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3The petitioner is Magotteaux Inc. 

4See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Request to Extend the 

Preliminary Determination,’’ dated August 13, 2024. 

5 Id. 

6This deadline has been tolled by seven days. See 

footnote 2, supra. 

1See Stainless Steel Bar from India: Preliminary 

Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review; 2022–2023, 89 FR 15812 (March 5, 2024) 

(Preliminary Results), and accompanying 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM). 

2See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for 

Final Results,’’ dated June 10, 2024. 

3See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Proceedings,’’ dated July 22, 2024. 

4See Antidumping Duty Orders: Stainless Steel 

Bar from Brazil, India and Japan, 60 FR 9661 

(February 21, 1995) (Order). 

5See Issues and Decision Memorandum. 

6See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

the Final Results of the Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Review of Stainless Steel Bar from 

India; 2022–2023,’’ dated concurrently with, and 

hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision 

Memorandum). 

7 Id. at Comments 1, 3, 4, and 5. 

8 Id. at Comment 6. 

9 Id. at Comment 8. 

which Commerce initiated the 

investigation if: (A) the petitioner 3

makes a timely request for a 

postponement; or (B) Commerce 

concludes that the parties concerned are 

cooperating, that the investigation is 

extraordinarily complicated, and that 

additional time is necessary to make a 

preliminary determination. Under 19 

CFR 351.205(e), the petitioner must 

submit a request for postponement 25 

days or more before the scheduled date 

of the preliminary determination and 

must state the reasons for the request. 

Commerce will grant the request unless 

it finds compelling reasons to deny the 

request. 

On August 13, 2024, the petitioner 

submitted a timely request that 

Commerce postpone the preliminary 

determination in the LTFV 

investigation.4 The petitioner requested 

postponement of the preliminary 

determination because it believes that 

Commerce requires more time to review 

questionnaire responses and address 

any deficiencies.5

For the reason stated above and 

because there are no compelling reasons 

to deny the request, Commerce, in 

accordance with section 733(c)(1)(A) of 

the Act, is postponing the deadline for 

the preliminary determination by 50 

days (i.e., 190 days after the date on 

which this investigation was initiated). 

As a result, Commerce will issue its 

preliminary determinations no later 

than November 29, 2024.6 In accordance 

with section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the 

final determination of this investigation 

will continue to be 75 days after the 

date of the preliminary determination, 

unless postponed at a later date. 

This notice is issued and published 

pursuant to section 733(c)(2) of the Act 

and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1). 

Dated: September 3, 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 

[A–533–810] 

Stainless Steel Bar From India: Final 

Results of Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Review; 2022–2023 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) determines that 

producers/exporters of stainless steel 

bar (SS bar) subject to this review made 

sales of subject merchandise at prices 

below normal value during the period of 

review (POR), February 1, 2022, through 

January 31, 2023. We further determine 

that a producer/exporter of SS bar from 

India did not make sales of subject 

merchandise below normal value during 

the POR. 

DATES: Applicable September 10, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Hermes Pinilla, 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) 482–3477. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On March 5, 2024, Commerce 

published in the Federal Register the 

Preliminary Results of the 2022–2023 

administrative review of the 

antidumping duty order on SS bar from 

India.1 We invited interested parties to 

comment on the Preliminary Results. On 

June 10, 2024, we extended the deadline 

for issuing the final results of 

administrative review to August 29, 

2024.2 On July 22, 2024, Commerce 

tolled certain deadlines in this 

administrative proceeding by seven 

days.3 The deadline for issuing the final 

results of administrative review is now 

September 5, 2024. Commerce 

conducted this review in accordance 

with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 

1930, as amended (the Act). 

Scope of the Order 4

The product covered by the Order is 

SS bar from India. A full description of 

the scope of the Order is contained in 

the Issues and Decision Memorandum.5

Analysis of Comments Received 

All issues raised in the case and 

rebuttal briefs filed by parties in this 

review are listed in the appendix to this 

notice and addressed in the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum.6 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 at 

https://access.trade.gov/public/ 

FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. 

Changes Since the Preliminary Results 

Based on our analysis of the 

comments received, we made certain 

cost related adjustments to Laxcon 

Steels Limited’s, and its affiliates’, 

Ocean Steels Private Limited’s, Metlax 

International Private Limited’s, Parvati 

Private Limited’s, and Mega Steels 

Private Limited’s (collectively, Laxcon) 

information.7 In addition, we 

recalculated Laxcon’s reported indirect 

selling expense calculation 8 and 

removed an adjustment to U.S. price 

reported under a certain billing 

adjustment field (BILLADJ1U) for 

Aamor Inox Limited.9 For a detailed 

discussion of the issues raised by 

parties, see the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum. 

Rate for Non-Examined Companies 

The statute and Commerce’s 

regulations do not address the 

establishment of a rate to be applied to 

companies not selected for examination 

when Commerce limits its examination 

in an administrative review pursuant to 

section 777A(c)(2) of the Act. Generally, 

Commerce looks to section 735(c)(5) of 

the Act, which provides instructions for 

calculating the all-others rate in a 

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10Collectively, these companies are known as 

Laxcon. 

11Collectively, these companies are known as 

Venus Group. 12See Order at 66921. 13See Order, 60 FR at 66921. 

guidance when calculating the rate for 

companies which were not selected for 

individual examination in an 

administrative review. 

Under section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, 

the all-others rate is normally an 

amount equal to the weighted average of 

the estimated weighted-average 

dumping margins established for 

exporters and producers individually 

investigated, excluding any zero or de 

minimis margins, and any margins 

determined entirely on the basis of facts 

available. In this review, we have 

determined that the estimated weightedaverage margin for Aamor is de minimis. 

Therefore, the only rate that is not zero, 

de minimis, or based entirely on facts 

available, is the rate calculated for 

Laxcon. Accordingly, we assigned a 

margin of 0.70 percent based on 

Laxcon’s calculated weighted-average 

dumping margin to the non-examined 

companies. 

Final Results of Review 

We determine that the following 

estimated weighted-average dumping 

margins exist for the period February 1, 

2022, through January 31, 2023: 

Producer/exporter 

Weighted-average 

dumping margin 

(percent) 

Laxcon Steels Limited, and its affiliates, Ocean Steels Private Limited, Metlax International Private Limited, Parvati Private 

Limited, and Mega Steels Private Limited 10 ............................................................................................................................. 0.70 

Aamor Inox Limited ........................................................................................................................................................................ 0.40 (de minimis) 

Companies Not Selected for Individual Review ..............................

Astrabite LLP ................................................................................................................................................................................. 0.70 

Venus Wire Industries Pvt. Ltd., and its affiliates, Precision Metals, Hindustan Inox Ltd., and Sieves Manufacturers (India) 

Pvt. Ltd.11 ................................................................................................................................................................................... 0.70 

Disclosure 

We intend to disclose the calculations 

performed for these final results of 

review to the parties within five days 

after public announcement, in 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). 

Assessment Rates 

Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), 

Commerce shall determine, and U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 

shall assess, antidumping duties on all 

appropriate entries of subject 

merchandise in accordance with the 

final results of this review. For any 

individually examined respondents 

whose weighted-average dumping 

margin is above de minimis, we 

calculated importer-specific ad valorem 

duty assessment rates based on the ratio 

of the total amount of antidumping 

duties calculated for the examined sales 

to the total entered value of the 

examined sales to that importer, and we 

will instruct CBP to assess antidumping 

duties on all appropriate entries covered 

by this. Where either the respondent’s 

weighted-average dumping margin is 

zero or de minimis within the meaning 

of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), or an importer- 

(or customer-) specific assessment rate 

is zero or de minimis, we will instruct 

CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries 

without regard to antidumping duties. 

Commerce’s ‘‘automatic assessment’’ 

will apply to entries of subject 

merchandise during the POR for which 

the examined companies did not know 

that the merchandise they sold to an 

intermediary (e.g., a reseller, trading 

company, or exporter) was destined for 

the United States. In such instances, we 

will instruct CBP to liquidate 

unreviewed entries at the all-others rate 

(12.45 percent 12), if there is no rate for 

the intermediate company(ies) involved 

in the transaction. 

For the companies that were not 

selected for individual examination, we 

will instruct CBP to assess antidumping 

duties at a rate equal to the weightedaverage dumping margin established in 

the final results of review. 

Commerce intends to issue 

assessment instructions to CBP no 

earlier than 35 days after the date of 

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). 

Cash Deposit Requirements 

The following cash deposit 

requirements will be effective for all 

shipments of subject merchandise 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption on or after the 

publication date of the final results of 

this administrative review in the 

Federal Register, as provided for by 

section 751(a)(2) of the Act: (1) the cash 

deposit rate for companies subject to 

this review will be the rates established 

in these final results of the review; (2) 

for merchandise exported by producers 

or exporters not covered in this review 

but covered in a prior segment of the 

proceeding, the cash deposit rate will 

continue to be the company-specific rate 

published for the most recently 

completed segment of this proceeding; 

(3) if the exporter is not a firm covered 

in this review, a prior review, or the 

original investigation but the producer 

is, then the cash deposit rate will be the 

rate established for the most recent 

period for the producer of the 

merchandise; (4) the cash deposit rate 

for all other producers or exporters will 

continue to be 12.45 percent,13 the allothers rate established in the 

investigation. These cash deposit 

requirements, when imposed, shall 

remain in effect until further notice. 

Notification to Importers 

This notice serves as a final reminder 

to importers of their responsibility 

under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a 

certificate regarding the reimbursement 

of antidumping duties prior to 

liquidation of the relevant entries 

during this POR. Failure to comply with 

this requirement could result in 

Commerce’s presumption that 

reimbursement of antidumping duties 

has occurred and the subsequent 

assessment of double antidumping 

duties. 

Notification Regarding Administrative 

Protective Order 

This notice also serves as a final 

reminder to parties subject to 

administrative protective order (APO) of 

their responsibility concerning the 

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1See Ferrosilicon from Brazil, Kazakhstan, 

Malaysia, and the Russian Federation: Initiation of 

Countervailing Duty Investigations, 89 FR 31133 

(April 24, 2024) (Initiation Notice). 

2See Ferrosilicon from Brazil, Kazakhstan, and 

Malaysia: Postponement of Preliminary 

Determinations in the Countervailing Duty 

Investigations, 89 FR 46860 (May 30, 2024). 

3See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling Deadlines for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Proceedings,’’ dated July 22, 2024. 

4Because seven days from August 26, 2024 (i.e., 

September 2, 2024) falls on a federal holiday, the 

actual deadline for the preliminary determination is 

September 3, 2024. 

5See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

the Preliminary Affirmative Determination in the 

Countervailing Duty Investigation of Ferrosilicon 

from the Republic of Kazakhstan,’’ dated 

concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this 

notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). 

6See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, 

Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997). 

7See Initiation Notice. 

8See Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 

9See 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. 

10See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Petitioner’s Request for 

Alignment of Final Determinations with Deadline 

in Concurrent AD Investigations,’’ dated August 15, 

2024. 

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 the terms of an APO is 

a sanctionable violation. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

We are issuing and publishing this 

notice in accordance with sections 

751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 

CFR 351.221(b)(5). 

Dated: September 4, 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 

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scope of the Order 

IV. Changes From the Preliminary Results 

V. Discussion of the Issues 

Comment 1: Whether to Revise Laxcon’s 

Reported Cost 

Comment 2: Whether to Revise Mega Steels 

Private Limited’s Reported Costs 

Comment 3: Whether to Revise Ocean 

Steels Private Limited’s Reported Costs 

Comment 4: Whether to Revise Metlax 

International Private Limited’s Reported 

Costs 

Comment 5: Whether to Disallow Laxcon’s 

Offset for an Affiliated Party’s 

Interest Expenses 

Comment 6: Whether to Revise Laxcon’s 

Indirect Selling Expenses 

Comment 7: Whether to Reject Aamor’s 

Claimed Billing Adjustment 

Comment 8: Whether to Deny Aamor’s 

Request for the Addition of An Export 

Tax Adjustment 

VI. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–834–813] 

Ferrosilicon From the Republic of 

Kazakhstan: Preliminary Affirmative 

Countervailing Duty Determination and 

Alignment of Final Determination With 

Final Antidumping Duty Determination 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily 

determines that countervailable 

subsidies are being provided to 

producers and exporters of ferrosilicon 

from the Republic of Kazakhstan 

(Kazakhstan). The period of 

investigation is January 1, 2023, through 

December 31, 2023. Interested parties 

are invited to comment on this 

preliminary determination. 

DATES: Applicable September 10, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peter Shaw, 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) 482–0697. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

This preliminary determination is 

made in accordance with section 703(b) 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 

(the Act). Commerce published the 

notice of initiation of this investigation 

on April 24, 2024.1 On May 30, 2024, 

Commerce postponed the preliminary 

determination of this investigation.2 On 

July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain 

deadlines in this investigation by seven 

days.3 The deadline for this preliminary 

determination is now September 3, 

2024.4

For a complete description of the 

events that followed the initiation of 

this investigation, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum.5 A list of topics 

discussed in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum is included as Appendix 

II to this notice. The Preliminary 

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 Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum can be accessed directly 

at https://access.trade.gov/public/ 

FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. 

Scope of the Investigation 

The products covered by this 

investigation is ferrosilicon from 

Kazakhstan. For a complete description 

of the scope of this investigation, see 

Appendix I. 

Scope Comments 

In accordance with the preamble to 

Commerce’s regulations,6 the Initiation 

Notice set aside a period of time for 

parties to raise issues regarding product 

coverage, (i.e., scope).7 As noted in the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum, 

Commerce corrected a minor clerical 

error in the language of the scope.8

Methodology 

Commerce is conducting this 

investigation in accordance with section 

701 of the Act. For each of the subsidy 

programs found countervailable, 

Commerce preliminarily 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.9 For a 

full description of the methodology 

underlying the preliminary 

determination, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum. 

Alignment 

As noted in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum, in accordance with 

section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.210(b)(4), Commerce is aligning the 

final countervailing duty (CVD) 

determination in this investigation with 

the final determination in the 

companion antidumping duty (AD) 

investigation of ferrosilicon from 

Kazakhstan based on a request made by 

the petitioners.10 Consequently, the 

final CVD determination will be issued 

on the same date as the final AD 

determination, which is currently 

scheduled to be issued no later than 

January 14, 2025, unless postponed. 

All-Others Rate 

Sections 703(d) and 705(c)(5)(A) of 

the Act provide that in the preliminary 


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