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1See Gas Powered Pressure Washers from the 

People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative 

Countervailing Duty Determination, Preliminary 

Affirmative Critical Circumstances Determination, 

in Part, and Alignment of Final Determination with 

Final Antidumping Duty Determination, 88 FR 

36531 (June 5, 2023) (Preliminary Determination), 

and accompanying Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum (PDM). 

2 Id. 

3See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

the Final Affirmative Determination in the 

Countervailing Duty Investigation of Gas Powered 

Pressure Washers from the People’s Republic of 

China,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby 

adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision 

Memorandum). 

4See Memorandum, ‘‘Preliminary Scope 

Decision,’’ dated June 8, 2023 (Preliminary Scope 

Memorandum). 

5See Memorandum, ‘‘Final Scope Decision,’’ 

dated August 22, 2023 (Final Scope Memorandum). 

15. Dongguan Sunworth Solar Energy Co., 

Ltd. 

16. Eoplly New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. 

17. ERA Solar Co., Ltd. 

18. ET Solar Energy Limited 

19. Fuzhou Sunmodo New Energy 

Equipment Co., Ltd. 

20. GCL System Integration Technology Co., 

Ltd. 

21. Hainan Yingli New Energy Resources Co., 

Ltd. 

22. Haining Chint Solar Energy Technology 

Co., Ltd.; 

23. Hangzhou Sunny Energy Science and 

Technology Co., Ltd. 

24. Hengdian Group DMEGC Magnetics Co., 

Ltd. 

25. Hengshui Yingli New Energy Resources 

Co., Ltd. 

26. Hongkong Hello Tech Energy Co., Ltd. 

27. JA Solar, Co., Ltd. 

28. JA Technology Yangzhou Co., Ltd. 

29. Jiangsu Jinko Tiansheng Solar Co., Ltd. 

30. Jinko Solar International Limited 

31. Light Way Green Energy Co., Ltd. 

32. Lixian Yingli New Energy Resources Co., 

Ltd. 

33. Longi (HK) Trading Ltd. 

34. Luoyang Suntech Power Co., Ltd. 

35. New East Solar Energy Cambodia Co., 

Ltd. 

36. Nice Sun PV Co., Ltd. 

37. Ningbo ETDZ Holdings, Ltd. 

38. ReneSola Jiangsu Ltd. 

39. Renesola Zhejiang Ltd. 

40. Changzhou Jintan Ningsheng Electricity 

Power Co., Ltd.; Changzhou Sveck New 

Material Technology Co., Ltd.; 

Changzhou Sveck Photovoltaic New 

Material Co., Ltd. (including Changzhou 

Sveck Photovoltaic New Material Co., 

Ltd. Jintan Danfeng Road Branch); 

Jiangsu Sveck New Material Co., Ltd.; 

JiuJiang Shengchao Xinye Technology 

Co., Ltd. (including JiuJang Shengshao 

Xinye Technology Co., Ltd. Ruichang 

Branch); Jiujiang Shengchao Xinye Trade 

Co., Ltd.; Ninghai Risen Energy Power 

Development Co., Ltd.; Risen 

(Changzhou) Import and Export Co., Ltd.; 

Risen (Luoyang) New Energy Co., Ltd.; 

Risen (Ningbo) Electric Power 

Development Co., Ltd.; Risen (Wuhai) 

New Energy Co., Ltd.; Risen Energy 

(Changzhou) Co., Ltd.; Risen Energy 

(HongKong) Co., Ltd.; Risen Energy 

(Ningbo) Co., Ltd.; Risen Energy (Yiwu) 

Co., Ltd.; Risen Energy Co., Ltd.; 

Zhejiang Boxin Investment Co., Ltd.; 

Zhejiang Twinsel Electronic Technology 

Co., Ltd. 

41. Shenzhen Glory Industries Co., Ltd. 

42. Shenzhen Topray Solar Co., Ltd. 

43. Shenzhen Yingli New Energy Resources 

Co., Ltd. 

44. Sumec Hardware & Tools Co., Ltd. 

45. Sunpreme Solar Technology (Jiaxing) Co., 

Ltd. 

46. Suntech Power Co., Ltd. 

47. Suntimes Technology Co., Limited 

48. Systemes Versilis, Inc. 

49. Taimax Technologies Inc. 

50. Taizhou BD Trade Co., Ltd. 

51. Talesun Energy 

52. Talesun Solar 

53. tenKsolar (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. 

54. Tianjin Yingli New Energy Resources Co., 

Ltd. 

55. Trina (Hefei) Science and Technology 

Co., Ltd. 

56. Trina Solar (Hefei) Science and 

Technology Co., Ltd. 

57. Trina Solar (Singapore) Science and 

Technology Pte. Ltd. 

58. Vina Cell Technology Company Limited 

59. Vina Solar Technology Company Limited 

60. Wuxi Tianran Photovoltaic Co., Ltd. 

61. Yingli Green Energy International 

Trading Company Limited 

62. Yuhuan Jinko Solar Co., Ltd. 

63. Zhejiang ERA Solar Technology Co., Ltd. 

64. Zhejiang Jinko Solar Co., Ltd. 

65. Zhejiang Sunflower Light Energy Science 

& Technology Limited Liability 

Company 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–570–149] 

Gas Powered Pressure Washers From 

the People’s Republic of China: Final 

Affirmative Countervailing Duty 

Determination and Final Affirmative 

Critical Circumstances Determination, 

in Part 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) determines that 

countervailable subsidies are being 

provided to producers and exporters of 

gas powered pressure washers (pressure 

washers) from the People’s Republic of 

China (China). The period of 

investigation is January 1, 2021, through 

December 31, 2021. 

DATES: Applicable December 22, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Theodore Pearson, 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) 482–2631. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On June 5, 2023, Commerce published 

its Preliminary Determination 1 in the 

Federal Register. Commerce invited 

parties to comment on the Preliminary 

Determination.2

For a complete description of the 

events that followed the Preliminary 

Determination, see the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum.3 The Issues and 

Decision Memorandum is a public 

document and is made available to the 

public 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 https://access.trade.gov/ 

public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. 

Scope of the Investigation 

The products covered by this 

investigation are pressure washers from 

China. For a complete description of the 

scope of this investigation, see 

Appendix I. 

Scope Comments 

During the investigation, Commerce 

received scope comments from 

interested parties. Commerce issued a 

Preliminary Scope Memorandum to 

address these comments and set aside a 

period of time for parties to address 

scope issues in scope-specific case and 

rebuttal briefs.4 We received comments 

from interested parties on the 

Preliminary Scope Memorandum, 

which we address in the Final Scope 

Memorandum.5 We did not make any 

changes to the scope of this 

investigation from the scope published 

in the Preliminary Determination, as 

noted in Appendix I. 

Analysis of Subsidy Programs and 

Comments Received 

The subsidy programs under 

investigation, and the issues raised in 

the case and rebuttal briefs that were 

submitted by parties in this 

investigation, are discussed in the Issues 

and Decision Memorandum. For a list of 

the issues raised by interested parties 

and addressed in the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum, see Appendix II 

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6See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act 

regarding financial contribution; see also section 

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

771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity. 

7See Preliminary Determination PDM at 7–30; see 

also Issues and Decision Memorandum at the 

section entitled ‘‘Use of Facts Otherwise Available 

and Adverse Inferences.’’ 8See Issues and Decision Memorandum at 

Comment 5. 

9Commerce finds the following company to be 

cross-owned with JD Power: Jiangsu Nonghua 

Intelligent Agriculture Technology Co., Ltd. 

10 JD Power submitted certain minor corrections 

during verification that do not affect the ad valorem 

subsidy rates calculated for individual programs or 

the total ad valorem subsidy rate. See 

Memorandum, ‘‘Final Determination Calculations 

for Jiangsu Jianghuai Engine Co., Ltd.,’’ dated 

concurrently with this memorandum. 

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 to be 

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.6 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 

otherwise available, including with an 

adverse inference, pursuant to sections 

776(a) and (b) of the Act. For a full 

discussion of our application of adverse 

facts available (AFA), see the 

Preliminary Determination and the 

section ‘‘Use of Facts Otherwise 

Available and Application of Adverse 

Inferences’’ in the accompanying Issues 

and Decision Memorandum.7

Verification 

Commerce was unable to conduct onsite verification of the information 

relied on in making its final 

determination in this investigation. 

However, in July 2023, we took 

additional steps in lieu of on-site 

verifications to verify the information 

relied upon in making this final 

determination, in accordance with 

section 782(i) of the Act by conducting 

virtual verification of Jiangsu Jianghuai 

Engine Co., Ltd. (JD Power). 

Final Affirmative Determination of 

Critical Circumstances, in Part 

In accordance with sections 703(e)(1) 

and 776(a) and (b) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.206, as well as our analysis of 

comments received regarding our 

affirmative preliminary determination of 

critical circumstances,8 Commerce 

continues to find that critical 

circumstances exist with respect to 

imports of pressure washers from China 

for JD Power and the non-responsive 

companies. In addition, we continue to 

find that critical circumstances do not 

exist with respect to imports of pressure 

washers from companies not 

individually examined. For a full 

description of the methodology and 

results of Commerce’s critical 

circumstances analysis, see the Issues 

and Decision Memorandum. 

Changes Since the Preliminary 

Determination 

Based on our review and analysis of 

the information at verification and 

comments received from interested 

parties, we made no changes to the 

subsidy rate calculations for JD Power. 

For a discussion of the comments 

received, see the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum. 

All-Others Rate 

Pursuant to section 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of 

the Act, Commerce will determine an 

all-others rate equal to the weightedaverage countervailable subsidy rates 

established for exporters and/or 

producers individually investigated, 

excluding any zero and de minimis 

countervailable subsidy rates, and any 

rates determined entirely under section 

776 of the Act. In this investigation, 

Commerce calculated a total subsidy 

rate for Chongqing Dajiang Power 

Equipment Co., Ltd. determined entirely 

under section 776 of the Act. Therefore, 

the only rate that is not zero, de 

minimis, or based entirely on facts 

otherwise available is the rate calculated 

for JD Power. Consequently, the rate 

calculated for JD Power is also assigned 

as the rate for all other producers and 

exporters. 

Final Determination 

Commerce determines that the 

following estimated countervailable 

subsidy rates exist: 

Company Subsidy rate 

(percent ad valorem) 

Jiangsu Jianghuai Engine Co., Ltd 9 ................................................................................................................................... 11.19 

Chongqing Dajiang Power Equipment Co., Ltd .................................................................................................................. 206.57 

China GTL Tools Group, Ltd ............................................................................................................................................... 206.57 

Loncin Motor Co., Ltd .......................................................................................................................................................... 206.57 

Maxworld Home Co., Ltd ..................................................................................................................................................... 206.57 

Ningbo Jugang Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd ............................................................................................................. 206.57 

Powerful Machinery & Electronics Technology Developing Co., Ltd .................................................................................. 206.57 

Pinghu Biyi Cleaning Equipment Co., Ltd ........................................................................................................................... 206.57 

Senci Electric Machinery Co., Ltd ....................................................................................................................................... 206.57 

Taizhou Bison Machinery Co., Ltd ...................................................................................................................................... 206.57 

Taizhou Longfa Machinery Co., Ltd .................................................................................................................................... 206.57 

Taizhou Newland Machinery Co., Ltd ................................................................................................................................. 206.57 

Zhejiang Anlu Cleaning Machinery Co., Ltd ........................................................................................................................ 206.57 

Zhejiang Constant Power Machinery Co., Ltd .................................................................................................................... 206.57 

Zhejiang Lingben Machinery & Electronics Co., Ltd ........................................................................................................... 206.57 

Zhejiang Xinchang Bigyao Power Tool Co., Ltd ................................................................................................................. 206.57 

Zhejiang Zhinanche Cleaning Equipment Co., Ltd ............................................................................................................. 206.57 

All Others ............................................................................................................................................................................. 11.19 

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 the Federal Register, in 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).10

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 


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instructed U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation 

of entries of subject merchandise from 

China that were entered, or withdrawn 

from warehouse, for consumption, on or 

after June 5, 2023. Because we 

preliminarily determined that critical 

circumstances existed with respect to JD 

Power and the non-responsive 

companies, we instructed CBP to 

suspend such entries on or after March 

7, 2023, which is 90 days prior to the 

date of the publication of the 

Preliminary Determination in the 

Federal Register. In accordance with 

section 703(d) of the Act, we instructed 

CBP to discontinue the suspension of 

liquidation of all entries of subject 

merchandise entered or withdrawn from 

warehouse, on or after October 3, 2023, 

but to continue the suspension of 

liquidation of all entries of subject 

merchandise between June 5 and 

October 2, 2023. 

If the U.S. International Trade 

Commission (ITC) issues a final 

affirmative injury determination, we 

will issue a countervailing duty order, 

reinstate the suspension of liquidation 

under section 706(a) of the Act, and 

require a cash deposit of estimated 

countervailing duties for entries of 

subject merchandise in the amounts 

indicated above. 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, we will notify the ITC of our 

final affirmative determination that 

countervailable subsidies are being 

provided to producers and exporters of 

pressure washers 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 pressure washers 

from China no later than 45 days after 

our final determination. 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. 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. 

Administrative Protective Order 

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 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 18, 2023. 

/S/James Maeder 

James Maeder, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Operations. 

Appendix I 

Scope of the Investigation 

The merchandise covered by this 

investigation is cold water gas powered 

pressure washers (also commonly known as 

power washers), which are machines that 

clean surfaces using water pressure that are 

powered by an internal combustion engine, 

air-cooled with a power take-off shaft, in 

combination with a positive displacement 

pump. This combination of components (i.e., 

the internal combustion engine, the power 

take-off shaft, and the positive displacement 

pump) is defined as the ‘‘power unit.’’ The 

scope of this investigation covers cold water 

gas powered pressure washers, whether 

finished or unfinished, whether assembled or 

unassembled, and whether or not containing 

any additional parts or accessories to assist 

in the function of the ‘‘power unit,’’ 

including, but not limited to, spray guns, 

hoses, lances, and nozzles. The scope of this 

investigation covers cold water gas powered 

pressure washers, whether or not assembled 

or packaged with a frame, cart, or trolley, 

with or without wheels attached. 

For purposes of this investigation, an 

unfinished and/or unassembled cold water 

gas powered pressure washer consists of, at 

a minimum, the power unit or components 

of the power unit, packaged or imported 

together. Importation of the power unit 

whether or not accompanied by, or attached 

to, additional components including, but not 

limited to a frame, spray guns, hoses, lances, 

and nozzles constitutes an unfinished cold 

water gas powered pressure washer for 

purposes of this scope. The inclusion in a 

third country of any components other than 

the power unit does not remove the cold 

water gas powered pressure washer from the 

scope. A cold water gas powered pressure 

washer is within the scope of this 

investigation regardless of the origin of its 

engine. Subject merchandise also includes 

finished and unfinished cold water gas 

powered pressure washers that are further 

processed in a third country or in the United 

States, including, but not limited to, 

assembly or any other processing that would 

not otherwise remove the merchandise from 

the scope of this investigation if performed 

in the country of manufacture of the in-scope 

cold water gas powered pressure washers. 

The scope excludes hot water gas powered 

pressure washers, which are pressure 

washers that include a heating element used 

to heat the water sprayed from the machine. 

Also specifically excluded from the scope of 

this investigation is merchandise covered by 

the scope of the antidumping and 

countervailing duty orders on certain vertical 

shaft engines between 99cc and up to 225cc, 

and parts thereof from the People’s Republic 

of China. See Certain Vertical Shaft Engines 

Between 99 cc and Up to 225cc, and Parts 

Thereof from the People’s Republic of China: 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Orders, 86 FR 023675 (May 4, 2021). 

The cold water gas powered pressure 

washers subject to this investigation are 

classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 

of the United States (HTSUS) at subheadings 

8424.30.9000 and 8424.90.9040. Although 

the HTSUS subheadings are provided for 

convenience and customs purposes, the 

written description of the scope is 

dispositive. 

Appendix II 

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Final Critical Circumstances 

Determination 

IV. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and 

Application of Adverse Inferences 

V. Subsidies Valuation Information 

VI. Interest Rate, Discount Rate, Hot-Rolled 

Steel, and Electricity Benchmarks 

VII. Analysis of Programs 

VIII. Discussion of the Issues 

Comment 1: Export Buyer’s Credit (EBC) 

Program 

Comment 2: Whether the Application of 

Adverse Facts Available (AFA) for the 

Provision of Hot-Rolled Steel for Less 

Than Adequate Remuneration (LTAR) Is 

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1See Certain Collated Steel Staples from the 

People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results and 

Partial Rescission of the Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Review; 2021, 88 FR 43288 (July 7, 

2023) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 

2See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision 

Memorandum for the Final Results of the 2021 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of 

Certain Collated Steel Staples from the People’s 

Republic of China,’’ dated concurrently with, and 

hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision 

Memorandum). 

3See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for 

the Final Results of Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Review; 2021,’’ dated October 16, 

2023. 

4See Certain Collated Steel Staples from the 

People’s Republic of China: Countervailing Duty 

Order, 85 FR 43813 (July 20, 2020) (Order). 

5See Memorandum, ‘‘Final Results Calculations 

for Tianjin Hweschun Fasteners Manufacturing Co., 

Ltd.,’’ dated concurrently with this notice; see also 

Preliminary Results, 88 FR at 43289. 

6The four non-selected companies under review 

are: Ningbo Pacrim Manufacturing Co., Ltd., 

Shanghai Jade Shuttle Hardware, Shaoxing Bohui 

Import Export Co., Ltd., and Youngwoo (Cangzhou) 

Fasteners Co., Ltd. See Preliminary Results, 88 FR 

at 43289. 

7See 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. 

Comment 3: Whether the Application of 

AFA to the Provision of Electricity for 

LTAR Is Appropriate 

Comment 4: Whether the Application of 

AFA to Other Subsidies Is Appropriate 

Comment 5: Whether Critical 

Circumstances Exist with Regard to JD 

Power 

Comment 6: Whether JD Power Used the 

Provision of Hot-Rolled Steel for LTAR 

Program 

IX. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–570–113] 

Certain Collated Steel Staples From 

the People’s Republic of China: Final 

Results of Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Review; 2021 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) determines that 

countervailable subsidies were provided 

to producers and exporters of certain 

collated steel staples (collated staples) 

from the People’s Republic of China 

(China) during the period of review 

(POR) from January 1, 2021, through 

December 31, 2021. 

DATES: Applicable December 22, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jinny Ahn or Shane Subler, AD/CVD 

Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement 

and Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–0339 or (202) 482–6241, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On July 7, 2023, Commerce published 

the Preliminary Results.1 For a complete 

description of the events that occurred 

subsequent to the Preliminary Results, 

see the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum.2 On October 16, 2023, in 

accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of 

the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 

Act), Commerce extended the deadline 

for issuing the final results until 

December 15, 2023.3

Scope of the Order 4

The merchandise subject to the Order 

is collated staples from China. A full 

description of the scope of the Order is 

contained in the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum. 

Analysis of Comments Received 

All issues raised by interested parties 

in briefs are addressed in the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum. A list of the 

issues addressed in the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum is provided in 

the appendix to this notice. 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 https://access.trade.gov/public/ 

FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. 

Changes Since the Preliminary Results 

Based on our review of the record and 

comments received from interested 

parties regarding our Preliminary 

Results, we made certain revisions to 

the countervailable subsidy rate 

calculations for Tianjin Hweschun 

Fasteners Manufacturing Co. Ltd. 

(Tianjin Hweschun), the sole mandatory 

respondent in this review.5 As a result 

of the changes to Tianjin Hweschun’s 

program rates, the final rate for the four 

companies under review which were 

not selected for individual examination 

also changed.6 These changes are 

explained in the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum. 

Methodology 

Commerce is conducting this review 

in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(A) 

of the Act. For each of the subsidy 

programs found countervailable, we 

find that there is a subsidy, i.e., a 

government-provided financial 

contribution that gives rise to a benefit 

to the recipient, and that the subsidy is 

specific.7 The Issues and Decision 

Memorandum contains a full 

description of the methodology 

underlying Commerce’s conclusions, 

including any determination that relied 

upon the use of adverse facts available 

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

the Act. 

Companies Not Selected for Individual 

Review 

The statute and Commerce’s 

regulations do not address the 

establishment of a rate to be applied to 

companies not selected for individual 

examination when Commerce limits its 

examination in an administrative review 

pursuant to section 777A(e)(2) of the 

Act. Generally, Commerce looks to 

section 705(c)(5) of the Act, which 

provides instructions for determining 

the all-others rate in an investigation, 

for guidance when calculating the rate 

for companies which were not selected 

for individual examination in an 

administrative review. Under section 

705(c)(5)(A) of the Act, the all-others 

rate is normally an amount equal to the 

weighted average of the countervailable 

subsidy rates established for exporters 

and producers individually 

investigated, excluding any zero or de 

minimis countervailable subsidy rates, 

and any rates determined entirely on the 

basis of facts available. 

As stated above, there are four 

companies for which a review was 

requested and not rescinded, and which 

were not selected as mandatory 

respondents or found to be cross-owned 

with the mandatory respondent. 

Because the rate calculated for the only 

mandatory respondent in this review, 

Tianjin Hweschun, was above de 

minimis and not based entirely on facts 

available, we are applying Tianjin 

Hweschun’s subsidy rate to these nonselected companies,. This methodology 

used to establish the rate for the nonselected companies is consistent with 

our practice regarding the calculation of 

the all-others rate, pursuant to section 

705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act. 

This is the same methodology 

Commerce applied in the Preliminary 

Results for determining a rate for 

companies not selected for individual 

examination. However, due to changes 


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