from parties, we 

made certain changes to Botao and 

Delian’s subsidy rate calculations. For a 

discussion of these changes, see the 

Issues and Decision Memorandum. 

All-Others Rate 

In accordance with section 

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

calculated a countervailable subsidy 

rate for the individually investigated 

exporters/producers of the subject 

merchandise. Section 705(c)(5)(A) of the 

Act provides that, in the final 

determination, Commerce shall 

determine an estimated all-others rate 

for companies not individually 

examined. The rate shall be an amount 

equal to the weighted average of the 

estimated subsidy rates established for 

those companies individually 

examined, excluding any rates that are 

zero, de minimis, or rates based entirely 

under section 776 of the Act. 

In this investigation, as discussed in 

the Issues and Decision Memorandum, 

Commerce calculated individual 

estimated countervailable subsidy rates 

for Delian and Botao that were not zero, 

de minimis, or based entirely under 

section 776 of the Act. Therefore, 

Commerce calculated an all-others rate 

using a simple average of the individual 

estimated subsidy rates calculated for 

Botao and Delian using each company’s 

values for the merchandise under 

consideration because publicly ranged 

sales data was unavailable.7

Final Determination 

Commerce determines that the 

following estimated countervailable 

subsidy rates exist: 

Company 

Subsidy 

rate 

(percent) 

Jiangyin Delian Chemical Co., 

Ltd ........................................... 93.05 

Nantong Botao Chemical Co., 

Ltd ........................................... 61.62 

CAC Shanghai Chemical Co., 

Ltd ........................................... 239.21 

Jiangyin Gold Fuda Chemical 

Co., Ltd ................................... 239.21 

Xinji Xi Chen Re Neng Co., Ltd 239.21 

All Others .................................... 77.34 

Disclosure 

Commerce intends to disclose to 

interested parties the calculations and 

analysis performed in this final 

determination within five days of any 

public announcement or, if there is no 

public announcement, within five days 

of the date of the 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 section 

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

instructed U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation 

of entries of subject merchandise as 

described in the ‘‘Scope of the 

Investigation’’ section entered, or 

withdrawn from warehouse, for 

consumption, effective July 13, 2020, 

which is the date of publication of the 

Preliminary Determination in the 

Federal Register. In accordance with 

section 703(d) of the Act, effective 

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to discontinue the suspension of 

liquidation of all entries at that time, but 

to continue the suspension of 

liquidation of all entries between July 

13, 2020 and November 9, 2020. 

If the U.S. International Trade 

Commission (ITC) issues a final 

affirmative injury determination, we 

will issue a CVD order, reinstate the 

suspension of liquidation and require a 

cash deposit of estimated countervailing 

duties for such 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. 

International Trade Commission 

Notification 

In accordance with section 705(d) of 

the Act, we will notify the ITC of our 

affirmative determination that 

countervailable subsidies are being 

provided to producers and exporters of 

corrosion inhibitors from China. 

Because the final determination in this 

proceeding is affirmative, in accordance 

with section 705(b) 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 of corrosion inhibitors 

from China no later than 45 days after 

our final determination. If the ITC 

determines that material injury or threat 

of material injury does not exist, this 

proceeding will be terminated and all 

cash deposits will be refunded. If the 

ITC determines that such injury does 

exist, Commerce will issue a 

countervailing duty order directing CBP 

to assess, upon further instruction by 

Commerce, countervailing duties on all 

imports of the subject merchandise that 

are 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 

In the event that the ITC issues a final 

negative injury determination, this 

notice will serve as the only reminder 

to parties subject to an administrative 

protective order (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: January 25, 2021. 

Christian Marsh, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

Appendix I 

Scope of the Investigation 

The merchandise covered by this 

investigation is tolyltriazole and 

benzotriazole. This includes tolyltriazole and 

benzotriazole of all grades and forms, 

including their sodium salt forms. 

Tolyltriazole is technically known as 

Tolyltriazole IUPAC 4,5 methyl 

benzotriazole. It can also be identified as 4,5 

methyl benzotriazole, tolutriazole, TTA, and 

TTZ. 

Benzotriazole is technically known as 

IUPAC 1,2,3-Benzotriazole. It can also be 

identified as 1,2,3-Benzotriazole, 1,2- 

Aminozophenylene, lH-Benzotriazole, and 

BTA. 

All forms of tolyltriazole and 

benzotriazole, including but not limited to 

flakes, granules, pellets, prills, needles, 

powder, or liquids, are included within the 

scope of this investigation. 

The scope includes tolyltriazole/sodium 

tolyltriazole and benzotriazole/sodium 

benzotriazole that are combined or mixed 

with other products. For such combined 

products, only the tolyltriazole/sodium 

tolyltriazole and benzotriazole/sodium 

benzotriazole component is covered by the 

scope of this investigation. Tolyltriazole and 

sodium tolyltriazole that have been 

combined with other products is included 

within the scope, regardless of whether the 

combining occurs in third countries. 

Tolyltriazole, sodium tolyltriazole, 

benzotriazole and sodium benzotriazole that 

is otherwise subject to this investigation is 

not excluded when commingled with 

tolyltriazole, sodium tolyltriazole, 

benzotriazole, or sodium benzotriazole from 

sources not subject to this investigation. Only 

the subject merchandise component of such 

commingled products is covered by the scope 

of this investigation. 

A combination or mixture is excluded from 

this investigation if the total tolyltriazole or 

benzotriazole component of the combination 

or mixture (regardless of the source or 

sources) comprises less than 5 percent of the 

combination or mixture, on a dry weight 

basis. 

Notwithstanding the foregoing language, a 

tolyltriazole or benzotriazole combination or 

mixture that is transformed through a 

chemical reaction into another product, such 

that, for example, the tolyltriazole or 

benzotriazole can no longer be separated 

from the other products through a distillation 

or other process is excluded from this 

investigation. 

Tolyltriazole has the Chemical Abstracts 

Service (CAS) registry number 299385–43–1. 

Tolyltriazole is classified under Harmonized 

Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 

subheading 2933.99.8220. 

Sodium Tolyltriazole has the CAS registry 

number 64665–57–2 and is classified under 

HTSUS subheading 2933.99.8290. 

Benzotriazole has the CAS registry number 

95–14–7 and is classified under HTSUS 

subheading 2933.99.8210. 

Sodium Benzotriazole has the CAS registry 

number 15217–42–2. Sodium Benzotriazole 

is classified under HTSUS subheading 

2933.99.8290. 

Although the HTSUS subheadings and 

CAS registry numbers 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. Subsidies Valuation 

IV. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and 

Adverse Inferences 

V. Analysis of Programs 

VI. Analysis of Comments 

Comment 1: Whether Commerce Should 

Reconsider the Petitioner’s Standing to 

Bring the Investigation 

Comment 2: Whether Commerce Should 

Renew Suspension of Liquidation and 

Collection of Cash Deposits Prior to the 

Publication of an Affirmative 

Determination by the ITC 

Comment 3: Countervailability of the 

Export Buyer’s Credit Program 

Comment 4: Whether Commerce Should 

Select a Different Benchmark for the 

Provision of Land-Use Rights for Less 

Than Adequate Remuneration (LTAR) 

for Encouraged Industries 

Comment 5: Countervailability of the 

Provision of Electricity for LTAR 

Comment 6: Whether the Provision of 

Ortho Phenylene Diamine for LTAR is 

Specific 

Comment 7: Benchmarks for the 

Calculation of Inputs for LTAR 

Comment 8: Countervailability of Other 

Subsidies 

VII. Recommendation 

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