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8See ITC Final Determination. 

1See Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from India: 

Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Review; 2021, 88 FR 56000 (August 

17, 2023) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying 

Preliminary Decision Memo (PDM). 

2See Memorandum, ‘‘Report on Verification of 

Norma (India) Limited, USK Exports Private 

Limited, Uma Shanker Khandelwal & Co., and 

Bansidhar Chiranjilal,’’ dated October 25, 2023; see 

also Memorandum, ‘‘Report on Verification of R.N. 

Gupta & Co., Ltd.,’’ dated October 25, 2023. 

3See GOI’s Letter, ‘‘Case Brief on behalf,’’ dated 

November 6, 2023. 

4See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for 

Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative 

Review; 2021,’’ dated November 15, 2023. 

5See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for 

Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative 

Review; 2021,’’ dated January 23, 2024. 

6See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision 

Memorandum for the Final Results of the 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of 

Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from India; 2021,’’ 

dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, 

this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). 

7 Id. at 2–3. 

8See 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. 

9See Preliminary Results PDM at 25–26. 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection will 

continue to collect AD and CVD cash 

deposits at the rates in effect at the time 

of entry for all imports of subject 

merchandise. 

The effective date of the continuation 

of the Orders will be February 7, 2024.8

Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act 

and 19 CFR 351.218(c)(2), Commerce 

intends to initiate the next five-year 

reviews of the Orders not later than 30 

days prior to fifth anniversary of the 

date of the last determination by the 

ITC. 

Administrative Protective Order (APO) 

This notice also serves as a final 

reminder to parties subject to an APO of 

their responsibility concerning the 

return or destruction of proprietary 

information disclosed under APO in 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), 

which continues to govern business 

proprietary information in this segment 

of the proceeding. Timely written 

notification of the return or destruction 

of APO materials, or conversion to 

judicial protective order, is hereby 

requested. Failure to comply with the 

regulations and terms of an APO is a 

violation which is subject to sanction. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

These five-year (sunset) reviews and 

this notice are in accordance with 

sections 751(c) and 751(d)(2) of the Act, 

and published in accordance with 

section 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.218(f)(4). 

Dated: February 13, 2024. 

Ryan Majerus, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and 

Negotiations, performing the non-exclusive 

functions and duties of the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–533–872] 

Finished Carbon Steel Flanges From 

India: Final Results of Countervailing 

Duty Administrative Review; 2021 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) determines that 

Norma (India) Ltd. (Norma) and R.N. 

Gupta & Co. Ltd. (RNG) received 

countervailable subsidies during the 

period of review (POR), January 1, 2021, 

through December 31, 2021. 

DATES: Applicable February 20, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Preston N. Cox or Scarlet K. Jaldin, AD/ 

CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement 

and Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–5041 or (202) 482–4275, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On August 17, 2023, Commerce 

published the Preliminary Results of 

this administrative review in the 

Federal Register and invited interested 

parties to comment.1 In September 

2023, Commerce conducted verification 

of the information reported in the 

questionnaire responses of Norma 

(India) Limited (Norma) and R.N. Gupta 

& Co. Ltd. (RNG).2 On November 6, 

2023, we received a timely filed case 

brief from the Government of India 

(GOI).3 On November 15, 2023, 

Commerce extended the deadline for 

issuing these final results to February 1, 

2023.4 On January 23, 2024, we further 

extended the deadline for these final 

results to February 13, 2024.5 For a 

complete description of the events that 

occurred since the publication of the 

Preliminary Results, see the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum.6

Scope of the Order 

The merchandise covered by the 

Order is finished carbon steel flanges. 

For a complete description of the scope 

of the Order, see the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum.7

Analysis of Comments Received 

All issues raised by the GOI in its case 

brief are addressed in the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum. A list of topics 

discussed in the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum is provided in Appendix 

I. 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 analysis of comments 

from interested parties and the 

information on the record, there have 

been no changes made from the 

Preliminary Results. For a full 

discussion of the issues, see the Issues 

and Decision Memorandum. 

Methodology 

Commerce conducted this 

administrative review in accordance 

with section 751(a)(l)(A) of the Tariff 

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

each of the subsidy programs found to 

be 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.8 For a full 

description of the methodology 

underlying our conclusions, including 

our reliance on adverse facts available 

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

the Act, see the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum. 

Companies Not Selected for Individual 

Examination 

We made no changes to the 

methodology used in the Preliminary 

Results 9 for determining a rate for 

companies not selected for individual 

examination. Therefore, we have made 

no changes to the subsidy rate 

calculated for companies not selected 

for individual examination. The 

companies for which a review was 

requested and that were not selected as 

mandatory respondents or found to be 

cross-owned with a mandatory 

respondent are listed in Appendix II. 


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10As discussed in the Preliminary Results PDM, 

Commerce has found the following companies to be 

cross-owned with Norma (India) Ltd.: USK Export 

Private Limited; Uma Shanker Khandelwal and Co.; 

and Bansidhar Chiranjilal. This rate applies to all 

cross-owned companies. 

11See Appendix II for a list of companies not 

selected for individual examination. 

Final Results of Administrative Review 

As a result of this review, we 

determine that the following net 

countervailable subsidy rates exist for 

the period January 1, 2021, through 

December 31, 2021: 

Producer/exporter 

Subsidy rate 

(percent ad 

valorem) 

Norma (India) Ltd. 10 ............. 2.98 

R.N. Gupta & Co. Ltd ........... 3.20 

Non-Selected Companies 

Under Review 11 ................ 3.09 

Disclosure 

Normally, Commerce discloses its 

calculations and analysis performed in 

connection with the final results to 

interested parties within five days of its 

public announcement, or if there is no 

public announcement, within five days 

of the date of publication of this notice, 

in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). 

However, because we have made no 

changes to the calculations used in 

reaching the Preliminary Results, the 

countervailable subsidy rates are 

unchanged from the rates assigned in 

the Preliminary Results, and there are 

no calculations to disclose. 

Cash Deposit Requirements 

Pursuant to section 751(a)(1) of the 

Act, Commerce intends to instruct U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 

collect cash deposits of estimated 

countervailing duties in the amounts 

shown for each company listed above 

on shipments of subject merchandise 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption on or after the date of 

publication of these final results of this 

administrative review. For all nonreviewed firms, we will instruct CBP to 

continue to collect cash deposits of 

estimated countervailing duties at the 

all-others rate or the most recent 

company-specific rate applicable to the 

company or the non-selected companies 

rate, as appropriate. These cash deposit 

instructions, effective upon the 

publication of these final results, shall 

remain in effect until further notice. 

Assessment Requirements 

In accordance with section 

751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.212(b)(2), Commerce has 

determined, and CBP shall assess, 

countervailing duties on all appropriate 

entries covered by this review for the 

above-listed companies at the applicable 

ad valorem assessment rates. Commerce 

intends to issue assessment instructions 

to CBP no earlier than 35 days after 

publication of the final results of this 

review in the Federal Register. If a 

timely summons is filed at the U.S. 

Court of International Trade, the 

assessment instructions will direct CBP 

not to liquidate relevant entries until the 

time for parties to file a request for a 

statutory injunction has expired (i.e., 

within 90 days of publication). 

Administrative Protection Order (APO) 

This notice also serves as a final 

reminder to parties subject to an APO of 

their responsibility concerning the 

disposition of proprietary information 

disclosed under APO in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which 

continues to govern business 

proprietary information in this segment 

of the proceeding. Timely written 

notification of the return or destruction 

of APO materials or conversion to 

judicial protective order, is hereby 

requested. Failure to comply with the 

regulations and terms of an APO is a 

sanctionable violation. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

These final results are issued and 

published in accordance with sections 

751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 

351.221(b)(5). 

Dated: February 13, 2024. 

Ryan Majerus, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and 

Negotiations, Performing the Non-exclusive 

Functions and Duties of the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. 

Appendix I—List of Topics Discussed in 

the Issues and Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scope of the Order 

IV. Non-Selected Companies Under Review 

V. Subsidies Valuation Information 

VI. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and 

Application of Adverse Inferences 

VII. Analysis of Programs 

VIII. Discussion of the Issues 

Comment 1: Whether the Duty Drawback 

Program Is Countervailable 

Comment 2: Whether the Export Promotion 

of Capital Goods Scheme Is 

Countervailable 

Comment 3: Whether the Interest 

Equalization Scheme Is Countervailable 

Comment 4: Whether Commerce Correctly 

Found the Merchandise Export From 

India Scheme and the Status Holder 

Incentive Scheme To Be Countervailable 

Comment 5: Whether Commerce Correctly 

Analyzed the Electricity Duty Exemption 

Under the State Government of Uttar 

Pradesh Investment Promotion Scheme/ 

Infrastructure and Industrial Investment 

Policy (SGUP–EDE) Scheme 

IX. Recommendation 

Appendix II—Companies Not Selected 

for Individual Examination 

1. Adinath International 

2. Allena Group 

3. Alloyed Steel 

4. Balkrishna Steel Forge Pvt. Ltd. 

5. Bebitz Flanges Works Private Limited 

6. C.D. Industries 

7. Cetus Engineering Private Limited 

8. CHW Forge 

9. CHW Forge Pvt. Ltd. 

10. Citizen Metal Depot 

11. Corum Flange 

12. DN Forge Industries 

13. Echjay Forgings Limited 

14. Falcon Valves and Flanges Private 

Limited 

15. Heubach International 

16. Hindon Forge Pvt. Ltd. 

17. Jai Auto Pvt. Ltd. 

18. Kinnari Steel Corporation 

19. M F Rings and Bearing Races Ltd. 

20. Mascot Metal Manufacturers 

21. Munish Forge Private Limited 

22. OM Exports 

23. Punjab Steel Works (PSW) 

24. R.D. Forge 

25. Raaj Sagar Steel 

26. Ravi Ratan Metal Industries 

27. Rolex Fittings India Pvt. Ltd. 

28. Rollwell Forge Engineering Components 

and Flanges 

29. Rollwell Forge Pvt. Ltd. 

30. SHM (ShinHeung Machinery) 

31. Siddhagiri Metal & Tubes 

32. Sizer India 

33. Steel Shape India 

34. Sudhir Forgings Pvt. Ltd. 

35. Tirupati Forge 

36. Umashanker Khandelwal Forging Limited 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID–0648–XD729] 

Draft Overview of the National 

Aquaculture Development Plan and 

Draft Strategic Plan for Aquaculture 

Economic Development 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: On behalf of the National 

Science and Technology Council 

(NSTC)’s Subcommittee on Aquaculture 

(SCA), NMFS announces the availability 

of the draft Overview of the National 

Aquaculture Development Plan (NADP) 

and draft Strategic Plan for Aquaculture 


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