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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 91676-91680]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27007]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-104, C-570-105]

Antidumping Duty Order on Alloy and Certain Carbon Steel Threaded 
Rod and Countervailing Duty Order on Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded 
Rod From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Changed 
Circumstances Reviews, Revocation of the Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Orders, in Part, and Rescission of Scope Inquiry

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is issuing the 
final results of changed circumstances reviews (CCRs) of the 
antidumping duty (AD) order on alloy and certain carbon steel threaded 
rod from the People's Republic of China and the countervailing duty 
(CVD) order on carbon and alloy steel threaded rod from China 
(collectively, steel threaded rod from China) to revoke the orders, in 
part, with respect to certain wheel studs. Commerce is also rescinding 
the scope inquiry with respect to the same products.

DATES: Applicable November 20, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yang Jin Chun, 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) 482-5760.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On April 9, 2020, Commerce published the AD and CVD orders on steel 
threaded rod from China in the Federal Register.\1\ On October 15, 
2024, Commerce published its initiation and preliminary results of the 
CCRs of the Orders \2\ in the Federal Register, in which Commerce found 
that changed circumstances warranted revocation of the Orders in part 
with respect to certain wheel studs. Commerce provided interested 
parties with the opportunity to comment and request a public hearing 
regarding the Preliminary Results. Commerce did not receive any 
comments or a request for a hearing from interested parties.
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    \1\ See Alloy and Certain Carbon Steel Threaded Rod from the 
People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order, 85 FR 19929 
(April 9, 2020) (AD Order), and Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod 
from India and the People's Republic of China: Countervailing Duty 
Orders, 85 FR 19927 (April 9, 2020) (CVD Order) (collectively 
Orders).
    \2\ See Antidumping Duty Order on Alloy and Certain Carbon Steel 
Threaded Rod and Countervailing Duty Order on Carbon and Alloy Steel 
Threaded Rod from the People's Republic of China: Initiation and 
Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Reviews and Intent to 
Revoke the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, in Part, and 
Preliminary Intent to Rescind Scope Inquiry, 89 FR 82972 (October 
15, 2024) (Preliminary Results).
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Final Results of CCRs and Revocation of the Orders, in Part

    We conducted these CCRs based on a request from Logistical Resource 
Development Inc. (LRD), an importer of merchandise subject to these 
CCRs. LRD requested that Commerce retroactively revoke the Orders, in 
part, pursuant to section 751(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.216(b) with respect to certain wheels 
studs.\3\ Because no party submitted comments opposing the Preliminary 
Results of these CCRs, and the record contains no other information or 
evidence that calls into question the Preliminary Results, Commerce 
determines, pursuant to sections 751(d)(1) and 782(h) of the Act, and 
19 CFR 351.222(g), that there are changed circumstances that warrant 
revocation of the Orders, in part, with respect to certain wheel studs 
subject to LRD's request. Consequently, there is no decision memorandum 
accompanying this notice.
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    \3\ See LRD's Letter, ``Request for an Expedited Changed 
Circumstances Review to Amend the Scope of the Order,'' dated August 
23, 2024 (CCR Request).
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    Specifically, because producers accounting for substantially all 
the production of the domestic like product to which the Orders pertain 
have not expressed interest in maintaining the relief provided by the 
Orders with respect to certain wheel studs, as described below, 
Commerce is revoking the Orders, in part, with respect to certain wheel 
studs with the following physical characteristics:
     A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread 
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 49mm 
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded 
band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is 
also M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.

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     A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread 
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 49mm 
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded 
band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is 
also M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
     A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread 
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 80mm, 
part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded band 
which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is also M12 
diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
     A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread 
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 95mm 
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded 
band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is 
also M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
     A wheel stud that has an M14 diameter and 1.25RH thread 
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 75mm, 
part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded band 
which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is also M14 
diameter and 1.25RH thread spacing.
     A wheel stud that has an M14 diameter and 1.25RH thread 
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 92mm, 
part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded band 
which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is also M14 
diameter and 1.25RH thread spacing.
     A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread 
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 49mm, 
part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded band 
which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is M14 
diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
     A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread 
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 49mm, 
part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded band 
which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is 
M14x1.25.
     A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread 
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 44mm 
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded 
band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is M14 
diameter and 1.5 thread spacing.
     A wheel stud that has an M14 diameter and 1.5RH thread 
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 49mm 
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded 
band which creates a 12.5mm threaded section for insertion that is also 
M14 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
     A wheel stud that has an M14 diameter and 1.5RH thread 
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 64mm 
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded 
band which creates and 21.5mm threaded section for insertion that is 
also M14 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
     A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread 
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 61mm 
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded 
band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion.
     A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread 
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 49mm 
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded 
band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is M14 
diameter and 1.5 thread spacing.
    The revised scope of the AD Order and the CVD Order is below.

Scope of the AD Order

    The scope of the AD order covers alloy and certain carbon steel 
threaded rod. Alloy and certain carbon steel threaded rod are certain 
threaded rod, bar, or studs, of carbon or alloy steel, having a solid, 
circular cross section of any diameter, in any straight length. Alloy 
and certain carbon steel threaded rod are normally drawn, cold rolled, 
threaded, and straightened, or it may be hot-rolled. In addition, the 
alloy and certain carbon steel threaded rod, bar, or studs subject to 
this order are non-headed and threaded along greater than 25 percent of 
their total actual length. A variety of finishes or coatings, such as 
plain oil finish as a temporary rust protectant, zinc coating (i.e., 
galvanized, whether by electroplating or hot-dipping), paint, and other 
similar finishes and coatings, may be applied to the merchandise.
    Alloy steel threaded rod is normally produced to American Society 
for Testing and Materials (ASTM) specifications A193 B7/B7m, A193 B16, 
A320 L7/L7m, A320 L43, A354 BC and BD, and F1554 Grade 105. Other 
specifications are Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) specification 
1429 grades 5 and 8, International Organization for Standardization 
(ISO) specification 898 class 8.8 and 10.9, and American Petroleum 
Institute (API) specification 20E. Certain carbon steel threaded rod is 
normally produced to ASTM specification A449. All steel threaded rod 
meeting the physical description set forth above is covered by the 
scope of this order, whether or not produced according to a particular 
standard.
    Subject merchandise includes material matching the above 
description that has been finished, assembled, or packaged in a third 
country, including by cutting, chamfering, coating, or painting the 
threaded rod, by attaching the threaded rod to, or packaging it with, 
another product, or any other finishing, assembly, or packaging 
operation that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the 
scope of the order if performed in the country of manufacture of the 
threaded rod. Alloy and certain carbon steel threaded rod are also 
included in the scope of this order whether or not imported attached 
to, or in conjunction with, other parts and accessories such as nuts 
and washers. If carbon and alloy steel threaded rod are imported 
attached to, or in conjunction with, such non-subject merchandise, only 
the threaded rod is included in the scope.
    Excluded from the scope of this order are: (1) threaded rod, bar, 
or studs which are threaded only on one or both ends and the threading 
covers 25 percent or less of the total actual length; and (2) stainless 
steel threaded rod, defined as steel threaded rod containing, by 
weight, 1.2 percent or less of carbon and 10.5 percent or more of 
chromium, with or without other elements.
    Excluded from the scope of the AD order on steel threaded rod from 
China is any merchandise covered by the existing AD order on certain 
steel threaded rod from China. See Certain Steel Threaded Rod from the 
People's Republic of China: Notice of Antidumping Duty Order, 74 FR 
17154 (April 14, 2009).
    Specifically excluded from the scope of this order is threaded rod 
that is imported as part of a package of hardware in conjunction with a 
ready-to-assemble piece of furniture.
    Wheel studs with the following characteristics are excluded from 
the scope of this order:
     A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread 
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 49mm 
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a

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5mm unthreaded band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for 
insertion that is also M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
     A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread 
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 49mm 
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded 
band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is 
also M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
     A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread 
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 80mm, 
part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded band 
which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is also M12 
diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
     A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread 
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 95mm 
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded 
band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is 
also M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
     A wheel stud that has an M14 diameter and 1.25RH thread 
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 75mm, 
part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded band 
which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is also M14 
diameter and 1.25RH thread spacing.
     A wheel stud that has an M14 diameter and 1.25RH thread 
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 92mm, 
part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded band 
which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is also M14 
diameter and 1.25RH thread spacing.
     A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread 
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 49mm, 
part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded band 
which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is M14 
diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
     A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread 
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 49mm, 
part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded band 
which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is 
M14x1.25.
     A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread 
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 44mm 
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded 
band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is M14 
diameter and 1.5 thread spacing.
     A wheel stud that has an M14 diameter and 1.5RH thread 
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 49mm 
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded 
band which creates a 12.5mm threaded section for insertion that is also 
M14 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
     A wheel stud that has an M14 diameter and 1.5RH thread 
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 64mm 
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded 
band which creates and 21.5mm threaded section for insertion that is 
also M14 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
     A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread 
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 61mm 
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded 
band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion.
     A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread 
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 49mm 
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded 
band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is M14 
diameter and 1.5 thread spacing.
    Alloy and certain carbon steel threaded rod are currently 
classifiable under subheadings 7318.15.5051, 7318.15.5056, and 
7318.15.5090 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(HTSUS). Subject merchandise may also enter under subheading 
7318.15.2095 and 7318.19.0000 of the HTSUS. The HTSUS subheadings are 
provided for convenience and U.S. Customs purposes only. The written 
description of the scope is dispositive.

Scope of the CVD Order

    The scope of the CVD order covers carbon and alloy steel threaded 
rod. Steel threaded rod is certain threaded rod, bar, or studs, of 
carbon or alloy steel, having a solid, circular cross section of any 
diameter, in any straight length. Steel threaded rod is normally drawn, 
cold-rolled, threaded, and straightened, or it may be hot-rolled. In 
addition, the steel threaded rod, bar, or studs subject to this order 
are non-headed and threaded along greater than 25 percent of their 
total actual length. A variety of finishes or coatings, such as plain 
oil finish as a temporary rust protectant, zinc coating (i.e., 
galvanized, whether by electroplating or hot-dipping), paint, and other 
similar finishes and coatings, may be applied to the merchandise.
    Steel threaded rod is normally produced to American Society for 
Testing and Materials (ASTM) specifications ASTM A36, ASTM A193 B7/B7m, 
ASTM A193 B16, ASTM A307, ASTM A320 L7/L7M, ASTM A320 L43, ASTM A354 BC 
and BD, ASTM A449, ASTM F1554-36, ASTM F1554-55, ASTM F1554 Grade 105, 
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) specification ASME 
B18.31.3, and American Petroleum Institute (API) specification API 20E. 
All steel threaded rod meeting the physical description set forth above 
is covered by the scope of this order, whether or not produced 
according to a particular standard.
    Subject merchandise includes material matching the above 
description that has been finished, assembled, or packaged in a third 
country, including by cutting, chamfering, coating, or painting the 
threaded rod, by attaching the threaded rod to, or packaging it with, 
another product, or any other finishing, assembly, or packaging 
operation that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the 
scope of this order if performed in the country of manufacture of the 
threaded rod.
    Carbon and alloy steel threaded rod are also included in the scope 
of this order whether or not imported attached to, or in conjunction 
with, other parts and accessories such as nuts and washers. If carbon 
and alloy steel threaded rod are imported attached to, or in 
conjunction with, such non-subject merchandise, only the threaded rod 
is included in the scope.
    Excluded from the scope of this order are: (1) threaded rod, bar, 
or studs which are threaded only on one or both ends and the threading 
covers 25 percent or less of the total actual length; and (2) stainless 
steel threaded rod, defined as steel threaded rod containing, by 
weight, 1.2 percent or less of carbon and 10.5 percent or more of 
chromium, with or without other elements.
    Excluded from the scope of the AD order on steel threaded rod from 
China is any merchandise covered by the existing AD order on certain 
steel threaded rod from China. See Certain Steel Threaded Rod from the 
People's Republic of China: Notice of Antidumping Duty Order, 74 FR 
17154 (April 14, 2009).
    Specifically excluded from the scope of this order is threaded rod 
that is imported as part of a package of

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hardware in conjunction with a ready-to-assemble piece of furniture.
    Wheel studs with the following characteristics are excluded from 
the scope of this order:
     A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread 
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 49mm 
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded 
band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is 
also M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
     A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread 
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 49mm 
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded 
band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is 
also M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
     A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread 
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 80mm, 
part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded band 
which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is also M12 
diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
     A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread 
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 95mm 
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded 
band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is 
also M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
     A wheel stud that has an M14 diameter and 1.25RH thread 
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 75mm, 
part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded band 
which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is also M14 
diameter and 1.25RH thread spacing.
     A wheel stud that has an M14 diameter and 1.25RH thread 
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 92mm, 
part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded band 
which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is also M14 
diameter and 1.25RH thread spacing.
     A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread 
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 49mm, 
part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded band 
which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is M14 
diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
     A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread 
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 49mm, 
part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded band 
which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is 
M14x1.25.
     A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread 
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 44mm 
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded 
band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is M14 
diameter and 1.5 thread spacing.
     A wheel stud that has an M14 diameter and 1.5RH thread 
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 49mm 
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded 
band which creates a 12.5mm threaded section for insertion that is also 
M14 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
     A wheel stud that has an M14 diameter and 1.5RH thread 
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 64mm 
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded 
band which creates and 21.5mm threaded section for insertion that is 
also M14 diameter and 1.5RH thread spacing.
     A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread 
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 61mm 
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded 
band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion.
     A wheel stud that has an M12 diameter and 1.5RH thread 
spacing threaded stud with a 6mm-wide inset hex head measuring 49mm 
long, part of the threaded length being divided by a 5mm unthreaded 
band which creates an 11.5mm threaded section for insertion that is M14 
diameter and 1.5 thread spacing.
    Steel threaded rod is currently classifiable under subheadings 
7318.15.5051, 7318.15.5056, and 7318.15.5090 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Subject merchandise may also 
enter under subheading 7318.15.2095 and 7318.19.0000 of the HTSUS. The 
HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and U.S. Customs 
purposes only. The written description of the scope is dispositive.

Application of the Final Results of Review

    LRD requested that Commerce apply the final results of these CCRs 
retroactively, effective January 1, 2022.\4\ Section 751(d)(3) of the 
Act provides that Commerce determines the date of application of the 
revocation of an order.\5\ In the Preliminary Results, we stated our 
intent ``to apply the partial revocation to unliquidated entries of 
merchandise subject to the CCRs that were entered or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption, as of January 1, 2022,'' and invited 
comments.\6\ As explained above, we received no comments opposing the 
intended retroactive application of the partial revocation. Therefore, 
Commerce is applying the partial revocation to unliquidated entries of 
merchandise subject to the CCRs that were entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption, on or after January 1, 2022.
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    \4\ See CCR Request at 1.
    \5\ See section 751(d)(3) of the Act (``determination under this 
section to revoke an order or finding or terminate a suspended 
investigation shall apply with respect to unliquidated entries of 
the subject merchandise which are entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date determined by the 
administering authority.'').
    \6\ See Preliminary Results, 89 FR at 82974.
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Instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

    Because we determine there are changed circumstances that warrant 
the revocation of the Orders, in part, we will instruct CBP to 
liquidate without regard to antidumping or countervailing duties, and 
to refund any estimated antidumping and countervailing duties deposited 
on all unliquidated entries of the merchandise entered, or withdrawn 
from warehouse, for consumption on or after January 1, 2022, that are 
covered by the revocation of the Orders, in part.
    Commerce intends to issue instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 
days after the date of publication of these final results of CCRs in 
the Federal Register. If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of 
International Trade, the 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).

Rescission of the Scope Inquiry

    In the Preliminary Results, we stated our intent to rescind the 
concurrent scope inquiry of the Orders on steel threaded rod from China 
with respect to the same wheel studs for which we are revoking the 
Orders in part and invited comments.\7\ We received no comments from 
interested parties. Because we are revoking the Orders in part with 
respect

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to the same wheel studs that are subject to the concurrent scope 
inquiry, the concurrent scope inquiry is moot. Therefore, we are 
rescinding the concurrent scope inquiry in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.225(f)(6).
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    \7\ Id.; see also Memorandum, ``Comments Deadlines for Intent to 
Rescind the Scope Inquiry on Wheel Studs,'' dated October 8, 2024.
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)

    This notice 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). 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

    This notice is published in accordance with sections 751(b)(1) and 
777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.216, 351.221(c)(3), 351.222, and 
351.225(f)(6).

    Dated: November 13, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
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