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 Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [A-533-887]
 AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
 SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that carbon and alloy steel threaded rod (steel threaded rod) from India was sold in the United States at below normal value during the period of review (POR), April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023. Further, we are rescinding this review with respect to 83 companies.
 DATES: Applicable October 15, 2024.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kabir Archuletta or Samuel Frost, AD/CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2593 or (202) 482-8180, respectively.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background This administrative review covers 29 companies.[1]
                    
                     Commerce selected two 
                    ( print page 82983)
                    respondents for individual examination, Mangal Steel Enterprises Limited (Mangal) and Shree Luxmi Fasteners/The Emerging Impex (SLF/TEI).[2] On May 6, 2024, Commerce published the 
                    *Preliminary Results*
                     of this administrative review and invited interested parties to comment on the 
                    *Preliminary Results.*[3]
                    
                     On June 5, 2024, we received a timely-filed case brief from Sigma Piping Products (2019), LLC (Sigma), a U.S. importer of subject merchandise,[4]
                    
                     and on June 10, 2024, we received a timely-filed rebuttal brief from Vulcan Threaded Products, Inc. (the petitioner).[5] On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this administrative proceeding by seven days.[6]
                    
                     Thereafter, Commerce partially extended the deadline for issuing the final results until October 8, 2024.[7]
                    
                     For a complete description of the events that followed the 
                    *Preliminary Results, see*
                     the Issues and Decision Memorandum.[8] Commerce conducted this administrative review in accordance with section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Scope of the Order 
                    9 The merchandise covered by the scope of this 
                    *Order*
                     is carbon and alloy steel threaded rod from India. A complete description of the scope of the 
                    *Order*
                     is provided in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.[10] Rescission of Administrative Review, in Part Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), when there are no reviewable entries of subject merchandise during the POR subject to the antidumping duty order for which liquidation is suspended, Commerce may rescind an administrative review, in whole or only with respect to a particular exporter or producer.[11]
                    
                     At the end of the administrative review, any suspended entries are liquidated at the assessment rate computed for the review period.[12]
                    
                     Therefore, for an administrative review to be conducted, there must be a reviewable, suspended entry to be liquidated at the newly calculated assessment rate. In the 
                    *Preliminary Results,*
                     Commerce preliminarily rescinded this review with respect to 83 companies because those companies had no reviewable, suspended entries of subject merchandise and invited parties to comment.[13]
                    
                     We received no comments on our preliminary rescission of the review with respect to these companies. Accordingly, in the absence of suspended entries of subject merchandise during the POR for these 83 companies for which this review was initiated, we are hereby rescinding this administrative review, in part, with respect to these companies, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).[14] Analysis of Comments Received All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues that parties raised and to which we responded in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached to this notice at Appendix I. 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 
                    *http://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 a review of the record, we made certain changes to the margin calculations for these final results. For a discussion of these changes, 
                    *see*
                     the Issues and Decision Memorandum. Rate for Non-Examined Companies The Act 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 market economy investigation, for 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 and 
                    *de minimis*
                     margins, and any margins determined entirely {on the basis of facts available}.” In this review, we have calculated weighted-average dumping margins of zero percent for Mangal and 10.94 percent for SLF/TEI. Therefore, in accordance with section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, we are applying SLF/TEI's weighted average dumping margin of 10.94 percent to the non-examined companies, because this is the only rate that is not zero, 
                    *de minimis,*
                     or based entirely on facts available. Final Results of the Review Commerce determines that the following estimated weighted-average dumping margins exist during the period April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023: Exporter/producer
Weighted-
                             average  
                             dumping  
                             margin 
                             (percent)Mangal Steel Enterprises Limited
0.00Shree Luxmi Fasteners/The Emerging Impex
10.94Companies Not Selected for Individual Review 15
10.94
 
 
 Disclosure Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed in connection with these final results to interested parties within five days of any public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five days of the date publication of the notice of final results in the 
                    **Federal Register**
                    .[16] 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 covered by this review. Because the weighted-average dumping margin for Mangal has been determined to be zero percent, we intend to instruct CBP to liquidate Mangal's entries without regard to antidumping duties, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2). SLF/TEI's weighted average dumping margin is not zero or 
                    *de minimis*
                     (
                    *i.e.,*
                     less than 0.5 percent). Therefore, we calculated importer-specific assessment rates based on the ratio of the total dumping calculated for the examined sales to the total entered value of the sales. Where an importer-specific assessment rate for SLF/TEI is either zero or 
                    *de minimis,*
                     we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties. In accordance with Commerce's “automatic assessment” practice, for entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by Mangal or SLF/TEI for which these companies did not know that the merchandise was destined for the United States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate those entries at the all-others rate established in the original less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of 0.00 percent,[17]
                    
                     if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.[18]
                    
                     For the companies that were not selected for individual examination, we will instruct CBP to liquidate entries at the rate established in these final results of review. For the companies for which this review is rescinded with these final results (
                    *see*
                     Appendix III), we will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on any suspended at a rate equal to the cash deposit of estimated antidumping duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, during the POR, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). We intend to issue instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the publication date 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 the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of these final results of review in the 
                    **Federal Register**
                    *,*
                     as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for the companies listed in these final results will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin established in the final results of this administrative 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 in which they were reviewed; (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 recently completed segment of this proceeding for the producer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to be 0.00 percent, the all-others rate established in the LTFV investigation, adjusted for the export-subsidy rate in the companion countervailing duty investigation.[19]
                    
                     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 the POR. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties. Administrative Protective Order This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to an administrative protective order (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 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 351.213(h) and 351.221(b)(5). Dated: October 8, 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. Changes Since the 
                        *Preliminary Results* V. Discussion of the Issues Comment 1: Whether Commerce Should Redetermine the Cash Deposit Rate for Kanika Exports (Kanika) Comment 2: Whether Commerce Should Use a Different Methodology To Determine Kanika's Dumping Margin VI. Recommendation Appendix II—List of Companies Not Individually Examined 1. Aadi Shree Fastener Industries 2. Babu Exports 3. Bhansali Inc. 4. Chirag International 5. Everest Industrial Corporation 6. Fence Fixings 7. Fine Thread Form Industries 8. Ganpati Fastners Pvt., Ltd. 9. GDPA Fasteners 10. Goodgood Manufacturers 11. Idea Fasteners Pvt., Ltd. 12. Kanika Exp. 13. Kapson India 14. Kapurthala Industrial Corporation 15. Kova Fasteners Pvt., Ltd. 16. Maharaja International 17. Maya Enterprises 18. Nishant Steel Industries 19. Nuovo Fastenings Pvt., Ltd. 20. R A Exp 21. R K Fasteners (India) 22. Rods & Fixing Fasteners 23. S K Overseas
                        ( print page 82985) 24. Singhania International Ltd. 25. The Technocrats Co. 26. Viraj Profiles Ltd. 27. Yogendra International Appendix III—List of Companies for Which We Are Rescinding the Administrative Review 1. A H Enterprises 2. Aanjaney Micro Engy Pvt., Ltd. 3. Accurate Steel Forgings (I) Ltd. 4. Alps Industries Ltd. 5. Apex Thermocon Pvt., Ltd. 6. Ash Hammer Union 7. Astrotech Steels Pvt., Ltd. 8. Atlantic Container Line Pvt., Ltd. 9. Ats Exp. 07 10. Atz Shipping Trade & Transport Pvt. 11. BA Metal Processing 12. Boston Exp. & Engineering Co. 13. C.H.Robinson International (India) 14. C.P.World Lines Pvt., Ltd. 15. Century Distribution Systems Inc. 16. Charu Enterprises 17. Daksh Fasteners 18. Dedicated Imp. & Exp. Co. 19. Dhiraj Alloy & Stainless Steel 20. Dsv Air and Sea Pvt., Ltd. 21. Eastman Industries Ltd. 22. Eos Precision 23. ESL Steel Ltd 24. Everest Exp. 25. Farmparts Company 26. Galorekart Marketplace Pvt., Ltd. 27. Ganga Acrowools Ltd. 28. Gateway Engineering Solution 29. Gee Pee Overseas 30. Geodis India Pvt., Ltd. (Indel) 31. Jindal Steel And Power Ltd. 32. JSW Steel Ltd. 33. Kanchan Trading Co. 34. Kanhaiya Lal Tandoor (P) Ltd. 35. Karna International 36. Kei Industries Ltd. 37. King Exports 38. Linit Exp. Pvt., Ltd. 39. Mahajan Brothers 40. Meenakshi India, Ltd. 41. Metalink 42. MKA Engineers And Exporters Pvt., Ltd. 43. National Cutting Tools 44. NJ Sourcing 45. Noahs Ark International Exp. 46. Oia Global India Pvt., Ltd. 47. Otsusa India Pvt., Ltd. 48. Paloma Turning Co. Pvt., Ltd. 49. Patton International Ltd. 50. Perfect Tools & Forgings 51. Permali Wallace Pvt., Ltd. 52. Polycab India Ltd. 53. Pommada Hindustan Pvt., Ltd. 54. Poona Forge Pvt., Ltd. 55. Raajratna Ventures Ltd. 56. Raashika Industries Pvt., Ltd. 57. Rajpan Group 58. Rambal Ltd. 59. Randack Fasteners India Pvt., Ltd. 60. Ratnveer Metals Ltd. 61. Rimjhim Ispat Ltd. 62. S.M Forgings & Engineering 63. Sandip Brass Industries 64. Sandiya Exp. Pvt., Ltd. 65. Sansera Engineering Pvt., Ltd. 66. Silverline Metal Engineering Pvt. Lt 67. Sri Satya Sai Enterprises 68. Steampulse Global Llp 69. Steel Authority Of India Ltd. 70. Suchi Fasteners Pvt., Ltd. 71. Supercon Metals Pvt., Ltd. 72. Tekstar Pvt., Ltd. 73. Tijiya Exp. Pvt., Ltd. 74. Tijiya Steel Pvt., Ltd. 75. Tong Heer Fasteners 76. Trans Tool Pvt., Ltd. 77. Universal Engineering and Fabricat 78. V.J Industries Pvt., Ltd. 79. Vidushi Wires Pvt., Ltd. 80. Vrl Automation 81. VV Marine Pvt., Ltd. 82. Zenith Precision Pvt., Ltd. 83. Zenith Steel Pipes And Industries L


# Footnotes

1.
    
                         We initiated this administrative review with respect to 112 companies. 
                        *See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews,*88 FR 38021 (June 12, 2023). However, we are rescinding this review for 83 companies that did not have reviewable entries 
                        
                        of subject merchandise during the POR. 
                        *See*
                         “Rescission of Administrative Review, in Part” section below. Back to Citation
 2.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         Memorandum, “Respondent Selection,” dated June 28, 2023. Commerce preliminarily determined to treat Shree Luxmi Fasteners (SLF) and its affiliate The Emerging Impex (TEI) as a single entity for purposes of this review. Because no parties commented on this preliminary decision, for these final results Commerce continues to treat these companies as a single entity. 
                        *See Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod from India: Preliminary Results and Preliminary Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, in Part, 2022-2023,*89 FR 37174 (May 6, 2024) (
                        *Preliminary Results*), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM). Back to Citation
 3.
    
                         
                        *Id*. Back to Citation
 4.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         Sigma's Letter, “Sigma Comments on Preliminary Results,” dated June 5, 2024 (Sigma's Case Brief). Back to Citation
 5.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         Petitioner's Letter, “Rebuttal Brief,” dated June 10, 2024 (Petitioner's Rebuttal Brief). Back to Citation
 6.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         Memorandum, “Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,” dated July 22, 2024. Back to Citation
 7.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         Memoranda, “Extension of Deadline for Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022-23,” dated August 14, 2024; and “Extension of Deadline for Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022-2023,” dated October 1, 2024. Back to Citation
 8.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         Memorandum, “Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod from India; 2022-2023,” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). Back to Citation
 9.
    
                         
                        *See Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod from India: Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order,*85 FR 19925 (April 9, 2020) (
                        *Order*). Back to Citation
 10.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         Issues and Decision Memorandum at “Scope of the 
                        *Order.”* Back to Citation
 11.
    
                         
                        *See, e.g., Forged Steel Fittings from Taiwan: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-2019,*85 FR 71317, 71318 (November 9, 2020); 
                        *see also Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from Mexico: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017,*83 FR 54084 (October 26, 2018). Back to Citation
 12.
    
                         
                        *See*19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). Back to Citation
 13.
    
                         
                        *See Preliminary Results,*
                         89 FR at 37175-76. Back to Citation
 14.
    
                         Appendix III identifies all companies for which we have rescinded this review. Back to Citation
 15.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         Appendix II for a full list of these companies. 16.
    
                         
                        *See*19 CFR 351.224(b). Back to Citation
 17.
    
                         
                        *See Order,*
                         85 FR at 19926. Back to Citation
 18.
    
                         
                        *See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties,*68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003). Back to Citation
 19.
    
                         
                        *See Order,*
                         85 FR at 19926. Back to Citation


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